Looking at the stats of the Giants and Phillies, I was surprised to learn that San Francisco hit 162 homers in the regular season while Philadelphia hit 166.
I would have expected the Phillies, who play 81 games in a small, home run friendly park, to have a lot more home runs than the Giants who play in a big park where the ball doesn't travel much at night.
All off season and during much of the season, plenty was made of the Giants offense, or lack of. I thought that while San Fran had great pitching, their lack of slugging would do them in. Some key moves like adding Aubrey Huff in the off-season, picking up Pat Burrell during the season and making Buster Posey their full-time catcher did wonders for their offensive output. While these Giants won't be compared to the 1961 Yankees, they certainly are a better offensive unit than people realize. Or at least better than I realized.
This should be a fun series. Game one, Lincecum versus Halladay? Are you kidding me. This is matchup is like Christmas morning in October.
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