For The Fans By The Fans

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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  

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

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

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

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  

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

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

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

As the Giants get ready for their series with the Fighting Phillies of Philidelphia, we welcome Doug Bell to the pod. Doug is the Vice President of Marketing for one of my favorite consulting clients  Searchmetrics, a SAAS SEO optimization company. Outside of slinging backlinks and hrefs, Doug is a devoted fan of all things Philadelphia sports and we’re happy to welcome him to the for the fans by the fans podcast. Support this podcast: https://ftfbtf.com/fanatics Podcast transcript: https://forthefansbythefans.com/san-francisco-giants-baseball-podcast/phillies-vs-giants-rebuilding-2010-nlcs-throwing-batteries

In this episode, we welcome back Andre Anderson, an e-commerce & digital marketing expert that grew up in Pasadena & now resides in San Francisco. While he is a devoted Dodger fan, we’re happy to welcome him to the pod. Support this podcast: https://ftfbtf.com/fanatics Podcast transcript: https://forthefansbythefans.com/san-francisco-giants-baseball-podcast/foul-balls-in-anaheim-trout-vs-williamson-gamerbabes-drinking-beers

After going 4 up & 2 down against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Washington Nationals, the Giants sit at 2 games below last week, and we welcome Chris Smith back to the show. Chris is an avid Giants fan and former professional football player who now works in commercial real estate in Newport California. Support this podcast: https://ftfbtf.com/fanatics Podcast transcript: https://forthefansbythefans.com/san-francisco-giants-baseball-podcast/foul-balls-in-anaheim-trout-vs-williamson-gamerbabes-drinking-beers

As the Giants lick their wounds coming off of last nights 1 hit performance and sit in 4th place in the NL West, we welcome back Adam Grossman. Adam is a life-long Giants fan who lives in Seattle, Washington, and moonlights as an Operations and Demand Planning expert. He graduated from Vanderbilt with a degree in Mathematics and today he's going to talk to us about his view on how Tyler Beede’s 8.22 ERA is not as bad as it seems. Support this podcast: https://ftfbtf.com/fanatics Podcast transcript: https://forthefansbythefans.com/san-francisco-giants-baseball-podcast/was-it-beede-or-suarez-who-brenleys-mustache-vs-his-batting-average-ftfbtf-episode-8-adam-grossman

As the Giants sit at 6-9 in 11th place in the National League after two series losses to Arizona & San Diego, we welcome my brother-in-law, Hugh Mulligan to the pod. Hugh is a freelance graphic designer, Founder of Gotschops woodworking and an avid Arizona Diamondback fan. Support this podcast: https://ftfbtf.com/fanatics Podcast transcript: https://forthefansbythefans.com/san-francisco-giants-baseball-podcast/ugly-dbacks-jerseys-goldschmidt-vs-timmy-scottsdale-beer-prices-episode-7-hugh-mulligan

As the Giants sit at one game below .500 and head to San Diego, we welcome back Dolph Shapiro to the pod. Dolph is retired Orthopedic surgeon, volunteer at-risk youth counselor, and Brooklyn Dodger turned San Francisco Giants fan. Support this podcast: https://ftfbtf.com/fanatics Podcast transcript: https://forthefansbythefans.com/san-francisco-giants-baseball-podcast/mcclutchen-longoneia-pitching-injuries-senior-moments-ftfbtf-episode-6-dolph-shapiro

As the Giants sit at .500 after their first two series, we welcome Chris Smith to the pod. Chris is an avid Giants fan and former professional football player who now works in commercial real estate in Newport California. Support this podcast: https://ftfbtf.com/fanatics Podcast transcript: https://forthefansbythefans.com/san-francisco-giants-baseball-podcast/flirting-with-pat-the-bat-lifting-w/-brian-wilson-bruce-bochy-hangovers 

As the 2018 season is officially underway, we enter the belly of the beast and welcome our biggest rival to the podcast. Andre Anderson is a ecommerce & digital marketing expert that grew up in Pasadena and now resides in San Francisco. And, while he is a devoted Dodger fan, we’re happy to welcome him to the for the fans by the fans podcast.

Today we’re going to wrap up our 2018 spring training camp as the Giants head from Scottsdale back to the Bay Area. With us is the Jon Wilson, a is personal trainer and fitness coach who lives in the east bay and is a long-suffering Oakland A’s Fan. Jon talks us through his views on the Battle of the Bay rivalry and his thoughts Giants fans going into the 2018 season.     

With us today is the Adam Grossman. Adam is a life-long Giants fan that lives in Seattle Washington and moonlights as an operations and demand planning expert. He graduated from Vanderbilt with a degree in Mathematics and is going to talk us through his thoughts on the Giants offseason and his undying love for Matt Cain.

Since this is the first episode the For The Fans By The Fans - San Francisco Giants Edition podcast, we have a very special guest with us. Dr. Dolph Shapiro a converted Dodger lover turned diehard Giant's fan. In this episode, Dr. Shapiro walks us through why he started pulling for the orange and black and how he thinks the G-men will fair in 2018.