Posts from — May 2020
Talkin’ Giants’ Baseball.. May 30th
SAT MAY 30th – KNBR 680 GIANTS Postgame w/ Marty Lurie
Roy Steele: PA announcer for the @Athletics Roy Steele passed away Thursday morning at his home in Auburn, just four days after his good friend Chester Farrow, the A’s longtime scoreboard operator. Rest In Peace to “the Voice of God” Roy Steele . The Coliseum will not be the same without you.
Rich Waltz: Marty talks to Rich Waltz about the most memorable moment he’s seen at a baseball game
Ron Wotus — PART 1(a): Marty and Bill talking ball with the Giants professor Ron Wotus about the MLB Proposal that would eliminate 42 Minor League Teams if adopted, would reduce Minor League Baseball from 160 teams. Under this proposal, they would have to drop as many as 135 players
Ron Wotus — PART 1(B): More with Marty and Bill talking ball with the Giants 3B Coach Ron Wotus
Ron Wotus — PART 2: Segment 3 with Marty and Bill talking ball with the Professor Ron Wotus
Kerry Crowley: Marty talks to Kerry Crowley about his new course for aspiring sportswriters, titled “Your Future in Sportswriting.”
Greatest Game: Marty looks back to one of the Greatest Games in SF Giants History: On Aug 26th, 2014.. Posey hits two homers and Bumgarner flirts with perfection as the Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 3-0
Mark Simon: Marty talks to Mark A. Simon from Sports Info Solutions about his favorite broadcaster
Henry Schulman: Marty talks to SF Chronicle’s Henry Schulman about MLB shortening the 2020 draft from 40 rounds to 5: Why do the Giants get 2 more draft picks?
Bernie Pleskoff: Marty chats with Bernie Pleskoff about the new draft rules will allow teams to sign an unlimited number of un-drafted players for $20,000
Colleen Edwards: Marty talks to the Marketing Director for River Islands Colleen Edwards about what’s new at River Islands during Phase 2 of the Stay-At-Home order
Chester Farrow: Chester Farrow, longtime scoreboard operator for the Oakland A’s died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. He was 77
Joe Salvatore: Joe Salvatore from the pressbox talking about just 4 days after Oakland A’s scoreboard operator Chester Farrow passed away, their longtime P.A. announcer, Roy Steele, “the voice of God” also passed Thursday morning at his home in Auburn.
Lowell Cohn: Marty’s Memories of the Game with Lowell Cohn about the time when he saw a triple play when Dodgers played the Mets on May 30th,1962
Bruce Jenkins: Marty and Bruce talks about the passing of A’s PA Announcer Roy Steele this week
May 31, 2020 No Comments
Roy Steele “The Voice of God” talking ball with Marty
PA announcer for the @Athletics Roy Steele passed away Thursday morning at his home in Auburn, just four days after his good friend Chester Farrow, the A’s longtime scoreboard operator. Rest In Peace to “the Voice of God” Roy Steele . The Coliseum will not be the same without you.
May 29, 2020 No Comments
Marty joins the Dieter Kurtenbach show to talk about the MLB owners approving a new plan to resume baseball that includes a sliding pay scale for players that will next be sent to the MLBPA
Marty joins the Dieter Kurtenbach show to talk about the MLB owners approving a new plan to resume baseball that includes a sliding pay scale for players that will next be sent to the MLBPA
May 27, 2020 No Comments
Talkin’ Giants’ Baseball.. May 23rd
SAT MAY 23rd – KNBR 680 GIANTS Postgame w/ Marty Lurie
Kyle Haines: Marty talks to Former Richmond Flying Squirrels manager and current Giants Director of Player Development Kyle Haines about the challenges upcoming in a shorten season
Dale Tafoya: Marty talks to author Dale Tafoya about his latest book — Billy Ball: Billy Martin and the Resurrection of the Oakland A’s
Ron Wotus — PART 1: Marty and Bill talking ball with Giants 3B coach about who was the most hated Giants’ opponent
Ron Wotus — PART 2: More talking ball with Marty and Bill with Giants Professor Ron Wotus
Bruce Jenkins: Looking Thru the Windows of Baseball with Bruce Jenkins: Will we see an asterisk on this 2020 baseball season?
Kerry Crowley: Marty chats with Kerry Crowley about the upcoming 2020 season: Can MLB get the health and safety part right?
Alex Pavlovic: Marty talks with Alex Pavlovic about the Coronavirus forcing MLB to consider no fans at games to start the 2020 season
Greatest Game: Marty looks back to one of the Greatest Games in Giants History: On Aug 1st, 2009, Lincecum strikes out eight and Giants earn MLB-best 15th shutout in 2009 as the Giants beat the Cards 2-0
Marty’s Memorial Day Speech: Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Here’s Marty’s Memorial Day Speech..
Mark Simon: Marty talking ball with Mark A. Simon from Sports Info Solutions.
Barry Bloom: Marty chats with Barry Bloom from Sportico, the new sports business vertical from Penske Media, pledges to be the highest-quality digital content platform providing industry new
Grant Power: Marty talks to the CEO and President of Nation’s Hamburgers about what’s new at Nation’s during the phase 2 of the Stay-At-Home Order
May 24, 2020 No Comments
Talkin’ Giants’ Baseball.. May 16th
SAT MAY 16th – KNBR 680 GIANTS Postgame w/ Marty Lurie
Bob Watson: Marty talks with “THE BULL” Bob Watson about scoring the one Millionth run in MLB History. Watson, Baseball’s First Black General Manager, passed away Thursday morning at the age of 74
Ron Wotus — Part 1: Marty and Bill talking ball with Giants Professor Ron Wotus about New MLB Rules: shower at home, No spitting, No dip, No Sunflower seeds, Managers and coaches must wear masks while in the dugouts?
Ron Wotus — PART 2: More with Marty and Bill chatting with Giants 3B coach Ron Wotus
Gordon Wittenmyer: Marty talks to Gordon Wittenmyer from NBC Sports Chicago about the scenario of MLB starting the season in July
Bruce Jenkins: Marty and Bruce looking thru the Windows of Baseball: What changes will we see with the game when it comes back in July?
Keith Law: Marty talking ball with the Athletic’s Keith Law about what player the Giants might draft at 13th overall in 2020 MLB draft: Is it possible they might get another catcher?
John Shea: Marty talks to sports columnist and author John Shea about his latest book- 24: Life Stories and Lessons from the Say Hey Kid
Mark Simon: Marty talking ball with Mark A Simon, from Sports Info Solutions, talks about the perfect games from David Cone and David Wells
Greatest Game: Marty looks back to one of the Greatest Games in Giants History: On April 15, 1972.. Willie McCovey HRs to deep right to help Marichal and the Giants beat the Astros in the 1972 season opener
Jake Ciely: Marty chats with Jake Ciely, Senior Writer from the Athletic, about 82 things he’s excited to see in the upcoming MLB season
Kerry Crowley: Marty talks with Kerry Crowley about the back and forth with the Players and the Owners attempting to “Save Baseball”
May 17, 2020 No Comments
Talkin’ Giants’ Baseball.. May 9th
SAT MAY 9th – KNBR 680 GIANTS Postgame w/ Marty Lurie
Ron Wotus — PART 1: Marty and Bill talking ball with Giants Professor Ron Wotus talking about the Book on Giants’ Mike Murphy and Mother’s day tomorrow
Ron Wotus — PART 2: More with Marty and Bill talking ball with Giants 3B coach Ron Wotus
Bruce Jenkins: Marty looking thru the Windows of Baseball with Bruce Jenkins about the Korean Baseball craze and Giants Mike Murphy Book written by Chris Haft
Greatest Game: Marty looks back to one of the Greatest Games in Bay Area History: Bay Area Perfect Games from Giants and A’s from Joe Salvatore from the Press Box
Kerry Crowley: Marty talks to Kerry Crowley about the 2020 MLB Amateur Draft Reportedly Shortened to 5 Rounds amid COVID-19
Marcos Breton: Marty talking ball with Sports Columnist for the Sacramento Bee Marcos Breton
Matt Keough: Marty talking ball with Oakland A’s pitcher Matt Keough, who passed away Friday at the age of 64
Jim Pagliaroni: Marty talks to former A’s catcher Jim Pagliaroni and his contribution to the Catfish Hunter’s perfect game on May 8, 1968
Dave Phillips: Marty talking ball and pine tar with Dave Phillips about his Pine Tar Company: Pelican Bat Wax
Chris Haft: Marty talks to Chris Haft about his latest book on the Giants’ Mike Murphy — From The Stick to The Cove: My Six Decades with the San Francisco Giants
John Duggan: Marty talks to John Duggan about what’s new at Original Joe’s during the phase 2 of the Stay-At-Home Order
Mark Simon: Marty talks with Mark A Simon from Sports Info Solutions about the start of the Korean Baseball League: What does he think about the constant bat flipping after every home run?
Phil Rogers: Marty chats with Phil Rogers about oppotunity of being an official score for the upcoming MLB season
May 10, 2020 No Comments
Talkin’ Giants’ Baseball.. May 2nd
SAT MAY 2nd – KNBR 680 GIANTS Postgame w/ Marty Lurie
Ron Wotus — PART 1: Marty and Bill talking ball with Giants Professor Ron Wotus about What baseball record do they think is unbreakable and the drama of Baseball: Do they miss it?
Ron Wotus — PART 2: More with Marty and Bill chatting with Giants 3B Coach Ron Wotus
Kerry Crowley: Marty talking ball with Kerry Crowley, with Willie Mays birthday coming up.. what’s Kerry’s favorite Willie Mays story?
Bruce Jenkins: Marty and Bruce Looking thru the Windows of Baseball: Are we missing Baseball and the drama that comes along with it?
Grant Brisbee: Marty talks to Grant Brisbee about the greatest home runs in San Francisco Giants history
Katie Woo: Marty chats with Katie Woo from the Athletic about the chance Baseball might come back with 3 divisions and limited travel between the teams
Nick Piecoro: Marty talking ball with Nick Piecoro D-backs beat writer from the Arizona Republic
Mark Simon: Marty talks to Mark A. Simon Says from Sports Info Solutions about what baseball record he thinks is unbreakable
Greatest Game: Marty looks back to one of the Greatest Games in Giants History: On April 9th, 1976.. Giants win the 1976 season opener vs the Dodgers after Bob Lurie stepped in and prevented the team from being sold and moved to Toronto
Jon Pessah: Marty talks to author Jon Pessah about his biography of Yogi Berra – Yogi: A Life Behind the Mask
Teri Ziemer: Marty talks to Teri Ziemer about what’s new with Marvin Windows and Doors during the Stay-at-Home order
Scott Bush: Marty talking ball with CEO of SABR Scott Bush
May 3, 2020 No Comments