Welcome to Episode 87 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys podcast. Jordan Hicks joins the podcast in this episode to talk about his first days as a member of the Giants, as well as how he came to throw the ball so hard, and which pitch he "likes" the most.

Welcome to episode 86 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. The Giants took an ugly loss on Friday night, but overall, it could be a lot worse. Sam Lubman and Joe Shasky break down where the Giants stand compared to the rest of the NL West, address the slow start of Blake Snell and take a look at the tense situation surrounding MLB umpires right now.

Lubman and Shasky react to the Giants 4-game split with the Diamondbacks and how the team currently stacks up against the other big dogs in the NL West. Plus, the right field situation needs to change.

It should not be a shock that Blake Snell has gotten off to a slow start. And while the expectation is still better days are ahead, it does not make it any easier right now.

Lubman and Shasky are both proponents of human umpires, but recent events is making it harder to deny that the game of baseball should not be trending towards robotic umpires.

Welcome to Episode 85 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys Podcast. Sam Lubman and Joe Shasky react to the good and bad of Blake Snells first start, and what about Snells start worries Sam the most going forward. Later, Giants fans are in a panic, and Lubman and Shasky break down what exactly is worth worrying about. And finally, Shasky introduces Swing or Take: are you swinging at this take, or taking it and watching it go by?

Shasky and Lubman react to the good and bad from Blake Snells first start of the season.

It has been 11 games. There is no need to panic about the Giants. Yet.

Shasky asks Lubman if he is swinging (In) or taking (Out) on various Giants topics.

Welcome to Episode 84 of the Garlic Fries and Baseball Guys podcast. Sam Lubman and Joe Shasky kick off the regular season by breaking down the good, bad and ugly first impressions from the Giants as they split their weekend series with the Padres in San Diego. Later, the guys breakdown the early returns of the Giants lineup and who should really be batting where. And finally, the Giants cut ties with Joey Bart, completing a failure that will be felt up and down the organization.