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Head-first slides are silly. I thought Hanley Ramirez was going to be out for the season.

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You're silly, Grant

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Adopted Giant: Daryl Maday - Just got promoted to CT, and is now sporting a gleaming 8.35 ERA.

by rhys on Aug 20, 2008 7:59 PM PDT   0 recs

Matt Cain sucks.

Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Aug 20, 2008 7:59 PM PDT   0 recs

Good

There’s always one post that gets “stuck” so that when I push “z” it goes up.

Noonan. Nooooonan!

by Giant Fan in Singapore on Aug 20, 2008 7:59 PM PDT   0 recs

sometimes, not on the last thread for me though.

Speed, defense... and an almost fanatical devotion to getting picked off.

by SF Pete on Aug 20, 2008 8:02 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

the last thread the posting was hanging up so I kept canceling

by timmeh on Aug 20, 2008 8:03 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

yup, and it’s always something really silly too!

by Merope on Aug 20, 2008 8:07 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I wonder who Butt Pee and Groud really are. I am not necessarily convinced that Groud is actually Groug.

by rotorueter on Aug 20, 2008 8:02 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I am not necessarily convinced that Groud is actually Groug.

He isn’t. I’ll reveal all of the alts for sweeps week.

by Grant on Aug 20, 2008 8:12 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I’m sticking to field level on Friday.

by timmeh on Aug 20, 2008 8:02 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah but the money you save goes straight to beer. I’d rather watch the game at home, and save my transportation funds and the ticket money by spending it later at some bars.

by Hobbes2d on Aug 20, 2008 8:03 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Winn has been retardely hot this month. His average is at .305.

Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Aug 20, 2008 8:01 PM PDT   0 recs

I now have to boycott you.

Thanks a lot.

Saving countless runs with my Brian Horwitz

by lyricalkiller on Aug 20, 2008 8:02 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Well that makes up for his awful July.

by Hobbes2d on Aug 20, 2008 8:02 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I think he was anxious heading into the trade deadline, but after it passed, he got over it and got hot.

Bonds stands alone.

Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal

by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 20, 2008 8:02 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

He is:

a) NY Met hot
b) Tampa Ray hot

by wilriv21 on Aug 20, 2008 8:03 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Pace yourself Ivan...

first time he’s been on base since Saturday. So, you know, I guess that merits batting second.

by ExcuseMeSwing on Aug 20, 2008 8:05 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Tue story, I met Willie Mays in 1998 and got to shake his hands, he had the biggest, strongest hands I’ve ever seen. He was in his 60’s at this time, too. Ridiculous.

Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Aug 20, 2008 8:02 PM PDT   0 recs

I noticed this

during the OF reunion ceremony. He has like Grizzly paws. His hands are gigantic.

by Hobbes2d on Aug 20, 2008 8:04 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah, he was in his late 60’s at the time and he crunched my hand.

Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Aug 20, 2008 8:05 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Back in mid 80’s took ST trip to Arizona with some family and sent my young 11yr nephew and 9 yr niece over to the group of autograph seekers to ask for Willie’s autograph. The kids came back with the autograph and mentioned that he was a grouch

by wilriv21 on Aug 20, 2008 8:05 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I think Will Clark was one of the grouchiest athletes I ever met. I ran into him when I was a 10 year old boy, he was definitely grouchy.

Still, it was awesome.

Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Aug 20, 2008 8:07 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

He still signed my card, though, I remember he was wearing nut-huggers and a Giant cowboy hat.

Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Aug 20, 2008 8:09 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Will was always very nice to me. He signed several things over the years, a sweetie if there ever was.

by timmeh on Aug 20, 2008 8:11 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah, and to be fair to Clark, we were in Pittsburgh. I’d probably be pretty grumpy if I had to stay in Pittsburgh for an extended amount of time.

Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Aug 20, 2008 8:12 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

extended amount of time = more than 5 minutes

Bonds stands alone.

Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal

by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 20, 2008 8:13 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Pierogis are pretty awesome.

Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Aug 20, 2008 8:13 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Nice ballpark. I mean, I haven’t been there, but it’s supposed to be.

by jcb9 on Aug 20, 2008 8:14 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

It’s a great ballpark, Pittsburgh isn’t a bad little town.

Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Aug 20, 2008 8:15 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

That is, if you can handle all the Steeler fans.

Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Aug 20, 2008 8:15 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

There was a series of articles on ESPN.com a few years back that named PNC the best ballpark in the majors – Phone Company Park was #2.

by jcb9 on Aug 20, 2008 8:19 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Andy Warhol Museum!!

by satyricrash on Aug 20, 2008 8:20 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

The Mattress Factory! Cool little alternative art museum.

Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Aug 20, 2008 8:20 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

yeah, I just remember flying into the airport which has a big cemetery at the edge of the runway. Not cool!

Bonds stands alone.

Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal

by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 20, 2008 8:15 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

True story

My friend — not a baseball fan at all — lives around the corner from Mays in Menlo Park. Every year he takes his two girls trick-or-treating to Mays’ house. Willie apparently sits in a chair and gives baseballs (unsigned). But you can get your picture with him, which is cool. I can’t wait to move back to the States and bring my two girls to Willie’s house.

Noonan. Nooooonan!

by Giant Fan in Singapore on Aug 20, 2008 8:05 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

That’s awesome.

Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Aug 20, 2008 8:06 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Wow, that’s so cool.

by rotorueter on Aug 20, 2008 8:06 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

That almost makes the suburbs sound appealing!

by jcb9 on Aug 20, 2008 8:07 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Menlo Park isn't all bad

It’s near enough to SF. We’re moving back for the schools (and so we can hang with "nostocksjustbonds").

Noonan. Nooooonan!

by Giant Fan in Singapore on Aug 20, 2008 8:09 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I spent my first 20 years in suburbs and college towns

But I’ve become a huge urban snob since.

by jcb9 on Aug 20, 2008 8:10 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

my dad met him at the car wash in Atherton a number of years back. My dad told him he was a big fan since the NY days and Mays was cool about it.

Bonds stands alone.

Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal

by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 20, 2008 8:06 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

awesome! I’m gonna go as Bat Man

Bonds stands alone.

Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal

by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 20, 2008 8:11 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Ochoa with the Neifi bunt, but actually successful and well-liked.

by rightcenterfielder on Aug 20, 2008 8:03 PM PDT   0 recs

speaking of Neifi

He was named as one of our 3 worst performers of all-time by some ESPN Page 2 article today, let me try to dig it up. It was a fun read.

by Hobbes2d on Aug 20, 2008 8:05 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Here it is

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=baker/080820&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab3pos2

Neifi Perez, SS/2B, 2004 (.232/.276/.295, 4 HR in 381 at-bats): The happy news for Giants fans is that finding position players for this poll was not easy. Do you know how many Giants there are in the worst 200 VORP seasons since 1959? That’s right: not even one. We could single out Hal Lanier for his nonexistent offense throughout most of his San Francisco career, but to do that would require ignoring his world-class glove work. Instead, we go to Perez, whose .232/.276/.295 performance is, in historical context, worse than anything Lanier dreamed up in the ’60s. It got him released on August 17 that year. Of course, because fate can be that way sometimes, Perez was scooped up by the Cubs, where he did some of the best hitting of his life for the next five weeks.

by Hobbes2d on Aug 20, 2008 8:07 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Link fail

Fixed

Giants! Giants! HELP US GOD!

by j14 on Aug 20, 2008 8:07 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

What a great piece

Saving countless runs with my Brian Horwitz

by lyricalkiller on Aug 20, 2008 8:11 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

One of his homers

hurt us bad, too. He definitely sucked for the Giants, in every way.

bringing you moral turpitude since 1963

by Idaho Nick on Aug 20, 2008 8:11 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Gamer!

and that’s why we won’t get good offensive free agents to come here.

Bonds stands alone.

Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal

by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 20, 2008 8:05 PM PDT   0 recs

I think the players we have now are plenty offensive.

by rotorueter on Aug 20, 2008 8:06 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Guaranteed to lower your cholesterol but raise your blood pressure

by rotorueter on Aug 20, 2008 8:07 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

the quicker the games end, the quicker they get to the offseason and the records get reset.
…
of course that really only applies to the last game of the regular season, but..

by ExcuseMeSwing on Aug 20, 2008 8:08 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

nice

Bonds stands alone.

Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal

by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 20, 2008 8:08 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Great bunt!

proud father of the newly acquired Brandon Crawford..

by Azmanz on Aug 20, 2008 8:08 PM PDT   0 recs

By trading away all their talent from a World Series championship team.

by Hobbes2d on Aug 20, 2008 8:11 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Cheated

proud father of the newly acquired Brandon Crawford..

by Azmanz on Aug 20, 2008 8:11 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

COUNTRY HARDBALL

Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Aug 20, 2008 8:09 PM PDT   0 recs

That term has so many dirty words in it

Zooperstars, they quack me up!

by Goofus on Aug 20, 2008 8:14 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Heh. Tree.

by Grant on Aug 20, 2008 8:15 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Sweet

Marlins have tons of arbitration eligible players this off-season. Make some trades Sabes!

by Hobbes2d on Aug 20, 2008 8:10 PM PDT   0 recs

For a second..

I thought a righty actually hit an oppo-homer.. then I remembered that wasn’t possible

proud father of the newly acquired Brandon Crawford..

by Azmanz on Aug 20, 2008 8:11 PM PDT   0 recs

How the fuck

Do you go 271 consecutive innings without allowing a HR?

by Hobbes2d on Aug 20, 2008 8:15 PM PDT   0 recs

you’re a 2nd baseman

Bonds stands alone.

Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal

by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 20, 2008 8:16 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

cody Ross’s’ gamecast pic is funny

Zooperstars, they quack me up!

by Goofus on Aug 20, 2008 8:15 PM PDT   0 recs

Smile!

Giants! Giants! HELP US GOD!

by j14 on Aug 20, 2008 8:17 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs