I'd probably lean more toward Phillies but Harper can be hard to root for sometimes (I know, this coming from a fan of the Giants, who had Bonds for years). Also, I am a Dusty Baker fan (which seems rare amongst Giants' fans).
I am rather agnostic when it comes to Dusty. I don’t hate him, but I am also not really a big fan. He is almost Gabe-level new wave, and he wasn’t that great of a manager, imho. There really wasn’t much for me to grab hold of and be a fan of. AND his era as Giants manager took place when I was going to college on the other side of the country. I had access to AOL at the time, but the “internet” was different back then.
Indeed, the internet was different back then. I was still in high school in Fresno when he got hired and he seemed to help inject life into a staid team (although the new players seemed to help quite a bit). I do know that Baker is a bit odd in his managerial style but he seems to almost do the opposite of Kapler. Kapler's teams, thus far, have stayed at mediocre levels (outside of 2021, his career record would be 349-356). Baker, meanwhile, seemed to either be very lucky every time he landed with a new team or he knew how to get teams to win. Consider this:
Pretty sure not in the NFL (different conferences)
Mavs and Spurs have met 6 times, the first being in 2001. Spurs lead 4-2.
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Just reading through a lot of that now myself.Latest On Giants' Managerial Search
The Giants interviewed third-base coach Mark Hallberg this week in regards to the manager's job, Susan Slusser of the San …Quick Hits: Red Sox, Giants, Lovullo, Angels
The Red Sox were previously reported to have interest in former Marlins president of baseball operations Michael Hill to head …Giants Interview Alyssa Nakken For Manager's Job
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Mariners bullpen and quality control coach Stephen Vogt will interview with the Giants about their managerial vacancy this week, Susan …
Giants seem to be leaning hard toward hiring a manager with no previous experience. Personally, I'd like to see Craig Counsell if the Brewers let him walk.
The Vogt interview is what is making me think that they are leaning hard toward a first timer. Yeah, the internal interviews don't mean much on their own. Most clubs have one or two of their own that they will give at least an impression of chance. But Vogt is not technically part of the organization right now. However, it could be argued that his interview came as a result of being part of the organization. Of course, the outside names so far attached to the Giants' search have all been those without previous experience. This is all rumor right now but the limited information we have seems to suggest that they are going in this direction.
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I can see Gabe as a GM. He just doesn’t have the interpersonal skills required for the on-field job.The Melvin interest has finally surfaced . . .
Giants Interested In Bob Melvin As Manager
As recently-fired manager Gabe Kapler interviews for the top baseball operations job in Boston, the Giants have put their search …
Meanwhile, there is this . . .
Red Sox Interview Gabe Kapler In GM Search; Kim Ng Declines Interview
12:11pm: Cotillo and Sean McAdam of MassLive have now reported that Ng has declined to interview for Boston's baseball operations …
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Well, we may well have a new to the job manager unless the Giants pry away Melvin from the Padres. Everyone else on the rumored list have no experience.
Mark my words (and it‘s the internet, so they‘re etched in silicon), but a newbie will set us on another 5 year quest for a division title
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I'd love to see him get the nod but he seems buried under all these other candidates. In fact, he is hardly mentioned in rumors.Ron Wotus coached at Class-A Clinton (Iowa) in 1990 before managing in San Francisco’s minor league system for seven years from 1991-97. His clubs, ranging from Class-A to Triple-A, reached the playoffs in every year but one. He was twice named Manager of the Year, while posting an overall record of 554-412 (.574). Wotus was the manager of Class-A Advanced San Jose Giants (1991-92), Double-A Shreveport Captains (1993-95) and Triple-A Phoenix Firebirds (1996-97). He was named California League Manager of the Year in 1991 after leading San Jose to a 92-44 record. In 1997, he was named Pacific Coast League Manager of the Year after the Firebirds finished 88-55, winning 41 of their final 51 games. Wotus became the Giants Third Base Coach in 1998 under manager Dusty Baker and served as Bench Coach from 1999-2017 under Baker, Felipe Alou and Bruce Bochy.
He is the one.
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