San Francisco Giants ace Logan Webb has deleted his X account after attacking his online critics in a series of angry posts attacking reporters and fans.
Webb’s problems began Wednesday with a 10-0 loss to the visiting Toronto Blue Jays and then continued online, where he was slammed by KNBR reporter Jack Loder.
‘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 said after Webb surrendered five earned runs over seven innings of work. ‘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.’
Webb responded on X, writing: ‘You know what’s sad is they allow people like you in the locker room.’
And with that, the flood gates of criticism thrust wide open.
KNBR host Adam Copeland added to joke to the thread only to get asked by Webb: ‘Who are you?’
San Francisco Giants ace Logan Webb has deleted his X account after attacking his online critics in a series of angry posts following Wednesday’s 10-0 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays
Web attacked one reporter from a local station after being criticized on social media
Webb later accused another critic of failing to make his little league team as a youngster
He asked another critic if they ‘get paid by KNBR’ and later told an X user: ‘Honestly you probably don’t know anything about anything some loser on the couch that couldn’t make his little league team.’
By Thursday, Webb had deleted his X account and manager Tony Vitello was addressing questions on the subject during an interview with KNBR.
‘Honestly, I don’t know anything about it,’ Vitello said. ‘And kind of like some of that other stuff earlier on, I’m not educated enough to speak intelligently on some of those things, which I think is a good thing.
‘Maybe he came from a place where he felt like he was defending the team or himself.
‘I’ve just always been a big believer in that the only opinions that should matter are the people wearing the uniform.’
Although the Giants were in danger of falling into last place with Thursday’s game against the visiting Colorado Rockies, Webb’s season hasn’t been all bad. He’s posted a respectable 3.86 earned-run average (ERA) and ranks 28th in the majors with a WHIP (walks and hits allowed per inning) of just 1.16.
But after a strong June in which he allowed only three earned runs across 38 innings, Webb has now surrendered a dozen runs in just 10 frames this month. The worst came on July 3, when the three-time All-Star gave up two home and 11 hits in just three innings.
This marks the second consecutive month in which the Giants have faced controversy involving their pitching staff.
Giants pitchers Landen Roupp (pictured), JT Brubaker, and Ryan Walker drew the ire of league officials in June after scrawling handwritten references to Genesis 9:12-16 on their Pride hats
Giants pitchers Landen Roupp, JT Brubaker, and Ryan Walker drew the ire of league officials in June after scrawling handwritten references to Genesis 9:12-16 on their rainbow-themed Pride Night caps, while fellow pitcher Sam Hentges simply wore the team’s standard black hat.
That Bible verse describes rainbows as ‘sign of the covenant between [God] and the earth.’
It is against MLB policy to write on or alter uniforms in any way. The players were not fined or subject to any discipline, but the league did issue verbal warnings to Roupp, Brubaker and Walker.
The Justice Department has reached out to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to determine if MLB’s verbal warning could be considered discrimination.
‘The three players expressed their opposition to MLB’s pro-Pride orthodoxy,’ Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon wrote in an open letter posted on social media. ‘The Civil Rights Act prohibits MLB and its franchises from unreasonably burdening the rights of players with religious objections to serving as the League’s vehicle for pro-Pride messages.’
For their part, the players have not accused MLB of discrimination.
‘At the end of the day I don’t think it’s discrimination,’ Brubaker told the Houston Chronicle . ‘It’s just people getting a hold of something and turning it into something.’
‘I don’t feel discriminated against,’ Hentges told the Chronicle. ‘Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. They can feel how they want about me or what I have done, but it wasn’t out of hate. I don’t hate the community. It’s gotten bigger than anticipated and drawn more attention than everybody thought.’
