Future HOF manager Bruce Bochy tells me he's content with taking the uniform off and rejoining the Giants in an advisory role. It took just 90 minutes at a Nashville restaurant with Tony Vitello to convince Bochy that Buster Posey made a smart hire to manage. www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...

Hearing that former Padres manager and Twins bench coach Jayce Tingler has agreed to join Tony Vitello's staff in San Francisco. Tingler and Vitello were college teammates at Missouri and have remained close friends, so this is a very predictable outcome.

The Giants have officially declined their $4m option on Tom Murphy. Just a totally unforced error of a signing by Farhan Zaidi. Murphy gets a 250k buyout.

Loving the conversation that's come out of Game 7 especially on the topic of IKF's baserunning. Really great, fun, thoughtful, and (mostly) respectful discussion. As Justin Turner+others have pointed out, a runner at 3B has a different level of aggressiveness when it's a force vs. tag play at home.

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It's such a privilege and thrill to cover Game 7 of the World Series. I'll always be grateful that I got to experience it. And I'm grateful for the Wayback Machine, since unfortunately, most of my work in 2012-14 for Comcast is no longer archived on their site. web.archive.org/web/20141102...

Logan Webb on Tony Vitello: "I'm super excited. I know the guys are super excited. I think it's going to be a healthy energy boost to our team and our clubhouse."

Tony Vitello will wear No.23.

Tony Vitello: "It is a dream come true but it is a very recent dream. As much as I'd love to sit up here and promise things and pound my fist on the desk, really all I want to do is to do a good job."

Buster Posey on Tony Vitello: "Tony's a teacher, he's a motivator, a tireless worker and somebody who knows how to build culture." Said he will impact more than the clubhouse but also the community and organization.

Talk about a perfect potential addition to Tony Vitello's staff. The Mets had the worst average sprint speed in MLB but created the second most baserunning runs (behind Milwaukee) and Richardson was a huge part of that. It's an area that's an imperative for the Giants (minus-6, 28th) to improve.

The Baltimore Orioles are finalizing a deal to hire Craig Albernaz as manager, sources tell ESPN. Albernaz, 42, was previously associate manager with Cleveland and was a widely sought-after candidate for open managerial jobs. He joins a O's team coming off a 75-87 season.

I guess only time will tell. www.barstoolsports.com/blog/3553886...

Drew Gilbert is just a little bit fired up (!!) about Tony Vitello managing the San Francisco Giants. Gilbert also can appreciate more than anyone just how much Vitello is leaving behind in Knoxville. Story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/674...

Drew Gilbert, as you might imagine, is just a little bit fired up today after his college coach became his major league manager (although he'll have to get used to not calling him "Coach Vitello" anymore):

Tremendous column from our Joe Rexrode, who witnessed the full Tony Vitello Experience™️ in Knoxville and writes about how his audacity will translate to Major League Baseball. www.nytimes.com/athletic/673...

Logan Webb reacts to the hiring of Tony Vitello: "I think Tony will bring a ton of energy and passion to our team and organization. As players we’re all excited to see what he brings to S.F."

Vitello will be introduced in a press conference Oct. 30. No terms were announced but we're hearing it's at least a three-year deal and possibly four.

The Giants have made the Vitello hiring official.

Within are exclusive comments from Max Scherzer, who has been close with Tony Vitello since they were at Mizzou. Plus reaction from U of Arizona coach/former DBacks manager Chip Hale, former UT player Ben Joyce, and what Pat Murphy said when asked about Vitello yesterday (via the NY Post podcast).

Breaking news story on the Giants being in agreement with Tony Vitello, making him the first head coach with no pro baseball experience to leap directly to a major league managerial position: www.nytimes.com/athletic/673...

Giants source confirms they will announce they are in agreement with Tony Vitello agreement to become their next manager. Huge move, huge day for the entire baseball industry.

Assuming Giants and Tony Vitello can agree to salary terms, there will be a lot of ripples to this news. Let's get ahead of one: If Max Scherzer wants to pitch next season, it'll be no surprise at all if he signs with the Giants. He and Vitello have a special relationship going back to Mizzou.

Breaking news from @ken-rosenthal.bsky.social, @brittghiroli.bsky.social and me: www.nytimes.com/athletic/672...

#Royals third base coach Vance Wilson interviewed for San Francisco’s managerial opening this month and is a candidate for the manager’s job in Minnesota, too, according to a source. Twins have him on their interview list.

Despite what some are speculating, I can report with confidence that the Giants have not sought to hire Stephen Vogt away from Cleveland, where he is under contract through 2026 (and likely about to receive an extension).

Buster Posey said he spoke to Bruce Bochy and told him that he doesn’t view him as a managerial candidate given the direction they want to go, but there will always be a role for him with the Giants if he wants it.

The Giants have relieved Bob Melvin of duties

Giants finish in the .500 doldrums, and Bob Melvin faces an uncertain future www.nytimes.com/athletic/667...

List of players to score 150+ runs in a season, post WWII: 1949 Ted Williams, 150 2000 Jeff Bagwell, 152 2025 Shohei Ohtani? (141 with 7+ to play)

Here's a gallery of the all-time leaders in winning percentage. Yeah, Clayton Kershaw is a little bit of a throwback.

Probably hold off ordering that Bryce Eldridge No.78 Giants jersey. Clubhouse manager Brad Grems is planning to issue Eldridge a more standard, less offensive lineman-type energy number next spring.

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Bryce Eldridge met with reporters in the dugout in his stocking feet. He literally has no shoes because his bag was already loaded on a flight from OKC to Sacramento when he got news of his promotion. They’re bringing some of his stuff that was still at the Papago complex (including size 14 cleats).

The Giants announced the Bryce Eldridge promotion. Luis Matos was optioned and Brett Wisely was DFAd. Eldridge will wear No.78.

Can't be certain but this might be the first time I've worked a reference to a shrimp fork into a game story. www.nytimes.com/athletic/662...

The only other time before today that Clayton Kershaw walked four in this ballpark was 15 years ago. Matt Cain took a shutout into the eighth to outduel him on Aug. 1, 2010. Today, Kershaw has walked four of the first 14 batters he's faced.

Clayton Kershaw entered with a 1.69 ERA in close to 200 career innings in San Francisco. He'd given up as many as four runs in just two of 28 career starts, and none since 2018. The Giants just hung a 4-spot on him in the first inning.

Once every 52 years or so, a dude hits a grand slam to walk off the Dodgers in San Francisco: www.nytimes.com/athletic/662...

Patrick Bailey career walk-off home runs: 4 Buster Posey career walk-off home runs: 3

Patrick Bailey's walk-off grand slam was his first home run in more than two years while batting right-handed. Can't make this stuff up.

Today for @baseballprospectus.com I wrote about one of my hobby horses: the long, drawn-out death of catcher framing. MLB’s buffer zone adjustment this spring was supposed to take another bite out of catcher value, and it did — except for one dude.

Posted earlier today: Patrick Bailey, by himself, has accounted for nearly 19 percent of all net positive framing runs saved in MLB this season. That's ... incredible. He also goes through catcher's mitts as fast as you (probably) go through a roll of toilet paper. www.nytimes.com/athletic/662...

Matt Chapman successfully appealed his one-game suspension. MLB dropped the penalty as part of a settlement agreement, the Giants said. Chapman will pay a fine and be in the lineup tonight vs. the Dodgers.