Happy weekend, San Francisco Giants fans.
On Friday, poignant news came out about the Giants: Mike Murphy has retired.
If you’re not familiar with Murphy’s name, then you’re probably familiar with his face. If you’ve watched a game in recent years — and by “recent years” I mean “since the Giants moved to San Francisco” — then you’ve probably seen Murphy. Maybe you’ve seen him lurking behind the scenes. Maybe you’ve seen him being handed the baseball after a rookie’s first hit. Maybe you’ve seen him navigating through the crowd of celebrating Giants to try and pocket whatever valuable items need to be saved from getting lost or trampled on after a World Series win or a perfect game.