{"podcast":{"title":"Giants Postcards: A San Francisco Giants Podcast","slug":"giants-postcards-a-san-francisco-giants-podcast-7281929","podcast_index_feed_id":7281929,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1033aba98/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.giantspostcards.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/43391478/43391478-1743647619610-671bd4ada3115.jpg","author":"Connor Grossman","episode_count":37,"summary":"Giants Postcards is your go-to podcast for the latest on the San Francisco Giants. Join former Sports Illustrated baseball editor Connor Grossman and KNBR's Kerry Crowley as they laugh, debate, and discuss all things Giants. Whether you're looking to remember some #ForeverGiants, vent about the Dodgers, or anything else MLB-related, we've got you covered one postcard at a time.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/giants-postcards-a-san-francisco-giants-podcast-7281929"},"episode":{"title":"What Bob Melvin’s firing reveals about Buster Posey and the Giants","slug":"what-bob-melvin-s-firing-reveals-about-buster-posey-and-the-giants","published_at":"2025-10-14T11:25:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/giants-postcards-a-san-francisco-giants-podcast-7281929/what-bob-melvin-s-firing-reveals-about-buster-posey-and-the-giants","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/giants-postcards-a-san-francisco-giants-podcast-7281929","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/connor7048/episodes/What-Bob-Melvins-firing-reveals-about-Buster-Posey-and-the-Giants-e39gin4","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1033aba98/podcast/play/109643940/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-9-14%2Ff2c31858-a3f3-7a3a-07ea-c4b2134da14e.mp3","summary":"Connor Grossman and Kerry Crowley return for the offseason edition of Giants Postcards—because the playoffs belong to someone else. The guys break down what led to Bob Melvin's firing, what it says about Buster Posey’s urgency to win, and who’s emerging as a favorite to take over. They also dig into Posey’s timeline as an executive and why Connor thinks Posey's vision may be more short-term than people think. Plus: — Why Posey made the call to fire Melvin (5:14) — An old catcher emerges as the favorite (14:41) — How important is this decision? (22:32) — How long is Posey planning to stay in his role? (29:48) — Behind the scenes of Kerry's interview with Posey (36:53) — Picking one free agent crush (42:30) Subscribe to Connor’s newsletter at giantspostcards.com , catch Kerry’s work at the San Francisco Standard and on KNBR, and leave a rating or review if you’re enjoying what you're hearing.","meta_description":"Connor Grossman and Kerry Crowley return for the offseason edition of Giants Postcards—because the playoffs belong to someone else. The guys break down wh…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3032,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/giants-postcards-a-san-francisco-giants-podcast-7281929/episodes/what-bob-melvin-s-firing-reveals-about-buster-posey-and-the-giants/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/giants-postcards-a-san-francisco-giants-podcast-7281929/what-bob-melvin-s-firing-reveals-about-buster-posey-and-the-giants.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}