Janet's Smiles: AIDS/HIV

We have an unusual task today from Lovely Linda: The prompt is "Movie Title" and we are to take the title of the last movie we saw and use it in the post. Not the plot of the story, just the title.

It has been really cold here lately and I have been staying inside rather than going to the studio at night, even though I got a cool new heater for Christmas. It takes a while to warm the space up and then it's late so after dinner I've been watching some movies with the hubs. Last night it was "Triple Frontier" via Netflix.

I am so ready for baseball it's not funny. I know our team (the SF Giants) has just gone into a new frontier with being the first team in MLB to hire a female assistant coach, Alyssa Nakken. While she probably won't be in uniform on the field (they are limited to 7 coaches) her role, as I understand it, will be more of a "make the clubhouse a happy place" kind of thing. That, at least, is my interpretation of her position.

Gabe Kapler (our new manager) said part of her role is to help "build a winning culture in the clubhouse" and to "focus on fostering a clubhouse culture that promotes high performance through...a deep sense of collaboration and team." We have been on a several year losing streak after winning three World Series rings in five years and there are a lot of other big changes this year (manager Bruce Bochy retired and we lost our Madison Bumgarner - I may have to root for the Arizona Diamondbacks once in a while). I was reading some of the info on her and she was just awarded the 2019 "Sprinkles of Love" award for her ethics, professionalism and humanitarianism. Anyone who gets "sprinkles" is worth a try in my book.

"Friends" night. Giants players and their wives recreated the opening from the "Friends" show. It was really cute.

However, the cynic in me has some reservations about this. There have been a few instances recently in the Giants organization that have been questionable. Mr. Kapler was involved in a controversial incident when he was a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization regarding coverup of an assault allegation. Larry Baer (CEO) was suspended and had to undergo some counseling regarding an altercation between he and his wife. I wonder if this might be a way the Giants are trying to get people to focus on the new rather than the old.

From the last game managed by Bruce Bochy

We had a feeling this would be Madison's last at bat as a Giant.

On the other hand, the Giants charted a new frontier in 1994 by being the first professional sports franchise to play an AIDS/HIV awareness game and, while not as socially noteworthy, were the first team to have three brothers play together in the outfield (Felipe, Matty and Jesus Alou in 1963) so maybe it's just the Giants being innovative. I think if Ms. Nakken can inspire the guys to get a few more triples, it will be worth it. Let's go Giants!