Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys
by Audacy
95.7 The Game host Joe Shasky and producer Sam Lubman bring you Giants talk by The Bay. Passionate, entertaining team and player analysis from 3rd and King. A fresh perspective on the games, storylines and personalities inside dugout, front office and around Major League Baseball.
Episodes
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Willy Adames Is Called Out, Plus A Chat With Logan Webb
Welcome to Episode 174 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman reacts to Mike Krukow calling out Willy Adames, plus hear an interview with Logan Webb from the final weekend of the Giants season
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Nothing Is Guaranteed For The Giants Right Now
Welcome to Episode 173 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman reacts to the good from the Giants end of the year press conference (there was some) and the bad (there was a lot) as well as whether or not Giants fans should have any semblance of hope going forward
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Rafi Devers' Season Comes To A Sudden End
Welcome to Episode 172 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman talks about the sudden end of Rafi Devers' season, plus if Logan Webb could be the next to see his season end prematurely. Finally, the Giants are offering a ticket credit to fans who attend games against the Twins.
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The Giants Have A Scrappy Lineup
Welcome to Episode 171 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman is back to talk about a Giants lineup full of Sacramento Rivercats that is actually pretty fun to watch. Logan Webb has been less fun to watch, and there might be some concern there. There is definitely concern over...
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The Giants Are In Their Growing Pains Era
Welcome to Episode 170 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman talks about the growing pains the Giants will undergo with so many new and young faces on the roster, and why those growing pains could turn into positives down the line. Also, recapping the Wall of Fame ceremony…
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The Giants We So Close To That First Sweep Of The Season
Welcome to Episode 169 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman goes solo in this episode to break down the Giants weekend series against that could have been a sweep over the Angels, but was not. Carson Wisenhunt will not be part of the Giants rotation, and also Sam takes a look...
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I Don't Want The Giants To Trade Logan Webb
Welcome to Episode 168 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman goes solo this week, reacting to Logan Webb's start against the Cubs and why he does not want the Giants to trade him, plus the performances of the Giants young pitchers and what to make of the Rafi Devers trade a…
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A Moment That Truly Represents The 2026 Giants Season
Welcome to Episode 167 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto react to the lowest moment of the season (so far) from Wednesdays game when Willy Adames got thrown at at home courtesy of an aggressive Hector Borg send. Plus, what the hell do the Giants do with...
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The Giants Are Just Stuck
Welcome to Episode 166 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto react to the Giants 4-6 road trip, as well as talk about the latest bubbling rage with Giants fans over Bryce Eldridge. Plus, should Buster Posey just do a full on rebuild?
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Buster Posey Send Another Message
Welcome to Episode 165 of The Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto react to the calling up of Bryce Eldridge and Jesus Rodriguez, and what it means for the Giants as a whole. Plus, Buster is showing more support in Tony Vitello, and who needs to see less playing...
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The Giants Are On To Cincinnati
Welcome to episode 164 of The Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto break down some early season concerns for the Giants, what they should do at the catching spot, and the latest reason not to call up Bryce Eldridge just yet.
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Tony Vitello Did Nothing Wrong This Weekend
Welcome to Episode 163 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto react to the highs and lows of Tony Vitellos first weekend as a big league manager, and why the things he said this weekend should be alarm Giants fans, even if they do alarm Giants fans. Plus,...
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The 2026 San Francisco Giants Season Preview Spectacular
Welcome to the 162nd Episode of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto preview the Giants upcoming season, including who needs to have a big year, best and worst case scenarios, and how badly does this team need to make the playoffs
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Roster Cuts Are Coming, Plus Conversations With Carson Seymour, Ryan Walker and Patrick Bailey
Welcome to Episode 161 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman comes at you from Spring Training with thoughts on the Giants next big round of roster cuts, the bullpen and some concerning Hayden Birdsong news. Plus, hear his conversations with a trio of Giants players: Carson...
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A Conversation With Matt Gage And Casey Schmitt
Welcome to Episode 160 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman is on "vacation" in Scottsdale, Arizona for Giants spring training this week, and today he got a chance to chat with Giants lefty reliever Matt Gage and infielder Casey Schmitt. Enjoy
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Bryce Eldridge Could Force His Way On To The Opening Day Roster
Welcome to Episode 159 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto talk about some very interesting postion battles taking place in spring training right now, and why it could all end with Bryce Eldridge on the Giants Opening Day Roster. Also, Justice delos…
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Bryce Eldridge Could Force His Way On To The Opening Day Roster
Welcome to Episode 159 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto talk about some very interesting postion battles taking place in spring training right now, and why it could all end with Bryce Eldridge on the Giants Opening Day Roster. Also, Justice delos…
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Bryce Eldridge Could Force His Way On To The Opening Day Roster
Welcome to Episode 159 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto talk about some very interesting postion battles taking place in spring training right now, and why it could all end with Bryce Eldridge on the Giants Opening Day Roster. Also, Justice delos…
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How About That Giants Outfield
Welcome to Episode 158 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto talk about what the Giants outfield might look like come Opening Day, plus why Sam is miffed that the Giants did not sign Max Scherzer, and Stevens test for if Tony Vitello is having a good season...
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Let's Not Lose Our Heads About Tony Vitello
Welcome to Episode 157 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto talk about Tony Vitello's media scrums this week, as well as dive into some comments from Buster Posey about the expectations for the season, and finally the latest evidence that Bryce Eldridge is...
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We Did It! We Made It To Spring Training!
Welcome to Episode 155 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Pitchers and catchers report to Scottsdale for the Giants Spring Training today. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto react to the plus and minuses of the Luis Arraez signing, as well as the Giants decision not to sign Framber…
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Welcome To The Giants Harrison Bader!
Welcome to Episode 156 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto react to the signing of Harrison Bader to play centerfield, and also talk about why the job is still not done for Buster Posey and the Giants front office.
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Giants Fans Are Not Happy
Welcome to Episode 154 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto are here to talk about Giants fans being unhappy in response to reports that the Giants will not be in the hunt for high-priced free agents and why those Giants fans are right to be unhappy.
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How Will Tony Vitello's Giants Be Better
Welcome to Episode 153 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto talk about how the Giants will be different with Tony Vitello now managing the team. Later on they discuss the expectations for the Giants oin Year 1 under Vitello, plus some early free agency...
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What Will Be Different Now That Tony Vitello Is The Giants Manager
Welcome to Episode 152 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto react to the news that Tony Vitello is ow OFFICIALLY the Giants new manager. They discuss why this hire could work and what the Giants could look like under Vitellos leadership. Plus, hope that…
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Crossover Episode! Tony Vitello Soon To Become The Next Giants Manager
Welcome to a special crossover edition of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. The Giants are closing in on hiring Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello to be their manager. A historic hire like this requires two podcasts to talk about it, so Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto join Joe Shasky…
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What Will the Next Giants Manager Be Like?
Welcome to Episode 151 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steve Rissotto are back to talk about the candidates for the Giants managerial opening and what the next Giants manager needs to bring to the table.
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The Giants End The Bob Melvin Era
Welcome to Episode 150 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman recruits Joe Spadoni, a longtime A's fan who knows a thing or two about being disappointed by Bob Melvin, to react to the Giants dismissal of their manager after two years. Also, should the Giants reunite with Bruce...
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The Giants Are Not Going To The Playoffs. Again.
Welcome to Episode 149 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman reacts to the Giants once again missing the playoffs despite having a playoff-caliber roster of talent. Plus, the murky future of Bob Melvin
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Bryce Eldridge Is Here And The Giants Future Seems Good Again
HEEEEEEEE'S BAAAAAACK. Welcome to Episode 148 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. At long last, Joe Shasky makes his return to the podcast to talk about the arrival of Bryce Eldridge. Plus, a long time nemesis of the Giants calls it quits, and the Giants midness has finally broken Sam...
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The Giants Are Not On The Dodgers Level
Welcome to Episode 147 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman recaps the terrible weekend the Giants had against the Dodgers and explains the added importance of this weeks series in the desert against the Snakes.
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The San Francisco Giants Are In This Thing!
Welcome to Episode 146 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. The Giants are officially in a playoff chase with the Mets and Reds and Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto talk about how realistic it is for the Giants to be the final team standing for the 6th and final wild card spot. Plus,...
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The Giants Are Showing Fight But It Might Be Too Late
Welcome to Episode 145, not 146, of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto react to the Giants scuffle with the Rockies on Tuesday. Also, is this recent offensive surge enough to carry them to the playoffs, and what all this means for Bob Melvin's future?
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Logan Webb Is Getting Strikeouts And Acting In Commercials Now
Welcome to Episode 144 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman catches up with Logan Webb for his fourth appearance on this podcast. We get into Logan becoming more of a strikeout pitcher this year while also hitting 1,000 innings for his career. Plus, what the additions of…
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No One Knows Why The Giants Are Bad
Welcome to Episode 143 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto talk about the Giants season effectively coming to an end this week, the tenuous future of Bob Melvin, and why no one seems to know why this team is struggling so much.
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The Giants Sell Off Some Notable Names At The Trade Deadline
Welcome to Episode 142 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto react to the Giants selling Tyler Rogers, Camilo Doval and Mike Yastrzemski at the trade deadline. Plus, reaction to the haul of players they brought back, and what to care about these next two...
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I Have A Lot Of Pent Up Frustration About The Giants
Welcome to Episode 141 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman goes solo in this episode because, like most Giants fans, he is feeling very frustrated over his team and has to get his thoughts off as to why. Plus, what he wants to see the Giants do at the deadline, and why he is...
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The Giants Have A HUGE Homestand Coming Up
Welcome to Episode 140 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto react to the Giants 2-4 road trip, and the seemingly heating up bats of Rafael Devers and Matt Chapman to go along with Willy Adames latest hot stretch. Plus, what to expect from Landen Roupp and...
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The All Star Break Is Over And The Giants Second Half Begins
Welcome to Episode 139 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Steven Rissotto and former Giants reliver George Kontos recap the MLB All-Star Game festivities, preview the Giants’ second half, how the young starters in the rotation could fair through an entire season, and possible trade...
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It Is Time To Believe In Willy Adames
Welcome to Episode 138 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto dive into the hot stretch that Willy Adames is having and how sustainable it is. Plus, how concerning are the struggles of Rafael Devers and Justin Verlander? Finally, reacting to the Giants who...
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The Giants And A's Renew The Rivalry In The State Capital
Welcome to Episode 137 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. We got a special one this week, Sam Lubman is joined by former 95.7 The Game producer and current 1320 KHTK 10-12 host Kyle Madson, who is also an Oakland A's fan, to preview this weekends series between the Giants and the A's,...
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A Murky Future For Justin Verlander And Tyler Fitzgerald
Welcome to Episode 136 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Dan Dibley is the guest co-host this week, and he and Sam talk about the winless plight of Justin Verlander, as well as react to the demotion of Tyler Fitzgerald. Plus, why are the Giants pressing so much, and evaluating the...
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The Giants Enter Their Rafael Devers Era
Welcome to Episode 135 of the Garlic Fires and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Steven Rissotto react to the Giants massive trade with the Red Sox for Rafael Devers, as well as the raw comments Jonathan Papelbon had about Devers on Willard and Dibs. Plus other big questions remain, like…
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The Giants Suffer A Coors Field Loss Before Facing The Dodgers
Welcome to Episode 134 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman is joined by Daryle The Guru Johnson for this episode. The guys react to the Giants heartbreaking and embarassing walk-off loss to the Rockies, talk about the potential bounce back of Willy Adames, and take a look at...
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How Going To The Bullpen Made Kyle Harrison A Better Starting Pitcher
Welcome to Episode 133 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys podcast. This episode features Sam Lubmans interview with Giants left-handed starting pitcher Kyle Harrison. Sam talks with Kyle about the Giants responding to Busters Poseys message, how he has improved as a starter this year, and his...
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The Incredible Highs And Lows Of The San Francisco Giants Season
Welcome to Episode 132 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. It has been a wild week of emotional highs and lows for Giants fans, and who better to put those emotions into perspective than Matt Steinmetz, this weeks guest co-host. Plus, the expectations of Camilo Doval as the closer, and...
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The Giants Desperately Need To Get The Bats Going
Welcome to a very special edition of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Bonta Hill, at long last, joins the pod to talk about the Giants rough weekin Detroit, and the even rougher state of the Giants offense that is scuffling in the worst ways.
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It's Wilmer Flores Appreciation Week!
Welcome to Episode 131 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman is celebrating the gift that has been Wilmer Flores in 2025, as he accounts for two-thirds of the Giants wins in their sweep over the A's. Plus, what moving Jordan Hicks to the bullpen and Hayden Birdsong to the...
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The Giants Also Had A Bad Weekend vs A Team From Minnesota
Welcome to Episode 129 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman goes solo this week and finally says it: it's time to remove Ryan Walker as the Giants closer. Also, Heliot Ramos is on an All-Star path again, and the Giants welcome the Diamondbacks to town, but will not face…
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Willy Adames Is Heating Up
Welcome to Episode 128 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Joe Shasky are excited to see the calendar turn to May, because it means Willy Adames is starting to get hot at the plate. Plus, why Matt Chapman is valuable even when he is not hitting, and another test awaits…
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95.7 The Game host Joe Shasky and producer Sam Lubman bring you Giants talk by The Bay. Passionate, entertaining team and player analysis from 3rd and King. A fresh perspective on the games, storylines and personalities inside dugout, front office and around Major League Baseball.
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