This was the worst month in the 135-year history of the Giants franchise. Somehow, we’re all still here. Somehow, the Giants still exist. Somehow, they will be permitted, expected even, to play more Major League Baseball games next season, and possibly beyond.
It all began with an 11-game losing streak that set a new record for the San Francisco era. In fairness, every game of that losing streak was against a better team — the combined record of the Mets, Rockies, Brewers, and Braves is 354-296 (.545) — and the Giants were without Buster Posey, Steven Duggar, and Pablo Sandoval because of season-ending injuries and without the Brandons due to nagging injuries that sapped them of their utility.