A's Podcast

Many know Mark Canha as the bat flippin' guy for the Athletics. What isn't known is the journey of how Mark Canha went from a powerhouse High School in San Jose, to the University of California, to almost walking away from the game. In the 3rd episode of the Path: Chasing the MLB Dream, you'll learn about the Bay Area native's rise to the Major Leagues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the special edition of A's Cast, Chris Townsend was joined by the President of the Oakland Athletics, Dave Kaval, to discuss the latest news and updates from the A's and Major League Baseball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Robbie Grossman, Sean Manaea, Bob Nightengale from USA Today and Melissa Lockard from The Athletic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Lou Trivino, Paul Hembekides of ESPN, Former Dodgers GM now Sharks Scout Ned Colletti and Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny and Cody Elias discuss the Athletics biggest position battles during Spring Training, pitch framing and if we could see the return of the stolen base. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Matt Olson, Matt Chapman, Marcus Semien, Liam Hendriks and Mike Fiers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Dodgers Manager, Dave Roberts, Dodgers President, Stan Kasten, Ken Rosenthal of MLB Network & the Athletic, Pedro Gomez of ESPN and Eno Sarris of the Athletic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Dallas Braden, Indians first base coach Sandy Alomar Jr, Aviators manager Fran Riordan and Grady Fuson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend previewed the A's and Royals from Hohokam Stadium in Mesa. He was joined by Alex Jensen and Scott Emerson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the March 9 edition of A's Cast Live, Chris Townsend discussed the A's second base competition (:56), Barry Bonds' comment about being exiled from baseball (14:50) and Ramon Laureano as a breakout player in 2020 (1:10:10). He was joined by Sarah Langs of MLB.com (29:25), Rangers pre & postgame host Mike Bacsik (1:16:15) and Glen Kuiper (1:43:50). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend previews A's and Rangers from Surprise Stadium in Arizona. He was joined by Alex Jensen, Mike Fiers and Grady Fuson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend, Ray Fosse and Vince Cotroneo preview A's and Brewers from Hohokam Stadium. They were joined by Sean Manaea, Robbie Grossman and Frankie Montas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend, Ken Korach, Vince Cotroneo and Ray Fosse preview A's and Mariners from Peoria. They were joined by Bob Melvin, Nick Allen, Scott Emerson and Alex Jensen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the March 6 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend was joined by Ken Korach in the booth (1:20), Brad Baliukjian, author of the Wax Pack (23:40), Robbie Grossman (40:45), Mike Fiers (1:07:05), Marcus Semien (1:29:30), David Forst (1:52:50), Matt Chapman (2:25:50) and Steve Vucinich (2:43:33). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend discussed A’s Cast Live being in Mesa for Spring Training (:56) and was joined by Sandy Alomar Jr (6:00), Franklin Barreto (9:30), Lou Trivino (11:45), Matt Olson (16:05), Grady Fuson (22:40), Pedro Gomez of ESPN (30:15), Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal (43:00), Former Dodgers GM and Sharks Scout Ned Colletti (59:00), Ray Fosse (1:12:15), Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic (1:40:10), Dodgers President Stan Kasten (1:49:05), Scott Emerson (1:52:50), Liam Hendriks (2:06:00), Dodgers manager Dave Roberts (2:13:00), Frankie Montas (2:17:30), Robbie Grossman (2:20:45), Mike Fiers (2:25:05), Marcus Semien (2:29:00), Sean Manaea (2:32:00) and Matt Chapman (2:35:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oakland A's general manager David Forst discussed A.J. Puk and when he could return, the second base job, how the team plans on handling Jesus Luzardo in 2020 and Liam Hendriks' remarkable turnaround since 2018. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend and longtime Athletics equipment manager Steve Vucinich discuss Spring Training, the 2020 Oakland Athletics compared to teams prior and his relationship with Billy Beane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend and Dominic Cotroneo preview the A's and Reds from Hohokam Stadium. They were joined by Matt Chapman and Marcus Semien. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the March 5 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend was joined by Paul Hembekides of ESPN (28:00), Frankie Montas (59:50), Dodgers President, Stan Kasten (1:09:15), Liam Hendriks (1:38:15), Dodgers manager, Dave Roberts (1:53:10), Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic & MLB Network (2:26:15), Scott Emerson (2:45:30) and Bob Nightengale of USA Today (3:06:45). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend previewed the Athletics and Dodgers from Hohokam Park in Mesa. He was joined by Ken Korach, Dave Roberts and Liam Hendriks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the March 4 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend was joined by Melissa Lockard (30:25), Former Dodgers GM now scout with the San Jose Sharks, Ned Colletti (56:55), Ray Fosse (1:25:20), Eno Sarris (1:54:25) and Pxp voice of the Dodgers, Tim Neverett (2:20:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend and A's historian David Feldman break down the top Spring Training players in Oakland A's history. Let us know who your top Spring Training players in A's history are by tweeting your list to @AthleticsCast24. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the March 3 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend discussed the latest news surrounding A.J. Puk (3:18), Christian Yelich’s potential deal (17:30) and A-Rod’s advice to the Astros (2:24:05). He was joined by Franklin Barreto (36:00), Pedro Gomez of ESPN (39:40), David Feldman on the best A’s Spring Training players of all-time (1:09:35), Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal (1:37:40), Bob Melvin (2:06:25) and Dale Tafoya, the author of Billy Bill: Billy Martin and the resurrection of the Oakland A’s (2:32:00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny and A's manager Bob Melvin discussed split squad games in Spring Training, Big League Weekend in Las Vegas, the second base battle, an update on A.J. Puk and how he plans on handling the starting rotation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend and Dominic Cotroneo preview the A's and White Sox from Camelback Ranch. They were joined by Bob Melvin, who provided an update on A.J. Puk and Lou Trivino. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend and Vince Cotroneo preview the A's matchup vs the Chicago Cubs at Hohokam Stadium. They were joined by Matt Olson, Lou Trivino and Daniel Gossett. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the March 2 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend was live from Spring Training in Mesa ahead of the Athletics and Cubs. He was joined by Sandy Alomar Jr (9:44), Aviators manager, Fran Riordan (16:44), Dominic Cotroneo (28:38), Grady Fuson (58:20), Dallas Braden (1:06:15), Lou Trivino (1:27:45) and Matt Olson (1:45:20). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ken Korach, Vince Cotroneo and Chris Townsend preview the A's matchup vs the Cleveland Indians during Big League Weekend in Las Vegas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Ray Fosse, Brandon Tierney of CBS Sports Radio and Bip Roberts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Bill Ripken of MLB Network, the voice of the San Diego Padres, Ted Leitner, Will Leitch of MLB.com and Martin Gallegos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend discussed David Ortiz’s comments about the Astros' scandal (:55), Madison Bumgarner’s alter ego (25:00) and power ranks which 2019 division champions have the best chance to repeat in 2020 (32:15). He was joined by Billy Ripken of MLB Network (45:25), the radio voice of the Padres, Ted Leitner (59:20), Mark Simon of Sports Info Solutions (1:11:55), Paul Hembekides of ESPN (1:28:40), Brandon Tierney of CBS Sports Radio (1:47:30), Bip Roberts (2:07:10) and Ray Fosse (2:23:40). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the February 26 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend recapped the A’s first Spring Training victory (:56), which 2019 division champion has the best chance to repeat in 2020 (12:07) and how teams learn from losing (2:13:00). He was joined by Ray Fosse (26:30), Brandon Tierney of CBS Sports Radio (1:00:45), Paul Hembekides of ESPN (1:34:40), Bip Roberts (1:55:05) and Mark Simon of Sports Info Solutions (2:19:40). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the February 24 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend David Ortiz’s comments about the Astros situation (24:06), The best promotional giveaways in Major League Baseball for the 2020 season (1:31:00), Madison Bumgarner’s alter ego (1:35:00), why this is the year of Matt Olson (1:51:10) and honoring Willie Mays (2:46:35). He was joined by Will Leitch of MLB.com (1:03:35), the voice of the Padres, Ted Leitner (1:59:05), Bill Ripken of the MLB Network (2:28:15) and Martin Gallegos (2:56:37). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special edition of A's Cast Live as Chris Townsend, Vince Cotroneo (16:20) and Ken Korach (28:30) discuss the new home of all Oakland A's audio content, A's Cast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Chris Russo of High Heat on the MLB Network, Ray Fosse, Angels color analyst, Mark Gubicza and Kerry Crowley of the Mercury News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Steve Garvey, Bradford Doolittle of ESPN, Lou Merloni of WEEI in Boston and Shooty Babitt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny and Cody Elias recap the Houston Astros press conference and media availability and how they can move forward in 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend discusses the mega trade between the Red Sox and Dodgers (:55), The Wall Street Journal report on the Astros (10:55), the potential new playoff format (25:05), Nick Swisher’s response to the Astros scandal (51:00) and honoring Rickey Henderson (1:03:00). He is joined by Bradford Doolittle of ESPN (1:08:00), Steve Garvey (1:21:15), Lou Merloni of WEEI in Boston (1:29:40), Shooty Babitt (1:41:55), Ray Fosse (1:58:45), Mark Gubicza of the Angels ((2:33:20) and Chris Russo of MLB Network (2:50:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the February 12 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend breaks down the new MLB rules changes (5:54), more on the new proposed playoff format (37:10), the continued fallout from the Astros scandal (2:06:20) and honoring Rickey Henderson (2:18:25). He was joined by Harry Pavlidis of Baseball Prospectus (15:40), Chris Russo of the MLB Network (1:04:30), Ray Fosse (1:29:45) and Angels color analyst, Mark Gubicza (2:23:35). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the February 10 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend discussed the mega trade involving Mookie Betts (2:55), the Wall Street Journal report on the Astros (17:37), MLB’s potential changes to the playoffs (1:11:45) and AJ Hinch’s interview with Tom Verducci (2:08:00). He was joined by Bradford Doolitte of ESPN (28:00), Kerry Crowley (56:10), Steve Garvey (1:37:50), Former Red Sox now radio host in Boston, Lou Merloni (1:55:30) and Shooty Babitt (2:15:50). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny and Cody Elias discuss if the Mookie Betts trade will actually happen, Max Muncy's new contract and if we could see a possible World Series rematch this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend explained how the American League is changing (:55), One stat for every American League West team (23:35), Pete Rose asking for reinstatement (31:15) and celebrated Black History Month and the career of Hank Aaron on his 86th birthday (39:00). He was joined by Susan Slusser (43:07), Glen Kuiper (58:30), Hall of Famer, Jayson Stark (1:10:10), Sarah Langs (1:25:10), Jessica Kleinschmidt of NBC Sports (1:39:50), Paul Hembekides of ESPN (1:54:00), Jerry Hairston Jr (2:09:05) and Ray Fosse (2:19:00). 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, Jayson Stark, Jesse Rogers of ESPN Chicago, Mike Ferrin of MLB Network Radio 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: Chris Bassitt, Reds analyst, Jeff Brantley, MLB Network's Chris Rose and David Schoenfield of ESPN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the February 5 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend discussed the three team trade involving Mookie Betts (2:30), one stat that will blow your mind about the A’s (1:11:50) and celebrating Hank Aaron on his 86th birthday (2:31:30). He was joined by Jessica Kleinschmidt of NBC Sports Bay Area (26:55), Paul Hembekides of ESPN (41:45), Jerry Hairston Jr (57:20), Ray Fosse (1:23:10) and A’s Historian, David Feldman (1:58:20). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend and A's historian David Feldman break down the top managers in Oakland Athletics history. Let us know who your top 10 managers in A's history are by tweeting your list to @AthleticsCast24 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the February 3 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend discussed Mookie Watch (16:15), One stat that a will shape 2020 for the AL team (1:12:10) and the top uniforms in baseball according to the Athletic (1:44:00). He was joined by Susan Slusser (26:10), Sarah Langs of MLB.com (56:50), Dodgers host, Dave Vassegh (1:21:15), Glen Kuiper (1:48:30) and the Hall of Famer, Jayson Stark (2:05:50). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity talks with some of the A’s top young hitting prospects from A’s FanFest, including outfielder Seth Brown and catchers Sean Murphy and Jonah Heim, and also checks in with the A’s new assistant hitting coach, and former Triple-A hitting coach, Eric Martins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend discussed if fans are suffering from Houston Astros fatigue (:54), the Dodgers reaction to the Astros at their fan fest (14:55), why Mookie Betts isn’t worth the money (20:07) and the 2020 projections for the Oakland Athletics (46:00). He was joined by Chris Rose of the MLB Network (52:40), Reds analyst, Jeff Brantley (1:05:50), Ray Fosse (1:18:35), David Schoenfield of ESPN (1:41:20), Mike Ferrin of MLB Network Radio (1:54:15) and A’s pitcher, Chris Bassitt (2:12:20). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices