Maybe you’re not too inclined to spend more money on Giants-themed merchandise until you get a better sense of the team’s direction this offseason. If they wind up trading away a bunch of favorites, then your home office, bedroom, or outhouse might soon be decorated in lost loves instead of old friends.
Still, the good thing about merchandise and memorabilia is that it’s designed to be timeless... for the most part. Sure, the in-stadium giveaways are usually something related to the present moment, but the entire reason why we collect this stuff is for the instant recall, and the reason why we wait until the end of the year to get all this stuff?