On paper the San Francisco Giants seem to be maybe an above-average team, but they've now reached the World Series in three of the last five years. That achievement does not match their mediocre statistics, so what is going on?
Last night, in a game that would decide who will represent the National League in the World Series, the Giants were tied 3-3 with St. Louis in the bottom of the ninth. The Giants had two men on base and Travis Ishikawa, a journeyman backup, at the plate. This was for all the marbles, and in a few minutes Ishikawa would hit a three-run homer. Just before that, Brandon Belt, the Giant's first baseman, was staring at the batter. Then Belt stepped back to get a drink or something, and Brandon Crawford, the shortstop, stole the first baseman's glove and hid it.
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