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My thoughts about the Giants playoff run

This will be the third playoff run I have been involved with in the last two years. One benefit of living in around the country is having several team loyalties. I was in New York for the Yankees' last World Series victory and I was in New Orleans for the Saints' Superbowl win this year. Now the San Francisco Giants are pushing hard for their championship. I am more stoked than I have ever felt before, probably because I've been to games all through out the season; and friends, acquaintances, co-workers, and total strangers are all wearing the Orange. The other teams I followed privately from my current home in San Francisco. There was no one around to share my thoughts and elation with until I traveled to my team's home states for the actual championship game. The Giants is an easy team to love and support. There are no runaway egos, aloofness from the worshipful fan base, or the athlete abuses ranging from the asinine to the criminal which is unfortunately common w