Catching Up on Giants Baseball

Oh dear what a terrible week it’s been! Max and Jackson talk about the dismal destruction at the hands of the Phillies, the direly needed sweep that wasn’t in Colorado, and just generally ask and answer, what’s wrong with the Giants? We try our best to find some bright spots and then highlight the problematic injuries and who is most likely to replace the aging, injured veterans? Then we dig into...

We break down the last two series focusing on the Giants abysmal offensive output over the last week. Is this the best we can all hope for or is there more the Giants can do to produce more runs *Hint: we don’t think so.  Then we break down what’s ahead with a big four game series in Philidelphia. Will the Giants get slaughtered or will the friendly small confines of Citizen’s Bank Park spark the...

This week we break down the D-Backs and Mets series. Why does the Giants current brand of baseball fell so frustratingly similar even though so many of the names on that backs of the jersey's have change. We highlight the bright spots in the bottom of the batting order and the starting pitcher and then dwell on the downer that is Blake Snell's injury and disappointing Giants tenure thus far. Then...

On today's episode Max and Jackson talk about the Giants win against the D-backs and ask whether it was the best win of the year. Then a look back at the Florida road trip. Was it a success or a disappointment? Next the hosts play "2 ups and 1 down" where the high leverage relievers feature heavily in both the good and the bad.  Lastly a look ahead to the importance of the long home stand and hope...

Jackson and Max reconvene after a brutal series against the annoying Nationals and try to find some bright spots from the Giants win in the final game of the series.  In what is proving to be a weekly segment, we fawn over Jordan Hicks' most recent start. After considering the Florida road trip ahead we address the epidemic of pitcher injuries in Major League Baseball and beyond. Then have a littl...

Jackson and Max break down the first 10 games of the season talking about what they are liking thus far and what has been brutal to watch.  Then they talk about the A's move to Sacramento, something Max speaks personally to as a longtime Sacramento resident. The consensus: everyone is excited to go see OTHER players (not A's) play in the intimate ballpark, but lets be real, a major league team pla...

On the very first episode of Catching Up, your hosts Max and Jackson review the off-season, talk briefly about opening day and then give their obligatory "bold predictions" for the season.  They include their "anti-predictions" of what could go wrong this season and then talk about which player not on the opening day roster they are most excited to see make their debut.  Plus if Bob Melvin was for...