“Sometimes the truth hurts.” It is something that I heard many times growing up from a great man (my father).

As a Dodgers-based blog site, the last thing that our readers want to hear is praise for the San Francisco Giants; but the cold, hard and painful truth is that what the Giants accomplished over the past two weeks is nothing short of incredible. I refuse to say that it was a miracle because, in all honesty, it was not – they simply got smoking hot at the absolute perfect time. A miracle would have been for either one of the two second Wild Card winners to make it into the Fall Classic, which nearly happened.

Giants manager Bruce Bochy with the NLCS Champions trophy. (Photo credit – Christian Peterson)

No, unfortunately for Dodgers fans, the painful truth is that not only do the Giants deserve to be in the 2012 World Series, they damn well may win it. I say this not because I want them to win it, Lord knows that is the last thing I want to see happen, but rather because the Giants are, at this present moment, the best team in baseball – Giants fans notwithstanding.

When you consider that the Giants won a MLB record-tying six consecutive must-win elimination games (three in the NLDS and three in the NLCS) and that nearly every one in the Giants line-up contributed offensively in their three straight must-win NLCS games (including the pitcher’s spot), and that they outscored the suddenly ice cold Cardinals 20-1 in those final three games, there is little doubt that the Giants will be heading into Wednesday night’s World Series home opener (thanks to All-Star Game MVP and admitted cheater Melky Cabrera) with a distinct advantage over the Detroit Tigers.

Although the Giants played exceptionally well in both the Division and Championship series, they definitely got some incredible, if not impossible breaks… literally. In the 3rd inning of Monday night’s NLCS-deciding game-7, Giants right fielder Hunter Pence hit what should have been a routine ground out to Cardinals shortstop Pete Kozma, but Pence’s bat broke at the label on impact and then the broken bat barrel hit the ball again – twice. This put an unusual spin on the ball and caused it to change directions. Kozma immediately broke to his right to where it appeared that the ball was headed, but because of the ‘triple tap’, it suddenly curved to Kozma’s left and went into left-center field for a bases clearing 3-run double (thanks to a fielding error by Cardinals center fielder John Jay).

“It was going to go in the hole and it ended up going up the middle,” said Kozma after the game.

Marco Scutaro, Pablo Sandoval and Buster Posey score on Hunter Pence’s bases-clearing ‘triple tap’ double. (Photo credit – Thearon W. Henderson)

Marco Scutaro was a one-man wrecking crew against the Cardinals with his LCS record-tying 14 hits, joining  Hideki Matsui (2004 Yankees), Albert Pujols (2004 Cardinals) and Kevin Youkilis (2007 Red Sox). Scutaro also made several outstanding defensive plays at second base and was rightfully voted the series MVP.

Marco Scutaro was deservingly named MVP of the NLCS. At age 38, it will be Scutaro’s first trip to a World Series. (Photo credit Christian Petersen)

I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge the outstanding starting pitching by the Giants, particularly that of Barry Zito, Matt Cain and Ryan Vogelsong. As much as I hate to admit it, it will most likely be the Giants pitching that will lead them to their second World Series title (uggh) in three years. History has taught us that good pitching beats good hitting every time.

I painfully tip my hat to the Giants for their accomplishments this season but need to mention that it will undoubtedly be the last one they will receive from me for a very long time, as the Dodgers dynasty is about to begin.

Sorry Giants fans, but sometimes the truth hurts.