The San Francisco Giants finished off the Detroit Tigers in a four game sweep in the World Series this Sunday. This gave the Giants their second title in three years, when they last defeated the Texas Rangers. Pablo "Kung Fu Panda" Sandoval was named MVP of the series. The third baseman Sandoval hit three home runs in Game 1 of the World Series to help lift the Giants to a 8-3 rout of Detroit. Sandoval is only the fourth player in history to hit three homers in a World Series game. Babe Ruth did it twice. Reggie Jackson did it in 1977. Albert Pujols did it last year. And now he joins those elite players in major league history. Marco Scutaro had the RBI single in Game 4 that gave San Fran its lead, and they held on.
As for the pitching, Matt Cain who was perfect earlier in June, pitched about as well in Game 5 for the win. Barry Zito and Tim Lincecum combined strong in Game 1 to start the Giants off on the right foot. Sandoval, once again MVP-esque, made a good play on a bunt by Detroit that would've put another runner on base right before Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer that might have won the game for the Tigers. Cabrera, Prince Fielder, and Justin Verlander performed slightly less than the Tigers might have hoped. So just think. The Giants were on the verge of elimination in Game 3 of the NLDS against the red-hot Cincinnati Reds. And they fought back hard, hard enough to win baseball's ultimate title. So when it was all over, and Sergio Romo struck out Miguel Cabrera in the 10th inning of Game 4, the Giants had won it all. Won it all.
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