Is BuPo the new HOBO? Giant Cocktails is derailed mid-episode by the breaking news that Buster Posey took over the Matt Chapman extension negotiations as ownership grew impatient with Farhan Zaidi and Scott Boras. The brothers discuss this new world order and what it might mean for the organization and the Zaidi regime. Oh, they also discuss the new low point of the season on Saturday.

Also, The Perfect Sip, our new cocktail podcast is releasing its first episode tomorrow! Subscribe here: https://the-perfect-sip.captivate.fm/listen

On the cocktail side of things Matthew is drinking a Cherry Sour while Ben is drinking a Blueberry Spritz. Recipes below.

Cherry Sour

• 2 oz Rye Whiskey
• 1/2 oz Cherry Heering
• 1/2 oz Simple Syrup
• 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
• Garnish with lemon wedge and brandied cherries.

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until well-chilled. Strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice. Add garnishes. Enjoy.

Blueberry Sour

• 3 oz Blueberry Liqueur
• 2 oz Prosecco
• 1 oz Club Soda
• Fresh blueberries for garnish

Fill a wine glass with ice. Add the blueberry liqueur, Prosecco and club soda and stir once gently with a bar spoon. Garnish with fresh blue berries by dropping them in the glass.

3 hits off Civale, 11 off Rea. How 2024. Time to look to next year! Our prognosticators discuss the very young, very athletic and very inexperienced crop of outfielders the Giants will have next year. They also discuss the surprising news that Farhan and BoMel are only guaranteed through 2025. How will this impact the roster decisions and free agent pursuits?

In the lightning round Matthew becomes a cove keeper, Ben trashes a kid's ice cream bar, and we're all thrown a curve ball. Oh, and they refuse to let a joke a die.

On the cocktail side of things Ben is drinking a Fresh Ginger Fizz while Matthew is drinking a Tiki Tok. Recipes, well one of them anyway, below.

Fresh Ginger Fizz

This will be the first cocktail featured on The Perfect Sip, the new cocktail podcast by Ben and Matthew. You can get the recipe on September 17th. Subscribe now: https://the-perfect-sip.captivate.fm/listen

Tiki Tok

• 2 oz White Rum
• 1/2 oz Falernum
• 1/2 oz Peach Liqueur
• 1 oz Lime Juice
• 2 Dashes Orange Bitters
• 2 Dashes Peychaud’s Bitters

Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake for 12-15 seconds. Strain into a rocks glass with ice. Garnish with a lime wheel.

Are you buying a Matt Chapman jersey? Our shoppers discuss the contract extension of Matt Chapman. Is this a good deal for fans? They also revel in the Grant McCray outburst and discuss the young players finally getting a chance to play.

Also, the new cocktail oriented podcast The Perfect Sip is launching September 17th! You can subscribe now in your podcasting player of choice.

On the cocktail side of things Matthew is drinking a Corpse Reviver #2 while Ben is drinking a French 75. Recipes below.

Corpse Reviver

• 1 oz Gin
• 1 oz Dry Orange Curacao (Or Cointreau)
• 1 oz Cocci Americano (or Lillet Blanc)
• 1 oz Lemon Juice
• 2 Dashes of Absinthe

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake for 12-15 seconds. Double strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Enjoy!

French 75

• 2 oz Gin
• 1 oz Lemon Juice
• 3/4 oz Simple Syrup
• 3-4 oz Sparkling Wine

Add first three ingredients to a champagne flute. Take a few sips. Then add sparkling wine to top.

It's the good, bad and the ugly today. First our cowboys announce that their new podcast is launching imminently. Then they review the recent good performances of Mason Black and Tristan Beck and the bad look of the haphazard call ups of Marco Luciano and Luis Matos.

Things get ugly in the lighting round when Ben gives acting advice, Matthew doesn't want to start over, and we all get lost in the desert.

On the cocktail side of things Ben is drinking a Jungle Bungle while Matthew is drinking a Without Faculty. Recipes below.

Jungle Bungle

• 1 oz Mezcal
• 1 oz Demerara Rum
• 1 oz Banana Liqueur

Combine mezcal, rum and banana liqueur in a mixing glass with ice. Stir to desired dilution. Strain into a Nick & Nora glass. Garnish with a banana slice, two cherries, three guavas, and a pineapple.

Without Faculty

• 2 oz Bourbon
• 1/2 oz Banana Liqueur
• 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
• 1/2 oz Ginger Liqueur
• 3 drops Tiki Bitters

Combine all ingredients except the bitters in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake for 12-15 seconds. Strain into a ice-filled rocks glass and top with bitters and a banana slice.

REPOST: Hey, Ben here, I uploaded the wrong audio file when I published this week's Monday episode because I'm a dope. This new upload will ensure everyone gets the correct file. Sorry for clogging the interwebs and your feeds.

Forget losing to the Marlins, it's time to look for good news! Our spelunkers go deep and discuss the defensive greatness of Matt Chapman and Patrick Bailey. They then break down the roster and speculate on its implications for the off season.

On the cocktail side of things Matthew is drinking The Fall of Fig while Ben is drinking a Lost in the Jungle. Recipes below.

The Fall of Fig

• 2 oz London Dry Gin (Fig Infused)
• 1/2 oz Benedictine
• 1/2 - 3/4 oz Fig Syrup
• 1 oz Lemon Juice
• 2 Dashes Cardamon Bitters

Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake 10-12 seconds until well-chilled. Double strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a fig slice. Or don’t.

Lost in the Jungle

• 1 1/2 oz Mezcal
• 1 oz Banana Liqueur
• 1 oz Lime Juice
• 1/4 oz Simple Syrup
• Lime wheel for garnish

Combine mezcal, banana liqueur, lime juice and simple syrup in a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Double strain into a coupe glass. Float lime while as the garnish.

Has Bob Melvin been a bad manager this year? In this Midweek Review our farmers sharpen their pitchforks while discussing the performance of Bob Melvin. Then they review the month 5 MVPs, Unsung Heroes, Most Improved and nominate candidates for next month's Most Improved. I bet you can guess which manger made that list.

In the Lightning Round the farmers go to jail, Matthew goes golfing, and Ben gives investment advice.

On the cocktail side of things Ben is drinking a Martini while Matthew is drinking an Embassy Cocktail. Recipes below.

Martini (5:1)

• 2 oz London Dry Gin
• 1/2 oz Dry Vermouth
• 3 Olives for garnish

Combine gin and vermouth in a mixing glass with ice. Stir for 15 seconds. Strain into a chilled Martini glass. Garnish with olives on a cocktail pick.

Embassy Cocktail

• 1 oz Cognac (brandy)
• 1 oz White Rum (1-3 year old)
• 1 oz Cointreau
• 3/4 oz Lime Juice
• 1 Dash Angostura Bitters

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled. Double strain into a coupe glass.

T-Minus 9

It's not over. But it's over. Our sad dads discuss the Giants < 3% chance of making the playoffs, how the Giants should handle certain players from here, and which Giants still have a lot of play for. Then they just talk baseball including the return of Camilo Doval, whether Fitzgerald and Ramos have fully established themselves, and what the outfield of the Giants might look like next year.

On the cocktail side of things Matthew is drinking a Sunny Day while Ben is drinking a Hank's Coupe. Recipes below.

Sunny Day

• 2 oz London Dry Gin
• 3/4 oz chamomile-lavender syrup
• 1/2 oz lemon juice
• 1/4 oz Lillet Blanc
• 2 dashes lavender bitters
• Lemon wheel for garnish (the sun)

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake for 10-15 seconds until well-chilled. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a lemon wheel on the rim of the glass.

Hank's Coupe

• 1 oz Mezcal
• 1 oz Pimm’s No. 1
• 1 oz Lime Juice
• 1 oz Simple Syrup

Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with something appropriate.

Did that series seem close? It did, right? Our investigators debate the missed opportunity of the White Sox series, map the paths past the Braves and Mets to the Playoffs, and finally ask what was Plan A if signing Chapman and Snell was Plan B?

Then in the lightning round Matthew casts Hex, Austin Slater has his biggest hit of the year for the Giants, and Ben jumps out of a moving vehicle.

On the cocktail side of the things Ben is drinking a 2024 Giants while Matthew is drinking a Tequila Old Fashioned. Recipes below.

2024 Giants

• 2 oz White Rum
• 1 oz Pimm’s No. 1 Cup
• 1 oz Pineapple Juice

Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with three brandied cherries.

Tequila Old Fashioned

• 2 oz Anejo Tequila
• 1/4 oz Agave Nectar
• 1 dash Chocolate Bitters
• 4 dashes Angostura Bitters
• Orange peel for garnish

Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice. Stir until well-chilled - about 30 seconds. Strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice (preferably a large chunk). Express orange peel oils over drink. Drop peel into the glass. Enjoy!