Pablo's ROY eligibility

by travisam on Nov 19, 2008 2:41 PM PST Comment 69 comments

Am I correct in thinking that since Pablo was over the 130AB limit last year with 145AB's that he will not be considered a rookie next season? Anyone know for sure?

Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting.

Everybody wang chung tonight.

I can feel it comin' in the air tonight.

I got my first real 6 string, bought it at the 5 and dime.

Oh here she comes, watch out boy she'll chew you up.

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Yes, you are correct in thinking that 145 is more than 130.

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by Josh from Hollywood on Nov 19, 2008 2:47 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

haha

kind of dicky, but made me laugh.

by kvdp12 on Nov 19, 2008 3:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

needs more Sabean

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by NeifiChicken on Nov 19, 2008 3:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Link?

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by groug on Nov 19, 2008 3:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Pics.

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by WalrusMan on Nov 19, 2008 8:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

MOAR PICZ

I see the future, and it is Pablo

by CB30 on Nov 19, 2008 8:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

or it didn’t happen.

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by Takimoto on Nov 19, 2008 10:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

where’s baggs when you need him?

bitte, baby.

by ryanmiles on Nov 19, 2008 3:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

good filler

I just saw Foreigner. Damn, it made me feel old. (Maybe that’s because I am?) Bit of a white trash crowd, too…I’m just sayin’.

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by Giants_Junkie on Nov 19, 2008 3:21 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Build a fence!

Only way to keep Foreigner out!

I actually saw them open for the Stones (and Peter Tosh) in ‘77 (?)
in Philly’s JFK Stadium.

They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long

by bgunn on Nov 19, 2008 3:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Righteous line-up, dude.

Musta been smoky.

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by Giants_Junkie on Nov 19, 2008 3:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Speaking of smoky, we just got our tickets to see Smokey Robinson in January (Paramount). This will be my fourth time seeing my all time favorite singer. I’m already excited.

Yes we did!

by Goofus on Nov 20, 2008 9:41 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

In fact, I'm so old, I saw "...6 string..." and immediately made the link to Foreigner without taking the time to realize you were lyric-quoting another aging rocker.

I may scare zenbitz, but I terrify myself.

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by Giants_Junkie on Nov 19, 2008 3:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

yes, the lyric from 'Juke Box Hero' is

“Bought a beat-up six-string, from a second hand store”
GJ – if you like Foreigner, you are OK in my book.

Ah, the one above is Eddie Money – but I thought Frgner too (tired of typing it).

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by zenbitz on Nov 19, 2008 3:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Actually, I believe the 6-string lyriquote above is from Bryan Adams... (?)

But that’s not important now…what is important is that I think I’m sensing that a shared love of Foreigner could bring harmony to the zenbitz & G_J blogationship.

Wait, wait…a shared love of foreigners? I’m picturing two beauties from…

I think I should stop now.

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by Giants_Junkie on Nov 19, 2008 4:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I admit!

I cannot keep Bryan Adams and Eddie Money straight.

I do like the the Ataris’ cover of that song though.

FIRE BRIAN SABEAN... UNLESS HE KEEPS DRAFTING WELL. .. AND SIGNS UNDERRATED PLAYERS LIKE AFFELDT OR PHELPS. .. OR ALRIGHT WHO'S PLAYING WITH THE ALIEN MIND-SWITCHING RAY?

by zenbitz on Nov 19, 2008 4:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

christ

before someone corrects me… that was “Boys of Summer” by DON HENLY!
Ataris have a song called summer ’79 which is not a cover, and actually kinda sucks.

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by zenbitz on Nov 19, 2008 4:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Anyone remember the "Day On The Green?" concerts

My first arena rock experience was a 1980’s “Day On The Green” concert in San Francisco…I think it was at Candlestick. Headliners were Journey, Night Ranger, and Bryan Adams. Adams sang “Summer of ’69” that has the ‘beat-up six string’ lyric. I laugh at that song, because if he bought his first six string in ’69, he would have been 10 years old, which think is a little young for a budding guitarist.

Oh yeah…while I was waiting in line for the concert in the parking lot, a seagull crapped on my leg. Niiiice.

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by Timlincecum.com on Nov 19, 2008 9:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Day on the Green concerts were Oakland Colliseum events. Because my tamily owned an Ticketron outlet I ended up going pretty much every year and saw every one of those horrible 70s arena rock bands several times over (yes including Foreigner). Awful. Thank god for drugs. And really thank god for the 70s when pretending you were wheelchair bound was a perfectly successful way to sneak a keg into professional arena. You just can’t get away with that stuff anymore.

Get the hell out the way Bengie, Pablito's hit the show!

by Roger on Nov 20, 2008 6:14 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

As awful as many DOtGs were, you would have seen the Who and the Dead share a bill in 76…not too shabby.

Also of odd pairing note: the final DOtG in 92 saw Pubic Enemy open for U2.

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by bgunn on Nov 20, 2008 9:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I believe I caught every single Who appearance in the Bay Area from about 68-82 (and a good amount of Dead, as well). Because American tours in those days tended to end in SF, I think I actually saw the final appearances of both the Who with Keith Moon and Zepplin with John Bonham.

Get the hell out the way Bengie, Pablito's hit the show!

by Roger on Nov 21, 2008 8:35 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

That Zep show.

Got it.

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by WalrusMan on Nov 21, 2008 9:00 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Pig-era Dead shows…you’re my new hero.

I was lucky enough to see Moon (once) in the Miami minor league baseball stadium, and Zep with Bonham (Madison Sq Garden) both in 74 (?).

Zep was done after ‘73, but nobody admitted it—emporer’s new close and all.

They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long

by bgunn on Nov 21, 2008 10:40 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

The Who show

Was that the one at the Cow Palace where Moon passed out and they brough a fan from the audience to play drums?

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by Goofus on Nov 24, 2008 8:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I cannot keep Bryan Adams and Eddie Money straight.

Only raptor jesus can!

Yes we did!

by Goofus on Nov 20, 2008 9:44 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Juke Box Hero (a truly great rock anthem...) lyrics in their entirety

Standing in the rain, with his head hung low
Couldnt get a ticket, it was a sold out show
Heard the roar of the crowd, he could picture the scene
Put his ear to the wall, then like a distant scream

He heard one guitar, just blew him away
He saw stars in his eyes, and the very next day
Bought a beat up six string in a secondhand store
Didnt know how to play it, but he knew for sure

That one guitar, felt good in his hands
Didnt take long, to understand
Just one guitar, slung way down low
Was one way ticket, only one way to go

So he started rockin
Aint never gonna stop
Gotta keep on rockin
Someday hes gonna make it to the top

And be a juke box hero, got stars in his eyes
Hes a juke box hero
He took one guitar, juke box hero, stars in his eyes
Juke box hero, hell come alive tonight

In a town without a name, in a heavy downpour
Thought he passed his own shadow, by the backstage door
Like a trip through the past, to that day in the rain
And that one guitar made his whole life change

Now he needs to keep rockin
He just cant stop
Gotta keep on rockin
That boy has got to stay on top

And be a juke box hero, got stars in his eyes
Hes a juke box hero, got stars in his eyes
Yeah, juke box hero, got stars in his eyes
With that one guitar hell come alive
Come alive tonight

Yeah, hes gotta keep rockin
He just cant stop
Gotta keep on rockin
That boy has got to stay on top

And be a juke box hero, got stars in his eyes
Hes a juke box hero, got stars in his eyes
Just one guitar, put stars in his eyes
Hes just a juke box hero, aah aah aah
Juke box hero, juke box hero, hes got stars in his eyes
Stars in his eyes

(dang that got long…)

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by Giants_Junkie on Nov 19, 2008 4:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Very nice play

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by cain1rstballothof on Nov 19, 2008 4:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

did they play:

dirty white boy?
or
head games?

my two faves from the foreigner

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by The Gene Hackman on Nov 20, 2008 8:23 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I wanna know what love is!

Cause I’m waiting, for a girl like you, to come into my life
Cause I’m hot blooded, check it and see
It gets Urgent, so Urgent Urgent, Emergency!
Feels like the first time, Feels like the very first time
Fill my eyes with that Double Vision… My Double Vision gets the best of me
Cause you’re cold as ice, willing to sacrifice our love

Great band!

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by obsessivegiantscompulsive on Nov 20, 2008 8:38 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

They played all of the above. In fact, I kept a setlist on my BlackBerry. I'll try & dig that up, and post here.

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by Giants_Junkie on Nov 20, 2008 8:44 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Setlist: Foreigner @ The Chumash Casino (my oh my, how the mighty have fallen...)

23 Oct 08

Double Vision
Head Games
Cold As Ice
Waiting for a Girl Like You
Too Late (new one)
Dirty White Boys
Say You Will (Be Mine Tonight)
Star Rider
Feels Like the First Time
Instrumental >>
Urgent
Synth/ drums jam >>
Juke Box Hero >>
Whole Lotta Love (Zep cover) >>
Juke Box Hero
(e): I Wanna Know what Lovin’ Is
(e2): Hot Blooded

Of course, only one original band remember remains but it was fun anyway. The singer they’ve signed on sounds almost exactly like the original and has a bit of a Steven Tyler stage presence. The venue was/is a joke…

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by Giants_Junkie on Nov 20, 2008 8:47 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Yea..

Those bands that play with just one member in the band=Meh. Even if you lose one you lose a lot of the magic. “Led Zeppelin” is reuniting for an album and perhaps tour but since it’s just Page and Jones they aren’t calling themselves Led Zeppelin. at least that’s what the news is.

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by WalrusMan on Nov 20, 2008 8:56 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I saw Robert Plant this summer (with A Krauss)

He can still belt it out…too bad he’s not a part of the reunion plans. Are they using that singer from Whitesnake (?) again?

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by Giants_Junkie on Nov 20, 2008 9:43 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Robert Plant..

He’s lost quite a bit. I’ve heard tapes from the O2 Reunion Show and he just doesn’t have the same power. Songs had to be tuned down for him because he couldn’t reach the vocals he needed to as well. Not saying he’s not a good singer anymore, but he’s not Led Zeppelin quality anymore. I’m not sure who they are using as a singer, although that was one of the rumors.

I’ve heard some tapes of him with Krauss and he does sing well though.

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by WalrusMan on Nov 20, 2008 1:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm having problems with the concept of

magic and Foreigner applying to each other. Unless I could somehow magically erase their and their ilk’s existence from my memory.

Get the hell out the way Bengie, Pablito's hit the show!

by Roger on Nov 21, 2008 8:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

No blue morning, blue day. My sister just gave me the best of foreigner couple of months ago, talk about flashbacks.

by timmeh on Nov 20, 2008 2:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Blue Morning, Blue Day.

Great riff on that. I’ve got a foreigner record…somewhere.

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by WalrusMan on Nov 20, 2008 8:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Small world!!!

A couple of months ago, your sister gave me the best…oh…wait…Foreigner album?…never mind.

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by Goofus on Nov 24, 2008 8:34 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Foreigner sucks...

…almost as much as Rush.

If bands were Giants, Foreigner would be Armando Benitez.

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by EliminateMe on Nov 20, 2008 9:49 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Rush > Foreigner

Music / bands keeps coming up in these threads. Fine by me, but should we have an OT? (I’m new enough around here that you might have had one recently. I’ll throw out a list of my current semi-under-the-radar-to-varying-degrees favorites here:

Josh Ritter (rules!!!!!!)
JJ Grey & Mofro
Rocco de Luca & the Burden
Band of Horses
Rogue Wave
Band of Bees
Alexi Murdoch
Jose Gonzalez
Ray Lamontagne
The Weepies
The Coral
Boards of Canada
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Elefant
Joan as Police Woman
Broadcast
Griffin House
Iron & Wine
Gregory Page
Etienne de Rocher
Bill Ricchini
Mountain Goats
Calexico
Matt Nathanson
Zero 7
Amos Lee
Martin Sexton
Paolo Nutini
James Morrison
Bret Dennen
Nickel Creek
Matt Pond
Jason Mraz
Matt Costa

When it comes to music, I have a fairly broad range of likes and very few dislikes (“both kinds, actually…country and western!”

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by Giants_Junkie on Nov 20, 2008 10:25 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Josh Ritter does rule.

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by oldjacket on Nov 20, 2008 11:49 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Josh: Right On!

I’ve seen Josh live several times (solo & with the band) in SF & LA, and I even “created” a business trip last December so that I could catch his Songs for A Friend sets at Club Passim in Boston. (An incredible evening…) I think his songwriting is pure genius, his vocals are pure, and he has a wicked quick sense of humor… I have everything he’s ever officially released, and several obscure recordings and love it all.

For those who don’t know Josh Ritter, check out the “4 Songs Live EP” (an extremely affordable introduction to his work) then check back with me for further recommendations once you’re hooked.

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by Giants_Junkie on Nov 20, 2008 1:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I think the song, “Golden Age of Radio” makes his best case.

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by oldjacket on Nov 20, 2008 1:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I love The Mountain Goats

I hope that our few remaining friends give up on trying to save us
I hope we come up with a failsafe plot to piss off the dumb few that forgave us

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by groug on Nov 20, 2008 11:54 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Can you (pl) suggest a recording?

I’ve seen them at The Independent a couple of times but havent sprung for a recording as yet.

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by bgunn on Nov 20, 2008 11:57 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

The two I really got into at first were Tallahassee and The Sunset Tree, so I’d probably go with one of them.

The new one, Heretic Pride, would also probably be pretty good.

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by groug on Nov 20, 2008 12:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Tallahassee

Best song, “See America Right”

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by oldjacket on Nov 20, 2008 1:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Recommend Sunset Tree as a first one from them.

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by Giants_Junkie on Nov 20, 2008 1:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

i agree with this rec

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.

by jponry on Nov 20, 2008 2:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Mountain Goats are great.

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.

by jponry on Nov 20, 2008 2:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Sure, if you have a lot of overgrowth that needs taking care of.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Nov 20, 2008 3:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

http://instantrimshot.com

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PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.

by jponry on Nov 21, 2008 3:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Matt Nathanson

Sweet! Met him a few weeks ago @ the Warfield. Nice guy.

Been going to see him for years.

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by FairweatherFan on Nov 21, 2008 9:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Actually have

“At the point” loaded up in the car right now.

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The only acts on this list I care for: Matt Pond PA and BRMC.

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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Nov 22, 2008 6:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Pablo will not be a rookie next year

but, as we learned this season, that shouldn’t preclude him from garnering several Rookie of the Year votes.

Bonds stands alone.

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by nostocksjustbonds on Nov 19, 2008 4:21 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

fist pump!

God, baseball writers are stupid.

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by oldjacket on Nov 19, 2008 9:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Nope he’s eligible.

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by WalrusMan on Nov 19, 2008 8:09 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Interesting

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by howtheyscored on Nov 19, 2008 10:45 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I wonder what kind of music Pablo likes...

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by Giants_Junkie on Nov 21, 2008 5:54 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

mash ups

im adopting "insert 37th pick's name here"

by Headhunter Rollins on Nov 21, 2008 8:33 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

mash potatos

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by Goofus on Nov 24, 2008 8:33 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Control Machette

They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long

by bgunn on Nov 21, 2008 10:41 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

calexico

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by The Gene Hackman on Nov 21, 2008 3:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

latin playboys?

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by The Gene Hackman on Nov 21, 2008 3:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Anyone else concerned...

…About Sandoval looking like Bengie’s twin brother? We went from the oldest team to the pudgiest team. Well…..Velez’s frame will bring down the average weight drastically. I would hate to have such a great hitter go down due to injury for being over weight. I guess it could be worse:

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by Giant among Angels on Nov 21, 2008 10:23 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

wtf

There amass been plenty of articles written this spring about the stud shortstop Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum , as well as the fluid young outfielders and thirteen basemen Kevin Frandsen.
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