10-24-12 WORLD SERIES GAME #1
Oct 24, 2012 Baseball
Posted by
Dick Ourada
The Biggest show starts its run tonight on FOX as The San Francisco Giants host the Detroit Tigers for the first time ever in a World Series.
Tiger ace Justin Verlander takes the rock tonight against the Giant’s Barry Zito at AT&T Park by the bay. The Tigers are loaded with pitching and have a nice trio of Verlander, Scherzer, and Fister and have great 3,4,5 hitters in Cabrera, Fielder and Delmon Young. Detroit can get you out and knock you out with both pitching and offense. San Francisco plays very good defense with Posey behind the plate leading the charge. Not only that they have luck on their side with the ability to win three games in a row twice when their backs are against the outfield wall.
This all being said, and game #1 being very crucial in this series I am going to pick the Detroit Tigers to win the crown. Its been a short 2 years since the Giants won it all against the Rangers, but the Tigers have been waiting since 1984 to win another one. I have to think the baseball gods are smiling down on the motor city this year. As a White Sox fan I’ve seen a lot of these Tigers over the last several years and think that the building process is complete. I see how they are tenacious and also managed by great baseball guy, the old school Jim Leyland.
My pick, Detroit in 5 games.
