HOW TO GET POWER
by SanFransFinest on Dec 28, 2008 5:33 PM PST
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PrintI have been pondering with some of my close friends about ways for the Giants to continue building our franchise. Within one year we have went from a laughing stock of the west to a team with some serious pitching in the rotation and now in the bullpen.
So how do we score runs? Obviously we don't have the money, attraction or will to get a big bat like TEX MEX or Vlad back in the day. Hitters are afraid of coming here, Carlos Lee didn't even consider our offer when he was a free agent. Our prospects aren't looking good enough to make an instant impact.
One common way is to trade pitching, we all know about the Rios-Lincecum deal that almost went down last year. Now we have the Sanchez dilemma, we almost traded him for Cantu (Out of the bigs two years ago) or Edwin ( who hits in a great ballpark.) 3rd baseman that hit 25 home runs in a fluke year happens all the time, please don't trade a young left handed power pitcher for either of them.
Our next way is through lower tier free agents, ala Aaron Rowand who we had to overpay for. I don't want to spend money on a mediocre hitter like Pat Burrell, he's similar to the injury prone Rafael Furcal. Don't just spend money because you feel you need some names to fill seats, lets build towards a ring.
I do see one player that would not cost a ton and solve our power needs. ADAM DUNN, he has hit 40 home runs in the past 5 seasons, people complain about his batting average (.250) although take a look at his OBP (.387 the past couple years), he is very exciting to watch and takes pitchers deep into counts. He is still young and has as much power as anybody else in baseball. Lets compare him to TEX MEX who is the prized free agent, over the past 5 years TEX MEX had 177 home runs while Dunn had 206. The career OBP for TEX MEX is.378 while Dunn's has been .381. I rest my case.
PS: people with negative views don't bring up his defense, yeah it sucks although your not paying 180 million for him, I imagine we could get him for 5 years and 70 million maybe less.
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He’s a good hitter, but I don’t see why we can’t bring up his defense. His glove gave away so many runs last year that Fred Lewis was actually a better player.
We don't really have that much pitching depth. We don't really have that much pitching depth. FOR GOD SAKE, VERUCA, DON'T GO FAKE TRADING JONATHAN SANCHEZ. We don't really have that much pitching depth
Have we just given up on exasperation, mocking, and hijacking?
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Dec 28, 2008 5:56 PM PST up reply actions
FLY THIS THREAD TO MIAMI , NOW!
Or so help me I’ll post again.
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Dec 28, 2008 11:49 PM PST up reply actions
I think you meant “Havana,” right? At least, that was how I always told that joke.
Sergio Romo: striking out professional hitters since 2005.
No espeek bueno Castro.
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Dec 29, 2008 8:36 AM PST up reply actions
They love me! They named a street after me!
…it’s full of what?!
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Dec 29, 2008 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
Do people really call him “Tex Mex?” If so, that’s terrible.
HIJACK: Name your five favorite fruits.
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- Kiwis
- Mangos
- Pomegranates
- Watermelons
- Strawberries
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you’re batting .200
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by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 28, 2008 6:23 PM PST up reply actions
- TakeAGiantStepAndGo
- Joe Morgan
- Tim McCarver
- Jim Nantz
- Macadamia
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by Giant among Angels on Dec 28, 2008 6:24 PM PST up reply actions
TRUE FACT
The macadamia nut is the only domesticated crop that’s native to Australia.
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You can learn all this and more from Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond.
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“He got it at Jared”
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by Giant among Angels on Dec 28, 2008 6:32 PM PST up reply actions
Those commercials are almost as annoying as the “We can save you up to 50% -- or more!” commercials.
Those Lexus “December to remember” ones annoy the crap out of me too
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by Giant among Angels on Dec 28, 2008 6:36 PM PST up reply actions
YES
"he walked 18; new league record! Struck out 18, another new league record! He also hit the sportswriter, the PA announcer, the bull mascot twice..."
by i did my job on Dec 29, 2008 3:44 AM PST up reply actions
Aren’t those the ones with the little kid talking about his Big Wheel? I love that ad. Mainly because the Big Wheel was the greatest thing ever
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THAT'S Jared?
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Dec 28, 2008 11:50 PM PST up reply actions
STARFRUIT
as opposed to just regular fruit :-)
The clock doesn't matter in baseball. Time stands still or moves backwards. Theoretically, one game could go on forever. Some seem to.-Herb Caen
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Not Enough Coffee Yet....
Hit enter by mistake and posted.
-Green Apples
-Cherries
-Red Pears
-Pineapple
The clock doesn't matter in baseball. Time stands still or moves backwards. Theoretically, one game could go on forever. Some seem to.-Herb Caen
My adopted son Matt Downs . Utility Infielder with a Bat !
Pomegranate
Green apples
Bing cherries
White nectarines
Watermelon
"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 28, 2008 7:17 PM PST up reply actions
I’m more a Rainier cherry fan, myself.
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I’m more of a Bing Crosby fan
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by Useful_Idiot on Dec 28, 2008 7:48 PM PST up reply actions
Bobby Crosby?
"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 28, 2008 8:06 PM PST up reply actions
Dirtbag
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by Giant among Angels on Dec 28, 2008 8:11 PM PST up reply actions
barfbag
"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 28, 2008 8:25 PM PST up reply actions
Dirtbag
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by Giant among Angels on Dec 28, 2008 8:30 PM PST up reply actions
I know, I thought we were just riffing.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Dec 28, 2008 8:37 PM PST up reply actions
Scumbag
/sorry
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by Giant among Angels on Dec 28, 2008 8:40 PM PST up reply actions
Rainiers are great too but they’re expensivo. :(
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Dec 28, 2008 8:06 PM PST up reply actions
then dragonfruit, green grapes, tangerines, seedless watermelon
by ExcuseMeSwing on Dec 28, 2008 8:41 PM PST up reply actions
Seedless watermelon is an offense against god. Part of the watermelon’s charm, I believe, is the contrast the crunchy seeds provide against the soft flesh.
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Even Square Watermelon?
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by Giant among Angels on Dec 28, 2008 10:10 PM PST up reply actions
I have one of these messy trees in my backyard. I am about ready to chop it down.
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by Giant among Angels on Dec 28, 2008 8:48 PM PST up reply actions
Mostly stone fruits
Peaches, plums, prunes, cherries.
Also, jackfruits, durians.
ZIPS: Milledge: 466 HR, 485 2B, 2282 hits, 278-379-524
Durian: The reason that Berkeley Bowl smells so very bad.
We don't really have that much pitching depth. We don't really have that much pitching depth. FOR GOD SAKE, VERUCA, DON'T GO FAKE TRADING JONATHAN SANCHEZ. We don't really have that much pitching depth
I’ve had durian a few times, and I really think the stink is overrated. I mean, it smells bad, but the way people go on, it’s like it’s worse than a million open sewers, and it’s really not.
Of course, I also have a lousy sense of smell.
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Yeah, durian isn’t that bad. It’s not a typical smell, but I wouldn’t bolt in the opposite direction if I caught a whiff of durian.
if it’s kept at room temperature for a couple of days (like the Berkeley Bowl used to do), the sulfer smell gets out of control.
We don't really have that much pitching depth. We don't really have that much pitching depth. FOR GOD SAKE, VERUCA, DON'T GO FAKE TRADING JONATHAN SANCHEZ. We don't really have that much pitching depth
Duriwhat?
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Dec 29, 2008 4:27 PM PST up reply actions
Durian fruit, Vietnamese restaurants usually keep a couple around.
We don't really have that much pitching depth. We don't really have that much pitching depth. FOR GOD SAKE, VERUCA, DON'T GO FAKE TRADING JONATHAN SANCHEZ. We don't really have that much pitching depth
My local Pho place went belly-up a couple weeks ago. Now i am searching for an acceptable replacement.
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by Giant among Angels on Dec 29, 2008 4:54 PM PST up reply actions
I assume you live in Anaheim, there is an amazing place in Los Al called Benley that serves the best pho around.
Why does Sabean always look constipated?
Yes, Next to the happiest place on earth.
Los Alamitos? whereabouts?
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by Giant among Angels on Dec 30, 2008 3:45 PM PST up reply actions
The best pho I've had in southern california
Is in Long Beach about a block up Anaheim past Redondo. But if you’re going to have to drive all the way to Long Beach, you might as well just stop in Little Saigon.
Saving countless runs with my Brian Horwitz
by lyricalkiller on Jan 2, 2009 7:00 AM PST up reply actions
I used to live on Anaheim near PCH in LB and I think I know of the place you are describing. A co-worker of mine lives in Stanton (Little Saigon) and has recommended some places there as well. Thanks.
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by Giant among Angels on Jan 2, 2009 7:37 AM PST up reply actions
The smell can be bad
but the taste and mouthfeel are divine.
I do understand that the smell is a turnoff and can scare people off, and that durian is very much an acquired taste.
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Oh, you’re talking about durian. It only took me two and a half sentences to work that out.
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by howtheyscored on Dec 29, 2008 10:18 PM PST up reply actions
Hahaha, me too
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I have to admit I went there too.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Dec 30, 2008 12:12 AM PST up reply actions
Mouthfeel is just an awesome descriptive word.
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
Have you ever had green pluots? A stand at my neighborhood farmers’ market had them this past summer, and they were great. Not quite as sweet as regular pluots, but a similar flavor.
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Good call on the Fijis, guys
- Fiji apples
- Freestone peaches
- nectarines
- bananas
- dark plums
Sergio Romo: striking out professional hitters since 2005.
Fuji apples are so freaking good man. Second only to my fave granny smiths. And plums just missed the list for me. There’s nothing better than biting into a fresh, crisp, sweet apple, plum, or cherry to me.
"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 29, 2008 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
Pink Ladies are really good, too.
I love Fuji apples. That’s seriously a daily staple for me at work.
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by SoFa King Mike on Dec 29, 2008 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
nothing compares
to the sweetness and crispness of a fuji. it’s a must to use granny smiths in an apple pie, but eating out of one’s hand requires a good fuji.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Dec 29, 2008 12:15 PM PST up reply actions
one way to get power
by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 28, 2008 6:25 PM PST reply actions
I Don't Tolerate Intolerance!
Jeremy Affeldt Ready To Make His Father Proud
by Giant among Angels on Dec 28, 2008 6:27 PM PST up reply actions
up yours, we need more windmills
also, ADAM DONE!
"he walked 18; new league record! Struck out 18, another new league record! He also hit the sportswriter, the PA announcer, the bull mascot twice..."
by i did my job on Dec 29, 2008 3:45 AM PST up reply actions
Tim Flannery is enough.
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 29, 2008 10:15 AM PST up reply actions
/golf clap
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Dec 29, 2008 10:29 AM PST up reply actions
When did the crazies from sfgate.com and sfgiants.com join?
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
Back in June, I got called an idiot on sfgate for saying the Giants’ offense wasn’t very good.
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
We need Chris Haft
to start bitch slapping folks again
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Dec 28, 2008 6:41 PM PST up reply actions
Chris Haft does nothing but encourage this type of stuff with the questions he answers from fans in his mailbags.
He commented on a letter in his last mailbag. That response was epic.
Usually just browse for a good chuckle.
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Dec 28, 2008 7:08 PM PST up reply actions
OMG...
can we please stop these posts. We have about 17 fanposts about this topic over the past week. Besides Adam Dunn was a league average player last year.
Flossing a dead horse
I'll give it a shot
Burrell is just as good as Dunn, and RH. If Burrell is medicore, I want no piece of Dunn.
yep
Didn’t get the disdain for Burrell (mediocre hitter… and in absolutely no way similar to Furcal) and praise for Dunn.
How about we deal Winn and Rowand away and sign both Dunn AND Burrell? The difference would probably be a wash, but it’d be way more entertaining than defense and gamerness.
Brian Sabean figures that if he buys enough bottles, one of them is bound to have lightning in it.
In America, first you get the sugar, then you get the power, then you get the women…
by rightcenterfielder on Dec 28, 2008 7:45 PM PST reply actions
Max Power?
Chesty LaRue?
"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 28, 2008 8:07 PM PST up reply actions
Busty St. Claire
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Dusty Gazongas!
“Job over.”
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Dec 29, 2008 1:46 AM PST up reply actions
I really don't get...
The Tex Mex thing…
Seriously I spend hours of my day reading baseball articles and he was pretty big news this year (whole FA thing) and I NEVER saw that. Ever. It sounds ridiculous.
Or the Rafael Furcal=Burrell thing…
This comparison discredits anything you said in this post. Pat Burrell is very similar to Adam Dunn, who you are basically creaming yourself over in your post. Low average, good .OBP, plus power and terrible defense.
Now let’s compare Dunn to Furcal
Dunn has Power, Furcal does not. Furcal has speed, Dunn does not. Dunn is shitty on defense, Furcal is not. Dunn is tall, Furcal is not.
Portuguese=Mexican?
"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 29, 2008 6:47 AM PST up reply actions
Same difference.
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Dec 29, 2008 7:38 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, except for the different languages. And cultures. And hemispheres.
Sergio Romo: striking out professional hitters since 2005.
And the Portuguese gave us the Portuguese Water Dog , who made up the now-defunct Baseball Aquatic Retrieval Korp (BARK) at Pac Bell Park.
Great dogs! I used to have one.
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
Wow I’m Portuguese now. Who knew?
"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 29, 2008 11:30 AM PST up reply actions
True fact
The Portugese invented tempura and introduced it to Japan.
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
Fun Fact
I got a counter top deep frier for Christmas and will be having tempura whenever I damn well feel like it.
My wife makes tempura in a plain ol’ skillet sometimes, and it’s quite good. It’s time consuming, though, so she rarely makes it. Sad.
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Panko is my best friend.
Last night, I made some turkey katsu from some leftover turkey, and put some yellow curry over a bowl of rice.
NOM’s
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by SoFa King Mike on Dec 29, 2008 3:03 PM PST up reply actions
Portugal? Well, gonna live it up in ol’ South America, aren’t we?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
South America?
Time to learn your geology, jp. Any thinking person can tell you that Portugal is located in France, up by Russia.
Duh.
"He called the sh** POOP!" -- Adam Sandler
Next you'll be telling me
that this creature’s name somehow is related to Portugal.
Ceci n'est pas une signature.
I got stung by one of those in Hawaii
But I’m pretty sure it wasn’t alive. Hurt like hell
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by Useful_Idiot on Dec 29, 2008 9:32 PM PST up reply actions
My aunt
got stung by one of those in Alaska when she was a little girl. She was on a dock and she picked it up out of the water, thinking it was a balloon or something.
Ceci n'est pas une signature.
by DbacksSkins on Dec 29, 2008 10:38 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t think there really is a place called Portugal. Y’all must be thinking of the town of Port Joogul. I think it’s up in Maine somewhere.
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Porto Reeko. Damn commies
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by Useful_Idiot on Dec 29, 2008 9:33 PM PST up reply actions
No way dude
Porto Reeko’s in Mexico.
Ceci n'est pas une signature.
by DbacksSkins on Dec 29, 2008 10:52 PM PST up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANTDkfkoBaI
..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.
Adam Dunn?
"INCOMING!!!!
fences.
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Dec 28, 2008 11:53 PM PST reply actions
ARE YOU A BAD ENOUGH DUDE TO RESCUE THE OFFENSE
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
YAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRGH
Adam Dunn has been worth the following wins above replacement the last four years:
2005 – 2.7
2006 – 2.0
2007 – 3.1
2008 – 1.9
He’s going into his age 30 season and has a skill set that ages poorly. The thought of a five year deal for him makes me want to kill someone.
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
Kill Adam Dunn. Problem solved.
Speed, defense... and an almost fanatical devotion to getting picked off.
That would work. Sadly, I actually like Adam Dunn. He’s a hilarious quote and is a fun baseball player to watch (for me at least).
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
The thing about Adam Dunn is he hits for less power as the year progresses. If a team wants to contend, it needs its centerpiece hitter to be strong through August and September. Dunn ain’t that guy.
Do the games in August and September count more than the ones from April through July? Now, I don’t follow baseball too closely, but I was under the impression that each game was worth the same.
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
You don’t understand Marcel-low (HAHA your name means “a marcel that is under or beneath other marcels”), because baseball is about kicking the other team’s ass for nine innings. And an offense has its tone set by its best hitter and so if that slugger is slacking off and not putting forth the full effort and not kicking asses with his bat the team will all do horrible at baseball because that’s how baseball works. This is why two time willie mac award winner Bengie Molina is such an awesome cleanup hitter because he goes all out all season, unlike adam dunn who obviously just smokes a shitload of weed on bastille day and forgets how to hit, singlehandedly bringing down every team he ever played for along with him. DOI
"he walked 18; new league record! Struck out 18, another new league record! He also hit the sportswriter, the PA announcer, the bull mascot twice..."
by i did my job on Dec 29, 2008 3:55 AM PST up reply actions
So on Bastille Day he’s Adam Duh?
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Dec 29, 2008 8:41 AM PST up reply actions
Looks like someone is trying to make Jeff Fuller’s list. Do you own a PS3? Speaking of PS3, I played Little Big Planet last night and it is unbelievably fun, especially two player.
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
I so wish LBP was on the Wii. It looks like a Wii game with the cute little brown thing.
"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 29, 2008 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
It’s a game that I could see working on the Wii. The little sock puppets are adorable and hilarious and the game play is quite fun.
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
I got LBP for Christmas and it’s pretty damned cool.
It’s also the cutest fucking thing I’ve ever seen.
/deer head
Bay City Ball
I think its too trippy..
I want to try it high though.
proud father of the newly acquired Brandon Crawford..
It’s a really cool game, and the unlockables / community content is beyond awesome. The gameplay is a little glitchy, and that’s my only complaint.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Dec 29, 2008 4:28 PM PST up reply actions
Great game
Some of the music just plain creeps me out, though. Especially the music in the Mexican wedding levels
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by Useful_Idiot on Dec 29, 2008 9:35 PM PST up reply actions
lol
http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081208&content_id=3706471&vkey=news_sf&fex
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Dec 29, 2008 6:45 AM PST up reply actions
We don't really have that much pitching depth. We don't really have that much pitching depth. FOR GOD SAKE, VERUCA, DON'T GO FAKE TRADING JONATHAN SANCHEZ. We don't really have that much pitching depth
Seriously
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by SoFa King Mike on Dec 29, 2008 9:24 AM PST up reply actions
We finally realized that this team haz no powar.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Dec 29, 2008 10:07 AM PST up reply actions
Worst show ever
..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.
"Submitted for your consideration..."
http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/sweet_16/series.jhtml
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Dec 29, 2008 10:26 AM PST up reply actions
Makes me want to drop these kids off in a third world country with no way home.
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by SoFa King Mike on Dec 29, 2008 10:33 AM PST up reply actions
And arm the locals.
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
But really
Don’t they have enough problems already?
..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.
Not after they rob those kids
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by SoFa King Mike on Dec 29, 2008 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
But I wouldn’t mind seeing armed lolcats
Molina's gonna test his arm...
by Victorious Secret on Dec 29, 2008 2:27 PM PST up reply actions
Ask...
Receive !
The clock doesn't matter in baseball. Time stands still or moves backwards. Theoretically, one game could go on forever. Some seem to.-Herb Caen
My adopted son Matt Downs . Utility Infielder with a Bat !
Not that pistol packin' pussies are a laughing matter,
per this article.
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Wish granted
http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/exiled/series.jhtml
Except I’m pretty sure they’re eventually given a way home…
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by Useful_Idiot on Dec 29, 2008 3:39 PM PST up reply actions
Well yeah
Maybe not the worst ever, but it’s mind-boggling to me that over 200 episode of that show were made.
..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.
And syndicated. day after day, night after night…..blah
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by Giant among Angels on Dec 29, 2008 10:43 AM PST up reply actions
Isn’t that the deal with MTV anyway?
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by SoFa King Mike on Dec 29, 2008 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
"But I wanted a Ferrari Cake"......-Satan
I Don't Tolerate Intolerance!
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by Giant among Angels on Dec 29, 2008 11:01 AM PST up reply actions
Home Improvement was cool for what it was: a broad-base family friendly comedy.
And really, Al was a funny character.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Dec 29, 2008 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
The only family friendly comedy to ever approach coolness (at least over the last 20 years) was Fresh Prince of Bell-Air.
..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.
I….puled up to my house about 7 or 8,
Said to the cabbie "Yo Homes Smell Ya Later :-)
The clock doesn't matter in baseball. Time stands still or moves backwards. Theoretically, one game could go on forever. Some seem to.-Herb Caen
My adopted son Matt Downs . Utility Infielder with a Bat !
I liked Wilson too.
"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 29, 2008 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
You ever see the one...
where Tim messes something up, Jill gets mad, Tim gets some advice from Wilson, and Tim apologizes for his mistake in an offhand way on his show while Jill is watching?
I liked that one.
Almost as good as the Three’s Company where there’s a misunderstanding.
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by ThrillisGone22 on Dec 29, 2008 3:00 PM PST up reply actions
No, but did you see the one where Tim and Jill find out that Brad smokes pot?
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by Useful_Idiot on Dec 29, 2008 3:42 PM PST up reply actions
Is that the one where Tim tries to repeat to Jill what Wilson told him, but he butchers it and it sounds silly? Because that was a particularly funny episode.
"He called the sh** POOP!" -- Adam Sandler
Oooh, yes.
Also a good one.
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You can ridicule me in 2009 if you like...
by ThrillisGone22 on Dec 30, 2008 7:04 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, but everything has a formula. Did you ever see the episode of Seinfeld where nothing happened?
(Now, now, I don’t mean that in a bad way)
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Dec 29, 2008 6:45 PM PST up reply actions
Sure
But there’s following a general formula, and then there’s writing the same script 200 times and hoping that no one will notice.
And yes, you do mean it in a bad way, so stop pretending like you don’t.
..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.
I don’t mean it in a bad way. I just thought it was a funny thing to say.
But I think that’s how a lot of TV just plain works. ER, CSI, Law & Order, Raymond, Full House… anything on CBS… It’s part of what makes the shows so damn accessible. It doesn’t make them masterpieces or innovative or anything even particularly special, necessarily, but I don’t know howi fair it is to knock the individual show for doing something that is really fairly common.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jan 1, 2009 3:27 PM PST up reply actions
I haven’t seen FH since I was 8, and I’ve never watched L&O or ER. CSI is complete crap, and Raymond got boring after 4 episodes exactly because it stuck so firmly to the same formula every episode. Good shows follow general guidelines without repeating themselves too much. Or they have good and/or funny actors who manage to still keep the show interesting. Raymond at least had Brad Garrett. Home Improvement had…Tim Allen? No thanks.
..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.
This could all get very subjective very fast (for example, I think Brad Garrett is deeply unfunny), and it would be stupid for me to start an argument over simple opinions.
However, I do get what you’re saying, and by and large I do agree. I simply don’t share your disdain for Home Improvement. I am in full agreement about your disdain for CSI, though.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jan 1, 2009 9:31 PM PST up reply actions
the Giants signed a pitcher, not a hitter, so everyone freaked out.
Todd Jennings: If he's on the DL, he can't suck as much, right?
by Speedforthewin on Dec 29, 2008 10:20 AM PST up reply actions
We don't really have that much pitching depth. We don't really have that much pitching depth. FOR GOD SAKE, VERUCA, DON'T GO FAKE TRADING JONATHAN SANCHEZ. We don't really have that much pitching depth
What are going to do when Wade Boggs arrives?
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by SoFa King Mike on Dec 29, 2008 1:19 PM PST up reply actions
Weighed Boggs
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by SoFa King Mike on Dec 29, 2008 1:26 PM PST up reply actions
eat some chicken
get in some BP
We don't really have that much pitching depth. We don't really have that much pitching depth. FOR GOD SAKE, VERUCA, DON'T GO FAKE TRADING JONATHAN SANCHEZ. We don't really have that much pitching depth
Determine who was England’s greatest Prime Minister.
by rightcenterfielder on Dec 29, 2008 4:57 PM PST up reply actions
When Boggs Arrives
Make out with home plate?
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by ThrillisGone22 on Dec 30, 2008 7:05 PM PST up reply actions
I go away..
And all this happens. I’m sorry people, but I won’t be back for a couple more days though.
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"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
5 years of dunn?
barf.
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by UnleashTheGore on Dec 29, 2008 12:18 PM PST reply actions
Do you and your "close friends" ride the short bus?
And does TEX MEX come with you?
and another thing
as long as your gonna knock Encarnacion for playing in a hitters park, you miiiight wanna remember how Adam Dunn was on the same team for every year except for the last half of last season…
Just to finish your thought
…when he was in another hitters park.
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I feel like I’m getting food poison from Chevy’s when TEX MEX is mentioned.
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by SoFa King Mike on Dec 29, 2008 3:05 PM PST up reply actions
MORE POWER
did the compairson to TEX MEX not impress anyone? Geez, what options do other people have? For those jaybroni’s they think Pat Burell is just as good, well I’m sure Sabien would hire you as a special consultant because you both have the same idiotic way of evailating hittiers, L8.
Pay Attention
He’s the guy evailating hittiers.
Just don’t ask me what means.
Greetings, Marklar! I am Marklar! This is Marklar.
Dunn’s probably not going to age as well as Texeira.
(Shouldn’t that be Tex Mesch?)
We don't really have that much pitching depth. We don't really have that much pitching depth. FOR GOD SAKE, VERUCA, DON'T GO FAKE TRADING JONATHAN SANCHEZ. We don't really have that much pitching depth
Adam....
Done. I can’t believe no one went there yet :-(
The clock doesn't matter in baseball. Time stands still or moves backwards. Theoretically, one game could go on forever. Some seem to.-Herb Caen
My adopted son Matt Downs . Utility Infielder with a Bat !
ON ESPN YESTERDAY
THEY SAID THE DODGERS WERE GOING AFTER DUNN. THEY ALSO SAID HE WAS THE ONLY PLAYER IN BASEBALL TO HAVE HIT 40 HOMERS AND 90 RBI’S THE PAST 5 SEASONS. BOOM, BAM, SHAKALAKA. SANFRANSFINEST IS RIGHT, JEEZ I WISH YOU PEOPLE WERE IN MY FANTASY LEAGUE SO I COULD HOSE YOU.
by SanFransFinest on Dec 30, 2008 2:33 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
YOUZ GUYZ GOT PWNZR'D!!!
DA ESPNZ SAID IT SO ITZ FOR REALZ!
BOOM SHAKALAKA!!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 30, 2008 2:39 PM PST up reply actions
Damn
Now I want to go play NBA Jams
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by SoFa King Mike on Dec 30, 2008 2:52 PM PST up reply actions
Not that
he was mostly playing at Great American Ballpark or Chase Field or anything like that….
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No.
Don’t try to reason with it.
Any second now WalrusMan is going to come out from behind the curtain and say this was just his impression of a bored/dumb high school kid. C’mon WalrusMan, I’m on to you. This can’t be real.
GOOD NEWS EVERYBODY!
This makes me very happy. The Dodgers going after Dunn that is, not whatever the fuck that comment was.
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
Offensively, he's a helluva performer,
but his defense is so terrible it almost outweighs his bat. I hope the Dodgers sign him to another embarrassingly bloated Juan Pierre/Andruw Jones-type deal. Maybe, say, 7 years, $150 million or so?
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That’s exactly what I’m hoping for.
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
On the Fantasy side, he is very hard to put in the starting lineup
I Don't Tolerate Intolerance!
Jeremy Affeldt Ready To Make His Father Proud
by Giant among Angels on Dec 30, 2008 7:06 PM PST up reply actions
I'm hoping
the Dodgers sign Dunn and then trade away all their young guys.
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I like this idea
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by SoFa King Mike on Dec 31, 2008 8:28 AM PST up reply actions
I bet you drive the short bus, actually...
Maybe before calling everyone else stupid, you should learn a bit about baseball. Dunn played most of his career in a hitters park. He can only hit homers and pretty much nothing else. He also bats lefty. That doesn’t bode well in our park. Pat Burrell, on the other hand, is a righty. He also hits for more average and posts a better OBP. Maybe Bryieeen Sabyin would hire you to scout his hitting because you seem to be retarded and maybe he’d get a laugh out of you.
I like you. You’re funny
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
by Useful_Idiot on Dec 30, 2008 5:35 PM PST up reply actions
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