Post by rog on Mar 3, 2019 13:24:17 GMT -5
We've criticized Bruce Bochy here for his non-usage of youngsters, but we may want to remember this from Fan Graphs:
If the Giants are victorious 74 times this season — they went 73-90 a year ago — Bruce Bochy will finish his managerial career with 2,000 wins. In nearly a century and a half, only 10 big league managers have reached that lofty plateau. Add in three World Series titles, and the venerable San Francisco skipper seems a shoe-in for Cooperstown.
Kelby Tomlinson is honored to have played for Bochy in each of the past four seasons.
“He’s a great manager,” said Tomlinson, who signed a free agent contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks over the winter. “He’s won the three (World Series) and even more than the championships, he’s a great person to have lead your ship. He’s focused not only on trying to win, but also on helping each player.”
Tomlinson hails from Chickasha, Oklahoma. A visit to a museum located in Otsego County, New York is coming down the road.
“It will be really cool once his plaque is in the Hall of Fame,” Tomlinson told me. “My son and I can go up there someday, and I can tell that story of how I played for him.”
If the Giants are victorious 74 times this season — they went 73-90 a year ago — Bruce Bochy will finish his managerial career with 2,000 wins. In nearly a century and a half, only 10 big league managers have reached that lofty plateau. Add in three World Series titles, and the venerable San Francisco skipper seems a shoe-in for Cooperstown.
Kelby Tomlinson is honored to have played for Bochy in each of the past four seasons.
“He’s a great manager,” said Tomlinson, who signed a free agent contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks over the winter. “He’s won the three (World Series) and even more than the championships, he’s a great person to have lead your ship. He’s focused not only on trying to win, but also on helping each player.”
Tomlinson hails from Chickasha, Oklahoma. A visit to a museum located in Otsego County, New York is coming down the road.
“It will be really cool once his plaque is in the Hall of Fame,” Tomlinson told me. “My son and I can go up there someday, and I can tell that story of how I played for him.”