Giants might get Randy Johnson
by TakeAGiantStepNGo on Dec 12, 2008 12:10 PM PST
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John Shea talking on KNBR today from Vegas said Johnson wants to stay in the NL and on the West Coast. He said Johnson is looking for about 8 mill this year. 8 mill seems like about 2.5 mill too much. The Giants might be interested in Johnson especially if they can promote a 300 future game winner and a Hall of Famer. Seems like something the Giants would do. So much for going young.
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SCOOPED!!!!!!!!!!
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Dec 12, 2008 12:13 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
But it seems a popular choice here , lol
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Dec 12, 2008 12:13 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
of course old man johnson says s.f. has a lot of appeal. look at sabeans’ track record – he loves to sign players that are too old and for too much money. sabean’s a fool…
by Natto on Dec 12, 2008 12:17 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Yea I am tired of Sabean bull$hit.
Sports are man's last refuge from the insanity of life.
by TakeAGiantStepNGo on Dec 12, 2008 12:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Someone please show this gentleman where the fanshot button is
If God had intended us not to rosterbate he would've made our arms shorter.
Padre renuente de Luis Perdomo, porque él es todo el que se deja hasta junio.
by Mike Hawk on Dec 12, 2008 12:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
someone show him where the fanshots are listed so he can see that this was posted a few days ago, not to mention the front page post by Grant a week or so ago…
by sam23 on Dec 12, 2008 11:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wait...
Why don’t the Giants just sign Jerome Williams? Has he signed anywhere yet?
If God had intended us not to rosterbate he would've made our arms shorter.
Padre renuente de Luis Perdomo, porque él es todo el que se deja hasta junio.
by Mike Hawk on Dec 12, 2008 12:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
you know, now that I think about it, I’m not a huge fan of that A.J. Pierzynski trade.
by FluLikeSymptoms on Dec 12, 2008 12:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
What’re your thoughts on signing Barry Zito?
by withclubsauce on Dec 12, 2008 1:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Does anyone think we should trade Matt Cain?
by deuce deuce on Dec 12, 2008 1:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
we should probably do it before he says GOODBYE!!
by FluLikeSymptoms on Dec 12, 2008 1:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
FAVORITE (1st GEN) NINTENDO GAME OF ALL TIME?
Toss up between Zelda, Castlevania 2, and OG Final Fantasy
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Dec 12, 2008 12:19 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Always comes back to this movie.
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Dec 12, 2008 12:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s so bad
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Dec 12, 2008 12:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Greatest bad line ever. Also, the kids in Beethoven played SMB3 with the Power Glove for some reason. Video game ignorance FTL.
by Natto on Dec 12, 2008 12:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
But have you seen the Beethoven game?
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Dec 12, 2008 12:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks to emulators, I think I have seen all the games I would never pay 3 bucks to rent…and Beethoven is one of them…
If God had intended us not to rosterbate he would've made our arms shorter.
Padre renuente de Luis Perdomo, porque él es todo el que se deja hasta junio.
by Mike Hawk on Dec 12, 2008 12:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Just keep your power glove off her
"Forget it Donny, you're out of your element"-Walter Sobchak
by icanplaythird on Dec 12, 2008 3:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yep...
I’m with you on that one. I think my favorite N64 games were a tie between Mario Kart 64 and Perfect Dark…
"It kind of gives everybody else out there who is not a big person the motivation and the inspiration that they know they can do it, too."--Tim Lincecum
by Timlincecum.com on Dec 12, 2008 2:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Starfox
Speed, defense... and an almost fanatical devotion to getting picked off.
by SF Pete on Dec 12, 2008 2:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Starfox 64 by a long mile. A long one.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Dec 14, 2008 9:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Natto, that RemiKart vid still kicks ass.
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Dec 12, 2008 2:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I like SMB 2 better.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Dec 12, 2008 5:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Zelda, Mega Man, Dragon Warrior
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
by marcello on Dec 12, 2008 12:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Couldn’t stand Mega Man because I was awful at it.
by chilibean_3 on Dec 12, 2008 12:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It wasn't you
The game was notoriously difficult. Fun, though
by Useful_Idiot on Dec 12, 2008 1:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yup, just a punishing game.
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
by marcello on Dec 12, 2008 6:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Dragon Warrior was pretty damn fun.
by oldjacket on Dec 12, 2008 12:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I remember walking around for 2 hours killing red slime just so I could upgrade my armor.
Then I discovered Game Genie
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Dec 12, 2008 12:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Dragon Warrior for totes
GROUGTHINK ALERT
by groug on Dec 12, 2008 1:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
1st gen…that’s NES, right?
by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 12, 2008 12:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yup
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
by marcello on Dec 12, 2008 12:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh sweet lord jesus yes. Only time in my life where I liked the Raiders and NY Giants.
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
by marcello on Dec 12, 2008 12:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
They just re-released Tecmo Bowl
For the DS
by Useful_Idiot on Dec 12, 2008 1:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Contra, Baseball Stars and Baseball Simulator 1.000
If God had intended us not to rosterbate he would've made our arms shorter.
Padre renuente de Luis Perdomo, porque él es todo el que se deja hasta junio.
by Mike Hawk on Dec 12, 2008 12:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I loved Baseball Simulator 1000. That space ballpark was so small, you could hit homeruns out of there like crazy.
by FluLikeSymptoms on Dec 12, 2008 12:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I concur
baseball simulator 1.000 was one of the best games i played on the NES.
I always played as Montreal, who were weirdly orange and white
by Giant Voodoo on Dec 12, 2008 12:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Duck Hunt
or the original Mario Bros.
Adopted Giant: Aaron King
Wearing the crown by 2011. Or at least the LOOGY hat
by baetown415 on Dec 12, 2008 12:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Doesn’t seem fair that those of us who aren’t (video) gamers cannot participate in
TAGSNGo’s Fanposts.
They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long
by bgunn on Dec 12, 2008 12:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think anybody would object to starting another topic
"I didn't know (after seeing a spectacular over-the-shoulder catch) whether to shit or go blind." - Former Giants Outfielder Harvey Kuenn on Willie Mays
by stealth snail on Dec 12, 2008 12:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I've got one.
Caramel Tunnel Syndrome…when you get all numb after plowing through twenty pounds of Hallowe’en candy.
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Dec 12, 2008 5:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Duck hunt was awesome, and whatever the jet fighter game was
"I didn't know (after seeing a spectacular over-the-shoulder catch) whether to shit or go blind." - Former Giants Outfielder Harvey Kuenn on Willie Mays
by stealth snail on Dec 12, 2008 12:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I used to change the players names on the create a team to mimic the Giants…I was indeed a baseball nerd growing up.
If God had intended us not to rosterbate he would've made our arms shorter.
Padre renuente de Luis Perdomo, porque él es todo el que se deja hasta junio.
by Mike Hawk on Dec 12, 2008 1:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I’m glad to know someone else did that.
I also liked to make a team based on my friends.
by oldjacket on Dec 12, 2008 1:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Alright, now we need a McCoven Baseball Stars team…
If God had intended us not to rosterbate he would've made our arms shorter.
Padre renuente de Luis Perdomo, porque él es todo el que se deja hasta junio.
by Mike Hawk on Dec 12, 2008 1:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
contact highs are awesome
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Dec 12, 2008 2:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I did the exact same thing. I had the whole ’89 team on there.
by Sandor Clegane on Dec 12, 2008 1:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I used to make nonsense, six-letter names, and then they would become legends. I could call a 32-year-old man right now, shout “Jibdec!” into the phone, and he would start thinking about Jibdec’s 15 prestige.
by Grant on Dec 12, 2008 1:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
THIS I did not know about
If God had intended us not to rosterbate he would've made our arms shorter.
Padre renuente de Luis Perdomo, porque él es todo el que se deja hasta junio.
by Mike Hawk on Dec 12, 2008 1:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Enter Name:
WHAT IT DO?_
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Dec 12, 2008 2:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
“The phrase "What it do” is colloquial speech for the English expressions “How are you doing today” or “Hello, what is going on?” It is also used as a rhetorical question, often clarifying, or re-emphasizing what was just acknowledged. This practice of language is often used by African Americans, or Hispanics. "
If God had intended us not to rosterbate he would've made our arms shorter.
Padre renuente de Luis Perdomo, porque él es todo el que se deja hasta junio.
by Mike Hawk on Dec 12, 2008 2:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Sup?
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Dec 12, 2008 5:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Came in to post Baseball Stars
I must have sunk 100 hours in to that game. My team is fairly studly (3 90 pitchers, everyone else 70+), but I’ve kind of hit a wall because the American Dreams are total pushovers at this point so there’s nothing left to do but grind toward more 90 players.
honorable mention goes to Tecmo Super Bowl. Better than any football game since.
by Sammy Danger on Dec 12, 2008 10:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Use the cheat to create a super team and play against them
If God had intended us not to rosterbate he would've made our arms shorter.
Padre renuente de Luis Perdomo, porque él es todo el que se deja hasta junio.
by Mike Hawk on Dec 12, 2008 10:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Zelda, Mike Tyson’s Punchout, Contra or Super Mario Brothers 3
I also, strangely enough, like Super Mario Brothers 2…probably because I never beat it.
Catcher are base running. Hitters are offense.
Only [hella] games left until the end of Zito's contract.
by thehavenot on Dec 12, 2008 12:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Super Mario Brothers 2 is to Nintendo as Barry Zito is to the Giants!
If God had intended us not to rosterbate he would've made our arms shorter.
Padre renuente de Luis Perdomo, porque él es todo el que se deja hasta junio.
by Mike Hawk on Dec 12, 2008 12:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Dude, you’re awesome. Same BZ wave length
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Dec 12, 2008 12:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Zito attempting to slay Wart with a 72 MPH turnip…
If God had intended us not to rosterbate he would've made our arms shorter.
Padre renuente de Luis Perdomo, porque él es todo el que se deja hasta junio.
by Mike Hawk on Dec 12, 2008 1:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I thoguht Zito was Irish?
Hasheem "The Dream" Thabeet or Brandon Jennings. A Warrior in 09.
With the 6th Pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the SF Giants pick Donovan Tate.
Andre Smith in Silver & Black in 2009.
by ejdacanay on Dec 12, 2008 1:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
shhhh
come on, I can’t photoshop in a bottle of jameson and red hair at work…
If God had intended us not to rosterbate he would've made our arms shorter.
Padre renuente de Luis Perdomo, porque él es todo el que se deja hasta junio.
by Mike Hawk on Dec 12, 2008 1:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You never beat Wart in SMB2???
Zito can’t get rid of his.
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Dec 12, 2008 12:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Nope
I haven’t played it since I was a kid. But I have good memories of it. It was fun.
When I found out it was all a dream, though, I didn’t really feel enough motivation to beat it to actually do so.
Catcher are base running. Hitters are offense.
Only [hella] games left until the end of Zito's contract.
by thehavenot on Dec 12, 2008 5:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Really?
Sorry. Didn’t think I would need one for a 20 year old game on a system that no one plays any more.
Catcher are base running. Hitters are offense.
Only [hella] games left until the end of Zito's contract.
by thehavenot on Dec 12, 2008 6:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think Natto was joking.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
by groug on Dec 12, 2008 9:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought he might have been
But I decided to answer seriously just in case.
Catcher are base running. Hitters are offense.
Only [hella] games left until the end of Zito's contract.
by thehavenot on Dec 13, 2008 5:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
SMB2 gets some flak sometimes for not being a “true” Mario game, but it does feel like a natural progression from the previous game. It adds a lot ot the Mario canon too, like Shy Guys and Ninjis. Also it’s still pretty darn fun.
by Natto on Dec 12, 2008 12:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It gets some flak from me because I suck at it.
If God had intended us not to rosterbate he would've made our arms shorter.
Padre renuente de Luis Perdomo, porque él es todo el que se deja hasta junio.
by Mike Hawk on Dec 12, 2008 1:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It was worth playing just to watch Luigi’s legs flail around whenever he jumped
by Useful_Idiot on Dec 12, 2008 2:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I always enjoyed playing it. My favorite part was throwing vegetables and stuff.
Catcher are base running. Hitters are offense.
Only [hella] games left until the end of Zito's contract.
by thehavenot on Dec 12, 2008 6:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I see Zelda, OG Final Fantasy (only one I ever played), Tecmo Bowl and Baseball Stars.
Where my RC Pro-AM peeps at?
by oldjacket on Dec 12, 2008 12:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not generally good at video games, but I could put RC Pro-AM on my goddamn resume.
by oldjacket on Dec 12, 2008 1:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
/raises hands
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Dec 12, 2008 12:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Those are the exact same favorites as mine. Except for RC Pro-Am, never had it.
"He called the sh** POOP!" -- Adam Sandler
by JRPhillips on Dec 13, 2008 1:22 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
LOVE RC Pro Am
this is embarrassing, but I’ll share. I had the NES Advantage and using it, I actually got fairly good at playing RC pro am using my feet.
Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis
by wjackalope on Dec 15, 2008 10:45 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Tough decision, but I’ve got to go with Kirby’s Adventure. Great art design, game play, and you got eat people and take their powers? What more do you need.
/deer head
Bay City Ball
by xanthan on Dec 12, 2008 1:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Good choice. I remember getting that game as a kid and burning through it one day when I stayed home sick. Still played it for a long time.
by chilibean_3 on Dec 12, 2008 1:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Nice. It’s too bad that it came pretty late in the NES’ lifetime, so not as many people played it.
by Natto on Dec 12, 2008 1:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I just looked it up on Wikipedia and it came out in 1993 which was really late in the NES’s life cycle. I believe the SNES came out in 1991-1992 in the U.S. My little brother had a NES, so we still got a lot of good use out of it. Best console ever!
/deer head
Bay City Ball
by xanthan on Dec 12, 2008 1:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I still play these all the time actually
The top 5 (in no order):
Zelda
RBI Baseball III
Tecmo Bowl
Dragon Warrior
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Giants! Giants! HELP US GOD!
by j14 on Dec 12, 2008 1:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
TMNT was and still is f’in difficult.
Part 2 was all arcade action.
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Dec 12, 2008 1:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I had never seen this before
I haven’t laughed that hard in a long time. People in the office think that I am crazy, but it was totally worth it. Thanks for posting.
Giants! Giants! HELP US GOD!
by j14 on Dec 12, 2008 2:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The dam level sucked!
Catcher are base running. Hitters are offense.
Only [hella] games left until the end of Zito's contract.
by thehavenot on Dec 12, 2008 6:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
After the Electromagnetic Storm
I play Monopoly. With a g*ddamn passion.
By the rules.
(Ex.: You BETTER pay that 10% surcharge when you unmortgage Pennsylvania Railroad. The same applies when you inherit property/money from your bankrupt opponent – you owe 10% of THAT , too.)
One exception – Free Parking…
All land transaction cash goes in the Bank. All other – fines , etc – goes in the middle.
Here , Kitty Kitty Kitty…
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Dec 12, 2008 5:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm awesome at Monopoly.
I trade with the best of ’em.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
by WalrusMan on Dec 12, 2008 6:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
All land transaction cash goes in the Bank. All other – fines , etc – goes in the middle.
I hate it when people try to push that twist on the game. Get that lottery crap outta here. This is a skilled game man!
Don't think, it could only hurt the ballclub.
by ResDog on Dec 12, 2008 8:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Judicious rolls.
Unlike when Vic Jr. has hotels on Boardwalk/Park Place (always) and from PP I roll snake eyes
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Dec 12, 2008 8:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Of course, I could use the extra cash when
ResDog Jr has hotels all up & down Baltic to Connecticut. He loves that area. He’s 7 years old & I haven’t beat him yet. The sad thing is, I’m really trying to beat him now.
Don't think, it could only hurt the ballclub.
by ResDog on Dec 12, 2008 9:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The little guys..
Always my favourites. No one expects anything out of them but they are cash cows.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
by WalrusMan on Dec 12, 2008 9:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Railroads , railroads , railroads.
Develop monopolies early but not too deep…make ’em pay for themselves.
Remember your card properties – the props that Chance/Community Chest guide folks to – railroads , St. Charles , Illinois , New York (“GO BACK 3 SPACES”) , an’ the good ol’ Deep Blue Duo.
Mortgage your ass for the must – haves (Railroads , and majority holdings on the Pacific row). Buy one of EVERYTHING , if just to block. Keep an eye on player money , don’t make deals when instant opponent development can happen.
Vic Jr. and I once played on a train from Flagstaff to L.A.
At two A.M.
He was five.
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Dec 13, 2008 5:37 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I LOVE RBI Baseball III
hmm….I wanted to put emphasis on love by making it all caps, but most of that sentence is in caps so it kind of killed the effect.
Regardless, that is the best NES game ever. I spend hours at work playing it on an emulator.
by Norm Median on Dec 16, 2008 1:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you
Now I have something to look forward to when I get home.
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 12, 2008 1:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Heh, was just about to do that.
/spills coins everywhere
by chilibean_3 on Dec 12, 2008 1:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You would post something like that, nerd.
by chilibean_3 on Dec 12, 2008 1:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You beat me before. Not this time!
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Dec 12, 2008 1:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
In college my roommate and I had epic battles on RBI (the original). The rules were you had to throw strikes. If you threw a ball outside the strike zone and the batter took it then the next pitch had to be a meatball down the middle. I would play with the Giants and he would play with Angels. I would have Mike Aldrete hit lead off and play SS obviously defense was not a factor. He always subbed Ruppert Jones for Bob Boone.
Also, Metroid was kickass.
Speed, defense... and an almost fanatical devotion to getting picked off.
by SF Pete on Dec 12, 2008 1:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Gotta go with Zelda. Although I admit I didn’t play the 1st gen NES that much. As for SNES: EarthBound is one of the greatest games ever.
by deuce deuce on Dec 12, 2008 1:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
For TAGSNG's next fanpost
can we discuss our favorite Super NES games?
by Useful_Idiot on Dec 12, 2008 2:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
NHL 94
Speed, defense... and an almost fanatical devotion to getting picked off.
by SF Pete on Dec 12, 2008 2:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That’s the best part about that scene is that it’s so true. I scored 27 goals in one game with Roenick. I don’t know anything about Hockey but I’m assuming the 94 Blackhawks were the greatest team in history.
Speed, defense... and an almost fanatical devotion to getting picked off.
by SF Pete on Dec 12, 2008 3:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You don't even need Roenick
Wrap arounds FTW!!
"Forget it Donny, you're out of your element"-Walter Sobchak
by icanplaythird on Dec 13, 2008 8:03 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Earthbound is pretty gnarly, not as bodacious as NBA Jam or Kirby’s Dream Course
If God had intended us not to rosterbate he would've made our arms shorter.
Padre renuente de Luis Perdomo, porque él es todo el que se deja hasta junio.
by Mike Hawk on Dec 12, 2008 2:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtsEIHTpDcQ
It’s got some NSFW language, but it’s censored. The joke at 1:15 brings back memories of trying to teach my dad how to play Mario…
by Useful_Idiot on Dec 12, 2008 2:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
SM3, Zelda, Dragon Warrior. Many many hours.
And Paperboy. Something so satisfying about the silly game. Not for hours on end.
Castillo got the DFA. Guestimate for Castillo DFA to come before the 2009 season = 2.
by kennv on Dec 12, 2008 2:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I always liked adding that one ramp where you can fly off the screen. It looked like a small cake wedge.
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Dec 12, 2008 3:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
for sure
played it all the time
Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis
by wjackalope on Dec 15, 2008 10:47 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Mike Tyson’s Punch Out & Zelda. Any possible way of playing these games on a Wii?
Don't think, it could only hurt the ballclub.
by ResDog on Dec 12, 2008 2:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
iirc
I believe you can get them through the Virtual Console
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Dec 12, 2008 3:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The wii hooks up to the internet....
Wuh?
Thanks for the info. This is my first game system since the original NES. I mean, it’s my son’s. Me & the Mrs won’t be up all night playing Super Mario Bros. Not at all.
Don't think, it could only hurt the ballclub.
by ResDog on Dec 12, 2008 8:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yup, it’s got wi-fi built in. If you have a wireless router in your house you can connect to it and download classic NES games to play on the Wii.
/deer head
Bay City Ball
by xanthan on Dec 12, 2008 8:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Unless of course your Wii refuses to conect to your wi-fi no matter how hard you try. Stupid Wii.
by chilibean_3 on Dec 12, 2008 11:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Some routers..
Just won’t talk to the Wii. In that case you’ll probably either have to wire it into your router or get a new one.
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by WalrusMan on Dec 13, 2008 3:28 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That stinks. Never heard for that problem, we’ve got one of those Linksys routers that everyone has and the Wii works fine with it.
/deer head
Bay City Ball
by xanthan on Dec 13, 2008 8:03 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve not looked heavily into it yet, but I’ve been unable to get my Wii to connect properly to my home network. I fired up the wireless connection and downloaded a system update, and since then I’ve not been able to connect. I even got a wired connection in place now, and it doesn’t seem to connect. Why? Because it wants to piss me off. But like I said, I haven’t spent much time working on the problem.
"He called the sh** POOP!" -- Adam Sandler
by JRPhillips on Dec 13, 2008 11:48 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I got the Wii LAN adapter and it still doesn’t work. I give up.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Dec 13, 2008 12:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not a fan of online gaming
Multiplayer is only fun if I’m playing with people I know, sitting next to me
by Useful_Idiot on Dec 14, 2008 3:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, Can't pick just one
Bad News Baseball – I still play this on a weekly basis. Me and my buddies from growing up have had a burger king crown representing the champ for close to 20 years
Jaws – If you have 12 minutes and really want to beat a game, this is it.
Legend of Zelda – Nuff Said
"Forget it Donny, you're out of your element"-Walter Sobchak
by icanplaythird on Dec 12, 2008 3:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I never had 1st Gen..
But on GameBoy (Go Go Thick Grey GameBoy!) I loved playing Super Mario Bros. Six Golden Coins. Was so good at that game. i could probably still beat it in about 2 hours.
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by WalrusMan on Dec 12, 2008 3:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That one and Wario Land were pretty fun. I remember the original Super Mario Land took only a half hour to finish at most.
giant brick-shaped, green-screen Game Boy FTW
by rightcenterfielder on Dec 12, 2008 4:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I must have gotten mine before you. They only made Grey when I got mine I think.
Other than that I basically played Tetris. My dad and I were EPIC at Tetris.
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by WalrusMan on Dec 12, 2008 5:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Mine looked like that. It’s just been a while since I’ve seen it.
Later on, I ended up getting a Game Boy Color, but I never got any new games for it (except the Pokemon!!! game it came with), so even though I had a color screen, I was still playing the old Tetris and Mario games in glorious monochrome.
by rightcenterfielder on Dec 12, 2008 6:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Skate or Die 2
Skate or DIE skate skate skate skate or die DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE
That was some disturbing theme music for an 8 year old
If God had intended us not to rosterbate he would've made our arms shorter.
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by Mike Hawk on Dec 12, 2008 4:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I loved the Half Pipe
But whats the deal with the regular game, if I recall you run around throwing stuff at people while trying to find and kill the mayors wife?? Crazy Talk.
"Forget it Donny, you're out of your element"-Walter Sobchak
by icanplaythird on Dec 13, 2008 8:06 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, all I ever played was the halfpipe, going back and forth pressing A and B as fast as you can….ahh the good old days before there was strafing and fragging….
If God had intended us not to rosterbate, he would've made our arms shorter.
Padre renuente de Luis Perdomo, porque él es todo el que se deja hasta junio.
by Mike Hawk on Dec 13, 2008 10:28 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Nothing like having the girl blow you kisses for double points
"Forget it Donny, you're out of your element"-Walter Sobchak
by icanplaythird on Dec 13, 2008 7:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
A few that weren't mentioned that I like
Crystalis
Dragon Warrior 2,3,4 (I like them better than the original now, but the first one has more sentimental value)
Spelunker – Random hard addicting game
Hardest NES game even with an emulator?
Ghosts & Goblins
by paboperfecto on Dec 12, 2008 6:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Battle of Olympus was great as well.
by paboperfecto on Dec 12, 2008 6:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Battletoads is way harder.
/deer head
Bay City Ball
by xanthan on Dec 12, 2008 7:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I dunno. At least in Battletoads you can have a buddy help you out.
by Natto on Dec 12, 2008 7:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, not that hit helps much though since you can still hit each other! Making the repelling canyon stage stupidly difficult.
Not to mention the racer bike level.
/weeps quietly
/deer head
Bay City Ball
by xanthan on Dec 12, 2008 8:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
G&G IS really hard though, Battletoads is just frustrating past the first level.
/deer head
Bay City Ball
by xanthan on Dec 12, 2008 8:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
True, OTOH
Battletoads + Infinite lives via Game Genie + snake maze level + a friend = instant hilarity
I can’t tell you how many hours my friends and I played the game like that laughing our heads off.
by Natto on Dec 12, 2008 8:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The snake level is ridiculous! I can’t imagine playing it two player without a Game Genie.
/deer head
Bay City Ball
by xanthan on Dec 12, 2008 8:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
SUper Pitfall was pretty much impossible.
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by jcb9 on Dec 12, 2008 10:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Crystalis
I was right near the very end of the game… And I couldn’t advance. To this day, I still don’t know why, I just know there was something I was missing that was nowhere to be found in the areas I could visit. I’m still mad about that, some fifteen-to-twentyish years later.
"He called the sh** POOP!" -- Adam Sandler
by JRPhillips on Dec 13, 2008 1:25 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Is that the comic book video game from BIG?
If God had intended us not to rosterbate, he would've made our arms shorter.
Padre renuente de Luis Perdomo, porque él es todo el que se deja hasta junio.
by Mike Hawk on Dec 13, 2008 10:29 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Like groug, I don't remember much...
I remember having a sword and things were happening onscreen. But my only vivid memory was needing some key or something that I could never find to open some door or another, and without that key I couldn’t advance. So all the areas on the map that I could actually go to I searched thoroughly, probably ten times over. I eventually quit playing, and am still bitter about it.
"He called the sh** POOP!" -- Adam Sandler
by JRPhillips on Dec 13, 2008 11:51 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I could never get past Maniac Mansion…still haunts me to this day.
If God had intended us not to rosterbate, he would've made our arms shorter.
Padre renuente de Luis Perdomo, porque él es todo el que se deja hasta junio.
by Mike Hawk on Dec 13, 2008 1:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t believe I ever finished that one either.
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 13, 2008 3:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
FAVORITE (1st GEN) NINTENDO GAME OF ALL TIME?
Kid Icarus!
Still-proud, adoptive mama of Notgardo Alfonzo, who's back from the 50-game purgatory. He promises never to do it again. I couldn't get him to promise to hit, though. We're working on that with bribes of M&Ms, kind of like potty training.
by tk on Dec 13, 2008 6:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Man, that was a fun game!
I Don't Tolerate Intolerance!
by Giant among Angels on Dec 14, 2008 8:05 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
8 million seems reasonable to me. I’d prefer Shabadoo gets the #5 slot, but Randy would be a fine alternative.
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
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by marcello on Dec 12, 2008 12:19 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
oh lordy
so what’s today’s topic?
"I didn't know (after seeing a spectacular over-the-shoulder catch) whether to shit or go blind." - Former Giants Outfielder Harvey Kuenn on Willie Mays
by stealth snail on Dec 12, 2008 12:26 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
RJ has lost a lot so now it’s time for the G to sign him. This is our way. Why change things?
by Natto on Dec 12, 2008 12:26 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
(To be fair, there are actually a lot of intelligent comments on SFGate for that article.)
by Natto on Dec 12, 2008 12:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I no rit3?
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by marcello on Dec 12, 2008 12:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Dec 14, 2008 6:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
So I'm wondering
if TakeAGiantStepNGo were to ever make a good fanpost. A decent, well-thought out idea, something relatively original that hasn’t been discussed to death in several different threads, etc. Would people take it seriously? Or has he just gone so far down the road of sucktitude that he has lost the chance to ever be taken seriously?
by FluLikeSymptoms on Dec 12, 2008 1:20 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
TakeAGiantStepNGo’s posts give me butt pee
Giants! Giants! HELP US GOD!
by j14 on Dec 12, 2008 1:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
TakeAGiantDumpNGo
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Dec 12, 2008 1:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Have you experienced it?
Not as fun as you might think.``
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by WalrusMan on Dec 18, 2008 8:21 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
if TakeAGiantStepNGo were to ever make a good fanpost. A decent, well-thought out idea, something relatively original that hasn’t been discussed to death in several different threads, etc. Would people take it seriously? Or has he just gone so far down the road of sucktitude that he has lost the chance to ever be taken seriously? no
there, fixed.
It's spelled "M-A-R-C-H-I-N-G-B-A-N-D."
I support inroywetrust in his support of The VD Special in his support of me supporting Roger Kieschnick in his quest to becoming the best Kieschnick ever to play professional baseball.
by Takimoto on Dec 12, 2008 1:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
His only hope for ever being taken seriously on here would be to not make fanposts for his stream of conciousness, and to maybe join in the fray of comments. Probably not happening.
"He called the sh** POOP!" -- Adam Sandler
by JRPhillips on Dec 13, 2008 1:28 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, B, A, select, start
Any type of mongering is A-OK in my book.
by Man-o-War on Dec 12, 2008 1:47 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
And there’s one game where that code blows your ship the hell up. Life Force, maybe? Gradius III?
by Grant on Dec 12, 2008 1:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Gradius III FTW
If God had intended us not to rosterbate he would've made our arms shorter.
Padre renuente de Luis Perdomo, porque él es todo el que se deja hasta junio.
by Mike Hawk on Dec 12, 2008 1:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I can just picture Sabean texting that to CCs agent to give the Giants infinite monies to sign him.
If God had intended us not to rosterbate he would've made our arms shorter.
Padre renuente de Luis Perdomo, porque él es todo el que se deja hasta junio.
by Mike Hawk on Dec 12, 2008 2:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
TakeAGiantHit...AndBlow
Giants: World Series Champions...in 2011.
by Giants_Junkie on Dec 12, 2008 2:16 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
TakeAGiantStepNGO
Proof that in the age of the internet, anyone can be a retard.
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
by Goofus on Dec 12, 2008 2:18 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Don’t worry TakeAGiantStepNGO, there are plenty of tards out living really kick-ass lives. My first wife was tarded, and she’s a pilot now.
Speed, defense... and an almost fanatical devotion to getting picked off.
by SF Pete on Dec 12, 2008 2:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And she even opened up her own flight school!
If God had intended us not to rosterbate he would've made our arms shorter.
Padre renuente de Luis Perdomo, porque él es todo el que se deja hasta junio.
by Mike Hawk on Dec 12, 2008 2:32 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Don’t worry TakeAGiantStepNGO, there are plenty of tards out living really kick-ass lives. My first wife was tarded, and she’s a pilot Ford executive now.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Dec 12, 2008 2:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
27 posts, 27 comments.
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
by jcb9 on Dec 12, 2008 4:47 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
battin 1.000 in my book
If God had intended us not to rosterbate he would've made our arms shorter.
Padre renuente de Luis Perdomo, porque él es todo el que se deja hasta junio.
by Mike Hawk on Dec 12, 2008 5:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Indian Food
I miss it when I’m away from the Bay Area.
Adopted Giant: Aaron King
Wearing the crown by 2011. Or at least the LOOGY hat
by baetown415 on Dec 12, 2008 4:50 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
What kind of crappy place doesn’t have Indian food?
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by jcb9 on Dec 12, 2008 4:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Waco, Texas
Adopted Giant: Aaron King
Wearing the crown by 2011. Or at least the LOOGY hat
by baetown415 on Dec 12, 2008 4:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow. Even Omaha has some (very expensive) good Indian.
by cornball on Dec 14, 2008 9:16 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Let me specify
*Good Indian Food
Adopted Giant: Aaron King
Wearing the crown by 2011. Or at least the LOOGY hat
by baetown415 on Dec 12, 2008 4:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The tenderloin’s Indian/Pakistani food is soooo freakin’ good
by oldjacket on Dec 12, 2008 5:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I ate at Amber for lunch today with my boss. That’s some weak Indian food.
Have any recommendations in the ’Loin?
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Dec 12, 2008 7:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Shalimar. It’s in a pretty tough neighborhood, and the place looks like hell, but it’s legit Indian food and really good.
by oldjacket on Dec 12, 2008 7:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The customer reviews are pretty funny on that link.
reminds me when I read THIS in the paper.
I Don't Tolerate Intolerance!
by Giant among Angels on Dec 14, 2008 6:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve eaten there a bunch of times, never gotten sick, never seen a mouse. Making sure bums don’t steal your food is a real problem though.
Maybe all my time in third world countries has made me weird, but . . . I I’d rather eat at a place with dirty tables and good food than a place with clean tables that serves bland-ass crap. Clean tables are for wusses.
by oldjacket on Dec 15, 2008 7:52 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
+1 food
-12 ambiance, unless you like dives.
Spicy Bite @ mission n cortland good too.
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 Dec 15, 2008 9:40 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, but the Amber in Mountain View! Now that’s some kick-ass eats.
by cornball on Dec 14, 2008 9:15 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Their lunch buffets on Sundays are delicious.
I love that place.
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Dec 14, 2008 6:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
now I want Indian food
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on Dec 12, 2008 5:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I started looking for "Indian"
and this is what I got
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Dec 12, 2008 5:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
uhhhh
weird. but better than the fanpost
Adopted Giant: Aaron King
Wearing the crown by 2011. Or at least the LOOGY hat
by baetown415 on Dec 12, 2008 5:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m confused, where do you put the toilet paper then?
If God had intended us not to rosterbate he would've made our arms shorter.
Padre renuente de Luis Perdomo, porque él es todo el que se deja hasta junio.
by Mike Hawk on Dec 12, 2008 6:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
In some countries, it’s common to have toilets that can’t handle toilet paper, people usually keep a little waste basket in the bathroom.
by oldjacket on Dec 12, 2008 7:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
in Soviet Russia
Toilet paper wipe you
by Giant Voodoo on Dec 13, 2008 4:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow!
Really? I’m moving to Soviet Russia!
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by WalrusMan on Dec 13, 2008 6:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
its a few thousand miles and a few decades that way!
I’ll drive.
by Giant Voodoo on Dec 14, 2008 11:20 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
They spelled “you’re” wrong, otherwise it’s very professional.
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
by Goofus on Dec 12, 2008 7:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
There's a sign here..
“VIOLIN
COME
INSID”
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by WalrusMan on Dec 12, 2008 7:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Im too young to remember the first gen games, but ive always been a mario fan
I see the future, and it is Pablo
by CB30 on Dec 12, 2008 6:37 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
What a original idea!
It’s not like this has not been discussed non stop for a while now. Can a Moderator ban someone from making fanposts?
I Don't Tolerate Intolerance!
by Giant among Angels on Dec 12, 2008 6:39 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
his fanposts usually turn out well though, let him keep at it
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on Dec 12, 2008 6:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
They turn out to be a zillion(seriously, add them up) posts about what food is good, or if Pomegranate Juice tastes good, or (in this case Nintendo, or what is the worst movie you have ever seen. I know I can skip all that stuff….but……sigh
I Don't Tolerate Intolerance!
by Giant among Angels on Dec 12, 2008 8:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
/shrugs
we do talk a lot about baseball. It’s good to mix it up.
by oldjacket on Dec 12, 2008 8:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No, oldjacket, I want to post the 1,000th rosterbated lineup and talk about who we could get in a Matt Cain trade!
For goddsakes, threads like these are more than half the reason why I love McC.
/deer head
Bay City Ball
by xanthan on Dec 12, 2008 8:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, this is a site where a sizable number of us know the names of middle relievers in the minor league systems of OTHER TEAMS, it doesn’t lack for baseball talk.
by oldjacket on Dec 12, 2008 8:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
.....Which is why it is fun to hear most everyone's perspective.
I Don't Tolerate Intolerance!
by Giant among Angels on Dec 12, 2008 8:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
.....Thank You...
I Don't Tolerate Intolerance!
by Giant among Angels on Dec 12, 2008 8:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I try not to join in on the n00b bashing, but sometimes it’s hard to hold back.
WHY ISN"T SABEAN GETTING US MARK TECSHERA?!
by oldjacket on Dec 12, 2008 8:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
In this case...
TAGSNG is hardly a newbie.
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by WalrusMan on Dec 12, 2008 9:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
n00b is state of mind
I consider Giant Amongst Angels less a n00b than TAGSNG
by oldjacket on Dec 12, 2008 9:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
and a TAGSNG is?
I Don't Tolerate Intolerance!
by Giant among Angels on Dec 12, 2008 9:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
A TAGSNG is a guy who creates a FanPost about something that’s already being discussed at length elsewhere on the site and then watches helplessly (or doesn’t read the comments because he has a job) as it is hijacked into a post about NES games.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
by groug on Dec 12, 2008 9:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
McFAQ it
I see the future, and it is Pablo
by CB30 on Dec 12, 2008 9:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Nevermind, figured it out.
/high voltage powerlines over apartment
I Don't Tolerate Intolerance!
by Giant among Angels on Dec 12, 2008 9:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
good, just typing out that long handle is irksome
by oldjacket on Dec 12, 2008 9:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
and shall i assume a n00b is a newbie?
I Don't Tolerate Intolerance!
by Giant among Angels on Dec 12, 2008 9:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm..
I dunno. GAA is exhibiting some very n00b actions…
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by WalrusMan on Dec 12, 2008 9:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Come on..
Give me a break. I have to fend off 300+ Angel/Dodger fans every day at work. Plus I took a drunken sloppy piss in the upper deck of a game at Fresh-Mex Revine last year. That has to increase some sort of status.
I Don't Tolerate Intolerance!
by Giant among Angels on Dec 12, 2008 9:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well , sure. Think of those you anointed below.
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Dec 12, 2008 9:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It was as everyone was leaving so no one saw. But its the principle that I did it.
I should note that i meant the second wave of fans leaving, not the first wave of fans that leave in the middle of the sixth.
I Don't Tolerate Intolerance!
by Giant among Angels on Dec 12, 2008 9:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And here I thought your handle was some cleverish turn-of-phase on Angel Villalona. Minus two points.
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
by marcello on Dec 13, 2008 2:09 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, not only is there a lot of good baseball knowledge, but we also know: cooking, history, weird presidential facts (I’m looking at you jcb, calm down!), music, video games, and a bunch of other stuff.
/deer head
Bay City Ball
by xanthan on Dec 12, 2008 8:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
that should be our next hijack: most obscure area of expertise
by oldjacket on Dec 12, 2008 8:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Goofus will claim something gross.
/deer head
Bay City Ball
by xanthan on Dec 12, 2008 8:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I know celebrity gossip!
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
by marcello on Dec 13, 2008 2:10 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Put me down for Saved by the Bell trivia
If God had intended us not to rosterbate, he would've made our arms shorter.
Padre renuente de Luis Perdomo, porque él es todo el que se deja hasta junio.
by Mike Hawk on Dec 13, 2008 10:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I totally agree that it that this site is very well-rounded in its topics, which is why I really do enjoy it. I am relatively new here, and I think that there are some very Interesting posts. Xanthan does some really cool work that is very informative.
I Don't Tolerate Intolerance!
by Giant among Angels on Dec 12, 2008 8:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The offseason is probably a little more OT at times than the regular season. At times there just isn’t much baseball news and most of the topics have been done to death. Hang around.
/deer head
Bay City Ball
by xanthan on Dec 12, 2008 8:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I say at times a lot.
/deer head
Bay City Ball
by xanthan on Dec 12, 2008 8:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
you’re the Brian Sabean of “at times”
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on Dec 12, 2008 8:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m going to do some dude diligence and kick some at times.
/deer head
Bay City Ball
by xanthan on Dec 12, 2008 9:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
IDAWTC
If God had intended us not to rosterbate he would've made our arms shorter.
Padre renuente de Luis Perdomo, porque él es todo el que se deja hasta junio.
by Mike Hawk on Dec 12, 2008 9:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
“dude diligence” that’s totally Sabean’s gay porn movie
by oldjacket on Dec 12, 2008 9:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Dude Diligence: Kicking the Tires of Love
/deer head
Bay City Ball
by xanthan on Dec 12, 2008 9:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
At the end of the day you get nothing for nothing.
by paboperfecto on Dec 15, 2008 9:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
well rounded
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Dec 12, 2008 9:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Family photos?
From when Vic and ExVic were together?
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
by WalrusMan on Dec 12, 2008 9:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah.
That’s my wife with the mailman. I appear in subsequent frames , as does a pitchfork.
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Dec 12, 2008 9:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not shown
Carcass of mailman
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
by marcello on Dec 13, 2008 2:12 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
So when're we doing this again?
My guess: after the next FA signing, after one fanpost, one fanshot, and Grant’s front page post all go up
Adopted Giant: Aaron King
Wearing the crown by 2011. Or at least the LOOGY hat
by baetown415 on Dec 12, 2008 10:08 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
TAGSNG will be McCC's Rookie of the Year this year
I’m nominating him now.
"He called the sh** POOP!" -- Adam Sandler
by JRPhillips on Dec 13, 2008 1:33 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I mean who else could turn a steaming pile of donkeyshit into a post with 250 comments? He must be doing something right…right?
If God had intended us not to rosterbate, he would've made our arms shorter.
Padre renuente de Luis Perdomo, porque él es todo el que se deja hasta junio.
by Mike Hawk on Dec 13, 2008 10:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Its like an OT thread but we also get to make fun of something, keep them coming.
I see the future, and it is Pablo
by CB30 on Dec 13, 2008 10:35 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Er, we do this with donkeyshit posts all the time.
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
by jcb9 on Dec 13, 2008 10:43 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Don’t trade our young pitching. You can trade Zito if you want, lol.
by northsfbay on Dec 13, 2008 11:28 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
He and Zito can play guitar together
by Giant Voodoo on Dec 13, 2008 2:10 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Randy Johnson is still the ugliest person in that picture, but danged if I didn’t have to think about it for a couple of seconds.
by Grant on Dec 13, 2008 3:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
guitar hero?
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Dec 13, 2008 6:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
given the amount of people, i’d say rock band
I dig the pink guitar, it brings out his eyes.
by Giant Voodoo on Dec 13, 2008 6:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s probably the lighting, but a pink guitar still suits him.
by Natto on Dec 13, 2008 10:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He looks like a kid being forced to take his christmas family photo.
by Giant Voodoo on Dec 14, 2008 11:18 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Gotta love the guy taking a photo of the back of Randy and company.
They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long
by bgunn on Dec 15, 2008 10:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
OTOT...this won't work in 'shots
How did this guy
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Dec 14, 2008 8:36 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
…become this guy…
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Dec 14, 2008 8:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
…and why is he trying to look like THIS GUY????
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Dec 14, 2008 8:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Whiskey, cocaine, and The Shadow.
If God had intended us not to rosterbate, he would've made our arms shorter.
Padre renuente de Luis Perdomo, porque él es todo el que se deja hasta junio.
by Mike Hawk on Dec 14, 2008 10:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
the Shadow
was a KICKASS pinball machine
"ever so cynical yet whimsical giants related signature"
by The Gene Hackman on Dec 15, 2008 10:23 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
confession
Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy is so hot D:
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on Dec 14, 2008 10:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
<3 30 Rock. I just started watching season one a couple of weeks ago — Netflix on XBL is awesome — and the show is really good. I’m wondering how I missed it the first time around.
/deer head
Bay City Ball
by xanthan on Dec 15, 2008 5:15 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s really a fantastic show.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on Dec 15, 2008 7:43 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I watched it for the first time yesterday via Hulu.
Seeing Alec’s bloated visage (“Miami Blues” was where I first saw him…instant manlove) was a shocker. The guy’s gone to physical Hell! And of course all the PR shots are digitally trim.
Personally , after the election parodies ad nauseum I need a break from Tina Fey for a while.
Curmudgeon out , lol
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Dec 15, 2008 9:18 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like i missed a good one. Darn.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Dec 14, 2008 9:33 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
you should check out "I can't stop dreaming about adrian gonzalez"
widely considered an early candidate for post of the year
"I didn't know (after seeing a spectacular over-the-shoulder catch) whether to shit or go blind." - Former Giants Outfielder Harvey Kuenn on Willie Mays
by stealth snail on Dec 14, 2008 11:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Indeed
I can’t stop thinking about “I can’t stop thinking about Adrian Gonzalez”
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 Dec 15, 2008 9:41 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
too late, i know
but did anyone play “California Games”?
I loved that shit. We also had it for the Atari Lynx, which I think was a better version of the game – the surfing part was awesome on the Lynx
Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis
by wjackalope on Dec 15, 2008 10:55 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
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