Giants Splash

Chronicle beat writer Henry Schulman and national baseball writer John Shea look back at the 2019 season. Did it succeed as the new front office had hoped? Surprises and disappointments, and will the club make big moves for 2020? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Giants president and CEO has kept a fairly low profile since his July 2 return from a league-mandated suspension following a videotaped altercation with his wife, Pam. In a rare interview, Baer talks about his time away and major issues involving the franchise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode originally published June 3, Pablo Sandoval talks about being an old veteran now. Plus: Whether he thought he would be in the majors this long, why he stays eternally positive in a clubhouse filled with defeat, his second chance with the Giants and, of course, pitching. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where will the Giants find starts for prospects Mauricio Dubon and Jaylin Davis? What will the A’s do behind the plate and and at second base in a tight playoff race? Chronicle beat reporters Susan Slusser and Henry Schulman delve into these and many other issues in a joint A’s Plus-Giants Splash podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this bonus presentation of our fellow Chronicle podcast A's Plus, John Shea and Susan Slusser preview the A's-Giants matchup this week and discuss the wild-card races for both teams. Plus: Pitchers hitting? And: John takes a look back at the 1989 A's and Giants, the Bay Bridge World Series teams, 30 years later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Giants farm director Kyle Haines talks about the prospects Giants fans care about the most: Heliot Ramos, Joey Bart, Sean Hjelle, Marco Luciano and more. Plus: The health of the farm system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hitting coach Alonzo Powell talks to beat reporter Henry Schulman about the team’s major offensive upswing; how the club can look so different at the plate now than before; growing up in San Francisco; and beating cancer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 In this joint A’s Plus and Giants Splash podcast, beat writers Susan Slusser and Henry Schulman break down the team’s first half, look ahead to the second half and talk about potential trades (Bumgarner to the A’s?), while Susan provides her perspective on Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The youngster of the Giants’ legendary broadcast quartet could have left for a national career, but Dave Flemming signed on for another four years. He talks about why he loves working in San Francisco, why he quit Twitter, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Shea interviews the right-hander about his long road back from Tommy John surgery, how he's a mentor to younger players, his relationship with David Ortiz, and his amazing Instagram feed. Giants broadcaster Erwin Higueros interprets.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Para esos que quieren escuchar a Johnny Cueto en sus propias palabras, aquí está su conversación con John Shea y el intérprete Erwin Higueros. / For listeners who want to hear Johnny Cueto in his own words, here’s his conversation with John Shea and interpreter Erwin Higueros. This accompanies today's episode, which omits most of Cueto's answers in Spanish.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Giants’ 1989 catcher, now a Cubs scout, reminisces about the Loma Prieta earthquake, who he looks forward to seeing at the 30-year reunion, having Bruce Bochy as his backup, and the year he spent in Oakland when his dad managed the A’s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He's been one of the best closers in the majors this season. Without him, San Francisco's bad record might be a lot worse. Smith talks about becoming a closer, his leadership role, trade rumors, being hooked on strikeouts, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Kung Fu Panda is an old veteran now. Pablo Sandoval talks about that, and about whether he thought he would be in the majors this long, why he stays eternally positive in a clubhouse filled with defeat, his second chance with the Giants and, of course, pitching. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"The Thrill" talks about his role as a Giants instructor, the Hall of Fame, why he retired when he did, his biggest hits with the Giants, how he “broke in” host Henry Schulman as a beat writer, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices