McCovey Chronicles

Photo by Suzanna Mitchell/San Francisco Giants/Getty Images No surprises here. The World Series begins today, if you’re into that sort of thing. It’s the New York Yankees at the Los Angeles Dodgers, with first pitch scheduled for 5:08 p.m. PT. You can watch the game, which features a starting pitching matchup between Gerrit Cole and Jack Flaherty, on FOX. Go Yankees. … [Read more...] about Friday BP: Matt Chapman, Patrick Bailey earn Fielding Bible honors

The San Francisco Giants have been on a slide since losing Cheese Steak spokesman Alex Dickerson. | Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Not only have the Giants whiffed on top free agents recently, they’ve left one of their most important sponsors without a player in their commercials. 2021 was a banner year for San Francisco Giants baseball. The team won a … [Read more...] about New Cheese Steak Shop spokesman should be a top offseason priority for SF Giants

Photo by Andy Kuno/San Francisco Giants/Getty Images Because what else is there to talk about? It’s the worst week of the baseball season. The San Francisco Giants can’t do anything, because the World Series is about to start. But the Los Angeles Dodgers are in that World Series, so you’re not even excited to see what happens come Friday night. So let’s distract … [Read more...] about Mailbag!

Photo by Suzanna Mitchell/San Francisco Giants/Getty Images A little fun for your eyes. There’s not a lot to talk about in San Francisco Giants land right now. Baseball is on a mini hiatus, so there are no games for a few days. And when there are games, they involve the Los Angeles Dodgers. And until those games are over, the Giants are treading transactional water, … [Read more...] about Weds/Thurs BP: Giants video roundup

Robert Edwards-Imagn Images In his first full season in the Majors, Patrick Bailey was the best defensive catcher in baseball and should be rewarded for it come November. 2024 stats: 121 G, 448 PA, .234/ .298/ .339/ .637, 81 wRC+, -9.7 Offense, 36.7 Defense, 4.3 fWAR If all things are true and just and fair and pure and right in this world, Patrick Bailey will win his … [Read more...] about Player review: Patrick Bailey