Adelaide Giants

Interview Only: Jack O'Loughlin on his rehab process

20 months ago, South Aussie pitcher Jack O'Loughlin tore a tendon in his elbow and had to undergo gruelling Tommy John surgery at just age 20. He's now back and crushing it in the minor leagues for the Tigers.

The very unathletic Eric Balnar catches up with live with Jack O'Loughlin from Florida to try to find out what it's like suffering that severe of an injury, what the recovery process is like, and how he was feeling!

Before the Olympics get going today, drop in and say "G'Day"!

Adelaide Giants Show 05 - Aaron Whitefield

Aaron Whitefield stops by to talk about his MLB debut, how he plans to get back to the bigs, living in the USA in a pandemic and to catch up after he missed the last ABL season.

Plus: Headlines and MLB update.

Adelaide Giants Show 04 - Darren Fidge + Robert Laidlaw's SABL Grand Final Preview

Fun fact: Darren Fidge made his ABL / Div 1 SABL debut in the 90 season as 15-year-old - before every player Sturt Baseball Club starting line up was even born.

Now Fidge and the Goodwood Indians come up against those Sturt Saints in this weekend's BaseballSA Division 1 Grand Final Series.

Fidge joins Eric to take us through how he does it, his four-decade long career, and to answer some fan questions>

Then, Robert Laidlaw of Our Sporting Life SA previews the Grand Final.

PLUS: News, Updates and MLB Spring Training reports.

Enjoy!

Adelaide Giants Show 03 - Craig Handy and the Australian Women's Baseball Showcase

March 17, 2021 

The big news of the week? The Adelaide Giants will make history on April 3, 2021 by hosting the first leg of the National Women's Baseball Showcase, presented by VALO with support of the SA Government. 

 

The Giants will play the Brisbane Bandits in a double header on Easter Saturday before returning to Brisbane to complete the series the following week.

Giants' Womens Head Coach Craig Handy joins Eric to talk about the growth of women's baseball and to tee up the Women's Grand Final on Friday night between Glenelg and Southern Districts. 

Plus we recap headlines and our players in #MLBSpringTraining.

 

 

Adelaide Giants Show 02 - Todd Van Steensel

March 9, 2021 

Todd Van Steensel joins Eric to talk about how a social media campaign helped land him a contract in the Mexican Baseball League. He also takes us inside the mind of a long-time professional baseball player on how he deals with pressure, some adventures of where he played and what he sees of the future of the Australian national team.

We also go through the most recent Giants news headlines + an MLB Spring Training update. 

Adelaide Giants Show 01 - Alex Carr and the Phillies - March 6, 2021

We've started a Podcast to update our community on what Adelaide players past and present are doing, and to learn a little bit more about how the professional baseball world ticks along 

The Giants had 10 players / coaches affiliated with the Phillies on their roster this year. But now that the ABL season is over what happens now? What are their chances of making it to the MLB.

Our first guest is Phillies blogger Alex Carr (@AlexCarrMLB). He writes for the GoodPhight and reports on Phillies' minor leaguers. He joins host Eric Balnar to discuss.

We also walk you through the biggest headlines in the land of the Giants and give you an MLB Spring Training report for our players. 

Virtual Coffee with Logan O'Hoppe

Phillies / Giants Catcher Logan O'Hoppe joins Eric to talk about his wild ride during COVID where he ended up on the MLB squad. Don't worry, he credits Adelaide for how he got to his success.

 

Matthew Herges (Diamondbacks Pitching Coach / Former import)

Matthew Herges, the pitching coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks and former Adelaide Giants import, joins Eric Balnar and Nathan Davison.

Herges played down under and immediately got called up to the MLB where he played 11 seasons for 8 different teams.

Join Eric, Davo and Matthew Herges as he tells us why his time in Adelaide “was the most fun he’s ever had in his career”, and get some unique insight as to how he’s preparing his pitchers with the Diamondbacks for the upcoming 60 game season.

Originally published on Adelaide Giants facebook on June 30, 2020. 

Matthew Herges (Pitching Coach for Arizona Diamondbacks, former import)

Matthew Herges, the pitching coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks and former Adelaide Giants import, joins Eric Balnar and Nathan Daviso.

Herges played down under and immediately got called up to the MLB where he played 11 seasons for 8 different teams.

Join Eric, Davo and Matthew Herges as he tells us why his time in Adelaide “was the most fun he’s ever had in his career”, and get some unique insight as to how he’s preparing his pitchers with the Diamondbacks for the upcoming 60 game season.

Originally published on Adelaide Giants facebook on June 30, 2020. 

Coffee in Quarantine with Eric Peterson

With the world stuck in isolation, Eric catches up with Eric Peterson for a virtual coffee to talk about living back at home with his parents and 2018 MVP Markus Solbach, Australian baseball, and to answer some fan questions.

This interview was originally aired on Facebook on May 8, 2020.