When Bruce Bochy retired from his gig as the San Francisco Giants manager after the 2019 season, there were rumors and speculation that he’d jump back into managing with a different ballclub. But despite those rumors — and despite Bochy never really shutting down the idea that he might manage again — nothing ever came to fruition, and nothing ever seemed close to happening, either.
Perhaps that’s changing. On Friday, hours before the Los Angeles Dodgers got to losing a playoff game (is that tidbit relevant? No. Did it feel good to write it, even though the Giants missed the playoffs?