# The Fancestor: Fans of the San Francisco Giants

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- Published: 2026-11-11T09:00:00-06:00
- Author: Guest Post

Baseball Prospectus writer Jon Hegglund joined The Fancestor podcast to reflect 
on his lifelong San Francisco Giants fandom. The discussion spanned key moments 
in franchise history, including championship runs, historic rivalries with the Los
Angeles Dodgers, and notable individual player milestones.

Hegglund also critiqued recent front office decisions and praised the team’s long-
time broadcasting duo. The episode forms part of a broader podcast series exploring
the origins and persistence of fan loyalty across all thirty Major League Baseball
teams.

### The Fancestor: Fans of the San Francisco Giants

Jon Hegglund ([Baseball Prospectus](https://www.baseballprospectus.com/), [Flags Fly Forever](https://open.spotify.com/show/6GOAjFRqhtSAGmuxtbB5ED)
podcast co-host) joins the show to discuss his lifelong journey as a San Francisco
Giants fan. Jon shared how he became a Giants fan in the late 1970s.

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He and Aaron discussed the storied Giants-Dodgers rivalry, with Jon explaining how
Northern and Southern California teams often view each other, and the Giants’ historical
role as the “little brother” to the more successful Dodgers. The conversation covered
key moments in Giants history, including the 1989 World Series loss to the Oakland
A’s, the 1993 season heartbreak, [Barry Bonds](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bondsba01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2026-11-11_br)‘
home run record chase in 2007, and the thrilling championship runs in 2010, 2012,
and 2014.

John reflected on the recent challenges of the Giants franchise, particularly criticizing
the front office’s shift away from analytics and data-driven decision-making. The
interview concluded with a discussion of the beloved broadcasting duo of [Mike Krukow](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/krukomi01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2026-11-11_br)
and [Duane Kuiper](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kuipedu01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2026-11-11_br).

The Fancestor is a podcast about that will speak to 30 fans from 30 Major League
Baseball teams to determine exactly why we are fans. Through interesting conversations,
it strives to understand and explain fandom: how we became fans, the moments that
tested our fandom and why – at the end of the day – we are still fans.

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