With game one looming, we look to the starters of that game which is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated match-ups of the postseason when Tim Lincecum, behind his home crowd, will take on Ranger's ace Cliff Lee, a battle-tested playoff superstar.
This series has to be looked on past the pitching and into the projected line-ups. Playing in a National League park is going to put the Rangers in a tough situation because they will need to find a place to put Vlad because they will be in need of his bat in the line-up. On the other side of the field, the Giants will be looking to get Jonathan Sanchez back on track after being roughed up by the Phillies in his two appearances in the NLCS.
An interesting side story, for those of you that do not know this yet, Benji Molina, the Rangers catcher, will be rewarded with a ring after the series no matter what team wins. He play for SF earlier in the season before being dealt to the Rangers for Minor Leaguer Michael Main and a reliever. Because of that playing time, he will be presented with a ring if SF wins the World Series or if his Rangers win.
Game one is slated for 7:57 ET on Wednesday night in SF. It will be the Rangers first ever World Series appearance in their storied history as they look to put Texas on the map in the baseball world.
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