Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys

Lubman and Shaskyt react to the Giants opening weekend series split in San Diego, as lots of Giants players, and the manager, made some deep first impressions.

We no longer have to complain about roster spots! Now we get to complain about lineup spots! And yes, that is a step in the right direction.

The Giants parted ways with former #2 overall pick from the 2018 draft Joey Bart and Lubman and Shasky both have concerns with what this failure by the Giants means.

Welcome to this special LIVE edition of Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys. Sam Lubman and Joe Shasky took to the 95.7 The Game airwaves to preview the Giants upcoming season. There is so much to discuss about the Giants right now, but nothing is more important than this: The Giants are FUN again.

The Giants of 2024 are leaps and bounds better than the 2023 Giants. On paper. These improvements must translate to the field.

After a very successful offseason for Farhan Zaidi, it might be safe for Giants fans to put their full faith in him again.

OG Garlic Fry and Baseball Guy Mark Willard calls into the show to break down all the reasons Giants fans should be excited about this upcoming season, as well as how fans should feel about Farhan Zaidi.

Shasky and Lubman breakdown who has to be the Giants best players this season. Plus, Daryl The Guru Johnson joins the show.

Bonta Hill called into the show to talk about what excited him about this upcoming Giants season. Plus, with a new look lineup and rotation, where do the Giants stand in the NL West?

Welcome to Episode 83 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Joe Shasky react to the signing of Matt Chapman and how he fits with the Giants this year, but also acknowledge that more work is still to be done by Farhan Zaidi to make this team complete. Later, the guys try to figure out who pitches in what innings, and what is keeping Giants fans from getting hyped for this se...

With Matt Chapman on board, Lubman and Shasky breakdown how he will fit in with the Giants, as well as detail how desperately they need more pitching.

The Giants are unquestionably better this year than last year. So why are Giants fans not more pumped up for this upcoming season? Plus, getting into who will pitch what innings for the Giants when the regular season starts.

Lubman and Shasky take a look at the springs of Marco Luciano, Jung Hoo Lee and Joey Bart and draw non-concrete conclusions about what their springs mean so far.

Welcome to Episode 82 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. We are two weeks away from pitchers and catchers reporting and there is still much that the Giants need to do. Sam Lubman and Joe Shasky get into what other moves need to be made, if any, as well as the expectations on Marco Luciano, and the moves to bring in Robbie Ray and Jordan Hicks among others.

From 'The TK Show' ( subscribe here ): Giants manager Bob Melvin joins Tim Kawakami and discusses how Jung Hoo Lee will fit into the lineup, what it was like to follow the Shohei Ohtani negotiations, the perception of San Francisco and more.

Welcome to Episode 81 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. It is just Sam Lubman this time, sort of. He had a chance to attend the press conference for newest member of the San Francisco Giants Jung Hoo Lee, and afterwords, he had a chance to chat with Lee's agent (or lawyer if you go by Lee's description) and Giants President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi.

Welcome to Episode 80 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys podcast. This week, Sam Lubman and Joe Shasky dive in to the Winter Meetings (not wonderland) and all eyes are on Shohei Ohtani. Later, one must consider the possibility that Farhan Zaidi can change the narrative surrounding him in these next few weeks with a major move or two. And finally, Lubman and Shasky reveal their Dream 2024 San Fr...

The Winter Meetings are here and for the Giants, all roads lead to Shohei Ohtani. And maybe some other guys, but mainly Ohtani.

A lot of Giants fans are convinced that Farhan Zaidi cannot sign a big name free agent. It is on him to get fans to change their minds.

The Rules are: 1: Go wild, but also try and be realistic 2: Ross Stripling HAS to be on the team. 3: Mitch Haniger HAS to be on the team. Ready? GO!

From 'The TK Show' ( subscribe here ): TK and Giants' broadcaster Dave Flemming talk about the very real possibility that the Giants will make one or two notable moves in the next few days or weeks -- could that be signing Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto or Jung-hoo Lee? Also, Jim Harbaugh's wild season with Michigan and what his future may look like.

Welcome to Episode 79 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys podcast. The Giants officially have a new manager after introducing Bob Melvin last week. Sam Lubman and Joe Shasky discuss the good and bad of this hire and if the Giants are truly better off. Later, while Bob Melvin may be the right man to manage the Giants, Greg Johnson is by far the wrong person to be leading the Giants ownership boar...

Sam Lubman and Joe Shasky discuss the pluses and minuses of the Giants hiring Bob Melvin to be their manager.

It was supposed to be a day all about Bob Melvin. But then Giants Chairman Greg Johnson opened his mouth.

Sam Lubman talks about the best foods he ate at Oracle Park this year, and celebrating the Giants 2010 World Series 13 years later.