Someone tell that Lawlar kid to get his head out of his ... the boys breakdown the Arizona series, the rise of Christian Koss and finish asking the question: are the Giants good or bad? (It's not mediocre, we promise.)

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Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking an Orange Melon while Ben is drinking a Glass Full of Cherries. Recipes below.

• 2 oz London Dry Gin
• 3/4 oz Lime Juice
• 1/2 oz Orgeat Syrup
• 1/4 oz Elderflower Liqueur
• 4-5 1-inch chunks cantaloupe
• Place cantaloupe into a shaker and muddle until completely pulverized. Add remaining ingredients and ice to the shaker. Shake for 10-12 seconds, until well-chilled. Double strain into a double rocks glass with fresh ice. Garnish with a cantaloupe chunk.

• 2 oz Gin
• 1 oz Lemon Juice
• 1 oz Simple Syrup
• 1/2 oz Cherry Heering Liqueur
• 2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
• Shake in a shaker with ice until chilled. Double strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with a lemon/cherry sail.

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We admit it; it's our fault they were swept. The boys break down the dismal offense, the good pitching and the outstanding play of Heliot Ramos in the Twins series. Then they declare that its "Not Early Anymore" and take overdue stands on the first base situation, the Birdsong and Harrison miss-use, and the closer controversy. (Wait, I thought Ben said there isn't a closer controversy?)

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Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking a Big Mama Osa's Magical Elixr while Matthew is drinking a Negroni to pay for his Cardinals/Goldschmitt jersey crime. Recipes below.

• 3 oz Orange Juice
• 3 oz Sparkling White Wine
• 1 shot vodka (or whiskey, rum, gin, brandy, moonshine, etc.)
• Add spirit to a champagne flute. Top with chilled orange juice. Top with chilled sparkling white wine. Imagine a world where you don’t have to cook dinner or pick up dirty socks. Wouldn’t that be nice.

• 1 oz London Dry Gin
• 1 oz Campari
• 1 oz Sweet Vermouth
• Large Orange Twist for garnish
• Combine gin, Campari and sweet vermouth in a mixing glass with ice. Stir until just chilled. Strain into a rocks glass over a large single chunk of ice. Express orange twist over glass and put twist in glass. Good luck.

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Subtitle: Giants Tame the Cubs; No Cubs Were Harmed During the Playing of the Baseball ... Except for Ryan Pressly who was definitely psychologically traumatized. Our zoologists revel in the series victory over the Cubs including Tuesday's historic Verlandering. And Matthew tries to get Ben to admit that the Giants are just good. No buts, no regressing to the mean, no Outs Above Average.

Our new cocktail podcast, The Perfect Sip, is on hiatus but new episodes are in production. (Yeah, it's taking a long time ... life, you know?) If you haven't listened yet, you can catch up here: https://the-perfect-sip.captivate.fm/listen

Speaking of cocktails, today Matthew is drinking an Alabazam while Ben is drinking a Spiced Bourbon Ginger Highball Recipes below.

• 1 1/2 oz Cognac
• 1/2 oz Cointreau
• 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
• 1/2 oz Semi-Rich Simple Syrup
• 1 barspoonful of Angostura Bitters
• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake 10-12 seconds. Double strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

• 1 1/2 - 2 oz Spice Bourbon (Bourbon steeped with spices of your choice for 8-24 hour)
• 3-5 oz Ginger Beer
• Add spiced bourbon to a highball glass and fill with ice. Top with chilled Ginger Beer.

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