The San Francisco Giants — against all odds — have stumbled into relevancy, and as it so happens, this is being written in the middle of July.
This is significant for a number of reasons that people who have watched the game of baseball the past two years will know all too well. Especially Giants fans.
Major League Baseball, much like the NBA, has had to deal with the problem of tanking. We have seen this reach new levels of absurdity this past offseason with the Miami Marlins’ well-documented exploits
The thought seems to be, if we can’t win a World Series, or even a division title now, what is the point of spending money on a team?