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Found March 06, 2012 on Seed Spitters: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Tim Lincecum,  Dave Roberts,  Matt Cain,  Madison Bumgarner,  Buster Posey,  Pablo Sandoval,  Matt Kemp,  Joey Votto,  Troy Tulowitzki,  Bruce Bochy
TEAMS: San Francisco Giants,  Los Angeles Dodgers,  Cincinnati Reds,  Colorado Rockies
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The Giants were World Series Champions, then NL West favorites, then NL West runner-ups. Things are getting tougher for the Giants – a team most think will still contend for the NL West title, if not more. But with Arizona, Philadelphia, Atlanta, St. Louis, Milwaukee and Washington all sharing playoff expectations with San Francisco, the Giants may very well walk away from the 2012 season empty-handed. That was the case in both 2008 and 2009. But the lack of wins was made up for somewhat by some shiny new hardware. The likes of which the Giants hadn’t seen since 1967. Tim Lincecum and his father Chris Lincecum flash the fancy hardware (AP/ Ben Margot). Tim Lincecum’s back-to-back NL Cy Young awards were a great source of pride for a Giants fan base that was sorely lacking that department. Hey, Dave Roberts will do that to you. So if the universe decides to let evil prevail and the Giants don’t win a second title in three years, perhaps fans will be offered some sort of post-season p...
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