World Series or bust?
Opening Day is nearly upon us: in just 10 sweet March days, we’ll turn the calendar from “boring season” to “baseball season” and embark on yet another 162-game journey watching the San Francisco Giants do all manner of baseball activities.
We all have a different relationship with the season, which makes the age-old question one with myriad correct answers: What would a successful season look like?
I’m sure we can all agree that winning the World Series (hey, no team has done it more than the Giants in the last 15 years) would constitute a successful season. And we can all agree that setting a record for MLB futility, with Logan Webb demanding a trade to the Los Angeles Dodgers, would constitute in a failed season.
But where, in the middle, does that line land?
The Giants are good enough to aim for the postseason and, ultimately, winning is the primary objective. So anything short of playing 163 games this year would mean an unsuccessful season in my eyes. But if they have a competitive season in which they’re in play for a playoff spot all year, while a young core to build around for years to come emerges, then that’s pretty darn close to a successful season, in my eyes. Especially if the Dodgers lose somewhere along the way, which always helps.
Then again, I’d settle for winning the division and the championship, with co-MVPs, if you’re offering.