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Welcome to the INSIDE CHINA BASIN Baseball Podcast

Updated 3 times a week on TheSportsVirus.com!

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.”

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Come back MONDAY for Giants LHP Ty Blach and Barry Bloom from MLB.com.

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Derek Law Works On “Melancon Cutter,” Plans On Quick Pitching Again – Matt Moore Update

March 7, 2017 fighton1984

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We go back to the bullpen in Scottsdale, Arizona and chat with Giants reliever Derek Law. Plus we check in on Matt Moore following his outing Tuesday against the Dodgers.

Law photo courtesy of You Tube

Law tells The Sports Virus about how his quick pitch came about last season: “I tried it in Atlanta the first time and it worked. As I got off the mound Buster (Posey) said, ‘man that’s a pretty good pitch, I’m glad other pitchers don’t do that.’ I said maybe I should keep doing it. He said, ‘Yeah, I think you should.’ I was thinking if Buster says it I should probably keep doing it.”

Listen To Derek Law and Matt Moore

Come back FRIDAY for Giants manager Bruce Bochy and SF Chronicle columnist John Shea

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Gardner Looking For Young Relievers To Be “More Consistent” Plus: Bumgarner & Marrero

March 6, 2017 fighton1984

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Giants Bullpen Coach Mark Gardner and Non-Roster Invitee Chris Marrero join us, plus we hear from Madison Bumgarner after his Sunday start in Scottsdale against the Royals.

Photos courtesy of the San Francisco Giants and The Mercury News

Gardner talked to The Sports Virus about the Giants bullpen: “…those young guys have another year under their belt. The Stricklands and the Laws. They were put in some pretty tough situations last year and did remarkably well. I’m looking for them to turn the corner, be more consistent and give us the bridge to the closer.”

Listen To Gardner, Bumgarner & Marrero

Come back WEDNESDAY for Giants reliever Derek Law.

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Giants GM Bobby Evans Says Having Melancon As Closer “Puts Guys Minds At Ease”

March 1, 2017 fighton1984

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We begin our 2017 coverage chatting with Giants Senior Vice President and General Manager Bobby Evans.

Photos courtesy of The Reporter and Baptist Press

Evans tells The Sports Virus why the Mark Melancon acquisition means more to the team than just him saving games: “…When the phone rings down in the bullpen they almost know who it’s for. I think that’s part of our success in these three World Series is guys knew when that phone rang, what time of the game it was, what the score was, they knew who was going to be getting up. I think that really puts guys minds at ease and they don’t have to give a second thought to the position that they’re being put in. We put ourselves in a tough position last year as we weren’t clear who would pitch the ninth. Now we can allow that to play out for the other guys with a clear ninth guy.”

Listen To Bobby Evans

Come back FRIDAY for Giants reliever, our new regular guest George Kontos

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Shea On Wild Card Win: Gillaspie “Doing All Of These Things That Were Totally Unexpected”

October 6, 2016 fighton1984

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We talk about the Giants Wild Card win over the Mets and look ahead to the NLDS against the Cubs with SF Chronicle Columnist John Shea.

Shea talked to The Sports Virus about the Giants unlikely October heroes:

… “Cody Ross in ’10, (Marco) Scutaro in ’12, (Travis) Ishikawa in ’14, now we have (Conor) Gillaspie in ’16. I mean, he was DEEP down on the depth chart at third base.”

Listen To John Shea

Come back NEXT WEEK when we podcast about the NLDS between the Giants and Cubs.

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Angel Pagan: “We Have Different Characters Here That Like To Play Under Fire”

September 28, 2016 fighton1984

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We talk about the Giants final week push for the post season and the tragic death of Jose Fernandez with Giants OF Angel Pagan.

Pagan talked to The Sports Virus about why the Giants have succeeded at this time of year in the past:

… “We have different characters here that like to play under fire. Whenever we need to execute we’ll do it. We’re not afraid to. I think that’s the beauty of this clubhouse. We’re all in this together and we’re going to push each other to reach as far as we can reach.”

Listen To Angel Pagan

Come back FRIDAY when TIM FLANNERY from CSN Bay Area is our final guest of the regular season.

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George Kontos:”We Have Confidence In Each Other” Trevor Brown:”We’re Battling”

September 27, 2016 fighton1984

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As we head into the final 6 games of the season we chat with Giants reliever George Kontos and Giants catcher Trevor Brown.

KONTOS

Kontos talked to The Sports Virus about the state of mind in the bullpen:

… “When the phone rings it could be any of us. Anybody in that bullpen has a chance to contribute in a big spot…We all have confidence in each other and anybody who gets the ball is going to be called on to get some big outs. I think we’re going to do that in these last 6 games.”

Brown told the The Sports Virus the Giants are optimistic:

… “We’re still battling. We all know that we’re still in a good spot and have a chance to make the playoffs.”

Listen To George Kontos & Trevor Brown

Come back WEDNESDAY when ANGEL PAGAN is our guest.

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Steve Bitker From KCBS Says October Run “Could Happen”

September 25, 2016 fighton1984

Welcome to the INSIDE CHINA BASIN Giants Podcast

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We chatted with Steve Bitker from KCBS in San Francisco on Saturday.

BITKER

Bitker talked to The Sports Virus about the Giants chances of reaching the post season.

… “(Bruce) Bochy says they’re going to have to pitch and they’re going to have to hit to get into the post season. Well, maybe not. Maybe they don’t have to. Maybe a 3-5 record in their final 8 games will get them in. The way the Cardinals are playing and the way the Mets are injury riddled it could happen.”

Listen To Steve Bitker

Come back TUESDAY when we podcast from AT&T Park.

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SF Chronicle’s John Shea On “Wrong Time” For Crawford, Cueto Injuries & Vin Scully

September 22, 2016 fighton1984

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We talk about the Giants struggles against the Padres, dealing with injuries to Brandon Crawford and Johnny Cueto and the end of the great career of Dodgers announcer Vin Scully with SF Chronicle Columnist John Shea.

John Shea revised

Shea talked to The Sports Virus about the injuries to Brandon Crawford and Johnny Cueto against the Dodgers:

… “It’s just the wrong time for this to happen… It’s just not great for moral, not an emotional boost when you lose two key figures like that. But, on the positive side, neither is supposed to miss much time.”

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Come back SATURDAY when Steve Bitker from KCBS in San Francisco is scheduled to be our guest.

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SF Chronicle’s John Shea Says Bochy Is Hoping Law Or Strickland Stick As Closer

September 19, 2016 fighton1984

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After two more blown saves on the recent homestand against San Diego and St. Louis, it’s time for more Giants closer talk with SF Chronicle Columnist John Shea.

John Shea revised

Shea examined the current closer situation with The Sports Virus:

… “I wish (Bruce) Bochy would have trusted Joe Nathan a little bit more a little bit earlier. Now he’s just kinda throwing darts against a wall and hope Derek Law sticks or (Hunter) Strickland comes back and sticks.”

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Come back THURSDAY when we analyze the Dodgers series and look ahead to the series in San Diego over the weekend with John Shea.

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Giants manager Bruce Bochy and San Francisco Chronicle Columnist John Shea join us from Scottsdale Arizona.

We go back to the bullpen in Scottsdale, Arizona and chat with Giants reliever Derek Law. Plus we check in on Matt Moore following his outing Tuesday against the Dodgers.

Giants Bullpen Coach Mark Gardner and Non-Roster Invitee Chris Marrero join us, plus we hear from Madison Bumgarner after his Sunday start in Scottsdale against the Royals.

We begin our 2017 coverage chatting with Giants Senior Vice President and General Manager Bobby Evans.

Welcome to the INSIDE CHINA BASIN Giants Podcast

We talk about the Giants Wild Card win over the Mets and look ahead to the NLDS against the Cubs with SF Chronicle Columnist John Shea.

Shea talked to The Sports Virus about the Giants unlikely October heroes:

… “Cody Ross in ’10, (Marco) Scutaro in ’12, (Travis) Ishikawa in ’14, now we have (Conor) Gillaspie in ’16. I mean, he was DEEP down on the depth chart at third base.”

Welcome to the INSIDE CHINA BASIN Giants Podcast

We talk about the Giants final week push for the post season and the tragic death of Jose Fernandez with Giants OF Angel Pagan.

Pagan talked to The Sports Virus about why the Giants have succeeded at this time of year in the past:

… “We have different characters here that like to play under fire. Whenever we need to execute we’ll do it. We’re not afraid to. I think that’s the beauty of this clubhouse. We’re all in this together and we’re going to push each other to reach as far as we can reach.”

Welcome to the INSIDE CHINA BASIN Giants Podcast

As we head into the final 6 games of the season we chat with Giants reliever George Kontos and Giants catcher Trevor Brown.

Kontos talked to The Sports Virus about the state of mind in the bullpen:

… “When the phone rings it could be any of us. Anybody in that bullpen has a chance to contribute in a big spot…We all have confidence in each other and anybody who gets the ball is going to be called on to get some big outs. I think we’re going to do that in these last 6 games.”

Brown told the The Sports Virus the Giants are optimistic:

… “We’re still battling. We all know that we’re still in a good spot and have a chance to make the playoffs.”

Come back WEDNESDAY when ANGEL PAGAN is our guest.

Welcome to the INSIDE CHINA BASIN Giants Podcast

We chatted with Steve Bitker from KCBS in San Francisco on Saturday.

Bitker talked to The Sports Virus about the Giants chances of reaching the post season.

Welcome to the INSIDE CHINA BASIN Giants Podcast

We talk about the Giants struggles against the Padres, dealing with injuries to Brandon Crawford and Johnny Cueto and the end of the great career of Dodgers announcer Vin Scully with SF Chronicle Columnist John Shea.

Shea talked to The Sports Virus about the injuries to Brandon Crawford and Johnny Cueto against the Dodgers:

… “It’s just the wrong time for this to happen… It’s just not great for moral, not an emotional boost when you lose two key figures like that. But, on the positive side, neither is supposed to miss much time.”

Welcome to the INSIDE CHINA BASIN Giants Podcast

After two more blown saves on the recent homestand against San Diego and St. Louis, it’s time for more Giants closer talk with SF Chronicle Columnist John Shea.

Shea examined the current closer situation with The Sports Virus:

… “I wish (Bruce) Bochy would have trusted Joe Nathan a little bit more a little bit earlier. Now he’s just kinda throwing darts against a wall and hope Derek Law sticks or (Hunter) Strickland comes back and sticks.”

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