INSIDE CHINA BASIN SPRING TRAINING SPECIAL, II

Posted on March 9th, 2012 by TheSportsVirus

Angel Pagan joins the Giants following an off-season trade with the Mets. He hit .262, with 7 homers, 56 RBIs and 32 stolen bases for New York last season. In 2010 he hit .290 with 37 steals, 2nd in the National League. Pagan was born and raised in Puerto Rico. He joined us during Spring Training in Scottsdale, AZ.

This interview is sponsored by: San Anselmo Inn

Listen to Interview with Angel Pagan

Brandon Belt is off to a hot start at the plate this spring for the Giants following a challenging rookie season. Although he batted just .225 in the major leagues, Belt continued to tear up AAA pitching. In Fresno he hit . 309 with 8 homers in just 165 at bats. That gave him 17 total combined homers on the 2011 season. In his two years in the minors he has put up a .343 career batting average. He joined us after a Spring Training game in Scottsdale, AZ which included going 2 for 2 with a double and home run.

Listen to Interview with Brandon Belt

Duane Kuiper is entering his 19th consecutive year in the Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, NBC Bay Area and KNBR Radio broadcast booths as a Giants broadcaster in 2012. This is his 40th Spring Training in Arizona as a player and broadcaster. He joined us at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, AZ.

Listen to Interview with Duane Kuiper

Guest photos courtesy of: jkorn’s photostream, brothm photos’ photostream and Laura Knell’s photostream. All Rights Reserved.

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Tags: Angel Pagan, Brandon Belt, Duane Kuiper, Major League Baseball, San Francisco Giants

INSIDE CHINA BASIN, SPRING TRAINING SPECIAL

Posted on March 8th, 2012 by TheSportsVirus

Welcome to the Spring Training episode of INSIDE CHINA BASIN, your San Francisco Giants Player Podcast featuring Jeremy Affeldt and Aubrey Huff, with your host Joe Castellano and Michael Duca out of the pen. Our special guests from Scottsdale, AZ are Affeldt, his lefty bullpen mate Javier Lopez, catcher Tommy Joseph and infielder/outfielder Emmanuel Burriss.

INSIDE CHINA BASIN has also found a home on Spreecast.com.

Check out the latest Spreecast episode : http://www.spreecast.com/events/inside-china-basin-episode006

Listen up Giants fans! Join us every homestand this season here on thesportsvirus.com for in-depth discussions with Jeremy Affeldt and Aubrey Huff, two Giants players who were integral parts of the 2010 World Series title team.

Stadium Photo courtesy of Andy Lopusnak

Jeremy Affeldt is entering his 4th season in San Francisco and 11th season overall in the major leagues. In 2011 he posted a 2.63 ERA in 67 appearances, including 3 saves. Left handed batters hit only .144 off of Affeldt last year. Off the field, Jeremy and his wife Larisa are avid supporters of “Not For Sale,” a San Francisco based group that fights human trafficking. Affeldt joined us during Spring Training in Scottsdale, AZ.

Listen to Interview with Jeremy Affeldt

Javier Lopez is entering his 3rd season in San Francisco and 10th season overall in themajor leagues. In 2011 he posted a 2.72 ERA in 70 appearances, including 1 save. Left handed batters hit only .163 off of Lopez last year. He has 2 World Series rings (2007 Red Sox, 2010 Giants). Lopez  joined us during Spring Training in Scottsdale, AZ.

Listen to Interview with Javier Lopez

Emmanuel Burriss has played parts of the last 4 seasons in San Francisco. In 2011 he hit just .204, but he swiped 11 bases in just 59 games. At AAA Fresno he hit .297 with 24 steals. Burriss  joined us during Spring Training in Scottsdale, AZ.

Listen to Interview with Emmanuel Burriss

Tommy Joseph put up a big season at Class A San Jose in 2011, hitting .270 with 22homers and 95 RBIs. He isplaying in major league spring training games and preparing for a probable assignment at AA Richmond.

Listen to Interview with Tommy Joseph
Player photos courtesy of: d-deee’s photostream, lyndsey’s photostream, idapadida, artolog’s photostream. All Rights Reserved.

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Tags: Emmanuel Burriss, Javier Lopez, Jeremy Affeldt, San Francisco Giants, Tommy Joseph

INSIDE CHINA BASIN, SPRING TRAINING STYLE

Posted on March 7th, 2012 by TheSportsVirus

Welcome to the Spring Training episode of INSIDE CHINA BASIN, your San Francisco Giants Player Podcast featuring Jeremy Affeldt and Aubrey Huff, with your host Joe Castellano and Michael Duca out of the pen. Our special guests from Scottsdale, AZ are infielder Brett Pill and Fresno Grizzlies broadcaster Doug Greenwald.

INSIDE CHINA BASIN has also found a home on Spreecast.com.

Check out Spreecast Episode 2: http://www.spreecast.com/events/inside-china-basin-episode006

Listen up Giants fans! Join us every homestand this season here on thesportsvirus.com for in-depth discussions with two Giants players who were integral parts of the 2010 World Series title team.

Photo courtesy of Andy Lopusnak

Jeremy Affeldt is entering his 4th season in San Francisco and 11th season overall in the major leagues. In 2011 he posted a 2.63 ERA in 67 appearances, including 3 saves. Left handed batters hit only .144 off of Affeldt last year. Off the field, Jeremy and his wife Larisa are avid supporters of “Not For Sale,” a San Francisco based group that fights human trafficking. Affeldt joined us during Fan Fest weekend in San Francisco.

Listen to Interview with Jeremy Affeldt

Player photos courtesy of zimbio.com

Aubrey Huff is entering his 3rd season with the Giants after spending most of his 12-year career in the American League. In 2010 he hit .290 with 26 homers and 86 RBI on the way to playing in his 1st post season. He finished 7th in the National League MVP voting. Aubrey has 241 career home runs including hitting for the cycle (2009), an inside-the-park home run (2010) and a 3-homer game (2011). Huff joined us during Fan Fest weekend in San Francisco.

Listen to Interview with Aubrey Huff

Brett Pill had a 15-game stint with the Giants last year after tearing up the Pacific Coast League with the Fresno Grizzlies the last two seasons. In his first Major League at bat he homered off Wade LeBlanc of the San Diego Padres. For good measure he homered the next day in San Diego. With San Francisco he finished with a .300 batting average. He’s trying to make the big league team for 2012. Doug Greenwald is entering his 10th season as the Voice of the Grizzlies. He is currently calling Giants spring training games on SFGiants.com.

Listen to Interviews with Brett Pill and Doug Greenwald

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Tags: Aubrey Huff, Brett Pill, Doug Greenwald, Jeremy Affeldt, Major League Baseball, San Francisco Giants