Pitchers Park Podcast - A San Francisco Giants Podcast

Sami is joined by Sam Bradfield who is the assistant editor covering the Colorado Rockies over at Purple Row. For transparency’s sake, this was recorded last Friday night, so it will not involve any news that may have broken between then and now.  Sam talks about how growing up in both cities has given her her dual loyalties for the Rockies and division rivals, the Arizona Diamondbacks. We talk ab...

This week, Sami and Brady have a conversation about the Giants recent stretch of wins, what the team should do about the trade deadline, and how the Giants are bringing the fun back to baseball in a way that’s been missing since the 2016 season.  Brady breaks down the NBA G-League and talks about some of the wild times that take place at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, and tells a horrifying a...

This week, Sami is joined by friend of the site Carmen Kiew, who wrote for us last season. Carmen takes some time out of her very busy schedule to talk about the Home Run Derby, the likelihood of trades for Giants players currently on the chopping block, and Carmen tells us why Duane Kuiper makes sure that she carries honey mustard in her bag (swag).  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...

In this week's episode, we take a look at what Bart and Ramos's performance at the Futures Game "means" for the Giants' system, the unique quality of the excitement surrounding Marco Luciano -- and how to properly say his name -- and the recent international signings the Giants made.  We still don't have a title! Send us your suggestions! @mcchroncast on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. V...

This week, Sami was joined by the wonderful Jamie Neal to talk about the Oakland A’s and the bad blood between their respective fanbases as well as Jamie’s annoyances with bandwagons in general, while Sami nit picks her about her definition of bandwagon.  Jamie talks about her campaign to raise money for LGBT+ organizations through bat flips. And we get a little heated about the designated hitter,...

What do Drew Pomeranz, Alex Dickerson, Stephen Vogt, Will Smith, and Madison Bumgarner all have in common? They're not going to be on the next winning Giants team. So, what's there to talk about? Plenty. Doug has been off covering the Giants for the San Francisco Examiner and was the first to report on Austin Slater's new swing, which Slater put to good use Monday night in San Diego with a triple...

This week, Sami and Brady chat with Bradford William Davis of the New York Daily News. Bradford fills us in on all things Yankees and his life long love affair with the team and we all vent about the #Hashtag #Umpire #Tweet. We also discuss Bradford’s respect for Madison Bumgarner’s on-field antics and grumpy players in general. Later, Bradford talks with us about one of his recent articles that g...

Welcome to the newest show on the McCovey Chronicles Podcast channel! If you've listened to the McCovey Chroncast before, then you've no doubt heard our minor league guru, Roger Munter, come on from time to time. Now he has his own show... a show still searching for a title! Chime in with your suggestions in the comments section.  In the meantime, Roger and managing editor Bryan Murphy run through...

The McCovey Chroncast is back! Bryan Murphy hosts this look at the week that was in San Francisco Giants Baseball. What's Madison Bumgarner's true trade value and is it even worth it? Why are Adam Eaton's comments about minor leaguers so frustrating? And, Roger Munter calls in to talk about the 2019 team and how it compares to the doldrums of the 70s and 80s.  Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

This week, Sami sits down with Lana Berry, of the internet, to discuss the fact that baseball has been particularly cruel to her, personally, in the last decade, as a Dodgers and Rangers fan. She fills us in on what is going right for the Dodgers this year, and why Dodgers fans should be concerned about that. Lana shares her advice for those aspiring to break into the industries of sports media or...

Sami Higgins and Brady Klopfer sit down with SBNation's Ashley MacLennan about the Detroit Tigers, the Tampa Bay Rays, and Ashley's YouTube channel "90 Feet From Home" where she breaks down the game for people at differing levels of baseball fandom. They touch on the Canadian bandwagon for the Toronto Raptors, as well as the pressing issue of living wages for minor league baseball players and fund...

Now that we've reached the end of the minor league season, Roger Munter is here to break down the Giants' 2018 and give us a sense of the system as a whole. For the second consecutive season, the entire organization has been populated by losing teams and underperforming players. Is there hope for 2019? This is a POSITIVE PODCAST! Roger has great things to say about the top of the Giants system and...

You know the Giants drafted catcher Joey Bart with the #2 overall pick, but was he the absolute right fit for the Giants? And how else did they do with their slightly unconventional selections? Did their draft strategy suggest a new organizational philosophy? All of these questions and more are answered as Bryan and Roger have a one-on-one about the 2018 MLB Draft. Learn more about your ad choices...

The Padres had been running circles around the Giants and the Braves had been pounding all of baseball with their vaunted youth movement, so it came as a welcome surprise when the Giants left Atlanta with a sweep. We talk all about the standouts from that series and how the new coaches might be helping out with this turn of events. We also make our picks to click and answer your Twitter questions....

For all the rightful attention Pablo Sandoval has received because of his tremendous inning of relief Saturday afternoon, there’s still the small matter of the Giants maintaining relevance in the NL West and their industry as they close out the first month of the season. Without their #1 and #3 starter, despite their #2 starter lost to DL time for a time, their starting left fielder unable to comp...

Brandon Belt gets a lot of guff because he’s not good all the time when many people think he should be. Well, he was good and more this past week and, so, it’s only fair that we dwell on that Belty goodness and enjoy how everything that happened could’ve only happened to Brandon Belt. But it’s not *just* about Belt, even though this is the Beltcast. Bryan and Sami are awestruck by how well the pit...

The Giants are off to a 6-9 start for the second consecutive season and Brandon Belt has been benched repeatedly for striking out at the wrong time... for the umpteenth consecutive season. Can Doug and Sami convince Bryan that the Giants *won't* change their ways at this point if they haven't shown a willingness to before? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After an eventful first week of the season, Bryan, Doug, and Sami try to figure out just exactly how it all went so well for the Giants. Were the offseason moves enough? Is the bullpen for real? Is Joe Panik reall the most hated man in Los Angeles?  And there's also a lot of talk about Andrew McCutchen's walk-off home run against the Dodgers from Saturday night, because that's exceptional news. Th...

Can the Giants break the boom and bust cycle of their farm system? Roger Munter was at the Spring Training complex in Arizona and got to see up close and personal a lot of the unknown players in the system. Who were the surprises? Were there any letdowns? And who's the secret player Roger thinks has a shot at being secondmost invaluable prospect behind Heliot Ramos? You'll just have to listen to f...

We’re just 48 hours from baseball cutting loose and letting it all hang out. The excitement of Opening Day is hard to replicate. Here is the Chroncast’s way of priming the pump for what’s sure to be a baseball binge for some of you and a “I can’t wait to watch Ty Blach hit a home run off of Clayton Kershaw” day of preparation for the rest of you. Eric Stephen of True Blue LA talks about how the Do...

The Giants' new-look lineup has done well in Spring Training, and now with only a week away from the season starting, it would seem the team has some big decisions to make regarding the roster. Who will be the bench bats? Who will land in the back of the rotation and/or the bullpen? Bryan and Sami put forth their predictions for these fringe spots as well as explore the entire week that was for ou...

Now that the gang's all here, it's time to look at the sweet, sweet sample size of Spring Training and determine what, if anything, the Giants might have that will make them competitive in the National League this season. We also look back at the offseason that was, not just for the Giants, but for ourselves. It turns out, Sami might be living in a haunted building. You don't want to miss her stor...

The Chroncast returns after a lengthy hiatus within which quite a bit happened to our favorite baseball team and our favorite Giants-related site. You'll notice a new intro and a new sponsor, and also how fantastic our first guest of the new year is. He's MLB Cut4's Michael Clair, and he's here to tell us all about Andrew McCutchen and what we can expect now that he's wearing the orange and black....

The gang gets back together for one final show in 2017. What's in store for our favorite baseball team? What prospects might actually pan out? We also revisit the NL Manager rankings that Bryan & Doug put together before the start of the season. How well does the list hold up? And, of course, we answer your Twitter questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Was Matt Cain taken for granted? Does Hunter Strickland deserve more scrutiny? Was there *anything* good about the 2017 season? Sami toughs out another week with Bryan and together they discuss all things Giants' 2017, but not before doing an emotional deep dive on Matt Cain's legacy.  And then there's a whole rant about Hunter Strickland followed soon after by a ranking of Buster Posey's top base...