Open Gameday Thread, 8/19
by Grant on Aug 19, 2008 5:00 PM PDT
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Florida 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.
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Sergio Mendes has a cult following. They follow him like a cult.
by satyricrash on Aug 19, 2008 5:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Omaha says hi as well
Now back to learning about all kinds of nasty bugs than can kill you.
by cornball on Aug 19, 2008 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hi from minny
sorry, not making the 2000 mile trip….but have fun everyone!
by bondslegend on Aug 19, 2008 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Greetings from Oakland
Not making the, uh, 10 mile trip.
Night games just don’t work with a 2-year old. Oh well.
by jcb9 on Aug 19, 2008 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
srsly,
Ever seen a cow in Sacramento?
You talk like yer livin in Oakdale.
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by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2008 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by jcb9 on Aug 19, 2008 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
there may be, but a couple of goats does not make a goat-town.
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by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2008 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow
surprised anyone knows where Oakdale is… I’m in Riverbank. Talk about a real cow town.
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by j14 on Aug 19, 2008 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You mean Riverbank: City of Action!
I’m from Sonora. I know cow towns. Sonora wishes it were a cow town.
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by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2008 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by timmeh on Aug 19, 2008 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
are we having a hick-off?
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by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2008 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well I only lived there for 4 years, so technically no.
by timmeh on Aug 19, 2008 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
just checking
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by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2008 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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…
by bondslegend on Aug 19, 2008 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
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by j14 on Aug 19, 2008 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really can’t imagine Riverbank as a hive of scum and villainy.
Turlock, on the other hand. . . .
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by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2008 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
plenty of cows in Sac right now… the State Fair’s in session!
by Merope on Aug 19, 2008 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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!
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by PacBellBoozer on Aug 19, 2008 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that sucks.
A friend of mine’s truck was busted into in Del Paso Heights, they stole a bag out of the front seat: a bag that was full of garbage.
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by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2008 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dr. Jeffrey Leonard says....
St. Louis is Cow town.
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by Smotheredinhugs on Aug 19, 2008 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nor do they work with a 6 and 3 year old. Darn this responsible parenting!
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by can of corn on Aug 19, 2008 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by wcw on Aug 19, 2008 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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)
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by can of corn on Aug 19, 2008 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, once they start walking, they never want to stay still again. Or that’s how my son is, anyway.
by jcb9 on Aug 19, 2008 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
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by can of corn on Aug 19, 2008 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Currently, my son just wants to flirt with the women sitting around us and eat our food.
by jcb9 on Aug 19, 2008 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that sounds familiar..
..except ours flirts with the little nine-month-old girls.
by wcw on Aug 19, 2008 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
We took my son to his first game at Wrigley field when he was about a month old. He’s been to three games at Phone Company Park since.
by jcb9 on Aug 19, 2008 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sacramento says hi
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by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2008 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by superk1ng on Aug 19, 2008 6:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Why the hell Bochy thinks Winn is anything like a #3 hitter is beyond me.
by jcb9 on Aug 19, 2008 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think he has many options.
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by can of corn on Aug 19, 2008 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by jcb9 on Aug 19, 2008 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
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by can of corn on Aug 19, 2008 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, he hit there yesterday – and Friday, I think.
by jcb9 on Aug 19, 2008 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, oops. I’ve been offline for most of the last week, not watching as much of the games as I’d like.
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by can of corn on Aug 19, 2008 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.”
by jcb9 on Aug 19, 2008 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
anyone wanna give me a lift over there?? Just 3000 miles away in Queens, NY
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by rxmeister on Aug 19, 2008 6:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Random asshat image
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by can of corn on Aug 19, 2008 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by wilriv21 on Aug 19, 2008 7:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Bring him up
and Crawford GIDP in his first AB tonight
by wilriv21 on Aug 19, 2008 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There once was a man from Tallahassee
Whose sister was a bonnie young lassie
He’ll go to Scottsdale
We pray he won’t fail
And he’ll soon move up to a higher classy.
by jcb9 on Aug 19, 2008 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Irish night?
Good thing I’m already drinking.
Without killing anyone
We've won it 3 times
by ChrisHero on Aug 19, 2008 7:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
gotta catch the ball, guys!
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by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2008 7:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I wish we would have signed Cantu
and that’s why…
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by j14 on Aug 19, 2008 7:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ugh.
Without killing anyone
We've won it 3 times
by ChrisHero on Aug 19, 2008 7:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
the car saved 2 runs
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by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 19, 2008 7:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
temporarily
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by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 19, 2008 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Remember when Kent hit a game-winner off the car? KNBR used that as a highlight for YEARS.
by jcb9 on Aug 19, 2008 7:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
uggla's game day pic is way too intense
by cornball on Aug 19, 2008 7:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Looks more like confusion rage to me.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 19, 2008 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chasing the Dragon
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by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2008 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh man – I went out to light the BBQ and came back to 1-0. Dammit.
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by can of corn on Aug 19, 2008 7:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
WHERE DID THAT MISS?
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by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 19, 2008 7:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
middle of the plate
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by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2008 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Multiple players with more than twenty homers. Bizarre.
by jcb9 on Aug 19, 2008 7:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
No it shouldn’t be.
Ivan Ochoa - Heir to the legacy of Rob Andrews & Rikkert Faneyte!
by daveinexile on Aug 19, 2008 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
must all be using the roids
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by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 19, 2008 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ugh
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by rhys on Aug 19, 2008 7:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Bengie doesn’t frame pitches that well
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by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 19, 2008 7:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
this ump thinks a ball at mid-thigh is "high"
by wcw on Aug 19, 2008 7:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
this ump is high
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by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 19, 2008 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
coincidence? lol
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by aras on Aug 19, 2008 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
or he’s got high.
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by aras on Aug 19, 2008 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me thinks
Correia doesn’t have the good stuff tonight
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by j14 on Aug 19, 2008 7:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
First clue?
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by can of corn on Aug 19, 2008 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
um...
I saw him as the probable pitcher
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by j14 on Aug 19, 2008 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yup.
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by can of corn on Aug 19, 2008 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have the funny feeling that we aren’t seeing Good Kevin tonight.
by jcb9 on Aug 19, 2008 7:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
nope North Correia tonight
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by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 19, 2008 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Avoided the nuclear blast in the first, at least.
by jcb9 on Aug 19, 2008 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There were bases open anyway…
by rightcenterfielder on Aug 19, 2008 7:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
oh good, more baserunners
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by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2008 7:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
even the Giants could score runs
..if they got five outs an inning.
by wcw on Aug 19, 2008 7:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
One hit, one run, 3 LOB? Sheesh.
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by can of corn on Aug 19, 2008 7:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
phew
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by rhys on Aug 19, 2008 7:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah!
lack of complete disaster!
Car = MVP!
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by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2008 7:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Kruk has gotten into my mind
I just typed “Travis Ishigawa.”
by jcb9 on Aug 19, 2008 7:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m glad some of the regulars are here tonight
by rotorueter on Aug 19, 2008 7:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
not completely dead
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by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2008 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, we’ll only have twice the number of comments as the other team’s SBNation blog, rather than 4-5 times.
by jcb9 on Aug 19, 2008 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s getting close to lunch time in South Korea and I just miss Garlic fries at AT&T Park…
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by aras on Aug 19, 2008 7:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I’d air mail ya some, but I don’t think they’d travel too well.
by Merope on Aug 19, 2008 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think so… that’s too bad for me.
But thanks anyway. ;)
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by aras on Aug 19, 2008 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I bet Korea’s got some treats for you.
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by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2008 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I tried to find some similar one in South Korea but failed.
I can’t get over the favor of Garlic fries…
I’m calling Garlic fries to “Magical fries” actually.
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by aras on Aug 19, 2008 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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!
by jcb9 on Aug 19, 2008 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love Korean food, too… But there’s no Garlic fries. It’s huge flaw to me lol.
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by aras on Aug 19, 2008 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ichiro says the whole country smells like garlic, so you’d think theyd be able to help you out
by rotorueter on Aug 19, 2008 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s not Garlic fries still !
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by aras on Aug 19, 2008 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
they have potatoes in Korea, garlic too.
THe parsely might be the toughest thing to procure.
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by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2008 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Olive oil?
That’s how we make ’em, anyway.
by jcb9 on Aug 19, 2008 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve had said to my friends: “If I go to San Francisco, it’s for Garlic fries not baseball”
Giants should consider to export those Garlics. Similar one in South Korea NOT my favor ARG.
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by aras on Aug 19, 2008 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where’s Rialto?
(Nolasco’s hometown – Krukow says it’s Northern California, but I’m not familiar with it)
by jcb9 on Aug 19, 2008 7:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
umm, between fontana and san bernadino
by cornball on Aug 19, 2008 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
thats north of, uh, some of California…
by rotorueter on Aug 19, 2008 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was not a strike for Kevin last inning.
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by Smotheredinhugs on Aug 19, 2008 7:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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.
by wcw on Aug 19, 2008 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, Giants are facing Ricky “Cy” Nolasco
by wilriv21 on Aug 19, 2008 7:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
seeing eye!
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by rhys on Aug 19, 2008 7:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
How is there a team worse defensively than the Giants?
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by can of corn on Aug 19, 2008 7:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Castillo + Durham + Bowker was pretty awful.
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by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2008 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
funny that none of them are on the team anymore.
by cornball on Aug 19, 2008 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
if you can’t put out a good hitting team, at least put one out that can catch the ball?
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by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2008 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you’d think that a team could manage to do one or the other. and then you’d meet brian sabean.
by cornball on Aug 19, 2008 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ramirez and Jacobs are defensive disasters. Uggla is having an ok year but he does his pitcher no favors either.
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by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2008 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
don’t forget cantu. that is not a good infield.
by cornball on Aug 19, 2008 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh and Cantu!
Is there a position he can not butcher?
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by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2008 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uggla’s glove isnt gold if you know what i mean
by CB30 on Aug 19, 2008 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I recall from when Bengie for Jacobs was being discussed, Jacobs is the worst defensive first baseman in the game by some measures.
by jcb9 on Aug 19, 2008 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
an other great non move.
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by daveinexile on Aug 19, 2008 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
These games Vs. the fish just isn’t the same with the prospect of Willis pitcing. I’m sorry but i miss it.
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by daveinexile on Aug 19, 2008 7:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
sounds good
I had chicken breast with a simple mushroom gravy served over white rice
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by j14 on Aug 19, 2008 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that does sound tasty
corn fritters, mmm. i had tandoori chicken with rice and a salad.
by cornball on Aug 19, 2008 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
BBQ chicken with a mesquite sauce, cheesy rice and brocolli. Cheap wine.
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by can of corn on Aug 19, 2008 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Giants hitters should hit the ball within Uggla’s range. I think that’s better way to get on base for them.
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by aras on Aug 19, 2008 7:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
any ground-ball is probably a good bet.
by cornball on Aug 19, 2008 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uggla might be the best defender in that infield. ANd that’s not praise for Uggla.
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by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2008 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
so Travis's defense isn't that good tonight
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by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 19, 2008 7:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
freaking A
what happened to Ishikawa’s glove?
by wcw on Aug 19, 2008 7:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
yikes. tough start for Ishi
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again???
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by rhys on Aug 19, 2008 7:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Travis you need to make the front office NOT want to send to Fresno…
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by daveinexile on Aug 19, 2008 7:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
hopefully that doesnt effect the way he hits
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by Azmanz on Aug 19, 2008 7:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I have the radio on now so I didn’t see that, but to be fair, that first error had a nasty hop.
by jcb9 on Aug 19, 2008 7:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That was stupid Correia
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Aug 19, 2008 7:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
dumb du dumn dumn dumn
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by Azmanz on Aug 19, 2008 7:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
that was dumb, kevin
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Looks like it’s time to load the bases again
by rightcenterfielder on Aug 19, 2008 7:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
poop
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by rhys on Aug 19, 2008 7:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Are we in for a prime example of a youngish squad playing down to the level of competition?
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by daveinexile on Aug 19, 2008 7:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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.
by rotorueter on Aug 19, 2008 7:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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.
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I like that idea
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by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2008 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
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by j14 on Aug 19, 2008 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who are the Jason Jennings types who aren’t actually Jason Jennings?
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by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2008 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Matt Clement, Mark Mulder just off the top of my head. MLB4U.com isnt loading right now.
by rotorueter on Aug 19, 2008 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
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by j14 on Aug 19, 2008 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes, yes, yes, yes, no, no, yes
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by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2008 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no, no, no, no..
..or have you forgotten the last FA pitcher this team signed?
by wcw on Aug 19, 2008 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And the one before that, I think, was Jamey Wright. And the one before that might’ve been Brett Tomko.
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by jcb9 on Aug 19, 2008 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
matt morris?
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by BrianBokake on Aug 19, 2008 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Neither of those guys were bad gambles. Tomko even had one good season.
by rotorueter on Aug 19, 2008 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by wcw on Aug 19, 2008 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not seeing any long term deals going to that group.
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by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2008 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly. This is why we left out AJ Burnett, Derek Lowe, etc.
by rotorueter on Aug 19, 2008 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes on mark prior? dude hasn’t been healthy in (it seems like) five years. no way would i waste my money.
by cornball on Aug 19, 2008 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd sign him if it were a minor league deal
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by j14 on Aug 19, 2008 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
fair enough. i just would never guarantee him ANY money.
by cornball on Aug 19, 2008 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
upside’s enough to warrant a flyer.
I would be surprised if Mulder ever pitches again. The cardinals have tried very hard to end his career.
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by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2008 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i’d be surprised if prior ever pitches again.
by cornball on Aug 19, 2008 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
“dont forget about mark mulder!”
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by BrianBokake on Aug 19, 2008 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How bad was Garcia hurt? He was a pretty good pitcher not too long ago.
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by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2008 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I understand that his velocity is pretty low right now. Like in the mid-80s
by rotorueter on Aug 19, 2008 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also:
Paul Byrd, Odalis Perez, Randy Wolf, Kenny Rogers—— some of this depends on whether you think the guys are salvagable.
by rotorueter on Aug 19, 2008 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Another option we haven't mentioned
I know it’s unlikely, but Noah Lowry could just be healthy.
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by j14 on Aug 19, 2008 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
who?
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by BrianBokake on Aug 19, 2008 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
don’t think we should count on it.
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by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2008 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
me either
but he should be mentioned as a possibility for the 5th starter job
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by j14 on Aug 19, 2008 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah i liked lowry. a lot more than correia.
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by BrianBokake on Aug 19, 2008 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Which is more likely: Lowry returning to form or Zito becoming decent again?
by rotorueter on Aug 19, 2008 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
sadly, zito. but who knows about either really
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by BrianBokake on Aug 19, 2008 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sabean finds a hard hiting young first baseman. And plays him?
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by daveinexile on Aug 19, 2008 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Byrd or Perez might get multi year deals. Wolf, I don’t have a real good feel for.
Shouldn’t Kenny Rogers be getting around to retiring by now?
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by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2008 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it has merrit. If the guy recovers shop him in july. works for me.
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by daveinexile on Aug 19, 2008 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Especially the ones who have seen a lot of them in their day
by rotorueter on Aug 19, 2008 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
logic getting in the way of a good story again.
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by daveinexile on Aug 19, 2008 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m in favor of him as a reliever. Last year’s stint as a starter looks more and more like a fluke.
by jcb9 on Aug 19, 2008 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I mean, aesthetically he’s clearly better as a reliever, but I wonder if his work as a mediocre starter is still more valuable than a good reliever.
by rotorueter on Aug 19, 2008 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i don’t know.
He had a case of Homeritiss as a reliever. Not a good thing to have with less then 10 outs left ina game and a weak “o” to make it up.
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by daveinexile on Aug 19, 2008 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by Natto on Aug 19, 2008 7:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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.
by jcb9 on Aug 19, 2008 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But they have Garlic fries !
With Garlics, there’s no crying in baseball.
Giants the never sunset.
by aras on Aug 19, 2008 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Throw Strikes: Giants Pitcher
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by rhys on Aug 19, 2008 7:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
induced a line drive.
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by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2008 7:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ochoa doing his part
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by rhys on Aug 19, 2008 7:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The power of 8 continues.
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by daveinexile on Aug 19, 2008 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
shoulda been the 3rd out
proud father of the newly acquired Brandon Crawford..
by Azmanz on Aug 19, 2008 7:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
DP??
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by rhys on Aug 19, 2008 7:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
damn it
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by rhys on Aug 19, 2008 7:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Anyway, my Ivory Shinjo (#5) jersey just switched to Ishikawa through Durham.
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by aras on Aug 19, 2008 7:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
boo shit
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by rhys on Aug 19, 2008 7:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
flippin a
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by rhys on Aug 19, 2008 7:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I bet he is a Shane Victorino fan.
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by aras on Aug 19, 2008 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and a satan-worshipper
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by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2008 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
still 0 ER for Correia
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by rhys on Aug 19, 2008 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by SF Pete on Aug 19, 2008 7:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Possibly Ishikawa is intimidated by the attendance of the Driniking McCoven crowd
by wilriv21 on Aug 19, 2008 7:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
There does seem to be a lot of young ones that has issues at home. I am beginning to wonder that it is about the park that is so jarring to them.
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by daveinexile on Aug 19, 2008 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We're dodging bullets better than Neo
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by rhys on Aug 19, 2008 7:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Blast from the past
Once upon a time the Giants had a player named John Bowker, well he hit a HR for Fresno tonight
by wilriv21 on Aug 19, 2008 7:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
he will be back.
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by daveinexile on Aug 19, 2008 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brighten my day - Ishi
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by rhys on Aug 19, 2008 7:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Did you heat that? Rowand said “F—K” after hit a pop up.
Gamer.
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by aras on Aug 19, 2008 7:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
needs to work on his Gumby shoulders though.
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by daveinexile on Aug 19, 2008 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What’s that you say? A Shutout by the Marlins pitcher of the Giants?
by rotorueter on Aug 19, 2008 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
thats a great profile picture rcf
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by BrianBokake on Aug 19, 2008 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
I love that picture of the gamer slide
by rightcenterfielder on Aug 19, 2008 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bah! Time for me to get back to work.
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by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2008 8:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
leave the game ? I’m jealousy.
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by aras on Aug 19, 2008 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the game will stay on, but the thread interferes with my statistical software.
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by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2008 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you are so right.
It wasn’t a problem until I upgraded.
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by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2008 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I HATE SPSS
That really SPSS me off.
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by aras on Aug 19, 2008 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
spss is the worst thing in the world
it is a network-effect catastrophe on par with mysql.
just use R.
by wcw on Aug 19, 2008 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wish I could afford SAS, but my job won’t spring for it.
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by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2008 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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?
by wcw on Aug 19, 2008 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
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by oldjacket on Aug 19, 2008 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by wcw on Aug 19, 2008 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
holy shit
that’s the most amount of text I’ve ever read without understanding a single word.
by bondslegend on Aug 19, 2008 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If i said I’ve read it twice and love it, would that be bragging?
It is a great book, though.
by jcb9 on Aug 19, 2008 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hey, Ulysses is a great book
..that I cannot bring myself to finish it would seem to be proof.
by wcw on Aug 19, 2008 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, I’m majoring New Media (journalism plus extra thing even design). But I’ve had a chance (or crisis) to use SPSS in major class.
IT WAS HORRIBLE.
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by aras on Aug 19, 2008 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This has the makings of a game that’s not necessarily a blowout, but is soul-crushing all the same.
by jcb9 on Aug 19, 2008 8:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
we are robots. we have no souls, It’s part of deal we made for Tim.
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by daveinexile on Aug 19, 2008 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
but the rumors here is that he is god, he could give you back your soul…..if he wanted to
by timmeh on Aug 19, 2008 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
BLOWN CALL
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by rhys on Aug 19, 2008 8:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Wow
Correia can’t throw anymore… get him out of there
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by j14 on Aug 19, 2008 8:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Who is haveing a rougher 3 innings so far. TI or Corriea?
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by daveinexile on Aug 19, 2008 8:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
LOL MARLINS
7 LOB ALREADY
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by rhys on Aug 19, 2008 8:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
on just 2 hits
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by j14 on Aug 19, 2008 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just texted the Baron and told them that they’re doing it wrong.
by rotorueter on Aug 19, 2008 8:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You whacky kids and your crazy technology.
by jcb9 on Aug 19, 2008 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Misty May is related to Matt Treanor?? HOW IS NO ONE COVERING THIS
by rotorueter on Aug 19, 2008 8:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm guessing
they won’t stop talking about it on CSN? They only had a small mention of it on KNBR
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by j14 on Aug 19, 2008 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ruh-Rohl George!
Fred Lewis can stand under my umbrella.
by S.F. Giangst on Aug 19, 2008 8:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Being traded for Juan Pierre: better or worse than being traded for a set of bats?
by jcb9 on Aug 19, 2008 8:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
As an aside: I work for the league that did the bats trade, though it was before I joined.
by rotorueter on Aug 19, 2008 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What a turrible inning
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by rhys on Aug 19, 2008 8:13 PM PDT