The San Francisco Giants were eliminated from playoff contention Tuesday night. Their motivations to win Wednesday night’s game were: to add on to their win totalu2012they have the most wins lifetime of any team in the MLB; simply for the love of the game; and maybe a little to throw a monkey wrench in the Dodgers bid for home field advantage when the Dodgers face the Mets in the playoffs.
Given the make-up of manager Bruce Bochy’s lineup, it also looked like an audition for the minor leaguers who are vying for an invite to the big team’s camp this spring.