Giants, Their Fans, Learn Thrill of Torture Yet Again in NLDS Clincher

by Jeff Fletcher

Filed under: Braves, Giants, MLB Playoffs, National League Division Series

ATLANTA - Aubrey Huff has been a key component of the Giants all season, but he didn't truly understand Giants baseball until the ninth inning on Monday, when he got to watch it from the dugout.

"Now I know how the fans feel," said Huff, who watched the taut conclusion of the Giants' 3-2 NLDS Game 4 clincher against the Braves after being removed for defense. "I don't know how you can be a fan of this team. It's a grind every day."

Huff spent 10 years in the majors, mostly with downtrodden organizations like the Rays and Orioles, dying to get in this spot. And, wouldn't you know it, the team that finally got him to the postseason would do this to him.

"You see the coaches pacing all the time and you don't understand why, then you are in (the dugout) and you get it," Huff said. "I just had my head buried in the water cooler when (Brian) Wilson was out there. I couldn't take it."

 

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