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| Jeremy Affeldt & Ryan Vogelsong are both still alive in #SFGiantsMadness |
After a week of voting on Twitter, we are down to the Sweet 16, and this year we had some incredible upsets. Top seeds went down as fans clearly voted for this current group of Giants over past legends. Last year, the voting was pretty consistent and many top seeds advanced. There were some upsets last year as well, as fan favorites such as Mike Krukow and Hunter Pence made it to the sweet 16 last year. This year, they were joined by some other unlikely winners.
#SFGiantsMadness Dominican Dandy Bracket:
1. RT for Juan Marichal
16. FAV for @JeremyAffeldt #ThanksAffeldt pic.twitter.com/x3ABoL8msN
— Candlestick Will (@CandlestickWill) October 15, 2015
#SFGiantsMadness Dominican Dandy Bracket:
2. RT for @OrlandoCepeda30
15. FAV for Ryan Vogelsong pic.twitter.com/v7SS7OZm72
— Candlestick Will (@CandlestickWill) October 15, 2015
#16 seed Jeremy Affeldt and #2 seed Ryan Vogelsong took out Hall of Famers Juan Marichal and Orlando Cepeda respectively. Affeldt announced his retirement this season, and Vogelsong may have also thrown his last pitch in orange and black, so fans certainly wanted to show these men some love in the voting. However, it is still a shocker to see them dethrone legends like Marichal and Cepeda. Not only are they Hall of Famers, but they also are well known to the fan base as the Giants consistently have them be a part of every ceremony and championship parade and event. Current fans know who these legends are, even if they were too young to see them play. It just goes to show that voting is always going to be based on fan preference and sometimes that means upsets happen.
Also in the 2nd round, Sergio Romo defeated Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry in a #10 vs #2 matchup. Romo took an early lead and never relinquished it, despite a last ditch effort by fans to send more votes to Perry.
2nd Round #SFGiantsMadness Stretch Bracket:
2. RT for Gaylord Perry
10. FAV for @SergioRomo54
PC: @bradmangin pic.twitter.com/TNc5lStjIO
— Candlestick Will (@CandlestickWill) October 16, 2015
In 2014, Krukow and Pence won in the 1st round despite being #11 and #14 seeds. Only Pence made it to the 2nd round, however, because they just so happen to be in the same bracket.
2nd Round
2014 #SFGiantsMadness The GOAT Bracket
11. RT for Mike Krukow
14. FAV for @hunterpence pic.twitter.com/jTaI8EMB8m
— Candlestick Will (@CandlestickWill) December 26, 2014
This season, both were #11 seeds and both are cruising into the Sweet 16 with 2nd round victories. Krukow taking down former teammate Robby Thompson and Pence taking down Matt Williams.
Round 2 #SFGiantsMadness Say Hey Kid Bracket:
3. RT for Robby Thompson
11. FAV for Mike Krukow pic.twitter.com/pJso8fDiN7
— Candlestick Will (@CandlestickWill) October 19, 2015
Round 2 #SFGiantsMadness Barry! Barry! Bracket:
3. RT for Matt Williams
11. FAV for @hunterpence pic.twitter.com/YD1rNP93IS
— Candlestick Will (@CandlestickWill) October 19, 2015
Three #1 seeds remain, with Willie Mays, Willie McCovey and Barry Bonds. Only two #2 seeds remain, with Will Clark and Buster Posey. Matt Cain is also the only #3 seed left standing, as #6 seed J.T. Snow took down Bobby Bonds, along with Krukow and Pence.
The champion may still end up being the defending champion Mays, and it's possible that 7 of the 8 winners in round 3 could be a top 3 seed. However, if the previous two rounds are any indication, this is going to be madness.
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