SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The Giants lost their third base coach in addition to their third baseman.
On the day Pablo Sandoval finalized his reached agreement with the Boston Red Sox, third base coach Tim Flannery announced he is retiring from San Francisco.
An animated coach who danced along the base line and emphatically twirled his arm to send runners, says on his band’s Facebook page, Tim Flannery and Lunatic Fringe, that he spoke with general manager Brian Sabean and manager Bruce Bochy on Tuesday and they ”shared some tears together.”
Assistant GM Bobby Evans confirmed Flannery is leaving.
Flannery has been on Bochy’s coaching staff dating to their San Diego days and they moved to San Francisco together in 2007.
Flannery says, ”The grueling grind, the schedule, the demands have taken a toll, and I feel it is the time to step off the highway and heal.”
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