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San Francisco @ New York


Pre-game contest:

Counting on Barry Zito to break a losing streak is like counting on _____ to ______.

 

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - Barry Zito 4-12 18 18 0 0 0 0 92.2 111 67 59 9 54 60 5.73 1.78
W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - John Maine 8-6 18 18 0 0 0 0 103.2 92 50 45 10 44 85 3.91 1.31

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Counting on Barry Zito to break a losing streak is like counting on Roger Clemens to not take PEDs or corrupt minors.

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Jul 10, 2008 8:53 AM PDT   0 recs

Counting on Barry Zito to break a losing streak is like counting on Bruce Bochy to play Travis Denker.

Castillo hits doubles.

by kennv on Jul 10, 2008 8:54 AM PDT   0 recs

Counting on Barry Zito to break a losing streak is like counting on Ashton Kutcher to really deliver a romantic comedy.

by hammystyle on Jul 10, 2008 8:55 AM PDT   0 recs

Counting on Barry Zito to break a losing streak is like counting on Sisyphus to be on time.

Neglectful father of David Quinowski

by marcello on Jul 10, 2008 8:58 AM PDT   0 recs

I don't have one for you

But a Mets fan friend once told me that Mike Hampton is as reliable as a crackhead who owes money. So you can use that anecdote to suit your needs.

"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 Jul 10, 2008 8:58 AM PDT   0 recs

Counting on Barry Zito to break a losing streak is like counting on me to not participate in a thread when I have nothing of value to add.

2008 Giants: Scrappy! Scrappy! Joy! Joy!

by Goofus on Jul 10, 2008 8:59 AM PDT   0 recs

Counting on Barry Zito to break a losing streak is like counting on Brittany to not to show off her panties or lack thereof.

by timmeh on Jul 10, 2008 9:01 AM PDT   0 recs

Counting on Barry Zito to break a losing streak is like counting on howtheyscored to refrain from making terrible jokes.

Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Jul 10, 2008 9:04 AM PDT   0 recs

Counting on Barry Zito to break a losing streak is like counting on Jose Castillo to deliver with RISP.

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on Jul 10, 2008 9:05 AM PDT   0 recs

Counting on Barry Zito to break a losing streak is like counting on Mike Hampton to pitch consecutive games

Giants Cove: You'll be a better person for reading

by Chulk on Jul 10, 2008 9:06 AM PDT   0 recs

In Russia, losing streak breaks YOU!

Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.

by Kitspool on Jul 10, 2008 9:11 AM PDT   0 recs

If Zito has a good start today, I will really be worried because it will have meant that he sold his soul to the devil to make him be good again at the expense of the rest of the rotation.

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Jul 10, 2008 9:15 AM PDT   0 recs

That was one of the “I hope” lines that Red had at the end of The Shawshank Redemption, but they edited it out.

Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.

by Kitspool on Jul 10, 2008 9:20 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

... is like counting on g.w.bush to protect/defend/follow the Constitution.

I'm adopting a true Giant and an awe-inspring gamer: tk. "Atta babe."

by Mayor of 311 on Jul 10, 2008 9:22 AM PDT   0 recs

The what?

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on Jul 10, 2008 9:23 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

What the hell is the Constitution?

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Jul 10, 2008 9:25 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

a battleship, i think

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Jul 10, 2008 9:27 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

GREATEST LINEUP EVER?

LF Lewis
SS Burriss
RF Winn
CF Rowand
1B Bowker
C Alfonzo
3B Castillo
2B Denker
P Zito

by superk1ng on Jul 10, 2008 9:25 AM PDT   0 recs

this lineup better score 10+ runs or we’re not going to see any of these guys (save Rowand and Winn) for a month.

by Viliphied on Jul 10, 2008 9:27 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

i claim partial credit.

Castillo hits doubles.

by kennv on Jul 10, 2008 9:27 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

did you show your work? if you did, you may be eligible for full credit.

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Jul 10, 2008 9:29 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Why isn’t Velez the starting pitcher, then?

Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.

by Kitspool on Jul 10, 2008 9:29 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Woot!

Perhaps someone suggested to Bochy, after scoring 0 runs in the last 18 innings, that the “kids” could not possibly do any worse.

Literally.

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on Jul 10, 2008 9:29 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I still don’t like Alfonzo being on the team.

It's my blarg! Quick Pitch

by can of corn on Jul 10, 2008 10:00 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

b/c of peds, or b/c of suck?

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Jul 10, 2008 10:03 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

b/c even with peds, he is the suck.

It's my blarg! Quick Pitch

by can of corn on Jul 10, 2008 10:09 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Maybe Durham's been traded??

Yeah, right.

Brian Sabean's new dad: Firm believer in corporal punishment

by rxmeister on Jul 10, 2008 9:29 AM PDT   0 recs

John "Doors Open" Maine

is actually a legit pitcher, unlike the hilarious reunion-tour Zito’s been getting lately (like Chan Ho last week, etc.)

by DanyaRomulus on Jul 10, 2008 9:30 AM PDT   0 recs

shake them dreads!!

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Jul 10, 2008 9:33 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Hey, Crap

Our infield is all under 30!

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on Jul 10, 2008 9:30 AM PDT   0 recs

Careful

If Bochy realizes it, his head will collapse into a black hole that will kill us all.

by Viliphied on Jul 10, 2008 9:32 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

He could’ve sat Winn and started Velez too, but I guess that would be too much to ask.

Brian Sabean's new dad: Firm believer in corporal punishment

by rxmeister on Jul 10, 2008 9:32 AM PDT   0 recs

ugh

no thanks.

by Viliphied on Jul 10, 2008 9:39 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

shh

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on Jul 10, 2008 9:40 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

let’s not complain about this lineup. It’s youngest we’ll see all year.

you can't block the Bocock

by oldjacket on Jul 10, 2008 9:41 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

That

Is the first thing that came to your mind? Interesting :)

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on Jul 10, 2008 9:41 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

slight variation

Counting on Barry Zito to break a losing streak is like climbing a tree to catch fish

you can't block the Bocock

by oldjacket on Jul 10, 2008 9:39 AM PDT   0 recs

Treefish

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on Jul 10, 2008 9:41 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Counting on Barry Zito to break a losing streak is like counting on an artichoke to do your taxes.

you can't block the Bocock

by oldjacket on Jul 10, 2008 9:42 AM PDT   0 recs

Zito : The new stopper.

If my head is full of white hairs by the end of this season.. I blame Brian Wilson. (I'm only 22, dammit!)

by GiNgiNxbOi on Jul 10, 2008 9:42 AM PDT   0 recs

Oh, he's been a stopper for awhile now... but this time he gets to stop a LOSING streak.

Thank you, thank you.

I'm adopting a true Giant and an awe-inspring gamer: tk. "Atta babe."

by Mayor of 311 on Jul 10, 2008 9:54 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Nice.

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on Jul 10, 2008 9:55 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Darn. No Oliver Perez.

you can't block the Bocock

by oldjacket on Jul 10, 2008 9:43 AM PDT   0 recs

I’m predicting a quintuple change by the third inning – after Zito’s been battered, Bochy will take pulling him as his opportunity to put Molina, Durham, Vizquel, and Aurilia in there.

by jcb9 on Jul 10, 2008 9:44 AM PDT   0 recs

And counting on Barry Zito to break a losing streak is like counting on Paris Hilton to record the album of the year.

by jcb9 on Jul 10, 2008 9:45 AM PDT   0 recs

Counting on Barry Zito to break a losing streak is like counting on that chick I picked up last night to not have a penis.

Brian Sabean's new dad: Firm believer in corporal punishment

by rxmeister on Jul 10, 2008 9:45 AM PDT   0 recs

FTW

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on Jul 10, 2008 9:45 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Gobesque

brilliant

you can't block the Bocock

by oldjacket on Jul 10, 2008 9:48 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Counting on Barry Zito to break a losing streak is like counting on Brett Favre to retire.

by younghutch on Jul 10, 2008 9:46 AM PDT   0 recs

This.

Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.

by Kitspool on Jul 10, 2008 9:46 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

lulz

If my head is full of white hairs by the end of this season.. I blame Brian Wilson. (I'm only 22, dammit!)

by GiNgiNxbOi on Jul 10, 2008 9:48 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Haha.

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Jul 10, 2008 9:50 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

i am sofa king bored by the Brett Fav-re saga

die, ESPN

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Jul 10, 2008 9:52 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

You know, the thing w/ Bochy

Is I don’t think he is a complete idiot – it’s just that

1.) I don’t think he is the right guy for a “rebuilding” team for obvious reason.

2.) I don’t totally agree with his in-game decision making, etc.

But I do feel like he knows baseball and can accurately gauge a players performance.

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on Jul 10, 2008 9:55 AM PDT   0 recs

I agree that he’s the totally wrong choice for a rebuilding team.

I’m not sure he can accurately gauge a player’s performance though. coughomarvizquelvinnycastillacough

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Jul 10, 2008 9:57 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

ask a Padres fan

he could go on trial at The Hague for this

you can't block the Bocock

by oldjacket on Jul 10, 2008 10:03 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Let me answer however

With Vizquel, I don’t think it’s that Bochy doesn’t know he isnt hitting well or what he is doing wrong – it’s just his Veteran hardon that prevents him from sitting him

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on Jul 10, 2008 10:03 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Someone needs to kick him in his veteran hard-on. Solves that problem.

It's my blarg! Quick Pitch

by can of corn on Jul 10, 2008 10:09 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

You don’t know the story of Bochy and Castilla?

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Jul 10, 2008 10:21 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh, I thought it was a combination

Of Vinnie Chulk and misspelt Jose Castillo.

ie, Omar, Vinne, and Castillo.

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on Jul 10, 2008 10:22 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

If “he knows baseball” is the best that can be said about a manager, he’s probably not a very good manager. Knowing baseball is the barest minimum qualification.

by jcb9 on Jul 10, 2008 10:07 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Paraphrasing Ron Burgandy:

Go fuck yourself, Shea Stadium.

Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.

by Kitspool on Jul 10, 2008 10:04 AM PDT   0 recs

But that's my favorite French restaurant... Chez Stadium

(That damn HowTheyScored kind of grows on a person.)

I'm adopting a true Giant and an awe-inspring gamer: tk. "Atta babe."

by Mayor of 311 on Jul 10, 2008 10:06 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Where one can get le hot dog with a side of LOLicots verts.

"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 Jul 10, 2008 10:09 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Butchered Star Spangled banner

flat flat flat!

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on Jul 10, 2008 10:07 AM PDT   0 recs

over under on Zito pitches in the 1st inning. 20?

On the bright side, Zito now owned in a total of 6.4% of leagues, up 0.7% this week.

minus alfonso, this is the best Bochy lineup i’ve seen in weeks. bowker needs to be moved up in the line-up more often, not just when molina has an off-day.

go giants.

by cumball on Jul 10, 2008 10:07 AM PDT   0 recs

molina hates working w/zito :P

If my head is full of white hairs by the end of this season.. I blame Brian Wilson. (I'm only 22, dammit!)

by GiNgiNxbOi on Jul 10, 2008 10:08 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

6.4% of this nation’s fantasy players saw it fit to draft Barry Zito? Does Sabean have that much time on his hands?

Where the relative merits of Joe Paterson and Daniel Otero are hashed out over knife fights and tea.

by RougeGorrila on Jul 10, 2008 10:14 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

But he's..

~BAR~RY~ ~ZI~TO~~

The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
He'd also just sit around and not have internet access, like me.

by WalrusMan on Jul 10, 2008 10:15 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Ok...

~ has some sort of weird formatting thing then.

The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
He'd also just sit around and not have internet access, like me.

by WalrusMan on Jul 10, 2008 10:15 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

i'm at work.. anyone watching game?

sucks, they don’t let us install flash macromedia on these computers.. can’t even run Gameday.. gotta use yahoo sports 30-sec refresher lol :) anyways, just wanted to know if the game’s going or if there’s like a rain delay or anything of the sort

If my head is full of white hairs by the end of this season.. I blame Brian Wilson. (I'm only 22, dammit!)

by GiNgiNxbOi on Jul 10, 2008 10:07 AM PDT   0 recs

So far..

Looks like a game.

The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
He'd also just sit around and not have internet access, like me.

by WalrusMan on Jul 10, 2008 10:08 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I've got it on the radio

And it’s about to start.

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on Jul 10, 2008 10:08 AM PDT