The writing has been on the wall for months, and on Monday, Bruce Bochy read it: 2019 will be his last season as the Giants’ manager.
Bochy’s announcement wasn’t surprising. That said, the timing and setting did catch more than a few off guard.
But it’s telling that San Francisco’s greatest manager didn’t want some fussy press conference or a video montage tribute to mark his final campaign — he merely dropped a bombshell during his daily media availability in the Giants’ dugout at the team’s Spring Training complex in Scottsdale, Ariz.
The announcement was low-key but classy, egoless but direct.