Cut4 postseason preview: Bruce Lee, jetpacks and everything else you need to know about the San Francisco Giants

Playoffs? You kiddin' me? Uh, no, actually we're not. In case you've been holed up watching Gangnam Style videos for the last few months, here's what you need to know about the season that was and the postseason to come –- San Francisco Giants edition.

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The Giants won the NL West for the second time in three years, and they have the title belt to prove it. The 2010 postseason worked out pretty well for San Francisco -- remember Edgar Renteria?! -- so look for Bruce Bochy's boys to try and regain a little "Don't Stop Believin'" magic this time around.

- You can't talk about San Francisco's season without mentioning Matt Cain's perfect game on June 13. Strangers hugged in the stands as the Giants rotation workhorse finished off the first perfecto in club history, which was even more impressive considering Cain looked like he'd rather be golfing.

- If Cain was the face of the Giants for much of 2012, Brian Wilson was the beard on that face. And also the fingernails on the hand attached to the face -- or something. Despite appearing in only two games before undergoing Tommy John surgery, the second-hairiest man at the ESPYs inspired facial hair both in the friendly skies and your backyard garden.

- The Giants turned back the clock by a full century in June, playing the Cubs under 1912 conditions at AT&T Park. Players donned Titanic-era uniforms as the starting lineups were announced via bullhorn and a barbershop quartet provided pregame entertainment. Matt Cain did his best Christy Mathewson impression on the mound, and anyone in the Bay Area with a leftover Newsies costume from Halloween finally had a chance to break out their knickerbockers once again.

- Fans in San Fran hardly needed a time warp-inspired excuse to dress their weirdest at the ballpark, though. Pretty much any Tim Lincecum start was enough to bring out the aspiring house DJs, the the claymation wannabes, printed prosthetics and definite non-stalkers. The strange costumes weren't even liimted to the stands, as we also saw wardrobe malfunctions both on the field and in the gift shop.

- Lou Seal was certainly never shy about wearing his emotions on his shirt. From Opening Day to Memorial Day to Cinco De Mayo to that one day when a bunch of chefs showed up, the Giants mascot reminded fans that triple-decker sandwiches cut into triangles are good, but bludgeoning young amphibious mammals is bad.

- Of course, Lou had something special prepared for Bruce Lee Tribute Night in September. We're just going to leave the world's most dangerous bobblehead right here. Only click that link if you're quick enough to avoid a spinning side kick to the face.

- Out beyond the right-field wall, San Francisco Bay saw both the future of personal transport and the Back to the Future of personal transport. Through it all, McCovey Cove Dave and his modern-but-not-too-modern kayak just kept hauling in homers thanks to a secret scientific formula.

- With the pennant race in full swing and NFL season just beginning, 49ers quarterback Alex Smith tried to promote intra-city sports synergy during his postgame press conferences. The NFL was all like "personal foul," but Bochy threw the challenge flag after stretching out a red hat of his own to a full size 8 1/8.

POSTSEASON PREDICTIONS

- Pablo Sandoval motors around third as the potential tying run in Game 3 of the NLCS before realizing to his horror that Angel Pagan's young daughter has wandered into the basepath. Knowing there's no way to slow down 240 pounds of Panda in time, Sandoval braces for an unthinkable collision. But backup catcher Hector Sanchez emerges as an unlikely hero, pushing the aspiring PA announcer to safety at the last possible moment.

- The Giants bench takes a hit when veteran first baseman Aubrey Huff breaks his hand on Marco Scutaro's buns of steel during an especially exuberant home run celebration.

- A previously unknown, but conspicuously baby-faced, right-hander emerges as a breakout NLDS star, saving all three San Francisco wins. Sergio Romo is mysteriously absent from the Giants bullpen throughout the series. But conspiracy theories abound after an overzealous TSA agent confiscates the team's shaving razors before an NLCS flight to Washington, and Romo suddenly reappears sporting a stubbly new look.

- A video of Kettle Corn vendor Crazy Legs dancing to Cotton Eye Joe goes internationally viral, surpassing Carly Rae Jepsen and Psy's combined total of 631,406,581 YouTube hits on the eve of the World Series. The grab-your-belt-buckle-and-chicken-wing move remains a staple of Minor League stadiums throughout the 2013 season.

-Jeremy Moses / MLB.com