Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys

Mike Krukow tells Bret Boone what it was like getting traded to the Giants and playing in San Francisco, what made Barry Bonds such a unique player and describes what the World Series teams of 2010, 2012 and 2014 meant to the city and fans.

Welcome to episode 58 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. This week, the Giants celebrated the 100th Splash Hit in team history, and Farhan made a bold declaration for the teams future. Later, Lubman and Shasky remember former Giants manager Roger Craig, who passed away Sunday at the age of 93. They also take a look at what they know for sure about the Giants heading into their 60th gam...

Farhan Zaidi expects the Giants to be aggressive at the trade deadline, but that could mean so many different things.

Shasky and Lubman remember the late, great Roger Craig. And what we know for sure about the Giants after two months.

Casey Schmitt joins Sam Lubman on the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast to talk about his hot start to his big league career. Casey also talks about the small bit of sightseeing he has been able to do in San Francisco and why he isn't worried about adjusting to big-league pitching.

Welcome to Episode 57 of the Garlic Fries Podcast. This week, Lubman and Shasky tell a tale of two shortstops. Carlos Correa did not come to the Giants, and it seems to be working out so far, meanwhile, we are seeing Brandon Crawfords career come to a thud of an ending. Later, the Farhan Zaidis plan to fix the Giants might be working again. And finally, Gabe Kapler gave us a window into how he and...

Perhaps the Giants did NOT need Carlos Correa. Unfortunately, they might not need Brandon Crawford soon either.

Gabe Kapler shined a light on how he views the game of baseball.

After a setback filled 2022, the Farhan Zaidis plan to rebuild the Giants might be back on track.

Giants manager Gabe Kapler joined Bonta and Shasky to talk about the wave of young players joining the Giants, his thoughts on the pitch clock, and how he seasons his steak.

Welcome to Episode 56 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. JD Davis joins Sam Lubman on the podcast today to talk about his hot start to the season, how much he has improved on defense, and how the Giants are turning their season around in May with the arrival of Casey Schmitt.

Welcome to Episode 55 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. It is the Tim Lincecum Episode! Also, Casey Schmitt was the star once again as the Giants notched a convincing sweep of the Phillies. Later, there are some major signs that the Giants are becoming a more watchable team 25 percent of the way into the season. And finally, Michael Conforto, Sean Manaea, Ross Stripling, Anthony DeScl...

Casey Schmitt was a driving force in the Giants sweep of the Phillies that saw a lot of other positive trends as well.

The arrival of Casey Schmitt has more people watching Giants game now than back in April.

Short Hops Michael Conforto rounding a corner Manaea and Stripling hurting the Giants pitching reputation DeSclafani hurts himself with a piano bench Bullpen power rankings

Welcome to Episode 54 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys podcast. This week, Lubman and Shasky are ecstatic over the arrival of Giants thrid base prospect Casey Schmitt. They kick things off by talking about all the positive impacts his arrival will have on the Giants. Later, the expectations will be high for Schmitt, so the key is for the Giants to be patient as he grows into the Big Leagues....

Casey Schmitt's arrival to the Big Leagues is a big deal for the Giants now and for their future.

Casey Schmitt is now here, and the key is to not be shocked if he is NOT already a Hall of Fame-level player yet.

The Giants already had a miserable winter, but at least they did not come away empty-handed. Based on how their five offseason free agent signings have played so far, maybe it would have been been if they did come away empty-handed.

Welcome to Episode 53 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys podcast. This week, Lubman and Shasky compare dominant Game 7s had by Madison Bumgarner and Stephen Curry, as well as react to the rough weekend the Giants had at 7,200 feet in Mexico City. Later, after reacting to Giants Killer Mauricio Dubons comments after Monday nights Giants loss to the Astros, we break down how much blame the Giants...

The Giants played a two-game set in Mexico City against the Padres and it went about as well as you could expect. Lots of home runs and not a lot of pitching. Plus an injury to boot.

With the A's moving out of the Bay Area (maybe) a few fingers are pointed at the Giants as to why, and they are not totally wrong in doing so.

We are officially a month into the season. We break down who was up for the Giants in April and who came out stumbling.

Welcome to Episode 52 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys podcast. This week, Sam Lubman and Joe Shasky break down the Giants 4 game winning streak, and if Blake Sabol was the hero the Giants truly needed. Later, they take a look at David Villar and Brandon Crawford and assess the slow starts to the season for them. Finally, Joey Bart's groin injury has the catching position in a precarious spot...

Could Blake Sabols walkoff home run be the moment we look back on as when the Giants got their season going? Probably not, but it was still a lot of fun.