Sportscaster Joe Castellano talks to a variety of sports figures from around the country about the latest news. These in-depth conversations take you inside the personalities of the people involved in the sports we love to watch, listen and read about.
The 49ers are off to a 3-4 start and former KNBR talk show host Ray Woodson gives us his assessment of the season so far. We also chat about the Warriors‘ depth and how Steve Kerr will go about setting his rotation early in the season. How did Golden State get past the Draymond Green/Jordan Poole incident? What makes new Rangers skipper Bruce Bochy a great manager? It’s all here on this edition of TheSportsVirus Podcast.
Sportscaster Joe Castellano talks to a variety of sports figures from around the country about the latest news. These in-depth conversations take you inside the personalities of the people involved in the sports we love to watch, listen and read about.
Tim Flannery spent 36 years in the major leagues as a player for the Padres and coach for San Diego and the San Francisco Giants. Following retirement, does he miss being in uniform? How does he feel about the way analytics are controlling the way front offices evaluate players? And, what made Buster Posey and Joe Panik great before they decided to hang ’em up in 2022. The answers are all found here on this week’s TheSportsVirus Podcast!
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For our final Giants podcast of 2019 we review the season by playing some interesting conversations that we had during the summer at Oracle Park and on the phone.
We hear from Bruce Bochy in his final season as San Francisco skipper and listen to comments from opposing manager Bud Black and former Giants pitcher Ryan Vogelsong.
Vogey also let us in on the chats that he’s had with Tyler Beede, who we also sat down with. Kevin Pillar, Mike Yastrzemski, Farhan Alex Dickerson and 2019 draft picks Logan Wyatt and Tyler Fitzgerald are also featured here.
Welcome to the INSIDE CHINA BASIN Baseball Podcast
Updated twice a week on TheSportsVirus.com!
Giants World Series hero Ryan Vogelsong joins us in a very candid conversation covering several topics. We examine the Giants Madison Bumgarner trade dilemma and get his thoughts on the young pitchers he’s worked with as an instructor, including Tyler Beede and Shaun Anderson. We also reminisce about his career, which included two championships and an All Star appearance. And, we find out what it’s like to play for Bruce Bochy. Plus, Bay Area reporter Ryan Leong chats about the current Giants situation and the personality of the team.
Welcome to the INSIDE CHINA BASIN Baseball Podcast
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On Saturday we caught up with clutch-hitting Giants CF Kevin Pillar who talked about why he’s been successful in key spots and how challenging it is to play the outfield at Oracle Park. Plus, SF manager Bruce Bochy explains his emotions about his final season and what’s happening with the club as it goes into the second half of the season.
Welcome to the INSIDE CHINA BASIN Baseball Podcast
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Today we focus on the Giants bullpen and hear from LHP Tony Watson and rookie RHP Ray Black. Watson is loving playing in San Francisco and putting up good numbers, posting a 1.50 ERA in his first 42 relief appearances. Black is ecstatic about getting his shot in the Major Leagues after a long, injury-filled journey. The man with the 100+ mph fastball put his less-than-stellar debut behind him and pitched well Tuesday night agains the Cubs, retiring the side in order with 2 strikeouts. We also hear from Giants skipper Bruce Bochy before Wednesday’s game with the Cubs.
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Giants All Star catcher Buster Posey tells The Sports Virus his thoughts on what’s happening right now with the Giants offense, the return of Madison Bumgarner/Johnny Cueto and the emergence of young pitchers Dereck Rodriguez and Andrew Suarez. LHP Derek Holland also joins the podcast as well as assistant hitting coach Rick Schu. Plus, we hear from Giants skipper Bruce Bochy from his daily chat with the media.
Welcome to the INSIDE CHINA BASIN Baseball Podcast
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Monday at AT&T Park in San Francisco we chatted with Giants reliever Cory Gearrin about the recent 10-game road trip. We also hear from Giants manager Bruce Bochy, trainer Dave Groeschner and NBC Sports Bay Area reporter Amy Gutierrez.
Giants trainer Dave Groeschner talked about Madison Bumgarner’s rehab: “He’s made great progress the last 10 days or so, throwing just about every day and got off the mound today. …He did a great job keeping his arm strong and the rest of his body strong, his lower body, his core…He did a lot of shoulder exercises, we did a lot of different things, cuff weights on his arm, just to do anything we could to keep his strength in there…Everyone sees Bum’s competitiveness on the field and that’s pretty much what he does with his rehab. He works really hard. He gets after it just like he does in the game and that helps us. We get a guy that’s that motivated, I really feel like that helps you come back bigger, stronger and quicker and he’s been working his butt off.”
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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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Giants manager Bruce Bochy and San Francisco Chronicle Columnist John Shea join us from Scottsdale Arizona.
Bochy photos courtesy of Bleacher Report
Bochy tells The Sports Virus about his left fielders: “It’s going to be competitive with these guys. We’ve got a lot of experienced guys battling for a spot on this team and two young guys in Parker and Williamson. We probably won’t make a call until very, very late in the spring. We feel like we have some good choices, have some depth there, but some very difficult calls.”
Shea talked to The Sports Virus about Jimmy Rollins: “Here’s a guy who’s played his entire career at shortstop. He’s darn near 40 years old and he’s learning this new position (second base). You can’t count him out at all. An MVP, the Gold Glove award winner, a World Champion. Now he’s trying to win a job as a back up infielder and Joe Panik has been fantastic with him. Panik won a Gold Glove last year. Even though he’s in his 20’s, he’s really helping out Jimmy Rollins at second base.”
The 49ers are off to a 3-4 start and former KNBR talk show host Ray Woodson gives us his assessment of the season so far. We also chat about the Warriors‘ depth and how Steve Kerr will go about setting his rotation early in the season. How did Golden State get past the Draymond Green/Jordan Poole incident? What makes new Rangers skipper Bruce Bochy a great manager? It’s all here on this edition of TheSportsVirus Podcast.
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Tim Flannery spent 36 years in the major leagues as a player for the Padres and coach for San Diego and the San Francisco Giants. Following retirement, does he miss being in uniform? How does he feel about the way analytics are controlling the way front offices evaluate players? And, what made Buster Posey and Joe Panik great before they decided to hang ’em up in 2022. The answers are all found here on this week’s TheSportsVirus Podcast!
For our final Giants podcast of 2019 we review the season by playing some interesting conversations that we had during the summer at Oracle Park and on the phone. 
season as San Francisco skipper and listen to comments from opposing manager Bud Black and former Giants pitcher Ryan Vogelsong.
Vogey also let us in on the chats that he’s had with Tyler Beede, who we also sat down with. Kevin Pillar, Mike Yastrzemski, Farhan Alex Dickerson and 2019 draft picks Logan Wyatt and Tyler Fitzgerald are also featured here. 
Giants World Series hero Ryan Vogelsong joins us in a very candid conversation covering several topics. We examine the Giants Madison Bumgarner trade dilemma and get his thoughts on the young pitchers he’s worked with 
as an instructor, including Tyler Beede and Shaun Anderson. We also reminisce about his career, which included two 
championships and an All Star appearance. And, we find out what it’s like to play for Bruce Bochy. Plus, Bay Area reporter Ryan Leong chats about the current Giants situation and the personality of the team.
On Saturday we caught up with clutch-hitting Giants CF Kevin Pillar who talked about why he’s been successful in key spots and how challenging it is to play the outfield at Oracle Park. Plus, SF manager Bruce Bochy explains
his emotions about his final season and what’s happening with the club as it goes into the second half of the season.
Black is ecstatic about getting his shot in the Major Leagues after a long, injury-filled journey. The man with the 100+ mph fastball put his less-than-stellar debut behind him and pitched well Tuesday night agains the Cubs, retiring the side in order with 2 strikeouts. We also hear from Giants skipper Bruce Bochy before Wednesday’s game with the Cubs.
Giants All Star catcher Buster Posey tells The Sports Virus his thoughts on what’s happening right now with the Giants offense, the return of Madison Bumgarner/Johnny Cueto and the emergence of young pitchers Dereck Rodriguez and Andrew Suarez. LHP Derek Holland also joins the podcast as well as assistant hitting coach Rick Schu. Plus, we hear from Giants skipper Bruce Bochy from his daily chat with the media.
