Everyone must wonder why do I have a picture of the 2002 world series. This is because is because during the 2002 world series the Angels beat Barry Bonds San Francisco Giants. 11 years later there is a possibility of these two California teams meeting again in the world Series.
The San Francisco Giants have become major contenders in the last few seasons winning two world series in three years. If they win another they will be what is considered a dynasty in the sports world. This is a real possibility because most of there team is intact. They still have moderately young pitching that is steady, and ready to go. Sergio Romo has proved himself as a reliable reliever for the future. Brian Wilson on the other hand will likely end up signing a minor league deal with the New York Mets.
As for there hitting if they continue to stay healthy then there is a good possibility they could continue their run. There secrete for winning games is not really a secrete at all. Unlike a lot of major league teams the Giants do not hit for power. Instead they sacrifice a lot of there power in order to bring in runs. Yet if they want to hit home runs there is nothing stopping them from doing so. The key to baseball when it comes to hitting is not to be reliant on big hits or home runs. Instead it is now about having players that can consistently hit for the sole purpose of producing runs.
What makes the Los Angeles Angels so competitive is there pitching with Jared Weaver, CJ Wilson. These players are proven dominant pitchers in major league baseball, and they are still young. They also picked up Jason Vargas from the Settle Mariners for Kendrys Morales and Joe Blanton. As for the fourth and fifth starters you can add almost anyone and it should be a good pitching rotation.With their rotation they should have a team ERA of 3.22. Yet the year is still young for baseball, and there are always deals to be made to pick up an extra starter.
The infield and outfield have Chris Iannetta, Albert Pujols , Howard Kendrick, Erick Aybar, Alberto Callaspo, Micheal Trout, Josh Hamilton, and Mark Trumbo. With this defense and offense combined the team should have over 200 home runs with a batting average .350.
Both teams have a chance to meet and win the world series. If I had to predict today the angels would be an obvious favorite. This team has the perfect combination of hitting for power and to run production. Any pitcher would have a hard time dealing with Trumbo, Pujols, Hamilton, Trout, and others. It will be hard for any veteran pitcher to last more than five innings with this line up.
Yet do not count San Francisco out because they do have better pitching than the Angels. Yes they do have Weaver and CJ Wilson, but so far that is it. I do not see them winning a world series with only two reliable starters. They will have to during the season invest in another pitcher to have options at the # 3 starter. Vargas may do well and yet I would not put it solely on his shoulders.
Options could be Carl Pavano or Derek Lowe if they want to go with experience. Both pitchers may not be young, but they can still give you five to six quality innings.They are also willing to come out of the ball pin in which could help prevent injuries for starters. If they wanted to go younger for younger pitchers names like Scott Diamond of the Twins or David Price of the Rays could work. Deals would involve cash and prospects which the Angels have plenty of.
Sometimes history repeats itself. Only time will tell if both teams make it or if something completely different happens. Can wait for baseball season.
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Jonny Jones and Floyd Samuels
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