A's Podcast

On the June 11 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend recapped the 1st round of the MLB Draft and was joined by Sean Gilbert, High School coach of Tyler Soderstrom (10:30), Ray Fosse (30:30), Susan Slusser (1:02:30), ESPN College Baseball Analyst, Mike Rooney (1:30:00), Steve Soderstrom, the father of Tyler Soderstrom (1:59:50), A’s 2nd round pick, Jeff Criswell & the Head Coach at Michigan, Eri...

Chris Townsend recapped the 1st round of the 2020 MLB Draft and discussed the Oakland Athletics selection of Tyler Soderstrom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the June 8 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend reacted to the latest proposal from the owners (8:05) and the idea of players sitting out if there is a shorter season in 2020 (20:25). He was joined by Paul Hembekides of ESPN (33:00), Eric Longenhagen of Fangraphs to discuss the MLB Draft (1:05:45), JJ Cooper of Baseball America to breakdown the MLB Draft (1:41:15), Former A’s starter, Mike...

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Chris Russo, Jim Bowden, Eduardo Perez and Boog Sciambi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend discussed the list of players who did well vs Hall of Famer pitchers (:57) and the labor talks between the MLBPA and MLB and how it could happen in other sports (17:40). He was joined by Paul Hembekides of ESPN (29:40), Daniel Kim (55:15), MLB.com draft analyst, Jim Callis (1:09:50), Steve Phillips (1:25:20), Doug Glanville (1:42:22), Scott Emerson (1:59:00), Steve McCatty (2:24:50)...

Chris Townsend and A's historian David Feldman break down the top ten A's draft picks after the 10th round. Let us know your top ten draft picks after the 10 round by tweeting your list to @AthleticsCast24. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the June 5 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend discussed the NBA’s decision to return to play and when baseball could follow (5:55) and the record set by the 1980 A’s pitching staff (1:59:15). He was joined by A’s Historian, David Feldman (28:55), Former A’s reliever, Brad Ziegler (1:04:05), Bob Nightengale of USA Today (1:23:40), Former A’s pitcher, Steve McCatty (2:02:15) and Former SFGi...

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Barry Zito, Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder and Nick Swisher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Glen Kuiper, Angels TV analyst, Mark Gubicza, World Series Hero and Astros TV analyst, Geoff Blum, Rangers TV analyst, CJ Nitkowski and Mariners PXP voice, Aaron Goldsmith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the June 3 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend discussed how Major League Baseball’s negotiations will eventually take place in all major sports (12:25) and the stats used to evaluate players in modern day baseball (1:13:10). He was joined by Jesse Rogers of ESPN (28:05), Former MLB GM Steve Phillips (56:05), Ray Fosse (1:22:40), A's Pitching Coach, Scott Emerson (1:56:15) and ESPN MLB ana...

On the June 1 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend discussed the new proposal by the players for the 2020 season (11:20), players who performed well vs Hall of Famers (1:42:55) and drafting the best players from the AL and NL West (1:51:55). He was joined by Paul Hembekides of ESPN (26:30), Daniel Kim, who is covering the KBO (1:03:10), Glen Kuiper (1:24:10), Jim Callis of MLB.com (2:00:50) an...

Chris Townsend discussed the passing of Chester Farrow and the Voice of God, Roy Steele (:57). Ken Korach (6:10) and the voice of the Coliseum, Dick Callahan (22:55) joined him to discuss what Roy and Chester meant to the A’s Family. He also discussed the latest with the 2020 simulated season according to Baseball Reference (36:10) and the 1-5 Series (45:25). He was joined by Ray Fosse (55:20), Ma...

On the May 29 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend discussed the passing of Roy Steele and Chester Farrow (2:15), the latest on the 2020 simulations according to Baseball Reference (1:01:25) and the 1-5 series (2:10:50). He was joined by Ken Korach (24:50), the voice of the Coliseum, Dick Callahan (42:45), Astros Analyst, Geoff Blum (1:26:15), Nick Swisher (1:49:50) and Bip Roberts (2:20:20)....

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps the best interviews of the year on A's Cast Live from: Matt Chapman and Matt Olson (2:50), Coco Crisp and Josh Reddick (12:10), Scott Boras (22:20), Chris Russo (33:35), Jose Canseco (46:15), CC Sabathia (57:10), Hall of Famer, Goose Gossage (1:04:35), Hall of Famer, Rickey Henderson (1:20:10), Jason Giambi (1:29:30), Mark McGwire. (1:41:15), Billy Beane (2:0...

On the May 27 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend discussed the A’s simulated season by Baseball Reference (13:15) and the 1-5 series between Northern California and Southern California players (1:15:30). He was joined by Mark Mulder (32:45), Rangers Analyst, CJ Nitkowski (59:30), Ray Fosse (1:25:25), Tim Hudson (1:59:05) and Barry Zito (2:21:20). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Mike Epstein of the A's 1972 World Series team, Dallas Braden, Keith Foulke and Adam Rosales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Hall of Famer, Bob Costas, Former MLB Manager, Bobby Valentine, former A's Third Base Coach now Manager of the Kia Tigers in the KBO, Matt Williams and Former A's pitcher now of the Lotte Giants in the KBO, Dan Straily. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Hall of Famer and Twins Analyst, Bert Blyleven, Jim Leyland, Royals Analyst, Rex Hudler, White Sox Radio Analyst, Darrin Jackson and the voice of the Cleveland Indians, Tom Hamilton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the May 22nd edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend was joined by David Feldman (26:00), former SJSU Baseball Coach, Sam Piraro (53:25), World Series Champion and Angels Analyst, Mark Gubicza (1:17:40), Chris Russo of the MLB Network (1:48:00) and Roxy Bernstein (2:18:15) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend and A's historian David Feldman break down the top ten starts to their Oakland Athletics career. Let us know your top ten starts to a career for the Athletics by tweeting your list to @AthleticsCast24. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend discussed Bryce Harper’s plan for the 2020 season (:56) and the new Docuseries on the Houston Astros (16:55). He was joined by Paul Hembekides of ESPN (40:10), Hall of Famer, Bert Blyleven (1:05:50), Boog Sciambi of ESPN (1:18:50), Ray Fosse (1:31:45), Jay Jaffe of Fangraphs (2:09:10), former GM, Jim Bowden (2:23:50) and Chris Russo of the MLB Network (2:37:25). Learn more about you...

On the May 20 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend dove into the Houston Astros and the new Docuseries, Sign Language by Uninterrupted (13:05) and the 25 best nicknames in baseball history (2:08:15). He was joined by Jay Jaffe of Fangraphs (37:30), Mariners PXP voice Aaron Goldsmith (58:50), Ray Fosse (1:22:15) and former GM now on MLB Network Radio and The Athletic, Jim Bowden (2:20:20). Lear...

On the May 18 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend discussed Governon Newsom’s announcement about sports in California (2:30), Bryce Harper’s plan for the 2020 season (1:04:55) and redrafting the 2010 draft (1:40:45). He was joined by Paul Hembekides of ESPN (36:10), Hall of Famer and Twins Analyst, Bert Blyleven (1:25:00), Mike Ferrin of MLB Network Radio (1:49:25) and Boog Sciambi of ESPN (2...

Chris Townsend discussed if MLB players should play in the Olympics (:57), the Universal DH (16:45) and Joe DiMaggio’s hitting streak (23:35). He was joined by Royals Analyst, Rex Hudler (30:05), Former A’s Pitching Coach and White Sox GM, Ron Schueler (47:30), Dallas Braden (1:00:45), Daniel Kim (1:22:30), Former A’s Starter now of the Lotte Giants, Dan Straily (1:35:10), Eduardo Perez of ESPN (1...

On the May 15 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend discussed the 2020 season as simulated by Baseball Reference (18:25) and the start of Joe DiMaggio’s hit streak on this date in 1941 (47:25). He was joined by Alex Coffey of the Athletic on the relationship between Dave Stewart and Sandy Koufax (27:10), Author of 24: Life Stories and Lessons from the Say Hey Kid, John Shea (57:40), the voice o...