The San Francisco Giants’ season-long struggles are weighing heavily on Logan Webb, and the frustration spilled onto the internet for everyone to see.
On Wednesday, following a blowout loss to the Blue Jays at Oracle Park, the All-Star pitcher started trading shots with critics on X before eventually deleting his account.
The back-and-forth began after KNBR’s Jack Loder posted a video criticizing the Giants’ “leadership void” and questioned whether Webb had consistently lived up to his billing as the team’s ace.
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“When someone is supposed to be your ace, you think that they’re going to give you the best chance to win every week,” Loder posted. “Logan Webb had an awesome June, he was bad in April, he missed most of May. I’ve said over the years that he’s been a great Giant, like I’ve really appreciated his Giants tenure. But there’s always been a little bit lacking.”
Giants pitcher Logan Webb deleted his X account after publicly trashing fans and media online (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) ((Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images))
Webb lost control, going after Loder, posting: “You know what’s sad is they allow people like you in the locker room.”
When KNBR host Adam Copeland chimed into the thread, Webb shut him down with a quick side swipe:
“Who are you?”
Giants pitcher Logan Webb deleted his X account after a wild meltdown fighting online critics. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) ((Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images))
When one user called his public replies embarrassing, Webb snapped, “Do you get paid by KNBR?”
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To another critical account, he fired off: “Honestly you probably don’t know anything about anything some loser on the couch that couldn’t make his little league team.”
San Francisco Giants’ Logan Webb pitches against the Milwaukee Brewers during the first inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Sunday, July 17, 2022. The Giants are wearing San Francisco Sea Lions jerseys to honor African American Heritage Day. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Whether Webb returns to X or not, he’ll have plenty of explaining to do.
The social media back-and-forth followed a miserable night on the mound.
Webb surrendered five first-inning runs, including a grand slam to Kazuma Okamoto. He settled in to finish seven innings, but the bullpen unraveled, and the Giants’ offense was nearly no-hit by Dylan Cease in a 10-0 shutout.
First-year manager Tony Vitello, fresh off a successful run at Tennessee, is navigating a difficult first season, and his intense college coaching style has come under increasing scrutiny as the losses have piled up.
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Webb is heading to the All-Star Game next week.
But instead of fielding questions about his season, he’ll likely be answering for his social media meltdown.
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