Epiphany
As I sat there at AT&T Park tonight, during a game where the Giants were playing spoiler instead of contending for a playoff spot, I came to realize that THESE are the games that I enjoy watching and going to.
Prior to 2010, I grew up watching a lot of bad baseball in San Francisco, so I’m used to this. It’s what’s comfortable to me as a Giants fan.
The three championships?
Anomalies.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy that they’ve won 3 in 5 years, but for a majority of my lifetime, this never happened, nor did we believe that it would ever happen, prior to 2010. The prospect of rooting for the Giants as a defending world champion was (and still is) a very alien concept to me. It made me less relaxed at games, or watching at home.
But now that they’ve been mathematically eliminated from the playoffs, the mindset changes, and while a majority of fans are disappointed, I find myself more relaxed and can enjoy the games.
Now, if we can do something about the idiots trying to start the Wave during the game…