Open Gameday Thread, Weekend Warrior Spirit Edition
by Grant Brisbee on May 10, 2008 2:15 PM PDT
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PrintFive runs. Offensive explosion. I just wish this game were on television so I could record it and show it to my grandchildren.
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"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 May 10, 2008 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Just home from work..
If the score was bad I was going to just leave. But, So far looks like this game is going alright?
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"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Let me guess,
If I move to Vietnam and live in there, what happened to Giants ?
Giants the never sunset.
an article is "the", "a", or "an"
Which doesn’t exist Korean.
You do a great job.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on May 10, 2008 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
uh..aras...
Vietnam is not like a trailer parked at the side of the house
you could live there, but not necessarily “in there”
I was an English teacher in Korea
So I guess I’m sensitive. :-)
Coincidence!
I was a student once, so I should know better.
;-)
why do we walk Pat Burrell so much?? Nobody else does.
Brian Sabean's new dad: Firm believer in corporal punishment
Burrell’s a walking machine
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on May 10, 2008 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
what jponry said
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on May 10, 2008 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
no wonder we didn’t trade for him when he said he would waive his no trade clause to go to the Giants.
Brian Sabean's new dad: Firm believer in corporal punishment
We really needed him at 1B
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on May 10, 2008 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of proxies
Anyone get it working faster than the 400 stream?
by positiveuphemism on May 10, 2008 2:23 PM PDT reply actions
At this moment you mean everything.
"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 May 10, 2008 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
with you in that dress, my thoughts I confess…
oh wait
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on May 10, 2008 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Tim may not have the legs for a miniskirt, sadly.
"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 May 10, 2008 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, Lincedrag isn’t so appealing
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on May 10, 2008 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Homeboy is too skinny for most of it.
"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 May 10, 2008 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
That's Timmy II who can fill it out more...
Right?
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"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 May 10, 2008 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
That was how we should always pitch feliz.
Still in despair.
by Zetsuboushita on May 10, 2008 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Finally!
The breaking ball to Feliz.
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Adopted papa of a bouncing new waiver wire 27 year old. Castillo hits doubles.
Tiens!
"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 May 10, 2008 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
LinceKKKKKum
that was a very excited SWIIIIING from Kuip
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
Lincecum = not fail
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on May 10, 2008 2:30 PM PDT reply actions
Feliz out??
BOOOOO! dang double switch.
Adopted papa of a bouncing new waiver wire 27 year old. Castillo hits doubles.
rowand..
..isn’t actually this good a hitter, but unlike most of this lineup he can probably produce at league average. That’s not worth the salary the Giants paid him, but he’s only a little overpriced. Not like the Bad Barry.
Tough call
In two of the last four years, he was this good a hitter; the problem is that in the other two years, he was Randy Winn.
Good Rowand = really nice trade bait
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on May 10, 2008 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Rowand would be a great guy to have on a team with a good lineup. He’s a very good cog, but a lousy star.
he's a star?
Nah, to the Giants credit they’re paying him like a great cog, when he’s a very good cog. A star would be getting A-Rod money. As for his hitting, his career OPS+ is 107, so let’s give him ‘slightly above-average.’ ‘Comfortably above-average’ has to be more than 7% above the league. 20%? A-Rod’s career OPS+ is 147.
Maybe they’re paying him like a cog, but my he’s the best and highest paid player in our lineup. Which is not good.
'great cog'
$12m-ish. You know—what the Royals are paying whatsisface.
No, but he has been comfortably above average in the years he’s been healthy. He wasn’t healthy in 2005/6, both of which dragged down his career OPS+. Obviously they count and you can’t ignore them, but you do have to admit that in 2004, 2007 and so far this year, he’s been “comfortably” above average.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
Remember that we need to award considerable value to Rowand as he is a legitimate CFer putting up those numbers
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on May 10, 2008 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Somebody quickly find the Gameday Photographer
reshoot Jose with the infrequent smile
3 for 3
The Rowand-Castillo rally continues against ancient hurlers.
Adopted papa of a bouncing new waiver wire 27 year old. Castillo hits doubles.
So...mlb brought their site down
nice of them. I think i may waste someone’s time there for an hour or so while demanding a refund.
by positiveuphemism on May 10, 2008 2:38 PM PDT reply actions
It’s help yourself time, Timmah!
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on May 10, 2008 2:38 PM PDT reply actions
Ortmeier has a very nice OBP this year.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I am really surprised that Ortmeier is putting up legitimate major-leaguer numbers. Not really legitimate 1B or corner OF numbers, but still…
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on May 10, 2008 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
don't make timmeh angry...
Adopted papa of a bouncing new waiver wire 27 year old. Castillo hits doubles.
I guess Manuel doesn’t know that Ort is new to batting righty against righthanders. I would’ve taken a shot at him.
Brian Sabean's new dad: Firm believer in corporal punishment
let's hope so..
..because the IBB is a blight on the face of the game.
Unless you are Ort
(who, while running the bases, was telling his mom about the IBB on his cellphone)
c'mon tim
pull an Estes
Adopted papa of a bouncing new waiver wire 27 year old. Castillo hits doubles.
Is this the first time in the Kragen grand slam inning this year
where there was actually some suspense?
Usually no suspense, no baserunners,
but plenty of spare parts laying around
he’s been uncharacteristically impatient today
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
'zackly
..his BB% is usually over 10%. This game he’s playing as if it were 0%.
Ever since Kawakami ordained Freddy
he’s done a swan dive into the cove
<3
"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 May 10, 2008 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Was that an 8-pitch inning?
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on May 10, 2008 2:48 PM PDT reply actions
I smiled when I saw he was hitting .239 at the beginning of the game
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
If he can keep himself to 20-30 pitches in the last 3 innings, we could see a CG.
First this year?
14-21...this sucks
A quick looks shows he's at 1.585 OPS
against the Giants,
.0001 against the rest of the known world
That logic worked for the Mark Portugal signing!
(Why are most of my Giants references 15-25 years old? Yeesh.)
I was thinking that too but didn’t say it.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on May 10, 2008 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
The spirit of Carl Hubbel
thanks you, and sends you a spit cup
don't mess with Meal Ticket
I am, of course, on record recommending that the Giants sign the reanimated corpse of Carl Hubbel to teach the pitchers to throw freaking strikes.
I wonder who the most hated non-Dodger is at McCovey Chronicles.
Victorino? Holliday? Hairston?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
Andruw Jones has always been a fuckface and I have always hated him.
"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 May 10, 2008 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Just today?
"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 May 10, 2008 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m sorry you thought casual misogyny and transphobia would go over well here. :(
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
Yeah, Jesus Christ. Aren’t we assholes for taking issue with it? I mean my god. No class, right?
"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 May 10, 2008 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
who was it that said san franciscans cant ever take a joke because their so PC and sensitive… lesseee… no, not bill o’reilly… who was it… hmm
Oh lol you’re pulling out the “omg PC” card. Nice.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
Oh, now I get it. We’re supposed to call each other fucking cunts and then laugh it all off. It makes sense now!
"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 May 10, 2008 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Wha? How did this get to this point?
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on May 10, 2008 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Ahhh. I’ll have to check it out.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on May 10, 2008 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Don’t worry, I hate him 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 May 10, 2008 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
mlb22 took his butthurt shit over here after I told him I was less than pleased with his blithely offensive comment on another thread.
"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 May 10, 2008 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
i cant believe i offended some bloggers
there must be a support group for people like me. i mean, how will i get through the day.
Well you could start by not following me around to a seperate fucking thread to start shit for something you initially said, assfat.
"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 May 10, 2008 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
i hadnt seen your response there until just now. that’s what happens when someone actually steps away from a computer.
i wrongly assumed you wouldnt be staring at the other thread.
sorry i ruined your day and stirred your anger. im bored of this. back to giants baseball, the only thing we can agree on
It’s still a dick move to take it to another thread. But again, you don’t fucking get it, so piss off.
"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 May 10, 2008 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know if Natto is still here, so I’ll say it -
SICK BURN
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on May 10, 2008 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
the Blue Jays just called him up today
LOL
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
jon heyman
the douche that he is, wrote:
“You know it’s rough going for the Giants when they’re looking for Omar Vizquel’s imminent return to boost the offense.”
It’s one thing to be anti-Giants because you hate Barry Bonds (and every story he wrote thru 2007 had an anti-Bonds snipe in it). But to write something as stupid as that is just sad. I’m sure the Giants have been begging for Omar’s offense to return… regardless of how bad Bocock blew. (sarcasm)
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what are these things in the box score called 'runs'?
..and what have these hitters done with the Giants?
No win for Scherzer
D-Backs blowing it against the Cubs
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on May 10, 2008 2:59 PM PDT reply actions
So I guess Barry Zito shouldn’t take advice from Jamie Moyer then?
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7 pitch inning
I am so glad I can’t watch this. Though why would I want to watch the Giants when there are two teams I don’t really care about playing on Fox?
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Technically, FOX is a wholly owned subsidiary of evil.
Proud member of the Adopt-a-Giant program (Aaron Rowand)
I don’t see it as sad. He got to play five weeks in the majors, make something like $100,000, and in the end received a two-level promotion after hitting .230 in high-A. A pretty good year for a minor leaguer.
Proud member of the Adopt-a-Giant program (Aaron Rowand)
yeah that's true. FOX will never forget its cup of coffee
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
You do realize the problem is the blackout rules and not the games Fox chooses to broadcast, right?
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no, no, no
It’s not “the rules”, it’s MLB’s decision to sign a contract with Fox. Fox wanted it, MLB decided to sign on the dotted line in return for whatever compensation they get.
This isn’t faceless. It’s Selig and Newscorp.
Well yeah
I phrased my response badly. I was just saying that the problem isn’t FOX not catering to the teams I like. The problem is that I can only watch whoever they say I can and nobody can broadcast games during their window, which is ridiculous and insane.
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Well, the games Fox chooses to broadcast is also at issue.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on May 10, 2008 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I can’t really get too mad at them for not broadcasting the Giants, who aren’t all that good.
I just hate these rules.
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I'm liking this Vietnam feed
Sure, it’s really slow and not in HD or whatever, but it’s got the radio synced up with the video. Kind of a nice change of pace.
by positiveuphemism on May 10, 2008 3:10 PM PDT reply actions
watch MLB.TV through Vietnam Proxy
800k streaming service was horrible because of too much buffering.
But 400k is fine with no slow or buffering ;)
Giants the never sunset.
Timmy amazes me
Usually a pitcher of his ilk will go out there and rack up the Ks every game. He seems to be focused on getting quick outs and trying to get Ks when he actually needs them. Very mature for someone with less than a full year under his belt.
by positiveuphemism on May 10, 2008 3:12 PM PDT reply actions
If Lincecum was going to give up a bomb, this is the time to do it
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on May 10, 2008 3:13 PM PDT reply actions
doesn't matter...
worry about the pitch count, not the runs.
Adopted papa of a bouncing new waiver wire 27 year old. Castillo hits doubles.
2 mistakes
Otherwise, 7 1/3 IP, 7K, 1 H, 0ER
Don’t get discouraged with that ENORMOUS 1.63 ERA, Timmy.
14-21...this sucks
Okay, maybe not give up not so many hits
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
i'm a little confused.
Adopted papa of a bouncing new waiver wire 27 year old. Castillo hits doubles.
my fantasy team wants the CG, but that’s the right decision
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on May 10, 2008 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
wait – he’s still in? ok
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on May 10, 2008 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Strike out Victorino for me one more time, Tim.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
~today is the greatest day i've ever known~
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
Tim is greatness personified.
"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 May 10, 2008 3:21 PM PDT reply actions
final line
8 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 105 pitches, 74 strikes (damn that’s a nice ratio)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
Am I the only one that thinks Timmy sucks?
That ERA is MASSIVE!!! I mean, 1.61????? Go Cliff Lee!!!
(sarcasm, please don’t hurt me)
14-21...this sucks
omg he’s garbage.
"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 May 10, 2008 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I think we'd probably have to throw in Noonan and Sanchez too.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
Better add Sanchez cos I don’t think that’s enough.
"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 May 10, 2008 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe Webb will get injured.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on May 10, 2008 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
If...
Timmy finishes with 20 wins and a sub 2 ERA on a team that should lose 90 or more games it will be very very hard not to give him the Cy.
by positiveuphemism on May 10, 2008 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
With this team, it’s the 20 wins that will be the problem
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on May 10, 2008 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
the enchanter
will probably lag behind Webb and Peavy. As former winners they’ll benefit from stupid voters, that feel better about voting for the same guy over and over.
Adopted papa of a bouncing new waiver wire 27 year old. Castillo hits doubles.
there was some speculation that he’s like a character from heroes and has achieved the ability of telekinesis
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
Proof that anything can happen in a short-ish period in baseball. Sort of like (pulling out another old Giants reference!) Mike Benjamin holding the record for most hits in a 3 (or was it 4) game period.
He's 30 and hasn't really done anything in his career
This is a really strange 6 game streak. I don’t think he can keep this up, though…
by positiveuphemism on May 10, 2008 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I take that back
an 18 win season and 2 14 win seasons…
But nothing that would indicate this big a jump.
by positiveuphemism on May 10, 2008 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
then you realized that Bocock is gone.
Kinda happy!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I don’t see it as sad. He got to play five weeks in the majors, make something like $100,000, and in the end received a two-level promotion after hitting .230 in high-A. A pretty good year for a minor leaguer.
Proud member of the Adopt-a-Giant program (Aaron Rowand)
Those don't work anymore.
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