Talkin’ Giants Baseball — May 28 – 30
MON May 30 – KNBR’s GIANTS Pregame w/ Marty, Bill & Kerry
Bill Kashatus: Author Bill Kashatus joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty Lurie to discuss his new book: “Lefty & Tim” How Steve Carlton and Tim McCarver Became Baseball’s Best Battery
Ron Wotus: “The Professor” Ron Wotus joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty Lurie to recap the Giants series against the Reds, and discusses whether or not Mark Hallberg made the right call sending Joey Bart to the plate Saturday night.
Bruce Jenkins: SF Chronicle’s Bruce Jenkins looks through the window of baseball on Talkin’ Baseball with Marty Lurie
Roger Munter: Giants Prospects Writer Roger Munter discusses Kyle Harrison’s promotion to Double-A on Talkin’ Baseball with Kerry Crowley
Tom McCarthy: Phillies Play by Play Announcer Tom McCarthy previews Giants vs Phillies on Talkin’ Baseball with Marty Lurie
Walter Icabalceta: KNBR’s Walter Icabalceta gives his thoughts on the Giants recent struggles on Talkin’ Baseball with Marty Lurie
SUN May 29 – KNBR’s GIANTS Pregame w/ Marty, Bill & Kerry

Hank Schulman: Former SF Chronicle Giants Beat Writer Hank Shulman gives his thoughts on the Giants after the first couple of months of the season
Show Open: Opening Segment of Talkin’ Baseball with Marty discusses Joey Bart getting thrown out at the plate to end yesterday’s game and previews Game 3 of the Giants and Reds series
SAT May 28 – KNBR’s GIANTS Pregame w/ Marty, Bill & Kerry

Show Open: Opening Segment of Talkin’ Baseball with Marty reviews last night’s crazy Giants 5-1 loss to the Reds
Susan Slusser: SF Chronicle’s Susan Slusser joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty to breakdown this Giants-Reds series, the Joc Pederson and Tommy Pham fiasco and more
Bruce Jenkins: SF Chronicle’s Bruce Jenkins looking thru the Windows of Baseball with Marty to break down this Giants-Reds series with the Joc and Tommy Pham slap, Rain-delays and why did they have fireworks before the game?
Paul White: Paul White joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty at the quarter mark of the baseball season
Mark Simon: Sports Info Solutions’ Mark Simon joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty to preview game 2’s pitching matchup, Rangers’ hockey and more
Bobby Nightengale: Reds Beat Writer, Bobby Nightengale, joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty to breakdown Tommy Pham’s 3-game suspension after slapping Joc Pederson
May 30, 2022 No Comments
Talkin’ Giants Baseball — June 19th & 20th
SUN June 20th – KNBR’s GIANTS Pregame w/ Marty, Bill + Kerry

Maria Guardado: MLB.com’s Maria Guardada joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty to talk about the roster crunch coming up: Who will get sent down when the Giants get some of the players back from the IL?
Show Open : Talkin’ Baseball Opening Segment with Marty on Father’s Day
Ron Wotus: 3rd base coach, Ron Wotus joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty & Bill on Sammy Long’s first start today for the Giants
Adam Copeland: Copes joins Talkin’ Baseball with Bill & Kerry before the series finale vs the Phillies
Michael Holmes: SF Giants amateur scouting director Michael Holmes joins Talkin’ Baseball with Kerry to discusses the upcoming MLB Draft
Bruce Jenkins: SF Chronicle’s Bruce Jenkins joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty & Bill to talk about yesterday’s Giants loss vs the Phillies, the SF-PHI series on Peacock TV experience and more
Jon Weeks: Author Jon Weeks joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty to talk about his book- “The Umpire Was Blind!: Controversial Calls by MLB’s Men in Blue.”
SAT June 19th – KNBR’s GIANTS Pregame w/ Marty, Bill + Kerry

Tom McCarthy: Phillies Broadcaster Tom McCarthy joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty to talk about this 2021 Phillies team
Show Open: Talkin’ Baseball Opening Segment with Marty talking about the Juneteenth Holiday after Giants beat the Phillies 5-3
Mark Sanchez: Mark joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty & Bill to talk about the roster crunch: What Giants player gets sent down after Longoria, LaStella and Ruff come back from the IL
Mark Simon: Sports Info Solutions’ Mark Simon joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty to breakdown the pitching match up today
Franny: Phillies Broadcaster Kevin Frandsen joins Talkin’ Baseball with Kerry to break down this Phillies team so far this season
Bruce Jenkins: SF Chronicle’s Bruce Jenkins Looking Thru the Windows of Baseball with Marty & Bill before game 2 of the Giants-Phillies series
Hank Schulman: Henry joins Talkin’ Baseball with Marty & Bill before game 2 of the Phillies Series
Randy Lerch: Author Randy Lerch joins Talkin’ Baseball with Bill to talk about his book- “God in the Bullpen: The Randy Lerch Story”. Randy describes how God helped in his struggle with drug and alcohol addiction and battle with cirrhosis
June 21, 2021 No Comments
Talkin’ Giants’ Baseball.. June 27th
SAT June 27th – KNBR 680 GIANTS Postgame w/ Marty Lurie
Show Open: Marty’s show open: Now that Baseball’s back.. Is it here to stay?
Ron Wotus — PART 1: Marty and Bill Laskey talks to the Giants Professor Ron Wotus about what Spring Training 2.0 will look like at Oracle Park next week
Ron Wotus — PART 2: More with Marty and Bill talking ball with Giants 3B coach Ron Wotus
Ron Wotus — PART 3: Marty, Bill and the Professor Ron Wotus look back to great players like Rich Aurilia and Sergio Romo
Greatest Game: Marty looks back to one of the greatest games in Giants History: On May 25th 2016, the Giants beat the Padres 4-3 in 10 innings on Crawford’s RBI walk-off single. It was the 13th win in 14 games for the Giants’
Bruce Jenkins: Marty and Bruce looking thru the Windows of Baseball: Could the rule changes MLB will test during the shortened 2020 season make it to 2021 and beyond
Kerry Crowley: Marty talks with Kerry Crowley about what the Spring Training safety protocols will look like next week at Oracle Park
Ken Korach: Marty talks to Oakland A’s broadcaster Ken Korach about the A’s might be attempting to add a Bay Area radio station back into their broadcast mix after planning to have a streaming option only for the 2020 Season
Mark Sanchez: Marty talking ball with KNBR’s Mark Sanchez on will we see Joey Bart in the 60-man roster in the shorten 2020 season and Who’s the starting Centerfielder on this team?
Hank Schulman: Marty chats with SF Chronicle’s Hank Schulman on will the Giants look at 2020 as a development season or will they push to make the playoffs
Jean Fruth + Jeff Idelson: Jeff Idelson talks about the successful debut in 2019 for Grassroots Baseball along historic Route 66 and photographer Jean Fruth talks about her newest book — Grassroots Baseball: Where Legends Begin
Mark Simon: Marty talks to Mark Simon from Sports Info Solutions
Show Close: Marty thanks the fans, guests and family
June 28, 2020 No Comments
Talkin’ Giants Baseball.. Sept 28th + 29th
SUN Sept 29th– KNBR 680 GIANTS Pregame w/ Marty Lurie
Ron Wotus – PART 1 : Giants Professor Ron Wotus looks back at the 2019 and listens to messages from pupils: Buster Posey + Brandon Belt – Part 1
Ron Wotus – PART 2: Giants Professor Ron Wotus looks back at the 2019 and listens to messages from pupils: Brandon Crawford + Mike Murphy – Part 2
Ron Wotus Tribute: A Tribute to Ron Wotus from his pupils: Brandon Crawford, Brandon Belt, Buster Posey, Dave Goreshner, Greg Elloitt, Mauricio Dubon, Eddie Montague, Mike Murphy, Jeff Samardzija, Pablo Sandoval, Will Smith, Tony Watson and Mike Yastrzmski
Brian Sabean Part 2: (2nd Part of Part 2)… Marty talks to Brian Sabean talk about being Giants GM for eighteen seasons, from 1997 to 2014
Greatest Game: Marty Lurie and Chris Haft, from MLB.com, talk about one of the Greatest Games in Giants History: On April 5th, 2007.. Bochy gets his first win as Giants manager
Mark Simon: Marty and Adam talking analytics ball with Mark Simon from Sports Info Solutions
Paul White: Marty and Adam talking ball to Paul White on Bruce Bochy special day
Kerry Crowley: Marty and Adam chat with Kerry about the Giants offseason and the 2020 season
Julie Parker: Marty and Adam talking ball with Julie Parker from the SF Bay News
Bruce Jenkins: Marty and Bruce look thru the Windows of Baseball one last time this 2019 season
Jon Miller: Marty talking ball with Jon Miller one last time for 2019
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SAT Sept 28th – KNBR 680 GIANTS Pregame w/ Marty Lurie
(Photo from @AmyWilliams)
Brandon Belt: Carmen Kiew talking ball with Giants 1st baseman Brandon Belt about his 2019 season and what Bochy means to him
Thomas Harding: Marty talks to Thomas Harding from MLB.com about the Rockies rocky season
Marty Brennaman: Marty talks to Hall of Famer Marty Brennaman about retiring at the end of the year and about the Great Broadcaster of his time
Goose Gossage: Marty talks with Goose Gossage about Bochy leaving the game
Barry Bloom: Marty and Adam talking ball with Barry Bloom from Forbes.com
Hank Schulman: Marty and Adam chat with Henry Schulman about his favorite Giants storylines of 2019
Maria Guardado: 2019 Talkin’ Baseball rookie of the year is… Giants beat writer for MLB.com Maria Guardado
Mark Sanchez: Marty talks to KNBR’s Mark Sanchez about the 2019 Willie Mac Award winner: Kevin Pillar
Eno Sarris: Marty talking ball with Eno Sarris about 2019 season: The new ball, The upcoming postseason and do we need to move the mound back?
Peter Magowan: Marty replay interview with the late Peter Magowan about following the GIANTS to San Francisco in 1957, What he loved about Seal Stadium and the Giants/Dodgers rivalry: East Coast vs West Coast
Tony Watson: Marty talking ball one last time with the Giants Philosopher Tony Watson about 2019 season
September 30, 2019 No Comments
Talkin’ Giants Baseball.. Aug 10th + 11th
SUN Aug 11th – KNBR 680 GIANTS Pregame w/ Marty Lurie
Hunter Strickland: Marty talks to the Former Giant Hunter Strickland about his up and down 2019 season and being back in the Bay Area
Greatest Game: Marty Lurie and Chris Haft, from MLB.com, talk about one of the Greatest Games in Giants History: On May 6th, 2007.. Tim Lincecum was called up from Fresno to make his first major league start vs the Phillies
Eric Gray: Marty talks to author Eric Gray about his new book- Bases to Bleachers: A Collection of Personal Baseball Stories from the Stands and Beyond
Ron Wotus: Marty talks to the Giants Professor Ron Wotus about the challenges of playing a Sunday afternoon ESPN game at Oracle Park
Kerry Crowley: Marty and Adam chat with Kerry Crowley about the impressive start by Samardzija on Saturday
Scott Cooley: Marty and Adam chat with Scott Cooley, Director at Cool Media PR, a public relations company that operates in the gaming and sports betting industries.
Guy Haberman: Marty and Adam talks with Guy Haberman PxP/Host on @PAC12Network | Haberman & Middlekauff Podcast on iTunes
Bruce Jenkins: Marty and Adam Look Thru the Windows of Baseball with SF Chronicle’s Bruce Jenkins
Hank Schulman: Marty and Adam chat with Hank Schulman about inflammation in Sandoval’s elbow and the Giants 1989
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SAT Aug 10th – KNBR 680 GIANTS Pregame w/ Marty Lurie
Scooter Gennett: Carmen Kiew chats with Scooter Gennett about growing up playing ball and on how he’s adjusting being in SF
Jim Salisbury: Marty talking ball with Phillies’ Insider Jim Salisbury from the NBC Sports Philadelphia
Mark Sanchez: Marty, Carmen Kiew and Kerry Crowley chats with Giants beat writer for @KNBR Mark Sanchez
Jon Miller: Marty Into the Booth segment with Jon Miller before game 3 of the Giants-Phillies series
Bruce Jenkins + Andy Baggarly: Marty, Carmen + Kerry chat with Bruce Jenkins and Andy Baggs before game 3 of the Giants-Phillies series
Mark Zuckerman: Marty talking ball with Nats beat writer Mark Zuckerman from MASN
Mark Simon: Marty, Carmen and Kerry chat with Mark Simon from Sports Info Solutions
J. Daniels: Marty talks to author J. Daniels about his new book- Phinally!: The Phillies, the Royals and the 1980 Baseball Season That Almost Wasn’t
Tom McCarthy: Marty talks to Phillies Broadcaster Tom McCarthy at the public house before game 3 of the Giants-Phillies Series
August 11, 2019 No Comments
Talkin’ Giants Baseball.. June 15th + 16th
SUN June 16th – KNBR 680 GIANTS Pregame w/ Marty Lurie

Ron Wotus: Class is in with the Giants Professor Ron Wotus! Today’s subjects: Fathers Day, Yesterday’s thrilling Giants win to continue the winning streak and Is the ball really juiced?
Bruce Jenkins: Marty and Bruce looking thru the Windows of Baseball: Are the Giants giving fans a glimmer of hope with this winning streak?
Greatest Game: Marty Lurie remembers one of the Greatest Games in Giants History: On Aug 4th, 2000 the Giants beat the Pirates 5-3 with a go-ahead RBI single from Bonds
Rich Waltz: Marty and Rich Waltz break down the 2019 Baseball College World Series
Kerry Crowley: Marty and Adam chat with Kerry about the Giants winning streak and Vogt’s big day on Saturday
Aviva Kempner: Marty talks to Director/Producer Aviva Kempner about her latest film: The Spy Behind Home Plate
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SAT June 15th – KNBR 680 GIANTS Pregame w/ Marty Lurie

Tony Watson: Marty talks to the Giants Philosopher Tony Watson before the series finale vs the Brewers
Andrew Baggarly: Marty chats with Andrew Baggarly about San Jose Giants game he went to see in Stockton this past week.
Bruce Jenkins: Marty and Bruce looking thru the windows of baseball: Are we seeing too many cheap Home Runs with the juiced ball this year?
Hank Schulman: Marty and Adam talks with Henry Schulman about the Giants pitching keeping them in games this month
Kerry Crowley: Marty and Adam chat with Kerry about this Giants-Brewers and this Giants team winning 3-games-in-row
Mark Simon: Marty talkin’ Baseball Metrics with Mark Simon from Sports Info Solutions
Daniel Levitt: Marty talks to author Daniel Levitt about his new book- In Pursuit of Pennants: Baseball Operations from Deadball to Moneyball
June 17, 2019 No Comments
Talkin’ Giants Baseball.. May 18th + 19th
Sunday May 19th – KNBR 680 GIANTS Pregame w/ Marty Lurie

Mike Krukow: Marty and Kruk talking ball before the series finale vs the D-Backs at Chase Field
Aaron Altherr: The Giants announced this morning that Aaron Altherr was designated for assignment. Here’s Marty’s interview before Aaron was DFA’d
Bernie Pleskoff: Marty and Bernie breakdown today’s pitching match-up: Pomeranz vs Ray
Ron Wotus: Class is in! Marty and the Giants Professor talking ball before the series finale vs the D-Backs
Kerry Crowley: Marty talks to Kerry Crowley about Aaron Altherr being designated for assignment by the Giants
Norman Macht: Marty talks to author Norman Macht about his new book – They Played the Game: Memories from 47 Major Leaguers
Bruce Jenkins: Marty chats with Bruce Jenkins about the Giants taking on the spoiler role in the 2nd half of the season
Nick Piecoro: Marty and Nick talking D-Backs ball before the series finale at Chase Field
Greatest Game: Marty Lurie and Chris Haft, from MLB.com, talk about one of the Greatest Games in Giants History: On April 8th, 1970, Mike McCormick and the Giants score 3 in the bottom of the 8th to beat the Astros 5-4
Shaun Anderson: Marty talks to the newest Giant Shaun Anderson before the Series finale vs the D-Backs
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Saturday May 18th – KNBR 680 GIANTS Pregame w/ Marty Lurie

Andrew Baggarly: Marty and Baggs talking about Randy Johnson Night at Chase Field before game 2 of the Giants-DBacks series
Steve Gilbert: Marty talking to D-backs beat writer for MLB.com Steve Gilbert
Bruce Jenkins: Marty and Bruce look thru the Windows of Baseball before game 2 of the Giants-DBacks series
Mark Simon: Marty and Mark Simon from Baseball Info Solutions.. talking about Baseball Metrics before Game 2 of the Giants-DBacks series
Barry Bloom: Marty and Barry talking D-Backs ball before game 2 of the Arizona series at Chase Field
Kerry Crowley: Marty talks to Kerry Crowley about how long Farhan will allow the Williamson experiment to last: Is this Mac’s last series with the Giants?
Hank Schulman: Marty chat with Hank Schulman before game 2 of the D-Backs series at Chase Field
Mike Ferrin: Marty chats with Mike Ferrin from MLB radio breaking down the D-Backs starters
May 20, 2019 No Comments
Talkin’ Giants Baseball.. May 11th + 12th
Sunday May 12th – KNBR 680 GIANTS Pregame w/ Marty Lurie
Jon Miller: Marty’s crosstalk with Jon Miller reflecting on Mother’s Day
Marty Brennaman: Marty talks to Hall of Famer Marty Brennaman about retiring at the end of the year and about the Great Broadcaster of his time
Mac Williamson: Carmen Kiew chats with Giants slugger Mac Williamson about his return to the Giants ballclub
Bruce Jenkins: Marty and Bruce looking thru the Windows of Baseball: Did replay get the play at 3rd wrong?
Mark Simon: Marty talks to Mark Simon From Sports Info Solutions about MadBum reinventing himself
Kerry Crowley: Marty chats with Kerry Crowley about Derek Holland being asked to go on the 10-Day IL
Ron Wotus: Marty talking baseball with the Professor Ron Wotus before the series finale vs the Reds at Oracle Park
Greatest Game: Marty Lurie and Chris Haft, from MLB.com, talk about one of the Greatest Games in Giants History: On April 11th, 1967.. Two Hall of Famers Pitchers Bob Gibson vs Juan Marichal battle it out
Tony Watson: Marty talks to the Giants Philosopher Tony Watson about being back home after the last Giants road trip
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Saturday May 4th – KNBR 680 GIANTS Pregame w/ Marty Lurie
Bob Sockolov: Please support the cause of creating a world without ALS! Cooperstown SF is a baseball Hall of Fame exhibit that’s associated with the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. It’s not open to the public. However, you can experience all the phenomenal exhibits by attending our signature baseball fundraising event on May 23rd from 3-8pm.
Connor Jones: Marty and Adam talking ball with Connor Jones Manager at the Baseballism store across the street from the ballpark
Jason Stark: Marty and Adam talk to the Athletics Jayson Stark on the passing of former Phillies president David Montgomery
Jim Betancourt: Marty and Adam talk to author Jim Betancourt about his new books – “NFHS Baseball Rules in Black and White”
Bobby Nightengale: Marty and Adam chat with Cincinnati Reds beat writer for @Enquirer Bobby Nightengale before game 2 of the Giants-Reds Series at Oracle Park
Bruce Jenkins: Marty and Adam chat with Bruce Jenkins talks about the ball flying for the Giants offense last week during the road trip
Hank Schulman: Marty chats with Henry Schulman before game 2 of the Giants-Reds
May 13, 2019 No Comments
Talkin’ Spring Training Giants Baseball.. March 23rd + 24th
SUN March 24th – KNBR 680 GIANTS pregame w/ Marty Lurie
Drew Pomeranz: Marty talks to starter Drew Pomeranz about signing with Giants during the offseason
John Barr: Larry Kruger talk to Giants Senior Advisor John Barr before Bay Bridge Series opener in Oakland
Chris Townsend: Larry Kruger talking Bay Bridge Series ball with Chris Townsend before the Giants vs A’s opener in Oakland
Larry Kruger+ Marty Lurie: Larry Kruger and Marty break down the last minute roster changes as we head to the season opener
Nick Piecoro: Marty talks to Arizona Republic D-Backs beat writer about the NL West: Where will the D-Back finish this year?
Matt Herges: Marty chats with bullpen coach Matt Herges about how he gets veteran pitchers ready in the bullpen
Austin Slater: Marty chats with the Giants young outfielder about what he learned in Spring Training
Dave Brundage: Marty talks to Sacramento River Cats manager Dave Brundage
Chris Stratton: Marty chats with Chris Stratton about what he worked on this Spring Training
Shaun Anderson: Marty talks with the Giants Pitcher Shawn Anderson
Jayson Stark: Marty talks to Longtime baseball writer Jayson Stark.. he has been honored as the 2019 J.G. Taylor Spink Award winner
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SAT March 23rd – KNBR 680 GIANTS pregame w/ Marty Lurie
Connor Joe: Marty talks to the newest Giants Connor Joe about joining Giants camp late into Spring Training
Tony Watson: Marty talking baseball philosophy with the new Giants Philosopher Tony Watson
Hank Schulman: Marty chats with SF Chronicle’s Henry Schulman about Giants cuts as we head into the last week of Spring Training
Bruce Jenkins: Marty and Bruce looking thru the Windows of Baseball talking about the recent trade with pitcher Tyler Herb headed to Baltimore for outfielder Mike Yastrzemski coming to SF. Hank Schulman joins midway into the interview
Kerry Crowley: Marty and Kerry Crowley breakdown the Giants roster moves as we head towards the end of Spring Training
Ron Wotus: Marty chats with 3rd Base Coach Ron Wotus about improving the roster as we head into the season opener
March 23, 2019 No Comments
Talkin’ Spring Training Giants Baseball.. March 16th + 17th
SUN March 17th – KNBR 680 GIANTS pregame w/ Marty Lurie
Farhan Zaidi: Marty’s joined by Farhan Zaidi in the Scottsdale booth talking about trimming down to the 25-man roster ahead of Opening Day.
Art Shamsky: Marty chats with author Art Shamsky about his new book- After the Miracle: The Lasting Brotherhood of the ’69 Mets
Hank Schulman: Marty and Henry talk about what players could make the Opening Day roster before the Giants take on the Royals in Scottsdale
Mike Gerber: Marty chats with Mike Gerber about being in Giants camp and does he think he can make the 25-man roster
Bruce Jenkins: Marty and Bruce looking thru the Windows of Baseball before the Giants take on the Royals in Scottsdale
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SAT March 16th – KNBR 680 GIANTS pregame w/ Marty Lurie
Trevor Gott: Marty talks to Trevor Gott about getting traded to the Giants from the Nats
Barry Bloom: Marty talks to Barry Bloom about why the Cactus League is better than the Grapefruit league
Kerry Crowley: Marty talks to Kerry Crowley about the Giants lack of hitting this Spring
Joe Ritzo: Marty chats with the voice of the San Jose Giants Joe Ritzo
Andrew Baggarly: Marty talks with Andy Baggs about the chances the Giants go out and get an outfielder via trade before the season starts
Kelli Johnson: Marty chats with Kelli Johnson, who hosted the now-canceled “Happy Hour” program on, will replace Ahmed Fareed as anchor of the Giants’ pregame and postgame
March 17, 2019 No Comments












