A's Podcast

Chris Townsend discussed Billy Beane taking an advisor role in the A’s Organization (1:00) and his case for the Hall of Fame (23:30). He was joined by Robert Murray of FanSided (44:26), John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle (1:08:10), Former SFGiants General Manager, Bobby Evans (1:41:50), Vince Cotroneo (2:03:25) and World Series Champion & 3x Manager of the Year, Joe Maddon to discuss his new book (2:28:10). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny and the Athletic's Eno Sarris discuss Billy Beane's legacy, which free agents make the most sense for the Green & Gold, which players the new rules changes will help the most and market for relievers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the November 18 edition of A's Cast Live, our weekly all baseball talk show Monday through Friday, Chris Townsend discussed the change in the A's Baseball Operations Department (4:20) and Billy Beane's case as a Hall of Fame Baseball Executive (1:07:30). He was joined by Eno Sarris of the Athletic (28:15) and 3x Manager of the Year and World Series Champion, Joe Maddon (1:29:15). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Geoff Blum of the Houston Astros, Robert Murray of FanSided and Kiley McDaniel of ESPN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: 3x World Series winning Executive with the Giants, Bobby Evans, the Pitching Ninja, Rob Friedman and Sarah Langs of MLB.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Jim Callis of MLB.com, Melissa Lockard of the Athletic and Bill Moriarity of Athletics Farm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: 3x Manager of the Year, Joe Maddon, Buster Olney of ESPN and Doug Glanville of ESPN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Dave Stewart, Mark Canha and Mike Gallego. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Hall of Famer Rollie Fingers, Stephen Vogt prior to his final game, Sean Murphy and Mike Aldrete. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the November 16 edition of A's Cast Live, our weekly all baseball talk show Monday through Friday, Chris Townsend discussed the latest news surrounding the A's offseason (2:30), the latest turmoil in Houston with the Astros (15:15) and the Manager of the Year awards (1:06:15). He was joined by A's Broadcaster, Vince Cotroneo (35:10) and 3x World Series Front Office Executive, Bobby Evans (1:27:50). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the November 14 edition of A's Cast Live, our weekly all baseball talk show Monday through Friday, Chris Townsend discussed how baseball could engaged fans more like the NFL (1:00), the surprise contender for Aaron Judge (1:16:45) and the difference in mentality between teams in MLB and other sports (1:38:20). He was joined by John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle to discuss the offseason for the Athletics and the GM Meetings (10:30) and Robert Murray, MLB Insider from FanSided on the offseason (53:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the November 10 edition of A's Cast Live, our weekly all baseball talk show Monday through Friday, Chris Townsend was joined by Right Field Will to discuss the Arizona Fall League (31:40), Kiley McDaniel of ESPN on MLB Free Agency (1:01:15) and Eno Sarris of the Athletic (1:34:10). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny and the Athletic's Eno Sarris discuss the Arizona Fall League and which players stood out, if college pitchers are still using sticky stuff, the future of Cody Bellinger and if robo umpires will work in Major League Baseball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the November 7 edition of A's Cast Live, our weekly all baseball talk show Monday through Friday, Chris Townsend discussed the Houston Astros winning the World Series, if the Astros are a dynasty, and the new age gm vs old school GM. He was joined by Julian McWilliams of the Boston Globe, Ken Korach, Sarah Langs of MLB.com and Astros TV Analyst, Geoff Blum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend discussed Keith Lieppman’s retirement from the A’s organization after 52 years (1:00) and the gold glove winners from the 2022 season (10:25). He was joined by Roxy Bernstein (24:00), Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com (50:20), Astros Radio Analyst, Steve Sparks (1:09:40), Mike Ferrin of MLB Network Radio (1:26:35), Doug Glanville of ESPN (1:46:50), CJ Nitkowski of MLB Network Radio and the Texas Rangers (2:03:35), Zach Crizer of Yahoo! Sports (2:22:55) and the Pitching Ninja, Rob Friedman (2:36:35). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the November 3 edition of A's Cast Live, our weekly all baseball talk show Monday through Friday, Chris Townsend recapped game 4 of the World Series and the Astros combined no-hitter and the retirement of Keith Lieppman. He was joined by the Pitching Ninja, Rob Friedman, the Pitching Coach of the Oakland Athletics, Scott Emerson, Zach Crizer of Yahoo! Sports and C.J. Nitkowski of MLB Network Radio & the Texas Rangers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny and A's Pitching Coach Scott Emerson discuss the World Series, the retirement of Keith Lieppman and his impact, leaving starters in vs taking them out early and looking ahead to the A's rotation for 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the November 2 edition of A's Cast Live, our weekly all baseball talk show Monday through Friday, Chris Townsend discussed and previewed the World Series and was joined by Doug Glanville of ESPN, Mike Ferrin of MLB Network Radio and Eno Sarris of the Athletic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny and the Athletic's Eno Sarris discuss the first three games of the World Series between the Astros & Phillies, if Lance McCullers was tipping his pitches, Dusty Baker's decision making with his pitchers, the Phillies defense and the new playoff format. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the November 1 edition of A's Cast Live, our weekly all baseball talk show Monday through Friday, Chris Townsend previewed game three of the World Series, discussed the Oakland ballpark situation (8:15) and the Rawlings Gold Glove winners for 2022 (2:31:15). He was joined by Astros Radio Analyst, Steve Sparks (29:00), Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com (1:00:00), Roxy Bernstein (1:27:30) and Scott Franzke, the radio pxp voice of the Philadelphia Phillies (1:56:20). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend discussed Dave Dombrowski taking his 4th team to the World Series and reacted to his interview with Randy Miller, who covers the Yankees for NJ.com. He was joined by Randy Miller, World Series Champion & 5x All-Star, Larry Bowa, A’s Scout & Analyst on NBC Sports California, Shooty Babitt, Bip Roberts of NBC Sports California, the TV Voice of the A’s, Glen Kuiper and Buster Olney of ESPN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the October 28 edition of A's Cast Live, our weekly all baseball talk show Monday through Friday, Chris Townsend previewed game one of the World Series and was joined by Eno Sarris of the Athletic (14:20), Glen Kuiper (35:15), A's Scout, Shooty Babitt (1:15:25), Buster Olney of ESPN (2:18:20), Bip Roberts (2:50:40) and A's Historian, David Feldman (3:20:30). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny and the Athletic's Eno Sarris preview the World Series between the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the October 26 edition of A's Cast Live, our weekly all baseball talk show Monday through Friday, Chris Townsend started to preview the World Series (10:53), if Aaron Judge would really leave New York (21:40) and fixing the International Signing process (2:03:00). He was joined by Bryan Johansen of Last Dive Bar (3:40). Joon Lee of ESPN (30:00), former Phillies Manager and World Series Champion, Larry Bowa (58:45), Melissa Lockard of the Athletic (1:23:35) and Danny Vietti of CBS Sports (2:24:05). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the October 24 edition of A's Cast Live, our weekly all baseball talk show Monday through Friday, Chris Townsend discussed how we got to the World Series in 2022 (1:00), Buster Olney's idea for the postseason (32:40), Dave Dombrowski's tenure in Philly (1:05:30) and where Aaron Judge might end up in 2023 (2:31:00). He was joined by Roxy Bernstein (1:15:40) and Randy Miller, who covers the New York Yankees for NJ Advance Media (2:11:55). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend discussed the Dodgers loss to the Padres and the randomness of the postseason (1:00), Bruce Bochy being hired as the new Texas Rangers Manager (28:15), the Last Dance comparison with baseball (41:45). He was joined by Sarah Langs of MLB.com (1:01:05), Astros TV Analyst, Geoff Blum (1:17:35), Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline (1:44:10), Paul Hembekides of ESPN (2:07:55) and Hall of Famer, Rollie Fingers (2:39:10) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the October 21 edition of A's Cast Live, our weekly all baseball talk show Monday through Friday, Chris Townsend discussed Bruce Bochy being hired as the new Texas Rangers Manager and the baseball comparison to the Last Dance. He was joined by Paul Hembekides of ESPN, Hall of Famer, Cy Young Winner & MVP, Rollie Fingers, Eno Sarris of the Athletic and A's Historian, David Feldman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny and the Athletic's Eno Sarris discuss the latest trends in the postseason, pitcher velocity, pitcher facing the lineup a third time, the Astros vs the Dodgers if teams are outsmarting themselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the October 19 edition of A's Cast Live, our weekly all baseball talk show Monday through Friday, Chris Townsend was joined by the TV Voice of the Astros, Todd Kalas (31:40), Jim Callis of MLB.com & MLB Pipeline (53:20) & Jay Jaffe of Fangraphs (1:24:55). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the October 17 edition of A's Cast Live, our weekly all baseball talk show Monday through Friday, Chris Townsend discussed the Dodgers loss to the Padres & the randomness this postseason (2:30), Josh Naylor's home run celebration (1:41:40) and the A's winning their third straight World Series title on this date in 1974 (2:31:55). He was joined by Sarah Langs of MLB.com (31:45), Astros TV Analyst, Geoff Blum (55:10), Roxy Bernstein (1:24:05) and The TV Voice of the Phillies, Tom McCarthy (1:52:40). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend discussed the A’s end of the season media session (1:00), If Juan Soto is really worth $500 million dollars (7:45) and Jacob deGrom’s future heading into free agency (32:15). He was joined by Roxy Bernstein (59:15), the Radio Voice of the Cleveland Guardians, Tom Hamilton (1:24:00), Martin Gallegos of MLB.com (1:40:22), Red Sox & ESPN PxP Voice, Dave O’Brien (2:03:20) and Bill Moriarity of Athletics Farm to discuss the A’s top prospects of 2022 and the Arizona Fall League (2:23:30). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the October 14 edition of A's Cast Live, our weekly all baseball talk show Monday through Friday, Chris Townsend was joined by Bill Moriarity of Athletics Farm to discuss the A's top prospects (31:50), Scott Miller of MLB Network Radio to discuss the Division Series (58:50), Legendary PxP Voice of the Padres, Ted Leitner (1:25:05), Eno Sarris of the Athletic (2:00:25) and Sam Piraro, San Jose Sports Hall of Famer and former Baseball Coach at San Jose State (2;24:50). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny and the Athletic's Eno Sarris discuss the start of the MLB playoffs and the NCAA Tournament feel to the games, Joe Musgrove's start vs the Mets, bullpen usage in the postseason, batter profiles and how teams are attacking them and what's happened to Cody Bellinger since 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the October 12 edition of A's Cast Live, our weekly all baseball talk show Monday through Friday, Chris Townsend recapped the Division Series games on Tuesday, How the A's can be competitive again in 2023 and Dave Robert's history with pitchers going 100 pitches. He was joined by Mike Petriello of MLB.com, A's General Manager, David Forst, ESPN PxP Voice, Dave O'Brien and Tyler Kepner of the New York Times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A's General Manager David Forst discusses Ken Waldichuk's final start of 2022, players to watch heading into 2023, areas to improve for the team and the growth of Seth Brown during the 2022 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the October 10 edition of A's Cast Live, our weekly all baseball talk show Monday through Friday, Chris Townsend discussed Billy Beane's comments about his future (5:15), the Wild Card series the previous weekend (8:50), how sunscreen isn't helping spin rates (47:55) and the A's end of the season call with Billy Beane, David Forst and Mark Kotsay (2:16:50). He was joined by Roxy Bernstein (1:01:10), the voice of the Cleveland Guardians, Tom Hamilton (1:26:30) and Martin Gallegos of MLB.com (2:24:40). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ken Korach and Chris Townsend discuss the A's 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels in the regular season finale at the Coliseum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend, Ken Korach, Vince Cotroneo and Jessica Kleinschmidt preview game three of the A's and Angels from the Coliseum. They were joined by Mark Kotsay, Tony Kemp, Chad Pinder, Sean Murphy, and Tommy Everidge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the October 5 edition of A's Cast Live, our weekly all baseball talk show Monday through Friday, Chris Townsend discussed the A's final game (12:55) and Aaron Judge breaking the AL home run record (1:12:20). He was joined by A's Catcher, Sean Murphy (1:35), A's Manager, Mark Kotsay (39:05) and Vince Cotroneo (51:20). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Voice of the Coliseum, Amelia Schimmel, and Multimedia Journalist, Jessica Kleinschmidt sit down after each A's home night game. In this episode, get your nails done, are walk-off walks ... boring? and a thank you to everyone for listening this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ken Korach and Chris Townsend discuss the A’s 2-1 walk-off win vs the Los Angeles Angels in game two of their three-game set from the Coliseum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend, Ken Korach, Vince Cotroneo and Jessica Kleinschmidt preview game two of the A's and Angels from the Coliseum. They were joined by Scott Emerson, Stephen Vogt, Eric Martins and Eno Sarris. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny and the Athletic's Eno Sarris discuss Aaron Judge breaking the AL home run record, which two teams he likes in the postseason and how the days off in the postseason can play a factor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the October 4 edition of A's Cast Live, our weekly all baseball talk show Monday through Friday, Chris Townsend was joined by Dallas Braden (3:25), Angels Third Base Coach, Mike Gallego (6:40), Stephen Vogt (25:35), Manager of the Las Vegas Aviators, Fran Riordan (34:50) and Eno Sarris of the Athletic (49:55). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The voice of the Coliseum, Amelia Schimmel and A's multimedia journalist, Jessica Kleinschmidt sit down after each A's home night game. In this episode, Tony Kemp gets it done, we will always believe in Stephen Vogt and sometimes shift happens ... but not for long. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ken Korach and Chris Townsend discuss the A’s 5-4 walk-off win vs the Los Angeles Angels in game one of their three-game set from the Coliseum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend, Ken Korach, Vince Cotroneo & Jessica Kleinschmidt preview game one of the A's and Angels. They were joined by Mark Kotsay, Shea Langeliers, Jonah Bride, Mike Aldrete and Mark Gubicza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the October 3 edition of A's Cast Live, our weekly all baseball talk show Monday through Friday, Chris Townsend was joined by World Series Champion & Angels TV Analyst, Mark Gubicza (7:35), A's Quality Control Coach, Mike Aldrete (40:35) and Ken Korach (58:45). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Jensen, Chris Townsend, and Ken Korach discuss the A's 10-3 win over the Mariners in the finale of a three-game set from Seattle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend, Ken Korach, Vince Cotroneo and Jessica Kleinschmidt preview game three of the A's and Mariners. They were joined by Mark Kotsay, Martin Gallegos, and Tommy Everidge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices