Aubrey Huff, a key cog in the Giants' 2010 World Series championship will not be invited to the team's 10-year reunion because of his "unacceptable" social media posts.
You have to go some to stoke the ire of Mike Krukow.
Aubrey Huff is there.
Three weeks ago Huff, a mainstay of the 2010 Giants, was advised by the team that he would not be invited to the 10-year reunion of the first World Series champion in San Francisco history. The reason, given by Giants’ CEO Larry Baer was Huff’s “unacceptable” social media posts and his political leanings. Huff fired back. Then he took his ill-will tour to 95.7TheGame where he spewed some more of his nonsense. The late, great sports talk host Pete Franklin would have flushed him. The Game’s Joe Fortenbaugh did the next best thing.
“I can completely understand why the Giants would want nothing to do with you…”
“You’re exactly the turd you make yourself out to be on social media.”
Click. @joefortenbaugh hangs up on Aubrey Huff
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— 95.7 The Game (@957thegame) February 18, 2020
Enter Krukow, the beloved former Giants pitcher and current team broadcaster, a top-shelf baseball brain who likes to keep it real and keep it light.
In this case, like a veteran taking a rookie out behind the woodshed to impart critical knowledge in no uncertain terms, Krukow gave Huff what was coming to him.
Appearing Tuesday on KNBR’s “Murph & Mac Show,” Krukow said, “I think that Aubrey Huff blew it, and I think him not being included is something he needs to take to heart. I don’t think it’s going to affect the invitation in 20 years should he compose himself a little more responsibly on social media.
“He had a chance to represent the Giants away from the community, even though he’s not under contract, I think it’s a contract you sign for life. I just think he’s been irresponsible and he’s paying a price for it.”
Even before the Giants’ three-pack of World Series titles, the team did a good job of involving ex-players on special days and anniversaries. To dump on your former teammates, managers and coaches is almost unheard of. Even Brian Wilson mended fences with his Giants family.
“The one thing that never really gets discussed,” said Krukow, who was traded to the Giants in 1983 and has never left, “in every contract you ever sign with a professional team, is they have a clause in there where they talk about how you as a player have to comport yourself in an appropriate manner. Those are words that when you sign your contract, they’ll stop the discussion and point to it and say ‘Do you understand this?’ The whole idea is to create a positive image in the community on behalf of the Giants.”
