A's Podcast

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 Champion & A's Broadcaster (1:21:10)

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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 Rangers (54:45)

Seth Brown - A's Outfielder (1:39:55)

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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 - A's Left-Handed Reliever (1:24:49)

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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 MLB Network (55:00)

Jim Duquette - Former MLB GM & Visited A's Spring Training for MLB Network Radio (1:07:07)

Jared Diamond - Baseball Columnist for the Wall Street Journal on how TV is changing for Major League Baseball (1:22:25)

Bill Moriarity - Editor-in-Chief of Athletics Farm (1:43:41)

Ryan Spilborghs - Rockies & Apple TV Broadcaster & visited A's Camp for MLB Network Radio (2:09:05)

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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, Live from Japan - A's postgame caller (1:23:35)

Mason Miller - A's All-Star Closer (1:39:20)

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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)

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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)

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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 Broadcaster (44:07)

JJ Bleday - A's Center Fielder (1:14:35)

Marty Lurie - Bay Area Radio Hall of Famer & Giants Pregame host on KNBR (1:22:05)

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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.

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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 Fielder (1:34:00)

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