You can call it “The Bartaissance.” Or maybe, “The Re-Bartilization.” Or how about, “The Bartsurgence”?
None of these names are final, by the way. Still workshopping.
Whatever you want to call it, the Giants suddenly find themselves back in the thick of the Wild Card race, five and a half games back from the Padres after Wednesday night’s loss to the Diamondbacks. That seemed like an impossibility just a few weeks ago. A strong run of starting pitching and timely clutch hitting are the main reasons why, but there’s another factor: the long-awaited emergence of Joey Bart.