We didn’t used to be spoiled.
It’s worth remembering that when we talk about the 2010 playoffs. Back then, even the best Giants playoff memories were tinged with disappointment: Yes, JT Snow hit that homer against Armando Benitez, but the team lost the game. Sure, Livan Hernandez threw a great game against the Mets, but two years later he was the goat in the World Series. Jason Schmidt twirled a masterpiece against the Marlins in 2003, but the team lost the next three games, one of which involved Joe Nathan looking so bad that the Giants traded him away that offseason.