Sentimentality sneaks up on a guy like Giants manager Bruce Bochy, sculpted from baseball granite, a former catcher who later became dugout royalty.
Managers are supposed to say they’re focused on the team. So he does.
Managers are supposed to say they’re caught up in lineup cards, not nostalgia. So he does.
The 64-year-old who guided the Padres to the 1998 World Series before piling up three world championships with the Giants knows it’s coming, though. He realizes the final trip to San Diego, a three-game swan song starting Friday, will dredge things up and make managing emotions messy.