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Talkin’ Giants Baseball — Oct 1 & 2
SUN OCT 2 – KNBR’s GIANTS Pregame w/ Marty, Bill & Kerry
Ron Wotus: “The Professor” Ron Wotus joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty to break down the Giants 2022 season on the last weekend of the regular season
Show Open: Opening Segment before the last Giants’ home game of the 2022 season
Bruce Jenkins: SF Chronicle’s Bruce Jenkins and Marty looking thru the Windows of Baseball one last time before the last Sunday of the regular season
Alan Hirsch: Author Alan Hirsch joins Talkin’ Baseball to talk about his book- “Baseball’s Most Bizarre Plays: A Roster of the Odd, the Improbable and the Downright Confounding in Major League History”
Adam Copeland: KNBR’s Adam Copeland joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty to discuss what went wrong with the 2022 Giants this season
Joe Davis: Joe Davis joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty
Stephen Katz: Author Stephen Katz joins Talkin’ Baseball to talk about his book-“Candy Cummings: The Life and Career of the Inventor of the Curveball”
SAT OCT 1 – KNBR’s GIANTS Pregame w/ Marty, Bill & Kerry
Katie Woo: The Athletic’s Katie Woo joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty to talk about Pujols hot end to his career, the 2022 Cards’ season and more
Show Open: Opening Segment of Talkin’ Baseball after the Giants beat the D-Backs Friday night and keep their playoff hopes alive
Andy Baggs: The Athletic’s Andrew Baggarly joins Talkin’ Baseball to talk about if the Giants should really try to resign Rodon for the 2023 season
Bruce Jenkins: SF Chronicle’s Bruce Jenkins and Marty looking thru the Window of Baseball before game 2 of the Giants-DBacks
Paul White: Paul White joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty to break down the playoff push coming down the last week of the regular season
Anothony Castrovince: MLB.com’s Anthony Castrovince joins Talkin’ Baseball with Walter Icabalceta to discuss the biggest moment in the 2022 MLB season
Mark Simon: Sports Info Solutions’ Mark Simon joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty before the last week of the regular season
Matt Faulcon: Matt Faulcon joins Talkin’ Baseball to break down the 2022 Giants season
October 1, 2022 No Comments
Talkin’ Giants Baseball — Sept 17 & 18
SUN SEPT 18 – KNBR’s GIANTS Pregame w/ Marty, Bill & Kerry
Brad Mangin: Longtime sports photographer Brad Mangin joins Talkin’ Baseball to talk his new book- “28: A Photographic Tribute to Buster Posey.” Brad and Brian Murphy teams up with Buster Posey himself in this visual celebration of the star catcher’s twelve seasons with the San Francisco Giants.
Ron Wotus: “The Professor” Ron Wotus joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty to talk about Newest member of Giants Oracle Park Wall of Fame: Hunter Pence
Show Open: Opening Segment of Talkin’ Baseball with before the series finale vs the Dodgers at a rainy Oracle Park
Dan Levitt: Author Dan Levitt joins Talkin’ Baseball to talk about his new book- “Intentional Balk: Baseball’s Thin Line Between Innovation and Cheating”
Bruce Jenkins: SF Chronicle’s Bruce Jenkins and Marty looking thru the Windows of Baseball: Can the Giants avoid the sweep today vs the Dodgers?
Joe Sheehan: Joe Sheehan, from the Joe Sheehan Newsletter, joins Talkin’ Baseball before the series finale vs the Dodgers at Oracle Park
Mark Simon: Sports Info Solutions’ Mark Simon joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty to talk about Aaron Judge homerun race, the division race and more
SAT SEPT 17 – KNBR’s GIANTS Pregame w/ Marty, Bill & Kerry
Dave Roberts: Dodgers Manager, Dave Roberts, joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty before game 2 of the Giants-Dodgers series
Show Open: Opening Segment of Talkin’ Baseball before the Giants honor Hunter Pence as he becomes the 55th member of the Giants Wall of Fame
Evan Webeck: Giants Beat reporter, Evan Webeck, joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty to talk about this Giants team as they head to the offseason: Will Rodon be back next season?
Bruce Jenkins: SF Chronicle’s Bruce Jenkins and Marty looks thru the Window of Baseball to talk about Roberto Clemente day, Pujols’ race to 700 career HRs and more
Matt Williams: Former Giants Great, Matt Williams, joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty to talk about what made Hunter Pence so special on Hunter Pence Day at Oracle Park
Matt Faulcon: Matt Faulcon joins Talkin’ Baseball to breakdown what Hunter Pence means to him on Hunter Pence day
Trayce Thompson: Trayce Thompson joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty on how he battled injuries to make to back to the big leagues
Bob Melvin: Padres’ managaer, Bob Melvin, joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty to talk about the transition from the A’s to the Padres last offseason
Adam Copeland: KNBR’s Adam Copeland joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty to talk about what the Giants might do for the upcoming offseason
September 17, 2022 No Comments
Talkin’ Giants Baseball — Aug 20 & 21
SUN AUG 21 – KNBR’s GIANTS Pregame w/ Marty, Bill & Kerry
Sam McDowell — Part 1: “Sudden” Sam McDowell joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty to talk about how he got his nickname, the time when he played 2nd base in a game and more
Show Open: Opening Segment of Talkin’ Baseball after the Giants lose to the Rockies in extra innings Saturday night
Bruce Jenkins: SF Chronicle’s Bruce Jenkins and Marty looking thru the Windows of Baseball to chat about what the Giants will do with Belt after this season, Pujols power surge and more
Noel Hynd: Author Noel Hynd joins Talkin’ Baseball to talk about this new book- “The Sputnik Season: 1957: 1957: The year New York City baseball and America changed forever”
Dom Cotroneo: Dom Cotroneo joins Talkin’ Baseball before the series finale vs the Rockies at Coors
Adam “Copes” Copeland: KNBR’s Adam Copeland joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty to breakdown the Giants chances to get the last wild card spot with the Padres and Brewers slumping
John Rooney: Cards’ broadcaster, John Rooney, joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty breakdown the 2022 Cardinals
SAT AUG 20 – KNBR’s GIANTS Pregame w/ Marty, Bill & Kerry
Show Open: Opening Segment of Talkin’ Baseball after the Giants lose their 3rd straight
Susan Slusser: SF Chronicle’s Susan Slusser joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty after the Giants hit another skid with a 3-game losing streak
Dan Hayes: The Athletic’s Dan Hayes joins Talkin’ Baseball with Walter Icabalceta to break down the 2022 MLB award race as we head toward September: Who will be the Cy Young and MVP winner this season?
Bruce Jenkins: SF Chronicle’s Bruce Jenkins and Marty looking thru the Windows of Baseball as the Giants head towards the Dog Days of August
Mandy Bell: Guardians beat reporter for MLB.com, Mandy Bell joins Talkin’ Baseball with Kerry before game 2 of the Giants-Rockies Series
James Fegan: The Athletic’s James Fegan joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty talking Chicago White Sox ball
August 20, 2022 No Comments
Talkin’ Spring Training Baseball — March 19 + 20
SUN March 20 – KNBR’s GIANTS Pregame w/ Marty, Bill & Kerry
Ron Wotus: The Giants Professor, Ron Wotus, joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty to talk about new MLB rules this season, his advice to the new 3rd base coach and more
Sandra G: Talkin’ Baseball’s newest show contributor, Sandra G, joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty to talk about the up coming season for the Giants, her favorite interview and more
Lurie, Crowley, Laskey: Marty, Kerry and Bill talking ball about the Red Sox and Trevor Story agreeing to a six-year, $140M contract
Bruce Jenkins: SF Chronicle’s Bruce Jenkins joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty to talk about the Giants missing out on Trevor Story after he signed with the Red Sox for 6 years 140 Million
SAT March 19 – KNBR’s GIANTS Pregame w/ Marty, Bill & Kerry
Larry Baer: Giants CEO Larry Baer joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty with his Traditional opening appearance to the first show of the year
Walter Icabalaceta: Talkin’ Baseball’s newest show contributor, Walter Icabalaceta, joins Kerry Crowley to break down the offseason moves and his thoughts on the up coming season
Bruce Jenkins: SF Chronicle’s Bruce Jenkins “Looking thru the Windows of Baseball” with Marty on the first weekend of Spring Training ball to talk about the Free Agent Frenzy over the past couple weeks
Susan Slusser: SF Chronicle’s Susan Slusser joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty to breakdown the Giants latest moves and Spring Training roster: Why are they lacking depth at the catchers position?
Matt Faulcon: Talkin’ Baseball’s newest show contributor, Matt Faulcon, joins Bill Laskey to talk about rule changes this season, the larger base sizes and more
March 20, 2022 No Comments
Talkin’ Giants Baseball — Sept 4 & 5
SUN Sept 5 – KNBR’s GIANTS Pregame w/ Marty, Bill & Kerry
Ron Wotus: Giants’ Ron Wotus joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty & Bill to talk about this Giants-Dodgers series, announcing his retirement this week and more
Show Open: Opening Segment of Talkin’ Baseball with Marty after the Giants lose 6-1 to the Dodgers at Oracle Park in game 2 of the series
Bruce Jenkins: SF Chroncle’s Bruce Jenkins looking thru the Windows of Baseball with Marty before the series Finale vs the Dodgers at Oracle Park
Paul White: Paul White joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty & Bill to talk about September Baseball, using an opener pitcher to start a game and more
Fabian Ardaya: Dodgers beat writer, Fabian Ardaya, joins Talkin’ Baseball with Kerry to talk about the Series and Season finale vs the Dodgers
Joe Sheehan: Joe Sheehan joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty to talk about this NL West race, the Wild Card and more
Copes: Adam Copeland joins Talkin’ Baseball with Kerry to talk about what does Giants have to do to beat this Dodgers team at Oracle Park today
SAT Sept 4 – KNBR’s GIANTS Pregame w/ Marty, Bill & Kerry
Matt Vasgersian: ESPN’s Matt Vasgersian joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty & Bill on broadcasting Sunday night’s Giants vs Dodgers series
Opening Segment: Show Open of Talkin’ Baseball with Marty after the Giants extra inning thriller vs Dodgers at Oracle Park
Susan Slusser: SF Chronicle’s Susan Slusser joins Talkin’ Baseball to talk about last night’s Giants’ walk-off win against the Dodgers in extra innings
Bruce Jenkins: SF Chronicle’s Bruce Jenkins joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty to talk about the great moments from last night’s Giants walk-off extra inning win vs the Dodgers
Robert Murray: Robert Murray from Fansided joins Talkin’ Baseball with Kerry before game 2 of the Giants-Dodgers series at Oracle Park
Bill Madden: Bill Madden joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty to talk about Yankees radio announcer John Sterling rescued from flooding car by fellow broadcaster
September 5, 2021 No Comments
Talkin’ Giants Baseball — June 12th & 13th
SUN June 13th – KNBR’s GIANTS Pregame w/ Marty, Bill + Kerry
Mudcat Grant: Here’s Marty’s Memories of the Game with Mudcat on growing up playing baseball with his brother “Swamp Fire” Grant. Mudcat Grant, American League’s First Black 20-Game Winner, passed away at 85.
Opening Seg: Opening Segment of Talkin’ Baseball before the series finale vs the Nats
Bruce Jenkins: SF Chronicle’s Bruce Jenkins looking thru the Windows of Baseball part 2 on this date in baseball history June 13th
Brian Vikander: Author Brian Vikander joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty to talk about his new book — “Dalko: The Untold Story of Baseball’s Fastest Pitcher.” Gripping and tragic, Dalko is the definitive story of Steve White Lightning Dalkowski, baseball’s fastest pitcher ever
Justice delos Santos: MLB.com’s Justice delos Santos joins Talkin’ Baseball with Kerry to break down Jacob deGrom, Shohei Ohtani and Kevin Gausman so far this season
Ron Wotus: Giants 3rd base coach, Ron Wotus joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty & Bill to talk about this Nats series and on the Giants hitting woes
Mark Sanchez: KNBR’s Mark Sanchez joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty & Bill on the pitching match-up today vs the Nats
Copes: Adam Copeland joins Talkin’ Baseball with Kerry before the Giants series finale vs the Nationals
SAT June 12th – KNBR’s GIANTS Pregame w/ Marty, Bill + Kerry
Rich Aurilia: Former Giant, Rich Aurilia joins Talkin’ Baseball with Bill to talk about this 2021 Giants team
Opening Seg: Talkin’ Baseball opening segment with Marty & Bill after Friday’s Giants 1-0 win vs the Nats
Tim Britton: Mets beat writer for the The Athletic, Tim Britton joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty & Bill to talk about the 2021 Mets team
Bruce Jenkins — PART 1: SF Chronicle’s Bruce Jenkins looking thru the Windows of Baseball part 1 before the double-header vs the Nats
Joe Sheehan: Joe Sheehan joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty & Bill on the Giants not hitting for average & leading the league in HRs
Mark Zuckerman: MASN’s Mark Zuckerman joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty to talk about this 2021 Nats team
Mark Simon: Sports Info Solution’s Mark Simon joins Talkin’ Baseball to break down today’s pitching matchup
Roger Munter: Roger Munter joins Talkin’ Baseball with Kerry talking Giants minor league prospects before the double-header vs the Nats
June 15, 2021 No Comments
Talkin’ Giants Baseball.. June 29th + 30th
SUN June 30th– KNBR 680 GIANTS Pregame w/ Marty Lurie
Sean Hjelle: Carmen Kiew talking ball with San Jose Giants pitching prospect Sean Hjelle
Greatest Game: Marty Lurie and Chris Haft, from MLB.com, talk about one of the Greatest Games in Giants History: On June 29, 1980.. Willie McCovey gets a pinch-hit, walk-off double in the bottom of the 10th to give the Giants a 4-3 win over the Dodgers
Kerry Crowley: Marty and Adam talking with Kerry at the Public House before the series finale vs the D-Backs
Bruce Jenkins: Marty and Adam looking thru the Windows of Baseball with SF Chronicle’s Bruce Jenkins
Nick Piecoro: Marty and Adam chat with Nick Piecoro from the Arizona Republic
Ron Wotus: Class is in with the Giants Professor Ron Wotus before the series finale vs the D-Backs
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SAT June 29th – KNBR 680 GIANTS Pregame w/ Marty Lurie
Alex Dickerson: Marty chats with Alex Dickerson about joining this Giants team and what does he think about the ‘Dickerson Chant’
Meredith Wills: Marty talks to Meredith Wills about her Article on the Athletic: How one tiny change to the baseball may have led to both the home run surge and the rise in pitcher blisters
Bruce Jenkins: Marty and Adam talk to Bruce Jenkins about baseball in London
Joe Sheehan: Marty and Adam talk with Joe Sheehan from the Joe Sheehan Newsletter
Lincoln Mitchell: Marty talks with author Lincoln A. Mitchell about his new book – Baseball Goes West: The Dodgers, the Giants, and the Shaping of the Major Leagues
Barry Bloom: Marty talks to Barry Bloom from Forbes Magazine from game 1 of the Yankees-Red Sox in London
Tony Watson: Marty talks to the Giants Philosopher Tony Watson about What his pregame routine is like
June 30, 2019 No Comments
Talkin’ Spring Training Giants Baseball.. Feb 23rd + 24th
SUN Feb 24th – KNBR 680 GIANTS pregame with Marty Lurie
Logan Webb: Marty talks to Giants Pitcher Logan Webb about being drafted, getting Tommy John surgery and about his chance of making this Giants team this season
Gordon Wittenmeyer: Marty and Gordon Wittenmeyer breakdown the NL Central: Will the Cubs really finish last in the division?
David Pegram: David Pegram, presenter at the annual Nine Conference for Baseball History and Culture, joins Marty at Scottsdale before the Giants take on the Cubs
Bruce Jenkins: Marty and Bruce looking thru the windows of Spring Training baseball before the Giants take on the Cubs in Scottsdale
Ron Wotus: Marty talks to Giants 3rd base coach Ron Wotus about what a typical Spring Training day is like for him
Andy McCullough: Marty chats with Andy McCullough from the LA Times about NL West and his impressions of Farhan Zaidi
Hank Schulman: Marty and Henry talk about Bochy retiring: Was it inevitable that this was going to be his last year with the Giants?
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SAT Feb 23rd – KNBR 680 GIANTS pregame with Marty Lurie
Bruce Bochy: Marty talks to Bochy about getting this team back on track on his final season as Manager for the San Francisco Giants
Larry Baer: Marty has his traditional chat with Larry Baer on opening day of Giants Spring Training
Jeff Samardzjia: Marty chats with “the Shark” Jeff Samardzija about his comeback from his shoulder injury and does he think he’s 100% this Spring Training?
Travis Bergen: Marty talks to Rule 5 pick Travis Bergen about being in Giants Camp this Spring Training
Kerry Crowley: Marty talks with Kerry Crowley about how he thinks Farhan and Bochy will work together this season
Bruce Jenkins: Marty and Bruce talk about the first step of Spring Training ball with this Giants ball club
February 24, 2019 No Comments
BREAKING: San Francisco Giants say Hall of Fame slugger Willie McCovey has died at 80
San Francisco Giants Legend and Hall of Famer Willie McCovey passed away peacefully this afternoon at the age of 80
Willie McCovey: Marty chats with Willie Mac on his Major League debut on July 30, 1959
November 1, 2018 No Comments
Talkin’ Giants Baseball.. Sept 8th + 9th
SUN Sept 9th – KNBR 680 GIANTS pregame with Marty Lurie
Greatest Game: Marty Lurie takes us back to one of the Greatest Games in Giants History: On August 9th, 1987..Kurkow takes it to the 9th and Don Robinson gets the save as the Giants beat the Reds 3-2 in Game 1 of a double header
Bruce Jenkins: Marty and Bruce talk about haunted hotel the Giants are staying at Milkwaukee
Kerry Crowley: Marty talks to Kerry in Milwaukee before the series finale vs the Brewers
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SAT Sept 8th – KNBR 680 GIANTS pregame with Marty Lurie
Kerry Crowley: Marty talks to Kerry Crowley about the miserable series vs the Rockies
Joe Sheehan: Marty chats with Joe Sheehan about bullpen melt downs in September
Owen Poindexter: Marty chats with Owen Poindexter from the Athletic
Barry Bloom: Marty talks to Barry Bloom about Ohtani: Will he end up getting Tommy John Surgery?
Bruce Jenkins: Marty and Bruce looking thru the windows of Baseball and talk about the Tiger broadcasters brawling
September 10, 2018 No Comments