San Francisco Giants Win the World Series
Recap
The San Francisco Giants have won the World Series for the 2nd time in the past 3 years. It only took 4 games as the Giants won Game 4 in the 10th inning. The scoring opened in the 2nd inning after a Hunter Pence double followed by a Brandon Belt triple. Only an inning later, Miguel Cabrera hit a 2 run shot to right field. Solid outings by Matt Cain and Max Scherzer continued until Scherzer allowed a two run bomb to catcher, Buster Posey. In the next half inning though, Delmon Young tied the game on a solo shot of his own. Scoreless for the rest of the game, it took extras to decide a winner. In the top of the 10th, after a Brandon Crawford bunt, Marco Scutaro hit a line drive to center landing just feet before Austin Jackson could make the grab. That two out single proved to be the difference as Sergio Romo closed out the game. Romo's excellent postseason was capped by freezing Miguel Cabrera on a fastball right down the plate. And from that the San Francisco Giants are World Champions.
Reaction
This World Series victory was a complete team effort. The Giants didn't ride one or two hot players, although Scutaro was on fire, each night it was a different guy. Behind excellent starting pitching and closing by Sergio Romo, the Giants are once again champs. The key addition to this Giants team was OF Hunter Pence who the Giants brought in right before the trade deadline. Not only is he an excellent player but he brings even greater leadership. The Giants will point to him as the reason why they were able to rally from 2 games down in the NLDs and 3 down in the NLCS. When Melky Cabrera was found guilty for performance enhancing drugs, everyone thought this was the end to their season. To their credit, they proved everyone wrong and are on top of the world. To the San Francisco Giants, Enjoy the Champagne!!!
World Series MVP- Pablo Sandoval
