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San Francisco Giants podcast with Morris Phillips and Michael Duca: Giants get by Brewers Sunday, but team injuries plague club

Published on July 29, 2018July 30, 2018 by Sports Radio ServiceLeave a comment

photo from mercurynews.com: Johnny Cueto #47 of the San Francisco Giants pitches against the Milwaukee Brewers in the top of the first inning at AT&T Park on July 28, 2018 in San Francisco, California.

On the SF Giants podcast with Michael and Morris:

San Francisco Giants pitcher Ty Blach got brought up then he was sent down, Giants first baseman Brandon Belt got hurt with bruised knee, Evan Longoria came back to play at third base, pitcher Johnny Cueto came back, but says everytime he throws he’s in a lot of pain and yet it’s still kind of business as usual hovering around .500 relentless mediocrity.

Any good baseball team needs to have someone to have a career year–somebody whose at the forefront of what’s making that baseball team win. For a stretch here, we thought that Belt was that guy, maybe Brandon Crawford was that guy. We haven’t seen any consistency in either one of their seasons to carry it.

You’re trying to establish a credible playoff contending baseball team and you don’t have that one guy whose driving that one thing and that’s the whole disjointed nature of the Giants in 2018. A guy gets hot and now he’s on the DL. A player can do something like a concussion and we haven’t seen outfielder Mac Williamson in since.

Morris and Michael get more into the latest discussion on the Giants listen for more at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

MLB The Show with Daniel Dullum: Trade deadline is here, they’ll be some surprises; A’s still hottest team in MLB, despite losing series in Colorado; plus more

Published on July 29, 2018July 29, 2018 by Sports Radio ServiceLeave a comment

@Jed_Lowrie photo: Oakland A’s infielder Jed Lowrie takes a leap while playing the hot corner would be a valuable asset to any Major League club for his ability to play many positions on the infield diamond so much so that many clubs have inquired about Lowrie. Will the A’s deal him or hold onto him and contend? Only team vice president Billy Beane and manager Bob Melvin knows.

On the MLB The Show podcast with Daniel Dullum:

1 Wheeling and dealing as non-waiver trade deadline approaches on Tuesday.

2 A’s still baseball’s hottest team, hanging tough in AL Wild Card race. They lost outfielder Chad Pinder on the 10-day DL when he got stitches in his arm after getting into a car accident in downtown Denver on Saturday before the game with the Rockies.

3 Matt Cain, Ryan Vogelsong, and Brian Wilson newest additions to Giants’ Wall of Fame.

4 Andre Ethier retires; Matt Holliday returns to Rox with minor league deal.

5 RIP Tony Cloninger – good hitting pitcher for Braves, Reds, and Cardinals.

Daniel does the MLB The Show podcast each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

MLB The Show podcast with Matt Harrington: Would Giants really deal Bumgarner?; Will A’s start to cool off after loss in Colorado?; plus more news

Published on July 28, 2018July 28, 2018 by Sports Radio ServiceLeave a comment

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On the MLB The Show podcast with Matt:

#1 The San Francisco Giants have dropped three straight games. There’s been talk about dealing their ace pitcher Madison Bumgarne. Would any kind of move of Bumgarner be surprising?

#2 It was going to happen sooner or later. The Oakland A’s, who had won 27 out 34 games prior to Friday night, snapped their six-game winning streak. Could they start to cool off?

#3 The Los Angeles Dodgers continued to roll on Friday. Starter Clayton Kershaw allowed one run and struckout eight in seven-plus innings, Kershaw also helped his own cause with a single and an RBI.

#4 The St. Louis Cardinals handed the Chicago Cubs a 5-2 loss at Busch Memorial Stadium on Friday. The Cards’ Paul DeJong had three hits and three RBIs.

#5 The Cleveland Indians continues to roll with a 8-3 win over the Detroit Tigers. Cleveland’s Francisco Lindor hit two home runs out of the four homers Cleveland would get on Friday night.

Matt does the MLB The Show podcast each Saturday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Oakland A’s podcast with Joey Friedman: A’s head to pitcher’s park Coors Field with six-game win streak; Can Rockies cool down the red-hot A’s?

Published on July 27, 2018July 27, 2018 by Sports Radio ServiceLeave a comment

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On the Oakland A’s podcast with Joey:

The Oakland A’s are rip roaring with 27 wins out of their last 34, a four-game sweep, four triples in a four-game series with the Rangers. The A’s led the way with the four triples and the A’s outfielder Steven Piscotty said there’s a new hero everyday in this ball club.

The A’s leadoff hitter Nick Martini in two at bats on Thursday connected for two hits and scored two runs himself while picking up an RBI. All the runs counted in this one as the A’s got by the Rangers by a run, 7-6.

The A’s open a three-game series in Denver starting tonight at Coors Field. It’s not a hitter’s park. The Rockies have a shot at being that one club that could cool down the red-hot A’s. They’re at home at Coors. They’re third in the NL West, just two games out of first behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers and they have the talent to make a run at the postseason. Come to think of it, so do the A’s.

Joey Friedman does the A’s podcasts each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco Giants podcast with Michael Duca: Giants are concerned about team DL; Should Giants fans have booed Hader for racist tweets?

Published on July 27, 2018July 27, 2018 by Sports Radio ServiceLeave a comment

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On the SF Giants podcast with Michael Duca:

The San Francisco Giants will be glad when July is over. They dropped two series with the Oakland A’s, and to close out the month, they opened up a series with the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday–only to lose 7-5. With the loss to the Brewers, the Giants drop their season record to .500. The Giants’ starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner (3-3) tonight at AT&T Park for game two of the series. The Brewers are having a very good season just 2 1/2 games back in the NL Central behind the first-place Chicago Cubs.

Brewers pitcher Josh Hader, who made racist, homophobic, and misogynistic tweets, received boos Thursday night when he was announced to the crowd. Was Hader’s treatment by the San Francisco crowd deserving or should the fans just move on? Michael talks about the Hader question on this segment.

It’s been a rough month for San Francisco now at .500 and the Giants are concerned for pitchers Johnny Cueto (3-1), who has thrown well, but is he fully healthy? Jeff Samardjiza is trying to get back–how far off is he? And Brandon Belt is expected to miss about a week with a bruised bone.

Michael Duca does the Giants podcasts each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Oakland A’s podcast with Jerry Feitelberg: A’s rolling with 26 wins out of their last 33 games; A’s take on Rangers in bid for sixth consecutive win

Published on July 26, 2018 by Sports Radio ServiceLeave a comment

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On the Oakland A’s podcast with Jerry Feitelberg:

It’s time to come back to another comeback! The A’s have now won 26 of 33 games taking the first three games of the four-game series in Texas on comeback wins. Pitching hasn’t done it, but the A’s offense had to come back and get these wins, but eventually.

The A’s will need some help from their starting pitching to hold opponents early in the games. Closer Blake Treinen, who picked up his 26th save of the season on Wednesday night continues to shut the door. A’s designated hitter Khris Davis has gone deep six times since Sunday through Wednesday. No matter what you throw him, he can find it.

A’s play game four of this four-game series tonight in Arlington as they try to win their sixth straight game. It’s a classic match up–A’s Trevor Cahill (1-2) vs. Rangers starter Barolo Colon (5-8).

Jerry Feitelberg does the A’s podcasts each Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Oakland Raiders podcast with Tony Renteria: Carr looking to overcome last year’s injuries; Lynch expected to have big season; plus more

Published on July 26, 2018July 26, 2018 by Sports Radio ServiceLeave a comment

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On the Raiders podcast with Tony R:

Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr is looking at improvements over last year and who got injured last season. Will Carr be under pressure to impress head coach Jon Gruden coming into this 2018 season? Carr is backed up EJ Manuel and Connor Cook. Tony takes a look at how much confidence does Gruden have in Manuel or Cook in case they’re called into duty if Carr is out?

Running back Marshawn Lynch didn’t hit 400 yards in either 2015 or 2017, but Gruden knows that Lynch has game and will utilize Lynch who will get more carries this season. At wide out, Amari Cooper, Jordy Nelson, Martauis Bryant, Ryan Switzer, and Seth Roberts are in the wide receiver core and we take a look at how Gruden sizes up his receivers.

Gruden is hoping that Carr can get time to throw how much confidence does he have in his offensive line to get Carr time?

Tony Renteria takes an indepth look at Raiders football each week on the Oakland Raiders podcast at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Jose Earthquakes podcast with Ana Kieu: Pretty much a Manchester United special edition today

Published on July 25, 2018 by Sports Radio ServiceLeave a comment

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On the SJ Earthquakes podcast with Ana:

1. This Sunday’s friendly between the San Jose Earthquakes and Manchester United ended up in a scoreless draw. Give us a quick recap of the friendly.

2. After the friendly, Quakes captain Chris Wondolowski and Manchester United star Juan Mata Garcia swapped jerseys in one of the most epic postgame jersey swaps ever.

3. Quakes COO Jared Shawlee asked a question on the Quakes’ Twitter to see what bonus games the fans wanted to see next.

4. TeamSnap is offering Quakes fans a chance to have a Quakes player at their upcoming practice. What’s this all about?

5. For those of you who like to eat at Erik’s Deli Cafe, you don’t want to miss out on their current sweepstakes, where you can enter to win a chance to sit in on a Quakes practice with your soccer team and enjoy a catered meal on their behalf.

Ana does the SJ Earthquakes podcast each week for sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco Giants podcast with Marko Ukalovic: After dropping two series to Oakland, Giants looking to take two from M’s

Published on July 25, 2018July 25, 2018 by Sports Radio ServiceLeave a comment

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On the SF Giants podcast with Marko:

The San Francisco Giants got a big break in the ninth inning on a Pablo Sandoval infield hit that Seattle Mariners second baseman Dee Gordon couldn’t handle the ball and threw it away past first baseman Ryon Healy to allow the Giants Steven Duggar to score from second base.

Sandoval came in as a pinch hitter for Chase d’Arnaud in the third inning earlier in the game and got an infield single that allowed Kelby Tomlinson to score. The Giants Hunter Pence hit his first home run of 2018 a 445 foot blast in thel leftfield upper deck.

The loss for the Mariners decreases the lead they had on the Oakland A’s down to just 1.1/2 games in the AL West and for a wild card spot. Giants pitcher Andrew Suarez pitched 5.2 innings, 3 runs, 8 hits, walked two batters and struck out one.

Marko does the Giants podcasts each Wednesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com