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* a phone rings *

Me: Yello?

Giants fan from 2007: My god…it worked…. I’m calling from 2007. Is this…the future?

Me: Yes. Yes, it is. And to speed things up, I’m not going to ask how you were able to call into the future, nor am I going to bring up the universe-shattering paradoxes inherent with talking with someone from the future.

2007: Good. I’m dying to know about baseball in the future. Is there instant replay in baseball where you’re from?

Me: Yeah, but in a limited format.

2007: Wow. Unreal. Are there anti-gravity suits yet? Are genetic modifications the new morality crisis in baseball? Have the Giants won a World Series?

Me: Wait, how far into the future do you think you’re calling?

2007: Fifty years.

Me: You made it a year.

2007: Dang. At least I saved the receipt. Well, uh, how are the Giants?

Me: They’re bad. But not without hope.

2007: Hey, I’ll take that! So I guess that means that Kevin Frandsen’s doing well, and Nate Scheirholtz got his chance, right? Wait, or does it mean that Noah Lowry’s the old Noah Lowry? Did Angel Villalona hit 30 homers? Is either Wendell Fairley or Nick Noonan already in AAA? Where’s the hope coming from?

Me: Let’s see, Frandsen never played a game, Scheirholtz spent most of the season back in AAA, Lowry never threw a pitch, and none of the prospects you mentioned had particularly exceptional performances this year.

2007: Oh. Did the Giants at least draft something else besides some crappy high school pitcher?

Me: Well, yes, but part of the reason for the hope is…

2007: Nice! An actual hitter! Stockpiling young arms is so boring. But I’m confused. If that hitter was just drafted, why is there hope?

Me: Pablo Sandoval had a great year, for one.

2007: Wow, he finally mastered A-ball! Good for him.

Me: Actually, he demolished A-ball, and then he demolished AA. Now he’s hitting everything within three feet of the strike zone in the majors. He’s still a little rough around the edges, but he’s about the most exciting hitter the Giants have called up in a decade.

2007: Whoa. And hope, to me, means a potential solution to the gaping first-base hole. So that’s where Pablo’s playing now, huh?

Me: Well, kind of. Travis Ishikawa will probably get a lot of the at-bats next year.

2007: I’m sorry, you’re breaking up, probably because I’m calling you on technology that doesn’t exist. I’ll just assume you said "Yep" because what I heard was crazy talk. And I’ll also assume that Sabean traded all of the veterans, too.

Me: Not really. He traded Durham for the organizational equivalent of Matt Palmer and Antoan Richardson, but Molina, Winn, Vizquel, and Aurilia are still here.

2007: *stunned silence*

Me: But it’s okay. If anything, Winn and Molina have more value now. We were never going to get real prospects for any of them at the deadline.

2007: He couldn’t even find a decent young shortstop?

Me: No. But that’s not a huge concern either. The Giants rushed Emmanuel Burriss from A-ball, and then left him to rot on the bench for three months. When he finally got a chance to play, he kept his on-base percentage above .350, and he’ll probably start next year.

2007: *stunned silence*

Me: And keeping Burriss as a bench player for several months was only the second-worst shortstop-related front office maneuver of the year.

2007: Aaron Rowand?

Me: Started hot, but he’s been terrible for about four months now.

2007: Matt Cain?

Me: About the same as last year, ERA-wise.

2007: Barry Zito?

Me: Just as bad as the Zito you know and love, if not worse.

2007: Tim Lincecum?

Me: Probably the Cy Young winner.

2007: ZOMG!

Me: But he’s thrown more pitches than anyone in baseball, so there’s a little concern with that. It’s still ridiculously exciting, though.

2007: WTF? BBQ?

Me: I can’t believe you actually sound out the abbreviations when you’re surprised.

2007: So to recap: Matt Cain didn’t improve. Tim Lincecum was worked like a dog. Bengie Molina and Randy Winn are going to be in the starting lineup in 2009. The biggest minor league surprise was the rapid ascent of a 21-year-old who doesn’t take pitches. A guy who’s struggling in San Jose in my reality is our faint hope in your reality. Our latest free-agent acquisition is a disappointment, and our largest free-agent acquisition is still a total bust. The ostensible second baseman of the future, even though he was never that exciting in the first place, never took the field. Yet, you’re claiming there’s hope for this wretched franchise?

Me: Well, you just didn’t ask the right questions. You see, there’s a lot that’s going rig….

2007: You know what? Save it. I’m done with this team. I’m physically ill right now. I’m just going to go to sleep, and hopefully I’ll wake up in time for basketball season. How do the Warriors do?

Me: They win 48 games, but…

2007: Exactly. More than the Giants, I'm sure. I’m done with baseball. Take your hope and cram it, buddy. Peace out.

*hangs up the phone*

Me: Wait! For the love of all that is sacred, call Past Grant and tell him to put all of his money on the Rays making the playoffs! Wait! Hello? Hello?

Comment Starter: I wonder what crazy developments will happen within the next year that we wouldn’t be able to comprehend right now?

Me: Oh, shut up.

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I thought for sure..

2007 was gonna ask “At least we’re better than the Devil Rays right?” With you coming back with “Devil Rays? Yes. Rays? No”

proud father of the newly acquired Brandon Crawford..

by Azmanz on Sep 15, 2008 1:00 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

From the future!

I’ll play!

>> Nick Noonan takes a big step forward with his plate discipline and he even adds some modest power.

>> Randy Winn is traded for a B-level infield prospect

>> Brian Wilson is injured and Sergio Romo racks up 25+ saves in ’09

>> Zito actually gets worse.

#1 JUDY STEFFES FAN
My favorite pie is (name of pie flavor)
Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Sep 15, 2008 1:01 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Romocop!

Hideo Romo!

Romo eus domum!

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Sep 15, 2008 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Romo arrigato

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

by hairball on Sep 15, 2008 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mr. Romoto?

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 15, 2008 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Romo Erectus

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

by hairball on Sep 15, 2008 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Also:

>> JUDY STEFFES WINS A JOURNALISM AWARD OF SOME SORT FOR HER GROUND BREAKING WORDS

#1 JUDY STEFFES FAN
My favorite pie is (name of pie flavor)
Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Sep 15, 2008 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

YES

He did OK, and I think I should win my Week 2 game _

McFadden blew up in Week 2 but I didn’t have him starting because the Raiders looked so bad in Week 1 (whoops!)

I picked up Denver’s TE and he had a huge game for me. Green Bay’s defense helped me out a lot, too.

#1 JUDY STEFFES FAN
My favorite pie is (name of pie flavor)
Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Sep 15, 2008 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

FF is so week to week

it’s frustrating. LT did NOTHING this week- get better toe!!!

by bondslegend on Sep 15, 2008 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i did

but he didn’t make up for LT completely crapping his pants for the 2nd week in a row. I’m really beginning to think he’s quite the weenie. I mean, c’mon it’s a toe. Get on the field and play!

STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.

by UnleashTheGore on Sep 15, 2008 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’ll trade you Larry Johnson for LT.

#1 JUDY STEFFES FAN
My favorite pie is (name of pie flavor)
Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Sep 15, 2008 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

how the mighty have fallen

averaging barely over a yard a carry against the mighty Raiders defense…yikes, looks like all those carries finally took its toll on him.

STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.

by UnleashTheGore on Sep 16, 2008 8:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Zito actually gets worse

Hmm. There ought to be some way to capitalize on that somehow. The baseball equivalent of selling short.

"[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 Sep 16, 2008 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Never apologize for length. I never do.

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.
comics | cartoons | Nattowear

by Natto on Sep 15, 2008 1:02 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Is this a penis joke?

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Sep 15, 2008 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

if so then well played

"I think I was the best player I ever saw"
Willie Mays, you ain't kidding

by CB30 on Sep 15, 2008 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Penis joke?

Nah.

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.
comics | cartoons | Nattowear

by Natto on Sep 15, 2008 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ok, maybe you weren’t joking. Was it about your penis, though?

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Sep 15, 2008 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Actually

I believe Natto was referring to his taint.

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

by hairball on Sep 15, 2008 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

On second thought, it’s this kind of posting that probably got me my reputation

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Sep 15, 2008 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

2007: Barry Zito?

Me: Just as bad, if not worse.

Qualify that , please.
And no relying on “Because I’m the goddamned moderator , that’s why.”

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

by victor frankenstein on Sep 15, 2008 1:10 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Zito is having a worse year, this year.

Pretty straitforward…

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on Sep 15, 2008 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Stat 2007 2008
W-L 11-13 9-16
ERA 4.53 5.38
WHIP 1.35 1.65
ERA+ 98 78
BB/9 3.90 5.31
K/9 5.99 5.91

XOMG He’s still striking out the same amount! Otherwise, that’s pretty qualified i think.

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 15, 2008 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pardonnez - moi.

I forgot last night week month season.

I ain’t no stats man.
Ain’t got no STATS LAIR.

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

by victor frankenstein on Sep 15, 2008 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The XOMG wasn’t directed at you either..more at it’s amazing he’s still striking out people at the same rate.

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 15, 2008 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If you look at his performance

Is basically the walks that have been killing him.

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on Sep 15, 2008 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not quite..

H/9 8.33 9.53

He has cut down on his HR though.

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 15, 2008 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wait, what?

His K/9 is basically the same, but his BB/9 is up 1.5 from last year. That is huge! He is walking 40% more batters this season than last!

You cannot do that and not expect to give up more runs.

He’s been a little unlucky w/ his BABIP and as a result has give up a few more hits this season, but the real problem stems from too many base runners due to too many walks.

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on Sep 15, 2008 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Poor guy has hope for the Warriors

"I think I was the best player I ever saw"
Willie Mays, you ain't kidding

by CB30 on Sep 15, 2008 1:11 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The Future

1. Kevin Frandsen isn’t able to come back. Spends another year traveling with the Giants as apprentice of Mike Murphy.
2. Pablo starts off slow, with a lot of K’s, due to the fact pitchers find if they bounce a curveball a foot in front of plate, he will still swing. After he is sent down, tears up AAA and returns in August still hacking at everything.
3. Tim Lincecum goes 10 – 15 with a 0.99 ERA, throws Aaron Rowand through the clubhouse wall.
4. Grant resigns from McCovey Chronicles because of the absolute suckatude of the Giants offense, Judy Steffes takes over.

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.

by WilliamVanLandingham on Sep 15, 2008 1:16 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Havn't you heard?

We’re going to keep the same lineup, but somehow be in the WS next year! DUH

by bondslegend on Sep 15, 2008 1:17 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

When you answer the phone "Yello?"

You answer it like a question? Seems weird….I am much more affirmative when I answer the phone: “Yello!” With the emphasis on the “YEll-o”

It kind of makes me wish I had Grant’s number:
Grant: “Yello?”
Me: Wrong Hahahahahaha

Guys I’m rooting for unpredictably positive results: Cain, Schierholtz, Frandsen, Lowry, Sandoval and Sanchez. I’ll be happy whoever it is, I have good feelings.

by hammystyle on Sep 15, 2008 1:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yello - Grant's favorite avant - garde 80s band

The only one to feature a millionaire industrialist CEO (Dieter Meier)

"You know I need it
To ride in your car
I know its dangerous
Youre going too far
Im always with you
Wherever you go

This is a sensual
The way you drive is just sensational
I hate to love you
Love you all the same
You know baby
Driving is a serious game

“I love you”
(I know!)
“I love you”
(I know!)

You gonna get me a heart attack
Stop it, hold it
Hold it back

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

by victor frankenstein on Sep 15, 2008 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ohhhhh yeah!

Zooperstars, they quack me up!

by Goofus on Sep 15, 2008 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wonder what crazy developments will happen within the next year that we wouldn’t be able to comprehend right now?

Matt Cain gets consistent run support?

I know, it’s crazy. Unthinkable. Like “President Sarah Palin” or something.

No, my Crazy Crab bobblehead is not for sale.

by Kitspool on Sep 15, 2008 1:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

It was hard for me to leave politics out of this one.

by Grant on Sep 15, 2008 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

When 2007 called you

were you charged roaming fees or was he?

No, my Crazy Crab bobblehead is not for sale.

by Kitspool on Sep 15, 2008 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’m on the Giants Fans Whine Free plan. I assumed everyone else here was too.

by Grant on Sep 15, 2008 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

wait

isn’t Grant’s point that “the future is now!” I’ll believe it if he says it, I will. Oh wait, that might be depressing…

by BigO on Sep 15, 2008 1:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

> Winn and Molina aren’t traded.

> Cain has his break through season and strikes out ~8 batters per game with a BB/9 around 3.
 
> Ben Snyder is called up halfway through the season and turns out to be a reasonable MLB starting pitcher.

> Giants fire Sabean. And hire Ned Colletti.

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

by Cookyman on Sep 15, 2008 1:32 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

My favorite part of this was when “comment starter” entered and was rebuked by Grant. Just another look at the insanity caused by SF baseball.

My random futurey prediction for next year— the prospect we’re all going to be talking about at the end of next season is wendell fairley. Posey and Villalona will both have good years that won’t make us regret adding them, but wendell is going to bust out in Single A and be in Connecticut (or wherever the AA affiliate is located) by the end of the year.

Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...

by Smoke on the Water on Sep 15, 2008 1:36 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Grant, *69 his ass. You gotta get that Tampa bet in.

LinceCain and pray for rain .... or for someone to take Zito off our hands.

by Lincecain on Sep 15, 2008 1:37 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

?

Oh. I see the asterisk now.

by Grant on Sep 15, 2008 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Awesome

Phone sex from the past.

GREAT SCOTT!!

by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 15, 2008 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So "that Tampa bet" is the new euphemism?

Oh, whoops, made the same mistake as Grant.

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

by hairball on Sep 15, 2008 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The non-asterisk possibility breaks at least two laws of physics.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Sep 15, 2008 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Love this post/my crazy guesses for the future

1) New GM
2) Alderson reaches the bigs, maybe Bumgarner too
3) Matt Cain traded
4) Fred Leiws traded

by NeifiChicken on Sep 15, 2008 1:50 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The first two are :D while the last two are D:

"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 Sep 15, 2008 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Third guess

AT BEST!

No, my Crazy Crab bobblehead is not for sale.

by Kitspool on Sep 15, 2008 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

funny ;) i like.

If my head is full of white hairs by the end of this season.. I blame Brian Wilson. (I'm only 22, dammit!)

by GiNgiNxbOi on Sep 15, 2008 1:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

2007 hangs up, redials, gets 2057 this time

2007: Are there anti-gravity suits yet? Are genetic modifications the new morality crisis in baseball? Have the Giants won a World Series?

Grant 2057: Yes, yes, no.

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Sep 15, 2008 1:59 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I’ll be in my anti-gravity suit, flying high above you, laughing at you for caring when you could be in an anti-gravity suit.

by Grant on Sep 15, 2008 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ok

Villalona hits .400/.420/.750 in April. Ishikawa tanks. Villalona is called up.

Whitaker starts in AA. In April, throws 12 innings 0BB 24 K. Wilson and Taschner are traded for Reid Brignac. Whitaker becomes the closer. Bumgarner starts hot in A and is called up to replace Taschner’s role.

Pedro Feliz would look great in Dodger Blue.

by irwin on Sep 15, 2008 2:11 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

These sound crazy enough

That they just might work!

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

by hairball on Sep 15, 2008 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Me: But he’s thrown more pitches than anyone in baseball, so there’s a little concern with that.

RONG! A.J. Burnett has thrown more. Three thousand four hundred and twelve versus three thousand three hundred and fifty-nine for Tim.

Yes, I typed out the numbers in words just to annoy you.

Still in despair.
BRING BACK MARMOL!

2008 Season in Summary: We haven't had a twenty-first baseman all year. How did that happen? Silly. It's almos.

by Zetsuboushita on Sep 15, 2008 2:15 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Comment Starter: I wonder what crazy developments will happen within the next year that we wouldn’t be able to comprehend right now?

A-rod Large

Omar...I'm done with you. Hello Darren Ford! Come to papa.

by PacBellBoozer on Sep 15, 2008 2:32 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That pic is so hilarious - especially Al's expression

AROD= how did I get roped into playing for these yokels, again? Oh yeah, I wallpapered my house with hundred dollar bills.

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

by hairball on Sep 15, 2008 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This sorta looks shopped.

by rotorueter on Sep 15, 2008 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is that…like…yours? If so…will you sell?

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 15, 2008 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

sadly it exists no more

one of my underlings at the camp where I work during the summer made this because we put on a play with our 10-11 year old campers that was “Back to the Future, The Musical.” It was totally awesome – the doors actually went up and down (you had to provide the power) and our campers got inside during the time travel scenes and pretended to drive. Anyway after the play we held on to the thing but it was just getting in the way and the camp director made us trash it. so sad.

Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis

by wjackalope on Sep 15, 2008 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ring-a-ling

::Grant’s answering machine picks up::

Believe it or not, Grant isn’t at home
Please leave a message at the beep
The Giants still suck
don’t get your hopes up
Where is Barryyyy?
Believe it or not, I’m not hoooome!

STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.

by UnleashTheGore on Sep 15, 2008 3:35 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I get it

Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis

by wjackalope on Sep 15, 2008 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Seinfeld is apparently lost on most of these young’uns.

STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.

by UnleashTheGore on Sep 16, 2008 8:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Season 8 =/= Seinfeld.

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

by Cookyman on Sep 16, 2008 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

whether or not

that’s true, and I have no idea what season that episode is from, it’s still a fucking brilliant moment. the shrug and facial expression he gives when it goes “where could he beeeee?” is priceless

Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis

by wjackalope on Sep 16, 2008 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah that is great.

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

by Cookyman on Sep 16, 2008 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pablo Sandoval actually does hit a ball so hard he destroys the world.

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.

by jponry on Sep 15, 2008 3:47 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

And it’s on a pitch about a foot off the plate.

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

by EliminateMe on Sep 15, 2008 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good things come in threes

Nope, that’s celebrity deaths:

1) Lincecum traded in off-season for 2 prospects and a slightly above average corner IF. Injured, has season ending surgery by May.
2) The bullpen is outrageously good – except for Brian Wilson who implodes in a historic fashion.
3) Ishikawa out hits Lewis, who crashes and burns.
4) Burriss goes Beltre on the league hitting .340/.410/.490 with 20HR Then promptly collapses inexplicably in 2010+. 5) Sandoval has a rough ST and never makes the team in 2009.
6) Frandsen converted into LOOGY; Lowry converted in to CF

FIRE BRIAN SABEAN

by zenbitz on Sep 15, 2008 4:08 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

6) would be pretty impressive considering Frandsen is a righty.

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.
comics | cartoons | Nattowear | McFAQ

by Natto on Sep 15, 2008 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not after his arm-reversal surgery, he isn’t.

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

by EliminateMe on Sep 15, 2008 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Then his arms would just be facing the wrong way.

Still in despair.
BRING BACK MARMOL!

2008 Season in Summary: We haven't had a twenty-first baseman all year. How did that happen? Silly. It's almos.

by Zetsuboushita on Sep 15, 2008 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don’t you see the genius of this?

by chilibean_3 on Sep 15, 2008 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’m sure he’d get some wicked movement.

"Just another ahahahaha... laugher."

by capnk on Sep 15, 2008 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

BUT LEFTIES CAN'T HIT.....

Well, what can;t they hit.?!?!?

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Sep 15, 2008 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yea..

But Frandsen doesn’t throw hard enough to break his arm I don’t think..

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 15, 2008 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I heart Grant.

It's my blarg! Quick Pitch

by can of corn on Sep 15, 2008 4:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

mods!

Grant sockpuppet.

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.

by jponry on Sep 15, 2008 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I always knew..

He was cheating on us with another blog.

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 15, 2008 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That would explain this extra hand up my. . . Well, never mind.

It's my blarg! Quick Pitch

by can of corn on Sep 15, 2008 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lineup

Lf winn
Rf Schierholtz
3b aurilia
C Molina
Cf rowand
1b sandoval
2b velez
Ss Vizquel
P hennessey

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Sep 15, 2008 4:38 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

lack of ishikawa >:(

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.

by jponry on Sep 15, 2008 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

LEFTIES CAN'T HIT

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Sep 15, 2008 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

LEFTIES

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Sep 15, 2008 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's goin in the FAQ...

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 15, 2008 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

HEY GUYS IT'S ME

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Sep 15, 2008 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

UNLESS THEY'RE JI

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.

by jponry on Sep 15, 2008 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

JIM THOME

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.

by jponry on Sep 15, 2008 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

DAMMIT

PUNCHLINE STOLED

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Sep 15, 2008 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

also

this one has WordUpThone AND Professor Farnsworth!

http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2008/09/13/the-dugout-just-a-box-of-rain

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Sep 15, 2008 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

A walk on part in a war

is traded for a negro cage. lolol

by bondslegend on Sep 15, 2008 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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