Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys

One is hurt and the other is struggling mightily. It is not good times for the Brandons of the Giants right now.

Welcome to episode eight of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys podcast. After a brief break, we react to the trade that sent away Mauricio Dubon, who captured the hearts of Giants fans despite lackluster play on the field. And the latest hot rumor circulating through baseball is that Juan Soto could very much become available this summer, and the Giants absolutely HAVE to win that deal. Later, Sha...

Willard and Shasky react to the end of the Mauricio Dubon era, and also get into why Juan Soto is by far the one guy Farhan Zaidi should break away from his plan to acquire.

Shasky explains why he thinks we no longer need to worry about the future of Camilo Doval, and Willard wonders how mad the Giants players are that Luis Gonzalez got sent down when he was the teams best hitter over the last three weeks.

We are just over a month into the season, and thanks to expanded playoffs, the National League playoff field already appears set, depriving us of any sort of drama this summer. And we play a little 3 Up and 3 Down, plus a look at the upcoming series at home vs the Padres.

Welcome to the seventh episode of Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys. The Giants lineup is almost whole again, and the results on the scoreboard have been noticeable. That does not change the fact that there is still reason to worry about Joey Bart though. Plus, Connor Joe makes his return to the Giants. Later, the Giants are finding new and exciting ways to move players on and off the roster, this ti...

The Giants lineup is whole again, and to celebrate the Orange and Black put an offensive beatdown on the Rockies to run their winning streak over them to 10 games.

The Giants have found new and interesting ways to hold onto players, which will come in handy as they try to figure out a way to keep guys like Luis Gonzalez on the roster.

Gabe was asked one of the more difficult questions he has ever faced as manager of the Giants: If you have a beard, does that mean you also have a mustache? Our two hosts, who combine for zero facial hair, weigh in.

Welcome to episode six of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. (1:06) The Giants bats came to life to ensure they got a split with the St. Louis Cardinals in this weekends 4-game series. This was also the last time (baring a playoff matchup) that we will see Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina play against the Giants at Oracle Park. The Giants lineup is getting healthy again though, which could...

The Giants offense finally came back to life to take a split of the 4-game series vs the St. Louis Cardinals this weekend. Nolan Arenado going 3-17 certainly helped with that. But guys are getting healthy again and the lineup is looking more and more complete. And Jakob Junis is officially the newest big Farhan Find.

Logan Webb has had a rough stretch over his last three starts, and is still somehow 3-0 over those same three starts. Is he getting the reverse Matt Cain treatment? Also, Camilo Doval is growing into his role as a closer more and more, and what did the Giants do on the basepaths that had Willard and Shasky impressed?

The Giants may not be the best team in baseball, and they might not have the flashiest stars in their lineup. But what they lack in star power, they might also lack in entertainment value. And yes they still keep winning. How is it a team that wins is not exciting? Or is this team exciting and we just don't know it yet?

Welcome to episode 5 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. (:58) The Giants were humbled in the worst way by the Dodgers this week as their lineup is in tatters due to injuries and covid. But it is not all bad. After all, the Giants got off to a bad start against the Dodgers last year too. But Joey Bart is struggling, and if the Giants want to get on the Dodgers level, they might have to...

It was not a good opening series in the rivalry for the Giants, who got swept in a two-game series in LA this week, and the only good news was that the series was only two games. Nerves are starting to creep in about Joey Bart, and how the Giants can get on the same level as the Dodgers.

Giants fans are clamoring for the team to go about business the Dodgers way and sign the best talent on the market every year. The Giants front office cares more about who brings the best on-field results. The early returns suggest the Giants front office might know a little better here.

Shasky has his Giants thoughts, and Mark decides whether those thoughts are fair or foul. Also, why the Cardinals are the Giants #2 rival.

Welcome to Episode 4 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. (:46) The Giants suffered their first losing homestand since last Labor Day Weekend, and just the second losing homestand in the last two seasons. Concern is growing over Brandon Crawford's slow start to the season, but Gabe Kapler is still pushing all the right buttons, when he has them available. (16:49) Later, the Giants also w...

A week after ticking off the Nationals, they come into Oracle and knock the Giants pitchers around for 49 hits while take two of three from the Orange and Black.

Major League Baseball rosters shrink from 28 to 26 players this week, and if that isn't complicated enough, there are also SEVEN guys the Giants expect to get healthy in the next two weeks. Long story short, Farhan is going to be very busy making roster moves.

The Giants and Dodgers are set to renew their rivalry this week. Willard and Shasky take a look at the state of the rivalry now that two key pieces in Buster Posey and Kenley Jansen are no longer a part of it.

Welcome to Episode 3 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. We recap the first half of the Bay Bridge Series, in what could be the beginning of the end of the rivalry. And the Giants bullpen will be the reason that the Giants are always in games, and will possibly keep them in the division race as well. Later (15:45) the 538 has the Giants pegged for some massive regression this season. Bu...

The Giants and A's split the first half of the Bay Bridge Series, but this rivalry could be in its final years. Plus, why the Giants will always be in games no matter what, so long as this unit is performing.

538 tabbed the Giants as being ripe for regression this season. But is it possible the Giants have figured out a way to beat regression and once again prove the models wrong?

We may be just a few weeks into the season, but the NL West already looks like it is settling into shape, with the Giants and Dodgers once again set to battle it out for first place and the Padres trying to find their way into the conversation. And who is the future leader of the Giants?