“Are the San Francisco Giants for real?”
If you’re at all like me, you’re probably sick of hearing that by now. Every time the Giants are in contention, the same question is raised on MLB Network and ESPN, in idiotic “power rankings” columns on national websites, and worst of all, on Twitter. Before we get any deeper into the 2021 season, I want to put all those questions to bed: the Giants are for real, and they’re spectacular.
This is a Giants team unlike any I can remember in recent history. Rather than beating opponents with timely hitting and lights-out pitching, the Giants are flat-out bludgeoning other clubs with an offense that ranks at the top of the entire league in categories like RBI, OPS and — grab onto something — home runs.