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By Michael Saltzman
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Apr 26, 2016; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants center fielder Denard Span (2), right fielder Hunter Pence (8) and left fielder Angel Pagan (16) celebrate after the end of the game against the San Diego Padres at AT&T Park. San Francisco Giants defeat the San Diego Padres 1 to 0. Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 26, 2016; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants center fielder Denard Span (2), right fielder Hunter Pence (8) and left fielder Angel Pagan (16) celebrate after the end of the game against the San Diego Padres at AT&T Park. San Francisco Giants defeat the San Diego Padres 1 to 0. Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY Sports /

Best Picture

The Giants have had some of the most animated teams in recent years. The 2010 Giants of castoffs and misfits never seemed to be too shy in front of the camera. Whether it was Aubrey Huff and Pat Burrell entertaining or Cody Ross smiling, the Giants have continued to have a charismatic locker room ever since. From Hunter Pence to Johnny Cueto, the Giants continue to bring in players that the camera seems to love.

And the nominees for Best Picture are:

And the Winner is:

Angel Pagan, Denard Span and Hunter Pence Questioning Life!

The San Francisco Giants were in the 12th inning of a 7-6 game in Arizona. Cory Gearrin came in to face a right-handed batter. However, because the Diamondbacks had a left hander coming up and a tough right-handed hitter on deck, manager Bruce Bochy decided to leave Cory Gearrin in the game. He moved him to left field and one batter later, put him back in the game to face Paul Goldschmidt.

At that point, winning the game was a bonus, since Giants fans got to enjoy our starting outfield and their priceless reactions to what was happening.

Best Director

The Giants have a future Hall of Fame executive in Brian Sabean as well as a future Hall of Fame manager in Bruce Bochy, so this award may seem like a two man race, but there is more to this category than that.

This year saw a huge shift in the structure of the front office and while Sabean remained in the organization and actually earned a promotion, the day-to-day grind of the general manager job went to longtime Assistant GM Bobby Evans.

Not to mention that the Giants still have one of the best pitching coaches and bench coaches in the game today.

And the Nominees for Best Director Are:

  • Manger – Bruce Bochy
  • Pitching Coach – Dave Righetti
  • General Manager – Bobby Evans
  • Executive VP of Baseball Ops – Brian Sabean
  • Bench Coach – Ron Wotus

And the Winner is:

Bobby Evans

Evans admitted at the end of the season that he should have done more to get a closer, but his moves in 2016 were sensational. He signed Johnny Cueto, Jeff Samardzija, and Denard Span in the off-season to multi-year deals and signed Conor Gillaspie as a minor league free agent, among others.

He also made trades during the season for Eduardo Nunez, Will Smith and Matt Moore. Had he been able to pull the trigger on a closer, we may have seen another parade. However, it was clear that the Best Director of 2016 was Evans.

It is also clear that his decision making in 2017 is going to be just as strong:

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