Post Posey News Here (aka Posey Panic Thread)
by Goofus on Aug 15, 2008 3:38 PM PDT
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We're coming down the 9pm PST wire for Buster Posey to sign. If news or rumors come out regarding his status, post them here.
Let's let's try to avoid a whole bunch of differnet FanPosts and Fanshots as news unfolds so people don't end up posting the same links over and over and over and over and over. (For the record, that wasn't post-padding...ok, I lied...it was...but I'm not the father and Mrs. Goofus' cancer was in remission at the time.)
AND PEOPLE, FOR GOD'S REMAIN CALM!!! AGHHHHHH!!!!!! IS HE SIGNED YET?????
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Me neither. :)
Proud new parent of Mr. Buster Posey... you know, if he signs and stuff.
by GiantsFanInExile on Aug 15, 2008 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Preemptive:
Adopted brother of the AnVil / GIANTSPACE™ returns!
by SoFa King Mike on Aug 15, 2008 3:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
lol wtf
"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 Aug 15, 2008 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
YES!!!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
by jponry on Aug 15, 2008 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OH MY
you, sir, have my vote for President of the McCoven
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Aug 15, 2008 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good god......Buster lost his hand to
Tommy Lasorda HATES GIANTSBOARD.COM
by merkin on Aug 15, 2008 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Correction: I am the father.
"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 Aug 15, 2008 3:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Correction: I am the father farja.
Adopted brother of the AnVil / GIANTSPACE™ returns!
by SoFa King Mike on Aug 15, 2008 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Post-Posey?
You mean “after Posey”?
The Posey era has ended?
ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHH!
by Grant on Aug 15, 2008 3:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That's how I read it at first too.
I was worried there for a minute but now I’m calm.
The Giants win a game! The Giants win a game! The Giants win a game!
by jhiat00 on Aug 15, 2008 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I must have blinked.
Less arm, more talk. Raisingcain is a GAMER.
Adopted Giant: Henry Sosa
by raisingcain on Aug 15, 2008 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i thought james posey signed with the hornets?
www.myspace.com/cynemamusic.com
by Cynema the Band on Aug 15, 2008 3:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
God's remains?
WTF! Its worse than I thought!
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 15, 2008 3:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
mainstream media is totally letting us down, dude
We need to dispatch Madtown Bomber to Florida, stat
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
by delorean on Aug 15, 2008 3:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
we need a Baggs Signal!
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 15, 2008 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
someone needs to tell Baggs about this headline
http://www.mercurynews.com/giants/ci_10208934
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
by delorean on Aug 15, 2008 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
haven't you ever had not regrets?
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 15, 2008 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only when I’m skippping.
"Just another ahahahaha... laugher."
by capnk on Aug 15, 2008 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We need....
The Baggs Phone!
But the whole system would crash due to the “one pick-up” mechanic, which we’d all be constantly abusing to ask the same questions over and over again.
“Is he signed?”
“Is it over slot?”
“Please tell me if he has SIGNED?!”
it's always noonan somewhere
by sectionop92 on Aug 15, 2008 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations
Posey’s not going to sign. We are going to end negotiations $100,000 apart. He’s going to reenter the draft next year, get drafted by Logan White, and have a stellar 15-year career in Dodger blue. We’ll overcompensate next year by throwing a $10mil contract at a sore-armed college closer in the first round who never pans out.
If we go into this evening assuming that the above will happen, we won’t be disappointed!
by rotorueter on Aug 15, 2008 3:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
*defenestrates*
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
by delorean on Aug 15, 2008 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alvarez still isn't signed
Pirates and Boras still dancin’.
Kovacevic mentions Posey, too, in a cryptic manner:
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
by delorean on Aug 15, 2008 3:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
There is some thought that he [Boras] is waiting for other shoes to drop — he has Eric Hosmer, the No. 3 guy, and Buster Posey is the No. 5 guy — but a call I got from San Francisco about two hours ago supports the notion that Posey probably will not end up in Alvarez’s pay scale, in terms of offers.
that doesn’t jibe well with the pissing match between Boars and Posey’s agent.
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 15, 2008 3:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
As in Posey will get more or less money than Alvarez?
"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 Aug 15, 2008 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The way I read that is less, which I think is incorrect.
by AngelWillSaveUs on Aug 15, 2008 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I read it as in Posey won’t get the offers that Alvarez will get. I was worried because according to Baggs this morning, Posey’s agent, Jeff Berry, wants his client to get more than Alvarez and Boras wants Alvarez to get more than Posey, which mean things might go down to the wire. If Posey won’t get Alvarez money, then that may endanger the signing.
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 15, 2008 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like this is classic Boras, though.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
by delorean on Aug 15, 2008 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is this what they call blinkmanship…the act of seeing which agent will flinch first?
it's always noonan somewhere
by sectionop92 on Aug 15, 2008 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am perfectly calm.
No really. I have it mastered. A person can never accomplish calm to a greater extent than I am right now. Decades from now when people discuss the nature of calm, Lars will be brought into the discussion as the epitome of said subject.
In his book: A Brief History of Lars’ Calm, Hawking theorized about the level of calm I am displaying at this very moment. It merely scratched the surface. When Stephan actually finds out about the amount of calm I have gathered right now, he will cry into his electronic voicebox: “I SEE THE INTERCEPTOR!”
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 15, 2008 3:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You know, in football and in baseball, I’m tired of these high draft choices demanding the moon, the stars, and one or two minor planets, as signing bonuses. Ya oughta have to prove you can make it at the big league level before you make millions.
by Merope on Aug 15, 2008 3:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The problem with that is when they do prove they can make it in the big leagues it takes at least 3 years for them to be able to make millions.
by AngelWillSaveUs on Aug 15, 2008 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn’t say they still won’t make good livings but when the generate as much money as they do, why shouldn’t they get their fair share. Tim Lincecum’s the best pitcher in the league and he’s still 2 years away from having a salary over $1 million. I’m sure he’s generated that much in jersey sales alone.
by AngelWillSaveUs on Aug 15, 2008 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, that’s only because he’s not interested in signing a long-term deal, right? Plenty of young’uns are making good money by buying out their arb years.
Proud new parent of Mr. Buster Posey... you know, if he signs and stuff.
by GiantsFanInExile on Aug 15, 2008 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe we could sign Buster Olney instead.
The Giants win a game! The Giants win a game! The Giants win a game!
by jhiat00 on Aug 15, 2008 3:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Buster Bluth
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
by delorean on Aug 15, 2008 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Watch out for Lou Seal
Adopted brother of the AnVil / GIANTSPACE™ returns!
by SoFa King Mike on Aug 15, 2008 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
“Hey, it’s my old hand chair. I never thought I’d miss a hand so much.”
Proud new parent of Mr. Buster Posey... you know, if he signs and stuff.
by GiantsFanInExile on Aug 15, 2008 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Buster Douglas?
The Giants win a game! The Giants win a game! The Giants win a game!
by jhiat00 on Aug 15, 2008 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
this whole list
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buster
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
by delorean on Aug 15, 2008 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty weak list
they didn’t ever have Buster Douglas. How is it a complete list?
The Giants win a game! The Giants win a game! The Giants win a game!
by jhiat00 on Aug 15, 2008 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can anyone
give me the cliff notes version of the New Here thread? Didn’t bother reading it and now it’s over 200 replies.
by AngelWillSaveUs on Aug 15, 2008 4:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
SPOILERS
He wasn’t actually new.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
by jponry on Aug 15, 2008 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
25
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
by delorean on Aug 15, 2008 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah
hadn’t seen wcw or talk of Heyward for awhile, thus my guess.
by AngelWillSaveUs on Aug 15, 2008 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and he was dead all along.
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 15, 2008 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also, it turns out she was really a guy.
The All-Father is now...umm...a Grizzly. But he was a Giant for a while.
by EliminateMe on Aug 15, 2008 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Named Kaiser Soze
Zooperstars, they quack me up!
by Goofus on Aug 15, 2008 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Somone tried to pose as a new guy and failed
The Giants win a game! The Giants win a game! The Giants win a game!
by jhiat00 on Aug 15, 2008 4:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
doh! reply fail
The Giants win a game! The Giants win a game! The Giants win a game!
by jhiat00 on Aug 15, 2008 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
every time i see your name I think it's "jihad"
and I think, “Freakin’ terrorist”
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Aug 15, 2008 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think he’s John Hiatt.
Crossing Muddy Waters!
you can't block the Bocock
by oldjacket on Aug 15, 2008 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wtf channel is the game on tonight?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
by jponry on Aug 15, 2008 4:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
gonna guess
Comcast?
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
by delorean on Aug 15, 2008 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s what yahoo says, but it’s not showing up on the guide D:
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
by jponry on Aug 15, 2008 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, thanks, I found it now. :D
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
by jponry on Aug 15, 2008 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Due to the quality of the last 4 games, they’ve decided instead to broadcast a replay of the national tiddily winks championships.
by Merope on Aug 15, 2008 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My schedule says FSN
The Giants win a game! The Giants win a game! The Giants win a game!
by jhiat00 on Aug 15, 2008 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OMG WHERES THE GAMEDAY THREAD
Is it holding out for more $$$$ too??
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
by delorean on Aug 15, 2008 4:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The club made a strong run at signing 10th rounder Ryan O’Sullivan, but the two-way talent informed them he would play at San Diego State.
http://www.mercurynews.com/giants/ci_10208934
by KCE on Aug 15, 2008 4:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
we’ll take his fellow aztec instead
by kingofthacove on Aug 15, 2008 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tony Gwynn > Brian Sabean
Go Aztecs! Woot!
Can’t say I blame a 10th rounder for choosing college. He can get a free edumacation and raise his stock.
Zooperstars, they quack me up!
by Goofus on Aug 15, 2008 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
“Let’s let’s try to avoid a whole bunch of differnet FanPosts and Fanshots.”
What’s wrong with differnet fanposts and fanshots?
by marklar on Aug 15, 2008 4:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What’s wrong with different marklars and marklars?
The Giants win a game! The Giants win a game! The Giants win a game!
by jhiat00 on Aug 15, 2008 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Differnet
would probably be refreshing. F5
bringing you moral turpitude since 1963
by Idaho Nick on Aug 15, 2008 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Huh, still hope of the Reds signing Alonso?
I thought that deal was dead.
http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=blog07&plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog3ae57bcc87-152a-4f72-96fb-cc08b1f396efPost3a3fde0b5c-0792-444b-948a-cb9673105673&plckCommentSortOrder=TimeStampAscending&sid=sitelife.cincinnati.com
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
by delorean on Aug 15, 2008 4:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Not that I need reminding that there are many, many, MANY idiotic baseball fans out there, but
A-Rod is a cancer. He was in Seattle, Texas and now New York. He has never won anything but a couple of divisional championships. With all of the Yankees money, they have never, and will never win anything with A-Rod on the team.
If Yonder Alonso listens to his advice, both on and off the field, the Reds have enough troubles, send Yonder Alonso packing elsewhere.
-MaxTrash, Cincinnati Enquirer poster
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
by delorean on Aug 15, 2008 4:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
wait wait wait
He knows Arod?? He’s a bum fuck him!
by boonitez on Aug 15, 2008 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m increasingly convinced everyone in the Cincinnati media hates all baseball players, whether they play for their team or not. Kind of ironic for the oldest pro team; maybe they’re just tired of the game.
Proud new parent of Mr. Buster Posey... you know, if he signs and stuff.
by GiantsFanInExile on Aug 15, 2008 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Four hours until deadline
Can I worry yet?
Zooperstars, they quack me up!
by Goofus on Aug 15, 2008 5:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So we really have to hope Alvares signs, right?
by cheno on Aug 15, 2008 5:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What if 4 or 5 of these top guys don’t sign -and go into next year’s draft. Option 1 (since G men will have 2 picks): Giants take Posey. Ha, ha, ha. Option 2 (with their supplemental pick, Giants take Posey. Ha, ha, ha.
If some of these guys go into next year’s draft, maybe the SDSU pitcher (whose name escapes me) goes #4 or 5. Damn, would they be a terrible break for the #4 picking Gmen
by allfrank on Aug 15, 2008 7:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Unlikely that Strasburg would last past 2, even if all the above return.
by haverecords on Aug 15, 2008 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Believe it is customary that if your pick a player and do not sign that player that season you must then receive his permission to draft him a subsequent time.
by wilriv21 on Aug 15, 2008 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think that is accurate. It could be, but we have players on the Giants who we’ve drafted 3 or 4 times.
by allfrank on Aug 15, 2008 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hinshaw for one and a couple of other pitchers
by wilriv21 on Aug 15, 2008 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Perhaps they gave permission?
Proud new parent of Mr. Buster Posey... you know, if he signs and stuff.
by GiantsFanInExile on Aug 15, 2008 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wilriv21 is correct
The player has to give his written consent before he can be drafted in 2 consecutive drafts by the same club.
ZIPS: Milledge: 466 HR, 485 2B, 2282 hits, 278-379-524
by rfloh on Aug 16, 2008 2:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
SOME good news
Baggarly reports (you know the link):
The game ended less than two hours before the 9 p.m. PDT deadline to sign drat picks or lose rights to them.
The Giants still had not announced the signing of decorated Florida State catcher Buster Posey, the fifth overall choice — likely because his bonus was expected to come close to tripling the recommended slot value of roughly $2.5 million, and teams are discouraged from making such deals official until the final minutes.
But Florida State coaches said that they fully expected Posey to sign.
by allfrank on Aug 15, 2008 7:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
AMEN!
Now the gravy is the announcement of some other signings…like that of the O’Sullivan variety.
it's always noonan somewhere
by sectionop92 on Aug 15, 2008 8:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
O’Sullivan is going back to school.
by chilibean_3 on Aug 15, 2008 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just a half hour before the deadline. MLB.com’s Jonathan Mayo is hearing conflicting reports about whether Giants top pick Buster Posey has signed a $6.75MM big league deal.
by wilriv21 on Aug 15, 2008 8:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Fred Lewis can stand under my umbrella.
by S.F. Giangst on Aug 15, 2008 8:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That filler wasn’t really needed. Should have been a fanshot.
by chilibean_3 on Aug 15, 2008 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can tell by the pixels
Theft of Content + Comic Life + Photoshop + Google Pages
Fred Lewis can stand under my umbrella.
by S.F. Giangst on Aug 15, 2008 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
spectacular
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
by delorean on Aug 15, 2008 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
After we drafted Posey, I predicted here that he would not sign. I now hope I was wrong, but I have a nagging suspicion I might have been correct.
I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen. - Bob Lemon, 1981
by Lyle on Aug 15, 2008 8:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh, I quite agree.
I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen. - Bob Lemon, 1981
by Lyle on Aug 15, 2008 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Possibly SF was offering $6MM and he was requesting $7.5MM and they split the difference?
by wilriv21 on Aug 15, 2008 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Reds sign Alonso
ML deal, no terms yet, 10 minutes to midnight!!!
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
by delorean on Aug 15, 2008 8:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
My grandpa (RIP) had a dog named Buster (RIP). I’d like him to sign just for that reason alone.
Only 855 games until the end of Zito's contract
by thehavenot on Aug 15, 2008 8:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Gerald, youre breaking poor THN’s heart. Sign the freaking deal already!!!
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
by delorean on Aug 15, 2008 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tick, tick, tick......
I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen. - Bob Lemon, 1981
by Lyle on Aug 15, 2008 8:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
OT
Webb gets another W — he’s 18-4.
Might as well give him the Cy Young now.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
by delorean on Aug 15, 2008 8:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
too bad...
if timmy’s playing on a team with offense, he’s got that many
I support Roger Kieschnick in his quest to becoming the best Kieschnick ever to play professional baseball.
by Takimoto on Aug 15, 2008 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and Lincecum is still having a better season
by superk1ng on Aug 15, 2008 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
thus...
why wins are the most overrated stat in pitching.
I support Roger Kieschnick in his quest to becoming the best Kieschnick ever to play professional baseball.
by Takimoto on Aug 15, 2008 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
why wins are the most overrated stat in pitching baseball? Maybe BA/RsBI
by bondslegend on Aug 15, 2008 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
link?
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
by delorean on Aug 15, 2008 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Look up in the sky for the Smoak signals
Only 852 games until the end of Zito's contract
by thehavenot on Aug 15, 2008 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Smoak on the water, the fire in the sky
Fred Lewis can stand under my umbrella.
by S.F. Giangst on Aug 15, 2008 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
2 minutes...
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
by delorean on Aug 15, 2008 8:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
MAYO SAYS ITS DONE
http://draft.mlblogs.com/archives/2008/08/buster_posey_is_done.html
BROCK BOND LIKES HIS MARTINIS PUNCHED IN THE FACE, NOT STIRRED.
by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Aug 15, 2008 8:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
But what does Mustard say?
I need confirmation!
Only 852 games until the end of Zito's contract
by thehavenot on Aug 15, 2008 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ketchup could not be reached for comment
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
by delorean on Aug 15, 2008 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
RELISH HINTED AT A DEAL
but wouldn’t confirm anything!
BROCK BOND LIKES HIS MARTINIS PUNCHED IN THE FACE, NOT STIRRED.
by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Aug 15, 2008 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That Relish is such a tease
When asked for comment he said “I certainly would relish the thought of Buster in San Francisco.”
He’d fit right in here at the MCC.
Only 852 games until the end of Zito's contract
by thehavenot on Aug 15, 2008 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's done?!!
He hasn’t even played a game for us yet!!
by Natto on Aug 15, 2008 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
*pops cork*
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
by delorean on Aug 15, 2008 8:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
"Buster Posey is done"
such a short career…
Fred Lewis can stand under my umbrella.
by S.F. Giangst on Aug 15, 2008 8:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This is the Post Posey thread, after all…
by Frank144 on Aug 15, 2008 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
WELCOME, GERALD
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
by delorean on Aug 15, 2008 9:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Pedro and Hosmer need to sign please
I hate Baron Davis.
by Tchli on Aug 15, 2008 9:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Why?
If they don’t sign then Alvarez would be in next year’s draft. That’s good for us.
by slcgiant on Aug 15, 2008 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought teams that don’t sign their draft picks get the pick moved to next years draft only one slot lower? So that would make our pick even lower?
I hate Baron Davis.
by Tchli on Aug 15, 2008 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK, so we got Posey. But can he play 3B?
Fred Lewis can stand under my umbrella.
by S.F. Giangst on Aug 15, 2008 9:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes!
He can even play positions you’ve never even heard of!
by Natto on Aug 15, 2008 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's the best hobblestop you've ever seen!
Only 852 games until the end of Zito's contract
by thehavenot on Aug 15, 2008 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also an excellent fifth blernsman.
The All-Father is now...umm...a Grizzly. But he was a Giant for a while.
by EliminateMe on Aug 16, 2008 12:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
conference call witnin an hour
per Baggs
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 15, 2008 9:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What's the number?
I’d like to join the discussion.
Only 852 games until the end of Zito's contract
by thehavenot on Aug 15, 2008 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
dunno
I asked Andy
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 15, 2008 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait, I got it
That was just the area code, wilriv. The full number is (109) 126-7575
Only 852 games until the end of Zito's contract
by thehavenot on Aug 15, 2008 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Goddammit! That’s the number for the McCovicles Bat-Cave
Fred Lewis can stand under my umbrella.
by S.F. Giangst on Aug 15, 2008 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Giants FTW!
First Cain owns the Braves again, and now Buster Bluth’s signing is official!
by Hobbes2d on Aug 15, 2008 9:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
PWN TEH WRLDZ!
Fred Lewis can stand under my umbrella.
by S.F. Giangst on Aug 15, 2008 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and Canada’s leading the U.S. 4-2 in the 4th!
by BigO on Aug 15, 2008 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tommy Lasagna needs to manage that team
by wilriv21 on Aug 15, 2008 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No juice for you Buster, you know what that does to you!
by Hobbes2d on Aug 15, 2008 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So does he go straight to AZL or do we have to wait until next year to see his ML debut
by superk1ng on Aug 15, 2008 9:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Who cares how much Posey got??
as long as he’s signed. Other teams are going to complain about how much we went over the slot, but who really cares what they think?? We gave Barry Zito 126 million, and we’re supposed to lose Posey over a couple of million??
Brian Sabean's new dad: Firm believer in corporal punishment
by rxmeister on Aug 15, 2008 9:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Zito should hire Rick Peterson as a personal trainer too. Not as a Giants employee.
by rotorueter on Aug 15, 2008 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let’s just hope this turns out to be a better signing.
by Merope on Aug 15, 2008 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Posey could get a sex change tomorrow and go to play in the WNBA and this would be a better signing.
Only 852 games until the end of Zito's contract
by thehavenot on Aug 15, 2008 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s just that this team always limits what else it can do because it overpays for EVERYTHING.
Except Bonds. He was a bargoon.
by Moggeee on Aug 15, 2008 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How about the Yankees and Cole??
Brian Sabean's new dad: Firm believer in corporal punishment
by rxmeister on Aug 15, 2008 9:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
so the Yankees are going to miss the playoffs this season, AND they lose their number one pick?? Cashman will be feeling the heat from Hankie.
Brian Sabean's new dad: Firm believer in corporal punishment
by rxmeister on Aug 15, 2008 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Giant fan Chris Russo is a free agent, KNBR needs to sign him and fire Damon Bruce
Brian Sabean's new dad: Firm believer in corporal punishment
by rxmeister on Aug 15, 2008 9:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
the just fire bruce just to do it.
by haverecords on Aug 15, 2008 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bruce is a tool. get rid of that guy.
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 15, 2008 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That goes for the other Bruce too
Bochy
Only 852 games until the end of Zito's contract
by thehavenot on Aug 15, 2008 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chris Russo is a tool too though.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
by jponry on Aug 15, 2008 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like him when I was 12. But that was because I was 12, living in New Jersey, and was stunned that there was someone else, a radio host even, who was a Giants fan.
by jcb9 on Aug 15, 2008 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes please,
well I don’t know about Russo, but Bruce can leave any second now. His little rant the other day about how women should just shut up and let the man watch football was just too much. Go back to Ohio where that kind of humor/thinking is appreciated!
by Merope on Aug 15, 2008 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I heard make a remark about how he used to like Judas Priest, but of course that was before he found out the lead singer was gay.
What a moron. (Bruce, not Rob Halford.)
Zooperstars, they quack me up!
by Goofus on Aug 16, 2008 6:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
WHOOOOOO
I NEVER DOUBTED IT FOR A SECOND!!!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
by jponry on Aug 15, 2008 9:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Mustard’s silence made me nervous there for a while.
Only 852 games until the end of Zito's contract
by thehavenot on Aug 15, 2008 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In the drawing room with the lead pipe
Fred Lewis can stand under my umbrella.
by S.F. Giangst on Aug 15, 2008 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So who gets dropped from the 40-man roster?
NotGardo or G-Rod?
Fred Lewis can stand under my umbrella.
by S.F. Giangst on Aug 15, 2008 9:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I vote Notgardo, but not sayin’ it wil go down that way
by BigO on Aug 15, 2008 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
nobody would risk raiding the Giants for either of those players
by Moggeee on Aug 15, 2008 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Surely our back-up to our back-up to our back-up catchers have no hope of clearing waivers…
Fred Lewis can stand under my umbrella.
by S.F. Giangst on Aug 15, 2008 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So what does getting a Major League deal mean? Just that they are guaranteed to make the bigs and never get sent down in a certain amount of years?
I hate Baron Davis.
by Tchli on Aug 15, 2008 9:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He gets automatically put on the 40-man roster, which means he has to reach the majors more quickly. If he’s really that good, it won’t be a problem.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
by jponry on Aug 15, 2008 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Posted something to the main page just so Walrus Man’s game thread didn’t freak anyone out.
by Grant on Aug 15, 2008 9:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
GERALD
We went out to dinner and came back to the good news!
OT: Why don’t the men in beach volleyball play wearing next to nothing? First the US men swim team wears those dumb bodysuit things depriving us of fine swimmer’s bodies. wtf
"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 Aug 15, 2008 9:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
hey, at least the us men’s team is wearing sunglasses without lenses
I support Roger Kieschnick in his quest to becoming the best Kieschnick ever to play professional baseball.
by Takimoto on Aug 15, 2008 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well the guys in this match on NBC are douchey looking anyway so I don’t want to see them almost naked.
"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 Aug 15, 2008 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You went out to dinner with Posey?
No wonder this went down to the last minute.
Only 852 games until the end of Zito's contract
by thehavenot on Aug 15, 2008 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah we went to Fresh Choice. He had chocolate soft serve with toasted coconut on top for dessert.
"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 Aug 15, 2008 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Someone should tell him he's a millionaire now
He could buy all the soft serve machines that he wants.
Only 852 games until the end of Zito's contract
by thehavenot on Aug 15, 2008 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and buy somebody to clean them. (FYI it’s a kind of nasty job)
Fred Lewis can stand under my umbrella.
by S.F. Giangst on Aug 15, 2008 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A kind Giants fan probably picked up the check for him.
by Natto on Aug 15, 2008 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Duh it was 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 Aug 15, 2008 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uh, those spandexy shorts that a lot of the track and field guys wear reveal pretty much everything.
Zooperstars, they quack me up!
by Goofus on Aug 16, 2008 7:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
moar partial nudity pls
"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 Aug 16, 2008 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Remember
You asked for it
Tommy Lasorda HATES GIANTSBOARD.COM
by merkin on Aug 16, 2008 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
"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 Aug 16, 2008 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The only thing left they have to fail is fail itself.
Fred Lewis can stand under my umbrella.
by S.F. Giangst on Aug 15, 2008 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jim Callis is trying to track down the terms
by wilriv21 on Aug 15, 2008 9:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
A few years from now
We could be kind of good again.
Fred Lewis can stand under my umbrella.
by S.F. Giangst on Aug 15, 2008 9:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If Rowand is regularly batting no higher than 6th and still producing at career average, we’ve finished rebuilding.
Fred Lewis can stand under my umbrella.
by S.F. Giangst on Aug 15, 2008 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
crazy he didnt get one
but gillaspie did
proud father of the newly acquired Brandon Crawford..
by Azmanz on Aug 15, 2008 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anybody know about Alvarez or Hosmer?
I’d love to see one of them turn up in next year’s draft even if it puts our pick back. It’s not like they’d pick the same person again that didn’t sign the first time.
by boonitez on Aug 15, 2008 9:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Alvarez signed
but no big-league deal either
by BigO on Aug 15, 2008 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone know
how long, realistically, until Posey is in the ML lineup?
by bondslegend on Aug 15, 2008 9:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
September call-up 2010?
Fred Lewis can stand under my umbrella.
by S.F. Giangst on Aug 15, 2008 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fres State's Scheppers
did NOT sign with Pirates
by BigO on Aug 15, 2008 9:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I can't believe Posey got more than Alvarez
I mean, I like Posey, but his ceiling is a good MLB C – aka, a poor man’s Brian McCann or Russel Martin. Alvarez’s ceiling is pretty much unlimited.
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
by Aadik on Aug 15, 2008 10:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
hmm…you are simultaneously underating Posey, and overratting Alvarez.
Probably not ‘poor man’ to those two, and will likely end up somewhere close to Mccann (with a little less power), and Martin.
Alvarez is a killer prospect, and should be very good. If he sticks at third he’ll be average on defense, and many project he’ll end up at first. He also probably won’t have huge power, but will have good power.
by haverecords on Aug 15, 2008 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So true. Not to mention there are concerns about Alvarez’s striking out a lot in the Majors.
by Hobbes2d on Aug 16, 2008 2:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ryan Howard strikes out alot
so does Adam Dunn…
by bondslegend on Aug 16, 2008 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Top 5 catchers are harder to find than big-boppin corner infielders. Just look around the MLB.
by rotorueter on Aug 15, 2008 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Posey’s ceiling is a top 5 MLB catcher. That’s pretty good.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
by jponry on Aug 15, 2008 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What is a poor man’s Brian McCann? That dude is unreal.
by Grant on Aug 16, 2008 1:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right ON, Right ON. All I can say is I can’t wait to see him in a professional uniform of a Giants’ affiliate. :) :) :)
by APGiantsFan on Aug 16, 2008 1:32 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I was just looking at Baseball America’s list
of our draft picks. It doesn’t have our 13th round pick, Juan Carlos Perez, as having been signed. I’m pretty sure I remember someone mentioning here that he had signed. Anyone?
by jcb9 on Aug 16, 2008 9:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Baggs said he signed
and then he compared him to Albert Pooholes
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 16, 2008 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i guess ill take it
if our 13th round pick turns out like pooholes
proud father of the newly acquired Brandon Crawford..
by Azmanz on Aug 16, 2008 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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