By Popular Demand: The Career of a Twins Catcher from the Early '90s!
by Grant on Jan 8, 2009 12:46 PM PST
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My favorite thing to do while watching classing baseball is Baseball Reference surf. Start at the page for one of the teams you're watching, click on a player, and don't stop until your cuticles melt. I was watching the seventh game of the '91 World Series the other night -- Smoltz v. Morris -- so I started out on the '91 Twins, and clicked on Dan Gladden. Gladden to Bryan Hickerson to the '92 Giants to Kevin Bass (hey, he was pretty good when the Giants got him) to the '83 Astros to Joe Niekro to the '88 Twins to Kent Hrbek back to the '91 Twins to Brian Harper to...
And that's where I stopped. Harper was the catcher for the Twins for seven years, including the championship team in '91, and he had the weirdest career path that I can think of.
Note: Harper is currently a roving catching instructor for the Giants, and he's the father of Fresno Grizzlies slugger Brett Harper, so this is totally relevant to a Giants blog. It's not like I'm fishing for material on a slow January afternoon. C'mon, now.
Harper's bizarre career:
- 4th-round pick of the Angels in '77 as a 17-year-old
- Drafted as a catcher
- Moved off catcher when he was 21
- Put up a .350/.389/.617 line in AAA in his age-21 season, though it was in Salt Lake City
- Traded to the Pirates for Tim Foli
- Had a couple hundred at-bats for the Pirates spread over three years
- Kicked around for three other teams, usually spending most of his time in the minors as an outfielder
- Moved back to catcher by the Twins when he's 28
- One of the league's better catchers for several years in his early '30s
Harper went from a AAAA outfield journeyman to starting catcher on a contender in two years. That's insane. So this thread is filled for reminiscing about players with weird career paths. Here's another one:
- 6th-round pick in '95 as a 22-year old
- Drafted as a shortstop
- Asked to convert to pitcher, retired instead
- Reconsidered, came back as a pitcher
- Rocketed up through the system as a starting pitcher
- Got hurt
- Came back. Sucked
- No, seriously. Dude was awful in AAA for two straight years. One, I can understand because he was rehabbing from a serious injury. But two? He was done
- Wasn't done. Did well as a reliever in the majors
- Eventually he was the closer on the '04 Giants team that won the NL West and the World Series, and he is still racking up the saves today
See? That career path is almost too hard to believe. Open Random Career Path Thread.
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Eventually was the closer on the ’04 Giants team that won the NL West and the World Series, and is still racking up the saves today
Ah that World Series in ‘04 was so sweet with Nathan closing it out. I feel bad for those Red Sox fans though. They haven’t won one in forever.
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by WilliamVanLandingham on Jan 8, 2009 1:09 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I think Gabe Kapler has had a weird couple of years recently. From a BtBS piece I wrote yesterday.
Gabe Kapler has had an interesting career path. After winning a ring with the Red Sox in 2004, he signed with the Yomiuri Giants for the 2005 season. He struggled in Japan and was eventually released and resigned by the Red Sox. He played sparsely between 2005-2006 for the Red Sox and in 2007, he switched roles between player and manager. He ended up managing the Red Sox’s Single-A affiliate to a 7th place finish in their division. After the 2007 season he re-announced his intent to play major league baseball again and signed with the Brewers. In 2008, with the Milwaukee Brewers, he had a fantastic season hitting: .301/.340/.498 with 8 HR’s in 229 AB’s. Kapler isn’t starting material, but he should find a job as a 4th OF who can play multiple positions.
by xanthan on Jan 8, 2009 1:09 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Oh man
Now you’re gonna start whoring two sites?
..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.
by Cookyman on Jan 8, 2009 2:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's an addiction
You can’t whore just one.
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by marcello on Jan 8, 2009 2:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That's what she said
A pink sock, that’s what she said reference? Top that!
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by marcello on Jan 8, 2009 2:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jan 8, 2009 1:19 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Yea I guess I'd agree.
Extreme promise to failure to Japan to out of baseball to damn, this guy’s a pretty good reliever.
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by WalrusMan on Jan 8, 2009 1:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
speaking of Japan
Warren Cromartie was totally huge over there, but before that the Expos sold a candy bar at games that was named after him: The Cro-Bar.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jan 8, 2009 1:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That was before they figured out he was a machine, right?
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by EliminateMe on Jan 8, 2009 2:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I do a similar thing..
But usually just Wikipedia-hop.
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by WalrusMan on Jan 8, 2009 1:27 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
THIEF!!!
“Harper’s bizarre” was a link to Brett Harper’s (my adopted Giant) stats in my sig line for ages. I just changed it! There must be archival evidence. Grant is a thief!!! Mutiny!!!!!!!
Grant must walk the plank
The 2008-2009 offseason is driving me sane!
by hairball on Jan 8, 2009 1:31 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Argh!!
Me proof, mateys:
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2008/12/23/701143/mccovey-chronicles-communi#10955343
The 2008-2009 offseason is driving me sane!
by hairball on Jan 8, 2009 1:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You think that's bad?
Grant stole the whole subject of this post from a comment I made last summer.
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by Josh from Hollywood on Jan 8, 2009 1:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Double-argh!!!!
I’ve got the tar. You bring the feathers!
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by hairball on Jan 8, 2009 2:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That thread was . . . .
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 8, 2009 2:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
speaking of walking the plank
I was checking something on gaslamp ball when I noticed a comment from you calling yourself a closet padres fan. What gives?
Less arm, more talk. Raisingcain is a GAMER.
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by raisingcain on Jan 8, 2009 4:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Gaslamp Ball
Sometimes I can read their front page but as for the comments, wow, Padres fans are idiots.
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by WalrusMan on Jan 8, 2009 4:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
*Except for my wife.
The 2008-2009 offseason is driving me sane!
by hairball on Jan 8, 2009 5:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
Every other SB Nation blog has members ranging from cool to ok, but GLB is just jerky.
by Natto on Jan 8, 2009 6:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
OMG BARRY BONDZROIDZ
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by WalrusMan on Jan 8, 2009 6:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
My wife's from San Diego
I love their ballpark, and Tony Gwynn was amazing. I’m sympathetic to that cause when it doesn’t affect SF (like last year especially), but head-to-head, I will only ever root for the Giants. I also like the A’s. The fact that I like the A’s and Padres is something I don’t talk about much around here because so many people really love to diss those teams. But I LOVE the Giants. Seriously- they’re the only team that I think about WAY too much.
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by hairball on Jan 8, 2009 5:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
For what it's worth (and that is nothing)
Very rough comparison of single season minor league stats:
SS #1 (20 years old in low-A)- 177AB 3HR .232/.320/.345
SS #2 (22 years old in high-A)- 139AB 0HR .165/.237/.180
Both are bad but when you consider that #1 is Joe Nathan’s first professional season and #2 is Burriss’ 2007 at SJ, I’m really happy we signed Renteria. Manny may become a solid ML player, but a player a season removed from putting up those numbers in A ball should not be counted on.
Giants! Giants! HELP US GOD!
by j14 on Jan 8, 2009 1:37 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Those Burriss numbers aren’t even a whole season, though – they’re maybe a third of a season. He also had a .321 / .374 / .381 line at Augusta.
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by jcb9 on Jan 8, 2009 1:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I know
and thats why I said it’s really not worth anything. I just thought it was a fun comparison.
Giants! Giants! HELP US GOD!
by j14 on Jan 8, 2009 3:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You know
Nathan’s numbers aren’t great, but they certainly are interesting. He had some walks and some pop, if he could have hit .260~.270, he would have been a solid SS. Although, no clue how his defense would have been (obviously the arm was an 80).
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by marcello on Jan 8, 2009 2:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
obviously the arm was an 80
Unless he kept throwing awesome sliders around the diamond.
by Grant on Jan 8, 2009 2:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe that’s when they realized he should be a pitcher.
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by marcello on Jan 9, 2009 1:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
With Joe at short...
and Schierholtz at third, we could’ve had an All-Nate left side of the infield!
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by ThrillisGone22 on Jan 8, 2009 8:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
With the greatest arms as well. They could have played in shallow left/left-center with no worries.
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by marcello on Jan 8, 2009 9:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Also, Tim Foli used to be a Giant
So that’s another connection.
Thanks, didn’t realize our new prospect’s dad is a coach in our system. What other good prospect who will be a free agent soon has a dad who is a coach we can hire? :^)
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by obsessivegiantscompulsive on Jan 8, 2009 1:51 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I don't know why I did two replies as opposed to one body message
But anywho:
- He was the #1 pick in the draft,
- Was a decent 3B prospect in minors
- Struggled in his first taste of the bigs with Hou and then Det
- Learned to catch, bounced back and forthfrom minors to majors as 3B/OF/C without much success while being traded three times in four years
- Stuck with Padres as 3B and hit 24, 31, and 41 HR’s in three years
- They reward him with big contract, move him off 3B to make room for Burroughs
- Burroughs sucks, Nevin is hurt most of contract. Padres waste both investments.
by hammystyle on Jan 8, 2009 2:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You forgot the part where he took lots of PEDs.
by cornball on Jan 8, 2009 2:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't really forget it
I contemplated throwing in the “started using steroids” bullet point, but wasn’t sure where to put it. Considering the rampant use during that period, I still think his career stands out as odd.
by hammystyle on Jan 8, 2009 3:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He was also part of the “Who should place 1B/who should play LF” duo/dilema with Klesko.
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by Goofus on Jan 8, 2009 3:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
True…and he also was eventually traded to the Rangers for Chan Ho Park and cash. Which considering Park’s career and time with the Rangers kind of adds him to another weird saga.
It’d be like if Dallas McPherson becomes a legit 40 HR guy for the next three years then six years from now when he sucks we trade Zito for him.
by hammystyle on Jan 8, 2009 4:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
WHAT
we’ll still have Zito in six years?!?!?!?
by bondslegend on Jan 8, 2009 9:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Harper
the guy drafted immediately before Harper in the 1977 draft was former Giant Jim Gott, and the guy taken immediately after Harper was Ozzie Smith. DOH!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jan 8, 2009 2:13 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
We could have had Garry Templeton instead of Gott? Damn.
by Grant on Jan 8, 2009 2:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Did we get Gott in the draft? I thought we got Gott a lot later.
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 8, 2009 2:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You got Gott.
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 8, 2009 2:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
who got a plan, who got a plot, who got got and who got shot.
by AngelWillSaveUs on Jan 8, 2009 3:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Who shot the shot
that dropped the cop
that dropped the cop
and made him drop
One of these days….I’m gonna get myself….organizized.
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by victor frankenstein on Jan 9, 2009 3:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, theoretically we could’ve traded Gary Lavelle for Gary Templeton instead of for Jim Gott.
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by jcb9 on Jan 8, 2009 2:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Also, Jim Gott is a name I haven’t thought of in at least 15 years. Bless MCC.
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by jcb9 on Jan 8, 2009 2:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Which leads me to wonder how far back in Giants history you’d have to go to find a player who has NEVER been referenced on MCC.
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by jcb9 on Jan 8, 2009 2:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
^^^^
HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH MYSELF.
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by jcb9 on Jan 8, 2009 2:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
not as much as me
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on Jan 8, 2009 6:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
which is why i have so many comments
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PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on Jan 8, 2009 6:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Almost three times more than I have!
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by jcb9 on Jan 8, 2009 6:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You’re all doing it wrong.
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by marcello on Jan 8, 2009 9:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
and even then you’re still getting angry
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 8, 2009 2:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Stop me before I start telling people not to make up stupid trades!
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by jcb9 on Jan 8, 2009 2:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
let me try
who can lay claim to ever mentioning:
randy bockus?
chuck hensley?
cory bailey?
brad gulden?
my guess is brad brink, who had a cup of coffee with us in 1994, cheated us on the tip and was never heard from again.
Dodgers fans eat their young.
by redhornet78 on Jan 8, 2009 2:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Cory Bailey..
Putting up pretty good numbers for me in Baseball Mogul. He’s even had to become the closer a few times after Robb Nen went down with injury.
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by WalrusMan on Jan 8, 2009 2:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Cory Bailey?
Hasn’t been mentioned since last July by Grant, no less.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jan 8, 2009 3:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
1st time for Hensley
speaking of the 1986 Giants, I’m a little surprised at how many times Rick Lancellotti has rated a mention on this site. He seems to be a popular random Giant. He has an interesting cup of coffee history. 3 cups with 3 different teams each 4 years apart: 82, 86 and 90. That seems odd.
He did hit pinch homers in back to back at bats (over 3 games) for the Giants in 86, though – his only 2 homers in the majors.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jan 8, 2009 5:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Trey Lunsford = 31 comments, 5 fanposts, 1 front page story. This search is going to take a while….
by Grant on Jan 8, 2009 2:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I just found a guy from 1995 who’s never been mentioned, so y’all will just have to see if you can beat that.
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by jcb9 on Jan 8, 2009 2:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought maybe I could beat that with Juan Melo from 2000 (career -60 OPS+!), but he’s even been mentioned on the main page.
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by jcb9 on Jan 8, 2009 2:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
SPOILER!!!
This guy is the winner, I think. Wow. He wasn’t just some two inning flunky, either.
by Grant on Jan 8, 2009 2:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
How is it that I have NO MEMORY of this man?
Also, his most similar pitchers include former Giants first round picks Jason Grilli and Brad Hennessey. And Rick Reuschel’s worthless brother Paul.
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by jcb9 on Jan 8, 2009 2:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Also, since Grant’s now found someone from 1999, I can reveal that my never-mentioned guy from 1995 was Kenny Greer. Not to be confused with Rusty Greer, who has also never been mentioned on MCC, but who never played for the Giants.
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by jcb9 on Jan 8, 2009 3:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh great, now both of those guys have been mentioned on here! Don’t tell me we have to go back even before 1995, now….?
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jan 8, 2009 3:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Grant's guy still hasn't been mentioned.
He’s only been alluded to. That doesn’t count.
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by EliminateMe on Jan 8, 2009 4:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You mean..
Jerry SpradIin?
HINT: I didn’t blow it either.
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by WalrusMan on Jan 8, 2009 4:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I found three other guys from 1995...
…who still haven’t been mentioned. 1995 seems to be the forgotten team.
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by EliminateMe on Jan 8, 2009 4:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Jeez though..
6 Tom Lampkins?
……..
7 Tom Lampkins?
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by WalrusMan on Jan 8, 2009 5:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
8 Tom Lampkins now.
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by EliminateMe on Jan 8, 2009 5:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I mentioned him once in the context of talking about the last time the Giants carried three catchers.
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by jcb9 on Jan 8, 2009 6:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m pretty sure I’ve thrown out a Tom Lampkin reference before too.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
by groug on Jan 8, 2009 10:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Lampkin was a GAMER.
Giant Dirtbags: Brian Anderson, Todd Jennings, Steve Hammond, John Bowker
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by Giant among Angels on Jan 8, 2009 11:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Dan Ortmeier!
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 8, 2009 6:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m thinking of changing my signature to “Who the fuck is Dan Ortmeier?”
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 8, 2009 6:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
DO IT!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on Jan 8, 2009 7:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m worried that this signature is all stands between us and hordes of dumb Jonathan Sanchez trades.
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 8, 2009 7:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Very true
Giant Dirtbags: Brian Anderson, Todd Jennings, Steve Hammond, John Bowker
Jeremy Affeldt Ready To Make His Father Proud
by Giant among Angels on Jan 8, 2009 7:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That is the sig format that killed the idea of putting Nate Schierholtz at third.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
by groug on Jan 8, 2009 10:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No one can argue with it’s effectiveness.
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 9, 2009 8:07 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Don McMahon?
Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers
by victor frankenstein on Jan 9, 2009 3:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Dan Gladden. Gladden to Bryan Hickerson to the ’92 Giants to Kevin Bass (hey, he was pretty good when the Giants got him) to the ’83 Astros to Joe Niekro to the ’88 Twins to Kent Hrbek back to the ’91 Twins to Brian Harper to…
Grant invented a new game: “Six degrees to Kevin Frandsen”
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by Goofus on Jan 8, 2009 2:43 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Six degrees of SBNation?
beyond the boxscore to xanthan xanthan to mccc, mccc to wjackalope, wjackalope to ninersnation, ninersnation to Fooch…
Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis
by wjackalope on Jan 8, 2009 3:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey
Salt Lake City always brings the party.
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-My Father.
by thecrippesking on Jan 8, 2009 4:47 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Not truly strange...
but when Adam Hyzdu came up with the Pirates in 2000, that was a serious wtf? moment for me.
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You can ridicule me in 2009 if you like...
by ThrillisGone22 on Jan 8, 2009 8:28 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
This is how you do it.
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
by marcello on Jan 8, 2009 9:02 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
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