Before the sweet smell of Champagne has even dissipated from the Giants’ clubhouse after they clinched the NL pennant, it’s already time for the first pitch of the World Series.
And you know what that means: time for the Giants to be written off once again.
Las Vegas sportsbooks have pegged the Detroit Tigers as the favorites to win the World Series. And they’re not alone.
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Are there any obstacles too big for the Giants to hurdle?
The Giants captured their fifth National League pennant since moving to The City by winning a record six elimination games in the postseason. The team achieved the feat without their All-Star closer and top hitter from the first half of the season. The next test is facing the game’s best pitcher and the first batter to win the Triple Crown in 45 years when the Detroit Tigers travel to AT&T Park for Game 1 of the 2012 World Series tonight.
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The Giants knew the St. Louis Cardinals had rallied from a 6-0 deficit in the deciding game of their NL Division Series against the Washington Nationals. They were watching on the plane in Ohio while waiting to see which city they would head to for the NL Championship Series.
“It could be 20-0 and we still have to go out there and get it done,” outfielder Angel Pagan said following Monday’s Game 7 victory.
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With the World Series beginning Wednesday, it seems everyone is an expert. Vegas is picking Detroit. Some baseball analysts favor your never-say-die hometown Giants, while others believe Miguel Cabrera and Justin Verlander will be too much to handle for the Orange and Black.
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In what could be seen as a move out of left field, the Veterinary Pet Insurance Co. joined the prediction party — and the nation’s largest provider of insurance for our furry friends is going with San Francisco. Hum baby!
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By:
Ian James and Jorge Rueda
10/23/12 6:51 PM
Venezuelans are celebrating their homegrown baseball heroes as a record contingent of players from the country heads into the World Series with the Giants and Detroit Tigers.
Nine Venezuelans, including five with the Giants, will feature in the series starting tonight — the most ever.
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Hunter Pence’s rousing speech prior to Game 3 of the NL Division Series in Cincinnati helped propel the Giants into the NL Championship Series. He let his bat do the talking Monday, smacking a decisive two-run double that allowed the Giants to capture their second NL pennant in three years.
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Anyone previously doubting the existence of the oft-referenced “baseball gods” had no choice but to stop doubting as a magical Monday night unfolded on the shores of McCovey Cove.
They had to become full-on converts, so steadfast in their awe of such gods that the only logical response was to craft a sandwich board to wear on Market Street and bray at any and all passers-by: “I BELIEVE!!!”
So, too, did anyone questioning the power of chemistry and the existence of momentum have to rethink said stance.
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Marco Scutaro could have taken a day off after being plowed through by St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday in Game 2 of the NL Championship Series. Instead he put on a show at the plate for the rest of the series on his way to NLCS MVP honors.
The Giants second baseman, who came over in a trade with the Colorado Rockies on July 28, set a record for multihit games in an LCS with six, tied an LCS record and set a franchise record with 14 hits in the series, all while playing sparkling defense.
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The Giants have no shortage of postseason veterans on the active roster, though several players who haven’t taken the field have been hanging around the team during this postseason run as well.
Freddy Sanchez, who hasn’t played all year, has been helping out during pregame warmups, and Will Clark and J.T. Snow have both been mainstays around AT&T Park all season. The Giants have had past playoff heroes throw out the first pitch at each home game, including Clark, Jeffrey Leonard, Benito Santiago and Kenny Lofton.
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