Category Archives: San Francisco Giants

INSIDE CHINA BASIN: Giants VP Of Player Development David Bell On SF Farm System

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Our podcasts not only cover the Giants Major League team extensively, we also keep tabs on what’s happening down on the farm. Inside China Basin host Joe Castellano is also hosting the new TV show Orange and Black, Best of the Farm.

Links to the TV show can be found on BAOSN.TV.

Today we have an in-depth interview from Thursday’s TV show with Giants Vice President of Player Development David Bell. He tells us his goals for San Francisco’s minor leaguers and chats about the progress of players at all of the affiliates. Bell also reminisces about the 2002 Giants team that won the National League pennant in a season where he was named the Willie Mac Award winner.
Augusta play-by-play announcer Joe Laurendi is our other guest. He gets us caught up on the Greenjackets’ solid pitching staff and tells us how prospects Heliot Ramos and Jacob Gonzalez are playing in the South Atlantic League.

 

Listen To David Bell and Joe Laurendi

Join us next week when Ray Woodson is our guest.

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INSIDE CHINA BASIN: Checking On The Progress Of The AA Richmond Flying Squirrels

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Our podcasts not only cover the Giants Major League team extensively, we also keep tabs on what’s happening down on the farm. Inside China Basin host Joe Castellano is also hosting the new TV show Orange and Black, Best of the Farm.

Links to the TV show can be found on BAOSN.TV.

Today we have some interviews from a recent TV show focusing on the Giants AA Eastern League affiliate Richmond Flying Squirrels. RHP Shaun Anderson, who is one of the top strikeout pitchers in the league is our guest, as well as OF Dylan Davis and play-by-play announcer Jay Burnham.

 

Listen To Anderson, Davis and Burnham

Join us later week when we continue our look at the Giants minor league system with special guest David Bell, who is the Giants Vice President of Player Development.

Photos courtesy of The Athletic and The Richmond Times Dispatch

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INSIDE CHINA BASIN: Nick Hundley, Will Smith & Ray Woodson Talk Hunter Strickland Injury

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Hunter Strickland addressed the media and his teammates after breaking his hand in a fit of rage earlier this week. Did Strickland finally learn a lesson about controlling his emotions? Ray Woodson weighs in on that. Nick Hundley and Will Smith talk about supporting Strickland. Hundley also discusses his great base-running play against the Marlins and Smith tells us about the adrenaline rush that goes along with pitching in the late innings of Major League games.

Listen To Hundley, Smith and Woodson

Join us again next week when we check on the Giants minor league system with guests from Richmond and Farm Director David Bell.

Hunter Strickland photo courtesy of McCovey Chronicles

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INSIDE CHINA BASIN: Giants RHP Chris Stratton, SF Chronicle Columnist Scott Ostler

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Chris Stratton is coming off his 8th win of the season against the Dodgers and he joins us to talk about his season and what’s happening with the ball club. We also chat with SF Chronicle Columnist Scott Ostler and hear from Giants manager Bruce Bochy.

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Join us again later this week when regular guest Ray Woodson is our guest.

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INSIDE CHINA BASIN: Ray Woodson On Marathon In Miami, Upcoming Dodgers Series

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The Giants salvaged the final game of the series in Miami in 16 innings. We’ll talk with Ray Woodson about that marathon game,  the Evan Longoria injury and the upcoming Dodgers series.

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INSIDE CHINA BASIN: Chris Haft From MLB.com On Bumgarner’s Rant, Hanson’s Future

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Madison Bumgarner’s second start of the season ended in ugly fashion Monday in Miami. After Bruce Bochy took him out of the game, he was ejected by home plate umpire Jeremie Rehak. Chris Haft from MLB.com joins us to talk about what’s going on with Mad Bum. Also, could Alen  Hanson be the solution in left field? Chris tackles that question and we have much more from the Giants beat reporter.

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INSIDE CHINA BASIN: Ray Woodson On Giants Hot Streak & Jeff Samardzija’s Spot In The Rotation

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The Giants hot streak has everyone optimistic about contending the entire season in the NL West. Joe and Ray discuss why it’s going well right now for SF and look ahead to the road trip that begins Friday in Washington. RHP Jeff Samardzija is on the mend  (shoulder-expected to throw a bullpen session on Friday) and we both agree that when he returns he will need to step it up to remain in the rotation with young pitchers like Andrew Suarez and Dereck Rodriguez on the rise.

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INSIDE CHINA BASIN: Mad Bum Is Back! Guests: Mac Williamson, Will Clark, Rich Waltz

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Madison Bumgarner is back and The Sports Virus was on the scene at AT&T Park on Tuesday night. We hear from his locker mate Mac Williamson, Will “The Thrill” Clark and MLB Network Facebook Announcer Rich Waltz. Plus, Giants trainer Dave Groeschner tells us about Mad Bum’s rehab and Bruce Bochy comments on his comeback as well.

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Join us again later this week when regular guest Ray Woodson joins us.

Will Clark photo courtesy of Luis Alberto Torres

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INSIDE CHINA BASIN: Dereck Rodriguez Interview And Update on Sacramento River Cats

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This week we are checking in down on the farm and today we have interviews with Giants prospects in the Pacific Coast League at AAA Sacramento.  We had a chance to chat with RHP Dereck Rodriguez before he was promoted to San Francisco, plus we talk to OF Austin Slater, hitting coach Damon Minor and the voice of the River Cats Johnny Doskow.

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Join us again Tuesday when we’ll be at AT&T Park in San Francisco as the Giants take on the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Rodriguez photo courtesy of Sports Illustrated

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INSIDE CHINA BASIN: San Jose Giants Update, Former Giants Pitcher Danny Darwin

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This week we are checking in down on the farm and today we have interviews from the California League with San Jose Giants play-by-play announcer Joe Ritzo, general manager Mark Wilson, pitcher Logan Webb and catcher Matt Winn. Plus, we go down San Francisco Giants memory lane with one of their former pitchers, Danny Darwin, who is now the Cincinnati Reds pitching coach.

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Join us again this weekend when we update you on the progress of players with the Sacramento River Cats, including an interview with Dereck Rodriguez who made his Major League debut this week with the Giants.

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