Covering my bases....
by Grant Brisbee on Apr 9, 2008 12:42 PM PDT
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PrintGames like last night’s remind us what Aprils are supposed to be. We’re supposed to charge into the beginning of the season thinking, hey, this team will probably stink, but OMG WE HAVE A CHANCE. Maybe Aaron Rowand has the exact same season! Maybe Randy Winn goes superflukecrazy again! Maybe Jose Castillo taps into to some reservoir of latent talent and has a breakout season! Maybe Ray Durham does something that resembles anything! Anything can happen! Dustiny! Bochiny! You’re gonna like these kids!
That’s how it’s supposed to be. We’re hopeful in April, and then we’re violently flagellated into reality one game at a time. That’s how it worked the last couple of seasons. The pattern of abuse is reassuring. This giving up in February stuff is all new to me, so forgive me for getting excited after last night’s win. Hell, I even made my apathy a badge of pride less than a week ago. One walk-off home run can’t change that, so I suppose it’s time for a binding contract:
How I Intend To Make It through the 2008 Giants Season with My Sanity:
- Under the Emotionally Disingenuous Acts Act of 2008, I reserve the right to be apathetic about losses, but I also reserve the right to get excited about meaningless wins.
- Any promise shown by a young player is due to emerging talent, not sample-size chicanery.
- Any struggles by an old player are due to age-related suckery, not sample-size chicanery.
- Two parts bourbon, one part sweet vermouth, a dash of bitters, and a maraschino cherry – all stirred with the stick of gum from a pack of 1989 Topps.
Just four to start, but the floor is open to amendments. What ignorance-is-bliss policies should be added to this bill of rights?
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First, you bitches!
Funny, I found myslef thinking, "If they win another four games in a row, they'll be at .500!"
It could happen.
Yeah, right. Hello apathy, my old friend.
2008 Giants: A steaming pile of scrap!
Only a prick like you would make a dickhead comment like that.
2008 Giants: A steaming pile of scrap!
Speaking of...
The "Bo... Cock..." chant that I heard during the telecast last night- is that new?
¿Julio is tourist in San Francisco? Harper's Bizarre!
7. Success and progress aren't measured in wins and losses
I don't know what the measurement should be, but Lincecum looked like he pitched pretty well last night, and he does provide excitement every time he goes out there.
Bonds stands alone.
by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 9, 2008 12:52 PM PDT reply actions
Grant,
Your #4 is my current favorite drink. It got me through a long and boring winter. Here's to good taste in cocktails!
No, really, I have updated my blog this year: http://skaldheim.livejournal.com/tag/baseball
I would ammend #4
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer
No my team hasn't won since a nigh' and a week,
gotta get drunk man till I can't even speak
Gonna get high man listen to me,
one drink ain't enough Jack you better make it three
I wanna get drunk I'm gonna make it real clear,
I want one bourbon, one scotch and one beer!
Face down in the gutter won't admit defeat though his clothes are soiled and black,
He's a big, strong man with a childs mind, don't you take his booze away!
3 parts bourbon ths year. Maker's Mark is the perfect balance of taste and cost effectiveness.
I like using the cobbler cherries you can get from trader joe's. I'm pretty sure that maraschinos are paper pulp held together with embalming fluid.
The Manhatten's Scottish cousin, the Rob Roy, makes a nice drink as well.
you can't block the Bocock
For some reason, I was never big on Maker's Mark. My taste/cost balance friend is Bullitt.
...and I'm actually too lazy to worry about cherries.
by Grant Brisbee on Apr 9, 2008 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions
That's my whiskey and coke brand....
I don't feel guilty about mixing it, and it's better quality than the Evan Williams, or whatever, that's the same price.
Loves the Rebel Yell.
by Grant Brisbee on Apr 11, 2008 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I found bullitt both back east AND in England... but not in California until recently.
When TJs started carrying it, I bought a bottle... and found that I really prefer Knob Creek.
If you are going to put cherrys and vermouth and shit in it, though, may as well go with Jim Beam of Old Granddad.
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN
I like Maker's more than Knob Creek, and I don't love Maker's. I just never got into Knob Creek.
Of the big-small whiskeys/bourbons, I like Woodford Reserve.
by Grant Brisbee on Apr 11, 2008 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
#8:
Any game in which 95% of the bullpen makes an appearance does not indicate a Felipe-esque overuse of arms or a crappy performance by the starter, but a reflection of the egalitarian, "everyone gets to play!" philosophy that GAMERS have.
Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.
Gamers want the ball, but they also want others to get the ball, too.
He is Vengeance. He is the Knight. He is Dave Righetti. PRAY TO HIM!
by howtheyscored on Apr 9, 2008 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
An amendment to #1
Every loss is a step towards the #1 overall pick.
Every win is a step towards not being one of the worst teams of all time.
#10 Steve S' Minor Lines
Damn Right
At least this team didn't come out the gates spreading false hope by having a *gasp* win streak. No player on this team outside of Cain and Lincecum has shown anything that resembles above average play. Zito even came out throwing 82 mph fastballs....as our opening day starter!!!! The bar has been set and it is laying on the floor.
by WilliamVanLandingham on Apr 9, 2008 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
"The bar has been set and it is laying on the floor."
That's great. It should be the slogan for the 2008 Giants.
Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.
#14 The Giants will invent new and creative ways to hit into double plays that will amuse and astound. Last night's 3-5 twin killing proved that this team will keep us on our toes all season long!
by SheboyganBratwurst on Apr 9, 2008 1:40 PM PDT reply actions
It made so little sense from up top - we couldn't see that he tagged EV, and were like OMG THERE"S NO FORCE!??!??!
And Boom Goes the Dynamite
I had the opposite reaction, since I was sitting behind third base. I about cried when I realized that Gonzalez had stepped on first before gunning down Velez at third.
by SheboyganBratwurst on Apr 9, 2008 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
#16 We will enjoy watching teams find new ways to score, like the creative scoring from second on a grounder to the second baseman, or Ort purposefully dropping the fly in left so that Green doesn't get a SF and has a lower batting average.
That actually worked out...
Because not only did it screw greene's BA, but it also nailed the lead runner.
Now that is creative ! :)
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Apr 9, 2008 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Muted slightly by the demise of the Double Play Ticket Window in favor of StubHub :*(
by SheboyganBratwurst on Apr 9, 2008 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
#18
To see how many different ways a Giants starting pitcher can duck the question "is it frustrating to pitch 7 innings of shutout ball and get a no decision?"
Someone get Damon Minor's agent on the phone stat!
by fanofvanlandingham on Apr 9, 2008 2:31 PM PDT reply actions
#19
"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f**kin' amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK
by Josh from Hollywood on Apr 9, 2008 3:04 PM PDT reply actions
#20 More Merkin
http://images.wikia.com/uncyclopedia/images/thumb/3/37/Merkin_1.jpg/180px-Merkin_1.jpg
"Candlestick made me a man." - Will Clark
#21
To truly savor each win, every second, until the next game. Because it's probably not going to happen again for a while.
22.5: irking Natto with random rally images.
And Boom Goes the Dynamite
by Andy from DC on Apr 9, 2008 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
To Quote Peter LaFleur...
"I found that if you have a goal, that you might not reach it. But if you don't have one, then you are never disappointed. And I gotta tell ya... it feels phenomenal."
That's what this season feels like to me. Absolutely no expectations whatsoever make every hit feel like a win, and every win feel like a world championship. On a related note, is there a Stockholm Syndrome for sports fans?
"Branca throws..."
#23
Rooting for not losing 100 games; then the season will have exceeded expectations.
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