Buster Posey gently ribs SF Giants legend Brandon Crawford on his big day

The SF Giants celebrated legendary shortstop Brandon Crawford on Saturday as the team took on Bruce Bochy's Texas Rangers. It was a deserving honor for the best shortstop in franchise history, and Buster Posey could not help but gently rib him.

Crawford retired this past offseason after a legendary career which was spent almost entirely with the Giants. He was a key member of both the 2012 and 2014 World Series teams and was one of the premier defensive shortstops in the game while he played. Crawford has still been around the team a little bit even after retirement.

Posey gently ribs Crawford as SF Giants honor legendary shortstop

Posey, a former teammate of Crawford's and now the president of baseball operations for the Giants, was one of the speakers prior to Crawford. As part of his speech, Posey talked about the first time he ever met Crawford in 2006 during the Cape Cod League which is a collegiate summer baseball camp.

Posey said his first impression of Crawford was that,"He had short hair, and it was like a little bit of a Zac Efron wannabe type of look." The first High School Musical movie did come out in 2006 so it makes sense that Crawford would be trying to emulate the young heartthrob.

The former Giants backstop did more than just tease Crawford, though. He went on to talk about how lucky he was to have been his teammate and friend and how he would always cherish all the laughs they shared throughout long seasons together.

He was not the only former teammate of Crawford's to speak as Hunter Pence also delivered some kind words and got the crowd to give one more, "Yes! Yes! Yes!" chant in response to the question: will you miss Crawford playing for the Giants?

The man of honor spoke about what it meant for him to play for his hometown team and represent the city of San Francisco. Crawford said he was more nervous giving his speech than he ever was on the field, but he handled it well and the fans gave him all the love he deserved for his storied career.

To make things even better, the Giants were able to get a win for Crawford on his big day. Fittingly, shortstop Willy Adames, the man the Giants signed to fill the hole left by Crawford at shortstop, delivered a clutch single to drive in two runs and tie the game before Patrick Bailey sent everyone home happy with a walk-off single in the bottom of the 9th inning.

It was a great day all around for Giants fans and was a reminder of what sports are supposed to be about. Crawford was the definition of a Great Giant, and we at Around the Foghorn thank him for all of the memories he provided in his legendary career.