Welcome to the INSIDE CHINA BASIN Baseball Podcast
Updated once a week and celebrating its 11th season on TheSportsVirus.com!
USA Today columnist Bob Nightengale joins the Inside China Basin podcast to share his reaction to Giants manager Gabe Kapler and some players kneeling during the national anthem before the exhibition game Monday against the A’s. As we approach the regular season opener Thursday, he gives his thoughts on the Giants chances in a short season without All Star catcher Buster Posey.
Nightengale on new manager Gabe Kapler, who made headlines on Monday when he knelt during the national anthem:“I think he’s the perfect manager for a city like San Francisco. A very liberal guy. Very wide open. Introspective. I’m not sure Gabe Kapler could have (knelt during the national anthem) in Philadelphia to tell you the truth. I’m not sure the fans would have gone for that, but I think in the Bay Area, perfect.”
Bob on the Giants chances to contend in a 60-game season:“It’s going to be a fun team to watch…I think the Giants could surprise people. The fact they have these veterans and everything else. I like the veteran teams rather than the young teams in a situation like this.”
Welcome to the INSIDE CHINA BASIN Baseball Podcast
Updated once a week and celebrating our 11th season on TheSportsVirus.com!
Former KNBR talk show host Ray Woodson joins us as we get ready for the shortened 2020 season.
Ray reacts to the news that Buster Posey has chosen to opt out of the Giants season. We discuss the impact on Posey’s legacy and how Major League Baseball might be effected as it attempts to play through a pandemic.
Ray on Posey’s decision: “He showed where his priority is and I think it’s a message to all of us of what’s most important here, it’s safety and especially those who are more vulnerable in our population. Care about them first, we can deal with others later on, but first you have to live to fight another day…That statement he made yesterday is the most important as far as the Giants season, but also the most important as far as his career because he’s setting an example. The stuff he’s done on the field of course has made millions of people happy over the years…Those games were great moments in a lot of people’s lives, but in the end it’s about saving lives and Buster is making a strong statement about that. I think that’s something that will resonate as part of his legacy a long time after his playing days are over.”
Welcome to the INSIDE CHINA BASIN Baseball Podcast
Updated once a week and celebrating its 11th season on TheSportsVirus.com!
Giants post season hero Travis Ishikawa joins us to reminisce about his game-winning home run in game 5 of the 2014 NLCS that sent San Francisco to the World Series.
“It was just one of those moments where I was able to tune everything out, kind of like Kevin Costner in that “For Love Of The Game” movie where he was able to silence it…When I first hit it, just looking at the trajectory of the ball I said dang it, I hit it good but it’s going to be right at him (the right fielder). I can still remember that moment like it’s in slow motion. I can remember the crowd getting louder and louder. They knew it was game over.”
Welcome to the INSIDE CHINA BASIN Baseball Podcast
Updated once a week on TheSportsVirus.com!
Today we catch up with former NBC Sports Bay Area Giants pre-game/post-game host Ahmed Fareed, who is currently with NBC Sports Network. We talk about his career and his San Francisco memories. “I really miss” covering the Giants, says Fareed.
Our next guest is former Giants reliever George Kontos. This podcast will be the first Inside China Basin podcast available on the Bleav Podcast Network!
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Welcome to the INSIDE CHINA BASIN Baseball Podcast
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Today we talk about baseball team chemistry with Joan Ryan, who authored the book Intangibles. Ryan is a former sport columnist who interviewed a lot of players and managers on the subject and drew some interesting conclusions. We discuss how team chemistry had a great impact on Giants teams over the last 30 years.
Former KNBR Radio Giants post game show host Ray Woodson also gives his take on the subject.
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Today former Giants LHP Shawn Estes joins us to talk about his career as an analyst for NBC Sports Bay Area and he tells some great stories from his playing career. Michael Duca, who is the co-author of the book The Baseball Codes is also our guest.
Welcome to the INSIDE CHINA BASIN Baseball Podcast
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Today we have a special edition of our podcast as we catch up with the great Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt. We chat about Mike’s illustrious career which included 3 MVP awards, 12 All Star Games, 10 Gold Glove awards and 548 career home runs. He talks about the emotions of facing retirement (he played his last career game in 1989 in San Francisco at Candlestick Park), his 500th career home run and winning the 1980 World Series MVP.
We also discuss the Hall of Fame candidacies of Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens and we get to hear Mike’s thoughts on new Giants manager Gabe Kapler and the Astros cheating scandal.
Watch this podcast as a Webcast on our YouTube channel too! Live every Tuesday then archived later in the week.
Join us again Tuesday when NBC Sports Bay Area Analyst and former Giants pitcher Shawn Estes is our guest! Plus we will discuss the book The Baseball Codes with co-author Michael Duca.
Check out our other Podcasts all year long. INSIDE CHINA BASIN is also available on ITUNES.
Welcome to the INSIDE CHINA BASIN Baseball Podcast
Updated once a week on TheSportsVirus.com!
Veteran baseball writer Barry Bloom a senior contributor to Forbes.com and a contributor to Sportbusiness.com joins us to talk about Major League Baseball considering playing the 2020 season in Arizona. Plus, we discuss Barry Bonds and his Hall of Fame candidacy.
Watch this podcast as a Webcast on our YouTube channel too!
Next week we will go behind the scenes of network TV sports broadcasts when we talk to top statisticians Ethan Cooperson (CBS, Stats Perform) and Ed Sfida (FOX).
Check out our other Podcasts all year long. INSIDE CHINA BASIN is also available on ITUNES.
Welcome to the INSIDE CHINA BASIN Baseball Podcast
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Veteran San Francisco Chronicle baseball columnist John Shea joins us to talk about a new book that he co-authored with the great Hall of Famer Willie Mays! We go in-depth with John about “24, Life Stories and Lessons From The Say Hey Kid” which comes out on May 5.
Welcome to the INSIDE CHINA BASIN Baseball Podcast
Updated once a week on TheSportsVirus.com!
Ray Woodson is our special guest to talk about life in America with the Coronavirus and what it means for the baseball season. We also discuss the Giants 2010 reunion not including Aubrey Huff and we pick out some old games that are worth watching while we pass the time waiting for the 2020 season to begin.
USA Today columnist Bob Nightengale joins the Inside China Basin podcast to share his reaction to Giants manager Gabe Kapler and some players kneeling during the national anthem before the exhibition game Monday against the A’s. As we approach the regular season opener Thursday, he gives his thoughts on the Giants chances in a short season without All Star catcher Buster Posey.
who made headlines on Monday when he knelt during the national anthem: “I think he’s the perfect manager for a city like San Francisco. A very liberal guy. Very wide open. Introspective. I’m not sure Gabe Kapler could have (knelt during the national anthem) in Philadelphia to tell you the truth. I’m not sure the fans would have gone for that, but I think in the Bay Area, perfect.”
Bob on the Giants chances to contend in a 60-game season: “It’s going to be a fun team to watch…I think the Giants could surprise people. The fact they have these veterans and everything else. I like the veteran teams rather than the young teams in a situation like this.”
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Ray reacts to the news that Buster Posey has chosen to opt out of the Giants season. We discuss the impact on Posey’s legacy and how Major League Baseball might be effected as it attempts to play through a pandemic.
his priority is and I think it’s a message to all of us of what’s most important here, it’s safety and especially those who are more vulnerable in our population. Care about them first, we can deal with others later on, but first you have to live to fight another day…That statement he made yesterday is the most important as far as the Giants season, but also the most important as far as his career because he’s 
setting an example. The stuff he’s done on the field of course has made millions of people happy over the years…Those games were great moments in a lot of people’s lives, but in the end it’s about saving lives and Buster is making a strong statement about that. I think that’s something that will resonate as part of his legacy a long time after his playing days are over.
Giants post season hero Travis Ishikawa joins us to reminisce about his game-winning home run in game 5 of the 2014 NLCS that sent San Francisco to the World Series.
to tune everything out, kind of like Kevin Costner in that “For Love Of The Game” movie where he was able to silence it…When I first hit it, just looking at the trajectory of the ball I said dang it, I hit it good but it’s going to be right at him (the right fielder). I can still remember that moment like it’s in slow motion. I can remember the crowd getting louder and louder. They knew it was game over.
Today we catch up with former NBC Sports Bay Area Giants pre-game/post-game host Ahmed Fareed, who is currently with NBC Sports Network. We talk about his career and his San Francisco memories. “I really miss” covering the Giants, says Fareed. 
Today we talk about baseball team chemistry with Joan Ryan, who authored the book Intangibles. Ryan is a former sport columnist who interviewed a lot of players and managers on the subject and drew some interesting conclusions. We discuss how team chemistry had a great impact on Giants teams over the last 30 years.
Former KNBR Radio Giants post game show host Ray Woodson also gives his take on the subject. 
Today former Giants LHP Shawn Estes joins us to talk about his career as an analyst for NBC Sports Bay Area and he tells some great stories from his playing career. Michael Duca, who is the co-author of the book The Baseball Codes is also our guest.
Today we have a special edition of our podcast as we catch up with the great Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt. We chat about Mike’s illustrious career which included 3 MVP awards, 12 All Star Games, 10 Gold Glove awards and 548 career home runs. He talks about the emotions of facing retirement (he played his last career game in 1989 in San Francisco at Candlestick Park), his 500th career home run and winning the 1980 World Series MVP. 
candidacies of Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens and we get to hear Mike’s thoughts on new Giants manager Gabe Kapler and the Astros cheating scandal. 
Join us again Tuesday when NBC Sports Bay Area Analyst and former Giants pitcher Shawn Estes is our guest! Plus we will discuss the book The Baseball Codes with co-author Michael Duca.
Watch this podcast as a 
Next week Barry Bloom from Forbes.com and SportBusiness.com will be our guest.
