Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys

Welcome to Episode 173 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman reacts to the good from the Giants end of the year press conference (there was some) and the bad (there was a lot) as well as whether or not Giants fans should have any semblance of hope going forward

Welcome to Episode 172 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman talks about the sudden end of Rafi Devers' season, plus if Logan Webb could be the next to see his season end prematurely. Finally, the Giants are offering a ticket credit to fans who attend games against the Twins.

Welcome to Episode 171 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman is back to talk about a Giants lineup full of Sacramento Rivercats that is actually pretty fun to watch. Logan Webb has been less fun to watch, and there might be some concern there. There is definitely concern over the list of injured Giants, a list even the 49ers think is too long.

Welcome to Episode 170 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman talks about the growing pains the Giants will undergo with so many new and young faces on the roster, and why those growing pains could turn into positives down the line. Also, recapping the Wall of Fame ceremony from Saturday and the very obvious choice for who will go on the wall next.

Welcome to Episode 169 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman goes solo in this episode to break down the Giants weekend series against that could have been a sweep over the Angels, but was not. Carson Wisenhunt will not be part of the Giants rotation, and also Sam takes a look at some trade rumors swirling around Heliot Ramos and Jung Hoo Lee

Welcome to Episode 168 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman goes solo this week, reacting to Logan Webb's start against the Cubs and why he does not want the Giants to trade him, plus the performances of the Giants young pitchers and what to make of the Rafi Devers trade a year later

Welcome to Episode 167 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto react to the lowest moment of the season (so far) from Wednesdays game when Willy Adames got thrown at at home courtesy of an aggressive Hector Borg send. Plus, what the hell do the Giants do with Trevor McDonald and a new trend in this team that is concerning.

Welcome to Episode 166 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto react to the Giants 4-6 road trip, as well as talk about the latest bubbling rage with Giants fans over Bryce Eldridge. Plus, should Buster Posey just do a full on rebuild?

Welcome to Episode 165 of The Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto react to the calling up of Bryce Eldridge and Jesus Rodriguez, and what it means for the Giants as a whole. Plus, Buster is showing more support in Tony Vitello, and who needs to see less playing time

Welcome to episode 164 of The Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto break down some early season concerns for the Giants, what they should do at the catching spot, and the latest reason not to call up Bryce Eldridge just yet.

Welcome to Episode 163 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto react to the highs and lows of Tony Vitellos first weekend as a big league manager, and why the things he said this weekend should be alarm Giants fans, even if they do alarm Giants fans. Plus, another rough start for Willy Adames, but at least the bullpen looked pretty good

Welcome to the 162nd Episode of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto preview the Giants upcoming season, including who needs to have a big year, best and worst case scenarios, and how badly does this team need to make the playoffs

Welcome to Episode 161 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman comes at you from Spring Training with thoughts on the Giants next big round of roster cuts, the bullpen and some concerning Hayden Birdsong news. Plus, hear his conversations with a trio of Giants players: Carson Seymour, Ryan Walker and catcher Patrick Bailey.

Welcome to Episode 160 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman is on "vacation" in Scottsdale, Arizona for Giants spring training this week, and today he got a chance to chat with Giants lefty reliever Matt Gage and infielder Casey Schmitt. Enjoy

Welcome to Episode 159 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto talk about some very interesting postion battles taking place in spring training right now, and why it could all end with Bryce Eldridge on the Giants Opening Day Roster. Also, Justice delos Santos joined The Morning Roast the other day and painted a bleak picture of the Giants bullpen

Welcome to Episode 159 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto talk about some very interesting postion battles taking place in spring training right now, and why it could all end with Bryce Eldridge on the Giants Opening Day Roster. Also, Justice delos Santos joined The Morning Roast the other day and painted a bleak picture of the Giants bullpen

Welcome to Episode 159 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto talk about some very interesting postion battles taking place in spring training right now, and why it could all end with Bryce Eldridge on the Giants Opening Day Roster. Also, Justice delos Santos joined The Morning Roast the other day and painted a bleak picture of the Giants bullpen

Welcome to Episode 158 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto talk about what the Giants outfield might look like come Opening Day, plus why Sam is miffed that the Giants did not sign Max Scherzer, and Stevens test for if Tony Vitello is having a good season or not

Welcome to Episode 157 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto talk about Tony Vitello's media scrums this week, as well as dive into some comments from Buster Posey about the expectations for the season, and finally the latest evidence that Bryce Eldridge is ticketed for Sacramento when camp breaks

Welcome to Episode 155 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Pitchers and catchers report to Scottsdale for the Giants Spring Training today. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto react to the plus and minuses of the Luis Arraez signing, as well as the Giants decision not to sign Framber Valdez. And what do we expect the final roster to look like and who is Sam omitting from his roster predictio...

Welcome to Episode 156 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto react to the signing of Harrison Bader to play centerfield, and also talk about why the job is still not done for Buster Posey and the Giants front office.

Welcome to Episode 154 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto are here to talk about Giants fans being unhappy in response to reports that the Giants will not be in the hunt for high-priced free agents and why those Giants fans are right to be unhappy.

Welcome to Episode 153 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto talk about how the Giants will be different with Tony Vitello now managing the team. Later on they discuss the expectations for the Giants oin Year 1 under Vitello, plus some early free agency nuggets

Welcome to Episode 152 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto react to the news that Tony Vitello is ow OFFICIALLY the Giants new manager. They discuss why this hire could work and what the Giants could look like under Vitellos leadership. Plus, hope that the Blue Jays can win the World Series.

Welcome to a special crossover edition of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. The Giants are closing in on hiring Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello to be their manager. A historic hire like this requires two podcasts to talk about it, so Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto join Joe Shasky on The Butcher Shop Podcast to react to the news.