The Extra Month Phenomenon

Today, I would like to explain the effects that a season has on a professional baseball player's body. This explanation is mainly to explain in detail why the Giants have won in 2010 and 2012 and not even made the playoffs in 2011 and 2013.
When the Giants won the World Series in back in 2010 they started spring training in early to mid February and played all the way to the evening of November 1st, when they won Game 5 of the World Series to win it all from the Texas Rangers. This season lasted a total of 9 1/2 months whereas almost all other teams played close to 8- 9 months in their season. The extra month of rest that these teams receive leaking into the next season is a major difference maker in the performance of these professional athletes for the entire coming year. This extra moth gives players a chance to rest hamstring, quads, should and elbow tendons, and many other aching body parts after the long grueling season.
The Giants, with this extra month of rest taken away from them, were at a dire disadvantage going into the 20111 season which clearly goes to explain the outcome of the 2011 season. Many players got hurt, again, due in part to the tightening of under rested muscles, or the overuse of unrested arms. Come midseason, the Giants were grueling with injuries because of the extra month they lost in the offseason.
Even though it may not seem like a significant amount of time, this extra one month rest becomes a crucial part of an athlete's professional career.
The extra month phenomenon as I like to call is a major explanation to the repeating success of the San Francisco Giants every two years. Because this time around the team has received the extra month rest like the years of 2011 and 2013.
This is why I look forward to the 2014 baseball season as a very promising one for the San Francisco Giants.
Bleed orange and Black!!!