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Fave Giant

by Poe on Feb 20, 2007 9:10 PM PST Comment 31 comments

Heading into spring training I'm curious as to people's current favorite players. There's limited spots for the poll, so I couldn't include everyone, but I think I have the guys who will get the most votes. If I left off your man, go with the last option.

Poll

Favorite Giant?

That other guy named Barry

3 votes

Dreamy

15 votes

Richie

4 votes

Cain

22 votes

Lowry

10 votes

Lincecum

14 votes

Durham

1 votes

The guy who's locker held the speed Barry accidentally took

1 votes

Someone Poe didn't think lots of people would vote for

5 votes

Barry Lamar Bonds

32 votes

107 votes | Poll has closed

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Re: Fave Giant

I'm sold on Frannie. I guess I've got a weak spot for overachievers.

by orangeandblackattack on Feb 20, 2007 9:28 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Re: Fave Giant

Lets just hope he comes alive this year...

by xanthan on Feb 20, 2007 10:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Fave Giant

Crap. Knew I would leave someone good out... ah well.

My VORP is higher than your VORP.

by Poe on Feb 21, 2007 12:29 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: My top 5 Current Giants

Tied for #1: Cain and the Enchanter

Tied for #3: Linden and Frannie

#5: Omar Vizquel

Honorable Mention: Eliezer Alfonzo (his 2006 was so cool), Barry Zito (too rich to make my list), Mike Matheny (doesn't play anymore- a technicality)

I own my own business and I'm a giants fan; being a Giants fan is harder.

by hairball on Feb 20, 2007 9:42 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Re: My top 5 Current Giants

Which reminds me...

Nicknames-I-like list:

Vinnie the (Incredible) Chulk
Able Cain
The Enchanter
Bull Durham
Achmed Correia
Dirty Sanchez
Smile
Mark Greeny

I own my own business and I'm a giants fan; being a Giants fan is harder.

by hairball on Feb 20, 2007 9:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: My top 5 Current Giants

How can you do a nickname list and not include Snatchwig?

by BruteSentiment on Feb 20, 2007 10:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: My top 5 Current Giants

or WOODY ?!?

Hats for bats, keep bats warm !

by PacBellBoozer on Feb 20, 2007 10:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: My top 5 Current Giants

This demands a diary, here.

I own my own business and I'm a giants fan; being a Giants fan is harder.

by hairball on Feb 21, 2007 10:39 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Fave Giant

Bonds. Until he is no longer a Giant, this will be the case.

When that happens, though, Cain, Lowry, and Lincecum will have to battle it out against each other in some elaborate exercise in electronic simulation (like the Madden Bowl). The winner takes my unquestioned affection.

Coming to you by proxy

by howtheyscored on Feb 21, 2007 12:46 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Re: Fave Giant

And speaking of Cain and Lincecum, it's sometimes easy to forget just how phenomenal Matt Cain is when we have a guy like the missing Linc in our system.

I think of things like the fact that Cain is 3.5 months younger than Lincecum, and has been pitching at a major league level for what will be close to two years by the time Linc even touches the mound in the a big league game, and just drool. Matt Cain will still be younger than many major league rookies, even in his third full year at the show...

Sorry, I need some paper towels here.

For the drool! Geez, you buncha pervs.

Not that age means much, necessarily, but in the midst of all this losing I still feel like one hell of a lucky fan to be able to see these two guys at the beginnings of their careers. (and Bonds at the end of his, but that's another matter altogether)

Coming to you by proxy

by howtheyscored on Feb 21, 2007 12:52 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Fave Giant

Ditto. Cain's next on my list after Barry, but I've always like Ray Durham as well. On the all time list, Marvin Bernard, Will Clark, and Robb Nenn are present as well.

by Aadik on Feb 22, 2007 7:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Fave Giant

Kevin Frandsen, without a doubt. Richie second.

Avoid the rush later - join the Waiting for Josh Vitters bandwagon now!

by Lyle on Feb 21, 2007 6:35 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Re: Fave Giant

That Benitez guy is some kind of awesome. And a team player to boot!

Mandowear - Clothing an entire generation | comics

by Natto on Feb 21, 2007 8:00 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Re: Fave Giant

Mando-tory behavior, coming from that guy!

I own my own business and I'm a giants fan; being a Giants fan is harder.

by hairball on Feb 21, 2007 10:42 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Fave Giant

JT was my favorite for years and years and years but I guess this Lamar fellow will do.

"Strikeouts are boring. Besides that, they're fascist." Not fascist: SF Dugout

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Feb 21, 2007 8:05 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Lowry

End of list

by tk on Feb 21, 2007 8:22 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Re: Fave Giant

The number of people who voted for Bonds versus the number of people who wanted to say out loud that Bonds is their fave probably shouldn't be surprising to me, but it is.

Coming to you by proxy

by howtheyscored on Feb 21, 2007 8:46 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Re: Fave Giant

Then again, not a lot of people have said anything, so this probably does mean very little after all.

Coming to you by proxy

by howtheyscored on Feb 21, 2007 8:48 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Fave Giant

Where is Peter Happy's name?

by Giant Dwarf on Feb 21, 2007 9:12 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Re: Fave Giant

I'm the type of person who has to have an admiration for the guy's personality for him for to be my favorite player. (When they layed, Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken were my favroite players.) Therefore, my favorite Giants is Omar!

My love might fall short of Kenshin's, but the mad skills and fun that he brings to the game is a joy to watch. Things like joining the grounds crew in San Diego or the barrell roll out of the dugout are examples of a guy who appears to realize he's making a great living playing a child's game and it should be fun for him, his teammates and the fans.

My 2nd choice would be Ray Ray for the same types of things that he brings to the game.

Biggest mankinder in the history of no brain.

by Goofus on Feb 21, 2007 9:14 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Re: Fave Giant

When they layed, Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken were my favroite players.

That was DEFINITELY an image I didn't need in my head.

Coming to you by proxy

by howtheyscored on Feb 21, 2007 9:27 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Fave Giant

It's hard to pick one, but J. Sanchez is my current favorite. After that, there's Omar, Richie, Barry, Barry, Ray-Ray, Matt, Noah...

by Skaldheim on Feb 21, 2007 9:17 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Re: Fave Giant

Schmidt
Brett Butler
Jose Cruz. Junior.
Kelyn Acosta

This world you take to be 'the' world will die, and descend into Hell, and all history after that will belong properly to the history of Hell.

by lunaticfridge on Feb 21, 2007 9:38 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Re: Fave Giant

Hmmm... when you start listing those names, this is a more likeable team than I would have thought. I'd gladly trade "likeable" for "dominant," but still...

"Robb Nen is going to get you" - Benito Santiago to Chipper Jones, 10/7/02

by Pants Man on Feb 21, 2007 10:08 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Re: Fave Giant

When it comes right down to it, I had to pick Bonds. There's nobody on the Giants who I'd rather watch play baseball.

You're nobody 'til everybody in
this town thinks you're a bastard - Elvis Costello

by EliminateMe on Feb 21, 2007 10:17 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Even playing dominoes, Barry is Must-See

Absolutely. Bonds is more interesting to watch -- even if he were pacing around a prison cell -- than the rest of the guys in a scrum on the mound after winning the World Series.

by Moggeee on Feb 22, 2007 1:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Fave Giant

Definitely Cain. I followed him closely in the minors (he was the first prospect I really made a point of following) and I went to his first career start. So, I've grown kind of attached. It's fun to watch a homegrown player develop and succeed for your favorite team.

LicensetoPills: they say this to my family. to barry bonds family. and i say, "i'll bust you up. here is a candy corn."

by jponry on Feb 21, 2007 10:22 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Re: Fave Giant

Tim Lincecum is my favorite Giant because he's a good kid who is highly likely soon to become the Giants best player. He was scheduled to face actual batters today for the first time this spring training. Let the excitement begin!

by sharksrog on Feb 21, 2007 2:49 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Re: Fave Giant

Not too familiar with many of those guys' personalities, which I find important (thus Bonds isn't close to the top), so I'm going to have to go with Zito.

by cheno on Feb 21, 2007 3:32 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Re: Fave Giant

Guy I would pay to watch swing a bat: Barry Bonds. Guy I would cross the street to shake his hand and talk to: Dreamy.

by hometownboy on Feb 21, 2007 10:49 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Re: Fave Giant

Well said.

It appears people have different criteria for their "favorite Giant".

Biggest mankinder in the history of no brain.

by Goofus on Feb 22, 2007 9:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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