You’ve all seen this by now, of course, but I can’t start without touching on this stunning and truly chilling announcement. A lot of great Giants players have provided us with moments or games or years of pure pleasure over the years, but Duane Kuiper, along with best friend and wingman Mike Krukow (Frank Robinson used to refer to them corporately as “Kruper!”), has provided us all with literally decades of pleasure. Somewhat improbably, the Giant who has stood above generations of Giants is the spindly-legged, light-hitting backup 2b whose knees were already shot when the Giants acquired him so many years ago (so long, Ed Whitson).
The pitching throughout the farm system has been a nice surprise.