NO MA-nny! NO MA-nny!
by Great Success! on Jan 31, 2009 11:39 PM PST
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PrintNO MA-nny! NO MA-nny! Come on everyone, say it with me. You know you want to. We did better than they thought we would before last season, and that was despite the acquisition of a 'great' outfielder coming off an awesome year. And that guy's defense was supposed to be good. If the Giants have ever been anything, its an organization of professionalism. Say what you want about Bonds, he didn't laugh it off when he misplayed a ball in the outfield. Robby Thompson and Jeff Kent didn't smile when they couldn't turn a double play. And Randy Winn and Fred Lewis will make it to first base every time on a grounder to 2nd. Anybody remember a Giants telecast about 20 years ago, a game at Chavez Ravine, when some bum of a centerfielder took his position in the Dodgers outfield, about the start of the 7th, with a lollipop sticking squarely out of his mouth? And the camera kept going back to it. I don't remember anything else about that incident, except how Bush League I thought that was. What if the guy has to dive for a ball out in front, is it going to jam into the ground and choke him? Or will he pull up on that dive because it occured to him too? Aint no Giant would have done something like that. Sure, Kevin Mitchell reached back over his head and caught a ball barehanded at a complete gallop while picking out a spot to run into on the wall. He didn't let it happen again. What we don't like it guys who take tuesday and thursday off because a leg is sore. You know you want to see Fred Lewis out there every day. You know you want Sandoval to stand in the sun and not in a shadow. You know you're rooting for Frandsen! You know we're going to be in the 25th percentile in home runs hit in the NL, and still win the West. Say it with me if you're drinking the youth Kool-aid. NO MA-nny! NO MA-nny!
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Giant Dirtbags: Brian Anderson, Todd Jennings, Steve Hammond, John Bowker
Don't F with the Affeldt
by Giant among Angels on Feb 1, 2009 2:09 AM PST up reply actions
Facebook by far
Myspace is a poorly coded piece of shit overrun with incredibly stupid people.
Plus, I found my best friend from fourth grade on Facebook. Fourth grade!
"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 Feb 1, 2009 1:38 AM PST up reply actions
what the heck do you talk about with your friend from 4th grade?
“Mrs Smith was really nice, and… ummm… still play tether ball?”
by microwave donut on Feb 1, 2009 2:01 AM PST up reply actions
We talk about our lives and what we're doing now
He’s doing a lot of interior design work and is in a long term relationship with a great guy. I’m working my way through college and doing a lot of sportswriting work. So…you know, we talk about stuff.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Feb 1, 2009 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
Just so it happens I was the tetherball champion in 4th grade. and 2nd place in four square.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
I too was the 4th grade tetherball champion. Showdown!
Giant Dirtbags: Brian Anderson, Todd Jennings, Steve Hammond, John Bowker
Don't F with the Affeldt
by Giant among Angels on Feb 1, 2009 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
I’ll kick your ass if we play school rules.
NO ROPSIES DAMMIT!
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Feb 1, 2009 11:34 AM PST up reply actions
“No Ropsies” HaHa. Good times! I cant remember any of the rules, but i do remember that they all ended in “-ies”
Giant Dirtbags: Brian Anderson, Todd Jennings, Steve Hammond, John Bowker
Don't F with the Affeldt
by Giant among Angels on Feb 1, 2009 11:42 AM PST up reply actions
Me too…as an 8th grader.
They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long
Ok, immediately following the super bowl, meet at the flag pole at 24 Willie Mays Plaza for a McCoven tetherball tourney.
Giant Dirtbags: Brian Anderson, Todd Jennings, Steve Hammond, John Bowker
Don't F with the Affeldt
by Giant among Angels on Feb 1, 2009 12:07 PM PST up reply actions
Y’all can chase that stupid ball on a string all you want, cuz I was at one time the undisputed, undefeated, grand champion of 3rd grade wall ball. If it wasn’t for a freak injury, more than a few questionable rulings, and some new kid named Billy, I’d of been King of the World!
I'm missing Omar and all his "Dreamy-ness".
by PacBellBoozer on Feb 1, 2009 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
The faster you rise, the harder you fall.
Billy, that sonofabitch!
Giant Dirtbags: Brian Anderson, Todd Jennings, Steve Hammond, John Bowker
Don't F with the Affeldt
by Giant among Angels on Feb 1, 2009 1:05 PM PST up reply actions
MySpace is far from a “poorly coded piece of shit”
take that from someone who’s actually seen the code ;)
by kingofthacove on Feb 1, 2009 3:36 AM PST up reply actions
I calls it "The realm of the adolescent"
Randy Johnson has excellent VORTP.*
*ValueOverReplacementTetherballPlayer
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by victor frankenstein on Feb 1, 2009 7:56 AM PST up reply actions
It crashed my computer often when I tried to view pages on my friends list or whatever. I don’t like that.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Feb 1, 2009 11:06 AM PST up reply actions
as a programmer I say
“User Error”
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN... UNLESS HE KEEPS DRAFTING WELL. .. AND SIGNS UNDERRATED PLAYERS LIKE AFFELDT OR PHELPS. .. OR ALRIGHT WHO'S PLAYING WITH THE ALIEN MIND-SWITCHING RAY?
Or possibly
“Poor specifications”
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN... UNLESS HE KEEPS DRAFTING WELL. .. AND SIGNS UNDERRATED PLAYERS LIKE AFFELDT OR PHELPS. .. OR ALRIGHT WHO'S PLAYING WITH THE ALIEN MIND-SWITCHING RAY?
THIS!
I'm missing Omar and all his "Dreamy-ness".
by PacBellBoozer on Feb 1, 2009 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
Myspace is overrun with fake profiles, spam, and porn. Also, I hate those annoying white middle-schoolers who pretend they are black or ghetto when they are really from the suburbs. And those with ‘emo’ kids who are just bored annoy me too. In all fairness, I annoy most of you.
Section 314 FTW!
by KingofDucks1987 on Feb 1, 2009 2:25 AM PST up reply actions
Definitely Facebook. My opinion is not at all swayed by having a friend who works there.
"He called the sh** POOP!" -- Adam Sandler
Nor was it swayed by the insidiousness of their inviting all your contacts – via a message posing as you yourself – to join Facebook , nor that interesting little virus currently running rampant through it.
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by victor frankenstein on Feb 1, 2009 10:10 AM PST up reply actions
For stalking?
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Feb 1, 2009 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
I liked Facebook,
pre- “anybody can get it” phase.. it was better when it was just for college students. I hate the fact my mom has one, and my 12 year old cousin.
proud father of the newly acquired Brandon Crawford..
Yea..
Or at least a student, high school/college.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
but I fear that Facebook will soon become just as bad as MySpace. At least people can’t customize their facebook pages, so it will always have that above MySpace.
At least people can’t customize their facebook pages
….yet.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
great success!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
What do we want?
MANNY!
How are we gonna get it?
Stupid threads!
Did I do this right?
And yes…we do want Manny.
by positiveuphemism on Feb 1, 2009 12:23 AM PST reply actions
NO MANny is an island...
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by victor frankenstein on Feb 1, 2009 7:58 AM PST reply actions
NO MA
I thought this was a thread dedicated to the New Orleans Museum of Art.
by VidaWantsYourCar on Feb 1, 2009 8:32 AM PST reply actions
I actually thought that it was going to be a clever way to say, “Don’t get Manny, get Nomar instead!”
Which might not have been a great thread in and of itself, but which was still kind of clever before it wasn’t true.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Feb 1, 2009 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
"No , ma KNEE!"
I thought it was Clemens’ son redirecting Roger as to where the liniment should be applied.
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by victor frankenstein on Feb 1, 2009 8:52 AM PST reply actions
I WANT MANNY! I WANT MANNY!
amidoinitrite?
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Wow, that was completely unreadable.
And I’ve read Ulysses three times.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
Now I'm trying to imagine a pro-Manny rant in the style of Molly Bloom's soliloquy
He shall wear a Giants hat and how he smacked the ball under the Willie Mays wall and he thought as well San Francisco as another and then he asked for a contract extension and asked again yes and then he asked for more money yes Sabean said yes my burly slugger and he put his arms around the bat yes and cocked it against his shoulder so he could feel the wood all pie tar yes and the crowd was going like mad and yes he hit it yes home run Yes.
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
I’m terribly pleased with this, even if only three people have a damn clue what I’m talking about.
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
Needs more punctuation.
They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long
I’m guessing you’ve never read Ulysses!
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
(That was a take-off on the last few lines of a section that’s about 40 pages and has no punctuation other than three or four periods)
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
i especially like
the pie tar
Billy Beane loves soccerball, and so should you
by alea iacta est on Feb 1, 2009 12:20 PM PST up reply actions
…and you only had one.
Ulysses? Never heard of them, I get my Molly from the Firesign Theatre’s
How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You’re Not Anywhere at All.
They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long
The Future Is FUN!
The Future Is FAIR!
You May Already Have WON!
You May Already BE THERE!
“Shoes for Industry , compadree!”
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by victor frankenstein on Feb 1, 2009 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
Didnt we just play a set of Tom Waits lyrics tennis?
I refure to be drawn into…fuck it—You can sit here in the waiting room, or
wait here in the sitting room.
They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long
“I just left a GRILLING , what’s this – a ROAST? What’s at STEAK here? I’m BONE tired. Just another RARE MEATing , Mr. Acme?”
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by victor frankenstein on Feb 1, 2009 1:09 PM PST up reply actions
“Rococo! How did you get in here? You don’t have a key!”
“No, only half a key. I had to split it with the sound effects man.”
They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long
"You haven't seen the last of me , Danger!"
“No , but the first of you turns my stomach!”
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by victor frankenstein on Feb 1, 2009 8:15 PM PST up reply actions
Desperate for baseball we rewatched some of our dvr’d dodgers/Giants games from this past season. It only confirms my “do not want” Manny position. I could run faster than Manny in the outfield, and have better hand eye co-ordination. Hell, my cat fields toy mice better!
I just don’t want our pitching staff dealing with a poor defensive infield and a 5 legged elephant in left field.
Won’t somebody please think of the Cainer??
The formatting was bad, but I’ve seen much, much worse on here. People are being jerks. Keep on keepin’ on, Great Success!.
Billy Ripken is not a fuck face
It was kind of a rambling piece, I’ll admit, but I thought it was readable. And I’m not really stung by critiques from people who think they know how to write just because they majored in English. And I’m not surprised that its not a popular idea, but I am surprised that not one person remembered the Dodgers outfielder guy. Was it all a dream?
by Great Success! on Feb 1, 2009 2:44 PM PST up reply actions
No, it wasn’t readable.
You aren’t sending a text message on your phone. You have a keyboard in front of you that comes complete with an enter key so that you can separate your points and communicate your thoughts more clearly. Do not make us slog through a bunch of letters all strung together that makes it look like you are typing with your feet.
It isn’t about being majoring in English. It is about common courtesy
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 1, 2009 2:49 PM PST up reply actions
So does this mean you're taking your ball and going home?
by Great Success! on Feb 1, 2009 7:32 PM PST up reply actions
Eeeasy , Tiger.
Just parenthesize more than once , hokay?
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by victor frankenstein on Feb 1, 2009 8:36 PM PST up reply actions
And I’m not really stung by critiques from people who think they know how to write just because they majored in English.
/explodes
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Feb 1, 2009 6:33 PM PST up reply actions
I have a question, Karl
How does the formatting get “much, much worse” than an unreadable block of text? How is that even possible? I mean, are there posters that I am missing that are type all in wingdings or something?
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 1, 2009 2:45 PM PST up reply actions
Oh, that's easy
All caps, no punctuation, full of spelling errors.
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
Ishicaua and Felts are goin 2 rul!
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
(Squinting) I dunno , I can read it.
Sure , it’s harder than if he parenthesised and indented and punctuationalized and spelt gud but lots of folk don’t know how.
I used to suck at spacing but the McCoven straightened me out with a minimum of snark or sneer. (I thank you.)
Be the man , make helpful suggestions. No , this site wasn’t intended to be a grammar workshop – but it’s inevitable you’re going to get the fan who can plug it in and pound the keys but isn’t polished.
Maybe we should institute a general equivalency exam in order to belong to SB Nation.
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by victor frankenstein on Feb 1, 2009 8:31 PM PST up reply actions
My problem wasn’t so much the single block of text, distracting and off-putting though that may be. My issue was the meandering, unnavigable stream-of-concious game of word association that took us from Randy Winn and Fred Lewis running out ground balls to a guy in Dodger Stadium sucking on a lollipop to Kevin Mitchell’s barehand, back to Fred Lewis to being in the top-fourth of the NL in homeruns (still trying to figure that one out) to, shoot… where am I? I think I missed my exit.
I don’t care about the periods or the spelling or the paragraphs or even the caps, nice though it may be to have them relatively standardized. I would, however, like to know what’s going on from word to word without having to bust out my handy-dandy reading companion.
I realize that all of this just makes me seem like more of a jackass here, but I was an English major, right? At least content analysis is actually what studying English about. So I’m doing my major proud by at least being a jackass about the content and not being one about the big block ’ text.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Feb 1, 2009 11:07 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah , you have to serve either form or function – if not both.
OT – over/under on Michael Phelps’ endorsement earnings for the next four years…and where the hell was the Octagon Group (his agents) while this kid was hitting the bong?
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by victor frankenstein on Feb 1, 2009 11:38 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah seriously. Have common sense and know your surroundings. If he feels the need to do that, at least do it ONLY with close friends that aren’t taking pictures of you.
Giant Dirtbags: Brian Anderson, Todd Jennings, Steve Hammond, John Bowker
Don't F with the Affeldt
by Giant among Angels on Feb 2, 2009 12:37 AM PST up reply actions
Word has it from my pals in the pro poker circle, is that Phelps is
a pretty accomplished player and working hard with some heavy
hitters preparing for a run at some of the bigger tournaments.
They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long
"...heavy hitters..."
I am observing your accomplishment in that location.
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by victor frankenstein on Feb 2, 2009 1:15 PM PST up reply actions
In an attempt to not be bigfooted by another team Dodgers offer Ramirez a 1 yr $25M deal. Smart move.
interesting
yeah, 1 year, no options. we’re going to find out what manny’s priorities are.
The ManRam Annual Tour Of The NL West TempestTeapot
starts now!
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by victor frankenstein on Feb 2, 2009 10:36 PM PST up reply actions
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