The Funnville Nine

Richmond Flying Squirrels
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The Funnville Nine driven by AAA is the official podcast of the Richmond Flying Squirrels, Double-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. Go behind the scenes of Richmond's Minor League Baseball team with exclusive conversations and stories from Flying Squirrels players, coaches and figures.

  1. All-Diamond Team: David Justice

    09/30/2025

    All-Diamond Team: David Justice

    Prior to the 2025 season and the final year of professional baseball at The Diamond, fans voted for the All-Diamond Team, celebrating their favorite players who have come through Richmond over the last 40 years on their way to MLB stardom. One of the three outfield picks was David Justice, who played for the Richmond Braves from 1988-1990. Justice was back in Richmond along with members of the 1989 Richmond Braves team for a reunion celebrating their Governors' Cup championship run during the Richmond Flying Squirrels' final series at The Diamond. While he was in town, Justice sat down with Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson to chat about his time in Richmond before going on to a 14-year major league career with the Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics.

    19 min
  2. All-Diamond Team: Grady Little

    09/13/2025

    All-Diamond Team: Grady Little

    Before the 2025 season, fans voted for the All-Diamond Team, celebrating the biggest stars who have come through Richmond and played at The Diamond over the last four decades. The the All-Diamond Team manager, fans voted for Grady Little, who led the team in Richmond from 1993-1995. He helped the team reach the postseason all three years and the team won the Governors' Cup in 1994. For our latest episode, Richmond Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson sat down with Little to chat about his years in Richmond.

    15 min
  3. Pregame Conversation: Tyler Vogel (September 12, 2025)

    09/12/2025

    Pregame Conversation: Tyler Vogel (September 12, 2025)

    For today's pregame conversation, Richmond Flying Squirrels relief pitcher Tyler Vogel sat down with broadcaster Trey Wilson to discuss hit path to Double-A, from growing up in Florida to heading off play JUCO baseball, Jacksonville University, being drafted and more.

    15 min
  4. Pregame Conversation: Marques Johnson (September 10, 2025)

    09/10/2025

    Pregame Conversation: Marques Johnson (September 10, 2025)

    For today's pregame conversation, Richmond Flying Squirrels pitcher Marques Johnson chats with broadcaster Trey Wilson about his journey through baseball to this point, growing up in Southern California before spending two years playing junior college baseball and then two years at Long Beach State. Johnson talked about being drafted by the Red Sox, traded to the Giants and climbing up to Double-A with Richmond this season.

    13 min
  5. Pregame Conversation: Shane Rademacher (September 9, 2025)

    09/09/2025

    Pregame Conversation: Shane Rademacher (September 9, 2025)

    For today's pregame conversation, Richmond Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson sat down with pitcher Shane Rademacher to chat about his journey from Greenville, North Carolina, to Double-A with the San Francisco Giants today. Rademacher talked about pitching at NCAA DII Chowan University and summer ball with the Coastal Plain League's Wilson Tobs, signing with the Giants and his rise through the minors.

    11 min
  6. Diamond Through the Decades: Steve Shields

    09/05/2025

    Diamond Through the Decades: Steve Shields

    As the Richmond Flying Squirrels wind down the final weeks of games at The Diamond, former Richmond Braves pitcher Steve Shields returned to town for part of the team's Diamond Through the Decades series. Shields was with the R-Braves from 1984-1986, which included the final season at Parker Field and the first two years of baseball at The Diamond. He was the starting pitcher for the R-Braves' first home game when The Diamond opened on April 17, 1985. He also threw a complete-game shutout in the winner-take-all Game 5 of the 1986 Governors' Cup Championship Series at The Diamond as Richmond won the league title, as well as several other notable moments in that era. Shields sat down with Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson to talk about some of those moments in Richmond in the mid-80s.

    16 min
  7. All-Diamond Team: John Smoltz

    08/21/2025

    All-Diamond Team: John Smoltz

    As the Richmond Flying Squirrels celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Diamond and the ballpark's final season, fans voted for the All-Diamond Team, recognizing the best Richmond players who have come through The Diamond over the last four decades on their way to MLB stardom. One of the fans' picks for starting pitcher on the All-Diamond Team was John Smoltz, who played for the Richmond Braves in 1987 and 1988 before starting his Hall of Fame career in the majors.  Smoltz was back in Richmond and sat down with Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson to discuss the trade that brought him to Richmond and the Braves organization, his memories of The Diamond, getting called up to the majors and more.

    15 min
  8. Pregame Conversation: Scott Bandura (August 20, 2025)

    08/20/2025

    Pregame Conversation: Scott Bandura (August 20, 2025)

    For today's pregame conversation, Richmond Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson caught up with outfielder Scott Bandura, who helped lift the team to a comeback win with a walk-off hit on Sunday evening. Bandura is having a breakout year in his second full professional season after starting the year in High-A with the Eugene Emeralds and earning a promotion to Double-A in July. Bandura chatted about growing up in Philadelphia playing for the Anderson Monarchs, his run with the Taney Dragons in the 2014 Little League World Series, heading off to play college baseball at Princeton University and more.

    17 min
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The Funnville Nine driven by AAA is the official podcast of the Richmond Flying Squirrels, Double-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. Go behind the scenes of Richmond's Minor League Baseball team with exclusive conversations and stories from Flying Squirrels players, coaches and figures.

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  • Creator
    Richmond Flying Squirrels
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    234
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The Funnville Nine
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