Breaking Down the San Francisco Giants’ Blueprint for Winning the Division

If the San Francisco Giants are going to win their third World Series title in the last four years this season, they'll want to win the National League West first to avoid the randomness of the one-game Wild Card playoff.

In order to win the NL West, the Giants are going to need to overcome the difficulty of playing every game with a target on their back as the defending champions. Two years ago, after winning the World Series in 2010, that pressure ultimately seemed to wear the team down as the summer went on.

Even if Buster Posey had stayed healthy in 2011, that might not have been enough to overcome the Bleacher Report - San Francisco Giants
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