Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys

The Giants have to share the NL West with the Padres and Dodgers, and the rest of the National League has a lot of good teams as well. Regardless, there is no reason the Giants cannot compete for a Wild Card spot.

The Giants have a pitching staff built on generating ground balls, which could be a problem with a bad defense on the field.

Welcome to the latest Offseason Report, with Mark Willard back to react to the Giants signing of Carlos Correa with Joe Shasky. the guys discuss how much this improves the Giants and what it means for the longterm health of the franchise. Later, the guys talk about what this move means for Brandon Crawford and Marco Luciano, neither of whom will be expected to play shortstop for the Giants anymore...

After always being a bridesmaid, the Giants finally got to be the bride, signing shortstop Carlos Correa to the biggest contract in franchise history.

With Carlos Correa on board, Brandon Crawford will have to move to third base, and that does not have to be a bad thing.

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.