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.

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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.

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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.

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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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It's our annual plea for your listenership! Our grovel-goblins prostrate themselves as they break down the Nationals series in a pleasant and interesting way, acknowledging the negative bits but only by implication. They also present reasons why you should continue to pay attention to the Giants or, more importantly, listen to the Giant Cocktails for the remainder of the season.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking a Red Hawaii while Matthew is drinking a Southside. Recipes below.

• 1 oz Strawberry infused vodka
• 1 oz White rum
• 1/2 oz Cointreau
• 1/2 oz Lime juice
• 1/2 oz Simple syrup
• Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice, strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with strawberries.

• 2 oz Gin
• 1 oz Lemon Juice
• 3/4 oz Simple Syrup
• 5 mint leaves
• Muddle mint and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker. Add the gin, lemon juice, and ice. Shake until well-chilled. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a mint sprig.

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A quarter tank of hope? Our Lost Boys break down the Pirates series and the roster as they take stock of what (little?) hope the Giants have for the rest of 2025 and beyond. How good is the rotation now? How about that pitching depth? Is the best bullpen in baseball still ... decent? What about right field? Oh, and will the Eldritch Knight ever be allowed to play first base?

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 Pecan Whiskey Sour while Ben is drinking a Strawberry Vaquiri. Recipes below.

• 2 oz Bourbon
• 3/4 oz Pecan Liqueur
• 1/4 oz Maple Syrup
• 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until well-chilled. Strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice. Garnish with a lemon twist.

• 1 oz Strawberry infused vodka
• 1 oz Rum
• 1 oz Lime juice
• 1 oz Simple syrup
• Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with fresh or candied strawberries.

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The dust has settled on the trade deadline. A resolute Matthew consoles a heartbroken Ben as they break down the Mets series, and the trades of Camilo Doval and Mike Yastrzemski.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking Camilo's Farewell while Matthew is drinking a Banana Split. Recipes below.

• 1 oz Agricole rum
• 1 oz Demerara rum
• 1/2 oz Ginger liqueur
• 2 dashes cherry bitters
• Combine rums, ginger liqueur, and cherry bitters into a mixing glass with ice and stir to desired dilution. Strain into a rocks with a large chunk ice. Cry quietly while drinking.

• 1.5 oz Flor de Cana 12-year Rum
• 1/4 oz Banana Liqueur
• 1/2 oz Pineapple Syrup
• 3/4 oz Lime Juice
• 1 Dash Chocolate Bitters
• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake for 10-12 seconds. Double-strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a banana slice or chocolate shavings.

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**Warning: Explicit** RIP 2025. Our mourners process the demise of the 2025 season as Buster Posey declares the Giants non-contenders by trading away one of top 5 relievers in baseball.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking a Bitter Buster while Ben is drinking Sh*t From My Bar. Recipes below.

• 2 oz Rye Whiskey
• 3/4 oz Dry Vermouth
• 1/2 oz Averna
• 2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
• 1 Dash Black Walnut Bitters
• Orange Peel for Garnish
• Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice. Stir for 30 seconds, until well-chilled. Strain into a rocks glass with a large ice cube. Express orange peel over the drink. Discard peel like a once-loved reliever.

• 1 -3 novelty travel bottles of liquor you received as a gift or bought as a gag
• 1-3 flavored sodas (like coke or Jolt or something
• Your dignity for garnish
• Open one or more of the travel bottles of liquor. Open one or move the sodas. Combine in glass with ice. Remove your dignity. Drink. Don’t lie if you like it. (You won't like it, but you'll drink it anyway.)

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We need a crash cart, stat! Our doctors diagnose the damage after the Mets trucking. Ben says the patient is a goner, Matthew thinks Ben's an idiot, only time will tell who's right. Oh, and Lou Seal gets upstaged by the Crazy Crab.

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Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking Strawberry Fields Forever while Matthew is drinking a Brown Derby. Recipes below.

• 2 oz Strawberry Infused Vodka
• 1/2 oz Simple Syrup
• 3-4 oz Club Soda
• 1 Strawberry for Garnish
• To make the strawberry infused vodka, take a large heap of strawberry tops (leaves and all) or whole strawberries and add to 12 oz of vodka and allow to infuse overnight. Then add vodka and simple syrup to a highball glass with ice. Top with club soda and garnish with strawberry.

• 2 oz high-rye bourbon (like Old Forester, Four Roses Single Barrel, or Woodford Reserve)
• 1 oz fresh pink grapefruit juice
• ¾ oz rich honey syrup (2:1 honey to water)
• 1 dash orange bitters (optional, but highly recommended)
• Grapefruit twist or expressed oils for garnish
• Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake hard for 12–15 seconds. Fine strain into a chilled coupe. Express a grapefruit twist over the top and drop it in.

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