Battle of the Bay – The Drive – 7/13

Jul 13, 2018, 12:00 AM | Updated: Jan 4, 2019, 11:31 am

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - AUGUST 02: Marcus Semien #10 of the Oakland Athletics gets the out of Denard Sp...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - AUGUST 02: Marcus Semien #10 of the Oakland Athletics gets the out of Denard Span #2 of the San Francisco Giants in a double play in the eighth inning during an interleague game at AT&T Park on August 2, 2017 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)

(Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)

Hour 1*

Kyle Madson is on with Scott Marsh and Matt George with Carmichael Dave on vacation. They chat about solutions the NBA can implement if and when they do away with the one-and-done rule for college players.

*Some technical issues affected the podcast, so the first hour is the final segment

Hour 2

Kyle, Scott and Matt talk about developments with a LeSean McCoy story, Charles Oakley’s arrest in Las Vegas, and they break down why the dramatic separation between the A’s and Giants exists in the battle for fan support in the Bay Area.

Hour 3

A’s radio voice Ken Korach joins the guys at the top of the hour to talk about the team’s red-hot couple months and where they stand heading into the All-Star break. Sean Cunningham of ABC 10 hops on at the bottom of the hour to talk about the Kings at Summer League and the development of their young core.

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