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Just another ho hum Giants/Dodgers game Friday night in San Francisco. Well, actually it was another back and forth thriller with the Giants coming away 6-4 winners in game 1 of the 4 game series. Joe Castellano and Ray Woodson break down the game, discuss the outfield situation and talk about fan behavior.
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Wednesday at AT&T Park in San Francisco, after he signed autographs for the kids, Giants closer Hunter Strickland joined The Sports Virus. Plus, we caught up with SF pitching coach Curt Young and beat reporter Kerry Crowley from the Bay Area News Group. We also hear from Giants manager Bruce Bochy.
The last time the Nationals visited San Francisco, a brawl broke out after Hunter Strickland drilled Bryce Harper with a pitch. The Sports Virus asked Strickland on Wednesday if he wished he faced Harper in this series: “I’ve gotta get them out no matter who I face…This is a new year. You learn from the past and you move forward.”
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Ray Woodson joined us after the Giants were 1-hit by Patrick Corbin of the Diamondbacks on Tuesday night in Phoenix. SF has lost four in a row and the offense is really struggling. On the positive side, Johnny Cueto was dominant in his return to the rotation with 7 scoreless IP, only 2 hits allowed and 11 strikeouts with 0 walks.
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We go down on the farm and check on the progress of Giants AAA Sacramento outfielders Steven Duggar, Mac Williamson and Chris Shaw who all might see time in San Francisco this season. Plus, we catch up with River Cats General Manager Chip Maxson.
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Ray Woodson is back to talk about the Giants staying above water despite injuries to Madison Bumgarner, Jeff Samardzija, Mark Melancon and now Johnny Cueto.
Join us again later this week as we check in down on the farm with Sacramento River Cats guests. We’ll hear from outfielders Steven Duggar, Mac Williamson, Chris Shaw and GM Chip Maxson.
Longoria/McCutchen photo courtesy of The Japan Times
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Ray Woodson makes his season debut as our regular guest. We chat about the first 6 games for the Giants. Positives, negatives, overreactions are all covered here.
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Before the Giants home opener at AT&T Park against the Mariners, TheSportsVirus sat down with RHP Chris Stratton, RF Andrew McCutchen and 3B Coach Ron Wotus.
McCutchen photos courtesy Pittsburgh Post Gazette and Fan Rags Sports
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For our final spring training podcast of 2018 we hear from the Giants double play combination of Brandon Crawford and Joe Panik at media day prior to the Cactus League. Plus conversations with RHP Cory Gearrin and C Aramis Garcia from Scottsdale, AZ.
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Once again we have a wide range of Giants guests as spring training continues in the Cactus League. Jeff Samardzija, Nick Hundley and Derek Law were interviewed at media day in San Francisco prior to Fan Fest. Javy Lopez joined us outside the Giants dugout at Scottsdale Stadium at the beginning of March.
Samardzija talked to The Sports Virus about his mindset after a difficult 2017 season for San Francisco: …“When you pitch through situations you become a stronger guy on the back end. Whether that’s a minor injury you pitch through or a rough patch you pitch through or a rough season that you go out and no luck is going your way and you keep pitching. When you do get a normal situation after that you kind of sit there and understand that hey, you don’t take it for granted. A healthy team, a strong team, a team that’s bonded together doesn’t happen all the time. It’s not the norm. It’s a special case when 25 guys come together and you have a nice long stretch. You appreciate certain situations a little more when you go through rough patches. Whatever that rough patch is when you come out on the other end usually you are a little stronger for it. For me, I’m just excited to go through that and then have a clean slate and start all over with great spirits and a team that’s ready to win..”
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