The Torture Cast

In episode 232, we review the series in St. Louis, LA and back home vs Pittsburgh and share our trade wish lists. And yes, the Giants still have the best record in baseball.Join us next Monday on Facebook Live around noon pacific.www.torturecast.comtwitter.com/torturecastfacebook.com/torturecast

Chad and Eric chat about the state of the Giants' season at the All Star Break and how having the best record in baseball is different than when they had the best record in the break in 2016. We review the last week of Giants' ball, the homerun derby, the All Star game, the Giants draft and more!www.torturecast.comfacebook.com/torturecasttwitter.com/torturecast

Chad, Eric and Dills chat today as the boys chat about the Giants' road trip, All Star selections, and those City Connect jerseys.You can join us live on Facebook every Monday around noon Pacific time. Episode #230 video is posted below:

Chad, Eric and Dills chat about the team with the best record in the bigs. Over the past week, they won 4 in a row before dropping their last 2. We had fun talking about the 2 game sweep, including the crazy extra inning games against the Angels and A's and the frustration of going 0-13 with runners in scoring position in last night's loss to the Dodgers. Plus, an all-star update, injuries, a Giant gets suspended for PEDs, foreign substances, and more!

Chad, Eric and Dills chat about the team with the best record in the bigs and their power surge to the top of the homerun charts and how Farhan's moves are paying big dividends. We review the series in Texas and Washington and focus on the sweep of Arizona and series win against Philly. Who's hot and who's not, all star game voting, the pen has improved tremendously and playoff odds are increasing by the day and at this point, we'd be surprised if they don't make the playoffs. We streamed this episode on Facebook. You can find the video version of this podcast and past podcasts at torturecast.com.

In our 227th episode, we review the Giants-Cubs four game series over the weekend, significant injuries, Kuip's illness, Pride day, the league's crackdown on "goo," and a preview of their six-game road trip to Arlington and D.C.You can join us live on Facebook every Monday around noon Pacific time.www.torturecast.comtwitter.com/torturecastfacebook.com/torturecast

The Giants' season took a depressing turn when they were swept at home by the Dodgers. But, being #ResilientAF, they brushed themselves off and won 6 of their next 7 games, including 3 of 4 in Dodger Stadium. That weekend was highlighted by a gut-wrenching, classic torturous Giants game as the Dodgers tied it up with a pinch-hit, 2 out, 3-run bomb to tie the game at 5. The very next batter, Albert Pujols, sent what appeared to be the walk-off blast over the left field wall until Mike Tauchman put on his cape and lept over the fence to snatch defeat out of thin air. The Giants proceeded to put a 3 spot in the 10th and held on for the win. That propelled them to 3 straight over the Dodgers. Chad and Willie talk about the last two weeks of baseball, the shift, Gausman winning NL pitcher of the month, postseason predictions, the upcoming series vs the streaking Cubs (9-1 over 10...and swept the Padres) and more.twitter.com/torturecastfacebook.com/torturecastwww.torturecast.com

Join us for episode #225 as we chat about the 26-16 first-place Giants as they stay hot. Yes, they should be 6-0 on this road trip, but sh$# happens. Despite having the best record in all of baseball, the Giants have still been walked off 6 times on the road. That's HALF of their 12 road losses. As Eric put it, they aren't #ResilientSF, they are #ResilientAF. We chat about the Pittsburgh and Cincinnati series, and preview the BIG series against the Dodgers this weekend. (apologies for some audio level problems, they will be fixed for the next episode).You can join us live on Facebook every Monday around noon Pacific time.www.torturecast.comtwitter.com/torturecastfacebook.com/torturecast

Join us for episode #224 as we chat about the 22-14 first-place Giants as they stay hot. After dropping 2 of 3 in Colorado, they got back on the winning wagon by taking 2 of 3 at home from San Diego and swept two games from Texas. And what about Buster Posey turning back the clock and hitting almost .400? We'll review the last 8 games and preview their road trip. Join us every Monday at 12:15 pm Pacific for the live stream on Facebook.www.torturecast.comtwitter.com/torturecastfacebook.com/torturecast

Join Chad and Eric's discussion about the last week of Giants baseball and the surprising development that this team finds itself alone in first place for the first time since August 2016. Remarkable for a rag-tag team, eh? They review the series at home vs Colorado and three at San Diego. The starters continue to dominate while the hitting and bullpen still need to pick it up. But hey, we can't complain much at this point. Then there were the infamous three straight balls called strikes in the 9th in San Diego. Ump had a dinner reservation, apparently. This and more in episode 223 of the TortureCast! You can join us live on Facebook every Monday around noon Pacific time.www.twitter.com/torturecastwww.facebook.com/torturecastwww.torturecast.com

Join Chad, Willie and Eric's discussion about the Giants series victory over those pesky Marlins. Logan Webb looked great in the series finale, and overall the pitching once again made up for the lack of offense. Also, did Madison Bumgarner pitch a no-hitter? This and more in episode 222 of the TortureCast!. You can join us live on Facebook every Monday around noon Pacific time.www.torturecast.comtwitter.com/torturecastfacebook.com/torturecast

Join all three of us as we dissect the road trip in Miami and Philadelphia, where the Giants maintained their .500 road record. The trip included a couple of shutouts, great pitching, heartbreaking losses, and a couple of fantastic comebacks. Where are all these pinch-hit homers coming from? We discuss Doval's debut, Cueto's injury, Giants with the unlucky BABIP and more in episode 221 of the TortureCast!.www.torturecast.comtwitter.com/torturecastfacebook.com/torturecast

With the way the Giants are playing, we DO feel good! For those of you who are old enough to remember the 1989 "I Feel Good" commercial/campaign the Giants ran....you'll understand. Join us for episode #220 as Chad and Eric review the Giants series in San Diego and against Colorado and Cincinnati. We discuss the incredible timely hitting (despite being second-worst in batting average in the NL), and excellent pitching that has contributed to their scorching 8-4 start to the season. Alex Wood joined the rotation and will pitch in Miami, but that's balanced by a lat injury to Johnny Cueto in the finale of the Reds series.

Join us for episode #219 as Chad, Eric, and Willie (he joins mid-show) review the Giants opening series in Seattle. We discuss the bullpen meltdown, power surges from Buster and Longoria, a great start by Gausman, tickets at Oracle, notable performances around the league and more!You can join us live on Facebook every Monday around noon Pacific time, although we'll be recording at a diffent time for next week's episode 220. Episode 219 video is posted on torturecast.com.twitter.com/torturecastfacebook.com/torturecast

Join us for episode #218 as TortureCast's founder, Willie Dills Gregory joins Chad and Eric to wrap up spring training and preview the upcoming season, including our annual total win and playoff predictions. We also read off all of our listener win predictions and Eric even proposes trading Buster Posey...what?!You can join us live on Facebook every Monday around noon Pacific time.

In episode #217, we review the week in Giants' spring training camp, notable performances, cuts, news, injuries and our top 5 favorite Giants outfielders of all time.www.twitter.com/torturecastwww.facebook.com/torturecast

Join us for episode #216 as we review the week in Giants' spring training camp, notable performances, cuts, experimental rules in the minors, news, injuries and our top 5 favorite Giants infielders of all time.You can join us live on Facebook every Monday around noon Pacific time. Our video broadcast can also be found at www.torturecast.comfacebook.com/torturecast@torturecast

The Giants have a small power surge going in their lineup this week with two bombs by young phenom Heliot Ramos and solo shots coming from six other players. Jose Alvarez also signed with the Giants this week, further bolstering their pen with yet another lefty. Eric and Chad talk about how the Giants are building their roster with depth as a strength, since they lack some of the talent that lurks on rosters in LA and San Diego. We also look at another top 5: this time our top 5 Giants pitchers in our own lifetimes. Obviously, Bum and Timmy made our lists, but perhaps we're old enough to sneak on pitchers from the 80's? Look for us to regularly record every Monday throughout the rest of the season. We streamed this episode on Facebook Live and the video is accessible on facebook.com/torturecast or our website www.torturecast.com. twitter.com/torturecast@chadk21@2outhits

The annual feeling that hope springs eternal when you hear the crack of the bat is upon us! Spring training has started and Chad and Eric are here to talk about it. On the table for this episode is the top of the lineup, new pitching acquisitions Aaron Sanchez and Scott Kazmir, Belt's mysterious illness, names are being added to the Giants' home jerseys and we reminisce about our top 5 Giants' seasons of all time...that was a fun and nostalgic discussion. Look for us to regularly record every Monday throughout the rest of the season. We streamed this episode on Facebook Live and the video is accessible there and eventually on torturecast.com and our YouTube channel. www.TortureCast.comtwitter.com/torturecastfacebook.com/torturecast

Farhan Zaidi has been at it over the past four weeks, signing pitchers Alex Wood and Jake McGee and infielder Tommy LaStella, and trading pitcher Shaun Anderson to the Twins for outfielder LaMonte Wade Jr. All of these acquisitions certainly makes the Giants incrementally stronger via depth, role, and situationally. Chad and Eric discuss the impact of these moves, the possible starting rotation, where the Giants' farm system is nationally ranked, our top five Oracle Park moments, the Super Bowl and more. www.twitter.com/torturecasthttp://www.facebook.com/torturecastwww.torturecast.com