We were thrilled to have something to talk about besides poor performances with runners on third less than two outs, being no-hit for six innings or starter meltdowns.

Matt Chapman has signed a six year $151 million dollar extension and we break down why this deal makes sense and why the Giants HAD to do it. Will they regret the last couple years, maybe. Are Chapman slumps REALLY hard to watch, yes. But he provides a defensive anchor, solid offense and incredible leadership. We talk about it all.

After that, we break down why we think the Giants may be the front runner to sign Blake Snell and whether they should go all in to get him signed as soon as possible.

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The Giants sit at .500, STILL, at the time of this recording but their playoff odds have dropped to a piddly 3%, so after a brief view of what happened in the last two series we talk about what we want to see the rest of the season.

Jackson feels we need to find out more about what the Giants have in Thairo Estrada and they must preserve the important bullpen pieces for next year.

Max says that Conforto should no longer be taking at bats in a Giant's uniform and that Jordan Hicks has already given more than expected and should be handled with great care.

All that and more as we talk about what happened, what's next and where do we go from here.

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Max and Jackson talked just before the White Sox series to discuss the state of the Giants, which frankly, hasn't changed at all after their series win but disappointing final game loss the MLB's bottom of the barrel franchise.

In fact, nothing has really changed regarding the Giants hopes for the playoffs other than there are just fewer games left for them to get on a hot streak. We break down what's been good and bad over the last week, celebrate the final game at the Oakland Colosseum and start the process of asking what's next for this perpetually .500 franchise.

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