TortureCast (SF Giants Podcast)

TortureCast
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A podcast by and for fans of the San Francisco Giants

  1. 2D AGO

    334: Catch the F*#$ing Ball!

    The Giants had a poor opening week to the 2026 season, with few positives to talk about, I mean, two players have actually out-homered the Giants so far. We talk about a little drama on the field between infielders, lack of hitting, how the rookie manager is handling things so far, and a nice tangent into the ABS system and C.B. Bucknor for flavor.www.torturecast.com@torturecastfacebook.com/torturecast

    1h 12m

  2. 6D AGO ·  BONUS

    Series Recap 001 vs Yankees

    We are trying something new: series recaps! Ok, not the best series to start with, considering the fact that the Giants were swept at home by the Yankees, but, here we are. It is a historically bad start. But, Chad's here to talk about it. We also are debuting a draft of a new podcast theme song, produced by Willie Dills. www.torturecast.comfacebook.com/torturecast@torturecast

    15 min

  3. MAR 25

    333: San Francisco Giants 2026 Season Preview

    Aside from our episodes after the 2012 and 2014 World Series victories, our annual season preview is the episode that we most look forward to every year. Can't you just smell the grass? The trio discusses the opening day roster and dives into our season predictions for wins, if they make the playoffs, statistical team leads and more. Most of the time, we're way off, but we try. And there are tangents...so many tangents. Might want to play this one on 2x.www.torturecast.com@torturecastfacebook.com/torturecast

    1h 57m

  4. MAR 19

    332: WBC Needs ABS

    The trio assembled to talk about Spring Training, potential roster decisions as they are about to break camp, the WBC, and the Wall of Fame is getting several new additions in August!www.torturecast.com@torturecast

    1h 12m

  5. FEB 27

    331: Spring in our Step

    We're back, baby! Eric and Chad kick off TortureCast's 16th season of covering San Francisco Giants baseball with a lively discussion about the team's major acquisitions during the offseason (Harrison Bader, Luis Arraez, Adrian Houser, and Tyler Mahle), notable departures (sad about Wilmer Flores), the early spring results, the projected lineup and rotation, and some interesting numbers about ABS and how it can really make some umpires look bad acutely, but not so bad overall. The sun is shining (at least in Arizona), you can smell the fresh-cut grass, and we can't wait for another season of Giants baseball!www.torturecast.comfacebook.com/torturecast@torturecast (Twitter)

    1h 2m

  6. 11/06/2025

    330: They Who Shall Not Be Named

    The MLB season is officially over, and it ended in agonizing fashion with the Dodgers squeaking out their second consecutive championship over a Toronto Blue Jays team that just couldn't put the nail in the coffin. We beat the dead horse that should have been a ring for Toronto, but before that, we break down Tony Vitello's presser at Oracle, Gold Glove wins for Bailey and Webb, and some new coaching hires. We'll be back periodically throughout the offseason as news breaks, but thank you for your continued support as we close out season 15 of the TortureCast.www.torturecast.com@torturecastfacebook.com/torturecast

    1h 4m

  7. 10/23/2025

    329: Tony Vitello Volunteers

    Today, the Giants announced that University of Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello will be their new manager. Vitello becomes the first college coach to move directly to MLB manager without previous professional coaching experience. He turned a Volunteers team around, accruing a .722 winning percentage, and winning the 2024 College World Series and was named Coach of the Year. This could be exactly what the Giants need, or it could flame out in horrible disaster, but they had to try something, and this is Buster Posey's first crack at "his guy" to helm the ship. The whole gang is back together (Willie, Eric, and Chad) to talk about Vitello and to preview the World Series, which unfortunately has that team in blue in it...again.www.torturecast.com@torturecastfacebook.com/torturecast

    1h 3m

  8. 09/30/2025

    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 Giants are going to replace Bob Melvin with. That's right, after signing Melvin to an extension on July 1, the Giants parted ways with Melvin and now will search for their next skipper. No, it won't be Bruce Bochy, who just ended his tenure as manager with the Rangers. So much went wrong for the Giants this year, but in the end, they missed the playoffs by just 3 games (they were 2 games back, but Mets held the tiebreaker over Giants). Heck, Ryan Walker blew three saves (all losses) in the last two weeks of the season alone! There are many other games to point to. The Giants are close, tantalizingly close, but they need more. Buster Posey said in this morning's interview that they can't keep doing the same thing and expecting different results, thus the Melvin dismissal. Hey, and we talk about the playoffs and give our predictions. Anyone but the Dodgers, right?www.torturecast.com@torturecastfacebook.com/torturecastinstagram.com/torturecast

    1h 34m
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