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McCovey Chronicles
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A Tim Lincecum blog that occasionally covers the San Francisco Giants.
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Plus, he's already familiar with the ballpark
Screengrab from YouTube of Kyle Mooney interviewing a Giants player
September 10, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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Screenshot from an Andrew Baggarly article saying: "It's everything," Adames said. "The things he says, the things he does. He's just crazy. I can't tell you examples. It'd be over the line, way, way over the line. But he is definitely funny."
September 4, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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Interesting tidbit from @andrewbaggarly.bsky.social article yesterday ... clearly something changed overnight!

www.nytimes.com/athletic/656...
Text: "The Giants pitching staff is less than fine. They are planning to give right-hander Kai-Wei Teng another start Sunday in Milwaukee despite mixed results in his brief big-league trial. Their options to replace Roupp are even less palatable"
August 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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The broadcast didn't show the streaker but Getty Images did (credit: K.C. Alfred)
A fan standing up, being tackled by three security guards in Padres helmets Three security guards laying on top of a fan on the field.
August 20, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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same image
drew gilbert screaming after a wilmer flores home run cheering hockey baby meme
August 19, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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This tidbit from @andrewbaggarly.bsky.social today could be fueling a little extra hesitation to trade Doval. With Walker still struggling and it not being clear Rodríguez can be an everyday closer, Doval is a pretty damn vital piece for 2026.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/652...
Block of text from an article reading: "The Giants also were without All-Star reliever Randy Rodríguez over the three games against the Pirates. The right-hander was unavailable after Melvin taxed him for back-to-back appearances against the Mets -- something the team has tried to avoid after he ended last season with a sore elbow -- including a multiple-inning assignment when he gave up two home runs Sunday. Melvin said he expected Rodríguez to be available Friday in New York, but it's an ominous sign that he needed a full series to recover"
July 31, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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AI is so freaking stupid, in both senses of the word
A Twitter user asking Grok why Carson Whisenhunt was scratched from his AAA start and Grok responding “Carson Whisenhunt was scratched from tonight’s River Cats start because he’s been called up to the San Francisco Giants (SF Giants’ official sources confirm he’ll start tomorrow against the Rockies. No trade involved; it’s a direct promotion from Triple-A. Exciting debut ahead!”
July 27, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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Eternally true image for watching the Giants
Logan Roy in Succession with the quote "I love you, but you are not serious people"
July 22, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Willy Adames' home run defied everything I thought I knew about baseball
Screenshot from Statcast saying that Coors Field is the only park where it wouldn't have been a home run.
July 2, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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extremely normal behavior
A post from this account saying "why is sean hjelle on my tv" with a response saying "I did not vote for Donald Trump. He's an awful person and a worse President. The reason we are stuck with him is because millions of men feel their right to due process was taken away by the Me Too movement."
June 25, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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Camilo
Liam Coen at a Jags press conference when he said "Duval" and went viral.
June 7, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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TWO RUN BOMB
Helly R from the TV show Severance looking over a wall
June 4, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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Doing great, ESPN play-by-play
Screenshot of the ESPN play-by-play for Giants vs. Padres. It reads: Giants - Bottom 1st S. Kolek pitching for SD Stephen Kolek pitches to Jung Hoo Lee Ramos grounded out to third
June 3, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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Another funny statistical oddity is that @fangraphs.com thinks Walker Martin and Ryan Walker have the same face.

Perhaps it's an innie/outie situation?
Screenshot of Walker Martin's Fangraphs page, which has a picture of Ryan Walker's face.
May 31, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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elite work by the auto-captions
Screenshot of a Giants video with the captions on, with the caption reading, "hit Jastrzebski scores Adama's"
May 7, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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Nothing to show for it yet but Nathan Eovaldi is uhh ... not fooling the Giants
Screenshot of Statcast page for Giants vs. Rangers sorted by hardest hit balls: Matt Chapman: Groundout, 111.0 exit velocity, .620 xBA Willy Adames: Flyout, 103.7 exit velocity, .850 xBA Jung Hoo Lee: Single, 102.1 exit velocity, .790 xBA LaMonte Wade Jr.: Flyout, 100.5 exit velocity, .410 xBA Wilmer Flores: Lineout, 92.9 exit velocity, .660 xBA
April 26, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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excited to face a dude who is absolutely José Quintana tonight
Screenshot of a google search for "José Quintana," with the picture that comes up being Christian Yelich.
April 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Phenomenal Willy Adames screengrab
Screenshot from a YouTube video with the title at the top titled "Un Día con Willy Adames / Day in the Life of a MLB Star" Picture is Willy Adames driving while it's dark out. Closed captions say "Sometimes you'll wake up feeling a little bit more romantic"
April 17, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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Randy Rodríguez's Statcast page is very aesthetically pleasing
Screenshot from Baseball Savant of the 2025 MLB percentile rankings for Randy Rodríguez: Pitching run value: 88 Fastball run value: 65 Breaking run value: 95 Offspeed run value: n/a xERA: 99 xBA: 93 Fastball velo: 93 Avg exit velocity: 48 Chase%: 88 Whiff%: 84 K%: 98 BB%: 97 Barrel%: 85 Hard-hit%: 74 GB%: 65 Extension: 66
April 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Giants got out-hit by the Astros 7-6, but 4 of the Giants hits went for extra bases, including 3 home runs, while all of the Astros hits were singles. Giants had 8 of the 10 hardest-hit balls of the game.
Screenshot of the Baseball Savant page for the Statcast data from the Wednesday, April 2 game between the Giants and Astros. Picture of the 10 hardest-hit balls of the game: Matt Chapman -- 103.8-mph single Sam Huff -- 103.7-mph lineout Isaac Paredes -- 103.0-mph lineout Luis Matos -- 102.8-mph single Wilmer Flores -- 102.8-mph home run Luis Matos -- 102.3-mph home run Willy Adames -- 102.1-mph flyout Willy Adames -- 101.0-mph lineout Brendan Rodgers -- 99.8-mph flyout Wilmer Flores -- 99.4-mph groundout
April 2, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Giants have announced their AA Richmond roster
Screenshot of a Richmond Flying Squirrels tweet from April 1, 2025 that reads “Ready for season 15! We’re excited to announce, in conjunction with the #SFGiants, our initial 2025 roster” Then a graphic that reads “2025 break camp roster” with the following names: Pitchers: Will Bednar John Michael Bertrand Jack Choate Cameron Cotter Dylan Cumming Nick Garcia Evan Gates Trent Harris Seth Lonsway Manuel Mercedes Nick Morreale Tyler Myrick Braxton Roxby Nick Sinacola Michael Stryffeler Joe Whitman Catchers: Zach Morgan Adrián Sugastey Infielders: Aeverson Arteaga Victor Bericoto Sabin Ceballos Matt Higgins Diego Velasquez Justin Wishkoski Outfielders: Vaun Brown Carter Howell Rodolfo Nolasco Jairo Pomares The graphic has pictures of Bertrand, Sugastey, and Howell.
April 1, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Timeline is locked in 🫡🫡🫡
Six consecutive bluesky posts. First from Tyler Allen: “I know it’s a small sample size but if Ramos can mash righties now 👀” Second from Reuben: “Heliot Ramos is Him” Third from LOLKNBR: “HELLA HELLY” Fourth from scout: “beefy boy heliot 💪💪💪💪💪” Fifth from Sara: “HELIOT!!” Sixth from Britt: “Helly R!!”
March 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Also, on the Ramos front, him getting optioned last spring makes for a hilarious sequence on his transactions page:
Screenshot of Heliot Ramos transactions, from bottom to top reading: "March 11, 2024: San Francisco Giants optioned OF Heliot Ramos to Sacramento River Cats. March 11, 2024: San Francisco Giants reassigned OF Heliot Ramos to the minor leagues. May 8, 2024: San Francisco Giants recalled OF Heliot Ramos from Sacramento River Cats. July 15, 2024: OF Heliot Ramos assigned to National League All-Stars."
March 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Absolutely incredible segment in the latest article by @miguardado.bsky.social on the Carsons
Screenshot of an article that says "'In Double-A, I would order these calf testicles from this farm in New York and would eat them raw,' Seymour said. 'I called it testicle tartare.' 'Seymour, he's interseting,' Whisenhunt said. 'You never really know what you're going to get with him.'"
February 28, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Cue the @colemk.bsky.social music ... we are so back, baby
Tweet from Shayna Rubin saying "Kyle Harrison, who had a noticeable dip in velo last year, says his velocity is back where he wants it. He's corrected issues with his delivery that occurred with ankle and shoulder injuries last year."
February 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM