Giants Show Charm of Baseball
The Giants are on the verge of an achievement that could only happen in baseball. They have taken a group of pitchers rising up through their farm system, taught them the fundamentals needed to succeed, and then used them to do just that. With their 4-0 victory yesterday, thanks largely to the pitching of Madison Bumgarner, they are on the verge of a World Series victory, with a 3-1 game advantage.
In fact, all four of the Giants starting pitchers were developed within the organization, and this widely described as “ragtag” crew has beaten all that Texas has to offer, even the rooting support of former President George W. Bush, who threw out the ceremonial first pitch last night.
Texas was shut out for the second time in the Series and is batting a miserable .211 in the matchup. For the first six innings, Bumgarner faced only one batter over the minimum, and threw only 106 pitches in his entire eight-inning outing. As a 21-year-old phenom, he is one of the youngest ever to start a World Series game.
The Giants next assignment is to face Cliff Lee again, and even though they mastered him the first time around with their own ace, Tim Lincecum, I think Cliff Lee will revert to form. My prediction is Giants in six, though, as previously noted, you can never tell what’s going to happen in baseball.
