A's Podcast

On the October 17 edition of A's Cast Live, our weekly all baseball talk show Monday through Friday, Chris Townsend recapped the latest games in the LCS (1:00), why the postseason is not randomness (16:10) and why the Phillies are relentless (2:00:15). He was joined by A's All-Star, Brent Rooker (30:30), Sarah Langs of MLB.com (1:09:05) and Astros TV Analyst, Geoff Blum (1:28:10). 

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On the October 16 edition of A's Cast Live, our weekly all baseball talk show Monday through Friday, Chris Townsend discussed the Marlins decision to move on from Kim Ng (12:00), Championship Series predictions (26:10) and why the A's could follow the Phillies bullpen when it comes to Mason Miller (1:49:50). He was joined by A's Pitching Coach, Scott Emerson (29:25) and Roxy Bernstein of ESPN (1:27:20).

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Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny and A's Pitching Coach Scott Emerson discuss What’s preparation like in the post-season for pitchers vs regular season, preparing for a team you already know so well like Tex vs Hou, His opinion on taking starters out so early in PS, thought process on slimming down pitching staff in PS vs what you do in regular season, daily conversations with bullpen guys on how they may be used differently in the game and Trevor May's retirement. 

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Chris Townsend and Eno Sarris of the Athletic preview the ALCS and NLCS, debate on if playoff success is truly random or if the regular season is overrated, and reveal how rosters are exposed in the postseason. 

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On the October 13 edition of A's Cast Live, our weekly all baseball talk show Monday through Friday, Chris Townsend discussed the Phillies punching their ticket to the NLCS (2:35), why teams need to match their opponents' intensity in the postseason (12:15) and players who thrived in the postseason (2:12:48). He was joined by Paul Hembekides of ESPN (31:34) and Eno Sarris of the Athletic (1:26:39). 

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A's General Manager David Forst discusses what his schedule is like now in the offseason, how this offseason will be different than 2022, building depth in the starting rotation, veteran players vs young players heading into 2024 and what he is looking forward to most this offseason.

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On the October 11 edition of A's Cast Live, our weekly all baseball talk show Monday through Friday, Chris Townsend discussed the AL and NLDS (10:55), why there is no tomorrow in the postseason (14:45) and bullpens being overused in the playoffs (1:56:40). He was joined by Roxy Bernstein of ESPN (32:25) and A's General Manager, David Forst (1:00:35). 

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On the October 2 edition of A's Cast Live, our weekly all baseball talk show Monday through Friday, Chris Townsend previewed the Wild Card series for both the American and National League and was joined by Eno Sarris of the Athletic (32:50), ESPN MLB Analyst, Kyle Peterson (1:27:10) and Craig Mish on the Miami Herald to talk about the Miami Marlins series vs the Phillies (1:56:00). 

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Chris Townsend and Eno Sarris of the Athletic preview the Wild Card rounds for the AL and NL, the passing of Tim Wakefield, if we could see a return of the Knuckleballer, pitch timer usage and how it will be controlled in the postseason, what all the playoff teams share in common and who could be the next Giants Manager.

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Ken Korach and Chris Townsend discuss the A's 7-3 loss to the Los Angeles Angels in the finale of the 2023 regular season.

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