Old friends, or spurned ones? It’s part of the business of baseball that familiar faces become unfamiliar ones. The business of life as well. People come and go. Fandom like any other relationship comes with its doubts, fretful wonderings, and insecurities.
A month in with these San Francisco Giants and all these new players—it’s only natural to check-in on those that were. Like searching up an old elementary school friend, or an ex-romantic partner on social media to see what they were up to: Curiosity, nostalgia, the natural inclination to imagine what could’ve been, and of course, the need for sweet vindication.