Pitchers Park Podcast - A San Francisco Giants Podcast

Joc Pederson made a lot of loud contact this week thanks to Barry Bonds’ hitting advice and Tommy Pham’s gambling hand, which made for a lot of entertainment off the field when the Giants weren’t being very good on it. Bryan and Doug determine the key lessons to learn from both incidents. They also talk a bit about Gabe Kapler’s protest of the national anthem in response to the Uvalde, TX school s...

*Of course* Bryan and Doug are going to talk about that wild Juan Soto trade article that floated around earlier in the week, but only briefly, because we know you've already heard about it and read about it. Guess which side Bryan takes in the pro/con debate. Would you agree with his argument, even a little? The Chroncasters (is that a good label for them or no?) also talk about two former Giants...

This week's episode was recorded before the end of the drubbing by the Cardinals, so there's no talk of pitcher Luis Gonzalez or pitcher Albert Pujols. BUT! Bryan and Doug do talk about Mauricio Dubon's Giants tenure and the other trades the team made over the past week, a subject nearly as entertaining as that ninth inning in St. Louis... They also talk about the team hiring WME to find a new spo...

The Giants went 2-4, which is not great, but they did celebrate the legacy of Buster Posey, which is beyond great. Still, in losing four out of six, Bryan and Doug were reminded that there are a quite a lot of players on the Dodgers and Cardinals they simply do not like, and they don't think they're alone in disliking quite a lot of players on the other teams, and so, the great quest to identify t...

We've dusted off our microphones to bring back the McCovey Chronicles podcast, the McCovey Chroncast. Bryan Murphy (no, not the one from radio) and Doug Bruzzone just couldn't stay away from talking about their favorite baseball team. This marks our 90th episode of the show after a 28-month absence. Quite a lot has happened during that time and after the guys blaze through the last two seasons, th...

John Stolnis, Kris Willis and Ashley MacLennon set the table for the World Series showdown between the Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros! Presented by T-Mobile Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eric Stephen (True Blue LA) and Brady Klopfer (McCovey Chronicles) go head-to-head in SB Nation's special preview of the Giants-Dodgers NLDS showdown! Presented by T-Mobile Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Talent from all around SB Nation come together to preview the MLB NL Playoffs as John Stolnis, Brady Klopfer and Kris Willis debate all the biggest topics and make their predictions! Presented by T-Mobile Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MLB great John Kruk joins Sam Wilson, John Stolnis, Brady Klopfer and a host of community guests from around SB Nation to watch the 2021 MLB Home Run Derby! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SB Nation’s all-star cast (Sam Wilson, John Stolnis, Eric Stephen and guest Jeremy Brener) breaks down everything that happened in the 1st round of the 2021 MLB Draft! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SB Nation welcomes you to it’s coverage of the 2021 MLB All-Star Week, powered by T-Mobile! On today’s episode, Sam Wilson, John Stolnis, and Brady Klopfer break down the rosters, set the state of the league, discuss trade rumors PLUS Talking Chop's Demetrius Bell joins the show to talk about the move from Georgia to Colorado! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The San Francisco Giants had a historic trip to Coors Field, beating the Colorado Rockies 23-5 in the first game of a two-game series. But after blowing a lead in the second game, they settled for a series split. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The San Francisco Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks played a three-game series from Aug. 28 - Aug. 30. They lost the series opener, but won the series 2-1. The bullpen excelled, as did Evan Longoria, Brandon Belt, and Wilmer Flores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You might know D.B. best Baseball Twitter’s Chief Spoonerizer, and it’s in this same spirit that they’ve written a book, Hall of Name: Baseball’s Most Magnificent Monikers from “The Only Nolan” to “Van Lingle Mungo’ and More, which we talk about in a fun, quick chat. We also revisit some of the best spoonerisms out there, our favorite Simpsons episodes, and, of course — because I really wanted to...

What’s in store for the sport as the 21st century marches on? How has the present evolution complicated analyzing a sport where grown men wear pajamas? What’s the next market inefficiency? What kind of person keeps change in their wallet? Craig answers all these questions and more with unflinching kindness and a surprising amount of grace. A fair warning: Craig is a Dodgers fan, but I promise that...

Hi! This will be the final Chroncast with Bryan & co. There will be a few more episodes to end the year, including an interview with author D.B. Firstman, Craig Goldstein (EIC of Baseball Prospectus), and a final prospects podcast with Roger before . . . it all goes away. If you saw the news, SB Nation will be converting management of its California team sites, including McCovey Chronicles, from a...

At long last, the site's founder returns to talk about the state of the Giants, the state of the game, and the state of the site. This was recorded Tuesday evening just before the Gerrit Cole deal broke, but the conversation is pretty evergreen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bryan and Sami talk about everything that went down at Gabe Kapler's introduction to Giants fans and suggest how it might've gone better. They also venture a guess at what the offseason will be like before getting into the big transactions of the week: Will Smith's contract with Atlanta and Madison Bumgarner's free agency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Sami conned our fearless leader into being on the podcast. She put him through his paces with the usual questions so that you guys can get to know him a bit more and we talked about what it’s been like for him since taking over the site. They also talked about the Giants, where Sami got Bryan’s take on the season that was (so far), what he thinks the future might look like, and Bruce Bo...

This week, Sami was joined by none other than Kenny Kelly, of our own staff as they discuss the normal fare, such as what Kenny would do as commissioner for a day (spoiler: he would have a busy day) as well as Kenny’s take on the current Giants season.  Then they dig in on some not so expected topics, such as the concept of the five-star review system, the worth of apologies, and Sami rants about...

The Giants' 4-2 week featured more standout performances from surprising sources. Will Farhan Zaidi continue to turn over the roster in search of the new high performer? Meanwhile, Sami joins Bryan to discuss the new community guidelines that went into effect this week as well as the constant undercurrent of discontent in the fan base on the subject of Brandon Belt.  Learn more about your ad choic...

Jason Pennini of the website Prospects Live joins Roger and Bryan to give his scouting reports on some of the Giants’ best and brightest talent at their lowest level, the Arizona League. It’s not all about Marco Luciano, but it’s also not-not about Marco Luciano for a nice chunk of it; but, he also has more information than you’re likely to see anywhere else on the likes of Jairo Pomares, Garrett...

n this week’s episode, Sami was joined by Allison McCague. Allison covers the Mets over at SBNation’s Amazin’ Avenue and is a legit scientist. They talked about, you guessed it, the Mets (and some science!) and the general incompetence of the owners of the team.  They discussed the moves made (and not made) at the trade deadline and how that sets the Mets up for the future and the present. The Met...

It might take us a while to figure out just how the new front office managed to revamp the existing farm system without razing it, but here we are with a revamped Giants farm system and with most of the high profile names still very much of a high profile.  Joey Bart! Heliot Ramos! They've even been joined by some new names, some of whom were acquired last year and some added to the mix by the new...

It was one of the busiest trade deadlines in Giants history and it didn't involve the two biggest names on the roster. Just exactly how did Farhan Zaidi get the Braves to take on all of Mark Melancon's contract? Who did the Giants get in exchange for Melancon, Sam Dyson, Drew Pomeranz, and Ray Black?  Join Bryan and Doug as they go over all that and hear Farhan Zaidi in his own words explain not o...