There’s a scene in “Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” in which Samwise Gamgee and Frodo Baggins, having left the Fellowship to make their way across Middle Earth on their own, complain about the monotonous, fog-heavy and granite- crusted landscape their bare hairy feet have been scrambling over for days. Sam drily states that the place looks “strangely familiar.” An exasperated Frodo sinks in on himself, and moans: “It’s because we’ve been here before. We’re going in circles!”

A fourth postseason guide in a row — Giants fans have certainly been here before and before and before. Caught like a match-less sock on this endless spin cycle of the 162-game season. Six months of baseball in the books and where are we? Winning? Losing? Two years ago the Giants fired their manager. A year ago the

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