3 things for SF Giants fans to be thankful for this Thanksgiving

The SF Giants may have gone through three straight mediocre seasons and are currently the 4th best team in the NL West, but there is still plenty to be thankful for. Let’s take a look at 3 things Giants fans should be thankful for.

It is a tough time for Giants fans with the Dodgers being the reigning World Series champions and stealing Blake Snell from them in free agency. It is easy to think negatively about the team, but there is plenty to be positive about on this day of Thanksgiving.

1. Oracle Park

We may be biased, but Oracle Park is the most beautiful park in all of MLB. Even if the product on the field is not the most exciting at times, it is still a beautiful place to go catch a game. Even though the Giants finished at 80-82 last season, they still had 11 walk off wins at Oracle in 2024. The park becomes even more beautiful when the Giants are good, but even in down years it is the most picturesque park in the game. 

2. Kruk and Kuip

Giants fans are fortunate enough to listen to the two best announcers in the game. Mike Krukow and Duane Kuiper are the best in the game and their chemistry built up since they were teammates back in the 1980’s is palpable even if they are calling games from different locations. We do not know how much longer we are going to have the both of them together calling games. One can only hope it is for many more years, but we always have to pinch ourselves and remember how good Giants fans have it. Just watch a game with other broadcasters every now and then and you realize how much better Kruk and Kuip are. They were the recent recipients of a prestigious award recently which is well deserved. Let’s hope we get to listen to them for a long time.

3. Buster Posey

While jaded and cynical Giants fans are already declaring Buster Posey a continuation of the Farhan Zaidi era, I think we should give him a lot of credit for taking on the role of president of baseball operations. He did not have to do this. As a franchise legend he could have just rested on his laurels for the rest of his life. Instead, he is deciding to put some of his reputation on the line by being the main person responsible for trying to field a competitive team in San Francisco. Who knows if he will be successful. We know the path ahead in the NL West is steep. But we should at least be thankful that he is willing to try and turn the franchise around.

Fandom can be a dispiriting thing at times, especially when your favorite team is not doing great. But it is worth it to take a minute and remind ourselves of what we are thankful for with our favorite teams. We at Around the Foghorn wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.