San Francisco Giants: Why the Opening Series Against the Dodgers Is So Important

The defending World Series champions begin their title defense with a tough task on Monday in Los Angeles. It seems fitting that they start the 2013 season in a game that nobody really expects them to win.

Throughout the 2012 playoffs, the Giants were constantly labeled the underdogs in each series they played. Despite falling into deep holes against the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals, they dug themselves out with some of the scrappiest, hard-nosed baseball in recent memory before absolutely dominating the Detroit Tigers in a four-game swe...

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