KNBR Podcasts

Jerry West joined The Murph and Mac Show Tuesday sounding off on how the NBA today isn’t physical and how Zaza isn’t entirely to blame for Kawhi Leonard.

With right-fielder Hunter Pence being placed on the 10-day DL with a left hamstring strain, the Giant’s options in the outfield are starting to wear thin. However, San Francisco was given a glimmer of hope Monday with the performance of Mac Williamson. In his first game since being called up from Triple-A, Williamson went two for four with an RBI single and did a solid job defensively subbing in for Pence in right field.

In a Giants infield that is filled with defensive talent, nobody has been more impressive over the past few seasons than shortstop Brandon Crawford. He’s had an impressive .979 and .983 fielding percentage over the past two seasons respectively, and took home two gold gloves for his efforts. Crawford has been no slouch at the plate either, with two straight 84 RBI seasons and one silver slugger award to go along with his golden gloves.

Mike Krukow joined the Murph and Mac Show on Friday and argued that if Brandon Belt continues to be unable to put the ball in play, he should be dropped out of the two spot in the lineup.

ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian joined The Audible on Thursday morning and said the Giants should break the bank for Madison Bumgarner despite his dirt-bike accident

Mike Brown joined Tolbert and Lund on KNBR to talk about how the Warriors are dealing with their extended time off. He said the Golden State staff began to prepare for the Spurs as a potential conference finals opponent following San Antonio’s win in Game 5 that gave them a 3-2 lead over the Rockets.

The Vertical’s Michael Lee joined Ted Ramey to talk about the collision course the Warriors and Cavaliers are on, as well as the ways each team were able to establish their dominance. Lee also broke down the Spurs-Rockets series and shared his thoughts on who may present a tougher challenge to the Warriors in the conference finals.

Warriors beat writer Anthony Slater joined Tolbert and Lund on Tuesday afternoon and broke down why he believes the Spurs will be a tougher matchup for the Rockets.

Mike Krukow joined The Murph and Mac Show Wednesday morning to talk about Mark Melancon’s injury. Melancon was placed on the 10-day DL yesterday with a right pronator strain.

With Mark Melancon being placed on the 10-day Disabled List Tuesday, the Giants have called up Double-A closer Reyes Moronta for the final game of the club’s three-game set in New York on Wednesday.