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.
Jon Hegglund (Baseball Prospectus, Flags Fly Forever 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.
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‘ 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 and Duane Kuiper.
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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