Logan Webb’s night got worse after the Giants were battered by the Toronto Blue Jays and nearly no-hit by Dylan Cease in a 10-0 loss on Wednesday.
Webb had another rough outing on the mound, but the real scene unfolded after the game when he jumped onto social media and started sparring with fans and members of the media. He’s done that before, and usually it lands as more of a sharp-edged joke than a real problem.
This time felt different. The Giants had just been embarrassed, they’re now 16 games under .500, and Webb went after Jack Loder of KNBR by calling it “sad” that people like him are allowed in the locker room, replying to a video in which Loder criticized Webb.
That wasn’t the only exchange. Webb also mixed it up with fans, and while none of his posts crossed the line, several were him essentially agreeing with people who said he doesn’t deserve to be an All-Star.
For a team leader to be trading posts with random accounts after a blowout loss is still an odd look. His account is now deactivated, which at least ends the latest round of noise.
There are no winners in social media fights.
The whole episode feels like a snapshot of where things are for the Giants right now. Webb’s reaction reads like frustration spilling out from a season that has gone off the rails.
The lows have piled up, and the club has reached a point where fans who got numb to mediocrity may have forgotten just how ugly truly bad baseball can be. This group has looked more like the 2017-2019 Giants than anything fans wanted to see.
Even with all that, Webb remains the guy at the center of the franchise. He’s still an ace, still a great pitcher, and still the best player the Giants have had this decade by a wide margin. Wednesday was a rough start, and there’s always going to be more pressure on a pitcher with his status, but it’s hard to imagine what this team would have looked like in recent years without him.
His social media blowup probably won’t change the Giants’ thinking on whether to move him, but the trade deadline is coming and the front office may decide to reshape the roster in a big way. If an overwhelming offer comes along, this could be the moment to cash in while his value remains high with contenders looking for starting pitching.
For now, though, the bigger story is the mood around the organization. The frustration is everywhere.
Players are feeling it, fans are feeling it, and the people running the team have to be feeling it too. With the MLB Draft this weekend and the trade deadline in early August, the Giants have two immediate chances to make decisions that point the franchise in a better direction.
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