Take Five: Giant Reflections After Five Games

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 for, a fight. It came in the form of a walk and two singles, the second of which produced a run.

Detractors will say that the game ended fittingly with a double play since the team has hit into 12 so far. But I'm still heartened by that brief offensive resistance.

Mike Krukow, o...

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