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W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - Barry Zito 5-13 21 21 0 0 0 0 108.2 128 79 70 11 68 71 5.80 1.80

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - Jake Peavy 8-6 18 18 1 0 0 0 114.2 98 35 34 12 33 115 2.67 1.14

You can look for movies in your area at Yahoo! or Fandango.

Ratatouille is on Starz at 8:00 p.m. If you don't have the premium channels, you can watch Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer on IFC. It's not my cup of tea, but some folks seem to like it.

If you're into drone rock, Boris is playing at the Great American Music Hall. If you're into mussy-haired whining, Conor Oberst will be at Bottom of the Hill.

Kevin Nealon is at Cobb's tonight. I didn't know he did stand-up, but he's probably pretty funny live.

You could take a drive to the coast and watch the stage adaptation of The Full Monty.

You have options. If you find yourself watching a Zito/Peavy match-up tonight...I don't think modern science can cure you. But keep fighting. There will be a pill or operation for your kind of sickness some day.

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Won't be here, thankfully

I’ll be at the Grizzly game, where my company is throwing a little pregame shindig.

And you should absolutely see Ratatouille. Loved it.

Anagram of "Giants pitcher Matt Cain" = TRAGIC MAN, ISN'T PATHETIC

by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 2, 2008 1:58 PM PDT   0 recs

Ratatouille has the most wonderful textures ever in an animated film. Not just the food, but the water, the hair, and the cloth as well. Man, I love that movie.

Farewell, Ray. We'll miss your smile and your sugar. Welcome, Steve Hammond "Eggs". Throw strikes.
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by Natto on Aug 2, 2008 2:05 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

It’s called “death”.

Farewell, Ray. We'll miss your smile and your sugar. Welcome, Steve Hammond "Eggs". Throw strikes.
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by Natto on Aug 2, 2008 1:58 PM PDT   0 recs

WRT Kevin Nealon

In an interview with Charlie Rose the other night, Lewis Black says Nealon once gave the best stand-up performance he’d ever seen in his life. He had to go on after Nealon and told the audience to appreciate what just happened and just stood there for five minutes.

I'll take the freight train, Bengie Molina.

by Brother Bummer on Aug 2, 2008 2:06 PM PDT   0 recs

in the same vein..

..when I was a kid, Bob Saget was good. I mean, really good. Then he went to Hollywood and made a lot of money, which for him has to be really good, too. Not so much for anyone else, but still.

by wcw on Aug 2, 2008 2:11 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Bob Saget was pretty awesome in “The Aristocrats”. I saw ads for a Saget roast on Comedy Central and I’ll bet it’s good, but not as good as the Flavor Flav roast; “You like like Idi Amin after the 3-day crack binge on the sun.”

Adoptive father of howtheyscored. The beatings will begin momentarily.

by Goofus on Aug 2, 2008 5:55 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

His new HBO special

It came out a few months back, and it was rather humorous. He was back to being filthy, including jokes about several Full House cast members.

"Liberal is to the media what the 2008 San Francisco Giants are to good baseball."
-My Father.

by thecrippesking on Aug 2, 2008 6:39 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Bob Saget cameo in Half Baked FTW

Adopted brother of the AnVil / GIANTSPACE™ returns!

by SoFa King Mike on Aug 2, 2008 6:58 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

And the fact that he directed Dirty Work with Norm MacDonald

"Liberal is to the media what the 2008 San Francisco Giants are to good baseball."
-My Father.

by thecrippesking on Aug 2, 2008 7:00 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

rofl

"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 2, 2008 7:06 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Yes or Yes?

Biggest pitching mismatch of the season?

Giants! Giants! HELP US GOD!

by j14 on Aug 2, 2008 2:10 PM PDT   0 recs

Tough one.

Yes.

It's my blarg! Quick Pitch

by can of corn on Aug 2, 2008 6:11 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I will watch

With my Kanye West Visor glasses so I only see bits and pieces of the action.

by armzdealr on Aug 2, 2008 2:14 PM PDT   0 recs

Prior to the series, I was under the impression that Peavy would be going up against Lincecum. So it seems just as well that we have this mismatch instead – Zito would’ve managed to lose anyway, but if Peavy had been up against Lincecum, we would’ve ended up getting shut out yesterday, most likely.

Also, I got an eye exam earlier today in Rockridge. The name of the optometrist? Reuben Rivera. And that was the WORST DILATION in the history of the game!

by jcb9 on Aug 2, 2008 2:21 PM PDT   0 recs

Let me guess

He initially missed your eyes completely and put the drops in your nose. Then, realizing his mistake, put the drops in your left eye, then missed your other eye and put the drops in your right ear. Then he took five minutes to put the drops in your right eye before they threw him out… of the office.

Anagram of "Giants pitcher Matt Cain" = TRAGIC MAN, ISN'T PATHETIC

by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 2, 2008 4:14 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

And stole his glove.

Adoptive father of howtheyscored. The beatings will begin momentarily.

by Goofus on Aug 2, 2008 5:56 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Game 109!

Also, I believe when (if?) zito records 1 out, he’ll have 109 innings this season.

Less arm, more talk. Raisingcain is a GAMER.
Adopted Giant: Henry Sosa

by raisingcain on Aug 2, 2008 2:49 PM PDT   0 recs

Zito is tonight? Damn it, I thought it was tomorrow. Going to be a tough game to be in the stands at Petco. What’s a witty retort to, “you paid $126 million for THAT?!”?

Proud new parent of Mr. Buster Posey... you know, if he signs and stuff.

by GiantsFanInExile on Aug 2, 2008 3:23 PM PDT   0 recs

“He plays guitar too…”

I'll take the freight train, Bengie Molina.

by Brother Bummer on Aug 2, 2008 3:51 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

At least he’s not named after a pet store.

Anagram of "Giants pitcher Matt Cain" = TRAGIC MAN, ISN'T PATHETIC

by Stuttering John Tamargo on Aug 2, 2008 4:15 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Or musical equipment (Peavy).

Adoptive father of howtheyscored. The beatings will begin momentarily.

by Goofus on Aug 2, 2008 5:56 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

“He did Alyssa Milano”

It's my blarg! Quick Pitch

by can of corn on Aug 2, 2008 6:12 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

”... and the itch never went away.”

Adopted brother of the AnVil / GIANTSPACE™ returns!

by SoFa King Mike on Aug 2, 2008 6:59 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

So he’s literally in bed with the Dodgers, so to speak?

by offthedeepend on Aug 2, 2008 6:59 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

That’s why we have a secret agent within the Dodgers’ organization… shhhhhhh…

Adopted brother of the AnVil / GIANTSPACE™ returns!

by SoFa King Mike on Aug 2, 2008 7:01 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Gross.

Farewell, Ray. We'll miss your smile and your sugar. Welcome, Steve Hammond "Eggs". Throw strikes.
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by Natto on Aug 2, 2008 7:00 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Boris

is a good idea, particularly if they decide to freak out the hipster kids by playing nothing from the new album, and playing only Flood, and the merzbow collaboration stuff!!

by haverecords on Aug 2, 2008 3:25 PM PDT   0 recs

bad trend

freddie has only 6 walks in his last 77 ab’s.. i wonder what changed? are the giant coaches telling him not to walk anymore?

proud father of the newly acquired Brandon Crawford..

by Azmanz on Aug 2, 2008 3:31 PM PDT   0 recs

maybe the league has got him figured out

if you can get 2 strikes on him, he’s almost guaranteed to take a called 3rd. (I might be giving other teams’ pitchers and coaches too much credit herre, but maybe not.)

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Aug 2, 2008 4:00 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I'll be at the Boris show

Have had tickets for weeks. I’m not a huge Boris fan, but I LOOOOOOOOOOVE Torche.

TORCHE!!!

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Aug 2, 2008 3:50 PM PDT   0 recs

Hmm. Rehearsal coinciding with tonight’s game. I was debating between them, but now I’m pretty sure I’m going to rehearsal.

by offthedeepend on Aug 2, 2008 4:02 PM PDT   0 recs

Well..

I’m working, the only times I get to watch a game. So of course I’ll be watching. And cringing every time Zito throws a pitch.

The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
How is my adopted son almost twice as old as I am? Nevermind...Go Omar! Warm the Bench!

by WalrusMan on Aug 2, 2008 4:06 PM PDT   0 recs

Conor Oberst must be a Giants fan….only way to explain his demeanor.

Just kidding..I actually am a fan (don’t tell anyone)

Billy Ripken is not a fuck face

by Karlifornia on Aug 2, 2008 4:10 PM PDT   0 recs

Don’t be ashamed. I’m a fan, too.

"Liberal is to the media what the 2008 San Francisco Giants are to good baseball."
-My Father.

by thecrippesking on Aug 2, 2008 6:40 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

RF Winn
SS Ochoa
LF Lewis
C Molina
CF Rowand
1B Bowker
3B Castillo
2B Buriss
P Zito

by superk1ng on Aug 2, 2008 4:27 PM PDT   0 recs

Burriss
Winn
Lewis
Rowand
Molina
Bowker
Castillo
Vizquel

please.

The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
How is my adopted son almost twice as old as I am? Nevermind...Go Omar! Warm the Bench!

by WalrusMan on Aug 2, 2008 4:44 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

+1

Adoptive father of howtheyscored. The beatings will begin momentarily.

by Goofus on Aug 2, 2008 5:57 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Over/Under

2 more HRs out of the Giants middle infield the rest of the season?

Giants! Giants! HELP US GOD!

by j14 on Aug 2, 2008 4:39 PM PDT   0 recs

Push...

1 by Burriss and 1 by Velez.

The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
How is my adopted son almost twice as old as I am? Nevermind...Go Omar! Warm the Bench!

by WalrusMan on Aug 2, 2008 4:42 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

inside the parkers

by wilriv21 on Aug 2, 2008 4:44 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

over.. denker will play in september

proud father of the newly acquired Brandon Crawford..

by Azmanz on Aug 2, 2008 4:50 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I hope that you’re right.

Manny Burriss may hit well enough to be a major league Shortstop, but if he can hit well enough to be an mlb 2b, I’ll eat my hat.

you can't block the Bocock

by oldjacket on Aug 2, 2008 5:50 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

By count

We’re currently working on 87 innings without a home run. The last Giants home run was hit by Bengie Molina in the fourth inning of the game against the Nationals on July 22. Funnily enough, it was Molina’s second home run of the day and the Giants’ third of the games. Three home runs in four innings, and then none in 87. Crazy.

by jcb9 on Aug 2, 2008 4:56 PM PDT   0 recs

Well, considering what a cavern Petco is (plus that whole Peavy guy), It’s pretty safe to tack on another 18 innings to that current mark, which would make it what, 106? Damn…

Tim Lincecum is Baseball's Chuck Norris

by Azantor on Aug 2, 2008 6:12 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Someone who’s more of a stathead than I should work out the modern record for most innings by a team without a home run. Fun!

by jcb9 on Aug 2, 2008 6:46 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Am I the only one who’s bummed that Sanchez isn’t facing the Padres? The “Padre” cartoon mascot with a the “dirty” treatment would be the best one yet.

Adoptive father of howtheyscored. The beatings will begin momentarily.

by Goofus on Aug 2, 2008 5:58 PM PDT   0 recs

My brain hurts

by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2008 6:49 PM PDT   0 recs

Pinwheels in my peripheral vision.

by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 2, 2008 7:59 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

On the pregame, Bochy just said that, had Burriss hit a double rather than a single last night, he would’ve followed by pinch hitting Vizquel.

Ooooookay.

by jcb9 on Aug 2, 2008 6:52 PM PDT   0 recs

pinch “hitting”

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Aug 2, 2008 6:53 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I think maybe he would’ve wanted Vizquel to bunt in that situation, but he didn’t actually offer an explanation.

by jcb9 on Aug 2, 2008 6:55 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Come to think of it, that couldn’t have been it: there were two outs at the time.

by jcb9 on Aug 2, 2008 7:03 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Brilliant!

Hoffman wouldn’t have known what to do with him!

Farewell, Ray. We'll miss your smile and your sugar. Welcome, Steve Hammond "Eggs". Throw strikes.
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by Natto on Aug 2, 2008 6:54 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

”...and Vizquel is late on the changeup and lines it into the dugout.”

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Aug 2, 2008 7:00 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

bochy is so dumb

proud father of the newly acquired Brandon Crawford..

by Azmanz on Aug 2, 2008 6:54 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

oh bochy no.

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

by jponry on Aug 2, 2008 6:58 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

By the way

Amidst sharksrog’s truly baffling trivia last night, I thought of a trivia question of my own, more from my era as a fan:

In 1995, the Giants and Reds pulled off an eight-player midseason trade that was most noted for bringing Deion Sanders to the Giants. Who were the other seven players involved in the trade?

by jcb9 on Aug 2, 2008 7:00 PM PDT   0 recs

i have no idea, but

me and the wife have been saying this all day: “That is a great guess, but incorrect!”

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Aug 2, 2008 7:01 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

off the top of my head

I remember Darren Lewis and Dave Burba, but that’s about it

by FluLikeSymptoms on Aug 2, 2008 7:04 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Correct

I would be seriously impressed if anyone got all the players who went to the Giants. Two of them barely made the majors, and the most notable aside from Sanders was a middle reliever who had one good year for us.

by jcb9 on Aug 2, 2008 7:05 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Back from putting the kid to bed and nobody's guessed further

So here you go:

To the Giants:
Deion Sanders
Dave McCarty
Scott Service (middle reliever; not to be confused with Scott Servais, a catcher who also played for the Giants in the 90s)
John Roper (minor league starter; a former prospect in the process of fizzling as I recall)
Ricky Pickett (minor league lefty reliever)

To the Reds:
Darren Lewis
Mark Portugal
Dave Burba

by jcb9 on Aug 2, 2008 7:13 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Zitos best month of the year

2-1 with a 5.21 ERA… lol

proud father of the newly acquired Brandon Crawford..

by Azmanz on Aug 2, 2008 7:01 PM PDT   0 recs

ha ha ha

I was just about to post that, I laughed pretty hard hearing that

by FluLikeSymptoms on Aug 2, 2008 7:02 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Speaking of expensive purchases

Man buys Honus Wagner baseball card for $1.62M. Crazy money

Farewell, Ray. We'll miss your smile and your sugar. Welcome, Steve Hammond "Eggs". Throw strikes.
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by Natto on Aug 2, 2008 7:02 PM PDT   0 recs

Well, having missed rehearsal, looks like I’m tuning into the massacre after all!

by offthedeepend on Aug 2, 2008 7:02 PM PDT   0 recs

Meek Padres rarely massacre

A simple, tasteful execution is probably in the offing.

by Moggeee on Aug 2, 2008 7:05 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

audio feed is crap again tonight

by cornball on Aug 2, 2008 7:03 PM PDT   0 recs

Sounds like Flem’s got a head cold with this distortion.

by offthedeepend on Aug 2, 2008 7:08 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Ps I love Fred hitting third.

"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 2, 2008 7:05 PM PDT   0 recs

Wins slappy swing is right for a leadoff guy, too

by Moggeee on Aug 2, 2008 7:06 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Winn’s

Hey, I’m off to quite a start

by Moggeee on Aug 2, 2008 7:07 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

as he hits one to the track :-)

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Aug 2, 2008 7:07 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

omg power hitting?

"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 2, 2008 7:09 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

yo tambien

Giants! Giants! HELP US GOD!

by j14 on Aug 2, 2008 7:07 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

BATTLE OF CY YOUNG WINNERS OMG

Farewell, Ray. We'll miss your smile and your sugar. Welcome, Steve Hammond "Eggs". Throw strikes.
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by Natto on Aug 2, 2008 7:05 PM PDT   0 recs

I am not very optimistic going into tonight's game

well less than normal

Giants! Giants! HELP US GOD!

by j14 on Aug 2, 2008 7:06 PM PDT   0 recs

You’ve been optimistic at some point this year?

by Moggeee on Aug 2, 2008 7:08 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

maybe i worded it wrong

lets say I am more pessimistic about tonight’s game

Giants! Giants! HELP US GOD!

by j14 on Aug 2, 2008 7:09 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

thank you

I’m here to stamp out any hint of fan satisfaction in 2008

by Moggeee on Aug 2, 2008 7:10 PM PDT