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INSIDE CHINA BASIN: Angels TV Announcer Victor Rojas Talks About Shohei Otani

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Angels TV Play-By-Play announcer Victor Rojas joins us to talk about the Giants series in Anaheim this weekend.

 

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Join us again on Wednesday from AT&T Park in San Francisco when the Giants take on the Washington Nationals.

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INSIDE CHINA BASIN: Ray Woodson On Patrick Corbin’s 1-Hitter and Giants Offensive Woes

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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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Catch Ray each week on TheSportsVirus.com. Join us again on Friday when Angels television play-by-play announcer Victor Rojas is our guest.

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INSIDE CHINA BASIN: Down On The Farm, Duggar, Williamson And Shaw From Sacramento

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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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Join us next week. We’ll hear from regular guest Ray Woodson, plus we are schedule to chat with Angels television play-by-play announcer Victor Rojas!

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INSIDE CHINA BASIN: Ray Woodson Says Giants “Do Have A Better Lineup, It Hasn’t Shown Up Yet”

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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.

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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.

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Inside China Basin: Regular Guest Ray Woodson On The Giants Opening Week

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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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Giants Home Opener Guests: Chris Stratton, Andrew McCutchen and Ron Wotus

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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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Giants Guests: Brandon Crawford, Joe Panik, Cory Gearrin and Aramis Garcia

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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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Giants Guests: Jeff Samardzija, Nick Hundley, Derek Law and Javy Lopez

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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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Giants Guests: Austin Jackson, Mark Melancon, Austin Slater, Mac Williamson & Tyler Beede

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We have a wide range of Giants guests as spring training continues in the Cactus League. Austin Jackson joins us (while getting some ribbing from Pablo Sandoval when talking about the 2012 World Series), as well as Tyler Beede and Mark Melancon from Scottsdale Stadium. Mac Williamson and Austin Slater were interviewed at media day in San Francisco prior to Fan Fest.

 

Mac Williamson is off to a great start in Cactus League play with a .412 batting average, 4 HR, 13 RBIs in his first 15 games, but he is realistic about the meaning of those numbers: …“I don’t think it’s super important to look at the numbers in spring. Everybody is trying to work on something and get in the rhythm and that includes the opposing pitchers. They’re not immune to making mistakes in spring that they’re not going to make during the season…I’ve had ok springs in the past and it hasn’t always translated to the season…For the most part it’s important to remain healthy.”

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Hensley Meulens, Steven Duggar and Gregor Blanco Join Inside China Basin From Scottsdale

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Hensley Meulens is making the move from Giants hitting coach to bench coach, Steven Duggar is vying for a spot in the SF outfield and Gregor Blanco returns to his favorite team. All 3 men joined us from Scottsdale Stadium last week.

Blanco is hoping to bring a spark back to the Giants: …“I really saw that they were missing the extra fight that you always need to win games (in 2017). Extra energy. It was hard to find that, that’s the way I saw it from the outside (while with the Diamondbacks)…Now coming here in spring training and I see Pablo Sandoval and all of those guys who have a really good connection with each other, we are starting to have fun again.”

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