Along with Kansas City Royals blog Royals Review and Seattle Mariners blog Lookout Landing, San Francisco Giants blog McCovey Chronicles has long been among the SB Nation network leaders in negativity, sarcasm, and cynical community outlook. Today, though - today was a special day for the Giants and their fans, and McC’s Grant absolutely nailed it. On the Giants’ dramatic run to the playoffs:
San Francisco Giants Bring Smile To All Their Fans’ Faces With Win Over Padres
Think about how many great stories there are on this team. Matt Cain, who just turned 26, is the longest tenured Giant, and he has suffered horrific loss after horrific loss. Aubrey Huff was unwanted last winter; he’s in the playoffs for the first time, largely because of his own play. A rookie catcher -- a rookie! -- came up and managed the staff to a legendary September while also being one of the team’s best hitters. Pat Burrell, as he’s fond of saying, could have been watching all this from home. Tim Lincecum’s career was obviously finished in August, at least if you listened to all the wrong people.
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Man, this team, this disparate collection of personalities, has been absolutely amazing to watch.
Click through for the entire post, of which this is only an excerpt. The Giants have a lot of baseball in front of them, but for tonight, their fans will reflect on the baseball that just wrapped up.
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