Open Gameday Thread, 8/19
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 19, 2008 5:00 PM PDT
Email
PrintMiami Marlins at San Francisco Giants, Aug 19, 2008 7:15 PM PDT
As this thread goes live, I'll be in a bar with a dozen or so of my acolytes. The truest believers, if you will. They'll all stand around dumbfounded, staring at me. "It's Grant," they'll think. "It's actually him!"
They won't expect me to be so good looking, I'm sure. I'll wish that they stop staring.
I'll make a half-hearted attempt at humor in an attempt to break the awkward silence. The joke isn't funny, but everyone will start guffawing with laughter. Some of them will try to pat me on the back. One of them will try to snip a lock of my hair.
You could be there. You could be at Zeke's at 6:00 for the 46th-annual McCovey Chronicles meet-up tonight. It's probably the last one for a while.
433 comments
|
0 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
Brooklyn says Hi. And reminds you, that just because the rookies are finally on the field, they should not be imitated at the bar.
"Don't trust anyone under the age of 30" - Brian Sabean
by Smotheredinhugs on Aug 19, 2008 5:19 PM PDT reply actions
Greetings from Oakland
Not making the, uh, 10 mile trip.
Night games just don’t work with a 2-year old. Oh well.
Hello from Cowtown
My pet bovine couldn’t get me to the bay in the time required.
Omar...I'm done with you. Hello Darren Ford! Come to papa.
by PacBellBoozer on Aug 19, 2008 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions
srsly,
Ever seen a cow in Sacramento?
You talk like yer livin in Oakdale.
you can't block the Bocock
When I was a kid, a friend of mine in Albany had neighbors who kept goats in their back yard. If there can be goats in Albany, surely there can be cows in Sacramento.
Wow
surprised anyone knows where Oakdale is… I’m in Riverbank. Talk about a real cow town.
Giants! Giants! HELP US GOD!
You mean Riverbank: City of Action!
I’m from Sonora. I know cow towns. Sonora wishes it were a cow town.
you can't block the Bocock
Oh hush all of you, I went to high school in Chowchilla, we lived ten miles outside of town. Can you say boonies? Yes I bet you can.
Miles city, MT
I win. That’s the “town” of my childhood….
I have no idea what the towns you’re talking about are like, but at least they’re in California and not Montana…
Ironically
The nickname city of action comes from Riverbank’s past as a party town. Apparently it used to be full of prostitutes and cheap bars. So the city passed an ordinance making it illegal to dance to music past 10pm… a law that is still on the books.
Giants! Giants! HELP US GOD!
So, you grew up in the movie Footloose? ;)
"I can't describe how excited I am to be a Giant." Music to the ears of this excited parent of Buster Posey!
by GiantsFanInExile on Aug 19, 2008 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Plenty of gangbangers as well.
Omar...I'm done with you. Hello Darren Ford! Come to papa.
by PacBellBoozer on Aug 19, 2008 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Not really....I'm livin large in Natomas yo!
Some jackass broke into my place yesterday though and took off with a few thousand dollars of electronics, so maybe they’re really stealthy hood-rat kinda cows.
P.S. How the very same idiots left this very computer is beyond me. Perhaps they’re stupid, stealthy, hood-rat kinda cows!
Omar...I'm done with you. Hello Darren Ford! Come to papa.
by PacBellBoozer on Aug 19, 2008 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Dr. Jeffrey Leonard says....
St. Louis is Cow town.
"Don't trust anyone under the age of 30" - Brian Sabean
by Smotheredinhugs on Aug 19, 2008 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Nor do they work with a 6 and 3 year old. Darn this responsible parenting!
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
Now featuring new content, although I can't promise it's good.
I am totally taking my 7-month-old..
..ok, maybe not to a night game. But we did go to a dodgers day game.
He was a lot better than the Giants, alas.
That age is easy – just stick ’em in a Baby Bjorn with a little fuzzy hat, and you can take ’em anywhere for however long you want. I did lots of games when I had just one little one – mostly night ones.
After they’re mobile, it’s all downhill from there. :o)
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
Now featuring new content, although I can't promise it's good.
Yeah, once they start walking, they never want to stay still again. Or that’s how my son is, anyway.
My kids just want to go down the Coke slide and play in the mini-ballpark. They’re not sitting kids. Seems silly to spend over $100 on tickets for them and my husband just so I can sit by myself and watch the game.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
Now featuring new content, although I can't promise it's good.
that sounds familiar..
..except ours flirts with the little nine-month-old girls.
Everybody have fun tonight!
That way you can spew bile and profanities without disturbing the delicate sensibilities of your family.
Arizona thinks we're Washington which thinks we're Arizona.
by victor frankenstein on Aug 19, 2008 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions
AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
D Roberts LF
I Ochoa SS
R Winn RF
B Molina C
A Rowand CF
T Ishikawa 1B
E Burriss 2B
R Rohlinger 3B
K Correia P
I don’t think he has many options.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
Now featuring new content, although I can't promise it's good.
Even with the same players, how about:
1) Dave Roberts
2) Randy Winn
3) Aaron Rowand
4) Bengie Molina
5) Travis Ishikawa
6) Ryan Rohlinger
7) Ivan Ochoa
8) Emmanuel Burriss
It’s still a pathetic lineup, but at least it doesn’t have Ochoa at the top of the lineup and Winn in the middle.
I don’t know if Ishikawa is ready for the 5 hole just yet. Although it might actually be interesting to put him up in the 3 hole.
At this point in the season, we may as well try as many wacky combinations as possible.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
Now featuring new content, although I can't promise it's good.
Well, oops. I’ve been offline for most of the last week, not watching as much of the games as I’d like.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
Now featuring new content, although I can't promise it's good.
Yesterday was a rare day when I got to listen to the entire game without interruption – the 2-year old thing again.
Also, I’m operating on the theory of, “Jesus fuck anything must be better than this crap.”
That's a popular theory.
Arizona thinks we're Washington which thinks we're Arizona.
by victor frankenstein on Aug 19, 2008 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Here's the Vegas line
vegasvegasvegasvegasvegasvegasvegasvegasvegasvegasvegasvegasvegasvegasvegas
“Ain’t got a hope in Hell , that’s my belief.” – Bon Scott
Arizona thinks we're Washington which thinks we're Arizona.
by victor frankenstein on Aug 19, 2008 6:23 PM PDT reply actions
Seems the late Mr. Scott was prophetic.
Think I be adoptin’ that paticler utterance.
Arizona thinks we're Washington which thinks we're Arizona.
by victor frankenstein on Aug 19, 2008 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Random asshat image
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
Now featuring new content, although I can't promise it's good.
Crawford is stating tonight for AZL. He signed a day or two before Posey signed so Posey is probably a day or two away from his professional debut.
the car saved 2 runs
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 19, 2008 7:19 PM PDT reply actions
temporarily
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 19, 2008 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Looks more like confusion rage to me.
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 19, 2008 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh man – I went out to light the BBQ and came back to 1-0. Dammit.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
Now featuring new content, although I can't promise it's good.
WHERE DID THAT MISS?
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 19, 2008 7:22 PM PDT reply actions
must all be using the roids
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 19, 2008 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions
ugh
53-71
Adopted Giant: Daryl Maday - Just got promoted to CT, and is now sporting a gleaming 8.35 ERA.
Bengie doesn’t frame pitches that well
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 19, 2008 7:24 PM PDT reply actions
this ump is high
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 19, 2008 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I was gonna call it a strike
but then I got high?
by Sammy Danger on Aug 19, 2008 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions
First clue?
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
Now featuring new content, although I can't promise it's good.
nope North Correia tonight
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 19, 2008 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions
even the Giants could score runs
..if they got five outs an inning.
One hit, one run, 3 LOB? Sheesh.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
Now featuring new content, although I can't promise it's good.
phew
53-71
Adopted Giant: Daryl Maday - Just got promoted to CT, and is now sporting a gleaming 8.35 ERA.
It’s getting close to lunch time in South Korea and I just miss Garlic fries at AT&T Park…
Giants the never sunset.
Garlic fries are a beautiful thing – but I’ve never had a Korean dish I didn’t love, so you won’t get too much sympathy!
they have potatoes in Korea, garlic too.
THe parsely might be the toughest thing to procure.
you can't block the Bocock
Where’s Rialto?
(Nolasco’s hometown – Krukow says it’s Northern California, but I’m not familiar with it)
That was not a strike for Kevin last inning.
"Don't trust anyone under the age of 30" - Brian Sabean
by Smotheredinhugs on Aug 19, 2008 7:30 PM PDT reply actions
nothing was
..except for pitches four inches outside.
It’s not that the zone was unfair that irked me — it’s that it was insane.
seeing eye!
53-71
Adopted Giant: Daryl Maday - Just got promoted to CT, and is now sporting a gleaming 8.35 ERA.
How is there a team worse defensively than the Giants?
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
Now featuring new content, although I can't promise it's good.
Ramirez and Jacobs are defensive disasters. Uggla is having an ok year but he does his pitcher no favors either.
you can't block the Bocock
sounds good
I had chicken breast with a simple mushroom gravy served over white rice
Giants! Giants! HELP US GOD!
BBQ chicken with a mesquite sauce, cheesy rice and brocolli. Cheap wine.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
Now featuring new content, although I can't promise it's good.
Giants hitters should hit the ball within Uggla’s range. I think that’s better way to get on base for them.
Giants the never sunset.
so Travis's defense isn't that good tonight
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 19, 2008 7:38 PM PDT reply actions
again???
53-71
Adopted Giant: Daryl Maday - Just got promoted to CT, and is now sporting a gleaming 8.35 ERA.
That was stupid Correia
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Aug 19, 2008 7:40 PM PDT reply actions
Looks like it’s time to load the bases again
by rightcenterfielder on Aug 19, 2008 7:40 PM PDT reply actions
poop
53-71
Adopted Giant: Daryl Maday - Just got promoted to CT, and is now sporting a gleaming 8.35 ERA.
I wonder if Correia has had more value to us this year or last?
He sure is a good late-inning reliever, and emotionally at least, I’d like to see us replace him with a different starting pitcher.
It seems like there are a lot of Jason Jennings-types available via free agency this winter—-perhaps we should sign one to a one year guarateed/one year option deal and have Correia be the 8th inning fireman type.
me too
especially if it’s on a potentially high reward type pitcher who has had success in the past but has been injured of late.
Giants! Giants! HELP US GOD!
According to MLBtraderumors.com's 2009 FA list
Freddy Garcia, Bartolo Colon, Kris Benson, Matt Clement, Jason Jennings, Mark Mulder, Carl Pavano, and Mark Prior.
Giants! Giants! HELP US GOD!
no, no, no, no..
..or have you forgotten the last FA pitcher this team signed?
And the one before that, I think, was Jamey Wright. And the one before that might’ve been Brett Tomko.
TRACK RECORD!
we're talking about Zito and Morris here
I trust this crew with free-agent signings the way I trust strangers to give me candy.
yes on mark prior? dude hasn’t been healthy in (it seems like) five years. no way would i waste my money.
Also:
Paul Byrd, Odalis Perez, Randy Wolf, Kenny Rogers—— some of this depends on whether you think the guys are salvagable.
Another option we haven't mentioned
I know it’s unlikely, but Noah Lowry could just be healthy.
Giants! Giants! HELP US GOD!
me either
but he should be mentioned as a possibility for the 5th starter job
Giants! Giants! HELP US GOD!
it has merrit. If the guy recovers shop him in july. works for me.
Ivan Ochoa - Heir to the legacy of Rob Andrews & Rikkert Faneyte!
Look on the bright side
At least we’re not at the park watching the game. I mean, imagine the losers who are there now.
Those poor bastards
If it gets really bad, maybe those of us who’re in the Bay Area can mount some sort of humanitarian rescue mission.
Throw Strikes: Giants Pitcher
53-71
Adopted Giant: Daryl Maday - Just got promoted to CT, and is now sporting a gleaming 8.35 ERA.
Ochoa doing his part
53-71
Adopted Giant: Daryl Maday - Just got promoted to CT, and is now sporting a gleaming 8.35 ERA.
DP??
53-71
Adopted Giant: Daryl Maday - Just got promoted to CT, and is now sporting a gleaming 8.35 ERA.
damn it
53-71
Adopted Giant: Daryl Maday - Just got promoted to CT, and is now sporting a gleaming 8.35 ERA.
boo shit
53-71
Adopted Giant: Daryl Maday - Just got promoted to CT, and is now sporting a gleaming 8.35 ERA.
flippin a
53-71
Adopted Giant: Daryl Maday - Just got promoted to CT, and is now sporting a gleaming 8.35 ERA.
still 0 ER for Correia
53-71
Adopted Giant: Daryl Maday - Just got promoted to CT, and is now sporting a gleaming 8.35 ERA.
This game needs to entertain me for the next 2 hours. It’s not looking good.
Speed, defense... and an almost fanatical devotion to getting picked off.
We're dodging bullets better than Neo
53-71
Adopted Giant: Daryl Maday - Just got promoted to CT, and is now sporting a gleaming 8.35 ERA.
Blast from the past
Once upon a time the Giants had a player named John Bowker, well he hit a HR for Fresno tonight
Brighten my day - Ishi
53-71
Adopted Giant: Daryl Maday - Just got promoted to CT, and is now sporting a gleaming 8.35 ERA.
Thanks
I love that picture of the gamer slide
by rightcenterfielder on Aug 19, 2008 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions
the game will stay on, but the thread interferes with my statistical software.
you can't block the Bocock
spss is the worst thing in the world
it is a network-effect catastrophe on par with mysql.
just use R.
eh?
spss license + time lost to spss sucking >>> Sas
again, R is free. it won’t work on disk, though. are your data sets that large?
I’ve been meaning to learn R, but haven’t gotten around to it. The datasets I work on are pretty big (100K+ cases).
I do analysis for court cases, so I’m not sure how my bosses would feel about me using open sourced tests on their data.
you can't block the Bocock
pfft
100k rows is nothing. RAM is cheap; you can pound the ACS into memory in R, and that’s 3m cases. but you will need a couple dozen gigs for those 3m cases.
anyhow, to my mind R is a lot more reliable than spss. I mean, a lot. yes, it’s"open source", which just means that when you run a multilevel model, the library doing it was actually written by Doug Bates — the guy who wrote the canonical text on the stuff. spss.. feh. I have a little respect for sas, if not for its licensing costs, but only a little.
for 100k cases, if you must use commercial software, I recomment stata.
hey, Ulysses is a great book
..that I cannot bring myself to finish it would seem to be proof.
BLOWN CALL
53-71
Adopted Giant: Daryl Maday - Just got promoted to CT, and is now sporting a gleaming 8.35 ERA.
Other teams screw up the hit and run, yet it doesn’t end in failure.
The ump did help though.
by rightcenterfielder on Aug 19, 2008 8:03 PM PDT reply actions
Who is haveing a rougher 3 innings so far. TI or Corriea?
Ivan Ochoa - Heir to the legacy of Rob Andrews & Rikkert Faneyte!
LOL MARLINS
7 LOB ALREADY
53-71
Adopted Giant: Daryl Maday - Just got promoted to CT, and is now sporting a gleaming 8.35 ERA.
I'm guessing
they won’t stop talking about it on CSN? They only had a small mention of it on KNBR
Giants! Giants! HELP US GOD!
What a turrible inning
53-71
Adopted Giant: Daryl Maday - Just got promoted to CT, and is now sporting a gleaming 8.35 ERA.
It was the third best.
Fred Lewis can stand under my umbrella.
by S.F. Giangst on Aug 19, 2008 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s the only Giants/Marlins pitcher I can think of
by rightcenterfielder on Aug 19, 2008 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Bochy needs to get angry for once. At least it would be entertaining.
by rightcenterfielder on Aug 19, 2008 8:17 PM PDT reply actions
that's the story of this game
Marlins get five outs per inning.
It’s the ump’s way of showing he feels sorry for us losing the Strasburg sweepstakes.
UNBELIEVABLE
SHIT, SHITTY CALL
53-71
Adopted Giant: Daryl Maday - Just got promoted to CT, and is now sporting a gleaming 8.35 ERA.
NOT AT ALL HIS FAULT
53-71
Adopted Giant: Daryl Maday - Just got promoted to CT, and is now sporting a gleaming 8.35 ERA.
why didn't bochy get thrown out there?
at least defend your noob 1B
proud father of the newly acquired Brandon Crawford..
REVENGE
53-71
Adopted Giant: Daryl Maday - Just got promoted to CT, and is now sporting a gleaming 8.35 ERA.
I know to should be patient. But at what point do we consider Rholinger Bococked?
Vivia El Ocho(a)!
Ivan Ochoa - Heir to the legacy of Rob Andrews & Rikkert Faneyte!
Rohlcock
Fred Lewis can stand under my umbrella.
by S.F. Giangst on Aug 19, 2008 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions
0-2-3
Fred Lewis can stand under my umbrella.
by S.F. Giangst on Aug 19, 2008 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Same here
I forgot about all those other guys.
Then again, my knowledge of Giants-Marlins transactions is tucked away somewhere collecting dust, much like Dan Ortmeier.
by rightcenterfielder on Aug 19, 2008 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions
soo... you thinking
98% of ballplayers beat that out?
proud father of the newly acquired Brandon Crawford..
Was that throw even necessary?
It’s Bengie for cryin’ out loud.
by rightcenterfielder on Aug 19, 2008 8:27 PM PDT reply actions
Is it a cross-promotion with Burger King?
Y’know, “Have It Yahweh”…
Fred Lewis can stand under my umbrella.
by S.F. Giangst on Aug 19, 2008 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
o
53-71
Adopted Giant: Daryl Maday - Just got promoted to CT, and is now sporting a gleaming 8.35 ERA.
L
53-71
Adopted Giant: Daryl Maday - Just got promoted to CT, and is now sporting a gleaming 8.35 ERA.
Correia will be lucky to get thru 6 tonite
53-71
Adopted Giant: Daryl Maday - Just got promoted to CT, and is now sporting a gleaming 8.35 ERA.
Brian "Phillip Petit" Wilson
53-71
Adopted Giant: Daryl Maday - Just got promoted to CT, and is now sporting a gleaming 8.35 ERA.
If only Matt Cain would save that kid.
Speed, defense... and an almost fanatical devotion to getting picked off.
2 friggin bloops...
53-71
Adopted Giant: Daryl Maday - Just got promoted to CT, and is now sporting a gleaming 8.35 ERA.
Someone needs to find the BAs of opposing pitchers against the Giants. Gotta be high.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
Now featuring new content, although I can't promise it's good.
Looks like the 5th inning is the new 6th.
by rightcenterfielder on Aug 19, 2008 8:37 PM PDT reply actions
maybe...
..the Giants can catch the Padres after all!
Are those real numbers? No way.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
Now featuring new content, although I can't promise it's good.
poor Kevin
I feel bad for him. He’s not pitching great, but I feel like there shouldn’t be this many runs on the board either.
proud father of the newly acquired Brandon Crawford..
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Certain photos copyright © 2012 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
