Just a few days ago, I contemplated writing a “Will they do it?” article about the possibility of the San Francisco Giants racing into the postseason fueled by an absurd winning streak in September. Dropping 2 out of 3 to a moribund St. Louis Cardinals team drained the fuel out of my tank and made it virtually impossible for the Giants at this point, but rather than skip out on the idea I’ve decided to write one that’s far less urgent.

We’ll stick with the postseason, though, for the truly fanatical fans out there who won’t believe the team missed the postseason this year until they read about it in the San Francisco Chronicle in late January when Buster Posey is interviewed and talking about how they’re looking forward to putting together a team that has a chance of maybe scaring teams f

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