A's Podcast

A's General Manager David Forst discusses Opening Night in West Sacramento, the A's starting rotation in Seattle, Tyler Soderstrom's start to the season, how the ballpark at Sutter Health Park will play and provides updates on several injured A's pitchers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the March 31 edition of A’s Cast Live, our daily baseball talk show, Chris Townsend discussed Opening Night in West Sacramento for the Athletics (1:00), the Yankees Torpedo Bats (33:00) and how everything changes at first pitch (1:13:45). He was joined by: Steve Sax - 2x World Series Champion & A's Broadcaster (16:00) Lawrence Butler - A's Right Fielder (49:00) David Forst - A's General Manager...

Chris Townsend takes calls from fans and discusses the A's 2-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park in the finale of their four-game set. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend takes calls from fans while discussing the A's 4-2 win vs the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park in game three of their four-game set. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend takes calls from fans while discussing the A's 7-0 win vs the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park in game two of their four-game set. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the March 28 edition of A’s Cast Live, our daily baseball talk show, Chris Townsend discussed Opening Day for the A's vs Seattle (1:20), Friday's Diamond Notes (10:55), Luis Castillo's success vs the A's (55:55) and Rob Manfred's comments on the image of baseball with Chris Russo (1:06:35). He was joined by: Ryan Rowland-Smith - Mariners TV Broadcaster (28:40) Mark Kotsay - A's Manager (1:11:30...

Chris Townsend and A's Manager Mark Kotsay discuss the start of the 2025 season, the expectations for the team, Luis Severino's debut vs the Mariners, Tyler Soderstrom and the young players getting off to a good start, how he plans on using the bullpen and the expectations for Jeffrey Springs and Mason Miller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend takes calls from fans while discussing the A's 4-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park in their 2025 Opening Day matchup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the Opening Day 2025 edition of A’s Cast Live, our daily baseball talk show, Chris Townsend was joined by: Shooty Babitt - A's Scout & Broadcaster (12:30) Paul Hembekides - Content Producer for ESPN & Author (31:20) Dave Stewart - A's Hall of Famer (53:45) Mason Miller - A's All-Star Closer (1:12:17) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Best of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend previews the AL West with interviews that include: Matt Kawahara - Covers the Astros for the Houston Chronicle (1:00) Jared Sandler - Broadcaster for the Texas Rangers (14:30) Ryan Divish - Covers the Seattle Mariners for the Seattle Times (28:40) Rhett Bollinger - Covers the Los Angeles Angels for MLB.com (41:20) Learn more about your ad ch...

On the March 24 edition of A’s Cast Live, our daily baseball talk show, Chris Townsend discussed the end of Spring Training for the A's (11:25), the temperature differences for the Athletics (25:35) and why he is excoted for the 2025 A's (1:39:20). He was joined by: Matt Kawahara - Covers the Astros for the Houston Chronicle (27:44) Max Muncy - A's Infielder (1:15:15) Steve Sax - 2x World Series C...

On the March 20 edition of A’s Cast Live, our daily baseball talk show, Chris Townsend discussed the start of the NCAA tournament and how baseball can try and gain new fans (2:15), today's diamond notes (1:10:45) and the MLB Minute (1:35:40) He was joined by: JJ Cooper - Editor-in-Chief of Baseball America (28:40) Rhett Bollinger - Covers the Angels for MLB.com (54:40) Steve Sax - 2x World Series...

On the March 19 edition of A’s Cast Live, our daily baseball talk show, Chris Townsend discussed the Opening Series in Japan between the Cubs & Dodgers (6:05), why baseball needs to adopt Max Scherzer's idea for pitching (16:10) and Diamond Notes on the Athletics (1:21:15). He was joined by: Steve Sax - 2x World Series Champion & A's Broadcaster (27:10) Jared Sandler - Broadcaster for the Texas Ra...

On the March 17 edition of A’s Cast Live, our daily baseball talk show, Chris Townsend discussed the correlation between hitting for power and average in today's game (8:45), Luis Severino being named the A's Opening Day Starter (28:33) and the average ticket price for the 2025 season (38:55). He was joined by: Ryan Divish - Covers the Seattle Mariners for the Seattle Times (58:45) TJ McFarland -...

On this episode of Best of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend looks back at the best interviews during A's Spring Training that include: Lawrence Butler - A's Right Fielder after his contract extension (1:00) Jose Canseco - A's Hall of Famer & 1988 AL MVP (7:50) Colby Thomas - A's Outfield Prospect (20:35) Fran Riordan - Manager of the Las Vegas Aviators (29:50) Adnan Virk - Host of A's Camp tour for M...

On the March 14 edition of A’s Cast Live, our daily baseball talk show, Chris Townsend discussed the A's Spring Breakout roster (2:35), why he likes Shohei Ohtani's decision to not ramp up his pitching (14:15) and A's two-way player, Shotaro Morii (18:35) He was joined by: Joey Estes - A's Starting Pitcher (41:50) Bill Moriarity - Editor-in-Chief of Athletics Farm (55:00) George from San Francisco...

On the March 13 edition of A’s Cast Live, our daily baseball talk show, Chris Townsend discussed the proposed Vlad Guerrero Jr contract (5:50), the A's Spring Breakout coaching staff (14:35) and the Rays stadium situation (1:44:25). He was joined by: JP Sears - A's Starting Pitcher (43:55) Jacob Wilson - A's Shortstop (1:09:10) Shi Davidi - Covers the Blue Jays for Sportsnet (1:22:20) Learn more a...

On the March 12 edition of A’s Cast Live, our daily baseball talk show, Chris Townsend discussed why 2025 is a big season for Zack Gelof (7:55), why change is good in sports (12:55) & Max Scherzer's idea on how to fix pitching (33:00). He was joined by: Jenny Cavnar - TV PxP voice of the Athletics (40:50) Randy Miller - Covers the Yankees for NJ.com (55:15) Zack Gelof - A's Second Baseman (1:37:05...

On the March 11 edition of A’s Cast Live, our daily baseball talk show, Chris Townsend discussed the A's & Giants with Justin Verlander on the mound (1:45), Gerrit Cole's injury/Tommy John Surgery (9:30), how the Cole injury impacts the A's & the American League (33:10) and why he agrees with the Giants on their decision with Blake Snell (57:13). He was joined by: Johnny Doskow - A's Radio Broadca...

A's General Manager David Forst discusses Lawrence Butler's contract extension, the team's performance so far in spring, what rosters spots that are still up for grabs and the versatility on the roster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the March 10 edition of A’s Cast Live, our daily baseball talk show, Chris Townsend discussed significance of Lawrence Butler's contract extension with the A's (2:40), what pitcher players want closing out a game seven (38:00) and Jacob deGrom's comments about chasing velocity (1:16:15). He was joined by: David Forst - General Manager of the Athletics (1:21:15) Lawrence Butler - A's Right Field...

On the March 9 edition of A’s Cast Live, our daily baseball talk show, Chris Townsend was live from Las Vegas Ballpark and was joined by: Colby Thomas - A's Outfielder (19:56) Fran Riordan - Manager of the Las Vegas Aviators (29:19) Don Logan - President of the Las Vegas Aviators (54:50) Russ Langer - PxP Voice of the Las Vegas Aviators (1:21:40) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...

On the March 8 edition of A’s Cast Live, our daily baseball talk show, Chris Townsend was live from Downtown Summerlin and was joined by: Jose Canseco - A's Hall of Famer & 1988 AL MVP (8:30) Mick Akers - Sports Business & Transportation journalist at Las Vegas Review Journal (27:30) Steve Hill - Chief Executive Officer and President of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (1:11:50) Ste...

On the March 6 edition of A’s Cast Live, our daily baseball talk show, Chris Townsend discussed the hiring of the new A's team President (5:05) & players you forgot finished their careers in different places (52:44). He was joined by: Former MLB GM & Host on MLB Network Radio, Jim Duquette (28:45) MLB Network Host, Adnan Virk (1:08:00) Milwaukee Brewers Broadcaster & Sacramento Native, Jeff Leveri...

On this episode of Best of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend looks back at the best interviews from A's Spring Training in Mesa, Arizona that include: Color Analyst on NBC Sports California & Former A's Pitcher, Dallas Braden (1:00) 2x World Series Champion & A's Pre & Postgame Analyst, Steve Sax (8:00) A's Scout & A's Pre & Postgame Analyst, Shooty Babitt (16:05) A's PxP Broadcaster on NBC Sports Cal...