SF Giants’ 2009 Season Already a Success—Now It’s a Matter of Magnitude

That might sound a little premature. 

Actually, it might sound a lot premature.

After all, the San Francisco Giants have only played 74 of the 162-game slate.  They sit a mere six games over .500, and, while they're in a cluttered group of leaders hunting for the National League Wildcard, their company in contention features some intimidating teams.

The St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, and Chicago Cubs are all within hailing distance of Los Gigantes. 

On paper, that doesn't bode well for our guys.

Aside from the Metropolitans, all those teams can trot out aces in the first two spots of the rotation—Chris Carpenter, Adam Wainwright, Edinson Volquez, Aaron Harang, Carlos Zambrano, and Ryan Dempster.

For it...

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