San Francisco Giants: Bruce Bochy is on the verge of history
Bruce Bochy is nothing short of a legend with the San Francisco Giants. He is one of the winningest managers in baseball history and his next stop will be the Hall of Fame.
As surely any baseball fan knows, 2019 is San Francisco Giants skipper Bruce Bochy‘s last season as a big-league manager. And with less than two weeks of play left, the time is coming sooner than later for the France-born man nicknamed “Boch.”
Bruce Bochy has led the San Francisco Giants since 2007 — a long time, particularly in today’s game where managers are in and out of town as frequently as fashion trends and diet fads.
To put his tenure in perspective, Barry Bonds was still launching balls into McCovey Cove during Bochy’s first year at the helm — breaking Hank Aaron‘s record that same year.
We are in a time where analytical front offices prefer younger, inexpensive, and more “pliable” managers.
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All the more impressive is that Bochy has survived through multiple Giants era’s — the end of the Bonds era, the even-year magic era, and the post-championship era. It’s arguable that there’s more, but that’s beside the point.
Heading into 2019, Bochy was MLB’s longest-tenured manager by a single club, since Mike Sociosa and the Los Angeles Angels’ union came to an end.
It also must be remembered that Bochy was the manager of the San Diego Padres for twelve years prior to his Giants tenure.
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He led the Padres to the postseason four times and brought the franchise one of its two pennants in 1998 — he was also a part of the Padres’ 1984 World Series squad as a player.
Interestingly enough, Bochy was the manager of the Padres the last time they reached the postseason all the way back in 2006.
All Bochy has done since he took over in San Francisco is lead the Giants to four postseason appearances and three World Series Titles, making him one of only 10 managers in baseball history to win at least three championships.
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Every other manager with at least three titles is in the Hall of Fame.
While his overall record is, and will ultimately stay under .500, Bochy is 11th on the all-time wins list. Each manager ahead of him shares a common honor — you probably guessed it, they’re all in the Hall of Fame.
Bochy is sitting at 1999 wins as of Wednesday, September 18 with 11 games remaining in the season. The Giants’ next victory will mark baseball history, as Bochy will become just the 11th manager to join the 2000-win club.
To show how elusive the number 2000 is, the next closest active manager is Terry Francona, who is more than 330 wins away from the number.
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Bruce Bochy’s retirement is not only the end of an era for the Giants and Bay Area sports, but it’s the end of an era for baseball.