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by | October 2, 2024 · 2:37 PM

Episode #306: President Posey

Buster Posey appears at the Giants’ press conference that introduced him as the Giants’ new President of Baseball Operations on October 1, 2024.

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The “Fire Farhan” brigade got their wish, but his replacement was a bit of a surprise. Buster Posey was named President of Baseball Operations of the San Francisco Giants. It’s not often that a franchise icon gets a chance to run their team, but if anyone can succeed, it’s Buster Posey. He was introduced Tuesday at Oracle Park and he promised to please the fans and players and get back to what San Francisco Giants’ baseball is all about. This man appears to care deeply about this team, and is somewhat putting his reputation on the line. A few call this move desperate, but it seems that most Giants fans are 100% behind this move. I mean, could it be worse than Farhan? One playoff appearance and one winning record in 6 years suggests not. Farhan’s time ran out. Maybe he was given too much rope as it is. Chad and Eric talk about this monumental decision in Giants history and the potential good and bad ramifications it could have on the franchise (we think mostly good!). 

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by | August 19, 2024 · 4:34 PM

Episode #305: The Last Bay Bridge Series

Blake Snell and the Giants played their last game at the Oakland Coliseum on Sunday, August 18, 2024. Snell allowed 1 ER in 6IP and has a 1.03 ERA since coming off the IL. / Robert Edwards-USA TODAY Sports.

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Be honest, you don’t really care about the Bay Bridge Series, but now that it’s gone, you pine for it. The Giants made their last visit to the Oakland Coliseum over the weekend for the final Bay Bridge Series, splitting the two games with their soon-not-to-be cross-bay rivals. Next year, the Giants will travel to their OWN AAA ballpark to play the A’s…wtf? Chad is joined by special guest Ryan Leong (@ryanleong) from Bay Area Sports Wrap to discuss his 25+ years of covering pro Bay Area sports and of course, Giants baseball. We take a historical look into the Giants’ franchise and how the near-move in 1993 compares with the A’s move today. We also chat about his Starter jacket collection, favorite memories at the Coliseum, Blake Snell, Logan Webb, Matt Chapman, the Giants’ playoff chances (now officially on life support), and frankly, criticize both Melvin and Zaidi. Ok, we are two grumpy 50-year old men shaking our fists at the Giant clouds in the sky.

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by | August 12, 2024 · 6:06 PM

Episode #304: Don’t Tease us, Giants!

The 2014 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants were honored at Oracle Park on Saturday. Most of the team was there, including Bum, Posey, the core 4, Pence, Panik, Peavy, Vogey, Belt, Sabean, and more. How has it been 10 YEARS?! (Photo by SF Giants)

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The Giants have been slowly creeping up in the standings and suddenly find themselves 2 games above .500 and only 1.5 games back of the wild card with 42 to play. We discuss their playoff chances, their recent trades, the demotion of Doval, Snell’s resurgence and no-hitter, the all-important 4-game series with the Braves this week, the 2014 World Series team reunion, and much, much more. 

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by | July 17, 2024 · 4:22 PM

Episode #303: Giants are Mid

Logan Webb did not pitch well in his first All Star game, giving up 3 earned runs in one inning of a 5-3 loss to the American League in Texas. (Photo by MLB video/FOX Sports)

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Well, they are. At the All Star break, the Giants stand at 3 games under .500, and while they are only 3 games back of the final wildcard spot, they have 5 teams ahead of them. That’s a tough assignment. Should they sell, buy, or stand pat? Eric and Chad discuss the Giants prospects of making the playoffs with 67 games remaining. We also had an All-Star game, where the two Giants didn’t do so well in another NL loss. And…we talk about the MLB draft with the Giants going outfield heavy in the early rounds.

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by | April 15, 2021 · 4:57 PM

Episode #220: I Feel Good!

Brandon Crawford and his hair admires his go-ahead 3-run homer against the Rockies during the Giants first home stand. His timely hits have helped propel the Giants to a 8-4 record. (Photo: MLB.com)

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With the way the Giants are playing, we DO feel good! For those of you who are old enough to remember the 1989 “I Feel Good” commercial/campaign the Giants ran….you’ll understand. Join us for episode #220 as Chad and Eric review the Giants series in San Diego and against Colorado and Cincinnati. We discuss the incredible timely hitting (despite being second-worst in batting average in the NL), and excellent pitching that has contributed to their scorching 8-4 start to the season. Alex Wood joined the rotation and will pitch in Miami, but that’s balanced by a lat injury to Johnny Cueto in the finale of the Reds series.

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by | April 5, 2021 · 2:40 PM

Episode #219: Bullpen Meltdown

Buster Posey hits his second homer in as many games to open up the 2021 season. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images))

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Join us for episode #219 as Chad, Eric, and Willie (he joins mid-show) review the Giants opening series in Seattle. We discuss the bullpen meltdown, power surges from Buster and Longoria, a great start by Gausman, tickets at Oracle, notable performances around the league and more!

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by | March 30, 2021 · 2:36 PM

Episode #218: 2021 Season Preview

Helio Ramos wrapped up his strong spring by winning the Barney Nugent award, which honors the Giants’ top newcomer to big-league camp. (Credit: Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The Chronicle)

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Join us for episode #218 as TortureCast’s founder, Willie Dills Gregory joins Chad and Eric to wrap up spring training and preview the upcoming season, including our annual total win and playoff predictions. We also read off all of our listener win predictions and Eric even proposes trading Buster Posey…what?!

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by | March 22, 2021 · 3:00 PM

Episode #217: The Season Opener is Nigh

Evan Longoria has been hot for the Giants, belting 4 homers with 10 RBI this spring. (Credit: Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports)

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Join us for episode #217 as we review the week in Giants’ spring training camp, notable performances, cuts, news, injuries and our top 5 favorite Giants outfielders of all time.

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by | March 15, 2021 · 4:00 PM

Episode #216: Cuts, Rules and Stats

Brandon Belt was finally activated this week. He revealed that he suffered from COVID-19 in January, followed by mono. That’s a bad double-whammy. He’s questionable for opening day. (Randy Vazquez / Bay Area News Group)

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Join us for episode #216 as we review the week in Giants’ spring training camp, notable performances, cuts, experimental rules in the minors, news, injuries and our top 5 favorite Giants infielders of all time.

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by | March 8, 2021 · 7:20 PM

Episode #215: Young Spring Power

Heliot Ramos (80) of the San Francisco Giants homered twice against the Chicago White Sox at Scottsdale stadium in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Thursday, March 4, 2021. Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The Chronicle

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The Giants have a small power surge going in their lineup this week with two bombs by young phenom Heliot Ramos and solo shots coming from six other players. Jose Alvarez also signed with the Giants this week, further bolstering their pen with yet another lefty. Eric and Chad talk about how the Giants are building their roster with depth as a strength, since they lack some of the talent that lurks on rosters in LA and San Diego. We also look at another top 5: this time our top 5 Giants pitchers in our own lifetimes. Obviously, Bum and Timmy made our lists, but perhaps we’re old enough to sneak on pitchers from the 80’s? Look for us to regularly record every Monday throughout the rest of the season. We streamed this episode on Facebook Live and the video is accessible below.

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