You have seen these San Francisco Giants before. You recognize them from Games 65 through 131 of a year ago.
They are 3-5, they are averaging less than three runs a game, and you are in considerable despair.
That is, until you remember that there are many Giants, and they morph constantly into different teams as a season develops. It’s how they have won three trophies -– not by steady, solid, consistent play, but by oxygen-thin peaks and lung-crushing depths. They fit every template, so they fit none of them, and your vision of them depends entirely on the sample size you choose.