Entering the All-Star break, the San Francisco Giants had the best record in baseball at 57-33. Since the All-Star break, they rest comfortably in the Major League Baseball cellar with a record of 12-25.
Despite Matt Moore’s near no-hitter in a 4-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night, the Giants’ current slump has them inching towards an all-time record. And not just any record, but an exclusive record that they want absolutely no part of.
If San Francisco can’t get things turned around over the next 35 games, they will have unfortunate honor of becoming the only team in baseball history to do a complete 180 after the All-Star break.
The Giants are on pace to be the first team ever with the best record before the All-Star break and the worst record after it (@EliasSports)
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) August 26, 2016
The team’s current slump defies explanation. There’s really no way around that, and no one on the team can make any sense of what’s happening.
“I really don’t feel this is going to be who we are. To me, I think we’re a much better team than this. We’re going to figure it out. We have to figure it out. It’s just going to happen,” first baseman Brandon Belt, who was batting .302 at the mid-way point but only .213 since, told the Los Angeles Times earlier this week. “It has to be one of those things where we put it all together. That’s what we did in the first half. I think it’s going to happen. We just have to get our butt in gear.”
For such a talented team, it’s remarkable to watch the Giants’ current slide. To go from perennial World Series favorite to staring an all-time record for futility in the face is, obviously, completely unheard of.
