A Little Schierholtz Love?!

Go Nate go

"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 4, 2008 11:41 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Stubby Clapp????

Now you’re just making stuff up.

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Aug 4, 2008 11:42 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Someday, he will face Madison Bumgarner

Who will be pitching to Buster Posey, with Sundrendry Windster on the bench. So, yeah.

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

by hairball on Aug 4, 2008 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Stubby Clapp is pretty old, isn’t he?

by rotorueter on Aug 4, 2008 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

you are correct, sir- 35

so maybe my fantasy will not materialize

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

by hairball on Aug 4, 2008 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

On the Canadian team’s gameday threads they type, “Let’s go Clapp, clap clap, clap clap clap

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by Goofus on Aug 4, 2008 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don't forget the Canadian exhange rate-- he's really 28.7

I'm adopting a true Giant and an awe-inspring gamer: tk. "Atta babe."

by Mayor of 311 on Aug 4, 2008 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

not these days

"he walked 18; new league record! Struck out 18, another new league record! He also hit the sportswriter, the PA announcer, the bull mascot twice..."

by i did my job on Aug 4, 2008 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Best name ever

I still haven’t heard a name I like better than Bruddah Choy Foo. Well, unless you count Dick Pole.

"[Greg] Vaughn is in a funk so deep, George Clinton wearing a miner's helmet couldn't find him."
- Jim Baker, ESPN.com, May 2002

by achiappanza on Aug 4, 2008 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Stubby Clapp

I had the pleasure of watching him play for 2 seasons. He always gave his all. You may heap scorn on the phrase “gamer” all you want (and since I don’t hear any of the SF media blitz, I haven’t been inundated with the word), but Stubby Clapp was a gamer. And a classy player.

Your 2011 SF Giants: the 2008 Augusta Greenjackets!

by Lyle on Aug 4, 2008 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Gamers are only annoying when they don’t get on base and get overpaid. Clapp is a good gamer.

by rotorueter on Aug 4, 2008 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

True Story

Stubby pinch-ran for Buck O’Neil in the top of the first inning during the 2006 Northern League All-Star Game in Kansas City after O’Neil led off the game with a walk. Buck was the leadoff hitter for both teams in the first inning as he became the oldest player to play in a professional game.

Clapp ended up going three-for-three with four RBI in the game and was named ASG MVP.

That event is one of my favorite all-time baseball experiences.

"In the game of chess, you can never let your adversary see your pieces."

by sfgiantsflgators on Aug 4, 2008 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

More

From the article:

After Brown’s single, the U.S. loaded the bases and, with a towering blast to right-center, Schierholtz cleared them. The grand slam was his second home run in as many nights for Team USA, and for the game, the right-fielder was 3-4 with two runs scored and four RBI.

This is awesome. I was really hoping he would put on a show, but so far, he’s outshining even LaPorta! w00t to the max!

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

by hairball on Aug 4, 2008 11:43 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

i’m glad they informed us how many RBI he had.

Bengie Molina: stretching doubles into singles since 1998.

by jasomack on Aug 4, 2008 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Huh? That was salient? He could have more than four had his two other hits driven in runs.

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by Goofus on Aug 5, 2008 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I love that Nate and LaPorta are hitting together in the middle of the lineup. Every lineup I’ve seen so far has one hitting with the other either right before or right after. Great stuff.

"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 5, 2008 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Also, is Chris Begg still our pitcher?

He took the loss.

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

by hairball on Aug 4, 2008 11:46 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I think we released him last month.

Farewell, Ray. We'll miss your smile and your sugar. Welcome, Steve Hammond "Eggs". Throw strikes.
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by Natto on Aug 4, 2008 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

USA! USA!

Farewell, Ray. We'll miss your smile and your sugar. Welcome, Steve Hammond "Eggs". Throw strikes.
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by Natto on Aug 4, 2008 11:46 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Take THAT Canada! USA USA!

by chilibean_3 on Aug 4, 2008 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You have to honk your car horn and flash your headlights when you yell that.

"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 4, 2008 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

GO NATE!

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by SoFa King Mike on Aug 4, 2008 11:47 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Do they use wood or aluminum in the olympics, I cant tell from the pic?

I'm young but i didn't fall off the truck yesterday!

by jbowl on Aug 4, 2008 11:51 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

looks wooden to me

but i’m not 100% sure

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Aug 4, 2008 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Only wooden bats allowed since 2000

by Joco on Aug 4, 2008 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Either it’s a wood bat or an aluminum bat painted flat black, which would be pretty cool.

by giants9107 on Aug 4, 2008 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

OT - jbowl - How are you doing?

by Jakespaar on Aug 4, 2008 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Eh

We are doing ok, we still miss our puppy a lot. We are still thinking about getting another puppy sometime, but we have to wait for all the virus to go and die. But we are good. Thank you for your concern.

I'm young but i didn't fall off the truck yesterday!

by jbowl on Aug 4, 2008 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

NP

From experience, I know that it will take some time to get over. I’ve been thinking about you quite a bit since reading about your experience with Abbybell. I didn’t catch your post until a few days after you posted it, so you may have missed my replies.

Getting another pup will help you overcome your pain. However, before you do that, I did have some recommendations about dealing with Parvo. I don’t want you to experience want I went through…

by Jakespaar on Aug 4, 2008 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

*what I went through

by Jakespaar on Aug 4, 2008 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Question

Could an oustanding tourament in international play stir interest in other team’s in a guy like Nate? In other words, will pro scounts put any stock in his performance?

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by Goofus on Aug 4, 2008 12:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I’d lean towards no because the quality of some teams could be pretty bad.

That’s just my off-the-cuff reaction, I could be wrong. But I don’t see it increasing anyone’s stock that much other than a footnote “So and so did well for Team USA”

Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Aug 4, 2008 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

just saw the video of the hr and...

that was an absolute bomb. the center-fielder didn’t even move

by ryanmiles on Aug 4, 2008 12:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

A bomb at the Olympics...?

that’s kinda ringin’ a bell.
Where have I heard that before?

Fairley odd parent to Wendell

by WTF on Aug 4, 2008 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

too soon

(not really, i just like pulling the “too soon” card)

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Aug 4, 2008 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

From the bottom of the deck!

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by Goofus on Aug 4, 2008 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I see what you did there.

by rotorueter on Aug 4, 2008 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

So….too soon on the too soon?

Neglectful father of David Quinowski

by marcello on Aug 4, 2008 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

precisely!

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Aug 4, 2008 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe a USA hurler will pitch a Jewell of a game?

Fred Lewis can stand under my umbrella.

by S.F. Giangst on Aug 4, 2008 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Also, you can stream the replay of this game on the mainpage of the website that hairball posted.

http://web.usabaseball.com/index.jsp

Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Aug 4, 2008 12:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Q: Is Strasberg starting? Or is he in the bullpen? I’d like to get a video look at him.

Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Aug 4, 2008 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’m watching the Aug 3rd game now and this field they are playing on looks absolutely tiny.

I found the dimensions on Wikipedia.

Left Field - 305 ft (93 m)
Left Center Field - 371 ft (113 m)
Center Field - 400 ft (120 m)
Right Center Field - 373 ft (114 m)
Right Field - 327 ft (100 m)

That’s pretty small, I’ve yet to see Nates HR.

Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Aug 4, 2008 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I just watched it...

That shot would have gone out in the Polo Grounds.

Angel Villalona: Waiting for fastballs since '07.

by AngelintheInfield on Aug 4, 2008 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, cut he hit it down the line ;)

I just fast forwarded to it but you never actually see where the ball lands because of some truly awful camera work. Nate pulls the ball into RF and the camera is frantically zooming into CF trying to find the ball.

Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Aug 4, 2008 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

cut = cuz

Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Aug 4, 2008 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, it was over the bleachers in that park, the announcer guessed it was “in the neighborhood of 500 feet”

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

by raisingcain on Aug 4, 2008 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I thought I saw it

Look deep right center, it bounces off the top of the park wall and out. I love the announcer…

“I won’t forget this guy’s name!” – As long as Brian Sabean is around, Mr. Announcer Guy, you better have a great memory.

Angel Villalona: Waiting for fastballs since '07.

by AngelintheInfield on Aug 4, 2008 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Unfortunately, probably true. (about sabean)

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

by raisingcain on Aug 4, 2008 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

If you ever had Stubby Clapp you would know it is Wood

by rellubcat on Aug 4, 2008 12:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

he should be doing that for the Giants

send Winn in his place

Bonds stands alone.

Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal

by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 4, 2008 12:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

wow

that was a bomb!

by DuikeBuike on Aug 4, 2008 12:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Slightly off-topic

I’m sure Paul Lukas of Uni Watch has the dry heaves from looking at that logo on the Team USA jerseys.

No, my Crazy Crab bobblehead is not for sale.

by Kitspool on Aug 4, 2008 1:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

the "S" looks like licorice

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Aug 4, 2008 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

i think hed be a better player

if he wore batting gloves. im not sold on him being a prospect till he puts some on (unless he’s pulling a vlad/moises and pissin on his hands pre-game.. now thats what a gamer would do)

proud father of the newly acquired Brandon Crawford..

by Azmanz on Aug 4, 2008 1:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

No batting gloves worked for this jerk...

Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Aug 4, 2008 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’m always amazed to see old pics like that when the catchers didn’t wear shin guards. That took serious balls. Speaking of balls, did they at least wear a cup?

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by Goofus on Aug 4, 2008 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

if they didn't wear cups...

THAT would take serious balls. Seriously hard balls

www.wazzel.com (prove your sports knowledge if you can)

by NeifiChicken on Aug 4, 2008 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or a complete lack of balls.

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

by groug on Aug 4, 2008 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

look at that catchers mitt. I guess the idea was to just knock the ball down instead of catch it

by rellubcat on Aug 4, 2008 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Catchers would receive the ball with both hands in those days. Keep the bare hand on the rim of the mitt, then trap the ball as it rebounded from the leather. One-handed receiving didn’t really come in until Johnny Bench.

Fred Lewis can stand under my umbrella.

by S.F. Giangst on Aug 4, 2008 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

What about foul tips? Those guys must have gotten destroyed.

Neglectful father of David Quinowski

by marcello on Aug 4, 2008 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That was my point with the shin guard comment.

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by Goofus on Aug 4, 2008 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ah, my bad. I was thinking shoulders. Regardless, it looks like he’s wearing knee pads, a chest protector, and little else.

Neglectful father of David Quinowski

by marcello on Aug 4, 2008 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Foul tips off the bare hand were one of the big reasons you don’t see a lot of great hitters among veteran catchers back in that era. It’s also a big reason why clubs used to carry 3 catchers.

Fred Lewis can stand under my umbrella.

by S.F. Giangst on Aug 4, 2008 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Which would make the accomplishments of Josh Gibson even more remarkable!!!

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by Goofus on Aug 5, 2008 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Also just watched Nate’s ABs in the game and wow. Talk about a bomb. The announcing crew loves him.

"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 4, 2008 1:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Handwriting

Who thinks the handwriting on the wall is pointing to Randy Winn’s being traded, and who think it is indicating that Nate might go?

I’m beginning to think the Giants’ first draft pick next season could be an outfielder, depending on which players rise to the top of the draft. Outfielder, shortstop, first baseman or the old standby, pitcher.

Of course I’m still hoping they take the best prospect available. Unless he’s a designated hitter. :)

by sharksrog on Aug 4, 2008 2:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

God, I hope you're right

I’d love to see Randy Winn get moved.

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Aug 4, 2008 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Somehow I have lost all faith in the organization to handle their prospects properly. So I’m not getting too excited until I see it happen.

by giants9107 on Aug 4, 2008 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nate>Randy

Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon, and for the rest of our lives, or something like that.

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

by hairball on Aug 4, 2008 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

OK, so let Nate compete for the starting RF job next spring. If he wins and there still isn’t interest in Winn, Winn becomes the (expensive) 4th OF.

Since Winn can play all three OF positions, he’d get some starts and be a perfect PH/double-switch guy. He could also pinch-run as needed. I’m sure he wouldn’t be pleased with a reduced role in a contract year, but f**k ‘em.

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by Goofus on Aug 4, 2008 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I mean I know that USA beat up on Begg and McNiven in these two games but Nate showing power is what we should be celebrating.

"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 4, 2008 2:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Ceeeel-a-brate good times, c'mon!

I’m ready to party. I’ve already put on a silly hat and a condom.

Now that I think about it, this silly hat negates the need for a condom. No way I’m gettin’ laid wearing this.

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by Goofus on Aug 4, 2008 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I always thought that a condom really was just kind of a silly hat on its own.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Aug 5, 2008 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’ll celebrate it, for sure, but Begg looked terrible. I know it’s a pre-tournament game or whatever, but tossing 84mph fastballs repeatedly down the pipe never works (unless your Barry Zito lawlz). Everything he threw was low 80’s, down the middle, and with little-to-no movement. I’d never seen him pitch before.

Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Aug 4, 2008 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

U-S-A! U-S-A!

Schierholtz went 1 for 3 last night with a triple, 3 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB.

oh, and USA defeats Canada 17-5.

by ryanmiles on Aug 5, 2008 3:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

In the series against Canada Nate leads USA in hits, RBI, and runs scored, IIRC. Second in homers too. So they beat up on bleh pitching, who cares? That’s the American way!

"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 5, 2008 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs