Today we introduce the Golden State Warriors edition of For The Fans By The Fans Podcast. As the Dubs continue to celebrate their third championship in four years, we welcome in an exhausted, demoralized, and completely broken man. Ian Kay is an investment professional who serves as the vice president for Silicon Valley Bank. He's also my ex-roommate, a new father, and a long-suffering Cleveland sports fans. Support this podcast: https://ftfbtf.com/fanatics  Podcast transcript: https://forthefansbythefans.com/san-francisco-giants-baseball-podcast/golden-state-warriors-lebron-james-and-cleveland-sports-fans

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Golden State Warriors, LeBron James, and Cleveland Sports Fans

As the Giants wrap up their series against long time National League rivals the St Louis Cardinals, we welcome the first couple brave enough to be FTFBTF podcast guests. Luigi Petrone is a Giants fan and co-owner of Piazza D'angelo restaurant in Mill Valley. His wife, Andrea Petrone, is both a St. Louis Cardinals fan and the founder of Organic Baby clothing line. Support this podcast: https://ftfbtf.com/fanatics  Podcast transcript: https://forthefansbythefans.com/san-francisco-giants-baseball-podcast/couples-night-cardinals-fans-and-good-pizza

Couples Night, Cardinals Fans, and Good Pizza

As the giant sit at a few games over 500 and in third place, and the NLS is about halfway through the season, it's just me today, your host Benjamin Shapiro, sneaking in an extra podcast before the end of the month. Support this podcast: https://ftfbtf.com/fanatics  Podcast transcript: https://forthefansbythefans.com/san-francisco-giants-baseball-podcast/who-are-the-giants-most-tradable-players

Who Are The Giants' Most Tradable Players?

Today we interview the first guest that we met through FTFBTF.com, Kevin Wong. According to his first message to us, Kevin is a Giants fan who's well versed in the team, including the future and present. Do the Giants have a chance when Bumgarner and Pence get back into town? What does Pence's role look like moving forward? These are the things that Kevin would like to talk to us about, and we're happy to welcome him onto the show. Support this podcast: https://ftfbtf.com/fanatics  Podcast transcript: https://forthefansbythefans.com/san-francisco-giants-baseball-podcast/giants-present-vs-future-pence-comes-home-do-we-have-a-chance

Giants' Present vs Future, Pence Comes Home, Do We Have a Chance?

As the Giants hit in third place two games behind their streaking rivals in blue, we welcome back Andre Anderson. Andre is an e-commerce and digital marketing expert who grew up in Pasadena and now resides in San Francisco. And while he's a devoted Dodgers fan, we're happy to welcome him back to the podcast. Support this podcast: https://ftfbtf.com/fanatics  Podcast transcript: https://forthefansbythefans.com/san-francisco-giants-baseball-podcast/giants-are-hitting-dodgers-streak-what-is-kershaws-era

Giants Are Hitting, Dodgers Streak, What is Kershaw's ERA?

As the Giants welcome back half of their roster and hope to build momentum before the All Star break, we welcome in Zach Routman. Zach is an inhouse fishing guide and a physical therapy student in Miami, Florida, and he's one of the very few Miami Marlins fans around.  Support this podcast: https://ftfbtf.com/fanatics  Podcast transcript: https://forthefansbythefans.com/san-francisco-giants-baseball-podcast/giants-momentum-giancarlo-stanton-miami-marlins

Giants' Momentum, Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins

As the Giants and their revitalized pitching staff show signs of life, and the team has crawled back to the 500 mark, we welcome my first boss, Mike Adams. Mike is now Vice President of IRS Programs at MicroPact, and a Washington Nationals fan based in Fairfax, Virginia.  Support this podcast: https://ftfbtf.com/fanatics  Podcast transcript: https://forthefansbythefans.com/san-francisco-giants-baseball-podcast/back-to-500-harper-vs-strickland-signs-of-life

Back to 500, Harper vs Strickland, Signs of Life

Today we welcome back The Godfather of the FTFBTF podcast, Dolph Shapiro, for the second part of our two-part interview. In this episode, we talk about Hunter Pence in the middle of an outfield party, discuss McCutchen's contract, and remember some of the best games at the park. Support this podcast: https://ftfbtf.com/fanatics  Podcast transcript: https://forthefansbythefans.com/san-francisco-giants-baseball-podcast/outfield-party-mccutchens-contract-spier-hits-the-cycle  

Outfield Party, McCutchen's Contract, Spier Hits the Cycle

As the Giant sit and lick their wounds after Jeff Samardzija’s twenty-three pitch, one inning outing, we welcome back the original FTFBTF guest, The Godfather of this podcast, Dolph Shapiro. Dolph is a retired orthopedic surgeon, volunteer at-risk youth counselor, and Brooklyn Dodgers Fan turned San Francisco Giants follower.  Support this podcast: https://ftfbtf.com/fanatics  Podcast transcript: https://forthefansbythefans.com/san-francisco-giants-baseball-podcast/is-stratton-the-giants-best-pitcher-are-the-giants-buyers-or-sellers

Is Stratton the Giants' best pitcher? Are the Giants buyers or sellers?

As the Giants' pitching staff flounders and the team sits a few games below 500, we turn our attention to more competitive subjects today and welcome Adam marks, a long-suffering Cleveland Indians and Cavaliers Fan to talk both American League Baseball and the NBA finals. Support this podcast: https://ftfbtf.com/fanatics  Podcast transcript: https://forthefansbythefans.com/san-francisco-giants-baseball-podcast/bay-area-vs-cleveland-jr-vs-lebron-indians-vs-the-world

Bay Area vs Cleveland, JR vs Lebron, Indians vs The World

As the Giants hover around 500 heading into their road trip through Chicago and Colorado, we welcome in my fellow Kappa Sigma fraternity brother, the best backyard football player I've ever seen, and a die hard Chicago Cubs fan, Kirk Benson. Support this podcast: https://ftfbtf.com/fanatics  Podcast transcript: https://forthefansbythefans.com/san-francisco-giants-baseball-podcast/cubs-vs-giants-clarks-89-nlcs-bullpen-implosions-life-as-a-champion

Cubs vs Giants: Clark's '89 NLCS, Bullpen Implosions, Life as a Champion

Today it's just you and I folks, and I want to put things in perspective. After about a third of the season, the Giants have sunk to five games below 500. It's been a mess out there, and I wanted to spend some time talking to you about what direction the Giants are going to be heading and what their chances are to actually make the playoffs and win the World Series. And what are the Giants going to do with Hunter Pence? Support this podcast: https://ftfbtf.com/fanatics Podcast transcript: ay-release-or-trade" href="https://forthefansbythefans.com/san-francisco-giants-baseball-podcast/the-future-of-hunter-pence-play-release-or-trade">https://forthefansbythefans.com/san-francisco-giants-baseball-podcast/the-future-of-hunter-pence-play-release-or-trade  

The Future of Hunter Pence: Play, Release, or Trade?

As the Giants Hover right around 500 about 50 games into the season, we welcome back Adam Grossman. Adam is a lifelong Giants fan who lives in Seattle, Washington, and he moonlights as an operations and demand planning consultant. Adam graduated from Vanderbilt with a degree in mathematics (so he's very mathy) and he's going to talk us through some of the statistics he's been digging up based on the Giants' performance of the first 50 games of the season. Support this podcast: https://ftfbtf.com/fanatics Podcast transcript: https://forthefansbythefans.com/50-games-is-belt-an-all-star-who-is-our-best-pitcher-hitting-left-throwing-right

50 Games: Is Belt an All Star? Who is our best pitcher? Hitting Left & Throwing Right

Today we’re going to wrap up our conversation with Yi-Jau Ku. Yi Jau is a Business Development Manager in Global Productivity Solutions at Intel Corporation. And while he currently lives in Portland, Oregon, Yi-Jau is a both a Die Hard Colorado sports fan and minority owner of the Fresno Grizzlies. Yesterday he told us how he became a part owner of the Fresno Grizzlies and what it means to own part of a minor league team, so if you didn’t hear that episode yet, you should check it out. Today Yi-Jau is going to give us the low down on this year’s Rockies squad. Support this podcast: https://ftfbtf.com/fanatics Podcast transcript: https://forthefansbythefans.com/san-francisco-giants-baseball-podcast/rockies-vs-giants-mile-high-mount-rushmore-the-big-cat-2018-rocktober

Rockies vs Giants: Mile High Mount Rushmore, The Big Cat, 2018 Rocktober?

As the Giants sit at 1 game over .500, in 3rd place in the NL West and 2 games behind in the Wild Card race, we welcome a very special guest to the pod. Yi-Jau Ku is a Business Development Manager in Global Productivity Solutions at Intel Corporation, and while he currently lives in Portland, Oregon, Yi-Jau is a both a Die Hard Colorado sports fan and minority owner of the Fresno Grizzlies, a minor league baseball team in the Astros farm system. Because we have lots to ask Yi-Jau, we’re going to try something new and make this our first 2 part episode of the FTFBTF podcast. Support this podcast: https://ftfbtf.com/fanatics Podcast transcript: https://forthefansbythefans.com/san-francisco-giants-baseball-podcast/owning-a-minor-league-baseball-team-the-fresno-tacos-no-one-likes-mike-piazza

Owning a Minor League Baseball Team, The Fresno Tacos, No One Likes Mike Piazza

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