The Warriors took down the San Antonio Spurs in 5 games. Now it’s time to look ahead to the Western Conference semifinal series with the New Orleans Pelicans, who surprisingly swept the Portland Trailblazers in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. Ray and Joe dissect the two teams before they get together for game 1 on Saturday night in Oakland.
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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.”
The Warriors are up three games to nothing in their first round playoff series with the Spurs after a big win on Thursday in San Antonio. Ray and Joe discuss the game and the series.
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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.
The Warriors followed a nice win in Oklahoma City with a stinker at Indiana. Head coach Steve Kerr says he was “embarrassed” by the team’s effort while Kevin Durant countered with: “I thought we cared.” Either way, it’s almost playoff time, so Joe and Ray assess the outlook for the Dubs with one more week and three games left in the regular season.
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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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