Portside Pod

A's Minor League Video Assistant Sam Given, who spent last season in Stockton, joins the show. A fun conversation involving the video and data side of player development and how it factors in to helping a player improve and assisting a coaching staff with overall operations.

Let's kick off 2024 with a look back at least season with 2023 Stockton Ports manager Gregorio Petit who joins Alex Jensen for this week's show

On the eve of Opening Night at Banner Island Ballpark, Melissa Lockard of The Athletic joins the show to break down the Stockton Ports' 2023 roster.

The Ports' new General Manager Jordan Feneck and Direction of Baseball Communications Chris Zavaglia join Alex Jensen and share information on 2023 ticket plans and the promotional schedule, plus more!

Brandon Puffer, former Major League reliever and author of "From the Bullpen to the State Pen", shares his story

Two members of the Ports' 2022 season-opening rotation join the show to talk about their offseasons, what 2022 gave them, a little Big Ten college football and much more!

Ports outfielder from the 2021 & 22 seasons Danny Bautista joins the show to discuss his time in Stockton, offseason training regimen, and more!

We kick off the offseason with a visit from President of the Stockton Ports, Pat Filippone! Pat discusses things that worked in 2022, the Ports' new General Manager, the MLB playoffs and much more!

With Opening Day coming in just days, Melissa Lockard of The Athletic joins the show to discuss the Ports' roster coming out of Spring Training 2022

With baseball season just a month away, Ports' GM Kieran McMahon joins the show to share some of the promotional schedule, game day experience in 2022 and much more!

It's time for our monthly visit with Pierre! He shares his thoughts on the Pacific Tigers' stretch run, the NBA All-Star festivities, and gives a sneak peak into what's happening with the Ports in the community during the leadup to the season.

Pirates scout Andrew Lorraine joins the show to provide a look through the lens of his profession. He also shares stories of his own playing career and involvement with Team Israel.

Former Ports pitching coach Chris Smith joins the show and talks about his time in Stockton, particularly the 2021 season, his own career, and much more!

Pacific Tigers point guard Pierre Crockrell II makes his January stop by the Portside Pod and talks about the Tigers' season, what awaits Pacific students at a Ports game, and much more!

Oakland A's Pitching Coach Scott Emerson joins the show to talk pitching, recalls his time in Stockton, discusses some of the experimental rules in Low A West this past season and much more!

2021 Ports pitchers Kumar Nambiar and Jake Walkinshaw join the show to discuss their time in Stockton, offseason training programs, thoughts on the rules changes in Low-A West last season and much more.

At the beginning of the month, the Ports signed Pacific Tigers point guard Pierre Crockrell II to a NIL deal. In his first of several appearances on the Portside Pod, we get to know Pierre! He shares a bit about his background, his excitement level in partnering with the Ports, who he tries to emulate on the court, and much more.

Get to know the Ports' new General Manager Kieran McMahon! Kieran shares some details about himself and helps us look forward to the 2022 season at Banner Island Ballpark.

On the first episode of the 2021 offseason, Ports President Pat Filippone joins the podcast to reflect on the 2021 season and look ahead to 2022 and the rest of the offseason

The Ports' pitching coach in 2007-08 joins Alex Jensen and shares his extensive knowledge of pitching and how it has evolved over the years, plus much more!

Time to meet the Ports 2021 manager! Rico Brogna joins Alex Jensen for a conversation about his background, how technology is impacting the game, what excites him about being a part of the A's organization and much more!

Ports Community Relations Manager Jordy Feneck joins the show to talk about what life has been like in the Ports front office in 2020, react to the A's invitation to the Ports to remain an affiliate, and coffee, among other things

Alex Jensen joins longtime Voice of the Lansing Lugnuts Jesse Goldburg-Strassler for a get-to-know-you chat: broadcasting, learning more about the A's new affiliate in Lansing, some stories from the Midwest League, and much more!

A's historian and official scorer at the Coliseum Dave Feldman joins Alex Jensen. The two give their opinions on the new rules in baseball, recap the 2020 A's and look forward to 2021, and Dave lists his top 5 players to have played both in Stockton and Oakland since the Ports became an A's affiliate in 2005.

Mathew Burns of mappingthepath.com joins the show to share stories of his travels, particularly his California Baseball Roadtrip in the summer of 2019 in which he visited all 15 professional ballparks in the state in just 18 days