Bruce Bochy is a Hall of Fame manager, maybe one of the best four or five managers in baseball history, and he led the Rangers to a place that had eluded the franchise for 52 seasons. He managed career years out of the hitters on that 2023 Rangers club and perfectly manipulated the pitchers to pull off that improbable run that culminated in the World Series championship. That makes him the best manager in Rangers history. By far. By miles. He delivered what we had waited for our whole lives, and I will forever be grateful.

I don’t know who’s next. Skip Schumaker? Probably. I don’t know who’s going to be on the roster. I’m pretty sure Adolis, Jonah, and Semien will be gone–the core of the team will be younger and the payroll will be less. None of that matters today. Today I thank Bruce Bochy.

I’m really going to miss watching him hobble to the mound to make pitching changes.

Whatever he does next–managing or consulting with the Giants, advising the Rangers via Zoom, or just chilling in Nashville with his grandchildren–I wish him the very best in peace and joy. And deep satisfaction, knowing that he has our undying admiration and affection for giving us something most of us thought we would never see.

Peace,
Allan