Giants general manager Dave Gettleman speaks to the media during a news conference on Tuesday. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
It took nearly 30 awkward, uncomfortable, and confrontational minutes for Dave Gettleman to come out with the only assessment that truly mattered. In his first media availability since before the start of the Giants’ 4-12 season, the general manager was asked how he’d grade himself in his two-plus years on the job.
“Not good enough,” Gettleman responded. “It hasn’t been good enough. It will get better.”
Three sentences, two offering a mea culpa for the team’s 9-23 record on his watch, following by the promise that better times are ahead.