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San Francisco Giants @ San Diego Padres


W-LGGSCGSHOSVBSIPHRERHRBBKERAWHIP
2008 - Tim Lincecum 16-3 30 29 0 0 0 0 198.2 161 62 56 10 74 225 2.54 1.18

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2008 - Chris Young 5-5 15 15 1 0 0 0 82.1 70 42 41 12 43 74 4.48 1.37

The best part of this series: all the Max Venable memories coming back in waves. And by "all", I mean "Hey, I used to have that guy's baseball card!"

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dont know if its been posted yet butttttt...

Cf winn
Rf schierholtz
1b sandoval
C Molina
3b aurilia
Lf bowker
2b velez
Ss Vizquel
P Lincecum

bitte, baby.

by ryanmiles on Sep 13, 2008 6:10 PM PDT   0 recs

You beat me to posting it by about 3 seconds!

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 Sep 13, 2008 6:10 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Also, I’m starting to wonder if Bochy seriously refuses to play Sandoval, Ishikawa, and Schierholtz all at once.

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 Sep 13, 2008 6:11 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

You have to have some veterans in the lineup. The Padres are in a pennant race. Right?!?! Right?!?!

A gamer does NOT wear a foam finger, a dork does.

by SFGuy on Sep 13, 2008 6:12 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Yea but mine's better..

It’s capitalized and has questions attached to it.

The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
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by WalrusMan on Sep 13, 2008 6:12 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

yeah but if i did all that, i wouldnt have been able to beat you to posting it!

bitte, baby.

by ryanmiles on Sep 13, 2008 6:14 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

WRYYYYY IS RICH AURILIA

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

by jponry on Sep 13, 2008 6:14 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Gasp!

A Schierholtz! They do exist!

There amass been plenty of articles written this spring about the stud shortstop Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum , as well as the fluid young outfielders and thirteen basemen Kevin Frandsen.
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by Natto on Sep 13, 2008 6:31 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Quick!

Don’t use just a regular Pokeball, try an Ultraball!

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 Sep 13, 2008 6:32 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I just hope Bochy lets Lincecum go at least 1.2 innings today. The way he’s so careful with these kids all the time, I can never be sure.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Sep 13, 2008 6:11 PM PDT   0 recs

Lincecum has some support nationally for the NL Cy Young Award. ESPN’s Buster Olney and Chris Singleton both pick Lincecum. Today on FOX’s regional game Braves-Mets, Mark Grace picked Lincecum and Grace is the color guy for the Dbacks. He didn’t pick his own guy, Webb.

A gamer does NOT wear a foam finger, a dork does.

by SFGuy on Sep 13, 2008 6:11 PM PDT   0 recs

Jayson Stark also backed Lincecum a couple of weeks ago.

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 Sep 13, 2008 6:11 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Yay!

We have a flavour of the week!

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 Sep 13, 2008 6:12 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Lineup from Baggs

CF Winn
RF Schierholtz
1B Sandoval
C Molina
3B Aurilia
LF Bowker
2B Velez
SS Vizquel
P Lincecum

No Ishikawa at 1B and Sandoval at 3B, could be he’s being punished for his baserunning mistakes or perhaps Bochy really is playing up MLB.com’s story that we’re going to steal a lot against Young and Aurilia has more career steals than Ishikawa does.

Also, Bowker in LF, how is he there? I only saw him play RF earlier in the season and don’t know if he’s played LF a lot this year or not.

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 Sep 13, 2008 6:11 PM PDT   0 recs

I haven’t seen him in LF either, I don’t think, but there seems to be come CW that he’d be a better left fielder than right fielder.

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 Sep 13, 2008 6:12 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Past 2 years..

102 in RF
24 in CF
23 in LF

Center? I didn’t think he played CF. Is that just a baseball-reference anomaly?

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 Sep 13, 2008 6:16 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I think he did play CF for a short while for Connecticut.

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

by jponry on Sep 13, 2008 6:16 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Yea..

that’s where he’s listed. But he actually played there? I was kind of under the impression he wasn’t all that great of a corner outfielder, and usually that turns into bad centerfielder.

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 Sep 13, 2008 6:18 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah, he did. I think Brute said he was not very good.

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

by jponry on Sep 13, 2008 6:19 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Whoa, I forgot Bowker existed.

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

by jponry on Sep 13, 2008 6:15 PM PDT   0 recs

He doesn’t count as playing the kids. He is SOOOO pre-allstar break.

by rotorueter on Sep 13, 2008 6:15 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I believe in John Bowker.

There amass been plenty of articles written this spring about the stud shortstop Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum , as well as the fluid young outfielders and thirteen basemen Kevin Frandsen.
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by Natto on Sep 13, 2008 6:32 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I believe that John Bowker exists, and that he’s a good man, but he’s not our savior.

VAE PVTO DEVS FIO

by Bhaakon on Sep 13, 2008 7:04 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Aaron Rowand’s getting some rest?

Totally ungamer move, Bochy.

Trent Kline: Decentish. Also, my website is called ChatterBalks Dot Com. It's not being updated right now. Hope for more at your own risk.

by groug on Sep 13, 2008 6:15 PM PDT   0 recs

Don't want to have him injured...

Like in my Baseball Mogul game…I only had Rajai Davis to play CF. And he was batting like .170 so I traded Tyler Walker for Cody Ross, and ended up just playing Lewis there.

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 Sep 13, 2008 6:17 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Pretty much.

There is a play by play “action” but there’s no real controling the players other than the odd “Do you want to go for an extra bag? Y/N” message. Basically you’re controlling the team as the general manager and manager.

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 Sep 13, 2008 7:13 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Why can’t we have Sandoval at 3rd, Ishi at 1st, Schierholtz in RF? Just for one game!

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

by jponry on Sep 13, 2008 6:16 PM PDT   0 recs

Because Schierholtz can only hit when Aurilia is in the lineup.

That’s just science.

Trent Kline: Decentish. Also, my website is called ChatterBalks Dot Com. It's not being updated right now. Hope for more at your own risk.

by groug on Sep 13, 2008 6:17 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

No..

That’s Bill Mueller can only hit when Shawn Estes is pitching.

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 Sep 13, 2008 6:18 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Because Bruce “Veteran” Bochy is the manager?

A gamer does NOT wear a foam finger, a dork does.

by SFGuy on Sep 13, 2008 6:17 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

My bias may be clouding my memory, but didn’t the 10 run game feature that lineup?

by rotorueter on Sep 13, 2008 6:17 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Well there's your answer

We can’t do that again. That would embarrass the Padres, and not embarrassing the Padres is our top priority.

Trent Kline: Decentish. Also, my website is called ChatterBalks Dot Com. It's not being updated right now. Hope for more at your own risk.

by groug on Sep 13, 2008 6:18 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

In the imaginary world where I'm in charge, the lineup would be:

1) Randy Winn CF
2) Emmanuel Burriss SS
3) Travis Ishikawa 1B
4) Pablo Sandoval 3B
5) Bengie Molina C
6) Nate Schierholtz RF
7) John Bowker LF
8) Travis Denker 2B
9) Tim Lincecum P

I am in favor of playing as many kids as possible at this point.

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 Sep 13, 2008 6:18 PM PDT   0 recs

Where is Travis Denker?

A gamer does NOT wear a foam finger, a dork does.

by SFGuy on Sep 13, 2008 6:18 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

At second base?

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by groug on Sep 13, 2008 6:18 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Dead in a ditch for all we know.

I wonder if he hit on Sabean’s wife while he was up earlier this year. I can’t figure out why else he doesn’t get called up, especially now that Burriss is out.

Wait, when I made up my imaginary lineup, I forgot Burriss was hurt. Oops!

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 Sep 13, 2008 6:19 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

What the fuck is a Travis Denker?

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

by jponry on Sep 13, 2008 6:18 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Burriss is playing through his injury?

GAMER

Trent Kline: Decentish. Also, my website is called ChatterBalks Dot Com. It's not being updated right now. Hope for more at your own risk.

by groug on Sep 13, 2008 6:19 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I love that lineup, by the way.

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

by jponry on Sep 13, 2008 6:19 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Burriss is injured..

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 Sep 13, 2008 6:19 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

In imaginary world, he isn’t!

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

by jponry on Sep 13, 2008 6:20 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I’ve already proposed a fantasy world in which I’m in charge of the Giants’ roster AND lineup – it’s not THAT much more of a stretch to think that I can also heal injuries with my touch.

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 Sep 13, 2008 6:20 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

And I could heal with a touch, Lewis would, of course, be in the lineup instead of Bowker. Put him at #3, drop Ishikawa to sixth and Schierholtz to seventh.

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 Sep 13, 2008 6:22 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I'd then go...

Lewis
Sandoval
Ishikawa
Molina
Schierholtz

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 Sep 13, 2008 6:23 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

So in your imaginary world, Lewis is hurt but Burriss is not?

I think I’d swap Denker and Burriss, and probably Molina and Nate.

by rotorueter on Sep 13, 2008 6:19 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

BTW I didn’t mean to pile on regarding Burriss—-I typed that before reading the other comments.

by rotorueter on Sep 13, 2008 6:20 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I forgot about Burriss! Whereas I couldn’t forget about Lewis, what with people complaining about his bunion surgery for MONTHS now.

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 Sep 13, 2008 6:21 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

OK..

We’ve established Burris is injured, we don’t have to pile on him everybody—I typed that before reading your comment that you just posted.

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 Sep 13, 2008 6:22 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

On another note..

I hope that this game is interesting enough to keep me away from Economics. Hate that course after only 2 weeks.

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 Sep 13, 2008 6:21 PM PDT   0 recs

The dismal manager vs. the dismal science

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 Sep 13, 2008 6:21 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

What's all this about Economists use the Scientific Method?

You’re kidding me right? Just about as much as Anthropologists use the Scientific Method it seems. Stupid classes…

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 Sep 13, 2008 6:22 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Anyone see this?

http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2008/9/13/613167/what-if-rbis-were-an-accur

Bengie Molina has 61 RBI’s more than he should!

Also Fred lewis should have 15 more RBI’s than he has.

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 Sep 13, 2008 6:25 PM PDT   0 recs

Khalil Greene in last place! I may not understand the math, but I’ll endorse it for that alone.

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 Sep 13, 2008 6:26 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Yea..

2 RBIs…that’s not even possible in a year but hey if it says that I think it’s true then. It’s not facts, it’s feelings.

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 Sep 13, 2008 6:27 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

2 RBI. That is amazing.

Fuck that guy.

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

by jponry on Sep 13, 2008 6:28 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Lewis isn’t clutch. DFA!

by rotorueter on Sep 13, 2008 6:27 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Umm...

It’s more that Bengie Molina is hitting in the 4th spot behind people who get on base and occasionally driving them in, while Lewis is batting leadoff. Were he to hit 4th he’d have many more RBIs.

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 Sep 13, 2008 6:28 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Sar-chasm

by rotorueter on Sep 13, 2008 6:29 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Ahah!

I got you with a revers sar-chasm fall!

Ehem…yea that’s it.

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 Sep 13, 2008 6:30 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

New addition to the Giants and McCoven families

Not wanting to miss another Lincecum start, my second daughter was born on Tuesday (09/09/08) night at 10:23 p.m. Hope she brings Timmy good luck today, she’ll be watching until daddy has to bring her sister to gym class.

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Noonan. Nooooonan!

by Giant Fan in Singapore on Sep 13, 2008 6:30 PM PDT   0 recs

Hey, congratulations! She’s beautiful.

by rotorueter on Sep 13, 2008 6:30 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

That baby looks like a GAMER.

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

by jponry on Sep 13, 2008 6:31 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Congratulations.

What’s her name? And where’s the Giants gear already? You should have had a blanket ready!

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 Sep 13, 2008 6:31 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Ella Lin (two-word first name like her sister Chloe Mei)

No Giants gear for sale here in Singapore, sadly. I’ll pick up some more baby stuff at the dugout when I’m back in October.

Noonan. Nooooonan!

by Giant Fan in Singapore on Sep 13, 2008 6:32 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

SO CUTE!

My wife and I are expecting our second in December. A daughter. If our 2-year old son doesn’t kill us first, anywhere.

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 Sep 13, 2008 6:31 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Do you prefer he kill you in a specific place?

by rotorueter on Sep 13, 2008 6:32 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Stupid lack of editing capabilities on comments.

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 Sep 13, 2008 6:33 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Wow..

You have a lethal first son and you’re allowing another to be born? I’m sorry, the first born decides whether a second born is..um..born. Like I did the deciding for my parents.

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 Sep 13, 2008 6:33 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

He’s a good kid, really. But we’re in the process of moving him from his crib to a regular bed, and there have been some bumps along the road.

He’s also incredibly sweet at daycare, and saves all his worst behavior for when he’s at home. Of course!

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 Sep 13, 2008 6:34 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

They don’t call them “the terrible twos” fer nuthin!

by Merope on Sep 13, 2008 6:38 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Terrible 2-8's FTW!

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 Sep 13, 2008 6:39 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs