Oct. 2: More Hunter Pence coffee

Hello and happy Friday.

Hunter Pence has been retired for less than a week, and he’s already become a flawless San Francisco Giants fan, just as we all knew he would. And on Thursday — not for the first time this year — the coffee company run by he and his wife, Alexis, released a baseball-themed coffee and mug, called, “Bay Area Homies.”

It’s outstanding, naturally. Check it out.

All proceeds from the collection go to the Boys and Girls Club of San Francisco.

Did Barry Bonds hit a home run today?

Nope. But then again, he didn’t play very many times on this date.

Old, random MCC articles for you to read

Pierce Johnson didn’t put things together in the majors (Oct. 23, 2018 — Kenny Kelly)

Giants links

• Podcast: Roger Munter talks prospects with Shelly Verougstraete (There R Giants)
• Grant Brisbee tries to find the best left-handed bat for the Giants (The Athletic, subscription required)
• Alex Pavlovic on why the Giants are still super high on Joey Bart (NBC Sports Bay Area)
• Kerry Crowley on Yusmeiro Petit thinking the 2020 A’s bullpen is as good as the 2014 Giants’ was (Mercury News)
• Mark W. Sanchez on why Farhan Zaidi thinks Gabe Kapler did a tremendous job from early on (KNBR)
• Dalton Johnson on the team’s top prospects having an advantage in the fall Instructional Leagues (NBC Sports Bay Area)
• John Shea on the Giants getting to return to their families (SF Chronicle)
• Andrew Baggarly on Farhan Zaidi’s goal to make the postseason in 2021 (The Athletic, subscription required)
• Mark W. Sanchez on Joey Bart’s up-and-down year, and potential AAA start next season (KNBR)

I hope you all have a wonderful Friday.