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As the Giants prepared to finish their three-game series in Pittsburgh yesterday, 54 games were in the book. Their record was 29-25, and at the one-third point of the season, it's easy to do the math. If they continue to play at this pace, they can expect to be 12 games over .500, or 87-75.
Much like last year.
Which is to say good ... but not good enough.
In an NL West ...
As the Giants were going into the ninth inning of what would be their first loss, I told my son something:
"I would just like to see them go out fighting."
I've supported this team for four decades and have remained optimistic, but with Saturday's score 7-1 and just three outs left to do anything about it, I had serious doubts.
Despite the expected loss, I did end up getting what I'd hoped ...