Report from Fox Sports: Mark DeRosa, Giants close to deal
by Grant Brisbee on Dec 28, 2009 12:51 PM PST
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PrintI’m not going to rage against the impending Mark DeRosa signing just because Mark DeRosa is old and likely to decline. It’s only a two-year deal, and DeRosa really has been an underpaid and productive player in recent years. If he falls off a cliff right away – that is, if he renterizes – it’s not a contract that’s going to handicap efforts to acquire free agents in 2010. As in, the difference between Matt Holliday and no Matt Holliday isn’t Edgar Renteria, and Renteria’s contract didn’t prohibit the Giants from signing Mark DeRosa, so that’s how I’ll look at the DeRosa contract. It’s a risk, but it isn’t a substantial commitment.
I’m not going to rage against the impending Mark DeRosa deal just because as the roster is currently constructed, DeRosa is essentially taking the lineup spot of Ryan Garko. It’s a shame that the Giants believed that Garko’s last 100 at-bats meant more than his previous 1,500, but DeRosa is a more valuable player if he manages to stave off a serious age-related decline. Even considering age, I’d pick DeRosa for the 2010 Giants if I were forced to choose. DeRosa’s ability to play third, second, and the outfield makes a big difference when compared to Garko’s ability to play first poorly.
I’m not going to rage against the impending Mark DeRosa deal just because the Giants are committing to marginal upgrades early in the offseason and deciding that Pablo Sandoval is a first baseman until the end of time. Because this move doesn’t mean any of that, really. The nice thing about DeRosa is that if a first baseman falls into the organization’s lap, Sandoval can stay at third and DeRosa can move to left field. If the market completely dries up for Adam LaRoche – like, 1/$5M dries up – the Giants can still make a move. If the Marlins panic at Dan Uggla’s arbitration award and decide to give him up for Merkin Valdez, the Giants can still get in on a deal like that. The DeRosa acquisition doesn’t finalize anything on its own.
I’m going to take fistfuls of rage, though, and condense them into a tiny little ball, and I’m going to hide that ball of rage somewhere in my intestines. And if Eugenio Velez is in the Opening Day lineup for any reason other than another player’s injury, that ball of rage is going to take over. That ball of rage will get regurgitated up, and it will melt onto the synapses in my brain, and I am not responsible for my actions after that. Will the ball of rage just make me sit in a corner and drool as I stare vacantly, or will it cause me to pick up a crowbar, go down to the mall, and get myself on the evening news? Don’t know yet. But if there are charges, they’ll be dropped.
Mark DeRosa is an upgrade. He’s likely to be an expensive upgrade, and he’s a risk to decline, but he’s better than any of the Giants’ in-house options to start at a corner infield position, and he can slide over to second in the event that Freddy Sanchez is injured. He can play left field in the event that the Giants realize that major league and minor league statistics, combined with ample scouting, all point to the inescapable conclusion that Eugenio Velez is not going to magically figure out the game of baseball at the age of 28.
If DeRosa is the sum of the offseason moves, though, it’s a pretty silly way to spend millions of dollars.
And there will be blood.
"There’s a whole ocean of marginal free agent upgrades out there, and nobody can get at it but me!""I have a competition in me. I want no one else to succeed, expect for maybe ten or twelve other teams in the National League. That’s why I think Velez should lead off."
"If you have a team of old, declining players, and I have a team of old, declining players, and I have a little bit of money to sign your old, declining players – there it is, that’s a little bit of money, you see? You watching? And my little bit of money reaches acroooooooooooss the free agent market, and it tempts your old, declining players…I…sign…your…old…declining players! I sign them up!"
I don’t hate this move on its own. I can actually concoct a few mock lineups that would actually make me like this move. With the starting pitching under contract, I'm not opposed to overpaying for decline risks like DeRosa if there's a chance it will help the lineup. Give it time, though. I’m sure I’ll hate this move for all the right reasons.
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OMG! Grant swooped in at the last minute and stole the conversation away from Sam23! Let’s hope the Yankees do the same on DeRosa
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by Speedforthewin on Dec 28, 2009 12:53 PM PST reply actions
yes. Even at 6 mil a year, DeRosa>>>Velez
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by Speedforthewin on Dec 28, 2009 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
I don't know about that.
Six million was the original offer and DeRosa did not accept soon after it was offered. This means one of two things (or both):
1) He was expecting contract offers from larger-market teams (Red Sox/yankees).
2) He wanted a deal worth more money from the Giants.
DeRosa sucks on the field…but he sucks more off it…
Jason Hill supporter 'til the end
and there ya go
Giants, DeRosa Reach Agreement
If he plays in LF I’m sorta ok with it, but only based on the premise that if they didn’t sign him they’d sign someone worse but for more money.
Ugh, what has it come to when we are sorta pleased with 1/2-assed because it sucks less than truely horrible?
Damn, the Giants are picking up, or are involved in with almost every free agent on the market.
I see them winning the NL West next year over the Dodgers by 3games.
Posted by: localhost | December 28, 2009 at 01:00 PM
/guffaws
/stops
/cries quietly
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Dec 29, 2009 1:50 AM PST up reply actions
/pats vic on the back
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 29, 2009 11:09 AM PST up reply actions
everybody keeps saying this
but this is not going to happen. Has anyone among the Brain and Bork trust said anything like this? The Ginats are lousy with mediocrity in the OF as it is; this guy is going to be in the IF, right? Like Garko, except he’s effectively never played 1B. Or clanking it up at 3B? Who knows.
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 28, 2009 8:55 PM PST up reply actions
This is stupid signing. Expected, but still stupid
I haven’t reached the point of thinking “Well, it only smells a little bit like shit”.
And I fucking bet that DeRosa starts the season at 3B thus bring the shit smell from “a little bit” to “Wow, that really reeks!”.
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 28, 2009 12:56 PM PST reply actions
+1
Odds are DeRosa will be signed to start at 3B. This move is stupid.
"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
Totally
Anyone who thinks Derosa is playing left field, get over it. You’re fooling yourself. This move qualifies as only boneheaded rather than disastrous only because of the reasonably small amount of money and years involved.
no, he's utility
He’s insurance and a potential upgrade for the following:
-Freddy Sanchez
-Renteria (Uribe will be, too)
-Anyone who ever cried for Frandsen to get playing time
-Velez
no way are they signing DeRosa to be a utility player
Also, no way is Renteria not starting.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
at 6 million per year? He’s starting.
No Edgar, it's not your fault, it's the fault of the idiot that plays you
He started for the Cubs, too
I guess what coicoy means is that he thinks DeRosa’s time as a starter will be spread out across several positions, not that he’ll be a backup.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
Aurilia 2.0
except he’s never played 1B and is a terrible fielder. Hoo-ah!
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 28, 2009 8:57 PM PST up reply actions
Actually he has played 1B
but only in 23 games.
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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so, basically, never
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 28, 2009 9:41 PM PST up reply actions
Why? $6M would buy the team darn good #5 starter for 2010 so run with Rholenger as the emergancy spare tire to Uribe.
Plus if you think Bork will not be giving him OF play time you have not been paying enough attention the last 3 years. Bork will do something like Panda, Fragile Fred, Renteria, Uribe 1st to 3rd with DeRosa, Rowand and either Velez or Torress for the OF.
/ Chants, " Olivio, Jacobs, Podsednik" Then smacks head with a 1 X 6. This will continue tell the pain decreases and moral improves.
Rholenger was ment as the back utily man.
As for Dingers you realize he only hit more tehn 15 twice in 11 seasons. Odds as very bad 2010 is going to be #3. The 60 OBP drop realy should scare you.
/ Chants, " Olivio, Jacobs, Podsednik" Then smacks head with a 1 X 6. This will continue tell the pain decreases and moral improves.
on dingerz – the best years were the most recent. he went on sprees. his HRs came in bunches. the lowest HR total since 2006 came when his OBP was .371
his avg. OBP is about .340, which is what he hit before the trade.
plus, there is that mention of his injury which probably accounts for the second-half stats for 2009. His OBP is better than Uribe’s, by a bit.
Rohlinger is a non-factor
If you are even considering DeRosa as $6M year utility guy you what you have in system for .5M matters.
His last 2 years have been his biggest years and yet his OBP crashed last season. That is big old warning flag he already sliding down the hill. He is not liekly to hit 15 or more homers next season. He is less likely to so than Bowker ( whom he will be takeing some playing time from).
/ Chants, " Olivio, Jacobs, Podsednik" Then smacks head with a 1 X 6. This will continue tell the pain decreases and moral improves.
+100000000000000000000000000000000000
with an offense this bad, spending $6M on a “utility” player when there’s no legitimate 4 or 5 hitter is absolutely incomprehensible. This guy is going to be pencilled in every day.
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 28, 2009 9:00 PM PST up reply actions
that might be important
to the players’ union, but spending that much money on “versatility” is a waste in this wasteland of mediocre hitters.
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 28, 2009 9:43 PM PST up reply actions
So, what the fuck are we doing? Starting a pre retirement community service?
Aurilia finished here.
Randy Johnson will most likely finish here
Zito will finish here.
Rowand will finish here.
Derosa will finish here.
None of them wind up with a flourish, just dragging us down.
This is insane.
Feel free to add on, pile on, run on, what evarrr
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Dec 29, 2009 2:01 AM PST up reply actions
Starting one?
Always been one. Rueter, Grissom, Alfonzo (you can’t really count Anaheim and Toronto – his success finished here), Durham (ditto), Brower, Christiansen, Snow, Renteria… who else am I missing?
by FireBrianSabean on Dec 29, 2009 8:00 AM PST up reply actions
Jeff Fassero
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by Speedforthewin on Dec 29, 2009 8:04 AM PST up reply actions
Rueter and Grip were good signings. So was Durham. They were old, but at least they were still productive.
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 29, 2009 8:05 AM PST up reply actions
True. I was sad when Reuter ran out of gas, I really liked him.
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by Speedforthewin on Dec 29, 2009 8:07 AM PST up reply actions
REVISIONIST HISTORY!
Marquis Grissom was actually far less productive than we remember.
2003 UZR: -7.4
2004 UZR: -19.2
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
It’s not that they weren’t necessarily productive players, as much as that they’re older, declining players, and guys who provide no future value to the franchise, which is a staple of a Brian Sabean-built team. Let’s get older guys, pray for lightning in a bottle on a final flash of goodness, and hope nobody notices our complete inability to identify hitters who are even capable of being utility players – let alone long-term solutions for team needs – for almost no money in our own farm system.
What on earth is Sabean REALLY being paid for again?
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
Grissom was freaking awesome!!!!!!
say hey nation is the Ralph Nader of McC.-Xanthan
by say hey nation on Dec 29, 2009 9:04 AM PST up reply actions
Alfonzo (you can’t really count Anaheim and Toronto – his success finished here)
Pretty sure his success ended in NY
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by Giant among Angels on Dec 29, 2009 10:50 AM PST up reply actions
Dave Roberts
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 29, 2009 1:21 PM PST up reply actions
don’t forget that power is typically the last skill that a player learns. It’s not unusual for players to develop it in their early-to-mid thirties.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Yes, power is among the last things the develope. But you have to make contact. If his OBP is dropping to his carrer average 340 levels, or lower, just does he not look much better then Pedro Feliz.
/ Chants, " Olivio, Jacobs, Podsednik" Then smacks head with a 1 X 6. This will continue tell the pain decreases and moral improves.
I’m pretty concerned about the strikeouts and history of being injured. And his defense.
This wasn’t a good signing, but I still think it improves the team.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
He is another floor is more valuable than any ceiling move. I hate Sabean thinks 83 wins is going to be enough in 2010. DeRosa is player that makes sense on a lot of squads but not so much on the 2010 Gaints. To me he looks like wasted rescores, in money and development time, and replication a lot of what is already on the roster. Wouldn’t it be a better bet to spend the $6M on the #5 spot.
/ Chants, " Olivio, Jacobs, Podsednik" Then smacks head with a 1 X 6. This will continue tell the pain decreases and moral improves.
I think daveinexile has a point. I would’ve preferred to see them keep Garko for less than they gave Garko and put the money they saved towards a starter like Bedard or Sheets. If they would actually play Bowker and/or Lewis in the OF and Garko at 1B their lineup would likely be as good or better than it will be with DeRosa and whoever else they add now. Adding Bedard or Sheets in the 5th starter role a) gives the pitching staff a much better chance of replicating last year’s productions b) lets Bumgarner start the year in AAA and c) gives the team some flexibility to make an in-season pitching for hitting swap.
I don’t totally despise this signing because I think DeRosa’s flexibility does give them significant value especially on a team with so little right handed power and so many question marks (will Schierholtz or Bowker break out? Will Sanchez stay healthy?) But 2/12 seems a bit expensive and essentially signing him instead of keeping Garko and instead of letting Bowker/Lewis play doesn’t make a whole lot of sense.
Thing A
It’s not unusual for players to develop it in their early-to-mid thirties.
Is that actually true? It sounds rather suspect to me.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 29, 2009 8:21 AM PST up reply actions
VRRRROOOOMMM
OBP doesn’t seem like something you automatically get, but i can sorta see why you can develop it as you progress, with careful coaching
So it happens, but it’s unusual?
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 31, 2009 8:21 AM PST up reply actions
Isn’t it just that players who peak later play longer?
Anyway, obviously some players peak later than usual, but saying that “It’s not unusual for players to develop power in their early-to-mid thirties” is ridiculous – I can’t think of even one example of that happening in the past 10 years.
I was promised lasagna.
You should be careful that your balled up rage does not turn into a tumor. And oh yes, there will be rage.
I am not a fan of this move. If it were 1 year, then maybe. And I really don’t think moving Pablo to 1st is the answer. Or having Velez appointed Left Fielder for Life is the answer. Does anyone know where we could find an answer?
"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
Fred Lewis?
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
A lawn gnome?
Someday girl I don't know when were gonna get to that place
Where we really want to go and well walk in the sun
But till then tramps like us baby we were born to RUNZ
-Proud Papa of Dan Runzler
5/60 mil contract
"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
I would too.
If I gave a shit.
Which I don’t
DeRosa..Velez..Garko…Palm Tree…Finger-full of boogers
It matters not anymore.
Suits win
Fans lose
Game over
by E Ticket on Dec 28, 2009 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
Finger-full of boogers..
Can he play first base ? I’m with you E, but I can’t go there yet. I’m a Giants fan. I have to have some hope. I usually don’t get that angry until August.
Matt Downs . The Kevin Frandsen of 2010 !
I dunno
after two years of “4. Molina” on the lineup card every day, going into a new season with “4. DeRosa Dingerzz Ribeyes” written in is just a slap in the face. And probably not the best way to convince your young pitching aces that they should be signing long term deals here.
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 28, 2009 9:02 PM PST up reply actions
I don't look forward to another year of spit and baling wire.
Or trying to motivate myself to just wave the generic pom pom.
I can’t bear the thought of finishing beneath the Blanks again.
I’m starting to understand the “regression” pov…I’m being forced to.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Dec 29, 2009 2:14 AM PST up reply actions
Play him in left and sign Beltre
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
Or call the Marlins bluff and trade for Uggla, and put DeRosa in left still.
I’m really scared of us signing Beltre to a huge contract and he proves to be broken down.
The moral of the story is I dont want Velez on the field
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
This
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by Speedforthewin on Dec 28, 2009 1:06 PM PST up reply actions
This this this
no velez in LF please!
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 1:17 PM PST up reply actions
I like this very much
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 11:30 PM PST up reply actions
I am Grant’s raging ball of rage.
Hitler was a Dodgers fan.
by The Nick on Dec 28, 2009 12:59 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
goodness gracious
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does.
great balls of fire?
"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
Unintended Benefit, perhaps?
Maybe this will give us more leverage in Uggla negotiations (in which we’re bidding against ourselves for a player who must be moved).
Desirous of Matt Holliday and Dan Uggla since 2009.
Uggla
1. The Giants are not “bidding against” themselves. I guarantee you other teams are interested in a pre-arb 2B who can hit 30 HRs a year. Just because the only Uggla rumors revolve around the Giants swapping him for Sanchez doesn’t mean the only team that’s interested is the Giants (as noted, stories have connected the Braves to Uggla as well).
2. The Fish want to move Uggla, but I’m not sure I’d call Uggla a “player who must be moved.” The Fish can afford to keep Uggla next year, they would just turn more of a profit if they moved him.
3. Not sure I see how signing DeRosa gives the Giants leverage in trade negotiations with the Marlins? If Uggla was a free agent, then yes, the Giants could have used DeRosa as an alternative to bring Uggla’s asking price down, but the Fish don’t give a crap whether the Giants have DeRosa or not when dealing with the Giants… it’s not like the Fish look at the Giants and say, “Oh crap, the Giants just signed Mark DeRosa, now we can’t ask for as much in return for Dan Uggla.” That makes no sense. If Sabean believes he can offer less now (because he needs Uggla less), the Fish can just turn to the next suitor to see what they’d be willing to give up.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to expect that amount of exactness which the nature of the particular subject admits." - The Not Big Aristotle
by Uncle Charlie on Dec 28, 2009 2:45 PM PST up reply actions
Uggla is not pre-arb
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 28, 2009 2:45 PM PST up reply actions
My apologies
Arb-eligible. I mis"spoke."
Still under some degree of team control. Even if he does make $9 million next year (that estimate is probably high), he’s still getting paid under his “market value.”
Plus, with two years under team control (he has two more arb years left), the Giants could use that degree of team control to bring his asking price down on a long-term deal… For example, deal for Uggs, and then sign him to a five-year, $60M deal (buying out both years of arb-eligibility, and three years of free-agency).
"It is the mark of an educated mind to expect that amount of exactness which the nature of the particular subject admits." - The Not Big Aristotle
by Uncle Charlie on Dec 28, 2009 3:15 PM PST up reply actions
Uggla is not pre-arb, he’s full blown, gonna make $9+ million next year arb.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
which is why the Giants should consider trading for Pat the Bat. Similar defense. Similar bat. Could possible have the Rays pick up some of the salary. And could be had for less.
Kick some tire, Sabes
Is he a table setter or a run producer?
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
He is a threepeater!
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 28, 2009 2:56 PM PST up reply actions
hey uncle charlie
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
Hey Dr. Stankus
Do we know each other?
"It is the mark of an educated mind to expect that amount of exactness which the nature of the particular subject admits." - The Not Big Aristotle
by Uncle Charlie on Dec 28, 2009 3:16 PM PST up reply actions
it’s from Beavis and Butthead, which is a show from like 100 years ago, when they were talking about My Three Sons, which was a show from 200 years ago.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
hopefully not while in airport bathroom stall
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 28, 2009 9:03 PM PST up reply actions
RE:#1 Just who else in the market for a second baseman that would be more than $5M? Go down the list of MLB teams and you would rethink your premise very fast. It is no longer the fist half of 2007.
/ Chants, " Olivio, Jacobs, Podsednik" Then smacks head with a 1 X 6. This will continue tell the pain decreases and moral improves.
List
The Tigers. The Royals, because they’ve got Chris Getz there (and some money). The Mariners, who could move Lopez to 1B (not ideal, but Uggla would put up the numbers they might expect from a 1B). The Diamondbacks (although they probably wouldn’t want the salary). The Braves. The Cubs (who could move Theriot to SS). The Reds (who have discussed moving Phillips back to SS). The Dodgers (who apparently don’t like Blake DeWitt as an everyday 2B). The Brewers (who might offer Rickie Weeks upside, and salary relief in return for Uggla). The Mets. The Cardinals.
You can eliminate a few of those teams, but not all of them… Re#1, I think there’s probably some comp for Uggla. The Giants certainly aren’t the only team interested in him, which is what “bidding against themselves” would imply.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to expect that amount of exactness which the nature of the particular subject admits." - The Not Big Aristotle
by Uncle Charlie on Dec 28, 2009 4:15 PM PST up reply actions
Tigers have been losing revenue and the owner has been paying out of pocket to make payroll the last couple years. They let Placido Polanco go because they had internal options the they would equal his production and they need to trim payroll. So they are out.
The M’s have very deep pockets but part of why they looking to replace Lopez is they are going Defense. Most likely they would move him First or DH. So they are a Maybe.
The DBacks have limited payroll and a lot of Arbirtration players and not much in the farm they are willing to part with. So they are out.
The Reds are tapped out of money. The odds are real good they are looking to reduce payroll be $5-10M. They are out.
The Mets Already have an expensive 2nd baseman they want out from under first.
The Brewers are still trying to buy pitching with their limited about of funds.
So you have the M’s a possible fit. Maybe the Mets of Brewers so something unexpected. That is not much of a market.
/ Chants, " Olivio, Jacobs, Podsednik" Then smacks head with a 1 X 6. This will continue tell the pain decreases and moral improves.
Wasn’t keeping Sandoval at third supposed to be the whole point of ‘Operation Panda’? Or do we not like fat first basemen anymore?
Someday girl I don't know when were gonna get to that place
Where we really want to go and well walk in the sun
But till then tramps like us baby we were born to RUNZ
-Proud Papa of Dan Runzler
We like fat catchers, not fat first basemen.
Someday girl I don't know when were gonna get to that place
Where we really want to go and well walk in the sun
But till then tramps like us baby we were born to RUNZ
-Proud Papa of Dan Runzler
operation panda has been suspended until further notice !!
by BillyMaysHere on Dec 28, 2009 1:02 PM PST up reply actions
Helping him have a healthier lifestyle is a good thing no matter where he’s playing.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
Unless operation Panda is a gastric bypass
I think it’s really not much more than pissing on a bonfire.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
tossing a lawn chair off a super tanker?
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by Giant among Angels on Dec 28, 2009 8:03 PM PST up reply actions
The only way I would really like this move is if we sign him then turn around and deal him for Nick Swisher.
"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
That’s what I was thinking too…. okay, it’s what I was deluding myself with: maybe they are going to flip him for somebody else? Maybe?
No can do until June
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 28, 2009 2:37 PM PST up reply actions
Why wouldn’t the Yankees just have a deal in place to trade Swisher before the Yankees just sign DeRosa?
right, this is yet more crazy rationalization
they signed Johnson away from the Ginats for LESS money, there’s no way they are going to trade for Mark “the bloom is off” DeRosa.
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by natteringnabob on Dec 28, 2009 9:05 PM PST up reply actions
that might happen
right after Steinbrenner and Cashman get lobotomies
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"I sometimes still can get insider info and I am not a dumb or average fan.
Molina is needed."
by natteringnabob on Dec 28, 2009 9:04 PM PST up reply actions
man i was really NOT excited when i heard the news on knbr. Im going to try to stay positive but i do not want him as our stating 3rd baseman. Keep pablo at 3rd and as much as i hate to say it , put derosa in left ( i also hope uribe can take renteria’s job and they can trade renteria)
OT: 49ers
If I mention that the 49ers only managed 20 points yesterday while gettting a ton of turnovers, against a defense that on average allows 30+, am I guilty of being a big complainer complainy pants?
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
The 49er Problem.
Just you wait till BondsLegend shows up.
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If sabean was the 9ers gm he would have already traded alex smith to the raiders for jamarcus russell lololol !
by BillyMaysHere on Dec 28, 2009 1:04 PM PST up reply actions
nah, he'd have tempted Trent Dilfer out of retirement.
wait, what?
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does.
I wish the people at Niners Nation were as hard bitten and cynical as we are here.
Lord knows they should be.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
The people over at Niners Nation should be more cynical. I can’t believe the excuses they make for Smith.
"It ain't over till it's over." - Yogi Berra
It’s one of the reasons why I barely comment over there anymore.
"It ain't over till it's over." - Yogi Berra
yep, i’m beginning to stop, because everyone is so apologetic, LOOK, THE LINE SUCKS, BUT SO WHAT, MAKE A FREAKIN PLAY ALEX, DONT BE A PUSS
It's funny
We have to come over hear to complain about the Niners.
"It ain't over till it's over." - Yogi Berra
Don’t care, because i do the same with the warriors, where everybody on that site just make excuses, or just don’t care
I don’t comment on GSoM because I"m not all that fond of it in general.
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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Someday girl I don't know when were gonna get to that place
Where we really want to go and well walk in the sun
But till then tramps like us baby we were born to RUNZ
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I started out on GSoM, but now I’m commenting here during the Giants offseason and not there, when the Warriors are in-season. So, I guess I inadvertently made a choice.
Merry Christmas, McCoven. YOU DRINK YOUR DAMN EGGNOG
Yep, i mean, the warriors fans are awesome AT THE GAMES, but on the forums? They piss me off, and just always want to make an excuse
It’s tough to make excuses for that organization.
Merry Christmas, McCoven. YOU DRINK YOUR DAMN EGGNOG
chris cohan needs to freaking sell the team already
don nelson needs to go, and anthony randolph should be playing 30 minutes a game
I can’t believe they can’t even figure out ONE of those things. Just start with at least ONE!!!
Merry Christmas, McCoven. YOU DRINK YOUR DAMN EGGNOG
it's sad, really
i mean, injuries have really screwed them, but you can’t keep using it as an excuse for losing consistently
Well dude, what do you expect when you have no center? You have to expect bad play… Randolph is not a center, so in my opinion right now, he should play PF with Biedrins at Center… Don Nelson is just being a total ass
Dude, i’m just not confident in playing an undersized center like him. Play him at PF and let him do what he does, because he has no GO TO move, it’s just a pull up jumper.
i understand this viewpoint
but, i would rather have him play 20 minutes against other starting centers than 10 minutes against other backup forwards. playing time always helps
Yea, i dont mean to be frank with you, i’m just saying, the warriors have no idea what “DEFENSE” is and getting Biedrins at Center and Randolph at the PF position, would provide a ton of rebounding and a little bit better shot blocking and defense
oh, i defintely agree with
really, the ideal lineup is
C Biedrins
PF Randolph
SF Azubuike (obviously out)
SG Ellis
PG Curry
maggette is better off the bench
i mean, he only scores, he can get to the line, and he doesn’t need any help in that area. he doesn’t really pass, or rebound, or play defense, or…
the “he can rebound if he wanted to” argument is pretty similar to the “he could take more walks if he wanted to” argument in baseball. Fans often perceive both those statistics to be largely a matter of desire when both are actually a pretty unique skill. Sure if a player changed his whole approach he could probably do either one a little something better but the fact is veteran players very rarely make sudden improvements in those areas because they simply want to.
Thing A
I stopped commenting there because I can’t curse. The Warriors make me want to scream “Fuck” and I don’t like not being able to express myself properly.
fucking A
it seems like that site is run by 9 year olds?
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by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 28, 2009 3:41 PM PST up reply actions
AGREE
GSoM was worth my time a few years ago, helped me get into McC. But it sucks now. Warriorsworld.net is pretty critical and cynical but the site layout makes it tough to find the good stuff, plus there are no all-star posters.
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Dec 28, 2009 8:42 PM PST up reply actions
I disagree. The signal to noise ratio can be pretty bad but there are still more knowledgeable and more entertaining posters at GSoM than warriorsworld.
Thing A
the only problem i have at GSoM is that everything is a friggen excuse, and i never really have a say over there
between onlxn, jae, sleepy freud, olympic mike and some various others there’s a pretty solid group of really good posters who know what they’re talking about. I don’t think those guys make excuses, I’ve learned a lot from them. Its just that there are a whole lot more people that have no idea what they are talking than there are here. I think much of that has to do with baseball being a game that attracts a much more cerebral or statistically knowledgeable fan.
Thing A
true, i guess i’ll give GSoM a second chance, it’s just that everytime i try to point something out someone comes back with some dumbass statement, like where the fuck did you come up with that? But i agree with ya
yea, and I’ve given up on the game threads there. They aren’t all that entertaining and its pretty tough to watch a basketball game and try to comment or read at the same time,
Thing A
I'm not a Warriors fan
But I am a Kings fan and the commentators over at Sactown Royalty are at least not afraid to be critical of the Kings.
"It ain't over till it's over." - Yogi Berra
people were getting slapped down for “complaining” about touchdowns.
I’m not complaining about the fact that they scored or that they won. However, the way that they did raises big questions that they can do it again.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
What excuses?
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 1:09 PM PST up reply actions
I mean, I like screaming about Davis/Crabtree/Gore when they do something good, but yeah I’m growing weary of searching for moral victories. There’s no excuse for the game the Niners played yesterday.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Dec 28, 2009 8:36 PM PST up reply actions
seriously dude, i couldn’t take it anymore, can Smith complete a deep pass? AND DO NOT LOOK TO THE CRABTREE PLAY YESTERDAY BECAUSE SMITH SCREWED THAT ONE UP
BUT HIS ARM IS STRONG! LOL!
/laughs at poorly underthrown pass and the many excuses made by Smith lovers as to why it was underthrown.
If he’d hit him in stride…
-big complainer
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
exactly.
I’m going to go shotgun 12 beers in your honor.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
I think you should drink those beers from under center.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 1:16 PM PST up reply actions
as much as we know he sucks he is our Qb for next year so get used to int’s and over throws !
by BillyMaysHere on Dec 28, 2009 1:08 PM PST up reply actions
yup , and jimmy “uncle fester” raye is comming back too like it or not !!
by BillyMaysHere on Dec 28, 2009 1:26 PM PST up reply actions
no
it was fairly pathetic
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SCIENCE
Nope. You're good
Just don’t mention that entirely unnecessary touchdown pass.
=P
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 28, 2009 1:04 PM PST up reply actions
I wish that were the case.
I fear that it is due to poor instincts.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
exactly
it looked like he was fighting his instincts to run it in the WHOLE play. it was painstakingly obvious
Even sadder is that Smith lovers use the Urban Meyer quote about how he needs to learn EVERYTHING in the playbook and literally needs the entire play to go correctly in order to be able to function as a QB. Which is probably the dumbest thing ever you could cling to since, A. the playbook is hopefully always getting new wrinkles added to it over the course of a season. B. plays almost NEVER go as they were drawn up during a game. People miss assignments, or the defense does a good job against the play or someone is held or picked or whatever. C. If your QB is out there overthinking on the field instead of reacting to the play as it unfolds you have a big fucking problem. You don’t have a lot of time to make decisions as a QB, 3 seconds at the most on most plays you need to have the ball out already. Hesitating = fail.
FUCK THAT URBAN MEYER QUOTE, STOPPPPPPPPPPPP,
it’s by far the dumbest quote, oh so every other QB suffers from the same problem right?
Using terms like “Smith lovers” is where the anti-Smith patrol loses me. I don’t think “Smith is great right now, but you sheeple don’t see this because he has a crappy O-line.” I think that Smith is still an unknown quantity, and these past six/seven games are part of a necessary evaluation process. I watch a game like yesterday’s, and I’m less confident that he’ll find the accuracy needed to be above average, but I’m still not a zealot either way.
It’s the anti-Smith patrol who are being zealots. You think you can definitively evaluate a QB when they play from 21- to 23-years old on a terrible team? Okay. Have fun. You think you can definitively evaluate a QB when he has a serious injury to his throwing shoulder? Okay. Have fun. I’ll wait, and if an option that’s clearly better comes up, I’ll jump at it. Until that happens, I’ll stick with Smith in favor of…wait, did you actually write “Tavares Jackson” as an option?
Snerk.
We prefer Smith agnostics.
by Grant Brisbee on Dec 28, 2009 2:25 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
I’m waiting for Smith to have a good O-line, and then i’ll save my judgment for that time… good point on the age and how he was thrown into a situation on a bad team… but i will not be happy next year if he fails to do better than than 2006 or this year considering they fix the O-line
O-line
Something doesn’t smell right here. The O-line should be much better given the resources the 49ers have put into it. Since McCloughan in arrived in ‘05 the O-line was priority #1. They’ve spent free agent dollars and high draft picks and still their best lineman has been Heitman, who was brought in by the previous regime.
Yet when Barry Sims or Tony Wragge sub in there’s almost no drop in production form the starters. Even though those starters were drafted in with a 1st(Staley), 2nd(Baas, Rachal) and 3rd rounds(Snyder).
So who is to blame? Scouting or coaching staff?
Honestly
I don’t have a Smith opinion either way. I just think the TD pass to Davis was a bad decision.
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 28, 2009 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
It was a nice bootleg
The cameraman was fooled nicely.
Win the inning.
by Scooter Ellis on Dec 28, 2009 2:32 PM PST up reply actions
you mean, why didnt he just take two more steps and score? Because I still can’t figure out the answer to that. If Davis doesn’t make that catch it would’ve been a pretty big issue.
Thing A
I still haven’t figured out how he wasn’t over the line when he threw it.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 28, 2009 3:43 PM PST up reply actions
the WHOLE body has to be over the line. That’s really very rarely called unless its blatant, and the marker was on the other side of the field, so there’s no definitive replay angle.
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dumb.
Stupid, pointless, makes me weep for the state of the franchise.
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wtf
how did this end up here? Stupid SBN.
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So long as the guy makes the catch, I prefer the throw every time
Receivers have egos. Get your key receivers an extra TD or two, which results in an extra couple of all-pro votes, and little more of a chance to showboat, and they’re happy.
Receivers get unhappy if they don’t get enough balls thrown their way.
It’s not worth the angst people are putting into it.
give smith a year
im not a fan of his but a knee jerk reaction move does not help. If he fails next year then they should be done with him…
I would however snatch up bradford if he is available regardless of injury.
I’m evaluating him based on how he has played this season, with a better team, and basically giving him a pass when he first entered the league. He still eyes down recievers (leading to all the tipped passes at the line), leaves the pocket when he doesn’t have too, and under throws recievers too much. I’m honestly sick of it and I’m done with giving him extra chances. I don’t even understand why Shaun Hill was taken out in the first place… He had a bad first half against Houston and all the sudden “OMG he sux cuz he wasn’t a first round pik”. He was doing just fine from what I saw.
I’m not a Smith agnostic. I’m now a Smith atheist (a Smitheist, if you will). In fact, I’m so tired of him that I’m one of those super arrogant Smith atheists, so you can just call me the Chris Hitchens of 49er fans (but please don’t).
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by Useful_Idiot on Dec 28, 2009 3:02 PM PST up reply actions
Hill was taken out because at the level he was playing, we were starting one of the worst quarterbacks in the league.
If QB rating is your thing (which is shouldn’t be): he sits firmly above Chad Pennington, Matt Hasselbeck, Trent Edwards and Chad Henne.
His completion percentage of 56.1 put him ahead of the likes of Jake Delhomme and Josh Freeman.
His 157.2 passing yards per game leaves him squarely ahead of Trent Edwards, Kyle Boller and Brady Quinn.
His -32.6% DVOA leaves him 40th among all quarterbacks.
He was terrible. And Smith has been better. Whether you like Smith or hate him.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 3:08 PM PST up reply actions
And I didn’t even mention that we failed to score more than two offensive touchdowns in a game at any point, running OR passing, when he was our quarterback.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 3:09 PM PST up reply actions
Couldn’t score as a team yesterday at all after 6 turnovers…. good God, what will it take??? Same goes for the Chicago game
And he’s been worse than Hill how?
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 3:17 PM PST up reply actions
Did i say he was worse than Hill? I just don’t understand how this offense CANT score given the turnover ration this Defense gives em
Sorry. A lot of times it seems like “Criticizing Hill” gets twisted in people’s minds as “Praising Smith”. It looked like that’s what you were doing. My mistake.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
Theres really not a lot of options out there
in the draft or FA.
Smiths bad habits are annoying but at this point, I can only hope that going through an offseason under the same coordinator can cure some, or a majority of those habits. I always look at how Eli Manning went from putting up ‘Alex Smithish’ numbers for the first 4 years of his career(despite having a lot of great weapons around him), to suddenly putting up pro bowl numbers after that great playoff run. Maybe Smith will never have a break through like that, but we really don’t have any choice but to find out considering our options.
There are options every year. The problem is our GM thinks Alex is the next Peyton Manning, and we don’t have the kind of coaching staff that can turn shit into a decent player.
If that were the case, I doubt that they would have gone after Kurt Warner last offseason.
also, I meant options that are definitely BETTER.
/trades two first-round picks and third-round pick for Jay Cutler
by Grant Brisbee on Dec 28, 2009 7:10 PM PST up reply actions
-1
i’m done w/ Smith. even w/ a bad oline (which is a definite), even with [injury excuse], even with [coordinator excuse], even with [coach excuse], shouldn’t we have seen some sign of great-QB potential, (just potential mind you) by now? I haven’t seen it.
multiple games w/ 5+ interceptions by our defense and he couldn’t throw for 300 yards? even when we throw the ball a huge percentage of the time, no 300 yard game? seriously?
I was excited to see him get a second (3rd?) chance this season, but he’s a stone cold bust in my book.
I really don’t want another year of a new QB, but what I do know, is I want to see Nate davis play a quarter or two in the last game. (won’t happen but that is my wish. . .)
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by Cannonballden on Dec 28, 2009 4:16 PM PST up reply actions
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 4:18 PM PST up reply actions
shouldn’t we have seen some sign of great-QB potential, (just potential mind you) by now? I haven’t seen it.
We have. In the second half of the Houston game and in the second half of the Green Bay game. Now, that’s not good enough to proclaim anything, but it’s why I’m looking forward to a full season with an improved line, improved receivers, and a consistent coordinator.
by Grant Brisbee on Dec 28, 2009 5:12 PM PST up reply actions
There was this Seattle game on MNF from like 3 years ago in which we made a comeback. I thought that was awesome.
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Dec 28, 2009 8:57 PM PST up reply actions
I won’t.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 1:12 PM PST up reply actions
This DeRosa signing is so inconsequential to the success of this offense that half of the comments are related to other sports!
I really wish the Giants would have pursued Kelly Johnson or someone who could actually play infield (Beltre). Now, we’re either stuck with a poor defensive 3B, or below average offensive LF.
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I think the Lions and Rams are the only teams in the league they could’ve beaten with that kind of performance.
Thing A
No. Smith is fucking awful.
The Niners got 18 turnovers in the Chicago, Arizona and Detroit games, and only scored 10, 20 and 24 points in those 3 games. Smith threw for 118, 144, and 230 yards respectively. It’s a disgrace that they barely managed to get a couple of touchdowns with so many turnovers.
FUCK YES!!! FINALLY SOMEONE GETS IT!!!!! the only reason why Smith won these games is due to the fact the niners D stepped up, Cutler game? remember that? 5 interceptions, Smith fucked up that game. Lions game? 6 turnovers, Cards game? 7 turnovers? please stop with the “Oh Smith needs an O-line”
The saddest part of all is that the Niners owners and management are fucking clueless. They actually think Smith is the future still. Or that Singletary is a great coach in the making. Bay Area sports franchises are cursed. :(
Maybe it’s because he hasn’t played much over the course of the past 2 years, so we want to see what he has. I don’t mind it, but i’m not holding high expectations… I’m sorry howtheyscored, but i’m a Nate Davis fan for more than one reason, and i will gladly eat crow if and when he sucks, but yea
I’m a Nate Davis fan, too. But I think it would be an awful idea to hand him the team next year.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 1:15 PM PST up reply actions
At least not at the start of the season… but i agree with CB30 below, He’s earned it for next season because he’s played better than anyone ON THE TEAM
i just wish they could play davis for ONE FREAKING SERIES at least, i don’t know what they see in alex
I wouldn't hand it to him
but I’d give him a legitimate opportunity to win it. I’m not a fan of the QBs in the FA market or the draft, so I’m okay with letting Davis try to take it away from Smith.
Regardless of who the QB is, they need to seriously upgrade the offensive line and offensive line coach. The line gets no push in the running game and can’t protect in the passing game. For every big run Gore has, he has like 10 1-2 yard runs where he gets hit in the backfield. And every time Smith drops back from under center he gets his own linemen pushed back in to him.
Well, i guess…. but i’d consider that through next season, not at the beginning. In my opinion, Nate Davis has the better arm, as in arm strength, but not sure about accuracy or decision making
Don’t just hand him the team- give him the opportunity to win the job next year. Or throw him in for a bit against St. Louis and see how he performs. I really don’t understand how a few years on the sidelines is suddenly going to make him ready to be an NFL quarterback. I say just get him in there and give him time to learn and adjust- and don’t judge him too quickly
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by Useful_Idiot on Dec 28, 2009 3:06 PM PST up reply actions
And he’s had plenty of time to prove himself…
"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."
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by Useful_Idiot on Dec 28, 2009 3:20 PM PST up reply actions
He hasn’t taken any snaps from under center since training camp ended. He’s been playing WR on the scout team, so it wouldn’t be a good idea to just put him in a game, with only 1 week of practice.
Nate Davis sucks? huh? when did we see what he had? Because i liked what i saw in preseason against PEOPLE NOT IN THE LEAGUE
whole lot of meh there
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by Speedforthewin on Dec 28, 2009 3:11 PM PST up reply actions
17 tds in 9.5 games is pretty damn good
That’s 28 tds over a full season.
the 12 interceptions….not so much
thus the meh
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by Speedforthewin on Dec 28, 2009 3:17 PM PST up reply actions
Who do you propose starts for the team right now or next year then? Shaun Hill, who was awful this season and only won his games because the D stepped up? Nate Davis? Daunte Culpepper? Tim Tebow?
Come on. Give me a name.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 1:14 PM PST up reply actions
I dont really like Smith
But he has earned the starting job next year
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Not proposing anybody, Smith is the one, i’m not the coach. Start Smith, see where it goes, but like i said, i’m not holding high expectations at all. But the same thing dude could be said about Smith, the D stepped up for him too
I’m not saying the D didn’t. I mentioned that for Hill because you mentioned it above. I wasn’t rebutting you.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 1:16 PM PST up reply actions
But you see what i’m saying though right? I just don’t get it, is it JUST THE O-LINE? or is it the QB as well?
It’s always tempting to start ignoring the O-Line and lay it all on the quarterback, but it’s never the right way to look at it.
The O-Line is one of the reasons the passing game isn’t better than it is. Alex Smith has also been one of those reasons.
I’ve never said he’s the answer. But he’s the best on the roster right now and he still has some upside. Yes, 100% – try to upgrade. But don’t swing to the extreme end of the pendulum just because you’re tired of waiting for Alex Smith to a pro-bowl quarterback when 1) he probably never will be, and 2) his improvement is one of the only things that got us to (assuming a win next week…) 8-8 this year and one of the only things that will have a shot to put this team in the playoffs next year.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 1:25 PM PST up reply actions
Just look at Washington, bad O-line and what happened to Campbell? SUCKS
That’s something i’ll agree with, he’s the best on the roster, dunno bout the upside, but he is the best on the roster. I could care less if he goes to the probowl or not, i just want him to WIN a game, because this whole year has been the Defense. I’ll take 8-8 but just like everyone else that’s a niner fan, i’m not used to this, these last 7 years have just been… so bad, that the only thing we look forward to is the draft. Draft an O-line, #1 priority
So you do care…
"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
They could trade for another QB, they could draft one or sign one in FA. There have been options out there every year and every year this team pretty much has done nothing to address the QB position. I realize they drafted Smith #1 overall, but QB is the most important position on the field and they didn’t even get another young QB to develop alongside Smith (in case he failed) until this year when they drafted Nate Davis in the 5th round.
The Chargers had Drew Brees and they still drafted Phillip Rivers. The Eagles have had McNabb for a long time and they’ve still drafted guys like AJ Feeley and Kevin Kolb in the first day to try to develop as successor or fallback options. The Falcons had Michael Vick and they still had Matt Schaub lying around. When Holmgren was in Green Bay and had Favre they had guys like Aaron Brooks, Mark Brunnell, Matt Hasselbeck, and Kurt Warner on the roster as backups who they developed and eventually were able to trade away in some instances for draft picks. And then a few years ago they drafted Rodgers.
And not even to say that they’d be better but a few guys might be available next year like Trent Edwards, Tavaris Jackson, Chad Pennington, Tyler Thigpen, Kevin Kolb, David Garrard etc.
Dont think i could trust Pennington, he’s almost done after what happened this year… But how do we know what they have with Nate Davis? I believe he was a good talent coming out of the draft, but the only thing that knocked him was a LEARNING DISABILITY, and his last two games against Buffalo and in the championship game… give me a break
There have been options out there every year and every year this team pretty much has done nothing to address the QB position.
Absolutely. The team’s treatment of the QB position for the last three to five years has been complete shit. But right now, there’s not much we can do about that. I do think they should draft somebody fairly high this offseason. I want to look at other options. I want the team to start dealing intelligently with the quarterback position. And part of that may very conceivably involve having Smith start next season.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
Right, i mean, the only thing they can do right now is get continuity, keep the same system and the same QB, and see what happens
They could certainly get a new quarterback to start. If he’s better. The immediate options seem pretty darn slim, though.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
It’s funny cuz’ it seemed like back in ye olden dayes quarterbacks would be drafted, and they’d be carefully groomed for a year or two, or 10 before they actually got to start. I know Stabler and Young didn’t automatically step into starting roles. These days it seems that a player is drafted and POW he’s a starter !
GET OFF MY GRIDIRON!
Smith will be the starter to begin 2010
There’s no other option. Unless something unforseen happens in the trade market this offseason. But that shouldn’t stop the FO from adding another (hopefully non- 1st round) QB via the draft this year.
Then, either Smith does take that next step, which isn’t impossible to image. Or he doesn’t and the 49ers have two young QBs to compete and and hopefully develop into THE guy.
That’s really all they can do. The 49ers failure is to still not know exactly what they have in Alex Smith and not have anybody developed and ready to step in by now.
so can DeRosa’s nickname be TWBB related?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
THAT'S WHAT BETTE MIDLER SAID!
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 28, 2009 1:06 PM PST up reply actions
Like a Caribbean Catholic, he'll be
DeRosary
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does.
Or a Steinbeck fan
DeRosasharn
"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 28, 2009 3:08 PM PST up reply actions
Also: Velez is a cornerstone of this team. I suppose we have to deal with it :(
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VRRROOOMMMMM
Your going to have to deal with it and like it.
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Looking at this...
Makes me want to make love to a school boy.
by AmorVincitOmnia on Dec 28, 2009 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
Well not according to us, but to the people with matter, he could be one of the best lead-off hitters in the league, well except for his speed…his batting average…his OBP…
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 1:20 PM PST up reply actions
WE DONT NEED PEOPLE WITH OBP! WE NEED PEOPLE TO KNOCK IN RBIS!
"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
WE NEED TO PEOPLE TO KNOCK IN THE GUYS WHO ARE NOT GETTING ON BASE!!
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 28, 2009 1:21 PM PST up reply actions
/signed Michael Urban.
OOOOH HIS NEW CHAT IS TOMORROW!
"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
How does he feel about Miguel Tejada as a member of the Giants?
I forget
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
I DON'T KNOW WHO THIS IS
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A pretty old guy who got good after he was 30
Had 3-4 pretty good seasons, then declined last year (with a BABIP 30 points off average).
It’s worth pointing out, though, that his decline year still featured 23 DINGERZ.
Also, from what I can tell, his power will translate well to ATT:
http://www.hittrackeronline.com/detail.php?id=2009_4695&type=hitter
Desirous of Matt Holliday and Dan Uggla since 2009.
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Nope. Just haven’t seen the chasm pic in a while.
Merry Christmas, McCoven. YOU DRINK YOUR DAMN EGGNOG
I knew it was sarchasm
But I thought I’d use it as an opportunity to say what DeRosa is, which is a “not-bad” player who has very recently been “good”.
Desirous of Matt Holliday and Dan Uggla since 2009.
The Giants Way:
Overpay for players who 1) sucked last year; 2) suffered debilitating injuries.
"The big thing people say to me is, 'Why don't you ever smile?' Well, I'm too interested in trying to beat somebody right now to smile." Will Clark
"I'm close to six feet, I like to think." The Freak.
Come on people
Lets not forget that Mark DeRosa has a pretty hot wife who will hopefully be at some games too
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
Meh
Yet another woman that is giving me no action
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 28, 2009 1:08 PM PST up reply actions
MY BOCOCK WILL ALWAYS BE ON THE ROSTER!!
BUT NEVER IN THE BIG LEAGUES!!
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 28, 2009 1:09 PM PST up reply actions
You know, I kept hearing and ignoring the rumors about DeRosa’s wife, but the awful news about him being signed finally compelled me to Google her. I was expecting some sort of buffered blond something or another, but ye gads, I was sure wrong.
I am now in favor of this move.
Someday girl I don't know when were gonna get to that place
Where we really want to go and well walk in the sun
But till then tramps like us baby we were born to RUNZ
-Proud Papa of Dan Runzler
crab lice?
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 28, 2009 9:11 PM PST up reply actions
For those of you wondering, here is the Google Image Search for his wife, Heidi.
"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 28, 2009 1:12 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Eh.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
that we know about yet
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
She is a woman
The crazy comes as standard equipment. It is the amount of crazy that differs.
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 28, 2009 1:18 PM PST up reply actions
And she’s only gonna get crazier as her marginal “good” looks fade.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
At least you can use her in your ‘WIN NOW’ graphics.
Someday girl I don't know when were gonna get to that place
Where we really want to go and well walk in the sun
But till then tramps like us baby we were born to RUNZ
-Proud Papa of Dan Runzler
YOU ARE NOT THE BOSS OF WHO I USE!!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
YOU ARE NOT THE BOSS OF TELLING PEOPLE THAT THEY ARE NOT THE BOSS OF THINGS!!
Someday girl I don't know when were gonna get to that place
Where we really want to go and well walk in the sun
But till then tramps like us baby we were born to RUNZ
-Proud Papa of Dan Runzler
I don't get it.
"The big thing people say to me is, 'Why don't you ever smile?' Well, I'm too interested in trying to beat somebody right now to smile." Will Clark
"I'm close to six feet, I like to think." The Freak.
SOMEBODY SAID THIS AT SOME POINT IN TIME, MAYBE A GIRL
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
YOU ARE NOT THE BOSS OF
oh forget it
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I AM THE BOSS OF YOUR MEMORY!
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cant live without em , and they cant pee standing up
by BillyMaysHere on Dec 28, 2009 4:21 PM PST up reply actions
Sure you can.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 4:23 PM PST up reply actions
It was consensual. In fact, it put the sensual in consensual.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 4:26 PM PST up reply actions
I put the “su(e)” in sensu(e)al, so stay away.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 4:28 PM PST up reply actions
That’s not even a word. It will never hold up in court.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 4:29 PM PST up reply actions
Neither is “moot”, but everyone seems to think thats okay.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 4:30 PM PST up reply actions
“Moot” is a word. It means: “a deliberative assembly primarily for the administration of justice; especially : one held by the freemen of an Anglo-Saxon community”
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 4:33 PM PST up reply actions
Looking deeper, it would seem that this word is far, far more versatile than I used to think.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 4:34 PM PST up reply actions
Yes it is.
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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Twas a futile attempt at humor.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 4:35 PM PST up reply actions
3rd funniest person at best!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 4:37 PM PST up reply actions
*twitch*
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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No no that is pain, my friend
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 5:15 PM PST up reply actions
Whats you’re problem?
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Feudal attempt at humor.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 28, 2009 5:25 PM PST up reply actions
Sure they can.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 4:23 PM PST up reply actions
damn she’s way hot ! although i think she might have a cock (maybe i like that in a girl ) (<>.<>)
by BillyMaysHere on Dec 28, 2009 1:14 PM PST up reply actions
Have any of you ever known a Heidi that wasn’t at least marginally attractive? It’s kind of like that thing that causes everyone named Cory to be kind of a tool.
Someday girl I don't know when were gonna get to that place
Where we really want to go and well walk in the sun
But till then tramps like us baby we were born to RUNZ
-Proud Papa of Dan Runzler
I just Z’d really fast through the whole thing
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
That’s why you should never use tissue.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 6:44 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t get it =/
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 4:39 PM PST up reply actions
lol n00b
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
Haha i get it now…I just looked at what they were talking about, cuz the parent post was further up. lulz
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 6:22 PM PST up reply actions
and because she is a DeRosa
she can play many positions
by KrazyKrabMeat on Dec 28, 2009 8:50 PM PST up reply actions
So do we start dusting off the “WE’RE IN THIS THING” pics we had from last season?
"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
What, nobody's rosterbated yet?
Seriously, l guess I’ll get my palms sweaty:
CF Rowand
2B Sanchez
LF DeRosa
3B Sandoval
SS Uribe
RF Bowker
C Posey
1B Ishikawa
Much better.
Win the inning.
LOL FANTASY.
"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
Fantasy huh?
CF Rowand’s wife, preferably naked
2B Rosalyn Sanchez, preferably naked
LF Heidi DeRosa, preferably naked
3B Sandoval, preferably naked never mind
SS Uribe’s niece? You know the one who was with him when they were honoring Jose Uribe, preferably clothed until she’s 18
RF Bowker, I like his swing
C Parker Posey, preferably naked
1B Ishikawa’s wife, I’ve never seen his wife but why not; preferably naked
Bochy will love that locker room gamership…
Win the inning.
by Scooter Ellis on Dec 28, 2009 1:30 PM PST up reply actions
THAT'S WHAT HILLARY SAID!!
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 28, 2009 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
TWHS?
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 1:41 PM PST up reply actions
TWHSSS
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 28, 2009 5:26 PM PST up reply actions
Why yes
If only they like me back too.
Win the inning.
by Scooter Ellis on Dec 28, 2009 1:39 PM PST up reply actions
Try passing them a note.
"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
Needz moar Vroom and Loleria
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 28, 2009 1:24 PM PST up reply actions
Needs to have more Velez and Renteria
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
I wouldn’t mind this at all, but is Bowker even a RF? and no Velez is in of itself a good thing
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 1:25 PM PST up reply actions
LF VROOM
SS RENTERIA
2B SANCHEZ
1B SANDOVAL
3B DEROSA
CF ROWAND
RF SCHIERHOLTZ
C WHITESIDE
"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
no no no!
The point of the game is to get rid of Vroom!
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 1:26 PM PST up reply actions
That is like sitting in a theater and seeing Pee Wee Herman self pleasureing himself just a couple seats away.
No, that is not a good thing. Not good at all.
/ Chants, " Olivio, Jacobs, Podsednik" Then smacks head with a 1 X 6. This will continue tell the pain decreases and moral improves.
It was my realistic version of Opening Day.
"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
Ahh then, yes it’s quite realistic =/
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 5:47 PM PST up reply actions
CHECK OUT MY LINEUP
C Posey
2B Sanchez
3B Pablo
1B Uggla
LF Derosa
CF Rowand
RF Bowker
SS Renteria (he’s gonna be there no matter what)
With an added dose of reality we get
LF Velez
2B Sanchez
3B DeRosa
1B Panda
CF Rowand
SS Renteria
RF Schierholtz
C Whiteside
"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
I don’t know if you all are being sarcastic, but someone asked me the other day what I thought would happen with Whiteside, and I told her I was pretty sure that he’s your opening day catecher. Mark my words.
That’s must worse than Velez being our opening day left fielder IMHO.
We're all basically Pedro Feliz.
beware
of Molinas that return in the night
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 28, 2009 9:12 PM PST up reply actions
i hold out hope
cf rowand
2b sanchez
3b panda
1b laroche
lf derosa
rf bowker
c posey
ss renteria
I don't hate this
I am actually a big fan of DeRosa and would love him at LF over the FBL.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
How will you feel when he is at 3rd?
"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
There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Anyone know how good his arm is? Which wrist was the surgery on? His throwing one? This could worry me about him too.
"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
Yes that too. But I still wonder how is arm is with the surgery, or was it in his off hand?
"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
Just found this:
The 33–year-old DeRosa had surgery in late October to repair a torn tendon sheath on his left wrist.
We're all basically Pedro Feliz.
I'm pretty sure that's his non throwing arm
although Sabes might try a LH 3rd baseman
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
Isn’t he right-handed?
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 2:05 PM PST up reply actions
This is all fine
Also not happening. Derosa is playing third. Velez is playing left and leading off.
Replace Ishikawa
With a correctly priced Adam LaRoche or Carlos Delgado… And we don’t look too bad.
by AmorVincitOmnia on Dec 28, 2009 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
im actually fine with signing him mainly due to the fact that he can play pretty much anywhere. having a guy with that flexibility makes it a lot easier to acquire guys in the future than to be saddled with players who leave you in a “I wish we could go for that guy, but we already have X who plays Y and can’t play anything else”
plus his wife is BANGING
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
not to pick on you
but this team does not need more “flexibility” no matter what Ken Rosenthal says. More players with three gloves in their locker is not going to make this team better when there are Renterias and Rowands that are going to be in the lineup every day in front of them.
This team needs a real LF (Bloomisoff is not going to play LF no matter how much everyone clicks their heels together) and/or 1B (or 3B). The fact that any name on the roster can be written into any position on any day with no appreciable improvement (or dropoff) in the lineup is not a strong point. Cf. last year’s outfield. Vroom, Winn, Rowand… all fungible, more or less, on offense.
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 28, 2009 9:17 PM PST up reply actions
Re-phrased
Adding DeRosa is no different than adding one more crouton to a shit salad
by E Ticket on Dec 29, 2009 7:17 AM PST up reply actions
I would be happier about this if his production hadn’t ALREADY declined. His time in St. Louis wasn’t that much better than Garko’s in San Francisco, but it was for a good deal more plate appearances.
Also the part about him being 35 by opening day. It always works out so well when Sabean signs old guys.
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Why not?
At the end of the day, a Mark DeRosa signing is a why not for me. They aren’t signing Bay or Holliday, so who else are you going to get? Really.
because they want him to play 3rd.
Someday girl I don't know when were gonna get to that place
Where we really want to go and well walk in the sun
But till then tramps like us baby we were born to RUNZ
-Proud Papa of Dan Runzler
Why make a move that will not really improve the team (unless he is playing LF)? You don’t make a move for the sake of making a move. Unless you are Brian Sabean I guess.
"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
I dunno, they need to sign someone to fill the hole at 1st or to get Velez out of left. The DeRosa signing is not meant to really do either of these. Sure it may give us a first baseman but not a way I would like it.
"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
WHO?? who is out there right now that would fill the 1st base role? hmm? because dude, there’s nothing goin right now
Jermaine Dye
We haven’t heard his name ‘round here in a while but that’s when he pops up as your opening day 1B!
Win the inning.
by Scooter Ellis on Dec 28, 2009 1:42 PM PST up reply actions
If LaRoche wasn’t wanting the moon. I would say him. And there is a possibility that his market will come down.
I just think this also may be too soon.
I am almost to the point let Ishikawa have it for the year, see how he does, and if not, go after the better FA’s next year.
"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
That’s what i’m saying, it all comes down to money. But look, i’m cool with letting Ishikawa have it because he’s got the best defense on the infield… But who knows, his offense could improve
Exactly
Almost all the FA’s this year would be really good or really bad, depending on the contract
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
Ishi wouldn't be a bad option
If we weren’t so dependent on offense. Anyway after DeRosa sucks for 100 AB’s Sandoval will be back to playing 3B and Ishi will be starting again and DeRosa will be a bench player.
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
Agreed, but we do have a new hitting coach, wouldnt it be better to find out what he can do for TI? TI is a MUCH better defender than Pablo at 1st
Yeah, his D is great
I think they deserve to give him a chance to be more than a platoon player. He wasn’t awful offensively but with our Offense…his struggles were magnified
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
Plus he’s still young isnt he? in my opinion, Derosa should play outfield…. Uribe at SS Pablo at 3rd Ishi at 1st
He turns 26 in september
so he’s younger than Velez. I wouldn’t mind giving him a chance in the OF.
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
maybe it was ST, but he hasn’t played OF since Rookie ball in ’02.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 28, 2009 3:56 PM PST up reply actions
Why would Ishikawa be in the outfield?
His value is in his defense at first base. We have enough mediocre lefty-hitting outfielders right now. The last thing this team needs is another one.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
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Hehe. I like reading this comment as though it had no context whatsoever.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 4:15 PM PST up reply actions
Is there really any point to moving Ishi to the outfield when 99% of his value comes from the fact that he’s a great defensive first baseman?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
I remember someone else who wanted to move Ishikawa to OF. Goofus?
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…what?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
what i’m saying…. is Derosa goes to 3rd, right? Where does that put Pablo? 1st, How good is Pablo playing 1st? is he as good defensively as TI?
It didn’t seem like a logical progression from the comment you were responding to.
And where else would it put Pablo but first? And of course he’s not as good as TI, Ishikawa was one of the very best defensive first basemen in baseball all of last year. I’ve been against moving Pablo to first for most of the offseason because the positional difference probably negates the improvement he’ll see in terms of UZR.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
Catcher?
co-dad w/AfDC of
Ishikawa, the Topps Rookie All Star Team's First baseman. Does he get a chance in 2010?
yay!
/runs as McCoven gathers torches and pitchforks
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 28, 2009 9:43 PM PST up reply actions
Eh?
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They don’t have to get Velez out of left. They already have a few options that would be better than Velez in left. They needed logic and a first baseman.
"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
can we keep Garko and play Lewis and/or Bowker and save some money for next year’s free agent class? If so then, yes please.
Thing A
can we keep Garko and play Lewis and/or Bowker and save some money for next year’s free agent class? If so then, yes please.
Thing A
It’s too late.
"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
They could have got Nick Johnson and left Panda at 3rd. But not now………..
"It ain't over till it's over." - Yogi Berra
Red Six was not willing to stand by for the Giants
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by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 28, 2009 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
The sad part about this for me is that they’re signing him to be a 3B because Velez is soooo much better than DeRosa. Argh we need to sign a 1B (preferably LaRoche) pronto because we know they won’t start Ishikawa. Signing a free agent 1B means they will play that free agent no matter what (see Renteria). That means Sandoval will be moved to 3B and DeRosa to LF, meaning we don’t have to deal with Velez anymore
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 1:32 PM PST reply actions
They could always play Velez in RF!
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
dies at the sad fact that the giants would actually do that
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
My fantasy lineup
CF Rowand
2B Sanchez
1B Sandoval
3B DeRosa
LF Lewis
SS Uribe
RF Schierholtz
C Posey/Whiteside
P
Jason Hill supporter 'til the end
We are fu**ed ! hes going to sign . Cmon man 2 years 12 million for a 35 year old bum who hit 225 last year ?? who wouldnt take that !
by BillyMaysHere on Dec 28, 2009 1:38 PM PST up reply actions
A little bit o’ brandy in my goat milk make me feel like there’s a WHOLE LOTTA LUVIN’ GOIN’ ON ROUND HERE!!! Did you see the size of that chicken??!!!! I feel like a pastry in a fat man’s dirty little hand!! Mmmm!
A little known fact: Llamas eat oatmeal. They do! They like it.. A Lot!
by Grant Brisbee on Dec 28, 2009 1:43 PM PST reply actions 14 recs
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 2:00 PM PST up reply actions
That's not a llama
That’s a PushmePullyu
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
lol what
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Dec 28, 2009 8:40 PM PST up reply actions
A humble request
Grant’s boss RSS feed
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
IM A CHIKIN LOL
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
This is poetry of a high order. Plus, llamas.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 28, 2009 5:39 PM PST up reply actions
DeRosa isn’t bad. I think he showed a lot of spark to go from a utility infielder type player to someone that has some power in the last four years. Except for the last part of last year with the Cardinals, his onbase percentage has been good. And you have to assume that his on base percentage was so low because he was swinging for the fences with Albert Pujols either hitting behind him or on base in front of him.
I’ve been thinking about this though. What is the Giants signed Jon Garland or Doug Davis and then traded J. Sanchez to the Marlins for Uggla. It’s sort of ludicrous that J. Sanchez is untouchable too. I can understand not wanting to trade Cain or Bumgarner, but at some point the ship is leaking from not enough offense and you have to make a move!
Jonathan Sanchez is better than Madison Bumgarner
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by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 28, 2009 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
He’s better now, but I think Bumgarner will have better career stats and it won’t be close. Bumgarner is a top 10 prospect, in all of baseball not just for the Giants, according to Baseball America and some other major sources.
If Sanchez was so great, he’d have been more than a number 4 starter by now. He walks every other hitter and crumbles in big innings.
by parisspleen13 on Dec 28, 2009 1:59 PM PST up reply actions
I’ll take the guy with the sky-high K’s and no-hitter over the teenager with mysteriously diminished velocity and scant track record.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
well
you just lost your chance to GM a big league squad, buddy!
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 28, 2009 9:22 PM PST up reply actions
lol…proud of yourself?
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
you know
Bobby Howry wasn’t really that bad last year.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
Ok.
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I don’t think it’s so much giving up Sanchez as giving him up for Uggla that people don’t like. Any player can be traded for the right return (e.g., Lincecum for Feliz/Smoak/Andrus/Feldman/Holland/Hunter/Borbon). If Uggla were cheaper or controlled for another year, that trade might be worth it, but not for two years at the money he’ll get. If the Marlins want to just dump his salary and we don’t have to give up much, though, I’m all for it…
Well the thing is that the general opinion = The giants are less desperate than the Marlins. They HAVE to keep their salary low so they benefit more from the revenue sharing that goes on. They will get more desperate as Opening Day looms ahead. We, are in a position of power, because Uggla is not the only option we have to sign. There is LaRoche (with his soon to be affordable rates) among others, and we gotta give the Marlins something of equal value relative to the trade, not the player’s value. Because they’re trying to do a salary dump, we shouldn’t need to give them a player of equal value in return; thus we offer something like Clayton Tanner and a low level prospect.
Well, that’s what I hope happens. Sabean might give away Sanchez anyways. =/
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
something like Clayton Tanner and a low level prospect
So… two low level prospects.
by The Double Deuce on Dec 28, 2009 3:35 PM PST up reply actions
Meh
yeah
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 3:45 PM PST up reply actions
Meh
not as bad as yahoo but there are some serious fanboys there _
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 3:52 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, let’s trade one of our top 4 starting pitchers for a bad defensive second baseman who probably won’t play second base on the Giants when we have very little starting pitching depth in the upper minors at the moment, that’s a great idea.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
From "The Gorilla Did It," a book I read as a child and which my older daughter loves.
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Dec 28, 2009 1:52 PM PST reply actions
Nice. Also, those blocks represent Velez’s statistical contribution: -9 offense, +3 defense.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
If The Gorilla Did It
OJ’s new children book, penned from prison.
Win the inning.
by Scooter Ellis on Dec 28, 2009 1:59 PM PST up reply actions
Nickname Brainstorm!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 2:01 PM PST reply actions
Too easy.
I checked his wikipedia page for stuff.
He was born in New Jersey
He plays baseball
hes married to an ex-model
Now form some sort of nickname
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 2:05 PM PST up reply actions
For every game winning hit or game saving defensive play he produces
HeRosa
Win the inning.
by Scooter Ellis on Dec 28, 2009 2:05 PM PST up reply actions
That’s twice I didn’t get this today. Care to ’splain for the clueless?
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
Crappy reference to a Midler movie
The Rose
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by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 28, 2009 2:07 PM PST up reply actions
Well
Rosa translate to the color “pink”, or “rose”
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 2:13 PM PST up reply actions
The Pink Rose
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DeRosa will hit leadoff because...
“The rose goes in the front, big guy.”
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by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 28, 2009 2:18 PM PST up reply actions
Whoa!
Lets not go overboard with the masculinity here.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 2:18 PM PST up reply actions
The Stinking Rose
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
Mark Garlic?
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 28, 2009 5:41 PM PST up reply actions
and de translates to “of”
so “of rose” or “of pink”
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 4:54 PM PST up reply actions
According to this website, there is a Salsa de Rosa. He could be Salsa. Gets a hit, SALSA!!!, and so on. I assume if he screws up we’ll just call him an asshole.
Someday girl I don't know when were gonna get to that place
Where we really want to go and well walk in the sun
But till then tramps like us baby we were born to RUNZ
-Proud Papa of Dan Runzler
The guy was born in New Jersey and went to college in Pennsylvania. He is as far from Salsa as you can get.
"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
So now it has to make sense?
Someday girl I don't know when were gonna get to that place
Where we really want to go and well walk in the sun
But till then tramps like us baby we were born to RUNZ
-Proud Papa of Dan Runzler
There is a videogame called Rule of Rose
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 2:28 PM PST up reply actions
I DON'T KNOW ON THIRD
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
win
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 28, 2009 9:23 PM PST up reply actions
Bloomisoff
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 28, 2009 9:24 PM PST up reply actions
If he’s playing the infield, we should judge him as a 1B, in which case he’s absolutely terrible. If he’s a LF, he’s not any better than Fred, and there’s a decent chance Bowker’s will also be as good or better. Even putting money aside, I don’t see how DeRosa improves the team. The only good thing is that he can play 2B if Sanchez gets injured, but you don’t pay $6M for a backup.
We’re now paying $12M a year for Sanchez and DeRosa, even though we could get at least as good (and probably better) production from Kelly Johnson and one of the cheap 1B free agents for less than half of that.
I was promised lasagna.
by Cookyman on Dec 28, 2009 2:05 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
Thats my point, this does not improve the team from what we have now or had a month ago. It is just costing more money. But chances are that money would have gone bad had we not used it.
"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
Yeah, but overpaying for someone who helps the team is better than underpaying for someone who doesn’t.
I was promised lasagna.
my last sentence was sarcasm. and I have no problem overpaying for someone who helps the team. I just do not think that DeRosa helps this team better than anything we already had.
"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
I’m pretty sure money goes bad if you don’t use it fast.
Like vodka!
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
I was trying to think of the best way to use that reference but you beat me to it.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
And even as an utility infielder
His defense at third – probably no better than Pablo’s.
co-dad w/AfDC of
Ishikawa, the Topps Rookie All Star Team's First baseman. Does he get a chance in 2010?
+1
He is wise. Listen to him now, hear him later.
/ Chants, " Olivio, Jacobs, Podsednik" Then smacks head with a 1 X 6. This will continue tell the pain decreases and moral improves.
wasn't there a GI Joe villain with that too?
He’d be a good cleanup hitter… since he’s only 6" tall he’d walk all the time.
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 29, 2009 1:25 PM PST up reply actions
Yup
He does, but he’s also a better hitter than Sanchez, and is 4 years younger and less injury-prone.
I was promised lasagna.
He could probably still be a plus fielder in left
Pair him (or maybe a guy like Ryan Church) with Matt Diaz in the outfield and the Braves have a nice platoo— oh nevermind
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!!!
Whomever Sabean signs this off-season will make a good platoon partner with Ryan Gark-ohh... nevermind...
If DeRosa hits .260 with 20 HRS next season, he’ll be the second most productive hitter on the Giants. I think he’ll do at least that well, so it’s worth it.
And I bet in six months, all these people bagging on him will be making comments during games about how good he is.
So he will be Bengie Molina?
"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
I knew that sounded familiar
Santiago is only 44, get it done Sabean
by BringBackBenitoSantiago on Dec 28, 2009 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
it's not too late
you might get both!
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 28, 2009 9:24 PM PST up reply actions
Except with the ability to score from second on a double.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 28, 2009 10:59 PM PST up reply actions
HE CRUMBLES IN BIG INNINGS!!
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 28, 2009 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
And I bet in six months, all these people bagging on him will be making comments during games about how good he is.
People on this site?
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
How dare you
accuse me of saying good things about a player.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
We bag because we care
I’ve been collecting weed jokes for Timmy’s highly anticipated opening day start.
Win the inning.
by Scooter Ellis on Dec 28, 2009 2:13 PM PST up reply actions
neutered...
And I bet in six months, all these people bagging on him will be making comments during games about how good he is
- llamas
- lunch
- indy rock
- Heidi (it will be tank-top season)
- Cha cha bowls
…I’m sure there’s more.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
ewww
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 3:47 PM PST up reply actions
Cha cha bowls are getting pricier each time I walk by the stand
By next June, only the players can afford it.
Win the inning.
by Scooter Ellis on Dec 28, 2009 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
The Giants will offer financing
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by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 28, 2009 2:16 PM PST up reply actions
Nah, I'd rather lease it
I’ll pay a portion of the price then return the contents in one of the public restrooms by 9th inning.
Win the inning.
by Scooter Ellis on Dec 28, 2009 2:17 PM PST up reply actions
And I bet in six months, all these people bagging on him will be making comments during games about ..
Beer
Matt Downs . The Kevin Frandsen of 2010 !
That’s my sixth favorite drink!
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 3:55 PM PST up reply actions
The same could have been said about Ryan Garko.
"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
But who do you think has the best chance to hit 20 hrs?
Bengie Molina?
DeRosa?
Ishi+Garko?
Bowker?
Aurillia?
DeRosa is the Aiurila signing from a few years ago. Al ittle over $5mil/yr for a utility fielder that can play the corners and has hit 20 hrs recently.
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Ishikawa, the Topps Rookie All Star Team's First baseman. Does he get a chance in 2010?
HOMERS!
"The big thing people say to me is, 'Why don't you ever smile?' Well, I'm too interested in trying to beat somebody right now to smile." Will Clark
"I'm close to six feet, I like to think." The Freak.
I can’t decide who would be more depressing as an everyday left fielder, DeRosa or Velez.
Starting DeRosa would show that the Giants still don’t understand that you get better by investing in young players. Starting Velez would show that the Giants still don’t understand that OBP is the most important baseball skill there is.
I guess I’d rather see Velez as the starter, just because I’m confident Bowker would have the job by June.
I’d bet Torres would get the first shot in left after Velez. VROOOMMM!
"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
How is DeRosa at all depressing as an everyday LF?
His UZR numbers there are good, and his offensive production is at least average among LFs (assuming he’s closer to 2008 numbers next year and not 09)
Desirous of Matt Holliday and Dan Uggla since 2009.
But he will not be playing LF for us.
"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
Oh, I know
But he said DeRosa would be depressing as an everyday LF. Which is ridiculous. He wouldn’t knock your socks off, but he would not be depressing by any means.
Desirous of Matt Holliday and Dan Uggla since 2009.
He’s depressing because he’s not better than what we already have for free.
I was promised lasagna.
by Cookyman on Dec 28, 2009 2:36 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
It is depressing if you think Fred Lewis could do a similar job.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
The 2010 DeRosa most makes sense on the Giants as a secondbaseman.
His production in the OF should be equaled, or bettered, but the existing pool questionable OFer’s already under control. He is a down grade at 3rd compared to Panda. And as a First baseman Overbay or Garkawa has more to offer. Uribe is far better utility man choice due to be able to play a solid SS and I doubt he get $6M this season. So, barring a crash and burn season for DeRosa, the Giants have will spent $12M a season for 2 second basemen. Not exactly the way to improve your offense tell alone improve your team’s position for the mid season or next winter.
/ Chants, " Olivio, Jacobs, Podsednik" Then smacks head with a 1 X 6. This will continue tell the pain decreases and moral improves.
He doesn’t a have a meaningful sample size in LF. His UZR’s in RF are very good, but they’re mostly from 2005-2006, and he’s turning 35 in two months. I think he’ll be decent but nothing special defensively.
Offensively he’s been about average for a LF the past three years, but he’s turning 35 next month.
I was promised lasagna.
And wrist injuries can often be pretty bad news in terms of hitting.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
That’s why Sabean considers this a bargain deal. But for the wrist injury, he would have offered DeRosa $10mil/2yr =P
"The big thing people say to me is, 'Why don't you ever smile?' Well, I'm too interested in trying to beat somebody right now to smile." Will Clark
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Since nothing has been confirmed yet with ANY SIGNINGS for the giants… OT: Best pizza in San Francisco or East Bay, in my opinion, i like Patxis for deep dish… not too sure about just regular pizza
i had some pizza on haight street once. couldn’t tell you the name of it but it was pretty damned good.
east bay does not get visited much by me
Arinells
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
High school lunch pizza!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
We had mountain mike's in middle school
I think it was $2.50 for a big slice plus a soda.
Win the inning.
by Scooter Ellis on Dec 28, 2009 2:20 PM PST up reply actions
That is a reasonable price
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 28, 2009 2:20 PM PST up reply actions
mountain mikes makes me vomit
if you go there for all you can eat you see every single person pouring ranch and extra cheese from the salad bar on it cause it tastes like ass.
Why would anyone use ranch and extra cheese that tastes like ass?
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One of these days I’m going to scour the archives and discover just how many times you’ve made fun of someone in this manner. You’re at 60,000 posts, so I’m gonna guess 10,000 instances.
This will be my life’s work.
Someday girl I don't know when were gonna get to that place
Where we really want to go and well walk in the sun
But till then tramps like us baby we were born to RUNZ
-Proud Papa of Dan Runzler
We have $1.50 pizza
and soda is not allowed
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
Life without soda at age 12-14?
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Win the inning.
by Scooter Ellis on Dec 28, 2009 2:34 PM PST up reply actions
No 12 year olds in high school
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 2:35 PM PST up reply actions
Weirdo.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 2:39 PM PST up reply actions
Pop?
"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
I think soda’s addictive qualities are underrated. I gave the stuff up over the summer, and craved it horribly for about three weeks after. Since then, I’ve had no interest in drinking it.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
The pizza
at UCR is great, low grease, seasoned (?) cheese, and the crust is nice and brown and full. and stone oven baked! its great XD
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 3:49 PM PST up reply actions
PIZZA BITES
I WIN
Someday girl I don't know when were gonna get to that place
Where we really want to go and well walk in the sun
But till then tramps like us baby we were born to RUNZ
-Proud Papa of Dan Runzler
Ahh the savior of the hungry study nights :D
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 3:50 PM PST up reply actions
I live in the easy bay
And I can’t think of a decent pizza place much less a really good one.
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 28, 2009 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
This is an undeniable fact
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 28, 2009 2:27 PM PST up reply actions
Cheeseboard… never been there, but Zachary’s is pretty good, in my opinion Patxis in the city is MUCH MUCH MUCH better than Zachary’s…
really?
I like Patxi’s a lot, but I would never cross the bay to get it. Zach’s, on the other hand, I still do.
For skinny crust I love Goat Hill on Potrero. Giorgio’s in the Richmond is good and fun too (red check tablecloths, etc.)
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by natteringnabob on Dec 28, 2009 9:28 PM PST up reply actions
See, the thing with me i guess, is that i would definitely drive over the bridge to get it… I’m in Moraga, so it’s only like a 30 minute drive to the city. Plus with me, i’m more of a fan of the fresh organic products in any of the food i eat…. Patxis does that, i’m pretty sure Zachary’s does that, but Giorgios is fantastic i agree with that
Little Star is a deep dish place in the Mission. Probably the best pizza I’ve had in SF. Golden Boy in North Beach is right behind it though.
Rafael Rodriguez: #8 on our list, tearing up Scottsdale, and has been alive long enough to see the Warriors make the playoffs once.
Deep Dish doesn’t count as pizza ( outside of Giordanos in Chicago)
In the City, I like Village Pizzeria. It’s a little greasy and reminds me of Filippi’s Pizza Grotto in San Diego.
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Deep dish doesn’t count as pizza because if it did then all other pizza would be too ashamed to even exist, because deep dish done right is so incredibly delicious.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 4:11 PM PST up reply actions
Yes! I used to go to the one in Santa Clara
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by Giant among Angels on Dec 28, 2009 6:58 PM PST up reply actions
If you like pizza which resembles what I had in Rome, go to South Beach cafe in SF (also within a short walk of the ballpark).
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by Johnny Disaster on Dec 28, 2009 6:48 PM PST up reply actions
I always stop there before the game
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 11:26 PM PST up reply actions
Its gud
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 11:28 PM PST up reply actions
really gud
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 28, 2009 11:34 PM PST up reply actions
oh its umazing
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 11:35 PM PST up reply actions
milk
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 11:37 PM PST up reply actions
Not good pizza.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 7:59 PM PST up reply actions
It's not bad
and considering the location, it’s great. Has anyone ever eaten the cardboard pizza-type food derivative product sold in the park? I only made that mistake once.
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by natteringnabob on Dec 28, 2009 9:30 PM PST up reply actions
Dunno about SF or East Bay pizza
But I’ve fallen in love with Fourth St. Pizza on Fourth and San Carlos in San Jose. $9.99 all you can eat slices and soda on Saturday nights. And it’s really good.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Dec 28, 2009 8:42 PM PST up reply actions
According to Jayson Stark, DeRosa took a physical this morning (Via MLBTR)
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better or worse than yahoo sports or espn?
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not as bad as yahoo, but still pretty horrible
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by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 3:55 PM PST up reply actions
Turn your head and cough.
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BEGIN RAGE NOW BEFORE CONTRACT TERMS ARE ANNOUNCED
The 34-year-old free agent has been pursued by a number of teams this winter, including the Yankees, Mets, Cubs, Cardinals, Braves and Phillies, but hasn’t been able to find a club willing to give him the three-year deal he was originally seeking.
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
Its pretty obvious its a 2/12 contract
mlb.com story
"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
LOL
SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants are moving closer to signing Mark DeRosa, one of this offseason’s most coveted free agents, an industry source confirmed Monday.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 28, 2009 2:35 PM PST up reply actions
well
most coveted in that he’s surely in the top half of free agents this year, right?
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Chris Haft........
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by Giant among Angels on Dec 28, 2009 4:45 PM PST up reply actions
sinful
thou shalt not covet thy opponent’s mediocre utilityman
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"I sometimes still can get insider info and I am not a dumb or average fan.
Molina is needed."
by natteringnabob on Dec 28, 2009 9:31 PM PST up reply actions
Even more lulz!!
DeRosa likely would start at third base for the Giants, with Pablo Sandoval moving to first.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 28, 2009 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
Why am in I not laughing?
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 2:38 PM PST up reply actions
Man...
I hope the Cubs or Mets swoop on DeRosa.
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Ishikawa, the Topps Rookie All Star Team's First baseman. Does he get a chance in 2010?
So the Yankees are talking to the Cubs about Zambrano.
Fuck
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 2:45 PM PST reply actions
Meh, they can have him (for what he’d cost).
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
The principle of it bothers me more than anything
Santiago is only 44, get it done Sabean
by BringBackBenitoSantiago on Dec 28, 2009 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
He should get along well with Joba
They can dance together on the mound!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 28, 2009 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
I can see that, but you could look at it as hubris. The Yankees are so wrapped up in cornering the market on premium players that they are ignoring Zambrano’s red flags.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Maybe he’ll punch Jeter in the dugout.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Dec 28, 2009 8:44 PM PST up reply actions
But Fuck!
They already got Vazquez and Granderson !
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 2:48 PM PST up reply actions
It's on SFGiants.com now
And since it’s usually the last to get news, the deal is likely as good as done.
Giants hit the Mark, close in on versatile DeRosa
(GET IT?!)
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Oh, and this is one of the highlights
http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=7023155
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/Brian Sabean throws Chris Haft a treat
Good dog!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 28, 2009 2:54 PM PST up reply actions
/Chris Haft’s back bleeds from incessant self-patting
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
It’s a Firefly reference.
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LOL GENERIC SF GAY JOKE!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 28, 2009 2:57 PM PST up reply actions
No, Sunset.
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I always go to the Sunset when I’m looking to party.
Someday girl I don't know when were gonna get to that place
Where we really want to go and well walk in the sun
But till then tramps like us baby we were born to RUNZ
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Can I start my rage all over again?
"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
On the other hand, this is a million times better than signing Podsednik.
Someday girl I don't know when were gonna get to that place
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But till then tramps like us baby we were born to RUNZ
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At least this poop doesn’t smell nearly as bad as that other poop!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 28, 2009 2:57 PM PST up reply actions
It's like the difference between lighting yourself on fire and blowing yourself up.
Neither good, but I’ll definitely take one over the other. YOU DECIDE WHICH
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Aren't they the same?
I mean, explosions involve heat…
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I’d imagine exploding would be a little quicker. Okay, let’s go guillotine vs headsman.
Someday girl I don't know when were gonna get to that place
Where we really want to go and well walk in the sun
But till then tramps like us baby we were born to RUNZ
-Proud Papa of Dan Runzler
To be honest, I was kinda hoping for it.
Someday girl I don't know when were gonna get to that place
Where we really want to go and well walk in the sun
But till then tramps like us baby we were born to RUNZ
-Proud Papa of Dan Runzler
I'm not going to rage against this deal
But just because I try not to be a rageful guy. But I do hate the deal for all the negatives Grant listed. I also think versatility is nice, but you don’t need the flexibility of Sanchez and DeRosa on a team that already has Sandoval and could get Uribe back at a salary that better approximates the backup/versatile role.
In the end I think I’ll like rooting for DeRosa, but I’d like for Sabean and Co to make a move that I could wholeheartedly support for the first time in the 21st century..
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Ishikawa, the Topps Rookie All Star Team's First baseman. Does he get a chance in 2010?
pity about the rest.
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Surrounded by a bunch of crap
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by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 28, 2009 3:00 PM PST up reply actions
But we’re getting some not-so-smelly crap to go with it!
"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
I really like Pablo as well, but I doubt he is in the top 10.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
Especially not if he’s playing third. He’s got a shot if he stays at his position.
Someday girl I don't know when were gonna get to that place
Where we really want to go and well walk in the sun
But till then tramps like us baby we were born to RUNZ
-Proud Papa of Dan Runzler
Hmmm. ‘Especially if he’s not playing 3rd.’ Yes, much better.
Someday girl I don't know when were gonna get to that place
Where we really want to go and well walk in the sun
But till then tramps like us baby we were born to RUNZ
-Proud Papa of Dan Runzler
I thought you said he called himself a doctor.
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I’m a table sitter
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
And you think that other people believe that you call yourself a doctor?
Someday girl I don't know when were gonna get to that place
Where we really want to go and well walk in the sun
But till then tramps like us baby we were born to RUNZ
-Proud Papa of Dan Runzler
Pablo was ranked 19th in WAR among position players in 2009. Food for thought. Not that WAR means everything, of course.
Someday girl I don't know when were gonna get to that place
Where we really want to go and well walk in the sun
But till then tramps like us baby we were born to RUNZ
-Proud Papa of Dan Runzler
Peace not WAR man.
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Peace is a bad stat.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 3:29 PM PST up reply actions
Players eliminated after coaching errors?
Rafael Rodriguez: #8 on our list, tearing up Scottsdale, and has been alive long enough to see the Warriors make the playoffs once.
:(
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 3:31 PM PST up reply actions
Giants' Hitting Philosophy
Make LOB, not WAR!
: D ?
Someday girl I don't know when were gonna get to that place
Where we really want to go and well walk in the sun
But till then tramps like us baby we were born to RUNZ
-Proud Papa of Dan Runzler
LOL
some guy at mlbtraderumors seriously just proposed Pat Burrell and 3 mil to the Giants for Runzler and Tommy Joseph because we already have Posey
That would still mean Burrell would cost $6 million. He was pretty awful last year at the plate, and his defense has always been bad, so that’s just too much. Hell, I would’ve rather had Hideki Matsui for that price…
Nah. Any of those 3 would be good throw ins to a deal that would bring Burrell over, despite the 6 mil.
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by Speedforthewin on Dec 28, 2009 3:10 PM PST up reply actions
ignoring that you can’t trade a player until a year after you draft them
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by Speedforthewin on Dec 28, 2009 3:04 PM PST up reply actions
oh mlbtraderumors.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
how dirty!
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by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 4:23 PM PST up reply actions
OT FLAMING LIPS POST
Anyone heard the cover of Dark Side of the Moon they did with Stardeath and White Dwarfs? IT has Henry Rollins on it too. It’s bizarre but good. Very similar to Embryonic.
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, and it's totally grown on me.
'The longer I do this the smarter I get' --Brian Sabean
It was super weird but I really enjoyed it. I mean, I wouldn’t pick it over the original, but it was a fun listen.
I was just sliiiiightly disappointed by their version of Us and Them, since it would seem like Wayne Coyne was born to sing that song. But it needed a bit more ‘oomph’ during the FORWARD HE CRIED, etc. parts.
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This signing is only good if the Giants use it to drive down the price on Uggla and ultimately trade for Uggla. Then you get DeRosa in LF.
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CSNBayArea.com’s Mychael Urban tweets that he’s heard a whisper connecting the Giants to free agent reliever Kiko Calero.
HE DRIVES IN GUYS WHO DON'T GET ON BASE!!
STOP HATIN’!
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 28, 2009 3:10 PM PST up reply actions
double who?
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 4:29 PM PST up reply actions
wow exciting
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If there's one thing I trust Sabean on
It’s pitching, relief pitching in particular. I blindly trust that Kiko would be good.
Desirous of Matt Holliday and Dan Uggla since 2009.
Must be Magowan's fault.
The completely reasonable alternative is too terrible to consider.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
He didn’t pitch decently in the playoffs, which was the whole point of that trade.
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The only thing I remember about Kiko Calero was him being part of the Mark Mulder trade.
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Kiko Calero is definitely a good pitcher. I like him a lot. All for it.
Someday girl I don't know when were gonna get to that place
Where we really want to go and well walk in the sun
But till then tramps like us baby we were born to RUNZ
-Proud Papa of Dan Runzler
If there is one thing any teams needs
It is relievers who don’t throw strikes!
LOL 4.5 BB/9 last season! LMAO 5.8 BB/9 THE YEAR BEFORE!!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 28, 2009 3:14 PM PST up reply actions
NEVER MIND MY PREVIOUS POST
KILL THE BUM!
Someday girl I don't know when were gonna get to that place
Where we really want to go and well walk in the sun
But till then tramps like us baby we were born to RUNZ
-Proud Papa of Dan Runzler
OT: Man it feels shitty that alot of the “popular” kids are getting together now home from school and going out and partying… while my friends that i got here don’t really do that as much
I’ll bet your parents even got you on curfew. Blows, man! But parents, am I right?
Someday girl I don't know when were gonna get to that place
Where we really want to go and well walk in the sun
But till then tramps like us baby we were born to RUNZ
-Proud Papa of Dan Runzler
Not even that, i was never on curfews, just i thought the popular kids here were complete DBAGS, and yea i was right, because in college the dudes there are alot better
After high school, you do realize that mostly everyone you knew, where complete D-Bags.
"It ain't over till it's over." - Yogi Berra
I don’t know where.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 3:45 PM PST up reply actions
well, they are complete assholes… and they are still hanging out now, which i could care less… but they probably still keep the same stupid attitude
Since you’re all grownsed up and they’re still “dbags,” now’s the time to run circles around them intellectually.
It sounds kind of like a light clapping sound.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 6:45 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I’m more of a “stay at home and watch reruns of The Soup” kind of a guy, myself.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 3:39 PM PST up reply actions
i hope you’re being sarcastic…. But i like to get out and do things with friends, but my friends all they do is “Hey let’s go smoke” or something very dumb like that. Whereas i would like to go to the bar, or just drink, relax, talk, watch some sports, something
Joel McHale is pretty funny, man.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 3:43 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe you need new friends.
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ah that’s lame, i also dont see the point of sitting around at a hookah bar doing hookah. it just seems so…single purpose as opposed to smoking and watching tv…or drinking and watching a game at AT&t
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 4:32 PM PST up reply actions
or post on a baseball nerd site
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 28, 2009 9:36 PM PST up reply actions
Me too
Except replace “The Soup” with “cartoons”.
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I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 3:49 PM PST up reply actions
I got season one on DVD
Man, that show was really weird.
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I honestly don’t remember anything about it except for the way he looks.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 3:55 PM PST up reply actions
Poo gas!
Someday girl I don't know when were gonna get to that place
Where we really want to go and well walk in the sun
But till then tramps like us baby we were born to RUNZ
-Proud Papa of Dan Runzler
I see…
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 3:59 PM PST up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lE9JPUeSwdY
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Huh…
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 4:03 PM PST up reply actions
I imagine the guy writing that Tibet sequence and thinking, “This is gold, my friend, gold!”
Someday girl I don't know when were gonna get to that place
Where we really want to go and well walk in the sun
But till then tramps like us baby we were born to RUNZ
-Proud Papa of Dan Runzler
I’m a drink at my house w/ friends, but i’ll go out occasionally. I’m not much or a partier.
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by Speedforthewin on Dec 28, 2009 3:45 PM PST up reply actions
This makes me feel better
Other night went to a christmas party where it was basically all kids I knew in high school that chose to go to the same college where they can all hang out with each other still. What’s the point?
Santiago is only 44, get it done Sabean
by BringBackBenitoSantiago on Dec 28, 2009 3:48 PM PST up reply actions
AGREE, yea this is pretty much what i’m talking about, i go to school in Ohio, away from everyone, and then i come back and i have like 3 or 4 maybe 5 good friends here… rather others have a huge connect, but that’s because of where they go to school
I went to Colorado, everyone else went to Colorado State. All they do is reminisce about last weekend and hang out with each other over break, which is hardly a break
Santiago is only 44, get it done Sabean
by BringBackBenitoSantiago on Dec 28, 2009 3:54 PM PST up reply actions
Haha, yea, that’s pretty much what goes on here… Apparently the only problem was me not drinking or partying much when i was in High School, and had a weird dad, that’s why i didn’t hang out with the popular crowd
I know what you mean about the drinking thing. The few times I wanted to drink in high school I ended up taking care of everyone. College changed my stance on drinking though. I knew basically everyone in the “popular crowd”, but didn’t have enough in common to hang out with them. Where in Ohio btw?
Santiago is only 44, get it done Sabean
by BringBackBenitoSantiago on Dec 28, 2009 4:02 PM PST up reply actions
Exactly, like when you’re in college, there is no “popular crowd” and you can just drink and have fun with anybody. I didn’t have anything in common with the guys in high school, because they were complete assholes. And i’m not an ass hole i’m a nice guy… I go to Miami Ohio, near Cincinnati
This this this
at the risk of sounding cliche x a billion
college is way more chill than high school. it was always about who’s cool and who’s not and in college, everyone hangs out and whatnot
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 4:34 PM PST up reply actions
Exactly, i just think you can make so many more friends in college because there are so many more people. yea in college, nobody cares if you were cool in high school or not
pretty much
or the people who are all crotchety about their clique or what not tend to stay inside their frats
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 4:42 PM PST up reply actions
yep, and i mean, i’m in a frat, but i made a few new friends this past semester, and would definitely go out and hang with other guys… but these people here at home just stay with the same people
Well i mean like, the types who actually care if you were cool in high school and stuff, tend to associate in group, meaning the out group wouldn’t chill with them anyhow. it’s a nice system that allows you to chill with people who want to chill. lol. Haha for sure. It’s basic networking; you go to college far away if youc an to expand your horizons
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 4:48 PM PST up reply actions
I think this thread is good evidence that a lot of us on this blog like to sit around and do nothing.
Someday girl I don't know when were gonna get to that place
Where we really want to go and well walk in the sun
But till then tramps like us baby we were born to RUNZ
-Proud Papa of Dan Runzler
/shift-A
Meh.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 28, 2009 4:02 PM PST reply actions
bleh
back to school in a few days. Is Miami on semester?
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 4:34 PM PST up reply actions
sorry, I was referring to me. UCR is on the quarter system, our break ends on the 3rd. Haha I forgot to add the I’m in front of my comment. lolz
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 4:44 PM PST up reply actions
yeah well it’s crazy cuz we fit 3 quarters into roughly the same time as 2 semesters, so we get shorter breaks. most of my friends go to the CSU’s and some of them don’t even start until the end of January
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by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 4:55 PM PST up reply actions
The Giants and Mark DeRosa are in agreement on a two-year deal believed to be worth $12MM, tweets SI’s Jon Heyman.
SI_JonHeyman derosa, #giants in agreement on 2-year deal, believed to be for $12 mil. physical was today. uribe possible,too.
Desirous of Matt Holliday and Dan Uggla since 2009.
why is EVERYTHING these days announced on twitter. soon the news is going to become irrelevant
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
by Tim LinCyYoung on Dec 28, 2009 4:31 PM PST up reply actions
a whole story on the signing wouldn’t be all that hard.
DeRosa signed with giants today for X, he as averaged Y playing for A,B,C and will most likely play Z for the giants
“it’s a great opportunity and a great organisation with GREAT fans and GREAT stuff” said DeRosa who is yet to comment
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
by Tim LinCyYoung on Dec 28, 2009 4:40 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
yea, but if you’re competing to get the info out FIRST, a tweet is perfect, it’s just a full sentence, that’s it
coming first doesn’t always get you a prize! /innuendo
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
by Tim LinCyYoung on Dec 28, 2009 4:45 PM PST up reply actions
that doesn't make sense
you can be second, you can be third
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YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 28, 2009 4:37 PM PST up reply actions
how is that sad???
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 4:38 PM PST up reply actions
Thank you GrahamCrakalaka, you always do know how to positive spin on everything in life
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Im just saying, I wish I had an eggroll right now
You have any idea what ive eaten today?
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 4:42 PM PST up reply actions
I had 2 doughnuts for breakfast, and a brownie for lunch.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 4:43 PM PST up reply actions
Dude, seriously, I don’t care how young you are or how good your genes are, you can’t just only eat crap all of the time.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
You can just only exclusively do it if you want.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 5:56 PM PST up reply actions
I wish.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 4:46 PM PST up reply actions
Well we had a family event yesterday that was catered and not that many people ate so how we have like a million cheesecake sqaures and brownies and cookies sitting around the house
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 4:49 PM PST up reply actions
I just ate a cutie
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 4:54 PM PST up reply actions
A cutie is a fruit
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 4:58 PM PST up reply actions
do we need to have a frank discussion about the dangers of oral sex?
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No.
…
Maybe.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 9:54 PM PST up reply actions
Will there be pictures?
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 11:27 PM PST up reply actions
Bleh I need to learn how to cook too. I just ate an asian pear and 3 bananas today. Bananas make hunger go away so well
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by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 4:56 PM PST up reply actions
can you cook anything? pasta?
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No pasta left =/ made it all for a potluck dinner
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by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 10:46 PM PST up reply actions
Your kidding, right?
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 4:42 PM PST up reply actions
They are the bomb. Seriously, go into town and get one. They are like the epitome of Asian American cooking, along with the potsticker
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by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 4:45 PM PST up reply actions
I’ll get one, i need to get that, and some good mexican while i’m here in the Bay Area until i leave for Ohio
haha I go to Riverside, no shortage of good mexican here :D
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by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 4:50 PM PST up reply actions
screw you! haha, that is awesome then, lucky you, i get a good dose of “oh hey look, another corn field”
We don’t get good Chinese food though, the asian area of LA does though. Which is good, ’cuz an asian guy can die from eating Panda Express. hahaha
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by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 4:53 PM PST up reply actions
Youve never even seen one?
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 4:47 PM PST up reply actions
Theyre hella good. You need to stop by the nearest Panda exprexx and pick some up. Theres one in Concord
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 4:50 PM PST up reply actions
I disagree, man. If you’re gonna get eggrolls, don’t get them from the McDonald’s of Chinese food. Go into a Chinatown if you can and get an order from a dim sum place or just a regular restaurant.
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by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 4:51 PM PST up reply actions
Well, Chinatown isnt very convenient. of course they will be better
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 4:52 PM PST up reply actions
Haha imagine how inconvenient it is for me in Sacramento. XD
It’s just that Panda’s eggrolls are kinda more burrito like than a real one
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by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 4:57 PM PST up reply actions
Whatever theyre like, theyre damn good
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 4:58 PM PST up reply actions
Why, ah went to Riverside!
It sucked!
Are you aware that Giants pitching PHENOM Dan Runzler is also a Riverside grad?
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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I don’t think he graduated did he? Same for Matt Montgomery, I think they were drafted as juniors or something. But yeah Troy Percival went there too. :D
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by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 4:58 PM PST up reply actions
Pretty sure
Marlins or Yankees…idk, he wasn’t all that great
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by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 5:02 PM PST up reply actions
This is possible. I just assumed he was a grad because he was around for, it seemed, as long as I was, and left the same year I did.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
And why did it suck? I love Riverside so far
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by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 4:58 PM PST up reply actions
Hot, dangerous. Nothing to do but drink. You’ll see what I mean.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
well i’m used to the hot, Sac gets incredibly hot during the summer, and Yeah I get the dangerous part. but I mean schoolwise, I’m already in a lab, doing grunt work, sure, but I’m pretty happy with my academic situation, and if it means that Riverside=less parties, i don’t mind that so much
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by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 5:03 PM PST up reply actions
Hey, the school was fine. I have a friend who works in a lab down there. Eddie O’Neil, maybe you know him?
I’m from Sac as well. The coincidences abound. Go Kings! Go Highlanders!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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What a small world haha
Speaking of which, i’ve noticed the school has this inflated sense of pride, like if they don’t promote RSIDEEEEE!!!! enough they’ll be struck dead with lightning from the heavens. hah
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by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 5:09 PM PST up reply actions
Panda actually sounds really good
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 4:53 PM PST up reply actions
I dont have a licence
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 4:57 PM PST up reply actions
Rats!
Foiled again
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by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 4:58 PM PST up reply actions
Hopefully I get it in about a week, then pedestrians will be at my mercy!!!!!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 4:59 PM PST up reply actions
No gaurantees
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 5:04 PM PST up reply actions
Au contraire
my gastronomically challenged friend :-)
A light flaky bite of heaven.
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Veggies and meat…basically. Depends on how you make it, you can have pork or chicken. Ever have a Vietnamese sandwich?
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by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 4:49 PM PST up reply actions
The question is, where do you get your Vietnamese food while in Riverside? If you say something other than Pho Saigon, you’ve been making a series of terrible mistakes.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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Haha I like Pho Saigon…is it a chain? cuz I swear I saw one in Diamond Bar…
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by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 4:59 PM PST up reply actions
There are many, many Pho Saigons in the world. Just like ‘Yummy Pho,’ ‘Tasty Pho,’ and so on.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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I had no idea haha. The Pho Vinam is fairly good but their rice plates aren’t too good IMO
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by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 5:04 PM PST up reply actions
Take a trip down to Little Saigon in Stanton. Great restaurants there. I think we already had this conversation before.
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by Giant among Angels on Dec 28, 2009 5:41 PM PST up reply actions
Usually something along these lines:
garlic, red or green chili, minced fresh shiitake mushrooms, finely sliced and chopped
,Chinese cabbage ,sliced or shredded into thin matchstick-length pieces, spring (green) onions, sliced lengthwise into matchstick-length pieces
egg, fresh bean sprouts cooked in
stir-fry sauce (fish sauce, lime juice, sugar)
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and fried man, deep fried.
often a key to delciousness.
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it gives it a leg up
deep fried Rentaria anyone?
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
This is the truth.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 28, 2009 5:16 PM PST up reply actions
Not really a fair comparison, though. Meat always wins.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 5:58 PM PST up reply actions
Needs moar meat.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 5:58 PM PST up reply actions
OT: Did you see that Man vs. Food is looking for pics of food challenges for some upcoming episode?
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
I did not see that. I will look into this.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 6:04 PM PST up reply actions
http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Man_v_Food/ci.Fan_v._Food_Photo_Contest.show?vgnextfmt=show
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I don't get why it's so difficult to find good egg rolls.
It seems like they’re always undercooked, and few things are more off-putting than a gummy, underdone egg roll.
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Definitely never pursued an actual Journalism job and am not working in anything too close to Journalism now. Yay for meaningless degrees! But hey, at least college was fun!
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
Oh you’re DONE with college… haha, at least you’re done, now on to work… I’m on my way with a Geography degree, so we’ll see what i can do for an internship here in the Bay next summer
Yeah been working pretty much full time since I graduated. There was a month or two when I had no job after I moved from LA back to the bay back in June
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nice, what i’m saying is, i’m kinda worried because i haven’t worked at all and i’m thinking it would be a good idea to get a job and work this next summer. I would then have one semester left at school until i’m out
Yeah, well I’m sure you’ve heard internships can be good. Many times they don’t pay, but if they turn into something later on then awesome. Gotta take that risk though cause it also looks good on your resume to say you have ANY experience.
Many times even for an entry level job they will want people with experience and you’ll be like “how the hell do you get a job if you have no experience in the first place” Internships many times are the answer
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for sure, thanks man, i’ll try that next summer, because at this point in time i’m going to have to do that, even though i’ll be doing school, i’m just not sure what i’m GOOD AT
true, i guess i’m just worried about the rejection, but arent we all… i guess you could say i just am one of those guys that have a good work ethic, but the results don’t show
Ha yeah you’ll get rejected a lot. I sent my resume and cover letter in to a bunch of places that I never even heard back from. Just don’t take anything personally
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Dont worry about it
I turn 30 next yr and havent worked yet. Luckily, I have a built in job with my family’s real estate and investment business ince I finally get my degree
I don’t like this.
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by Giant among Angels on Dec 28, 2009 4:47 PM PST reply actions
Waste of $$
2 weeks ago we turn down Kouzmanoff for 2 spare parts Lewis and Frandsen. now give a 35 yr old 12 million…where’s the logic here?? But Derosa is a gamer and play lots of positions!!
If I remember correctly, the Padres turned down Kouz for Lewis and Frandsen
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This
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 4:53 PM PST up reply actions
I dont think you rememeber correctly.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 4:55 PM PST up reply actions
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/34353567/sports/player_news
http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=Mlb&id=4078
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 4:56 PM PST up reply actions
A magician never reveals his tricks
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 4:58 PM PST up reply actions
Meh, it improves the team. It’s not horrible, and the cost is far from prohibitive.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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Kouz wouldn’t have been great.
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Baggs says stuff we already know and assume
For example, they could play DeRosa in left field and re-enter talks for third baseman Adrian Beltre. Or they could stick DeRosa at third and look for an outfielder that could be better equipped to hit at the top of the order. And with Juan Uribe getting close to returning, too, there should be plenty of roster flexibility for Manager Bruce Bochy — and insurance in case shortstop Edgar Renteria doesn’t have anything left.
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also
this is for whoever (scout6) doubted that the Giants want Panda at 1b
Wherever DeRosa ends up playing, it appears Pablo Sandoval will be moving to first base. That’s where everyone envisioned him playing in the long run, anyway.
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dumb.
stupid, pointless, makes me weep for the state of the franchise.
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Eh
Pods > Velez?
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by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 5:11 PM PST up reply actions
Dumb.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
I agree that it’s dumb, but doesn’t it make the team better, if only by a hair?
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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I think , in the short term, the test will be what kind of #5 starter we begin the season with. Off the cuff, with out grabing an evolope, Derosa is what, maybe .75 win improvement without a carrer year. My gut says he is much less. So would that money have gotten that kind of improvement in a better #5 Starter then what we begin the season?
/ Chants, " Olivio, Jacobs, Podsednik" Then smacks head with a 1 X 6. This will continue tell the pain decreases and moral improves.
I would be excited to watch the following lineup…
LF – Damon
2B – Sanchez
3B – DeRosa
1B – Sandoval
RF – Bowker
C – Posey
CF – Rowand
SS – Renteria
…even after acknowledging that there were better upgrades and bargains in every corner of the market. Damon will be overpaid by someone, DeRosa isn’t likely to continue hitting like he has, Sandoval’s value is diminished at first, Sanchez is the very definition of average, etc… But if that’s the lineup, I’ll be willing to overlook all of that. That’s how low my standards are for Sabean.
Now, I’m fully expecting this:
LF/CF – Velez
3B/LF – DeRosa (with Uribe starting when DeRosa is in the outfield)
2B – Sanchez
1B – Pablo
RF – Schierholtz
C – Torrealba
CF – Rowand
SS – Renteria
…so you can see why the first one excites me.
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1st Lineup: Meh
2nd lineup: Barf
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SCIENCE
meh
is a HUGE improvement over the last few years. sad, but true….
/ looks at the RF spot.
You have more hope than I. I am envious.
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In a vacuum, this is a nice contract for a nice player.
It’s a good deal.
BUT…
There’s no way in hell I’d make that deal as a Giants GM. Push comes to shove, I start Travis Ishikawa and Bowker at the utility spots next year and spend all that money on the international FA pipeline.
I hate that this will likely see Pablo playing more games at 1B, and aside from the fact that the improvement over Ishikawa and Bowker (Garko, even) is not really worth the money, I am holding true to the nebulous concept of the youth movement which dictates that TI deserves a chance to show he can grow enough to reach league-average in his sophomore season. This is backed by the knowledge that the Giants are truly an 82-win team as it stands anyhow, and the 1-2 DeRosa wins aren’t getting us into the postseason.
If it needs to be spent, and the money is capped, calculated 1-year gambles with very high upside should be the order of this offseason (ex: Bedard), not reliable 1/2- win increases on multiple-year deals for aging players.
Lethargy
It has me
This is backed by the knowledge that the Giants are truly an 82-win team as it stands anyhow, and the 1-2 DeRosa wins aren’t getting us into the postseason.
An 82-win team can be a 90-win team with some pythag love, and then those extra two wins would be pretty meaningful. Teams should add two-win players whenever they can, provided that the cost of those two-win players don’t hurt their efforts to acquire three-, four-, or five-win players.
I don’t think that the difference between Garko and DeRosa really is two wins, but I can definitely see it being the difference between Ishikawa and DeRosa.
by Grant Brisbee on Dec 28, 2009 5:40 PM PST up reply actions
Grant, since this is not an official “Giants sign Mark DeRosa” thread, does this mean there will be ANOTHER Derosa thread coming (and 1000 more comments?)
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by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 28, 2009 5:58 PM PST up reply actions
In terms of the addition of two-win players hurting the efforts to acquire three-, four-, or five-win players, it’s the second year that worries.
A commitment of $6 mil (minimum) during the 2011 season is a cost that in my mind likely hurts efforts to acquire more wins with the same money.
I am not so wedded to the “youth movement” with players like Ishikawa and Bowkerstarting as to consider it the only tenable option. Yes, there’s risk involved- I am relying on the improvements of players as they gain experience to bring the team success. Call it a matter of personal preference that I would like Ishikawa to be in the lineup next year rather than DeRosa.
I am willing to forgo those two wins in order to gain more wins in 2011, though it may dampen chances of reaching the postseason this season. The combination of Posey and not-Renteria that year lifts the true talent threshold and the payroll flexibility, and there is a chance of Bumgarnery goodness pushing it even further. The wins in 2011 will increase the probability of reaching the playoffs more than the wins in 2010.
Lethargy
It has me
Whoa
Were you eligible for “Best Newcomer” this season?
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
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I dunno. I started with about 2 weeks left in the season, and when the voting was going on, I had about 10 comments to my name.
Probably yes, but I guess bad timing on my part, huh?
Lethargy
It has me
Lame
You’d have my vote… saying a bunch of the stuff I want to say and saving me the energy.
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I suppose it’s possible that DeRosa might be worth two wins more than Ishikawa, but take a look at their Chone projections: .255/.333/.414 vs. .258/.326/.422.
Any plan that involves winning eight extra games over and above the team’s true talent level isn’t much of a plan. And in addition to the money, which adds up, there are opportunity costs involved with roster spots and playing time. Every at-bat DeRosa gets is one fewer at-bat for everyone with any semblance of a chance of being a real contributor down the road.
Any plan that involves winning eight extra games over and above the team’s true talent level isn’t much of a plan
Oh, I totally agree. I just don’t want to pooh-pooh an extra win here and there, regardless on whether or not the Giants overpaid to get it. If that extra win costs so much that it prevents the team from picking up an extra three, then there are obvious problems, but I don’t think DeRosa is what’s standing between the Giants and a legit upgrade.
And I’ll take the over on the DeRosa and the under on the Ishikawa.
by Grant Brisbee on Dec 29, 2009 10:54 PM PST up reply actions
Thing is, DeRosa’s career line against RHP is .265/.333/.397. I think we can agree that Ishikawa can at least match that against RHP, in which case his defense makes him more valuable. DeRosa really only helps against LHP.
Ishikawa really is awful against LHP, but it’s not like there was ever a chance that he’ll get starts against them, right? I mean, free 1B who can hit LHP pretty well have to be pretty easy to find. Glaus has a career .957 OPS against LHP, and signed for 1 year, two million. Shave off 100 points for his injury and that’s still about as good as DeRosa’s career line against LHP (and DeRosa is 3 years older, and had some injury problems too). Garko has a career .887 against LHP, and is going to sign for very little money.
Ishikawa against LHP was never an option, so he’s not the right guy to compare to DeRosa. DeRosa is basically a RH platoon 1B, and should be compared to a replacement-level RH platoon 1B. And that replacement level is really, high. There’s no chance that DeRosa, over ~180 PA’s, is 2 wins better than that.
I was promised lasagna.
great
with all these versatile players, now we can have a different lineup for every day, let alone every inning. Bochy must be rosterbating like crazy!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 28, 2009 5:51 PM PST reply actions
hmm, clown cars are pretty versatile
all those clowns can play different positions
/signs clown car to 3 yr/$21 MM contract
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1000 comments on derosa
What if bay or holliday was signed, this site might blow up with excitement
I remember that didn't happen!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 28, 2009 5:59 PM PST up reply actions
I find "riled up with anger" to be more productive.
If the Giants signed Holliday, I wouldn’t feel the need to pat Sabean on the back more than once, but bad moves make me want to kick him in the ass repeatedly.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
LOL
If the Giants signed Holliday, I wouldn’t feel the need to pat Sabean on the back more than once, but bad moves make me want to kick him in the ass repeatedly.
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
Athletic Pat With A Squeeze.
You need to watch more Giants games, Krukow mentions it at least once a series.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
I prefer the ATWAP. Athletic Thanks with a Pat.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 6:46 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t think he mentions it as much as you think.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
well, that's like your opinion, man
groug think at it’s best
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
A Younger Version of Aurilia
that is DeRosa, and who cares.
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
Younger AND a hotter wife?
Sold!
We just traded who for who?!
How many times will Sabean mention “veteran savvy” when talking about DeRosa at the news conference?
"meh"
He works his tail off.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 8:00 PM PST up reply actions
Oh wait…
Sorry.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 8:00 PM PST up reply actions
Ugh
If I hear “professional hitter” i’m gonna break something
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
professional Hitler!
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Official McPokeMaster
by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:56 AM PST up reply actions
MLB Network is talking about this tight now.
Reynolds calling DeRosa a “lethal weapon”
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by Giant among Angels on Dec 28, 2009 7:03 PM PST reply actions
*right
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by Giant among Angels on Dec 28, 2009 7:03 PM PST up reply actions
referring to the fact that he can “play” almost all positions
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by Giant among Angels on Dec 28, 2009 7:14 PM PST up reply actions
He also said that he “likes BRETT Sabean” I want to hire Brett!!
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by Giant among Angels on Dec 28, 2009 7:43 PM PST up reply actions
GIANTS LINKED TO CRAIG REYNOLDS
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 29, 2009 1:26 PM PST up reply actions
Reynolds calling DeRosa a "lethal weapon"
He’s too old for this shit.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 8:01 PM PST up reply actions
DeRosa is Steve Blackman?!
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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so...
he’s Angel Villalona then?
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
Will Villalona ever even be as good as DeRosa?
It’s a shot in the dark.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
One of general manager Brian Sabean’s top priorities this offseason was upgrading the Giants’ offense—and acquiring DeRosa is a significant step in that direction.
it’s a step in the right direction…if following that move we sign a power hitter like Holli-Bay or trade for Dan Uggla.
THEN we’ve upgraded our offense
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 10:08 PM PST up reply actions
>.>
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
I didn’t see this part mentioned anywhere
UPDATE (5:45 p.m. PST): Mark DeRosa passed his physical, I’m told. An announcement will come Tuesday.
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by Giant among Angels on Dec 28, 2009 7:18 PM PST reply actions
He adds: Pablo to 1st.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
HOLD BACK YOUR ENTHUSIASM! GEEZ!
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by Giant among Angels on Dec 28, 2009 7:25 PM PST up reply actions
giants fan? niners fan?
these days, it’s always that time.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
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by Giant among Angels on Dec 28, 2009 7:24 PM PST up reply actions
/pukes on Sabes’ shoes
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 28, 2009 7:27 PM PST up reply actions
Mark DeRosa is officially a physical player.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 8:02 PM PST up reply actions
Harold Reynolds just said that Aaron Rowand was a good player who could possibly hit for average, he likes Brian Sabean and thinks he’s a good GM and said that posey isn’t ready…
i’ve lost all respect for him in 5 minutes
Now batting catcher Buster Posey
my dream for 2010
I think you mean Brett Sabean
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by Giant among Angels on Dec 28, 2009 8:05 PM PST up reply actions
I like Reynolds
but he lost my respect a long time ago.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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I lost all respect for Reynolds when he said Webb should win the Cy at the end of 08
Then I kind of regained a little with his mentioning the Pablo is a pretty good 3B today when talking about DeRosa.
and now reading that quote he has lost it all again.
Its funny because fuck the dodgers
12mil 4 2yrs
will buy maybe 30 hrs and 120 rbi’s in 275 games..
Press Conference Talking Points:
1. Versatility
2. Versatility
3. He’s got some “pop”
4. Veteran Presence
5. Flexibility
6. Gamer, gritty, etc.
7. Versatility
YEa, you think you can drive me to the hospital?
by PiKAgiant on Dec 28, 2009 8:24 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
BEST SHAPE OF CAREER!
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by Giant among Angels on Dec 28, 2009 8:44 PM PST up reply actions
Mark DeRosa is a versatile gritty veteran with flexibility and some pop. We’re looking for this guy to hit some 3-run home runs and sometimes spell Velez at LF when he isn’t Vrooming, all in all, i think we did a great job signing this gritty playoff proven veteran GAMING MACHINE.
-Sabean
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 10:17 PM PST up reply actions
some pop is one letter away from some poop
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
This is my guess at what Sabean will say, combining all those points into one AP friendly quote X.X
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 11:00 PM PST up reply actions
Oooooo sorry to hear that… Hockey is by far one of the most entertaining sports there is, with rugby, and soccer since there’s constant play… Baseball? ehhhh there’s waiting… Sharks are on, and the warriors are playing the Celtics
Bears up 23-16. Peterson scores, ties it. Bears retake the lead on an Earl Bennett TD pass from Culter. Vikings just tied it up on a Sidney Rice TD
"meh"
Did someone actually just say soccer was entertaining?!?
Oh yeah, ninety minutes of people running around kicking a ball in the middle of the field, and if your lucky someone might actually score. BORING!!!
by crazedcrustacean on Dec 28, 2009 8:50 PM PST up reply actions
You’re right, kicking the ball in the middle of the field… Some people would actually call baseball boring, where it’s just a bunch of nothing, no contact, no nothing… Plus dude, Soccer has to do with skill, i think it’s amazing the moves some of those guys can pull off and the stamina.
Plus, all you do in baseball is wait, between innings what happens? NOTHING, people WAIT for something to happen, a base hit, a homer, something. In Soccer there’s something going on all the time. In hockey there’s something going on consistently for 20 mins. Football people wait, since they run plays, but there’s contact
yeah, there’s always something going on in auto racing too, but that doesn’t make it any more exciting to watch.
by crazedcrustacean on Dec 28, 2009 8:59 PM PST up reply actions
it’s a circle, no contact no nothing, OH LOOK A LEFT TURN…. But that’s not the point, i’m talking contact, and excitement. Oh hey look, a base hit to left field, woooooo, oh look a change up in the dirt, woooooooo
where are the pedestrians!
making racing much more exciting.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 28, 2009 9:10 PM PST up reply actions
Buncha massholes.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 28, 2009 11:05 PM PST up reply actions
Tour De France vs. Formula 1
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 28, 2009 9:13 PM PST up reply actions
No need.
I can ban you just as easily.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 9:16 PM PST up reply actions
Sorry if i’m speakin the truth, football is all judged by the refs which can be sad… Hockey is very entertaining
I thought I banned you.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 9:23 PM PST up reply actions
You must be made of magic.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 9:25 PM PST up reply actions
McCovey Chronicles
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by Giant among Angels on Dec 28, 2009 9:26 PM PST up reply actions
this is my complaint with basketball
OMG! What a play, constant movement.
And he just scored 2% of what might be a winning score!!!!
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
100% meh.
At least in baseball and football, at anytime, there can be a play that changes the game.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
BEGONE FOUL DEMON
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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You must have sprayed yourself in PAM because my bans don’t seem to be sticking.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 29, 2009 8:07 AM PST up reply actions
kids today
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
It’s the difference between sexual tension and a 500 lb Lindsay Lohan blowing 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 28, 2009 10:45 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I don't know about it either
but I liked the metaphor
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
i did like that metaphor… but Baseball is OK, i’m more of a fan with contact, plus i always wait for something to happen with baseball
I like the waiting. And when something happens, it is likely meaningful.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
hahaha! ok, i get it, Baseball is the best sport of all time, you win, it’s so much better than everything
well
except sex
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
I'm married
oh wait. I get it.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
You don't get it
Because you’re married.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Dec 28, 2009 11:11 PM PST up reply actions
it=sex
Married people don’t have sex. Haw haw.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Dec 28, 2009 11:13 PM PST up reply actions
join the club man
I’m just now warming up to the idea of having a boyfriend around for days at a time. I haven’t yet woken up next to him saying, “oh crap, it’s you again” so I guess we’re doing okay.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Dec 28, 2009 11:16 PM PST up reply actions
2.3 times weekly!
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 28, 2009 11:15 PM PST up reply actions
foreplay
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 11:18 PM PST up reply actions
hence the .3!
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 11:20 PM PST up reply actions
fiveplay
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 29, 2009 8:08 AM PST up reply actions
one causes people to settle for the other?
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Dec 29, 2009 5:21 PM PST up reply actions
McCovey Chronicles
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by Giant among Angels on Dec 29, 2009 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
oh, and get the hell off my lawn
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
lol
that’s true.
The back yard has been totally Basset-ized. That’s the 2010 project, putting in a dog run and getting some landscaping back there.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
if there's grass on the field
get a Pike to mow it.
:-)
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
lol
I’d pay $50 just so I could have the sig:
“PiKAgiant cut my grass”
:)
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
but…that leaves an unmowed lawn.
$20 if you bring me an eggroll
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
of course
this lawn isn’t going to cut itself
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
500 pound lindsey lohan aint too bad in the dark
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Dec 29, 2009 5:22 PM PST up reply actions
Unless you’re a bottom.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 29, 2009 11:40 PM PST up reply actions
I’m thinking of using this comment as my sig…
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 28, 2009 11:07 PM PST up reply actions
I would credit you, naturally.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 28, 2009 11:16 PM PST up reply actions
NEEDZ MOAR BOOYA!!! WITH AUTHORITY!!!
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 29, 2009 8:25 AM PST up reply actions
There are other sports?
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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Jesus
Just tied it up and the MNF crew is choking on his dick.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Dec 28, 2009 8:45 PM PST up reply actions
Barely got kicked out the playoff hunt… Nothing from Owens until late, Sidney and Jackson were great, QBs were meh with Warner and Ryan, RBs were Meh with Deangelo and Barber, plus defense was EHHHH with a number of different players… Owen Daniels got hurt
Bah.
If I had played Ryan Grant I would’ve won. But how do you sit Chris Johnson or Ray Rice the way they have played?
FREE BUSTER POSEY
Haha, yea true, who the hell knows man, they’ve been playing REALLY REALLY REALLY WELL, how do you have them on the same team???
at least you made it that far…
We were out in the first round…stupid Aaron Rodgers having a crappy game.
:(
I crushed every team in the regular season and then my team decides to suck in the championship game. Boo.
FREE BUSTER POSEY
My opponent had Rodgers
so nice of him to save that crap game for the finals… :)
by crazedcrustacean on Dec 28, 2009 9:09 PM PST up reply actions
could NOT care less.
I mean, really.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 9:08 PM PST up reply actions
Let's get this straight
DeRosa will fit because he’s better than Ishi and Eugenio. I’d like the Giants to leave Pablo where he is (so he will continue to play 3B well after DeRosa is gone and because there aren’t many 3B with Pablo’s bat). Play DeRosa at 1b, bat him 3rd. Pull the trigger on the Uggla deal (Uggla and Ronny Paulino for J.Sanchez). Uggla plays left. Freddie plays 2B. Juan plays SS. Renterhea is utility guy.
Thus:
Torres (& Nate) – RF (no one said this would be perfect)
Sanchez – 2b
DeRosa – 1B
Pablo – 3B
Uggla – LF
Uribe – SS
Paulino (then Posey) – C
Rowand -CF
at least this team can score more runs!
Don't believe everything you think.
OK, just got off the phone
Zito: “I have played on little league teams with better defense”
Cain: “When’s my contract up?”
Sanchez: “Me no speaka english”
Lincecum: “Dave’s not here”
No hablo ingles…
did i get that right?
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 10:19 PM PST up reply actions
No thanks.
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by Giant among Angels on Dec 28, 2009 8:47 PM PST up reply actions
Damn amigo/a
If you’re gonna have both Uggla and DeRosa, why not play the plodder at first and the one who can play the outfield in left?
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!!!
Whomever Sabean signs this off-season will make a good platoon partner with Ryan Gark-ohh... nevermind...
I would consider that too.
. . . Again: this is not what I want, it appears to be what’s possible, given the front office and the blunders made years ago by the now-lionized McGowan. His finger is all over this poo.
Don't believe everything you think.
Renterhea is utility guy
…uh, because of his versatility, good range, strong arm, ability to get on base, ability to hit for power, ability to work the count before he strikes out/grounds out/pops out???
Dude, he’s a starter for sure.
by KrazyKrabMeat on Dec 28, 2009 9:07 PM PST up reply actions
Everything you say is true
He only makes the roster because we pay him $9M.
Don't believe everything you think.
hey getto, i’d probly think you were gonna jack me to, what the in the world does that have to do with baseball? get over yourself, not everyone is a racsist just cause they look at you funny, maybe your just funny looking
That was actually Grant’s daughter, not his boss.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 8:57 PM PST up reply actions
Post fail?
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!!!
Whomever Sabean signs this off-season will make a good platoon partner with Ryan Gark-ohh... nevermind...
I think it’s copy and pasted from a sfgiants.com or another news site.
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, sorry. I thought I had a different tab open, and I copy and pasted an SFgiants.com comment so I could quote it for tomorrow’s story. Sorry to ruin the surprise.
by Grant Brisbee on Dec 28, 2009 10:50 PM PST up reply actions
I've got a new idea for a website
Llamas Llamas Llamas
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
De Rosa
meh
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
If renteria and velez are both starting opening day, I will not be happy – unfortunately, there’s probably like a 95% chance that will happen.
Of course, even if we keep those two out of the lineup, we don’t have many replacements right now.
lewis
sanchez
derosa
sandoval
posey
uribe
bowker (or schierholtz if you prefer; I would rather give bowker a shot)
rowand
lincecum
And that’s probably better than the alternative with backup catcher playing and lewis gone.
I tried to look through the list of free agents for some rosterbation, but I realized this is getting pretty pathetic when I really looked at some of the hitters I’m getting kinda excited about.
I guess at this point if we don’t go with holliday or bay, I would not be too upset if we got kelly johnson, or maybe nady or matt murton.
Adopted Giant: Henry Sosa
Eh if Velez phails during spring training and say, Lewis or BOWKERMANIA rakes then theres a chance that they will start over Velez, based on last year…
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 10:21 PM PST up reply actions
Groin injury!
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 10:24 PM PST up reply actions
Someone’s going to have to step up and pull a Tanya Harding on Zorak. Sure, it’ll mean facing felony charges, but it’s for the good of the team.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 28, 2009 11:11 PM PST up reply actions
Even though that goes against everything about how I want the giants to handle player evaluation, I still would be happy with that situation.
Adopted Giant: Henry Sosa
by raisingcain on Dec 28, 2009 11:29 PM PST up reply actions
I think that’s the one thing we can all agree on: no one is surprised by any part of this.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
How he wishes he could sign r35 year old Aurilia again and again...
Thanks Mark DeRosa!
Who do we get in two years?
co-dad w/AfDC of
Ishikawa, the Topps Rookie All Star Team's First baseman. Does he get a chance in 2010?
Jermaine Dye!
2 year extension
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 28, 2009 9:45 PM PST up reply actions
I'll paraphrase something from when we got Garko
The Good News: The Giants just signed their second best hitter
The Bad News: Their second best hitter is Mark DeRosa
Desirous of Matt Holliday and Dan Uggla since 2009.
by GiantPain on Dec 28, 2009 9:20 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Entertaining game either way… Something that i haven’t been doing much since the Baron Davis days, i haven’t actually stood up and actually been excited over something… Same thing goes for the niners all year, Giants? Well there were a few times, but not many
I used to like the Celtics in the Larry Bird days. When I was growing up, you either liked Bird or Magic and there was no way I was going to cheer for an LA team.
"meh"
Yep, i can see that, like when i was growing up in the 90s, i was a warrior fan just because of Dad, he was a HUGE RICK BARRY fan, between him and Mullin, and Thurmond, man, Thurmond was a player my dad wanted me to play like, strong and just so good. But one of his favorite players ever was Bill Lambeir, ultimate tough guy, and that’s what sports is missing now, that bad attitude
If they trade Monta, Curry, Biedrins, Randolph, i’m done with this team. Haven’t we seen this before? Hey let’s give away JRich, Baron, Arenas, Jamison, dude, the Jamison JRich, Dampier, and Arenas days WERE AWESOME
The teams of the early 2000s sucked. Just look where the Wizards are at with those 2.
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Dec 29, 2009 5:31 PM PST up reply actions
I'm already done with them. . .
With few exceptions they are abunch of high-priced, extremely athletic thugs. Millionaire thugs who — like StackJack — don’t give a f@!**k about their team or the fans.
Don't believe everything you think.
My brother went to this game!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
On the front page of SFGate
Giants boost their lineup
Free-agent infielder Mark DeRosa could replace the 20 homers S.F. lost with Bengie Molina.
PULITZER PRIZE EN ROUTE
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."
What you didnt see!
Free-agent infielder Mark DeRosa could replace the 20 homers S.F. lost with Bengie Molina…in two years
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 28, 2009 10:22 PM PST up reply actions
/shift-A
JUST A SMALL TOWN GIRL
... null, void, invalid, iniquitous, unjust, damnable, reprobate, inane, empty of meaning and effect for all time
I’M SAAAAAAAAAILING AWAAAAAAY!
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 10:08 PM PST up reply actions
CAUSE IIIIIII’VE GOT TO BE FREE!
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 28, 2009 10:13 PM PST up reply actions
Captured! by Robots did an epic version of this last month at the Bottom of the Hill… I actually didn’t throw up in my mouth while listening to it, which is a first.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 28, 2009 11:13 PM PST up reply actions
lol i forgot all about that
Bips attempt at color commentary was absolute torture
I don't know the etiquette on this
May I adopt DeRosa? I like him a bunch, and I don’t see anyone else who’s asked. Is there a protocol?
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i like him a lot also
i think he’s a damn fine ballplayer, and i believe we’ll all be glad we have him. some of his stats took a beating the 2nd half of last year with his wrist injury. i know i’m going to get killed here by the stat people, because i have no way to back up the following statement. derosa seems to make every team he plays on better, and his managers and teamates love him.
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OT: if there’s something i can’t stand, it’s the fucking steelers going to the playoffs AGAIN, i really hope they don’t make it in, all they got to do is beat the Dolphins in Miami. I just don’t want to hear my friend back at school talk bullshit about how they’re gonna win the super bowl
good thing, is that they probably won’t win the Super Bowl.
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couldn’t stand it last year, got six fingers shoved in my face, it was pathetic… then whenever i say the niners were 5-0 in the super bowl, they keep counting 6
those losers
have to live in pennslyvania..except to go to school…in Ohio.
that’s worth like a bazilliuon super bowls.
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Ha, dude, i dont even know, they don’t like baseball, think it’s a “pussy sport” and it shows, because that team SUCKS, then they’re also fans of the Cavs… go figure, plus the Penguins… I’m not disrespecting the steelers, they’re a class organization, but i hate their fans sometimes
OT
I’d like to get a peek at Kat Dennings thingies.
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yep
that’s the one.
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Well, she is a vampire. Or, she will be. And she is also Joan Jett.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 29, 2009 8:35 AM PST up reply actions
Kristen Stewart, I mean. I dunno about the other one.
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by howtheyscored on Dec 29, 2009 8:36 AM PST up reply actions
Actually, she has plenty of money.
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Oh, and another OT: for Graham, you weren’t kiddin about Super Mash Bros. They aint too bad, it’s just like girl talk, so it’s ok
Ya. The songs are really short, but theyre pretty legit.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 11:23 PM PST up reply actions
“Bruce Willis was dead the whole time” is good. I can never remmeber which song is which since theyre all similar
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 11:28 PM PST up reply actions
“A million there i’m a young money millionaire tougher than nigerian hair, my criteria compared to your career just isn’t fair, i’m a venereal disease like a menstrual bleed through the pencil and leak on the sheet of the tablet of my mind…” love it
Thats one of the few Lil Wayne songs I like
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 11:35 PM PST up reply actions
I dont like most of his stuff
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 11:37 PM PST up reply actions
Is that his rock album?
terrible
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 11:39 PM PST up reply actions
yea, i have no idea what he’s trying to do there… i think it’s a joke… k, let’s see, how about E-40?
Not a fan
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 11:40 PM PST up reply actions
wow, you and your “hella” i thought would like it… hmm, Mac Dre? 2Pac? Too Short? anybody bay area? The team?
Not a fan of Bay Area rap. but I do live in the Bay Area which is why I say hella
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 11:42 PM PST up reply actions
Ehhh Bay Area rap had a few good ones, wayyy back in the 90s, but nothing since… 2Pac, and “i got 5 on it”
:::puts in a non comment to break up PiKa and Graham’s long comment tree from getting any longer:::
"meh"
You think this is long?
Oh honey, you aint seen nuthin yet.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 11:46 PM PST up reply actions
Yea, you know what’s gonna happen… Graham, better facebook me before this is a trend here and we piss off people
Were trendsetters!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 11:47 PM PST up reply actions
WHATS HAPPENING???!!!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 11:50 PM PST up reply actions
But we havent even set it yet!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 11:52 PM PST up reply actions
well, i believe the trend is that we continue a meaningless conversation and waste space on this site… so Graham what’s up man? still grounded?
I dont know. Not really, but they dont trust me at all. I can kinda go out. Im not exactly sure. Hows Bay area life?
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 11:55 PM PST up reply actions
Man, screw that, hopefully you’ll be able to go out before the breaks over for ya, when do you start up again? I’m lovin it back here man, i can finally where short sleeves, feels good, plus i get to see diversity and have good food, and see water!
water is good. I go back on the 4th. Next week. Ugh.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 11:57 PM PST up reply actions
The former
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 11:59 PM PST up reply actions
Probably a smart move
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:05 AM PST up reply actions
Smart, i believe they have that application system where if you apply to one UC you can send it to all of em
i dont think they do that anymore
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:06 AM PST up reply actions
High school?
never heard of it
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:07 AM PST up reply actions
Well arent you proud
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:09 AM PST up reply actions
oh well, nevermind it’s a Public school… yea, they got a big rivalry with Galileo? something like that. But good for him, at least he’s got the grades to put him into a UC
ya thats tough
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:11 AM PST up reply actions
I would like to go to a UC. But im pretty lazy.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:13 AM PST up reply actions
Senioritis had me in 6th grade.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:14 AM PST up reply actions
Extracurriculars, thats what im going for.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:17 AM PST up reply actions
waterpolo, Boy scouts
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:19 AM PST up reply actions
I did some volunteering at the Lindsay Wildlife Museum in junior high
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:21 AM PST up reply actions
How’d you get involved with that? That’s a great idea actually… now i got to start looking at internships
Well I quit cause the were charging a couple hundred dollars to volunteer, but my friends sister was doing it and me and my friend applied and got the positions
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:23 AM PST up reply actions
ya it was weird. We payed then we got to work a couple hours a week. It was only like $50 when I started, but I quit when it got to like $300, because the museum needed funding
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:25 AM PST up reply actions
pretty much. it was bullshit. It would look good on a college app, but it wasnt worth it, especially since my parents werent about to pay for that and waterpolo
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:29 AM PST up reply actions
Yea, it’s not worth it, there are many other things out there, i mean i worked at a place that wrapped food for the less fortunate
Thats fun. I mean, my job thing was kinda fun, I kinda wish I hadnt quit, but whatever.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:33 AM PST up reply actions
Smartest thing you could do actually… And funny, my best grades came this last semester and i partied the most i’ve ever done
I swear the more I party the more motivated I am to do homework
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:18 AM PST up reply actions
And to prove to myself that I can do both
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:19 AM PST up reply actions
I had one history class in high school where I would study and get C’s. But when I didn’t I got A’s on tests.
"meh"
i think like, there are some times where you just dont get the material, and studying just doesnt help at all… like if you understand the material you’ll do fine, but if you have no idea what’s going on from the start you’ll fail
ya definetly
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:22 AM PST up reply actions
Im really good at history for some reason, but im terrible at science
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:21 AM PST up reply actions
yea, it’s just a matter of understanding it, sometimes you’re just not good at understanding the material… hence why i chose a Geography major, i love it
I would like to major in zoology or something, but I really hate Biology
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:24 AM PST up reply actions
well i mean, you’re not gonna know what you want to do now obviously, and you’re probably gonna change your major a few times like i did but you’ll figure it out
Thats what im hoping for
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:26 AM PST up reply actions
Im gonna have a hard schedule next year. I have a hard schedule this year too.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:16 AM PST up reply actions
There were a number of people in my high school graduating class who got accepted into a UC despite being dolts.
Most of them ended up at DVC a semester or two later.
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Ya the replies just end up in random places
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:17 AM PST up reply actions
We sure are trendy!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:20 AM PST up reply actions
Washington
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- on US News & World Reports best high schools in America for 2010!
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Ugh
Number 10
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Im sure my school was a close second
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:27 AM PST up reply actions
Yea, my high school was like way down on that list… Campolindo was ranked 490th in the country in 2003… booooo
Campo has slightly better test scores than Alhambra last year. Or maybe they were way better. Well, they were better.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:31 AM PST up reply actions
I know a couple Campo kids, theyre cool. But man, we lost a heartbreaker to Campo in waterpolo this year.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:34 AM PST up reply actions
Well, one thing i do know about Campo when i was there, was that they have always had a very very good waterpolo team, and our football team? MEHHHHH
Oh shit, I was thinking of Northgate. Campo kicked our ass, worst game I ever played. ya they have a really good team. Also thay have a very good volleyball team I think.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:37 AM PST up reply actions
Wouldn’t surprise me, but Northgate i remember had a bad football team also, they had a bad football field and all that too
They had no soccer field last time I played them in Soccer. We played at a park nearby.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:39 AM PST up reply actions
Where is he thinking?
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:04 AM PST up reply actions
Yuck, and want to know what else sucks? you don’t get a free week like you do in college. SFGuy, remember the first week of college? Syllabi week?
oh come on, you don’t do anything, the first week is basically, the profs give you the syllabus and you get books, that’s all the first week really is, no work or anything
oh, and then you have to find out the total of how much you have to pay… it’s like 800 bucks for just 4 books
The first week of the year, not the first week after winter break
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:02 AM PST up reply actions
oh shit. That sounds nice. i have to do hella work over this break
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:04 AM PST up reply actions
Yea, i remember that, it sucked. Benefit of college, you don’t have to do shit over break, UNLESS you want to get a job to make some money
money is nice. I just got paid, plus i got cash money for christmas. I got some money I gotta spend right away
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:06 AM PST up reply actions
Ummmm, might want to save up a bit for college…. /thinks about this…. Ehhh fuck it, you’re young Graham go have fun
Im tryna. I need clothes. And food.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:10 AM PST up reply actions
I have a few places in mind.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:13 AM PST up reply actions
and the surrounding suburbs
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:15 AM PST up reply actions
Moraga is one of the nicest cities around
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:18 AM PST up reply actions
not saying much, it’s boring as shit, and since they took out the bowling alley, nothings going on here… now they’re taking out the theater
oh that old one? I hate that one anyway.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:20 AM PST up reply actions
Ya, thats the bad part about living in a nice town. I live like right next to 3 of my best friends.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:24 AM PST up reply actions
I can run to 4 differents friends houses in under a minute
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:26 AM PST up reply actions
Yea, your situation is way better than mine right now… i have a bunch of neighbors who are old and don’t want to do shit
Ya, I know im pretty lucky. I love where I live. Another one of my best friends lives in a sketchy neighborhood
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:32 AM PST up reply actions
Biked, but no. I mean, its not that bad a neighborhood. Its sketchy by Martinez standards, but I dont feel nervous walking through it in daylight
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:36 AM PST up reply actions
Yea, but come darkness, it can get pretty sketch… benefit of Moraga.. that doesnt happen, but at the same time, one doesnt walk to anothers house often
Ya. There no dangerous people, just drunk and a few meth labs.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:40 AM PST up reply actions
Im not hungry right now
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:12 AM PST up reply actions
Thats why im eating while I still can.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:15 AM PST up reply actions
I have 8 more years, better keep eating
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:17 AM PST up reply actions
I hate you both.
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by howtheyscored on Dec 29, 2009 11:43 AM PST up reply actions
free week? What you mean
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:00 AM PST up reply actions
Probably only about 10% of my posts this offseason have been about baseball. I leave that for people who actually know what they are talking about. Im just here to make everyone else feel old.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 28, 2009 11:38 PM PST up reply actions
/flagged
Utter frustration and futility.
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Jeremy Twitters
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Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. Abraham Lincoln
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MLB Network poll
Which free agent gives the Giants the best chance to make the postseason?
A- Jason Bay
B- Matt Holliday
C- Adrian Beltre
D- Vladimir Guerrero
You could vote on their website.
"meh"
Holliday.
But that doesnt mean it would be smart to sign him.
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E- Scott Podsednik
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:00 AM PST up reply actions
I think DeRosa’s wife is hotter.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:01 AM PST up reply actions
Why do you do this to me?
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:03 AM PST up reply actions
My mind is plenty inspired
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I keep it sharp playing video games
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:09 AM PST up reply actions
Modern warfare 2!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:13 AM PST up reply actions
Oh good
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:15 AM PST up reply actions
Thank god.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:01 AM PST up reply actions
Its a dumb question
Its basically just asking who the best player is.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:05 AM PST up reply actions
They won’t get Holliday but if the rumors are true about an offer for 5 years for Bay, I think they might sign him.
"meh"
What rumors?
I dont want Bay, I want Holliday
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:10 AM PST up reply actions
Who?
Shit.
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Is everything really true though with all this shit about players not wanting to come to SF because of the park?
I don’t buy that. If the Giants offered the most money, 4 out of 5 times, they would take the Giants offer.
"meh"
So, is everything these agents or people are saying about why these players dont want to come to SF false? it’s more the money? Are the giants not offering as much as other teams? or is it just them not offering what the player wants
I don’t think they are offering as much as other teams (with the lone exception being Carlos Lee).
"meh"
Ok, well now that makes more sense, if they sign Bay, that means the giants will have Derosa planted at 3rd, Pablo at 1st… a Meh infield
DeRosa, Sanchez, Renteria
LOL OLD
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:16 AM PST up reply actions
rather have LaRoche, or Uggla, or Beltre at a only slighlty over reasonable price
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 29, 2009 12:19 AM PST up reply actions
If the Giants were a team like the Phillies or Cardinals, DeRosa is a good signing. He would be the ultimate utility guy.
"meh"
I don't think that's true
DeRosa is not a utility player. He is a starter who can start anywhere.
He’s started in 136+ games for the past 4 seasons. What about that says he’s utility? The man’s a starter. Just because he can start in a bunch of different positions doesn’t change that.
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I'm probably splitting hairs here though
I see a utility player as someone who ONLY plays when someone is injured/needs a rest.
DeRosa has been a player who plays almost every game. He has utility, but I don’t see him as a utility player, no matter where he was going (obvious exception of the Yankees or something, where he would actually be a utility player)
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WEll, then let him start… but honestly, i think he brings a little bit more pop to the lineup over Ishi… but i’m afraid to give up on him now… How do we know for sure he can’t fix his swing? If he lays off that ball down and in he’d be a legit 1st baseman
Understandable
But at this point, fears of squeezing out Ishikawa really shouldn’t hamstring us from making offensive improvements.
And hell, if Ishi really impresses people, move DeRosa to the OF.
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If they sign Bay
The it’s highly unlikely that Ishi could out-produce either one of them, to be honest.
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This aint nuthin compared to the Amazin Thread of ’96
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Pretty much everything is from me
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I definitely won’t be getting McC in the top results.
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Judy Steffes, I bet.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 29, 2009 10:44 AM PST up reply actions
In sports, every one is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like the Utah Utes, who have won nine consecutive bowl games….every single one of them completely meaningless. We must preserve this hallowed system.
Yes, we’re all very thrilled for the Utes, who have now tied the second-longest bowl winning streak of all time, but had they never played a bowl game ever, would our lives (or theirs?) be any different? They have two undefeated seasons this decade and not a lot to show for that. In fact, the only Utah bowl that ever left a mark on anyone was the 2005 Fiesta Bowl because it allowed Urban Meyer to leave Utah and go to a school that’s allowed to play real games. At least the team that went to the 1947 Pineapple Bowl got to a free trip to Hawaii.
Other than inflicting Alex Smith on the NFL, what else is there? But no, by all means, let’s keeping playing these tranquilizer pill games. It’s way more fun than a playoff and now I’m tot
Ha Smith
I just re-read the comments from the Sanchez trade
that was fun
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
Yeah a lot of people were pissed about trading for Sanchez
It was fun joining in and re-living said anger
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
Best word fo describe DeRosa
Versatile
Super Utility
Flexibility
DeRosa brings flexibility to the organization, Sabean, and Bochy.
The flexibility to allow the organization to play DeRosa at any of 5 defensive positions. The ability to bat in many slots in the batting order.
The flexibility to allow Sabean to pursue other available players pretty much regardless of position.
The flexibility that allows Bochy to make in game changes to pull off his beloved two-fers. Bochy can make day to day changes to give players a rest, Bochy can also make extended period changes if warrant by injury or lack of production by another player,
Between probably uribe and Derosa, bochy is scheming in his office for potential double switches
Proud adoptive daddy for the Big Unit, who is currently teaching Madison Bumgarner the art of being intimidating.
by Speedforthewin on Dec 29, 2009 7:14 AM PST up reply actions
Just for shits and giggles
In the first half of 2009 for the Indians:
Mark DeRosa: .261 / .334 / .443
Ryan Garko: .274 / .354 / .442
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
flexibility!
cost more = more valuable
co-dad w/AfDC of
Ishikawa, the Topps Rookie All Star Team's First baseman. Does he get a chance in 2010?
DeRosa slugged the crap out of Garko.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 29, 2009 10:07 AM PST up reply actions
I posted this in the fanshot
But would anyone favor a trade for Lyle Overbay? He is earning 8 mil in the last year of his deal, would keep pablo at 3rd, push DeRosa to LF, and he would come on the cheap, as the Blue Jays have been trying to dump him. Only one year in which he received regular ABs (2007) has Overbay OPS+’s under 100. What would anyone be willing to give up for him?
Proud adoptive daddy for the Big Unit, who is currently teaching Madison Bumgarner the art of being intimidating.
I like Overbay okay, but I’d probably only be interested if it were a straight salary dump.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
Like a Guzman for Overbay +2mil type deal?
Proud adoptive daddy for the Big Unit, who is currently teaching Madison Bumgarner the art of being intimidating.
by Speedforthewin on Dec 29, 2009 7:26 AM PST up reply actions
Sure.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
gimme gimme
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 29, 2009 1:31 PM PST up reply actions
I’m not sure if it’s 7 or 8. On the breakdown you linked to, it says 7. When I said 8, I was basing it on the excel sheet linked to from that page that says 7.950
Proud adoptive daddy for the Big Unit, who is currently teaching Madison Bumgarner the art of being intimidating.
by Speedforthewin on Dec 29, 2009 7:42 AM PST up reply actions
LineUp
Table Setter1
Fred Sanchez
Pablito Sandoval
Lyle Overbay
Mark DeRosa
John Bowker
Aaron Rowand
Edgardo Renteria
El Lancedor
“Table setter1” is code for Buster Posey leading off
Proud adoptive daddy for the Big Unit, who is currently teaching Madison Bumgarner the art of being intimidating.
by Speedforthewin on Dec 29, 2009 7:58 AM PST up reply actions
That is going to make for high pitch counts!
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 29, 2009 8:48 AM PST up reply actions
Posey and Bumgarner
(Or a C+ level prospect)
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!!!
Whomever Sabean signs this off-season will make a good platoon partner with Ryan Gark-ohh... nevermind...
THIRD LETTER AT BEST
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 29, 2009 1:32 PM PST up reply actions
Wow, here I was thinking there were 250 new comments about the trade when I woke up.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
Signing, whatever.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
We traded Ryan Garko and a few million dollars with Free Agency for Mark DeRosa.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 29, 2009 8:31 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Yup, another morning of breaking my Z button. I prefer to use Firefox, but for some reason I can’t just hold the Z button down, but on Safari I can. Anyone know why?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Dec 29, 2009 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
If you’re gonna just hold it down, why not shift-a instead?
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, and it's totally grown on me.
'The longer I do this the smarter I get' --Brian Sabean
by ringleader3 on Dec 29, 2009 11:09 AM PST up reply actions
Shift-a will clear everything. I want to be able to zoom through comments that I already know aren’t baseball related, then resume reading baseball comments.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Dec 29, 2009 11:13 AM PST up reply actions
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