Rangers-Giants

I'm not sure how many people at the beginning of the season picked the Rangers and Giants to square off in the World Series. I sure didn't.
My World Series prediction was Yankees over the Rockies. Ooops! At least the Yanks made the playoffs.
To me this is an appealing World Series. I'm guessing the people at Fox would have preferred the Yankees in the series for ratings purposes.
But there are some great storylines.
On the Texas side, you have the great story of Josh Hamilton who nearly pissed away his life and baseball career through drugs and alcohol. You have the manager Ron Washington who tested positive for cocaine last year and Nolan Ryan decided to give him another chance. Washington has rewarded Ryan's faith in him by doing a great job this season. Then there is the loyal soldier, Michael Young who played on a bunch of crappy teams and now has his shot in the post-season.
For San Francisco, you of course have Tim Lincecum who is amazing to watch pitch. Plus, the Giants are a much more likeable team without that jackass Barry Bonds. Finally, the Giants have never won a World Series in San Francisco. Their last World Series title came in 1954 when they completed a 4-game sweep of the Indians, a team that won 111 games that season.