Season's end

I know that I haven't posted in awhile, but now that the season is officially is over for the San Francisco Giants, it is time to reflect on the past 2013 season and look forward to a clean slate in 2014. The players have all gone back to their respective homes, and won't be seeing each other until the new season. Some still in the bay, some to the opposite end of the country, and some abroad. AT&T Park won't be host to another event until the Emerald Bowl in late December. And the fans, are left alone to countdown the days until Giants baseball is back. I know that I started my countdown the very second the last pitch in Game #162 happened. 

Overall it was a season of ups and downs, but contained more downs than ups. A couple key injuries contributed to the plunge in the standings in June and July. Nevertheless, the Orange and Black haven't failed to pack the house for their last 216 home games, a record that leaks back into the historic 2010 season. Many rookies were also given their first chance at glory, to show the world the next generation of baseball. Skipper Bochy showed the world the determination of his managing skills with no matter which group of 25 guys he had day in and day out. 

Looking to next year, statistically, looks like another successful year on the horizon for the orange and black. As they have won the world series in the past 2 even number year (2010,2012). A die hard could only hope to imagine that it happens again in 2014. Logically, though, the Giants will start out with the same record as any of the other 31 teams in Major League Baseball. And from the there the battle will begin. Numbers just tell us the facts, they don't write the story and that is the beauty of baseball.