Kurtenbach: The SF Giants can’t fool us again

We don’t have to pretend anymore.

All that wishful thinking and scoreboard-watching can stop right now.

The Giants disqualified themselves from playoff contention on Wednesday.

Not officially disqualified, of course — the team entered Thursday 3.5 games back of the third and final wild card spot in the National League with a month-plus of games to play — but spiritually, and irrevocably.

You cannot lose to the Chicago White Sox and be treated like a serious ball club.