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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 […]
‘Burning the drafting ships’: The Giants’ potential draft- breaking strategy
The annual draft is the easiest way for a baseball team to add talent cheaply. To keep things cheap, Major League Baseball has limited the amount of money teams can spend on signing bonuses, with penalties in place for anyone who goes over their limits. The San Francisco Giants are in a unique position this […]
Giants-White Sox Series Preview: Mass Appeal
The White Sox spent a little bit in the offseason and acquired a fun player from Japan who has slugged the franchise back into relevance. As fun as it has been to see that the literal Pope of the Roman Catholic church is a White Sox fan, Munetaka Murakami’s fast rise in 2026 has dragged […]
Friday BP: Oracle Park promotions this weekend
Good morning, baseball fans! The San Francisco Giants return to the bay this weekend for a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox. So let’s take a look at what Oracle Park has on deck for fans who might be thinking about attending. Friday night will be a Special Event for Japanese Heritage Night! Fans […]
What a day to not be a Giant
The first headline I saw when I searched up our recently cast-off backstop was for an AP article published by the Watertown Daily News: “Baily, Cantillo lead Guardians to four-game series sweep…” While I harbor no real ill-will towards Patrick Bailey, I admit I wasn’t pleased about the news. Petty tribalism inherent in fandom runs […]
Buster Posey, sir, please sign a two-year extension ASAP
Hello, Mr. Future Hall of Famer, sir, Mr. Buster Posey Man. I am but a lowly sports blogger doing that thing that bad baseball columnists do and writing you an open letter. Here’s why. It’s unfathomable that there’s just 17 months or so remaining on your deal to be the Giants’ President of Baseball Operations. […]
Thursday BP: Should MLB be taking notes from Banana Ball?
Good morning, baseball fans! It’s an off day for the San Francisco Giants today, so I wanted to touch on a topic that I’ve been thinking about for a while. At this point, I can only assume that most people familiar with baseball are also at least somewhat familiar with the Savannah Bananas, and the […]
Read ‘em and sweep: Marte and Kelly down Giants
It wasn’t enough that Ketel Marte broke the hearts of the San Francisco Giants with a walkoff three-run homer Tuesday night. He just had to go 3-for-3 with a walk and cross home plate as many times as the Giants’ entire team did in a 6-3 Arizona Diamondbacks win. Tyler Mahle fell to 1-6 after […]
5/20 Gamethread: Giants @ Diamondbacks
The San Francisco Giants wrap up this three-game road series against the Arizona Diamondbacks this afternoon. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Tyler Mahle, who enters today’s game with a 5.59 ERA, 4.91 FIP, with 48 strikeouts to 21 walks in 46.2 innings pitched. His last start was in the Giants’ 5-2 […]
Wednesday BP: Sounds of Oracle Park
Good morning, baseball fans! As someone who has been collecting music electronically for their entire adult life, I have amassed quite a vast collection of random songs over the years. Occasionally, I’ll just put my entire collection on shuffle for a few weeks to see what comes up and last night, I shuffled upon some […]
Ketel Marte walks off Giants in 5-3 loss
There’s an old sketch from The State called “The Barry Lutz Show” where a doctor played by Thomas Lennon explains his research in the field of “monkey torture,” accompanied by an adorable simian. He eventually takes a phone call that purportedly tells him he has to stop torturing monkeys forever and let them all go, […]
5/19 Gamethread: Giants @ Diamondbacks
The San Francisco Giants continue this three-game road series against the Arizona Diamondbacks tonight. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Landen Roupp, who enters tonight’s game with at 3.49 ERA, 2.68 FIP, with 58 strikeouts to 21 walks in 49 innings pitched. His last start was in the Giants 5-2 loss to […]
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