World Series Preview

The Giants are back in the World Series

We have made it through spring training, 162 games, the Division Series, and the Championship Series, now only one thing remains, the World Series. The Tigers and the Giants will battle it out for the right to be called the best team in 2012.

Both teams have a Cy Young Award candidate and both teams have an MVP candidate. Lets compare them.

Miguel Cabrera won the triple crown in the American League. .330 AVG, .393 OBP, 44 HR and 139 RBI.

The Tigers are roaring through the playoffs

Buster Posey lead the MLB with a .336 AVG. He also had a .408 OBP, 24 HR, and 103 RBI.

Justin Verlander had another great season. 17 wins, a 2.64 ERA, 239 K and 238 IP.
Matt Cain started the All Star game for the National League. 16 wins, a 2.79 ERA, 193 K and 219 IP.

Verlander will start game 1 in San Francisco and it look as if it will be Madison Bumgarner to start that game for the Giants. Game 2 will also be in San Francisco, the Tigers will start Doug Fister and the Giants may start either Tim Lincecum, Barry Zito, or Ryan Vogelsong on short rest. Game 3 for the Tigers will be Anibal Sanchez on the mound and Matt Cain for the Giants. In Game 4 the Tigers' Max Scherzer will pitch for the Tigers and the Giants will pitch one of the two who didn't pitch game 2.

The Giants can be called the come back kids. They came back in the NLDS after being down 2-0 in the series and they came back in the NLCS after being down 3-1 in the series. So if the Tigers get a lead in the series don't count the Giants out.

The Tigers had plenty of time to rest their players after they swept the Yankees in 4 games, but that could be bad for a team. The Giants have momentum on their side, a winning streak can carry into the World Series.

It will be an interesting World Series. All games can be seen on FOX at 8 PM eastern time.