Two delightful things happened during the San Francisco Giants game against the Minnesota Twins on Friday night. They both occurred in the eighth inning. They were the only two delightful things that happened, but gosh, they sure were delightful!
In the bottom half of the inning, Austin Wynns took the mound.
You know the guy. Normally a catcher.
It represented an organizational philosophy for the Giants, and baseball as a whole. It used to be that position players pitching was front page news. Fire off an all-caps tweet letting everyone know. Stop what you’re doing and get to the TV.