Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys

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 time

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.

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, another rough start for Willy Adames, but at least the bullpen looked pretty good

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

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 Seymour, Ryan Walker and catcher Patrick Bailey.

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

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 Santos joined The Morning Roast the other day and painted a bleak picture of the Giants bullpen

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 Santos joined The Morning Roast the other day and painted a bleak picture of the Giants bullpen

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 Santos joined The Morning Roast the other day and painted a bleak picture of the Giants bullpen

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 or not

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 ticketed for Sacramento when camp breaks

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 Valdez. And what do we expect the final roster to look like and who is Sam omitting from his roster prediction? The answer will probably piss you off.

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.

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.

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 nuggets

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 the Blue Jays can win the World Series.

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 on The Butcher Shop Podcast to react to the news.

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.

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 Bochy, and why this next hire is more important than past hires.

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

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 Lubman.

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.

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, previewing a MASSIVE series against the Dodgers.

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?

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 Willy Adames and Rafael Devers have meant for the team, and what it's like to share an on-screen meal with Eli Manning.

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.

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 months.

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 still not giving up on the 2025 season.

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 Hayden Birdsong down the stretch of the season.

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 deadline acquisitions. They also touch on the specific struggles of Justin Verlander and Rafael Devers. 

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 did, and did not, make the All-Star Game.

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, including a comparrison of shortstops, some dreaded stadium talk, and discussing how much the Bay Bridge Series rivalry hit with fans.

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 first week of the 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 "where Devers hits in the lineup" and "what position does he play," and more.

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 the upcoming series with the Dodgers.

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 experience meeting Brock Purdy last year. This interview was originally aired on The Orange and Black Weekend Wrap this past Saturday June 7th.

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 why Giants fans should exercise more patience with Bryce Eldridge.

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.

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 rotation means for the team as a whole, and Sam has another new thought for the Giants closer situation.

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 Corbin Burnes.

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 the Giants at the comfy confines of Wrigley Field and the Chicago Cubs.

Welcome to Episode 127 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Joe Shasky react to the Giants first series against an NL West team, a 2-game sweep at the hands of the Padres, and wonder if it is time to swap Hayden Birdsong in for Landon Roupp in the rotation. Also, after a month a of baseball, what is it that the Giants do well right now?

Welcome to Episode 126 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Joe Shasky is playing golf today, so Sam Lubman is rolling solo and talking about the Giants taking two of three from Bruce Bochy's Texas Rangers over the weekend. Robbie Ray and Justin Verlander had huge bounce-back starts, and the real story might be how the Giants have put together baseball's second-best record when their lineup has not even begun to click like we know it will.

Welcome to Episode 125 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman is joined by Steven Rissotto (Joe Shasky on assignment) to react to the Giants latest big comeback win and the confidence building in the clubhouse with every win. They also talk about the concerns over the starting rotation and back end of the bullpen, two areas expected to be strengths this year. Plus, Wilmer Flores continues to be awesome.

Welcome to Episode 124 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. The Giants have lost 3 of their last 4 and for the first time all season, are scuffling a bit. Ryan Walker has the guys concerned about the the late innings, and there are not many options to remedy those issues right now. Later, the Willy Adames concerns are still real, but not as real as the concerns over first base.

Welcome to Episode 123 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman is going solo this week to recap the Giants 4-game series split with the Phillies, and how the Giants are making a statement to the rest of baseball with their performance this week. Plus, where the concern level is with the Giants starting rotation, and the best development from the early part of the season.

Welcome to Episode 122 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Joe Shasky is off for this episode, so Steven Rissotto is called upon to pinch hit for him alongside Sam Lubman. The Giants took 2 of 3 from the Yankees in The Bronx, and Jung Hoo Lee showed the Big Apple why he is the Giants next great star.

Welcome to Episode 121 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Joe Shasky talk about the amazing comeback the Giants pulled off against the Reds on Wednesday. Plus why Lubman believes Jung Hoo Lee is the superstar the Giants have been waiting for. Later, the guys discuss the biggest issue on the Giants so far in this young season: what to do with Camilo Doval.

Welcome to Episode 120 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Joe Shasky react to the Giants sweep of the Mariners to start the home portion of their schedule. Jung Hoo Lee looks poised to have a huge year, and the Giants outfield as a whole is a massive strength. Plus, the bullpen covered for a shaky performance from the starters, and Willy Adames found a way to endear himself to the home crowd.

Welcome to Episode 119 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Joe Shasky talk about the first week fo Giants baseball and why this start has them excited for what the rest of 2025 can offer. Forget the small sample size, Giants baseball is exciting again!