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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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