Bruce Bochy is a future Hall of Fame member, but he does not need championships to get there – The Athletic

Bruce Bochy officially retired after the 2019 season and, after his last match, a metaphorical helicopter will take him to Cooperstown, high and fast, in a direct line. There are Hall of Fame candidates who can argue the Internet for years, but Bochy is not one of them. After the 2008 season, before the success of the World Series, Chris Jaffe ranked Bochy 30th among the best managers of all time. Since then, Bochy has won three championships. He is in it. He is an absolute lock.

Which makes it a little strange to notice that if the Giants play 78-84 this year – which is unlikely and perhaps a bit unlikely – Bochy will have ended his career in San Francisco with a record of .500. One thousand fifty-three victories. One thousand fifty-three losses. It's winning one, losing one, winning one, losing one, again and again for 13 seasons. And if the Giants do not go 90-72 this season, Bochy will finish his 25 year career as a .500 manager. How can we …