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this as a staff," Vogelsong said. "We obviously had our downtime there in the middle of September and at the end of August."
• "And we're just all kind of hitting our stride here at the same time. It's up to me and Matt now to keep it going over here in Detroit."
• With the Series in the AL city, Vogelsong will be replaced by a designated hitter in the batting order. Giants manager Bruce Bochy said he was leaning toward using Hector Sanchez, a .280 hitter during the regular season who has yet to play in the Series.
• "It's always good to be in the lineup," Sanchez said. "Being the DH when it's cold, I might come back inside to take swings and stay warm during the game."
• Tigers manager Jim Leyland plans to insert speedy rookie Quintin Berry and Andy Dirks in his outfield.
• A few big hits would certainly energize the Tigers. So might a few breaks, they believe.
• "The ball just hasn't rolled our way yet," Berry said. "They got a hit off the third-base bag. They had a bunt that wouldn't go foul. They made great catches in left field.
• "But no excuses. We're back at home, this is our chance."
• No mistaking that the Series has shifted from California to Michigan.
• In San Francisco, it was downright balmy in the 60s, and made for a pair of picture-perfect settings to play ball.
• "We have got heaters in the dugout for both teams, obviously. Ours is going to be a little warmer than theirs, I think, tomorrow night," Leyland said. "But that's all right. We're not going to tell them that. I'm just kidding."
• "You know what? It's cold, but I mean this is the World Series. It's cold for everybody. It's cold for the fans, the beer is cold, everything is cold. It's great. Enjoy it."
• While the Tigers have lost five straight World Series games dating to 2006 against St. Louis, they've also won five postseason home games in a row. Detroit began that string last year in the ALCS, took two against Oakland this year in the division series and then finished off an ALCS sweep of the Yankees.
• Overall, the Tigers have taken eight straight at home.
• "I think a lot of teams, your really good teams, they dominate at home. That's what they do -- the Cardinals, the Reds, they were really tough at home," Bochy said.
• "We ended up having a pretty good home record, despite having some struggles there in September or late August. But it's a team that feeds on probably their home crowd, and they're more comfortable at home, and that's usually the case in base

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