ouch. this season was painful.
physically painful: basically everyone important on this team got injured and was placed on the dl for some point in this season. the big one of course was buster posey.
emotionally painful: despite all these injuries, the giants were in first place of the nl west for the majority of the season until they fell apart at the end. it was an up-and-down season that played with your heart. the giants would give us hope that something special could still happen, and then it was smothered.
frustratingly painful: we all knew that the giants struggled to score runs. it happened last year, but people got hot at the right moment and we got key 2-out-hits with runners-in-scoring-position when we needed it. this year, we would get a runner in scoring position with no outs, and still come up empty at the end of the inning.
sure, the giants technically still have a chance to make the playoffs, but i honestly don't see it happening. i'll be more than happy to be wrong, but the realist in me is closing the books on this season. the silver lining (if there is any) is that after all the big injuries, they still made a run at the nl west. next year, with their key players back and some talent in the farm system, they could be back in the playoffs with their solid pitching.
guess it's time to turn my attention to the niners (although sadly, i'm not expecting too much this year...)
