Brian Wilson Gets Win Over Giants

Last night the moment San Francisco Giants have feared sinced July 30th happened. Former San Francisco Giants closer and 2010 World Series hero, Brian Wilson, now with the Los Angeles Dodgers, pitched for the first time against his former teammates. Alex has the recap in case you missed the fun.

It was awkward. Very awkward. More awkward than that mohawk + ponytail beard combo thing he has going on.

Aug 31, 2013; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Brian Wilson (00) throws to first in the eighth inning against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers won 2-0. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

Personally, my stomach churned because I didn’t know what Wilson was going to do. Was he going to quickly get two outs, load the bases, go the a full count and then end the game like he did so many times to help San Francisco get a win, only this time for the Dodgers? Or was he going to give Giants fans something to cheer about instead, blowing a game in extra innings to allow the Giants to win? Unfortunately for Giants fans, the scenario was a bit closer to the first option. Brian Wilson didn’t allow a run in the tied ballgame. The Dodgers scored in the bottom of the 10th, giving not only the Dodgers a walk-off win over the Giants at home, but an actual W for Brian Wilson over his former team. It really couldn’t have been a worse night to be a Giants fan.

Wilson 1, Giants 0

However, there was some entertainment of if you were on Twitter last night. Fans reacted. A lot. Beat writers reacted too, especially after he blew the San Francisco crowd off yesterday. So, relive some of the misery of last night with us and browse through some of the Twitter reactions we put together.

We’ll start with the best one I saw:

An observation: I saw Giants players/coaches offer WAY more handshakes/hugs/hellos for Melky in Toronto than I saw for Brian Wilson today.
— Andrew Baggarly (@extrabaggs) September 13, 2013

Ouch.

Zero. RT @Colin_Sebastian: any signals that the #SFGiants regret not re-signing @BrianWilson38, or will try again after the season?
— Henry Schulman (@hankschulman) September 13, 2013

No. No, you are not.

https://twitter.com/BaySean/status/378535050855215106

Brian Wilson, as he breezed past reporters without talking: "I didn't do anything."
— Andrew Baggarly (@extrabaggs) September 13, 2013

Putting it mildly.

"He (Brian Wilson) looks like a trash bag. And I want to shit in it." -The drunk girl next to me.
— Thomas Todd (@GiantsTodd) September 13, 2013

Yikes.

Advantage, B-Weezy. #sfgiants
— Henry Schulman (@hankschulman) September 13, 2013

Sad face.

What was your reaction last night?

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Brian Wilson Gets Win Over Giants – Twitter Reacts

By Melissa Felkins | Sep 13, 2013