SAN FRANCISCO — Bruce Bochy has many go-to phrases that he pulls out over the course of a long season, and there are a few he would rather not have to use.
Fans never want to hear a manager use the words “rock bottom” and they’d prefer he doesn’t have to explain how he’ll “ham and egg it” to get through a tough injury or two. After Sunday’s lackluster 4-0 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks, Bochy pulled out another one that signals bad times.
“You put your big boy pants on,” he said. “You come out and get ready to go tomorrow.