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The Giants hot streak has everyone optimistic about contending the entire season in the NL West. Joe and Ray discuss why it’s going well right now for SF and look ahead to the road trip that begins Friday in Washington. RHP Jeff Samardzija is on the mend (shoulder-expected to throw a bullpen session on Friday) and we both agree that when he returns he will need to step it up to remain in the rotation with young pitchers like Andrew Suarez and Dereck Rodriguez on the rise.
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Madison Bumgarner is back and The Sports Virus was on the scene at AT&T Park on Tuesday night. We hear from his locker mate Mac Williamson, Will “The Thrill” Clark and MLB Network Facebook Announcer Rich Waltz. Plus, Giants trainer Dave Groeschner tells us about Mad Bum’s rehab and Bruce Bochy comments on his comeback as well.
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This week we are checking in down on the farm and today we have interviews with Giants prospects in the Pacific Coast League at AAA Sacramento. We had a chance to chat with RHP Dereck Rodriguez before he was promoted to San Francisco, plus we talk to OF Austin Slater, hitting coach Damon Minor and the voice of the River Cats Johnny Doskow.
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This week we are checking in down on the farm and today we have interviews from the California League with San Jose Giants play-by-play announcer Joe Ritzo, general manager Mark Wilson, pitcher Logan Webb and catcher Matt Winn. Plus, we go down San Francisco Giants memory lane with one of their former pitchers, Danny Darwin, who is now the Cincinnati Reds pitching coach.
Join us again this weekend when we update you on the progress of players with the Sacramento River Cats, including an interview with Dereck Rodriguez who made his Major League debut this week with the Giants.
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Giants talk with Eric Byrnes from MLB Network, who has strong opinions in favor of a mechanical umpire to call balls and strikes. Check out his new book, F* IT LIST, Life Lessons From A Human Crash Test Dummy. Plus we hear from Giants rookie LHP Andrew Suarez.
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The Giants were swept in Houston and now they turn their attention to the Cubs at Wrigley. Joe and Ray discuss a rotation void of dependable starters with an offense that is producing a lot better these days, especially with the Brandons swinging hot bats. We also update you on Hunter Pence and his rehab assignment.
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The Brandons are upset with the umpires, so it’s time to talk about whether or not mechanical umpires are needed to call balls and strikes. Regular guest Ray Woodson joins us to talk about Thursday night’s 12-inning loss to the Colorado Rockies, which turned ugly in the final inning when Brandon Crawford and Bruce Bochy were ejected after a questionable called strike three. We hear what Crawford had to say about it and listen to what Brandon Belt said about umpire Doug Eddings after he was called out on strikes in the 9th inning of the loss to the Reds on Wednesday.
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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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After winning 5-straight series, the Giants fell into an abyss in Philadelphia. Not only were they swept of four games at Citizens Bank Park, they were outscored 32-8 and their hitters struck out 55 times, the most for the Giants in a 4-game set since 1913. Ray and Joe try to figure out what’s gone wrong with San Francisco and they discuss the pro and cons of Thursday’s Facebook broadcast.
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Former Phillies SS and current radio analyst Kevin Stocker is our guest to talk about the upcoming 4-game series between the Giants and Phillies. Stocker was a rookie on the 1993 Phils team that reached the World Series with a fun cast of characters.
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