Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys

Welcome to Episode 92 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Joe Shasky react to a frustrating week of Giants baseball, but are at least happy they pulled out the win on Monday night. Later, the guys over and under-react to a bunch of Giants takes that Sam put together.

Giants fans are having a hard time taking the Giants seriously as a contender right now, but that does not mean the team is devoid of anything positive.

Jorge Soler is back! Nick Ahmed must go! And How good is the Giants farm system really? Shasky and Lubman decide whether certain Giants tasks are an over reaction or an under reaction.

Welcome to Episode 91 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Joe Shasky lament a rough weekend for the Giants as they got swept by the Yankees, showing Giants fans what a real lineup looks like. Later, the Giants bullpen, lead by Camilo Doval, was supposed to be a strength. It has not, and Doval has not looked like the All-Star closer we saw last year. And finally, Shasky ex...

The Yankees swept the Giants in such a dominant fashion that one has to wonder just how far away from the top of Major League Baseball the Giants actually are.

Camilo Doval was supposed to be a trusted arm out of the pen, but he has not looked as dominant as he did last year.

Giants fans need something positive to look forward to. First base prospect Bryce Eldgride, the Giants top pick in the 2023 draft, might be that something positive to look forward to.

Welcome to Episode 90 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. It's a Beat LA Week! Injuries are piling up for the Giants, but there is a bright spot in that it allows the Giants to show off their younger players. Later, Lubman and Shasky take a look at how we should continue to evaluate Farhan Zaidi throughout this season. And finally, since it is Beat LA Week, Lubman and Shasky talk about...

The amount of injuries for the Giants sucks right now, but if there was ever a positive, it is that they are opening the door for guys like Heliot Ramos, Luis Matos and Casey Schmitt to make an impact.

As the losses and injuries pile up, Sam Lubman has three questions he wants to pose to Joe Shasky about Farhan Zaidi's standing with the Giants.

Lubman and Shasky rattle off the Dodgers they hate the most. There's a lot of names on that list.

Welcome to Episode 89 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. This week, Sam Lubman caught up with Giants left-hander Kyle Harrison. They talked about Kyle's journey from Giants fan to Giants pitcher, how this years Giants team is different from last years, his attitude on gamedays and much more. And yes, he was asked the same question about his pitches as Jordan Hicks.

Welcome to Episode 88 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Joe Shasky did not have a ton of time today, but they spend this episode breaking down the Giants lineup and pitching after (roughly) one month of play.

The Giants have an average lineup, but one that is not built to score a lot of run. That said, it still feels like we have not seen the full potential of what the Giants lineup can do.

The Giants have a Top-10, or maybe even a Top-5, starting rotation. But the struggles in the bullpen early on are cause for concern, and could be offsetting the greatness of the starting staff.

Welcome to Episode 87 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys podcast. Jordan Hicks joins the podcast in this episode to talk about his first days as a member of the Giants, as well as how he came to throw the ball so hard, and which pitch he "likes" the most.

Welcome to episode 86 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. The Giants took an ugly loss on Friday night, but overall, it could be a lot worse. Sam Lubman and Joe Shasky break down where the Giants stand compared to the rest of the NL West, address the slow start of Blake Snell and take a look at the tense situation surrounding MLB umpires right now.

Lubman and Shasky react to the Giants 4-game split with the Diamondbacks and how the team currently stacks up against the other big dogs in the NL West. Plus, the right field situation needs to change.

It should not be a shock that Blake Snell has gotten off to a slow start. And while the expectation is still better days are ahead, it does not make it any easier right now.

Lubman and Shasky are both proponents of human umpires, but recent events is making it harder to deny that the game of baseball should not be trending towards robotic umpires.

Welcome to Episode 85 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Joe Shasky react to the good and bad of Blake Snells first start, and what about Snells start worries Sam the most going forward. Later, Giants fans are in a panic, and Lubman and Shasky break down what exactly is worth worrying about. And finally, Shasky introduces Swing or Take: are you swinging at this take, or...

Shasky and Lubman react to the good and bad from Blake Snells first start of the season.

It has been 11 games. There is no need to panic about the Giants. Yet.

Shasky asks Lubman if he is swinging (In) or taking (Out) on various Giants topics.

Welcome to Episode 84 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys podcast. Sam Lubman and Joe Shasky kick off the regular season by breaking down the good, bad and ugly first impressions from the Giants as they split their weekend series with the Padres in San Diego. Later, the guys breakdown the early returns of the Giants lineup and who should really be batting where. And finally, the Giants cut ties...