"San Francisco Giants fans know this feeling all too well right now. Just when it seemed like they were done, buried and on to next year, the team is suddenly playing like they did in the first third of the season: strong pitching, hitting for power and the feeling that they're never truly out of a game, no matter how much they're down."
"What's remarkable is that just a few weeks ago, if the Giants fell behind by a run, it felt safe to turn the game off and get on with your life. They were that fried. Now, they've firmly put themselves back in the playoff race - only three games out of the final playoff spot with 18 games left - and have given their fans something to get excited about after months of malaise."
"On paper, this roster was simply too good to be as bad as they were over the last few months. It's why calls for Bob Melvin's job - including from yours truly - seemed justified, since the team was drastically underachieving. It was hard to figure out why they were so bad, why they didn't seem to be playing with any urgency and why they just seemed so DEAD."
The San Francisco Giants have reversed a midseason slump and are performing like early-season contenders, with stronger pitching and increased power at the plate. The team has moved back into the playoff race, sitting three games behind the final spot with 18 games remaining. Recent play has restored fan excitement after months of poor performance and malaise. Earlier struggles prompted justified criticism and calls for managerial change as the roster underachieved and lacked urgency. The current surge suggests the core roster may still be capable of competing when healthy and settled, though making the playoffs this year remains uncertain.
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