Giants Vs. Tigers: Five Things You Didn't Know From Game 1 Of The World Series
Check out these five facts from Game 1 of the World Series that you may not have known.
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Check out these five facts from Game 1 of the World Series that you may not have known.
There's no point trying to explain the Giants' Game 1 win over the Tigers. So let's spend some time reflecting on the remarkable paths taken by the Giants' three Game 1 heroes: Sandoval, Zito and Lincecum.
Pablo Sandoval got the Giants off to a quick World Series start, homering in the first, third and fifth innings as San Francisco took a 6-1 lead over the Detroit Tigers in Wednesday night's opener.
The same man who made a diving catch on the warning track in right-center field to rob Jordan Schafer and save Matt Cain's perfect game on June 13 against Houston came through in the biggest moments again.
Justin Verlander pawed at the mound with his feet during warmups, looked flabbergasted when his pitching coach came out for a visit and appeared out of sorts from the start.
After years of being labeled baseball's most overpaid pitcher, Barry Zito took the ball Wednesday night and thoroughly outshined reigning AL MVP and Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander.
The San Francisco Giants have dubbed their quest for a World Series win "The Hunt for Orange October," and the city is jumping on board as Game 1 got underway Wednesday evening against the Detroit Tigers.
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco is placing a bet with colleagues in Detroit over the World Series. Earlier on Wednesday, Mayor Ed Lee placed a bet with Detroit's mayor while also engaging in some good-natured trash-talking.
Belying their name, the San Francisco Giants are the little team in this World Series. Nationally, they're viewed as the World Series participant with fewer big players, and less talent.
Justin Verlander, widely regarded as the best pitcher in baseball, will be on the mound pitching at AT&T Park for just the second time in his career. Opposing Verlander will be Barry Zito, who will be taking on the Tigers for the 17th time in his career.
Ahead of Wednesday night's opener, the Giants said they are carrying the same 12 pitchers and 13 positions players as they had in the NL division and championship series.
The Giants will turn to Barry Zito to match up against Tigers ace and arguably the best pitcher in the game in Justin Verlander.
When the rain pours after game seven and the Giants are hoisting the trophy toward the baseball Gods above, don't try to rationalize what just happened. Just shake you head and enjoy it.
The World Series match-up between the Giants and Tigers features two managers, Bruce Bochy and Jim Leyland, with a lot of post-season experience.
Now that Matt Holliday has left town, the leather-lunged portion of the crowd at AT&T Park will need a new target.
It looks like the World Series will go the distance and seven games for the second straight year.
Left-hander Barry Zito will start the World Series opener for the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night against Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers.
Madison Bumgarner will pitch Game 2 of the World Series for San Francisco on Thursday, giving the Giants back-to-back lefties after Barry Zito goes in the opener against the Detroit Tigers.
The San Francisco Giants have a lot of priorities on their checklist for their matchup against the Detroit Tigers in the World Series.
Odds-makers may have made the Detroit Tigers the early favorites over our Giants on the field in the 2012 World Series, but San Francisco's foodie culture gives us the an expected edge in ballpark bites. Here's a look at how San Francisco's AT&T Park and Detroit's Comerica Park stack up on snacks.
Why in the world did anyone ever count out the Giants, who are now headed to their second World Series appearance in the last three years?
"I'll have to learn a lot about them real soon, to be honest," San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy said late Monday night. "I was totally focused on [the Cardinals]. And now we have to turn the page because we're playing a game here in a couple of days."
Game 1 of the 2012 World Series features one former Cy Young award winner making $20 million against another former Cy Young award winner making $19 million. A pretty even match-up, right?
A unique pairing, too. Both franchises have been around for well over a century and are stacked with Hall of Famers - Willie Mays, Ty Cobb, Carl Hubbell, Al Kaline and many more - yet they've never faced each other in the postseason.
Max Scherzer capped a stupendous stretch for Detroit's rotation, and the Tigers won their second pennant in seven years by beating the Yankees 8-1 Thursday for a four-game sweep of the AL championship series.
