Open Gameday Thread, 9/20
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 20, 2008 5:00 PM PDT
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PrintSan Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers, Sep 20, 2008 7:10 PM PDT
There's maybe a 20% or 25% chance that the Giants win both of the remaining games of the series. In order for that to be super-extra memorable for us, though, the Diamondbacks have to win their freaking games. C'mon, Arizona.
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Lf winn
Rf Schierholtz
3b Aurilia
C Molina
1b ishikawa
Cf Rowand
2b velez
Ss vizquel
P hennessey
bitte, baby.
No Roberts!
Velez…
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Thus far, I’m having the world’s shittiest weekend. We spent half the night in the emergency room at Chidlren’s Hospital Oakland because our 2-year old had croup. He seems to be fine now, but anyway, it was pretty awful.
To make up for all that, the Giants need to win 372-0 today, and we have to have the best gameday thread of all time. Okay? Thanks.
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
bummer! Kids are pretty resilient, especially at that age, it probably took more out of you guys than it did him.
There’s some pretty messed up bugs going around right now too.
Parenthood is such fun.
Bugs..
Yea it seems everyone I know even has a cold.
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and people like me,
who you do not know.
of course, the weekend i come home for my alumni game, i get a cold.
Ever since I returned from abroad, I haven’t caught a single cold. American germs are wussies.
Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus.
I'd agree with that.
Perhaps people aren’t getting as sick (ok, aren’t dying as much? Because dead is about as sick as you can get), but people are getting sick more. Too much sanitation has it’s drawbacks.
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Antibiotic resistant bacteria are definitely become a problem (as mentioned above, my son was hospitalized earlier this year for a MRSA infection – he didn’t have the life threatening kind, but it’s still nasty stuff). I’ve also seen the theory that the recent increase in allergies is related to, as you put it, too much sanitation.
I almost never get sick, myself. I do have a lot of allergies, though.
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
I want someone to do a study, but I suspect that the more Purell you use, the more often you get sick.
Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus.
My theory is this
If you get rid of the weaker germs you’ll never be able to fight the strong ones. I was exposed to all kinds of things when I was younger(fish guts, manure, some other stuff that was probably "bad) and never got anything major, and I am one of the least susceptible at my school now. Now, I know this isn’t true for all people, but I’m living proof that exposure can be good. And no, I don’t have a superiority complex as it might seem. I sympathize and understand some people are just born natural disease catchers.
Hope your son gets better.
When another vilely scrawny field is silly, some arena toward an instinct can be profound to a sincere jail.
I assume this was intended as a reply to jcb9. I hope that if I have a son that I’m unaware of, he’s doing well.
Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus.
Yeah, the first part was toward you
The second towards jcb.
When another vilely scrawny field is silly, some arena toward an instinct can be profound to a sincere jail.
Yeah, he was cranky this morning, but he’s definitely better off than the two of us.
This is the fourth time he’s been to the hospital: he went in for jaundice when he was 4 days old, for RSV (similar to pneumonia) when he was about 9 months), and for an MRSA infection when he was about 1 1/2.
I’ve only had to go to the hospital twice in my life! Both emergency room visits when I just needed to get a few stitches. Kid’s barely two and he’s already doubled my total!
None of them, fortunately, were life threatening situations or anything. So there’s that.
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
It's always the best gameday thread of all time.
But I’ll make sure to get extra drunk and post really stupid things for you i guess.
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Evenings in the ER suck.
Unhappiest place in the world.
Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus.
It’s even less happy if they check you into the hospital, actually. We managed to avoid that this time, so there’s that!
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
Burriss is available to play
He may pinch run or be a defensive replacement, according to Bochy.
A gamer does NOT wear a foam finger, a dork does.
And did y’all see there’s talk of Valdez and/or Frandsen returning briefly before the end of the season?
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
Frandsen would be nice but why even screw around with Merkin this year?
Make me proud again Hen
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 20, 2008 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Tampa Bay Rays
They are the final team in baseball to make the playoffs.
A gamer does NOT wear a foam finger, a dork does.
If they win the Series...
:-( I WANT MINE!!!!
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For those with Giants-Dodgers tickets next Friday
the time has been moved from 7:15PM to 7:35PM.
A gamer does NOT wear a foam finger, a dork does.
Hennessey vs. LA
Breakdown W-L ERA G IP H R ER BB SO
Career vs. Los Angeles 3-3 4.63 20 44.2 52 26 23 25 29
A gamer does NOT wear a foam finger, a dork does.
HIROKI KURODA VS. SAN FRANCISCO
Career: 0-1, 6.17 ERA (8 ER/11.2 IP) in 2 starts
Dodger Stadium: 0-1, 17.18 ERA (7 ER/3.2 IP) in 1 start
AT&T Park: 0-0, 1.13 ERA (1 ER/8.0 IP) in 1 start
A gamer does NOT wear a foam finger, a dork does.
I just copied the info off of the Dodgers game notes.
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Yeah
I’m just saying, Kuroda does a lot worse in dodger stadium. AND WE’RE IN DODGER STADIUM TONIGHT * DUH DUH DUH *
I think we got it from Kruk & Kuip who got it from the players
Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus.
WELL-REASONED OPINION ALERT!
I don’t know who that is, but anyone who spells their name Mychal is obviously an idiot.
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
He's Barry Zito's boyfriend
He wrote a book on the A’s then “Big 3” (Hudson, Mulder and Zito)
A gamer does NOT wear a foam finger, a dork does.
ANyone named Mychal likes going down on Zito
Adopted brother of the AnVil / GIANTSPACE™ returns!
by SoFa King Mike on Sep 20, 2008 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions
WTF
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by SoFa King Mike on Sep 20, 2008 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions
So, I was going over to truebluela to make fun of how few posts their gameday thread yesterday received.
And what do I find? THEY DIDN’T EVEN HAVE ONE. AGAINST HE GIANTS. WHAT. THE. SHIT.
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
Have I mentioned recently
that i freaking love this site? I so wish th 49ers’ site was as active, but something tells me the average NFL fan isn’t very intelligent (shhh, don’t tell anyone I said that)
I know it's not the 49ers
Just go to a typical Raiders game and you’ll find out why.
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Yes
the Raiders are a LOT worse. But the 49ers’ GD threads on ninersnation aren’t even comparable to a relatively slow thread here, much less an average one.
You would think it’d be just as fun because the Niners are in some ways worse than the Giants and just as frustrating.
Make me proud again Hen
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 20, 2008 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions
The fucks...i mean ducks
“won” the stanley cup. Fucking cheaters.
Ahem, sorry about that. Still smarting over their cheating the wild.
KURODA CAREER VS. SAN FRANCISCO HITTERS
BATTER AVG AB H HR RBI
Aurilia .500 2 1 0 0
Bowker .400 5 2 0 0
Burriss .250 4 1 0 0
Lewis .200 5 1 0 3
Molina .167 6 1 0 0
Roberts 1.000 2 2 0 0
Rowand .200 5 1 0 0
Vizquel .400 5 2 0 0
Winn .286 7 2 0 1
A gamer does NOT wear a foam finger, a dork does.
Sustainable!
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
Does the pope shit in the woods? Is a bear Catholic?
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
No..
But bears do shit on the tundra. I saw so in Alaska.
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Do they put lipstick on them bears up there too?!?
Omar...I'm done with you. Hello Darren Ford! Come to papa.
by PacBellBoozer on Sep 20, 2008 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions
No..
They’d rather just shoot them.
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He’s behind Juggernate and Ishii the Killer on the depth chat these days.
Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus.
To complete the set
DODGERS CAREER BATTING VS. HENNESSEY
AVG AB H HR BB SO
Danny Ardoin .000 5 0 0 1 1
Blake DeWitt 1.000 1 1 0 0 0
Andre Ethier .556 9 5 1 4 3
Nomar Garciaparra .500 8 4 0 0 1
Chin-lung Hu .000 1 0 0 0 1
Andruw Jones .286 7 2 0 1 0
Matt Kemp .400 5 2 0 0 0
James Loney .333 6 2 1 1 0
Russell Martin .000 9 0 0 1 4
Juan Pierre .556 9 5 0 2 0
Jason Repko .000 3 0 0 1 1
Mark Sweeney .250 4 1 0 0 2
Delwyn Young .000 1 0 0 0 0
A gamer does NOT wear a foam finger, a dork does.
For those who want to see the entire game notes
http://presspass.mlb.com/pp_teamselect.asp
A gamer does NOT wear a foam finger, a dork does.
Fail.
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Yup, it’s for as the night goes on. There’s only so much good beer you can drink in one sitting.
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
Massive fail there dude.
Omar...I'm done with you. Hello Darren Ford! Come to papa.
by PacBellBoozer on Sep 21, 2008 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions
THE PEN IS MIGHTIER
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by SoFa King Mike on Sep 20, 2008 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Hiroki's Corroded
Once upon a time, in grammar school, “corroded” was a wicked burn.
“I heard you like Penny Pelkey.”
“NO WAY. She’s CORRODED.”
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Really? I’ve never heard that.
Currently, I just go with “busted” or “ew”.
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
i don’t even think you were a glimmer in anyone’s eye then, junior. ;-)
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
I remember in the sixth grade, the word “dudical” became really cool for about 2 days. Like radical, but with dude.
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
Richie’s batting 3rd against a righty? Was this already discussed?
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
EAT IT!
……And Winn holds at 3rd.
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Come on Bengie...
100 RBI!!!!
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Bases loaded. No outs. Giants score one run.
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.
Ugh...
Yea…no runs this inning.
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With all of the problems the Giants have scoring runs, you have to take chances when you get them. Winn should have scored. I blame Flannery.
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 20, 2008 7:23 PM PDT reply actions
Bases juiced, pitcher who hasn’t established command.
He’s our only take n’ rake hitter.
Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus.
Would they?
Travis isn’t racially pure, and he definitely plays like a Gaijin.
Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus.
I’m trying to think like a Yomuri Giants fan for a second.
Me, being a half Greek half Arab American, I don’t give a f*ck about racial purity.
Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus.
RALLY RUSH LOLCAT!
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Proof?
Adoption as official RALLY image?
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Haha
Then we’re agreed. Go sit in the corner and think about what you’re done.
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
This gives me a little chuckle
JAPANESE LEGACY- (Kuroda) Became the seventh Japanese player in Dodger history, joining Hideo Nomo (1995-98, 2002-04), Kazuhisa Ishii (2002-04), Masao Kida (2003-04), Norihiro Nakamura (2005), Dave Roberts (2002-04), and Takashi Saito (2006-present)
A gamer does NOT wear a foam finger, a dork does.
I know but just seeing his name with Japanese names makes me chuckle
A gamer does NOT wear a foam finger, a dork does.
he’s still fluent and everything, yes?
Dave’s probably had an interesting life.
Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus.
Rowand is completely and utterly worthless. I hate that fucker.
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 20, 2008 7:29 PM PDT reply actions
Rowand..
0 RBI IN SEPTEMBER?
Wow.
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WTF?
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by SoFa King Mike on Sep 20, 2008 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Where the hell is Travis Denker??
You know he would of loved hitting against the team that traded him
A gamer does NOT wear a foam finger, a dork does.
Not enough VET.
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!
What the fuck is a Travis Denker?
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 20, 2008 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
No
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 20, 2008 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m sad for my adopted son.
I think he’s getting ready for fall ball.
Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus.
He should of gotten the call when Burris went down.
A gamer does NOT wear a foam finger, a dork does.
Doesn't matter.
Denker is on the 40-man.
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!
Side note
Arizona fucking up in Denver in the bottom 8th inning. Up 3-2 with runners at first and third no outs.
A gamer does NOT wear a foam finger, a dork does.
Sure…Ramirez needs runners on when he bats. Great thinking!
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 20, 2008 7:35 PM PDT reply actions
Didn’t we try this last night?
You can pull this crap two days in a row and get away with it.
Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus.
Since Operation Strasburg is dead
What’s better for us – Alvarez and Hosmer weaseling out of their contracts, or not? On the one hand, it would increase the talent pool for next year’s draft, but it would also bump us back a couple of spots. Would either option be preferable, or is it just a wash?
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
At this point
I want to make the Dodgers sweat and sweep them the rest of the season.
A gamer does NOT wear a foam finger, a dork does.
Hey guys, what’s up? Should I put on Gameday Audio?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
statistics hw is done,
now drink a beer, start calculus
Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus.
yeah. Full time working + Grad School = homework on Sat.
Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus.
I did a variation on that: part time working + grad school + newborn. Fun either way!
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
My parents were the really crazy folks – they went to grad school at the same time on opposite coasts (for one year I stayed with my mom in California while my dad was in New Jersey, but otherwise we moved back and forth a few times), plus worked full time, plus I was like 5, plus my sister was a baby. Crazy people.
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
go hornets, I guess
my brother-in-law does GD.
Are we the only Hornets on this site?
Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus.
Who knows?
I can’t really get into college sports. Never have. Though I did play with Sac State in MVP 2006. If were still in shape, I’d try out. Unless there is an age limit, I’m old (for a first degree).
I wonder if there isn’t some sort of intermural baseball or softball
Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus.
If there is, I’d have to play a rather sedimentary position like catcher or 1B. I’m even built like Pablo, now.
There’s going to be a lot of competition for that end of the defensive spectrum. (The fat end).
Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus.
Am I the only one who cringes when a ball goes near Velez?
A gamer does NOT wear a foam finger, a dork does.
WIN!!!!!!!!
My slingbox goes like this..
“And that’s a 3 pitch at bat for Velez. Let’s go…”
“Thanks Amy.”
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
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How is my adopted son almost twice as old as I am? Nevermind...Go Omar! Warm the Bench!
Yumm...
Eating a bread ball. Good things are round shaped.
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omar just made vin scully look stupid
if your unfortunate enough to have to watch the dodgers broadcast of this game
I’m sorry, but Scully bashing is categorized as fail.
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Hennessey...
Dark Horse Candidate for 5th starter? If he signs for around the same money or cheaper?
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OK sure
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 Sep 20, 2008 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions
sure whatever.
The more arms between the fifth spot and Matt Palmer the better.
Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus.
Ugly state of the night
Bill White, Rangers. 30.38 ERA in 6 games, 2.2 innings, 6 walks, 6 hits. What a WHIP!!!
A gamer does NOT wear a foam finger, a dork does.
Operation Arizona Bay is going according to plan.
Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus.
Anybody have word on the Arizona Instrux?
Baggs was blogging about Franny and some others but any word on Valdez and Lowry?
fuck you Lasorda.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.