Open Gameday Thread, 4/16
by Grant Brisbee on Apr 16, 2008 11:00 AM PDT
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PrintArizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants, Apr 16, 2008 12:45 PM PDT
Yesterday, I heard someone mention today's game as a "match-up between two former Cy Young award winners." Hmm. That's technically correct, and it makes for a fun game. I'll play.
Martin Scorcese and Kevin Costner (former Best Director winners)
Mother Teresa and Henry Kissinger (former Nobel Peace Prize winners)
Barry Bonds and Zolio Versalles (former MVPs)
Wheeee! That is fun! Your turn! In the meantime, enjoy Barry Zito, the Zolio Versalles of Cy Young Award winners.
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Second!
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Damn...
I did that wrong didn’t I?
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You could just say that technically Grant was first.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Apr 16, 2008 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
POLIO Versalles?
FIRST with your s/c , Chief…Zoilo. Ha.
Aaron "Swag" Rowand
by victor frankenstein on Apr 16, 2008 11:03 AM PDT reply actions
I just love them odd names
Like that Doug Mentkayvitz fella.
Aaron "Swag" Rowand
by victor frankenstein on Apr 16, 2008 11:05 AM PDT reply actions
Former baseball movie hotties
Jessica Biel and Susan Sarandon
::cringes::
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by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 11:11 AM PDT reply actions
+1
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
by DbacksSkins on Apr 16, 2008 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Foreign Minister of the 'Pit
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
by DbacksSkins on Apr 16, 2008 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Seized in a bloody coup
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Appointed.
By the dictator.
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 16, 2008 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Is Jessica Biel that bad?
2008: My previous assessment may have been overly optimistic.
by EliminateMe on Apr 16, 2008 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
excuse my as I wash off the blood that just spurted from my eyes
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by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
You should probably have a doctor look at that.
2008: My previous assessment may have been overly optimistic.
by EliminateMe on Apr 16, 2008 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I wouldn't make any doctor suffer by showing him Susan Sarandon
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by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
The Beatles and A Taste of Honey:
Matchup of “Best New Artist” Grammy award winners.
2008: My previous assessment may have been overly optimistic.
The winner gets to take on Milli Vanilli.
Ruben Rivera: Incompetent oaf, or mad genius?
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Apr 16, 2008 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Say what you will about DMR
But Come on Eileen is one of the most perfectly crafted pop songs ever.
Too bad it was a fluke.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Apr 16, 2008 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Before I mop up my vomit, may I ask what standards you're using...
... to say that “Come On, Eileen” is a perfectly crafted pop song.
Anyone else think the Justice League of National is more strategic & interesting than the Justice League of America?
by Mayor of 311 on Apr 16, 2008 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
M*A*S*H and Everybody Loves Raymond
Winners of Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy awards.
"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 Apr 16, 2008 11:35 AM PDT reply actions
Shoulda gone with Golden Girls here.
You know how Grant is about Bea Arthur.
2008: My previous assessment may have been overly optimistic.
by EliminateMe on Apr 16, 2008 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.
by Kitspool on Apr 16, 2008 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh. My. God.
2008: My previous assessment may have been overly optimistic.
by EliminateMe on Apr 16, 2008 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
lololololol
yes, a million times yes
"They can trade me," Bonds said. "I don't think they will, though. It's not like I want to be traded, man. I'm a Giant. I'm stuck here till the end."
Best ever.
"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 Apr 17, 2008 8:18 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought that was howie.
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Howie = wannabe Grant
C’mon, we all know it’s true.
2008: My previous assessment may have been overly optimistic.
by EliminateMe on Apr 16, 2008 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
You're both right.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Apr 16, 2008 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
OT
Not a fan of the Rally Harding?
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Nah, I like the Rally Harding.
I just thought my avatar should be someone eliminated, and as the discoverer of the Rally Harding, he seemed as good as anyone.
2008: My previous assessment may have been overly optimistic.
by EliminateMe on Apr 16, 2008 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I think my opinion's opposite of what you're going for here
I just don’t find MASH that great. Makes me sad that I can’t fully appreciate what is supposedly such a classic.
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by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
I think..
It’s more sad that you can “fully appreciate” what is supposedly such a great comedy.
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not saying I "fully appreciate" raymond
It’s humerous at times and fine to have on during dinner. Not a must-see or anything.
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by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
What's REALLY important
The cutback on The Simpsons by the CW. I need my Simpsons reruns, and not the recent crap either, give me the classic stuff. You know, seasons 3-10. Only ONE Simpsons a day? I’m dying here.
"Candlestick made me a man." - Will Clark
You're absolutely right
CW only plays 2006-07 reruns. Every two weeks its the same episode from those seasons. I can’t believe the bastards at CW are depriving us of the classics. It’s a travesty.
"If I can change and you can change, then everybody can change!" Rocky Balboa, Rocky IV
+1
for old Simpsons episodes
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Dinner?
Do you know what you do at dinner? You talk about your day!
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by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
How was your day today? Was it a good day or a bad day? Well I don’t know how was your day?
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well done
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by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I used to think Raymond was funny
But then I realized it’s kind of a sexist show, by formula, and I had a hard time watching it after that. And Deborah Heaton s-u-x sucks. And Brad Garrett isn’t remotely funny.
Ultimately, only Peter Boyle made the show worth it at all.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Apr 16, 2008 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
He did die too soon.
That guy was awesome.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Apr 16, 2008 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Still, one of the funniest movies ever made.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Apr 16, 2008 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Barbara?
What the heck is her real name…?
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Apr 16, 2008 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Patricia Heaton
And I didn’t even watch the show.
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...so it’s sad that I know that.
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Dang
I honestly wasn’t going to remember that.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Apr 16, 2008 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
It cracks me up...
...that MCC routinely has more comments on a GameDay thread before the game even starts than some other SBNation blogs get in an entire game. Not to call any out by name, of course.
Also, we’ve got more Bea Arthur jokes in a single day than they can manage in a year.
2008: My previous assessment may have been overly optimistic.
In fairness to the Marlins blog, 5 of their 7 fans live in Havana and have limited Internet access.
Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.
Well they could still post from their BlackBerrys like Giants fans.
2008: My previous assessment may have been overly optimistic.
by EliminateMe on Apr 16, 2008 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Bea Arthur: I totally hit it.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Apr 16, 2008 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
This last week notwithstanding, I think that before the game starts is one of the only times that we, as Giants’ fans, have to be excited about baseball.
by paboperfecto on Apr 16, 2008 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
New cause for optimism
Assuming a 3 hour game, that means for at least 21 hours out of every day, the Giants are not losing!
2008: My previous assessment may have been overly optimistic.
by EliminateMe on Apr 16, 2008 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
BAH!!!
Totally disagree. Mainly because if I’m in the car, I’m stuck listening to 45 minutes of commercial on KNBR in the one hour before game time! So before the game starts, I’m just getting pissed!
Five minute commercial break
“Hey everybody, it’s Kruk and Kuip! And today we’re going to talk about ballpark roofs! When we come back…”
Give minute commercial break
“Hi everybody. We’ll, here’s some boring crap that is an absolute waste of time for you during rush hour. And now that our five minutes are up, it’s back to commercial. That’s our show!”
Five minutes of commerical
“Jon Miller here with Bruce Bochy. Bruce, I notice you’re stubbornly sticking with your old guys in the lineup, despite the fact that none of them can hit the ball out of the infield. Can you tell me why?”
“Well, Jon… It’s because I don’t have a clue.”
“More with Bruce Bochy, right after this.”
Five minutes of comercial
“Jon Miller back here with Bruce Bochy. Bruce, do you think this team is overmatched?”
“Well Jon, we’re just going to sports cliche at a time.”
“That’s the Bruce Bochy show. Now stay tuned for commercials and the starting lineup.”
Five minutes of commercial
“Hi everyone, it’s Dave Flemming, with todays starting lineups… Right after this…”
Five minutes of commercial…
"He called the sh** POOP!" -- Adam Sandler
Yes that's how it goes..
And I happen to enjoy it.
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Hmm...
Barry Zito
2007 stats: 11-13, 4.53 ERA, 131 Ks in 196.2 IP
2008 salary: $14.5 million
Brandon Webb
2007 stats: 18-10, 3.01 ERA, 195 Ks in 236.1 IP
2008 salary: $5.5 million
At least we’re only on the hook for 5 more years…
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What..
This year is already over? Don’t kid yourself! 6!
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I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit...
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Gamers...
...never throw up in their mouths only a little bit.
2008: My previous assessment may have been overly optimistic.
by EliminateMe on Apr 16, 2008 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I like throwing up in other parts of my body
For instance, I just threw up in my occipital lobe a little bit.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Apr 16, 2008 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Lineup, glad to see Ort getting his chance…wait nevermind.
F. Lewis lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
E. Velez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
R. Winn cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
B. Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
J. Bowker rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600
J. Castillo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
R. Aurilia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209
B. Bocock ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174
B. Zito p
Adopted Giant Brian Wilson: One of the few reasons to watch this year.
Can't you be happy with...
Lewis, Velez, and Bowker? You can’t have everything.
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what’s more pathetic? That Ortmeier can’t out hit Aurillia, or Aurillia can’t out hit Ortmeier
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN
How long 'til Bowker is ready to play first?
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Uh, look @ the stats...
Ortmeir IS out hitting Arulia…
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Apr 16, 2008 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
But not in that one stat!
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Ort had his big chance yesterday and went 1-2 with 2 BB, after blowing it that bad he’s not seeing playing time for a long time or until Aurilia drops his average below .150, whichever comes first.
by paboperfecto on Apr 16, 2008 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah no shit.
Just like Velez blowing it by going 2/3 w/ a double and getting immediately yanked.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Apr 16, 2008 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Bringing his numbers up to:
.227 /.320 /.273
And while that is technically better than Aurillia, I wouldn’t call it “Out hitting” him, because that would imply actually hitting.
I’m sorry when your OPS is .593 and you are trying to crack the 1B job, that isn’t getting it done. Even if the current occupant happens to be OPSing .400.
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN
Good to see Rowand resting so he doesn’t fall over dead chasing down a fly ball.
by rightcenterfielder on Apr 16, 2008 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
so 12:30 on CSN?
waits COme on I only have about 30 mins I’ll be able to watch the game.
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The auto formatting is back?
Aww…that’s one of the things I liked too!
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Yeah, yeah...the guy with the $1200 pair of pants is going to hold the elevator for the guy that doesn't even make that in one month!
COme on!
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by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
What if I come close to 1200?
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Cain's start got bumped up?
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They called up rookie phenom Ace Acerston.
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by howtheyscored on Apr 16, 2008 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
::watches how something is made on how it’s made::
Well I don’t get that many channels and that’s the only thing I can find until the game.
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Ooohhhhhh..
So that’s how they make suit.
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No one
has yet explained to me why the Giants moved their weekday day game starts from 12:35 to 12:45. I’m waiting.
Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.
Durham needs the extra 15 min to get his creaky legs out of bed
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by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
No you don't know!
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listening on the radio for a bit yesterday
and i couldnt help but wonder if Jon Miller is flying solo, or does he just not shut up long enough for his partner to get a word in edgewise?
Usually..
Jon Miller and Dave Flemming do switch off innngs, where they are the main announcer as opposed to Kruk and Kuip who just call the game as the color man/straight announcer most of the time. Miller and Fleming usually play the announcer, for radio that’s more important, and Miller throws in the color man spots also.
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Color man?
I thought they were both white?
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by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
If Byrnes can wear 42 to honor Jackie Robinson than Miller can be a color man.
by paboperfecto on Apr 16, 2008 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
If Durham can sit on the bench as #42...
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Excuse me...
...the polite term is “commentator of color”.
2008: My previous assessment may have been overly optimistic.
by EliminateMe on Apr 16, 2008 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I give up.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 17, 2008 8:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Bochy: We don't expect Bocock to hit
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by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 12:29 PM PDT reply actions
Makes me wonder if he thinks that about Durham too, and that Ray is in there for his D.
by paboperfecto on Apr 16, 2008 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Time for some optimism. If Zito pitches like he did in his last outing and gets some speed and defense behind him today, we have a decent shot.
You know what they say about "if"...
If my aunt had balls, she’d be my uncle.
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by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, this is my optimism comment. If you want to be pessimistic reply to the main thread. Thanks!
by paboperfecto on Apr 16, 2008 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow
I literally ehl oh elled
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by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
My first reaction
was “what does Klesko have to do with it?”.
You deserve to be struck out, when your first name's a verb.
Well at least the Lakers locked up that #1 seed
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by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 12:33 PM PDT reply actions
...Weren't the lakers good at one time?
When did they turn to suck?
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about when kupchak...
gave shaq away for nothing
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by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
At least we’re not Rockies fans. Could you imagine starting the season with their expectations and then playing like the Giants?
by paboperfecto on Apr 16, 2008 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
2 hit by Randy Wolf...
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
by DbacksSkins on Apr 16, 2008 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
hungry like the wolf?
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by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
First time seeing Brian Wilson..
So he’s not actually Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys?
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And I don't think that he knows...
What a “mentor” is. I think he thinks it’s an idol.
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At first I thought it was just a silly question...
Then I realized that that Wilson would be about the perfect age for this team.
by paboperfecto on Apr 16, 2008 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
he looks loco on the mound
Like he could rip your head off if you looked at him the wrong way.
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by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
He kinda looked that way @ Fanfest, too.
That way, or like he just stopped by on his way to the X games.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Apr 16, 2008 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
The outfit was so bad. So bad. Pink shirt, that stupid ugly knit cap…wtf? Other fashion atrocities at Fanfest were Erick Threets’ feminine looking shirt and Kevin Franden’s insistence upon wearing his shirts with the collars open showing lots of chest a la 1970s porn stars. Then there was Cain’s bright red striped polo shirt. Making lots of money entitles you to wearing bad clothes, I suppose.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 17, 2008 8:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Except, you know, Zito and Zoilo kind of deserved their awards. Costner and Kissinger, not so much. The baseball equivalent of Costner and Kissinger would be giving the MVP to Alex Sanchez.
what did costner get it for?
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by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
My friend google says “Dances with Wolves”
by paboperfecto on Apr 16, 2008 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
i <3 that movie so much
it’s so so sooooooooooo bad that it’s awesome
Billy Hayes: Nine more big-league plate appearances than you.
Anthem...
Sung by a Ratpack reject.
Angel Villalona: Get Mean!
by AngelintheInfield on Apr 16, 2008 12:41 PM PDT reply actions
it's quite hard to listen to
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by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
robert goulet!
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by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
...and the home of the...
GOULET!
Angel Villalona: Get Mean!
by AngelintheInfield on Apr 16, 2008 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I want to hear
Tom Wait do the National Anthem.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Apr 16, 2008 12:41 PM PDT reply actions
He better, sick of waiting for callups to adjust to the majors and never perform.
by paboperfecto on Apr 16, 2008 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
worst national anthem...
EVER!
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by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 12:42 PM PDT reply actions
yeah roseanne was quite bad
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by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
LIMA TIME!
Angel Villalona: Get Mean!
by AngelintheInfield on Apr 16, 2008 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Carl Weathers?
Don’t throw away that, baby! There’s still some meat on that bone! You can make yourself a nice stew with that!
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by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
The anthem singer...
...now returns to a smoky, second rate, Reno casino ballroom.
Angel Villalona: Get Mean!
by AngelintheInfield on Apr 16, 2008 12:43 PM PDT reply actions
I say
Bocock Goes 1 for 4 today and increases his average.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Apr 16, 2008 12:44 PM PDT reply actions
famous pairs
Cleon Jones and Rickie Henderson
bat right, throw left and won a World Series
adopter/sponsor of "Go, Antoan" Richardson
Alright: Gameplan
Pitch to everyone except Conor Jackson.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Apr 16, 2008 12:46 PM PDT reply actions
and throw at Byrnes
unfortunately it’s Zito, so it probably won’t even leave a mark.
Billy Hayes: Nine more big-league plate appearances than you.
Wow...first pitch I saw Zito throw..
That’s slow.
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by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
So, I’m not complaining or anything…but Durham didn’t start yesterday, and is not starting today….is Bochy okay?
Bochy is clearly still involved
‘cause we got Aurilia back.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Apr 16, 2008 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
So closer Brian Wilson wants the PA announcer to play some loud music when he enters for a save situation. Rise up!
Wilson’s selection, “Rise Up,” has the same hard edge, though it’s not instantly recognizable to most fans. That’s because it’s a song by the Christian Rock group Disciple. Wilson, a born-again Christian, was inspired by the lyrics and felt they fit the energy of a save situation:
“I will not sit silently as you mock and curse my God/Stand against Him, you will be brought down/Here I come/I’m ‘bout to rise up/With all of my people/We’re ‘bout to rise up.”
Oh great, a Born Again.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Apr 16, 2008 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah those Christians are a real pain in the ass...?
Proud pappa of....STEVE HOLM!!
by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
God Damnit...
and here I thought Euro Trip was a boozer.
by parishonvics on Apr 16, 2008 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
No.
Just the ones that want to play worship music at the thankfully agnostic and unpolitical ballpark.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Apr 16, 2008 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
wow...
wouldn’t exactly call that “worship” music, but okay.
Proud pappa of....STEVE HOLM!!
by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Just when I was starting to like the guy...
This is why I prefer not to know too much about my athletes.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Apr 16, 2008 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
What's so wrong about people..
Believing in a religion?
And btw that’s just a warning by me to not bring up any more.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Not against you.
Grant has wanted to keep this an unpolitical, unreligious blog. Not in that we have to be all sinners to be here (although it probably helps with the Bocock jokes), but he just doesn’t want this to have clashes of those types.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Oh, right.
I agree.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Apr 16, 2008 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m totally on board with whatever Brian Wilson chooses to believe in or play as his entry music. It’s just weird to me that an Irish-American born in New England who wears tattoos and visited the Jameson and Guinness factories while backpacking through Ireland would be a born-again Christian. It’s more of a cognitive dissonance thing.
Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.
I guess I just found that weird as well...
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Apr 16, 2008 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Many (if not most) don't find anything wrong with drinking in moderation
It’s just that most people who aren’t Christians see Pat Robertson as the face/voice of Christianity. Just like Zito being the “face of the Giants”, most casual observers are quite mistaken. When Pat speaks, most Christians think he’s as big of a moron as non-Christians.
Proud pappa of....STEVE HOLM!!
by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Jebus drank.
Heck…. he was all over Galilee, attending weddings and dinners and stuff, drinkin’ his wine…. he was the original party animal.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
As far as I'm concerned
If my grandmother who was raised hardcore Baptist in the south before she moved to Seattle and worked as a Rosie the Riveter during the War, then moved to San Francisco and did loads of LSD in the 60s and routinely beat up other women and drank most men under the table can become a born again as she did in the 80s, anyone can do it.
Brian Wilson likes Guinness? And Jeebus? Fine by me. Just throw strikes, is all I ask of him. It’s highly unlikely I’ll ever exist in a social situation with him anyway so what he does outside of the ballpark means diddly 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 Apr 17, 2008 8:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Hmmm....
The Rockies might be looking for a closer….
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
by DbacksSkins on Apr 16, 2008 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Am I the only one that thinks Byrnes looks like a blonde Adam Morrison?
Proud pappa of....STEVE HOLM!!
by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 12:49 PM PDT reply actions
He doesn't cry as much
as Morrison does
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
How long..
Until the Giants get a lawsuit about the mention of God?
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
That should have been a reply...
to wilriv21.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
+cxcxcxcxcx
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Zito Fastball: 86 MPH
LOOKOUT! HEATER!
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Apr 16, 2008 12:50 PM PDT reply actions
No Hr's, No runs scored, and less than 20 pitches
I’ll take it!
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Apr 16, 2008 12:51 PM PDT reply actions
They key
is not letting Conor Jackson bat.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Apr 16, 2008 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Even Steve Kline could not have been more pretty okay.
2008: My previous assessment may have been overly optimistic.
by EliminateMe on Apr 16, 2008 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Bowker.
.600 AVG.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Of Tim Lincecum?
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Never mind the average...
...it’s the 1.400 SLG I really love.
2008: My previous assessment may have been overly optimistic.
by EliminateMe on Apr 16, 2008 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I also love
That he leads the league in not being Dave Roberts.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Apr 16, 2008 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
of bocock
my first post ever. score.
btw it took me 6 hours to think of that.
by lincypoo i wuv u on Apr 16, 2008 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha..
Kuiper’s daughter calls in the middle of the 1st inning. He raised that kid wrong.
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"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Well we got a veteran up there now to show them how it’s done.
by paboperfecto on Apr 16, 2008 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
And that he did
A veteran argues balls and strikes.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Apr 16, 2008 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
That and goes down looking instead of swinging. Gamers don’t waste energy when striking out.
by paboperfecto on Apr 16, 2008 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
And our vets look like..
Well…our vets I guess. Although that was about at Winn’s neck.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Giving the High strike?
Quick, bring Sanchez in out of the pen for a 15 k outing.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Apr 16, 2008 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I remember when I had Webb on my fantasy team
And all the experts were saying how he wouldn’t amount to much. He walked too many people, apparently.
Good call there.
Proud pappa of....STEVE HOLM!!
by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 12:58 PM PDT reply actions
I remember when I had Webb on my fantasy team
And my fantasy team still sucked, just like every year.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Apr 16, 2008 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, I looked away from the boxscore for a couple of seconds
looks like its going to be a bunt scratch claw your way onto a base kind of game for the Giants
looks like its going to be a bunt scratch claw your way onto a base into the dugout kind of game for the Giants
Proud pappa of....STEVE HOLM!!
by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Pitchers Duel
Except our pitcher forgot to load his gun.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Apr 16, 2008 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Zito being extremely careful
with CoJack…. BB
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
“Zito, suddenly, has lost the command of the strike zone.”
I agree with everything Jon Miller said except for the use of the word ‘suddenly’.
Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.
dammit, beaten!
almost posted this same thing, word for word
Billy Hayes: Nine more big-league plate appearances than you.
Dunno, but...
...I think she should pull a Lysistrata and tell him he’s not getting any until he wins a game.
2008: My previous assessment may have been overly optimistic.
Wow, ok off to work but..
WHAT A PLAY YESTERDAY. I’m amazed he lived after diving against the brick wall falling over.
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Last time he got hurt in a game,
and got knocked out for about 5 minutes, he stayed in the game after he came to.
Kid’s an animal.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
when I see Zito and then the others – Cain, Lincecum, Correia and Sanchez – and I can’t help but think of the one rotten apple in the barrel.
It really is astounding.
Even tho both Correia and Sanchez got hit hard their last outings, they at least looked like they were compitent out there.
Zito looks HORRIBLE. I can walk a guy on 4 pitches…
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Apr 16, 2008 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
When I said throw strikes...
...I meant the other kind of strikes.
2008: My previous assessment may have been overly optimistic.
Situation Tomko...
coming up…
Delaying the disappointment: I adopt Hector Sanchez because he's only 17.
Zito trying to the elusive No-Hit Loss
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
Probably was a seagull
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Apr 16, 2008 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
He is challenging Henesseys Baserunners per Inning Totals
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Apr 16, 2008 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Bowker's got the Cannon
Just try to run Jackson ;)
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
is there anything he can't do?
"ever so cynical yet whimsical giants related signature"
by The Gene Hackman on Apr 16, 2008 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
CoJack runs
like a smack-addicted snail
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
The Bowker Bandwagon is leaving the station
last chance to get on board!
Billy Hayes: Nine more big-league plate appearances than you.
Holy cow...
...he might just get out of this…if he doesn’t walk Webb.
2008: My previous assessment may have been overly optimistic.
nice jinx, dood
"ever so cynical yet whimsical giants related signature"
by The Gene Hackman on Apr 16, 2008 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
i'm just kiddin', EM.
i have upton, owings and webb on my fantasy team.
"ever so cynical yet whimsical giants related signature"
by The Gene Hackman on Apr 16, 2008 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Zito just wanted to let Webb
Beat us on both sides of the plate.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
There goes the no-hitter
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
Frankly
If we can get out of a bases load no out situation w/ 2 runs early in the game I’ll take it.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
Why isn't Zito
... living with a roommate in a crappy two-room apartment off Shaw Avenue in Fresno?
Hum-baby!
too much smog
He’s probably pretty green.
Proud pappa of....STEVE HOLM!!
by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Looks like
Zito won’t have a long outing today. Time to get Yabu warming up in the pen. Oh, wait!
Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.
Yay! Henesseeeyyyyy
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Apr 16, 2008 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
50 pitches through 1 2/3 inning
God, I just can’t stand this guy. At all.
Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.
but seriously, at what point do we just bench him? does he need to have a 7+ ERA for the first 2 months? 2 years?
tomorrow is an off day – possibly they can have him work on the side and skip a start in the rotation
I’ve been thinking about this for awhile. Right now I consider him an adequate #4/5 starter. The contract has over 5 1/2 years left. Best case scenario is he can get through this year and next. After that, he isn’t worth a rotation spot anywhere in the league.
by AngelWillSaveUs on Apr 16, 2008 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Adequate 4/5 starters don't walk the bases loaded
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Apr 16, 2008 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
His last two starts have been adequate and would have been better if Ray wasn’t playing 2nd. Some good starts mixed in with some bad ones. That’s a 4/5 to me.
by AngelWillSaveUs on Apr 16, 2008 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Heck,
we did it to Russ Ortiz. Just bite the bullet and cut him.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
At least, with Zito, you guys didn't give him a bonus $1 million
for every pound he gained.
Or maybe it only seemed that way.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
If we did that than we might pick him up again just because he’s already paid for, it’s been done before.
by paboperfecto on Apr 16, 2008 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Bowker! Bowker! Bowker!
The kid has struck out a lot in minors so let’s see how he does against the hitting pitcher Brandon Webb
All things considered, it could have been worse...
...and may well yet be worse.
2008: My previous assessment may have been overly optimistic.
What a Surprise
Bowker w/ the first hit…
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
Hey, he might not have gotten a hit here if his confidence was low.
by paboperfecto on Apr 16, 2008 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, his SLG and OPS anyway
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Apr 16, 2008 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
It was a hasty job.
I really need a bigger mug shot of Bowker to make a decent one.
2008: My previous assessment may have been overly optimistic.
Here’s a way to get some nice hi-res portraits of players: http://www.mvpmods.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=12135.html
how dare you sir?
attack a fellow Internet denizen for a simple mistake. We are a forum, a community of users gathered to discuss the finest baseball team in the land, a team who represents the values that every young lad should grow up to learn and embody and carry with them throughout their lives as fine contributors to this wonderful nation of . . .of. . .
Where was I?
Bocock needs to give lessons.
Pedro was proficient in both.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Apr 16, 2008 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Why do I have this disturbing sense...
...that Bowker’s single could end up as “drive of the game”?
2008: My previous assessment may have been overly optimistic.
No, Don't worry
Bowker will get up a few more times.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Apr 16, 2008 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions
No way...
...Rowand will come in as a defensive replacement on a 3rd inning double switch.
2008: My previous assessment may have been overly optimistic.
He called it.
If only Flem had said “Zito really needs to not walk the bases full” before last inning.
2008: My previous assessment may have been overly optimistic.
Zito:
Idea, throw fastballs over the plate and let Bocock Handle it.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Apr 16, 2008 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
it's the Bocock show!
how did Freddy not hear/see Bocock waiving him off?
by SFGAmsterdam on Apr 16, 2008 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Nooo!!!
My batteries are dying!
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
So he IS a Cyborg?
Proud supporter of the Fightin' Hydrants.
by Little Napoleon on Apr 16, 2008 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
yes, and there's been a complete recall of the Zito-75 model
but, the Giants bought their’s used and no longer have the limited warranty
by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 16, 2008 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Plus they WAY overpaid for the Zito-75, so they will keep using it, even when it is clearly broken.
Proud supporter of the Fightin' Hydrants.
by Little Napoleon on Apr 16, 2008 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I told Sabean to file the receipt...
...but did he listen to me? Noooo.
2008: My previous assessment may have been overly optimistic.
Freddie Lewis
When he first arrived I said he reminded me a lot of Devon White. The more I see Lewis the more I think he reminds me of Lonnie “Skates” Shelton of the Cardinals. He sure is a circus out there.
Aurilia "Giants Version of Byrnes in the Lineup"
Uh? More like Giants version of a sack of shit
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
I guess if there was ever a game to not listen to...
This will be it. Stupid radio.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
can we void it? please?
Proud pappa of....STEVE HOLM!!
by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions
do you need to ask?
Proud pappa of....STEVE HOLM!!
by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
11 pitch inning for zito
Adopted papa of a bouncing new waiver wire 27 year old. Castillo hits doubles.
Look for Durham to replace him immediately.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Apr 16, 2008 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Now that the scoring has started we need some veteran savvy to complete the picture.
by paboperfecto on Apr 16, 2008 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
As soon as Flem said "it drops and gets through"
I knew it was XBH
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Apr 16, 2008 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Both kids made some fine adjustments between their first AB and their second AB. Does Carney get any love?
Note:
Velez not going to get Adrian Gonzolezed again.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Apr 16, 2008 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Webb was trying for a shutout...
...and he would’ve gotten away with it, too, if not for you meddling kids!
2008: My previous assessment may have been overly optimistic.
And Bowker most probably gets to hit this inning.
by paboperfecto on Apr 16, 2008 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Funny
Haven’t had that kind of mindset since Barry
Proud pappa of....STEVE HOLM!!
by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
He's going yard
I’m calling it right now, before he reaches the plate. Please note: I’m usually wrong about these things.
Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.
Bowker @ the plate w/ Velez on 3rd...
Thats the kind of situation I want to see this season.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
steal home!
Proud pappa of....STEVE HOLM!!
by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
first!
muahaha
Proud pappa of....STEVE HOLM!!
by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Bowker showing more plate dicipline
Than anyone on the 2007 Giants.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
Except Pedro, don’t forget he was on the team last year.
by paboperfecto on Apr 16, 2008 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Pedro was very Disciplined.
He always swang at the first pitch. Never failed…
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Apr 16, 2008 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
...patiently waits for the gay follow-through picture
Proud pappa of....STEVE HOLM!!
by UnleashTheGore on Apr 16, 2008 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Yabu gone?!?!
Oh no! Who’s going to help our bullpen now!
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