This was baseball’s best first-half story: Two proud veterans and savvy franchise leadership pushed a lightly regarded team into the playoff chase.
But we’re not taking about Yadier Molina, Adam Wainwright and the Cardinals. No, the best story has been Buster Posey, Brandon Crawford and the surprising San Francisco Giants.
Experts pegged them to be distant also-rans in the National League West, but they have hung with the mighty Los Angeles Dodgers for three-plus months.