A loss tonight to the Atlanta Braves may not be the worst thing for San Francisco. The last time the Giants advanced to the World Series, they beat the Braves in the 2002 NLDS.

The only difference was the Braves were the NL East champs, while the Giants were the Wildcard winners.

If it's in game four or five, a win against the Braves could have Giants fans thinking back to 2002.

The larger issue standing in the way for SF might be the fact that the Reds were knocked out. In '02 the Giants had help from the Cardinals, the Central Division champs, when they knocked out the Diamondbacks.

When Arizona was bounced, so were Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling. This season, the the aces of Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt and Cole Hamels are lurking in the NLCS.

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