A's Podcast

On the March 5 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend was joined by Paul Hembekides of ESPN (28:00), Frankie Montas (59:50), Dodgers President, Stan Kasten (1:09:15), Liam Hendriks (1:38:15), Dodgers manager, Dave Roberts (1:53:10), Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic & MLB Network (2:26:15), Scott Emerson (2:45:30) and Bob Nightengale of USA Today (3:06:45). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...

Chris Townsend previewed the Athletics and Dodgers from Hohokam Park in Mesa. He was joined by Ken Korach, Dave Roberts and Liam Hendriks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the March 4 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend was joined by Melissa Lockard (30:25), Former Dodgers GM now scout with the San Jose Sharks, Ned Colletti (56:55), Ray Fosse (1:25:20), Eno Sarris (1:54:25) and Pxp voice of the Dodgers, Tim Neverett (2:20:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend and A's historian David Feldman break down the top Spring Training players in Oakland A's history. Let us know who your top Spring Training players in A's history are by tweeting your list to @AthleticsCast24. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the March 3 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend discussed the latest news surrounding A.J. Puk (3:18), Christian Yelich’s potential deal (17:30) and A-Rod’s advice to the Astros (2:24:05). He was joined by Franklin Barreto (36:00), Pedro Gomez of ESPN (39:40), David Feldman on the best A’s Spring Training players of all-time (1:09:35), Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal (1:37:40), Bo...

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny and A's manager Bob Melvin discussed split squad games in Spring Training, Big League Weekend in Las Vegas, the second base battle, an update on A.J. Puk and how he plans on handling the starting rotation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend and Dominic Cotroneo preview the A's and White Sox from Camelback Ranch. They were joined by Bob Melvin, who provided an update on A.J. Puk and Lou Trivino. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend and Vince Cotroneo preview the A's matchup vs the Chicago Cubs at Hohokam Stadium. They were joined by Matt Olson, Lou Trivino and Daniel Gossett. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the March 2 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend was live from Spring Training in Mesa ahead of the Athletics and Cubs. He was joined by Sandy Alomar Jr (9:44), Aviators manager, Fran Riordan (16:44), Dominic Cotroneo (28:38), Grady Fuson (58:20), Dallas Braden (1:06:15), Lou Trivino (1:27:45) and Matt Olson (1:45:20). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ken Korach, Vince Cotroneo and Chris Townsend preview the A's matchup vs the Cleveland Indians during Big League Weekend in Las Vegas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Ray Fosse, Brandon Tierney of CBS Sports Radio and Bip Roberts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Bill Ripken of MLB Network, the voice of the San Diego Padres, Ted Leitner, Will Leitch of MLB.com and Martin Gallegos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend discussed David Ortiz’s comments about the Astros' scandal (:55), Madison Bumgarner’s alter ego (25:00) and power ranks which 2019 division champions have the best chance to repeat in 2020 (32:15). He was joined by Billy Ripken of MLB Network (45:25), the radio voice of the Padres, Ted Leitner (59:20), Mark Simon of Sports Info Solutions (1:11:55), Paul Hembekides of ESPN (1:28:40),...

On the February 26 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend recapped the A’s first Spring Training victory (:56), which 2019 division champion has the best chance to repeat in 2020 (12:07) and how teams learn from losing (2:13:00). He was joined by Ray Fosse (26:30), Brandon Tierney of CBS Sports Radio (1:00:45), Paul Hembekides of ESPN (1:34:40), Bip Roberts (1:55:05) and Mark Simon of Sports Inf...

On the February 24 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend David Ortiz’s comments about the Astros situation (24:06), The best promotional giveaways in Major League Baseball for the 2020 season (1:31:00), Madison Bumgarner’s alter ego (1:35:00), why this is the year of Matt Olson (1:51:10) and honoring Willie Mays (2:46:35). He was joined by Will Leitch of MLB.com (1:03:35), the voice of the Padr...

Special edition of A's Cast Live as Chris Townsend, Vince Cotroneo (16:20) and Ken Korach (28:30) discuss the new home of all Oakland A's audio content, A's Cast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Chris Russo of High Heat on the MLB Network, Ray Fosse, Angels color analyst, Mark Gubicza and Kerry Crowley of the Mercury News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Steve Garvey, Bradford Doolittle of ESPN, Lou Merloni of WEEI in Boston and Shooty Babitt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny and Cody Elias recap the Houston Astros press conference and media availability and how they can move forward in 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend discusses the mega trade between the Red Sox and Dodgers (:55), The Wall Street Journal report on the Astros (10:55), the potential new playoff format (25:05), Nick Swisher’s response to the Astros scandal (51:00) and honoring Rickey Henderson (1:03:00). He is joined by Bradford Doolittle of ESPN (1:08:00), Steve Garvey (1:21:15), Lou Merloni of WEEI in Boston (1:29:40), Shooty Babi...

On the February 12 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend breaks down the new MLB rules changes (5:54), more on the new proposed playoff format (37:10), the continued fallout from the Astros scandal (2:06:20) and honoring Rickey Henderson (2:18:25). He was joined by Harry Pavlidis of Baseball Prospectus (15:40), Chris Russo of the MLB Network (1:04:30), Ray Fosse (1:29:45) and Angels color analy...

On the February 10 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend discussed the mega trade involving Mookie Betts (2:55), the Wall Street Journal report on the Astros (17:37), MLB’s potential changes to the playoffs (1:11:45) and AJ Hinch’s interview with Tom Verducci (2:08:00). He was joined by Bradford Doolitte of ESPN (28:00), Kerry Crowley (56:10), Steve Garvey (1:37:50), Former Red Sox now radio ho...

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny and Cody Elias discuss if the Mookie Betts trade will actually happen, Max Muncy's new contract and if we could see a possible World Series rematch this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend explained how the American League is changing (:55), One stat for every American League West team (23:35), Pete Rose asking for reinstatement (31:15) and celebrated Black History Month and the career of Hank Aaron on his 86th birthday (39:00). He was joined by Susan Slusser (43:07), Glen Kuiper (58:30), Hall of Famer, Jayson Stark (1:10:10), Sarah Langs (1:25:10), Jessica Kleinschmi...