The San Francisco Giants finally clinched a playoff berth on Sunday, beating the San Diego Padres 3-0 on the 162nd game of the season. I, along with every other Giants fan am ecstatic about being able to watch this team in the postseason. This is just a fun team to watch and they have so many likable players. Veteran 1B/OF Aubrey Huff is in the top 5 for games played without a playoff appearance. That's about to change. Then there's journeyman OF Andres Torres who's spent much of his career in the minor leagues. Brian Wilson is one of the coolest guys in baseball. What's there not to like about these guys?
The Giants are not a team you would want to face in a playoff series, especially a 5 game one. With their pitching and even their hitters (yes, I actually think the Giants have a very formidable lineup). Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain have pitched like the top 1-2 threat in the MLB as of late. Jonathan Sanchez has been better than both of them in September. Madison Bumgarner has shown no nerves pitching in big games.
Meanwhile, their hitting just might save them just as much. The Giants can slug, without a doubt. Buster Posey hit 18 home runs this year and he missed 2 months of the season. Pat Burell, Jose Guillen, and Andres Torres all have the ability to hit it out at any given at-bat. Except for Freddy Sanchez and Mike Fontenot any Giants hitter can easily hit it out of the park. Even the Panda comes up with the occasional jack.
The Braves are coming to At&t park, with a very similar team to the Giants, great pitching, pretty good hitting. This is the same team that took 3 out of 4 from the giants earlier. Despite this, I think the Giants can win this series in 4 games.
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