LCS: 2-0
Playoffs: 6-2
I have picked every series in the MLB Playoffs correctly. See my postseason predictions at http://ringersports.blogspot.com/2012/10/2012-mlb-playoffs-division-series.html. After missing on the 2 Wild Card games, I have been riding a hot streak. I had the Tigers and Giants each playing in their respective LCS before the season even began. Neither team has disappointed. The Giants have been pushed to the brink of elimination in both of their series, and have won an astonishing 6 consecutive games with their back up against the wall. The Tigers were forced to a winner-take-all game against Oakland, but breezed right through the Yankees with a 4-game sweep. Who has the momentum coming into the Fall Classic? We will see beginning tomorrow night. I see no reason to change my pick from when October began.
World Series
Detroit (88-74) vs. San Francisco (94-68)
Teams did not play in the regular season
Detroit's Probable Lineup
1. Austin Jackson CF
2. Omar Infante 2B
3. Miguel Cabrera 3B
4. Prince Fielder 1B
5. Jhonny Peralta SS
6. Andy Dirks LF
7. Avisail Garcia RF
8. Alex Avila C
Detroit's Probable Rotation
1. Justin Verlander
2. Doug Fister
3. Anibal Sanchez
4. Max Scherzer
San Francisco's Probable Lineup
1. Angel Pagan CF
2. Marco Scutaro 2B
3. Pablo Sandoval 3B
4. Buster Posey C
5. Hunter Pence RF
6. Brandon Belt 1B
7. Gregor Blanco LF
8. Brandon Crawford SS
San Francisco's Pitching Rotation
1. Barry Zito
2. Madison Bumgarner
3. Ryan Vogelsong
4. Matt Cain
Prediction - San Francisco over Detroit 4-3
The San Francisco Giants will be pushed to the limit once again, but in the end walk away with their 2nd World Series title in 3 years. It's ironic that the Giants got homefield for this series. Melky Cabrera was the Giants best player earlier in the year. He won the All-Star Game MVP award and was later suspended for violating the league's PED policy. The Giants left him off of the postseason roster. Aside from that, Matt Cain was better than Justin Verlander to start that game. Who would have known that these players would be so instrumental in what would play out in the World Series? Ultimately, that homefield advantage will help the Giants become World Champions.
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