Another Open Letter to the Giants
by Grant on Oct 15, 2009 10:39 AM PDT
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Dear Giants,
When wondering if Buster Posey is ready to hit in the majors, ask yourself this question: "Can he somehow manage to have the third-worst on-base percentage in baseball?" If you think the answer is "yes," congratulations. You're on your way to upgrading one of your eight lineup spots.
Sincerely,
McCovey Chronicles
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GROUPTHINK
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Oct 15, 2009 10:43 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
/ front office desk jockey sends email directing Bocock to replace Renteria.
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
by daveinexile on Oct 15, 2009 10:43 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
HA! Shows how much YOU know! Dingerz don’t win games either! What wins games is speed and defense!
Just ask Edgar Renteria.
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
by JRPhillips on Oct 15, 2009 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actual quote from a Phillies fan
On base and Slugging % do not win ball games. HR and RBI does.
True Story.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
by jctGamer on Oct 15, 2009 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, RBIs do win ballgames in a fairly literal way.
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 15, 2009 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s ok for their team because they have the actuall players who can hit home runs and RBI’s.
FIRE BRUCE BOCHY NOW!!!!!!
AND TAKE BRIAN SABEAN WITH HIM!!!!!
by 49er16 on Oct 15, 2009 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Speed and Dingfence.
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 15, 2009 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
of course
20 HR for Bengie this year was a career high. He never hit more than 10 HR in a single season in the minors.
Buster hit 18 this year, in his first professional season.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Oct 15, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And that was without any ABs, really, in the month of September.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Oct 15, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but he didn’t really miss many abs b/c the MILB season was already over
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by say hey nation on Oct 15, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, yeah, but my point is basically: BUSTER CAN PROVIDE DINGERZ TOO. There is reason to believe he could be even better than Bengie in that regard too.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Oct 15, 2009 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, I agree, I thought you were comparing MILB stats
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by say hey nation on Oct 15, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The season wasn’t completely finished was it? And he missed the playoffs…
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 15, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The season wasn’t quite over, but Fresno didn’t make the playoffs. They could have (I think, not sure about the rules) sent him to Connecticut or San Jose for their playoffs, though, if they wanted.
by taliesin on Oct 15, 2009 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s right… don’t know why i thought Fresno was in. I was thinking playoff games would be better experience than sitting on the bench for a young guy.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 15, 2009 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, DNW OBP. More outs always makes an offense better.
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
by oldjacket on Oct 15, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
HE’S NOT MAJOR LEAGUE READY
RAY RATTO SAID SO
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Oct 15, 2009 10:50 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Morbidly appropriate anagram for RAY RATTO
TRY AORTA
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
by hairball on Oct 15, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"columnist Ray Ratto" gives you...
ULTRA MORONITY ACTS
Anagram of "suck it Russell Martin" = TRUER SKILL: SCUM STAIN
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Oct 15, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I read this as “communist Ray Ratto”.
"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
by SFGuy on Oct 15, 2009 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
RAY RATTO LINKED TO COMMUNIST PARTY ON SBN BLOG!!!
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 15, 2009 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
CLEARLY
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 15, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
2 more years for bengie
his gameryness is irreplacable!
by sfoakbay on Oct 15, 2009 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
HE DOESNT NO HOW TO CALL A GAEM!
Mustache. Grow one. - Steve Balboni
by jhiat00 on Oct 15, 2009 10:51 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What’s On Base Percentage?
Signed San Francisco Giants Management
FIRE BRUCE BOCHY NOW!!!!!!
AND TAKE BRIAN SABEAN WITH HIM!!!!!
by 49er16 on Oct 15, 2009 10:51 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
"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."
Translation: “You want a higher on-base percentage? Go fuck yourself, see if THAT increases on-base percentage!”
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
by JRPhillips on Oct 15, 2009 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well….I’ll give it a try I guess.
by chilibean_3 on Oct 15, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep totally works. I just got to 3rd!
Mustache. Grow one. - Steve Balboni
by jhiat00 on Oct 15, 2009 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
How? I’m stuck in a pickle between 2nd and 1st at the moment.
"The big thing people say to me is, 'Why don't you ever smile?' Well, I'm too interested in trying to beat somebody right now to smile." Will Clark
"I'm close to six feet, I like to think." The Freak.
by Tellias on Oct 15, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Have a few drinks.
Mustache. Grow one. - Steve Balboni
by jhiat00 on Oct 15, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brilliant!
"The big thing people say to me is, 'Why don't you ever smile?' Well, I'm too interested in trying to beat somebody right now to smile." Will Clark
"I'm close to six feet, I like to think." The Freak.
by Tellias on Oct 15, 2009 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
EAT THE PICKLE!
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 15, 2009 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're in for a long offseason, Grant
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
by hairball on Oct 15, 2009 10:52 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
WHAT ABOUT TEH INTANGIBLES!
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by say hey nation on Oct 15, 2009 10:53 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
WHERE ARE THEY I CAN’T SEE THEM
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 15, 2009 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OT: Just read your post about the wing challenge. Congrats!
Mustache. Grow one. - Steve Balboni
by jhiat00 on Oct 15, 2009 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks!
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 15, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
On base percentage is so overrated.
Signed Joe Morgan
FIRE BRUCE BOCHY NOW!!!!!!
AND TAKE BRIAN SABEAN WITH HIM!!!!!
by 49er16 on Oct 15, 2009 10:56 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Cosign Jeff Francoeur
/notes its not on the score board!
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by say hey nation on Oct 15, 2009 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The difference between these two guys is that Joe Morgan was actually an OBP machine.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
by jcb9 on Oct 15, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s what is so funny about the Moneyball thing.
Mustache. Grow one. - Steve Balboni
by jhiat00 on Oct 15, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, Joe Morgan must be completely sincere with the whole anti-Moneyball thing, because if he had his self-interest at heart he’d love it. Sabermetric stats mostly lead to the conclusion that Joe Morgan was the greatest 2B of all time.
by taliesin on Oct 15, 2009 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Play 'em again Sam!!!
When hearing the press-conference-of-doom last week, when Sabean said 1) MadBum is not ready and 2) Posey is not ready…well, I almost became a hockey fan. Go Sharks…oh wait, I’m bored to death by hockey.
Resigning Molina or any other meddling vet catcher would eat into what little money we have. Meanwhile, we have the top catching prospect in baseball just waiting…oh and by the way he’d cost $300,000 next season.
Dito Bumgarner. Please, please, please, give the kids their chance. I got a good feeling they won’t let us down. Let’s use the money to fill the gaping, gaping holes at first base and corner OF.
Oh, and drop Renteria Dave-Roberts-style. Please. PLEASE!!! He’s not going to rebound. He’s old, slow and hurt everywhere. And his eyes creep me out.
by Wonderboy26 on Oct 15, 2009 10:56 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think MadBum should start in AAA next season.
Mustache. Grow one. - Steve Balboni
by jhiat00 on Oct 15, 2009 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree. But the fact that they’re already waffling all over the place on Posey is worrisome.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Oct 15, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What’s the latest on Posey? Waffles?
/is hungry
Mustache. Grow one. - Steve Balboni
by jhiat00 on Oct 15, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mmmmm waffles
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Oct 15, 2009 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like pancakes a little more.
FIRE BRUCE BOCHY NOW!!!!!!
AND TAKE BRIAN SABEAN WITH HIM!!!!!
by 49er16 on Oct 15, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
/400 replies on the plusses and minuses of both, plus some discussion of crepes and french toast
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Oct 15, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Waffles > French Toast > Pancakes > Crepes
Mustache. Grow one. - Steve Balboni
by jhiat00 on Oct 15, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wish I was special but I’m a crepe.
Mustache. Grow one. - Steve Balboni
by jhiat00 on Oct 15, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
coughWalrusMancough
/12 year old girl
by sfoakbay on Oct 15, 2009 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
MANDELBAUM! MANDELBAUM! MANDELBAUM!
We're all basically Pedro Feliz.
by SF Pete on Oct 15, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What, you think you’re a tough guy?
Joe Martinez: You are cool.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
by cornball on Oct 15, 2009 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There used to be an awesome Crepery on 16th St right across from the Roxie. Wonder if that’s still there.
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
by Roger on Oct 15, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ti Couz. Yes, it is.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
by bgunn on Oct 15, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
God I love buckwheat crepes.
Should have the French Foreign Legion storm those places that don’t use white flour to make savory crepes.
by grape on Oct 15, 2009 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pancakes>Waffles>French Toast>Crepes
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 15, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
NOTE: Good drunk food is pancakes with vanilla ice cream and maple syrup.
Mustache. Grow one. - Steve Balboni
by jhiat00 on Oct 15, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s just good food, period.
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 15, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My dad just sent me a recipe for Pumpkin Waffles with Cranberry Cream.
I’m intrigued.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Oct 15, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That sounds delicious. Send it this way!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 15, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
http://foodival.blogspot.com/2008/12/pumpkin-waffles-with-cranberry-cream.html
this might be breakfast on Thanksgiving. Or Halloween.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Oct 15, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Question, anyone tried the Pumpkin pancakes at J’s Pots of Soul on Octavia? I’m an It’s Tops loyalist, but the concept of pumpkin pancakes is intriguing…
by grape on Oct 15, 2009 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
WRONG!
Waffles have built-in syrup cups. Pancakes are just sponges on a plate.
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 15, 2009 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Syrup sponges.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 15, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I bet when Posey is hungry in the Off-Season he goes to The Waffle House.
I don’t suggest doing the same
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by say hey nation on Oct 15, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I ate at one once. It was gross.
Mustache. Grow one. - Steve Balboni
by jhiat00 on Oct 15, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Waffle House Is Great After A Nite Of Drinking.
It is a southern tradition to hit the waffle house when the bars close. Everything tastes good then and the starch helps lessen the hangover that is sure to follow.
by giantsrainman on Oct 15, 2009 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Never been to the south east but I can tell you the Waffle House on I-17 and Bell Rd in Phoenix serves poop.
Mustache. Grow one. - Steve Balboni
by jhiat00 on Oct 15, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
/thinks about doing GIS for ‘delicious poop’ but decides not to
Mustache. Grow one. - Steve Balboni
by jhiat00 on Oct 15, 2009 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
BAND NAME ALERT!
Anagram of "suck it Russell Martin" = TRUER SKILL: SCUM STAIN
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Oct 15, 2009 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There is a “The Waffle House” down the street from me. I’m pretty sure it’s not the same as the southern joints. It’s worse than Denny’s.
by chilibean_3 on Oct 15, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then it isn’t part of that chain. Good to know.
by chilibean_3 on Oct 15, 2009 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know the one you’re talking about. If the only customers are over 60, don’t eat there.
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
by oldjacket on Oct 15, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s a good rule of thumb.
When I went we were the only people there during prime breakfast time. That should have been a clue.
by chilibean_3 on Oct 15, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
COUNTRY BUFFET!
Mustache. Grow one. - Steve Balboni
by jhiat00 on Oct 15, 2009 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
actually I thinks it Old Country Buffet
Mustache. Grow one. - Steve Balboni
by jhiat00 on Oct 15, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s not a true Waffle House unless they offer a bewildering range of things that can be done to your hash browns.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
by EliminateMe on Oct 15, 2009 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Waffle House is definitely worse than Denny’s.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
by jcb9 on Oct 15, 2009 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the one I went to to Tucson, next to the La Quinta Inn was awful too.
by DrStankus on Oct 15, 2009 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My first Waffle House experience came in Phoenix.
/shivers
El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."
by ResDog on Oct 15, 2009 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you have to be drunk to enjoy food, it’s probably awful.
I’ve been to Waffle House a couple of times and I thought it was nasty. But my wife went to college in Virginia and she loves it.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
by jcb9 on Oct 15, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wanted to try it when I was in Georgia last year but we didn’t get around to it.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Oct 15, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I kinda like it.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Oct 15, 2009 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Word.
Also, the mugs from there are unbreakable. I’ve had two of them, and tile floors, for going on eight years now
by grape on Oct 15, 2009 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Very yay. Sweet or savory.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Oct 15, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ll eat them either way, but I tend to like them sweet.
by xanthan on Oct 15, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really don’t see the point of grits. They don’t really have taste or texture.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
by jcb9 on Oct 15, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
(see, I don’t like grits or Waffle House. I’m officially not suited to live in the south. Sigh.)
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
by jcb9 on Oct 15, 2009 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me neither. I hate sweet tea.
Mustache. Grow one. - Steve Balboni
by jhiat00 on Oct 15, 2009 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, also not a fan.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
by jcb9 on Oct 15, 2009 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Oct 15, 2009 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I tried it once. I felt like I was about to get diabeetus.
by chilibean_3 on Oct 15, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do like barbecue, though. And Cajun and Creole food, but that’s the wrong part of the south.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
by jcb9 on Oct 15, 2009 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, that's the right part of the south...
…where you’re moving is the wrong part. Sorry.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
by EliminateMe on Oct 15, 2009 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, the texture is….gritty.
But I see them as a good food building block. Like rice.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Oct 15, 2009 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s why you load them up with butter and sugar! (Or cheese if you like them savory)
by xanthan on Oct 15, 2009 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have a taste aversion to butter. Can’t eat it.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
by jcb9 on Oct 15, 2009 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whoa.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Oct 15, 2009 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’M MOVING THERE DAMMIT.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
by jcb9 on Oct 15, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, Florida is God’s waiting room, and most of those people probably can’t have butter. So he will survive
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by say hey nation on Oct 15, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tallahassee.
(Before anyone tells me Florida isn’t the south, Tallahassee really is. It’s like 20 miles from south Georgia, and once you get away from the university and the state capitol, it’s very much a southern town culturally)
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
by jcb9 on Oct 15, 2009 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Moving for a job? That’s quite a change in living arrangements. You can join my East Coast Giants club now.
by xanthan on Oct 15, 2009 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, for a lost job, really. We can’t afford to stay in the Bay Area.
My wife’s going to start a grad program at FSU in the spring, and I’m applying for the fall.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
by jcb9 on Oct 15, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And my parents live in Tallahassee, so there’s that.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
by jcb9 on Oct 15, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cool. I’ve got some family in Jacksonville, which I guess is on the other FLA coast.
by xanthan on Oct 15, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s about a 3 hour drive from Tallahassee. By North Florida standards, that’s pretty close.
That’s also the closest professional baseball. Woe.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
by jcb9 on Oct 15, 2009 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I never realized how freaking long Florida was until we drove to the Keys a couple of years ago.
by xanthan on Oct 15, 2009 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
TWSS
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
by bgunn on Oct 15, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, my dad, my sister and I once drove from Tallahassee to Miami – to catch a plane to London. It was interminable.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
by jcb9 on Oct 15, 2009 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Southern style cooking with California ingredients is my ideal cuisine.
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
by oldjacket on Oct 15, 2009 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kentucky Fried Artichoke!
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Oct 15, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That sounds delicious.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Oct 15, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That sounds 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 15, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That sounds delicious.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Oct 15, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yum.
Joe Martinez: You are cool.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
by cornball on Oct 15, 2009 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve made jambalaya with lamb-pomegranate sausage before.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
by jcb9 on Oct 15, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That sounds delicious.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Oct 15, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here’s what I am wondering: Does Xanthan have a thick West Virginia accent?
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Oct 15, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve been told I don’t! Thank-you-very-much.
Unless I get really drunk, then I turn into a hillbilly.
Kidding.
by xanthan on Oct 15, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do drop the occasional ‘yall’ or ‘aint’.
by xanthan on Oct 15, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I use “y’all.” It’s a useful word. Fills a hole in the language.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
by jcb9 on Oct 15, 2009 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do too
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Oct 15, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How ’bout an “all yall?”
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
by bgunn on Oct 15, 2009 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve been trying for four years to perfect a West Virginia accent. I thought a generic rhotic twang + drawl would work, but from what I’ve heard in samples, there’s this particular kind of dipthong formation that is just so difficult. The long, closing “o” sound in particular. And the flat “a” as a long “i”, not the rounded “ah”.
--
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 15, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
just give yourself mild brain damage
will have the same result.
by DrStankus on Oct 15, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really shouldn’t take offense at this, since I’m not a West Virginian, but I love that state too much, I guess.
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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 15, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was thinking mild might not do it…
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 15, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gosh, I don’t know how to respond to that without thinking I’m not welcome here anymore.
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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 15, 2009 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wait, really?
Just joshin’ ya, I’m sure.
by DrStankus on Oct 15, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m sorry, a lot of times I just can’t tell. Always have to be on guard.
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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 15, 2009 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes… actually it has more to do with my former boss being from there.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 15, 2009 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh.
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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 15, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did he have a thing about llamas by any chance?
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
by EliminateMe on Oct 15, 2009 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate it as a topping. Blech.
But it does make food delicious when well integrated.
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 15, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you are not a true American
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Oct 15, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I was born in Berkeley, so that’s a given.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
by jcb9 on Oct 15, 2009 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL COMMUNIST
Just like me
:-(
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
by groug on Oct 15, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s polenta’s country cousin
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
by oldjacket on Oct 15, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve never had them. ANOTHER THING I MEANT TO TRY IN GEORGIA LAST YEAR AAAH
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Oct 15, 2009 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Grits are extremely easy to find/make, though.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Oct 15, 2009 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t want no westerner cheap imitation
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Oct 15, 2009 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But all it is is corn meal. The rest is just whatever you want to add.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Oct 15, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, yeah, but I’d still like to try it the way it’s made by people who eat it regularly. I mean, a lot of regional foods are pretty simple to make but I’d rather have it made by someone from that region.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Oct 15, 2009 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You west coast people are sheltered. POOR BASTARDS
by xanthan on Oct 15, 2009 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also, I’m guessing no one has had country ham here, either?
by xanthan on Oct 15, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We’ve discussed “Virginia” Ham.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Oct 15, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can buy it roadside in shops that sell firearms, fireworks, and cheap cigarettes (at least you could last I drove through the mid-atlantic seaboard).
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
by bgunn on Oct 15, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
When passing through southern Georgia once, I noticed that all the small towns had three things:
1) a pawn/gun shop
2) a Baptist church
3) a strip club
They usually seemed to be next to each other, too.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
by jcb9 on Oct 15, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
All of my ham is city ham.
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 15, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
howie’s ham has a cellphone & wears fashionable jeans.
El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."
by ResDog on Oct 15, 2009 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Other random southern foods
Boiled peanuts. They’re not bad, but they’re very weird. They kind of look and taste like kidney beans.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
by jcb9 on Oct 15, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i kinda like them
put a little (key word: little) salt and them, and they’re a good snack
by sfoakbay on Oct 15, 2009 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ooh, country ham and eggs. My dad once got a country ham for Christmas from his brother. That thing lasted forever.
Joe Martinez: You are cool.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
by cornball on Oct 15, 2009 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Never had grits.
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 15, 2009 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO MAKE YOUR GRITS!?
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by say hey nation on Oct 15, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well played, sir.
(pictured, left in b.g.: the two utes).
by Every6thDay on Oct 15, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
UTE
Valid Scrabble word
Anagram of "suck it Russell Martin" = TRUER SKILL: SCUM STAIN
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Oct 15, 2009 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
UTZ, patatoe chips of the North East
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by say hey nation on Oct 15, 2009 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
EAST COAST SNACK BIAS!
Mustache. Grow one. - Steve Balboni
by jhiat00 on Oct 15, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
BUTTERSCOTCH KRIMPETS
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Oct 15, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
UTZ GETS ALL TEH ATTENTIOIN WHEN POOR BROS IS CLEARLY A BETTER CHIP
Mustache. Grow one. - Steve Balboni
by jhiat00 on Oct 15, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Back in the 60s, they had a real jackass of a spokesman:
by Every6thDay on Oct 15, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
“You’re gonna love my Utz.”
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Oct 15, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Every scene he was in, I thought he looked like he should have been in Miller’s Crossing.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
by groug on Oct 15, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tastycakes! (from Phat Phillies on 24th)
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
by bgunn on Oct 15, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is this Dan Quayle?
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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by Natto on Oct 15, 2009 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yay!
Especially with cheese and/or shrimp. Shrimp and grits might be the best breakfast ever invented.
Joe Martinez: You are cool.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
by cornball on Oct 15, 2009 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Somebody mention the Richmond Hushpuppies so we can get this back to baseball.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
by bgunn on Oct 15, 2009 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL US
I should have known that the posts implosion on this thread was due to a food hijack thread. I was worried that it might actually have something to do with Posey.
by esseffgeez on Oct 15, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
MadBum will be traded for BJ Upton this off season
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
by jctGamer on Oct 15, 2009 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmmmm
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Oct 15, 2009 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Would really have to consider that one, put B.J. in RF, he’d be a perfect fit.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Oct 15, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really like the idea of getting Upton but I don’t know if I like the idea of giving up MadBum for him when he’s coming off such a terrible season.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Oct 15, 2009 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whot else might get it done?
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Oct 15, 2009 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the Rays’ GM coming down with kuru.
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
by oldjacket on Oct 15, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
I actually know what that is, as I was meandering though the ICD-9 code book.
by DrStankus on Oct 15, 2009 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
unbelievable! 046.0. I have never used it. You?
by capn on Oct 15, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope, and let’s hope we don’t.
It would be pretty strange, since it would involve New Guinean cannibalism surfacing in CA.
by DrStankus on Oct 15, 2009 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you’d think that would be unlikely especially in a cardiology practice
by capn on Oct 15, 2009 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am sure it would be mis diagnosed as mad cow disease initially
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by say hey nation on Oct 15, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
luckily that is also uncommon here in the US
by capn on Oct 15, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
what is Mad Cow Disease called in humans?
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by say hey nation on Oct 15, 2009 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was thinking more like a Happy Meal.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
by bgunn on Oct 15, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That link should carry a warning of some sort.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 15, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry yes it should… Is there a way to add one?
by capn on Oct 15, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Certainly a risk factor. If you’re eating fifty-year old Papuan brain, that is.
Joe Martinez: You are cool.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
by cornball on Oct 15, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fred Lewis, Jesus Guzman and Kevin Frandsen
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Oct 15, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
YOU DOIN IT WRONG!
Brian Wilson
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by say hey nation on Oct 15, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rays don’t want a closer.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Oct 15, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it is time to trade Wilson
However, Sabean seems to have no problem spending money on a closer. Witness Nen ($9M per) and Benitez ($7M).
by DrStankus on Oct 15, 2009 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And J Sanchez maybe
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Oct 15, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think J Sanchez, Guzman, and Frandsen sounds pretty realistic, actually. Would you do it?
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Oct 15, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m pretty sure the Rays wouldn’t
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Oct 15, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why not? Upton was horrible this year. I’m sure they think he’ll rebound, but if they could get a serviceable starting pitcher with upside for him, they would have to at least consider it pretty seriously.
by taliesin on Oct 15, 2009 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah, they’d have to throw in Carlos Pena and maybe Wade Davis in that case
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Oct 15, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really?
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Oct 15, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Oct 15, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't stop thinking about Carlos Pena though
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Oct 15, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like him on MLB Network
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by say hey nation on Oct 15, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do Valdez or Sosa have any value at all?
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Oct 15, 2009 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Valez? No. Sosa, maybe slight but he needs to get healthy.
by xanthan on Oct 15, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude, no way a Upton trade happens. Why would they sale when his value is low?
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by say hey nation on Oct 15, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Desmond Jennings, attitude complaints
I think they’re more likely to try to dump salary via Carl Crawford or Pena though
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Oct 15, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jennings
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Oct 15, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s what I said?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Oct 15, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They have a good GM. I am inclined to think that he will let BJ play next season to start and up his trade value.
But I really have no idea
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by say hey nation on Oct 15, 2009 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are probably correct on that one. Unless they are “blown away”
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Oct 15, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, well nobody wants to do a deal that they know sucks.
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 15, 2009 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sabean tends to overpay for low buys, right?
by Every6thDay on Oct 15, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They dealt Delmon Young away when they thought he still had some value.
El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."
by ResDog on Oct 15, 2009 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
MADBUM VELOCITY HAS DROP PULL TRIGERZ
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by say hey nation on Oct 15, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
After a bad 2009 season (only real baseball players can play through injuries), more like BJ DOWNton! BOOOOM!
by Every6thDay on Oct 15, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wrong
BJ is only 25. We’ll acquire him when he’s closer to 31.
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
by JRPhillips on Oct 15, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
(let’s someone else handle inevitable “acquiring BJ” joke)
Anagram of "suck it Russell Martin" = TRUER SKILL: SCUM STAIN
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Oct 15, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m gonna try for an Upton girl
She’s been living in her white bread world
by DrStankus on Oct 15, 2009 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Naw, they will just blow it off.
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
by daveinexile on Oct 15, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
/joke about how long it takes to aquire a BJ
Mustache. Grow one. - Steve Balboni
by jhiat00 on Oct 15, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
BJ is only 25. We’ll acquire him when he’s closer to 31 36.
/fixed
by Every6thDay on Oct 15, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brian Sabean when he answers the question correctly
FIRE BRUCE BOCHY NOW!!!!!!
AND TAKE BRIAN SABEAN WITH HIM!!!!!
by 49er16 on Oct 15, 2009 10:57 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Brian Sabean when he watches the great offense he thinks he's assembled:
by Every6thDay on Oct 15, 2009 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL Mad Men gifs
Hilarious! I love the look on Kinsey’s face.
Joe Martinez: You are cool.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
by cornball on Oct 15, 2009 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who needs feet anyway?
Joe Martinez: You are cool.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
by cornball on Oct 15, 2009 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You need hands & feet to produce runs. Or at least a good hand:foot ratio.
El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."
by ResDog on Oct 15, 2009 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Buster had his chance
I mean, he had 17 at-bats. That’s way more at bats than are needed to evaluate his incompetence in batting!!! and he was batting .118. Also, he did not have any HR’s or RBI’s in all of September! Clearly, based on this obviously significant sample size, we should waive him from the team and resign Bengie!
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
by Yoyo on Oct 15, 2009 11:01 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Don't forget
He was 0 fer 5 in the AFL game two nights ago. He was clearly overrated
by capn on Oct 15, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I mean, the Giants could try to trade him, but it’s apparent there won’t be much of a market for a catcher who can’t hit or field his position or inspire the confidence and trust of a pitching staff, the loyalty and fervor of a city or the admiration and respect of his opponents, broadcasters, pundits and God.
by Every6thDay on Oct 15, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Example:
Sploogeballs. Why does he keep calling a pitch that doesn’ exist?
Joe Martinez: You are cool.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
by cornball on Oct 15, 2009 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks Grant!
I worked hard to make this and then I ended up posting it in the OLD no so shocking and interesting thread!
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by say hey nation on Oct 15, 2009 11:01 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
/ does not admit to planning to add it to cries of , " Forbidden Result !!!" in game day threads.
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
by daveinexile on Oct 15, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This brings to mind whether there is a suggestions box for Giants fans. Other than posting here, has anyone had any success sending email to the Giants? Not that they would listen…
by out machine on Oct 15, 2009 11:06 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Didn’t Mike Nolan have a suggestion box when he was with the 49ers?
FIRE BRUCE BOCHY NOW!!!!!!
AND TAKE BRIAN SABEAN WITH HIM!!!!!
by 49er16 on Oct 15, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol mike nolan
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Oct 15, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If only someone had suggested “Don’t suck at coaching”
Missed opportunities…
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
by groug on Oct 15, 2009 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Way back in 1999, I sent an email to the Giants about the dimensions of the new ballpark and how they didn’t conform to MLB rules (must be 325 down the lines), etc. Got a phone call back and an explanation that they’d applied for waivers from MLB for it.
by David Arnott on Oct 15, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Further OT:
I saw this as a MST3K episode last night and it was amazing.
by xanthan on Oct 15, 2009 11:43 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
love the cover
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Oct 15, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Reminded me of Altered Beast.
Mustache. Grow one. - Steve Balboni
by jhiat00 on Oct 15, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve noticed some MST3Ks are available for instant watch on Netflix. Terrific.
by chilibean_3 on Oct 15, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yup, that’s how I watched.
XBL + Netflix = YES
They have like 6-7 episodes on right now.
by xanthan on Oct 15, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I particularly enjoyed the crazy old groundskeeper
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
by oldjacket on Oct 15, 2009 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the Female lead mastered the art of trying to seem apprehensive in every scene to hide the fact she was slow to remember her lines.
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
by oldjacket on Oct 15, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I loved near the end when she was slowly walking up the stairs. Mike and the bots say something like: “She’s using every bit of her intelligence to climb these stairs.”
It was awesome. And then the bad guy who looked like Erik Estrada on roids. I kept laughing at how his hair changed in every scene.
by xanthan on Oct 15, 2009 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
For all the MST3K fans...
http://www.rifftrax.com/
I haven’t checked it out yet, but I’ve heard some good things about it.
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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by Natto on Oct 15, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
“The Hot Tuna Tribute Band is here!!”
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
by daveinexile on Oct 15, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also...
http://www.cinematictitanic.com
RiffTrax is Mike and the other replacements, Cinematic Titanic is Joel and the other originals.
RiffTrax does a lot of current movies (Harry Potter, Matrix, (new) Star Wars), while CT is closer to MST3K (classic, bad movies).
by kaliber on Oct 15, 2009 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
MST3K FTW!!
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
by daveinexile on Oct 15, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
HOLY SHIT
Hope that kid makes it.
Mustache. Grow one. - Steve Balboni
by jhiat00 on Oct 15, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I seriously wonder how they are going to get him out at 8,000 feet
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by say hey nation on Oct 15, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, so when Pixar makes a movie about an old man and a young boy using balloons for transportation it’s all tears and laughter, but when I put my son in a ballon and send him on his way I’m “irresponible” and it’s an “emergancy situation.”
Jeez.
by chilibean_3 on Oct 15, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is a nightmare! Add this to the list of things I am glad I cannot make with my son.
by out machine on Oct 15, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
here is a live feed:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33330516/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts?GT1=43001
We're all basically Pedro Feliz.
by SF Pete on Oct 15, 2009 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
MSNBC sub headline: "Cops: 6-year-old takes off in family's experimental helium-balloon craft"
Family’s experimental helium-balloon craft? This sounds like an episode of the new Disney Channel show, “The Syinz Family.”
by Every6thDay on Oct 15, 2009 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Aaaand he wasn’t in the balloon.
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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by Natto on Oct 15, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is terrible.
However, I am surprised that I never heard of this happening before. Balloon travel is something children have dreamed of for years.
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 15, 2009 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
which means he probably fell to his death somewhere?
by DrStankus on Oct 15, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or the family is full of shit.
One of those two things…
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 15, 2009 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
dad wants fame for his structure?
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by say hey nation on Oct 15, 2009 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
viral marketing?
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
by bgunn on Oct 15, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, the parents were previously on "Wife Swap"
so, they are clearly fame whores.
by DrStankus on Oct 15, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cole Hammel’s wife was on Survivor. How cool is that?
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
by bgunn on Oct 15, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good grief. Who volunteers to be on that show. It’s like those experiments that were banned in Chicago or something, except on TV.
I guess I could say that about all reality TV, though. And most TV, come to think of it.
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by shanghaijim on Oct 15, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And he calls his group The Science Detectives
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by say hey nation on Oct 15, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no kidding
unless it means that I get a shot at Mrs. Cole Hamels…
by DrStankus on Oct 15, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude seems like a douche
http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-65548
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by say hey nation on Oct 15, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
From a hardballtimes article on constructing a lineup:
Your three best hitters should bat somewhere in the #1, #2 and #4 slots. Your fourth- and fifth-best hitters should occupy the #3 and #5 slots. The #1 and #2 slots will have players with more walks than those in the #4 and #5 slots. From slot #6 through #9, put the players in descending order of quality.
Here’s the lineup I see using OPS for cleanup and OBP for the rest. Molina moves up two spots for having higher SLG%:
Lewis
Torres
Ishikawa
Sandoval
Uribe
Molina
Rowand
Rentaria
This is taken from 2009 stats. I realize that the Giants may not have ‘The Problem’ next year.
I’m interested in hearing others’ thoughts on lineup construction not just for the Giants but also the general approach.
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by jhiat00 on Oct 15, 2009 12:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I’d swap Ishi and Oooo-ree-bay and put a [strike] [/strike] around Molina.
Kidding Bengie. I kid.
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by bgunn on Oct 15, 2009 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The swap would make sense since OBP is the same (.329). Also Uribe’s SLG was ~ 90 points higher.
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by jhiat00 on Oct 15, 2009 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You done and made him cry.
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 15, 2009 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m perfectly fine with Posey starting the season in AAA, as long as he’s on the standard “call him up on June 1” plan.
by Evan on Oct 15, 2009 12:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I don’t really mind it if the guy they sign to hold the place for a couple months is a cheap type. I do mind it if it’s $8 mil for Bengie.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Oct 15, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who’s okay on the place holder catchers FA list?
I think Zaun’s available again.
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
by oldjacket on Oct 15, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
his name keeps coming up, but isn’t he 50?
by capn on Oct 15, 2009 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow. He’s 39. Maybe not.
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
by oldjacket on Oct 15, 2009 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only has to last 1/2 a season…
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 15, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i just remember when he was coming up with the orioles because he is Rick Dempsey’s nephew or cousin…
by capn on Oct 15, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think he has an option with Tampa anyway.
Maybe Josh Bard?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Oct 15, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if Bard would accept on those terms?
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Oct 15, 2009 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Paulino may be available
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by say hey nation on Oct 15, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Scratch that!
Bako will be our catcher next year. Especially if he plays in the WS this year
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by say hey nation on Oct 15, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
for a second there i thought you said Garko. Hell, why not put him there b/c he ain’t getting playing time at first!
why not just sign steve holm again for cheap and have him backup whiteside until posey is called up
by speedyt72000 on Oct 15, 2009 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would like Paulino
I still have no idea why we traded for him and then traded him away the next day.
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by boonitez on Oct 15, 2009 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I believe this is the best course from a player development standpoint… June 1 is the earliest date I wuld personally consider. I do agree with Jponry that spending $8M for B.M. would be like, well, spending $8M for a B.M.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 15, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
To further offend shanghaijim
“wuld”… I’m using the West Virginian spelling.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 15, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, see, I figure this is just kidding, but … good grief, man, okay, I’ll shut up already.
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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 15, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s a personal failing…
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 15, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
$8 million is always a lot for a BM.
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by cornball on Oct 15, 2009 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
When you have digestive problems you sometimes would be willing to pay that much.
Mustache. Grow one. - Steve Balboni
by jhiat00 on Oct 15, 2009 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What’s the difference between a cactus and a BMW?
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 15, 2009 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
SBN BRAZZ WONT LET ME CHANGE MY AVATAR!!
Mustache. Grow one. - Steve Balboni
by jhiat00 on Oct 15, 2009 1:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Another question to ask yourselves:
Could Bengie Molina put up the numbers Buster did if he’d spent the year in the Minors?
(Hint: no)
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by Goofus on Oct 15, 2009 2:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think if we counted Bengie’s weight against Buster’s avg than it’ll be pretty even.
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 15, 2009 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bob Fitzgerald on KNBR said he thought Bengie would return. But he’s in favor of bringing Bengie back for two more years.
"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
by SFGuy on Oct 15, 2009 4:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Sometimes I want to crush Fitzgerald’s skull with my thumb and forefinger.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 15, 2009 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where is Kruger when you need him?
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
by daveinexile on Oct 16, 2009 8:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I see you have been talking about me...
WAFFLES FTW!!!!
by waffles on Oct 15, 2009 8:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
On the topic of Posey he was chosen as the top prospect in the PCL.
No other Giants made the list which isn’t surprising at all.
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by GiantFan on Oct 16, 2009 5:07 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Giants FO rebuttal
“yes, We are sure that Eli Whiteside can be at least 3rd worst in MLB OBP”
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Oct 16, 2009 7:47 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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