Sandoval cartoon from South Korea

love it!

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Aug 28, 2008 8:54 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Good Stuff!

"Forget it Donny, you're out of you're element"-Walter Sobchak

by icanplaythird on Aug 28, 2008 8:55 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

haha!

That’s fantastic….

“Challenge me!”

Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Aug 28, 2008 8:59 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

AT ALL!

by satyricrash on Aug 28, 2008 9:01 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I recommended this FanPost and so should you!

..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.

by Cookyman on Aug 28, 2008 9:03 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

lmao

LOL!

Hasheem "The Beat" Thabeet. A Warrior in 09.

by ejdacanay on Aug 28, 2008 9:09 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

he’s big, he hits the ball with authority, imagine how good after a few more years of nautilus and weights,
GO PABLITO

adopter/sponsor of "Go, Antoan" Richardson

by foothillsfan on Aug 28, 2008 9:11 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

A++++++++++++++

But just another reminder that I need to learn Korean already so I can understand the KBO strips he does.

"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 28, 2008 9:12 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

You know, Korean is really hard to learn even for Korean. lol.

Giants the never sunset.

by aras on Aug 28, 2008 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah one of my best friends is Korean and she keeps telling me it’s a bitch to learn. Not so much the characters and verbs and that, but the pronounciation is what she says kills non-native speakers.

I gotta learn Spanish first anyway. Though the Korean courses at De Anza College in the South Bay are so tempting…

"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 28, 2008 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That’s a hell of a commute just to learn Korean

Adopted brother of the AnVil / GIANTSPACE™ returns!

by SoFa King Mike on Aug 28, 2008 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’m moving to San Jose in January.

"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 28, 2008 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh. NVM then.

It’s just up 280.

De Anza looks like Asian invasion.

Adopted brother of the AnVil / GIANTSPACE™ returns!

by SoFa King Mike on Aug 28, 2008 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

They have Vietnamese classes at SJSU but I didn’t see much for Korean. :/

"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 28, 2008 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Mission was also invaded lol

Hasheem "The Beat" Thabeet. A Warrior in 09.

by ejdacanay on Aug 28, 2008 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

“Not so much the characters and verbs and that, but the pronounciation is what she says kills non-native speakers.”

That’s what I feel for English. lol
English is too hard…

Giants the never sunset.

by aras on Aug 28, 2008 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

English is stupid. It’s a poorly constructed language with dumb rules. Japanese is probably the easiest language I’ve studied in terms of just understanding how it works. Although the stuff with adjectives in nihongo sort of threw me…

"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 28, 2008 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

english is a germanic language that tries to use latin grammer rules. It is nearly impossible to match the two, yet we still try.

by tyrannoman on Aug 28, 2008 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

this

"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 28, 2008 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Try, we still yet do.

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on Aug 28, 2008 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

ummm…feel The Force….

by tyrannoman on Aug 28, 2008 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

to dream the impossible dream…

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

by daveinexile on Aug 28, 2008 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

prescriptive grammar is mostly dumb.

I worked as an ESL teacher for a while and found that it was doing a lot of damage to my students’ conversational abilities.

you can't block the Bocock

by oldjacket on Aug 28, 2008 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

We still continue to foolishly try.

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

by EliminateMe on Aug 28, 2008 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And because of the Battle of Hastings

there is a tremendous amount of French infused into English also.

Greetings, Marklar! I am Marklar! This is Marklar.

by marklar on Aug 28, 2008 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

German is pretty easy though.

Farewell, Ray. We'll miss your smile and your sugar. Welcome, Steve Hammond "Eggs". Throw strikes.
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by Natto on Aug 28, 2008 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

This makes teaching english difficult at times.

Only 849 games until the end of Zito's contract

by thehavenot on Aug 28, 2008 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Languages I really want to learn:

Spanish
Italian
French
Japanese
Arabic

..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.

by Cookyman on Aug 28, 2008 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

+1

for Arabic

proud father of the newly acquired Brandon Crawford..

by Azmanz on Aug 28, 2008 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

+1

you’re a terrorist most likely,
but so am I, I suppose. ARAB 110, starts now! (next semester)

BROCK BOND LIKES HIS MARTINIS PUNCHED IN THE FACE, NOT STIRRED.

by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Aug 28, 2008 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Marrhaba!

(Hello!)

Minn faddlich!
(My friend!)

Khudd al fatoomich khudd al fateesic LA!
(You don’t crap out your butt because you crap out your mouth!)

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

by victor frankenstein on Aug 29, 2008 12:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

How do you say… “How much for the Stinger missiles?”

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 29, 2008 4:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

On my list:

Keep studying Japanese. Of the languages I’ve studied (three of them lol) I enjoy Japanese the most.
Refresh my French
Learn Spanish
Learn Korean
Learn Dutch

"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 28, 2008 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

What’s the third language (except for French and Japanese)?

..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.

by Cookyman on Aug 28, 2008 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

English. I count that as a language studied, because I learned its structure, verbs, grammar, and usage.

"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 28, 2008 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Got it. How hard is Japanese? Can you read/write/speak reasonably well?

..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.

by Cookyman on Aug 28, 2008 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I can read it better than I speak it. I only took a year’s worth of lessons at college but my prof was fantastic and he really drilled the mechanics of the language into us. Like I mentioned the only thing that really tripped me up so far was the adjectives and how they have tenses, so to speak. It’s hard to explain it mostly because I still don’t understand it.

True story though: when I speak Japanese it comes out sounding French. It’s the weirdest friggin’ thing. I don’t even have a French accent when I speak French!

It’s challenging, but not difficult, at least to me. If you are passionate about language study you’re more likely to make it work. And from the looks of your list, you are passionate! Good call on Arabic. It looks difficult to write but I’m sure once you get it down it’s nothing.

Oh and if you know any Spanish at all, the verb sounds in Spanish and Japanese are exactly the same. So that should help you.

"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 28, 2008 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

japanese

writing, at least adult writing (Kanji) is very difficult. They had a perfectly good spoken language, and bolluxed it all up with Chinese characters. Note many chinese words = 1 meaning 1 syllable 1 character. Not so many single syllable Japanese words.

FIRE BRIAN SABEAN

by zenbitz on Aug 28, 2008 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Even the kanji wasn’t that difficult to me. It’s not to say I’m a perfect calligrapher with it, but the characters I learned stuck in my mind, and damned if I can’t write them all to this day.

"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 28, 2008 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh and if you know any Spanish at all, the verb sounds in Spanish and Japanese are exactly the same. So that should help you

This is why when I order tuna at a sushi resturant, it comes out as “maaguuroo” as though I’m saying “bbuurrriitttooo”

by tyrannoman on Aug 28, 2008 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh and if you know any Spanish at all, the verb sounds in Spanish and Japanese are exactly the same. So that should help you.

That’s good to know. Spanish should probably help me with Italian, too. And Italian should help me with French.

My plan

1) Learn Spanish
2) Learn Japanese
3) Learn Italian
4) Learn French
5) Learn Arabic

..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.

by Cookyman on Aug 28, 2008 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, I almost forgot

6) Profit!

..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.

by Cookyman on Aug 29, 2008 12:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It’s easy mode IMO. Took it for three years at Lowell and didn’t study, do HW or really do any of the things associated with learning besides showing up to class. So if you put some effort into it, it shouldn’t be difficult.

The writing isn’t too hard. Learning the characters is the most work intensive part. It really helps if you know Chinese characters because the majority of the characters are taken from Chinese.

As for speaking, the pronunciation is very simple for “baseline” Japanese. Once you get into regional dialects like kansai-ben or “Ye Olde” Japanese it gets kind of strange (at least to me).

Just as a reference, three years of “study” have gotten me to the point where I now do translation for Gintama (an anime that is notoriously difficult to translate, mostly due to obscure cultural references).

Still in despair.

by Zetsuboushita on Aug 28, 2008 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The writing was actually the easiest part, once I got over the feeling of learning to write all over again. For a while it felt like kindergarten with the big pencils and my characters were misshapen and all over the place.

Then when I saw my prof just lazily write his characters on the board I felt better about my own penmanship. He said basically as long as the stroke order is correct and you have all the stuff there, it’s okay.

My prof is was fun because he would tell us stories and stuff, and get sidetracked. Once he told us about seeing a well-respected Japanese author speak at UC Berkeley, which turned into a discussion on postwar Japanese lit, and that all began from a question on dead characters in hiragana and katakana such as the characters for the sound we. I got ideas for reading material out of it, and I picked up Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima. Man that guy was fucked up. But a good read.

"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 28, 2008 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Those eight years of Chinese school definitely came in handy when learning kanji.

Farewell, Ray. We'll miss your smile and your sugar. Welcome, Steve Hammond "Eggs". Throw strikes.
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by Natto on Aug 28, 2008 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

My BFF has been taking Arabic for a few years and he’s really into it, but he’s still not that far off from where he started. It’s a hard language.

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

by jponry on Aug 28, 2008 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I speak Hebrew, though, so it should be a lot easier for me.

..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.

by Cookyman on Aug 28, 2008 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

how many tones does Korean have?

you can't block the Bocock

by oldjacket on Aug 28, 2008 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

believe it has none

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 28, 2008 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

AWESOME

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

by jponry on Aug 28, 2008 9:13 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Thank you all ! ;)

Giants the never sunset.

by aras on Aug 28, 2008 9:15 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

YES!

Adopted brother of the AnVil / GIANTSPACE™ returns!

by SoFa King Mike on Aug 28, 2008 9:18 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Oh and

SUCK IT RUSSELL MARTIN!

Adopted brother of the AnVil / GIANTSPACE™ returns!

by SoFa King Mike on Aug 28, 2008 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

dis

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Aug 28, 2008 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

pitcher looks like Brad Penny

Fat and crappy.

"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 28, 2008 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Funny, I just assumed it was Chan Ho Park.

by tyrannoman on Aug 28, 2008 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

We can at least agree that whomever (whoever?) he is, he sucks.

"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 28, 2008 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thought that went with the Dodger uniform.

Maybe someday, somewhere, we’ll have a cartoon of an old, obnoxious Dodger manager being knocked on his head in the third base coach’s box…a guy can dream.

by tyrannoman on Aug 28, 2008 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh I also like how Pablo’s belly is going POW

"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 28, 2008 9:32 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

it reminds me of the old Batman TV show

Giants! Giants! HELP US GOD!

by j14 on Aug 28, 2008 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

yes!

"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 28, 2008 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

batman’s jab stance sucks

you can't block the Bocock

by oldjacket on Aug 28, 2008 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That’s just what he wants you think.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Aug 28, 2008 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don’t think Batman means business. Look into his eyes, he thinks he’s Warren Beatty.

by satyricrash on Aug 28, 2008 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Actually, Warren Beatty wishes he were Adam West.

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

by EliminateMe on Aug 28, 2008 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That’s Mayor Adam West to you…

Adopted brother of the AnVil / GIANTSPACE™ returns!

by SoFa King Mike on Aug 28, 2008 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And therein lies the tragedy!

by satyricrash on Aug 28, 2008 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

meatwad?

by out machine on Aug 28, 2008 9:39 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Baggarly's baby

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/extrabaggs/2008/08/23/a-meaty-nickname-for-sandoval-more-cy-thoughts-joyners-half-baked-idea/

my cousin and i got noah lowry's autograph after he came out of a porta-potty. he was nice about it.

by hubert on Aug 28, 2008 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Everyone Loves (Big & Little) Money!

Adopted brother of the AnVil / GIANTSPACE™ returns!

by SoFa King Mike on Aug 28, 2008 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

<3

wub

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Aug 28, 2008 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

greatest video

"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 28, 2008 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just the fact that

Pablito went oppo on his 1st ML homer, went back-to-back with big brother Bengie’s homer, along with Kuip’s exuberant call, made it one of the most exciting things to happen for Giants fans in a long time.

It really was an epic night.

Adopted brother of the AnVil / GIANTSPACE™ returns!

by SoFa King Mike on Aug 28, 2008 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

and I missed it

[lies down to die]

"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 28, 2008 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs