Hi, My Name is Harsh, and Im a Hotstove-a-holic

by HarshInFresno on Jan 19, 2008 9:20 AM PST

It started out innocently enough. Logging into MLB.com from time to time to see what if any news would come out of San Fransisco on the latest signings. But it seemed.....empty. There just was never enough. I would watch that wimpy little turd that would host the hot stove show on MLB TV, but when that was over all I could do was roll my eyes thinking, "when has that 4 eyed little nerd ever picked up a bat"....the days went on, nothing... I started scouring the internet looking for answers.... a thirst had come over me like no other... I. NEED. KNOWLEDGE.... I. NEED. TO. KNOW....

I needed to know what kind of tires was Brian kicking. I needed to know if there was a chance out there that a magical third baseman would fly out of Boch's enormous butt..I needed to know if there was a chance that we would never see Ray Durham in a Giants uni again, giving Franny a chance and a new, young knight in shining armor would appear at first....

Every morning I'd run to the computer, looking at site after site, hoping that in the middle of the night somehow, someway, the tooth fairy had delivered us a corner infielder.... PLEASE GOD LET THERE BE SOMETHING!!!!!

But alas, nothing....

nothing but Santana rumors and two broken down third basemen swapping crappy cities....

I need help, friends....

Or at least a deal....

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Re: Hi, My Name is Harsh

I'm with you. Every freaking hour on the hour at home and at work, I'm going to rotoworld.com or mlbtraderumors.com looking to see if the Giants have made a move, and this offseason more than any other, it's been an incredible waste of time. Do something already, Sabean!! Why do we think we're whining about losing out on stiffs like Willy Aybar and Josh Phelps??

Hillary: Will cry for votes

by rxmeister on Jan 19, 2008 9:25 AM PST reply actions

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Fuck, me too. I wish something would happen so I can stop checking all the damn blog sites. I don't want to have to wait till March so I can check spring training box scores to mildly satisfy my baseball craving. As much as there is wrong with this team, and as much as the front office is admitting it, I really, really wish Sabean would step up and do something about it instead of sitting back and waiting for the Reds to offer us Votto, Bailey, Bruce, and Encarnacion for Lowry because it's an even bigger waste of time than me checking all the blog sites every ten minutes to see if anything Giants-related has happened. I wish our front office was more like the Tigers, where they're making moves left and right to make their team that much better. Hell, even the Rays front office right now would satisfy me more than our current one. I know Sabean's just going to do a whole vat of nothing this entire offseason next to signing Rowand and say he'll look to deal during ST. And then ST will come. And then I'll wait. And wait. And wait. And nothing will happen. And I'll be annoyed. Again....Sabean why are you doing this to me?

by boonitez on Jan 19, 2008 9:40 AM PST up reply actions

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The Tigers actually gutted their farm system to make a run at it in 2008. I don't think fans over here would have been very happy if the Giants did something like that, especially with the major league talent they have right now.

Hillary: Will cry for votes

by rxmeister on Jan 19, 2008 11:06 AM PST up reply actions

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If we were the early favorite for the WS, I'd be quite fine with it. I'd be fine with us being terrible like we are right now if we had won the Series in 02'.

by boonitez on Jan 19, 2008 5:51 PM PST up reply actions

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you'd be ok with it right now, but if it doesn't pay off in a world championship I'm not so sure you would be so happy when the window of opportunity has closed.

Hillary: Will cry for votes

by rxmeister on Jan 19, 2008 7:24 PM PST up reply actions

Re: Hi, My Name is Harsh, and Im a Hotstove-a-holi

Thankfully I am not alone. I feel much better. Perhaps we could rent out a meeting room where we can all drink 16 cups of coffee, a pack of smokes for everybody, and think of the twelve step process for getting back on the straight road

We admitted we were powerless over baseball message boards--that our lives had become unmanageable..
Came to believe that a Power greater than steroids and home run records could restore us to sanity
Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of Brian Sabian and all of his bad analogies
Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of overpaid 35+ players
Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being that 4th in the division wont be all that bad this year.
Were entirely ready to have Lincain removed, and an overweight, 50+ bomb, bad fielding 3d baseman from Florida be our next poster child for underachiever's
Humbly asked to remove our shortcomings....well that and Pedro Feliz
Made a list of all season ticket holders we had pissed off, and became willing to make amends to them all.
Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except for beer prices... those are going up again.
Continued to take player inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. (S'up Joe Nathan?)
Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our bat speed, contact, and patience at the plate. So we hired Carney Lansford.

12.Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps and a home run record, we now settle into reality.... another losing year for Giants Fans....

Awwwwww screw it....

"Shove it, Bob." Like, seriously shove it. ~Grant

by HarshInFresno on Jan 19, 2008 9:59 AM PST reply actions

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My name is NVSFG, and I'm a "Giants-aholic". It's so good to hear I'm not alone :-)

I am looking every single day at MLBTR , Rotoworld , Fleece Factor , and Pro Sports Daily_Rumors . BTW, don't go to the "message boards" on Pro Sports Daily. It will make your head explode.

I was going to say I keep hoping Sabean will just do something, but then there was that whole Lincecum for Rio's thing.

Focus, Sabean, Focus. Find me a 1B or 3B that won't cripple the Giants for years to come.

My adopted son Matt Downs. Because face it, everybody else was already taken by the time I got here.

by nvsfg on Jan 19, 2008 11:10 AM PST reply actions

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The best news about the performance of Brian Sabean this off-season is that he hasn't made as many question-at-best moves at this point in the off-season as usual.

The Giants aren't going anywhere this season or in the next couple of seasons, so why not have the patience to try to get some good, young prospects for the Giants' over-30's?

by sharksrog on Jan 21, 2008 12:16 PM PST up reply actions

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I am not as worried about not picking up someone, as I am worried that Sabean signs Feliz to a 3/$18M deal. I would rather go into the season with "questions and kids" than to sign the devil we know :-)

IMO, the 2008 season should be about finding out what the Giants do and do not have in the system. At least "The Kids" should be fun to watch.

That said, if a decent young infielder becomes available in a reasonable trade, I would not be opposed to improving the team. The holes at 1B and 3B are pretty big.

My adopted son Matt Downs. Because face it, everybody else was already taken by the time I got here.

by nvsfg on Jan 21, 2008 1:43 PM PST up reply actions

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