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Sportscasters Joe Castellano and Ray Woodson go in-depth to talk about the Bay Area sports scene.
All new in 2024, former KNBR talk show host Ray Woodson and long-time sports announcer Joe Castellano are back to talk about Bay Area sports throughout the year and this is episode
#13. We take a deep dive on where the San Francisco Giants stand at the moment with some statistical analysis, gush over Steph’s performance at the Olympics, and discuss who has the leverage in the 49ers/Brandon Aiyuk standoff. It’s all here on the TheSportsVirus Podcast!
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Former San Francisco Giants reliever George Kontos, now with NBC Sports Bay Area, gives his thoughts about the Carlos Correa acquisition and other Giants moves.
Ray Woodson and Joe Castellano do a thorough examination of the Niners quarterback situation now that Jimmy G remains with the team as the backup to Trey Lance. Can it work out without being a distraction or will it be a full blown soap opera? Also, what happened to the San Francisco Giants and what can they do to improve in 2023?
On July 30 the San Francisco Giants retired Will Clark’s number 22 in a ceremony at Oracle Park. We hear from “Will the Thrill” as part of some conversations that Joe Castellano had with the six-time All-Star in recent years.
The radio voice of the San Francisco 49ers Greg Papa joins us to talk about the Monday Night Football win over the Rams. We discuss the present and future for Jimmy Garoppolo and the current state of the team. Plus, the NBC Sports Bay Area San Francisco Giants pre-game/post-game host gives his thoughts on Gabe Kapler winning NL Manager of the Year and Buster Posey’s case for the Hall of Fame following his retirement. Finally, we chat about Steph Curry and the Warriors getting off to a hot start.
Ron Wotus has stepped aside after spending the last 24 seasons as a San Francisco Giants coach and now he joins TheSportsVirus Podcast to chat not only about his retirement, but also Buster Posey’s decision to hang ’em up. Plus, we talk
extensively about NL MVP candidate Brandon Crawford, who just won his fourth Gold Glove award and we discuss why the 2021 Giants clicked well enough to win 107 games. Wotus takes us through the years from the time when Dusty Baker was at the helm to Felipe Alou, Bruce Bochy and finally the Gabe Kapler era.
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.
Joe Castellano has been joined by former Giants reliever George Kontos all season long and on this 2021 season finale they discuss game 5 of the NLDS, which concluded with an egregious umpiring call by Gabe Morales that ended the Giants season and sent the Dodgers to the NLCS. They go in-depth about Camilo Doval’s pitch selection in game 5 and review the Giants record-breaking season. Plus, they look to the future and discuss the possible return of Brandon Belt and Kris Bryant.
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.