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After a roller coaster season, it seems only fitting that on the day the Giants found out they are assured a trip to the postseason, they blow a huge lead at home only to come back to and win. Yes, it's Giants torture and redemption all at once. Now is the time for those who have been waiting in the wings to jump onto the bandwagon. The boys of summer will play in October and they've made it to  the front page. If you don't know the significance of that it will soon come into light as black and orange start showing up all over town.

It hasn't been a smooth ride to say the least, but isn't that how life is? Sports in so many ways mimics the ups and downs of our every day existence. The point is never to give up. To find comfort in the good days and get through the bad  ones, an hour at a time. One of my favorite moments at AT&T park is when Journey blasts through the speakers and 40-thousand plus fans sing, or better yet, scream: "Don't stop Believing." It's easy to believe when you lead your division by 9 and half games. It's quite a different story when you're drowning in losses to team you should beat. Yes, the excuses are endless. The team sustained an avalanche of injuries to key starters, Marco Scutero, Angel Pagan, Brandon Belt, Mike Morse, Matt Cain, critical players who provided leadership and guided wins. But champions learn to adapt and make room for new faces to step in. Jake Peavy, Joe Panik, Matt Duffy, to name a few. Even when big names struggled, like Pablo Sandoval, surprise players surged like Gregor Blanco. If you don't know who these players are, not to worry, as the trip to the post season continues you'll get acquainted, just don't stop believing.