Detroit's bats went cold but the Giants pitchers locked it in. I keep hearing about how Detroit went cold when really Zito, Vogelsong, Cain, Baumgarner, Lincecum, Romo, and Affeldt were lights out and played up to their potential. The Giants have the best starting pitchers, bullpen, and catcher in the league. That is mainly why they got this far and have won 2 championships in 3 years.
Spot on about the fielding. The Giants put on a NL baseball clinic. Great plays in the outfield and infield, steals, small ball, to go along with some big timely hits.
People seem to forget that the Giants won 94 games, 6 more than Detroit. Detroit beat Oakland and the Yankees to get to the world series. There's no question Oakland is inferior and lacks talent and the Yankees were playing horrible baseball all around throughout the entire playoffs. The Giants had to get through a tough Reds team and a really good Cardinals team. I think that really helped them in the Series.