Mike Drop

The SF Giants have lost a lot this season, but no loss will be felt like this one. Mike Krukow provided the background soundtrack to our lives. He called the games, but he also called us — providing color commentary on the fans that was every bit as important and enjoyable as the details about what was happening on the field. Even if you don’t know who Krukow is or you’re not a baseball fan, you’ll be able to relate to our impending feeling of loss. The excellent Grant Brisbee on an era-ending announcement that reverberated around an entire region. Mike Krukow’s retirement is going to take a long time for Giants fans to process. “Krukow is, of course, more of a regional treasure than an international one, but he is still in that invitation-only class of the universally beloved. The common connection and through line … is that they radiate joy with everything they do. They somehow found exactly what they wanted to do on this planet and, guess what, it’s exactly what we want them to be doing. It becomes a positive feedback loop that never ends, and there’s never a downside, never a hidden cost. All they put out into the world is something that makes your life better, and in return, all they ask is for the ability to keep doing it. They should get a pass from the physical realities of the world … They do not get a pass from the physical realities of the world.”