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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.<\/p>\n
Prior to 2010, I grew up watching a lot of bad baseball in San Francisco, so I’m used to this. \u00a0It’s what’s comfortable to me as a Giants fan.<\/p>\n
The three championships?<\/p>\n
Anomalies.<\/p>\n
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. \u00a0The prospect of rooting for the Giants as a defending world champion was (and still is) a very alien concept to me. \u00a0It made me less relaxed at games, or watching at home.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Now, if we can do something about the idiots trying to start the Wave during the game…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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, … <\/p>\n