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The chase continues: 31 games left, and the team is only one home run away from the all-time single season record! It would be a major upset if the record does not fall.

The Giants have a chance to blow away the old record, though, as they're only 28 home runs from 100. Can they do it? Can the Giants crack the century mark for the season? The Olympics had nuthin' on this chase.

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I wonder how many homeruns Barry would have hit in 2001 had he gotten 5500 or so at bats.

Only 849 games until the end of Zito's contract

by thehavenot on Aug 26, 2008 2:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Factor in all the IBB and that would have been a monster number.

Wow, I sure miss this now mythical homerun by a Giants player.

Adopted brother of the AnVil / GIANTSPACE™ returns!

by SoFa King Mike on Aug 26, 2008 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Another mark: Will any Giant player reach 15 HR’s for the season?

by consequencesANDrepercussions on Aug 26, 2008 2:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Randy Winn

As part of his end-of-the-season tear

¿Julio is tourist in San Francisco? Harper's Bizarre!

by hairball on Aug 26, 2008 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think rowand has a good shot. Besides him, probably not. Bowker had a shot, but slumped and was sent down.

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

by raisingcain on Aug 26, 2008 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

more Grant witchcraft.

Fairley odd parent to Wendell

by WTF on Aug 26, 2008 2:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

What’s the groupthink on this one? I wan’t to make sure that I’m agreeing with everyone else.

Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Aug 26, 2008 2:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I’m thinking no with a slightly yes-y aftertaste.

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Aug 26, 2008 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I read that as grougthink

Adopted brother of the AnVil / GIANTSPACE™ returns!

by SoFa King Mike on Aug 26, 2008 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

it's the groudthink you gotta watch out for

"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 26, 2008 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

groudthink >>>> grougthink

that’s all you need to know.

Randy Winn cannot play third base. Randy Winn cannot play third base. Nate Schierholtz, Giants 3B of the future! Randy Winn cannot play third base.

by groud on Aug 26, 2008 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Damn, I was hoping I was only three Greater Than signs down.

Rough one.

Trent Kline: Decentish. Also, my website is called ChatterBalks Dot Com and on it I make jokes about things.

by groug on Aug 26, 2008 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Buck up: I’m pretty sure you’ve got ButtPeethink beaten pretty handily.

What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC

by jcb9 on Aug 26, 2008 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dunno

Butt Pee’s outside-the-box thinking on Tyler Walker playing third really opened some eyes.

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Aug 26, 2008 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

If one chubby man can play third, so can another!

LOGIC!

What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC

by jcb9 on Aug 26, 2008 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, but nobody wants Butt Pee doing anything outside of the box.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Aug 26, 2008 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The grougthink is that dingers are sweet.

I can’t speak for the groudspeak, but he usually disagrees with me.

Trent Kline: Decentish. Also, my website is called ChatterBalks Dot Com and on it I make jokes about things.

by groug on Aug 26, 2008 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’m waiting for jponry’s opinion, and I’ll probably piggy-back on that.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Aug 26, 2008 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

nah

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Aug 26, 2008 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

rainman will wait until baseball people come to a consensus, and then agree with that.

But not in a groupthink.

Trent Kline: Decentish. Also, my website is called ChatterBalks Dot Com and on it I make jokes about things.

by groug on Aug 26, 2008 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not in a groupthink way.

Trent Kline: Decentish. Also, my website is called ChatterBalks Dot Com and on it I make jokes about things.

by groug on Aug 26, 2008 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Got to wait until the box disappears

Adopted brother of the AnVil / GIANTSPACE™ returns!

by SoFa King Mike on Aug 26, 2008 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

THIS IS TOO MUCH PRESSURE

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

by jponry on Aug 26, 2008 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It’s your own fault for thinking about your posts before you write them and making coherent points and stuff. Take a cue from howie and me. Just be stupid all the time, and the pressure will go away.

Trent Kline: Decentish. Also, my website is called ChatterBalks Dot Com and on it I make jokes about things.

by groug on Aug 26, 2008 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

But you guys make it look so easy.

Farewell, Ray. We'll miss your smile and your sugar. Welcome, Steve Hammond "Eggs". Throw strikes.
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by Natto on Aug 26, 2008 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Remember howie’s early days? He didn’t start out as one of the great ones, but with dedication, he really stepped up his game.

I believe in you!

Trent Kline: Decentish. Also, my website is called ChatterBalks Dot Com and on it I make jokes about things.

by groug on Aug 26, 2008 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Baaaaaa.

It's my blarg! Quick Pitch

by can of corn on Aug 26, 2008 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’d appreciate it we can come to a consensus on this question.

Never Question the McCoven!

by Group Think on Aug 26, 2008 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I would register as Outside The Box Thinking to respond to this, but I’m too lazy.

What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC

by jcb9 on Aug 26, 2008 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

lol

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Aug 26, 2008 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You say it's because you're too lazy...

…but I know you’re just waiting to see what everyone else thinks of the idea.

Like Barry Zito, I'm mildly half-OK.

by EliminateMe on Aug 26, 2008 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Okay, you got me.

Still waiting on a response from Groupthink HQ.

What man? Which man? Who’s the man? When’s a man a man? What makes a man a man? Am I a man? Yes. Technically I am. - FotC

by jcb9 on Aug 26, 2008 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The first time I clicked the link, I got “Browser can’t open that website,” and I thought that SFG/2008 had broken the internet.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Aug 26, 2008 3:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Nope

Just our hearts, and Matt Cain’s spirit

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Aug 26, 2008 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Adopted brother of the AnVil / GIANTSPACE™ returns!

by SoFa King Mike on Aug 26, 2008 3:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I buried Paul

and replaced him with a wax replica , which is why Farley’s holding up both ends of the convo there.

"Ain't got a hope in Hell - that's my belief." - Bon Scott

by victor frankenstein on Aug 26, 2008 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Where'd you find a photo of...

John Kruk and Paul McCartney?!

by bgunn on Aug 26, 2008 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Seymour! You’re burning it all wrong!

Fred Lewis can stand under my umbrella.
31 May 2007, 21:38 EST - the last time Matteh's career W-L wasn't below.500

by S.F. Giangst on Aug 26, 2008 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I take it this was the article you were working on before you saw the Bruce Jenkins column.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Aug 26, 2008 3:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Our 3B/HR rate is awesome, though.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Aug 26, 2008 3:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Heck we are in danger of winning ourselves out of the top ten draft picks. Heck maybe out of the protected picks ( top 15 in the first). I guess anything is possible.

Ivan Ochoa - Heir to the legacy of Rob Andrews & Rikkert Faneyte!

by daveinexile on Aug 26, 2008 3:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

To be serious for a second

The chances of the Giants hitting 28 HR’s in the 31 games is extremely slim.

If the team does, there is a significant chance that they also manage to win a significant # of those games( imagine the boost in run scoring), and could as a result play themselves dangerously close to .500

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on Aug 26, 2008 3:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

The Giants hit about 1 HR per loss this season. So if they lose the rest of their games, they’ll break 100.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Aug 26, 2008 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

hahah

That is some impeccable logic! I had not considered this approach to thinking.

(something about a newsletter)

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on Aug 26, 2008 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

rally-killing homerun!!!

as krukow would say

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

by raisingcain on Aug 26, 2008 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

By the way, why is there no gameday thread for the Red Sox vs Yankees game?? Don’t you all know that it’s the last game of the universe’s greatest rivalry in Yankee Stadium for forever?!!! IT’S FRIGGIN’ HISTORY, PEOPLE

Farewell, Ray. We'll miss your smile and your sugar. Welcome, Steve Hammond "Eggs". Throw strikes.
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by Natto on Aug 26, 2008 6:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs