It's Time for a Rebuild

About this episode

The hosts discuss the Giants' poor performance and the potential for a rebuild in 2026 while sharing cocktail recipes.

Matthew has reached rock bottom. The boys react to ugly series sweep at the hands of the DBags. They agree the Giants are bad and then do a review just to confirm. Then they discuss what a shift to a rebuild in 2026 would look like. On the cocktail side of things, today Ben is drinking a Kalimotxo while Matthew is drinking a Call It A Night. Recipes below. Kalimotxo (Ben Style) 1 part red wine 1 part Coca-Cola 1 oz Bourbon (definitely optional and not traditional) Call It A Night 2 oz Bourbon 3/4 oz Sweet Vermouth 1/2 oz Pedro Ximenez Sherry 1 tsp Amaro (Averna) 1 tsp Absinthe for rinse #doitforwilson

People in this episode

Hosts: Matthew, Ben Henry

Topics covered

• San Francisco Giants
• baseball
• rebuild
• cocktails
• sports analysis

Keywords

• Giants
• rebuild
• cocktails
• baseball
• DBags
• Kalimotxo
• Call It A Night

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DBags

Products: Kalimotxo, Call It A Night, Bourbon, Sweet Vermouth, Pedro Ximenez Sherry, Amaro, Absinthe

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