We're Baaaaaack!

The San Francisco Giants are headed to the World Series.

I love writing that.

The locker room is still champagne drenched, twitter is still trending with S.F. Giants jargon, and I'm sure fans are still in and around AT&T park, but already a debate has begun across the nation and more importantly in the Bay Area. That debate is in regard to who will pitch for the Giants in the World Series?

We already know what the Tigers are doing;
Game 1- Justin Verlander (R)
Game 2- Doug Fister (R)
Game 3- Anibal Sanchez (R)
Game 4- Matt Scherzer (R)
Then (if necessary) Verlander would go in 5, Fister in 6, and Sanchez in 7 according to the MLB sources citing Detroit Manager Jim Leyland.

As far as the Giants line-up is concerned this rotation will be tough for them. It is a right-handed heavy rotation and the two big bats that hit #4 and #5 in the line-up are not hitting already right now. This means that the guy I've been calling out as the "key to the Giants success" is going to get a big opportunity. That would be Brandon Belt. Yes, Pablo Sandoval can bat left and should be a big factor against the Detroit righties, but Belt could really make a difference. I've been saying it for two years and now I'm going to call it; Belt is going to have a big role on this team in the 2012 World Series.

Back to our debate.

The consensus says Zito starts game #1. I think most people can agree with that choice. But what I'm hearing is that the Giants would bring back Vogelsong AND Cain on short rest to try and pitch them in Game #2 and #3. This would then set-up a combo of Bumgarner-Lincecum in game #4.
I don't like it. I don't like it one bit, and I'll tell you why;
These two pitchers (Vogelsong and Cain) are spent. They were your silver bullets and you used them to win the NLCS. I'm not mad that they were used, because let's face it, we wouldn't be here if they weren't. But, you can't risk bringing them in on short rest and having them pitch bad just so you can bring them back on short rest again in game #6 and #7 and hope they can pitch AGAIN on short rest well. That's too much hoping in my book. If anything you give them their normal rest and then bring them back early at the end of the series (if necessary) and use them up then. The Giants are at home for game #1 & #2. I say do this;

Game #1- Zito
Game #2- Bumgarner
Game #3- Vogelsong
Game #4- Cain
Game #5- Zito/Lincecum (depending on performance)
Game #6- Vogelsong
Game #7- Cain

In my scenario you get Lincecum as a reliever throughout the whole series (where he has had tremendous success) and then an option to pitch him in game #5. You also get a FRESH Vogelsong and Cain in game #3 & #4 while pushing them to the limit in game #6 and #7. I like this scenario much better for that one main reason; I'd rather have a fresh Vogelsong and Cain for one game and exhausted for one game then have them exhausted for BOTH games. It's actually simple logic.

We will wait and see what Bochy decides to do. In the meantime I should try to enjoy this moment a little more before I get too caught up in the Series. This is truly a great accomplishment for the Giants.