TortureCast (SF Giants Podcast)
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TortureCast (SF Giants Podcast)
A podcast by and for fans of the San Francisco Giants
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328: 2025 Post Mortem
Chad and Eric conduct a partial autopsy on the corpse of the 2025 San Francisco Giants, but before that, there's a long conversation about who the Gia...
327: Eliminated
We strung out this episode because during the recording, the Giants blew a 5-run lead they had in the 7th against the Cardinals, then Ryan Walker came...
326: Another Eulogy
Chad and Eric were hopeful that their trip to Arizona would bear witness to the Giants leapfrogging the Mets into the third wild card position, but in...
325: TortureCast Live from Arizona!!
Chad traveled down to Arizona to meet Eric for a couple of Giants games, but we wrapped up the last 10 games in a special live and in-person episode!...
324: Just When We Thought We Were Out....
...they pull us back in. Yes, we are all Al Pacino. The Giants have suddenly forgotten how to lose. In fact, they've only lost one of their last 11 ga...
323: Beat Good Teams, Lose To Bad?
Just when they had us down, they sweep us back into their arms. Well, maybe not quite yet, but the Giants have quietly put together a 4 game winning s...
322: Two Old Men Talk About Things They Hate
We came up with this title at the end of this episode. If you're brave enough to listen to the end, you'll understand why. But seriously, the Giants h...
321: Home Field Disadvantage
The Giants may be a bad team after all. They followed up a historic winless six game homestand with a 4-2 roadtrip, and came right back home and lost...
320: Trade Deadline Review: Was it Worth it?
We last recorded in between trades, but we break down the Yaz and Doval trades from last week. All in all, the Giants received eight players for the t...
319: Coming Apart at the Seams
After the Giants defeated the Dodgers on June 13, they were tied for first place in the NL West with LA and held the 4th best record in baseball. Sinc...
318: Almost Break Time
Patrick Bailey's walk-off inside-the-park homerun on Tuesday night is something that will be burned into Giants' lore for decades to come. Pagan's sim...
317: The Trade of the Decade?
In a truly stunning, out-of-left-field event, the Giants traded for slugger Rafael Devers. It really did come out of nowhere, but it's genesis was the...
316: They've Won Every Game Since 315
It's in the title. The Giants are on a 7-game winning streak, bookended with our recording of 315 during game 1 of the streak and tonight's recording...
315: LaMonting Their Bats
It must have been somewhat depressing or bittersweet for Buster Posey to make the decision to DFA LaMonte Wade Jr., a consistent player in this lineup...
314: One-Third of the Pi
We are one-third of the way through the season, and it's episode 314. So, pi. Anyhoo...we are beginning to fear that the Giants are whom they've been...
313: Hicks and Misses
After an impressive 8-1 start to the season, the Giants have come back to Earth, going 17-18 since and have lost 5 of their last 6. That said, they ar...
312: Are They Good?
The Giants have gone 14-13 since their 8-1 explosive start. That doesn't sound amazing, but it's still good for the 4th best record in all of baseball...
311: Best record in baseball!
So, the title of this episode is not lying. As of the evening of April 6, the Giants do indeed have the best record in baseball. No matter that it's o...
310: 2025 Season Preview!
The gang gets back together to preview the San Francisco Giants' 2025 season. We break down the roster and speculate on the remaining spots and share...
309: Willie likes our Willy
NOTE: We had some audio issues that we tried to clean up and since uploaded a new version on 12/16/24.
Chad and Willie "Dills" talk about...
308: There's a new GM in Town
Buster Posey and the Giants hired a general manager! Zack Minasian (his brother is also the GM of the Angles, btw) has spent six years with the Giants...
307: The World Series That No One and Everyone Wanted Preview
Look. Many Giants and fans of other franchises did not want to see Dodgers and Yankees. Chad certainly doesn't. He's rooting for a cancelation of the...
306: President Posey
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...
305: The Last Bay Bridge Series
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...
304: Don't Tease us, Giants!
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...
303: Giants are Mid
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 h...
302: The Say Hey Kid
Willie Mays, a legendary figure in baseball history, forged an incomparable legacy throughout his illustrious career. Born in 1931, Mays made his Majo...
Willie at Willie
Our own Willie Dills went down to Oracle Park and the Willie Mays statue on the day after Mays' death and shared a few thoughts while standing in fron...
301: Judged
The Giants had a good two weeks going, winning 10 of 12 games and getting 2 games north of .500. Until they faced the Yankees. Aaron Judge went off at...
300: Are You Not Entertained?
Ok. Full transparency. I started the podcast by opening with a clip of Russel Crowe bellowing, "Are you not entertained?!" to honor our 300th episode....
299: Something Snells Around Here
Well, that didn't take long. Blake Snell gets rocked in his first three outings then goes on the IL with an adductor strain. The boys chat about our b...
298: Confortoable
The season is officially underway, and Chad and Eric review the first five games of the Giants' 2024 season. Despite the 2-3 start, there are a lot of...
297: 2024 Season Preview
It's one of our favorite episodes to do every year: the season preview episode!
This also begins our FOURTEENTH season of covering Giant...
296: He's a Chapman
The Giants "said" they were done signing free agents, but it was a ruse, just as we thought. News broke late Friday night that the Giants signed prize...
295: Soler Power
The Giants officially opened up spring training this week, and we had a lot to catch up on. First and foremost, the Giants plugged in some desperately...
294: Stop Bogarting the FAs, Dodgers
We break in the new year by reflecting on the signings of Jung Hoo Lee, Jordan Hicks, and the trade for Robbie Ray. Bye Disco and Haniger, we barely k...
293: Shohei, hei, hey...wait a minute?!! No, not THAT team!
Not that we're shocked, but the greatest unicorn player since Babe Ruth and most prized free agent in...well, maybe forever, decided that his services...
292: New Skipper, Who 'Dis?
Once we heard that the San Diego Padres gave the Giants permission to speak with Bob Melvin, we knew it was just a matter of days before Melvin was si...
291: Bochy vs. Dusty
The Championship Series are set, and we find two ex-Giants' managers against each other in the American League with Texas vs Houston, while the powerh...
290: Kapped
The firing of manager Gabe Kapler wasn't unexpected, but his firing with three games left was. We speculate on why he was fired with three games left,...