Open Gameday Thread 2.0
by Grant Brisbee on May 8, 2008 11:18 AM PDT
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PrintWhen I went to college the first time, if the game wasn't televised, I would need to leave the CNN Headline News ticker on to follow the score from home.
Now, I'm in the middle of a class, listening to a professor yammer about something to do with Carthage or Edgar Allen Poe or genomes or something, and MLB Gameday just told me that Matt Cain's changeup just broke seven inches downward.
Progress is great. Still, don't get me started on how uncool my CD collection is now compared to that first time in college. I feel cheated.
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lol Jon just very forlornly said: “Not many old people up here. Just me’n’Dave.”
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"...and several people who happened to end up here..."
Aaron "Swag" Rowand
by victor frankenstein on May 8, 2008 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Grant,
Are you the creepy older guy in college now? I’ve been thinking about trying to go back to school for a law degree or maybe an MBA or something, but at age 25, I feel ancient.
/listens to cassette tapes
You have no idea. I went back to grad school at age 33. And am still not finished.
/owns and uses turntable
Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.
Put me down in the turntable group..
Except that would be 21 years for me. Can’t beat the sound quality from a good turntable and good speakers.
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Another
Turnatable user. Although I did recently purchase a “USB Out” DJ turntable. I have about five hundred LP’s. It’s going to be a long process.
My adopted son Matt Downs. Bill Mueller without the two-flap helmet .
Well..
Get back to me if you digitize any Mono Beatles recordings.
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The Beatles LP's
belong to Mrs. NVSFG
Never a big fan, so they will be low on the list.
My adopted son Matt Downs. Bill Mueller without the two-flap helmet .
That's fine..
But check through for any Monos…1. RARE 2. AWESOME 3. MONEY
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Through a MacIntosh amp!
Listen to the Tubes through tubes.
Aaron "Swag" Rowand
by victor frankenstein on May 8, 2008 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Denon Pre-Amp for me. Wish I could afford an analog Macintosh amp :-(
My adopted son Matt Downs. Bill Mueller without the two-flap helmet .
A Philips.
With that kewll separate platter/tonearm suspension!
Aaron "Swag" Rowand
by victor frankenstein on May 8, 2008 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Still have my Technics
Vinyl is a precious commodity
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by SoFa King Mike on May 8, 2008 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Some stuff never makes it to CD.
And while I’m spending DAYS on Limewire you’re screwed there two ways: Modern recordings are saturated bcuz the engineers know you’re playing thru PC speakers…and you’re subject to what somebody else likes – which might not be what you like , and vice versa.
Aaron "Swag" Rowand
by victor frankenstein on May 8, 2008 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Yea...
New recordings fail…mp3s take off the high and low end of tracks and now songs are being produced so mp3s don’t hack off a lot, just making the entire song a worse quality.
FLAC FTW
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Last class I took was El Algebra.
I was 33. The rest of the class were giggling (but mathematically inept) 18-23 yr old girls.
I so wanted to tutor them…
...
...
..(cough).in Math , of course.
Aaron "Swag" Rowand
by victor frankenstein on May 8, 2008 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
THREE turntables , the latest has a USB cable. Ha.
Aaron "Swag" Rowand
by victor frankenstein on May 8, 2008 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Are you the creepy older guy in college now? I’ve been thinking about trying to go back to school for a law degree or maybe an MBA or something, but at age 25, I feel ancient.
Oh, man, am I ever the creepy older guy in college. It’s given me a lot of material for my non-McC writing projects.
But 25 ain’t nothing for law or MBA. It’s a huge difference in, say, a Poli Sci 101 class.
by Grant Brisbee on May 8, 2008 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Sweet.
When I graduated last May, I was already feeling ancient. Everyone around me was 18 or slightly older, loved Halo 2, and drank tons of Mountain Dew. And did I mention they were incredibly dumb?
Freshman.
Creepy old guys, unite!
I graduated from college at the age of 27.
I never felt particularly old. There were always people older than me in my classes. Perhaps it was just the history department…
Only 938 games until the end of Zito's contract
I had some of my English classes with these two elderly ladies. They only ever seemed to attend the lectures given by one specific professor, so I like to believe that they were really just going there to eye-bang him and possibly try and flirt after.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on May 8, 2008 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
some california universities still have cheap/free tuition for people over 65 i believe.
Adopted papa of a bouncing new waiver wire 27 year old. Castillo hits doubles.
UC + Cheap tuition = Wha???
I love UC, but they’re screwing the students as much as they’re getting screwed.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on May 8, 2008 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
One thing I love about San Jose State and what made me choose them as my first choice is that the undergrad stuff really accomodates the working adult, and not just for business or finance programs. They really understand that not everyone is cut out for college at 18, not everyone can afford it right away, and not everyone is happy with what they picked right out of high school. There, the atittude is “hey, you wanna learn? Great. We have it for you.”
It’s how me, a 26 year old dumb little girl who never had shit in her life, can still have dreams of doing all the extra curriculars, excelling in political science, and getting on with her life. Sure, I’ll be the old bitch at the parties, but who gives?
"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 8, 2008 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey I went to SJSU
And graduated at 25.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on May 8, 2008 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m starting there Fall 2009. I’m really excited. Of course, if Stanford takes me, I’m going there. But that’s less than a snowball’s chance in hell and SJSU was my first choice all along. I guess it’s a good thing that people mistake me for a 19 year old all the time…
"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 8, 2008 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmm, you look like a 19 year old?
J/k…. haha State is cool, I played water polo there.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on May 8, 2008 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
At my last eyebrow appointment the lady in the chair before me said, “are you in high school dear?” And I just laughed.
I’m really looking forward to getting into sports journalism at SJSU. The boxing and judo programs are really intriguing and the men’s club hockey team is highly ranked. Would be cool to branch out from covering baseball, there.
"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 8, 2008 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I knew a few of the guys who played Hockey whilst I was there
I’m sure none of them are currently, however. Also was friends w/ a few Judo guys.
If you want to do anything on the WP team, let me know. I am still friends with those guys.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on May 8, 2008 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Rock and thank you, FF. I knew I liked you for a good reason.
"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 8, 2008 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Anything...?
I think you meant anyone.
Amirite?!
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on May 8, 2008 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Congrats on starting back up...
I’m trying to get back into college this fall and..yea..it’s tough.
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It is. Part of the reason I’m so far behind is because I dicked around for two years at CC before I realized I was going nowhere that way. Plus I had to work fulltime out of HS to support the family, and didn’t even get started in college untl I was 20. So yeah. What matters is just doing 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 8, 2008 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Yea..
I went to CC for a year and a half out of high school, then moved across the country and am just working. And yea been doing that for another year and a half so here I go.
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Hmmm, I don’t think you had to say they were incredibly dumb AFTER you said “Drank tons of Mountain Dew.”
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on May 8, 2008 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Hay F U grant I was in Poli Sci 250!
"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 8, 2008 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m 26 and still in community college. BEAT THAT, SUCKAS!
"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 8, 2008 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
ha Jon Miller
“LaRoche is LaRetired. Giants 4, LaPirates 2.”
Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.
I don't know
but it seems like everyone is in a silly mood today.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
Man..
You do have a GAMER manager if his jersey gets dirty.
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ok..
dammit…I’m too old at 21. What’s the \o/ thing?
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\o/ is someone raising his/her arms in triumph
\m/ is the internet equivalent of the hand signal for METAL
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I though \m/ was someone bending over to moon you with arms raised in triumph.
Still in despair.
by Zetsuboushita on May 8, 2008 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
I like that one better.
"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 8, 2008 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
ftlog, can we end the Cain experiment already?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
We can only hope
that’s the last we see of him today.
Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.
Now pitching for the Pirates:
Franquelis Osoria, part-time shop teacher, apparently.
Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.
That's how he Rows.
thank you.
Aaron "Swag" Rowand
by victor frankenstein on May 8, 2008 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Ever watch Garrison Hearst?
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on May 8, 2008 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Thanks for reminding me
A-hole. We lost a superbowl on that injury- that was worse. But Rowand’s was pretty gnar
N3RD POW4H
Is it wrong to want those glasses for myself?
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 8, 2008 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
In the spirit of Natto...
Cain taking BP apparantly.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
Puck.
(Pissfuck)
Aaron "Swag" Rowand
by victor frankenstein on May 8, 2008 11:35 AM PDT reply actions
I know Velez is struggling in general
But It does seem like every other game he creams one and someone makes an over-the shoulder catch on the warning track. Is he just that unlucky?
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
I’m worried that we could have used that extra run.
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Ahhh..
Warming up here finally..What I wouldn’t do for a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale if I didn’t work soon.
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Can someone..
Pause and get a screencap of that Zito GAMER ad? Looks like there’s actually a picture of a woman in panties that ’s from the Las Vegas convention.
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It’s actually that guy if you look closely
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by SoFa King Mike on May 8, 2008 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Well maybe it was a bro..
And maybe he likes them tighties.
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The real question is:
How did Zito get a hold of those?
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by SoFa King Mike on May 8, 2008 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
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by SoFa King Mike on May 8, 2008 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
So..
expecting the bunt, charging the play, and we still don’t get him. Grr.
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Wait, what happens if Cain leaves the game with the lead?
And then the Giants win the game?
This is uncharted territory here.
Only 938 games until the end of Zito's contract
I don't believe in that stuff
But maybe I should start…
Only 938 games until the end of Zito's contract
Chulk and Taschner.
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maybe they shouldn't have left Cain in when he had 97 pitches.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
We needed the offense though..
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Maybe Bochy should have pinch hit Lewis for Cain last inning.
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BUT LEFTIES C...
Umm….Well I guess the only explanation is that Bochy is Bochy.
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And take our best hitter out of the game?!?
All-Father Watch: 1.56 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 16 Ks in 17 1/3 IP
No Bobby...
No…
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Leaqrning curve flattening out?
Rowand with the right throw.
Aaron "Swag" Rowand
by victor frankenstein on May 8, 2008 11:47 AM PDT reply actions
Any other OFer sans Randy Winn in center...
That throw would have been at about the mound when the runner passed the plate. Because they would have tried to throw them out.
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Yay Cain disentigrating.
WTG Bochy leaving him in too long.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
Well...
Curve, curve, curve, curve, curve, what do you expect?
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I expect to get carsick.
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by victor frankenstein on May 8, 2008 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah it was like listening to a train wreck.
Proud pappa of....STEVE HOLM!!
by UnleashTheGore on May 8, 2008 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Hook NOW!
It was sad that Dave called them expecting it , too.
Aaron "Swag" Rowand
by victor frankenstein on May 8, 2008 11:51 AM PDT reply actions
Seriously, what the hell. Any idiot can decide to pull the pitcher after he gives up 2 runs in the inning
it’s another thing to be able to see from his pitch count as well as control when he is out of gas, and make that call preemptively.
What the shit Bochy
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
The dirty little secret...
Cain is not as good as we like to think he is. His ERA will not be that low by the end of the season. His WHIP was 1.44, 34th out of 50 qualifying NL Starting Pitchers. He doesn’t seem to have the same life on his fastball as he did when he came up. He doesn’t quite have an out pitch yet. Not consistently anyway.
The good news is, he’s still young, still learning. He’s smart and seems to have a good attitude about things—even about the horrible team he pitches for. I’m sure he’d be at least a little bit better pitcher if he pitched for a team that could hit a little bit more and had a little more ability afield.
But this was a game he should’ve won. Yeah, the Giants could have scored more and fielded better, but Cain’s pitch counts are clearly hurting him, and he’s not finishing hitters consistently. That, more than anything did him in today, in my opinion.
That's all I can stands, I can't stands no more!
Situation Giants Pitcher
Aaron "Swag" Rowand
by victor frankenstein on May 8, 2008 11:53 AM PDT reply actions
Yea but to fix that..
All you need is an ice cream cone. To fix Matt Cain you have to buy him a tub of ice cream and rent him a chick flick.
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And possibly use him to pinch hit for bocock tomorrow
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on May 8, 2008 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
even if Cain still had heat, look at the big picture dammit bochy. Cain was hurt last time he pitched, don’t risk the guy any longer.
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But he clearly was struggling.
Struggling + high pitch count = time to come out BEFORE the wheels come off.
Pulling the pitcher AFTER the wheels come off isn’t managing. I could write a computer program to do that.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on May 8, 2008 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Wow..
You can write a computer program?
NERD!
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OK..
But the NERD! tag still applies.
I mean come on, it’s between noon and 3 pm for most of us here. and we’re following a baseball game through watching/listening/gamedaying and writing about it on a website.
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by SoFa King Mike on May 8, 2008 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think he clearly was struggling going into that inning, he’d pitched 3 scoreless in a row with just 2 walks.
But he was at 97 pitches and his spot was up. And he was injured in his last start.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
He gave up a coupe of hits in the inning, and Cain historically tends to fall apart ~ 100 pitches.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on May 8, 2008 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Most pitchers do
I’ve been watching baseball for three decades and it’s basically a truism that pitcher who’s thrown >100 pitches and is in the late inning is prone to getting shelled.
Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.
Exactly, so unless he looks LIGHTS OUT or has a big lead - time to go to the bullpen
Especially when you have as strong a bullpen as we do.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on May 8, 2008 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Gaylord Perry weather.
Aaron "Swag" Rowand
by victor frankenstein on May 8, 2008 11:56 AM PDT reply actions
What is it raining? Spit and sandpaper?
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by SoFa King Mike on May 8, 2008 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
I have a work meeting in just a few minutes and I’m planning to spend the entire hour fuming about Bochy’s crappy managing of Cain.
Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.
"So our numbers are down a bit here...
Let’s see…anyone have any ideas about how to improve it? Kitspool?” (That’s your real name right?
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Why couldn't it have started raining.
And on another note..if the game only goes 6 innings and it’s called, and your starter goes 6 innings, does he get a complete game?
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Wheels are officially off.
I hate you Bochy.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
This is typical..
Just typical..
The kind of….ASS I HAVE TO PUT UP WITH!
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Game fer surr.
Mo sits squarely in the Pit dugout.
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by victor frankenstein on May 8, 2008 11:58 AM PDT reply actions
Maybe Matt’s bat should “accidently” fly into Bochy’s head next time
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by SoFa King Mike on May 8, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
this is starting to get less fun and more aggravating, like it was last year.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
+1
I can deal with player incompetence, but since when did we get a single A manager ?
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on May 8, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Coulda had a Single A manager…[waves goodbye sadly to Lenn Sakata sailing away to Japan]
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 8, 2008 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Yea,
I just re-upped my mlb.tv for another month, and I get this? They even gave me a free month- I think I’ll give it back
Who told you that?
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Matt Cain put's a bullet in the "someday" clip.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
Cain has a six shooter..
Every game that the Giants blow for him this year, he puts a bullet in. At the end of the year he plays russian roulette. If the Giants blow 6 games….
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OK with the ARRGH at him being out there too long
but who’s responsible for the multiple curves?
Aaron "Swag" Rowand
by victor frankenstein on May 8, 2008 12:01 PM PDT reply actions
That we won't know.
But that’s not really the issue. If the guys arm feels like it is falling off maybe he needed to go to the curve?
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on May 8, 2008 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
did anyone see if Cain was shaking Holm off?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I know he was earlier in the game...
They were noting that he shook off the change for the fastball.
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That's true..
If it were 4 straight fastballs and Bengie is behind the plate then we’d be complaining about that, not Cain.
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I think the basic point is
That it cannot possibly be Cain’s fault, right? :)
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on May 8, 2008 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Worst. Inning. Ever.
Pittsburgh is a fucking House of Horrors for this team.
Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.
Bruce Bochy is a house of horrors for this team.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on May 8, 2008 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Randy...
:-(
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Trade Value: Cooling off.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on May 8, 2008 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Who's a good mudder?
His mudder was a mudder.
His mudder was a mudder?
What’d I say?
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Hey now.
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So..
The kids got to skip school for never skipping school.
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Oops.
Shitty Ortmier. Can only go .500 today? wtf is wrong with you.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on May 8, 2008 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
More productive than Castillo's obligatory GIDP.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on May 8, 2008 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
touche
let me amend… not productive… but coulda been worse.
A serious aside:
Ortmier did what a player should do. He was trying to make contact, but also making sure to NOT hit it on the ground. You can’t expect a guy to always deliver, but you can expect him to not make the situation worse.
He hit it in the air, but not hard enough. That’s fine, it gives us another chance.
half the guys on this team just slap at the ball and who knows where it is going.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on May 8, 2008 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Look at the bright side...
We are catching up w/ SD for the #1 draft pick!
I’ve said it before and I will probably say it again. That #1 pick is the best tangible thing that we can realistically expect from this season. We are not a .500 team. Our manager may be shite, but at least he is starting young guys every game and getting them experience.
by positiveuphemism on May 8, 2008 12:11 PM PDT reply actions
Let's go..
B-Money’ll get it goin.
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Jeez...
grounder behind third, takes his time to throw, throw is offline and the guy comes off the bag and goes back to the bag..Bengie is slow.
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You're SF Giants
Making No-Name Releivers look like Mariano Rivera
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
It's TREADMILL TIME , Bengie!
This ain’t my money either.
Aaron "Swag" Rowand
by victor frankenstein on May 8, 2008 12:16 PM PDT reply actions
Seriously
I have to wonder – he is so slow it’s rediculous. There has to be SOMETHING he can do about it.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on May 8, 2008 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
New Clown Show exclusive!
Exploding Shoes (if you can’t get to first within a minute)
Aaron "Swag" Rowand
by victor frankenstein on May 8, 2008 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
It could be worse...
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on May 8, 2008 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Steve Holm!
Will do it.
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if they can
keep it to a 1-run lead going in…. i think there is still hope.
San Jose Earthquakes soccer?
.....Didn’t they move to Houston?
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So Bowker and Lewis left on the bench..
Do you PH Lewis for the pitcher, and Bowker for Velez, then move Aurilia/Castillo to SS and Bowker @ 1st?
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I don't think you PH for Velez
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on May 8, 2008 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
couldnt hurt...
the question is.. wwbd? (what would bochy do?)
Giants suck so bad
Walking the leadoff hitter with the BA below the Mendoza Line.
Only 938 games until the end of Zito's contract
Who are you, Bruce Bochy?
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on May 8, 2008 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
So much for bringing Sadler in easy...
Here ya go kid – Right into the fire.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
minor league reliever with great stuff and bad command.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
omg Kuip was singing in that commercial.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
making his audition...
for the inevitable “Celebrity American Idol”
Lordy, I love America…
Proud pappa of....STEVE HOLM!!
by UnleashTheGore on May 8, 2008 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Billy don’t be a hero
"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 8, 2008 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Weak spots
1B: Aurilia; what a joke. Thank you Brian Sabean!
2B: Durham and Velez. Neither can hit, neither can field. Thank you Brian Sabean!
SS: 41-year old Omar Vizquel and a farm system that is completely devoid of Major League ready shortstops. And our GM doesn’t lift a finger. Thank you Brian Sabean!
3B: Jose Castillo. A worse hitter than Feliz (who’da thunk it), and half the defense. Thank you Brian Sabean!
RF: Randy Winn. Banjo hitting pedestrian fielder has a couple good months and gets rewarded with a long-term deal that renders him untradeable and useless. Thank you Brian Sabean!
LF: Dave Roberts a broken-down, no-power, no-defense, no-future left-fielder. Fortunately, he does break down, and Fred Lewis finally gets a little bit of a chance to show what he can do. Thank you beneficent baseball gods! Now, can you please find some way to remove Brian Sabean? And Bochy, too, while you’re at it.
That's all I can stands, I can't stands no more!
Roberts
But he stole 2nd for TEH SOX!!
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by UnleashTheGore on May 8, 2008 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve been busy moving back to the Bay Area this week and I’m too lazy to “read” articles. How was Barry Zito yesterday?
Make me proud again Hen
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 8, 2008 12:28 PM PDT reply actions
In a word:
better
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by UnleashTheGore on May 8, 2008 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Pretty okay.
5 IP, 2 ER, 5 Hits, and 5 K – 2 BB
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on May 8, 2008 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
5Ks? Really?
Make me proud again Hen
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 8, 2008 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
meh
which is better than OH GOD MAKE IT STOP MAKE IT STOP
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I’ll take meh every 5 days.
Make me proud again Hen
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 8, 2008 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Oooo..
Yea bounce and dance ladies.
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They doing the 8th inning titty dance?
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on May 8, 2008 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Adopted father of the AnVil / GIANTSPACE™ returns!
by SoFa King Mike on May 8, 2008 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
well
this seems to be a battle 9 pitches so far..
I like Sadler’s Yahoo! picture. He’s smiling.
Make me proud again Hen
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 8, 2008 12:32 PM PDT reply actions
God these Kragen's comemrcials are stupid
They make ME think men are idiots, and I am one.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
Hahaha
I leave that one alone…
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on May 8, 2008 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
o.O
Enlighten me.
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palpatine?
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by UnleashTheGore on May 8, 2008 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Cain on the hook for the loss
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on May 8, 2008 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
in a word:
no
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by UnleashTheGore on May 8, 2008 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Lewis on deck..
I still say put Bowker in for Velez.
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I'm not sure I agree
But it depends on what happens here.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on May 8, 2008 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Velez inside the park HR FTW
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
Well, tie at least.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on May 8, 2008 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Ugh...
Velez…
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I'll take Velez over quite a few of the alternatives
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on May 8, 2008 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Guy behind the plate..
Has a broom and is sweeping the ground…but he looks soo bored doing it. Pirates fans…they don’t have much.
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Ooooooo...
Heh uh….That was game over Ump.
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Come on Johnny B...
Adopted Giant: John Bowker
"Swing Hard. Swing Early. Swing Often."
by The Agent of Matt Herges on May 8, 2008 12:41 PM PDT reply actions
FORFEIT
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on May 8, 2008 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Game could end on Velez pickoff
That would be exciting and gamerish
That's all I can stands, I can't stands no more!
Ehh...
That was a maybe swing.
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Oh Great, Winn on deck.
Just walk bowker so you can get to winn
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
You mean...
So they can get the win.
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Te AB was still nice
Not his fault he’s the last batter of the game.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on May 8, 2008 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Still a good AB..
Would you prefer him to go up there and say swing at two balls in the dirt and then look at a strike right down the middle?
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We could have used a Grand Slam.
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by howtheyscored on May 8, 2008 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow...
If Kruk can steal a sign why can’t we?
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by The Agent of Matt Herges on May 8, 2008 12:47 PM PDT reply actions
Nah...
The Pirates are amazing. Right?
"In the game of chess, you can never let your adversary see your pieces."
by sfgiantsflgators on May 8, 2008 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Absolutely!
They’re leading the league in stuff!
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on May 8, 2008 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
You gotta be pretty good if you’re going to cut Matt Morris, right?
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by UnleashTheGore on May 8, 2008 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Absolutely!
He was leading the league in stuff!
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on May 8, 2008 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
On the plus side
No more Pirates until September
by rightcenterfielder on May 8, 2008 12:48 PM PDT reply actions
14-21....swept by the Pirates....not scoring runs....Cainer loosing
This BETTER be the low point of the season. I don’t think I can take anymore of this shit.
14-18...could have been worse.
Our record is finally made up completely out of multiples of seven!
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on May 8, 2008 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
it's Grant's fault
since the backwards, reverse-psychology post, they haven’t been the same.
Proud pappa of....STEVE HOLM!!
Bochy gets the L
Most of us here saw Cain’s 7th inning implosion coming a mile away. Bochy left him in there too long.
Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.
Story on Foxsports.com
Top 10 Worst Franchises in Pro Sports.
No. 1 on the list? You guessed it – the Pirates.
Ruben Rivera: Incompetent oaf, or mad genius?
by Stuttering John Tamargo on May 8, 2008 1:11 PM PDT reply actions
The Twins at number 7 is a complete joke. So are the reasons they give. ”’Moneyball’ is to baseball what frugal is to cheap” That analogy doesn’t even follow. Trading Johan Santana a puzzling move? Like they had a choice? The last half a decade of being at or near the top of their division.
The Rays deserve to be on the list, but they seem to have some honest hope for the immediate future, and are locking up talent for the long term. Top ten, sure, because of the history of incompetence, but top five… there are more hopeless franchises out there. Cough Cough.
Other than that, fun list.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on May 8, 2008 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Another sign the writer didn't do his homework
Listing the Twins but not including, among their bad roster moves, cutting David Ortiz in order to free up roster space for Rule 5 draftee Jose Morban.
All-Father Watch: 1.40 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 18 Ks in 19 1/3 IP
I can think of about five or ten NHL teams that belong there before the Twins.
But yeah, posting an article about the Pirates being the worst franchise in pro sports on the same afternoon that they sweep the Giants— that’s definitely sending the word “ironic” into the Alanis Morissette zone.
Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.
I knew it!
You’re a hot dog!
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on May 8, 2008 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
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