The Giants didn’t win a World Series in San Francisco in any season Willie Mays led the team in home runs. Or Willie McCovey. Or Kevin Mitchell. Or Jack or Will Clark. Or Bobby or Barry Bonds.
They didn’t win a World Series until their home run leader was Aubrey Huff.
Now that’s some good managing.
The Giants weren’t supposed to win it all in 2010 or 2012 or 2014, but they did, and Bruce Bochy is immortalized around these parts because of it. He won three World Series with three different aces, three different closers and three different lineups and never had the best team, even in his own league.
