Hosted by Jack McDowell · EN · 18 episodes
Established thought leaders with verified media credentials.
A podcast and blog combining San Francisco Giants baseball with fan opinions and reactions with data driven analysis. “Over Reaction Off Days” every off day.
Jack McDowell hosts Giant Hot Takes, a news show with 18 episodes published.
Jack (sfg.hot.takes) and Colton (sfgiants.today) recap the disaster ending of the season for the San Francisco Giants and the firing of Bob Melvin. They discuss why Tony Vitello is a home run hire, and give their predict
Jack dives into the circus like act the Giants have performed since the All Star break. He talks about the meltdown against the Mets and the embarrassing loss to the Pirates. He wraps the show up by answering some fan Q&
Jack dives into a horrible road trip against the White Sox and Diamondbacks and discusses what is causing the offensive struggles. He fires off some hot takes on potential trade deadline targets including Seth Lugo, Ed C
Jack dives into a disastrous series against the Tigers and discusses what is causing the offensive struggles. He also dives into the excellence of the pitching staff and the emerging star the San Francisco Giants have in
Jack breaks down the San Francisco Giants recent homestand including a disappointing series loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks and a HUGE sweep of the Sacramento Athletics. He goes in depth on the advanced metrics of Camil
Jack hosts special guest Ryan from Giants SF Central on Instagram! They dive into the embarrasing 3 game sweep in Minnesota along with the promising series win against Chicago. Ryanprovides some fantastic insight about t
Jack hosts special guest Brandon from Talkin Giants on Instagram! They dive into the disappointing 3 game losing streak and discuss if this San Francisco Giants team is a legit contender. Brandon provides some fantastic
Jack hosts special guest Matt Devine from the esteemed Devine Sports Gospel! They dive into the MASSIVE upcoming 2 game series between the San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres at Petco Park on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Jack invites special guest Colton from SF Giants Today (14.1 K on IG) to talk about the current state of the San Francisco Giants! They talk about the absurdity of the NL West along with why the Padres are a more concern
Jack and Jake recap the San Francisco Giants offseason and dive into the additions of Willy Adames, Justin Verlander, and Lou Trevino among others. They discuss the vibe around Justin Verlander who is reportedly feeling
Jake & Jack React to the Giants brutal stretch against the A's, White Sox, and Mariners. They assess what the Giants future holds and ponder the question "Who is to blame" for this brutal San Francisco Giants season! Enj
Jake & Jack Discuss the San Francisco Giants brutal home stand against the Detroit Tigers and the Atlanta Braves. The Giants end the stand with a 3-4 record and remain 3.5 games out of the wild card.
Jake & Jack discuss the SF Giants past road trip against the Cincinnati Reds and the Washington Nationals. They dive into their predictions on the future that this lineup will bring, and also express their thoughts on pl
Jake and Jack discuss the San Francisco Giants recent home stand against the Rockies and A's and also dive into reactions from the trade deadline with special guest and Giants influencer Mike Val (@CoolSportsName) on X.
Jake & Jack Discuss the rough past road trip against the Rockies and Dodgers. They dive deeper into their opinions on player performances and what to expect for the future. Will the Giants be buyers, or sellers?
Jake & Jack discuss the SF Giants series between both the Twins and the Blue Jays. They go into detail about their future hopes and predictions for the Giants after the All-Star break.
Jake & Jack discuss the recent road trip for the Giants involving both the Braves and the Guardians. They dive into more detail amongst both Nick Ahmed and Luke Jackson's rough year, and reaction to Giants Veteran Austin
Sponsor detection runs nightly. Check back soon.
No public pitch examples yet for this show.
Generate your own personalised pitchBased on semantic analysis of episode topics and host coverage, this show is a strong guest fit for executives in:
Industry fit is computed by PitchCentric using vector embeddings of the show's episode catalog.
Shows with the most semantically similar episode content. Pitch one, pitch all; producers cluster.
To pitch Giant Hot Takes, visit https://gianthottakes.com for contact information, then craft a tight one-paragraph hook that ties your expertise to a gap in their recent news coverage.
Giant Hot Takes is hosted by Jack McDowell. The show is categorised under news (sports) and has published 18 episodes.
Giant Hot Takes has published 18 episodes.
Giant Hot Takes regularly covers news, sports. It sits in the news category, with a sports focus.
Giant Hot Takes is accessible for guests with genuine news expertise. A personalised, episode-aware pitch will still outperform a generic one every time.
Giant Hot Takes hasn't explicitly signalled guest openness in recent episodes. That doesn't rule out pitching. your hook just needs to be especially compelling and relevant to their recent content.
Episodes of Giant Hot Takes average 34 minutes. a focused format where a clear narrative arc and tight preparation matter most.
Our data rates Giant Hot Takes's guest bar at 80/100 (Premium tier). Established thought leaders with verified media credentials. Sign in to PitchCentric to see how your own Pod Score compares against this show.
Methodology. Booking Probability™ blends Listen Score, 30-day Virality, open-to-guests detection, and Apple ratings. Data refreshed every 60 minutes. Listen Score and Booking Probability are calculated by PitchCentric. Last enriched 11 days ago.
