We can write lazy click bait headlines too! Our editors break down the Padres series so far: a winning streak!, Kai Wei Teng ... again, a Roupp-ian disaster, before boldly predicting what will happen in Verlander's start. Then they dive into the Heliot Ramos controversy and discuss the journalistic quality (or lack thereof) of some media outlets.

Our new cocktail podcast, The Perfect Sip, is on hiatus but new episodes are in production. (Yeah, it's taking a long time ... life, you know?) If you haven't listened yet, you can catch up here: https://the-perfect-sip.captivate.fm/listen

Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking a Snoopy while Ben is drinking a Rattlesnake. Recipes below.

• 3/4 oz Bourbon
• 3/4 oz Grand Marnier
• 1/2 oz Galiano
• 1/2 oz Aperol Campari
• 1/4 oz Lemon Juice
• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a rocks glass with a large ice cube. Garnish with an orange peel.

• 2 oz Rye Whiskey
• 3/4 oz - 1 oz Lemon juice
• 3/4 oz - 1 oz Simple syrup
• 1 egg white
• 1/2 tsp Absinthe for rinse
• Add the absinthe to a chilled coupe or martini glass. Add the remaining ingredients except the absinthe to a shaker with no ice. Shake for 15-20 seconds to emulsify the egg white. Open the shaker and add ice and shake again until well chilled. Swirl the absinthe around your prepared glass and dump any excess. Double strain the shaker contents into the glass.

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Bob makes the bigs. Our proud fathers break down the Tampa Bay series and Logan Webb's mojo (or lack thereof) and then dive into a lightning round wherein they discuss the future of right field, the starting rotation, Brandon Belt disease, and Robbie Ray's 2026 mojo target.

Our new cocktail podcast, The Perfect Sip, is on hiatus but new episodes are in production. (Yeah, it's taking a long time ... life, you know?) If you haven't listened yet, you can catch up here: https://the-perfect-sip.captivate.fm/listen

Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking an Algonquin Sour while Matthew is drinking a Giant Passion Rum Punch. Recipes below.

• 2 oz Rye whiskey
• 1 oz Dry vermouth
• 1 oz Pineapple juice
• Pineapple wedge and maraschino cherry for garnish
• Combine the whiskey, vermouth and pineapple juice in a shaker with ice. Shake until well chilled and double strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with the pineapple wedge and cherry on a cocktail pick.

• 1 oz Appleton Estate Signature (funky base)
• 1 oz Planteray 3 Stars (bright and dry backbone)
• 0.75 oz Passion fruit syrup
• 0.5 oz Falernum
• 0.5 oz Dry Curaçao
• 0.75 oz Lime juice
• 2 dashes Angostura Bitters
• 1/4 oz High Proof Rum for float (optional)
• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until well chilled. Strain into a Collin’s glass (or Tiki Mug!) with crushed ice. Float high proof rum off the back of a bar spoon, if using. Garnish with mint and a spent lime half.

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Warning: uncensored (and funny!) rants contained within. Our disconsolate wretches break down the drubbing of all hope by the San Diego padres before discussing where this season went wrong (the hitting, it was the hitting), who's to blame (Buster? Melvin? Adames? Chapman? Devers? Lee?), and what can be done to fix it this year and next.

Our new cocktail podcast, The Perfect Sip, is on hiatus but new episodes are in production. (Yeah, it's taking a long time ... life, you know?) If you haven't listened yet, you can catch up here: https://the-perfect-sip.captivate.fm/listen

Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking Salty & Shameful while Ben is drinking a Garden of Despair. Recipes below.

• 1 oz Bourbon (Bottled in Bond)
• 3/4 oz Absinthe
• 3/4 oz Averna
• One dropper of saline solution (4:1 water to salt)
• 1 Dash Angostura Bitters
• Lemon Twist for garnish
• Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice. Stir for 30 seconds until well-chilled and diluted. Strain into a rocks glass with a large chunk of ice. Express lemon oils over drink and discard the peel like your hopes for the Giants.

• 1/2 oz Strawberry infused vodka
• 3/4 oz Icelandic pink gin
• 3/4 oz Agricole rum
• 3/4 oz Lemon juice
• 3/4 oz Elderflower simple syrup
• Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with edible but bitter flowers.

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