[209 Life]

Giants manager Bruce Bochy announced today that he will retire at the end of the 2019 season (Twitter link). Baseball’s longest-tenured skipper, Bochy is entering his 13th season as the Giants’ manager. In that time, he’s overseen three World Series championships (2010, 2012 and 2014) and helped guide the Giants to a 979-965 record.
A surefire Hall of Famer, the 2019 season will be Bochy’s 25th as a Major League manager, as he also previously enjoyed a 12-year run at the helm for the Padres. The 63-year-old surprisingly only took home one NL Manager of the Year title in those 24 seasons (1996 with the Padres), but his track record is among the most impressive of any manager in the past three decades. As MLB.com’s Jon Morosi points out, Bochy is one of only 10 managers to win three World Series titles, and the other nine are in the Hall of Fame (Twitter link).
As for his future, Bochy indicated that he’ll still be involved in the game in some capacity (Twitter link via NBC Sports Bay Area’s Alex Pavlovic). He’s already spoken with CEO Larry Baer about alternative roles with the Giants organization and didn’t sound as if he had much interest in pursuing a role with another club, plainly stating: “I’m a Giant.”
With general manager Bobby Evans recently dismissed from his post and Brian Sabean moving into more of an advisory capacity with the team, the departure of Bochy will be the next major step in an organizational overhaul. Ownership tabbed former Dodgers general manager Farhan Zaidi as the organization’s new president of baseball operations early in the offseason, and after the 2019 season, Bochy’s retirement will give the Giants’ new front office an opportunity to handpick a replacement to serve as a new voice for the next generation of Giants.

[slayer14]

The guy a legend

[209 Life]

The guy a legend

HOF no doubt

[slayer14]

He up there with Sir Alex Ferguson as one of the great sports coaches

[franklee168]

Well respected by all. That's what made him a winning manager. Glad to have had him here in San Francisco.

[jrgum3]

Bochy was a hell of a manager. Everyone who ever played for him absolutely loved the guy. San Francisco won't be the same without him calling the shots. I just hope that they can find an adequate replacement for him because it won't be easy to replace the winning culture he established.

[JMobile]

He's a HOF'er. San Diego is happy for him.

[Sam Odom]

He loved (Philia) Ryan Klesko

[ikid2groove415]

Giants ran him out of town -

[Sam Odom]

Giants ran him out of town -

There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven —

A time to give birth and a time to die;
A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.

A time to kill and a time to heal;
A time to tear down and a time to build up.

A time to weep and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn and a time to dance.

A time to throw stones and a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace and a time to shun embracing.

A time to search and a time to give up as lost;
A time to keep and a time to throw away.

A time to tear apart and a time to sew together;
A time to be silent and a time to speak.

A time to love and a time to hate;
A time for war and a time for peace.

[ikid2groove415]

There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven —

A time to give birth and a time to die;
A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.

A time to kill and a time to heal;
A time to tear down and a time to build up.

A time to weep and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn and a time to dance.

A time to throw stones and a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace and a time to shun embracing.

A time to search and a time to give up as lost;
A time to keep and a time to throw away.

A time to tear apart and a time to sew together;
A time to be silent and a time to speak.

A time to love and a time to hate;
A time for war and a time for peace.

Giants fans will forever love bochy - they would of not won without him - I do understand everything comes 2 a end

[pet2150]

Good career and a great guy.

[funnyb25]

Tremendous career. It is his time now though.

[Mr KLC]

It was telling today that Bruce Bochy didn't play Buster Posey over Tyler Austin at 1B vs. Pat Corbin. Nobody in MLB has faced Corbin more than Posey (63 TPA) and Buster is a .296 hitter with a .381 OBP. But this Posey is not that Posey, and clearly, Bochy understands that.

[Mr KLC]

There have been 277 three-hit games in the major leagues this season. That's an average of more than nine per team. Again, the Giants don't have a single one.