Few were giving the Giants a chance as veteran left-hander Barry Zito was about to take the mound in Busch Stadium with the team down in the National League Championship Series, three games to one.
Even without best stuff, Cain proves sturdy
With all due respect to the magic spun by Barry Zito and the fairy tale Ryan Vogelsong continues to write, Matt Cain was the right man at the right time as San Francisco completed another impressive postseason comeback.
Several Giants relish first trip to Fall Classic
As the Giants head to their second Fall Classic in three years, the current roster features a cast of players who weren’t on hand in 2010, with more than half of them looking forward to their first World Series experience.
Cardinals can only learn from tough NLCS defeat
For the Cardinals, right now, getting away from the ballpark won’t hurt. It will give them time to flush the anguish of the last three games, and look forward to next spring when a sizable chunk of this team will be back.
Giants carry air of confidence into Series matchup
An NL club in existence since 1883 and an AL club that first opened its doors in 1901. They’ve never met in the World Series. Evidently, they were due. But how they got here is a study in contrasts.
Giants break game open in ‘magical’ third inning
San Francisco scored five runs with a mix of good hitting, some shaky St. Louis defense and just a little bit of luck to take control in the bottom of the third inning of Game 7 of the National League Championship Series on Monday night.
A look at NLCS Game 7s
A look at the history of Game 7 in the National League Championship Series.
A look at ALCS Game 7s
The history of American League Championship Series Game 7s.
A look at World Series Game 7s
A look at the history of Game 7 in the World Series.
Fresh Tigers-Giants matchup fitting for ’12 playoffs
The Giants have reached the World Series 19 times now, the Tigers 11 — but never at the same time, until now.
World Series position-by-position: Tigers-Giants
The Tigers and Giants will meet in the World Series starting Wednesday night (8 p.m. ET on FOX). Here’s a look at the position-by-position breakdown.
Like ’84 title team, Tigers’ Series tale starts in West
Just like in ’84, the Tigers are heading to the West Coast for the Fall Classic. They’re hoping to get the same results as those guys, the last Tigers team with a World Series championship.
All-Star May, once traded for Aaron, dies at 68
Former Major League All-Star Dave May, who once was traded for Hank Aaron during his 12-year career, died on Saturday. He was 68.
Rested Tigers challenge Giants’ moxie in World Series
After five days of waiting, and a few days of pretend baseball, the Tigers finally know where they’re headed for the World Series: to AT&T Park in San Francisco, where the Fall Classic will start because the Giants refused to let their season end.
Comeback kids: Giants headed to World Series
Completing their second rare comeback of the postseason, the Giants subdued the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-0, on Monday to win Game 7 of the National League Championship Series and advance to a World Series confrontation against the Detroit Tigers.
Farrell to be unveiled at Tuesday press conference
In what the Red Sox hope to be the first step in their return to being a championship-caliber team, John Farrell will be unveiled as the 46th manager in team history during a noon ET press conference on Tuesday at Fenway Park.
Cardinals’ World Series hopes dissolve in Game 7
After holding a 3-1 NLCS lead, the Cardinals were unable to clinch a second straight NL pennant after Kyle Lohse struggled early and the bats remained in slumber, falling to the Giants, 9-0, in Game 7 on Monday night.