If there’s anybody who can supply a level-headed response to the Giants’ disappointing 2022 season, it is Buster Posey.
The previous Giants catcher joined KNBR 680’s “Murph & Mac” on Tuesday, the place he offered his evaluation of his former staff’s season.
“Essentially the most simplistic view for me, is it’s important to bear in mind it is a actually arduous recreation,” Posey mentioned. “We will break down and get as detailed as you wish to. And generally, it is often called a recreation of inches and that may be inches on the sector or inches off the sector, no matter which may be. But it surely’s a extremely arduous recreation. A 95-win season or an 80-win season generally is just not as far off as you assume it’s and generally there is a tendency to hit the panic button when you’ve a foul stretch of two, three, 4 months, which I get it.
“All of us wish to win 107 video games yearly, however I at all times assume, too, that you just’re not as far off as you could really feel and generally if you do have an amazing 12 months, possibly you are not as far off as having a poor 12 months as you could assume. And that is why I believe the organizations which are constant 12 months in and 12 months out, I simply have nice respect for them, I’ve at all times revered the best way the Giants have gone about it.”
Posey, of all individuals, ought to know that each one bets are off in October. For a company that has a historical past of never-say-die attitudes, Posey believes the Giants ought to end the season sturdy, see the place it lands them and put together for an additional title run subsequent season if they’re unable to assert one of many last NL Wild Card spots.
“There is no secret in some unspecified time in the future each group goes by way of some form of reboot or retool, however from a fan’s perspective, you continue to wish to really feel aggressive,” Posey defined. “I might hate to enter a season and never really feel aggressive. I believe in case you can attempt to end this 12 months sturdy, you by no means know what can occur and crazier issues have occurred. Then go into subsequent 12 months with the perspective ‘Hey, we’ll win the division.’ That was our perspective in 2021 and folks mentioned that throughout the clubhouse as a result of individuals would have laughed at us outdoors of the clubhouse, however that was our mission to begin that season and it is one we achieved, so I simply assume it is a arduous recreation and at occasions sure conditions are typically overblown.”
RELATED: Belt weighing season-ending surgical procedure as unsure future looms
The Giants have been eight and a half video games again of the San Diego Padres for the ultimate Wild Card spot previous to Tuesday’s recreation towards their division rival. The percentages are wanting slimmer by the day, however technically, there may be sufficient time to make up floor and doubtlessly make issues fascinating.
If not, Posey and the Giants will sit up for a way more aggressive season in 2023.
Obtain and observe the Giants Discuss Podcast
