Post-Game Recap: Thus Endeth the Season
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 4, 2009 4:26 PM PDT
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PrintI'm very, very pleased that the Giants decided to win six of seven after the playoffs were out of reach. Seriously, I am. Because if the streaks had been reversed -- if they had won six of seven to catch the Rockies, and then lost six of eight to fall into the toilet -- the mood would be just a wee bit different around here.
As it stands, the 2009 Giants won 88 games. Dang. Imagine if they had an average offense.
Goodbye, Richie. Goodbye, Randy. Goodbye, Bengie. You were all great Giants, and a small, overly sentimental part of me will miss you. A larger, coldly rational part of me will set fire to various landmarks in and around San Francisco if you are brought back. Any of you. At any price. Don't test me.
Oh, and...
That was much closer than we had any right to expect when it was made on April 6th. Louis, I think this is the start of a beautiful friendship.
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They just replayed the last pitch of the no-hitter
I still got goosebumps.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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The end of the season sort of reminds me of the end of the ‘04 season when the Giants had a chance to take the division lead with the last series of the year against the Dodgers. Of course, the Rockies didn’t have to rely on a team to beat the Astros to stay in the playoff hunt. Sigh…
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remove junior circuit, please
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 4, 2009 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed
The DH is un-American.
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.
It is more likely the NL has the DH than for the AL to get rid of it.
"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
SHUSH!
And yes, I know. I have a feeling that that will happen in the next ten years. Having the DH is a clear competitive advantage for the AL as they’re allowed (in theory, try explaining this to the Royals) to start a player that would have a difficult time making the roster in the NL.
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.
It is beyond un-American
It is anti-American!
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by TehGreekStallion on Oct 4, 2009 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
The best team not to make the playoffs
/sigh
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Oct 4, 2009 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
That would suck
I dont really wanna live in the MidWest
No offense Pika and BondsLegend
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Oct 4, 2009 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
'Twas a fine season
88 wins with an offensive offense? Please clone like 7 more Pablo’s….
Win the inning.
thanks to Eli Whiteside, (glad he played instead of Posey) and a sacrifice foul pop to third.
No Edgar, it's not your fault, it's the fault of the idiot that plays you
lolwut
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
I’m surprised they didn’t replay Pablo’s walk off homer.
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Caption: "LOL FRED!"
And thanks everyone for another season of ridiculous distraction.
And a special thanks to the mods for putting up with me for another year.
The offseason is here. Have we traded for a middle of the order bat yet?
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Oct 4, 2009 4:29 PM PDT reply actions
We don’t need to trade for a middle of the order bat b/c we’re keeping our cleanup hitter.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 4, 2009 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Why are yout trying to start a roit?
That’s it! Katie bar the door for this 79 win team is star crossed! And I am loving it.
I’m not trying to start a roit or a riot, but I’m thinking of lowering expectations for the offseason…
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 4, 2009 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
LA LA LA LA LA LA.
There is no Big Head & Sabean in 2010.
LA LA LA LA LA LA LA
That’s it! Katie bar the door for this 79 win team is star crossed! And I am loving it.
You've come quite a long way , Dave.
All your LAs are perfect.
Ya know...ignorance really IS bliss.
Well - I do , anyway.
by victor frankenstein on Oct 5, 2009 12:55 AM PDT up reply actions
/banned
and /banned again
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 4, 2009 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
PABLO SANDOVAL IS A MOTHERFUCKING BEAST
lock him up sabes!
by sadison bummedgarner on Oct 4, 2009 4:30 PM PDT reply actions
Panda was a very special surprise this year...
…his defense at third (remember how everyone was worried about this?)
…his homerun power shown this year
…his ability to learn from mistakes
…his ability to for the most part to not have an extended slump
…his ability to handle all of the attention and not let it distract him
He is truly a very special player and we are very lucky to have him.
Reiterating something I said back in July, I am sincerely appreciative for this board and all of you. There’s a great sense of community around here, and a realism that makes watching the games with you a pleasure (even if I’m watching on a slight delay). My first season as a Giants fan is in the books, and I can barely wait for my second to start.
by TheLetter2 on Oct 4, 2009 4:32 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
+1
while not my first season as a giants fan, its my first season here on McC. 2010 cant come soon enough as far as im concerned!
"There he goes. One of god's own prototypes. Some kind of high powered mutant never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die."
helpful hint
nerdy weird star wars and pokemonzz discussion available year-round!
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 4, 2009 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I am always happy to find new Giants fans (both new in fandom and new to the blog) who are cool and can hold their own with the craziness here. Here’s to an even better season in 2010.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 4, 2009 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
:-( no more Giants baseball until April.
FIRE BRUCE BOCHY NOW!!!!!!
AND TAKE BRIAN SABEAN WITH HIM!!!!!
real quick:
LOL RAMS!
"There he goes. One of god's own prototypes. Some kind of high powered mutant never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die."
From yesterday
CALOL
LOL DUCKS
LOL RED WINGS (seriously, starting out 0-2? In Sweden, where half the team is from? Against the freaking Blues?)
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Fools and Sages
well done
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
Same ol' Rams! Same ol' SORRY-ASS Rams!
Schadendodgerfreude 2009!
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 4, 2009 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Serious Zito and the right cross?
Schadendodgerfreude 2009!
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 4, 2009 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
God this was hilarious
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
fuck yeah baby
that game was fun
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
WHEW
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Great season guys. My inner pessimist says the Giants can’t keep this up, but who knows. I am going to be very sad without baseball for ~5 months. Luckily, we have Grant to fill in the time with moar funny (yet eerily accurate) posts. Plus, we still have the season prediction recap forthcoming!
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You aren't going to watch the playoffs?
I can’t wait to root against the evil team in blue to lose every single post-season game.
I am, but it’s not the same as rooting for the Giants. I’m pulling for the Twins to make the playoffs and Angels to win it.
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 4, 2009 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree, not the same without the Giants, but
I do love post-season baseball regardless of who is playing.
TBS has the entire LDS. So no Buck/McCarver until the ALCS.
"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
TBS has all the Mormons?
Schadendodgerfreude 2009!
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 4, 2009 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I couldn’t care less about the playoffs. I just want them to be over. The only thing I care about is having the Yankees eliminated. I don’t want to hear all this Yankee shit all over the place here in NY for the next month. I just look forward to 14 days after the World Series ends when it’s time to start improving the team.
No Edgar, it's not your fault, it's the fault of the idiot that plays you
Yeah, I can’t wait to see what moves are made this offseason
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 5, 2009 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
agreed
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 4, 2009 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
How dare you! Root for the Angels! People who root for the Angels deserve to be roasted in a fiery hell filled with flesh-eating monkies and bludgeoned with thundersticks filled with hydrofluoric acid.
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.
Meh. I haven’t forgotten the 2002 WS, but I can’t deny that the team rallying around Nick Adenhart makes me root for them to win it all.
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 4, 2009 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions
It is no doubt a great story. However, I can never root for the Angels. I would rather see the Yankees win the WS.
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 understand that. I just don’t have the same unbridled hate towards the angels for all time. Normally, I wouldn’t root for them. However, on my hate list, they are 7th, behind (in order):
Dodgers
Rockies
Padres
Diamondbacks
Red Sox
Phillies
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 4, 2009 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I am sorry to say that I grew up an Angels fan (born in Long Beach CA, raised in Orange County). I am also sorry to say that, despite having lived in the Bay Area for 6 years, I still rooted for the southerners in aught-two.
However, let it be known that I have only a minor interest in their games at this point. I do not frequent any Angels message boards, nor do I willingly converse about the team or with its fans. Were a WS rematch to occur, I would have no qualms rooting for the Giants 100%.
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Thing C
HIII MARK
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, and it's totally grown on me.
Get rid of Bochy and Sabean, it's time for something new.
hi mark
Pablo's not fat. He's just got body.
by LeMasterBlaster on Oct 5, 2009 12:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Next year, Russell Martin...
… next year
I still believe in Bowkermania.
by rightcenterfielder on Oct 4, 2009 4:37 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
All-star snub
Sandoval: .330/.387/.556, 25 home runs.
Victorino: .292/.358/.445, 10 home runs.
Almost identical in defensive value according to Fangraphs/UZR.
LOL.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Yeah, but
can Panda call balls and strikes from center field?
Didn’t think so.
Schadendodgerfreude 2009!
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 4, 2009 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, the Giants are going to just have to start playing in the World Series more so this doesn’t happen again!
Don’t let Foghorn Leghorn win the NL again and maybe Panda makes it.
"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
Did Jon Miller do the signoff?
Or was he imprisoned with Morgan today?
I missed the signoff- it’s one of my favorite moments of the past few seasons, looking forward to hearing him say when the next broadcast will come!
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 4, 2009 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
thanks
for indulging… can’t wait for the first broadcast, usually featuring… “now batting, number 87… who’s 87? Strike three, well, we’ll never know”. A grand harbinger of spring!
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
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by natteringnabob on Oct 5, 2009 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I missed the game :(
But I’m glad to see it ended the right way: with a Pablo Sandoval home run.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Man, Pablo crushed that HR
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 4, 2009 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
And he gave it a good stare down after the fact.
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
So how is it, exactly, that the front office is supposed to renevate the offense?
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
Fred Lewis, leading off and playing LF for YOUR SF Giants
Starting at C, Buster Posey!
Starting at SS, Juan Uribe!
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 4, 2009 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Nate tried out in CF? Hardy at SS.
Hey It is the off season. If one is going to rosterbate might as well do it right.
That’s it! Katie bar the door for this 79 win team is star crossed! And I am loving it.
I actually like Hardy, but I don’t see any scenario where he starts on the Giants. At least Uribe is as veterany as renteria
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 4, 2009 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
What Big Head?
That’s it! Katie bar the door for this 79 win team is star crossed! And I am loving it.
meaning that realistically uribe has a chance to start over renteria, where Bochy would never play a young SS over renteria. The goal is to not have renteria start
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 4, 2009 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
LA LA LA LA. There is no Big Head in 2010! LA LA LA LA LA.
That’s it! Katie bar the door for this 79 win team is star crossed! And I am loving it.
Hardy could bounce back, but can we not rely on luck this offseason? Can Sabean actually go out there and get a stud that we KNOW will have a big year?
No Edgar, it's not your fault, it's the fault of the idiot that plays you
Part of getting value is taking calculated risks. Buying low on Hardy is a good call. He has a better chance of having his bat come around than say…Brandon Crawford does, and crawford would be next in line for the SS job. If you wait for players to bounce back, you end up overpaying for them. Besides, if you are patient with hardy, the power is going to be there, even if the average doesn’t come around.
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 5, 2009 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions
But we don’t necessarily have the pieces now to acquire studs who we KNOW will have a big year.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
Even if Hardy bat remains week I view him as a good fielding, young ( by Sabean era standards) SS. Something this team could use very badly.
That’s it! Katie bar the door for this 79 win team is star crossed! And I am loving it.
exactly.
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 5, 2009 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions
With or without trades?
Without, the problem is that getting some of the better (or hoped-for) bats into the lineup means questionable defense, though ash trumps leather every time.
1B: Garko, except that if Guzman can hit decently he has to go here, as he can go no place else; that pushes Garko to the OF, where RF makes more sense in the abstract, but not in the-park-of-many-names, so he’s in LF.
2B: While I still think Brock Bond is their best bet (and a good leadoff man), they could—because they are sure to re-sign him—carry Sanchez till Brock proves out (or doesn’t, which I doubt) in Fresno, whereon they trade Sanchez mid-season, when values are highest.
SS: A re-signed Uribe, but with Renteria getting time, too; play Uribe, Renteria, and Sanchez (or Bond) each 2/3 time.
3B: Panda, of course, but with a note—catching on a regular basis is known to materially shorten men’s useful offense careers, so if Posey can play 3B (and he was once a SS!), let him and Panda switch off C and 3B about half time, extending Posey’s career without harming Sandoval’s.
C: Posey, and see the note above.
LF: If Guzman can hit, Garko; otherwise, Fred Lewis.
CF: Torres.
RF: If Guzman hits, then Lewis has to play here (actually, it’s probably a contest between Garko and Lewis as to who is least bad in RF); if Guzman is a bust, puting Lewis in LF, then there’s a real problem here, since Schierholtz has zero strike-zone judgement. Even if Neal comes busting up to the Big Club quite early, he’s a LF, so again it’s Lewis in RF. In LF, I could, with gritted teeth, tolerate Lewis for his bat, but in RF? Dear me.
Now if the Giants were to re-sign Penny and start Bumgarner, they could trade a major starter, Sanchez or even Cain, for a top-rank, young (just emerging) RF. And with their bullpen strength, they could afford to trade “proven closer” Brian Wilson for another quality big bat (also, please, quite young).
So it’s far from hopeless. The major thing is to have a manager and GM who can (sit down before continuing) understand what offense is and whence it comes, and play the players who can actually do the things that produce it.
Which reduces all this, and any other speculation, to low comedy.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Garko LF?
Lewis RF?
/shudders
and im not sure Bond is going to be ready
Hes never played above AA
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Also, Tim Lincecum
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Oct 4, 2009 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Ok, Out of curiosity, How did aaron rowand get out of SF?
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 4, 2009 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions
And I like Bond, but he should probably get at least a half season at Fresno.
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 4, 2009 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions
NO GARKO IN THE OF
NOOOOOO
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
What’s your opinion on the other young position players: Velez, Bowker, Schierholtz and Ishikawa? why don’t they fit into your plan?
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 4, 2009 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions
He irrationally hates Bowker.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
You ask, we answer . . . .
Ok, Out of curiosity, How did aaron rowand get out of SF? Probably by air; I don’t think he is one of those who has to ride trains. But if he cannot be traded, I suppose he is, by default, the fourth outfielder. Naturally, one doesn’t phrase it that way, one just maneuvers lineups that way.
And I like Bond, but he should probably get at least a half season at Fresno. For some years now, it has been almost routine for good players to come straight from AA ball to the bigs; but as I said somewhere, if everyone is worried, Sanchez could start there till Bond shows what he is made of, one way or the other. In the unlikely (in my mind) case he fails, Sanchez holds the fort till the trading cavalry arrives.
What’s your opinion on the other young position players: Velez, Bowker, Schierholtz and Ishikawa? why don’t they fit into your plan? Because—to be brutal about it—they can’t bat their way out of a wet Kleenex. There is apparently a big Bowker fan club here, and so fine, let him have some more ABs, till the words down and in become sick-making to observers. Hey, who knows? Miracles do happen, and maybe he can hit now. Did he look, in his last several appearances, like a guy whom Yoda had coached on Jedi batting? No. But ok, hope springs eternal, so give him his 15 minutes. I don’t think my attitude, based on his prior work and what we have seen of him since his supposed Born Again batting, is “irrational”—mais chacun a son goo-goo.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
I still don’t understand why you like guys like Guzman so much but not Bowker. Bowker outhit him in every conceivable way in AAA this year, Guzman had a decent year but nothing that looks like possible major league starter at first base.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
I was just wondering because your selection of young players was unusual. I looked at Bond’s stats, he seems like his upside is Freddy Sanchez. Agree or Disagree?
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 5, 2009 8:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Different player type — Freddy has much more power and never walks. I’d say Bond’s upside is Luis Castillo. But he apparently can’t steal bases or field his position very well, so that’s a stretch.
yeah, I saw his SB% this year, under 50% yikes. Good call on the castillo comp. I just thought Freddy because he seems like an empty BA type. Bond could steal 4-8 bases a year, like sanchez, but he does have castillo like lack of power
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 5, 2009 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Empty BA in the sense that he has zero power, but he does excel in the other key secondary area: drawing walks. So his OBPs are very high. It’s a player type one sees very seldom these days, but the Giants seem to like it — after all, they gave Manny Burriss a shot.
But I suspect his fielding will do him in.
I suspect he’ll hit a lot like Manny Burriss, 2008 flavor if given an extended shot in the majors.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
That’s about what i’d expect. I don’t want to criticise him as he’s been a personal sleeper of mine since he was drafted but i don’t know why anyone would expect him to be decent in the majors at the moment. He’s had a good season but even then his MLE isn’t good (685 OPS) And it comes with question marks over his defence, high BABIP (.399), no scouting background to back it up, little to no statistical history of success, and a skillset that is questionable in its translation to the majors.
I hope he can answer those questions and put up a good year in Fresno but he shouldn’t even be an afterthought at the moment when it comes to the major league side.
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Yeah, I like him and I hope he can build on his success with Connecticut next year in Fresno, but nothing about his skillset screams “major league ready” to me yet. Top prospects often skip AAA, but Bond is not that sort of player. And his stats in AA don’t really warrant a jump to the majors anyway.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
how bad has his fielding been?
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 5, 2009 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I still think Bowker and Posey might be our best chance at adding impact hitters next year. There certainly no sure thing, but it’s going to be tough to add affordable veteran hitters this offseason.
by Wonderful Terrific Monds on Oct 5, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
News Item
“Padres Seeking Replacement for Kevin Towers”
I’m remembering when Norv Turner shocked the 49ers and jumped ship to go to San Diego.
Think about it Sabes! And you could take Bochy with you!
IT JUST WORKS!!
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher??
I don't want this to happen, but wouldn't it be
ironic if the Giants hired Towers and kept Bochy reporting to him?
Not happening. I’m pretty sure Towers made sure the door hit Bochy on his way out. The press conference would look like:
Nukin’ Bill: The San Francisco Giants are pleased to fill the position of General Manager with Kevin Tow-
Kevin Towers: BruceBochyisfiredandwe’llbeinterviewingreplacementsstartingtomorrow.
Schadendodgerfreude 2009!
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 4, 2009 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, this is why it would be ironic...
Bochy and Sabean will be back in all their glory next year. They were virtually promised this if they turned things around this year which they did. Not that I don’t think a change would do some good, but I don’t see anyway that both aren’t back.
this plz
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don’t we already know that Bochy and Sabean are back? Nobody denied the Shea article. I heard Baer on KNBR and he pretty much confirmed it. They just don’t want to say anything until next week when they make it official.
No Edgar, it's not your fault, it's the fault of the idiot that plays you
SHUSH U
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I was pissed off...
when Pablo got walked in the 7th for his “final” AB of the year. Then he made it better
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by SabeanPlusBochyEqualsEpicFailure on Oct 4, 2009 4:39 PM PDT reply actions
Honestly, that was a great way for them to end their season. Winning off of a Panda home run.
Of course, being a Sharks fan, being able to end any season on a win is kind of foreign.
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sorry dude. understood
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by SabeanPlusBochyEqualsEpicFailure on Oct 4, 2009 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Turns out, ending with a win is lots easier to do if you don’t make the playoffs.
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Did Krukow really say that if the Twins couldn’t host the one game playoff Monday that it should be moved to Detroit?
"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 flipped to see what the score was and thought I heard hm say that. It seemed like Kuiper didn’t agree.
"All I know is right now, you comeback and do you dwell on that? I think you're man enough to take it, you're man enough to chew on it, to spit it out and you learn from it. ... I think winners let it go. I think losers dwell on it and talk about it all week and that screws you up for the next opportunity going forward." - Mike Singletary after the 49ers loss to the Vikings
I thought it was a little over-the-top myself. No need to be so cranky, Kruk. Just let ’em have the game in Minneapolis Tuesday.
It seems silly to have to play the game at all. Who won the head-to-head match up?
There’s your winner.
yeah no thanks
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That would be Minnesota
"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
Then I think it's a great idea!!
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GO JOE NATHAN!
Win a WS for someone else!
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by Smoke on the Water on Oct 4, 2009 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
If it has to be someone else
it’s best that it’s the twins. I can’t think of anyone else I’d rather see him win with… (other than us, duh)
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this for sure
it’s just dumb to let a 162 game season come down to a 1 game playoff where there is just an absolute ton of variance. at least the season series was spread over a bunch of games and gives a better idea of which team is better.
FREE BUSTER
by TimLincecumIsGod on Oct 4, 2009 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I like this argument, but when you’re the 5th and 6th best teams in the league, you kind of forfeit all rights to bitch about a one-game playoff.
Thing C
That’s the beauty of the one gamer – it’s like a coin flip, but 9 innings long and with massive pressure to perform.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 4, 2009 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
The NL used to do three-game playoffs. That was better (and IIRC, the Dodgers were in every single one, ever).
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"He-a vun’t pley unteel he-a gets sume-a mejur leegooe-a ixpereeence-a."
Baseball defies logic and reason! Baseball obeys only baseball!
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VeLOLez
Or whatever his nickname is, thanks for waiting til the 10th inning to pull that one off. I’m sure there will be many more to come when you start next year…
Insanity is just a state of mind.
88 wins
In a lot of years, that would have won the division. Teams with fewer wins have won the World Series. So even though the Giants missed the playoffs, it has to count as a successful season, especially relative to expectations.
Here’s to a good offseason. It may be too soon now, but one day this team will be remembered as the one that started with no hope at all and nearly made it to the end.
I was wearing my Sandoval jersey yesterday and some Mets’ fan stopped me and told me what a good season we had and how happy I should be about my team. He suggested Adrian Gonzalez for next year, and I’m on board with that! Still, it shows that you don’t just have to win the World Series to have a successful year. The Giants’ have gained a lot of respect all across the country.
No Edgar, it's not your fault, it's the fault of the idiot that plays you
LOL.
Kuip wanted to send Velez back to Fresno after he dropped the fly ball.
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His name's Clayton, not Danny.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 4, 2009 4:46 PM PDT reply actions
I think they were ready for the season to end.
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 4, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Okay, I just watched the video of Sandoval catching a foul ball and falling into the dugout
Yahoo’s box score has the run scoring on “fielder’s indifference.” What the fuck!?
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I checked ESPN, and they don’t have it as fielder’s indifference. I guess Yahoo’s box score is probably full of shit.
That would be a crazy way to score the play, though.
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That was pretty much the exact opposite of indifference.
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WTF GIANTS
that’s at least three times this season I’ve seen him go over the rail while everyone else says “eek” and runs away. Considering he is the only hitter, I’d like to suggest the boys on the bench maybe stand up and (1) tell him how close he is to the wall and (2) KEEP HIM FROM FALLING ON HIS FREAKING HEAD.
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by natteringnabob on Oct 4, 2009 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes.
It was very disturbing to see the players in the dugout shying away instead of stepping forward. Only Posey seemed to have a handle on the fact that the guy was at severe risk: Lewis and, I think (hard to make out for sure) Meulens just did duck-and-roll evasion. I understand instincts, but the play developed slowly enough that everyone should have seen what was coming soon enough to let thoughts overcome instincts.
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Anybody going to close the first game day thread?? There 666 comments there.
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Not anymore.
"BUSTER POSEY
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His name's Clayton, not Danny.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 4, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
There were 666 comments in the first thread the day of the walk-off extra-innings grand slam:
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http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2009/10/4/1069067/gamethread-ii-the-threadening#22294923
:X
Hitler was a Dodgers fan.
Same
Wasn’t that the day Grant passed off his game of Strat as the real thing?
"Vhet ere-a zee oodds Booster Pusey ifer pleys fur zee Geeunts?"
"He-a vun’t pley unteel he-a gets sume-a mejur leegooe-a ixpereeence-a."
Thank you Giants, for a season way better than many of us expected,
especially you Panda. And my thanks to all of you regulars here, for making the season fun for me.
Now the question that is already gnawing at me for the offseason, because much of their offseason planning involves the answer to this question: do they plug in Panda at 3B next year, or 1B?
Responsible for the last great homegrown Giants team.
CATCHER!
i kid i kid,
but i did enjoy watching panda behind the dish.
by sadison bummedgarner on Oct 4, 2009 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
it’s obviously going to depend on whether they can acquire a power hitter who plays first base or third base. Knowing Sabean though, they will acquire neither.
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2010 infield
3b – Uribe
SS – Renteria
2b – Sanchez
1b – Panda
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 4, 2009 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
ha ha sadison is funny
pointing out that Sandoval could have been elected to the ASG this year.
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by natteringnabob on Oct 4, 2009 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions
that might depend on how things at Camp Panda go
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 4, 2009 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Finally saw Pablo's dugout catch
I had to laugh at Posey jumping over to try and catch him.
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Pablo Sandoval > Everyone
Barry Bonds at 23: .261 / .329 / .492, 25 HR, 114 OPS+
Pablo Sandoval at 23: .330 / .387 / .556, 142 OPS+*
SCIENCE!
- - Sandoval’s OPS+ doesn’t include today’s game – ESPN doesn’t have OPS+ and b-r’s stats don’t update live.
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SBN’s auto-format is really stupid and annoying. It does things I can’t imagine anyone would want it to and there doesn’t seem to be any way to disable it.
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Every time I’ve brought it up, nobody is as offended as I am, so the idea dies. But if you’re going to take the time to learn little codes to do things, WHY WOULDN’T YOU JUST LEARN THE HTML? There isn’t some strange, middle-of-the-road user that dominates the demographics.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 4, 2009 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree with you
I don’t do very much “advanced” posting, so I don’t notice it much, but yeah, it’s REALLY annoying and makes no sense.
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There are some things that it does that are really just strange
For example, if you have a bunch of exclamation points interrupted by the number 1 you get this:
IT FORMATS AS A BROKEN IMAGE WHAT THE HELL IS THAT!?
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Yeah, that one always pisses me off, especially when I’m trying to be sarcastic.
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the short cut for img posting is bookending the URL with bangs (!):
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, and it's totally grown on me.
Get rid of Bochy and Sabean, it's time for something new.
I was watching the Niner game at Burger Joint today, a couple of blocks from the ballpark, and Brian Sabean walked in to get lunch. I was thinking about going over to talk to him, but he left before I gathered up the courage.
Interesting note: his phone rang at one point, and when Sabean answered he just said, “For the last time, Doug, I’m not interested”, then hung up.
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
2009: The return of Los Galacticos!
Doug Wilson is trying to dump Kent Huskins on the Giants, I see.
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Doug Melvin offered Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun for Aaron Rowand, Edgar Renteria and Eugenio Velez.
"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
Sabean would turn that down.
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.
He would be stupid enough to turn that down.
"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
McC needs a radio show on KNBR
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 4, 2009 5:10 PM PDT reply actions
and now...... the lunatic fringe hour!!!!!!!
by sadison bummedgarner on Oct 4, 2009 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
lulz
Hosted by this Grant guy from his mom’s basement!
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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.
I would gladly give my time to bondslegend
There’s no way any of us could catch him in entertainment value.
Maybe waffles.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
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hokysmokesbw
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Oct 4, 2009 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow
you would be very disappointed to hear my time on that radio show if that’s your opinion.
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In this scenario, it would be a call-in show and people would be defending Bochy and Sabean.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
but how many McCoven would themselves be callers to the show?
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 4, 2009 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I imagine it would be most entertaining if we limited McCoven contributions to rainman and OGC
GROUGTHINK ALERT
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Is it bad that when I think of GRM I think of the Mad Hatter and his capitalization pattern?
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 4, 2009 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
What about TAGSNG?
"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 the show would definitely a segment where sharksrog verbally masturbates to the awesomeness that is Tim Lincecum.
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wow yeah
i could work up some anger on that one I guess. That could be fun
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I’m sure it would be better than anything Damon Bruce could do. I wonder how the collective pessimism would do as a ratings draw
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 4, 2009 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Giants scored 2 runs or less 61x this year.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 4, 2009 5:12 PM PDT reply actions
BRING BACK THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS!
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Incidentally
Looks like we have the 23rd pick in next year’s draft (unless we don’t).
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by Grant Brisbee on Oct 4, 2009 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Panda finished 2nd in the batting race at .330 AHEAD of Pujols’ .327.
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this is so awesome
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Awesome year my friends. We still have the AFL!!!
Felicitations, malefactors! I am endeavoring to misappropriate the formulary for the preparation of affordable comestibles. Who will join me!?
Schadendodgerfreude 2009!
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 4, 2009 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
GTFO THIS IS A SERIOUS POST
Felicitations, malefactors! I am endeavoring to misappropriate the formulary for the preparation of affordable comestibles. Who will join me!?
by MetalFaceDoom on Oct 4, 2009 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
ikr?
what the hell?
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wtf
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WTF?
I thought it was dead.
Also: Arena Football 1? What kind of a name is that?
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As of right now, no team in the Bay Area.
"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
Looks like the Sabercats are negotiating, though. I’m kind of hoping they don’t come back, because the turf seriously messes up the ice at the Tank.
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88-74
Same record as the 1998 team at the end of 162.
Better than the 1999 team.
The baseball Satanist
Oh, duh
I mistakenly thought they won their 89th game after the one game playoff. I don’t know why I thought that. I vividly remember Steve Traschel’s domination.
The baseball Satanist
Almost as sad as Bobby Jones’s domination 2 years later.
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87-75...almost!
I was impressed that Bochy and the Giants didn’t dog the final game. They were deterimined to finally win a road series against the Padres and they got it done.
CLUTCH DOWN THE STRETCH NERDS
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
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by natteringnabob on Oct 4, 2009 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
quick poll
Who is the better closer: Bell or Wilson?
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Looking at their statistics, they are eerily similar besides the age. That’s why I posed the question.
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 4, 2009 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions
HEATH BELL IS FAT
I’ll take my chances with the younger guy who’s in shape.
No Edgar, it's not your fault, it's the fault of the idiot that plays you
hmm…that sounds like a good argument for going with Posey over Molina…hmmm
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 5, 2009 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions
But veteran grit is as big of an issue in RP
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by say hey nation on Oct 5, 2009 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Now what the hell am I supposed to do?
do they televise winter ball?
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Hockey
Football
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Ya sure
Rub it in why dont you
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Oct 4, 2009 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
(the 49ers are good this year)
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and fun to watch too!
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You call that offense fun to watch?
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
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When it's clicking it is
Vernon davis is awesome. And the defense IS fun to watch
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I do.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 5, 2009 7:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but then you’re watching hockey or football, an uck.
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Anyone who doesn’t like hockey needs to reexamine their life choices. Hockey is awesome.
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I agree
I just dont watch it
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Oct 4, 2009 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Hockey is a in person type of sport. It is really easy to lose interest on the TV
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by say hey nation on Oct 5, 2009 7:50 AM PDT up reply actions
+1
I just can’t get into it, but I hear its cool in person. Never been to a Sharks game.
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by WilliamVanLandingham on Oct 5, 2009 7:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Go to a AHL (I think, minor leagues) game. I go for 10 bucks, it really is a lot of fun.
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by say hey nation on Oct 5, 2009 7:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, the AHL is minor league, sort of the equivalent to AAA. Unfortunately, there aren’t any AHL teams west of Texas, so you’ll have to go to an ECHL game (A/AA). Most skilled players skip ECHL and either go to the AHL or NHL, so the teams aren’t very good – the only NHL hopefuls are really the enforcers and goalies. So expect lots of fights. The closest ECHL team is the Stockton Thunder.
Other than that and the Sharks, Northern California doesn’t have much in terms of hockey teams.
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We go to a Thunder game every few years. It’s fun, but it is NOTHING like the big boys. If you can get out to a Sharks game do it!
do the sharks play the flyers this year? That should be a good matchup
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by say hey nation on Oct 5, 2009 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
dammit wrong place, I am in Philly hence the flyers.
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by say hey nation on Oct 5, 2009 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Sharks play the Flyers twice this season (each team plays 3 out of conference teams twice instead of just once – the Sharks have the Flyers, Sabres, and Capitals).
So the Sharks go to Philly Sunday October 25, 7pm eastern.
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Fuck! I have a surgery on the 23!
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by say hey nation on Oct 5, 2009 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Ouch man, that sucks.
Well, if you can make it to either DC or New York, the Sharks visit the Captials Thursday October 15 at 7pm eastern, the Islanders Saturday October 17 at 7pm eastern, and the Rangers on October 19 at 7pm eastern.
Not really sure how far it is from Philly to either DC or NYC, so you could just be shit out of luck.
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Baseball will run the rest of this month. Watch some teams that can hit for a change.
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ESPN says
watch the Yankees and Red Sox
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 4, 2009 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Hockey!
Hockey is always an option.
And with the Olympics this year, guys that are on the cusp of making the Olympic rosters will be playing out of their minds to get on the teams.
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
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Fools and Sages
I tried to watch hockey. I just can’t get into it.
"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
where are the winter olympics this year?
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 4, 2009 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Vancouver. So all the Canadian players are trying extra-hard to play in front of their home country.
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sweet, should be a nice winter olympics
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 4, 2009 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Wasn’t the Salt Lake City tape delayed?
"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
Or Nagano. The results were in the newspaper 12 hours before the events were televised.
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.
In an age of the internet and satellite TV, there is no excuse to show a ton of tape delayed sporting events.
"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
Agreed.
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.
Not to be a bearer of bad news but the winter olympics are next year.
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 4, 2009 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Just technically. As it is during the current hockey season and the current school year, I thus consider it “this year.”
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So, who's ready for the Hot Stove?
Cain for- ugh, opening day can’t come soon enough.
Anyone else excited about the Arizona Fall League? I love reading about guys breaking out every year, etc. Anybody know if any of the games will be broadcast online?
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by GiantsFanInExile on Oct 4, 2009 6:19 PM PDT reply actions
Arizona Fall League is not only good, it’s important this year. Posey’s performance is going to go a long way to determining if the Giants’ re-sign Molina. I think Kieschnick’s performance is also important as well. Even though he won’t be in the majors next year, a big showing could probably convince them to start tossing outfielders like Nate, Freddie, and even Bowker into trades.
No Edgar, it's not your fault, it's the fault of the idiot that plays you
Agree wholeheartedly.
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by GiantsFanInExile on Oct 5, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
It was a good year – not a great year – maybe a very good year; perhaps best thought of as a hopeful year – yeah, a year that brings hope for the future with a sterling minor league season and a better record than anyone thought possible at the beginning of the season. Here is hoping for some upgrades on offense during the off-season.
next year’s draft will be big for Sabean. He probably kept his job because of the performance of the farm system, but it’s been easier the last few years because of the high draft position. Now that he’ll pick lower, he has to continue to find some gems. If the minor league system starts to go south, he’ll really have nothing to point to if the big club doesn’t take it to the next level.
No Edgar, it's not your fault, it's the fault of the idiot that plays you
I'm glad for one thing with the season over
No more “WE’RE IN THIS THING!!!” I was sick of that the second time I saw it.
"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
Yeah, I wonder what next year’s commercials/slogan will be. Now we actually have a somewhat good team, so they don’t have to do “Aaron is a gamer” or “Let’s play”.
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I kinda liked the let’s play promotion posters. I only wish Pablo was substituted for Molina in the poster that said “Let’s play…like we were kids”
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 4, 2009 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Anybody ever heard or seen those Nation’s Restaurant commercials?? They sound like those old late 80’s Giants commercials.
"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 always liked the one that had a JT Snow homer (I think the pinch hit one during the 2000 NLDS), among other highlights, tuned to the song “downtown”.
3 run homer, down 3, 1 out in the bottom of the 9th, game 2.
/sobs
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
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Was this game
where that horses ass, Benny Agbayani (sp?) hit a jack in the 10th for the win? I was there, and couldn’t have been more crushed. Highest high to lowest low in about 10min.
anywhere to find this to watch again?
fan of giants, warriors, 49ers
by warriorsalltheway on Oct 4, 2009 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions
They stopped showing those in the last week.
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I went to the Niners game instead of watching this and I had a good time but I’m a bit sad that my baseball is done now :(
I love the Panda.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
There is always Giants playoff baseball..
Oh wait.
"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'M IN!
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 4, 2009 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
probable things i would have said
FFFFFFFFUUUUU
FFFFFFFFUUUUU
FFFFFFFFUUUUU
PANDA!!!!!!!!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
well obviously
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
But very few 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
don’t forget a FBAL related fail post
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 4, 2009 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Weel obviously you will be banned until next years first loss
so owe will see on the second day of the season
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by say hey nation on Oct 4, 2009 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Caption:
Fred Lewis, after realizing he’ll never see any playing time, heads back from the Build a Bear workshop with a Kung Fu Panda
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, and it's totally grown on me.
Get rid of Bochy and Sabean, it's time for something new.
Lewis: Now, using this panda as a model, I am going to recreate Panda’s popup-catching flip.
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 4, 2009 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions
(No actual Pandas were injured during this demonstration)
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 4, 2009 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions
It's a little creepy how Freddie is fondling it though
Damn pandaphile
BLING BLING
by cybermaldonado on Oct 4, 2009 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Fred prolly didn’t know if he was allowed to be involved
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, and it's totally grown on me.
Get rid of Bochy and Sabean, it's time for something new.
LOL
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, and it's totally grown on me.
Get rid of Bochy and Sabean, it's time for something new.
Mr. Merope happy with his football team I would imagine.
"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
He’s says he’s not sure how to feel about them. The missing of the extra points / fieldgoals is troubling and their play is inconsistent.
A team in orange and black not playing up to it’s full potential…hmmmm sounds familiar….
The Bengals were one play away from being 4-0.
"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’m seriously THIS close to talking shit to bengal fans, i can’t take them anymore, between them and the Browns, there’s a lot of suck with them both
Unfortunately, according to Mr. Merope, the Bengals have a lot of bandwagon jumper type fans who are really, really annoying. The old school, hard core fans, that were there through the 0-32 seasons aren’t usually the ones that are being assholes.
I see it with Pittsburgh “fans” out here too. You KNOW they just started rooting for them the past few seasons. Nobody in their right mind that knows ANY football history would drive their truck, fully emblazoned with Steeler crap, through the streets of the East Bay. Why not just put a target on the window with a sign that says “shoot me” ?
For sure, I can definitely see that with Bengal fans, it’s the same thing with Detroit Tiger fans, like i was a fan when they came to play the giants when they were one of the worst teams ever. I went to a few Tiger games in Detroit and there were hardly anybody at the games, now look… It happens all over sports.
Pittsburgh fans are a little better than Cincy fans though. But yea i never heard about them much back in the mid 90s when they had Kordell, it’s bullshit
When a Panda says NO it really means YES!
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 4, 2009 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Show us on the doll where panda is awesome.
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, and it's totally grown on me.
Get rid of Bochy and Sabean, it's time for something new.
I’m going to design a Pandoval doll that talks incessantly and when you squeeze it’s belly it will spit real tobacco juice on you.
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 4, 2009 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions
While fielding a ball.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 5, 2009 8:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh man, that would be awesome for me.
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, and it's totally grown on me.
Get rid of Bochy and Sabean, it's time for something new.
Fun season
Slightly frustrating, but fun.
Thanks Grant and the other folks that run this site, for making it slightly more bearable.
I'm going to miss this team
But not as much as I’ll miss McC (obviously it’ll still be here, but not the same in the offseason)
Is it spring yet?
Why do San Francisco teams insist on having terrible offenses? Frank Gore and Pablo Sandoval can't do it all.
2nd in the NL in pitching.
13th in the NL batting.
what a waste.
Other than that, its was a great year in many aspects. I hope the off season trades and acquisitions are not as frustrating as this last September was.
Now offering free hugs from Amy G.
Billy Ripken is still a douche bag.
2010 schedule
Someone in the MLB offices must hate the A’s. The weekend of June 25-27 both the Giants and A’s are home. The A’s host Pittsburgh that weekend. The Giants?? Host the Red Sox.
"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
A’s are always having some sort of promotion night.
FIRE BRUCE BOCHY NOW!!!!!!
AND TAKE BRIAN SABEAN WITH HIM!!!!!
Tumbleweed Night
Ghost Night
Echo Night
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 5, 2009 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually that makes sense. You don’t want your two of your biggest draws playing in the same market on the same days if you can help it.
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by say hey nation on Oct 5, 2009 6:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Both teams in a two team market should not be scheduled at home at the same time. It happened in all 4 markets this past season.
"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
amen
before MCC, i thought bengie molina was a good cleanup hitter. i mean, look at TEH RIBBIEZ
no, i didn’t call into KNBR
Hmmm
can you imagine what Pandas #s would be if he actually had someone good batting behind him?
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can you imagine what Pandas #s would be if he actually had someone good batting in front of him?
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I think behind him would help him more because then pitchers would actually have to throw him strikes.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Oct 4, 2009 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Preferably, I’d like someone good both before him and behind him.
I know, crazy talk.
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You cant have your pie and eat it too
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Oct 4, 2009 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Considerring Panda seems to be able to put solid wood on almost anything ( < insert Dick joke of your choice here > ) I want runners on in front of him with better then average speed and not likely to have brain cramps on the bases.
That’s it! Katie bar the door for this 79 win team is star crossed! And I am loving it.
meh speed.
it’s a nice plus.
get runners in front of him first.
Not saying they need to be burners just fast than average so as to made GiDp’s harder and pusher the defense into a dumb move.
That’s it! Katie bar the door for this 79 win team is star crossed! And I am loving it.
matters less if they can just get on base. create opportunites. each one less important cause there are more of them.
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Caption contest
The team unveils the new Karate Panda plush doll as they had no idea what a kung fu outfit looked like.
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Pablo Sandoval after his offseason workout program
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Poor me, for not posting much here the past weekend, parents weekend here at school, and it was cool to have my dad out here from the Bay. Dad got into a fight at the bar with some other guy trying to pick up a girl that was 30 years younger than the dude, since he spilt water all over her and just left. All in all it was a great weekend to spend with the Dad, and it’s sad since i wont be home for a month, so until Thanksgiving. But yea, it’s football season now. Go niners
haha
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Oct 4, 2009 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
College is definitely a fun place, and that girl not only bought him a drink, but me as well… and did i take that shot? NO, because my friend knocked it outta my hand on accident and all over this girl that lives across the street
good way to meet girls
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Oct 4, 2009 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
At least then she knows you have some class, better than a 50 cent shot
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Oct 4, 2009 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
haha, for sure, better keep that on the down low though, don’t want my girlfriend thinking i got the hots for the girl across the street that i “accidentally” spilled a shot on :) haha
did she happen to be wearing a white top?
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Oct 4, 2009 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Huh
Its still like 90 here
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Oct 4, 2009 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
ya
especially at LovEvolution
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Oct 4, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
"tried to pick up a girl 30 years younger than him"
was she one of David Letterman’s interns?
No Edgar, it's not your fault, it's the fault of the idiot that plays you
haha, good one, well the guy was hitting on her, and this girls friend asked me if she could use my dad just to act like he was her dad and stick up for them, and my Dad just got fired up and yelled at the guy
dad’s a gamer
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
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by greatgiantfan on Oct 5, 2009 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Caption Contest
Fred: “Ha ha. If you tickle his junk he hits a homer!”
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
Here is the 2010 starting little league lineup:
1. RF Winn -—- WINN will LEADOFF (40yr old, fat, slow, girly arm, no power, bitch)
2. SS Renteria – YES, HE WILL PLAY EVERY GAME NEXT YEAR
3. 2B Sanchez – He will miss 80+ game due 2 injuries. We got FRANDSEN though!!!
4. 3B Sandoval – Hitting cleanup w/32 HR’s, 32 RBI’s.
5. C Molina -— someone has to make the outs
6. CF Rowand – will continue to swing w/eyes closed, high on meth
7. 1B Ishikawa – .260, 12 HR’s, 60 RBI (yawn)
8. LF Lewis -— .232, 01 HR’s, 01 RBI’s (I will spit on his grave)
If we get FIELDER or ADRIAN, we’re legit. If When we don’t, I will never watch Giants again.
so FUCK BOCHE and everyon above, except PANDOVAL
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A few things.
1. Your caps lock seems to be malfunctioning. Capitals come at the beginning of sentences or to denote proper nouns.
2. Fred Lewis is not a bad hitter. Fred Lewis isn’t necessarily a great hitter, but he’s got speed and a bit of pop, not to mention he’s a pretty decent on-base guy. Not something particularly common on this team. Also, he is getting better as a hitter… his line drive %, for example, has made large jumps each of the last two years. Maybe fluky, maybe not, but he’s not a .232 hitter.
3. Boche is a derogatory slang term for a German, especially one who fought in World War I and/or II. While I’d agree that the Gestapo weren’t exactly good guys, i think you’d be better off directing your anger at San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy. With a “y.”
Protip: If you’re a tool, nobody cares what you have to say… so why post it?
"Snow woulda had it!!!"
Has decided to put all his "In this thing" energy to being in the Shark Tank and the Big House.
Didn’t know that about “Boche?”
Just curious, how is that pronounced?
by Wonderful Terrific Monds on Oct 5, 2009 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I really started to reply to this comment, but soon realized that it would turn into an OGC-length comment and decided not to.
But one point, getting one Fielder or one Adrian will not make this offense legit. It would still be far from legit.
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by Giant among Angels on Oct 4, 2009 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
You have to start somewhere. Fielder or Adrian would have put us in the playoffs this year, and that would have been good enough. No matter what you do, it’s always going to be next to impossible to field a team that can compete with the 120-200 million dollar payroll teams, so all you can do it improve one player at a time and take your shot at them in a short series.
No Edgar, it's not your fault, it's the fault of the idiot that plays you
Depends on your definition of legit and whether it means average or whether it means good. Fielder and Adrian have been worth about 70 runs more offensively than the 1B options we’ve had this year. If we’d scored 70 more runs this year we’d have been 3 runs behind St Louis and basically be league average offensively.
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NOOOO!!
What would we ever do if we lost you?!
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While we're on the subject of how awesome McC is
it’s so awesome precisely because there are a very small number of comments like this on here.
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Using the latest in voodoo technology, the lesser Giants hope to siphon some of Pablo Sandoval’s greatness.
gully
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I thought this is the inside of Xanthan.
"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
nah, it’s the dug up grave of the old STATS lair
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 5, 2009 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions
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40 year old Randy Winn plays with a doll of a 22 year old. 35 year old Lews looks on.
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damn
Fell just short this year. What a year it was though – easily the most Giants baseball I have watched since the Bonds era. I wish we could’ve made the playoffs though, more than anything. I would give up my fantasy baseball championship, which was the best fantasy season in a competitive leage I’ve ever seen anyone have – .705 winning percentage, 22-1-1 in H2H matchups. But I’d give it all up to see the Giants in the playoffs. Thanks to Timmy, Pablo, WIlson, Cain, Affeldt, Sanchez’s No-No, Unit’s 300, Zito’s resurgence for this year. One to remember for the ages.
I have also immensely enjoyed coming to this board, as it has only increased my passion for the Post-Bonds Giants. Thanks for the all the posts and headlines.
mad props to
Timmy, Matty, Grant, Big Panda, Ghostface Killah, Natto, Eugenio, Insepctah Deck, Jponry, B-Wheezy, Raekwon the Chef, Scotty, Goofus, ODB (RIP) etc.
I dunno how serious you are being here, but for me it really has been the summer of the Wu (Chamber Music, OB4CL2, & Ghostdini) and McCovey Chronicles (I’ve checked this site to an embarrassing degree)…. so this totally resonates with me. And now that I’ve begun the outing of myself, I will further the mad props to Grant, Natto, and JPonry. I always read their comments. Holla.
gully
You forgot Tupac. Remember when he caught the caught the foul ball in the game against the A’s?
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by Giant among Angels on Oct 5, 2009 5:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Nah, that was Yu Darvish.
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Regardless of any accuracy from the site, you should be prepared for any potential earthquake. I want the McCoven to be safe, yo.
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Hot spots; Pasadena, Long Beach, Oakland, Lone Pine, Salton Sea
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by say hey nation on Oct 5, 2009 5:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Possibly the first time “Lone Pine” and “hot spot” have every appeared in the same sentence.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
What, is this predicting a 3.o + earthquake or a 6.4-6.8?
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by say hey nation on Oct 5, 2009 5:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Some one is always predicting an earthquake. I love the one that read “there’s a 50% chance that the bay area will suffer a major, 6.0 or greater, earthquake in the next 30 years.” Thanks genius, when has that NOT been true.
That being said, having lived through the big LA quake in the 70’s and Loma Prieta in ‘89 having a disaster kit ready and waiting is a good thing. Plus now-a-days there’s all kinds of nifty solar/windup/battery operated gadgets available. Help the economy! Buy stuff!!
I hardly trust predictors. But predicting a 3.0 or 6.0 are two different animals. 3.0 earth quacks happen almost daily.
Also I have heard that China actually evacuated people the day before their huge quack last year and saved thousands of lives, but they wont share.
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by say hey nation on Oct 5, 2009 7:04 AM PDT up reply actions
god damn firefox, it said misspelled word and I selected earth quake!!!!!!!!!!!
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by say hey nation on Oct 5, 2009 7:30 AM PDT up reply actions
I laughed. I imagined a 200-foot tall duck rampaging through the city all Godzilla-like.
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Oct 5, 2009 7:35 AM PDT up reply actions
WOO HOO!
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Does anyone else pace while they contemplate just like scrooge?
by Wonderful Terrific Monds on Oct 5, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
I do this at work. It drives everyone around me crazy.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Oct 5, 2009 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
If you mean in piles of gold, the yes I do
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by say hey nation on Oct 5, 2009 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
That would really hurt in real life.
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Wow that’s scary, i live right in the Lamorinda area, so i’m pretty sure everybody around there is good just because of the soil type, and that we live on a bluff. I’m not in the area anyway since i’m in Ohio, but i actually really would rather be back home for the quake WHEN it happens just so i can help out my Dad and family
Continents gotta shift.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Oct 5, 2009 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions
The Earth can kick our ass. It has repeatedly throughout history. Long after humans die off, the Earth will still be here spinning away minding it’s own business until it gets the urge to fuck with whatever species is most prominent after humans piss off and die.
Humans are naive enough to think that however the planet is now, that is the way it should stay forever. CONSERVE! PRESERVE!! SAVE!!…pffft. The Sahara used to be a jungle. They find fossils of sea life on top of the Himalayas. The planet has had it’s entire landmass all connected together at least twice in it’s lifetime. It changes, it is alive and it can give fuck all about what humans do or do not do.
The Earth really is THE BOSS OF YOU. Folks will deny it, but it is true. It will be around until the Sun runs out hydrogen and starts eating it’s helium.
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Oct 5, 2009 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions
“CONSERVE! PRESERVE! SAVE!” should not be intended to save the earth, it should be intended to save US.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
NOT UNLESS I BLOW IT UP MYSELF
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THE EARTH IS LAUGHING IN YOUR FACE, NATTO!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Oct 5, 2009 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Christopher Reeves (circa 1978) would like a word with you
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by say hey nation on Oct 5, 2009 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
NORWEGIAN HERITAGE NIGHT!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Oct 5, 2009 7:49 AM PDT reply actions
I have actually, for fun, applied for graduate programs in Scandanavia because the tuition is free, the programs are in English, and the whole experience is supposed to be pretty quality.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
If you get the opportunity, I recommend it highly. You will have a blast.
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Oct 5, 2009 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Is it the same type of blast you from visiting Mexico?
If so, then I will pass
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by say hey nation on Oct 5, 2009 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Admittedly, the food is a challenge. However, some people are more adventurous than others in that regard.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Oct 5, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
herring for breakfast
lunch and dinner = acquired taste
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 5, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Yay! China moves up!
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China: Not quite as far behind Peru as last year!
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Now if only they’d cut down on the fast food.
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Good season. Since the season is over, there is only one thing left to do…
2010 opening day lineup:
LF Lewis
2B Iwamura
3B Sandoval
RF Bowker
1B Garko
SS Uribe
C Posey
CF Rowand
SP Lincecum
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I can name at least 4 players who won’t be playing at the above noted position
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by say hey nation on Oct 5, 2009 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Hey! a man can dream! And If I had to guess, the 4 players are Lewis, Iwamura, Garko and Posey?
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 5, 2009 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions
make that 6 Bowker and Uribe (at SS)
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by say hey nation on Oct 5, 2009 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
I think Bowker could start in RF. Though I agree, the lineup I put together greatky differs from the projected 2010 lineup
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 5, 2009 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
LOLINEUP!
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 5, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
OT: Strange teacher is strange
your word usuagein the title just reminded me of my MPH teacher I have. She just sent out an email to our class.
In it she uses words like edification and in class while describing biostats she uses numeracy. And she goes on and on about her autistic son and HER research grants.
Sorry rage is over, she only teachs ~4 lectures in the course
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I think I know her
or perhaps one of the other thousands of academics who are exactly like this.
Man, I’m glad I am done with school.
Heads up
There’s going to be a Giants end of the year press conference with Sabes and Boch at 11:30AM today. You can listen to it here: http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?topic_id=6261176 They probably won’t talk about anything really significant though.
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I figure it will just be the announcement that they are coming back next year. Will be interesting if we find out how many years they got.
I’m pretty sure it’ll just a recap of the season.
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They’ll make the phones ring.
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DAMN YOU NATTO!!!!!
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 5, 2009 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
*just be
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Some reporter asked if they would root for the Dodgers in the playoffs.
/facepalm
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Another called Molina the “heart and soul” of the team.
/double facepalm
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It’s not looking good for Posey. The Molina Rhetoric is strong.
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and…get this…Sabean thinks where Posey is lacking is with…the bat!
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 5, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I think that Posey has to have a good ST…if he doesn’t, the giants may sign a veteran FA catcher
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 5, 2009 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll put it this way…Posey will be in the ML…but will he start…I dunno
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 5, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
But having him in the ML and not playing is crazy… wait, I forgot who we’re talking about here.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 5, 2009 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
/looks at johnny disaster’s avatar
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 5, 2009 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
That wouldn’t be the worst thing depending on who the catcher is.
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yeah. Zaun, maybe Snyder.
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 5, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Nobody is asking about the F.lew or Bowkermania… And Sabean has made it clear that everyone has had their chance to prove themselves.
gully
Bowker certainly hasn’t. It’s interesting that Sabean thinks he has.
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 5, 2009 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Add to that, Sabean’s comment about the illegitimate nature of AAA stats, and it looks like Bowker is pretty low on his totem pole.
gully
yeah :(
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 5, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Uh...
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Win
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 5, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
the last question was awesome...
so you two have the reputation of hating young players. explain yourselves!
No one here gets out alive.
So…extension talks with Wilson, Sanchez (Both), Cain and Timmy coming this offseason?
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true.
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 5, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I think in listening to Kawakami that his main motivation, at all points in time, is to stir up shit. He is gunning for a spot on “First Take” with his boy.
gully
skip bayliss?
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 5, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
just making sure
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by Speedforthewin on Oct 5, 2009 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
HOW MANY FUCKING DEBATING SHOWS DOES ESPN NEED?
/watches PTI
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by say hey nation on Oct 5, 2009 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
ah...
I was wondering if they made the reporters put their cell phones on the table so they didn’t talk on them during the press conference.
No one here gets out alive.
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