This was a series that was thought to be a good one. Both
teams were on these magical runs that lead them to this point. The Tigers had
beaten the streaking Athletics in a 5 game series. Then proceeded to sweep the
Evil Empire (Yankees) in a 4 game sweep that would have impressed even the most
casual of fans. The Giants on the other hand struggled their way to the series
going down 0-2 in the NLDS to the Reds. And 3-1 in the NLCS against the
defending champion Cardinals. After battling back twice just to get there no
one thought the Giants would have anything left to take on Justin Verlander (Best
pitcher in baseball)and the daunting Tigers lineup including the Triple Crown
Winner Miguel Cabrera. Boy were we wrong!!...
2012 World Series –
San Francisco Giants (4), Detroit Tigers (0)
Batting: DET C-/SF
B+: The Giants bats came alive in this series…Well actually one game prior
to this series. In the final game of the NLDS the Giants put up 8 runs on the
Cardinals. This was thought to be a much tougher task against the Best pitcher
in baseball. But in game one the Kung Fu Panda lit up Verlander for 2 HR’s and
hit the Tigers bullpen for another and they were off to the races as the Giants
were able to put up runs against all of the Tigers starters. The Tigers lineup
on the other hand just didn’t show up until the final game and they just
allowed themselves to look like a little league team. Don’t know if it was
great Giants starting pitching for the Giants or just horrible hitting by the
Tigers…
Starting Pitching:
DET C/SF B+: The Pitching advantage was thought to be in the Tigers favor.
With Verlander/Scherzer and Fister it was looking like the Giants were going to
be dominated. Then game 1 came around and the Giants decided to just completely
debunk the myth that Great starting pitching can trump hot hitting every time.
The Giants came in hot off of the Game 7 in the NLCS, and we all thought that
Verlander was going to cool those bats off and he got lit up like a xmas tree.
After that it was all downhill for the Tigers. Whereas the Giants starting
pitching was hot late in the CS and stayed hot in the World Series.
Cain/Bumgardener and Volglesong were the aces that the Giants needed them to
be, And it lead to a world championship…
Bullpen: DET D/SF A-:
This is where the series was really separated between the teams. The Giants
bullpen came up big in pretty much every situation that it was necessary. Romo
was the closer the that the Giants needed and Lincicum ended up being a
blessing after struggling to get a decent inning during the regular season. He
was yet again a big part of why the Giants were even in the Series yet alone
able to sweep a team that was a far superior match. And yes Giants fans you
finally have something to be proud of the Giants won a series that they were
the underdog in and they are the World Series champions….
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