Tim Kawakami: The truth about the San Francisco Giants and Bill Neukom

The dysfunction was implied, suggested and carefully re-spun ashealthy discourse. But, while other details remained unclear, it was obvious afterThursday's news conference that the ouster of Giants managing general partner BillNeukom was all about communication breakdowns and some dysfunctionat the highest levels. The Giants won a World Series underNeukom's watch last fall, but he was shown the door 10 months laterwhen other investors decided that he was not their cup of tea.