Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys

Welcome to this special edition of the podcast, where Joe Shasky and Sam Lubman react to the bombshell that Aaron Judge dropped on the Giants this week when he spurned their deal to return to the New York Yankees. Later, Shasky and Lubman break down where the Giants currently stand as a franchise in the eye of the fanbase and the league. Finally, Carlos Correa is now the new target for the Giants,...

The Giants now turn to their next big free agent target: Carlos Correa. And one cannot be faulted if they feel a little sense of deja vu.

Where do the Giants go from here? And what does Judges decision mean for the Giants and the front office

Aaron Judge snubbing the Giants just hurts for a multitude of reasons. It is not just missing out on what could have been, but the negative implications it carries now.

Welcome to Episode 44 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. This is the final episode of the Giants regular season, and we take a look at some of the comments Giants President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi made in his end of the year press conference last Friday. The biggest challenge Zaidi has is convincing free agents to sign with the Giants, and Willard and Shasky take a look at...

Farhan Zaidi believes he can do what past Giants regimes have failed to do: convince big free agents to come to San Francisco.

The gap between the Giants and Dodgers feels as wide as ever, and the Giants have to use this offseason to find a way to start closing it.

Willard and Shasky take a look at some of the comments Farhan Zaidi made regarding the Giants spending plans this offseason and how they could portend to some big signings in the coming months.

Welcome to Episode 43 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys podcast. This week, Willard and Shasky discuss whether a strong finish to the season and a .500 record takes away from the disappointment of the 2022 season. Later, producer Sam Lubman caught up with Giants starting pitcher Logan Webb and discussed his success over the last two season and his rise as a leader in the Giants clubhouse. Fina...

The Giants under Gabe Kapler are storming to a finish no one saw coming, and could actually finish the season above .500.

Giants starting pitcher Logan Webb chats with producer Sam Lubman about the Giants 2022 season, how he got better as a pitcher this year, and how he made the transition from Buster Posey and Curt Casali to Joey Bart and Austin Wynns behind the plate.

Willard and Shasky talk about who stod out for the Giants as they went 18-10 in the month of September.

Welcome to Episode 42 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys podcast. Willard and Shasky try to figure why the Giants waiting until now to play their best baseball of the season, and give Tyler Rogers his flowers for a great September. Credit the Giants for finishing strong this year under Gabe Kapler. Later, Joc Pederson made some comments that suggest he could be leaving the Giants as soon as thi...

For all the struggles this season, you have to admit that the spirit in which the Giants are playing with down the stretch is admirable.

Joc Pederson's cryptic comments insinuate that his days with the Giants could be coming to an end.

There may actually be a real reason that the Giants would entertain trading Camilo Doval.

Welcome to the 41st episode of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. The Giants season of dismal is winding down, but a few guys are getting hot in these last few weeks. The key is to not be fooled into thinking a hot September will lead to a big 2023 season. And Barry Bonds is supporting Aaron Judge in his pursuit of home run history. Perhaps Bonds will support Judge from much closer next s...

Breaking down which Giants players are playing their way into the 2023 plans this month versus who is simply having a hot month that is not worth paying attention to.

Barry Bonds gave Aaron Judge his blessing to break his homerun record, and one has to wonder if Judges childhood love of the Giants could still lure him to the Bay Area.

Welcome to Episode 40 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. This week we are joined by the voice of the Giants (as well as the voice of the podcast) Dave Flemming. We get his thoughts on the addition of Buster Posey to the Giants ownership group, any plans the front office might have to spend this offseason, and where this franchise sits as a whole a year after winning 107 games.

We chat with Dave Flemming about the Giants newest ownership partner: Buster Posey. Plus, the front office is aware of the angst within the Giants fanbase. The question remains what will be done to address that angst.

Our conversation with Dave Flemming continues as we ask him his thoughts on the Giants throwing some big money at big name free agents, and where the state of the organization is at today.

Welcome to the 39th episode of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys podcast. This week, Brandon Belt joined Kruk and Kuip in the broadcast booth, and in the process may have jumped started a post-baseball career. Later, Zack Littell surprised everyone when he tried to show up Gabe Kapler on the field, and paid the consequences for it. Finally, Giants chairman Greg Johnson gave his vote of confidence...

While the Giants Brandon Belt might be seeing his career on the field end, he could have discovered a second career in the broadcast booth.

Of all the players to try and show up Gabe Kapler, Zack Littell was probably not on your bingo card. Yet Littell and Kapler continued the Giants tradition of a reliever having a public squabble with the manager (Bochy and Casilla, Alou and Benitez)