McCovey Chronicles
Where we tend to talk about the recent past a lot
Total reads
2,616
This week
1
Rank
#75 of 430
Published
1,179 posts
Last 12 weeks
Most read posts
Featured on Sportsblogs
Run this blog? Add the badge to your site to show readers you're featured — it links back to this page.
Latest Entries
5/29 Gamethread: Giants @ Rockies
The San Francisco Giants head to Coors Field tonight to begin a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Logan Webb, who enters tonight’s game with a 5.06 ERA, 3.52 FIP, with 42 strikeouts to 15 walks in 48 innings pitched. His last start was in the […]
Giants activate Logan Webb and Jung Hoo Lee, place Tyler Mahle on IL
As expected, the San Francisco Giants made a handful of moves on Friday, as they return from the off day to kick off a 10-game road strip, which starts a stretch of 13 games in as many days. We’d known for a few days that All-Star pitcher Logan Webb would be returning on Friday as […]
Giants Minor League Baseball roundup, May 28: Brilliance from Luis Hernández and Nate Furman
Thursday was an off day for the San Francisco Giants, but not for their Minor League Baseball affiliates. All five of the teams who are in season played on Thursday (the Dominican Summer League doesn’t begin until Monday), and there were some exciting performances to talk about. So let’s talk about them! Link to the […]
The battle for 4th place: Giants-Rockies Series Preview
Paul DePodesta made a name as one of Billy Beane’s acolytes during the Moneyball era and in 2004, at the age of 31 became the Dodgers’ GM. He was hounded by the musty old LA Times sportwriters (who called him “Google Boy) and local LA media for the two seasons he lasted in the job […]
Friday BP: Friday Temp Check
Good morning, baseball fans! The San Francisco Giants are back on the road this weekend, so it’s time to do our semi-regular temp check to see how everyone is feeling about how the season is going at the moment. Personally, getting swept by the Arizona Diamondbacks two weeks in a row doesn’t really inspire confidence. […]
It’s a cruel, cruel summer
The San Francisco Giants are dead. Long live the San Francisco Giants. They were killed by one of the funniest cases of oversteering in the history of professional sports when a former jock bound for the Hall of Fame roundhouse kicked an overhyped nerd into baseball oblivion to make sure the team stopped letting computers […]
Giants Minor League Baseball roundup, May 27: Drew Cavanaugh has a day to remember
The Arizona Complex League was off on Wednesday, and the Dominican Summer League still hasn’t started, but the other four Minor League Baseball affiliates of the San Francisco Giants were all in action. So let’s get into it! Link to the 2026 McCovey Chronicles Community Prospect List (CPL) All listed positions in the roundup are […]
Thursday BP: This is a Casey Schmitt appreciation post
Good morning, baseball fans! Every week, I ask everyone to pick their San Francisco Giants Player of the Week. Last weekend, I picked Casey Schmitt, because he’d been on a bit of a tear. That published on Saturday, and you can imagine my delight in seeing that Schmitt hit yet another home run in that […]
Yabadee, yabadee…That’s All Folks!
There are two types of comedy (note: there are probably more, but work with me here). There’s comedy that is about setting up expectations for an audience before subverting them with the unexpected. Then there’s comedy that plays with the audience’s expectations, that pokes and prods it, teasing it just long enough for a tickle […]
5/27 Gamethread: Giants vs. Diamondbacks
The San Francisco Giants wrap up this three-game home series against the Arizona Diamondbacks this afternoon. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Trevor McDonald, who enters today’s game with a 4.76 ERA, 3.43 FIP, with 21 strikeouts to four walks in 22.2 innings pitched. His last start was in the Giants’ 9-4 […]
Diamondbacks turned around season at Giants’ expense
Maybe Indiana Jones was right about snakes. The Arizona Diamondbacks have won nine of their last 10 games and climbed into the second wild-card spot in the National League. Their secret? Going 5-0 against the San Francisco Giants in that stretch. It happened again Tuesday night. Arizona took a 6-2 lead after seven innings after […]
Giants Minor League Baseball roundup, May 26: Carson Whisenhunt keeps stating his case
After a lengthy hiatus so I could eat my body weight in pasta, the Minor League Baseball roundup is back! Five of the San Francisco Giants’ six affiliates were in action on Tuesday — the Dominican Summer League season still hasn’t started — so let’s talk about them! Link to the 2026 McCovey Chronicles Community […]
Wednesday BP: What do you think of the “Tarps Off” trend hitting Oracle Park?
Good morning, baseball fans! Before Friday’s San Francisco Giants game, I had not heard a single thing about the “Tarps Off” trend that is sweeping the nation’s sporting events. So I was quite confused when I saw hundreds of fans at the game taking their shirts off and waving them around, to the delight and […]
5/26 Gamethread: Giants vs. Diamondbacks
The San Francisco Giants continue this three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks tonight from Oracle Park. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Tyler Mahle, who enters tonight’s game with a 6.10 ERA, 4.72 FIP, with 54 strikeouts to 21 walks in 51.2 innings pitched. His last start was in the Giants’ 6-3 […]
Giants get Kelly-ed & Ketel-ed once again
Turns out slam-fest over the weekend against the Chicago White Sox means very little to Merrill Kelly, Ketel Marte, and the Arizona Diamondbacks. The five days that elapsed between the Giants last meeting with starter Kelly wasn’t enough to cleanse the palate. The 2026 Giants can’t figure him out, nor could they over the past […]
5/25 Gamethread: Giants vs. Diamondbacks
The San Francisco Giants welcome the Arizona Diamondbacks to Oracle Park this afternoon to begin a three-game series. Just like we did last week, only this time at home! As of the time this is being pre-written (due to the holiday), neither team has announced pitchers for this game. So make sure you head down […]
5/24 Gamethread: Giants vs. White Sox
It’s series finale time! Hopefully this game between the San Francisco Giants and Chicago White Sox goes well, and hopefully the series has been going well. I’m on PTO and writing this article while the Giants are playing the Dodgers, so I know nothing. Hello, future Giants fans. I hope it’s nice over there. Game […]
Monday/Tuesday BP: What’s on deck this week?
Good morning, and Happy Memorial Day baseball fans! We’re going to be doing a combined BP for today and tomorrow, due to the holiday. And it is a new week of San Francisco Giants baseball, which means that it’s time to take a look at the week ahead and see what’s on deck. This week […]
Series Preview: Can the Giants turn the tables on the Dbacks?
Wait, didn’t I just do one of these? No, seriously. Literally a week ago I was in this space talking about how the Giants were going to see how they measured up against a non-Dodger, non-Padre NL West opponent and a team that had all the scrappiness they’ve craved. So… has anything changed since then? […]
Hot damn! Another slam!
For the second time in their home series against the Chicago White Sox, a four-run four-bagger secured a win for the San Francisco Giants. Yesterday, Harrison Bader clapped one over the centerfield wall, and today, Rafael Devers supplied the echo, back-spinning to left to put the Giants ahead for good in a 8-5 victory. The […]
Sunday BP: Highlight of the Week
Good morning, baseball fans! Another week of San Francisco Giants baseball comes to an end today, so it’s time to share our favorite highlights of the week! This week, I’ve got to give it to Rafael Devers and Willy Adames hitting back-to-back home runs on back-to-back pitches to lead off the second inning of Tuesday’s […]
5/23 Gamethread: Giants vs. White Sox
It’s time for the second game between the San Francisco Giants and the Chicago White Sox. I’m writing this way in advance, as I am on PTO, so I have no idea if the Giants won the first game of the series, or who will be pitching for either team, or if the Giants even […]
Trevor McDonald officially joins the Giants
Friday’s 9-4 loss against the Chicago White Sox was just the latest in a growing line of duds, of get-it-over-with games — and it started with an element of promise. They always do: fresh off a day of rest, back home after a nine game road trip, Trevor McDonald on the mound. McDonald’s career still […]
Saturday BP: Player of the Week
Good morning, baseball fans! Another week of San Francisco Giants baseball is drawing to a close this weekend, which means it’s time to make our picks for Player of the Week! This week, I’m going with Casey Schmitt! The man is on a streak that we love to see. As of the time this is […]
5/22 Gamethread: Giants vs. White Sox
The San Francisco Giants welcome the Chicago White Sox to Oracle Park tonight to begin a three-game series. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Trevor McDonald, who enters tonight’s game with a 2.37 ERA, 3.47 FIP, with 17 strikeouts to three walks in 19 innings pitched. His last start was in the […]
Displaying items 576-600 of 1179 in total