by
Greek Giant
Ok, Here we go. After the Red Sox beat the Yankees in unceremonious fashion in yesterday’s American League Wild Card Game (as I predicted), The Bums and the Cardinals get their turn in Los Angeles tonight. This is the one that means something for the Giants and for us, their beloved fans.
So, here is my question for Giants World: Who would we rather see the Giants face, the Cardinals or the Hollywood Hot Dogs?
Why the Giants Want to Face the Cardinals
- The Giants own them in the postseason (see 2014, 2012)
- The Giants were many games better than the Birds in the regular season
- The Cardinals are a predominantly right-handed line up that matches well (for the Giants) against Webb, Gausman, Desclafani and CO.
- The Cardinals are not as dangerous as the Bums offensively
Why the Giants Want to Face the Bums
- The Cardinals are one of the hottest teams in baseball
- The Bums are playing without Muncy and Kershaw
- The Giants won the season series against LA
- The Giants lost the season series against St. Louis
You can break down the matchups all you want. You can compare teams defensively. You can whine and dine about the one game Wild Card being unfair to a Los Angeles team that just finished with 106 wins to become the greatest second place team in the history of Major League Baseball (though I love the one game format). The truth is both are excellent teams and both would be formidable opponents for San Francisco.
If the Tinseltowners win it will be the first time in history that they meet the Giants in the postseason (not counting regular season playoffs). That would be cool. If the Redbirds win, well, I like the Giants chances.
That was your scientific, Together We’re Giants Analysis (TM) for tonight’s National League Wild Card Game
Tonight’s Game
It will be Adam Wainwright against Max Scherzer in Los Angeles. First pitch is at 5:10, Maury Wills time.