If you hadn’t heard the news, Bruce Bochy will be missing Sunday’s finale against the Milwaukee Brewers in order to attend the Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cooperstown, New York. He won’t be the only manager leaving their team for the occasion: the Twins’ Paul Molitor will be going as well.
Both men have strong reasons for stepping away from their commitment: to support close friends. In Bochy’s case, he’ll be there to see both Trevor Hoffman and Alan Trammel receive their plaques and he’ll be sitting in the audience smiling and ready for a cutaway during the telecast whenever either of them mention him in a speech.