Field Of Nightmares ?

by nvsfg on Mar 20, 2008 1:05 PM PDT

I came across this heading, picture, and comment on an antique photography web site.

Field of Nightmares: 1910

August 1, 1910. New York Giants centerfielder Fred Snodgrass, whose 10th-inning error in the 1912 World Series shadowed him for the rest of his life, and beyond.

Headline of his obituary in the New York Times: "Fred Snodgrass, 86, Is Dead; Ball Player Muffed 1912 Fly."Photo Property of George Grantham Bain Collection

This is one of the reasons I love baseball. This poor bastard dropped a fly ball in an important baseball game. It followed him for the rest of his life. In fact, it followed him even into death.

Having been a Giants fan since the seventies, I have seen my share of bad baseball. The years 2000 through 2004 were pretty sweet however. As was 1997, and who could forget the heartbreak that was 1993 ?

Comment Starter: Who will be the Fred Snodgrass of 2008 ? Who will be the guy you are p*ssed off at for the next ten years ?

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BriPetLar SabeMcGowBaer is my least favorite.

by KCE on Mar 20, 2008 1:19 PM PDT reply actions

Nobody

Because there ain't gonna be any winnings for their antics to prevent us from achieving.

Julio is tourist in San Francisco?

by hairball on Mar 20, 2008 1:26 PM PDT reply actions

My mistake....

I thought this was still optimism week...month....season :-)

My adopted son Matt Downs. Bococks up, why not Downs ?

by nvsfg on Mar 20, 2008 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions

Lets hate...

Rags. If memory serves, he was pretty much a huge pile of suck when he played for us and our only decent pitchers really don't owe it to his tutelage. Lowry used to be a pretty good pitcher but a couple years under Dave's watchful eye and look where we are now. And lets face it, we've all hated Sabean for several years now, time for someone new.

by mikeivie on Mar 20, 2008 1:49 PM PDT reply actions

Oh for crying out loud

We can actually track, step by step, the things that led to Lowry's current state just by looking at his injury history and none of them had to do with Rags. I don't see how we can dismiss his possible influence on the success of "our only decent pitchers" and then turn around and blame injury related suck on him just because we're looking to make a case against him.

I see no evidence to suggest that Rags has been bad for this team or its pitchers, and this kind of selective evidence just doesn't hold the proverbial water.

He is Vengeance. He is the Knight. He is Dave Righetti. PRAY TO HIM!

by howtheyscored on Mar 20, 2008 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions

Wow

It's been a while since I've had to pull out my adoptive duties. I think I'm a little rusty. With the season going on soon it might heat up and I should probably get back on my game. I'll need to work on my sense of righteousness. I think that was lacking here.

He is Vengeance. He is the Knight. He is Dave Righetti. PRAY TO HIM!

by howtheyscored on Mar 20, 2008 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions