American Experience: Win Now
WIN NOW was a series of photographs by acclaimed photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt taken during the 1940s for use in the War effort. Though the photographs were very popular with the G.I.s in various theaters of combat, the U.S. Government forbid their civilian use stateside. With the war over and the United States victorious, Eisenstaedt bought back his photos and held them back from public view for neatly fifty years. I first ran into Eisenstaedt in 1992, saving his life from dolphin attack in the Bermuda Triangle. So taken was he with my courage he willed the entire photo series to me shortly before his death in 1995.
I WISH I COULD TAKE CREDIT FOR THESE ARTISTIC MASTERPIECES!
(As Lars would say "LIES!")
Anyway, here's the dumb images I made up every day for this dumb team. RAH RAH!!
THE ORIGINAL - 07/30/09

I'm sure it was a smart-ass response to something, but who knows what. It was in before a game, because it led directly into...
THE WIN NOW 07/30/09

also, from that date:

HAY GUYS DID WE WIN THA GAME??
THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF MARIA - 08/04/09

THE FIRST PANDA AND MOLE, PLUS THE FIRST USE OF A GIANTS BROADCASTER - 08/07/09

MARIA'S FIRST TRIP TO THE DL + FIRST STARTING PITCHER REFERENCE - 08/08/09

MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT GETTING OUT OF DOING THIS EVERY DAY - 08/09/09

AND AN ALTERNATE - 08/10/09

FIRST STAR WARS REFERENCE - 08/11/09

FIRST KITTIES, FIRST ZORAK, FIRST BOTHAN, FIRST BILLY MAYS - 08/11/09

FIRST SUNFLOWER GUY, FIRST KUIP - 08/14/09

FIRST CRAZY CRAB, FIRST FLEM, FIRST "MATT CAIN" - 08/15/09

MARIA RETURNS!! - 08/17/09

FIRST SQUIRREL!! 08/24/09

FIRST LOL CHIKIN, FIRST EMP. NORTON - 08/25/09

MARIA BACK ON DL, FIRST MON MOTHMA! - 08/26/09

FIRST AND ONLY YEAH JOEY - 08/27/09

FIRST TIMMY THE ENCHANTER WIN NOW APPEARANCE, FIRST KRUK - 08/28/09

OMG FIRST TOP HAT!! - 08/29/09

And now it's getting crazy… 08/30/09

09/01/09

09/02/09

09/03/09

FIRST POSEY MILK CARTON - 09/04/09

09/05/09

09/06/09

09/07/09

09/08/09

Then I went on vacation and that's when the Giants decided to tank it big time. Images from this time include…
09/14/09

09/15/09

09/16-17/09

THEN… 09/18/09

09/19/09

THE PENULTIMATE WIN NOW! - 09/20/09

AND IN THE END...
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Thanks for saying you liked these dumb things. It was a challenge to do something new every day and make it both topical and funny (dumb) at the same time. WE CAN SEE HOW YOU RISE TO THE CHALLENGE, SHE SAID. I always had fun in the Gamedays, unless I didn't. EDITORIAL: I liked it better when post counts were not divulged.
So long, suckers! VOTE FOR ME IN THE END OF THE YEAR AWARDS!! (WINK! I AM KIDDING - OR AM I??)

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Most excellent.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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by Natto on Oct 5, 2009 4:46 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
It's been a long time.
I’ve been a fan of yours for 8 or 9 seasons now. CRASH, WE ARE OLD PEOPLE!!
I liked Bochy in a dunce cap and of course, the Sunflower Guy.
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Oct 5, 2009 4:54 PM PDT reply actions
or the louvre. the mona lisa’s way overrated.
"Snow woulda had it!!!"
Has decided to put all his "In this thing" energy to being in the Shark Tank and the Big House.
Wasn’t there a picture where everyone was wearing a monacle? Or is that the one from 8/30 and there wasn’t as much as I remember?
Either way, great job. This has to get some serious consideration for gameday image of the year (although would the Win Now series win, or a specific one?)
Adopted Giant: Henry Sosa
Top Hats and Monocles for all!
Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at a position to be determined.
Too much awesomeness to handle in one post
/regains consciousness
These were always great to look for the pre-game discussions. Awesome job. Props.
I liked how you were able to incorporate the pictures that were posted among various posts and incorporate them in these ‘win now’ pictures.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Oct 5, 2009 6:44 PM PDT reply actions
so much win
so much win.
i believed i have not mantioned how much win is contained in this post
to recap: so much win
IAWTC
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
The crazy season that was
Just awesome.
I still believe in Bowkermania.
by rightcenterfielder on Oct 5, 2009 7:13 PM PDT reply actions
Fanpost of the Year
Just so amazing
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!!!
HAR HAR HARD AND FART HARD AT ART
Ya know...ignorance really IS bliss.
Well - I do , anyway.
by victor frankenstein on Oct 5, 2009 9:40 PM PDT reply actions
dig the beatles version
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Oct 6, 2009 10:27 AM PDT reply actions
I like the ones with the fat boys scared of Freddy
my cousin and i got noah lowry's autograph after he came out of a porta-potty. he was nice about it.
Probably the only photoshop on this site that I was responsible for. The beauty of that image is that it can be changed for Freddy Sanchez.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Most eggshellent.
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
I have no idea what is going on.
I visit this site about 5 times a week and I feel like I’m missing something, here.
Brian Sabean is akin to a treatable form of cancer... just get rid of it before it kills you
Satryicrash puts these together and then posts them in the GameDay threads
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
Official McPokeMaster
Registered Velezbian and supporter of Fredemption
by GrahamCrakalaka on Oct 6, 2009 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
IT’S JUST FO DECORATION
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
I will forevermore read your posts in the voice of Towlie.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 6, 2009 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
Official McPokeMaster
Registered Velezbian and supporter of Fredemption
I loved all of these. The variation in emphasis was always worth studying closely. Despite being so busy, they’re also like haikus or something, so elegantly referential to everything that was going on in Giantsland. They really do belong in a museum.
Brilliant work.
by Duelling Brandos on Oct 6, 2009 7:55 PM PDT reply actions
EPIC FAIL
If these really worked, wouldn’t we be in the playoffs???
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN... UNLESS HE KEEPS DRAFTING WELL. .. AND SIGNS UNDERRATED PLAYERS LIKE AFFELDT OR PHELPS. .. OR ALRIGHT WHO'S PLAYING WITH THE ALIEN MIND-SWITCHING RAY?
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game currently in early planning stages.
Fred Lewis is not the problem...
Satyricrash is!
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
HAHAHAHAH
rec’d
"BUSTER POSEY
HE SAVES PANDAS!" - sadison bummedgarner
His name's Clayton, not Danny.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 7, 2009 12:19 AM PDT reply actions
Great
I most enjoyed Buster Brown, the mole, Matt Cain, and !!Disco Zito!!
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Oct 7, 2009 6:32 AM PDT reply actions
The Nobel folks clearly missed the mark this year
I just spent the last five minutes laughing, remembering the first time I saw each of these in context and how jubilant I was when a new one would appear in the GDT.
Labor of love or not, you made a lot of people happy and did your part to keep us a little closer to this side of sanity. Thanks for all of it.
oh my god dude
oh. my. god. This is the most win any post has ever had, ever.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, deserved all-star and hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs





















