KNBR Podcasts

Much like the San Francisco Giants and their other minor league affiliates, 2017 has not been kind to the Sacramento River Cats. Currently, the team sits in last place in the Pacific Coast League’s Northern Division due in large part to the struggles of their starting rotation.

Count manager Bruce Bochy as one person who believes in what this team can do. On Murph & Mac Wednesday morning, Bochy addressed the big-picture status of his squad, and he said he has faith that just some minor tweaks could put the Giants right back in contention next year.

Mark Melancon joined Tolbert and Lund on KNBR Tuesday afternoon to discuss his rollercoaster 2017 season and how his rehab is going.

Mike Krukow joined Murph and Mac to look ahead to the second half of the 2017 season for the Giants, including the outlook on Matt Cain’s bullpen tenure.

NFL reporter John Keim joined The Audible to discuss the possibility of Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins joining the San Francisco 49ers after this season

Ace Madison Bumgarner is set to start this weekend after a nearly three-month absence, and Bruce Bochy told Murph & Mac on KNBR Wednesday morning that Matt Cain will be the one to step out of the rotation with Mad Bum’s return.

On an All-Star break edition of the KJ Podcast, Kevin Jones and Kerry Crowley dove into the Giants struggles during the 2017 season, and what shakeups there will be if the downward trend continues into 2018.

Posey is starting at catcher for the National League in Tuesday’s All-Star Game for the fourth time (his fifth appearance in the midsummer classic overall) and currently boasts the fourth highest batting average in the NL, .324, midway through the season.

Chris DeMarco joined Murph and Mac to talk about his path to becoming the Warriors summer league coach, as well as his excitement towards this year’s roster

Hall of famer Willie McCovey joined Murph and Mac to discuss the Giants struggles this season and why having a bad year is just part of the baseball cycle.