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Giants Chroncast #43: What's the Giants' budget for free agents? from 2023-11-13T06:43:21
The San Francisco Giants announced most of their coaching staff for the 2024 season this past Friday night, and Bryan and Doug examine the highs and lows of everyone's resumes. They also discuss Mi...
ListenGiants Chroncast #42: The Bob Melvin-Farhan Zaidi Alliance from 2023-10-26T07:03:20
Bryan and Doug return to evaluate the San Francisco Giants' first big move of their offseason: hiring Bob Melvin away from the San Diego Padres. It's a move that crosses a lot of t's and dots a lot...
ListenGiants Chroncast #41: Farhan Zaidi's press conference&Bullpen Trust Power Rankings for September from 2023-10-06T06:45:57
The Giants fell face-first while running down the stretch and the President of Baseball Operations' end of season press conference did little to assuage any fears that next year would be different....
ListenGiants Chroncast #40: Gabe Kapler was fired from 2023-10-02T03:32:45
The San Francisco Giants fired their manager in an attempt to course correct, but it's a maneuver that might create more questions than it answers. Bryan and Doug look at Farhan Zaidi's lame duck s...
ListenGiants Chroncast #39: The state of the Giants is uhhhhhhhhhhhhh from 2023-09-28T07:12:15
Bryan and Doug try to pull out some positives from the collapsing structure that was the 2023 San Francisco Giants season. The problem is the list of negatives is much longer and fan and player gri...
ListenGiants Chroncast #38: Front Office Follies from 2023-09-21T09:12:28
The Giants are very close to simply playing out the string and that puts Bryan and Doug in a cranky mood. On top of the team's disappointing 76-76 record, Alex Cobb's season and Brandon Crawford's ...
ListenGiants Chroncast #37: Can the Giants put it all together over these final 16 games? from 2023-09-14T07:24:51
The San Francisco Giants managed to have a successful homestand, but it still didn't answer every open question we have about these 2023 Giants in what's now the final 3 weeks of the regular season...
ListenGiants Chroncast #36: Bullpen Trust Power Rankings for August 2023&more from 2023-09-07T08:01:24
There are just 22 games left in the season and it's getting harder and harder to see what's so great about the San Francisco Giants. That won't stop us from ranking the trustworthiness of their bul...
ListenGiants Chroncast #35: The pitching is all that matters for the Giants from 2023-08-31T07:44
The Giants went up against the best teams in the league in August and looked overmatched; but, it didn't kill their postseason odds and now they have a chance to bulk up over the final month of the...
ListenGiants Chroncast #34: Kyle Harrison debuts and a daring escape from Philly from 2023-08-24T07:57:57
The San Francisco Giants called up their #1 overall prospect, the #20 prospect in all of Baseball, LHP Kyle Harrison. What caught Bryan and Doug's eye and why should Giants fans be excited to have ...
ListenGiants Chroncast #33: The Giants aren't as bad (or as good) as they look from 2023-08-17T07:30:58
Bryan and Doug reunite after a week off to look at the dreadful state of the lineup, the team's chances over the final month and a half of the season, and state what they've found interesting and c...
ListenGiants Chroncast #31: Swept by the A's? What now? from 2023-08-07T14:59:13
Getting swept by the A's sure does have Bryan and Doug feeling some kind of way about the San Francisco Giants and it prompts them to examine every part of the team. There's also discussion about t...
ListenGiants Chroncast #30: Bullpen Trust Power Rankings for July plus... AJ Pollock? from 2023-08-04T07:25:31
The MLB trade deadline has come and gone and the Giants came away from it with OF AJ Pollock and INF Mark Mathias. Hardly a haul for a fanbase expecting a postseason run, but the team's strength al...
ListenGiants Chroncast #29: On the eve of the 2023 trade deadline from 2023-07-31T07:08:42
This episode was recorded when Bryan might've been experiencing a bit of heat exhaustion so apologies for any disjointed speaking on his part. First thing's first. There's a discussion of Run Value...
ListenGiants Chroncast #27: The trade deadline deals the San Francisco Giants could do and why from 2023-07-24T07:19
The San Francisco Giants have to be buyers at the August 1st trade deadline, right? They've got two big problems: the lineup and the rotation, but they might only have prospect capital to address o...
ListenGiants Chroncast #26: Polar Scoretex from 2023-07-20T14:59:10
Bryan and Doug play Interesting/Concerning after discussing Camilo Doval's impact on the roster. Is he the best closer in team history? Meanwhile, who could the Giants get at the trade deadline tha...
ListenGiants Chroncast #25: Of course the Giants won't trade for Shohei Ohtani... right? from 2023-07-17T16:20:14
If you've paid any attention to the news cycle, then you've heard the notion that the San Francisco Giants could be or should be in the mix for Shohei Ohtani, should they make him available ahead o...
ListenGiants Chroncast #23: Roger Munter on the state of the Giants farm system from 2023-07-10T07:20
The Giants might not have any secret sauce when it comes to their recent success with player development, but they do have a guru in Roger Munter who has devoted most of his time to studying, inter...
ListenGiants Chroncast #22: The Giants were the dark horse winners of Draft Day #1 from 2023-07-10T05:17
Bryan recaps the first day of the 2023 MLB Draft which saw the San Francisco Giants -- that's right, the GIANTS -- get **three** players projected to go in the first round. Have they earned the res...
ListenGiants Chroncast #21: Uh, hey Giants, it's time to hit from 2023-07-06T07:00
This week's Interesting/Concerning brings up something that's **really** interesting and **very** concerning. Meanwhile, did Barry Bonds unlock Blake Sabol's power swing? Can the team survive this ...
ListenGiants Bullpen Trust Power Rankings for June 2023 from 2023-07-03T07:14
The San Francisco Giants ended June with the best bullpen in the NL and so it's getting difficult to make these trust power rankings (10:31) have any measure of controversy, but this month Bryan re...
ListenGiants Chroncast #19: Trade deadline needs and the 2023 Futures Game from 2023-06-30T07:00
After a series loss in Toronto against old chum Brandon Belt, the San Francisco Giants head to New York to face the struggling Mets, a team that might be sellers at this year's trade deadline. Will...
ListenGiants Chroncast #18: Just how good are the Giants after a 5-2 week? from 2023-06-26T06:06
The Giants went into their weekend series against the Diamondbacks perhaps viewed as the underdog in the matchup, but after taking two out of three from the NL West division leader, it's clear ther...
ListenGiants Chroncast #17: The win streak ends, the battle for the division begins from 2023-06-23T16:12
The San Francisco Giants swept through St. Louis and Los Angeles and took three of four at home against the San Diego Padres. Bryan and Doug take a look at what's been working and what will keep on...
ListenGiants Chroncast #16: LA Swept from 2023-06-19T07:19
Is Luis Matos the next Ronald Acuna Jr.? Probably not, but the Los Angeles Dodgers sure did treat the San Francisco Giants' rookie like it on their way to getting swept this weekend in their home s...
ListenGiants Chroncast #14: Brandon Crawford pitches! The farm system thrills! from 2023-06-12T06:59
The San Francisco Giants went 4-2 this week thanks in part to solid pitching, but the bigger news was the preponderance of great news coming from the bats in Double-A and Triple-A. Has the organiza...
ListenGiants Bullpen Trust Power Rankings for May 2023 from 2023-06-08T07:00
The San Francisco Giants have seen their bullpen flip the switch from BAD to GOOD and Bryan and Doug capture it all in the legally-binding, absolutely definitive ranking of how to trust every arm. ...
ListenGiants Chroncast #12: Listener Questions&Splash Hit #100 from 2023-06-05T09:00
Welcome to our first mailbag episode of the 2023 season! Please note: this episode was recorded before the news Sunday evening that Roger Craig had passed away. Bryan and Doug will discuss Craig's ...
ListenGiants Chroncast #11: Does Patrick Bailey vaguely resemble A.J. Pierzynski? from 2023-05-29T08:05
A successful week doesn't bring much to critique, and the San Francisco Giants have managed to weather the losses of Joc Pederson, Austin Slater, and now Thairo Estrada with aplomb, thanks to Casey...
ListenGiants Chroncast #10: The Giants have started their youth movement from 2023-05-22T08:00
How much of the Schmitt and Bailey callups is the result of panic and how much have they been the result of nimble risk assessment paired with data from the first quarter of an MLB featuring new ru...
ListenGiants Chroncast #9: The Giants are toast (?) from 2023-05-15T07:22
Last week, Bryan and Doug ranked the relatively weak talent of the San Francisco Giants bullpen and this week they tackle the relatively weak 2-5 showing from the entire team this past week. Sure, ...
ListenGiants Chroncast #7: It's only one month... right? from 2023-05-01T16:00
We sure did see a lot of dingers this past week, from Blake Sabol's walk-off blast to whatever the heck that was in Mexico City between the Giants and Padres, but despite all that excitement, the c...
ListenGiants Chroncast #6: Are the Giants better than their 8-13 record? from 2023-04-24T07:00
**IMPORTANT: Listen to the top of the episode for more details about the GoFundMe for Andrew Bader's student: https://gofund.me/79fd52d2 ** The Giants ended a 1-7 stretch with their first two-game ...
ListenGiants Chroncast #5: 2 Walk-off losses in Detroit with Wendy Thurm from 2023-04-17T16:59
The Giants did not have a good week and to talk about it we've brought in the estimable Wendy Thurm who writes about MLB on her Substack, Hanging Sliders. Does the concerning play portend a rough s...
ListenGiants Chroncast #4: 13 Longballs in Chicago from 2023-04-10T09:32
This week, Bryan and Doug find a lot of positives in their 4-5 start on both the pitching and hitting sides of the ball. Was it all really just a bad week of Ross Stripling that has left a sour tas...
ListenGiants Chroncast #3: 41 Strikeouts at Yankee Stadium from 2023-04-03T07:00
The Giants leave New York with a pair of shutout losses under their belt but Bryan and Doug find a few shreds of positives to take from the season-opening series loss against the Yankees. Obviously...
ListenFans First Sports Network 2023 NL West Preview Show from 2023-03-27T13:00
With Opening Day later this week, hosts from Fans First Sports Network’s NL West teams gather together to gas up their own division, talk some trash about each other’s favorite teams, but also prev...
ListenGiants Chroncast #2: 2023 NL West Preview&Predictions from 2023-03-23T07:00
A quick tour of the NL West compels Bryan and Doug to state their fears about each team before diving into a segment on predictions about the 2023 Giants: who will be the best hitter? Best pitcher?...
ListenGiants Chroncast #1: A New Beginning from 2023-03-20T17:50
Ah yes, Baseball. The noble 162-game quest that spans spring, summer, and fall. One team stands above the fray if for no other reason than its name: the Giants. Bryan Murphy and Doug Bruzzone are j...
ListenGiants Chroncast #1: A New Beginning from 2023-03-20T17:50
Ah yes, Baseball. The noble 162-game quest that spans spring, summer, and fall. One team stands above the fray if for no other reason than its name: the Giants. Bryan Murphy and Doug Bruzzone are j...
ListenChroncast #119: The Last Chroncast Ever from 2023-02-16T19:49:12
There was quite a lot of news on the first day of Spring Training for the 2023 Giants, starting with some injury concerns but then followed up by some surprise position player news. That's right, i...
ListenChroncast #118: Did the Giants have a successful offseason? from 2023-01-30T00:35
What didn't happen for the Giants this past offseason got the headlines, but the team still managed to make some moves that were a part of their master plan. Do they add up to a much better team th...
ListenChroncast #117: The Carlos Correa Era ENDS from 2022-12-22T01:56
Like Carlos Rodon and Kevin Gausman before him, the San Francisco Giants allowed Carlos Correa to walk. The publicly stated reason was over a difference of opinion on his medical report. The public...
ListenChroncast #116: The Carlos Correa Era Begins from 2022-12-15T03:36
With all due respect to Mitch Haniger, the Giants just added the most impactful player of the offseason in Carlos Correa, and all it cost them was $350 million spread out over 13 years. It's almost...
ListenChroncast #115: The Mitch Haniger Era Begins from 2022-12-12T08:13
Who knows how the Giants offseason will wind up, but all Bryan and Doug can talk about is where it is now. Six weeks or so ago, so much hope. Now, no hope and no Aaron Judge. Or Brandon Nimmo. Or K...
ListenChroncast Special: The Bullpy Awards from 2022-10-31T04:00
The return of Doug’s Bullpen Trust Power Rankings coincided with an historic yet confounding season that saw the Giants’ bullpen pitch a franchise-record 650 innings, besting their previous record ...
ListenChroncast #114: Brady Klopfer checks in from 2022-10-24T07:00
In the penultimate episode of the Chroncast's sixth season, McCovey Chronicles' managing editor, Brady Klopfer, takes time out of his busy schedule to discuss the season that was and the breaking b...
ListenChroncast #113: The 81-81 Season from 2022-10-10T06:00
After a two and a half year hiatus, this podcast returned just in time for the Giants to have what Bryan calls an "oatmeal season." As bland as it was, Doug manages to point out some of the raisins...
ListenChroncast #112: Roger Munter Returns! from 2022-10-03T07:01
The most difficult part of the Giants' fart season of 2022 has been the developing story of the farm system's lack of star power development in the upper minors. This week, Bryan and Doug are joine...
ListenChroncast #111: New Owner, New GM, Same Ol' Brandon Crawford from 2022-09-26T04:01
After a 6-1 week that clinched the Sound Sabermetric Principles record of 75 wins, Bryan and Doug discuss what made those wins just so special: Brandon Crawford, defensive wizard. They also get int...
ListenChroncast #110: Go Go Carlos Rodón from 2022-09-19T05:35:25
The Giants sure did have a lot of off-field news this past week on their way to clinching their worst record against the Dodgers in a season since moving to San Francisco. Zack Littell v. Gabe Kapl...
ListenChroncast #109: Wheel of Random! from 2022-09-12T04:00
Just to get this out of the way up top: Bryan and Doug make NO MENTION of Barry Zito's pitch count in our 109th episode of the show, mainly because it's unclear to Bryan if this even is the 109th e...
ListenChroncast #108: Bullpen Trust Power Rankings for August from 2022-09-07T04:00
The Chroncast returns from the Labor Day Weekend to find the Giants having ended their seven-game losing streak with a four-game winning streak, which may or may not have continued heading into the...
ListenChroncast #107: A Frustrating And Disappointing Season from 2022-08-29T02:21
No reasonable person expected the Giants to radically change direction after their historic 2021 season, but no reasonable person should be expected to consider this year anything other than frustr...
ListenChroncast #106: The Churn from 2022-08-22T05:00
A 60-61 Giants squad is not one to get too excited about. Maybe not even one to crack a smile over. And certainly not one to believe has even the ~3.5% odds of making the postseason, according to s...
ListenTrade Deadline Chroncast: RUF IS ON THE MOVE! from 2022-08-02T23:30
First off, hat tip to Crazy Crabbers (and Duane Kuiper) for inspiring this episode's title, which tracks the moves the Giants made at the 2022 deadline. Did they do enough to make the final two mon...
ListenTrade Deadline Chroncast: RUF IS ON THE MOVE! from 2022-08-02T23:30
First off, hat tip to Crazy Crabbers (and Duane Kuiper) for inspiring this episode's title, which tracks the moves the Giants made at the 2022 deadline. Did they do enough to make the final two mon...
ListenGiants - DBacks Series Review from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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,...
ListenChroncast #89: D.B. Firstman from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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 ...
ListenChroncast #88: Craig Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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 kin...
ListenChroncast #87: We were fired! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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 Prospectu...
ListenChroncast #85: Three Men and a Press Conference from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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 lik...
ListenMcC Happy Hour #10: Bryan Murphy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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...
ListenMcC Happy Hour #9: Kenny Kelly from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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...
ListenChroncast #84: Blog Days of August from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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...
ListenUPPWR: Untitled Prospects Podcast with Roger #4 with special guest Jason Pennine from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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 ...
ListenMcC Happy Hour #8: Allison McCague from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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 ...
ListenUPPWR: Untitled Prospects Podcast with Roger #3 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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 o...
ListenChroncast #83: The Giants traded Mark Melancon from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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 Melanc...
ListenMcC Happy Hour #7: Sam Bradfield from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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 an...
ListenMcC Happy Hour #6: Brady Klopfer from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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 ...
ListenMcC Happy Hour #5: Carmen Kiew from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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 t...
ListenUPPWR: Untitled Prospects Podcast with Roger #2 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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...
ListenMcC Happy Hour #4: Jamie Neal from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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, wh...
ListenChroncast #82: Will Smith is an All-Star from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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? P...
ListenMcC Happy Hour #3: Bradford William Davis from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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 t...
ListenUPPWR: Untitled Prospects Podcast with Roger #1 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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 fro...
ListenChroncast #81: Season Five Premiere with Roger Munter from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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 ...
ListenMcC Happy Hour #2: Lana Berry from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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 f...
ListenMcC Happy Hour #1: Ashley MacLennan from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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 gam...
Listen9/20/18: Episode 80 - The *positive* season finale with Roger Munter! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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 e...
ListenChroncast Special: Roger Munter reviews the Giants' Draft from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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...
Listen5/7/18: Episode 79 - Gran Torino from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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 Atlan...
Listen4/30/18: Episode 78 - Giants Punch Back from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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 N...
Listen4/23/18: Episode 77 - Beltcast from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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...
Listen4/16/18: Episode 76 - 6-9 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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...
Listen4/9/2018: Episode 75 - Joe Panik: The Most Hated Man in LA from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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...
ListenChroncast Special: Minor Lines Recap and Forecap from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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 th...
Listen3/27/18: Episode 74 - NL West Preview from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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 b...
Listen3/19/2018: Episode 73 - Rule 5 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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...
Listen3/12/2018: Episode 72 - The Ghost and The Grantness from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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 Nati...
Listen3/5/2018: Episode 71 - Season 4 Premiere Cutchcast from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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 a...
Listen11/14/2017: Episode 70 - Season *3* Finale from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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 & D...
Listen10/3/2017: Episode 69 - Caincast from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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...
Listen9/25/2017: Episode 68: Is Tim Lincecum Dead? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
First, it's important to remember that the views presented on the McCovey Chroncast do not reflect the views of Grant Brisbee, SB Nation, Vox Media, most of the commenters on this site, or (and esp...
Listen9/18/2017: Episode 67 - Late Night Baseball and Forever Giants from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week, Sami and guest-host Joanne discuss Ryan Vogelsong’s triumphant return to the Bay Area to retire as a Giant. They defend his Giants' legacy against callous national writers who just don’t...
Listen9/11/2017: Episode 66 - At least the Dodgers are losing from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Dodgers are coming to town, so this week, Sami and Doug talk about how bad the Dodgers have been lately to distract themselves from how bad the Giants have been this whole year, and to try to g...
Listen9/5/2017: Episode 65- So, How About Those River Cats? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this Labor Day edition of the McCovey Chroncast, Sami and Doug talk about the varying levels of suck associated with the San Francisco Giants. But also, some good things! Like Gorkys Hernandez’s...
Listen8/21/2017: Episode 64 - Baseball Is Canceled from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
To the surprise of no one, the San Francisco Giants were eliminated from contention in the National League West this weekend. Some hoped they'd last a little bit longer, others were ready for the i...
Listen8/7/2017: Episode 63 - Stop hitting Brandon Belt in the head from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week, Sami and Doug take a look back on what turned out to be a pretty successful and eventful week for the San Francisco Giants. We saw an injury to Brandon Belt, a triumphant return for Jarr...
Listen7/31/17: Episode 62 - Haze From A Garbage Fire from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week, we chat with Lana Berry about this weekend's Giants vs. Dodgers series and the Dodgers playoff hopes. Meanwhile, Sami and Doug discuss the continued fecklessness of the San Francisco Gia...
Listen7/4/2017: Episode 61 - Fielding Independence Day Podcast from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
If you ignore their record, the Giants are playing like a very good team right now with plenty to be excited about. While you care for your frightened dog(s), barbecue various meats, and enjoy Amer...
ListenEpisode 60: 6/26/17 - Barry Bonds Stories from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Sixty episodes! Who would've thought we'd make it this far? Neither Doug nor I did, mainly because I am one of the main components of the entire endeavor, and this week will remind you why I'm such...
Listen6/23/2017: Episode 59 - Draft & Farm Review with Roger from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Doug is off this week so instead it's just me and Roger talking prospects, the current state of the farm system, the current state of the international development, and Austin Slater's swing. You...
Listen6/13/2017: Episode 58 - Winning Isn't Everything (There's Also A Draft) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This is not, not, not, not an hour-long conversation about the beauty of Golden State Warriors basketball. Just wanted to get that out of the way right up front. There will be no references to Step...
Listen6/5/2017: Episode 57 - Losing Builds Character from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Giants are, of course, famously bad and unlikely to get better soon. What does that mean for the Chroncast? We think the franchise’s descent into Rebuilding Mode will bring about some of our be...
Listen5/22/2017: Episode 56 - Feud...? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We pack a lot into this week's hour and hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed making it. First up, it turns out Buster Posey has beef with Brandon Belt. We get to the bottom of it wi...
Listen5/18/2017: Episode 55 - Buster Posey Is Still Good from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It should come as no surprise that the Buster Posey Death Watch has watched anything but the death of Buster Posey's baseball career. He's still pretty good! And he's hitting for more power than mo...
Listen5/8/2017: Episode 54 - Brandon Belt Is The Worst from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
There's no logical explanation for the Bay Area media's intense scrutiny of Giants' first baseman Brandon Belt when the entire organization is currently in the midst of its worst start ever and eve...
Listen5/1/2017: Episode 53 - It's Gonna Be May from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A 9-17 start is, as the kids say, a "suboptimal" start to the season, and there's no question that the team has a nearly impossible chance of making the postseason... so where does that leave our w...
Listen4/24/2017: Episode 52 - It's Only April! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
So, 2017 isn’t what you hoped it would be, but that’s okay. The Giants were never going to win every game and they were never built to be the best team in the league. Sure, they have been the worst...
Listen4/17/2017: Episode 51 - Don't Call for a Comeback from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Sure, the Giants haven’t had a comeback win in the ninth inning since May of 2015, but as we approach the two-year anniversary of this bit of history, is there enough evidence on the current roster...
Listen4/10/2017: Episode 50 - So Much for the Tolerant Left Field from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We're back to talk about the Giants' first week of the season. Did blowing two saves in one game set them up for a historic run? Is there anything to the idea that the Giants' bullpen isn't hitting...
Listen3/28/2017: Episode 49 - Who's the Best Manager in the National League? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
There are 13 rankable managers in the National League and by gawdness, we rank the everlovin' heck out of 'em. This comes just before the first pitch of the 2017 season and on the heels of the nati...
Listen3/22/2017 - Episode 48: NL West Preview, Part 2 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It's difficult to look at the San Diego Padres and think "now there's an exciting baseball team!", but it's a lot easier to look at the FOX-TV show Pitch and think "now there's an exciting TV show ...
Listen3/15/2017: Episode 47 - NL West Preview, Part 1 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week’s show begins our preview of the rest of the NL West, starting with the loathsome Dodgers and followed by the gritty Diamondbacks. We invited a couple of guests to help us out with those ...
Listen3/8/2017: Episode 46 - Season 2 Premiere with kdl and... Optimism! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We’re back! And it’s — wait, what? Spring Training has been going on for a couple of weeks already? We’re still shaking off the podcasting rust, but we do manage to talk about some key items of Gia...
Listen11/19/2016: Episode 45 - Season Finale with Grant Brisbee from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It is with a heavy heart that I must announce that the Chroncast is at it again, but just one last time in 2016. That's right, after this week's episode, you won't have me or Doug to kick around an...
Listen11/9/2016: Chroncast Special: Odd Year Success? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Giants' farm system has experienced a dramatic shift in quality over the past few years: they can grow position players now! That's cause for excitement, because in the coming years, the offens...
Listen10/24/2016: Episode 44 - Wendy Thurm & The Offseason from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Wendy Thurm returns on the penultimate episode of the season to talk about what lies ahead for our favorite baseball team. But we also talk about what exactly went wrong this year and why 2016's we...
Listen10/13/2016: Episode 43 - Game 5 NLDS Preview from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
KNBR and the Internet's Carmen Kiew brings her mega Giants fandom to this week's Chroncast to help Bryan and Doug breakdown the Giants-Cubs series and the season that was as well as look at what's ...
Listen10/3/2016: Episode 42 - The Gordon Beckham Era Begins from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Despite a calamitous second half filled with failure and frustration, the Giants find themselves as the National League's second Wild Card. Recently, on this very podcast and on this very website, ...
Listen9/26/2016: Episode 41 - Tough Times from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
You'll read many elegant tributes and tearful remembrances of Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez in the coming weeks and months, but in the meantime, Doug and I dedicate the opening of our show to exch...
Listen9/13/2016: Episode 40 - Sweep / Stakes from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Giants get their first sweep of the second half and they finally have a memorable game in September that harkens back to successful seasons of yore. Do the next few weeks promise more of this s...
Listen9/8/2016: Episode 39 - To Boldly Go Down in the Standings from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
You're probably wondering if we have any insights into the Giants' second half of doom, but the whole point of fandom, and in particular fan analysis (or fanalysis), is that there isn't any insight...
Listen9/1/2016: Episode 38 - Wendy Thurm Returns from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Doug's off this week, so it's Reuben who gets the start. It's our privilege to chat with Wendy Thurm from Sporting News. We cover the week that was -- the Giants nearly no-hit the Dodgers! -- and t...
Listen8/23/2016: Episode 37 - Still In First Place! (Wild Card Edition) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It's easy to lose perspective in the middle of a tailspin, but if you close your eyes and keep 'em shut real tight and tell yourself over and over again that the Giants are still in first place of ...
Listen8/15/2016: Episode 36 - Still In First Place! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The second half of the 2016 season hasn't been kind to our favorite baseballing squadron and there's no guarantee that their bad luck and bad play will "balance out" before the season ends. And yet...
Listen8/2/2016: Episode 35 - Duffless from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Giants go another week without losing the lead in the division despite their Second Half Stumble. That's the good news. Well, there's other good news, but first the really bad news. The Giants ...
Listen7/25/2016: Episode 34 - The Butt-A** Giants from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Giants have their worst week of the season, a 1-7 run following the All-Star Game. But they're still in first place! They still have one of the best records in baseball! There's still awhole lo...
Listen7/15/2016: Episode 33 - ALL-STAR CHRONCAST from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Giants were well-represented at this week's All-Star Game in San Diego, even though they were directly responsible for the National League's annihilation. We thought we'd recapture that same ma...
Listen7/11/16: Episode 32 - Simply the Best from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Giants have the best record in baseball at the All-Star break and we're all very happy about that. Brandon Belt won vote for the final spot on the National League All-Star roster and we're all ...
Listen7/6/2016: Episode 31 - For Whom the Belt Tolls from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It doesn't make a whole lot of sense to complain about the All-Star Game selections, but after three world championships and an All-Giants 2012 All-Star Game, we could be forgiven for scrutinizing ...
Listen6/27/2016: Episode 30 - Madison Bumgarner Is The Worst from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Wow, can you believe it? Thirty Chroncasts already. Where does the time go? Well, this week, it goes to discussing the Giants' unlucky ace, Madison Bumgarner, whose two pitching losses equaled th...
ListenEpisode 29.5 - Dissecting the 2016 Draft from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Minor Lines author Roger joins us to break down the Giants' 2016 draft, especially their #1 pick, switch-hitting outfielder Bryan Reynolds. Was there an organizational philosophy at play with mos...
Listen6/20/2016: Episode 29 - Let Us Speak of this 8-Game Win Streak from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We're back after a brief hiatus, and wouldn't you know it, the Giants are doing quite well for themselves. What June Swoon? We go over all the games, celebrate the the short life of Splash 69 and...
Listen6/6/2016: Episode 28 - June Swoon from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
You don't really believe that as soon as the Giants enter the month of June they become a collection of moronic, untalented, reprehensible baseball players in name only, do you? Well, if you did, y...
Listen5/31/16: Episode 27 - Everyone But Duffy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Giants had another winning week against the Rockies and the Padres. Grant Brisbee descends from Mt. Bloglympus to talk about everything working and everything that isn't -- namely, Matt Duffy a...
Listen5/23/16: Episode 26 - Aces Every Day (Except That One Guy) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
After a 5-1 week, the Giants have now won 9 out of their last 10 games, including a Sunday Night Baseball game. We talk about the dominant stretch by the top three starters and the sudden -- and we...
Listen5/16/2016: Episode 25 - Winning Streak! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Giants avenge getting swept at home by the Diamondbacks in a 4-game series last month by sweeping the Diamondbacks in Arizona this past week, led by a dominant turn through the Giants' 40%-bele...
Listen5/10/2016: Episode 24 - Shark Attack! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Giants won 4 and lost 4, and the way they lost those 4 were bad enough to make you forget about those 4 wins. But that's why we're here: to remind you of the good times. Want more good times? ...
Listen5/2/2016: Episode 23 - Peavy & Cain Bring The Pain from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Giants end a 4-2 week on a high note by snapping the Mets' winning streak, but there are definitely some questions about the back of the rotation and the bullpen. Maybe the organization doesn't...
Listen4/18/2016: Episode 22 - The Giants Stunk from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The second week of the season didn't hit the highs of week one but man oh man did the Giants get hit hard in week two. But there are some things worth talking about, like... Jeff Samardzija! And Jo...
Listen4/11/2016: Episode 21 - Season Premiere from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It's the regular season now, and that means I am going to start looking really, really stupid as all my really, really stupid predictions start to be really, really disproven. Doug and I look bac...
ListenEpisode 20.5 - Predicting the Season from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Last week's excellent Chroncast with Bryan Srabian went so well that it was over two hours! So, I cut this section in hopes of saving it for a day like today. Listen to us go through the Giants' ...
Listen3/25/2016: Episode 20 - Season Finale with Bryan Srabian! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Doug is back! I give him an overview of everything he's missed, Giants-wise, over the past three weeks. And then we try to figure out exactly what the Giants' Spring Training *means* for the upcomi...
Listen3/18/2016: Episode 19 - Grant Brisbee Returns! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Grant Brisbee takes a moment out of his busy schedule to talk about the present state of the Giants. Sure, it's Spring Training, and only just last week did Bryan talk about how much he "doesn't ca...
ListenEpisode 18.5 - Special Features from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
If you're looking for an escape from the Madison Bumgarner injury news, then you've come to the right place. Reuben and I had so much content from last week's episode that we needed to split it in ...
Listen3/11/16: Episode 18 - Mike Ferrin from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week's co-host is our own Reuben Poling. He and Bryan talk about Spring Training, Sergio Romo developing a beef with Bryce Harper, and bring in special guest Mike Ferrin from MLB Network Radio...
Listen3/4/2016: Episode 17 - "The Squire of Gothos" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Jen Mac Ramos fills in for Doug as we look back at the totally forgettable and somewhat regrettable 2006 Giants team. It's that team's 10-year anniversary, you know. And who wouldn't want to celebr...
Listen2/26/16: Episode 16 - Jason Wojciechowski from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Baseball Prospectus editor and ESPN Sweet Spot network writer... and... YOOOGE A's fan Jason Wojciechowski (@jlwoj) Skypes in to talk about the joy and pain of statistical projections, the fun part...
Listen2/19/2016: Episode 15 - Carmen Kiew! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
You know Carmen Kiew from her many .gifs and "The Social Media Minute" on KNBR and now from this week's McCovey Chroncast. Among the many topics covered: Spring Training and the many golf carts in ...
Listen2/12/2016 - Episode 14: Jen Mac Ramos from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
DISCLAIMER: I (Bryan) really, really blew it with our record this week. I didn't use headphones meaning the computer mic captured the audio from the speakers, which in this case the sounds were the...
Listen2/5/2016: Episode 13 - Dan Szymborski from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Is Hunter Pence going to leave the Giants to become a professional gamer? What is Hearthstone and is it contagious? Dan Szymborski answers the important questions for us. This week's Chroncast chr...
Listen1/29/2016: Episode 12 - "Beyond the Sea" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week's Chroncast deals with a very sensitive subject: the designated hitter. Many points are made by me, but none of them are coherent. Meanwhile, Doug and our guest this week -- my buddy Joe ...
Listen1/22/2016: Episode 11 - Wendy Thurm from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Internet's own Wendy Thurm stops by and talks Giants, but also the Mets, Minions, and your Twitter questions. We also play a new game, "State of the Union", and get an update on our old AAV gam...
Listen1/8/2016: Episode 9 - "The Hobo Code" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 9 of the McCovey Chroncast drops with a discussion of the newest Giant, Denard Span, but also a frank and explicit examination of Angel Pagan and his dreaminess effectiveness. Will two inju...
Listen12/25/2015: Episode 8 - "Confidence Man" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Merry Christmas! There's no chance you're reading this right now, but if you're not celebrating the holiday or just wanting to listen to something while making pie or taking a walk after eating pie...
Listen12/18/2015: Episode 7 - "The Force Awakens" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
EPISODE VII - The Force Awakens Johnny Cueto has joined the Giants. With the approval of Giants' ownership, recently installed GM Bobby Evans has coordinated a strong offseason plan to bolster ...
Listen12/11/2015: Episode 6 - "Our Mrs. Reynolds" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Why won't the top free agents take the Giants' money? Does Buster Posey have something to do with it? Bryan and Doug investigate. They also talk about the oddness of the GM meetings, the uncertaint...
Listen12/4/2015: Episode 5 - "Five Votes Down" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
An eventful week of Giants news and potential news has led to the longest Chroncast yet! But don't fret, it's a good one. This week, Bryan (@Every6thDay) and Doug (@moonwalkmcfly/groug) tackle the ...
Listen11/27/2015: Episode 4 - "The West Coast Delay" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The McCovey Chroncast is an unstoppable content machine that demands to be made and consumed. This week's podcast was recorded earlier in the week and early in the morning and while Bryan was on th...
Listen11/20/2015: Episode 3 - "Encounter At Farpoint" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Doug Bruzzone (groug) and Bryan Murphy (NOT KNBR's Brian Murphy) are back for an all-new McCovey Chroncast. This week's podcast talks about the biggest news of the week (so far)... And with Thanks...
Listen11/13/2015: Episode 2 - "A Proportional Response" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Welcome to yesterday's news! If you're still catching up on the week that was for the San Francisco Giants, filled with a Gold Glove and Wilson's Defensive Player of the Year award and due diligenc...
Listen11/6/2015: Episode 1 - "Pilot" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Hi, this is Grant. Just wanted to let you know there's a McCovey Chronicles podcast now! I know, I'm surprised too. On Wednesday, Bryan emailed me and said, "Hey, would you want me and groug to do ...
ListenChroncast #86: Grant Brisbee Returns Again from 2019-12-11T17:06:28
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 ...
Listen11/6/2015: Episode 1 - "Pilot" from 2015-11-06T17:30
Hi, this is Grant. Just wanted to let you know there's a McCovey Chronicles podcast now! I know, I'm surprised too. On Wednesday, Bryan emailed me and said, "Hey, would you want me and groug to do ...
Listen11/6/2015: Episode 1 - "Pilot" from 2015-11-06T17:30
Hi, this is Grant. Just wanted to let you know there's a McCovey Chronicles podcast now! I know, I'm surprised too. On Wednesday, Bryan emailed me and said, "Hey, would you want me and groug to do ...
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