Five reasons why Giants are going to World Series

There have been those who felt the Giants, after knocking out the Pirates, were blessed with uncommon good fortune in taking out the Nationals and Cardinals to represent their league against the scalding-hot Royals. But it’s worth repeating that luck — as the great Branch Rickey liked to point out — is the residue of design. And the Giants’ designs are state of the art. Here are five reasons why the Giants won the NL pennant.