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FORMER MLB PITCHER JOSH TOWERS ON LABOR AGREEMENT, HIS CAREER, STEROIDS ERA

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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.

Josh Towers pitched for eight seasons in the Major Leagues with the Orioles, Blue Jays and Yankees from 2001-2009. Today he gives his thoughts on the new MLB labor deal and reminisces about his career. We discuss how it works for young players vs. veteran players. Josh also gives his thoughts about how starting pitchers are being developed and we go down memory lane to hear great stories from when he played. Towers has strong opinions about baseball’s steroids era too. Plus, we learn about a wiffle ball league he is involved with that is gaining popularity.

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FORMER TIGERS ANNOUNCER MARIO IMPEMBA TALKS ABOUT HIS NEW BOOK FOR BASEBALL BROADCASTERS

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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.

Mario Impemba spent 25 years as a Major League Baseball broadcaster with the Angels, Tigers and Red Sox. Recently he authored the book Major League Mindset, which is designed to help young baseball announcers improve their skills. We talk to him about the concepts in his new book and we chat about the details in his blogs on his website baseballbroadcasting.com while also reminiscing about his 33-year career (including minor league stops). Mario describes the joy of reaching the Major Leagues and calling games for his hometown team, the Detroit Tigers. He also explains how he was able to move on after an unfortunate incident led to the end of his 17-year tenure with Detroit.

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FINAL INSIDE CHINA BASIN: Guest Tribute – Reflecting On 12 Years of SF Giants Podcasts

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We are shutting down after 12 seasons on TheSportsVirus.com

The Inside China Basin podcast focusing on the San Francisco Giants started in 2010 as one of the few Major League Baseball podcasts at the time. Over the next 12 years the podcast featured regular player guests/analysts Jeremy Affeldt and George Kontos as well as many others who gave their time to be interviewed. Special thanks to major contributors John Shea from the San Francisco Chronicle and former KNBR talk show host Ray Woodson. As a tribute to some of the guests, we invite you listen to some of our great podcast moments, reflecting on the three World Series championships then fast-forwarding to the record-breaking 107-win 2021 regular season.

Thanks for all of your support!

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INSIDE CHINA BASIN: Ray Woodson On Giants Season, Belt Absence, World Series Chances

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Former KNBR talk show host Ray Woodson joins Inside China Basin to review the Giants season, which includes 104 wins through Wednesday. We discuss the impact of Brandon Belt’s injury, the emergence of Camilo Doval as a closer and the Thursday night return of Madison Bumgarner.

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INSIDE CHINA BASIN: Kontos On Giants Push for NL West Title, Crawford MVP Candidacy

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With two weeks to go in the season, former Giants reliever George Kontos talks about what it will take for the Giants to win the NL West over the Dodgers. We also discuss Brandon Crawford’s MVP candidacy and how the Giants bullpen has endured a long season of heavy use. And, we tackle the MLB vaccine situation with the announcement that the Arizona Fall League will have a vaccination mandate.

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INSIDE CHINA BASIN: Kontos Passionately Responds To ESPN’S Karl Ravech “Talent” Comment

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George Kontos takes exception to comments by ESPN’s Karl Ravech on a recent Baseball Tonight podcast about the Giants talent level compared to the Dodgers. We give complete analysis of the residual effect of the Giants taking two out of three from the Dodgers last weekend in San Francisco with only one starting pitcher going in the series for the Giants. We tell you why San Francisco is in first place after a brief slip. Also, with Derek Jeter set to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday, George tells a story about his time with Jeter as a New York Yankee.

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INSIDE CHINA BASIN: Brian Anderson Praises Gabe Kapler/ Craig Counsell

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Milwaukee Brewers TV announcer Brian Anderson who also calls MLB games for Turner Sports joins Inside China Basin to give us details about the amazing Brewers season under Craig Counsell. He also remarks on why the Giants and Gabe Kapler have been special. Plus, he takes us behind the scenes of how MLB broadcasters have been calling games without being on site for road games during the pandemic.

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INSIDE CHINA BASIN: Kontos On Why Team Chemistry Is So Important To SF Giants

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On this week’s Inside China Basin San Francisco Giants podcast former Giants reliever George Kontos explains why he thinks team chemistry has been important to the Giants during his playing days and currently. He also gets us set up for the Mets series and goes in depth about Kevin Gausman’s search for his first half splitter.

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INSIDE CHINA BASIN: Kontos On Pluses and Minuses Of Social Media For MLB Players

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On this week’s Inside China Basin San Francisco Giants podcast former Giants reliever George Kontos talks about the Giants winning series against contending teams as some of their veteran players return. He also analyzes the Giants rotation and explains “dead arm.” And, we get into a deep conversation about how fans interact with players on social media and at the ballpark.

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INSIDE CHINA BASIN: Jerry Crasnick From MLB Players Association On SF Vets/Bryant

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MLB Players Association Senior Advisor Jerry Crasnick joins Inside China Basin to recognize the accomplishments of Giants mainstays Buster Posey, Brandon Crawford and Brandon Belt. He also weighs in on why Kris Bryant is a valuable addition to the team and discusses where the modern game is headed.

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