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The Giants are treading into be-careful-of-what-you-wish-for territory.

On Friday night they continued to muddy the National League West picture, beating the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3. The Giants moved into a tie with Colorado for fourth place, five games behind the Dodgers.

And their current five-game surge has got everyone talking about what-ifs and wild cards.

Do we all want to be entertained for the final 40 games of the season, and save ourselves from the tedium of exhibition football? Sure we do. Do fans have the right to cling to the belief that this is a legitimate playoff team? Absolutely.

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