Scott Strazzante, SF Chronicle – David J. Phillip, AP

One threw a shutout in the Wild Card Game and captured NLCS and World Series MVP honors.

The other got a pair of hits and drove in a pair in the Wild Card Game, batted .533 with an OPS of 1.255 to win ALCS MVP and took his potent bat and highlight catches into the World Series.

Madison Bumgarner of the San Francisco Giants and Lorenzo Cain of the Kansas City Royals owned October in 2014.

I pick a pitcher and hitter every game from each winning post season team and award them a WOO (Who Owns October.)

And I also have the option to give a 1/2 WOO to a player on a losing team.

I awarded Who Owns the World Series to Bumgarner and his teammate Hunter Pence.

But WOO tallies every post season game, from the Wild Card Game all the way to the final pitch of Game 7 of the World Series.

So not only are the Giants and Royals represented, but so are the Orioles, Cardinals, Tigers, Athletics, Angels, Pirates, Dodgers and Nationals.

Hunter Pence, Pablo Sandoval, Brandon Crawford, Nelson Cruz, Alcides Escobar, Eric Hosmer, Travis Ishikawa, Buster Posey and Kolten Wong all got 2 or higher WOO as hitters to trail Cain’s total of 4. Interestingly Bryce Harper also got 2 WOO even though his Nationals lost the Division Series and did not have the ability to pad his total in the LCS and World Series.

Bumgarner’s 6 1/2 WOO total was more than double the next name, his teammate Yusmeiro Petit who pitched to a 3 WOO all in relief.

Kelvin Herrera and Greg Holland got 2 WOO in relief. Jason Vargas and Yordano Ventura got 2 WOOs as starters.

So they Bumgarner and Cain had amazing post seasons and that will remembered by their fans forever.

They did more than show up for October. They owned it.

Final ‘WOO’ Totals MLB 2014,

Hitters ‘WOO’ MLB 2014,

Lorenzo Cain, Royals, 4, Hunter Pence, Giants, 3, Pablo Sandoval, Giants, 2 1/2, Brandon Crawford, Giants, 2,    Nelson Cruz,  Orioles, 2, Alcides Escobar, Royals, 2,  Bryce Harper, Nationals, 2, Eric Hosmer, Royals, 2, Travis Ishikawa, Giants, 2,  Buster Posey, Giants, 2, Kolten Wong, Cardinals, 2,  Matt Carpenter, Cardinals, 1 1/2,  Alex Gordon, Royals, 1 1/2,   Matt Adams, Cardinals, 1, Gregor Blanco, Giants, 1,  Miguel Cabrera, Tigers, 1, Ryan Flaherty, Orioles, 1,Omar Infante, Royals, 1 Jon Jay, Cardinals, 1, Matt Kemp, Dodgers, 1, Mike Moustakas, Royals, 1, Joe Panik, Giants, 1, Salvador Perez, Royals,  1,  Delmon Young, Orioles, 1, Erick Aybar, Angels, 1/2, Kole Calhoun, Angels, 1/2,   Carl Crawford, Dodgers, 1/2, A. J. Ellis, Dodgers, 1/2,  J. J. Hardy, Orioles, 1/2, Josh Harrison, Pirates, 1/2, Chris Ianetta, Angels, 1/2,  Adam Jones, Orioles, 1/2, J. D. Martinez, Tigers, 1/2, Michael Morse, Giants, 1/2, Brandon Moss, Athletics, 1/2,   Hanley Ramirez, Dodgers, 1/2,  Anthony Rendon, Nationals, 1/2, 

Pitchers “WOO” MLB 2014, 

Madison Bumgarner, Giants, 6 1/2,  Yusmeiro Petit, Giants, 3, Kelvin Herrera, Royals, 2, Greg Holland, Royals, 2,   Jason Vargas, Royals, 2, Yordano Ventura, Royals, 2, James Shields, Royals, 1 1/2,  Santiago Casilla, Giants, 1,  Wade Davis, Royals, 1,  Brandon Finnegan, Royals,  1, Doug Fister, Nationals, 1, Kevin Gausman, Orioles, 1, Marco Gonzales, Cardinals, 1, Zack Greinke, Dodgers, 1,  John Lackey, Cardinals, 1, Seth Maness, Cardinals, 1,  Andrew Miller, Orioles, 1, Pat Neshek, Cardinals, 1,  Bud Norris, Orioles, 1, Jake Peavy, Giants, 1,   Ryan Vogelsong, Giants, 1, Tim Hudson, Giants, 1/2,  Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers, 1/2, Lance Lynn, Cardinals, 1/2, David Price, Tigers, 1/2, Matt Shoemaker, Angels, 1/2, Jered Weaver, Angels, 1/2, Adam Wainwright, Cardinals, 1/2,  Jordan Zimmermann, Nationals, 1/2,

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