A's Podcast

From A's Cast Live to the A's Clubhouse Show, take MLB's top podcast with you on the go! With in-depth shows hosted by Chris Townsend, Jessica Kleinschmidt and Bill Moriarity of Athletics Farm, A's Cast is your #1 destination for all baseball headlines and stories.

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A's Cast - A's Cast Live - January 20
On the January 20 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend discussed the flurry of moves in Major League Baseball over the past couple of days (1:45), the Mets moving on from Jared Porter (19:20) and the passing of former A's starter and Hall of Famer, Don Sutton (48:50). He was joined by Kiley McDaniel of ESPN (31:00), Ray Fosse (1:17:30), Legendary voice of the San Diego Padres, Ted Leitner (1:43:45) and Astros Radio Analyst, Steve Sparks (2:12:15).
159 min
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A's Cast - A's Cast Live - Best of the Week 1/11
Chris Townsend reflected on the life and Hall of Fame Career for Tommy Lasorda (1:00) and discussed Liam Hendriks signing with the Chicago White Sox, the 2021 season and why he think Marcus Semien returns to the A’s (7:10). He was joined by A’s Pitching Coaching, Scott Emerson (31:50), A’s Hall of Famer, Dave Stewart (1:01:00), Founder of Codify Baseball, Michael Fisher (1:20:10), Vince Cotroneo (1:45:20), Astros Analyst and World Series Hero, Geoff Blum (2:12:05) and Ray Fosse (2:27:55).
178 min
2603
A's Cast - A's Cast Live - January 14
On the January 14 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend discussed Liam Hendriks signing with the Chicago White Sox and the possibility of Marcus Semien returning to the Athletics (3:35). He was joined by Scott Merkin, who covers the White Sox for MLB.com (29:10), Astros TV Analyst and World Series Hero, Geoff Blum (53:10), Ray Fosse (1:19:25), the Founder of Codify Baseball, Michael Fisher (1:54:50) and Vince Cotroneo (2:21:45).
175 min
2604
A's Cast - A's Cast Live - January 11
On the January 11 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend reflected on the life of Tommy Lasorda (1:20), the latest on the Hot Stove (7:40) and the Hall of Fame case for Dave Stewart (50:35). He was joined by A’s Hall of Famer, Dave Stewart (26:50), Paul Hembekides of GetUp on ESPN (1:21:35), A’s Pitching Coach, Scott Emerson (1:58:10) and Scott Miller of MLB Network Radio on the MLB Offseason (2:29:30).
178 min
2605
A's Cast - A's Cast Live - Best of the Week 1/4
Chris Townsend discussed the Mets acquiring Francisco Lindor from the Cleveland Indians (1:00) and how to fix tanking in baseball (15:20). He was joined by Eno Sarris of the Athletic (25:10), Mike Ferrin of MLB Network Radio (44:40), Padres Analyst, Mark Sweeney (1:04:40), Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle (1:17:30), Mets Radio PxP voice, Howie Rose (1:36:25), Jay Jaffe of Fangraphs on the Hall of Fame (1:48:25), Ray Fosse (2:04:15) & 2002 AL Cy Young Winner, Barry Zito (2:32:40).
179 min
2606
A's Cast - A's Cast Live - January 7
On the January 7 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend discussed the Francisco Lindor trade (1:00), re-signing young stars early (1:10:15) and the 2021 Hall of Fame ballot (2:42:35). He was joined by the radio voice of the New York Mets, Howie Rose (27:15), Melissa Lockard of the Athletic on potential replacements for Robbie Grossman (54:05), Ray Fosse (1:20:10), 2002 AL Cy Young Winner, Barry Zito (1:53:00) and Jay Jaffe of Fangraphs on the 2021 Hall of Fame ballot (2:25:45).
185 min
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A's Cast - A's Cast Live - January 4
On the January 4 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend looked ahead to 2021 and the A’s season (1:30), players who could play for 1 team the rest of their career (11:30) and Liam Hendriks goes through the Shredder on MLB Now (2:20:35). He was joined by Eno Sarris of the Athletic (29:40), Padres & FS1 analyst, Mark Sweeney (54:15), Mike Ferrin of MLB Network Radio (1:20:20) and Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle (1:48:45).
177 min
2608
A's Cast - A's Cast Live - Best of the Year Part 2
In Part 2 of Best of the Year 2020, Chris Townsend recapped interviews from: AJ Schnack, Director of Long Gone Summer (:05), Walt Jocketty (15:30), Carney Lansford (29:35), Walt Weiss (45:12), 1989 NLCS MVP, Will Clark (58:10), Hall of Famer, Dennis Eckersley (1:09:15), President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Bob Kendrick (1:24:31), Matt Chapman (1:46:00), Dbacks Manager, Torey Lovullo (1:58:50), Scott Hattberg (2:08:45), Hall of Famer, Frank Thomas (2:26:05), Hall of Famer, Hawk Harrelson and Ray Fosse (2:35:45), the Commissioner of Major League Baseball, Rob Manfred (2:57:30), Chris Russo (3:09:10), Matt Vasgersian (3:22:25), Nick Swisher (3:39:30) and Liam Hendriks (3:53:40).
253 min
2609
A's Cast - A's Cast Live - Best of the Year 202...
Chris Townsend recapped 2020 as he was joined by Hall of Famer, Tony La Russa (4:00), Bruce Bochy (17:50), Hall of Famer, Jayson Stark (27:50), Sandy Alomar Jr (42:50), Dodgers President, Stan Kasten (46:15), Dodgers Manager, Dave Roberts (50:00), Grady Fuson (55:25), Ken Rosenthal (1:03:00), Luis Tiant (1:11:55), Sal Bando (1:22:20), Hall of Famer, Rollie Fingers (1:35:50), Vida Blue (1:51:00), Hall of Famer, Joe Morgan (2:08:20), Joe Rudi (2:22:10), Gene Tenace (2:38:55), Hall of Famer, Reggie Jackson (2:53:00), Steve Vucinich (3:10:45), Monte Moore (3:28:00), Hall of Famer, Bob Costas (3:46:00), Matt Williams (4:00:20), Barry Zito (4:13:30), Tim Hudson (4:27:20), Mark Mulder (4:41:15), Tyler Soderstrom (4:54:35) & Jeff Criswell (5:07:40).
314 min
2610
A's Cast - A's Unfiltered - Ep. 153 Ft. Robert...
Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Robert Murray of Fansided.com, Bob Nightengale of the USA Today and Ben Reiter, host of the Edge podcast on the Houston Astros.
50 min
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A's Cast - A's Unfiltered - Ep. 152 Ft. Dan O'D...
Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Dan O'Dowd of the MLB Network, C.J. Nitkowski of MLB Network Radio and Kevin Frandsen of MLB Network Radio and the Phillies Radio Broadcast.
54 min
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A's Cast - A's Unfiltered - Ep. 151 Ft. Doug Gl...
Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Doug Glanville, Dan Shulman, David Schoenfield and Jesse Rogers of ESPN.
65 min
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A's Cast - A's Unfiltered - Ep. 150 Ft. Billy O...
Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: A's Assistant GM, Billy Owens, Ken Korach and Glen Kuiper.
60 min
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A's Cast - A's Unfiltered - Ep. 149 Ft. Stephen...
Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Stephen Piscotty, Jesus Luzardo and Mark Kotsay.
32 min
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A's Cast - A's Cast Live - December 14
On the December 14 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend discussed which team in the AL West will make the biggest move (2:35) and looked ahead to 2021 with the final buying or selling of 2020 (2:40:30). He was joined by Martin Gallegos of MLB.com (31:30), PxP voice of the Toronto Blue Jays and ESPN, Dan Shulman (57:00), the TV Voice of the A’s, Glen Kuiper (1:21:55), A’s General Manager, David Forst (1:45:30) and Sarah Langs of MLB.com (2:18:15).
177 min
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A's Cast - The David Forst Show - Ep. 40
A's general manager David Forst discusses the 2020 offseason and the slow start to free agency, the 2020 Winter Meetings, the A's ability to remake their roster and provides a health update on A.J. Puk.
19 min
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A's Cast - A's Cast Live - Best of the Week 12/7
Chris Townsend discussed the A’s Rule 5 Draft, their new Minor League Affiliates and the White Sox acquiring Lance Lynn from the Texas Rangers (:45). He was joined by Doug Glanville of ESPN (8:25), Bob Nightengale of the USA Today (24:35), The voice of summer, Ken Korach (39:20), National Baseball Columnist for Fansided, Robert Murray (1:02:20), Paul Hembekides of ESPN (1:14:50), Former Rockies GM and MLB Network Analyst, Dan O’Dowd (1:38:25), Ray Fosse (1:50:55), A’s Assistant GM, Billy Owens (2:23:40), A’s Starter, Jesus Luzardo (2:42:05) and A’s Outfielder, Stephen Piscotty (2:50:25).
180 min
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A's Cast - A's Cast Live - December 10
On the December 10 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend was joined by A’s Outfielder, Stephen Piscotty (10:30), A’s Historian, David Feldman on the top ten A’s references in pop culture (28:20), Paul Hembekides of GetUp on ESPN (58:30), Ray Fosse (1:22:40), A’s Assistant GM, Billy Owens (1:55:50) and Former Rockies GM and analyst on MLB Network, Dan O’Dowd (2:29:00).
170 min
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A's Cast - Green and Gold History - Ep. 39 Ft. ...
Chris Townsend and A's historian David Feldman break down the top ten A's references in pop culture. Let us know what your top ten A's references in pop culture are by tweeting your list to @AthleticsCast24.
26 min
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A's Cast - A's Cast Live - December 7
On the December 7 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend discussed the start of the Winter Meetings (:55), the passing of Dick Allen (7:30), the biggest moves made by the A’s at the Winter Meetings (1:05:45) and if DJ LeMahieu would leave the Yankees (2:40:50). He was joined the A’s Pitcher, Jesus Luzardo (15:40), Doug Glanville of ESPN (31:00), National MLB Columnist from Fansided, Robert Murray (52:55), A’s Manager, Bob Melvin (1:20:20), The radio voice of the A’s, Ken Korach (1:47:30) and Bob Nightengale of USA Today 2:21:10).
169 min
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A's Cast - The Bob Melvin Show - Ep. 41
Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny and A's Manager Bob Melvin discuss the start of the offseason, the 60-game 2020 season, Mark Kotsay as the new Third Base Coach, how Matt Chapman is doing after surgery and looking ahead to 2021.
17 min
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A's Cast - A's Cast Live - Best of the Week 11/30
Chris Townsend discussed what type of players teams should target in free agency (:55) and reacted to the players non-tendered on Wednesday afternoon (21:45). He was joined by Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle (47:10), David Schoenfield of ESPN (1:05:50), Ben Reiter of the Edge podcast on the Houston Astros sign stealing scandal (1:22:55), Jim Callis of MLB.com on the 2021 Minor League season and how teams are evaluating prospects (1:44:20), C.J. Nitkowski of the Texas Rangers and MLB Network Radio (2:03:25), Ray Fosse (2:18:05) and A’s Third Base Coach, Mark Kotsay (2:47:45).
180 min
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A's Cast - A's Cast Live - December 3
On the December 3 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend discussed the non-tender deadline (2:15) and two-way players in Major League Baseball (2:04:25). He was joined by Phillies Broadcaster and MLB Network Radio host, Kevin Frandsen (27:55), Jim Callis of MLB.com (57:25), Ray Fosse (1:21:50), A’s Third Base Coach, Mark Kotsay (1:51:30) and Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle (2:21:10).
172 min
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A's Cast - A's Cast Live - November 30
On the November 30 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend described the type of players teams should be looking for this offseason (6:10) and when movement will happen this offseason (1:13:45). He was joined by David Schoenfield of ESPN (29:35), Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle (53:45), Ben Reiter, the host of the Edge and author of Astroball (1:21:15), C.J. Nitkowski of the Texas Rangers and MLB Network Radio (1:52:00) and Jesse Rogers of ESPN (2:20:55).
180 min
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A's Cast - A's Unfiltered - Ep. 148 Ft. Nick Sw...
Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Nick Swisher, Mark Gubicza and Mike Petriello of MLB.com and the MLB Network.
54 min