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The phrase "another frustrating Giants loss" seems to be echoing off the walls these days.  M recaps quickly last night's bullpen deja vu. And just as quickly gets into tonight's matchup with one of his favorites Robbie Ray facing a frightening Christopher Sanchez.  After revealing his lack of conviction about the past few picks, M is hearteningly positive about tonight's....

M is back with a full pod today after being effectively persona non grata for the last 3.  That alone should change the Giants fortunes.  Out with the Mets, in with the Phillies.  Giants facing another tough youngster on the mound today, while Adrian Houser tries to repeat his first Giants performance.  Both teams struggling with the bats.  Finally, pitching versus hitting leads to today's Sa...

M is off to the 2nd day of a water polo tournament, Aidan is recovering from a Happy Fits concert, so a very short pod this Easter morning.  Just a quick vibe call on today's game.  M reads the tarot cards but comes up empty.  The crystal ball is hazy but does eventually give out an admittedly unanalyzed Safe Bet of the Day™. Go Banana Slugs! And Giants! Send us Fan Mail

M begins by explaining that he wasn't able to see last night's loss and isn't too enthused about going back to see the lowlights. The box score reads like something from Stephen King.  Looks like Aidan was right about Nolan Mclean. Then M mixes it up a bit by changing the usual order of things in an attempt to flip the mojo for tonight's game.  Instead of leading up to it, he d...

M starts off with a recap of the Giants impressive, action-packed win.  While looking at the pitching matchup for tonight, he gets a little tilted and needs Aidan to call up and calm him down.  After a little discussion about this rookie the Mets are sending out tonight, they come up with a Safe Bet of the Day™. Send us Fan Mail

Ugh! A quick recap of yesterday's frustrating SBOD loss due to 2 errors. Tonight's game against the visiting Mets is discussed mostly in terms of their similarities to the Giants in that their pitching and defense has been acceptable, it's the bats that have let them down.  The pitching matchup between Robbie Ray and David Peterson looks to be a good one.  We discuss both teams pitc...

2 in a row for the Giants.  The usual recap of last night's victory (an all around excellent performance) is followed by today's pitching matchup analysis.  M gives his take, and Aidan sends in some interesting numbers concerning pitchers coming off a blowout loss.  All of this leads to today's Safe Bet of the Day™ where we try to keep matching the Giants wins. Send us Fan Mail

Giants win!  A quick look back at the Giants first win of the '26 season, their first HR, and the fine outing by Landon Roupp.  Don't give up hope yet, Giants fans.  We then move on to today's matchup between Logan Webb and German Marquez.  Aidan sends along a little info from the office in SD to take into account before we decide on today's Safe Bet of the Day™.  We do that, m...

A quick recap of yet another Giant's loss (is there an echo in here), is followed by an attempt at staying positive and a look at our new opponents, the SD Padres, who seem to be eerily similar to the Giants in many ways.  An analysis of the pitching matchup between youngster Landon Roupp and oldster Walker Buehler (I admit I have no right calling a 31 year old an oldster) reveals that I have...

Another quick recap of another Giants disappointing loss.  Let's hope this doesn't become commonplace. Giants hitting woes, defensive lapses and lack of energy come into play. Mark leans heavily on the old cliches to keep up the positive vibes.  Today's game seems more promising with a non-ace pitcher on the mound for the Yanks (Will Warren) and a motivated newcomer for the Giants i...

Aidan's back!  He gives a recap of Wednesday's disappointing loss, discusses some of Webb's post game metrics, and then goes into today's matchup between Robbie Ray and an up and coming new hard thrower for the Yanks named Cam Schlittler.  (Don't forget to pronounce the first "L".)  Mark follows that up with a few additions about the last game and few for today&a...

It's opening day and we're back to follow the Giants through another season. A little review of our mission is followed by topics to be interested in this year (new coach, new players...) before we get into today's game.  A quick discussion of Webb vs. Fried--2 aces on the mound, and whether the hitters will be ready.  And, finally, we finish with the Safe Bet of the Day™ and a quic...

Aidan is back!  Aidan starts off with a few ideas about going forward and possible future podcasts.  Then he recaps the dramatic finishes coming up in the different division races.  Shaping up to be a dramatic end of the year. He finishes with thank you's to the listeners. M then comes on with the usual quick recap of last night's Giants win (wait, did he say Giants win) before moving on...

For the penultimate episode, M bemoans another Giants loss before moving on to tonight's game. After an overview of the game and the pitching matchup he moves on to his prediction for the way the game plays out.  He finishes with a recap of a couple bad beats and then checks the barrels for a perfectly aged Safe Bet of the Day.™ Send us Fan Mail

M is back after a day off, and another Giants loss.  He makes a big announcement and then discusses the Brewers and how the Giants match up, or don't.  He quickly goes over the pitching matchup and explains his outlook for the game.  Finally, he taps the keg for a frothy Safe Bet of the Day." Send us Fan Mail

M is feeling like the Giants, a little under the weather, so he goes quickly through his thoughts, makes a couple announcements and leaves you with a medicinal cocktail of possible wagers before deciding on the strongest for the Safe Bet of the Day.™ Send us Fan Mail

M gets home late and has to do a quick recap of last night's Giants win.  He then rides the wave of repeat pitching matchups for ideas before landing on a repetitious and very dangerous Safe Bet of the Day.™ Send us Fan Mail

M celebrates the Giants 1st win in a while. Then he quickly moves on to tonight's game and the repeat matchup between Ray and Cortes.  This gives him a chance to re-explain a theory from earlier in the season and look for good picks tonight.  Unfortunately, the theory and the numbers don't match up. Finally, though, he settles down and establishes a mission on today's Safe Bet of th...

Aidan is working so M recaps another Giants loss before trying out a bit of a new approach this morning.  He gives a couple details about the pitchers then moves on to an explanation for a funky yet synchronous Dangerous Bet of the Day.™ Happy birthday Dave! Send us Fan Mail

Aidan is back!  He recaps last night's loss, talks about the positives (Gage), Chapman being on the IL and dishes out some great info on the Giants and fastball hitting, or lack thereof.  He then gives his prediction and his pick for the day.  M follows with a few added details, reviews the pitching matchup and makes his prediction, which is just the opposite of Aidan's.  He wrestles wit...

Aidan is called away on a work assignment again so M recaps Wednesday's embarrassing Giants loss, but sweaty SBOD win.  He then moves on to a general overview of the visiting Rays before focusing in on tonight's pitching matchup with Roupp returning.  This leads, of course, to his predictions for the game and a stinging Safe Bet of the Day.™ Send us Fan Mail

Aidan is predisposed at a new job this morning so M is left to discuss last night's Giants loss and bad beat.  He moves on to a quick overview of this afternoon's pitching matchup before cherry picking a rarely used verse for the Safe Bet of the Day.™ Send us Fan Mail

Aidan gives a short sermon on frustration, then focuses on tonight's game by delving into both Ray and Cortez, esp. Cortez' fastball and the Giants history against fastballs in general.  He lays out his ideas on how the game will play out and gives his best picks for the game.  M discusses the Giants exasperating last few weeks, adds a few details about both pitchers and then agrees with...

Aidan discusses yesterday's game and the bad numbers available. Then he moves on to tonight's Webb/Darvish matchup before digging through more bad numbers to make a couple suggestions for tonight.  He finishes with a hard hit shot at the trolls dogging Jen Powell, the first female umpire behind the plate.  Go Aidan!  M agrees and then recaps yesterday's loss. He gives some backgroun...

Aidan recaps yesterday's loss. He then goes deep into different pitcher types and how the Giants have fared against each.  Very informative.  That leads to his prediction for the game and his suggestions for today's wager.  M tosses in a bit about yesterday's loss, adds a few extra details about each pitcher, and then lays out his feel for the game.  He then agrees with Aidan to be...