Category — Broadcast
Talkin’ Giants’ Baseball.. June 20th
SAT June 20th – KNBR 680 GIANTS Postgame w/ Marty Lurie
Adam Copeland: Marty chats with Adam Copeland about how MLB should be embracing the African-American Culture
Ron Wotus — PART 1: Marty talks with Bill Laskey and Giants 3B coach Ron Wotus on how much lead time does he needs to get ready for the season
Ron Wotus — Part 2: More with Marty and Bill talking ball with the Professor Ron Wotus
Ron Wotus — Part 3: Last Segment with Marty and Bill talking ball with Giants Professor Ron Wotus breaking down Pat the Bat when he joined the Giants 2010
Show open: Marty’s opening segment talking about MLB rejecting the players’ proposal on playing more than 60 games
Greatest Game: Marty looks back to one of the Greatest Game in Giants History — on Sept 4th 2010.. Giants wild 5-4 victory over the Dodgers on Juan Uribe’s 2-run homer in the Top of the 9th
Bruce Jenkins: Marty looking thru the Windows of Baseball with Bruce Jenkins: Are we ready to see the DH in the National League this year?
Jay Horwitz: Marty talks to author Jay Horwitz about his latest book — Mr. Met: How a Sports-Mad Kid from Jersey Became Like Family to Generations of Big Leaguers
Kerry Crowley: Marty talking ball with Kerry Crowley about the biggest hurdle for baseball in 2020: Can the season survive the 2nd Covid wave?
Katie Woo: Marty talking ball with Katie Woo from MinorLeagueBaseball.com about what would happened to next year’s MLB draft if there was no season this year
Rick Rizzs: Marty and Voice of Mariners, Rick Rizzs look back to when Ken Griffey Jr first came up to the majors
Al Casciato: Marty chats with Former SFPD Captain Al Casciato about the time he came up with the Uncle Abe Award honoring Marty’s Uncle Abe, who introduced Marty to the game of baseball
Thomas Harding: Marty talks to Thomas Harding about baseball needing to accept COVID-19 reality
Mark Simon: Marty talks to Mark Simon from Sport Info Solutions about how MLB is confronting the CoronaVirus concern
Andrew Baggarly: Marty talks to Andy Baggs about baseball facing the sober realities in negotiations and COVID-19
Gus Triandos: Marty talks to Gus Triandos about Jim Bunning throwing a Perfect Game on Father’s Day to beat the Mets
Show Close: Marty closing segment.. What will we find out this week?
June 21, 2020 No Comments
Marty Lurie talks about the Owners and the MLBPA failing to iron out an agreement on the Mark Willard Show
Marty joins the Mark Willard show to explain why the Owners and the MLBPA have failed in their efforts to iron out an agreement
June 17, 2020 No Comments
Talkin’ Giants’ Baseball.. June 13th
SAT June 13th – KNBR 680 GIANTS Postgame w/ Marty Lurie
David Lander: Marty talking ball with actor David Lander, best known for his role of Andrew “Squiggy” Squiggman, about the time pitcher Dock Ellis threw a No-Hitter high on LSD 50 years ago
Show Open: Marty’s Opening Segment on the Draft and Why is there no agreement between the players and owners yet?
Ron Wotus — PART 1: Marty and Bill talking ball with the Giants Professor Ron Wotus about latest 30 for 30 documentary focusing on that summer and the McGwire-Sosa showdown in 1998
Ron Wotus — PART 2: More with Marty and Bill with Giants 3B coach Ron Wotus
Ron Wotus — PART 3: Last Segment Marty and Bill talking ball with the Professor Ron Wotus
Nick Piecoro: Marty talks to Nick Piecoro about MLBPA rejecting the latest proposal, tells MLB to schedule the season and ‘tell us when and where’: What happens if there’s no agreement?
Kerry Crowley: Marty talks to Kerry about MLB owners made a proposal Friday to the players for a 72-game season with 70 percent of the prorated salaries going to the players
Greatest Game: Marty remembers one of the Greatest Games in Giants History: On August 24, 2010, Freddy Sanchez starts to heat up with back-to-back four hit games in victories over the Reds
Bruce Jenkins: Marty and Bruce looking thru the Windows of Baseball: Did the Giants pick safe players in the 2020 draft? Why did they pick another catcher?
Thomas Wolf: Marty talks to author Thomas Wolf about his latest book — The Called Shot: Babe Ruth, the Chicago Cubs, and the Unforgettable Major League Baseball Season of 1932
Alex Pavlovic: Marty talking ball with Alex Pavlovic about why the Giants picked another catcher when they just pick Joey Bart last draft?
Melissa Lockard: Marty talking ball with Melissa Lockard from the Athletic about the first picks from the Giants and A’s
JP Hoornstra: Marty chats with MLB reporter for the Southern California News Group JP Hoornstra on what’s the mood of the fans with MLBPA Rejecting Final Proposal
Craig Elsten: Marty talks with Craig Elsten Host of #CrossingStreams TV podcast + the #MTPGA Padres podcast about how Padres could breakout this year if there’s ever a season in 2020
Mark A. Simon: Marty talking ball with Mark Sanchez from Sports Info Solutions
Tom Giorgi: Marty talks with Tom Giorgi talks about What’s new at Giorgi Brothers Furniture during the phase 3 of the Stay-at-Home Order
Show Close: Marty’s Closing Segment thanking the guests, sponsors and the fam
June 14, 2020 No Comments
Marty Lurie talking ball on the Scott Reiss Show: Will we see Baseball in 2020?
Scott Reiss talking ball with KNBR’s Pregame Host Marty Lurie about how many MLB games we’ll see in 2020 if there is a baseball season
June 11, 2020 No Comments
Talkin’ Giants’ Baseball.. June 6th
SAT June 6th – KNBR 680 GIANTS Postgame w/ Marty Lurie
Art Howe: Marty chats with Former A’s manager Art Howe about his recovery after a nearly week-long stay in the ICU at a Houston hospital with coronavirus
Marty’s Show Open: Marty opens the show talking about MLB making a statement more than a week after George Floyd’s killing at the hands of Minneapolis police officers
Greatest Game: Marty remembers one of the Greatest Game in SF Giants History. On Sept 17th, 2019.. Mike Yastrzemski, grandson of Red Sox legend Carl Yastrzemski, hit a home run in his first game at Fenway Park
Ron Wotus — PART 1: Marty and Bill Laskey chatting with the Professor Ron Wotus about mound conversations and pulling pitchers from the games
Ron Wotus — PART 2: Part 2 of Marty and Bill talking ball with the Giants 3B coach
Ron Wotus — PART3: More with Marty and Bill with the Giants Professor Ron Wotus
Bruce Jenkins: Marty and Bruce talking ball: Both MLBPA and the Owners have ‘greater pessimism’ than ever about having season after league rejects union’s proposal and threatens implementing 50-game season
Kerry Crowley: Marty talking ball with Kerry Crowley about this week in the baseball negotiations and about the protesters fighting for change in this country
Keith Law: Marty talking minor league ball with Keith Law about the upcoming baseball draft coming up on Wednesday
Brad Mangin: Marty talking ball with Sports Photographer Brad Mangin about the pictures of Willie Mays that Brad put together to illustrate Willie’s life in John Shea‘s best-seller “24”
Joan Ryan: Marty talks to award-winning sportswriter and author Joan Ryan about her new book — Intangibles: Unlocking the Science and Soul of Team Chemistry
Barry Tompkins: Marty talking ball with Boxing play by play commentator for @SHOsports, Barry Tompkins. He talks about 35 years of play by play commentating of many different sports he has broadcasted
Mark Simon: Marty talks with Mark Simon from Sports Info Solutions as he breaks down Russ Ortiz, Marquis Grissom and more
Barry Bloom: Marty talks to Barry Bloom from Sportico about the chances we see baseball in 2020
June 7, 2020 No Comments
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









