The odds of a second half playoff run

Photo by Stephen Hopson/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesBy now the water in your Marco Scutaro rain globe has mostly evaporated. You’ve long forgotten where you put your Freddy Sanchez World Series jump catch bobblehead (hint: you sold it on eBay). Buster Posey has grayed before your very eyes. Brandon Crawford has a dad bod. Nothing good lasts, but if you’re like me, you’re impatient for the next go-around of good.

The Giants are 19-14 since June 1st, and there they are just 5.5 games back of the second wild card spot at the All-Star break with 73 games to go. If you were to just ignore the overall record (41-48), you’d look at that and think, “Hey, they’ve got a chance. You never know.…