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Open Gameday Thread, 8/12

Have you ever tried to use a computer with a mouse that has a broken left button? Frustrating.

Also, the Giants stink.

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Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
sounds like somebody woke up on the wrong side of 7:30 on a Sunday...

luckily we fans have... um... Giants baseball to... cheer... us up...

Southern California: Water thieves and Dodgers fans.

by jasomack on Aug 12, 2007 8:40 AM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Have you ever tried rooting for a baseball team that is old, slow and listless--that, despite being as old as Methuselah, plays excrebly bad fundamental baseball?

Yeah, I guess you have. Sucks to be us.

I got one word for you: "youneverknow"

by senorvegas on Aug 12, 2007 9:24 AM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Have you ever tried to correct your grammatical errors with a monitor that has a brick in it?
Barry Zito: Not an embarrassment of riches , but a rich embarrassment.

by victor frankenstein on Aug 12, 2007 9:43 AM PDT reply actions  

OH, and...
You oughta try typing using a keyboard with a brick on it.

by Moggeee on Aug 12, 2007 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions  

Re: OH, and...
Or try typing on a keyboard while holding a brick.
Barry Zito -- Catch Me if You Can.

by E Ticket on Aug 12, 2007 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Give me back my brick!!!
Barry Zito -- Catch Me if You Can.

by E Ticket on Aug 12, 2007 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Hey gang, remember to watch or listen for Goofus Jr. to announce the first three batters in the bottom of the 3rd!
Bold Prediction: Klesko will finish the 2007 season with at least 20 HRs. (OPS+ is 129 as of 7/1/07)

by Goofus on Aug 12, 2007 10:02 AM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Goof, where are you sitting? If you're near 123 come and say hey.
Notgardo says: I aten't dead yet! My adopt-a-Giant speaks to Jesus Christ all night, and lives to tell the tale.

by tk on Aug 12, 2007 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
AWESOME!  He will do just great!
Barry Zito -- Catch Me if You Can.

by E Ticket on Aug 12, 2007 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
I will be watching on the TeeVee.  Good luck.

by out machine on Aug 12, 2007 10:58 AM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
I think my weeds need cultivating. I may have to miss the whole, empty charade today.

But somebody please tell me how Goofus Jr. does.

by Moggeee on Aug 12, 2007 11:10 AM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Any weed that keeps one from over-dosing on this year's team is good weed.

by NearestNorwich on Aug 12, 2007 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Ode to Cheech and Chong
Seriously, tsk-tskers: It's star thistle and foxtails.

by Moggeee on Aug 12, 2007 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Ode to Cheech and Chong
Star thistle. Poison for horses.
Foxtails. Hell on cats, dogs, and little kids. Irritating to grown ups.

I suggest Agent Orange.

Barry Zito -- Catch Me if You Can.

by E Ticket on Aug 12, 2007 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

I love the smell of Eradicator in the Morning
If there's any Agent Orange left after I do the helicopter drop on the Giants at Mays Field today, then I'll apply it to my local weeds.

by Moggeee on Aug 12, 2007 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

Lineup
R. Davis cf
O. Vizquel ss    
R. Winn rf    
B. Bonds lf    
B. Molina c    
P. Feliz 3b         
D. Ortmeier 1b    
K. Frandsen 2b    
B. Zito p
Billy Hayes: Nine more big-league plate appearances than you.

by delorean on Aug 12, 2007 11:52 AM PDT reply actions  

Re: Lineup
Davis-Vizquel-Winn has to be the worst offensive 1-2-3 in baseball.
I am El Person and I ¢¾ this message.

by El Person on Aug 12, 2007 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Lineup
But if you include the Sewing League of the Daughters of the Revolution, we are right in the middle of the pack.

by Moggeee on Aug 12, 2007 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Lineup
May I suggest this alternative?

Davis-Vizquel-Durham

or

Roberts-Frandsen-Durham

or

nevermind. I am making myself ill.

Barry Zito -- Catch Me if You Can.

by E Ticket on Aug 12, 2007 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Lineup
So many options.

So few outcomes.

by Moggeee on Aug 12, 2007 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
And so it begins--Captain Quirk at his best.
"I'd rather be in a prison cell with Mike Tyson, and let him beat my butt all day long, than go through that again." - John Kruk, on the last place '92 season.

by getnby on Aug 12, 2007 12:06 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
leadoff 4-pitch walk by Zito. I guess we know which "Zito" will show up today. I was hoping for mediocre, but, I guess, putrid is what we'll have.
Congrats, Barry. You're the best there ever was in this game.

by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 12, 2007 12:07 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Over under on Zito walks: 5
Sabean Trek: The Search for 100 Losses

by ToddLindenHasAPosse on Aug 12, 2007 12:09 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
what about the 2nd inning?
Congrats, Barry. You're the best there ever was in this game.

by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 12, 2007 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
3
Sabean Trek: The Search for 100 Losses

by ToddLindenHasAPosse on Aug 12, 2007 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

If this game makes it into the second inning...
The new "Zito Mercy" rule can be invoked, the game is called, and everybody goes home with as many garlic fries as their shirt pockets will hold.

by Moggeee on Aug 12, 2007 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

"REFUND!"
Congrats, Barry. You're the best there ever was in this game.

by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 12, 2007 12:09 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Ball 8.
"I'd rather be in a prison cell with Mike Tyson, and let him beat my butt all day long, than go through that again." - John Kruk, on the last place '92 season.

by getnby on Aug 12, 2007 12:09 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: SF should consider Izturis for 2008 SS job
Depending on the cost, and assuming we install some kick-ass bats at other positions---sure, why not?
Who dat is? That's just Ortmeier's daddy.

by rotorueter on Aug 12, 2007 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
This is hilarious
Sabean Trek: The Search for 100 Losses

by ToddLindenHasAPosse on Aug 12, 2007 12:10 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Ball 12, the bases are drunk......but it's still a no-hitter!!
"I'd rather be in a prison cell with Mike Tyson, and let him beat my butt all day long, than go through that again." - John Kruk, on the last place '92 season.

by getnby on Aug 12, 2007 12:11 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Oh the game started already?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 12, 2007 12:11 PM PDT reply actions  

Have ANYONE gone to the mound yet?
Whether Vizquel, Feliz, Rags, Alou, Bochy?

by wilriv21 on Aug 12, 2007 12:13 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Have ANYONE gone to the mound yet?
He's a big boy, he can figure it out for himself.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 12, 2007 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

Back in the day
this is where I wished Vizquel would step up - he should go to mound and give Zito a breahter or something to think about

by wilriv21 on Aug 12, 2007 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

Zito's contract
are the Giants insured for the Zito contract in the event that Zito has an "accident"?
Congrats, Barry. You're the best there ever was in this game.

by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 12, 2007 12:14 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Zito's contract
Yes he's is insured against just such an accident. That's why he's wearing the Depends today.

by Moggeee on Aug 12, 2007 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Zito's contract
he wouldn't be the first Giant to do so...
Congrats, Barry. You're the best there ever was in this game.

by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 12, 2007 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Zito's contract
Sabean, too, I noticed, looks a little bulky in the midzone on days Zito pitches.

by Moggeee on Aug 12, 2007 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Wow, if Zito gets out of this inning without allowing a run...
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 12, 2007 12:14 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Then he will officially be luckier than Noah Lowry.
I need old crusty vets like I need a nail driven into my brain.

by BawLa on Aug 12, 2007 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
It just shows how bad the Pirates are.
I need old crusty vets like I need a nail driven into my brain.

by BawLa on Aug 12, 2007 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
I used to coach this little league team, see?
"I'd rather be in a prison cell with Mike Tyson, and let him beat my butt all day long, than go through that again." - John Kruk, on the last place '92 season.

by getnby on Aug 12, 2007 12:15 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
I been saying for over a month. Send Zito home for the rest of the year. Ultimatum. Come back in Spring with your shit together or get ready to spend the next several years shoveling shit out of the bullpen for a horseshit team.
Barry Zito -- Catch Me if You Can.

by E Ticket on Aug 12, 2007 12:15 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
The Giants have got this Millstone/Albatross/Hippotomus hanging from their necks for most of the next decade, though!

by Moggeee on Aug 12, 2007 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
So what? If a guy sucks, he sucks. The money is a waste already. Its gone. This little surfer bitch needs his ass kicked up around his neck. This "Im feeling so much pressure" bullshit is old old old.

Dont' want the pressure, don't take the money. Fucking airhead.

Barry Zito -- Catch Me if You Can.

by E Ticket on Aug 12, 2007 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

he can be a 5th starter
but the problem is SF is paying him Ace monies

by wilriv21 on Aug 12, 2007 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Still a no hitter and shutout. The walks are for free.
-- lives on Athletics Nation... just visiting.

by louismg on Aug 12, 2007 12:16 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
I guarantee you that if Baker were still here, Zito's ass would have been kicked so hard so long ago he would either be pitching lights out or his lights would be punched out.

Im tired of pussy sleepy headed yes me offs like bochy and alou just hangin around kissing management's ass and collecting millions for being uninspiring over the hill mush slurpers.

Barry Zito -- Catch Me if You Can.

by E Ticket on Aug 12, 2007 12:18 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
LOL HE DID IT.  That was beautiful.
Sabean Trek: The Search for 100 Losses

by ToddLindenHasAPosse on Aug 12, 2007 12:18 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Pirates suck harder than the Giants.

Hard to fathom.

Billy Hayes: Nine more big-league plate appearances than you.

by delorean on Aug 12, 2007 12:18 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
They've had 15 years to fine tune their suckitude. Its a disease. Contagious as syphilis. More contagious than Kevin Gonneria, but Gonneria is closing in.
Barry Zito -- Catch Me if You Can.

by E Ticket on Aug 12, 2007 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
lucky bastard
Congrats, Barry. You're the best there ever was in this game.

by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 12, 2007 12:18 PM PDT reply actions  

Last two posts have me confused
Lucky bastard or good pitching?

McCovey Debate tonite at 9.

Winner gets a day off from this pain.

by Moggeee on Aug 12, 2007 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: this is why he gets paid the big bucks
Wanna buy some beachfront property next to Vic Frankenstein?
Barry Zito -- Catch Me if You Can.

by E Ticket on Aug 12, 2007 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: this is why he gets paid the big bucks
Ah yes, the soft white sands of...

Scorched, Parched and Waterless Phoenix, Arizona.

by Moggeee on Aug 12, 2007 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: this is why he gets paid the big bucks
But it has an oceanfront view of Ken Kendricks trailer home and SunDevil Stadium.  Easy driving distance to Lawrence Welk's Sunshine Acres
Barry Zito -- Catch Me if You Can.

by E Ticket on Aug 12, 2007 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hot town , summer in the city...
It gets a little snappy in the mornings...89 , 88...I don't know why the damn sun even bothers setting...
Barry Zito: Not an embarrassment of riches , but a rich embarrassment.

by victor frankenstein on Aug 12, 2007 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Like I said--No hitter.  Barry "The Count" Zito.
"I'd rather be in a prison cell with Mike Tyson, and let him beat my butt all day long, than go through that again." - John Kruk, on the last place '92 season.

by getnby on Aug 12, 2007 12:18 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
"The 3-ball Count"
Congrats, Barry. You're the best there ever was in this game.

by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 12, 2007 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
wow
I need old crusty vets like I need a nail driven into my brain.

by BawLa on Aug 12, 2007 12:18 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
At this rate, Zito will be out by the fourth inning, and maybe with 0 runs against him.
I need old crusty vets like I need a nail driven into my brain.

by BawLa on Aug 12, 2007 12:20 PM PDT reply actions  

Elsewhere.....
Tiger is leading by 4 after first hole

by wilriv21 on Aug 12, 2007 12:22 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Elsewhere.....
Hey. We only talk about real sports here...not country club hobbies :)
Barry Zito -- Catch Me if You Can.

by E Ticket on Aug 12, 2007 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Elsewhere.....
The PGA ended on Friday, Wil.

by Moggeee on Aug 12, 2007 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Someone please tell Davis to hit it on the gro
Or malathion.
Barry Zito -- Catch Me if You Can.

by E Ticket on Aug 12, 2007 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Davis to hit it on the ground
He could do that, but it's considered public urination.

by Moggeee on Aug 12, 2007 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
BONDS WENT THE OTHER WAY! LOL
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 12, 2007 12:24 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
yes, with 3000 in his sights, he'll become a slap hitter
Congrats, Barry. You're the best there ever was in this game.

by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 12, 2007 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hit #2,918
Congrats, Barry. You're the best there ever was in this game.

by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 12, 2007 12:25 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
sigh.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 12, 2007 12:26 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Watching Zito pitch is like watching your exwife go through your bank statements. Both grounds for justifiable homicide.
Barry Zito -- Catch Me if You Can.

by E Ticket on Aug 12, 2007 12:27 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Easy there OJ.
I need old crusty vets like I need a nail driven into my brain.

by BawLa on Aug 12, 2007 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
--shush!
Barry Zito -- Catch Me if You Can.

by E Ticket on Aug 12, 2007 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
When he gets like this, we call him Ojee.

by Moggeee on Aug 12, 2007 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Putting Vizquel in the 2 hole is no different than putting Durham in the 3 hole.  
I need old crusty vets like I need a nail driven into my brain.

by BawLa on Aug 12, 2007 12:27 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
My gardening book says here that when you put either of them in a hole, make sure to cover them with fresh dirt, and tamp.

by Moggeee on Aug 12, 2007 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
and don't forget to make sure the garden hose is firmly attached to the exhaust pipe ahead of time
Barry Zito -- Catch Me if You Can.

by E Ticket on Aug 12, 2007 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Kind of like Bill Murray in Caddy Shack
Barry Zito -- Catch Me if You Can.

by E Ticket on Aug 12, 2007 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Wait to effing go there stoopid ass fan.
Barry Zito -- Catch Me if You Can.

by E Ticket on Aug 12, 2007 12:31 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
I think fans that interfere with a fair ball should be hung from the splash hit sign like merry ol England used to hang pirates over the Thames river until the crows and vultures picked the bones clean.

I am pretty certain Zito would be my first "convict"

Barry Zito -- Catch Me if You Can.

by E Ticket on Aug 12, 2007 12:33 PM PDT reply actions  

E-xecutioners Song
E's hits so far today:

1 meddling ex-wife

1 itinerant surfer and guitar player

by Moggeee on Aug 12, 2007 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
I've always hated Cesar Izturis.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 12, 2007 12:33 PM PDT reply actions  

Please reconsider
Would like SF to consider him at SS for 2008

by wilriv21 on Aug 12, 2007 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Please reconsider
his face makes me angry.

and he's basically a worse, younger version of Omar.

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 12, 2007 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

Defensively there is a match
Offensively he needs to improve. He will be 28 next season.

by wilriv21 on Aug 12, 2007 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Defensively there is a match
His career OPS+ is the same as Omar's current OPS+.

Seriously, unless he's a utility infielder, no thanks.

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 12, 2007 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Defensively there is a match
PECOTA, which is generally pretty conservative, has him pegged at around a 690 OPS for next year.

A 690 OPS with great speed and super-human defense at age 28 is worth $2-3 million a year.  PECOTA even values him at $5-6 million a year for the next few years.

The key is simply to not overpay for the guy.

Who dat is? That's just Ortmeier's daddy.

by rotorueter on Aug 12, 2007 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Defensively there is a match
Does he really play super human defense? It seems like he has that reputation but the numbers have always just been okay.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 12, 2007 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Defensively there is a match
For example, UZR has him at -9 runs per 150 games this season.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 12, 2007 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Defensively there is a match
And a 690 OPS seems realllly high, considering he's had exactly one year that high in his entire career and that was in 2004.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 12, 2007 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Could Zito maybe pitch inside, given that every single guy is sitting on the outside corner?

by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Aug 12, 2007 12:34 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Zito is to pitching what Selig is to integrity
Barry Zito -- Catch Me if You Can.

by E Ticket on Aug 12, 2007 12:35 PM PDT reply actions  

C'mon Krukow.....
You know you want to tear Zito a new one. I can feel it. I can see the bulge in your carotid artery from here.  Let 'em have it. Jump out of the booth; run out on the field, rip Zito's hat off, stomp on it, take away his glove, slap his face and then grab the ball out of his hand and drill the Pirates batter. Than spit on him, do a Rod Beck double arm pump like he did in 97 against the Dodgers and put some fucking fire in this team!!!!!
Barry Zito -- Catch Me if You Can.

by E Ticket on Aug 12, 2007 12:37 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
I will not let myself become swayed by Feliz. I will not let myself become swayed by Feliz. I will not let myself become swayed by Feliz.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 12, 2007 12:39 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Thats not Feliz. Its Abraham Lincoln in tights.
Barry Zito -- Catch Me if You Can.

by E Ticket on Aug 12, 2007 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
His generals blushed, but it was a stirring moment when Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address in Lederhosen.

by Moggeee on Aug 12, 2007 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
The UZR is just so pretty and he's actually hitting okay now...
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 12, 2007 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Nice waste of a leadoff double.  I think the run expectancy there is like 104%, but not with this team.

by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Aug 12, 2007 12:45 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Pedro Feliz--flashing the bat AND the leather.
"I'd rather be in a prison cell with Mike Tyson, and let him beat my butt all day long, than go through that again." - John Kruk, on the last place '92 season.

by getnby on Aug 12, 2007 12:47 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
When they said that Zito was historically a slow starter, I had no idea that they meant he started slow EVERY GAME.
"I'd rather be in a prison cell with Mike Tyson, and let him beat my butt all day long, than go through that again." - John Kruk, on the last place '92 season.

by getnby on Aug 12, 2007 12:49 PM PDT reply actions  

Heck No
They meant that for any given Zito contract, he takes at least a couple of years to get his groove on.

by Moggeee on Aug 12, 2007 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
The Majarajai!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 12, 2007 12:50 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
As a speaker of an Indian language, I think you mean Maharajai, who has just stolen two bases.
I am El Person and I ¢¾ this message.

by El Person on Aug 12, 2007 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

You see, Zito?
Completing an inning in less than 30 pitches is not that God damned difficult.
Bochy: grounded until he stops hitting and running with slow runners and crappy hitters

by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 12, 2007 12:50 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
FOX, why aren't you showing Goofus Jr.???
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 12, 2007 12:50 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
huh, he looked out to me.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 12, 2007 12:51 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
or not!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 12, 2007 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
God this offense sucks.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 12, 2007 12:57 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Am I the only one who wants Gorzelanny and Grudzielanek on the same team?

by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Aug 12, 2007 12:57 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Don't forget Mientkiewicz.
I am El Person and I ¢¾ this message.

by El Person on Aug 12, 2007 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Bonds just set the walk and IBB records...again.
Congrats, Barry. You're the best there ever was in this game.

by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 12, 2007 12:58 PM PDT reply actions  

Trivia question
Two SF pitchers to give up 2 HRs to Bonds.

I'm guessing Reuschel and... some guy named Robinson.

Bochy: grounded until he stops hitting and running with slow runners and crappy hitters

by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 12, 2007 1:00 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Hershiser?
There are only two - it's Robinson and Burkett.

Homered off Garrelts only once.

Bochy: grounded until he stops hitting and running with slow runners and crappy hitters

by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 12, 2007 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Uh, what, Kruk? Most Pirates fans hate his guts.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 12, 2007 1:01 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
I like how amazed Papa sounded when he said Zito had retired 7 in a row.

Seven! Wow!!!

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 12, 2007 1:10 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
We should pull him out of the game now, you know, to end on a good note.
I need old crusty vets like I need a nail driven into my brain.

by BawLa on Aug 12, 2007 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Goofus is going to be disappointed about Goofus Jr not showing up on TV

by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Aug 12, 2007 1:12 PM PDT reply actions  

what does he want for free?
next thing you know people will be asking for healthcare or something

by wilriv21 on Aug 12, 2007 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
We probably would have scored a run today if they'd switched Molina and Feliz's spots in the batting order.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 12, 2007 1:13 PM PDT reply actions  

Talking about MVP candidates
Feliz is playing well, gotta be a multi-year deal out there somewhere

by wilriv21 on Aug 12, 2007 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

Frandsen
Bochy: grounded until he stops hitting and running with slow runners and crappy hitters

by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 12, 2007 1:16 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Frandsen doing his best to convince that he's not a major league hitter.
Sabean Trek: The Search for 100 Losses

by ToddLindenHasAPosse on Aug 12, 2007 1:17 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Well, I hope he isn't doing that for my sake.  I mean, I'm definitely sold.

by tobias on Aug 12, 2007 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Maybe you should tell him?  Make him stop and all.
Sabean Trek: The Search for 100 Losses

by ToddLindenHasAPosse on Aug 12, 2007 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
I keep calling and calling, but he doesn't seem to take my calls anymore.

by tobias on Aug 12, 2007 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

Update
Cards thrashing Dodgers 10-2 in 6th, Yankees win again and Tiger has 3 stroke lead thru 5

by wilriv21 on Aug 12, 2007 1:20 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Oh Kruk.  The fact that Feliz ranks third in fielding % has very little to do with how good a fielder he is.

by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Aug 12, 2007 1:21 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
hey, at least he's started talking about OBP finally...
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 12, 2007 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Whoa, I didn't even notice that Davis had hit.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 12, 2007 1:25 PM PDT reply actions  

Giants GIDP Leaders...
Durham 15 (432 PA)
Bonds 11 (394 PA)
Molina 11 (384 PA)
Klesko 11 (322 PA)
Frandsen 11 (179 PA)

by tobias on Aug 12, 2007 1:27 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Giants GIDP Leaders...
That's sadly hilarious.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 12, 2007 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

A Frenchie in Boston is not good
Gagne is gagging on it in Beantown. Give up a 2-run shot to Tejada to tie the game. Thought SF was the master of the 8th inning meltdowns

by wilriv21 on Aug 12, 2007 1:28 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
scrappy play!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 12, 2007 1:28 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Well uh... so much for that.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 12, 2007 1:29 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Giants hitters swinging at pitches as if they had a plane to catch.

Oh...hey!

Actually, it's a good thing.  They'll be all rested, with their hitting shoes on for tomorrow's twin bill!

by tobias on Aug 12, 2007 1:30 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Zito being Zito.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 12, 2007 1:33 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
That was a little on Ortmeier.  Did you see how his foot was at the back end of the bag?  If he moves out to the front corner of the bag and stretches, they might have gotten the out.

by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Aug 12, 2007 1:34 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
One more out and Zito still has a quality start?!?
I need old crusty vets like I need a nail driven into my brain.

by BawLa on Aug 12, 2007 1:34 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Just when Zito was about to get that ERA under 5 he gave up the bomb, bummer.
Adopted Giant Brian Wilson: Still walking a batter per inning in AAA.

by sfgreg on Aug 12, 2007 1:37 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Hopefully, we can get some runs against Steve Carlton... err... Tom Gorzelanny now

by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Aug 12, 2007 1:38 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
lol.... though to be fair, Gorzelanny is actually pretty good.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 12, 2007 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
This team is more boring than golf.

by beaunose on Aug 12, 2007 1:41 PM PDT reply actions  

Speaking of golf
Ernie Els trying to play his way to the lead however Tiger is not having any of that - leads by 4 thru 7

by wilriv21 on Aug 12, 2007 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
I'd say the Ortmeier to 1B experiment has failed.

by giants92388 on Aug 12, 2007 1:44 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
What is the point of having a guy without the bat to play 1B learn to play 1B?  Send him down and call up McClain if you need a 1Bman that badly.

by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Aug 12, 2007 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Me likey Izzy
Me too. I love that 609 OPS. :-/

by giants92388 on Aug 12, 2007 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Me likey Izzy
and the -9 runs saved per 150 games
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 12, 2007 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
lol Chulk
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 12, 2007 1:48 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
I remember Phelps's rookie year with the Blue Jays. He hit 10 HRs in like 100 AB and everyone thought he was going to be a masher.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 12, 2007 1:49 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Being outscored 26-10 in the series thus far.  How did we manage 10 runs?
Adopted Giant Brian Wilson: Still walking a batter per inning in AAA.

by sfgreg on Aug 12, 2007 1:51 PM PDT reply actions  

Deja vu all over again
Giants were swept in a five-game series at home to the Pirates in 1996.
Bochy: grounded until he stops hitting and running with slow runners and crappy hitters

by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 12, 2007 1:51 PM PDT reply actions  

the winter of 1996 turned out well
maybe the winter of 2007 will turn out well

by wilriv21 on Aug 12, 2007 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: the winter of 1996 turned out well
You mean we're gonna get a second baseman that can hit?

And a new GM?

Bochy: grounded until he stops hitting and running with slow runners and crappy hitters

by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 12, 2007 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

How about the larger picture
After struggling for a few seasons the team improves

by wilriv21 on Aug 12, 2007 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Perhaps Sabean should get another extension.

by kush on Aug 12, 2007 1:55 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Bochy needs to tell the guys not to swing at the first pitch, if only to get Gorzelanny's pitch count up.

Also, he should have done this three innings ago.

by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Aug 12, 2007 1:56 PM PDT reply actions  

Baseball you can ENJOY!!
  Last night we caught the AAA game between the Sac Sabercats and the Las Vegas Area 51s (spacey name , no?)...my first AAA game. Bad seats didn't exist , the setting was cozy and informal , and Shea Hillenbrand  and Jeff DaVanon (Must be a PLTBNL , as he had none on his uni...) suffered many indignities.
  In - between entertainment included a tire rolling contest and little guys hitting off tees. Loaves of Sara Lee honey oat were handed out on the way out. We plan on making $1 beer night on the 29th. If you're here losing money anyway , you could do worse!
Barry Zito: Not an embarrassment of riches , but a rich embarrassment.

by victor frankenstein on Aug 12, 2007 1:57 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Baseball you can ENJOY!!
Yeah, what's with the bread giveaway?  They do that in San Jose too.

by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Aug 12, 2007 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Baseball you can ENJOY!!
Fresno, too.

That Sara Lee bread makes for pretty good toast, too small for sandwiches.

Bochy: grounded until he stops hitting and running with slow runners and crappy hitters

by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 12, 2007 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Baseball you can ENJOY!!
I am going to have to go to a Kane County Cougars (Athletics Low A) game here and see if they give away bread.

by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Aug 12, 2007 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Baseball you can ENJOY!!
Whoops , the River Cats. All the big board was showing was Cats , my natural confusion took right over. They have this guy Lou Merloni , his stats aren't all that hot - but we found if you go the "Pepperoni? Spumoni? Blanked his friend Tony?" route you can get a 450 - odd home run off the light pole , a double off the wall , etc.
Barry Zito: Not an embarrassment of riches , but a rich embarrassment.

by victor frankenstein on Aug 12, 2007 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
That was a really nice play.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 12, 2007 2:07 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
We need to create an account named "JPonry & NSCEGF" for when one of us isn't around so we can just post for each other.

by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Aug 12, 2007 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

I know the bullpen is overused
but why pitcher leading off an inning?

by wilriv21 on Aug 12, 2007 2:09 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: I know the bullpen is overused
Wasn't it Durham? I guess it's difficult to tell.
Barry Bombs gear | comics | Ray Durham is... yeah.

by Natto on Aug 12, 2007 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: I know the bullpen is overused
Heh.  What does it matter?  A 5-run deficit is absolutely insurmountable for this team

by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Aug 12, 2007 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
New spelling for the Secret Agent. (courtesy of Petco Park last weekend)

Derin McMains had five fingers, but he only used three.

by oooreebay on Aug 12, 2007 2:15 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Man, did they even try?
Barry Bombs gear | comics | Ray Durham is... yeah.

by Natto on Aug 12, 2007 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
It was spelled correctly on the other sections of the scoreboard. Blame the interns?
Derin McMains had five fingers, but he only used three.

by oooreebay on Aug 12, 2007 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Matty Mo is a stupid nickname anyway.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 12, 2007 2:17 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
A stupid name for a stupid pitcher.
Barry Bombs gear | comics | Ray Durham is... yeah.

by Natto on Aug 12, 2007 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
From what I have seen since Davis has been here, I think he needs a different pair of spikes

by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Aug 12, 2007 2:18 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Don't look now but Yanks are only 4 back
I thought it was a bit premature to write them off back in May when Gammons and Co. stuck a fork in them.
Derin McMains had five fingers, but he only used three.

by oooreebay on Aug 12, 2007 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

Gammons only knows RedSox
Yanks are getting healthier, infusion of young talent and some vets are finally producing. They will be a force come postseason

by wilriv21 on Aug 12, 2007 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Do you ever think to yourself "why did I watch this whole game?"

by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Aug 12, 2007 2:23 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
No, because I only saw the last two innings. Ha ha, suckers!
...
I probably would've watched the whole thing if I could though.
Barry Bombs gear | comics | Ray Durham is... yeah.

by Natto on Aug 12, 2007 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
that's how you know it's an addiction.
Congrats, Barry. You're the best there ever was in this game.

by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 12, 2007 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Slept in until noon, and then went and bought a new sofa. I didn't tune in until the 8th inning. I am fired up that I missed this garbage.

Cy Gorzelanny FTW.

Derin McMains had five fingers, but he only used three.

by oooreebay on Aug 12, 2007 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
at least it was over quickly.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 12, 2007 2:23 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
and lol swept by the Pirates.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 12, 2007 2:24 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
How surprising.  Who would have thought it after last year?

by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Aug 12, 2007 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

#1 pick, here we come!
Congrats, Barry. You're the best there ever was in this game.

by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 12, 2007 2:25 PM PDT reply actions  

Bonds played all 9 innings today
will he skip both ends of DH tomorrow?

by wilriv21 on Aug 12, 2007 2:25 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Bonds played all 9 innings today
Word is, Bonds will sit for both and just be available to pinch-hit.

by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Aug 12, 2007 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
MLB.com has Atchison starting on Tuesday in ATL. Is that so?
Derin McMains had five fingers, but he only used three.

by oooreebay on Aug 12, 2007 2:27 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
I think it'd be Ortiz.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Aug 12, 2007 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

Screw this
If we're gonna be bad, let's be historically bad.  Let's be a team that people talk about for years to come.  A team that's at least INTERESTING.  Even now, you still hear mention of the 100-loss 1985 team - no one ever says shit about the '84 team, who only lost a measly 96.

It's time to be like the Tigers - the '03 Tigers.  Forty-game losing streak?  I'm in!

Bochy: grounded until he stops hitting and running with slow runners and crappy hitters

by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 12, 2007 2:28 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Screw this
I know I'll at least be talking about Kevin Frandsen for years to come.  I promise.

by tobias on Aug 12, 2007 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Hello darkness my old friend.

by Rain Dog on Aug 12, 2007 2:41 PM PDT reply actions  

Simon, Garfunkel, and Moggeee
Hello darkness my old friend,

Turn out the lights and let this end.

by Moggeee on Aug 12, 2007 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
I watched from the third inning on.

I hate this team.

Steve Kline: He's pretty okay!

by groug on Aug 12, 2007 3:30 PM PDT reply actions  

I sometimes read the entire thread
I'll see your hate

and raise you two loathes of free Sara Lee bread.

by Moggeee on Aug 12, 2007 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Goofus Jr. did great! Not too bored, not too screamy. Right on.

The rest of the team, not so much. It looked at the beginning like Zito was going to be the goat, but then it was actually the offense that failed to drive in runs. Ridiculous.

Notgardo says: I aten't dead yet! My adopt-a-Giant speaks to Jesus Christ all night, and lives to tell the tale.

by tk on Aug 12, 2007 6:25 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
Ooh, I'm sorry I missed the highlights! Hopefully Goofus can post some video of the 3rd inning in a diary).

As for me, I was relaxing all weekend up in Anderson Valley, in a place with no TV or radio. In other words, as far away from this god-awful team as I could get.

Lon Simmons' adopted dad.

by Kitspool on Aug 12, 2007 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Open Gameday Thread, 8/12
You isn't unsmart.
Steve Kline: He's pretty okay!

by groug on Aug 12, 2007 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

He just might be talking 'bout...
Philo, Navarro, Boonville, Yorkville.

Enough grapes and pretty little towns to make a man forget the rush of the city, and the crush of his baseball team.

by Moggeee on Aug 12, 2007 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

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