The so-called king of preparation didn’t seem to have anything prepared for his opening remarks. Buster Posey rattled off some platitudes and truisms before a riff where he remembered some guys. When he ran out of old,

Long the face of a franchise for San Francisco with three World Series titles to his name, Buster Posey will now be calling the shots on what the Giants are going to look like going forward.

Posey hopes to hire a general manager with a scouting background as soon as possible. After winning three World Series titles over five years from 2010 to 2014, the Giants have struggled to tread water and compete with the big-spending Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West.