MLB – A pretty even World Series is expected from Giants and Rangers

The Giants will have the home-field advantage and pitching as weapons to counteract the Rangers lineup, which has a powerful offense.

By Andrew Hill

The Texas Rangers are at the doors of what they have always been longing for: a World Series championship ring. The San Francisco Giants will face the ghosts of the 1912, 1924, 1962 and 2002 World Series defeats that still haunt their past. And the fans will witness a final between two teams that had never before found themselves face to face in the climax of the season.

Both teams will come out with all they’ve got straight from the beginning, as we will see Rangers’ winning ace Cliff Lee starting in game 1, while the Giants will depend on Tim Lincecum’s torque to counteract the powerful Texan offense.

San Francisco won its ticket to the main event of the season after defeating the Philadelphia Phillies in 6 games for the National League Championship. That game will never be forgotten by Juan Uribe, as his home run in the 8th inning sealed a 3-2 victory that represented more than just being the number one team in the NL, it represented the chance to become the number one team in the World.

Meanwhile in the American League Championship Series the Rangers where taking down the defending champions New Yankees in Game 6 with a 6-1 victory, which made their so desired dream of reaching a World Series Championship come true.

Even though the Rangers don’t have experience in this kind of games, the boost that defeating the defending champions represents will give them more confidence in their game, and enough reasons to believe that they can definitely win this.

Anxiety might also play against them, since their only World Series title was achieved in 1954.

Without being disrespectful to the Giants, their World Series experience hasn’t been very positive, and if they get to be down in the series, you can be pretty sure that the ghosts from past defeats will start to hunt them. Anxiety might also play against them, since their only World Series title was achieved in 1954, and their unquiet fans are hoping that their third attempt since then will be successful.

The World Series has been very competitive in the past 10 years, no wonder why independently of who wins this year’s, the MLB will see its ninth different champion arise.

From declaring themselves in bankruptcy to disputing a World Series Championship has been a great step for the Rangers that found financial relief in Nolan Ryan Group’s $608 million investment, and talent in their roster.

The Giants have a slight advantage in their pitching thanks to the options that they have in Lincecum, Cain, Sanchez and Bumgarner, which they hope that will be sufficient to counteract an offense that has scored 787 runs this season.

It is true that the Rangers don’t have another pitcher of the category of Lee, but Wilson and Lewis should be taken for less, as they could both play a big role. The best example is Wilson’s two wins against the defending champions.

The scenario is ready, and the teams are to, all that is missing is the umpire’s “play ball” call.

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Andrew Hill is a high-ranking sports writer, currently writing reviews on the MLB for the sports betting industry. Feel free to reprint this article in its entirety on your site, making sure to leave all links in place and do not modify any of the content.