On what is supposed to be a joyous evening of celebrating the annual Willie Mac Award, the Giants fell flat on their face and got trampled on by the Dodgers, 9-2.
Let’s start with the good:
It was somewhat fitting that, in this first year that the award was presented after McCovey’s passing last Fall, it was presented to a player who had never met him. That will come to be more common as the years go by, but it ensures that his legacy remains. This year, that player was Kevin Pillar.