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Marty Lurie, a retired defense attorney, has found his niche as a weekend sports-talk host on KNBR Radio in San Francisco. He's extremely popular and his shows can go on for hours. A frequent guest on Mary's show, San Francisco Chronicle Giants beat writer Henry Schulman turns the microphone around so Lurie can talk about how he got into radio, what he likes about his job, growing up in Brooklyn but rooting for the Baltimore Orioles, Martyisms such as “That guy can HIT” and how he views the 2019 Giants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

San Francisco Chronicle Giants beat writer Henry Schulman and A's beat writer Susan Slusser join sports editor Al Saracevic to talk baseball in front of a live audience of subscribers. They preview the season, tell war stories from the press box and clubhouse, and answer questions from the audience about openers, free agents and ballpark food.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will Madison Bumgarner be traded? Is this Bruce Bochy’s last year? What sport will Kyler Murray play? What will Oakland’s starting rotation look like? In this combined episode of Giants Double Play and A’s Plus, San Francisco Chronicle baseball writers Henry Schulman and Susan Slusser tackle those and other questions as they prepare to head to Arizona. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Giants beat writer Henry Schulman talks to producer King Kaufman about the broad legacy of former Safeway Chairman and Giants Managing General Partner Peter A. Magowan, who died Sunday at 76. He was a lifelong Giants fan who had his adopted city of San Francisco in his blood. Henry and King discuss parts of Magowan's legacy that go beyond helping save the Giants for San Francisco and building what now is called Oracle Park, including his outreach to the LBGTQ community and spearheading the pioneering Until There's a Cure Day in 1994 to raise money and awareness for AIDS research.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reporting from the the last day of the MLB Winter Meetings, San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Giants writer Henry Schulman says the Farhan Zaidi era is in full swing, as the club has made an unprecedented two picks in the Rule 5 draft. Oakland A's beat writer Susan Slusser says one executive told her that recently released catcher Bruce Maxwell may not be signed by any team, not because of his play but because he kneeled for the national anthem.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A baseball beat writer says if he had to, he'd buy a ticket. To a baseball game? Heck no. To Scott Boras' scrum by the Christmas tree at the Winter Meetings. In their daily joint podcast from Las Vegas, Henry Schulman and Susan Slusser talk about the annual "State of the Scott Address." This year's talk included thoughts on Kyler Murray, the top A's draft pick, who also plays a little football. Plus: Buster Posey's health, the A's and Giants' second-base situations, and the future of Oakland slugger Khris Davis.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

San Francisco Chronicle beat writers Henry Schulman and Susan Slusser discuss the possibility of Troy Tulowitzki landing in Oakland and talk about new A's catcher Chris Herrmann. Plus: The Giants didn't make any moves, but they did reveal how they might approach their starting pitching.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a joint Giants Double Play and A's Plus podcast, San Francisco Chronicle beat writers Henry Schulman and Susan Slusser review the first day of the 2018 MLB winter meetings. The Giants and A's may be pursuing the same starting pitchers. The Giants have a new outfielder and may have the inside track on Japanese free-agent lefty Yusei Kikuchi. The A's may be pursuing 2B D.J. LeMahieu, and they're trying to sign a catcher. Nick Hundley? Plus: Susan and Henry work out a Giants-A's trade. Pack your bags, Shark.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

San Francisco Chronicle baseball writers Henry Schulman and John Shea pay tribute to Giants great Willie McCovey, who died at the age of 80 on Oct. 31. Big Mac said fans made him feel like a landmark in San Francisco, like the Golden Gate Bridge. Schulman and Shea remember the man who was worthy of that kind of affection.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pumpsie Green is a baseball treasure who grew up in Richmond and lives in El Cerrito. In 1959, he became the first black player for the Boston Red Sox, who were the last big-league team to integrate. Pumpsie sat down with The Chronicle’s John Shea and Scott Ostler and discussed his career and life, including his first big-league at-bat, when the ump said, "You better swing, son." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a special "Warriors Off Court" edition of A's Plus. John Shea talks to Warriors coach Steve Kerr about baseball — which, long before his basketball stardom, was his best sport. He twice pitched in high school city championship games at Dodger Stadium. Kerr remains a Dodgers fan, and says he learned the word "Schadenfreude" when Joe Morgan thrilled Giants fans in 1982 by hitting a home run that knocked the Dodgers out of the playoffs.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A breakdown of the epic battle that resulted in the Dodgers outfielder's two-game suspension. Plus: Injured Giants pitchers, anemic Giants offense, what's wrong with Joe Panik's bat and more as San Francisco Chronicle beat writer Henry Schulman and assistant sports editor Janny Hu talk Giants baseball.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Giants beat writer Henry Schulman and Janny Hu break down the Giants' options at the trade deadline and look ahead to Saturday's Wall of Fame ceremony at AT&T Park. They also talk Cooperstown, where Hall of Fame inductions take place this weekend — and where Henry has a permanent file. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

San Francisco Chronicle Giants beat writer Henry Schulman and assistant sports editor Janny Hu talk about the Giants' options at the trade deadline, the health of their pitching, who's been a disappointment so far — and travel tips for the upcoming series in Seattle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

San Francisco Chronicle Giants beat writer Henry Schulman and assistant sports editor Janny Hu break down the first half of the Giants' season, including Schulman's picks for biggest surprise and disappointment so far. The two also explore the perennial question: Can the Giants' hitting catch up to their pitching? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices