Face of the Franchise

by Salemicus on Aug 20, 2007 1:57 PM PDT 46 comments

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All I know is there....

better be a dinosaur, muppets or bea arthur joke in his writeup up or I will disown him.

Flossing a dead horse

by kenshin1 on Aug 20, 2007 1:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: Face of the Franchise

I look forward to seeing Grant's choice, but in the meantime, I'm just so freaking relieved that I know who the most Now athletes are.

I'm a Giants fan because my dad realized at a very young age that the Phillies suck.

by oneflapdown on Aug 20, 2007 2:03 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: Face of the Franchise

A "hang in there" kitty might be appropriate.

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 20, 2007 2:03 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: Face of the Franchise

Can I offer you a Hello Kitty?

Or maybe one of those pudgy smiling porcelain cats, whatever they are.

BB

All those Giants fans down in Giants land love that Crazy Crab!

by BlackDougal on Aug 20, 2007 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: Face of the Franchise

Actually, they asked me for my answer about two or three months ago. I chose Matt Morris. Should I not have done that?

by Grant on Aug 20, 2007 2:21 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: Face of the Franchise

Dang, I was a little too late and a little too lame.

Proud adoptive father of the All-Father and his 2.29 ERA

by EliminateMe on Aug 20, 2007 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: Face of the Franchise

My pick is Mark Sweeney.

Proud adoptive father of the All-Father and his 2.29 ERA

by EliminateMe on Aug 20, 2007 2:22 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: Face of the Franchise

How about a FTBNL?

Adopted Giant Brian Wilson: Welcome Back!

by sfgreg on Aug 20, 2007 2:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: Face of the Franchise

Barry Zito

by Peter Magowan on Aug 20, 2007 2:26 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

we should...

really ink him to an extension now Pete.  In 7 years imagine how expensive it will be to resign the face of the franchise.

Flossing a dead horse

by kenshin1 on Aug 20, 2007 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: Face of the Franchise

I was going to make a Matt Morris Baby Image joke that was going to make you all LOFL, but then Grant made his Morris joke and now mine would be only mildly amusing.

I mean, yours was a joke, right Grant? Right?

Coming to you by proxy (I adopted: Dave Righetti!)

by howtheyscored on Aug 20, 2007 2:49 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: Face of the Franchise

Assuming he wasn't, wasn't 3-4 months ago when Morris was actually "on top of the world" and performing way over his head?  It wouldn't have been that bad of a choice, at the time.

by sfgfan on Aug 20, 2007 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: Face of the Franchise

I was looking at this thing earlier and didn't notice Grant got a pick.. that's awesome!

by fwoty oz on Aug 20, 2007 2:51 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: Face of the Franchise

Tres awesome, but if Grant gets sucked into the brainless garbage disposal that is ESPN you know we might have to take him out back and shoot him.

Strikeouts are boring. Besides that, they're fascist. Not boring: Emmanuel Burriss. Not facist: THE RETURN OF SF Dugout

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 21, 2007 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: Face of the Franchise

Barry Bombs gear | comics | Durham? I hardly know 'im!

by Natto on Aug 20, 2007 3:40 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: Face of the Franchise

:D

Coming to you by proxy (I adopted: Dave Righetti!)

by howtheyscored on Aug 20, 2007 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: Face of the Franchise

I still like the samurai Matt Cain much better.

Strikeouts are boring. Besides that, they're fascist. Not boring: Emmanuel Burriss. Not facist: THE RETURN OF SF Dugout

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 20, 2007 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: Face of the Franchise

I disagree!

Coming to you by proxy (I adopted: Dave Righetti!)

by howtheyscored on Aug 20, 2007 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: Face of the Franchise

Is this a T-shirt yet?

Noonan. Nooooonan!

by Giant Fan in Singapore on Aug 20, 2007 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: Face of the Franchise

Not yet. tuned.

Barry Bombs gear | comics | Durham? I hardly know 'im!

by Natto on Aug 21, 2007 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: Face of the Franchise

"Stay tuned" would make more sense.

Barry Bombs gear | comics | Durham? I hardly know 'im!

by Natto on Aug 21, 2007 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: Face of the Franchise

But who has time nowadays to type that extra word?

Steve Kline: He's pretty okay!

by groug on Aug 21, 2007 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: Face of the Franchise

I thought "tuned" was short for "stay tuned" intentinally, as in interenet-kid-slang like +1 and pwned

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 21, 2007 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: Face of the Franchise

IAWTC.

Proud adoptive father of the All-Father and his 2.29 ERA

by EliminateMe on Aug 21, 2007 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: Face of the Franchise

Then I guess I just coined the latest phrase! Once this trend catches fire, remember you saw it here first!

Barry Bombs gear | comics | Durham? I hardly know 'im!

by Natto on Aug 21, 2007 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: Face of the Franchise

Tuned.

Proud adoptive father of the All-Father and his 2.29 ERA

by EliminateMe on Aug 21, 2007 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: Face of the Franchise

Barry Zito -- Catch Me if You Can.

by E Ticket on Aug 20, 2007 7:45 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

another fucking retarded ESPN segment....

...that has nothing to do with actual SPORTS! Seriously, its time to turn off ESPN indefinitely until they get back to basics...games and sports that happen on the field/court. Fuck. The WNBA is better than this crap. Do they ever reject these ridiculous ideas? Who the fuck is in charge over there? Maybe that'll be the next gimmick.

In any event, Bonds's Franchise Face Quotient (FFQ) and Face of the Franchise Ratio (FFR), even adjusted for all-time, are both way higher than anyone else on the roster.

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

by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 20, 2007 8:15 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

is it a nickname i nobody knows it?

the Giants section on FOTF says that the best nickname on the team is Omar's. His nickname is "Little O"

Did anyone know this?

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

by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 20, 2007 8:19 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yes

Barry Bombs gear | comics | Durham? I hardly know 'im!

by Natto on Aug 20, 2007 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: Yes

it's right there on his baseball reference page, so I suppose I should have known that.

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

by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 20, 2007 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: is it a nickname i nobody knows it?

everyone knows the best nickname on the team is Tim the Enchanter (or one of the many other Timmy nicknames.)

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

by jponry on Aug 20, 2007 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: is it a nickname i nobody knows it?

Since "Hillensuck" and "Magellan" are no longer with the team, I'll go with "Special Agent" Jack Taschner.  I also like "Big Daddy" Cain.

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 21, 2007 7:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

no

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by howtheyscored on Aug 20, 2007 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: no

I mean, it's not like it's on his baseball reference page or anything.

Coming to you by proxy (I adopted: Dave Righetti!)

by howtheyscored on Aug 20, 2007 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: no

Enrique

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

by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 20, 2007 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: Face of the Franchise

Here's the link for people who can't find it/are too lazy: http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/sportsnation/face/mlb/index

Barry Bombs gear | comics | Durham? I hardly know 'im!

by Natto on Aug 20, 2007 10:20 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

On ESPN2, its the Armpit of the Franchise

Giants nominees: Feliz and Durham

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

by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 21, 2007 12:35 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm just saying.

It's a metaphor somehow.

"When Jackson Williams thinks of how many times Madison Bumgarner has tried to kill Tyler Walker..."

by multiphasic on Aug 21, 2007 5:12 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Gone but not forgotten.

Just to keep the debate as to whether I'm a complete moron up in the air...

"When Jackson Williams thinks of how many times Madison Bumgarner has tried to kill Tyler Walker..."

by multiphasic on Aug 21, 2007 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: Gone but not forgotten.

Interesting... a debate the only has one side*!

I believe I''l fall on the side of Moron!

*grammar technicality.

Coming to you by proxy (I adopted: Dave Righetti!)

by howtheyscored on Aug 21, 2007 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: Gone but not forgotten.

Jeez, I know I left myself open, but what's with the flame?

"When Jackson Williams thinks of how many times Madison Bumgarner has tried to kill Tyler Walker..."

by multiphasic on Aug 22, 2007 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: Gone but not forgotten.

Oh don't get me wrong. Just having some fun. Anyway, if it means anything I'm the moron who used an apostrophe in place of an l.

So we're probably even. You might even be coming out a little bit ahead because yours was a technicality that nobody pays attention to anyway, while mine was a dumb mistake that even a jerk could see.

Coming to you by proxy (I adopted: Dave Righetti!)

by howtheyscored on Aug 22, 2007 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

just so we're clear

Yeah, sorry if it sounded mean. I was just making a joke that you didn't say "whether or not I'm a moron," so the debate you're describing only has the option of moron, and lacks the option of "not moron."

I really wasn't writing as a flame. I was just being grammar geeky. I guess it reads pretty ambiguously.

Coming to you by proxy (I adopted: Dave Righetti!)

by howtheyscored on Aug 22, 2007 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: just so we're clear

Oh.  Sorry, I'm a little sensitive, my dog just died.  In a metaphoricalistic sort of way.

"When Jackson Williams thinks of how many times Madison Bumgarner has tried to kill Tyler Walker..."

by multiphasic on Aug 22, 2007 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Our Expectationisticalism won't settle for less

Only the multidimensional multiphasic can go beyond mere suffixes and append syllables where plenty were already in attendance.

by Moggeee on Aug 23, 2007 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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