Agent to the stars blames Dodgers, not San Francisco, for Giants’ troubles

As discourse over San Francisco’s supposed “doom loop” seeps further into sports chatter, two unlikely allies — Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr and MLB super agent Scott Boras — are pushing back against San Francisco’s negative stereotypes. 

“Whether that’s all completely fair or not, perception is reality. It’s a frustrating cycle, I think, and not just with baseball,” said Posey.

Current MLB player Rowdy Tellez was more blunt on a recent podcast.

“The last 10-12 years, man, it’s just been a bad city. It’s not nice anymore. It’s not clean. It’s not safe,” said Tellez.

But Kerr and Boras argued this week against the doom loop narrative, especially as it pertains to the Giants’ offseason issues.

Kerr blamed the political climate for pushing misconceptions about the city during an appearance on 95.7 The Game, calling out Fox News specifically for portraying the city as “the center of Armageddon.” 

He said the city hasn’t affected the Warriors’ ability to attract free agents at all, calling the notion “more just political BS than reality.”

On the contrary, Kerr said he regularly hears from players and their families that San Francisco is “a great place to live.”

Boras was recently in town for his client Jung-hoo Lee’s official Giants introduction. In comments published by the San Francisco Chronicle’s John Shea, Boras noted that many teams play in cities, including Los Angeles and New York, that struggle with issues like homelessness. Boras said blaming San Francisco specifically is “really unfair.” (The Chronicle and SFGATE are both owned by Hearst but have separate newsrooms.)

Boras laid the Giants’ struggles with marquee free agents at the feet of the team, not the city.

“The biggest issue the Giants have is the fact that the Dodgers are getting better. Players want to know if they come here, will they be able to compete with the Dodgers? And now Arizona. That’s the real major question that San Francisco has to answer,” said Boras.