"He was an adventurous boy," Bruce's only sister, Terry, said from her home in Melbourne, Fla. "He was not one to sit idle at home. By all accounts, Bruce Bochy has lived a quality life of nearly 52 years. Bochy doesn't hide the size of his head. Former Giant Jay Feely knows the joke. Had Eddie Stanky not been a bit of a screwball, Bochy's career might have looked a lot different. Every night, I lie in bed for 30 minutes trying to learn French words. giants_0302_df.jpg '', Bochy played for parts of nine major league seasons. I just walk back (to the dugout) and here comes Blanco to the on-deck circle, ready to hit.". In 1896, Rogers Hornsby, The Rajah, was born. When asked about what brews he keeps in his office fridge he replied: "You know, for guests after a game, if they want a Bud Light, Coors, Yuengling, maybe Busch," Bochy said. If the Bochys were in the States, he spent his summer on the farm toting tobacco sticks. Nolan Ryan, Hall of Famer, holder of records for most strikeouts and no-hitters in baseball history, gave up exactly one walk-off home run in a career that spanned four decades. His helmet size is an 8 1/4. The Milwaukee Brewers host the San Francisco Giants in a spring training game at Maryvale Baseball Park in Phoenix, Arizona on March 3, 2007. New San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy should have no problem handling Barry Bonds, his former players at San Diego say. To be a manager in the big leagues for 25 straight years is no small feat. He would sit alone. Hundreds of giant sized New Era official hats available for like $6 bucks. We were down 8-4, the Tigers needed three outs to clinch the World Series,'' Bochy said. "One night I look outside and there are eight cows standing in the street and on everybody's lawn," McNamara said. According to friends, relatives and his former players in San Diego, the San Francisco Giants' 16th manager is as self-effacing and humorous as he appears. In the minors, his teammates used his helmet to ice down an entire six-pack for postgame celebrations. The Giants went 13-3 in one-run games in the postseason in 2010, 2012 and 2014. He is the new manager for the San Francisco Giants. Virdon was great at that. A few of those seasons in San Diego, from 1983-85, the journeyman infielder shared a clubhouse with former Giants manager Bruce Bochy, who was the Padres' catcher from 1983-87 K. This is a carousel. This ball is a Fotoball with the Swingin' Friar in the center. In 2005, Mark Grudzielanek hit for the cycle. He and his wife of 29 years have raised two fine boys. No doubt Texas wants to get back to the biggest stage in baseball. Bochy said, "It was like Herman Munster joined our team.''. Find out more. "I wasn't there," Hoffman said, "but just to think about his wrecking-ball head going into one of those beams; we're lucky the stadium didn't come down.". Penny had to leave the game. giants_0194_df.jpg Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of InsideTheBook.com, and co-author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. I'm sure there'll be moments during the season.". Kurkjian tells stories about Bochy's extremely large helmet (1:15), Bruce Bochy has a sense of humor, and a big head, The first $500 million superstar? "You know how we use slang, we say 'don't know' instead of 'I don't know'? They do that with every word. America's Pastime. At No. We don't get discouraged very easily.". The Giants prepare for the season with spring training workouts at Scottsdale Stadium. Peavy had been perfect through six innings in a August 2014 duel against the Mets' Jacob deGrom, who also was working on a no-hitter. He signed as a free agent with the Padres in 1983, beginning a 24-season association with the organization as a player, coach and manager. In between, he covered Barry Bonds' controversial career with the Giants, including Bonds 'successful quests for home-run records and his place in baseball's performance-enhancing drugs scandal. Or write about sports? Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of InsideTheBook.com, and co-author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. You love baseball. Find out more. Remember Madison Bumgarner in 2014? The former big league catcher had a 1,052-1,054 record in San Francisco from 2007 to 2019. Gus grew up a rabid Cincinnati Reds fan, and no matter where he was stationed he would fiddle with the radio dial in search of a game. Bochys World Series teams were clutch in those instances. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. When Mike Piazza joined Bochy's San Diego Padres in 2006, Piazza took a hand-strength test that is required of all new players. This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. When he played for the Astros, Bochy's nickname was The Giants prepare for the season with spring training workouts at Scottsdale Stadium. The commitment to proper French flair is part of Bochys new assignment as manager of Les Bleus in the World Baseball Classic Qualifiers, set to open March 13 at the Kino Sports Complex in Tucson, Ariz. At this time last year, Bochy was preparing for the last of his 13 decorated seasons as manager of the San Francisco Giants. WebON THIS DATE IN 1995, Bruce Bochy won his first game as a manager. It did not click for Bochy, who quickly was pigeonholed as a backup catcher. Bumgarner throws five scoreless innings (62 pitches) in relief to seal a 3-2 win in one of the greatest pitching performances in World Series history. Standing next to Bochy made me feel like I was 2 ft tall. The Giants prepare for the season with spring training workouts at Scottsdale Stadium. He underwent an angioplasty in 2015, missed a game with an irregular heartbeat in 2016 and underwent two heart ablations in 2017. I was feeling good. His hat size is 8-1/8. Bochy managed Rangers GM and former pitcher Chris Young when they were both with the Padres a decade and a half ago. Bochy considers himself a protege of Virdon, who was not a serial yeller and chair thrower but a behind-the-scenes disciplinarian. He would always wear all black on days he pitched. In 1966, pitcher Eric Hillman was born. Which team will make a big move? The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. New San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy should have no problem handling Barry Bonds, his former players at San Diego say. ON THIS DATE IN 1995, Bruce Bochy won his first game as a manager. It's still a moment I'll never forget.". It is not just the head. They're all in the dugout wondering what happened to Bruce. Gus Bochy was military to the core, even the way he talked. I believe he is the greatest second baseman ever. All rights reserved. The Padres and Dodgers were in a tight race for the National League West title. David Vincent, author of the Home Run Encyclopedia, determined that it was the most combined letters ever in back-to-back homers, more than Yastrzemski and Conigliaro. One longtime Bochy-watcher in San Diego believes players did not sass their manager because they genuinely believed he could kick their butts. But that can be a double-edged sword, for he has been criticized on occasion for seeming too stoic in times of trouble. If there are issues to be dealt with, they'll be dealt with in private.". McNamara is quite the colorful neighbor. He had a lifetime average of .358. Those games, Bruce said, "were a big deal. The Rangers need pitching. It got away from us,' " Peavy said. He was with the Padres from 1995 through 2006 before joining the Giants until he retired in 2019. Listening to Bochy punk himself, it registers: The man with a big head does not have a big head. The Milwaukee Brewers host the San Francisco Giants in a spring training game at Maryvale Baseball Park in Phoenix, Arizona on March 3, 2007. He was good enough to be picked by the Houston Astros in the first round of the secondary phase of the 1975 amateur draft. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. His voice is Cecil B. DeMille as the burning bush telling Moses to lead his people out of Egypt. "On the first pitch, I hit a home run that was foul by 15 feet: the story of my career, I hit about 714 of those bad boys. No one ran a bullpen better than he did. Bruce Bochy arrives at 7am to prepare for his day at spring training. When I signed with the Houston Astros, they realized they didnt have a helmet big enough. But then I singled to left. "He just walked into the middle of that small clubhouse and said, 'Hey, boys, it's over. After I was done, [Pence] really gave a spiritual, spirited talk to the club. Hoffman was talking to a reporter He is laconic in public but passionate in private, with the intuition to know when to hoist players' spirits with platitudes and when to drag them into his office to be dressed down, which he always will do out of earshot from reporters and even from the rest of the team. Photographed in Scottsdale on 2/17/07. I was feeling good. The quick hook that led to a championship. Bochy said, "It was like Herman Munster joined our team.''. By all accounts, his reputation as a players' manager is well-deserved. ON THIS DATE IN 1995, Bruce Bochy won his first game as a manager. Way-way-too-early 2023 MLB All-Stars: Predicting full rosters for both the AL and NL, 28 days, 3 teams -- and countless twists: Inside the Carlos Correa free agency saga, Pride, power and complaining about bad airplane food? Bochy retired in 2019 after a successful 13-year stint with the Giants, citing health- and stress-related reasons. With the Giants losing 5-4 in the ninth inning of a July game in 2010, Bochy notices Dodgers hitting coach Don Mattingly who had taken over after manager Joe Torre was ejected making two visits on the mound during a single trip to talk to closer Jonathan Broxton. I said he wasn't. Feel his pain as a size 8. I told them there are cell phones. That's what he did, and we went on to win 19 games in September.". I asked him why he didn't play basketball instead of baseball. WebSan Francisco Giants' manager Bruce Bochy and coaches Hensley Meulens and Shawon Dunston before 3-2 16 inning win over New York Mets in MLB game at Oracle Park in Chronicle Photo / Deanne Fitzmaurice Ran on: 03-11-2007 His wavy hair remains dark, save for a dash of salt that has invaded the pepper on his goatee and sideburns. When he played for the Astros, Bochy's nickname was "Heady." Photographed in Scottsdale on 2/17/07. WebAyy 8 1/8 club! When he was in Panama, at Fort Kobbe, he coached the installation's baseball team, which played against other bases. Chronicle Photo / Deanne Fitzmaurice, Bruce Bochy is the new manager for the San Francisco Giants. "In his locker, we put a six-pack of beer, with ice, in Boch's helmet. Find more Rangers coverage from The Dallas Morning News here. Kurkjian tells stories about Bochy's extremely large helmet (1:15), Bruce Bochy has a sense of humor, and a big head, The first $500 million superstar? You love baseball. Next thing you know, the manager comes out, takes out the starter, puts in the right-handed reliever. It was a special-order helmet. Bruce Bochy will manage his final game as skipper of the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. One of the blunders was committed by then-manager Don Mattingly. We're going to have incidents just like a family does, or a workplace. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. It's also available for football, basketball and hockey. Bochy is currently at 2,003 wins for his managerial career, 19 wins shy of cracking the all-time top 10 for wins by a major league manager. He put in Ron Roenicke. Springing Rule 8.06 traps the Dodgers twice! San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Matt Morris (35) had a rough outing as he is taken out by Giants manager Bruce Bochy (left) in the 2nd inning with a score of 6-2, Brewers. Legendary pitcher Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros poses for a photo in the 1980s. Photographed in Scottsdale on 2/15/07. In 1997, he hit back-to-back homers with Andy Stankiewicz. Tim Kurkjian reminisces about Bruce Bochy's abnormally large helmet on the anniversary of his first win as a manager. I believe he is the greatest second baseman ever. He recruited me," Bochy said. Chronicle Photo / Deanne Fitzmaurice, Bruce Bochy greets Ryan Klesko who played for him in San Diego and just signed for the Giants. giants_0154_dfA.jpg I gambled there, and it got me.". He almost beams over the dullness of his quotes. Bruce Bochy feels that a managerial decision he made might have cost Jake Peavy a no-hitter in 2014. You're not hitting, but I just want to get this starter out,'" Morse said. Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 8th round of the 1975 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Eastern Florida State College (Cocoa, FL) and the Houston Astros in the 1st round (23rd) of the 1975 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Eastern Florida State College (Cocoa, FL). The catcher, who came up from the minors after John Stearns was placed on the disabled list, has always had an extra-large head - size 8. Stay on current site or go to US version. John Kruk always finds ways to send me cases of Yuengling.". With the Padres, Bochy hit a walk-off homer off Nolan Ryan, the only walk-off homer he ever hit, the only one Ryan ever allowed. WebWhen Bochy first made it to the majors, he had earned a reputation for having a large head. In 1966, pitcher Eric Hillman was born. Bruce Bochy watches pitcher Armando Benitez throw the ball. Chronicle Photo / Deanne Fitzmaurice Ran on: 03-11-2007 We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. He is the new manager for the San Francisco Giants. Hoffman was a Padre for all 12 of Bochy's years as manager in San Diego and can recall just two times the manager closed the doors and tore into the team, "and that was more of a calculated blowup.". "I thought about it, and sure enough, the ball was hit there, and the baseball gods punished me. Born: You'd be surprised. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. I asked him why he didn't play basketball instead of baseball. "I've tried to learn French, but good lord, that is hard,'' Bochy said. The next time you wonderjust how big is Bruce Bochys head? The youngest, Mark, is a chemical engineer in Mobile, Ala., and Terry, who is 18 months older than Bruce, retired from the U.S. Customs Service to become a full-time caretaker for their mom, who has had Alzheimer's for more than a decade and no longer recognizes Bruce. Well, they went 15-35 in one-run games. His nickname was Heady. Peavy started that game and said he will never forget Bochy's reaction to the Padres' rat-a-tat demise that night. "They had 100 guys out there because they had a no-cut policy," Bochy said. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. In 1997, he hit back-to-back homers with Andy Stankiewicz. I got to first. It's an 8, surely one of the biggest in baseball history. Bochy He is listed at 6-foot-4, 215 pounds. So while we await its return, every day we'll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history. I can say 'bonjour' and 'bonsoir' and 's'il vous plait,' but I'm about to say uncle and go back to Spanish. Two years later, in a season in which the Astros demoted him to the minors, he had only 22. Some defensive statistics Copyright Sports Info Solutions, 2010-2023. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. "The ball is too big,'' he said, "and there are no rainouts.''. The tournament is expected to run as normal next year. His helmet size is an 8 1/4. Bochy doesn't hide the size of his head. The first, of course, being when Rose steamrolled catcher Ray Fosse in the 1970 MLB All-Star Game, fracturing and separating Fosses shoulder, which caused Fosse issues for the rest of his career. When was the last time a Bochy statement became fodder for national debate on the airwaves? His hat size is 8-1/8. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Do you have a blog? In 1997, he hit back-to-back homers with Andy Stankiewicz. He has a great sense of humor. Photographed in Scottsdale on 2/17/07. He put in Ron Roenicke. WebATF Its pretty common knowledge that San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy has the biggest head in all of baseball. Former Ranger Kevin Mench, according to legend, had the biggest head in Rangers history with a size 8 cap. After release from Dodgers, what's next for Trevor Bauer? He played nine seasons in The Show, and coached, and won 951 games as a big-league manager, and took a team to the World Series, and won with players who were not supposed to win, and forged a reputation as an honest and likable leader who would no more rip one of his men in the newspapers than rip his own ears off. The Giants prepare for the season with spring training workouts at Scottsdale Stadium. After that hit, the floodgates opened for the Mets, who ending up scoring four times off Peavy that inning. He's got a step on me before I move. All advice, including picks and predictions, is based on individual commentators opinions and not that of Minute Media or its related brands. My dude, thats like very average for an adult male. Greg Abbott promises largest property tax cut in state history, Cowboys sideline exclusive: The curious case of Brett Maher and the missing K balls, La Casita has become one of the biggest bakeries in D-FW, and its just getting started, Prime Prosper corner just north of Universals future Frisco theme park hits the market, Mark Cubans Cost Plus Drugs could have saved his NBA team almost $150,000 on medications. He put in Ron Roenicke. When people commend me for what I'm doing for my mom, it's a testament to the type of mom my mother was. Bochy left retirement behind to attempt just that. Bochy is also the first manager in franchise history to have been born outside the United States. "It really is an honor for me to care for her. ON THIS DATE IN 1995, Bruce Bochy won his first game as a manager. He would tell me to go up there and he would tell me, 'You're not hitting. Bochy's humor is mostly self-deprecating. School Brevard Community College High School Melbourne High School Debut July 19, 1978 Final Game He's a good man. Its pretty common knowledge that San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy has the biggest head in all of baseball. Bochy's humor is mostly self-deprecating. South Carolina? For a career .239 hitter with only 26 home runs over 9 years, I can imagine that was probably a pretty magical moment for him. Tim Flannery, the only coach Bochy brought to San Francisco, said he has cautioned the holdovers that Bochy is a demanding leader who is not shy about giving his staff an earful when things go awry. By the time I got to the on-deck circle, there's somebody else already waiting like a (Gregor) Blanco or somebody was waiting down in the tunnel to hit. So while we await its return, every day we'll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history. is the new manager for the San Francisco Giants. Their neighbor, Kevin McNamara, moved in two months later and remembers seeing them for the first time, joking that as soon as he saw Bruce driving home after a round of golf while Kim was laboring to sweep the driveway, "I knew he and I were going to hit it off.". After retiring as the manager of the San Francisco Giants after the 2019 season, Bochy, who was born in France, was chosen to manage Team France in the International Baseball Federation. "My dad was serious," Bruce said. April 16, 1955 Major Gus Bochy, the son of a West Virginian who worked in the coal mines and died in one. "We ran a red carpet from the clubhouse door all the way to Boch's locker,'' said then-teammate Terry Kennedy. (His hat size is 8 ). The Giants prepare for the season with spring training workouts at Scottsdale Stadium. Twitter: @Mike_at_SFGate. "There's no gratitude down here for that.". Managerial Candidates. Northern Virginia? The Bochys are empty-nesters now that Brett has taken flight to the University of Kansas, where he plays baseball. He has a great sense of humor. Bochy doesn't hide the size of his head. The signatures are from the 1996 season. So he had to keep his old helmets and repaint them every time he changed teams. RELATED: Former A's manager reportedly a candidate to replace Bochy. He could make a game out of anything, and he would lose track of time. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Today, Bruce Bochy was named the new manager of the Texas Rangers. Javascript is required for the selection of a player. The host was tearing into Bochy for resting Tony Gwynn and Ken Caminiti and saying Bochy didn't care if San Diego lost that game because it won the first two in the series. I got to first. 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'', Bochy played for parts of nine major league seasons. Bruce Bochy is the new manager for the San Francisco Giants. The size of Dodger Stadium parking lot. It's an 8, surely one of the biggest in baseball history. I believe he is the greatest second baseman ever. Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. Before the pandemic shut down the sports world, Bochy was in Tucson, Ariz., helping Team France get ready for a World Baseball Classic He destroyed the team record. Photographed in Scottsdale on 2/18/07. But the neighbor's tone turned serious as he recounted the Padres' refusal to extend Bochy's contract after 12 years as manager and two consecutive division titles, how they told Bochy they would not stand in his way if he looked for another job. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. He is my favorite. I asked him why he didn't play basketball instead of baseball. "I just wanted to make an appearance, so [Padres manager] Dick Williams had me pinch hit in the ninth against [Detroit's Willie Hernandez] in Game 5. Bochy needs to shop at Marshall's and/or Ross. Born: Bochy fact: When Bruce was in the bigs he had to purchase a When Mike Piazza joined Bochy's San Diego Padres in 2006, Piazza took a hand-strength test that is required of all new players. Before that deGrom was durable, winning two straight Cy Young awards in 2018 and 2019. (Age 23-094d, Where is that dugout video of Bochy hollering at a player who messed up? Scores from any date in Major League history, Minor, Foreign, College, & Black Baseball, Frequently Asked Questions about MLB and Baseball. That's when I said, 'I think I'll go ahead and sign with the Astros.' Some of our favorite Bruce Bochy anecdotes. Bochy did not even vent to coaches after a horrible loss last Sept. 18, an episode that Padres' players say exemplified Bochy's cool under fire. It's an 8, surely one of the biggest in baseball history. Young set a career high for innings pitched that season. I'm sitting in the front row of the team picture with black glasses on. ". In 1896, Rogers Hornsby, The Rajah, was born. I got to first. Then there were the cows that got loose from a nearby ranch. 67 Posted by And he dropped down here (sidearm) and threw it about 100 miles an hour at the wall, at where my head would have been. He would always wear all black on days he pitched. Bochy is apparently not a craft IPA beer guy. The following day, Larry Walker drew a chalk outline of a human figure in the spot, CSI-style. Bochy played a lot of winter ball, and by the time their oldest son, Greg, was 5, he had been dragged to the Dominican Republic, Venezuela and Puerto Rico. from the SABR BioProject, More Bruce Bochy Pages at Baseball Reference. WebBochy is known for having one of the largest cap sizes in Major League Baseball. It wasnt just against the Rangers. You can get a six-pack of beer in a lot of guys' helmet, but only in Boch's helmet can you put a six-pack of beer with ice.''. WebON THIS DATE IN 1995, Bruce Bochy won his first game as a manager. No one ran a bullpen better than he did. fr, High School: Melbourne HS (Melbourne, FL), School: Eastern Florida State College (Cocoa, FL), View Player Bio Many thanks to him. "But I'm out there showing my face. Allegedly when my grandfather was given a helmet in the army it was on the top of the shelf and covered with dust. He just wanted Ron to play in a World Series game also.''. Bochys dome comes quite close. "'Everybody in that clubhouse was absolutely devastated, as well as he, but he had that leadership mentality to come in and say, 'Listen, I've got to rally my troops here.' Way-way-too-early 2023 MLB All-Stars: Predicting full rosters for both the AL and NL, 28 days, 3 teams -- and countless twists: Inside the Carlos Correa free agency saga, Pride, power and complaining about bad airplane food? All rights reserved. "The funny thing was, a couple days later he was taking his bullpen in old Jack Murphy (Stadium) and I was shagging in right field, and he said, 'Hey, Boch, I got something for you next time I see you.' The Giants prepare for the season with spring training workouts at Scottsdale Stadium. Bochy's head would have been an easy target for Ryan, as it's one of the largest in baseball. But hes still very likely to do so in his first season with the Rangers in 2023. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. giants_0017_df.jpg WebBruce Bochy can't help it. If I was going to return to managing, it had to be the right situation, Bochy said in a written statement on Friday. "Bruce is responsible for the new ballpark, and he gets nothing," said McNamara, 57, who sells commercial real estate. I can say 'bonjour' and 'bonsoir' and 's'il vous plait,' but I'm about to say uncle and go back to Spanish. in Landes de Bussac, France The ball dropped, and Murphy hustled into second with a double. He doesn't want to deal with things in front of the public. Indeed, the Giants did win all three games to advance to the NL League Championship Series and eventually a World Series championship. He gets into the act. He comes home, wakes up the next morning, and there's cattle. "We were raised in a Christian home, and this is what I felt the Lord called me to do," she said. The Giants prepare for the season with spring training workouts at Scottsdale Stadium. Bochys resume suggests he could deliver. Henry Schulman has covered the San Francisco Giants since 1988, starting with the Oakland Tribune and San Francisco Examiner before moving to the San Francisco Chronicle in 1998. Scores from any date in Major League history, Minor, Foreign, College, & Black Baseball, Frequently Asked Questions about MLB and Baseball. In the first drill, they were learning how to get hit by a pitch. Former Ranger Kevin Mench, according to legend, had the biggest head in Rangers history with Bruce speaks reverently about his sister. The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only. San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy gives a fan an autographed baseball prior to the game. WebMay 20, 2014 Its pretty common knowledge that San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy has the biggest head in all of baseball. Bochy doesn't hide the size of his head. '', Bochy played for parts of nine major league seasons. He was always out organizing games, sandlot games, whether it was kickball, dodgeball, football, baseball, basketball, horseshoes, darts. "Back then," Bruce said, "you had to hang the tobacco up in barns. He said Mark Lemke was better than Hornsby. The Bruce Bochy file . He won three World Series in a five-year span. In fact, according to this video by ESPNs Tim Kurkjian (also embedded below), when Bochy was traded to a new team as a baseball player, he had to take his helmet with him. WebCheck out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Bruce Bochy. youll have something to go remember. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Terry Bochy said her brother was a "peacemaker and mediator," not unusual for a middle child, and seemed mature beyond his years. At the time, 2007-03-11 04:00:00 PDT Scottsdale , Ariz. -- It always comes back to his massive head. Bochy is the new manager for the San Francisco Giants. I've always been around 7 5/8 and I always thought my head was massive! It looked like an Army team. Bruce Bochy is the new manager for the San Francisco Giants. "I'd bring my helmet with me, and my new team had to spray paint it with their colors because they didn't have a helmet that would fit me,'' he said. Don't laugh, he said, "She could throw. Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith. He posted a career slash line of .239 /.298/.388 and finished his career with 192 hits and 26 homers. It's an 8, surely one of the biggest in baseball history. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. Then Dick pinch ran for me. For more information, please read our Legal Disclaimer. But rumors of his return have been swirling basically since his retirement, and it appears that the Rangers and GM Chris Young were able to talk him into leading this club into 2023. 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