Brian Sabean and Bruce Bochy Officially Returning
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 13, 2009 11:09 AM PDT
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PrintThere's a conference call at noon to discuss the extensions.
I'm sure this thread will be filled with joy and mirth. Mostly mirth.
edit: Per Baggs, both contracts are for two years plus an option.
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Also, I have the conference call number. What questions should I ask? Please note that my boss is in today, so he’ll be in the next room.
This is for Bochy.
“Bruce, you started a 98 year old journeyman catcher on the final game of the year.
I don’t have a question, I just wanted that on record."
"That feeling after you win and they raise your hand... it's like you have this energy that releases from your body, and it's like you mingle with the cosmos, and you feel omnipotent"
"bruce, that was the worst job of lineup construction I've ever seen from someone who calls themself a professional"
I don’t have a question
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, deserved all-star and hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
by bondslegend on Oct 13, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
WHO IS SPAIN?
WHY IS HITLER?
WHEN IS RIGHT?
WHERE WAS THAT STOOPED AND MEALY COLORED OLD MAN I USED TO CALL POPPA WHEN THE MERRY-GO-ROUND BROKE DOWN?
HOW WAS TRUMP AT MUNICH?
HO-HO BERIBERI!
BALLS!
WHERE ARE THE SNOWDENS OF YESTERYEAR?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
Haha
there’s no good way to answer this. It’s like filing up our line-up card
by Giant Voodoo on Oct 13, 2009 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Follow-up
What size head would your brain fit in?
I R 5
by say hey nation on Oct 13, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
the answer may surprise you…
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 13, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
If your boss is in the next room, I assume your question will be about llamas.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Seriously, though, that’s why I’m not going to even call in. My boss would jump in my office and start spraying hand sanitizer everywhere. And I’m not kidding or exaggerating. That happened when I was talking to a Wall Street Journal reporter last year.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 13, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
God damn your boss is awesome
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, deserved all-star and hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
by bondslegend on Oct 13, 2009 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
YOUR BOSS IS AWESOME
"BUSTER POSEY
HE SAVES PANDAS!" - sadison bummedgarner
His name's Clayton, not Danny.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 13, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I think I love him
Chaos and llamas and glee
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Long ago they came west over the mountains, and I have rooted for them years uncounted; and together through many ages of this world we have fought the long defeat.
by shanghaijim on Oct 13, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s like working under a combination of Gallagher, Max Headroom, and Frank Chu.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 13, 2009 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
So….Brian Bocock?
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
The Giants haven’t had an effective offense in years. Is the team making any changes in how it goes about building an offense?
by Dan from NM on Oct 13, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
How much money are we going to throw at Jason Bay?
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 13, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
So, "Under what conditions will you declare victory and get out do you envision yourself retiring from the Giant’s GM chair?" is probably out?
Along with “Just how much more aggressive does the 2010 hitters need to be?”
I figure that would be good for 10 minutes Bork!fest.
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
by daveinexile on Oct 13, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Did Cyberdyne Systems make Renteria a new arm?
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by say hey nation on Oct 13, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
/ looks up number for Massive Dynamics
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
by daveinexile on Oct 13, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Yoyodyne
A Growing Excited Company
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
How’s the weather out there? Rough? Yeah, I know. Here too.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Oct 13, 2009 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
What do you think of the new MJ single?
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by say hey nation on Oct 13, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Given how behind the times Sabean always is
He’d probably go on about how he thought that Michael Jackson kid was great, but now he’s singing love songs to a rat – who knew he was such a weirdo pervert!?
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Where will you be exiling Fred Lewis?
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
“Welcome to the Himalayas!”
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Oct 13, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Really LOL’d.
mike wazowski!
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Long ago they came west over the mountains, and I have rooted for them years uncounted; and together through many ages of this world we have fought the long defeat.
by shanghaijim on Oct 13, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Don’t worry, it’s lemon.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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Mr Bochy
I would like to get your input as to why you continued to give starts to players who were clearly hurt, struggling, or both, especially considering you had options on your bench who were having much better seasons statistically?
A hearty thank you to Rich Aurilia for all the good memories, and to the Niners for finally getting the uni's (mostly) right.
“Will you both please leave?”
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in California makes the world go round.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Oct 13, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
“Do you know where the door is?”
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
“Followup question…can you try not to let it hit you on the ass on your way out?”
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
Well hey my coffee + hot chocolate is delicious.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
omg I did the same thing for the first time in, like, two years.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 13, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Coffee is coming up soon for me. Unfortunately I wanted to sit with a window open but all I can hear here is water plopping on hard earth/concrete.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
The wind is whistling really loudly every so often here.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
I’ve seen one big gust but that’s it.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
I AM EL NINOOOOOOOOOO
For those of you who don’t “habla espanol” that means….THE NINOOOOOOOO
by chilibean_3 on Oct 13, 2009 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve seen one big gust but that’s it.
Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I
But Walrusman has seen it with his cybernetic eye.
Ya know...ignorance really IS bliss.
Well - I do , anyway.
by victor frankenstein on Oct 13, 2009 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions
/there's snow on the ground where I live
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, deserved all-star and hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
by bondslegend on Oct 13, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh the weather outside is weather.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Oct 13, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
I keep thinking I’m going to get sick and tired of Paul Rudd soon, but he keeps being funny to me.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Oct 13, 2009 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
wet hot american summer
that’s all
A hearty thank you to Rich Aurilia for all the good memories, and to the Niners for finally getting the uni's (mostly) right.
Holy fuck, I didn’t realize that was him
I R 5
by say hey nation on Oct 13, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL MINNESOTA
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
FFFFFUUUUUUU
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
by bondslegend on Oct 13, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
We in Blankland are supposedly due to break 100 again this weekend.
“The torture never stops.” – Zappa
Ya know...ignorance really IS bliss.
Well - I do , anyway.
by victor frankenstein on Oct 13, 2009 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions
SO DELICIOUS
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Oct 13, 2009 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I baked some apple crisp for brunch for my aunt and uncle. I forgot the exact measurements of her recipe, so I just winged it. Bunch of apples from the backyard, cup of flour, 3/4 cup brown sugar, cup of oatmeal … half cup of canola oil, a stick of butter*, dash of salt, dash of cinnamon … threw in a single-serve cup of vanilla yogurt for kicks … some instant oatmeal for a crust … dang it turned out good. Guess you can’t go wrong with butter* and sugar and apples.
*actually, non-cholesterol butter alternative, baking version.
I love storms.
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Long ago they came west over the mountains, and I have rooted for them years uncounted; and together through many ages of this world we have fought the long defeat.
by shanghaijim on Oct 13, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
First question to ask:
Grant, have you seen the .gif of Dinger watching Howard’s double yet?
Second question:
post the gif please
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
Ten kinds of perfect. Rightcenterfielder is my new favorite poster. Suck it, whatever nerd used to occupy that spot.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 13, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Have I moved up from being your 571st favorite?
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
And you’re 1.204.204.290.293 above me.
"All I know is right now, you comeback and do you dwell on that? I think you're man enough to take it, you're man enough to chew on it, to spit it out and you learn from it. ... I think winners let it go. I think losers dwell on it and talk about it all week and that screws you up for the next opportunity going forward." - Mike Singletary after the 49ers loss to the Vikings
er
the period should be commas
"All I know is right now, you comeback and do you dwell on that? I think you're man enough to take it, you're man enough to chew on it, to spit it out and you learn from it. ... I think winners let it go. I think losers dwell on it and talk about it all week and that screws you up for the next opportunity going forward." - Mike Singletary after the 49ers loss to the Vikings
I thought you were going all European on us
I was gonna have to call you an elitist.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
Not just AN elitist.
THE elitest.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Oct 13, 2009 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
yay!
I still believe in Bowkermania.
by rightcenterfielder on Oct 13, 2009 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
oh my god this is beautiful
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
Needs to be green every time it's posted
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, deserved all-star and hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
by bondslegend on Oct 13, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
/in b4 twss
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, deserved all-star and hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
by bondslegend on Oct 13, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
HAHAHAHA SUCK IT ROCKIES
"BUSTER POSEY
HE SAVES PANDAS!" - sadison bummedgarner
His name's Clayton, not Danny.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 13, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Copying comment from previous thread:
I love how the design of the mask makes it look like Dingers’ mouth is agape. He looks stunned.
by Every6thDay on Oct 13, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
lol
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 13, 2009 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
HAHAHAHA
SUCK IT ROCKIES
"BUSTER POSEY
HE SAVES PANDAS!" - sadison bummedgarner
His name's Clayton, not Danny.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 13, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
EXTINCTION EVENT
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Long ago they came west over the mountains, and I have rooted for them years uncounted; and together through many ages of this world we have fought the long defeat.
by shanghaijim on Oct 13, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Since the season ended
1) We’ve had to come to the decision that we will be moving from the Bay Area to the wonderful land of Tallahassee, Florida.
2) The Yankees, Dodgers, and Angels have advanced.
3) My iPod seems to be dying.
4) I got a staph infection.
5) Both of my kids have been sleeping terribly and thus so have I.
6) I had a screw-up at work – nothing huge, but I got a reprimand and it was embarrassing.
7) Bochy and Sabean rehired
GOING WELL SO FAR!!!!!
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Why are you moving?
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
Wife’s out of work, I only have part-time work, Bay Area is expensive as fuck and the job market is a mess.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
/unpacks bags
/calls Vic Jr and tells him to “Go back to bed, it ain’t gonna happen. We’re staying in Blankland.”
Ya know...ignorance really IS bliss.
Well - I do , anyway.
by victor frankenstein on Oct 13, 2009 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Also , my condolences and best wishes.
Ya know...ignorance really IS bliss.
Well - I do , anyway.
by victor frankenstein on Oct 13, 2009 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, at least you have your…air?
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
For a second i thought you said “hair,” and I was going to say that my head is shaved and I don’t have that much hair anyway!
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Dude, his wife isn’t from Brazil
I R 5
by say hey nation on Oct 13, 2009 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Awesome.
/autodefenestrates
something something jhiat00 will swindle
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Oct 13, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
What happened to the Qatar plans?
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
No job offer.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Hmm
Would you have preferred it over Florida?
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
It would’ve been a lot more of a transition, obviously, and harder in a lot of ways. But living overseas for a while is something I’ve wanted to do since I was a kid, while living in Florida is something I’ve never wanted to do at all, so there’s that.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
You’re braver than I am. I can’t imagine living in a country where I don’t speak the language.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
it’s actually kinda fun. Turns going to the bank into an intellectual challenge.
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
That goes for most people.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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South American Banks are a nightmare…
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by say hey nation on Oct 13, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
The last person I know who lived in Argentina didn’t even have a bank. She just kept all her money in a suitcase under her bed.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
GET THAT VORP AND WHIP SH!T OUTTA HERE!!!
I don't know...
I get nervous when people talk to me in the states, because I know they can tell I’m not local. And my English is like 99% fluent.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
I was sure you knew that.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
Perhaps I am the last on this to know—-it wouldn’t be the first instance of that.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Apparently I’ve only mentioned it 8 times, though I’m pretty sure I alluded to it quite a few other times.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
Where do you live in Israel? My mother now lives in the states, but she spent two years living in Kfar Saba.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Jerusalem.
What was she doing in Kfar Saba?
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
She does cantorial work off and on, here in the states, and wanted to do it in Israel for a while. She’s a convert.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
BTW
Kfar Saba is a sister city of Columbus, Ohio.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
Well I’ll be damned. That can’t be a coincidence.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
All that confusion was long distance?
/the last to know
Ya know...ignorance really IS bliss.
Well - I do , anyway.
by victor frankenstein on Oct 13, 2009 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Word
I lived on Kibbutz Ketura for 4 months in 2005… Me and some of the other volunteers played some home run derby on their soccer field.
Never heard of it, but cool.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
Ma Nishma Chabibi????
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by Mordy From Monsey on Oct 13, 2009 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s in the Negev, right near Yotvata (big ass dairy kibbutz with bomb Shoko and Moka drinks that gave me the most heinous gas ever on account of my lactardedness).
But if everyone knows you aren’t local for sure, you don’t get more comfortable in your alienness?
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
Yep.
If we could’ve stayed here, I could’ve gone to a much better program at Berkeley or Stanford than what FSU has. But then we’d be living in the streets (or actually probably my grandmother’s basement, but still).
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
According to GoogleMaps, the closest non-college baseball is all the way in Jacksonville. :(
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Yeah, I know. Tallahassee is near the Georgia border, so for a second I wondered if the August Greenjackets were doable, but it’s a six hour drive each way. Meh.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
and another. phi phi.
"Matt Cain will save the children, but not the Dodger children" - I realize this is someone else's signature but I wanted to emphasize it because it is so damn genius on several levels at once.
by I own a Kayak and I'm not sure why now on Oct 13, 2009 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions
/readies my mirth supply
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, and it's totally grown on me.
Get rid of Bochy and Sabean, it's time for something new.
FUCK THIS STUPID FUCKING TEAM
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
Reporter: Have you made any decision about next year?
Bochy: Well , Posey won’t start and we may not use a SS for the first two weeks. This will allow use to field 2 2B, second was a huge hole for us last year.
Sabes: Yeah, it was. Could you imagine the production we can get from TWO secondbasemen!
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by say hey nation on Oct 13, 2009 11:15 AM PDT reply actions
ur doin it wrong
flight of stairs, dude. Flight of stairs
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, deserved all-star and hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
by bondslegend on Oct 13, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
You can’t go wrong with autodefenestration. My sig has been saying it for weeks!
/autodefenestrates
something something jhiat00 will swindle
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Oct 13, 2009 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I think Gary just said, on KNBR, 2 years each with club options.
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, and it's totally grown on me.
Get rid of Bochy and Sabean, it's time for something new.
by ringleader3 on Oct 13, 2009 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
2? Bow tie is gonna give them 2 more chances? FUCK.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
Sort of points up Bowtie's disconnect.
Ya know...ignorance really IS bliss.
Well - I do , anyway.
by victor frankenstein on Oct 13, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Baggs just posted on his blog it’s two years for both Sabean and Bochy with an option for 2012.
"I FEEL A LOT OF HAPPY!" - Juan Uribe
FREE BUSTER POSEY
Oy
And the Giants don’t ever fire managers or GMs, so…
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
So what your sayin is…wait…I probably should say that on the internet
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by say hey nation on Oct 13, 2009 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
2012
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Long ago they came west over the mountains, and I have rooted for them years uncounted; and together through many ages of this world we have fought the long defeat.
by shanghaijim on Oct 13, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Sabean and Bochy Officially Returning: FAIL!!!!
FIRE BRUCE BOCHY NOW!!!!!!
AND TAKE BRIAN SABEAN WITH HIM!!!!!
by 49er16 on Oct 13, 2009 11:17 AM PDT reply actions 8 recs
awesome
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, deserved all-star and hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
by bondslegend on Oct 13, 2009 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes, this needs reccing.
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
by daveinexile on Oct 13, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
can't....look....away
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 13, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
… .- …- …- .- / …- . – . .-. .- -. …
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, and it's totally grown on me.
Get rid of Bochy and Sabean, it's time for something new.
by ringleader3 on Oct 13, 2009 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Ho hum.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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THE PATHETIC FALLACY WAS RIGHT!!!!
The weather is terrible because of this news.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
The Pathetic Fallacy
That’s remarkably close to the name of a porn I once made that didn’t do very well commercially.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Oct 13, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
blerg
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Oct 13, 2009 11:25 AM PDT reply actions
OGC: The rebuild was only stealth to the BLIND!….one gazillion words…So this was the right decision for the reasons I stated above.
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by say hey nation on Oct 13, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
I wish I could perfect an OGC impression. It would be sweet.
So, like I’ve been saying for sometime now…
Yeah, that would take way too much time. I don’t type fast enough. But some keys would be to use straw man arguments and then accuse everyone else of using straw man arguments all the while you say your arguments are perfect.
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by say hey nation on Oct 13, 2009 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
AWESOME!
He did just that today with a comment that I made on his blog. He accused me of making a strawman argument while refuting it with a strawman argument.
Why isn't Sabean held accountable for leading the Giants into many years of mediocrity???
I can’t remember what thread it was, I think a gameday, and I started this thing of summing up McCoven in one line. Then someone did one for OGC, but it was several paragraphs long. And perfect.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
That was EliminateMe.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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Link?
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
but seriously.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2009/8/26/1003151/freaking-out-about-division-rivals#20259867
I R 5
by say hey nation on Oct 13, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Dammit, I just went to find it, and you beat me by 2 minutes.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Wow, three different posters actually tried to find that for me?
/blushes
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
NO IT’S BECAUSE YOU ALL LOVE ME
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
IT TRUE
/Notes to treat Cookyman like a 3yr old from now on.
I R 5
by say hey nation on Oct 13, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Its cuz you are finally happy now, AND WE MUST KEEP IT THAT WAY!!!!!!!!!
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
by TexasRanger on Oct 13, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
That was a pretty epic thread. How does Walrusman hate eggs?!?!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 13, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
They’re the only things too young for him.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 13, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2009/8/26/1003151/freaking-out-about-division-rivals#20266761
LOL
Aww…
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
YOur Igonrance Shows That Youre Rage Has Blinded YOu To See th eFacts
/my favorite, GRM
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
GET THAT VORP AND WHIP SH!T OUTTA HERE!!!
*** Spoiler alert***** Sneak peak of compleation of " stealth rebuild".
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
by daveinexile on Oct 13, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
- of men who wear bow ties and have cajones?
by Every6thDay on Oct 13, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Um
if he did, wouldnt he have done it by now??
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
by bondslegend on Oct 13, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
I wonder what he’s going to do when the Giants field pretty much the same team next year but it loses 88 games instead of winning that many.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
Yes
but it could possibly be better longterm if it did
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
I’m kind of hoping we sign some lump like Dye or Bay to play LF and then act shocked when Matt Cain posts an ERA of 4.90
That’s the most likely scenario. Same team =/= same success in this case.
by Every6thDay on Oct 13, 2009 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
They won’t understand what happened.
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 13, 2009 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
I DON'T GET IT
WE WON 88 GAMES LAST YEAR. WE SHOULD HAVE WON 88 GAMES THIS YEAR TOO!!!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
If losing 90 games = new GM/Manager then no
I R 5
by say hey nation on Oct 13, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Sabean will blame the fans, Bochy will blame not bunting more, and Neukom will blame the economy or his personal learning curve.
by Every6thDay on Oct 13, 2009 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
I actually think this is a small victory for most of the McCoven. After the year the team had it was pretty much a foregone conclusion that both would be returning. But the short term deals mean that if they seriously eff up next year (as many of us fear they will) they could both be sent packing sooner rather than later. [/looking on the bright side]
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Oct 13, 2009 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, time to get back to wasting our once in a generation pitching talent.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
BAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
FIRE BRUCE BOCHY NOW!!!!!!
AND TAKE BRIAN SABEAN WITH HIM!!!!!
LOLZ
My wife sent me this recently. Laugh at guys who are funnier looking and more socially awkward than you:
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/09/28/1990s-dating-video.html
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
So all I have to do is grow a mustache and a mullet and the women will be all over me?
FIRE BRUCE BOCHY NOW!!!!!!
AND TAKE BRIAN SABEAN WITH HIM!!!!!
Horrible sexism helps too, apparently.
Also, see if you can spot Lars in the video!
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
(hint: 41 seconds in)
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
LOL FRED LITERALLY
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, and it's totally grown on me.
Get rid of Bochy and Sabean, it's time for something new.
by ringleader3 on Oct 13, 2009 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
The New Yorker subscription works well...
…doesn’t it? DOESN’T IT?
Ya know...ignorance really IS bliss.
Well - I do , anyway.
by victor frankenstein on Oct 13, 2009 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh my.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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Oh my god so great
kip @ 19 seconds
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, deserved all-star and hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
'no fatties'
omgomgomgomgomgomg this is the best video ever
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, deserved all-star and hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
WHAT THE FUCK DOES IT TAKE TO KEEP THESE TWO MORONS OFF THIS TEAM?
"BUSTER POSEY
HE SAVES PANDAS!" - sadison bummedgarner
His name's Clayton, not Danny.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 13, 2009 11:43 AM PDT reply actions
Disease?
"BUSTER POSEY
HE SAVES PANDAS!" - sadison bummedgarner
His name's Clayton, not Danny.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 13, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Fanime?
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For Bochy: He’s only here because he can’t fly. So we need to buy an airplane with a bigger door to get his head in.
For Sabean: Run out of alcohol and prospects.
by Giant Voodoo on Oct 13, 2009 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Thanks Rotoworld!
Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News reports that manager Bruce Bochy and GM Brian Sabean have been given contract extensions.
Expected and well-deserved. Bochy and Sabean were both given two years with a club option for 2012. They steered a team with one of the league’s worst offenses to an 88-74 record, a 16-game turnaround from 2008, their best showing since 2004. Now that he is inked to a new deal, Sabean’s job will be to acquire a big bat over the winter.
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 13, 2009 11:51 AM PDT reply actions
Is that supposed to be sarcastic?
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Totally
By “Steered” he means the horse.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Oct 13, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OFFENSE BEING SO BAD? WHO HAS BEEN IN CHARGE SINCE 2004??!?!?!?!??!?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?!?!??!?!??!???
ARGH
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
So someone took Rotoworld on a Vegas week end and has gifs of Rotoworld now!
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
by daveinexile on Oct 13, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
So Rotoworld has gone from “OMG GINATS SUXXXX” to “OMG SAEBS RULEZ”?
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Stupid is as stupid does
Why isn't Sabean held accountable for leading the Giants into many years of mediocrity???
Hooray!
Also: Fuck Neukom
Forever.
/autodefenestrates
something something jhiat00 will swindle
Young Studs for Old Bats: The Brian Sabean Story
FREE KEVIN FRANDSEN!!! Member of the Frandsen 5% Club.
by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Oct 13, 2009 11:56 AM PDT reply actions
What do you mean LOL US? They totally succeeded in qualifying for the World Cup.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Oct 13, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
this blows
A hearty thank you to Rich Aurilia for all the good memories, and to the Niners for finally getting the uni's (mostly) right.
You guys can’t see it right now, but wjackalope is actually pointing at an electric fan.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Oct 13, 2009 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
So THAT’S what the fapping sound was.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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No, that’s WalrusMan. There’s a Hanna Montana marathon on the Disney Channel.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 13, 2009 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Dora the Explorer.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
AAH! REAL MONSTERS
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
HEY ARNOLD!
"BUSTER POSEY
HE SAVES PANDAS!" - sadison bummedgarner
His name's Clayton, not Danny.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 13, 2009 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
NICKELODEON FAILS NOWADAYS. :(
"BUSTER POSEY
HE SAVES PANDAS!" - sadison bummedgarner
His name's Clayton, not Danny.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 13, 2009 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know. Every once in a while I’ll go through the channels and HAVE to stop and watch Nick for a bit for the WTF cartoons on there now.
by chilibean_3 on Oct 13, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah. There’s some cartoons on there that’s still pretty OK, but not on the level of awesome that it used to be on.
"BUSTER POSEY
HE SAVES PANDAS!" - sadison bummedgarner
His name's Clayton, not Danny.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 13, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I love Spongebob and Fairly Oddparents, but for the most part, they’re just a lot of noise.
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Those are both good ones. There is a new show that looks like it was created by the Spongebob peoples. I watched that one for a bit the other day.
by chilibean_3 on Oct 13, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
they’re just a lot of noise
Sounds like something my dad would say when I was a kid. LOLD
by chilibean_3 on Oct 13, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know about you people...
…but I think Zwinky has a helluva rack.
Ya know...ignorance really IS bliss.
Well - I do , anyway.
by victor frankenstein on Oct 13, 2009 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Nicktoons channel, baby!
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WHY THE FUCK DO I KEEP FORGETTING ABOUT THIS CHANNEL?
"BUSTER POSEY
HE SAVES PANDAS!" - sadison bummedgarner
His name's Clayton, not Danny.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 13, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Pete and Pete!
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, and it's totally grown on me.
Get rid of Bochy and Sabean, it's time for something new.
by ringleader3 on Oct 13, 2009 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
KENAN AND KEL
"BUSTER POSEY
HE SAVES PANDAS!" - sadison bummedgarner
His name's Clayton, not Danny.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 13, 2009 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Salute your shorts!
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, and it's totally grown on me.
Get rid of Bochy and Sabean, it's time for something new.
by ringleader3 on Oct 13, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
SPACE CASES
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
MY BROTHER AND ME
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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Way cool
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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Family Double Dare
True story: I once got a pencil lead stuck in the palm of my hand while I was watching Family Double Dare during homework time. I got excited and started jumping up and down on the couch, and slipped.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
I also have pencil lead stuck in the palm of my hand but from different circumstances.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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GUTS!
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Oct 13, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
YEAH
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, deserved all-star and hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
What was that cartoon with the green guy named Skeeter?
I R 5
by say hey nation on Oct 13, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Doug
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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ROCCO SIFFREDI'S MODERN LIFE
Better in so many ways , many of them blonde and oh so self debasing.
Ya know...ignorance really IS bliss.
Well - I do , anyway.
by victor frankenstein on Oct 13, 2009 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Alex mac
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, deserved all-star and hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
She was hot. And Shelby Woo.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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And still is apparently!
omg she grew up in SF.
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yeah I always thought she was cute
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, deserved all-star and hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
I'd like to point out
That Budnick is now 33.
by troymccluresf on Oct 13, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
AUGH AUGH AUGH
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
More fapping noises?
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Oct 13, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Outside the Lines on ESPN is talking about the Earthquake World Series right now.
FIRE BRUCE BOCHY NOW!!!!!!
AND TAKE BRIAN SABEAN WITH HIM!!!!!
/terrible joke about LA earthquake swallowing both teams
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, and it's totally grown on me.
Get rid of Bochy and Sabean, it's time for something new.
by ringleader3 on Oct 13, 2009 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
/wondering if 40 year old apartment building will survive another big quake.
by Every6thDay on Oct 13, 2009 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I just read an article about the type of house that I live in, in the Sunset district. It said that without reinforcement it won’t hold up to an earthquake well =/
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, and it's totally grown on me.
Get rid of Bochy and Sabean, it's time for something new.
by ringleader3 on Oct 13, 2009 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The San Francisco Giants have signed Senior Vice President and General Manager Brian Sabean and Field Manager Bruce Bochy to two-year contracts with club options for the 2012 campaign. Terms of the agreements were not disclosed.
Sabean, 53, who has the 12th-highest winning percentage (.532, 1,120-984) among all general managers since 1950, is currently in his 13th year at the helm of the Giants, having guided the club to four post-season berths.
"These contract extensions reinforce our confidence in both Brian and Bruce’s leadership in the near and longer term," said Managing General Partner and CEO William Neukom. "Brian has proven his capabilities as a talented and effective baseball executive and we are impressed by the job Bruce has done the last three years. We are confident in their abilities to lead our club going forward."
A 24-year veteran of professional baseball, Sabean’s distinguished baseball pedigree has transformed San Francisco into the National League’s third-winningest team over the past 13 seasons behind only Atlanta and St. Louis. Since Sabean assumed the GM reins at the end of the 1996 season, the Giants have won a National League pennant (2002), three NL West Division flags (1997, 2000 and 2003), been a Wild Card entry (2002) and forced a Wild Card tie-breaker game with Chicago in 1998. On two other occasions, the club was eliminated from post-season contention on the last day of the season.
Honored as Major League Baseball’s Executive of the Year by both The Sporting News and Baseball America in 2003, Sabean has a proven track record in recognizing and developing highly regarded young talent. Of the 36 players on the Giants’ active roster, 18 are homegrown products who were either drafted or signed as amateurs by San Francisco – including Pablo Sandoval and top prospect Buster Posey. The pitching staff alone has 10 players produced solely by the club, including starters Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Jonathan Sanchez and Madison Bumgarner as well as relievers Brian Wilson, Sergio Romo and Dan Runzler.
San Francisco’s minor league affiliates compiled another successful season in 2009, producing the best record in organized baseball with a 463-305 (.603) mark. Since 2005, the Giants’ minor league clubs have fashioned the highest winning percentage among major league organizations with a .571 figure (2,142-1,612). During that span at least one of the Giants’ seven minor league teams have been crowned champions in their respective divisions each season, with three of the seven teams winning titles in 2009.
Sabean’s 13 years as the Giants architect is the longest run by a general manager in the club’s history, surpassing Spec Richardson (seven seasons, 1975-81), Al Rosen (seven seasons, 1986-92) and Tom Haller (five seasons, 1981-85). He also owns the longest tenure with the same club among active general managers.
Before coming to San Francisco, Sabean served in the Yankees organization as director of scouting from 1986-90 and as vice president of player development/scouting from 1990-92. During that time, the Yankees’ farm system became one of baseball’s finest, featuring such players as Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada and Mariano Rivera. From 1993 to 1994, Sabean served as Giants’ senior vice president of player personnel. From 1994 to 1996, he served as the Giants’ assistant to the general manager and vice president of scouting/player personnel.
Bochy, 54, completed his 3rd season as the manager of the Giants after signing a three-year contract prior to the 2007 season. During his three-year tenure, the team has posted a 231-255 (.475) record while the club has been in a transition period. The Giants posted the third-largest improvement among major league teams this season from a year ago, posting an 88-74 (.543) record in 2009, compared to a 72-90 (.444) mark in 2008.
One of baseball’s most qualified and experienced managers, Bochy recently completed his 15th-consecutive year as a big league skipper, the fourth-longest stint by an active manager. Only Tony LaRussa (31 years), Bobby Cox and Joe Torre (both 20) have longer current streaks. Bochy is seventh among active big league skippers in wins (1,182) and is 39th on the all-time list, while his four playoff appearances are tied for sixth among current major league managers.
"We are excited to have Bruce continue his work with our organization," said Senior Vice President and General Manager Brian Sabean. "Bruce has consistently demonstrated a relentless work ethic, a strong relationship with his players and sound game strategy. Without question, Bruce is the right field manager to make the Giants a contender year in and year out."
The winningest manager in San Diego history, Bochy spent 12 years at the helm of the Padres, compiling a 951-975 (.494) career ledger while leading his club to the post season four times and five winning campaigns.
He was named the National League Manager of the Year by the BBWAA in 1996 and was honored as the league’s top skipper by The Sporting News in both 1996 and 1998. He guided the Padres to the National League West title in 1996, ‘98, 2005 and ‘06, while leading the 1998 charge to a club-record 98 victories, a National League pennant and a berth in the World Series against the Yankees.
Bochy also served as San Diego’s third base coach in 1993 and 1994, before matriculating to the manager’s chair on October 21, 1994. The Poway, CA resident was the only uniformed person to be a part of all five of the Padres post-season appearances, including as a player in 1984 and as the manager in 1996, ‘98, 2005 and ‘06.
The Landes de Boussac, France native is just the fourth Giants manager to be born outside of the United States, joining Jack Doyle (Ireland) in 1895, Arthur Irwin (Canada) in 1896 and Felipe Alou (Dominican Republic) in 2003. Bochy’s father was enlisted in the U.S. Army and was stationed in France at the time of the Giants manager’s birth. Last season he became the all-time winningest foreign-born manager in major league history, surpassing Felipe Alou.
The Florida State University product spent parts of nine seasons in the majors as a catcher with the Astros, Mets and Padres. He hit .239 with 26 home runs and 93 RBI in 358 games. Bochy was a post-season participant twice as a player, appearing with the 1980 Astros and 1984 Padres.
wait
BOCHY WENT TO FSU TOO?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
WAIT. WHAT THE FUCK.
This just adds to my irrational hatred of FSU.
"BUSTER POSEY
HE SAVES PANDAS!" - sadison bummedgarner
His name's Clayton, not Danny.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 13, 2009 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
If you have reasons, it's not irrational.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Oct 13, 2009 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Great, one more reason for me to be irrationally pissy about the impending move!
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
quick question:
I am also planning a move. Mine for the better ( Philly to Seattle). Is U-Hauling it the best way?
I R 5
by say hey nation on Oct 13, 2009 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
No
UHaul sucks – we had really bad experiences when we moved with them. Our truck broke down on the side of the road – and that was just a move from Connecticut to Massachusetts!
Check out U-Pack. It’s a service that parks a truck by your house, you load it, and then they drive it. And, uh, you unpack it too. Anyway, when we moved to Chicago back in 2004, it was significantly cheaper than UHaul. My wife’s been looking into them again and it looks like that’s still the case.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Weird, A coworker had a UPACK shirt on yesterday, and I went to look it up to see what it was.
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, and it's totally grown on me.
Get rid of Bochy and Sabean, it's time for something new.
by ringleader3 on Oct 13, 2009 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Can I flag this? Just because?
"BUSTER POSEY
HE SAVES PANDAS!" - sadison bummedgarner
His name's Clayton, not Danny.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 13, 2009 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
OGC impression. Youz doin it wrong!
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2009/8/26/1003151/freaking-out-about-division-rivals#20266761
I R 5
by say hey nation on Oct 13, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Honored as Major League Baseball’s Executive of the Year by both The Sporting News and Baseball America in 2003
Won a batting title once! Used to be an all-star!
by chilibean_3 on Oct 13, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I read this as:
“Bork bork bork, bork borking bork bork borked bork bork……”
Personally, I’m more upset about the renaissance of the mohawk.--Alex_Lewis
Everybody should at least fake a bunt sometime during the at-bat--Tweedledumb
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 13, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
How much bork would Bruce Borky bork, if Bruce Borky could actually borked?
I R 5
by say hey nation on Oct 13, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Backhanded compliment sighting?
" One of baseball’s most qualified and experienced managers…"
by Every6thDay on Oct 13, 2009 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
"One of" = in the top 30 of those who were managers on the last day of the regular season.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Oct 13, 2009 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Link pls.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Oct 13, 2009 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Context is everything sighting?
“Sabean has a proven track record in recognizing and developing highly regarded young talent. Of the 36 players on the Giants’ active roster, 18 are homegrown products who were either drafted or signed as amateurs by San Francisco – including Pablo Sandoval and top prospect Buster Posey. The pitching staff alone has 10 players produced solely by the club…”
You could say this. You could. You could also say that serial killers will be missed by all the who knew them.
by Every6thDay on Oct 13, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Great first Sabean and Bochy get rehired, now I’m probably going to fail my midterm, and my gf is probably gonna dump me, and I’m gonna drown in all this god damn rain. I HATE THE WORLD TODAY
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
Dude she had to wait for the season to end? THAT BITCH!
I R 5
by say hey nation on Oct 13, 2009 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Don’t give her the chance. Turn a negative into a FUCK OFF!
by Every6thDay on Oct 13, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly, THE PREEMPTIVE STRIKE!
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
by TexasRanger on Oct 13, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
YOU'VE GOT HANDS!
Why isn't Sabean held accountable for leading the Giants into many years of mediocrity???
The rain is just the universe's way of saying...
… you should break up with your girlfriend immediately, on your terms. Something like: “I’m going through so much right now that I know I’m not really giving much to the relationship, which short-changes you and makes me feel even more like crap. So just to kind of take care of both of us, I think this is a good time to quit seeing each other.”*
*Never ignore the possibility of a later call de la booty, nor the possibility of hooking up with one of her friends, which will never happen if you end on bad terms.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Oct 13, 2009 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I want you on retainer.
Ya know...ignorance really IS bliss.
Well - I do , anyway.
by victor frankenstein on Oct 13, 2009 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Done and done.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Oct 15, 2009 1:01 AM PDT up reply actions
I like your strange and mysterious ways. Also she is in a sorority so HOT FRIENDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And I’m a little weirded out because I feel like you know me
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
Have you seen guys in Suits and dark glasses arround lately?
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
Nope just the two following me, why?
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
by TexasRanger on Oct 14, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Trifling with The Mayor seems bring those guys around. Don’t ask me why though.
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
by daveinexile on Oct 14, 2009 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
(nodding slowly, my man. nodding slowly.)
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Oct 15, 2009 1:02 AM PDT up reply actions
On the bright side...
My screen name is intact for at LEAST two more years!
Personally, I’m more upset about the renaissance of the mohawk.--Alex_Lewis
Everybody should at least fake a bunt sometime during the at-bat--Tweedledumb
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 13, 2009 12:21 PM PDT reply actions
Next season I will re-emerge stronger and more resilient. DFAROWAND
by DFAAurillia on Oct 13, 2009 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Mine is good until I join the witness protection program and have to change my name/initials.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Interesting….So you’re moving to Florida eh?
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 13, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, which reminds me of something I just worked out
We’re leaving on December 21st, which means Florida will get in under the wire as the SEVENTH state I’ve lived in during the 00s.
Meh.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
You know what they say. 7th the best.
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 13, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
DUDE, you need some ADHD drugs
I R 5
by say hey nation on Oct 13, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah, not ADHD. OCD.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Jesus.
What’s your gig , JCB?
Ya know...ignorance really IS bliss.
Well - I do , anyway.
by victor frankenstein on Oct 13, 2009 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Mine is good as long as there are cookies in the world. And men. So I’m probably set for at least 2-3 years.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
MAYAN CALENDAR BRASS!!!!!!
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
I would change mine if I could!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
GIT IT DUN SBNATION BRAZZ
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, and it's totally grown on me.
Get rid of Bochy and Sabean, it's time for something new.
by ringleader3 on Oct 13, 2009 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I love how you apologize for it every couple of weeks.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
MINE WILL ALWAYS WORK MUAHAHH
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, deserved all-star and hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
My screenname’s good until they rename walkoffs and baltimore chops.
"BUSTER POSEY
HE SAVES PANDAS!" - sadison bummedgarner
His name's Clayton, not Danny.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 13, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
My screen name is in some danger given the combo of my frustration with this team's management + the economy.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Oct 13, 2009 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
mine's perfectly fine
until an earthquake reduces the bay area to rubble, poisons the bay, forms a vortex ,and sucks us into a black hole
Bochy is whatever. If we had a good players we wouldn’ have to deal with this mixing and matching bullshit. Most teams have the same guys every day with the occasional day off or lefty/righty matchup to tweak.
But I just don’t understand Sabean. Kevin Towers is sitting there (although he and Bochy clearly don’t get along). Jed Hoyer is sitting there. Dave Forst is out there. The two midseason trades should have been the nail in the coffin. FUCK THIS TEAM.
There has been some research done by someone at THT indicating that Bochy is one of the better managers in baseball. Okay, maybe, IDK.
Sabean just needs to go though.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
Is this the same research that allowed Howard the Duck to hop dimensions?
by Every6thDay on Oct 13, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
The thing about managers:
Can you name a good one? Either they’re all idiots, the job is way harder than it looks, or we don’t know how to evaluate them. So I just don’t care.
There are, on the other hand, plenty of good GM’s/people who should be good GM’s out there.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
Yeah, even though Bochy irritates me, I realize that there’s not a manager out there who doesn’t irritate his team’s fans for one reason or another.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
The problem with managers
At least from my perspective is that they can fuck up way more than they can actually help during a game.
The last Giants manager that didn’t piss me off routinely was Roger Craig, Humm Baby himself.
Dusty Baker was a joke who happened to be blessed with Bonds, Kent and a few others. Felipe Alou, well, enough said, and this mental midget Bochy, I become apoplectic with rage nearly every game.
Personally, I’m more upset about the renaissance of the mohawk.--Alex_Lewis
Everybody should at least fake a bunt sometime during the at-bat--Tweedledumb
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 13, 2009 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Preview will protect your sanity.
Ya know...ignorance really IS bliss.
Well - I do , anyway.
by victor frankenstein on Oct 13, 2009 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Hoyer is likely going to SD.
Towers is like Sabean. Good at evaluating and acquiring pitching talent. Fails at finding offense, and dishes out awful contracts to veterans. If not for stealing Adrian he would have been fired awhile ago.
Forst isn’t leaving Oakland.
Having said that, there are still plenty of other candidates out there.
I am not sure why people are so surprised though. The Giants have never fired anyone under this ownership group.
they didn’t even have to fire him though. and they certainly have a history of not rehiring people.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
When it pains it roars
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Oct 13, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
When it’s Tim Raines, it scores.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
Don’t give Sabes ideas.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Oct 13, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
FREAKOUT ANGER COMMENCED
/hasn’t read thread yet
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
GET THAT VORP AND WHIP SH!T OUTTA HERE!!!
I don’t think there’s been much of a freakout. Just exasperation
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 13, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m going to go with a general attitude of resignation
by DFAAurillia on Oct 13, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Everybody knew it was coming
And everybody knows that youre in trouble
Everybody knows what youve been through
From the bloody cross on top of calvary
To the beach of malibu
Everybody knows its coming apart
Take one last look at this sacred heart
Before it blows
And everybody knows
El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."
/Leonard Cohen replaces Tony Bennett to close up the park after games
by KrazyKrabMeat on Oct 13, 2009 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
One night this season, some very cool person in the stadium's tech office played "Couldn't Get It Right" by the Climax Blues Band.
GREAT song, still one of my favorites 31 years later, and a very cool song to hear after the losses.
(And I absolutely hate “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” on all occasions, but especially think it is too down-tempo after a win. The music after a win should be UPBEAT and FUN as we bounce out the ballpizzy.)
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Oct 13, 2009 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
People got on me when I mentioned this over the summer that I didn’t like Tony Bennett being played after Giants wins.
"All I know is right now, you comeback and do you dwell on that? I think you're man enough to take it, you're man enough to chew on it, to spit it out and you learn from it. ... I think winners let it go. I think losers dwell on it and talk about it all week and that screws you up for the next opportunity going forward." - Mike Singletary after the 49ers loss to the Vikings
Screw you two. (Careful with that axe , Eugene...)
Bennett just lays on this syrupy , mellow touch to what already feels good.
Run to your car and crank the jams if you have to…and isn’t it sort of a trademark now , like the foghorn?
Ya know...ignorance really IS bliss.
Well - I do , anyway.
by victor frankenstein on Oct 13, 2009 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I think a lot of us are just too tired to freak out about this. we all knew it was coming regardless of how monumentally stupid it is.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 13, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Question
In reading sports news for 25 years it has become obvious that there are both reasons and excuses as to why a given team in a given set of conditions might fail. “We lost too many players to injury”. “We had a more difficult schedule than the competition”. “We have a smaller payroll than the competition”. All of these are examples of some of the most common excuses. That being said Mr. Bochy and Mr. Sabean, what reason for this team’s lack of play-off birth do you hope to fix first and how?
I read that this morning also. I can understand the players not enjoying being told they suck, but come on, ya’ll suck.
by chilibean_3 on Oct 13, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
“The hitters are not aggressive enough” & " The bunt will save us" are the current top 2 in their Excuse Parade.
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
by daveinexile on Oct 13, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
All I gotta say is, Bruce:
If it wasn’t for a bad ass Panda who could hit curve balls 3 feet off the plate, your line ups would have never resulted in as many wins.
PEACE!
Now offering free hugs from Amy G.
Billy Ripken is still a douche bag.
All things considered
I don’t think two year contracts are that bad. Could have been much worse.
Why do San Francisco teams insist on having terrible offenses? Frank Gore and Pablo Sandoval can't do it all.
Ouch.
That is the cry of the truly abused person. “Yes, he’s been pounding my head against this wall all day, but it’s drywall, not a brick wall, so it could have been much worse.”
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Oct 13, 2009 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
“Well, I’m glad you used a clean blade to do that.”
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Oct 13, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, the world must be ending soon. There are some semi intelligent posters on ESPN.com
Need I remind people that Sabean was the one who signed the likes of Dave Roberts, Edgar Renteria, Aaron Rowand, Barry Zito & Bengie Molina to way over market value deals. Not to mention countless stupid trades like Joe Nathan, Francisco Liriano & Boof Bonser for A.J. Pierzynski. The same guy who said that the Giants were going to focus on youth and speed, then release Rajai Davis less than a week later. Sabean is garbage.
Sabean drafts pitcher to get hitters, but now says that pitchers cant bring in hitters. Then he trades some good young pitchers for a couple of rentals, one who is injured, and said he does not plan to change much next season. So you offer him an extension?
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
this had to be someone from MCC
if not, whoever wrote that better get his (OR HER) ass over to this blog
After reading this thread I find myself painfully amused by all the comments slightly defending Bochy or saying “oh, he’s not that bad” or, “there was as study conducted by the Bilderberg Group showing that Bochy was, in fact, a good manager”. Almost all of you making such comments were completely opposed to Bochy during the season.
Did you take the stance of opposition to Bochy then merely to fit in with the crowd or have the decades that past since the end of the season dulled your memories?
BLING BLING
I feel so unworthy without your validation.
Honestly, I gave up being hurt by something like this sometime in the third grade. If being rude is you Shtick I offer you my heartfelt pity.
BLING BLING
by cybermaldonado on Oct 13, 2009 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
If you read this thread and thought the majority were defending bochy
then I offer you MY heartfelt pity
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, deserved all-star and hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
I think its more of the overflowing disklike of Sabes that pushes the frothing about Bochy out of the way.
In the hierarchy of things a GM is more important than the manager. Manager hate comes out a lot more in the game threads.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
I think Bochy is a fucking moron when it comes to putting together lineups and definitely favors shitty veterans. That being said, if you have a competent GM who puts together a team filled with ,oh I don’t know, good players a lot of those decisions are ones Bochy doesnt even have to make. Say Bochy managed the Phillies. He doesn’t bench Werth for Stairs because Stairs is a veteran. They have a real line up that doesn’t need to be constantly fucked with.
I’m honestly not sure about that Werth and Stairs comparison. Remember Werth was allowed the time to prove himself as a major leaguer. What happened to the young players on the Giant who went into a slump? Exactly, they will never become Werths because Bochy pulled the plug on them.
BLING BLING
by cybermaldonado on Oct 13, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s more that since the season has ended, it’s become more clear to me that the real problem here lies with the guy making the bigger decisions about the roster and whatnot. Bochy is not my favorite manager, but I recognize that any manager we hired would irritate me in some ways. It’s hard to find one that makes everyone happy.
The general manager is just the biggest problem.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
OT: Damn, for me being a Geography major and wanting to be an Atmospheric Scientist, that storm back in the Bay look really bad. I haven’t seen anything like that in a while, basically a typhoon from Japan comes all the way over and crashes into the Central Coast thanks to the Jet Stream. But as of noon, 4 inches of rain in Los Gatos in just 6 or 7 hours? that’s incredible combined with 70 MPH gusts on Mt. Diablo… Kinda wish i was back home for this one to experience it, i’m a weather nut. All this while here in Ohio it’s cloudy and perfect temperature…
Driving from Tracy to Stockton this morning was an interesting experience thanks to all the wind sweeping off the altamont.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
95 Saturn 4 door SL
Its not just a job, its an adventure!
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
They ARE fun. Sorry Saturn's head is on the block.
I once woke up in an SL sliding sideways down a highway.
I also once took said car to 117 on an interminably flat road…and then the limiter kicked in.
Ya know...ignorance really IS bliss.
Well - I do , anyway.
by victor frankenstein on Oct 13, 2009 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions
It seems comparatively mild here. It’s been raining all day and there’s been a good amount of wind, but nothing too bad.
Really unpleasant to be out in it, though.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Yea, i live in Moraga, so i’d assume it’s pouring and windy like hell there, but how often have we said that about living in the bay area, where the weather is just so bad
Where’d you go to high school?
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Aha. I went to Miramonte for a couple of years.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
we used to stomp both you rich kid schools
Except in tennis.
You’re majoring in geography?
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, and it's totally grown on me.
Get rid of Bochy and Sabean, it's time for something new.
yea, because here at Miami Ohio, they don’t have atmospheric sciences for a major, just geology, geography, or environmental sciences
ALSO GEOGRAPHY IS AWESOME.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
So what do you want to do when you grow up?
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, and it's totally grown on me.
Get rid of Bochy and Sabean, it's time for something new.
Sober.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
Raining hard all day here in Castro Valley, harder in the past hour; winds blustery.
--
Long ago they came west over the mountains, and I have rooted for them years uncounted; and together through many ages of this world we have fought the long defeat.
Do you enjoy it? I’m living in the mission and love the speed of things in SF. Is it at all comparable?
Amusingly, I spent the latter half of 2008 living in the gray area between the Mission and Noe Valley. The mexican population here has become fairly large, so quality taco trucks can be located, but the overall burrito scene is not going to be what you are used to.
Columbus has great spots for culture—-a good theater scene, decent music scene, a few gentrified Noe Valley-type neighboorhoods with art galleries. The three major negatives are the relative lack of public transportation (though the busses are good if you live and work on the lines), the winters, and the lack of a Major League team.
As a large city, though, it beats a large number of college towns simply because of its size.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Per Baggs
Neukom praises Sabean and Bochy, new contracts include "psychic and monetary" awards
"BUSTER POSEY
HE SAVES PANDAS!" - sadison bummedgarner
His name's Clayton, not Danny.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 13, 2009 1:06 PM PDT reply actions
Great, the team’s being run by Miss Cleo.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Emma Frost
--
Long ago they came west over the mountains, and I have rooted for them years uncounted; and together through many ages of this world we have fought the long defeat.
The front office will remain intact. Everyone who wants to return will be invited to return, and Sabean said it’s possible they could add additional staff to the scouting and player development side.
The coaching staff is another matter. It hasn’t been discussed yet, but will be an immediate topic now that Sabean and Bochy are in the fold. Bochy said he hasn’t spoken to his coaches yet. It’s expected most will return, although as discussed here yesterday, hitting coach Carney Lansford doesn’t expect to be invited back.
Excellent.
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 13, 2009 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I shouldn’t have stopped to post this quote before finishing the article. Here’s some more:
We’re going to try to create a product on the field that’s about winning the game. No matter the artistic value, if some of our statistics aren’t too flattering, you still have to finish things off. We did that 88 times and that’s something to be proud of."
The longer I do this the smarter I get," Sabean said. "And this team, especially with Bruce’s guidance, is probably one of my best experiences as a GM, to learn more about people in baseball.
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 13, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
oh sweet gentle Jesus
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Oct 13, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Jesus was no gentile.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Oct 13, 2009 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm 49 , when do I get my MENSA card?
Ya know...ignorance really IS bliss.
Well - I do , anyway.
by victor frankenstein on Oct 13, 2009 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions
So...
The Giants have the worst offense in the majors. They plan to improve that offense by:
- Re-signing the GM.
- Re-signing/keeping the majority of the position players.
- Re-signing/keeping everyone in the FO.
But it’s OK, because they’re firing the hitting coach.
I can’t even get angry. This is just hilarious.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
The Giants Chief Satiation approves your methodology!!!!
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
You left out that our GM will learn more about the people in baseball.
Apparently, that is a key factor.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Oct 13, 2009 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Like who?
Kevin Towers? Kin Ng? These people are not capable of running a baseball team let alone the SF Giants.
Bochy is the only guy who fits into our mold and change is bad for teams. Look at what happened to Colorado this year when they changed managers.
by Giant Voodoo on Oct 13, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Bob Melvin wears a bitter smile.
Ya know...ignorance really IS bliss.
Well - I do , anyway.
by victor frankenstein on Oct 13, 2009 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Today in Spit-Take Theatre
"If anyone deserves credit for this year’s turnaround, it’s Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "We won games in lots of different ways. We think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played and we have good upside in this organization with the players at this level and the players coming up. We all believed Brian’s analysis and judgment and leadership around the whole baseball group, and Bruce’s deployment of those resources in practice on the field made the difference."
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
Another nugget this site should love
–The group all realizes where the team ranked in walks and on-base percentage and Neukom said the team will look to improve those marks. The sabermetric set might find Sabean’s response a tad dismissive, though:
"What we learned this year is the most important thing is the final score, winning the game, and Bruce and his staff established that mindset," Sabean said. "I can’t think of a series we were intimidated. … It was a learning-curve year and we know what our failings are, what we need to improve. We’re going to try to create a product on the field that’s about winning the game. No matter the artistic value, if some of our statistics aren’t too flattering, you still have to finish things off. We did that 88 times and that’s something to be proud of."
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
I can’t think of a series we were intimidated
The Mets series at PacT&T comes to mind.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
Also, unfortunately, I can’t think of team that was intimidated.
I R 5
by say hey nation on Oct 13, 2009 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
What a big bag of nothing at all.
Ya know...ignorance really IS bliss.
Well - I do , anyway.
by victor frankenstein on Oct 13, 2009 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Sabean talks as if statistics are something different than just reflecting what happened on the field and are otherwise not useful in determining what the team’s problems are and why. Yes, winning and losing is the bottom line, but it would be nice to have a GM with a clue as to how to improve the team in the areas that need improvement.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 13, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Statistics are “artistic value.” High-larious.
Also, the “BUT WE KNOW HOW TO WIN!!!!” stuff just makes me think of that walk-off grand slam against the Rockies. Sigh.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
every team knows how to win. They just don’t do it enough to make the playoffs, like the Giants.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 13, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
question: What are your failings?
Sabean: “Not getting timely/the big hits.”
NO! IT"S ABOUT NOT MAKING OUTS!!!
I can imagine what the conference call would be like...
Grant: “Brian, I’m with McCovey Chronicles and many of the bloggers on our site want me to ask you whether during the next two years you plan to learn about and incorporate sabermetrics into your scouting philosophy?”
Sabean: "Sabermetrics? (Shifts uneasily and forces laughter) Ha ha. Well sabermetrics was practically named after me. Get it? My last name… Sabean. (After an uncomfortable period of silence, voice turns stern) Now you listen to me and you listen good. I was scouting players when most of you McCovenists were still crapping in your diapers. Sure we’d love to have a team full of hitters with OBPs of .875 and starters with a WHiP of 2.50, but you know and I know that only a handful of players are capable of that and we’re not going to mortgage our future or break the bank to get those players. What matters to me is Wins since at the end of the day and the end of the season that is all that counts. So why don’t you leave the real work of scouting to me and go back to running your weenie little website with your fantasy ball loser geeks. And whether you like it or not, you’re stuck with me for the next two years OR MORE.
by baseballjunkie on Oct 13, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah crap, new signature time I guess.
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, and it's totally grown on me.
Get rid of Bochy and Sabean, it's time for something new.
Baggs on KNBR @ 2pm.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
Thanks.
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, and it's totally grown on me.
'The longer I do this the smarter I get' --Brian Sabean
this sums me up:
>_<
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, and it's totally grown on me.
'The longer I do this the smarter I get' --Brian Sabean
x_x
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
The second $ always looks bigger. Anyone else agree?
I R 5
by say hey nation on Oct 13, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
DDDDD::::::
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
GET THAT VORP AND WHIP SH!T OUTTA HERE!!!
I really hate how this team is run. If you want to know why it has never won a championship, there’s the answer.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 13, 2009 1:28 PM PDT reply actions
yes, but they haven’t won in San Francisco.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 13, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I've put the championship dreams on hold
Whether it’s the Giants, 49ers or Warriors (LOL), I guess I’ll just let them entertain me throughout the year with a ground attack baseball offense, unexpected home blowouts and excellent basketball management.
Sure, I’ll go besides myself when rosterbating next July 31st; when the Niners pound the Rams to end their winless season and when the W’s pulled out an OT win at Oracle over the Lakers with Bryant injured while Artest is in the stands fighting Stephen Jackson.
But championship? Sigh.
Win the inning.
by Scooter Ellis on Oct 13, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Come to Phoenix! Home of the two - time champions...
Ya know...ignorance really IS bliss.
Well - I do , anyway.
by victor frankenstein on Oct 13, 2009 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions
what just happened?
…the Phoenix Mercury!
Ya know...ignorance really IS bliss.
Well - I do , anyway.
by victor frankenstein on Oct 13, 2009 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions
OT
BP caps are on sale for $9.99: http://shop.mlb.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=2638705&cp=&view=all
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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I like the orange brim, but I hate the swooshy thing on the side
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, and it's totally grown on me.
'The longer I do this the smarter I get' --Brian Sabean
I’ve never understood that thing either.Guess I’m too oldschool (old lol) to adapt to the new trends.
chilibean_3 says: Cybermaldonado, "I don’t think you understand anything. Anything at all." Stay classy chilibean my friend.
by cybermaldonado on Oct 13, 2009 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t like them either.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
SWOOPy thing.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Oct 13, 2009 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
swoopy, swooshy, whatever
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, and it's totally grown on me.
'The longer I do this the smarter I get' --Brian Sabean
The news has been posted to the Giants' facebook profile
Searching for stupidity in the comments now.
Carlos Mustelier Good. Now give them some players.
Stephen Bonkowskigood to keep boch. but sabean? really? we better get jason bay
Matt Boulas no prince feilder…the guy has no class…and would be more of a poison than anyone could ever claim Bond’s was
Brandon Anderson STEROIDS!
One guy who I don’t recognize as McCoven does a Bork Bork Bork.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Mostly, though, even the facebook commenters realize how dumb this is.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Savannah Del Campo Bochy is amazing!! He goes to bat for his guys no matter what, and isnt afraid to get ejected for it!!! However we need some damn people who can HIT THE BALL!!! And STOP buying injured players!! Just when I think we were the kaughing stalk because of Zito we add injured old players along with Zito!! But I NEVER give up faith!! GO GIANTS!!!!!!
Jeff McAllaster Anyone who does not like this is a moron. We are finally on the verge of being a playoff caliber team ond people want to start over with a new manager & GM? LaRussa isn’t going anywhere. And, oh yeah, his season lasted 3 games longer than ours!! We have finally paid off the Bonds years that we all seemd to love and have rebuilt and almost made the playoffs a year ahead of schedule. Instead of asking for a “dislike” option, just unfriend the team because we don’t need you anyway!
Sheri Katsuyama told you giants fan should vote to see if we want the manger to return or even gm but you guys don’t agree with me so life suck and still unfair but i give bruce a nother change as long as he doesn’t sign f. the lewis for a four year deal because he was worthless let get a bat aleast if not i hope your ready to befire in the mid of the season
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
I cannot even guess as to what the last poster was saying. Runon sentence for the LOSS
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
the only period was after
as long as he doesn’t sign f. the lewis for a four year deal because he was worthless
lolwut
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