All-Star game analysis, hopes for Giants in second half, and a look back at preseason bold predictions

Giants Talk: A San Francisco Giants Podcast

NBC Sports Bay Area

Sports, Baseball, San Francisco Giants, Mlb

4.7 • 824 Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of Giants Talk, hosts Alex Pavlovic and Cole Kuiper break down all things MLB All-Star game, including Camilo Doval's strong performance, Alex Cobb's recruitment of Shohei Ohtani, and those "ugly" uniforms. Plus, the guys each share three things they want to see happen in the second half of the season. Should the Giants spend big at the MLB trade deadline on a big fish or look to add depth in smaller deals? Will Kyle Harrison and Heliot Ramos get a chance to make an impact this year? Then, Alex and Cole check in on how their preseason bold predictions are working out and wrap up the show with a preview of the team's long road trip starting Friday in Pittsburgh. (1:10) Breaking down the MLB All-Star game and Camilo Doval's performance (3:00) Did Alex Cobb try to recruit Shohei Ohtani to Giants? (5:38) What's up with those "ugly" Seattle All-Star game uniforms? (9:40) Can Ross Stripling be a dependable third starter in Giants' rotation? (11:39) Will Casey Schmitt break out of slump in second half? (12:45) Will Farhan look for middle infield help at the trade deadline? (15:15) Rehashing Beltran-Wheeler trade and why Giants shouldn't spend big on a rental (16:30) Why trading for impending free agent Ohtani doesn't make sense (18:30) Will Kyle Harrison make an impact in the second half? (20:05) Could Harrison emerge in a young K-Rod or David Price type of role? (21:26) Why it's time to promote Heliot Ramos from Triple-A (24:00) Alex and Cole look back at their preseason bold predictions (28:41) Preview of Giants-Pirates series to kick off second half (33:09) Lengthy road trip takes Giants through PIT, CIN, WAS, and DET

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Giants Talk podcast.
0:09.4	Here's Alex Pavlovich and Cole Kuiper.
0:13.0	I know those guys.
0:16.0	Where there, Giants fans?
0:17.4	Welcome to another episode of Giants Talk.
0:19.5	I'm Cole Kuiper.
0:20.3	Here with Giants Insider, Alex Pavlovich. The All-Star game is in the book. So we're going to talk about
0:26.5	the first National League victory since 2012. I wonder how that year ended. Plus, with the first
0:33.1	half done, we're going to start thinking and hoping about the second half, plus circle back to our
0:38.7	preseason bold predictions to see how we've done if we've checked any off and how they're
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1:05.1	All right, Alex, so let's talk All-Star Game.
1:08.6	Are you, if you didn't have to write about it, would you be an all-star game guy?
1:12.3	Does it, does it appeal to you?
1:13.9	I didn't have to write about it.
1:15.6	You didn't have to be like a Camila Duval piece or anything like that?
1:19.2	No, I guess I could have, but I wasn't there.
1:21.9	Right now.
1:24.1	No, I like, I mean, I watch it when I can. I think last year I was in Hawaii, so I didn't watch it last year.
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