Monday, October 25, 2010

Rangers/Giants?

So, now that the league championships are settled, what are the opinions on Rangers/Giants?

I personally like Lee over Lincecum in Game 1. I like Hamilton, Murphy, and Moreland against Lincecum more than I like anybody against Lee. Lincecum should still pitch well against Texas, but seeing him give up 3 in 7 is not unlikely.

I like Cain over Wilson in game 2, but I may be higher on Cain than most. He should be susceptible to the Long ball in Arlington, but in San Fran I believe he can produce. Should be another good game.

Sanchez/Lewis in Game 3. Lewis is vulnerable to lefties, but outside of Huff, I think he can make a good matchup with the Giants lineup. If Sanchez can't strikeout this lineup, then I think Texas can get it done with Hamilton and Vlad and Cruz. Hamilton is not great against lefties, but he is protected by Vlad and Cruz, who can mash them.

Game 4, maybe nobody benefits from SF's lineup more than Tommy Hunter. He seems to struggle to get lefties out, and is vulnerable to the long ball from both sides. Keeping guys off base for the long balls give Texas a chance. Bumgardner has to figure out a way to get the righty heavy lineup of Texas to stay in the yard. Expect the difference in this game to be how many men are on base when the long balls fly.

I don't really want to call any game, but I like Texas, Giants, Texas, Texas. Not by much in any game though. Game 3 is tough to call, and Game 4 seems like a crapshoot.

1 comment:

  1. Wow, for the giants. End result: Game 1 I did not predict, Game 2 I nailed the starters, Game 3 I got the fact that righties would get to Sanchez, Game 4 I was right about a few things but wrong about Bumgardner's performance level, Game 5 was pretty much as I thought Game 1 would go, with one mistake on either side costing the game.

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