Where are you from, Giants fans?
by Yoyo on Dec 21, 2009 11:05 AM PST
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PrintSo, you're a Giants fan. Not really sure why you'd devote so much time and energy to watch such a pathetic batting lineup, but you know you like Timmy and his Choco tacos. Cain doesn't know how to win, ever, but hey, he's got some good stuff. Hell, you might even like some of Zito's pitching performances when it's not the first half of the season. And maybe you like the Panda's newfound devotion to eating less than 3 room service meals a day.
The San Francisco Giants began as the New York Giants in 1883, when Randy Johnson was a wide-eyed batboy for the Boston Beaneaters. Since then, we have come a long way and won the most number of games in sports history, and since then the Giants fanbase has disintegrated to short, terse uses of "TWSS!", "BORK", and "STFD". We have really come a long way.
Speaking of a long way, where are you from? No, you can't vote for two locations, who do you think you are?
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How's the weather in dreamworld?
wet?
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis. To pass the time during the offseason I decided to try my hand at blogging about photography and music.
Depends on his mood.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 21, 2009 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
Great googly moogly
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East Coast (VA). I’m usually very sleepy the next day at work after staying way too late to watch the Giants.
How was the storm? Philly was shut down.
say hey nation is the Ralph Nader of McC.-Xanthan
by say hey nation on Dec 21, 2009 11:47 AM PST up reply actions
My girlfriend is from back east and everyone was sending her picture messages of the snow so she sent back a picture message of the sunny weather and a palm tree. She didn’t get nice responses back. It was beautiful in the South Bay on Sunday though.
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We had the most snow here I remember for a long time too. Been a weird winter for sure. Hardly anything and a few huge storms.
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where you living now?
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by say hey nation on Dec 21, 2009 11:55 AM PST up reply actions
Second biggest snowfall I’ve ever seen here and I’ve lived here on and off for 20 years now. I really miss my Jeep. I remember after the blizzard of ’96 when the city was too poor to plow the roads virtually having the city to myself because I could drive over the piles and drifts and sometimes having to drive on sidewalks sometimes to get around because there were stuck cars all over the city blocking roads.
Now I got little wimp car I had to dig out not once but twice thanks to a totally gratuitous (and malicious) snow plow maneuver. But I did get a snow day today!
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
Where is here?
say hey nation is the Ralph Nader of McC.-Xanthan
by say hey nation on Dec 21, 2009 12:37 PM PST up reply actions
Capitol Hill, DC
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
Omaha didn’t get touched by the most recent storm, but the one a couple of weeks ago shut the city down. We got ten inches, which is huge for Omaha. They hadn’t had a storm that big in twenty-some years.
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.
23 inches in Philly. Record is 30 (96) and behind that was 20 inches.
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by say hey nation on Dec 21, 2009 1:05 PM PST up reply actions
That is nutty. My first year in Boston we got over 20 inches in a storm. Craziness.
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.
Yeah, I experience stuff like this in NH, but they are prepared for it and the roads are plowed almost immediately. Philly/ Not so prepared.
say hey nation is the Ralph Nader of McC.-Xanthan
by say hey nation on Dec 21, 2009 1:08 PM PST up reply actions
Big cities always have a problem with large amounts of snow. There’s nowhere to put it, so the streets never really get plowed.
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.
Philly also only has like 200 plows.
say hey nation is the Ralph Nader of McC.-Xanthan
by say hey nation on Dec 21, 2009 1:11 PM PST up reply actions
That’s ridiculous.
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.
Shortly after i moved to Boston they had a combined blizzard/hurricane storm which, having lived my entire life at that point in California, just blew my mind. But I found that Boston preprared for storms briliiantly, lots of communication with the residents and good plowing on the main roads at least. Chicago was even better. First year I lived in Chicago there was a storm that started on New Year’s Eve and didn’t end till Jan. 3 — 38 inches. Then it proceeded to be sub-zero weather for the next 5 weeks during which it snowed many more times. The sidewalks were turned into these giant snow canyons, and sometimes snow tubes, but driving on the streets was never terribly difficult.
DC on the other hand, after the blizzard of ’96 (an incredible for DC 26 inches), declared that it was too expensive to pay workers OT to plow the street, and that we could all wait until in melted. The city was completely shut down for over a week.
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
DC sucks with snow. Didn’t they use beet juice instead of salt one year?
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.
Were they trying to make beet flavored snow cones?
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 21, 2009 4:14 PM PST up reply actions
Snow runs red on the highway.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 21, 2009 6:00 PM PST up reply actions
I’m in Bethesda right now, it got pretty wrecked
Also known to haunt as theghostoftravisdenker and theaccidentalghostofsergioromo.
by theghostofjasonellison on Dec 21, 2009 2:23 PM PST up reply actions
welcome
and nice sig…
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 21, 2009 8:30 PM PST up reply actions
The snow was intense in DC! I had a flight to SF scheduled for Saturday, but it got pushed back a day. I barely was able to get to the airport (Dulles) yesterday since the metro buses weren’t running and the shuttles were booked solid… luckily I was able to find a ride, after pushing my friend’s car across an icy back road.
Osiris, Lord of the Dead, and... relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants?
I live in Walnut Creek but my office is really close to AT&T
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis. To pass the time during the offseason I decided to try my hand at blogging about photography and music.
I’m a misguided Marin County hot-tubber
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
Isn’t the BC/USC game at AT&T? Are you going? Too bad this is the worst Eagles team of the decade — beating SC would be sweet.
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
I’ll be there. Shinskie is a terrible QB, but the rest of the team isn’t bad, just completely held back by the quarterbacking incompetence.
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.
Old crappy freshman is old and crappy.
Joe Martinez: You are cool.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
I was thinking of going, but eh. I might invite one of my high school friends who went to USC over and trash talk.
Definitely not a great Eagles team, but I’m pretty damn impressed that they managed to scrape together an 8-4 record despite everything (yes, the ACC is weak, but still.)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
Weak isn’t the word for what the ACC was this year.
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
I am from a place west of the Mississippi that doesn’t have a local team. Therefore, I voted for Pablo Sandoval’s house.
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.
As for my earlier years, I have lived in:
Washington, DC (Capitol Hill southeast)
Tokyo
Middletown, NJ
Palo Alto
Boston
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.
Hey were you born in SE? That’s my stomping grounds these days.
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
I was! Of course, it was the ghetto back then. We lived at 16th and A.
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.
Round the corner from the UnSafeway. The first time I lived here was ‘88 and I was on 8th and D, NE, just down the block from DC General. There was a group of guys who always hung out at the 7-11 across the street who’d get their drugs from the midnight shift orderlies at the hospital. I remember one of them I used to give occasional beers to to watch my car (the only in my block that never had a window broken!) and one day I noticed an uzi dangling underneath his jacket and when he saw me looking at it, he said, “on the Hill you definitely gotta believe in the power of firearms.”
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
Oh man. The craziness of the district. I was really little when we lived there, but I definitely remember when my dad’s car windows were smashed. I also remember when the apartment building around the corner burned down. The official story was that some lady was smoking crack and passed out. The pipe was still smoldering and rolled under her couch. Oops.
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.
And lest anyone think I was trying, and failing to make a joke about the UnSafeway, there’s a long DC tradition of nicknaming all the Safeways, typically with another word beginning with S (Secret Safeway, Social Safeway, Soviet Safeway). I’ve actually witnessed heated debates about which is named what at parties here.
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
Live in the South Bay, for the past few days in my new place near Saratoga. Lived all in a 30 minute radius of here my whole life except for two misguided years in Wisconsin.
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IIRC not a lot of the McCoven actually live in SF.
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I took this to be asking where you are originally from, rather than where you currently reside… perhaps I answered incorrectly.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 21, 2009 12:12 PM PST up reply actions
The answer to both for me would be SF, so my answer is still valid!
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Although I had some Daly City in between…
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In Order of Appearance:
Fremont
Newark
Vallejo
Berkeley
San Rafael
…
Profit!
I don't know about that, to the groin.
Sammafuckinteo! But now I think I should have voted south bay to bolster the Giants’ argument against the A’s moving there.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 21, 2009 12:06 PM PST reply actions
Cotati, CA
Durham, NH
Philadelphia, PA
say hey nation is the Ralph Nader of McC.-Xanthan
by say hey nation on Dec 21, 2009 12:07 PM PST reply actions
I put LA Metro, cause there is not Orange County on there.
Santa Clara → Long Beach -→ Anaheim
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Dec 21, 2009 12:22 PM PST reply actions
That’s weird formatting. I guess i must change my icon now.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Dec 21, 2009 12:24 PM PST up reply actions
Suburban Philly.
I’ll always remember 2009 as the year I finally got out to San Francisco, and loved every second of it.
Armpit of the earth (Houston) —> Boise, Idaho —> Twickenham, England —> Leiden, Netherlands —> Menlo Park, California —> Amherst, Massachusetts —> Bali, Indonesia —> Singapore —> Menlo Park, California
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Dec 21, 2009 12:27 PM PST reply actions
wait,
so now it’s Giant Fan in Menlo Park?
co-dad w/AfDC of
Ishikawa, the Topps Rookie All Star Team's First baseman. Does he get a chance in 2010?
Yeah, but I can't change the handle without losing all my vital stats.
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Dec 21, 2009 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
your heart rate?
Gary Darling, go DIAFF.
by The Enchanter on Dec 21, 2009 7:45 PM PST up reply actions
representin straight outta da Nez?
ya feel?
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Official McPokeMaster
by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 21, 2009 12:36 PM PST reply actions
I feel lots of things.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 21, 2009 12:38 PM PST up reply actions
No you dont you cold bastard.
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Official McPokeMaster
by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 21, 2009 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
I feel a few things. :(
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 21, 2009 12:45 PM PST up reply actions
Whats your address? I want to send you a x-mas gift
say hey nation is the Ralph Nader of McC.-Xanthan
by say hey nation on Dec 21, 2009 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Official McPokeMaster
by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 21, 2009 12:45 PM PST up reply actions
Vallejo
Lindsay
Chico
San Francisco
Boston
New York
DC
Prague
London
DC
San Francisco
Chicago
DC
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
What did you do for baseball in Prague/London? Cricket? Soccer?
Was baseball even around? I know someone singed a catcher from Prague (or surrounding areas) to decent money.
say hey nation is the Ralph Nader of McC.-Xanthan
by say hey nation on Dec 21, 2009 12:43 PM PST up reply actions
Cricket's entertaining to watch when they play the shorter one-day tests.
The first 15 innings specifically.
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Dec 21, 2009 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
I was in Prague in 89/90 — if we could get our hands on a month old USA Today it was cause for a week’s celebration. The World Cup was going on while I lived in London and I even worked at a pub so that was pretty fun. The Irish and English both did pretty well that year as I recall.
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
707!
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 21, 2009 12:46 PM PST up reply actions
Pretty short time. Though I did nearly make a comback when my aunt offered me the family music store after college. Corner of Sonoma and Georgia Ave.
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
California emigrant
Originally from Redding, CA now residing in Northern Virginia where Nationals’ games are thankfully blacked out on mlb tv. =/
But yeah, 10 p.m. start times for Giants games = late nights.
Pray for a snow drift.
by BurkettandSwift on Dec 21, 2009 12:45 PM PST reply actions
San Francisco
San Bruno
Daly City
Pomona
Chino Hills
Venice Beach
Culver City
Brooklyn
Manhattan
the longest i’ve ever lived in one city is Daly City, for eight years. the shortest is brooklyn, for three months.
everywhere i go, though, i meet hella giants fans.
nowhere but the bay do i meet warriors fans.
Dodgers fans eat their young.
I live in San Jose
born and raised
gonna be pretty weird when (if?) the A’s move here I guess i’ll be constantly abusing Kurt Suzuki? in front of A’s fans
assuming 1. Kurt Suzuki is still an A (doubtful) and 2. there are actually A’s fans around here (doubtful)
Columbia, Missouri
Trieste, Italy
Columbia again
Taipei, Taiwan
Oberlin, Ohio
Champaign, Illinois
Berkeley
Oakland
El Cerrito
Oakland again
I was quite an international traveler as a toddler, but haven’t been outside North America since the age of 7.
I’ve been at my current Oakland residence for 15+ years now. If I’d known I would have been here this long I would have looked to buy.
I believe that’s Illinus.
Joe Martinez: You are cool.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
I suppose I was. The mascot was a particularly big issue the two years I was there (92-93) and there was a vote in the student government elections to remove it. I’m not sure if the party running to remove the mascot actually would have had the authority to do so if even if they’d won (which they didn’t). But I guess that’s never stopped parties from making it part of their platform.
by non sequitur on Dec 21, 2009 7:48 PM PST up reply actions
Other: 7 votes
A lot more people live in the Mississippi River than I thought.
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
Mermen!
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Official McPokeMaster
by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 21, 2009 2:50 PM PST up reply actions
SEXIST
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 21, 2009 8:32 PM PST up reply actions
Ok fine
Mermen and MerJponry and MerBVCE!
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Official McPokeMaster
by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 21, 2009 10:39 PM PST up reply actions
Mermerope and MercCanofcorn
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
MerSFGiantsgirl
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 23, 2009 3:40 PM PST up reply actions
Novato
Santa Rosa
Novato
Waco, TX
Novato
Claremont, CA
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
GET THAT VORP AND WHIP SH!T OUTTA HERE!!!
how are you liking claremont?
i went to cal poly pomona but we had a ton of friends at the claremont colleges and spent many a drunken night at the Blackwatch.
Dodgers fans eat their young.
When were you around Claremont?
I’m a CMC alum.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Dec 21, 2009 5:36 PM PST up reply actions
It's nice
I’m starting to like it more… plus there’s a lot of stuff closeby, so that’s good.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
GET THAT VORP AND WHIP SH!T OUTTA HERE!!!
I always get Montclair and Claremont mixed up
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Dec 21, 2009 6:56 PM PST up reply actions
I get confused about where some cities begin and where some cities end
Like this one area that’s Montclair/Upland/Ontario or something
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
GET THAT VORP AND WHIP SH!T OUTTA HERE!!!
Sacramento
very boring place:(
On the "Brian Sabean should be fired" bandwagon
I want winners...and Eric Berry
Grew up in El Cerrito, now live in Berkeley after stops in Virginia and Seattle for school
A hearty thank you to Rich Aurilia for all the good memories, and to the Niners for finally getting the uni's (mostly) right.
Danbury, CT
Washington, CT
Worcester, MA
Stamford, CT
Brooklyn, NY
Carrboro, NC
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Dec 21, 2009 2:20 PM PST reply actions
Indiana, of course
Long story, here’s the short version:
My Little League team won city—I played first and batted over .300, no power, lousy D, slow. But we won. For winning, we got to see a Reds game at Crosley. They played the Giants.
We took infield with the Reds, big day. I worked up the courage to ask Pete Rose for his autograph. He was a complete dick.
Trying not to cry, wandered around, Willie McCovey saw, me took me to the Giants dugout, got my glove signed by him, Willie Mays, Jim Ray Hart, Jose Pagan, Juan Marichal. I was twelve.
Giants won the game. Mays, McCovey and Hart all went yard. I alienated all my teammates by rooting for the wrong team.
Been a Giants fan every day since.
Fulfilling your Gus Benusa needs since 2009!
by Giantsfan4life on Dec 21, 2009 2:30 PM PST reply actions 13 recs
Pete Rose LOL what a dick
Nice job making the right choice
On the "Brian Sabean should be fired" bandwagon
I want winners...and Eric Berry
This is an excellent story!
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 21, 2009 2:34 PM PST up reply actions
That is an awesome story.
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 21, 2009 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
This story deserves a wider audience. Very cool.
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Dec 21, 2009 2:44 PM PST up reply actions
Like Rose himself, the ass.
I remember your first version.
You should print it and see if he’ll sign it at one of his damned shows.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Dec 23, 2009 9:02 PM PST up reply actions
Rose only sells his sig, which is why it’s fairly worthless.
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 21, 2009 3:37 PM PST up reply actions
best
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Dec 21, 2009 5:30 PM PST up reply actions
They should ban that Rose character from ever getting into the Hall of Fame.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 21, 2009 6:03 PM PST up reply actions
BANNED!
Officially disinterested in any high school outfielders from the state of Mississippi.
Proud adoptive parent of Sergio Romo. Looking forward to adopting Justin Smoak.
Rose, that is...
Officially disinterested in any high school outfielders from the state of Mississippi.
Proud adoptive parent of Sergio Romo. Looking forward to adopting Justin Smoak.
Fantastic.
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.
And that is why! /swoons
... null, void, invalid, iniquitous, unjust, damnable, reprobate, inane, empty of meaning and effect for all time
by shanghaijim on Dec 21, 2009 10:06 PM PST up reply actions
So cool
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis. To pass the time during the offseason I decided to try my hand at blogging about photography and music.
San Diego ⇒ Phoenix/Mesa/Chandler/Scottdale/Tucson ⇒ Albuquerque ⇒ San Diego ⇒ San Francisco/Pleasanton/San Ramon ⇒ Antioch ⇒ Lodi ⇒Reno
Matt Downs . The Kevin Frandsen of 2010 !
Must agree. Only lived there for about a year in between relo’s. I did like camping at Brannan Island SP, however. We still go for about a week each year. Basically just lay around in hammocks, read books, cook/eat, and listen to the G’s on KNBR.
Matt Downs . The Kevin Frandsen of 2010 !
Ok, Yoyo, you pissed me off, WHERE THE HELL IS OXFORD, OH ON THIS LIST? OR OHIO FOR MOTHERS SAKE!!!!!!! :) not everybody here on this forum is from the Bay Area or California, hell more people are starting to move out… actually i’m from the east bay
Ohio’s a part of Mexico, right?
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
Is Mendocino County 'North Bay'?
Didn’t know, so opted for the “other place in NorCal” option
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
You are from Marijuanaville
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 21, 2009 3:25 PM PST up reply actions
Looking for his lost papers and bong?
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 21, 2009 6:04 PM PST up reply actions
LOL Willits
Rio Nido?
Let’s nail that down.
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 21, 2009 8:34 PM PST up reply actions
Foster City to Menlo Park to Palo Alto to Tacoma to Menlo Park to Belmont, CA to Menlo Park to Santa Clara to Pleasanton to San Jose.
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 21, 2009 3:40 PM PST reply actions
Traverse City, MI
Columbus, IN
Edinburg, IN
Rock Island, IL
Racine, WI
Dubuque, IA
Thomasboro, IL
Paxton, IL
San Diego, CA
North Chicago, IL
Long Beach, CA
Vallejo, CA
Chulajuana, CA
Vallejo, CA
Benicia, CA
What the heck is Chulajuana? Is it slang for Chula Vista?
Also, where did you live in LB?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Dec 21, 2009 6:59 PM PST up reply actions
Most “old school” San Diegan’s refer to Chula Vista as Chulajuana. Wait…is that wrong ?
Matt Downs . The Kevin Frandsen of 2010 !
I work near La Habra and some people call it Guadalahabra
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Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Dec 22, 2009 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
Grew up in Fullerton, Grass Valley now. Yes, we call it Guadalahabra
by igotnothing on Dec 23, 2009 11:44 AM PST up reply actions
I moved to San Jose from the East Bay (Pittsburg/Antioch area) this summer. I lived in the East Bay for 26 years. I like San Jose much better. Next season I get to take Caltrain to the ballpark.
Supporting San Francisco Dugout since 2005 and Manny Burriss since 2006. Bringing you all your California League and New York-Penn League needs since 2009.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Dec 21, 2009 5:29 PM PST reply actions
Born in Amsterdam, grew up in the south bay (Sunnyvale), college in Santa Barbara, worked for 3 years in SF, and now I’ve been living in DC for 2.5 years. SF is my favorite place of all those.
Osiris, Lord of the Dead, and... relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants?
Currently in Korea...
but I’m from “Somewhere else in NorCal” based on hairball’s choice.
Where in Korea?
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
GET THAT VORP AND WHIP SH!T OUTTA HERE!!!
Pyeongtaek
About an hour South of Seoul by bus.
Why is that water not an ugly shade of green? I don’t trust it.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 21, 2009 7:30 PM PST up reply actions
A friend of mine just engineered a job-related move from there … to Davis, CA. I like Davis, but I’m pretty sure my friend is a dope.
by non sequitur on Dec 21, 2009 7:54 PM PST up reply actions
What is Sydney like? Seriously… I’d love to visit, and I know close to nothing about the city. Would you compare it to any other cities you’ve been to?
"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 21, 2009 9:03 PM PST up reply actions
uh, it’s actually pretty similar to Hong Kong if everyone there spoke English and it wasn’t so heavily polluted.
it’s an extremely expensive place to live right now, but it’s pretty incredible. one of the most multicultural places in the world i think. you can get some of the most amazing food because of this. Just up around the corner from my house there are 2 italian, 2 thai, 2 vietnamese, 3 chinese restaurants and one korean BBQ restaurant all one one strip.
While Sydney does have some attractions, if you actually want to do a lot of stuff when you’re in australia you’re better off heading north, unless you’re really into shopping, sports and getting drunk. then sydney is very, very fun.
if you are going to come try to come around the start of autumn (march), i’d avoid coming anytime between nov-feb because of how hot it gets. today it was 35C (95F) at 6pm and you sort of dont want to come to a country when there are pretty heavy bushfires that happen basically every year that time. autumn is great because you get a nice mix of weather and most days are pretty sweet. winter isn’t that cold, but the rain can spoil your trip. spring is okay, but you’ll most likely get sick.
if you do come to sydney, i’d make sure you at least go to the gold coast which is like a 2+ hour drive.
fun parks, beer, fun beaches, lots of NICE women and the meter maids (instead of issuing tickets for expired parking, they put coins into the meter and plus they dress like this
,)
i’ve had a blast every time i’ve gone up there.
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
by Tim LinCyYoung on Dec 22, 2009 6:26 AM PST up reply actions
You totally made that up!
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Proud adoptive parent of Sergio Romo. Looking forward to adopting Justin Smoak.
which part?
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
by Tim LinCyYoung on Dec 22, 2009 6:59 AM PST up reply actions
Umm
Living in Australia. Cute meter maids who put money IN meters for you. I don’t know. That can’t all be true, can it?
Officially disinterested in any high school outfielders from the state of Mississippi.
Proud adoptive parent of Sergio Romo. Looking forward to adopting Justin Smoak.
http://www.metermaids.com/
mmmmhmmmm
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
by Tim LinCyYoung on Dec 22, 2009 7:16 AM PST up reply actions
i go to hong kong pretty much every year, the nightlife is pretty similar except there are waaay more drunk girls in sydney.
if you think hong kong, with breathable air, good weather and beaches which actually have waves and low e-coli counts, you’re pretty good. if you love beaches, you’d be insane not to come to australia.
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
by Tim LinCyYoung on Dec 22, 2009 3:18 PM PST up reply actions
Just go before the Oceans rise!
say hey nation is the Ralph Nader of McC.-Xanthan
by say hey nation on Dec 22, 2009 8:04 AM PST up reply actions
pfft opera building looks like sails whatever
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by shanghaijim on Dec 21, 2009 10:07 PM PST up reply actions
wait, we’re doing whole lists now?
okay
Sonora (the one in California) →Santa Rosa → Davis → Sacramento →El Cerrito → Dongying (China) → Sacramento → Albany (the one in California)
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
“One of these things is not like the other. One of these things just doesn’t belong.”
Officially disinterested in any high school outfielders from the state of Mississippi.
Proud adoptive parent of Sergio Romo. Looking forward to adopting Justin Smoak.
El Cerrito? Yeah, I thought the same thing.
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
West Placer
South Berkeley
North Oakland
West Village
Hell’s Kitchen
Coos County, OR
Lakeshore (Oakland)
SF (by Balboa Park)
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."
Austin, TX, via Laguna Beach, San Clemente, Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Austin TX, Isla Vista, Austin TX, and Wellington KS. Austin’s about as close as I can get to being in the Bay Area outside of California. But we have better taco stands here.
The whole list...
Hayward → San Leandro → Riverbank → San Rafael → Riverbank → Moraga → Walnut Creek
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis. To pass the time during the offseason I decided to try my hand at blogging about photography and music.
Bethesda, MD
NYC
Richland, WA
Lafayette,CA (became aware of MLB/Giants 1970)
Concord, CA
Midland, MI
Santa Maria, CA (w/6 months in Fairbanks, AK)
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Thessaloniki, greece
NYC
Phoenix, AZ (BLANKland)
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Dec 22, 2009 12:55 AM PST reply actions
Was Dharhan (and Thessaloniki, for that matter) a work-related move?
Officially disinterested in any high school outfielders from the state of Mississippi.
Proud adoptive parent of Sergio Romo. Looking forward to adopting Justin Smoak.
Yes and no.
When Dad got the gig in Saudi with Aramco (Arabian – American Oil Co., can you imagine!) in ’77and moved the family there I was a junior in high school – but the schools available only went to the 9th grade. So we he picked out a private school (Pinewood, in Salonika) for me to attend.
On a side note…my Dad was Bechtel’s expediter at 50 Beale St. for our entire stint in the Bay Area (‘70 – ’73). He was also involved with the first pipeline in Alaska and then the refinery improvements with Aramco. A few years ago I sat down in his study and took a gander at his business connections, which were pretty much worldwide…and really got a different sense of what my father’s life outside the family must have been like. I’m envious as hell!
He’s now a much more interesting character, and I definitely regret not having more in – depth conversations with him before he passed. The guy was a fountain of information, but the love/hate relationship I had for him probably kept a lot of that from being passed on.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Dec 22, 2009 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
Yorkshire, England
London, England
Amsterdam, Netherlands
London England
Durham, England
Liverpool, England
Palo Alto, CA
Liverpool, England
London, England
Proud parent of Waldis Joaquin!
ELITIST
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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Where?
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 22, 2009 8:26 AM PST up reply actions
Santa Rosa
Davis
London, UK
Santa Rosa (again)
San Francisco
"Just another ahahahaha... laugher."
bok bok bok... BOCOCK!
I hope that SF will always be home now, but my family moved around a lot when I was a kid.
NYC
Mexico City
Caracas
Rio de Janeiro
Madrid
London
Stockholm
Tokyo
Hong Kong
Sydney
Manila
Antwerp
Palo Alto
SF
If you can get 3:2 on a headline of "Giants Pitcher Assaults General Manager" at some point this year, take it.
Gosh, how have you people lived in so many places??
Makes me feel bad about my tiny list:
SF → Davis
Yes! Finally someone less well traveled than me…
San Mateo → SF → Pacifica → back to SF
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 22, 2009 4:45 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve only lived in two cities, unless you count the four years I lived in Santa Cruz for school. I sure don’t.
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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Well, if you don’t include where you went to school then I’ve lived in one city. So.. that’s exciting.
I just never considered SC to be “home”. I like SC though.
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To be fair, I included Fremont – which is where I was born, and Newark – where I lived until I was about one.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 22, 2009 4:58 PM PST up reply actions
Basically they’re the same city, so I’m gonna have to deny you on this one.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 22, 2009 5:36 PM PST up reply actions
Well, neither one of them really counted to begin with so it’s no big loss on my part.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 22, 2009 6:04 PM PST up reply actions
Totally
I’ve been to lots of places, but I only ever lived in 3: Metro Manila, San Francisco proper, and Castro Valley.
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I googled images for “Burlingame, bitches!”, hoping that some young feller had doctored something up for his MySpace page, or something.
Instead, the sixth result was from McCovey Chronicles.
I’m just not sure what to think.
Nevada has a minor league team, so when the Grizzlies come I always like watching the future.
I used to like the Patriots and Dodgers, then my balls dropped
by Newcomb29(EDGE) on Dec 23, 2009 9:56 AM PST reply actions
Future Hanshin Tigers and Chiba Lotte Giants!
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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Yeah, they do have a minor league team.
Sincerely hoping their parent club is a less than minor annoyance next season…
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Dec 23, 2009 9:06 PM PST up reply actions
Ann Arbor, MI (1 year)
Rockville, MD (3 years)
Baltimore, MD (14 years)
Poughkeepsie, NY (4 years)
Baltimore, MD (7 years)
San Francisco (12 years)
as of October 2010, I will work in Mission Bay with a view of the ballpark from my office…
4 years in Poughkeepsie?
I’m guessing college. And probably not Vassar. Marist, maybe? (Ain’t Google wonderful?)
Officially disinterested in any high school outfielders from the state of Mississippi.
Proud adoptive parent of Sergio Romo. Looking forward to adopting Justin Smoak.
Kirkland, WA (2 yr)
Norco, CA (3 yrs)
Westminster, CA (2 yrs)
Vallejo, CA (16 yrs)
Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada (6 yrs)
by WilliamVanLaunchingpad on Dec 29, 2009 8:54 AM PST reply actions
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