Giants Splash

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Giants Splash episodes

April 22, 2020 Tim Flannery Sheltering in a Cool Place
Former Giants coach Tim Flannery opens up to John Shea on his life during the coronavirus pandemic, his music, his remote cabin and his from-the-heart feelings on an uncertain future in the first of two parts. Tim also tells one of the funniest stories you’ve ever heard. | Coronavirus updates: sfchronicle.com/coronavirus | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter

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24 min
April 20, 2020 Chronicle Subscriber Zoom Q&A, Part 2
Chronicle Giants beat writer Henry Schulman, A's beat writer Susan Slusser and assistant sports editor Jon Schultz answer Chronicle subscribers' questions about the Giants and A's in the first of two parts. Could robo umps be part of the solution when baseball returns? And will the White House have any say on baseball's restart? | Coronavirus updates: sfchronicle.com/coronavirus | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter

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41 min
April 18, 2020 Chronicle Subscriber Zoom Q&A, Part 1
Chronicle Giants beat writer Henry Schulman, A's beat writer Susan Slusser and assistant sports editor Jon Schultz answer Chronicle subscribers' questions about the Giants and A's in the first of two parts. How are the A's and Giants players working out? And how is Susan's ankle injury healing? | Coronavirus updates: sfchronicle.com/coronavirus | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter

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29 min
April 17, 2020 Gabe Kapler Motivated During Coronavirus Downtime
The manager tells John Shea how the players still get instruction from the coaching staff and how everyone’s communicating. And how does Barry Bonds and Will Clark fit in? Plus some cool nostalgia including his childhood interest in Pete Rose, Ty Cobb, Fred McGriff and collecting baseball cards. | Coronavirus updates: sfchronicle.com/coronavirus | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter

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27 min
April 15, 2020 Brian Sabean Looks Back on 2010 Champs
Giants executive vice president Brian Sabean reminisces with Henry Schulman about the 2010 Giants, the first San Francisco team to win a World Series, and how the shutdown of baseball might affect the 2020 team. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter

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25 min
April 07, 2020 Will There Be Major League Baseball in 2020?
Baseball writers Henry Schulman and John Shea weigh the possibility that Major League Baseball will cancel the 2020 season due to the coronavirus. What would the ramifications be for a rebuilding team like the Giants and the sport? If there is a ’20 season, what would it look like? Coronavirus updates: sfchronicle.com/coronavirus | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter

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34 min
March 30, 2020 Kirk Rueter: Still Woody After All These Years
Kirk “Woody” Rueter, one of the most popular San Francisco Giants ever, talks to Henry Schulman about nearing 50, life after baseball, the day his oldest daughter was born after he pitched in 103-degree heat, and pitching the first regular-season game at what is now called Oracle Park in 2000. | Giants Splash Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/giantsnewsletter

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34 min
March 27, 2020 Is It Still OK To Laugh?
With the growing coronavirus crisis reaching the Giants family — Jon Miller’s son tested positive for COVID-19 — Henry Schulman talks to Hollywood comedy writer-turned-baseball announcer Ken Levine about laughter in dark times, plus a little Dodgers-Giants and Yasiel Puig. | Get unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod

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34 min
March 20, 2020 Dusty Baker: Not His First Shutdown
As the coronavirus delays his debut as Houston Astros manager, the former Giants skipper tells Henry Schulman about earlier stoppages in his 53-year career, from the 1981 strike to the emotional delays after the 1989 earthquake and the 9/11 attacks.

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27 min
March 14, 2020 Coronavirus Shutdown: Giants, A’s React
Giants writer John Shea and A’s writer Matt Kawahara discuss Major League Baseball’s decision to suspend spring training and delay the start of the season amid the coronavirus pandemic and how the Bay Area baseball teams are responding. | Giants Splash Newsletter

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28 min

About Giants Splash

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Susan Slusser and John Shea host The San Francisco Chronicle’s podcast on the San Francisco Giants, featuring interviews with players, coaches, executives and media pros, as well as in-depth analysis.