Now that Nick Johnson's off the market...
by Grant on Dec 18, 2009 12:57 PM PST
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The slow progression of offseason hope-munching continues. The Giants lost out on Nick Johnson because they weren't willing to offer a second year. Remind yourself of this in May, when Johnson is on the DL for psoriasis or something. Or remind yourself in October, when he takes a bases-loaded walk to win a World Series game. I would have given a second year, but I understand why there wasn't a team willing to do so. I'm not going to blame the Giants for not going all in.
Chone Figgins was too expensive, and if he doesn't put up a couple more seasons like his last, he isn't going to be worth it. Matt Holliday is going to get $100M, and Jason Bay is going to get $90M to go with his sketchy defense. I can't complain about a team not wanting to commit to those sorts of luxuries. Those aren't the once-in-a-decade offensive forces the Giants are looking for, but they'll be paid like the are.
I'm not going to blame the Giants for not trading Madison Bumgarner for a pre-arbitration cleanup hitter who doesn't exist. I'm not going to blame them for not wanting to part with Thomas Neal or Jonathan Sanchez for Dan Uggla.
So I'll spend the rest of the offseason gritting my teeth about the Aaron Rowand and Barry Zito contracts, and just hoping that some how, some way, the Giants fall into an average offense next year. If they sign Mark DeRosa for three years, I'll weep a little bit, but then I'll hope he improves the team for next year, and next year only. If they sign Adam LaRoche for a huge contract, even though he's a marginal improvement over Ryan Garko, I'll grumble and spit, and then I'll hope LaRoche makes the Giants a better team in 2010.
What I'm trying to say is that I'm giving up any hope for a good offseason. There isn't a permutation of players that will result in sound short- and long-term planning. There isn't a magical wizard who is going to come down from the sky and bless the Giants with prudent-yet-aggressive decision making. This isn't Seattle. I'm expecting a disaster of a contract -- something that will end as messily as Randy Winn's deal. So now that I've resigned myself to that mess, I'm focused on hoping that there's at least one good season that the team can wring out of the player(s) in question.
I'm hoping for an average offense built on the backs of players likely to decline. Is that too much to ask? The "players likely to decline" part is a given, so I'm trying to find a way to still be slightly optimistic. Heck, it worked for me when I was trying to justify the Rowand deal!
Aaron Rowand is the parsley garnish for a franchise preparing to serve a gourmet meal. The Giants had a paper plate with a shapeless pile of room-temperature raccoon slurry. Now they have a piece of parsley for it. The Giants had just a fantastic offseason.
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You don't lament the Rentarrhea contract?
"…this thing which tells time."
by Cody_ransom on Dec 18, 2009 1:02 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Eh
Renteria’s contract is over after this year, so it certainly isn’t preventing the Giants from giving some guy a long-term deal. Unlike the Rowand and Zito deals, which run through 2012 and 2013, respectively.
by taliesin on Dec 18, 2009 1:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Someone needs to trick Zito and Rowand
into sky diving or someting. Then photograph it and send it to deadspin so Sabean can void their contracts.
"…this thing which tells time."
by Cody_ransom on Dec 18, 2009 1:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
There isn’t a magical wizard who is going to come down from the sky and bless the Giants with prudent-yet-aggressive decision making.
That might not be true…
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 18, 2009 1:04 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
That sound you hear is Walt Disney spinning in his grave.
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 Dec 18, 2009 1:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
KAMEHAMEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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 Dec 18, 2009 1:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The five pools are here?
WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR??!!?!!?
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"I sometimes still can get insider info and I am not a dumb or average fan.
Molina is needed."
by natteringnabob on Dec 18, 2009 4:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m trying to understand what is going on with his legs.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 18, 2009 1:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, I think I got it. The right leg is pointed straight down, and the left leg is kind of being held up in a half-mantis.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 18, 2009 1:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
FUUUUUUUU-SION
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
I take pictures
by SoFa King Mike on Dec 18, 2009 3:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
TWSS!
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.
by zenbitz on Dec 18, 2009 2:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Magic
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 Dec 18, 2009 1:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Captain Morgan pose?
The very bad man traded my son...So now I'd like you all to meet my new son, Ryan "Aaron" Garko...Dammit it's just not the same!
by boonitez on Dec 18, 2009 8:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Childbirth.
Welcome to the big leagues, son! Proud McCoven parent of future rookie of the year, Gerald "Buster" Posey and RL mom to future HOFer Henry! ;)
by GiantsFanInExile on Dec 20, 2009 4:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
SUCK ON THIS, BEES!
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
I take pictures
by SoFa King Mike on Dec 18, 2009 2:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
How did it get an electrical burn!
We are all the McCoven and we are all Pedro Feliz
by McCoven on Dec 18, 2009 2:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
TWSS
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.
by zenbitz on Dec 18, 2009 10:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Is that Nicolas Cage?
Please tell me what movie so I can go watch it immediately.
by quincy0191 on Dec 18, 2009 5:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not out yet.
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
by chilibean_3 on Dec 18, 2009 5:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s got that kid from Tropic Thunder as the apprentice.
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by Natto on Dec 18, 2009 5:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The winter is not over yet
Sabean can mess up this calm at any minute
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
I take pictures
by SoFa King Mike on Dec 18, 2009 1:05 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Honestly, the more I think about it, it’s not the worst year ever to stand pat. I know it’s not a stance that would be very popular and it’s risky, but if they actually decide to, you know, make the best use of the resources they have (ie Posey, Bowker) and see what they have, it could be beneficial to wait and see what’s available in 2010.
That said, goddammit, I really don’t want Velez to start for the Giants next year.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Dec 18, 2009 1:07 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
So Mothra Signing This.
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
by daveinexile on Dec 18, 2009 1:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
NOR DO I WANT SCOTTY PODS, SABES
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Dec 18, 2009 1:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve been on this wagon for all of the free agents in the field except Johnson. Now that he’s gone, I’m firmly set in agreement with standing pat.
Getting Garko back helps with that.
Lethargy
It has me
by dregarx on Dec 18, 2009 1:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, definitely try to bring Garko back. Sure hope there were no bridges burned there…
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Dec 18, 2009 1:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Really? Isn’t it common knowledge that “Garko and Bochy didn’t see eye-to-eye”? I can’t imagine Garko won’t take less money to play elsewhere.
"Those that drink the Kool-Aid, please leave the room."
by Kitspool on Dec 18, 2009 1:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s been reported in a few places, but who knows if it’s really true.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Dec 18, 2009 1:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Who knows about the personal stuff, but Bochy made it clear he didn’t have much use for Garko as a player, so if I were Garko, I’d sign anywhere but here.
by Evan on Dec 18, 2009 1:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Where are these reports? Every time I ask i never get a reliable source.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Dec 18, 2009 3:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Here's one
The Giants acquired Garko, a one-time catcher at Stanford, in July for Single-A left-hander Scott Barnes. He didn’t have nearly the impact the Giants hoped and soon fell out of favor with Manager Bruce Bochy.
I remember the eye-to-eye quote, but I couldn’t find it.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
by groug on Dec 18, 2009 4:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think that was just MLBTR re-phrasing Baggs’ article.
If you can get 3:2 on a headline of "Giants Pitcher Assaults General Manager" at some point this year, take it.
by esseffgeez on Dec 18, 2009 4:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I still don’t get it. Does the expression “fell out of favor” imply that Garko was sucking so he wasn’t playing him, or does it definitely mean that Garko and Bochy bumped heads.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Dec 18, 2009 4:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Favor is the name of a box the Giants keep in their dugout. It’s a hazing ritual for new players. You have to stay in there for a few hours, otherwise you don’t get any playing time.
It also explains Kevin Frandsen and John Bowker.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 18, 2009 4:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not enough gritty gamerness.
Why isn't Sabean held accountable for leading the Giants into many years of mediocrity???
by oldrips on Dec 18, 2009 8:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Trying to bump heads with Bochy can be dangerous. Or maybe erotic?
by chilibean_3 on Dec 18, 2009 4:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
ouch
i can’t imagine anyone bumping heads with bochy and surviving.
I have finally accepted the fact that I will never win a McCoven award.
by The Thrill on Dec 18, 2009 10:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I very strongly get the impression that it’s not related to production.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
by groug on Dec 18, 2009 10:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I don’t see how that necessarily means it isn’t production related.
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
by oldjacket on Dec 19, 2009 10:03 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if all these people who don’t want to play in SF… actually just don’t want to play for Bochy. ?
by Merope on Dec 18, 2009 1:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Only players that are smarter than Bochy don’t want to play here. This leaves a bunch of players, like for instance,……uh…….uh……..hmmmmmmm……..uh……………
Oh, THAT explains it.
Personally, I’m more upset about the renaissance of the mohawk.--Alex_Lewis
Everybody should at least fake a bunt sometime during the at-bat--Tweedledumb
by Sabean's_Folly on Dec 18, 2009 3:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Why?
Bochy’s generally considered to be a player’s manager.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
by Bhaakon on Dec 18, 2009 3:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not sure Frandsen, Schierholtz, Bowker, and whoever else got yo-yo’d around the past few seasons would agree with that, but I guess members of the gritty veteran contingent oughta love him.
by Merope on Dec 18, 2009 4:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think he meant Ray Lewis of the Ravens.
"meh"
by SFGuy on Dec 18, 2009 10:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I meant Huey Lewis & the News.
"It's too late now."
by ResDog on Dec 18, 2009 10:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought he was talking about the guy who played Herman Munster
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
by Goofus on Dec 19, 2009 7:34 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Herman Munster & I share a birthday. We’ve come full circle.
"It's too late now."
by ResDog on Dec 19, 2009 2:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Isn't playing to the contingent of gritty veterans the definition of a player's manager?
It’s what Baker did.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
by Bhaakon on Dec 18, 2009 9:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
Skinny cooks?
I don't trust em.
by LargeFarva on Dec 19, 2009 10:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ironically
The city with the bridge…..has the most burned.
Skinny cooks?
I don't trust em.
by LargeFarva on Dec 19, 2009 10:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Now that you’ve said this, Sabes is going to sign Jermaine Dye.
Thanks, jponry.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
by groug on Dec 18, 2009 1:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He will in a few hours. Right now he’s online, kicking the tires on some Zhu Zhu Pets.
"Those that drink the Kool-Aid, please leave the room."
by Kitspool on Dec 18, 2009 1:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh please...
Sabean doesn’t know how to use a computer.
by The Double Deuce on Dec 18, 2009 1:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
signing Dye will happen
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 21, 2009 10:32 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree with all this
and think a two years of Damon might fit in as it would give them some offense and keep from Velez from starting. It also wouldn’t hamstring the organization for generations like the Zito and Rowand deals have.
LF – Damon
2B – Sanchez
1B – Bowker
3B – Pablo
RF – Juggernate
CF – Rowand
C – Posey
SS – Renteria
If you take the leap of faith that at least some of Renteria’s struggles were due to injuries, thne you might be looking at an overall bump in the offense from last year:
Damon > Velez, Lewis, etc
Bowker > Ishi/Aurilia/Garko
Posey > Molina
Full season of Sanchez > Burriss/Uribe/etc
Schierholz > 2009 Winn
2010 Renteria > 2009 Renteria
None of these things individually are likely to mean that much, but if all or most of these things happen, it could be a fun season. The key won’t have been adding any magic offense, but more getting rid of the total suck (Winn, Molina, Aurilia, etc.)
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
by Goofus on Dec 18, 2009 2:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Bowker > Ishi/Aurilia/Garko
I WANT TO BELIEVE!
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 18, 2009 2:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Man, I so wish that Bowker wasn’t a terrible first-baseman.
Joe Martinez: You are cool.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
by cornball on Dec 18, 2009 3:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I am not sold on the dude at all
He is as big a question mark as any other on this team.
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 18, 2009 3:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
+1
Bowker>Ishi/Garko is not a sure thing at all. However, Bowker>Richie no brainer.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 18, 2009 3:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
For some reason I read this as Sexson.
Lethargy
It has me
by dregarx on Dec 18, 2009 4:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
PS: I just threw the batting order down there….so don’t quibble about things like who’s batting 3rd vs. who’s batting 6th
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
by Goofus on Dec 18, 2009 2:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
HOW DARE YOU BAT RENTERIA 8TH
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Dec 18, 2009 2:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah after the big HR last year, he should be batting 4th
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
by Goofus on Dec 18, 2009 2:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
EVERY DAY
CONSISTENCY DOWN THE STRETCH NERDS
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"I sometimes still can get insider info and I am not a dumb or average fan.
Molina is needed."
by natteringnabob on Dec 18, 2009 4:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I know what you are feeling, but you cannot think this way!!
Bochy would sit Juggernate in favor of Damon, leaving Velez in LF.
by toofruss on Dec 18, 2009 8:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Welcome Olivo, Jacobs & Pods – our 2010 Giants offensive upgrades!!
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
by daveinexile on Dec 18, 2009 1:07 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Or remind yourself in October, when he takes a bases-loaded walk to win a World Series game.
Not that we as Giants fans have any reason to know this, but I actually heard that most World Series games are played in November these days.
Hector Sanchez: Underrated. Fighting body bias since the 2009 off season. I still love you, son, even if you're fat.
by tedfordfan on Dec 18, 2009 1:11 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I’m expecting a disaster of a contract — something that will end as messily as Randy Winn’s deal.
Seriously, I’d be ecstatic with a Winn-like contract as the end result of this off season.
Hector Sanchez: Underrated. Fighting body bias since the 2009 off season. I still love you, son, even if you're fat.
by tedfordfan on Dec 18, 2009 1:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
SABES SIGNS A HACKER TO CURE THE TEAMS WOES!
* Righty Eric Hacker, 27 in March, signed with the Giants. This year at various Double and Triple A stops he compiled a 4.45 ERA, 6.2 K/9, and 3.5 BB/9 in 147.6 innings. The Pirates acquired Hacker in May after the Yankees designated him for assignment.
"…this thing which tells time."
by Cody_ransom on Dec 18, 2009 1:12 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Nice to see the NJ money going to good use.
"…this thing which tells time."
by Cody_ransom on Dec 18, 2009 1:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
KNBR just announced that Duanel dude’s signing…
by Merope on Dec 18, 2009 1:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Giants sent Righty Eric Hacker straight to the IT department, where he can do some real good.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 18, 2009 1:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 18, 2009 1:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Is his middle name “Caribbean”?
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 Dec 18, 2009 1:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
by RDreamer on Dec 18, 2009 1:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That’s cool.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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by Natto on Dec 18, 2009 1:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
/eats apple
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
by RDreamer on Dec 18, 2009 1:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
/spits it in Sabean's face
These pretzels are making me thirsty
by NuschlerFace on Dec 18, 2009 1:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
If Sideshow Bob and Andre the Giant had a love child I imagine it have looked something like this
We are all the McCoven and we are all Pedro Feliz
by McCoven on Dec 18, 2009 2:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The dude’s hair looks like Cleveland Cav Anderson Varejao.
"meh"
by SFGuy on Dec 18, 2009 6:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It doesn't matter who they sign now
80 WINZ
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 18, 2009 1:19 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Then I want them to spend it all on amateur FAs.
That would actually be pretty nice.
Lethargy
It has me
by dregarx on Dec 18, 2009 1:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And the worst part of this truth will be
The smug articles from the asshats who were convinced the Giants were “the worst team in baseball” last season saying, “See? I told you so!”
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 18, 2009 1:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, imaginary people can be assholes.
I was promised lasagna.
by Cookyman on Dec 18, 2009 1:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Someone tell Sky he is imaginary
I’m sure he will be shocked.
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 18, 2009 1:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Sky never said that “the Giants were the worst team in baseball last season”, nor did anyone else.
I was promised lasagna.
by Cookyman on Dec 18, 2009 1:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I said it
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Dec 18, 2009 1:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but you're imaginary
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 18, 2009 1:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And a smug asshat, apparently.
I was promised lasagna.
by Cookyman on Dec 18, 2009 1:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That’s what people tell me.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Dec 18, 2009 1:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
…….one of the worst organizations, maybe.
Why isn't Sabean held accountable for leading the Giants into many years of mediocrity???
by oldrips on Dec 18, 2009 2:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Also, now that I think about it, Sky didn’t even write any of those articles, it was JinAZ. Here’s what he said about the Giants at the end of the season.
If you don’t agree with it, fine, I don’t either. But if you think that’s smug asshatery, I can’t even imagine what you think of McC.
I was promised lasagna.
by Cookyman on Dec 18, 2009 1:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I can’t even imagine what you think of McC.
Heh…I am sure you could hazard a guess.
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 18, 2009 2:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Smug Asshatery...
A fine name, and one that I’m sure the Asshatery family has overlooked.
Personally, I’m more upset about the renaissance of the mohawk.--Alex_Lewis
Everybody should at least fake a bunt sometime during the at-bat--Tweedledumb
by Sabean's_Folly on Dec 18, 2009 3:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
‘asshattery’
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 18, 2009 4:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
For those who don’t hate asses.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 18, 2009 4:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Urban Dictionary accepts both spellings. Who are we to question it?
I was promised lasagna.
by Cookyman on Dec 18, 2009 4:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Is it wrong for me to feel like if we don’t perform well enough to make the playoffs, I want them to perform so poorly that Sabean and Bochy get fired off the archway into the Cove? Cause that’s how I currently feel.
by AndOnTheDrums... on Dec 18, 2009 1:27 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
The soonest tide.
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
by daveinexile on Dec 18, 2009 1:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s because there are no games on. Once they start, you’ll feel differently.
"It's too late now."
by ResDog on Dec 18, 2009 1:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
True. I have a really hard time watching the Giants lose. I’m just worried that we’re gonna have a really hard time watching the Giants win, due to them not doing it very often. This is what December and January does to me!!
by AndOnTheDrums... on Dec 18, 2009 1:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Don't fall into that trap
In the testicleless and brainless FO exists nobody who could draw a correlation between an 0-162 season and the already prima facie ineptitude of Sabean and Bochy.
I’m convinced that short of on field human sacrifice involving cannibalism, that nothing that transpires between the lines has consequence. Not as long as most of the seats are full.
Personally, I’m more upset about the renaissance of the mohawk.--Alex_Lewis
Everybody should at least fake a bunt sometime during the at-bat--Tweedledumb
by Sabean's_Folly on Dec 18, 2009 3:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Donner Party Survivors Descendants Night! Don’t be upset if your bobblehead doesn’t bobble because it doesn’t have a head.
by maysian on Dec 18, 2009 5:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Major points for usage of “prima facie” in a sports blog comment. I love this place.
by TheLetter2 on Dec 20, 2009 4:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m still holding out hope for Delgado on a one year deal. Now that Nick Johnson is signed, Delgado’s going to be getting attention from a lot of teams. Come on Sabes, SWOOP!
"It's too late now."
by ResDog on Dec 18, 2009 1:27 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
HIs swooping machine is busted.
"…this thing which tells time."
by Cody_ransom on Dec 18, 2009 1:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I keep hearing the Mets are going to check him out in the Puerto Rican winter league. Has he even started playing yet?
No Edgar, it's not your fault, it's the fault of the idiot that plays you
by rxmeister on Dec 18, 2009 1:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Doesn’t look like he’s had any at bats yet.
"It's too late now."
by ResDog on Dec 18, 2009 1:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Mets will get Delgado if he is healthy.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 18, 2009 4:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The Sky's Imminent Falling
“players likely to decline” as “a given”—who, except maybe Rowand? Are you thinking of Posey, Sandoval, Franchez as opposed to anyone we had last year at second base, our pitching staff, our young outfielders who may not improve but who we have no reason to believe will decline? It’s amazing what wonderful powers of divination the Cassandras on this site display, but I’m not clear where the decline is going to occur, or why the substitution of Posey for Molina (as matters now stand) is going to leave the asshats smug. Maybe someone interested in the rational approach that distinguishes this site when it is distinguished, rather than the reflexive groaning that is (sigh!) more usual on it, will give me some rational reasons why we should expect likely decline. My sense is that a year of Posey, a full year of Franchez, a Sandoval more discriminating at the plate, and some reduction of hacking from Bowker and/or Schierholtz ought to bring us pretty much back to the number of wins we had this year. Add one good bat and we will do better, barring unforeseen bad (injuries) or good (Uribe-like novae) accidents.
by campanari on Dec 18, 2009 1:30 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
First, because our pitching was was at an almost unsustainable level.
Second, because the young outfielders you named aren’t likely to play. Besides, one of them had a OBP just over .300 last year. Also, there’s no guarentee Posey is going to play at this point.
by AndOnTheDrums... on Dec 18, 2009 1:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I will go a step father and say we might very well have 2 starting postion player underr 30 opening day. Panda and Velez. Not a lot for how for upside there.
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
by daveinexile on Dec 18, 2009 1:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I actually agree with you, although you might have put it a little nicer. Maybe I’m just an optimist, but Cain, Lincecum and Sanchez all improved this year, and why you wouldn’t expect them to improve even more next year is beyond me. As for the offense, I still expect them to do something, and if you assume the injured players are healthy this year, why would you expect them to be worse?
No Edgar, it's not your fault, it's the fault of the idiot that plays you
by rxmeister on Dec 18, 2009 1:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
As has been said about the pitching many times before, it’s not that it’s not good, it’s that the level they performed at last year was ridiculous and not likely to be completely sustainable. No one’s saying the pitching is going to suck next year, but something like a 5 point drop in ERA+ (from 123 to a still good 118 or so) wouldn’t come as a surprise.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Dec 18, 2009 1:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
But it wouldn’t surprise me to see it go the other way either. None of Cain, Sanchez or Lincecum have peaked.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 18, 2009 4:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I have to quibble with saying that about Lincecum. You can’t necessarily expect that a guy who’s already as good as he is will get better.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Dec 18, 2009 4:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
we kinda said
that before last season too, no? how many people expected him to with two straight cy youngs? i doubt the pitching overall will improve, but the dropoff will be insignificant
by sfoakbay on Dec 19, 2009 2:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Cain’s ERA is likely to go way up, as is the bullpen’s. I wouldn’t count on our 5th starter either, whoever that’s going to be. Who’s going to make up for that – Sanchez? His ERA was 4.2 last year, do we really expect it to be that much lower?
I was promised lasagna.
by Cookyman on Dec 20, 2009 6:22 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
i agree on cain's ERA
but how much? 3.20? i think we can see a slight improvement from sanchez, 3.90 maybe? 5th starter is defintely a question mark though
by sfoakbay on Dec 21, 2009 12:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m both afraid of and totally expecting this outcome.
by TheLetter2 on Dec 20, 2009 5:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That’s easy. Nobody even has to decline. Simply put, the Giants were 30 runs luckier on offense than the usual team would have with the way they hit. That’s a decrease of 4-5 wins right there, as long as we’re making accurate predictions.
Lethargy
It has me
by dregarx on Dec 18, 2009 1:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This
I was just going over it in my head, and the lineup as it stands, versus last year:
Velez < Lewis
Rowand = Rowand
Schierholtz = Winn (yes, really)
Sandoval = Sandoval
Renteria = Renteria
Sanchez > Burriss
Ishikawa = Ishikawa
Posey ?? Molina
I’m just going from last year’s stats; not projecting any improvements or decline. I’d say the difference between Sanchez and Burriss is much larger than the difference between Velez and Lewis, so the squad figures on paper to score a couple more runs than last year’s, but probably not enough to overcome the 30 runs worth of luck. The wild card is obviously Posey (if he plays), but I think its asking a lot for him to be a lot better than Bengie right out of the box. Any FA catcher wouldn’t represent a meaningful difference compared to Molina, I don’t think.
by taliesin on Dec 18, 2009 3:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Sanchez is better than Burriss, but
Sanchez = Uribe
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
by Bhaakon on Dec 18, 2009 3:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That’s true. I didn’t include any bench guys, for simplicity. But Uribe obviously does reduce the advantage of Sanchez over the previous incumbents at second base (he played 38 games there in 2009).
by taliesin on Dec 18, 2009 4:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
So you’re saying we’re right, but that nobody will believe our predictions of doom?
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 18, 2009 4:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
OMG I LOVE THE YANKEES!
FREE BUSTER POSEY
by djp4cal on Dec 18, 2009 1:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I really wish he would get fired. From everything.
by AndOnTheDrums... on Dec 18, 2009 1:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
+1
BUT HES FRIENDS WITH BARRIE ZITO SO HE HAS ALL THE INSIDE INFO NOT JUST YOUR AVERAGE DUMB FAN
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"I sometimes still can get insider info and I am not a dumb or average fan.
Molina is needed."
by natteringnabob on Dec 18, 2009 4:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And resembles a giant thumb.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 18, 2009 4:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He took a picture of me with Brian Wilson!
and is such a giant thumb.
... null, void, invalid, iniquitous, unjust, damnable, reprobate, inane, empty of meaning and effect for all time
by shanghaijim on Dec 18, 2009 4:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
/banned
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"I sometimes still can get insider info and I am not a dumb or average fan.
Molina is needed."
by natteringnabob on Dec 18, 2009 6:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Urban’s Coming Down the Pipe segment (or whatever they call it) with Bobby Evans is like the only thing worth listening to on KNBR.
Hector Sanchez: Underrated. Fighting body bias since the 2009 off season. I still love you, son, even if you're fat.
by tedfordfan on Dec 19, 2009 9:14 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
+1
I do enjoy that show!!
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
by daveinexile on Dec 19, 2009 9:20 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Miggy for Giants 3rd base? Ok someone has been having extra martinis at lunch.
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
by daveinexile on Dec 18, 2009 1:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The Giants are going after DeRosa
I’d rather have Tejada, but it’s close.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
by Bhaakon on Dec 18, 2009 5:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Talk about your classic a gun or a rope type choice.
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
by daveinexile on Dec 18, 2009 9:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
IIRC
Urban championed a Sanchez for Tejada trade last season.
Before Sanchez started pitching well, but still.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
by Bhaakon on Dec 18, 2009 9:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And before the Fragile Fred trade as will , if i recall corrctly, so I can bag on him for that. At that point the Giatns definately needs some M.I. help and with Uribe it could come form either side of the bag.
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
by daveinexile on Dec 19, 2009 9:22 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Head or Gut?
Skinny cooks?
I don't trust em.
by LargeFarva on Dec 19, 2009 10:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Always chose head.
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
by daveinexile on Dec 20, 2009 8:17 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Miguel Tejada? Thats almost as bad as spelling Michael with a ‘y’ or a man who is at least in his late 30s who still proudly wears an earing.
Thing A
by sam23 on Dec 18, 2009 1:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Michaely?
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 18, 2009 1:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
sarchasym
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Dec 19, 2009 9:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
If the Yankees were to sign Hank Blalock, Mark DeRosa, Scott Podsednik and Jermaine Dye, they’d be saving the Giants from a mistake. Nick Johnson on a one-year deal is hardly a mistake.
Joe Martinez: You are cool.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
by cornball on Dec 18, 2009 2:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
teh Giants need two hitters
so they should not sign a hitter.
Also, you forgot all the idiot extra letters in his first name.
I hate this guy, but I hate Damon Bruce more.
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"I sometimes still can get insider info and I am not a dumb or average fan.
Molina is needed."
by natteringnabob on Dec 18, 2009 4:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I would jettison Ralph and Damon before Mychal. Ralph first, make no mistake.
Gary Darling, go DIAFF.
by The Enchanter on Dec 19, 2009 2:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
“First of all, the Giants need more than one bat. Second of all, if I were the GM for an hour, the ONLY thing I’d do is sign Miguel Tejada and call it a day.”
Saving countless runs with my Brian Horwitz
by lyricalkiller on Dec 21, 2009 9:39 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Rajai Davis
Whenever I see his name, I get him confused with the Channel 3 sports anchor.
by boogalou on Dec 21, 2009 12:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Appropo of nothing...
but I saw this pic and it had to be posted here:
by kaliber on Dec 18, 2009 1:32 PM PST reply actions 8 recs
Wow.
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 18, 2009 1:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Apropos
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 18, 2009 1:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, this. I knew it looked wrong, so that’s what I get for relying on Firefox’s spell-check.
by kaliber on Dec 18, 2009 1:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Also, one of Ralph Barbieri’s favorite words. I think he has to say it at least once a day.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 18, 2009 1:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I cannot listen to him. Commuting is bad enough without listening to his voice.
by kaliber on Dec 18, 2009 1:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
+80 (WINZ)
Merry Christmas, McCoven. YOU DRINK YOUR DAMN EGGNOG
by goGSW24 on Dec 18, 2009 1:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I get annoyed when he takes such pains to say things like “If you were HE…” and “To WHOM are you giving…” and then turns around and says something like “Crissakes!” without flinching.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 18, 2009 2:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Firefox spell check is fine
it just doesn’t work in the title field.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
by Bhaakon on Dec 18, 2009 2:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree. This picture is very apropos.
I love the time the person took to draw a picture and laugh thinking how it probably lasted on the chalkboard for a day.
I wonder what percentage of their customers said “Huh?”
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
by Goofus on Dec 18, 2009 3:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I would buy coffee from there, and I don’t drink coffee.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
by Natto on Dec 18, 2009 1:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I FUCKIN' LOVE IT!
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
I take pictures
by SoFa King Mike on Dec 18, 2009 2:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Nice.
Joe Martinez: You are cool.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
by cornball on Dec 18, 2009 2:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
OT: Tim has some strong words for Halladay.
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 18, 2009 1:35 PM PST reply actions 13 recs
Where’s this from?
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
by Natto on Dec 18, 2009 1:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 18, 2009 1:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Awesome
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
by Natto on Dec 18, 2009 1:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Has to be a mccov member lol
Now offering free hugs from Amy G.
Billy Ripken is still a douche bag.
by kbsofaraway08 on Dec 18, 2009 1:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
MY CY YOUNGS
LET ME SHOW U THEM
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
by RDreamer on Dec 18, 2009 1:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Tim Lincecum uses bad apostrophes when he speaks.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 18, 2009 1:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
A feat science once thought impossible. The kid’s amazing.
by TheLetter2 on Dec 20, 2009 5:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Shenanigans continue over there.
"…this thing which tells time."
by Cody_ransom on Dec 18, 2009 1:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
A "Dingerz" sighting at thanksroy.com
I can’t wait to hit dingerz off you pendejo.
—Manny, LA
"…this thing which tells time."
by Cody_ransom on Dec 18, 2009 1:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
http://www.thanksroy.com/comment-page-14#comment-282
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
by Natto on Dec 18, 2009 1:42 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
LOL
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 18, 2009 1:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That’s awesome.
If you can get 3:2 on a headline of "Giants Pitcher Assaults General Manager" at some point this year, take it.
by esseffgeez on Dec 18, 2009 1:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
When i think about you Roy, I touch my elf
—darryl, t-doy
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 18, 2009 1:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey Roy. Fuck you.
-Cliff Lee, Seattle
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 18, 2009 2:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
LOL Blue Jays fans
Actually going to the trouble of creating a web page to say goodbye to a guy leaving their team for more money elsewhere.
"Those that drink the Kool-Aid, please leave the room."
by Kitspool on Dec 18, 2009 1:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
They can be nice. They have two WS championships.
If you can get 3:2 on a headline of "Giants Pitcher Assaults General Manager" at some point this year, take it.
by esseffgeez on Dec 18, 2009 1:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You know those Canadians. So nice it’s worrying.
by chilibean_3 on Dec 18, 2009 1:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
One Canadian political scientist (I can’t remember whom) put the difference between our two countries thusly: “In America, when you get pissed off, you buy a gun and shoot someone. In Canada, you go back to your parents’ house and smoke pot.”
Joe Martinez: You are cool.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
by cornball on Dec 18, 2009 2:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
LOL fans who don’t moderate.
... null, void, invalid, iniquitous, unjust, damnable, reprobate, inane, empty of meaning and effect for all time
by shanghaijim on Dec 18, 2009 3:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Technically, he was traded and didn’t leave, but you’re right about the money, but I think the fans would have a tough time blaming him because after all, if he was total money-grubbing dickweed, he’d have played this season out and hit the FA market instead of signing an extension with the Phils, which helped the Jays land some prospects and not walk away empty handed, when he could have just refused the trade.
(long sentence is long)
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
by Goofus on Dec 18, 2009 3:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I see nothing wrong with it
"Any time I watch a game on television, I have to turn the commentators off. They say 'he's playing well' and I'm thinking 'no, he's not.' My advice to anyone is don't listen to the experts, just watch the game and gather your own opinion."
-Roy Keane
by Useful_Idiot on Dec 18, 2009 3:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
LULZ
Joe Martinez: You are cool.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
by cornball on Dec 18, 2009 2:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This has been an awful offseason, and it has nothing to do with the Giants
Roy Halladay is my favorite non-Giant, and now he’s playing for one of my most despised teams. On another note, Roy Halladay looks like Chris Martin from Coldplay. Every time I see him- every time- the song “Shiver” plays through my head.
"Any time I watch a game on television, I have to turn the commentators off. They say 'he's playing well' and I'm thinking 'no, he's not.' My advice to anyone is don't listen to the experts, just watch the game and gather your own opinion."
-Roy Keane
by Useful_Idiot on Dec 18, 2009 3:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
BOO-YA!
Gary Darling, go DIAFF.
by The Enchanter on Dec 19, 2009 2:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ehehe there’s a player on the Ms named Doug Fister.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Dec 18, 2009 1:59 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Friend of groug?
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
by Natto on Dec 18, 2009 2:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
WE DON'T ALL KNOW EACH OTHER YOU NAMIST
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
by groug on Dec 18, 2009 2:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think that was what he was implying…
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Dec 18, 2009 2:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Then he grossly misused the word "friend"
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
by groug on Dec 18, 2009 2:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m pretty sure you all do.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 18, 2009 2:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
A friend of the ex-TBS broadcasters
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 18, 2009 2:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s a Firefly reference
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
by groug on Dec 18, 2009 2:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Is that like hot pants?
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
by daveinexile on Dec 18, 2009 2:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Your better off.
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
by daveinexile on Dec 18, 2009 2:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
A quick Craigslist post is all you’ll need.
by chilibean_3 on Dec 18, 2009 2:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I can explain it to you with my fist.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 18, 2009 2:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That’s what she said.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
by Natto on Dec 18, 2009 2:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Some girls are bigger than others.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 18, 2009 4:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Fister? I hardly even know her.
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
by Goofus on Dec 18, 2009 3:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That’s never stopped you before.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 18, 2009 3:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
lol tweet
Sabean gives up on improving roster. Giants announce 81 “Bobblehead Days” for 2010 season.
If you can get 3:2 on a headline of "Giants Pitcher Assaults General Manager" at some point this year, take it.
by esseffgeez on Dec 18, 2009 2:18 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
bochy bobblehead
would actually destroy civilization as we know it.
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?
-------
PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game currently in early planning stages.
by zenbitz on Dec 18, 2009 2:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It would clog up the sewers.
If you can get 3:2 on a headline of "Giants Pitcher Assaults General Manager" at some point this year, take it.
by esseffgeez on Dec 18, 2009 2:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
/sigh
We’re going back to a losing record next yr, aren’t we?
If you can get 3:2 on a headline of "Giants Pitcher Assaults General Manager" at some point this year, take it.
by esseffgeez on Dec 18, 2009 2:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought the Bochy bobblehead was our current manager.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
by groug on Dec 18, 2009 2:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ha. I didn’t realize that there WAS a Bochy bobblehead.
If you can get 3:2 on a headline of "Giants Pitcher Assaults General Manager" at some point this year, take it.
by esseffgeez on Dec 18, 2009 2:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The only bobblehead that’s actually proportioned
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
by Goofus on Dec 18, 2009 3:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Close, but the head is still a little small
Personally, I’m more upset about the renaissance of the mohawk.--Alex_Lewis
Everybody should at least fake a bunt sometime during the at-bat--Tweedledumb
by Sabean's_Folly on Dec 18, 2009 3:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
TWSS
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
I take pictures
by SoFa King Mike on Dec 18, 2009 3:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m a big fan of the Padres khaki road uniforms, but since when did they wear vomit green?
"Any time I watch a game on television, I have to turn the commentators off. They say 'he's playing well' and I'm thinking 'no, he's not.' My advice to anyone is don't listen to the experts, just watch the game and gather your own opinion."
-Roy Keane
by Useful_Idiot on Dec 18, 2009 3:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It looks like Peavy was dipped in a steaming vat of diarrhea.
Joe Martinez: You are cool.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
by cornball on Dec 18, 2009 3:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Why is excrement always steaming? Does it ever assume room temp.?
Personally, I’m more upset about the renaissance of the mohawk.--Alex_Lewis
Everybody should at least fake a bunt sometime during the at-bat--Tweedledumb
by Sabean's_Folly on Dec 18, 2009 3:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, it is very warm when it comes out. The excement I mentioned was in a vat and vats can quite easily be heated over a flame. Also, hot liquids are much better sutied for the dying of garments.
Joe Martinez: You are cool.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
by cornball on Dec 18, 2009 3:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Makes sense to me, but I’m going to start reading clothing labels a LOT more carefully.
Personally, I’m more upset about the renaissance of the mohawk.--Alex_Lewis
Everybody should at least fake a bunt sometime during the at-bat--Tweedledumb
by Sabean's_Folly on Dec 18, 2009 3:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You only have to worry about it if the clothing is brown or green.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 18, 2009 4:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
orange or yellow?
"…this thing which tells time."
by Cody_ransom on Dec 19, 2009 8:04 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Did you say steaming vat of rentarreah?
"…this thing which tells time."
by Cody_ransom on Dec 19, 2009 8:03 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It looks like their camouflage unis worn on days in which they celebrate the military.
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Dec 18, 2009 3:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I like the khaki color for the road
uniforms, but I still hate their logo. I miss their old logo.
by AmorVincitOmnia on Dec 18, 2009 4:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
From MLB Trade Rumors
ESPN.com’s Buster Olney says the Yankees will move on to new targets if Johnson passes his physical. Next up? Starting pitching and Mark DeRosa (if the price is right).
Now batting catcher Buster Posey
my dream for 2010
by sanfrankid on Dec 18, 2009 2:29 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Another quote:
bq.3:20: Davidoff says (via Twitter) that Damon asked for $22MM over two years and the Yankees said no.
I think the Giants could/shold match that. Lets get some OBP up in this piece.
Desirous of Matt Holliday and Dan Uggla since 2009.
by GiantPain on Dec 18, 2009 2:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Format fail
You guys can figure it out.
Desirous of Matt Holliday and Dan Uggla since 2009.
by GiantPain on Dec 18, 2009 2:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Should have given 22M to Johnson.
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by Bhaakon on Dec 18, 2009 2:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That Is Crazy Talk For Such A Risk Of DL Time
by giantsrainman on Dec 18, 2009 8:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree.
But if they’re going to give it to one or the other, I’d rather have Johnson.
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by Bhaakon on Dec 18, 2009 9:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Same Dollars One Year I Would Agree
Same Dollars for two years no way Johnson makes more sense then Damon. Personally, if we can get Johnny for the 2 years and $14M the Yankees offered I would think of this a a very good signing for the Giants.
by giantsrainman on Dec 18, 2009 10:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Damon's hit charts scare me.
He’s can’t field, and his power is a home-park mirage. He’s Fred Lewis.
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by Bhaakon on Dec 18, 2009 10:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, how much power did he have in KC and OAK?
He’s Fred Lewis…just exponentially more expensive.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
by DrStankus on Dec 18, 2009 11:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Look At His 2Bs And His Years Prior To 2009
I doubt if fewer HRs will really impact his overall value as he will just hit for a higher average with more doubles instead like he did in the old Yankee Stadium. His SLG and OBP will both be better then Fred Lewis. I think last years UZR in LF was likely a fluke and he will end up right around average defensely for us as he was a plus defender for the Yankees previously. Finally, Lewis isn’t the right one to compare him to anyway since we know Freddy will not be starting and most likely will not even be a Giant come opening day.
by giantsrainman on Dec 18, 2009 11:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Did anyone think his HR total this year was not a product of New Yankee Stadium
"…this thing which tells time."
by Cody_ransom on Dec 19, 2009 8:06 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
But if they’re going to give it to one or the other, I’d rather have Johnson
TWSS
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
by Gobroks on Dec 20, 2009 12:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Why the fuck would the Yankees want Mark DeRosa? I’m actually a little angered by this. It’s like they just want to buy every goddamn free agent on the market, no matter who he is. It’s just stupid.
"Any time I watch a game on television, I have to turn the commentators off. They say 'he's playing well' and I'm thinking 'no, he's not.' My advice to anyone is don't listen to the experts, just watch the game and gather your own opinion."
-Roy Keane
by Useful_Idiot on Dec 18, 2009 3:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeh really...
Where the hell is he going to play?
by AmorVincitOmnia on Dec 18, 2009 4:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Right Center Field
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 18, 2009 4:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
PG&E?
Or SFPUC?
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"I sometimes still can get insider info and I am not a dumb or average fan.
Molina is needed."
by natteringnabob on Dec 18, 2009 6:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Utility guy:
Not important in the American League.
Joe Martinez: You are cool.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
by cornball on Dec 18, 2009 9:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
eh
Not to be the pinch hitter but to play when A-Rod, Jeter, Granderson (remember he can’t hit lefties) and others sit.
"meh"
by SFGuy on Dec 18, 2009 9:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Still not nearly as important as 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.
by cornball on Dec 19, 2009 1:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This is how it happened
1 Jeter made fun of not knowing who Lincecum was.
2 Timmy hits him at the ASG.
3 Jeter tells the Steinbrenners to tell Cashman to screw the Giants every which way but loose.
nod nod nod. this is how it happened.
... null, void, invalid, iniquitous, unjust, damnable, reprobate, inane, empty of meaning and effect for all time
by shanghaijim on Dec 18, 2009 5:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That always vexed me
How in the world could any baseball player not know who Lincecum is? I don’t care if they’re in different leagues, you’d have to be completely oblivious to not know the current Cy Young winner
"Any time I watch a game on television, I have to turn the commentators off. They say 'he's playing well' and I'm thinking 'no, he's not.' My advice to anyone is don't listen to the experts, just watch the game and gather your own opinion."
-Roy Keane
by Useful_Idiot on Dec 18, 2009 6:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I interpreted it as: he doesn’t know him = hasn’t faced him before, not familiar with his repertoire.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Dec 18, 2009 7:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe he doesn't know him
in the biblical sense
Skinny cooks?
I don't trust em.
by LargeFarva on Dec 19, 2009 10:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I was just happy to have my irrational hatred of yet another player confirmed. First time was when Kobe raped that girl. Oh wait that’s right that never happened.
... null, void, invalid, iniquitous, unjust, damnable, reprobate, inane, empty of meaning and effect for all time
by shanghaijim on Dec 18, 2009 6:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Don’t let that never happening let you from holding a grudge against him.
by speckops on Dec 19, 2009 3:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
whatever, it works for me
they can have podsednik and dye too
by sfoakbay on Dec 19, 2009 2:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I disagree with unwillingness to trade J. Sanchez or T. Neal
Wth the Zito and Renteria contracts being a clear losers in terms of value provided, the Giants either have to ramp up payroll (they will not) or compromise the future for the short-term. I would rather them try to win now and give up a guy like Neal than sustain a level of continued mediocrrity. What it boils down to is this: if not 2010 then when? Please explain how things will be better in 2011 or 2012.
by ErodCal on Dec 18, 2009 2:33 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I don't think anyone is unwilling to trade them
Just not for Uggla. It’s not a good enough return, especially when you’re dealing with a team that MUST MOVE Uggla.
Desirous of Matt Holliday and Dan Uggla since 2009.
by GiantPain on Dec 18, 2009 2:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This
If Sabean waits a couple of months, he can probably get Uggla for the cost we all want. No need to panic and rush into a move that could be avoided.
Lethargy
It has me
by dregarx on Dec 18, 2009 2:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
We won't need to include Sanchez to get Uggla
Without much of a market for him and a glut of second basemen still on the market, the Marlins have pretty much expected that the return won’t be as much as they’d like, and Tanner and another prospect would likely be sufficient to get the deal done.
by crazedcrustacean on Dec 18, 2009 2:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well this is sabean
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 18, 2009 4:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I would trade Neal in the right deal, but for Uggla would be a horrible idea. If he’s the centerpiece of an Adrian Gonzalez deal, maybe, that’s a bit different.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Dec 18, 2009 2:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
How would trading Jonathan Sanchez make the team better in 2010?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Dec 18, 2009 2:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
So this
The team, as currently constructed, is relying on Madison Bumgarner as the fifth starter and there is no starting pitching depth in the system. None. We at least have players who can play left field, first base and second base. There are no such options in the rotation if Sanchez is traded.
Joe Martinez: You are cool.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
by cornball on Dec 18, 2009 2:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Clearly it will result in a breakout season from JOEY. That’s just science.
by taliesin on Dec 18, 2009 3:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
+1
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 18, 2009 4:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Please explain how things will be better in 2011 or 2012.
More payroll frees up, prospects move up a year. No one who is a key figure to the team will be gone in 2011 or 2012.
"It's too late now."
by ResDog on Dec 18, 2009 2:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Plus it’s not entirely unreasonable to think that someone like Neal could be ready by ’11 or ’12
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Dec 18, 2009 2:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Or Wheeler.
If you can get 3:2 on a headline of "Giants Pitcher Assaults General Manager" at some point this year, take it.
by esseffgeez on Dec 18, 2009 2:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wheeler is harder to project, but yeah, we’re not exactly talking about guys who are 3-4 years away here.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Dec 18, 2009 2:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Bumgarner should be ready this year or next.
"It's too late now."
by ResDog on Dec 18, 2009 2:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Bumgarner’s the wild card. If he explodes on to the scene, we’ll be glad we waited for ’11 and the stronger FA market to go for it.
Lethargy
It has me
by dregarx on Dec 18, 2009 2:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Take it for what it is, but The Hardball Times has a pretty upbeat take on Bummy for 2010-11.
This is the guy that should supplant Cain, if not Lincecum, atop the pitching rotation, but that won’t happen until 2011 at the earliest.
Note: No mention of his velocity loss, though.
If you can get 3:2 on a headline of "Giants Pitcher Assaults General Manager" at some point this year, take it.
by esseffgeez on Dec 18, 2009 4:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
wow that's kind of ridiculously optimistic...
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Dec 18, 2009 4:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I dunno...
How hard does Cliff Lee throw?
Lethargy
It has me
by dregarx on Dec 18, 2009 4:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He’s in the low 90’s.
I was promised lasagna.
by Cookyman on Dec 18, 2009 4:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
How long did it take for Cliff Lee to be one of the best pitchers in baseball?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Dec 18, 2009 4:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Bumgarner has the requisite command, right?
It said that wouldn’t happen until 2011 at the earliest. Maybe 4 years down the road…
Lethargy
It has me
by dregarx on Dec 18, 2009 4:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Has command of one pitch. That’s not enough.
I was promised lasagna.
by Cookyman on Dec 18, 2009 5:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He’s got good command of a fastball that has arguably declined in effectiveness and that’s about it.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Dec 18, 2009 5:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
If I just look at their comparative stats at age 19 and ignore the K differential for the sake of argument, I can see how people might project Bummy ahead of Cain. But to say that he’s capable of toppling Timmy as the Giants’ ace? Anything is possible but I’d have to see a lot more from him to make that call. As of now, I don’t see it.
If you can get 3:2 on a headline of "Giants Pitcher Assaults General Manager" at some point this year, take it.
by esseffgeez on Dec 18, 2009 7:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
So to sum up: Matt Cain sucks and he’s a third starter at best.
If you can get 3:2 on a headline of "Giants Pitcher Assaults General Manager" at some point this year, take it.
by esseffgeez on Dec 18, 2009 8:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
oh and link fail fixed
If you can get 3:2 on a headline of "Giants Pitcher Assaults General Manager" at some point this year, take it.
by esseffgeez on Dec 18, 2009 8:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This is a best-case scenario
Now this is coming from someone who has seen Bumgarner pitch (in person, that is) exactly one time. But he threw in the upper 80s/low 90s, didn’t have control of any secondary pitches, and when he missed location he gave up some of the hardest hit balls I’ve seen. That was against the Padres. If his velocity doesn’t come back he tops out at a 4th or 5th starter in my mind. If it does, he has the potential to be great if he develops another pitch or two. But that’s completely speculative. The velocity at least was there once, while the secondary pitch never has been.
by taliesin on Dec 18, 2009 11:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wheeler?
I don’t even know her!
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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by zenbitz on Dec 18, 2009 10:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hell, who knows, even Posey may be ready by then!
If you can get 3:2 on a headline of "Giants Pitcher Assaults General Manager" at some point this year, take it.
by esseffgeez on Dec 18, 2009 2:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Only if he gets some major league experience.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
by DrStankus on Dec 18, 2009 2:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
he can't get major league at bats
he has no major league at bats
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
by RDreamer on Dec 18, 2009 3:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You are learning the ways of the Sabean
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
by DrStankus on Dec 18, 2009 3:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Let’s not get crazy now.
"It's too late now."
by ResDog on Dec 18, 2009 3:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I will be disappointed, actually, if Neal isn’t a September callup this season.
by taliesin on Dec 18, 2009 3:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I will be disappointed, actually, if Neal isn’t a September summer callup this season.
by wilriv21 on Dec 18, 2009 4:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That’s more optimistic than I am, but I do expect him to do well in Fresno, so I certainly would not be shocked if he showed up here in July or August, depending on how well the existing OFs are doing.
by taliesin on Dec 18, 2009 4:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Is Neal expected to skip Richmond?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Dec 18, 2009 4:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Dam, first Bochard and now Neal blocking EME
by wilriv21 on Dec 18, 2009 4:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No, but he could potentially skip Fresno if his performance warrants it, I imagine.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Dec 18, 2009 4:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well I originally expected him to skip Connecticut but now that the team has moved I won’t be surprised if they do send him to Richmond. I hope they do. I think the talent level (not necessarily skill level) is higher in AA and it’s not as hitter friendly.
If he does start in Richmond I don’t expect him to skip Fresno unless he is really knocking the cover off the ball and the incumbent outfielders are stinking it up.
by taliesin on Dec 18, 2009 11:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You want him called up to get some of that sweet, sweet major league bench action.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
by DrStankus on Dec 18, 2009 8:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Jack Cust-DH-Athletics Dec. 18 – 5:14 pm et
According to Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports.com, the Royals, Giants and Tigers are among the teams interested in free agent Jack Cust.
All three teams are looking for an inexpensive hitter and Cust should fit the bill. He batted .240/.356/.417 with 25 homers and 70 RBI in 2009, but is a poor defender and struck out 185 times in 513 at-bats this past season. Cust, who turns 31 in January, made $2.8 million in ’09.
D:
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Dec 18, 2009 2:39 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
NOOOOOO.
If you can get 3:2 on a headline of "Giants Pitcher Assaults General Manager" at some point this year, take it.
by esseffgeez on Dec 18, 2009 2:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know what to say.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
by Bhaakon on Dec 18, 2009 2:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
"Clank" is a good place to start.
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Dec 18, 2009 3:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
“He batted .240/.356/.417 with 25 homers and 70 RBI in 2009, but is a poor defender”
I’m sorry, was the first part of that sentence supposed to be positive?
"It's too late now."
by ResDog on Dec 18, 2009 2:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
OBP!
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
by Natto on Dec 18, 2009 2:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Clearly, Cust is poised to fill the “slow fat guy” role the Giants lost when Begie was shown the door.
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 18, 2009 2:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
reminds me of a softball player with a beer in his hand
by wilriv21 on Dec 18, 2009 2:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That would be awesome
He should play with either a beer or a hot dog in his hand.
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 18, 2009 2:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
since the only thing he can catch is a buzz
by crazedcrustacean on Dec 18, 2009 2:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The folks in the LF bleachers can toss food at him when he takes the field.
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 18, 2009 2:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’d rather see Gomes than Cust.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 18, 2009 4:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks Mr. Hobson
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"I sometimes still can get insider info and I am not a dumb or average fan.
Molina is needed."
by natteringnabob on Dec 18, 2009 4:27 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Well, I wouldn't go that far.
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by Bhaakon on Dec 18, 2009 4:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'd rather Bowker start
but of the 2 i’d prefer Gomes
by Gobroks on Dec 18, 2009 5:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
i had burritos for lunch
wait, what were we talking about?
by sfoakbay on Dec 19, 2009 2:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Like Prince Fielder!
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
by Natto on Dec 18, 2009 2:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
CAIN FOR CUST!
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 18, 2009 2:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
BUMGARNER FOR DYE!
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 18, 2009 4:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
DYE AND CUST FOR FEELDUR
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"I sometimes still can get insider info and I am not a dumb or average fan.
Molina is needed."
by natteringnabob on Dec 18, 2009 6:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
BUMGARNER?
I don’t even know her.
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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by zenbitz on Dec 18, 2009 10:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Do you listen to the TK radio show?
Gary Braun is so hilarious.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, deserved all-star and hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
by bondslegend on Dec 19, 2009 12:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
RIBEYES
AND ZINGERDZZZZZZ
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"I sometimes still can get insider info and I am not a dumb or average fan.
Molina is needed."
by natteringnabob on Dec 18, 2009 4:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, yeah.
That’s still a solid line, especially in Oakland.
I was promised lasagna.
by Cookyman on Dec 18, 2009 3:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
105 OPS+? solid for a DH/bad corner outfielder/bad 1B?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Dec 18, 2009 3:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
?
"He batted .240/.356/.417 with 25 homers and 70 RBI in 2009, but is a poor defender"
I’m sorry, was the first part of that sentence supposed to be positive?
I was promised lasagna.
by Cookyman on Dec 18, 2009 3:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I guess he felt like the line was not presented without the context of Cust’s position.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Dec 18, 2009 3:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not sure what you mean.
ResDog said (or implied) that Cust’s line isn’t positive, regardless of his defense. I’m saying it is. The fact that he can’t field has nothing to do with it.
I was promised lasagna.
by Cookyman on Dec 18, 2009 3:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I meant to imply it wasn’t positive for his position (corner outfielder) regardless of how well he plays it.
"It's too late now."
by ResDog on Dec 18, 2009 9:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Is 105 OPS+ average for a corner outfielder? That sounds about right, but I don’t actually know.
by taliesin on Dec 18, 2009 11:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Here’s a link to the mean and median OPS+ by position in 2007. 105 was below the mean (107) but above the median (101) for left fielders.
With that defense hitting, though, hitting merely average for his position would make him close to a replacement level player overall.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
by Bhaakon on Dec 18, 2009 11:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh I don’t think most people doubt that his defense destroys most if not all of his value. I was just wondering if 105 was or was not actually above average for a corner OF. Thanks for the info.
by taliesin on Dec 18, 2009 11:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He is a poor hitter, but he is a poor defender.
"Any time I watch a game on television, I have to turn the commentators off. They say 'he's playing well' and I'm thinking 'no, he's not.' My advice to anyone is don't listen to the experts, just watch the game and gather your own opinion."
-Roy Keane
by Useful_Idiot on Dec 18, 2009 3:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, that’s 50% true.
I was promised lasagna.
by Cookyman on Dec 18, 2009 3:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It was more of a commentary on the structure of that sentence
"Any time I watch a game on television, I have to turn the commentators off. They say 'he's playing well' and I'm thinking 'no, he's not.' My advice to anyone is don't listen to the experts, just watch the game and gather your own opinion."
-Roy Keane
by Useful_Idiot on Dec 18, 2009 6:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Reminds me of my soccer team in HS
We were slow but we were bad.
Personally, I’m more upset about the renaissance of the mohawk.--Alex_Lewis
Everybody should at least fake a bunt sometime during the at-bat--Tweedledumb
by Sabean's_Folly on Dec 18, 2009 4:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously
Is there any reason at all to think Cust would be an improvement over Bowker (if, you know, Bowker got to play)?
by taliesin on Dec 18, 2009 4:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Veteran Savvy
The most important reason of all.
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by Bhaakon on Dec 18, 2009 4:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
and bowkers not a good soldier…lol
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 18, 2009 5:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, it’s a good thing we’re in the AL.
Lethargy
It has me
by dregarx on Dec 18, 2009 2:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
WHY D:
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 18, 2009 2:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 18, 2009 2:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I eagerly anticipate seeing the five inside-the-park homers that will inevitably occur.
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 Dec 18, 2009 2:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And that’s just from him playing first!
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
by groug on Dec 18, 2009 2:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Fuck you, Jon Paul Morosi!
Joe Martinez: You are cool.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
by cornball on Dec 18, 2009 2:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
FUCK YOU, JOHN PAUL JONES!
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 18, 2009 3:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
FUCK YOU, DAVEY JONES
and take your locker with you
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
by DrStankus on Dec 18, 2009 3:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
FUCK YOU, DAVEY CROCKETT!
Your hat is stupid!
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 18, 2009 3:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
FUCK YOU BETTY CROCKETT
And your fucking cookbook!
Personally, I’m more upset about the renaissance of the mohawk.--Alex_Lewis
Everybody should at least fake a bunt sometime during the at-bat--Tweedledumb
by Sabean's_Folly on Dec 18, 2009 3:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Betty whatnow?
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 18, 2009 3:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
poetic license?
Personally, I’m more upset about the renaissance of the mohawk.--Alex_Lewis
Everybody should at least fake a bunt sometime during the at-bat--Tweedledumb
by Sabean's_Folly on Dec 18, 2009 3:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You’ll have to give me your poetic license number.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 18, 2009 4:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You say that to all the laureates, don’t you?
by TheLetter2 on Dec 20, 2009 5:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
the correct response was:
Davey Jones’ Locker?
I don’t even know ’er!
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.
by zenbitz on Dec 20, 2009 9:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No thanks. I am not sure where the hole in his swing is, but I’d have to assume that if Sabean is pursuing him than it is a slider in the dirt.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Dec 18, 2009 4:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
To survey the opinion of the board: Which would be better Cust or Gomes?
by grape on Dec 18, 2009 5:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Do we have to?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Dec 18, 2009 6:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Bowker
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
by Gobroks on Dec 19, 2009 4:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Bowker?
I don’t even know her (for the trifecta!)
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.
by zenbitz on Dec 19, 2009 10:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
We’ve already had Reggie Sanders once. No thanks.
by FutureDaydream on Dec 18, 2009 6:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
So the Mariners now have Bradley.
Are they hands-down now the best team in the AL West?
"It appears that Sabean is playing a game of chicken with Neukom wherein he elucidates the most outrageous things he could do as ML GM without getting fired." - cornball
by scout6 on Dec 18, 2009 2:42 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
If they add one more bat, like LaRoche or bring back Branyan, I think they’d be the team to beat. The Angels have gotten much worse this offseason and the A’s and Rangers are still sort of treading water.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Dec 18, 2009 2:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That’s my stance. Even without getting another bat I think they are on top right now. The Angels took a huge hit this offseason, especially losing one of their best table setters in the division. The Rangers might be the only other team close to them right now.
"It appears that Sabean is playing a game of chicken with Neukom wherein he elucidates the most outrageous things he could do as ML GM without getting fired." - cornball
by scout6 on Dec 18, 2009 2:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The Angels are still probably going to be a decent team and I’ve long since learned not to doubt Scioscia, but it seems like the loss of Lackey and Figgins will be hard to move past.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Dec 18, 2009 2:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Lackey, Lee, Figgins:
+10.3 WAR to the Mariners
-8.2 WAR from the Angels
O.o
Lethargy
It has me
by dregarx on Dec 18, 2009 2:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, you have to account for the stuff the Mariners have lost and yes I am aware that both teams probably still have a few more significant moves to make.
Branyan: -2.5 WAR
Beltre: -4.0 WAR
Bedard: -2.2 WAR
I agree the Mariners and Angels are even now, perhaps the Mariners one win better. The Angels need to sign/trade for a better than league average starting pitcher and perhaps upgrade at 3B or LF. None of the remaining options are ideal. There are options, just costly at this point.
vr, Xei
by Xeifrank on Dec 18, 2009 4:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Where are you getting those numbers?
Beltre was not a 4 WAR player last season.
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by Bhaakon on Dec 18, 2009 5:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think that’s their Fan projections on Fangraphs.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Dec 18, 2009 5:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
How did you regain posting privileges here?
Joe Martinez: You are cool.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
by cornball on Dec 18, 2009 9:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ahh. For the first time, a black mark against Grant’s boss.
Joe Martinez: You are cool.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
by cornball on Dec 20, 2009 8:50 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Mariners are having a great offseason. M’s === competent GM.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 18, 2009 4:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I love The Z
Their GM is the man. With Ichiro/Figgy/Bradley tablesetting every game they should be much improved.
by wilriv21 on Dec 18, 2009 2:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Napkin Rings!
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 18, 2009 2:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
They've upgraded to a full
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
by DrStankus on Dec 18, 2009 2:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I would say so, but not particularly because of Bradley. That was just a canny exchange to get more potential. It’s more because of:
Lackey 3.9 WAR
Lee 6.6 WAR
Figgins 8.6 WAR (doubled because of the exchange)
That is an unbelievable swing in the AL West.
Lethargy
It has me
by dregarx on Dec 18, 2009 2:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I WANT TO BE THE VERY BEST
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
by Natto on Dec 18, 2009 2:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
ASH ZDURIENCIK
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Dec 18, 2009 2:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, but how does Notto fell about this?
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 18, 2009 2:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
LIKE NO ONE EVER WAS
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 18, 2009 2:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
TO CATCH THEM IS MY REAL TEST
Lethargy
It has me
by dregarx on Dec 18, 2009 2:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
TO TRAIN THEM IS MY CAAAAAAAAAAUSE!
/breaks down crying for knowing this.
"It appears that Sabean is playing a game of chicken with Neukom wherein he elucidates the most outrageous things he could do as ML GM without getting fired." - cornball
by scout6 on Dec 18, 2009 2:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I WILL TRAVEL ACROSS THE LAND
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Dec 18, 2009 2:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
EACH POKEMON TO UNDERSTAND
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Dec 18, 2009 3:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
by Natto on Dec 18, 2009 3:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
IT’S YOU AND ME
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Dec 18, 2009 3:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I KNOW IT’S MY DESTINY
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 18, 2009 3:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
POKEMON! OH, YOU’RE MY BEST FRIEND. NO REALLY, YOU’RE ACTUALLY MY BEST FRIEND.
"Any time I watch a game on television, I have to turn the commentators off. They say 'he's playing well' and I'm thinking 'no, he's not.' My advice to anyone is don't listen to the experts, just watch the game and gather your own opinion."
-Roy Keane
by Useful_Idiot on Dec 18, 2009 3:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
IN THIS WORLD WE MUST DEFEND
Lethargy
It has me
by dregarx on Dec 18, 2009 3:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 18, 2009 3:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
A HEART SO TRUUUUUE
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Dec 18, 2009 3:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
OUR COURAGE WILL PULL US THROUGH
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 18, 2009 3:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Does the song really have this many lyrics?
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 18, 2009 3:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCZWtTxSFq8
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
by Natto on Dec 18, 2009 3:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m more than happy to participate in all things Pokemon, and I’m more stoked than I care to admit about the coming of SoulSilver, but I am NOT watching the anime opening theme on YouTube while I’m at work.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 18, 2009 4:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I can assure you that there’s no anime in that link.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
by Natto on Dec 18, 2009 4:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
it has a whole other verse, iirc.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Dec 18, 2009 3:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
YOU’LL TEACH ME AND I’LL TEACH YOU
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Dec 18, 2009 3:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 18, 2009 3:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
GOTTA CATCH ’EM ALL, GOTTA CATCH ’EM A-LL!
Lethargy
It has me
by dregarx on Dec 18, 2009 3:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
If not, it is pretty damn close. I am also very curios to see how the new ownership in TEX (when it happens) will affect (effect?) the division.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Dec 18, 2009 4:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't necessarily say Uggla either ...
He plays poor defense, the Giants don’t have a position for him, and he’s set to get a big pay check in arbitration. So yeah, the package to get him should reflect these things as well as the Marlins desperation. Plus, J. Sanchez was a bad example because he is still going to receive low salary and contribute well beyond that salary.
But I don’t think much salary will drop off in 2011 or 2012. Of course, Renteria will be gone. But Lincecum will be further along in the arbitration line and all those 130 pitch starts may take a toll. So I think this is the year to deal a prospect or two not named Posey or Bumgarner to get a solid bat now.
by ErodCal on Dec 18, 2009 2:43 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
What bats are available though? Adrian Gonzalez, perhaps, but there just hasn’t been that much trade talk out there this offseason outside of bad contracts, A-Gon and Uggla.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Dec 18, 2009 2:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And I don’t think the Pads would trade him in division. They seem pretty set to take players from Boston.
"It appears that Sabean is playing a game of chicken with Neukom wherein he elucidates the most outrageous things he could do as ML GM without getting fired." - cornball
by scout6 on Dec 18, 2009 2:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Pads may not, but PODS would.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 18, 2009 4:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Remember, this is a team hovering around 82 wins at the moment.
Going all in in a division with the Rox and Dogs isn’t a prudent move.
Lethargy
It has me
by dregarx on Dec 18, 2009 2:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The difficult thing for the Giants this year is that the arbitration figures are such question marks. Will Lincecum get $10 million or $15 million? How about Wilson? Sanchez? Maybe people who have looked into this more will have a decent idea about Wilson and Sanchez, but it seems difficult at this point to gauge the total figure for these guys. I don’t envy GMs having to try to work with a spending limit while not really knowing what the guys they already have will have to be paid.
That said, other GMs seem to deal with this as well as just about everything else better than Sabean…
by GiantJay on Dec 18, 2009 2:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The lie that is the Giants budget is pissing me off more than I thought it would
It always annoyed me, but it seems especially so this season.
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 18, 2009 2:58 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I hear you on that. I do understand that we pay more in debt for the stadium, but that said, last year the Tigers, Phillies, Astros, Mariners, Braves, White Sox and Cardinals all had higher team payrolls. I can understand the New York teams, LA teams, and maybe Chicago and Boston, but there’s no reason we shouldn’t be able to match these teams.
All I want for Christmas is for Larry Ellison to buy the Giants…
by GiantJay on Dec 18, 2009 3:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
heh
Larry Ellison is crazy. Love that guy.
He’d just strafe the park in his MiG
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
by DrStankus on Dec 18, 2009 3:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s a simple formula: huge money + huge ego = winz.
by GiantJay on Dec 18, 2009 3:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Unfortunately, he’s got hobbys that are way too out there to be buying a baseball team.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
by DrStankus on Dec 18, 2009 3:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Larry Ellison needs to buy the Warriors first
by dprodigy19 on Dec 18, 2009 8:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
so extremely this
Merry Christmas, McCoven. YOU DRINK YOUR DAMN EGGNOG
by goGSW24 on Dec 19, 2009 7:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's because you want to win the WS
And the owners seem happy to contend for 3rd place. Why not? Win or lose, the Giants keep making money.
Yankees – Angels – Sawx – Twins
Phillies – Dodgers – Cardinals – Rockies
Giants
If you can get 3:2 on a headline of "Giants Pitcher Assaults General Manager" at some point this year, take it.
by esseffgeez on Dec 18, 2009 3:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And yes, I know the Forbes data can be a little apples-to-oranges, but I think it drives the point across anyway.
If you can get 3:2 on a headline of "Giants Pitcher Assaults General Manager" at some point this year, take it.
by esseffgeez on Dec 18, 2009 3:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I have a certified IQ chart that looks exactly like that. Same numbers and everything!
Personally, I’m more upset about the renaissance of the mohawk.--Alex_Lewis
Everybody should at least fake a bunt sometime during the at-bat--Tweedledumb
by Sabean's_Folly on Dec 18, 2009 3:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yankees lose money six years running?
They must be bankrupt by now.
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"I sometimes still can get insider info and I am not a dumb or average fan.
Molina is needed."
by natteringnabob on Dec 18, 2009 4:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The Boss does it for love of the game
Ok, not really.
The Forbes article only looks at strictly baseball operations and not related businesses. If you factor in revenue from the YES cable network, the Yankees are actually a very profitable team. The Yankees and YES are part of the same holding company and Steinbrenner owns about 30% of YES, which according to some estimates translates into about $50m of net profit annually.
If you can get 3:2 on a headline of "Giants Pitcher Assaults General Manager" at some point this year, take it.
by esseffgeez on Dec 18, 2009 4:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Don't the Giants own part of their cable station too?
Even more secret profits.
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by Bhaakon on Dec 18, 2009 5:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yep, they’re 30% owners of CSN Bay Area. And last year, TV ratings were up 39% from 2008, the third highest regional sports network ratings increase in all of MLB for the 2009 season
So to Lars’ and Scott Boras’ point, the Giants are perfectly capable of raising their payroll; the owners just don’t want to.
If you can get 3:2 on a headline of "Giants Pitcher Assaults General Manager" at some point this year, take it.
by esseffgeez on Dec 18, 2009 6:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
that would be OK
if they were also capable of lowering ticket prices.
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"I sometimes still can get insider info and I am not a dumb or average fan.
Molina is needed."
by natteringnabob on Dec 18, 2009 6:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Who cares about that.
I’d rather watch a winner on TV than a loser in person.
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by Bhaakon on Dec 18, 2009 9:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
/its a tarp image
"It appears that Sabean is playing a game of chicken with Neukom wherein he elucidates the most outrageous things he could do as ML GM without getting fired." - cornball
by scout6 on Dec 18, 2009 10:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
not sure if I should rec this one
but I will for SFKMike in case he’s ill or has something better to do than post photoshopped Star Wars characters on a Giants Nerd board in the middle of December.
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"I sometimes still can get insider info and I am not a dumb or average fan.
Molina is needed."
by natteringnabob on Dec 18, 2009 10:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
risking the sarchasm
Unfortunately spending their payroll savings on Ivy League tuition and yachts is not going to bring you a winner to watch on TV. They don’t seem to be able to spend the money wisely anyway, but at least we could afford to go to more games to see cheap mediocrities than the expensive mediocrities currently on the field.
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"I sometimes still can get insider info and I am not a dumb or average fan.
Molina is needed."
by natteringnabob on Dec 18, 2009 10:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'd rather watch a bad team on TV than waste my money to watch in person.
Spending $40+ and spending 5 hours to whatch a crappy team lose really, really pisses me off.
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by Bhaakon on Dec 18, 2009 11:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
A bad team on TV means tons of fun on McC.
"meh"
by SFGuy on Dec 18, 2009 11:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Soooooo, the warriors for example….
by PiKAgiant on Dec 18, 2009 11:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
by Natto on Dec 19, 2009 10:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty much.
But it makes my $7 kielbasa taste like ash.
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by Bhaakon on Dec 18, 2009 11:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Paying to watch bad baseball is like paying for a Tabasco sauce enema. Thats what it is like with the Giants offense. Three to five minutes of torturous, unwatchable, incompetency. They swing like they have hookers waiting for them in the clubhouse
And the painful part, as the seasons continue to pile one shitty offensive performance on top of another, year in and year out, is that it is all so predictable. Even the casual inter-web cruiser knows before the Giants break camp, that there is no there, there.
And the reason is because those in charge of such things, either cannot or will not do anything to change it. Because they don’t have to.
But the most painful and frustrating part is that it hasn’t and doesn’t have to be this way. It is the greed and incompetency of a few that have made it so.
by E Ticket on Dec 19, 2009 12:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
this
I’m only able to make it to a handful of games anyway. In all honesty, this wouldn’t change for me if tix prices went up 25% and a title had any chance of delivery.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
by DrStankus on Dec 18, 2009 11:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm just sayin'
if the money is spent on players, or player development, or re-signing pitchers, super.
If it’s spent on, I dunno, not baseball, I’m not sure how that savings helps deliver a title or a hitter to make Lincecum and Cain less depressed at pitching 6 inning shutout losses.
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"I sometimes still can get insider info and I am not a dumb or average fan.
Molina is needed."
by natteringnabob on Dec 18, 2009 11:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
PRETTY YELLOW LEGOS!
... null, void, invalid, iniquitous, unjust, damnable, reprobate, inane, empty of meaning and effect for all time
by shanghaijim on Dec 18, 2009 5:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I find it hilarious.
That they Giants went out and signed Zito and Rowand when the team absolutely stunk, essentially show the fanbase that management wasn’t going to cheap out. Now that it actually matters, however, management IS cheaping out, in large part because their dramatic PR signings have backfired so catastrophically.
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by Bhaakon on Dec 19, 2009 1:06 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
+1
I give most of the blame to MaGowan and I think the Giants do too as he is the one that lost his job over these.
by giantsrainman on Dec 19, 2009 1:19 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That’s convenient to do even though it’s Sabean’s job to make personnel decisions and construct the team. It’s a very juicy rationalization.
Give him another 2 year extension!
Why isn't Sabean held accountable for leading the Giants into many years of mediocrity???
by oldrips on Dec 21, 2009 9:08 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Indeed. A lesson to us all that doing dramatic stuff for show is almost never a good idea. not that i ever learn.
... null, void, invalid, iniquitous, unjust, damnable, reprobate, inane, empty of meaning and effect for all time
by shanghaijim on Dec 19, 2009 11:25 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
DIVIDENDZZZ!!!
"…this thing which tells time."
by Cody_ransom on Dec 19, 2009 10:53 AM PST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Why I hate reporters' quest to be the one to break Hot Stove news.
Exhibit A. Will this deal ever be consummated? (Yes, I know, TWSS.)
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Dec 18, 2009 3:10 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
It’s funny because Mike Lowell is just not that good anymore
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
I take pictures
by SoFa King Mike on Dec 18, 2009 3:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wilson
I wonder if Sabean has thrown Wilson’s name out there in search of bat. He would seem more expendable than someone like Sanchez and is still under team control.
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
by Goofus on Dec 18, 2009 3:16 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I told you
He’s rock hard
... null, void, invalid, iniquitous, unjust, damnable, reprobate, inane, empty of meaning and effect for all time
by shanghaijim on Dec 18, 2009 3:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know that there’s much demand… the Padres are supposed to be shopping Heath Bell but it seems like there haven’t been any takers yet.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Dec 18, 2009 3:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
GM Z not done tablesetting
Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports tweets that the Tigers, Giants and Royals have interest in Jack Cust. ESPN.com’s Jerry Crasnick says the Mariners may be the favorites to sign Cust.
by wilriv21 on Dec 18, 2009 3:19 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
moar
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
by DrStankus on Dec 18, 2009 3:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He’s going all the way to the paired forks for the fish course.
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by shanghaijim on Dec 18, 2009 5:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Thank God
"Any time I watch a game on television, I have to turn the commentators off. They say 'he's playing well' and I'm thinking 'no, he's not.' My advice to anyone is don't listen to the experts, just watch the game and gather your own opinion."
-Roy Keane
by Useful_Idiot on Dec 18, 2009 3:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Brad Ausmus, Kevin Millar, and Gary Sheffield. Get'er Done Sabes
by drunkgiant on Dec 18, 2009 3:35 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
of The NY Times says that Damon came back to the Yanks late Thursday and asked fortwo years and $20MM, however by that point the team had agreed to a deal with Johnson and there was no going back.
This is Reneria money
by wilriv21 on Dec 18, 2009 3:48 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I have always loved Of’s work.
He's not retired...THANK YOU!
by baybruin415 on Dec 18, 2009 3:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Just in case you haven’t felt completely creeped out today: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf6_qDoCUu0
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 Dec 18, 2009 4:41 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Kill with broom. Step on strays. Easy and fun.
by maysian on Dec 18, 2009 6:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
MLB network last night
A quick recap on Giants topics:
- Sandoval “clogs up the bases”
- Giants “don’t need table setters, they need guys to cross the plate” (!)
- Rowand and Franchez were both labeled “average joe’s” for being the most average player at their position in the NL
- Lincecum the biggest bargain in the majors
There was a “stats” part of the show, and they talked a lot about OBP, NJ being discussed as being in the top 5 last year, and they were all shocked.
Anyone else catch the show? That’s all I can remember, I think my brain shut down after I heard those things.
F. the Lewis.
by calpolynate on Dec 18, 2009 4:42 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
How can you cross the plate if noone sets it on the table? If the plate is still in the cupboard there’s nothing there to cross now is there?
by Merope on Dec 18, 2009 4:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
What if I want soup?
"It's too late now."
by ResDog on Dec 18, 2009 10:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That sounds really stupid
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Dec 18, 2009 6:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
massively incredibly stupid
why are people still this stupid?
There’s so much information about how baseball scoring happens, that to claim to be a professional analyst and not know it is insane. The only way you can be this ignorant is by forcing yourself to be this ignorant.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
by DrStankus on Dec 18, 2009 8:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
even beside the stats
have they not seen Pablo run? He’s kinda got that Robert Newhouse bowling ball thing going on. He’s not going to steal any bases, but neither is anybody else on the squad.
And if he carries one less 40 lb sack of cement in his jersey this season, I think that comment is even more ridiculous.
Maybe they got their Messican catchers confused and thought Molina was still there…
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"I sometimes still can get insider info and I am not a dumb or average fan.
Molina is needed."
by natteringnabob on Dec 18, 2009 9:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
this
now, Molina’s speed was a negative.
It would still hurt his value if he were a .400 OBP hitter, compared to a .400 OBP hitter with average speed. But with that OBP it would take an amazing lack of speed to make him “clog the bases”, one that might not exist for people who have functioning legs.
Molina is a 300 OBP player, and except for some Dingerz every other thing is negative.
Hmm, need to noodle the math. Wonder if there is some combination of power and speed that allows a 300 OBP to be palatable. I suppose defense should be factored in too.
Would also be interesting to find the worst OBP by a player who ranks as an average MLB player. Scott?
Further, the whole notion of “clogging the bases” is moronic. What’s the best environment for run scoring? Oh yeah, having a runner on every base. The bases are full, clogged, chocked, covered, et cetera, et cetera, ad nauseum.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
by DrStankus on Dec 18, 2009 11:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
If you define "MLB Average" as 2 WAR or better
Miguel Olive: .292
Jimmy Rollins .296
There may be more.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
by Bhaakon on Dec 19, 2009 1:02 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Is Olivo good at defense? WAR doesn’t factor that.
I remember him being effective at throwing runners out.
Lethargy
It has me
by dregarx on Dec 19, 2009 11:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He’s one of the worst catchers in the majors, according to the fan scouting report.
by Evan on Dec 19, 2009 1:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Next To Last At -8.8 Runs According To
And, -6 Runs according to Chone.
by giantsrainman on Dec 19, 2009 2:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
In sum then, he’s probably not MLB average.
Lethargy
It has me
by dregarx on Dec 19, 2009 4:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
BUT DINGERZ!!!
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
by daveinexile on Dec 20, 2009 8:21 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
wow
that’s embarrassing. In fact, that’s Rattorific.
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"I sometimes still can get insider info and I am not a dumb or average fan.
Molina is needed."
by natteringnabob on Dec 18, 2009 6:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I saw guys wearing these a week ago walking around with menacing looks on their faces, ready to pounce on all worthy and unworthy foes.
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
by Yoyo on Dec 20, 2009 11:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
OT
Does anyone here know why my google reader feeds would be so delayed? For example this was posted at 1 pm and just showed in my reader now. It does this for pretty much all of the sites I subscribe to.
by Into the Void on Dec 18, 2009 4:48 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Mine is a little slow also. Not as slow as yours seems to be but still slow.
by chilibean_3 on Dec 18, 2009 4:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Everybody’s off work and the interwebs is clogged up.
by Merope on Dec 18, 2009 4:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's just frustrating
Yesterday I wanted to make a joke about Adrian Beltre’s testicles and two hundred people had already beat me to it.
by Into the Void on Dec 18, 2009 5:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
His testicles really took a beating yesterday.
by chilibean_3 on Dec 18, 2009 5:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
YOU GUYS SANG THE POKEMON THEME SONG WITHOUT ME!!!!!??!
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Official McPokeMaster
by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 18, 2009 5:38 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
THAT’S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU MISS MOST OF THE DAY ON THIS THREAD.
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 18, 2009 5:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
READ MY SIGNATURE!!!!
READ IT
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 18, 2009 5:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
READ YOUR DAMN SIGNATURE
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 18, 2009 5:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 18, 2009 5:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
READ YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Official McPokeMaster
by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 18, 2009 5:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
TRUE STORY: THAT RMEINDED ME THAT WE HAD EGGNOG SO I JUST DRANK SOME
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 18, 2009 6:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
COOL STORY BRO
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 18, 2009 6:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
DON’T CALL ME DUDE, COMRADE.
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 18, 2009 6:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
DON’T CALL ME GIRLFRIEND, BUDDY.
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 18, 2009 6:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’M NOT YOUR GIRLFRIEND, PALOCO.
Joe Martinez: You are cool.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
by cornball on Dec 18, 2009 9:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
IT'S ENRICO POLLAZZO!
"It appears that Sabean is playing a game of chicken with Neukom wherein he elucidates the most outrageous things he could do as ML GM without getting fired." - cornball
by scout6 on Dec 19, 2009 10:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
DON'T CALL ME POLLAZO
HOT ROD!
Skinny cooks?
I don't trust em.
by LargeFarva on Dec 19, 2009 11:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
DON'T CALL ME HOT ROD
OPTIMUS!
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
I take pictures
by SoFa King Mike on Dec 20, 2009 3:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
DOMT CALL ME OPTIMUS
MEGATRON!
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Also, Tim Lincecum
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 20, 2009 3:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I was just making a Pulp Fiction reference, but apparently it’s a state of mind where you think you’re a volcano.
Joe Martinez: You are cool.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
by cornball on Dec 20, 2009 8:51 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
OT
Info on the Twitter hax0rz http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/12/17/twitter-reportedly-hacked-by-iranian-cyber-army/
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 Dec 18, 2009 6:59 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
So, has anyone figured out who Duanel Jones is yet?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Dec 18, 2009 7:21 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Vell, Duanel’s just zis guy, you know?
by Merope on Dec 18, 2009 7:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
the long lost brother of Andruw Jones?
by 49erEmpire on Dec 18, 2009 7:26 PM PST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
The third cousin of Indiana Jones?
by DFAAurillia on Dec 18, 2009 7:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
the ex-wife of Mike Jones?
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 18, 2009 7:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Who?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Dec 18, 2009 7:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
(someone replies, MIKE JONES!) come on people.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Dec 19, 2009 9:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs