When Bruce Bochy takes off his hat and/or begins his final wave to the crowd at Oracle Park, I will cry. I have cried exactly four times in my life. Crying about baseball is probably a very dumb thing to do considering how much more important almost literally anything else in the world is, but it’s a rough look I’m prepared to have. That’s just the way it’s going to be.

Bruce Bochy did the impossible. He turned the Giants into champions. He leaves them as he found them, though — directionless, talentless, and tough to watch but with a 10% of being interesting in 1-2 years — but at least we will have the memories of all the good that happened as well as all the long, hard work involved to get them to that point.

Earlier in the week, Brian Sabean explained why he hired Bruce Bochy, and it more or less came down to (and I’m paraphrasing) “when the guy has talent, he’s the sharpest, smartest manager in baseball.” No manager steps into the job fully formed. Bruce Bochy managed in the minors and then managed the Padres for 11 years, taking them to the World Series. You already know that, of course, but have you considered the value of his experience?

Sure, having Lincecum, Cain, and Bumgarner in your rotation with Buster Posey catching them makes it easier to manage. But combine that talent with a sharp baseball mind who can stay focused on the game situation at hand and not get distracted? Hall of Famer.

All month long, the Giants have been doing their #ThankYouBoch celebration. In the last week or so, we’ve seen the video tribute portion of that farewell come in. They’re all over social media, but if you don’t want to look and you just want to get yourself in the emotional state to say goodbye to Bochy, here you go. I’ll even put them into three categories: Current Players and Broadcasters, Miscellaneous, and Former Players.

Current Players & Broadcasters

Jon Morosi of MLB Network overwrote this really nice video intro piece that aired on MLB Network. Jon Miller did a wonderful narration for it.

"This is a man with unsurpassed love and understanding for baseball, and just as crucially, for those who play the game."@jonmorosi reflects on the career of @SFGiants skipper @BruceBochy. #ThankYouBoch pic.twitter.com/1g1TYWQsr9 — MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) September 27, 2019

This “Toast to Boch” segment aired on NBC Sports Bay Area involving the current broadcast team (Miller, Kuiper, Krukow, and Flemming), players. I’m going to spoil Duane Kuiper’s toast for you, because it’s the best one by far:

Here’s to no more rain delays, no more games in Denver, and here’s to cocktails at five o’clock. Everyday.

And the players:

My coworkers spent all season getting players and people around the game to film toasts to Bruce Bochy, and then he was shown the toasts. It’s really, really good. Show starts at 4:49 today on @NBCSAuthentic. Here’s a preview: pic.twitter.com/Wg3Pcu697A — Alex Pavlovic (@PavlovicNBCS) September 28, 2019

Steve Kerr congratulates Boch on his career pic.twitter.com/CmyxBvY5el — SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) September 28, 2019

Former Managers

Tony La Russa and Dusty Baker

"Enjoy yourself, like I am, and maybe we'll join each other somewhere fishing." -Dusty Baker #ThankYouBoch pic.twitter.com/HXopZoOnAL — #ThankYouBoch (@SFGiants) September 28, 2019

Joe Torre

Jim Leyland and Bill Virdon

Miscellaneous

Sharrrrrrrrrrks

Ninerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrs

The key to the City!

The flight crew at the Atlanta airport giving Bochy a salute.

As we were getting ready to take off the @SFGiants planned a water canon salute before Bochy flew off into the sunset...#ThankYouBoch pic.twitter.com/Cl17AIzPva — Amy Gutierrez (@AmyGGiants) September 22, 2019

“Fade to Black” . . .

“I’ll Be Alright Without You” . . .

Two fan tributes that stood out:

Former Players

Matt Cain looks really good in his retirement.

"Baseball is going to miss you. I'm going to miss you. San Francisco is going to miss you."

#ForeverGiant Matt Cain and @HunterPence say #ThankYouBoch. pic.twitter.com/9Ve0KZWidK — #ThankYouBoch (@SFGiants) September 28, 2019

Goose Gossage — he does not complain about modern baseball.

A big thank you from Hall of Fame pitcher and @BruceBochy's good friend, Goose Gossage! #ThankYouBoch pic.twitter.com/sskI9udvMi — #ThankYouBoch (@SFGiants) September 26, 2019

If you’re expecting Jeremy Affeldt to say something goofy here, he doesn’t! He actually reveals the secret of leadership that Bochy taught him:

Joe Panik

"I want to thank you for everything that you've meant to me, as a person and as a ballplayer. It was an honor to play for you." -#ForeverGiant Joe Panik

#ThankYouBoch pic.twitter.com/PFEhOdUgZu — #ThankYouBoch (@SFGiants) September 26, 2019

Ryan Vogelsong

Andres Torres (not featured: his yoga pants)

Sergio Romo

The final game of Bochy’s career figures to have plenty more tributes and surprises. Tim Lincecum? Barry Zito? Don Mattingly? We’ll update the post as they come in, provided we can see through the tears.

And just to embed one more tweet — Kerry Crowley of the San Jose Mercury News is right: