Passion for the Pastime

About Passion for the Pastime

Walter Icabalceta from KNBR 680 in San Francisco presents, Passion for the Pastime, a baseball podcast for all seamheads alike. As heard on KNBR Weekends during San Francisco Giants season on “Giants Warm Up” as part of the pre-game coverage for the Giants, but also coming off of a season long podcast of “Rounding Third & King” on the KNBR Podcast Network. Walter not only brings the love and passion for the San Francisco Giants, but baseball content from all around the league. Also featuring interviews from beat reporters, broadcasters & current and former ballplayers, Passion for the Pastime

Publisher

Walter Icabalceta

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Mar 2019

Latest episode

7 Mar 2025

Latest episodes

202 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Mar 2025

   Passion for the Pastime | 3/6/25 | Can Justin Verlander be the missing Co-Ace for #SFGiants

   Justin Verlander has another solid outing this Spring, but is that a sign of more things to come? Also, who can potentially be this years break out star for the #SFGiants (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/sfgiants)?

2. 

   6 Mar 2025

   Passion for the Pastime | 3/5/25 | Kyle Harrison roughed up, Rotation questions for #SFGiants

   Kyle Harrison was roughed up in his latest outing for the #SFGiants (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/sfgiants) , what does it mean for the rotation moving forward? We talk with Erik Engle of LOCKED ON NETWORK on the latest storylines around the Orange & Black.

3. 

   4 Feb 2025

   Passion for the Pastime | 2/3/25 | Buster Posey & Friends ti the Rescue for #SFGiants

   With the third leg of fan fest concluded, Buster Posey made an appearance and let everyone i. On his plan as the #SFGiants (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/sfgiants) start to open up camp in a few weeks and yes, you guests it, he's bringing his buddies along. An allstar cast of Posey's teammates will be in attendance as it signals a changing of the guard and getting back to baseball guys making an impact. In addition, the PECOTA projections are out, where do the Giants fall? And Finally, I have an ITCH to MAKE A DEAL, as inspired by recent events in sports and a listener offering me something I can not refuse!

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

8,207

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

10 ratings

Spotify

3.8 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 36 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

10

Social presence

0

YouTube

74

Engagement

82

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