Opening Day & 2025 Predictions

It's season 5 of Giants Cocktails. Our veteran podcasters throw a new coat of paint while they breakdown the Opening Day roster and make full season predictions. Will a Giant hit 30 home runs? Will Ramos & Fitzgerald regress to the mean? Will Matthew predict 90 wins again? Can Ben hold his "positivity" for one more episode? (Yes!, No!, 90? Try 100!, Of course not.)

Our new cocktail podcast The Perfect Sip is on hiatus. But new episodes are in production. You can catch up on past episodes here: https://the-perfect-sip.captivate.fm/listen

Speaking of cocktails, today Ben is drinking a San Francisco 25 while Matthew is drinking a Black & Orange . Recipes below.

San Francisco 25

• 2 oz Gin
• 1 oz Grenadine
• 1 oz Lemon Juice
• 2-3 oz Sparkling White Wine
• Combine the gin, grenadine, and lemon juice in a shaker with ice. Shake until well chilled. Double strain into a champagne flute and top with the sparkling white wine.

Black & Orange

• 1 1/2 oz Bourbon
• 1/2 oz Grand Marnier
• 1/4 oz coffee liqueur
• 1/2 oz Amaro Nonino
• 1 dash black walnut bitters
• 1 dash chocolate bitters
• Orange twist for garnish
• Combine the bourbon, Grand Marnier, coffee liqueur, Amaro Nonino and bitters in a mixing glass with ice. Stir for 30 seconds. Express the orange twist over the glass and place in the glass.