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Submit ReviewRivalry at full rev: Susan and John break down the Division Series with the Dodgers and the strengths of both teams; plus, a look at all of the historical numbers that make this matchup all the more significant. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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Giants bench coach Kai Correa breaks down some of the reasons for the team's success, who might deserve Gold Gloves, plus the future outlook. And how much is he scoreboard watching, anyway? | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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The star catcher, whose resurgent season has been key to the team's stunning success, has a wide-ranging conversation with host Susan Slusser about the pitching staff, his own schedule, and breakout stars like Bomb-ker-plunk-LaMonte-Wade-Jr-says-thanks-16358586.php">LaMonte Wade Jr. and Logan Webb. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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The Giants starter talks to Susan Slusser about his breakout season, how he developed his killer changeup, and his ongoing effort to hit a home run. Plus: The right-hander reflects on the team exceeding expectations, and his resemblance to actor Jesse Plemons. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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Michael Holmes, the Giants’ scouting director who runs their annual amateur draft, tells John Shea what’s new with this year’s top draftees, who’s looking good from recent drafts and how the Giants’ versatility at the big-league level translates on draft day. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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Wrapping up the late-pinch-hit-homer-this-time-by-16404360.php">Bay Bridge Series at the Coliseum, Susan Slusser and Matt Kawahara chat about the concerns for the Giants and A's over the final weeks of the season on this combined episode of Giants Splash and A's Plus. Plus: Updates on Chris Bassitt’s health and the A’s stadium situation. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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Longtime Giants coach Ron Wotus, who just passed 2,000 wins with the club, tells John Shea the difference between this year’s team and the championship teams, why Kris Bryant is more comfortable in the outfield and what makes Brandon Crawford so cool. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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General manager Scott Harris breaks down the Giants' moves at the trade deadline, and tells Susan how much his previous relationship working in the Cubs organization played into acquiring Kris Bryant. Plus, what about upcoming difficult roster moves with numerous players coming off the injured list? | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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Susan Slusser, Matt Kawahara and John Shea discuss the upcoming trade deadline and who’d be good fits for the Giants and A’s. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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Susan and Matt talk about the just completed Bay Bridge Series, All Star possibilities and speculate on the trade deadline. And what about Sergio Romo and his unexpected moment during a spot check?! | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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In a special Giants Splash-A’s Plus combo podcast, Steve Bitker, the retired long-time sports anchor at KCBS, shares Giants and A’s memories on the field and in the broadcast booth with John Shea. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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Director of Amateur Scouting Michael Holmes talks to Susan about what the later draft this year means in practical terms, and what the team might be looking at with the 14th pick. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi talks to Susan about his first-place team, the potential for re-signing some big names, the trade deadline and the upcoming draft. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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Outfielder Mike Yastrzemski stops by to talk to Susan Slusser about what he's working on offensively, the team's dynamite defense, their recent superb road trip — and, of course, Yaz ranks Mustache May staches. | GiantsSplash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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Shortstop Brandon Crawford talks to Susan about his hot start to the season and why he's kind of miffed at social media polls about top free-agent shortstops: He's playing better than all of them. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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Bench coach Kai Correa talks with Susan about Brandon Crawford’s sterling defense, the challenges of using multiple second basemen, Mauricio Dubón’s steps forward and much more. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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Giants minor-leaguer Drew Robinson, who survived a suicide attempt last year but lost an eye, talks to Susan about playing at Triple A after thinking he would never be back in baseball. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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S.F. Giants great Willie Mays celebrates his 90th birthday today. The Major League Baseball Hall of Famer is a San Francisco icon and an ambassador for the sport who was still a regular at Giants games pre-pandemic. San Francisco Chronicle national baseball writer and sports columnist John Shea, who co-authored the book "24: Life Stories and Lessons from the Say Hey Kid" with Mays, talks about the baseball legend's 90th birthday with Chronicle columnist Heather Knight on the Fifth & Mission podcast.
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Giants lefty Jake McGee talks with Susan about his season, his unusual fastball and why he gets two different kinds of movement, working with the best catching tandem in the game, and much more. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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Giants backup catcher Curt Casali talks with Susan about being behind the plate for five consecutive shutouts, analyzes each starter, and provides his thoughts on Buster Posey and the team's fast start. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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Giants director of player development Kyle Haines talks about preparing for minor-league games in May after more than a year and a half without competition. He discusses the team's top prospects and where they might start the 2021 season, what to look for with the new draft format, and how difficult last year was for many prospects. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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Third base coach Ron Wotus, the one holdover from the Bruce Bochy era and the oldest member of the staff, talks about the return of the fans and what it means for him, and he talks new-age data vs. his old-school ways, plus what it's like working for Gabe Kapler.
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The Giants CEO joins Susan to talk about the preparations for Friday's home opener as fans finally return. Plus: Thoughts on the CBA, politics and baseball -- and his favorite player. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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Susan Slusser, Matt Kawahara and John Shea look ahead as MLB returns — hopefully — to a 162-game schedule in this 2021 season preview for the have-brilliant-past-and-bright-future-but-16050596.php">Giants and A-s-to-make-a-deep-playoff-run-with-this-16050999.php">A's. In a combined episode of Giants Splash and A's Plus, they break down pitching staffs and lineups and pit players from both sides of the bay against each other. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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Giants nonroster pitcher Scott Kazmir, a three-time All-Star, is working on his second career comeback; he talks to Susan, who covered his first comeback with the A's, about why he stepped away for three years, how he got back into the game and how he's liking Giants camp and his own performance. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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Giants GM Scott Harris joins Susan to discuss who’s standing out during spring training and how the different units are shaping up. Plus: How likely is S.F. to make major additions at midseason? | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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On March 12, 2020, MLB halted spring training and delayed the season, as sports pressed pause amid the growing pandemic. A year later, the Giants and A’s managers recall that uncertain time. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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Pitching coach Andrew Bailey chats with Susan about how the rotation and bullpens are shaping up and how the many new guys look. Plus, he provides an injury update and talks changeups and analytics. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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Giants beat writer Susan Slusser and A's beat writer Matt Kawahara break down the first few days of spring camp, the flurry of recent moves by both teams, big expectations -- and the return of fans. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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Longtime Giants beat writer Henry Schulman, now retired, spins stories with John Shea and Susan Slusser about his remarkable career covering the team and some thoughts about the 2021 club. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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Giants manager Gabe Kapler talks with Susan Slusser ahead of the team reporting to camp next week. Kapler discusses new additions, camp battles, and his new charity project. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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Giants beat writer Susan Slusser, A’s beat writer Matt Kawahara and national baseball writer John Shea discuss The Chronicle’s plans for covering the Giants and A’s and the teams’ outlooks in 2021. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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Giants broadcaster Duane Kuiper talks to new Giants beat writer Susan Slusser about broadcasting the 2021 season, 30 years with Mike Krukow and his thoughts on Hank Aaron, Joe Morgan and more. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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General manager Scott Harris shares with John Shea his thoughts on the team’s new players, direction of the farm system and final rotation spots. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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The former Giants manager followed the team from afar in 2020, a year after Bochy-s-final-season-Giants-manager-13812056.php">stepping down. He talks to John Shea about what he's been doing away from the game and his thoughts on several of his former players. He also offers an All-Bochy Team and provides insight on whether he’d manage again. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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Reverend Bill Greason, Willie Mays’ former teammate on the 1948 Birmingham Black Barons, talks with John Shea about Major League Baseball reclassifying the Negro Leagues as a “major league,” and about his amazing life, from fighting in the Battle of Iwo Jima, becoming the St. Louis Cardinals' first African American pitcher and serving as a minister in Birmingham for nearly 50 years. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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Giants left fielder Alex Dickerson chats with John Shea about his unique theory on hitting at revamped Oracle Park, the team’s playoff hopes for 2021, the first guaranteed contract of his career and the beauties of fatherhood. Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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In part 2 of 2, popular Giants PA announcer Renel Brooks-Moon speaks with John Shea about baseball’s diversity issues and some cool stories about her folks and Willie Mays and Willie McCovey. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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In part 1 of 2, Giants longtime P.A. announcer Renel Brooks-Moon chats with John Shea about calling games in an empty ballpark and a transformative year in baseball -- and American -- diversity. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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Henry Schulman chats with the ESPN radio announcer — no relation! — about having to describe the nearly indescribable two-run play that ended Game 4 of the World Series, an 8-7 Rays win. Shulman had to call the game from a studio in Bristol, Conn., while watching on TV. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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The Chronicle's Henry Schulman and John Shea offer their thoughts on the Giants’ 29-31 season and look ahead to the greatest needs for 2021, whether they need a closer, plus the challenge of covering ball in the year of COVID. | Giants Splash Newsletter: redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsfchronicle.com%2Fgiantsnewsletter">sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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Will the Giants make the playoffs? How far will the A’s go in the postseason? Susan Slusser and John Shea weigh the possibilities. Plus, each has a great Rollie Fingers story to tell. Also, a tribute to late baseball scout Gary Hughes. | Giants Splash Newsletter: redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsfchronicle.com%2Fgiantsnewsletter">sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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Longtime Giants broadcasters Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow sit down with Bruce Jenkins to discuss their nearly 30-year partnership, including their favorite moments and most memorable calls. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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Johnny Doskow, radio voice of the Giants’ top farm team in Sacramento, tells John Shea minor-league stories about some of the players helping the Giants in the playoff race and about his new book on baseball and life through Haiku. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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Chronicle columnist Bruce Jenkins joins Henry Schulman at the midway point of the truncated 2020 season to talk about midseason-review-30-game-roller-15511818.php">the excitement the Giants have brought back to Oracle Park with a potent offense, bright new stars like s-81st-birthday-gift-to-Grandpa-15508159.php">Mike Yastrzemski and Joey-Bart-Spiderman-or-Batman-Either-way-15509213.php">Joey Bart, and all the weirdness throughout the majors. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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In a joint A’s Plus-Giants Splash podcast, Chronicle baseball writers Susan Slusser, Matt Kawahara, John Shea and Henry Schulman delve into the vastly different states of the local teams before this weekend’s Bay Bridge series in San Francisco. | Giants Splash Newsletter: redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsfchronicle.com%2Fgiantsnewsletter">sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter
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After four seasons as a role player who has yo-yoed between the big-leagues and Triple-A, Austin Slater is making a strong case to be a permanent fixture in the Giants outfield. The Stanford alum talks to Henry about his two-homer night against Clayton Kershaw and road life during a pandemic. | Giants Splash Newsletter: redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsfchronicle.com%2Fgiantsnewsletter">sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter
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The president of baseball operations talks to John Shea about where the team stands and where it's heading at the one-quarter point of the season, plus Joey Bart's progress and the club's response to the coronavirus. | Giants Splash Newsletter: redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsfchronicle.com%2Fgiantsnewsletter">sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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Mercury News Giants beat writer Kerry Crowley is 26 and already one of the nation’s best multimedia beat reporters. He and Henry Schulman talk about his background, being a sixth-generation San Franciscan and thoughts on the first week of the season.
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On the Chronicle’s flagship news podcast, Giants Splash host Henry Schulman and A’s Plus host Susan Slusser join Demian Bulwa to talk about the season opening under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic. They discuss what fans can expect in the 60-game sprint, Giants manager Gabe Kapler and two players kneeling for the national anthem, and whether the A's can avoid their usual slow start. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter
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In this news-breaking conference with reporters, Buster-Posey-will-opt-out-of-15399522.php">the Giants’ celebrated catcher explains why he chose not to play the 2020 baseball season. Also, president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi and manager Gabe Kapler discuss possible backup options.
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Kyle Haines, the Giants’ director of player development, tells John Shea about the top prospects working out at Oracle Park and the players the Giants drafted and signed as undrafted free agents. | Giants Splash Newsletter: redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsfchronicle.com%2Fgiantsnewsletter">sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter
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Late Tuesday morning, the Giants announced they were canceling the day’s two workouts because they had not received the result of tests administered Saturday. Here are some excerpts from manager Gabe Kapler's press conference. | Coronavirus updates: redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsfchronicle.com%2Fcoronavirus">sfchronicle.com/coronavirus | Giants Splash Newsletter: redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsfchronicle.com%2Fgiantsnewsletter">sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter
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Part 2 with Bill Gould, professor emeritus at Stanford, who offers John Shea insights on declining African American numbers in baseball, his thoughts on anti-trust laws and his heroic great grandfather. | Giants Splash Newsletter: redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsfchronicle.com%2Fgiantsnewsletter">sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter
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Bill Gould, professor emeritus at Stanford, offers John Shea insights on baseball’s labor woes, living through the game’s integration, his role in ending the 1994-95 strike and his heroic great grandfather. | Giants Splash Newsletter: redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsfchronicle.com%2Fgiantsnewsletter">sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter
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Amateur-scouting director Michael Holmes tells Henry Schulman how the Giants are adapting to a draft that will last five rounds, instead of the usual 40, followed by a 30-team scramble of signing undrafted high school and college players. | Coronavirus updates: redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsfchronicle.com%2Fcoronavirus">sfchronicle.com/coronavirus | Giants Splash Newsletter: redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsfchronicle.com%2Fgiantsnewsletter">sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter
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The I-5 Series ends in defeat for NorCal, as SoCal completes its comeback with a Game 7 rout. North manager Bruce Jenkins is fired midgame and replaced by Billy Martin, who later walks off the job himself in disgust. Henry Schulman has the details and Jon Miller calls the highlights. | Follow the I-5 Series: sfchronicle.com/sports
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We’ll see you tomorrow! Eddie Mathews’ 5-Series-Game-6-Mathews-grand-slam-off-15304330.php">grand slam off Dave Stewart in the 10th caps a Lefty Gomez-Jim Palmer pitchers duel and forces a Game 7. Henry Schulman talks to a worried NorCal manager Bruce Jenkins, and Jon Miller calls the highlights, including a homer and a defensive gem by Joe DiMaggio. | Follow the I-5 Series: sfchronicle.com/sports
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Northern California had the bubbly on ice but the SoCals stay alive on 5-Series-Game-5-Mark-McGwire-s-caps-big-day-15304329.php">a walk-off homer by Mark McGwire. Henry Schulman talks to NorCal manager Bruce Jenkins about his disastrous pitching moves and Jon Miller calls the highlights. | Follow the I-5 Series: sfchronicle.com/sports
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A confident manager Bruce Jenkins joins Henry Schulman after his NorCal team5-Series-Game-4-Rickey-Henderson-bails-out-15304308.php"> 5-Series-Game-4-Rickey-Henderson-bails-out-15304308.php">takes a commanding 3-1 series lead. Mark McGwire homers twice for SoCal, but the North snarls back, tying it on Rickey Henderson's triple and taking the lead on Joe DiMaggio's sac fly. With two outs in the ninth, it's Dennis Eckersley vs. Ted Williams — who can't re-create Kirk Gibson's heroics. | Follow the I-5 Series: sfchronicle.com/sports
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What a finish! Rollie Fingers strikes out Barry Bonds as the tying run in the ninth to preserve a 5-Series-Rollie-Fingers-retires-Barry-Bonds-15299439.php">6-2 win for Southern California and keep Northern California from taking a 3-0 series lead. Henry Schulman and NorCal manager Bruce Jenkins run down the action and Jon Miller calls the highlights. | Follow the I-5 Series: sfchronicle.com/sports
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Tom Seaver fires a complete-game three-hitter and Barry Bonds homers twice for the second straight game as Northern California beats Walter Johnson and Southern California 5-2 to take a 2-0 lead in the APBA Baseball series pitting all-time rosters of NorCal and SoCal players in simulated games. Henry Schulman and North manager Bruce Jenkins have the wrapup from Candlestick Park. | Follow the I-5 Series: sfchronicle.com/sports
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Northern California manager Bruce Jenkins joins Henry Schulman to talk about Game 1 of Greats-The-I-5-Series-schedule-roster-15295425.php">Golden Greats: The I-5 Series, an APBA Baseball simulation between all-time all-star teams from Northern California and Southern California. Seals Stadium in San Francisco played small as the Northerners jumped on Don Drysdale and Gerrit Cole for five runs each on the way to an 11-6 win. Jon Miller calls the play of the game, a first-inning home run by Barry Bonds. | Follow the I-5 Series: sfchronicle.com/sports
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Former A’s and Giants catcher Stephen Vogt, on the Northern California roster for the I-5 Series, talks with John Shea about his love and appreciation for baseball history and growing up in a baseball family. | Giants Splash Newsletter: redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsfchronicle.com%2Fgiantsnewsletter">sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter
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In a Giants Splash/A's Plus combo podcast, Giants manager Gabe Kapler and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts take to a Zoom call to pick their lineups from the 34-man rosters of all-time Norcal and SoCal greats selected from more than 100,000 votes. | Giants Splash Newsletter: redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsfchronicle.com%2Fgiantsnewsletter">sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter
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In an A's Plus/Giants Splash combo podcast, The Chronicle's John Shea and Bruce Jenkins and the L.A. Times' Houston Mitchell and Steve Henson break down the all-time NorCal vs. SoCal rosters ahead of a seven-game APBA virtual series in which Game 1 lineups will be selected by Giants manager Gabe Kapler and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. | Giants Splash Newsletter: redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsfchronicle.com%2Fgiantsnewsletter">sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter
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With baseball on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic, we’re going to play an APBA series between Northern California and Southern California — Golden Greats: the I-5 Series — with rosters full of big-leaguers through the years and fans voting to decide both rosters. John Shea moderates a roster discussion with Chronicle colleague Bruce Jenkins and the L.A. Times' Steve Henson. | Giants Splash Newsletter: redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsfchronicle.com%2Fgiantsnewsletter">sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter
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In the second of two parts, rocker Huey Lewis gets into detail with John Shea about his new album, his new musical, the artistic influence of being raised in these parts, and the man keeps coming back to Willie Mays. | Giants Splash Newsletter: redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsfchronicle.com%2Fgiantsnewsletter">sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter
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In the first of two parts, rocker Huey Lewis talks to John Shea about his new album, his childhood love for Willie Mays and the Giants, singing the National Anthem before Giants and 49ers games, and his days playing baseball and softball. | Giants Splash Newsletter: redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsfchronicle.com%2Fgiantsnewsletter">sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter
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Former Giants coach Tim Flannery opens up to John Shea on his music, Jackson Browne, his years with Bruce Bochy, and his memories from the 2010 championship season a decade later in the second of two parts. | Coronavirus updates: redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsfchronicle.com%2Fcoronavirus">sfchronicle.com/coronavirus | Giants Splash Newsletter: redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsfchronicle.com%2Fgiantsnewsletter">sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter
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Former Giants coach Tim Flannery opens up to John Shea on his life during the coronavirus pandemic, his music, his remote cabin and his from-the-heart feelings on an uncertain future in the first of two parts. Tim also tells one of the funniest stories you’ve ever heard. | Coronavirus updates: redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsfchronicle.com%2Fcoronavirus">sfchronicle.com/coronavirus | Giants Splash Newsletter: redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsfchronicle.com%2Fgiantsnewsletter">sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter
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Chronicle Giants beat writer Henry Schulman, A's beat writer Susan Slusser and assistant sports editor Jon Schultz answer Chronicle subscribers' questions about the Giants and A's in the first of two parts. Could robo umps be part of the solution when baseball returns? And will the White House have any say on baseball's restart? | Coronavirus updates: redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsfchronicle.com%2Fcoronavirus">sfchronicle.com/coronavirus | Giants Splash Newsletter: redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsfchronicle.com%2Fgiantsnewsletter">sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter
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Chronicle Giants beat writer Henry Schulman, A's beat writer Susan Slusser and assistant sports editor Jon Schultz answer Chronicle subscribers' questions about the Giants and A's in the first of two parts. How are the A's and Giants players working out? And how is Susan's ankle injury healing? | Coronavirus updates: redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsfchronicle.com%2Fcoronavirus">sfchronicle.com/coronavirus | Giants Splash Newsletter: redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsfchronicle.com%2Fgiantsnewsletter">sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter
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The manager tells John Shea how the players still get instruction from the coaching staff and how everyone’s communicating. And how does Barry Bonds and Will Clark fit in? Plus some cool nostalgia including his childhood interest in Pete Rose, Ty Cobb, Fred McGriff and collecting baseball cards. | Coronavirus updates: redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsfchronicle.com%2Fcoronavirus">sfchronicle.com/coronavirus | Giants Splash Newsletter: redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsfchronicle.com%2Fgiantsnewsletter">sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter
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Giants executive vice president Brian Sabean reminisces with Henry Schulman about theGiants-from-2010-Freddy-Sanchez-still-feels-15200266.php"> 2010 Giants, the first San Francisco team to win a World Series, and how the shutdown of baseball might affect the 2020 team. | Giants Splash Newsletter: redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsfchronicle.com%2Fgiantsnewsletter">sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter
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Baseball writers Henry Schulman and John Shea weigh the possibility that Major League Baseball will cancel the 2020 season due to the coronavirus. What would the ramifications be for a rebuilding team like the Giants and the sport? If there is a ’20 season, what would it look like? Coronavirus updates: redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsfchronicle.com%2Fcoronavirus">sfchronicle.com/coronavirus | Giants Splash Newsletter: redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsfchronicle.com%2Fgiantsnewsletter">sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter
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Kirk “Woody” Rueter, one of the most popular San Francisco Giants ever, talks to Henry Schulman about nearing 50, life after baseball, the day his oldest daughter was born after he pitched in 103-degree heat, and pitching the first regular-season game at what is now called Oracle Park in 2000. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter
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With the growing coronavirus crisis reaching the Giants family — broadcaster-Jon-Miller-wife-test-negative-15160254.php">Jon Miller’s son tested positive for COVID-19 — Henry Schulman talks to Hollywood comedy writer-turned-baseball announcer Ken Levine about laughter in live-updates-news-bay-area-15151165.php">dark times, plus a little Dodgers-Giants and Yasiel Puig. | Get unlimited Chronicle access: redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsfchronicle.com%2Fpod">sfchronicle.com/pod
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As the redir.net/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sfchronicle.com%2Fcoronavirus%2F">coronavirus delays his debut as Houston Astros manager, the redir.net/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sfchronicle.com%2Fgiants%2Fshea%2Farticle%2FWhy-former-Giants-manager-Dusty-Baker-should-be-15065907.php">former Giants skipper tells redir.net/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fhankschulman">Henry Schulman about earlier stoppages in his 53-year career, from the 1981 strike to the emotional delays after the redir.net/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprojects.sfchronicle.com%2Floma-prieta-earthquake%2F">1989 earthquake and the redir.net/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sfchronicle.com%2Fchronicle_vault%2Farticle%2FChronicle-Covers-The-9-11-attacks-15-years-later-9208831.php">9/11 attacks.
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Giants writer John Shea and A’s writer Matt Kawahara discuss Major League Baseball’s decision to suspend spring training and delay the start of the season amid the coronavirus pandemic and how the Bay Area baseball teams are responding. | Giants Splash Newsletter
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Former umpire Ed Montague tells John Shea about growing up a Giants fan, being on the field when Bonds, Pete Rose and Lou Brock made history, and what happened to that ball that went between Bill Buckner’s legs. | Giants Splash Newsletter
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John Shea catches up with the former Giants manager a day before he was to leave camp to manage France in the World Baseball Classic. Giants-manager-Bruce-Bochy-begins-new-15100000.php">Bochy talks about his new role in the Giants' front office, managing his son Brett, and he weighs in on the Astros cheating scandal.
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The three-time Gold Glove shortstop tells Henry Schulman about his work to improve, even in the field. Plus his trip to South America and brother-in-law Gerrit Cole’s $324 million contract with the Yankees. | Get the Giants Splash newsletter
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In Part 2 of their conversation, KNBR weekend talk-show host Marty Lurie talks to Henry Schulman about the Astros scandal and how the game of baseball has changed over the years. | Get our Giants Splash newsletter
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KNBR weekend talk-show host Marty Lurie talks to Henry Schulman about his decision to cut his schedule to pregames only, plus his thoughts on Gabe Kapler and the 2020 Giants. | Get our Giants Splash newsletter
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At spring training in Scottsdale, Henry Schulman talks to two players acquired last July: Dubon-makes-Giants-debut-hangs-out-with-14400800.php">infielder Dubon and Davis-promoted-Giants-hope-for-power-boost-14414565.php">outfielder Davis. Both got their first taste of the majors last year and are considered part of the Giants’ future.
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Chronicle national baseball writer John Shea visits with the Giants catcher ahead of spring training and talks about his health, the Giants' big changes and challenges, signs from Bruce Bochy and how he'll miss Madison Bumgarner.
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In their second annual joint podcast ahead of spring training, Susan Slusser and Henry Schulman ask the five key questions that each team must answer in the 2020 season, with the Giants and A’s starting off in very different places.
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Chronicle National Baseball Writer John Shea stops by the new Giants manager's office at Oracle Park right after the skipper manager-Gabe-Kapler-meet-Giants-legend-15027566.php">met the Say Hey Kid for the first time. Plus, roster discussions.
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Giants-GM-Scott-Harris-ready-to-turn-14826252.php">The new Giants GM talks to Henry Schulman about Thursday’s signing of Drew Smyly, how the Giants view 2020, why they’ve been relatively quiet this winter, and Bumgarner-near-deal-with-Diamondbacks-14908421.php">Madison Bumgarner’s departure.
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sign-switch-hitting-catcher-to-compete-for-14953691.php">Who is Chadwick Tromp? Farm director Kyle Haines answers that eternal question and tells Henry Schulman about the catcher and other prospects coming to spring training, including pitcher Sean Hjelle.
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In the first of two podcasts with Giants farm director Kyle Haines, beat reporter Henry Schulman gets the lowdown on the minor-leaguers on the 40-man roster who will report to major-league camp next month, including hard-throwing relievers Melvin Adon and Dany Jimenez, plus infielder Kean Wong and 35-homer outfielder Jaylin Davis.
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Henry Schulman talks to Arizona Republic Diamondbacks writer Nick Piecoro about the Bumgarner-near-deal-with-Diamondbacks-14908421.php">Big Fella’s defection to the desert on a five-year, $85 million contract, what went into the move, and what he might have really felt about leaving the Giants.
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Chronicle writers Henry Schulman, Ron Kroichick, Bruce Jenkins and John Shea share their memories of being at Candlestick Park during the 1989 World Series when the Loma Prieta Earthquake hit. First published Oct. 11, 2019.
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Beat reporters Susan Slusser and Henry Schulman talk about what the Giants and A’s did in San Diego and still need to do; the unorthodox name-a-big-league-coaching-staff-full-of-14900431.php">new Giants coaching staff; the A’s interest in an s-interested-in-Jed-Lowrie-reunion-14900251.php">old mate; and the-new-outfield-dimenisons-at-Oracle-Park-14900781.php">changes coming to s-to-extend-netting-at-Coliseum-out-to-foul-14899843.php">both stadiums.
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In their second daily podcast from baseball’s winter meetings in San Diego, Chronicle beat reporters Henry Schulman and Susan Slusser have real news to discuss. The Giants acquire-veteran-pitcher-Kevin-Gausman-and-14897032.php#:~:targetText=SAN%20DIEGO%20%2D%20The%20Giants%20have,to%20be%20named%20or%20cash.">made a significant signing for their rotation and a trade for two infielders, while Slusser learned that the A’s have a new s-taking-a-look-at-free-agent-catcher-Matt-14896685.php">backup catcher in their sights.
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Are the Giants serious about to-meet-Bumgarner-s-reps-even-as-Zaidi-14894358.php">bringing Madison Bumgarner back? Are the A’s about to s-have-interest-in-Royals-reliever-Tim-Hill-14893546.php">trade for a lefty reliever? And wait till you hear about Billy Beane’s Murray-s-height-and-draft-position-13657198.php">fantasy football stud. It’s all in the first daily report from San Diego by beat reporters Susan Slusser and Henry Schulman.
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In a joint podcast, Giants beat reporter Henry Schulman and A’s beat reporter Susan Slusser delve into the teams’ needs as they head to baseball’s Winter Meetings, which begin Monday in San Diego. The trade and free-agent markets have been busier than usual, so there could be action.
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The new Giants manager discusses the fallout from his polarizing hire nearly three weeks ago, the coaching staff he wants to build, how he will manage "legacy players" like Buster Posey and Brandon Crawford and much more.
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In an August interview, Giants farm director Kyle Haines tells Henry Schulman about the Giants-view-top-prospects-Joey-Bart-Heliot-14545670.php">prospects Giants fans care about the most: Heliot Ramos, Joey Bart, Sean Hjelle, Marco Luciano and more. Plus: The health of the farm system. First published Aug. 9, 2019.
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