Back in the summer, after one of those games the Giants won by squeaking their way into the win column, broadcaster Duane Kuiper said, "Giants baseball—torture!" That boy nailed it. This whole season has been torture for us fans. Consider: During the 2010 regular season, the Giants played in 52 games that were decided by one run. They played in 28 more games that were decided by two runs. And they won 33 times after they entered the seventh inning either tied or behind on the scoreboard. And in the postseason, against the Atlanta Braves, all three games in the series have been decided by one run. All three have come down to the final pitch with the outcome in doubt.
Personally, I need life support. Or at least a brown paper bag to breathe into during the games. I am absolutely sure the Geneva Convention doesn't allow Giants games to be broadcast at Gitmo—way, way too cruel and inhumane for even the most hardened suspected terrorist.
So, before today's game, I did what I could to call forth good spirits and exorcise the torture demons. The Giants won, 3-2, but not before being down two runs and down to their last out in the top of the 9th inning—so torture lives on. Guess it's got to be that way; those guys are at their best when they're waterboarding the rest of us.
