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Welcome to Episode 104 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Joe Shasky are still tapped in on this team, and with a month left to play, try to figure out what there is to get excited about with the Giants seeing as the playoffs are not happening this year. Plus, Sam explains how Farhan Zaidi has failed the Giants fanbase.

The mediocrity of the Giants has driven this fanbase past insane. It's driven them to apathy. That is one of the many ways Farhan Zaidi has failed Giants fans.

The Giants season is not actually over. There are 24 games left still to play. Since the playoffs are no longer a realistic possibility, what do you want to see from the Giants this month?

Welcome to Episode 103 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. This week, Sam Lubman and Joe Shasky chat with Matthew Sieger, author of the book "The God Squad: The Born-Again San Francisco Giants of 1978." Sieger chronicles the 1978 Giants, a team known for the large number of devout Christians on the roster, and how their affinity to credit their faith for the teams success in postgame in...

Welcome to Episode 102 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Joe Shasky offer their final thoughts on the Bay Bridge series before celebrating a MASSIVE win over the White Sox. Later, with the Giants hitting the stretch run, what is it that Giants fans should want to see over the last month and a half, besides making the playoffs? And finally, how would Giants fans react if...

The Giants saw the Bay Bridge Series come to an end this weekend. And while the rivalry between the Giants and A's will still exist, it feels like we lost something really nice. Plus, thank god the Giants did not lose to the White Sox on Monday.

There is just over a month left in the baseball season. A playoff appearance is not out of the question, but also not very likely. So what is there for Giants fans to want and look forward to the rest of the way?

Things might not be great for the Giants, but at least they are not the White Sox right? Sam Lubman and Joe Shasky debate about how a season like the one the White Sox are having would go over with Giants fans if the Giants were historically awful.

Welcome to Episode 101 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Joe Shasky express their frustration of the Giants decision to once again demote Marco Luciano. At the same time, they acknowledge the positive that is Tyler Fitzgeralds breakout season. Plus, after dropping three of four to the Braves, the playoffs feel like even more of a longshot.

Sam Lubman and Joe Shasky describe their frustration over the Giants recent decision to demote Marco Luciano. But hey, at least Tyler Fitzgerald is freaking awesome!

Losing three of four to the Braves has done a massive blow to the Giants playoff hopes. They are still in it, but a hard rough just got harder.

Welcome to the 100th episode of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Logan Webb makes his 3rd annual appearance on the podcast with Sam Lubman as they discuss the recent success he has had with his change up, becoming an All-Star for the first time and the excitement he has over becoming a father as well.

If you are having Giants problems I have sympathy for you. I got 99 problems and they are all Giants related. for Episode 99, Sam Lubman and Joe Shasky react to the Giants horrid weekend showing at Coors Field that was saved by the heroics of Hayden Birdsong, talk about Bob Melvin's ejection, and where this team is at 8 days out of the trade deadline.

The Giants kicked off the season's biggest, most important stretches by falling flat on their face against the Rockies at Coors Field.

Bob Melvin got ejected before a pitch was even thrown on Sunday. Lubman and Shasky debate how necessary it was, how legit it was, and if it hints at greater issues behind the scenes. Plus, the Giants are 3 games out of a playoff spot with 8 days to go until the trade deadline, but Sam is no longer of the belief that this team should buy. Unless...

Welcome to Episode 98 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Joe Shasky give some final thoughts on the first half of the Giants 2024 season, and look ahead to the second half. Will the Giants buy or sell? Can Bob Melvin guide this team to the playoffs? Or is it better that they just sell everything they can?

The Giants second half begins today. Can the Giants position themselves to be buyers at the July 30 trade deadline?

Lubman and Shasky talk about how Bob Melvin has looked so far as manager of the Giants. Plus, Shasky thinks the best move for the Giants would be to bottom out on this season.

Welcome to Episode 97 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. In this episode, Sam Lubman had a chance to catch up with half of the Giants Core Four after they were enshrined on to the teams Wall of Fame. Sam talks with Sergio Romo and Jeremy Affeldt about making it on to the wall, their favorite memories from their postseason runs, and what gave Bruce Bochy that magic touch.

Sam Lubman chats with Giants set up reliever Tyler Rogers, who, with his submarine delivery, has put together a season that has been damn near All Star worthy.

Welcome to Episode 95 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman is going solo this week. The Giants took two of three vs the Dodgers this weekend, but it is hard not to think about the one that got away. Plus, Greg Johnson sat down for an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, and Sam has some thoughts on what he said.

Welcome to episode 94 of The Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast, where today Sam Lubman and Joe Shasky discuss a Giants season that has seen so much go wrong, and appears to be reaching a potential point of no return. Is the Giants season on the brink of disaster? Plus, why after 6 years, one cannot give Farhan Zaidi the excuse of "he inherited a tough situation."

What a differnece a week makes. The Giants are suddenly having all of the issues and the season feels like it is on the brink of disaster. Yet, it all feels like we should have seen it coming.

Why the argument of "Farhan Zaidi inherited a mess" no longer works as a valid excuse for the Giants front office, and why it is time to maybe consider rooting for a step backward.

Welcome to Episode 93 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman caught up with Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski last Friday night.