The San Francisco Giants have effectively ended their season, sitting 10 games behind the Padres in the National League West and three games under .500 after a significant loss. Their chances of reaching the playoffs would require an unrealistic 31-10 record in their last games. Once seen as capable of a 90-win season, their recent struggles, including a poor bullpen and starting pitching statistics, have replaced optimism with frustration and confusion among fans.
The Giants didn't have the decency to maintain relevance until September. They didn't even come close. Let Wednesday stand as the unofficial end of San Francisco's season.
Even the most unabashed, removed-from-reality homer can no longer make the case that the Giants... have any shot of playing more than 162 games this season.
To have a reasonable chance of making the playoffs, the Giants would need to reach 90 wins, which means winning three of every four games from here on out.
The shame is that, going into this season, it didn't seem ridiculous to believe the Giants were capable of a 90-win campaign.
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