San Francisco Giants: 5 Keys for the Giants’ Return to the Post-Season

Though the magic of the San Francisco Giants' amazing 2010 championship season still lingers in Giants fans' fading memories, the disappointing 2011 campaign has already been entirely forgotten. For Giants fans and fans of all but one major league club, the old Brooklyn Dodger rallying cry—"Wait til next year!"—helps to ward off the defeated chill of a bitter winter, promising hope for better days.

For the San Francisco Giants, there is reason for optimism. The nucleus of the 2010 championship team—its incomparable pitching staff—remains largely intact.

Nevertheless, as the 2011 season demonstrated, even superb pitching cannot prevail without at least modest run production. The Giants' anemi...

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