Torture: Part I

The motto for the San Francisco Giants this season has been, "Giants baseball: torture." Duane Kuiper coined the term back in April, and it has caught on as this most unusual season has continued into the playoffs. Kuiper has taken to regularly reciting it during the post-game shows on the radio, particularly after harrowing losses (or, for that matter, wins). KNBR replays the original soundbite ad nauseum as a part of their commercials for Giants-related programs. Fans are selling t-shirts and carrying signs emblazoned with the slogan. Newspaper editors throughout the bay area are utilizing it in headlines. There's even a Facebook page dedicated to the term. While the slogan is the motto and rallying cry for this particular team and this particular season, it is also acknowledges the entire history of disappointment and misfortune that Giants fans have endured since the team moved to San Francisco.
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