Oracle Park

This guide to Oracle Park in San Francisco centers on the brick wall beyond right field and the stretch of bay just past it that everyone calls McCovey Cove, named for Giants legend Willie McCovey. It traces how the tradition of splash-hit home runs began with Barry Bonds in May 2000, off a Mets pitcher named Rich Rodriguez, and follows his return to the cove again and again in the years after. You'll also hear why the wall stands exactly twenty four feet high, a number picked for another Giants number. Listen for why kayakers still paddle out there on game nights, nets raised.