Weekend Open Fun Fact Thread
by Grant on Jan 3, 2009 1:42 PM PST
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- Pablo Sandoval had the second highest batting average ever for a rookie switch-hitter with at least 150 plate appearances. Sure, I greased the parameters to make sure Sandoval came up, and batting average is pretty useless on its own, but I thought it was pretty cool. The third best was Bill Mueller. Emmanuel Burriss was 22nd. The top player was, uh, Bret Barberie.
- Bruce Bochy is the all-time home run leader among players born in France. He was 18 triples behind Steve Jeltz, though.
- Last season, the Giants had eight home runs in July. Wait, that isn't a fun fact.
Open Fun Fact Thread. If you've been sitting on a Jayson Stark-like tidbit for a while, this slow-timey weekend thread is your chance.
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150 plate appearing, batting average getting, switch hitting rookies get all the chicks, apparently:
by biff pocoroba on Jan 3, 2009 1:49 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
She gets me ready for work every weekday on Good Day LA
I Don't Tolerate Intolerance!
Jeremy Affeldt Ready To Make His Father Proud
by Giant among Angels on Jan 3, 2009 9:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
What's she wearing , a doormat? A throw rug?
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Jan 4, 2009 4:19 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It doesn't look at all like Zito
So it can’t be a doormat.
SACTOWN ROYALTY - Try our thick creamy shakes!
by section214 on Jan 4, 2009 7:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Pablo Sandoval leads the league in not being Pedro Feliz.
also
Adrian Beltre is Pedro Feliz.
by Giant Voodoo on Jan 3, 2009 2:40 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
- Jonathan Sanchez threw 4 no-hitters while in college
- Roberto Clemente was a Rule 5 draft pick (by Pittsburgh from the Brooklyn Dodgers)
- Pitcher Don Drysdale hit 7 HRs in a season – Twice
by wilriv21 on Jan 3, 2009 2:55 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Interesting
By ‘54, Brooklyn GM Branch Rickey knew that he was leaving the Dodgers and would be heading to Pittsburgh, and apparently wanted to screw over his present employers. There was some tension between the GM and the majority owners…I guess O’Malley was trying to gain total control of the team at the time, and Branch Rickey and his shares stood in the way. One can see why there might have been some hard feelings between the GM and his team.
Anyway, Rickey had seen the teenaged Clemente play in Brooklyn’s minors and was impressed. The Brooklyn GM instructed his minor league staff to sit Clemente, even though he was talented enough to play, so as to keep secret his obvious talents. When Rickey assumed his new position as Pirates GM (or Team President, or whatever he was), he snatched up Clemente immediately, as he knew the kid was much better than the lackluster numbers he’d put up the previous year. That Branch Rickey himself was largely responsible for those lackluster numbers is the best part of the story.
by biff pocoroba on Jan 5, 2009 9:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think I'm off by a few years
Now that I actully look up the info, the Dodger/ Rickey split took place in ’50, and not ’54.
by biff pocoroba on Jan 5, 2009 9:56 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Heard the Bums were trying to stash Clemente in their Montreal affiliate
by wilriv21 on Jan 5, 2009 9:57 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Branch Rickey is a hero in multiple ways
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
by Useful_Idiot on Jan 5, 2009 12:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
NFL fun fact
The cardinals suck and don’t deserve to be here
by bondslegend on Jan 3, 2009 2:57 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Apparently, the Falcons are less deserving than the Cardinals.
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 3, 2009 4:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ugh
ughuhgugh
the cardinals are a joke.
by bondslegend on Jan 3, 2009 4:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And
so are the Falcons and Matt Ryan, apparently. Cuck the Fards.
by bondslegend on Jan 3, 2009 4:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
SHUT UP
MATT RYAN IS NOT A JOKE
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on Jan 3, 2009 5:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well
he couldn’t beat a shyte defense and a joke of a team…
by bondslegend on Jan 3, 2009 6:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Fun fact about the NFL playoff games
not only did neither team deserve to win their games, they didn’t even deserve to be PLAYING in them. Fucking san diego was one Dewayne Bowe onside kick recovery away from missing the playoffs completely, but they get to host a fucking 12-4 team.
by bondslegend on Jan 3, 2009 8:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
and win
I see the future, and it is Pablo
by CB30 on Jan 3, 2009 8:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
True
but if the home playoff game system was arranged the way it should be (ie an 8-8 team not hosting a 12-4 team), then that’s probably not the case.
Either way, there is literally no chance either of these teams is winning next week.
by bondslegend on Jan 3, 2009 10:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Many people said the same thing for this week….
I Don't Tolerate Intolerance!
Jeremy Affeldt Ready To Make His Father Proud
by Giant among Angels on Jan 3, 2009 10:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Im sure this is more for a football blog, but what determines if a team is “deserving” to be in the playoffs?
I Don't Tolerate Intolerance!
Jeremy Affeldt Ready To Make His Father Proud
by Giant among Angels on Jan 3, 2009 9:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Whether Bondslegend says they are.
Lotta drops , lotta penalties , or it might have been more of a lock.
I watched most of both games today , more football than I’ve watched in fifteen years. That’s probably more than I’ll watch in the next fifteen…
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Jan 3, 2009 9:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
C'mon
I’m on a bit of a rant, but it IS a little stupd that teams with .500 or barely above .500 records got to host playoff games against teams with much better records, isn’t it? I guess you’re not much of a football guy, but that just irritates me.
by bondslegend on Jan 3, 2009 10:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Take a tip from a plumber who does -
Life will be a whole lot more pleasant once you learn not to be irrritated by things you have no control over.
And once you learn how to rise above that level of affectability…teach it to me!
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Jan 4, 2009 4:24 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree
I don’t see the logic in why they host it. The division title would be a good tie-breaker for same records, but the better record should have home field.
Actually as a hard-core football fan I’d go so far as to say that the division system should be scrapped entirely (basketball should too)…keep the rivalry games two times a year and just take the top teams. Baseball should keep it because its the one sport where it creates a race and excitement.
by hammystyle on Jan 4, 2009 8:20 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
With the number of teams that make the NBA playoffs… why do they even bother to play the regular season?
by Merope on Jan 4, 2009 10:54 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Same with NHL
over half the league gets in, and almost everyone is over .500. It’s ridiculous.
by bondslegend on Jan 4, 2009 1:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
true…
I like hockey, but hockey playoffs in June is just not right.
by Merope on Jan 4, 2009 4:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Playoffs should be about allowing the best teams in, not keeping the worst teams out.
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
by Useful_Idiot on Jan 4, 2009 11:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe
but it makes the playoffs way longer than they should be. I don’t think there are 16 “best” teams in any sport, really.
by bondslegend on Jan 5, 2009 9:48 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No, you and I are in agreement
I think there should be an elite handful of teams in the playoffs. When half the teams in a league make the playoffs, you could argue that the system is built to keep the worst teams out. It takes a lot of the thrill out of the NBA playoffs, IMO
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
by Useful_Idiot on Jan 5, 2009 12:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The Godfather of Textspeak sez it bst
This is it
Its time for u to go to the wire
U will hit
Cuz u got the burnin desire
Its your time (time)
U got the horn so why dont u blow it
U are fine (fine)
Ure filthy cute and baby u know it
Cream
Get on top
Cream
U will cop
Cream
Dont u stop
Cream
Sh-boogie bop
Ure so good
Baby there aint nobody better (aint nobody better)
So u should
Never, ever go by the letter (never ever)
Ure so cool (cool)
Everything u do is success
Make the rules (rules)
Then break them all cuz u are the best
Yes u are
Cream
Get on top
Cream
U will cop
Cream
Dont u stop
Cream
Sh-boogie bop
Look up in the air, its your guitar
Do your dance
Why should u wait any longer?
Take a chance
It could only make u stronger
Its your time (its your time)
U got the horn so why dont u blow it (go on and blow it)
Ure so fine (ure so fine)
Ure filthy cute and baby u know it (u know it)
Come on
Cream
Get on top
Cream
U will cop
Cream
Dont u ever stop
Cream
Sh-boogie bop
Cream
Cream
Cream
Sh-boogie bop
Cream
Cream
Right there
Cream
Dont u stop
Cream
Sh-boogie bop
…uh huhh….mmmmm….huh? Wha? Oh , it’s you.
’Scuse me , I need to clean something up here…
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Jan 5, 2009 9:49 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Prince references are always welcome
I'm adopting a true Giant and an awe-inspring gamer: tk. "Atta babe."
by Mayor of 311 on Jan 5, 2009 3:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Just btw U n me (And the 455 other McC)
…anytime I’m fishin’ and the target’s emails read like that I cut the line.
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Jan 5, 2009 5:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, the NHL is kind of a joke, anyway. HIGH SCORING HOCKEY FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!
Humbug!
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jan 5, 2009 9:52 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
a team
that was 4-8, had to win their final 4 games just to have a chance, and nearly got beaten by a 3-13 team just doesn’t deserve to host a 12-4 team in the playoffs IMHO. But, that’s how the division system works, so that’s what we get.
I’m looking foreward to these 2 teams getting destroyed when they play real competition next week
by bondslegend on Jan 3, 2009 10:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree you with the hosting aspect. Though I believe that the Chargers deserved to be in the playoffs. They were in a weak division, some team has to be there.
If the GIants are under .500 in 2009 and win the west by 1 game, I think that they will deserve to be there also including for some fluke reason they host the 1st round. (I know this wont happen, just an example)
However,
The 2008 Rays “fans” did not deserve to watch them in the playoffs, though the Rays deserved to be there.
When the Rays have a lead late in the season in the AL East and are still drawing ~12,000 fans per game is just a joke. Then when the the playoffs start, the “fans” are living and dieing on every pitch. IMO that is something that the “fans” do not “deserve”. Rant over.
I Don't Tolerate Intolerance!
Jeremy Affeldt Ready To Make His Father Proud
by Giant among Angels on Jan 3, 2009 10:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Makes sense
I guess out of the AFC West, the Chargers probably were the best team, but there should be a rule that you have to be better than .500 to make the playoffs.
And yeah, the Rays thing angered me too. That was ridiculous.
by bondslegend on Jan 4, 2009 10:50 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I just hate the Cardinals
Every time I see Larry Fitzgerald and his flowing locks I wanna rip em out. Same with Troy “cheap shot” Polamalu
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
by Useful_Idiot on Jan 4, 2009 11:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I hate the cards
but Fitz led me to a FF league title this year, and I’ve always liked him for some reason. Too bad he plays for the wrong team.
by bondslegend on Jan 5, 2009 9:49 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
As a lifelong Charger fan, I couldn’t disagree more. :-)
The rules are set up the way they are for a reason. Wildcard teams are supposed to be a consolation prize if you do well but don’t win the division. That’s just the way it is.
8-8 is an extreme example of it getting weird, but if you base it just on records, you take out the differences of playing in different divisions.
In their glory days, the Niners used to pad their record by playing in the NFC West…and therfeore ended up hosting tons of games. I didn’t hear their fans complaining about that.
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
by Goofus on Jan 5, 2009 12:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes
but you can’t compare the glory year niners to this year’s cards or Chargers. Those were actually good teams…
by bondslegend on Jan 5, 2009 12:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I wasn’t.
I was just saying the system is what it is.
Plus, the Chargers were better than an 8-8 team. Some of their losses were shots to their own foot, others were incredibly unlucky and two were screw jobs by the officials.
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
by Goofus on Jan 5, 2009 12:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Meh
I hate them. But LT’s last-minute performance helped me win a FF league so I’m not complaining too much.
by bondslegend on Jan 5, 2009 12:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not so fun fact
Shawn Estes kissed my girlfriend in High School.
You probably know it as MYANMAR, but it will always be BURMA to me!
by NuschlerFace on Jan 3, 2009 3:07 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Fact that interests local law enforcement
This was last year.
by Grant on Jan 3, 2009 3:24 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
…on a stolen cop bicycle in Los Gatos.
They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long
by bgunn on Jan 3, 2009 3:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Anagram of "rookie Pablo Sandoval"
VOIDABLE KOALA PORNOS
Anagram of "Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum" = TENSE, CLIMACTIC, TRIUMPHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Jan 3, 2009 3:39 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Damn shame...
Tamargo is only a couple of letters from being an anagram of amagram.
They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long
by bgunn on Jan 3, 2009 4:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I kinda want to see those
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
by Useful_Idiot on Jan 4, 2009 11:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Fact
The McCovey Chronicles is the preeminent blog for the Giants
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all.
by baetown415 on Jan 3, 2009 5:31 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Honestly
This has to be true – Are there any others that come close?
by FairweatherFan on Jan 3, 2009 6:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
definitely not
Bay City Ball
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on Jan 3, 2009 11:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
We all know that SF Giants Today is the best Giants blog on the internets.
by xanthan on Jan 4, 2009 9:07 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Fact
Honda in Pleasanton will give you the lowest price on a new Civic, Element or Fit around.
by Natto on Jan 3, 2009 5:58 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Nice.
by FairweatherFan on Jan 3, 2009 6:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm losing track of the facts!
Barry Zito - Mildly half-OK! Sometimes.
by Revolution1 on Jan 3, 2009 6:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Your BEST buys...
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Jan 4, 2009 4:27 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
...are ALWAYS....
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Jan 4, 2009 4:27 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
(totally cheesy ray gun noises)
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Jan 4, 2009 4:29 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
...at Fry's.
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Jan 4, 2009 4:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
biu biu BIU
We don't really have that much pitching depth. We don't really have that much pitching depth. FOR GOD SAKE, VERUCA, DON'T GO FAKE TRADING JONATHAN SANCHEZ. We don't really have that much pitching depth
by oldjacket on Jan 4, 2009 9:14 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That's talent right there!
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Jan 4, 2009 9:39 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Fact
Being a Sacramento Kings fan makes the Giants the good team that you root for.
SACTOWN ROYALTY - Try our thick creamy shakes!
by section214 on Jan 3, 2009 6:56 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
This Is True For us Warriors Fans As Well
by giantsrainman on Jan 3, 2009 7:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
What about us Twolves fans?
I think we take the cake there.
by bondslegend on Jan 3, 2009 7:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
who knew
there was more than one twolves/giants fan.
And yes, we take the cake. without question.
by scottishgiants on Jan 3, 2009 8:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't Your Guys Just Beat The Warriors?
by giantsrainman on Jan 3, 2009 8:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Mayo for Love
You as pissed about that as me? I’m no NBA buff, but when I heard that trade on draft day I was pisssssed.
by bondslegend on Jan 3, 2009 8:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I really would have liked this comment more
If it had said “Love for Mayo”
Leading the Pro-Aaron Rowand contingent on the McC!
You can ridicule me in 2009 if you like...
by ThrillisGone22 on Jan 3, 2009 9:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
gives me gas
I love this place…it is becoming a daily hourly read
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
by mattyfrommo on Jan 3, 2009 11:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Is minutely a word? If so I would use that.
by lincypoo i wuv u on Jan 4, 2009 12:44 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes
I was ready to ditch the team (sports guy says I have every right to at this point) at least until mchale is gone.
Fortunately, love looks like he’ll be a good player. not in the same league as foye for roy, which was just awful.
by scottishgiants on Jan 4, 2009 2:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Mchale
in the Matt Millen-Isaiah Thomas mold of “how the hell does that guy still have a job?” team executives.
by bondslegend on Jan 4, 2009 2:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
yep
and he’ll be the last of the 3 to go. having held the job for longer than the other 2. incredible
by scottishgiants on Jan 4, 2009 3:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
MICHEAL!
Oh, that’s really funny,,,,MICHEAL!
by bondslegend on Jan 4, 2009 10:51 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Question
What kind of bear is best?
I see the future, and it is Pablo
by CB30 on Jan 4, 2009 11:51 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
false.
black bear.
It's spelled "M-A-R-C-H-I-N-G-B-A-N-D."
I support inroywetrust in his support of The VD Special in his support of me supporting Roger Kieschnick in his quest to becoming the best Kieschnick ever to play professional baseball.
by Takimoto on Jan 4, 2009 1:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
WRONG
“There are basically 2 schools of thought”
“FALSE. Black bear”
“That’s debateable”
“Bears, beets, battlestar galactica”
“What is this? WHAT ARE YOU DOING??”
(takes out bobblehead)
“Identity theft is not a crime Jim!”
God, I’m a nerd.
by bondslegend on Jan 4, 2009 1:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not a joke
I’m a nerd and an idiot.
by bondslegend on Jan 4, 2009 1:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, you’re a better Dwight than me both in words and in spirit.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
by groug on Jan 4, 2009 5:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Shit
I wanted to add something to this joke!
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
by Useful_Idiot on Jan 4, 2009 11:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Jan 5, 2009 12:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Fact
Jigglypuff is the most annoying Pokemon.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jan 4, 2009 1:05 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Until you hook a car battery up to its little genitalia
That claim might be a little farfetch’d.
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Jan 4, 2009 4:33 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Fact
(Bochy’s hat size + Pablito’s OPS + Timmeh’s K/9 + Fast Freddy’s 40 time) / 2 = the weight in lb’s of Aaron Rowand’s heart.
I thought it was amazing too.
And on the 6th day, God created base-ball, and Barry put one in the water, and it was good.
"I think I just experienced my first Lincegasm."
by bigboneded on Jan 4, 2009 9:00 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
it's a fact
The Queen is so old she doesn’t know her ABC’s anymore.
We don't really have that much pitching depth. We don't really have that much pitching depth. FOR GOD SAKE, VERUCA, DON'T GO FAKE TRADING JONATHAN SANCHEZ. We don't really have that much pitching depth
by oldjacket on Jan 4, 2009 9:20 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
God Save The Queen. We Mean It , Man...
So I broke into the Palace with a sponge and a rusty spanner
She said “Eh , I know you – and you CANNOT SING.”
I said “That’s nothing – you should hear me play pianner.”
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Jan 4, 2009 9:48 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
We Mean It , Man...
Saw the Pistols at the NBC Studio in Burbank when they did the tonight show last year. OK, so it wasn’t 1978, but it was the freaking Pistols, and they blew Tom Cruise and Ron Paul right off the set.
Betty White was a tough act to follow, though.
by Sabertooth on Jan 4, 2009 6:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
She's had a lot of years to hone her act.
Say Lydon with PIL twice in the 90s – both times he had this insane green sportcoat on. Went well with his paste – white complexion , red hair , and lunatic expression.
JL: “Would you like to see my nipples?”
Crowd: “YEEEEAAAAHHHHHHHHH!”
JL: “Would you like to LICK my nipples?”
Crowd: “YEEEEEAAAAAHHHHHH!”
JL: “You SICK FUCKS!”
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Jan 4, 2009 7:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
/coughs
isn’t that a The Smiths song?
We don't really have that much pitching depth. We don't really have that much pitching depth. FOR GOD SAKE, VERUCA, DON'T GO FAKE TRADING JONATHAN SANCHEZ. We don't really have that much pitching depth
by oldjacket on Jan 5, 2009 5:27 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
"Riii - co - laaaaa...."
Well , ONE is. And yes , I knew that.
My schizophrenia rears its ugly heads from time to time.
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Jan 5, 2009 9:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
A-B-C-D-X-P-Q, R-X-Y-D...
Sad, eh? She’s old. It’s a fact.
by chilibean_3 on Jan 4, 2009 1:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
glad somebody dug that
We don't really have that much pitching depth. We don't really have that much pitching depth. FOR GOD SAKE, VERUCA, DON'T GO FAKE TRADING JONATHAN SANCHEZ. We don't really have that much pitching depth
by oldjacket on Jan 5, 2009 5:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Been diggin' it for years.
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Jan 5, 2009 10:37 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
whoops...
(sheepishly)…please moderate this into nonexistence.
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Jan 5, 2009 10:39 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
FACT
Rush rules.
THERE IS NO DENYING IT THIS IS A FACT THREAD SO THESE ARE ALL FACTS!
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
by WalrusMan on Jan 4, 2009 10:34 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I feel like I’m the only person on this blog that is neutral towards Rush. Sometimes I like them and sometimes I hate them, but mostly I’m just meh on Rush.
by cornball on Jan 4, 2009 11:19 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Actually
I’m pretty sure I haven’t ever heard a rush song.
by bondslegend on Jan 4, 2009 1:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
i have
definitely never heard a rush song. i dont think.
by scottishgiants on Jan 4, 2009 2:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Listen up fellas.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
by WalrusMan on Jan 4, 2009 6:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Have you played Rock Band? If so, then you likely have heard a Rush song. If not, then who knows?
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jan 5, 2009 9:59 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
NO
I prefer to play real instruments in a real band.
/smugness
by bondslegend on Jan 5, 2009 10:02 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ahem, I belieeeeve I was talking to scottishgiants.
/smuggness retaliation.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jan 5, 2009 10:04 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
WHATEVER
I haven’t heard rush either so there
by bondslegend on Jan 5, 2009 10:06 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You tube’em.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
by WalrusMan on Jan 5, 2009 10:34 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You guys have never heard Rush before?
What’s your secret to avoiding bad music?
by chilibean_3 on Jan 5, 2009 10:36 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You’ve never been at a Giants game when Bill Mueller came up to hit?
We're all basically Pedro Feliz.
by SF Pete on Jan 5, 2009 10:51 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Or Matt Williams.
Or was it solely as a Blank that he’d walk up to “Tom Sawyer”?
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Jan 5, 2009 11:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
They're responsible for Tom Sawyer?
Terrible song in Rock Band. Terrible.
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
by Useful_Idiot on Jan 5, 2009 12:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Actually...
That is a very meh cover version. At least in my opinion.
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by WalrusMan on Jan 5, 2009 3:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I believe they released the originals for Tom Sawyer and Limelight when they put out the entire Moving Pictures album. (link)
We're all basically Pedro Feliz.
by SF Pete on Jan 5, 2009 4:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
At least the original game..
Only has the cover “as made famous by Rush.” And being I have it for the Wii that means no downloading.
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by WalrusMan on Jan 5, 2009 4:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Fixed
You’ve never been at a Giants game when Bill Mueller came up to hit?
Only seen my boys once, when they came to Minny in ’05
OT: I get to see the niners for the first time next year w00t
by bondslegend on Jan 5, 2009 12:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
by FairweatherFan on Jan 4, 2009 12:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
by WalrusMan on Jan 4, 2009 12:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
/ terrorist fist pump
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Jan 4, 2009 6:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I was hooked on the stunt mode of Rush USA, if anyone’s ever played that game
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by Useful_Idiot on Jan 5, 2009 12:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Facts are simple and facts are straight
Facts are lazy and facts are late
Facts all come with points of view
Facts dont do what I want them to
Facts just twist the truth around
Facts are living turned inside out
Facts are getting the best of them
Facts are nothing on the face of things
Facts dont stain the furniture
Facts go out and slam the door
Facts are written all over your face
Facts continue to change their shape
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Jan 5, 2009 9:59 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
much better than rush
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on Jan 5, 2009 3:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
FACT
When it’s time for a change, think Spee-Dee Oil Change and Tune-Up. Your oil change, tune-up, and smog experts.
It's spelled "M-A-R-C-H-I-N-G-B-A-N-D."
I support inroywetrust in his support of The VD Special in his support of me supporting Roger Kieschnick in his quest to becoming the best Kieschnick ever to play professional baseball.
by Takimoto on Jan 4, 2009 1:03 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
ANOTHER FACT
Princeton Tiger basketball is brought to you by Ritchie & Page, local distributors of Bud-Wei-Ser beer! Hey Tiger sports fans, for all you do, this bud’s for you!
(I got to to do that to open every broadcast—my favorite part)
I got one word for you: "youneverknow"
by senorvegas on Jan 4, 2009 5:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
DO NOT think Pep Boys in Vallejo. Man, an oil change and a diagnostic at 12:00 and they almost kept my car an entire extra day because nobody bothered to check and see that the car had actually been finished for hours.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jan 5, 2009 10:02 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
tamargo
i was once listening to a spring training game. Tamargo hit a HR and Hank Greenwald, not just any announcer, but the dean of em, Hank Greenwald, roared out, “remember that name, John Tamargo”
however he was forgotten within a year of that.
adopter/sponsor of "Go, Antoan" Richardson
by foothillsfan on Jan 4, 2009 1:23 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I’ve heard he stutters.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
by groug on Jan 4, 2009 1:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
also, Antoan Richardson’s mother ran in the Olympics. Yet another reason we need to get Antoan playing in Calif, to see how she looks.
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by foothillsfan on Jan 4, 2009 1:24 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Fact
Thousands of years ago, before the dawn of man as we knew him, there was Sir Santa of Claws, an apelike creature making crude and pointless toys out of dino bone and his own waste, hurling them at chimp-like creatures with crinkled hands, regardless of how they behaved the previous year. These so-called toys were buried as witches and defecated upon and hurled at predators who were awoken by the searing grunts of children. It wasn’t a holly-jolly Christmas that year… for many were killed.
by deuce deuce on Jan 4, 2009 3:15 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
"You might want to get some snacks."
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Jan 4, 2009 5:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I have no idea what you are talking about.
But can I interest you in some Nebraska beachfront property?
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Jan 5, 2009 10:14 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I tried to find a pic of the Rush jet parked in front...
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Jan 5, 2009 10:40 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Fact: caganers are rad (NSFW in this stupid backward society!)
by hairball on Jan 4, 2009 4:56 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
those are actually common...
in Barcelona. Just got back, and it’s a Christmas tradition. You can buy similar “art” of Bush, Britney Spears, and Wall-E
I got one word for you: "youneverknow"
by senorvegas on Jan 4, 2009 5:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
wow
that is..pretty awesome, actually.
by bondslegend on Jan 4, 2009 6:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wall-E!!!
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
by Useful_Idiot on Jan 4, 2009 11:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Serious question
is there another SBN blog that has threads like this?
by bondslegend on Jan 4, 2009 7:04 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Fact
No
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by Useful_Idiot on Jan 4, 2009 11:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The Lookout Landing crew can get pretty damn goofy. Don’t sell them short.
by Grant on Jan 5, 2009 12:09 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Tuesdays with Sean Green!
We don't really have that much pitching depth. We don't really have that much pitching depth. FOR GOD SAKE, VERUCA, DON'T GO FAKE TRADING JONATHAN SANCHEZ. We don't really have that much pitching depth
by oldjacket on Jan 5, 2009 5:29 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Can I at least sell them shorts?
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jan 5, 2009 10:03 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Camp Anawana, we hold you in our hearts!
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jan 5, 2009 11:13 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And when I think about you, it makes me wanna fart
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
by Useful_Idiot on Jan 5, 2009 12:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
FACT: Although dynamite was often used as a comedic device in the golden age of Hollywood, few, if any, Hollywood films today seek to garner laughs out of explosives.
by satyricrash on Jan 4, 2009 7:17 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
FACT: Lionel Ritchie had a blind woman on the set as a consultant for the making of the video for his song “Hello”.
Wen the shooting was done he gave her a TV set as a gift.
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Jan 4, 2009 7:28 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
He could have at least called it a radio.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jan 5, 2009 10:06 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Fun Fact
Barry Zito and Aaron Rowand made $24.1 million combined in 2008. The Florida Marlins TEAM made a combined $21.9 million. Oh wait, that isn’t a fun fact, either.
A McC newcomer but not outstanding.
by SFGuy on Jan 4, 2009 8:20 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Fun Fact
The Dodgers won the World Series in 1988. In game 1, some fat dude hit a HR to win the game.
Damn, must be confused what the phrase Fun Fact means.
by Link on Jan 4, 2009 9:59 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
It’s been a “hard days night” I should be sleeping like a “this”.
by deuce deuce on Jan 4, 2009 10:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s Log, Log, it’s big, it’s heavy, it’s wood.
It’s Log, Log, it’s better than bad, it’s good!
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 5, 2009 9:33 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
How that show ever cleared the Nickelodeon censors is beyond me. Ever see the episode where Stimpy gets liposuction and then drinks his own fat in a milkshake?
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
by Useful_Idiot on Jan 5, 2009 12:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Or whizzed on the electric fence.
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Jan 5, 2009 12:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Stimpy’s ass muscles get transplanted to Ren’s chest….. that was gross
Plus all the snot stuff
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all.
by baetown415 on Jan 5, 2009 12:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You don’t say?
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jan 5, 2009 12:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I hated that show.
Seriously I did though.
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by WalrusMan on Jan 5, 2009 3:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I was never a big fan. Even when I was a kid, the butt and booger jokes seemed juvenile to me. Also John K’s art style frightened me.
by Natto on Jan 5, 2009 4:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Powdered Toast Man
I still don’t get that shit
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by Useful_Idiot on Jan 5, 2009 10:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
fact: it’s been a hard days night I should be sleeping like a blog
the Beatles invented the internet in 1963, amazing
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by foothillsfan on Jan 4, 2009 10:17 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Fact: The Beatles are amazing. Still.
Speculation: The Magical Mystery Triplike aspect of their songwriting happened after Dylan got them stoned at a party they were all at in the Sixties.
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Jan 5, 2009 10:03 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Fact:
Being stoned is not a good recipe for writing songs. Other stuff, maybe.
Weed = no rhythm.
by FairweatherFan on Jan 5, 2009 10:15 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
In the olden days...
Marijuana did not remove your brain from your skull, chop it into 24,000 pieces and stomp on it while wearing boots.
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 5, 2009 10:25 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well , no.
I just draw a loose timeline correlation on how they went from “Love Me Do” to “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds”.
You know , “gateway drug” an’ all…
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Jan 5, 2009 10:43 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Fun Fact
Cant start an operation without the gear
I see the future, and it is Pablo
by CB30 on Jan 4, 2009 10:18 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Fact
Each of Pixar’s films features a character voiced by John Ratzenberger.
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
by Useful_Idiot on Jan 5, 2009 12:00 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
It almost didn’t happen in The Incredibles.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jan 5, 2009 10:06 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The Pope does voiceover work?
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 5, 2009 10:08 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but mostly in a metatronic sort of capacity.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jan 5, 2009 10:24 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought Alan Rickman was Metatron!
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 5, 2009 10:27 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Only until Michael Bay got a hold of the material. After that, it really was too bad when Optimus Prime destroyed Metatron. I mean, it wasn’t too bad that it happened. It was just too bad you could only see a robotic elbow or two between 15 hard cuts….
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jan 5, 2009 10:32 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I knew it was a mistake to allow Decepticons into the Vatican.
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 5, 2009 10:42 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The first mistake was letting them into Italy at all. From there, it was only a matter of time.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jan 5, 2009 10:47 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, there was nothing Italy could do once they crossed the Alps on elephants.
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 5, 2009 11:17 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I knew it was a bad idea to let the Decepticons ride elephants.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jan 5, 2009 11:23 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That damn Hannibal-tron
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by Useful_Idiot on Jan 5, 2009 12:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'll bite
…because this sort of trivia keeps me up at night.
Was he one of Syndrome’s thugs?
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Jan 5, 2009 10:45 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
“I am the Underminer! I am always beneath you, but NOTHING is beneath me!”
If that helps.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jan 5, 2009 10:47 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks.
If you’re feeling philanthropic I have some other problems you can help me with.
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Jan 5, 2009 11:37 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
If they happen to have to do with The Incredibles trivia or analysis, I might be able to help.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jan 5, 2009 11:42 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
"But I'm talkin' 'bout Shaft!"
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Jan 5, 2009 9:57 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
One of the jokes that made Bender’s Game far better than either Bender’s Big Score or Beast with a Billion Backs.
Don’t get me wrong, though. The whole LOTR parody section almost lost it.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jan 5, 2009 10:26 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Fact
There are only six weeks until spring training.
by deuce deuce on Jan 5, 2009 10:51 AM PST reply actions 3 recs
Because you're the first one on the thread to point it out
I rec’ed that
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all.
by baetown415 on Jan 5, 2009 12:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Fact
Robert Downey Jr’s performance on the DVD commentary is probably even better than his performance in “Tropic Thunder”.
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
by Goofus on Jan 5, 2009 12:32 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
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