Yankees or Phillies?
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 26, 2009 1:19 PM PDT
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PrintSwear to Bonds, I was thinking about writing a book about baseball economics this offseason. I had parts of an outline worked up, even. The last attempt at something like it was Bob Costas’s book, in which he claimed the Minnesota Twins had no shot at winning more than two games ever season, and they should just give up because they can’t compete. A few Twins division titles later, the argument doesn’t quite hold up.
The thesis of my "Lords of the Realm" and "Garfield Weighs In" hybrid would be something about how baseball’s indentured servitude (six years before free agency) allowed for competitive balance. Sure, the Yankees had a financial advantage, but it wasn’t as great as folks made it out to be. And, heck, I think there’s some benefit to the largest market and fanbase in baseball having a perennial contender – that’s good for the financial health for all of baseball. Something like that.
Then I look at this year’s Yankees. They have C.C. Sabathia, Mark Teixeira, and Alex Rodriguez leading the charge – that’s $500,000,000,000,000 in contracts if my math is correct. There are only a handful of teams that could absorb just one of those players. The Yankees have all three because they can, and it’s a big reason why they’re so successful this season. It’s freaking annoying. I can see myself writing some 70,000-word missive on the subject, and having someone say, "Good points. But it’s annoying to watch the Yankees buy whichever good players they want." Then they’d throw the book down, do a little goat dance as they metaphorically urinate on the last year of my life, and punch me in the face.
So my book will be about owls. Their heads spin around and everything.
It’s obvious, then, that I should root for the Phillies, right? Kind of. I’d like to think, though, that in an alternate dimension, Pablo Sandoval hit a three-run home run in this year’s All-Star Game, which would have led to the Phillies having home field advantage during this series. During a tense seventh game in the alternate dimension, the Phillies will use support from a raucous crowd on the way to a walk-off win in the bottom of the ninth inning. It will make up for Joe Carter in Phillies’ lore in the alternate dimension.
So if there’s any possibility that the technology to travel between dimensions will ever exist, I would like the Yankees to win the Series in this dimension in their last at-bat, in the seventh game, and in New York. And as Charlie Manuel sits in his dark hotel room thinking about what might have been, I would like someone from the alternate dimension to bring Manuel a copy of a newspaper with "Phillies Repeat!" on the front, with a Post-It note reading, "Here’s what would have happened if you had selected Pablo Sandoval for the All-Star Game, you idiot." And then Manuel would totally cry.
Until the days of trans-dimensional travel, then: Go Phillies.
Open Rooting Interests Thread. And go ahead and throw a prediction in there, too. Phillies in six, says I.
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Agree, Phillies in 6 I think, err hope.
Owls are cool. And vicious.
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owls rule is correct
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Oct 26, 2009 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Some stoopid owl hoots all night and keeps me awake. I need to buy a beebee gun.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
I spend weeks at a time walking through the desert in southern California looking for burrowing owls. Stupid things. Just get out of the way of highway construction already.
Friend of my in highschool stunned an owl by hitting it with his car, then took it home. It flew up into the top of his bedroom closet. In the middle of the night the owl woke up flew down to my friends bed and proceeded to shred the crap out of his face with his talons. Next time I’ll tell the story about what happened in the middle of the night after his pet rattlesnake escaped in his room. Good Times…
Amy Mainzer my brain thinks your brain is HOT!
by cybermaldonado on Oct 26, 2009 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Damned censors.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 27, 2009 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounds more like a subject for owlcraft.
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Sort of . . .
It’s owlCROFT: owl, as in the bird in question, and croft as in “a fenced or enclosed area of land, usually small and arable with a crofter’s dwelling thereon” (Wikipedia). Our property, 40 acres, quite rural, we call Owlcroft (and our actual house is Owlcroft House), because there are a lot of owls hereabouts, perennially including a family that nests in an old, disused barn immediately adjacent to our land.
The owl shown as my logo here—see the larger version below—is actually a photograph I took out the living-room window at our previous residence, which is about a mile down the gravelled county road from our present house. There, about two or three feet away, was this owl—whacking bigger than the little image might suggest, in that it there is nothing except the white siding to provide context.
Owls are, in general, A Good Thing, in that they keep down the varmint population, but one has to take care not to let small pets rove around loose where owls live, lest your pet cat not come home one evening.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
There’s something intoxicating about birds of prey… I don’t know why the owl, in particular, is considered to be the wise one of the bunch. Athena, I guess?
Someday girl I don't know when were gonna get to that place
Where we really want to go and well walk in the sun
But till then tramps like us baby we were born to RUNZ
-Proud Papa of Dan Runzler
Well, I can’t just keep posting “Go Banana!”
What other fruits are there that don’t roll very well?
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
Pears?
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Starfruit.
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Hmm - plantains?
But I think durian would be the most appropriate fruit to root for here, because I would like one of fall on the Yankees’ heads.
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Is that the weaponized stinky fruit that Brad Farmerie got on the premier of The Next Iron Chef?
Schadendodgerfreude 2009! (CHECK)
Schadenyankeefreude 2009! (______)
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 26, 2009 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Keith Richards. The only problem is, it tends to fall of of trees well past its prime
I R 5
by say hey nation on Oct 26, 2009 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Bananas are delicious.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
True jcb9 Fact
Bananas are the only fruit I actively loathe.
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But the “passive loathe” list is long.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
I was going to say “actively dislike,” so as to distinguish from fruit that I’m not crazy about but don’t have a problem with, but that didn’t seem strong enough. Bananas are gross.
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Bananas gross me out too, but just the over ripe variety. I think because when I was about 7 years old, I was trapped in the back of the car with my baby sister, she was in her car seat, and “eating” an over ripe banana; if you can call what a 9 month old does to a banana “eating.” There was mashed banana everywhere, to this day the smell and texture of over ripe bananas makes me gag.
Yeah, bananas are only good for about 20 minutes. Otherwise they completely gross me out.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
Kiwi is one of my favorites.
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Ew.
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WEIRDO
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Interestingly, though
While pregnant with me, my mother constantly craved bananas.
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Ahem.
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 26, 2009 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
banana cream pie is delicious
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 26, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Indeed
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by Giant among Angels on Oct 26, 2009 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Yup.
Peanut butter an’ banana sandwiches.
Oh , sssh…it’s the Stones’ She Comes In Colors!
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 27, 2009 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Peanut butter and bannana sandwiches FTW!
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
D'OH!
I SWEAR I did NOT see that.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 27, 2009 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Fuck Grapefruit
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 26, 2009 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually like grapefruit. I just like that XKCD comic more.
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 26, 2009 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
That would sting a lot.
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The seeds would be quite uncomfortable, too.
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.
I would think so.
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 26, 2009 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Pink grapefruit juice an' Gilbey's.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Oct 27, 2009 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I was going to look for that, but the site is “under construction”, which apparently means that it’s still working, excpet it’s been bought by a 12 y-o girl blogger from 1998. Really.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
Blink tag!
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I’ve always thought that’s what this site needed: more blink tags and more marquee tags!
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
i agree unironically
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One ronically?
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 26, 2009 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
the intranet site for our help desk
uses the marquee tag.
It drives me bananas.
Holy mother of…
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 26, 2009 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Dios mio, man…
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.
SIDE-TOPIC: name your five favorite fruits
1) Watermelon
2) Strawberries
3) Mango
4) Kiwifruit
5) Pomegranate
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Elton John
Liberace
Neil Patrick Harris…
Oh. Sorry.
Pineapple
Strawberry
Kiwi
Orange
Banana
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Also if you throw my favorite fruits all together they make one of the best smoothies ever!
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you would put Neil Patrick Harris in a blender?
by FluLikeSymptoms on Oct 27, 2009 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions
HOW DARE YOU!
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.
I bite my thumb at you, sir.
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.
Do you bite your thumb at…
Oh, well… hmmm. Nevermind.
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 26, 2009 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions
However, it should ALWAYS be allowed on a grill for 2 – 5 minutes.
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 26, 2009 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not a fan of pineapple on pizza either.
Or anchovies. I like anchovies a lot, actually, but on pizza, they overwhelm all the other flavors in my experience.
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Anchovies need to be room temp, then go on for the last minute or two.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
NO ANCHOVIES
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 27, 2009 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I love pineapple on pizza.
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Yeah, but you love pineapples on everything.
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 26, 2009 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
;)
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1. apples – but only in the fall! #1 right now are “honeycrisp” apples
2. tangerines
3. strawberries
4. grapes (red or black)
5. watermelon
- Strawberries
- Pineapples
- Mangoes
- Blackberries
- Kiwis
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Blackberries didn’t make my list, but I do quite like them. Boysenberries are great too.
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An huckleberries, but those are hard to find.
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The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand?
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I don’t get kiwis, is there some special trick, or preparation method I’m missing in regard to kiwis? They always seem slimy to me.
Boil ’em, mash ’em, put ’em in a stew…
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Fun Fact about kiwis
They got the name kiwifruit as a marketing ploy by New Zealand. Before that, they were called Chinese Gooseberries.
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1. Tomatoes
2. Nectarines
3. Peaches
4. Bananas
5. Lemons or limes in cocktails
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I was just given a pomegranate. And a bunch of persimmons. I don’t even know how to go about attempting to consume them. What do they even look like inside? Don’t they have a lot of seeds?
by non sequitur on Oct 26, 2009 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
the pomegranate
you only want to eat the seeds. the rest will kill you (or something). Not sure about the persimmon – don’t you have to cook those?
A hearty thank you to Rich Aurilia for all the good memories, and to the Niners for finally getting the uni's (mostly) right.
No
You can eat persimmons like apples.
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I’ve eaten raw persimmon. It’s okay, but pretty boring. I’ve never eaten a LOT of it, though, so maybe….
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 26, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
No, you can just cut up persimmons and eat ‘em. They’re tasty on salads.
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just did some wiki-research
they are fine to eat raw but in general you want to make sure they are softened, otherwise they taste bad
A hearty thank you to Rich Aurilia for all the good memories, and to the Niners for finally getting the uni's (mostly) right.
and
I don’t think pomegranate pulp will kill you. the seeds are just the good part. Maybe I was thinking of mango skin – isn’t that bad for you?
A hearty thank you to Rich Aurilia for all the good memories, and to the Niners for finally getting the uni's (mostly) right.
Mango skin has the same chemical as poison ivy, if I recall correctly, but in smaller amounts.
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yeah you got it
from wikipedia:
Potential for contact dermatitis
Mango peel contains urushiol, the chemical in poison ivy and poison sumac that can cause urushiol-induced contact dermatitis in susceptible people.31 Cross-reactions between mango contact allergens and urushiol have been observed.32 Those with a history of poison ivy or poison oak may be most at risk for an allergic reaction to mango skin.33 This compound is also present in mango leaves and vines. During mango’s primary season, it is the most common source of plant dermatitis in Hawaii.34
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 crap...
…as chronicled elsewhere I had MAD poison ivy as a Bay Area child. No, no exaggeration here – FULL BODY rash, swollen shut eyes , BAAD juju.
And just this summer I ate two mangoes. No reaction.
If I’d read that above I never would have…periodic reaction outgrown? I thought allergies were for life.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 27, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
did you eat the skin?
My sister in law is known to eat mango whole. Also known for getting a rash from it. We thought it was just her.
Well, no, but wouldn’t handling it ( in my case mangling it) expose the toxic ooze?
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 27, 2009 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah right. As if eating mango skin is going to magically make me fall in love with it temporarily.
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 26, 2009 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Pomegranates are a pain to eat, but delicious. Persimmons, I hear, are good in pie form. However, I wouldn’t know. They taste okay when you just eat them, but I get so many from my girlfriend that I just end up having to throw most of them out because I don’t make them into a pie and I don’t eat them fast enough and they go bad.
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 26, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
They are terrible in pie and bread. You don’t want to go near them. Honestly you are lucky I am willing to protect you from these things.
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
This
And persimmon pudding is the worst. It’s not even pudding. It’s cake. Further confirmation of the badness of cake.
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What makes them a pain to eat? I don’t like foods like that. It’s why I don’t care for crabs or lobster — I keep cutting myself to hell trying to eat them.
by non sequitur on Oct 26, 2009 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, you can only eat the seeds, so you have to cut them up to get at them. It’s not really difficult or anything, but it takes a while. I usually cut them in quarters, and from there you can pretty much split them open with your hands to get at all the seeds.
Also, they’re very messy.
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The “fruit” is trapped in a small pocket that surrounds every single individual seed. The rind is also thick, and sectional. So you can’t just peel it.
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 26, 2009 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
ProTip (TM)
Cut the pomegranate in half and bang it with a wooden spoon above a sieve.
Pomegranates are good, but messy, and time consuming as all hell to eat. It’s kind of like the opposite of a watermelon. And pomegranate juice will stain!
The opposite except for the part about being good. Because watermelon is delicious.
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This is probably another way I’m weird, but I eat watermelon seeds. The contrast between the soft fruit and the crunchy seeds is part of why I like ’em so much.
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All fruit is, really, is the part of the plant with the seeds. If it has seeds, it’s technically a fruit, even if it’s something we don’t think of as fruit-like – tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, etc.
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Actually, I don’t know if that’s true. Ketchup used to be a LOT of different things prepared in a certain ketchupy way. You can still find banana ketchup, for instance
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by howtheyscored on Oct 26, 2009 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think I’ve seen it at Safeway, so you might have to go to an Asian market.
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by howtheyscored on Oct 26, 2009 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
but what about catsup
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Made out of cats.
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by howtheyscored on Oct 26, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
From what I’ve heard, the origin of ketchup is China.
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But the question regarding the origin of China remains.
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by howtheyscored on Oct 26, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
You heat some clay in a kiln. What’s so hard about that?
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Alternatively
The word itself comes from the Chin dynasty.
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I thought it was commonly spelled Qin.
That does make your point less clear, but still.
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I believe that's the current romanization
Same reason why Beijing used to be called Peking.
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And Peiping.
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And similarly
There are old maps with a country called “Corea” on them.
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If I had a time machine, I’d add an extra r and an i to those maps.
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 26, 2009 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Yup
I love that guy.
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 26, 2009 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Googling this brings up this map
Which is labeled as “A Corean’s delusion map of East Asia”
I’m not sure why delusional Koreans care about independence for Xinjiang, but there you go.
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lol Japan as a Korean colony
lol entire east coast
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Taiwan is safe, though.
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I love that they took Vladivostok. I don’t know why I find that funnier than the rest of it, but I absolutely do.
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And Sakhalin
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Well, the thing about that is that it’s an island and okay, maybe SuperKorea has the army to take that island, you know? But to think they have the ability to take not only all of Japan, but also Russia biggest Pacific Ocean port and also the capital city of China and a good portion of the country around it is mind-boggling.
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Considering they give independence to Tibet and and Xinjiang, I suspect this may be because they want to annoy China, come to think of it.
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Wait, Korea took Beijing too. I didn’t notice how far inland they went when I looked at it the first time.
Wow.
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EAST COAST BIAS
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I wonder if this is a South Korean or North Korean person.
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Looking at that guy’s blog, he sure has some strong opinions on whaling.
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SAVE THE WHALES, KILL THE SEA
I see what you mean.
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He’s incredibly pro-Japan too.
What’s this? Wachowski brothers.
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What’s this? Wachowski brothers.
You and Rain insulted Japan and Japanese. I’ll get even with you.
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This guy should team up with Stephen Colbert.
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And he thinks further study is needed on the Rape of Nanking.
Yeah, dude seems a bit defensive.
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As I understand it, that’s not an uncommon position in Japan.
But yes.
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In Germany he’d be put on trial for writing that.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
And he thinks the atomic bombs dropped on Japan didn’t end World War 2.
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Ironically, this whole thing started by being about a crazy Korean guy, not a crazy Japanese guy.
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I can play the part of the crazy Chinese guy!
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Wait, so he thinks the war is still going on?
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
He thinks a more likely explanation for Japan’s surrender is that rice supplies were down 10% in August of 1945.
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Did we happen to bomb any rice?
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 26, 2009 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Probably.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
Then I don’t see the disagreement here.
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 26, 2009 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I could buy this, if it was corroborated by evidence that whales were choking the seas at he time.
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Well, I don’t know who you’re responding to anymore, but I was most definitely not being serious. I think hundreds of thousands of deaths had a FAR greater impact that any month-long 10% shortage of rice ever could have.
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 26, 2009 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I wasn’t either. I was referring to the same blog’s contention that, if the Japanese stopped whaling, the seas would quickly die.
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I’m surprised I got your tone wrong there. I think I’m just too used to the rage.
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 26, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
sabean has been re-signed
still plenty of time for rage
The rice thing again?
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
the rice thing I never heard, though that wouldn’t shock me. I never got the details of just how they thought that war ended, just pooh-poohing the importance of the atomic bombs, and the U.S.’s role in the war on the eastern front in general.
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
It makes more sense for Chinese people to say that. But from Japan’s point of view…would you rather say you lost because the most power army in the world bombed you with the most dangerous weapon in the history of the world, or because you ran out of rice?
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
In my Korean travel, there seemed to be an interchangability of P and B; Pusan and Busan are the same place. Took a while to get used to.
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A similar thing happens in Japanese between B and V, and L and R.
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And in Korea T & D (Taegu/Daegu). As a side note: Taegu Rocks!
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Daegu is better
Because it’s 대 구 not 태 구.
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McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
GET THAT VORP AND WHIP SH!T OUTTA HERE!!!
Well, obviously.
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Is that the first Korean written on this site?
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I don’t think so.
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I think Chinese, Japanese and Korean have all been written on this site.
"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
And now
हिन्दी, हिंदी
(Hindi)
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TO WIKIPEDIA!
Although today’s ketchup is tomato based, it did not appear until about a century after other types. By 1801, a recipe for tomato ketchup was created by Sandy Addison and was later printed in an American cookbook, the Sugar House Book.3 James Mease published another recipe in 1812. In 1824, a ketchup recipe using tomatoes appeared in The Virginia Housewife (an influential 19th-century cookbook written by Mary Randolph, Thomas Jefferson’s cousin).
As the century progressed, tomato ketchup began its ascent in popularity in the United States, influenced by the American enthusiasm for tomatoes. Tomato ketchup was sold locally by farmers. A man named Jonas Yerks (or Yerkes) is believed to have been the first man to make tomato ketchup a national phenomenon. By 1837, he had produced and distributed the condiment nationally. Shortly thereafter, other companies followed suit. F. & J. Heinz launched their tomato ketchup in 1876. Heinz tomato ketchup was advertised: “Blessed relief for Mother and the other women in the household!”
The Webster’s Dictionary of 1913 defined “catchup” as a “table sauce made from mushrooms, tomatoes, walnuts, etc. [Written also ketchup].”
Modern ketchup emerged in the early years of the 20th century, out of a debate over the use of sodium benzoate as a preservative in condiments. Harvey W. Wiley, the “father” of the Food and Drug Administration in the U.S., challenged the safety of benzoate. In response, entrepreneurs, particularly Henry J. Heinz, pursued an alternative recipe that eliminated the need for that preservative.
And
also known as tomato ketchup, tomato sauce, red sauce, Tommy sauce, Tommy K, or dead horse,
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Apparently “dead horse” is derived from rhyming slang, and I’m trying to figure out what the base rhyme is.
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I think just “sauce” in a thick Australian accent.
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OH!
Red sauce.
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"Blessed relief for Mother and the other women in the household!"
Damn straight. Made and canned my own one year. Really good, but a buttload of work.
Sounds like Mother and the other women of the household were feeling hysterical.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 26, 2009 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Squash are, from a technical standpoint, fruit.
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Squash is considered a vegetable in cooking, but it’s a fruit.
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Since Mr. Merope doesn’t like watermelon (he prefers cantaloupe) I usually get the smaller seedless variety – it’s been awhile since I’ve seen a big ole watermelon seed.
My wife doesn’t like them either, but that’s not a problem – I love watermelon enough to get through it by myself before it goes bad. And my son loves watermelon too, come to think of it.
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Fun fact
Watermelons are berries.
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Fun fact, addendum
Watermelons are the world’s largest berries.
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.
WRONG
The world’s largest berries are RIGHT HERE!
/grabs crotch.
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 26, 2009 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I think someone needs to stop grabbing other people’s crotches…
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McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
GET THAT VORP AND WHIP SH!T OUTTA HERE!!!
I think you’re wrong. And I have a very compelling reason as to why. All you have to do is step over this way a little more and I can tell you.
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 26, 2009 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
/thinks about calling some type of abuse/molestation agency
/decides against it
NO I DO NOT WANT TO BE TOUCHED
Well, it’s just a good thing that I know what no means.
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 26, 2009 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions
It means yes, by the 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 26, 2009 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions
No I’m not.
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 26, 2009 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions
No.
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 26, 2009 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions
So yes?
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
No.
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 26, 2009 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions
/wink
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’m really starting to get bored with saying no.
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 26, 2009 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
TWSS
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
Getting bored? NOOOOOOO-OHHHHH
/grabs crotch
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McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
GET THAT VORP AND WHIP SH!T OUTTA HERE!!!
HAHA! what are you 5? oh, when i was 5, or whatever age you are when you’re in kindergarden, i got sent to the teacher for grabbing my crotch and acting like michael jackson
I think that was warranted…
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McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
GET THAT VORP AND WHIP SH!T OUTTA HERE!!!
Which is the one that makes your mouth numb? Persimmons I think
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1) Honeydew
2) Cantaloupe
3)Plums
4) Peaches
5) Cherries
not necessarily in that order
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Oct 26, 2009 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
RAGE AGAINST THE BANANA!
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
and
according to a video I watched starring Kirk Cameron, the food that proves that there’s a God
Too bad nobody ever showed him what wild, non-selectively bred bananas look like
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It’s OK, because pineapples prove that there isn’t one.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
What.
You have no right to call anyone weird for not liking a fruit.
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No no no no no. Pineapples are practically uncomfortable to eat with bare hands, so they’re the opposite of bananas. So if bananas prove that there is a god…you get the point.
Pineapples are awesome.
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 legitimately disturbed when I found out how pineapples grow. I always thought they came from trees.
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"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
Farmville has taught me otherwise.
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Botany FTW! Have you seen a banana “tree”? Now those are weird. Not even a tree at all.
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When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
This reminds me of how, back in Chicago, I used to have a lychee plant. They are actually trees, but if you grow them in a container, they stay house plant sized.
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Huh? The banana plant is the world’s largest flowering, herbaceous plant. BOOM!
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When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Lychees are Satan’s testicles.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
I wonder if the rest of Satan is as delicious.
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Do you ever get tired of being wrong all the time?
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So the are served in Colorado as Hades’s Oysters?
I R 5
by say hey nation on Oct 26, 2009 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Lychee!!! Fun fact, in Thailand they have bowls of lychee on the bars like we have pretzels or peanuts. Pretty.Damn.Good.
not enough places
have the free bowl of stuff anymore. I can’t really think of any bars off the top of my head that do. But I bet in SF there I some – I just don’t go to bars in the city that much.
A hearty thank you to Rich Aurilia for all the good memories, and to the Niners for finally getting the uni's (mostly) right.
Wait… how? Is it some kind of pregnancy / tree vulva 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 26, 2009 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
From the ground
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Oh… I don’t find that disturbing at all. jponry has some weird complexes.
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 26, 2009 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
omg just looking at the picture makes me laugh uncontrollably
it’s like the plant is presenting the pineapple to you
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"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
This is the same image I linked to.
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How anticlimatic.
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Hilariuos. “Hey, take it. I dare you. You know you want to!”
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When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
http://foodscience.wikispaces.com/file/view/pineapple.jpg/35346467
(big image is big)
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My wife hates pineapples. And grapefruit. But her pregnancy craving was grapefruit. She refused to even try it afterwards.
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Howie, you bastard. This post is like 100 comments long, and easier to navigate, without these additional 245 posts about fruit!
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
I DIDN’T KNOW IT WOULD TURN OUT THIS WAY! OH GOD… THE BLOOD… IT WON’T COME OFF MY HANDS….
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 26, 2009 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
OH GOOD! I WAS REALLY WORRIED!
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 26, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
IT STILL WON’T COME OFF MY HANDS!
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by howtheyscored on Oct 26, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Rambutan
Fred Lewis can stand under my umbrella.
31 May 2007, 21:38 EST - the last time Matteh's career W-L wasn't below .500
We are at war with Los Angeles. We have always been at war with Los Angeles.
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by S.F. Giangst on Oct 26, 2009 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Has durian been said yet?
"BUSTER POSEY
HE SAVES PANDAS!" - sadison bummedgarner
His name's Clayton, not Danny.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 26, 2009 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Somewhere up there.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 26, 2009 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
MEH
Still my all-time dream vanity plate.
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.
I was just reading on Snopes
There was a guy who accidentally ended up with a vanity plate saying, “NO PLATE” – he listed two choices, both of which were taken, and then put “NO PLATE” as his third choice, meaning if the first two were taken he didn’t want a vanity plate. But they took it at face value.
Anyway, after he got the plate, he started getting hundreds of parking tickets in the mail, because in California, if a car with no license plate gets ticketed, “NO PLATE” is what the police write on the form. Oops!
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Dude, that’s amazing! NO PLATE. What an idiot. But really, I want my vanity plate to read MEH. DECENT or OK DCTR would be good, too.
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When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
80WINZ
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
CLANG
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
too many letters.
something like on Matt Cain’s car: 3RDBEST
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
I think my favorite custom plate that I’ve seen is HRCRX7.
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 27, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Ok I give, what does it mean?
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
A young wizard with incredible potential and dedication once asked professor Horace Slughorn that very question…
It turned out poorly for them, so I’m not going to tell you.
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 27, 2009 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Thats actually what I thought it was. But I was afraid I was being too nerdy about it.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
I just like that somebody was geeky enough to make that their license plate. I also like the idea that the car itself is being labeled as seventh horcrux. I also like that it’s not some lame-ass “MB <3 PQ” or “JOESCAR” vanity crap.
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 27, 2009 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Of course it means that person is a murderer.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
There's a VW Beetle tooling around Phx.
Its vanity plate reads EDNOLB.
It even sports a personalized plateholder with “EDNOLB?” at the top and “I DON’T GET IT…” at the bottom.
Being the Sharpie I am I caught on not right away but in less than a year. To my credit there were infrequent sightings. Oh, quit laughing.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Oct 27, 2009 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Ouch.
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49ERS
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
Yikes
Really scraping the bottom of the barrel there, huh?
Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at a position to be determined.
This
Hopefully they’re getting into a bit of a grove.
Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at a position to be determined.
Man I missed the game last night! I was gonna go but the inlaws caught me in their claws
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by say hey nation on Oct 26, 2009 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Into the Grove! Quickly!
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
underneath the barrel is where the Raiders are.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 26, 2009 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s Alex Smith, Bitches!
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 26, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I, for one, welcome our new overlord
Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at a position to be determined.
I don’t believe. I’ve always been an Aaron Rodgers guy.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 26, 2009 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you still believe in Delmon Young?
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
I don’t not believe, and I would trade Freddy Sanchez for him, which is the equivalent of Tim Alderson, so my original idea made tons of sense.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 26, 2009 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I seem to remember a certain Madison Bumgarner being mentioned…
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
Don’t make me edit it….
Yeah, Grant’s team wouldn’t have Bumgarner, and it would have Delmon Young clomping around left. But it would also have an infield of Pablo Sandoval, Asdrubal Cabrera, Ben Zobrist, and Carlos Pena. BECAUSE EVERYTHING I WRITE IS GENIUS AND WELL THOUGHT OUT.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 26, 2009 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I reserve the right to mention Young as long as Zobrist keeps being mentioned.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
I’d rather have Zobrist and Young than Sanchez and Velez.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 26, 2009 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d rather have Lincecum than Wood and Kendrick.
I win.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
At least the other scenarios are defensible. Kind of.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 26, 2009 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe you should write a blog every day. Did you ever think about that, tough guy? Huh? Maybe you should write your trade ideas down for posterity.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 26, 2009 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
It now reads “Howie Kendrick, Jered Weaver, Kendry Morales, Chone Figgins, and $100M.”
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 26, 2009 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I wasn’t finished. Then you add the $100M to the pile when you sign Lincecum away from the Angels.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 26, 2009 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions
It's ok Grant
/pat on the back
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!!!
Always stick with the local boys.
See: Kevin Fransden and Nate Schierholtz
FIRE BRUCE BOCHY NOW!!!!!!
AND TAKE BRIAN SABEAN WITH HIM!!!!!
So Ryan Cavan will shredd his way up the AA this comming season?
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
This season I dine on turtle soup.
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fear of Kyle Boller
they both went to Cal
A hearty thank you to Rich Aurilia for all the good memories, and to the Niners for finally getting the uni's (mostly) right.
TEDFORD QBS DON"T PLAY GOOD AT NFL
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 26, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I always liked the NFL aversion to Tedford QBs thing that was going on during the Rogers years.
It’s like, “we scout them and everything but something about Tedford is magic and bad players look good and we can’t do anything about it so we won’t draft them because they all end up sucking!”
When I always thought it should have been more like, “maybe our scouting could be better in some ways.”
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 26, 2009 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Same here.
But (Aaron Rodgers + (zany 49er FO/coaching/coordinator antics)) <<<<< (Aaron Rodgers + (chance to study under ZOMGBRETTFAVRE for a few years))
Similarly, Alex Smith was may yet turn out to have been doomed from the start by the aforementioned zaniness. I feel the same about Robert Gallery across the Bay.
Schadendodgerfreude 2009! (CHECK)
Schadenyankeefreude 2009! (______)
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 26, 2009 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I was actually kidding about Smith. I’ve been a huge Smith apologist/fanboy for years, to the point of mock-threatening bans for anti-Smithites. I didn’t know that pretending to be a Rodgers guy would lead to Cookyman’s vicious attack and besmirchment.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 26, 2009 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I still think he hasn't gotten a fair shake
with the injuries, the management turmoil, the changes needed to move from the spread offense.
He’s also still quite young, at 25.
I have hope.
We’ll see, they need something more from that position, and it’s either got to be Smith, or get lucky and find some gem in like arena2 or something. Someone from a draft would probably take a few years to arrive, and they still have other needs like O line and D line, pass rush
It always comes back to the O-line. Always.
Schadendodgerfreude 2009! (CHECK)
Schadenyankeefreude 2009! (______)
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 26, 2009 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
absolutely does
you can have a HOF quality QB and a HOF quality RB, but it’s hard for them to do anything if the QB is on his ass and the RB can’t get any holes.
And conversely, if you can overwhelm the other teams’ O-lines, wins come that much easier.
Schadendodgerfreude 2009! (CHECK)
Schadenyankeefreude 2009! (______)
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 26, 2009 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
THE PRODIGAL SON
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
Phillies in five. Their offense is ridiculous, and the Yankees haven’t dealt with a good offense yet.
Why do San Francisco teams insist on having terrible offenses? Frank Gore and Pablo Sandoval can't do it all.
by GiantPain on Oct 26, 2009 1:26 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Did you mean that the other way around? The Phillies have a 102 team OPS+ and the Yankees are at 119. Every player in the Yankees lineup is at least 21 points of OPS+ better than the Phillies team average with the exception of Melky Cabrera.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
Phillies are weird. The have Utley, Howard, Werth, and Ibanez, and even Ruiz has been good this year, and yet somehow they’re just average offensively. Same thing last year. Maybe the have the worst bench players in the majors or something?
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
1350 PA of pretty bad performance from Feliz and Rollins and only one bench player with an OPS+ over 93 will do that, I guess.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
But doesn’t every non-Yankee team have a couple of bad hitters in the lineup? They just feel like such a good hitting team. Part of it is the park probably
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
But doesn’t every non-Yankee team have a couple of bad hitters in the lineup?
Technically, the Giants are a non-Yankees team and have more than a couple of bad hitters in their lineup, so the answer to your question is “no”.
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
No matter who they are surrounded by, Edgar Renteria and Bengie Molina were bad hitters. Objection overruled.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
wrong
edgar renteria and bengie molina were sent on a himalayan expedition. your overrule objection has been overruled
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 26, 2009 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Don’t worry. They’re lemon.
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BUT FELIZ IS PATIENT NOW
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The saddest thing is only, Lewis, Torress and Tim had a lower Swing% among ‘09 Giants with 80+ PA’s. He Renteria would have been 9th out 17 in OSwing% on the ’09 Giants. Sadly the ’09 Giants might have been better if more of them (non Panda division) were Pedro.
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
jeez, I'm taking too long to post
jpronry keeps beating me to my points. Stupid work
The thing with Phils is that you can’t do match ups in the heart of the order you have
Rollins pretty even splits (but better against LHP)
Victorino pretty even splits (but better against LHP)
Utley pretty even splits (but better against LHP)
Howard- Way better against righties
Werth- way better against lefties
Ibanez- can hit both
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by say hey nation on Oct 26, 2009 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Shhh
Stop crushing my dreams with facts. Cliff lee will shit them down.
Why do San Francisco teams insist on having terrible offenses? Frank Gore and Pablo Sandoval can't do it all.
by GiantPain on Oct 26, 2009 1:32 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Does that differ from crapping all over them?
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by say hey nation on Oct 26, 2009 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
and will he update his twitter while doing it?
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by say hey nation on Oct 26, 2009 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
The Angels don’t have a good offense?
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 26, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Phillies in 4 or 5 (I hope) I attended game 5 last year (twice) and would love to experience a home crowd winning the WS again. I would prefer that crowd be SF but hey.
Also after hearing the replay on MLB Network today I really want the Yankees to lose. That radio announcers is ANNOYING! Yankee’s win…(REALLY LOUD JUMBLED WORD) WIN!
And the fans pounding the 3rd foul fence was a little annoying. I was starting to warm up to Yankee fans…that phase of my life is over.
I R 5
The Yankees are kind of ridiculously good, I’ll be surprised if they lose. I just hope the Phillies can push it to 6 or 7 games.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
Although did anyone think the 2003 Marlins would beat the Yankees.
"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 think my hatred for all things Red Sox over the last three or four years has pushed me to the point where I actually root for the Yankees.
Well they aren’t the new Yankees, but they are equal to them
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by say hey nation on Oct 26, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
This is exactly
reverse of healthy, baseball-positive thinking.
After therapy, you will find that your extreme hatred of the Yankees will be ameliorating and lessening your Sox-hatred.
Hope: phillies in 4, A-Rod the only Yankee with more than 1 rbi, for the lulz. Prediction: Yankees in 6.
by Kalk on Oct 26, 2009 1:34 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Yankees in 5
A-Rod wins WS MVP. Writers start talking about him in Jeterian tones and my love for him turns to hatred.
Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at a position to be determined.
I’d love to be able to hate A-Rod. I feel dirty whenever I defend him against the “NOT CLUITCH” allegations.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Jan-Kees in 6...
…is my prediction. My hooting interest (!) is in a rarely seen flock of 50 Snowy Owls (my favorite animal ever, yay Grant!) swoops in and eats the players and coaches from both teams and the WS is cancelled for the first time since 2002. I would love to see Snowy Owls gorging on the eyeballs of Jeter, Melky, Victorino, and Werth (he called me fat once.) I like Utley (chatted with his dad during his At&t debut) and Howard, and I like ARod and Swisher, just not enough to root for them over Snowy Owl carnage.
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Jason Stoffel, 2009 (Rookie + A-): 24IP, 1-0, 0.75 ERA, 5 S V, 25K. The heir apparent to B-Weez.
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by bigboneded on Oct 26, 2009 1:57 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
I don’t know any Yankees or Phillies fans. I’d like to say I’ll root for the Phillies, but when the game starts I might resort back to my 2003 self: “If the Giants aren’t winning, I don’t want anyone to be happy. Go Yankees!”
"It's too late now."
Go Meh... sort of.
Really the best selling point these games have to me is how long it is tell April. And at any given moment Fox broadcasting it totally capable of obliterating that intrigue.
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
Anagram of "Yankees in five"
KNIFE EASY VEIN
Anagram of "suck it Russell Martin" = TRUER SKILL: SCUM STAIN
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Oct 26, 2009 2:05 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Sean (it may be spelled Shawn, Chan, or Chone, but I think it’s Sean) the bartender at Acme is a Phillies fan.
He gave us some free Fernet on a couple of occasions.
Er-Go Phillies.
But it will take all seven games with the victory being a barely-early Christmas present
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
go Not-Yankees
I almost always root for the NL team anyway, so it’s not a big deal.
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 26, 2009 2:19 PM PDT reply actions
+1
Schadendodgerfreude 2009! (CHECK)
Schadenyankeefreude 2009! (______)
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 26, 2009 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Bonds bless this site for spending the first 50 or so comments discussing tropical fruits.
Phillies in 7. The sight of a dead-silent Yankee Stadium crowd as Pete Happy and Scott Eyre spray champagne at each other will taste better than Dodger tears.
"Those that drink the Kool-Aid, please leave the room."
But if the Phillies win...
it gives Dodgers fans the excuse of “yeah but we got beat by the eventual champions!” (Assuming your typical knuckle-dragging Dodgers fan could somehow show any type of logistical reasoning ability)
I really do not want to revisit those series’.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
CLUTCH RBI DOUBLE!
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I’m rooting for the non-Yankees and that’s that.
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.
Phillies will win because...
Jeters never prosper.
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
You could say that again!
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rooting for the Phils
prediction: Yankees in 5, maybe 6. I could see Philly taking 2 of 3 at home, but they probably won’t. Here’s hoping I’m wrong.
A hearty thank you to Rich Aurilia for all the good memories, and to the Niners for finally getting the uni's (mostly) right.
And the Phillies bullpen has been stronger this postseason than the Yankees.
FIRE BRUCE BOCHY NOW!!!!!!
AND TAKE BRIAN SABEAN WITH HIM!!!!!
Chasm, right?
That’s gotta be chasm.
Schadendodgerfreude 2009! (CHECK)
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 26, 2009 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
ah well
I’ll root for the Phils, but I kind of don’t care overall. Prediction: Happy Pete will outplay A-Rod in the battle of third basemen.
Well, the presentation went alright, i used past and present examples of Vietnam, so pictures of protests that compare the Vietnam war to the War on Terror, she loved it
The Library?
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
That reminds me of a bar that was in Albany when I was a kid – The Office. Dunno if it’s still there.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
Does everyone furtively look at each other awkwardly?
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There’s also a bar in San Luis Obispo called the Library (or at least there was two years ago).
It was not my favorite.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
Was your tab always overdue?
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Well, the library was a bunch of bullshit, people just take school way too seriously on stuff that is actually really simple
Huh?
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He just wanted to go there for a drink, and everybody was studying their multiplication tables and told him STFU and stop drinking?
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 26, 2009 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions
To hell with baseball. Obviously fruit and the various plants that produce them along with ketchups that can be made from them are where its at.
I really love this site.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
BANANA KETCHUP
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Who doesn’t?
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Where do you put 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 26, 2009 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Grant, you should really change the misleading title of this post.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
“Who are you rooting for in the World Series? Bananas or pineapples?”
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
I find this year’s version of the Yankees to be slightly less dis-likable as Yankee teams of the past. This year CC, Swisher, Tex, and Burnett are very likable IMHO. I also like Joba. However, Yankee fan will always disturb me.
The Phillies however are much more likable. You can keep Victorino, but the rest of them are very likable, even Werth.
Go Phillies!!!
I agree with your first list minus Burnett. CC and Tex take a hit because of CASH MONEEEZ.
Swisher is an all around likeable guy. Still wish the Giants would have tried to trade him off the A’s.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
Not off the A's
Off the White Sox. The A’s actually got players of value for Swisher, the White Sox got nothing.
Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at a position to be determined.
no
not with the walks and homers. But .245 BA? Is he gritty?
I'm gonna go with
kinda.
Although .270 BA with 8 hr/yr and 25 BB/yr and gritty and classy and with a few flashy defensive plays = The Sabean Way™, all the way.
by SnowLeopard on Oct 26, 2009 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions
The thing about Tex, CC, and Burnett is that they are living symbols of “HAY GUYZ GUESS WHAT THE YANKEES GET EVERY PLAYER THEY WANT SUCKS TO BE YOU BECAUSE YOU WILL NEVER SPEND THAT MUCH MONEY” and I’m very much not a fan of that.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
This is what I was alluding to in my post. But you said it better.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
I don’t hold the money against the players. I despise the current system however and in favor of any MLB policy which is designed to level the field including a world-wide draft and enforcing slot money in the draft as well.
That being said, I have coached LL in the Vallejo/Benicia area and have seen a bit of CC’s money at work here. You would have a hard time turning me against him. But I am sure if someone offered you guys sick money to play ball, you would turn it down.
I'm not against the players
Their money made me dislike the team less because of what they symbolize. That’s all I was saying.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
Its like you speak for me.
/GROUGTHINK
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
If only Grant had said something on this topic!
I’ll bet it would have read like this:
Then I look at this year’s Yankees. They have C.C. Sabathia, Mark Teixeira, and Alex Rodriguez leading the charge – that’s $500,000,000,000,000 in contracts if my math is correct. There are only a handful of teams that could absorb just one of those players. The Yankees have all three because they can, and it’s a big reason why they’re so successful this season. It’s freaking annoying. I can see myself writing some 70,000-word missive on the subject, and having someone say, “Good points. But it’s annoying to watch the Yankees buy whichever good players they want.” Then they’d throw the book down, do a little goat dance as they metaphorically urinate on the last year of my life, and punch me in the face.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
Stop putting words in his mouth. You have no idea what he would say on this subject if he took the time to bother writing an opinion for all of us to have the opportunity to read or ignore at our own discretion.
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 26, 2009 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I just hope he doesn’t ban me for quoting a post I didn’t link to.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
People get banned constantly on MCC, you know. Totally out of control.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
BANNED
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I just banned you for banning him.
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 26, 2009 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Some of the blame is on a system that supports the crazy salaries that these guys get offered. But most of the blame is on the Yankees for destroying the game by buying everyone good and on the players for taking enormous contracts over where they want to play. Sabathia wanted to play in the Bay Area, and the Giants probably would have signed him if he agreed to a reasonable-ish amount. Same thing with Tex and the Nats/O’s. But they sold out for an extra $50M, which they obviously don’t need. Like only having a $100M contract is really hurting them.
And yeah, if the Yankees offered me a bunch of money to play for them, and the Giants offered by a little less, I would play for the Yankees because I’m not very good at baseball and I’d rather take their money a la Schmidt. If I was a good player I would definitely go to the Giants; I wouldn’t even consider signing anywhere else. Whatever they gave me would be good enough for me (if you can’t live on $400,000/year then you’re doing something wrong).
I’m a fan of A.J. Burnett’s name.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
What are you, five?
Just because it has a B and a J in it doesn’t automatically mean BJ.
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 26, 2009 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm going to use science
and deduce that jcb9’s last name is also Burnett
Yes
I’m also a fan of John Burkett’s name because you only have to change 2 letters to and subtract 1 letter to get my name!
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
Heh
jcb9 is an anagram of 9 BJ c.
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 26, 2009 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I dunno
I don’t actively hate the Yankees that much. I don’t think they need another championship though. I’m just rooting for the Phillies since I normally go for the NL team. It helps that the Phillies beat the Dodgers to get to the WS.
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’m rooting for It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. What’s up, bitches?
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
What do you expect to accomplish with that?
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.
Dear Chase, (oh shit there’s stickers)
I feel like I can call you Chase because you and me are so much alike. I would love to meet you someday, it would be great to have a catch. I know I can’t throw as fast as you, but I think you would be impressed with my speed. I love your hair. You run fast. Did you have a good relationship with your father? Me neither. These are all things we can talk about, and more. I know you have not been getting my letters because I know you would write back if you did. And I hope you write back this time and we get to be good friends. I am sure our relationship would be a real home run.
P.S. I thought you were new to California.
"BUSTER POSEY
HE SAVES PANDAS!" - sadison bummedgarner
His name's Clayton, not Danny.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 26, 2009 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
/sounds oddly familiar
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
by greatgiantfan on Oct 26, 2009 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I wonder how they will try and get into this game 5?
" No, we are not wastin our fine grin alcohol of your stupid bug bites."
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
Mmmm
Grin alcohol makes me smile.
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 26, 2009 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL the poll on this fanpost
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2009/10/26/1102019/what-changes-this-offseason-do-you
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
His second fanpost
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2009/4/16/841140/changing-things-up
Send Pablo Sandoval to Triple-A to work on his abilities in the field and at the plate. In his place, they can bring up Scott McClain for a few weeks. Eventually, they can bring up Dallas McPherson for competition.
Bring up Steve Holm
Schedule Jonathan Sanchez’s starts so that he can face #4 or #5 pitchers, instead of Ace pitchers. That way the Giants can score some runs to support him and calm him down.
Play Andres Torres or send him down
Give Barry Zito more time to warm up on the mound. Have him throw enough pitches until he is comfortable with his pitches before the game begins.
Trade Aaron Rowand to the Yankees for Xavier Nady and change
Try out this line-up
Fred Lewis
Randy Winn
Aaron Rowand
Bengie Molina
Travis Ishikawa
Edgar Renteria
Pablo Sandoval
Pitcher
Emmanuel Burriss
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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LOL at the Giants scoring runs against non-aces.
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 26, 2009 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
Send Pablo Sandoval to Triple-A to work on his abilities in the field and at the plate. In his place, they can bring up Scott McClain for a few weeks. Eventually, they can bring up Dallas McPherson for competition.
A hearty thank you to Rich Aurilia for all the good memories, and to the Niners for finally getting the uni's (mostly) right.
Yes
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
This lineup would have lost 100 games and be no hit a dozen times.
"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
The post also reminds me
It drives me crazy always hearing, “WE NEED A BIG BAT!!!!!!!!!!!!” It’s that type of thinking that’s going to lead to Jermaine Dye being a Giant. We don’t need “a big bat,” we need a better lineup. Just simply being “A BIG BAT!!!!!!” (or someone’s idea of one) doesn’t mean a player is a good fit or worth the cost. Dammit.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
People—I won’t mention names—get paid good money to say that very phrase on the Giants flagship station.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
FOR CHRISSAKES
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 26, 2009 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I get annoyed when he says this, because he makes such a big shit about how much smarter he speaks than other people. But he doesn’t even says “Christ’s sake” right.
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 26, 2009 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
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 26, 2009 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I’d like to try 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 26, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
even more important than a "big bat"
especially since the ones they sign tend to be of the Aaron Rowand variety, the Giants need to remove the vast sinking holes of suck in their lineup.
Try to find some average players and then target cost effective upgrades from there.
So… you’re saying that the the ship should worry about the hole in its hull BEFORE adding the high-tech weapons system?
Newsletter?
Schadendodgerfreude 2009! (CHECK)
Schadenyankeefreude 2009! (______)
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 26, 2009 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
even one bona-fide addition could change the whole dynamic of that offence
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
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by greatgiantfan on Oct 26, 2009 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
it could
if they can find it at a reasonable cost. I don’t think they should ignore that. But they shouldn’t be constantly looking for a savior when there are options to improve incrementally.
And Matt Holliday, clearly the best FA available, and who will make a ton this offseason, can probably be counted on to put up a 140 OPS+. That alone isn’t enough to make the Giants an average offense.
I’ll watch the world series, but I really don’t care who wins and will turn it off as soon as any actual baseball stops being played.
Now, if only there was some way to turn off both Fox announcers… Especially Joe Buck. Why is he such a terrible announcer???
Especially Joe Buck
But especially Tim McCarver.
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 26, 2009 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
get one of these
http://www.sportsyncradio.com/
I have one
A hearty thank you to Rich Aurilia for all the good memories, and to the Niners for finally getting the uni's (mostly) right.
When you try to search for one of those on eBay, it automatically changes your search term to “sports inc.”.
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
although something weird happened
the TV is almost ALWAYS behind hte radio – I used the sportsync for some Giants games this year and it was great. Well the other day I tried to use it during the ALCS and … the tv was AHEAD of the radio. Weirdest thing. Now if you have a DVR you can just pause the TV for a few seconds to match it up with the radio – but I don’t have one. I’m hoping things are back to normal and during the WS the tv is behind the radio like usual – because it is for the very reason that I wanted one of these radios
A hearty thank you to Rich Aurilia for all the good memories, and to the Niners for finally getting the uni's (mostly) right.
I'm rooting for Oranges to win
Um, I could be a bit confused by this thread/post, however.
The baseball Satanist
I hope the phillies win
But I still think this is the Yankees’ year. Please prove me wrong.
Adopted Giant: Henry Sosa
i feel as if the
Phillies are the magic and the Yankees are the lakers…it just seems like its their year, but F the yanks, Go Phils in 7
haha, for sure, that is exactly why i’m studying for my exam tomorrow and listening to some KNBR on the side
yikes, hope it went well. Paperwork???
yea i got Human Resource tomorrow, Atmospheric Science Wednesday, and Natural Hazards Thursday
yeah the midterm was fine… I killed the curve for everyone and got a 75 out 74…
The paperwork for work is a nice little 20 page document to be filled out for each kid, and then the joy of bubbling in the scantrons…
yippee skippees!!!
Student at night tho’ only 1 or 2 classes at time.
Teacher in the mornings… bureaucracy satisifier afternoons, nights and weekends.
Maybe 2, depends on how many of my classes from my other degree they will count.
Note to all current students, save a copy of every syllabus!
Kripes people get cranky when your transcript dates from the last century!
ummm, crap, are you serious? Save my syllabus? mine are online, but some are handed out to us but never keep them after the years over
I didn’t keep any of that stuff, and now I have people asking me “Did you keep a copy of your textbook?” From 1989?!?!?!
We had to dig out course descriptions of classes from the late ‘80s. None of that stuff is online. And I’ll be damned if after teaching preschool and kindergarten since 1984 I’m going to take an “Introduction to Child Development” course.
I wouldn’t be a very cooperative student.
Woa, that’s crazy. So you’re in “Child Development” so you obviously want to be a teacher,s o why would you have to keep any of your syllabus’ for people to ask for them? It almost seems like it doesnt make any sense
I am a teacher, I’ve been teaching since 1980something or other, I’m taking classes in Speech Language Pathology… and apparently “work experience” doesn’t count for squat – you have to prove the course you took eons ago = the class they are teaching now, or you get to take the course again.
ZzZzZzZzZzZ….
oh snap, that really blows that you have to bring back syllabuses that you probably don’t have anymore. Do they honestly believe that you’d keep them around? Did you find them?
Nope, but because I had kept some of my research papers I was able to use the bibliographies to track down some of the text books though. LOL It’s a lot cheaper to buy them now for $1 !
Haha, and i’m now going out and buying books for 150 bucks, those companies are making a pretty penny. But damn that’s gotta be stressful
It’s something….
I wish I would have known to tear out the relevant pages in the course catalog, and keep a syllabus or two…
Oh well. Hopefully if I have to repeat a class I can take the online version and not have to actually go sit in a classroom!!
work experience
also known as something graduate schools can’t charge tuition for….
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Nobody puts Bengie in a corner!
by natteringnabob on Oct 26, 2009 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Go Phillies!
I loathe the Yankees with a passion because they have asshole fans, by far the highest payroll in baseball, and because they don’t need another championship ever again. I like the Phillies because they annihilated the Rox and Bums in the NL playoffs. This is the easiest choice ever.
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
by Yoyo on Oct 26, 2009 7:14 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
no brainer. Pitchers should hit. Go NL!
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
by greatgiantfan on Oct 26, 2009 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions
rec’d
Schadendodgerfreude 2009! (CHECK)
Schadenyankeefreude 2009! (______)
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 26, 2009 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions
What's for Dinner?
I’m brewing a huge pot of spaghetti sauce to tide me over for the winter…
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
mmmm that sounds good, i had a panini with beef tenderloin, honey mustard, mustard, bacon and cheese, with some spice
how’re you grilling that puppy?
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
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by greatgiantfan on Oct 26, 2009 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I got a grill/griddle in my kitchen, unfortunately we don’t got a balcony or something like that, so we’re stuck with the griddle, it works though
can you smash it down with that setup?
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
by greatgiantfan on Oct 26, 2009 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Not the puppy!
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 26, 2009 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait, I thought the Dodgers were the puppy grillers
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
they fired their puppy griller
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
by greatgiantfan on Oct 26, 2009 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
LASORDA GOT FIRED?
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
A puppy for breakfast, a puppy for lunch, and a sensible dinner.
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
LASAGNA FOR DINNER
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 26, 2009 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Mrs. Owner, whatever her name is
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
by greatgiantfan on Oct 26, 2009 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Prolly grilling Mr Owners puppies right now.
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
beef tenderloin? how you affording that as a college student?
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
is that the one they say is made in Italy? I’ve tried those using a pizza stone, and it’s pretty good; better than most any delivery around here (Walnut Crik)
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
by greatgiantfan on Oct 26, 2009 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I pan roasted some tri-tip, cut it up, and made a quesadilla out of it. It didn’t end up being that great though, and I’m not sure why.
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
was the tri-tip ok? marinated?
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
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by greatgiantfan on Oct 26, 2009 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions
The tri-tip was fine, but yeah, i think I could have used a marinade. I had only put some salt, pepper and some spices on it. Also, it was rarer than I was looking for, which is odd because I thought I had hit the temp I wanted. It could have done better by being more on the med-rare side of things.
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
In N Out
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!!!
True, their shakes are pretty damn good, but In N Out wins by a ton in that department and burgers. We dont got Steak ’n Shake here in Oxford, just skyline, McDonalds, Wendys, arbys, taco bell, Quiz, Subway, greatsteak, qdoba, and coming in a few weeks, a chipotle
No good local burger place?
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!!!
Meh. Overrated
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Oct 26, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
We’ve noticed that the size of burgers at In ‘n Out are getting smaller…. while the buns are either staying the same or increasing in size, they’re not what they once were…
I enjoy their fries, but there is usually 5-10 long fries on top and the rest is filled with little chingases.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Oct 27, 2009 6:32 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m happy because I just found a burger place in the DFW area that can compare to In-n-out. Mooyah Burgers. I pretty much asked for the burger the same way I order my Double-double (spread, tomato, grilled onions, +mustard). Except the burgers are bigger and there are no dud fries.
Just found them Saturday & went back again on Sunday. And it’s on the way home!
"It's too late now."
Also
In case anyone is in the Dallas area one day, Snuffers is also a good burger joint, but it’s more of a bar/restaurant.
"It's too late now."
The Nugget in Reno, NOT SPARKS! (You know Reno is so close to hell you can see sparks!) Is TEH AWESOME! http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-nugget-reno
I R 5
by say hey nation on Oct 27, 2009 7:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Phillies in six. And an everlovin' shit-ton of home runs.
Some random things to consider:
Imagine being an Indians fan and watching CC Sabathia and Cliff Lee go at it in Game 1 of the WS. That’s a bummer, man.
The culturally-if-not-mathematically-defined decade of baseball is over in four to seven games. Final regular-season stat totals show that the Giants’ Barrys (Barries?) led the majors in walks in that time: Bonds with 1,128, and Zito with 826*.
*Does not include Zito’s many walks to the dugout upon his removal down 6-0 with the bases loaded in the third.
Schadendodgerfreude 2009! (CHECK)
Schadenyankeefreude 2009! (______)
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 26, 2009 7:42 PM PDT reply actions
that Lee vs. CC should be Epic—I hope they have a matchup in Philly so they can hit, too.
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
by greatgiantfan on Oct 26, 2009 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I like CC.
But until he leaves the Yankees, he is dead to me.
I hope the Phillies treat him like they did last year.
Schadendodgerfreude 2009! (CHECK)
Schadenyankeefreude 2009! (______)
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 26, 2009 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Jahnkees in 6, Unfortunately
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Oct 26, 2009 8:41 PM PDT reply actions
Are you sure you haven't been drinking?
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 was thinking that your UR 5-ness was mucho
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!!!
good luck
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!!!
Not you Bud,
….
nope, I don’t want to start that
Why do San Francisco teams insist on having terrible offenses? Frank Gore and Pablo Sandoval can't do it all.
No, unfortunately
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Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Oct 26, 2009 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I would certainly not count the Phils out; they are a tough bunch.
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
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by greatgiantfan on Oct 26, 2009 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Grant Frisbee
psychic? Only a true professional could anticipate his readers’ pent up needs for fruit and ketchup (suck on that grammarians) posts.
As to the Yankees, it’s pretty easy to get distracted by the gigantic piles of money. They’ve been riding Jeter, Rivera, and Posada for a long time, and those horses are getting tired. Our local 9 is fabulous evidence that signing SS, C, and closer is not always a great way to fill those positions. Cano is super, but I don’t know that there’s much in the pipeline notwithstanding the ESPN hype machine for Phil Hughes and Co. Even the Yankees can’t fill 9 positions and 11 pitching spots with free agents and win.
I’d like to see the Yanks win personally, but if their idea is to throw the starter for 7 innings and Rivera for 2, I don’t know that will hold up for the whole WS. Maybe it will rain a lot and Sabathia and Rivera can pitch all 7 games.
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Nobody puts Bengie in a corner!
Since when does Bruce Jenkins write for Sports Illustrated?
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
2009: The return of Los Galacticos!
he’s taking his rant national
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
by greatgiantfan on Oct 26, 2009 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Since he found a certain team “magical”.
If you can get 3:2 on a headline of "Giants Pitcher Assaults General Manager" at some point this year, take it.
POLL: How Many Games Will Be Rained Out?
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
’course, they probly hav ’bout eight off-days bilt in
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
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by greatgiantfan on Oct 26, 2009 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know… the post is supposed to be about the world series and there are just a bunch of comments about owls, breadfruit, kiwis, eastern europe, and korea.
Just sayin’
In a way, it’s interesting, but I’m starting to long for some focus.
Tangerines are yummy!!
And are a good additive to slow cooked pork & chicken.
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
by daveinexile on Oct 27, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Man, I’m really looking forward to next summer’s McCC Night at the Farm.
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 27, 2009 8:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Is that always in July?
If you can get 3:2 on a headline of "Giants Pitcher Assaults General Manager" at some point this year, take it.
It’s always in Julawesome.
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 27, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Actually, you’re the first person to mention breadfruit in the history of MCC.
It does look a little like durian, but it’s not the same thing:
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
This reminds me of marang, another weird-looking tropical fruit that tastes really good!
If you can get 3:2 on a headline of "Giants Pitcher Assaults General Manager" at some point this year, take it.
buncha OCD-riven text babies here
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
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by greatgiantfan on Oct 27, 2009 12:36 AM PDT up reply actions
The World Whaties?
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 27, 2009 8:16 AM PDT up reply actions
AGRICULTURAL INFO FROM FRESNO - Pomegranates and Persimmons
Pomegranates
Two kinds commonly found in California. The darker colored stronger flavored ones are more common. The juice stains. This is the kind you can buy in stores and the juice in stores is from this. The lighter colored ones are mild flavored, light pink, the juice is easier to wash out.
Cut off the top and bottom and then score the rind from top to bottom where you can see segments in the cut off top part. Then stick the knife into the middle and twist. You can break apart the fruit into segments and the bottom will form another segment. Peel the thin membrane off each segment and you can scrape the berries off each side of a segment with your front teeth into your mouth. This is the easiest way to eat unless you can get someone to scrape all the berries into a bowl for you.
When the weather in Fresno got hotter, 10 or 15 years ago, suddenly both varieties of Pomegranates tasted much better. The pink ones got more flavorful and the dark ones got sweeter. As usual, the ones in stores are fairly poor. A good Pomegranate is wonderful – get to know someone with a tree – in a hot place with lots of sunlight.
Persimmons
Again, two kinds commonly found in California. The Hachiya is bigger and longer, with the end coming to a point. The Fuyu is flatter, like a tomato. The Fuyu can be eaten when firm. The Hachiya can only be eaten when extremely ripe, with the consistency of pudding. When it’s firm, the Hachiya is astringent (eating one when not ripe is like sucking on a styptic pencil). When ripe, the Hachiya is sweeter but the texture bothers some people (I hated them when I was a little kid – now I like them if I’m in the mood). Fuyus can be eaten like apples. They are less intense in flavor but the texture is more appealing.
Hachiyas can be dried into giant raisin like things which are delicious but the process is a big pain. There is also a way of ripening them without them getting soft which involves methyl alcohol but I don’t remember how that works. All the breads & cookies are made with ripe Hachiyas, AFAIK.
Phillies, I guess.
by Comrade Conrad on Oct 26, 2009 11:25 PM PDT reply actions
Beware though, if you eat several unripened persimmons you can develop a bezoar – an undigested mass that stays in your GI tract. In ye olde times, they were actually thought to have magical powers. Not human bezoars, but from cows and the like.
God I love the word bezoar.
Also, bezoars are my second favorite undigested mass behind ambergris.
In my hypothetical book about baseball economics...
… Yankee fans are indicted as the worst of the breed, cavalierly discounting the importance of their huge financial advantage with such platitudes as, “Look at the 2003 Marlins… the Yankee payroll is no guarantee.” They pretend like they’re the most dedicated fans in the world, with their stupid NY gear, but they shed it and any pretense of caring one day after being eliminated from any title. They disrespectfully ogle other team’s best players like a snake eyes his friends’ hot girlfriends, gloating loudly about how they look forward to the day when their team can just buy them. They are the bullies of the schoolyard, the fetid and corpulent evil smug bastards of the sports world, and fail to give a damn about baseball once their team is out of it. They think the Yankees spiritually deserved the 2001 World Series because of 9/11, but spit on the Angels’ emotional claim to 2009 for Nick Adenhart.
But then I remember how little I cared about payroll advantage when the 49ers had Steve Young as their backup QB and Steve Bono as third string, and I find an excuse not to write it. Winning was fun.
"The questions are so stupid. I don't believe in rivalries. I don't believe in curses. Wake up the damn Bambino, maybe I'll drill him in the ass."
- Pedro Martinez, asked about the Curse of the Bambino
Quite possibly the best thing the NY Post has ever published.
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 ny post
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
Wow.
I would hang myself if I spent 4 years in school on a journalism major to have my editor walk in, slap that photo down and say “THAT GOES ON OUR FRONT PAGE TOMORROW”
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
Well the NY Post is really a glorified Enquirer
I R 5
by say hey nation on Oct 27, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Slow day is slow.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
Whenever there's not much going on in the sports world
I treat myself to some Lingerie Football League highlights.
It’s awesome every time.
I don’t think I’ll be clicking that link at work.
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But it’s totally safe for work.
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 27, 2009 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
chicks with turf burns—lovely
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
by greatgiantfan on Oct 27, 2009 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Good God, is that for realz?
That babe had one tight…
…spiral…
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Oct 27, 2009 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m going to assume that you’re talking about Babe the pig, and that this is in reference to his tail.
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 27, 2009 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
they should show this
instead of raiders games.
by Tim LinCyYoung on Oct 27, 2009 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
They show Raiders games?
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 27, 2009 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
There are more fatties in male football.
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 27, 2009 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
TWSS?
"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
Phillies
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’m in their thing
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
by greatgiantfan on Oct 28, 2009 12:11 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL ROCKIES
I was checking out SbNation’s Colorado Avalanche blog and came across this conversation:
“Just take everything with a grain of salt and a pound of sarcasm.”
" SDTF will confirm this, posters are a LOT more sensitive over at Purple Row. A LOT MORE SENSITIVE so I’m not used to being able to be cynical and sarcastic"
“The guys at McCovey Chronicles (Giants blog, I’m a Giants fan) are pretty sarcastic and can be quite cynical.”
“yeah we kind of hate MCC”
“Really they remind me of here. Snarky, panicky, and intense.”
" I can’t stand MCC. It’s a cess pool of suck."
“I get sick of the constant WE SUCK WE LOSE WE SUCK ITS OVER WE SUCK THIS IS TERRIBLE. [50 images showing a guy falling down and FAIL lolcats everywhere]”
Personally, I love the reputation we’ve built with the Purple Row tards.
Haha, I found that thread. The Purple Rowbots like to laugh at the McCoven because they like to think of themselves as those serious people who are too good for doing really childish and stupid but hilarious shit. Basically, I’m saying they don’t like to have fun and lighten up because baseball is OMG a SERIOUS MAN’S GAME that has no room for the funnies.
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
Weirdos.
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is it still rocktober?
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
by greatgiantfan on Oct 28, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Hate the Yankees
But I am picking them to win it in 7. Very close WS, Yankee lefties vs Philly left handed bats, and philly lefty pitchers against ARod and Jeter will be the difference.
Maybe Sabathia will have to pitch game 7, after 1 and 4, and just get blown out by the Phillies.
As game time draws near, I think the bigger question is: Is anybody really going to watch? I’ll not go out of my way to watch the World Series this year, and any conflicts with the Sharks or football or sleeping….. baseball loses.
Also it’s opening night for the Warriors.
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Oh, well, in that case …
Actually I feel like saying “I don’t watch soap operas.”
Seriously, what is in the air over there at the Coliseum Complex?
I’m going to watch 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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