Feature Story: “Out of Nowhere”
The story of how Dave Edlund became McCovey Cove Dave, the ball hawking, home run retrieving legend.
It is September 14, 2005, and Dave Edlund is sitting in a kayak outside Pacific Bell Park listening to the Giants/Padres game on the radio. Giants outfielder Randy Winn is up to bat in the third inning against the visiting Padres. Pitcher Woody Williams winds up and throws the 1-1 pitch down the middle of the plate. Winn turns on it and launches the bal…
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