Giants Chroncast: A San Francisco Giants podcast.
For fans of the San Francisco Giants.
Episodes
September 21, 2023 • 61 mins
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 Giants career appear to be over. Bryan also asks Doug some pointed questions about the shape of the offseason.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mark as Played
September 14, 2023 • 47 mins
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. Do they have what it takes to get in as the last Wild Card? Guess we'll find out. What we do know is that Ross Stripling WILL return in 2024, to the surprising of exactly none of us. Also, what's eating the Giants' attendance? They're 1...
Mark as Played
September 7, 2023 • 55 mins
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 bullpen, once the team's greatest strength. Bryan and Doug also take some time to examine some comments Farhan Zaidi made while the team was in Chicago. Is 2023 a speedrun of the 2019 season... or a season far more haunting? They also play I...
Mark as Played
August 31, 2023 • 56 mins
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 season thanks to some salary dumps by the Los Angeles Angels. Even if the Giants don't take advantage of some modest upgrades, they've shown with Kyle Harrison's promotion and sharp pair of starts that they have the talent to scare teams...
Mark as Played
August 24, 2023 • 58 mins
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 him now that he's up? Meanwhile, they ponder the team's view of Heliot Ramos, the utility of Paul DeJong, and swap things they found interesting and concerning (32:30) about the team from what has been a very busy week.
Learn more about y...
Mark as Played
August 17, 2023 • 46 mins
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 concerning about the team since their last episode together.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mark as Played
August 10, 2023 • 35 mins
The San Francisco Giants surveyed the trade market and opted to stand (mostly) pat in hopes of an offensive resurgence, despite most evidence suggesting one was not forthcoming. Now, the pitching has to be perfect in order to win. Is there a chance that the dog days of August could help a moribund group of hitters even for a time or will the team being susceptible to the same pitchers' fatigue as every other time flatten out any of...
Mark as Played
August 7, 2023 • 58 mins
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 the team's new jersey sponsor (19:44) and a new Interesting/Concerning segment (33:09) before a quick preview of the Angels series that begins tonight.
If you're enjoying the show, consider rating us five stars in Apple Podcasts or right t...
Mark as Played
August 4, 2023 • 47 mins
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 all season long has been their bullpen, and after another strong month, Bryan and Doug don't see a reason why that should stop, especially considering all the movement that happened in this month's bullpen trust power rankings.
Learn more a...
Mark as Played
July 31, 2023 • 48 mins
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 for pitch arsenals and within it there's a factual error that there wasn't time to correct before publishing: positive run values are good for pitchers and hitters. Tristan Beck's four-seam fastball has a +10 Run Value. Very good! Very b...
Mark as Played
July 28, 2023 • 43 mins
The Giants made themselves feel better about a six-game losing streak by calling up their top hitting prospect, Marco Luciano, who is easily one of the most buzzed about Giants prospects in the last 40 years; but, will the 21-year old solve all the team's problems? Bryan and Doug explore that issue as well as the factors that might've contributed to his sudden callup after just six games in Triple-A.
Learn more about your ad choice...
Mark as Played
July 24, 2023 • 50 mins
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 one of them. Bryan and Doug toss out some names who might be worth a high acquisition cost in what's a sellers market while also throwing out the names of some players who might not cost very much to get. Every team has good weeks and bad ...
Mark as Played
July 20, 2023 • 48 mins
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 that'd help the team, because what do they need most urgently? They also share their concerns about J.D. Davis and preview the rest of the road trip. If you're enjoying the show, consider rating us in the Spotify app or on Apple Podcasts!
Le...
Mark as Played
July 17, 2023 • 41 mins
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 of the August 1st trade deadline; but, does any such deal make sense for the Giants? What about the Angels? Bryan and Doug get into some particulars in a vain attempt to reverse jinx the situation while alos tempering fan expectations (sta...
Mark as Played
The trade deadline looms and it's time to figure out what kind of team the Giants are -- but before that can happen, Bryan and Doug point out some highlights and lowlights from the first half. Bryan calls out one of the Giants' key hitters and his need to do better, Doug explains to Bryan why it's a sellers' market instead of a buyers' market, and both talk about what they find most concerning as the Giants kick off the second half...
Mark as Played
July 10, 2023 • 50 mins
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, interviewing, and exploring all facets of the farm system and what he's determined is that the team has put together a sound process involving good people. For the first time in the Giants Chroncast era, he stops by to give his thoughts on eve...
Mark as Played
July 10, 2023 • 21 mins
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 respect and admiration of their peers in player development circles or simply taken advantage of a deep draft? Only the next couple of days of drafting will help us figure it out. In the meantime, get to know Bryce Eldridge -- a player who h...
Mark as Played
July 6, 2023 • 39 mins
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 new run of injuries? Can they handle a terrible Rockies team?
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mark as Played
July 3, 2023 • 40 mins
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 really goes for it. He and Doug also discuss Camilo Doval getting a well deserved spot on the 2023 NL All-Star roster but also mention a few other deserving candidates. They also preview the Mariners series beginning Monday.
Learn more abou...
Mark as Played
June 30, 2023 • 35 mins
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 the Giants be buyers? And, if so, what kind of player will be at the top of their shopping list? Kyle Harrison and Carson Whisenhunt are two starting pitching prospects who might be able to help the team in the future, but maybe not toda...
Mark as Played
Popular Podcasts
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations.
If you can never get enough true crime... Congratulations, you’ve found your people.
NFL.com's "Around the NFL" crew (Gregg Rosenthal, Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler) break down the latest football news, with a dash of mirth.
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Listen to 'The Bobby Bones Show' by downloading the daily full replay.