3/30/2023 0 Comments Giants manager![]() Those notable blips aside, Webb bore a fine resemblance to the pitcher and staff leader who didn’t lose for 22 consecutive starts last season. Nick Castellanos crushed one of those backed-up sliders as Webb gave up multiple home runs for the first time in 52 starts - a remarkable streak that dated to his second major-league game. He adapted as the shadows crept across the infield, going heavy with his whiff-inducing changeup while noticing that his slider, even after it backed up on him a few times against right-handers, was getting better results against lefties. He pitched efficiently and pumped strikes. Webb had matched his season high with 10 strikeouts. He stood at attention in front of the visiting dugout until the final note. Yes, Kapler had made an exception on Memorial Day. ![]() For all the culture warriors on the airwaves and internet who used the Kapler news for their own pie-throwing purposes, and for as trending a topic as he became on Twitter, it was a much quieter scene before the first pitch Monday at Citizens Bank Park as a lone trumpeter sounded a somber yet resolute rendition of the national anthem. Kapler is protesting America’s persistent failure to pass gun control legislation in response to an epidemic of mass shootings, but for some, his reasons are beside the point. Were they commenting on Kapler’s tenure as a rookie manager here, which ended after 2019 and two mediocre seasons when he’d signed up for three? Or were they expressing dissatisfaction with the public stance Kapler took three days earlier in Cincinnati, announcing he would disappear into the clubhouse during the national anthem until he “feel(s) better about the direction of our country”? ![]() ![]() When Giants manager Gabe Kapler walked to the mound in the bottom of the ninth, the question wasn’t whom the fans were booing, but why. ![]()
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