Roy Halladay threw the first no-hitter in the Post-season since Don Larsen’s perfect game in 1956, and Cole Hamels going the distance in game 3 giving up only 5 hits and striking out 9.It may be the easy route to take, but sometimes choosing the road most traveled is the best way to go.The Philadelphia Phillies undeniably have the best starting rotation in the league and it showed once again in the first round of the playoffs that good swiss replica watches pitching beats good hitting.The Phillies are either going to face the Giants or the Braves in the NLCS, but neither team should be able to give them a legitimate run for their money.The Giants are up 2-1 in their series with the Braves, and probably have the best chance to upset the Phillies if they get the opportunity.
I sound like a broken record, but the Giants have the pitching to do it.Like Roy Halladay, Tim “the Freak” Lincecum threw an absolute gem in his first ever Post-season game.Although the Giants weren’t able to get the win in game 2, Matt Cain, who gets almost as little run support as Felix Hernandez, still allowed only 1 unearned run in 6.2 innings of work.To round out the “Giant 3,” Jonathan Sanchez has been a nice surprise this replica brand watches season, and since the all-star break has Posted a 2.61 ERA, while throwing 7.1 strong innings in Game 3’s victory.As Matt Cain knows all too well, runs are not easy to come by from this San Francisco team.The middle of their line-up is anchored by a rookie (Buster Posey) and a past his prime veteran in Pat Burrell.
There is no way they are going to score the necessary amount of runs, which may not be that many, against the Phillies to upset them.The Atlanta Braves, who are the other possible NL opponent for the Phillies, may have a better middle of the order than the Giants but with Derek Lowe, Tommy Hanson, and Tim Hudson anchoring your replica watch gift rotation I don’t think they have much hope against the Phillies. There is no way you can ever guarantee a team a series victory or a world championship because this is sports.Sports is so unpredictable, which is why us fans come back year after year to cheer for a team that is just going to end up competing for the same prize the next year.