Thursday BP: For the love of walk-offs

Hello and happy Thursday.

We’re deep, deep into the depths of the baseball offseason. It’s the time of the year where I start to really realize just how much I miss baseball, and San Francisco Giants baseball in particular.

For the first few months of the offseason, I’m mildly relieved that the season is over. I’m ready for a break. And once Spring Training starts, I’m so exciting about the upcoming season that I forget just how much I miss it.

But January? January is prime missing baseball season.

One of the things I miss most about baseball is walk-offs, because I spend the bulk of the baseball offseason watching basketball, and they don’t have instant wins over there.

So it was just my luck that the Giants recently put out a video of all their walk-offs of the decade. I recommend watching it.

Oddly enough, when I think of Giants walk-offs this decade, the first one that comes to mind — well, the second one, after Travis Ishikawa — is Guillermo Quiróz.

Go figure.

Old, random MCC article for you to read

What can we learn from Michael Holmes’ past drafts? (May 24, 2019 — Roger Munter)

Giants links

• Roger Munter on under the radar prospect Kervin Castro (There R Giants)
• Grant Brisbee on how the Giants plan to use Tommy La Stella (The Athletic, subscription required)
• Tony Wolfe on the Giants commitment to Tommy La Stella (Fangraphs)
• Dieter Kurtenbach on the Hall of Fame being an embarrassment without Barry Bonds (Mercury News)
• Susan Slusser on the Giants talks with Joc Pederson (SF Chronicle)
• Andrew Baggarly on why Tommy La Stella fits perfectly with what the Giants value (The Athletic, subscription required)
• Kerry Crowley on how the Giants key players from the dynasty could miss the Hall of Fame (Mercury News)
• Mark W. Sanchez looks at what remains on the Giants to-do list (KNBR)
• Alex Pavlovic on how Tyler Beede had a unique rehab, and is on schedule to return in May (NBC Sports Bay Area)
• Bill Ladson on how Jeff Kent has no regrets (MLB)
• Alex Pavlovic on the Tommy La Stella fit (NBC Sports Bay Area)

How many days until Opening Day?

There are 63 days until Opening Day.

Have a tremendous Thursday, folks.