Remember back in spring training, when Colorado spoke of deep October expectations while San Francisco seemed set for a rebuilding season?
Well, those expectations have shifted. Following the Giants’ sweep of Colorado at Coors Field this week, the Rockies seem lucky to be in the wild card chase.
Meanwhile, the Giants? They’re exceeding that “rebuilding” label, ahead of the Rockies in the division and the wild card standings while looking much more like a contender as of late than Colorado has.
As even Rockies center fielder Ian Desmond admits, it looks like the Giants — in the last season on the bench for Hall of Fame skipper Bruce Bochy — are playing with house money.