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.

#doitforginny