Despite agent Scott Boras campaigning for Adrian Beltre to become a Giant, general manager Brian Sabean said there's no interest now. "Not at this time," Sabean said.
Boras said four or five teams are interested, but Sabean said he's focusing on signing a first baseman to a multiyear deal, preferably two years.
"We have a very definite range we have that we won't exceed," Sabean said.
He said there are no surprises on his list of candidates. First basemen linked to the Giants include Nick Johnson, Mark DeRosa and Adam LaRoche.
...sez the Chronicle. Open Winter Meetings Thread 3.3
about 2 years ago
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Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, deserved all-star and hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
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by Natto on Dec 9, 2009 3:37 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
OMG I had no idea. We must have Porkins!
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Dec 9, 2009 3:38 PM PST up reply actions
if he signs, there better be a photoshop ASAP
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
That goes without saying.
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that's the beauty of it
no photoshop needed!
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Dec 9, 2009 3:45 PM PST up reply actions
Did I come up with this nickname?
I think I came up with this nickname.
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
Oh, so close.
The correct answer is: How to fuck a neckless chicken.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 9, 2009 4:01 PM PST up reply actions
In other game-show related news, apparently Shinjo won the Japanese version of “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire,” or whatever the hell it’s called.
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by Skaldheim on Dec 9, 2009 4:03 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
So he made like 10K?
say hey nation is the Ralph Nader of McC.-Xanthan
by say hey nation on Dec 10, 2009 7:03 AM PST up reply actions
Why do we keep getting stuck with unfunny Grant?
Joe Martinez: You are cool.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
chinless, not really neckless. his problem is too much neck.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Dec 9, 2009 4:10 PM PST up reply actions
According to the search function, you did!
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 9, 2009 3:54 PM PST up reply actions
Is it bad...
that his beard and mustache are EXACTLY the same as mine
Could be worse
You could be howie.
"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
I don’t see how that would be worse.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 9, 2009 4:01 PM PST up reply actions
I mean:
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 9, 2009 4:02 PM PST up reply actions
You mean.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 9, 2009 4:04 PM PST up reply actions
What beautiful hair.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 9, 2009 4:14 PM PST up reply actions
I think he kinda looks like Roy from The Office
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
Good call
But like I said in a previous thread, I see Artie Lange
"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 10, 2009 12:12 AM PST up reply actions
Rrrrghh ffarrbb stndiing bah
/eating fried chicken
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Red Auerbach, standing by
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
Standing by
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Dec 9, 2009 4:10 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
You just hung a vacancy sign on your ass
and my foot’s looking for a room.
by AmorVincitOmnia on Dec 9, 2009 5:12 PM PST up reply actions
Crashes due to greasy fingers
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 9, 2009 5:01 PM PST up reply actions
Red October, Standing by.
"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
Cut the chatter, Red Two
accelerate to attack speed.
by VidaWantsYourCar on Dec 9, 2009 3:44 PM PST up reply actions
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 9, 2009 11:22 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm sorry, but that's ridiculous
There are no KFCs in space
"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 10, 2009 12:14 AM PST up reply actions
This is true.
Popeye’s has the space market pretty much locked up.
Seasons will pass you by. I get up, I get down.
It’s funny how this is going like GDT at the moment.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
a...rabbit?
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 9, 2009 5:02 PM PST up reply actions
ジャビット to be precise.
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
by Zetsuboushita on Dec 9, 2009 5:05 PM PST up reply actions
I know this has probably been covered in one of the many off-season posts, so forgive me for not searching harder, but what the hell happened to Garko? I thought he was under contract, or at least had a team option. Not that I’m pining for him to play first base, but they sure seem to have given up on him quickly.
by VidaWantsYourCar on Dec 9, 2009 3:37 PM PST reply actions
Yes, they have given up on him quickly
He will presumably be non-tendered if the Giants sign Johnson.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
non-tendered...
that’s like a mulligan, right? So Barnes comes back. That’s a great system!
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Nobody puts Bengie in a corner!
by natteringnabob on Dec 9, 2009 10:35 PM PST up reply actions
You can choose to judge a player on his career stats, like a godless communist, or you can make snap judgments basted on tiny samples like a single month or spring training. The Giants do the latter, and that’s why they have good offenses year after year.
by Grant Brisbee on Dec 9, 2009 3:40 PM PST up reply actions
Boy won’t you feel stupid next year, when Eugenio Velez has a line of .500 / .571 / .778.
"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
No, duh, he’s going to do that ALL YEAR. Those 18 at bats were the REAL EUGENIO!!!!
"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
He’s got upside, downside, leftside, rightside, sideside, blueside, blindside…
The guy is just full of sides.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 9, 2009 3:47 PM PST up reply actions
Whiteside!
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Dec 9, 2009 5:02 PM PST up reply actions
Why is DeRosa listed as one of the possible 1B candidates? Of all the positions he’s played, he’s had the least amount of time at 1B.
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No DeRosa
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 9, 2009 3:42 PM PST up reply actions
Johnson >>> LaRoche>>>>>Derosa @ 1st.
For that matter:
Beltre >>LaRoche>>>>>Derosa @ 1st.
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
Thank you Natto
I am flummoxed when I read all these stories that continually, repeatedly, list him as a 1B.
However, he HAS played 23 games at 1B. That’s a perfect sample size for Brain and Bork to work with.
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Nobody puts Bengie in a corner!
by natteringnabob on Dec 9, 2009 10:37 PM PST up reply actions
Be careful McCoven
McCoven tends to invest themselves into a certain player and when it doesn’t happen they throw themselves down the stairs.
I think stairs is strictly a DH
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
I've always hated Matt Stairs
idk why but ever since I started watching baseball I’ve had this hatred for him
Knock Knock, Who's There? FUCK YOU MATT STAIRS!!!!
"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
fuck you Lahey
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
Cory… Trevor… smokes lets go!
Bleeding orange and black since 1987
by TehGreekStallion on Dec 9, 2009 8:32 PM PST up reply actions
Where’s Bubbles?
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 9, 2009 5:02 PM PST up reply actions
He’s too busy stealing, fixing, and reselling shopping carts to be at the winter meetings.
"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
If Colletti were still with the Giants, though, I'd want to Photoshop his and Sabean's head into this, though
"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
How can you hate someone who totally owned Broxton in the NLCS
say hey nation is the Ralph Nader of McC.-Xanthan
by say hey nation on Dec 10, 2009 7:06 AM PST up reply actions
To be fair
The stair-throwing incident involved someone being invested in NOT wanting a certain player.
"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
It's Johnson
you won’t convince me otherwise. even after we’ve traded Sanchez for Kouz. i will refuse to believe it.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Dec 9, 2009 3:47 PM PST up reply actions
The Porkins thing is the clincher.
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 9, 2009 3:48 PM PST up reply actions
Agreed
Too much lol potential.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
This is what it's come to...
No hope for actually putting together a decent lineup, but at least we can have more entertaining gameday threads.
(I’m hoping for Porkins as well)
Seasons will pass you by. I get up, I get down.
This time I’ve protected my investment in Nick Johnson by insuring it with Geico. Not only did I not have to speak to an agent in any way, shape or form, but I get terrible customer service, minimal coverage, AND I save 15%.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 9, 2009 3:48 PM PST up reply actions
i take it you had a bad experience?
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Dec 9, 2009 3:50 PM PST up reply actions
Not really. I just have Geico and I know my coverage sucks. I was just assuming terrible customer service.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 9, 2009 4:03 PM PST up reply actions
Switch to Garko
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
Yeah, but they can’t insure the right side of my vehicle, so I’d need some kind of platoon insurance system and that’s a lot of work.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 9, 2009 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
I’m really just hoping all the available catchers sign so Posey starts by default, way more than NJ.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 9, 2009 3:45 PM PST reply actions
Bring back Tom Lampkin!!!
"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
The main lesson from 2009
Brad Wellman > Tom Lampkin
"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
I really like Brad Ausmus; he fits our need of a stop gap, right?
I swear to god, if i see another 'DOYERS' license plate, I'm gonna scream.
by Classy_Argonaut on Dec 9, 2009 3:50 PM PST up reply actions
Old…check!
Gritty…check!
Can’t hit for shit…check!
"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
he had that one gritty home run in the playoffs when Bagwell still played… remember that?
I swear to god, if i see another 'DOYERS' license plate, I'm gonna scream.
by Classy_Argonaut on Dec 9, 2009 3:51 PM PST up reply actions
I thought we still had Fransden?
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
Player/Manager Bruce Bochy, starts 140 games.
"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
it’s bork’s time to shine
I swear to god, if i see another 'DOYERS' license plate, I'm gonna scream.
by Classy_Argonaut on Dec 9, 2009 4:02 PM PST up reply actions
Who are you kidding
If the Giants don’t sign a catcher, say hello to Whiteside starting.
"It ain't over till it's over." - Yogi Berra
Starting every 5th day I hope.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 9, 2009 3:49 PM PST up reply actions
And also on days 1-4. But yeah, he’ll be in there on that fifth day.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
Exactly
Bork will only like Buster when he’s over the hill and can’t hit anymore.
"It ain't over till it's over." - Yogi Berra
To be fair
Whiteside isn’t over the hill. His whole career has been a featureless plain.
"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
Whiteside makes sense
We have to keep him fresh
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
?
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Dec 9, 2009 3:55 PM PST up reply actions
!
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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Ladies and gentlemen, this recreation of the Guinness Book of World Records’ “Shortest Correspondence Ever” has been brought to you by PBS, Mobil, and Exxon.
No, really, I have updated my blog this year: http://skaldheim.livejournal.com/tag/baseball
What did they do? Aside from sign Gammons?
No, really, I have updated my blog this year: http://skaldheim.livejournal.com/tag/baseball
Subject line for the faint of heart.
“You can kick and scream all you want, but its going to happen.”
"El once, chico. Eleven."
Those assholes. I bet they played the standard edition, too, and not the Director’s cut where the Giants won in Game 6.
No, really, I have updated my blog this year: http://skaldheim.livejournal.com/tag/baseball
DVD EXTRAS COUNT
THAT’S HOW I KNOW ASH TRAVELED FORWARD IN TIME 100 YEARS TOO MANY!
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
Alternate endings ftw.
No, really, I have updated my blog this year: http://skaldheim.livejournal.com/tag/baseball
WHY?
Is Russ Ortiz wandering the halls alongside Michael Tucker looking for a job?
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Dec 9, 2009 4:09 PM PST up reply actions
Oh, and screw you again for showing Scoscia hitting a homer off Bud Black in a Giants uniform
by Grant Brisbee on Dec 9, 2009 3:55 PM PST up reply actions
“It’s possible, but not likely.” Gotta love that one.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 9, 2009 3:57 PM PST reply actions
If it looks like a Nick Johnson, smells like a Nick Johnson, and sounds like it’s a Nick Johnson, then it’s probably a Kouzmanoff.
Boom! Infield solved!
Now where the hell did I put my Renteria jersey tee?
tweet tweet
jaysonst
Hearing that Padres offered Kouzmanoff to Giants for Fred Lewis & Kevin Fransden. Asked Twins for Glen Perkins & 2nd player.
FREE BUSTER POSEY
I thought that was not even close.
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Dec 9, 2009 4:10 PM PST up reply actions
I feel like it’s more likely that Jayson Stark is a day late and has it backwards.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
I bet that if we did trade Lewis and Frandsen to the Padres that they would destroy us every time the Giants and Padres played.
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Dec 9, 2009 4:11 PM PST up reply actions
please God no
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Dec 9, 2009 4:11 PM PST up reply actions
He just heard this?
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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Oh, Jayson Stark, telephone is a cruel bitch goddess of a game...
From ESPN.com’s live hot stove reports:
jaysonst: Hearing that Padres offered Kouzmanoff to Giants for Fred Lewis & Kevin Fransden. Asked Twins for Glen Perkins & 2nd player.
Rumor fail
only an organization of mccove’s would consider that a viable trade…
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
by greatgiantfan on Dec 9, 2009 4:15 PM PST up reply actions
mccovens
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
by greatgiantfan on Dec 9, 2009 4:15 PM PST up reply actions
NOne.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 9, 2009 4:16 PM PST up reply actions
I think he’s saying that only we would think Fred Lewis and Kevin Frandsen are worthy of a player of Kouzmanoff’s quality.
"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
Kevin Kouzmanoff: not actually very good.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
same with what was offered; maybe a fair trade afterall!
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
by greatgiantfan on Dec 9, 2009 4:17 PM PST up reply actions
i don't think he's as bad as people make him out to be
he plays good defense and his numbers would look a lot better if he didn’t play half his games at petco
If we sign Johnson,
I’d be ok with getting Kouz if he’d fill the utility INF role Uribe had last year.
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
Huh?
He’s post 2.5+ WAR in the past three seasons. Even if he’s “only” a 2.0 WAR player, that’s still a good player to have.
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!!!
2.2, 2.4, and 2.2 isn’t 2.5+.
"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
Never mind
I was reading the wrong column.
"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
Now that's a stretch
That’s what she said
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Dec 9, 2009 4:39 PM PST up reply actions
What she read
was sad.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 9, 2009 4:40 PM PST up reply actions
Anyway
Getting Kouzmanoff would move Sandoval to 1B, so essentially, he’d be taking the place of a first baseman for us. That considered, his offense would be pretty lousy compared to what we could get in a first baseman, even adjusting for Petco.
"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
I agree
I’m just sick of people saying that Kouz is not very good. Even a conservative estimation of his true-talent level is fine for a starting MLB player. Just not on this team right now.
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!!!
By not very good
I mean more, “not much better (if at all) than Panda at 3rd and Garko at first”
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
I agree with that.
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!!!
So you are saying he would be our new LF?
/ ducks!!
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
Kouz at Third when
Panda is behind the dish.
But seriously, could we be seeing a trade for a back-up and “late-inning defensive replacement”.
co-dad w/AfDC of
Ishikawa, the Topps Rookie All Star Team's First baseman. Does he get a chance in 2010?
Call me crazy but I like Kouz more than Beltre
Kouz hits for more pop and I believe Beltre is somewhat injury prone. Plus Beltre would cost more in FA.
More pop!?
Career SLG, road only to neutralize Petco and Safeco:
Kouzmanoff: .477
Beltre, total: .488
And Beltre’s not really injury prone, testicles notwithstanding. He’s played over 140 games 7 of the 8 last years.
"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
The year before that
Beltre slugged .457 and Kouzmanoff slugged .433
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
testicles notwithstanding
if only i had a nickel for each time i had to write or read that…
I'm up... everyone move in!
by NastySlurve on Dec 10, 2009 11:39 AM PST up reply actions
"You want to give us who?"
“Those two guys you stopped playing in April? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!”
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Nobody puts Bengie in a corner!
by natteringnabob on Dec 9, 2009 10:40 PM PST up reply actions
I’m going to go walk my dog now. If I come back and Nick Johnson hasn’t signed yet, I’ll be very displeased.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
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You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
So explain to me why we should pay $2 million or so for a below average catcher to back up Posey, when we could save the money and just use Steve Holm?
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
Is Holm still on the 40-man?
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 9, 2009 4:23 PM PST up reply actions
Wholm?
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 9, 2009 4:24 PM PST up reply actions
Steve Wholm!
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 9, 2009 4:51 PM PST up reply actions
No
He’s one of the couple dozen people who’ve been kicked off the 40-man instead of Bocock.
"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
That’s what I thought.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 9, 2009 4:26 PM PST up reply actions
I just stole second off of Steve Holm.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 9, 2009 4:24 PM PST up reply actions
Steve Holm just hit a game-winning double off you!
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Dec 9, 2009 4:27 PM PST up reply actions
You can teach Velez?
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 9, 2009 4:27 PM PST up reply actions
LaRoche over Johnson
I don’t get all the love for Johnson and not LaRoche? Look at the numbers LaRoche has put up playing his career in Atlanta and Pittsburgh, neither of which are a hitters paradise. I understand that Johnson would bring patience to a lineup that needs it badly, but I just think LaRoche is the more valuable, all-around player. Better on the base-paths, more pop, better defensively and has more upside than Johnson. Not that I’d be upset if they end up with Nick Johnson, just not sure why LaRoche isn’t getting more considertion?
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Basically Because LaRoche can't hit before August.
Considering most of his Augusts have been with Pirate teams that could post a losing road trips vs AA franchise that is not a very promising pattern. LaRoche could be JT Snow light. Which is not bad, per say, but is a lot lower than the Giants should be settleing for over the next 3 seasons ( or more) at market prices.
Who’s brain did you bring me?
Brain SabeanOranother.
1/$7
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 9, 2009 4:25 PM PST up reply actions
jaysonst: Sources close to the Giants say they have signed Nick Johnson for 1 year, $7 million.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
Dammit. You even got me to check Twitter.
by Grant Brisbee on Dec 9, 2009 4:28 PM PST up reply actions
Don’t do it.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 9, 2009 4:29 PM PST up reply actions
blame howie!
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Dec 9, 2009 4:29 PM PST up reply actions
For what??? You don’t have any incriminating screenshots to incriminate me with!
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 9, 2009 4:30 PM PST up reply actions
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STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Dec 9, 2009 4:31 PM PST up reply actions
Filtering this through the Jayson Stark Backwards Machine, report should read:
jaysonst: Sources far from the Giants say they have nicked Sig Johnson; foreigner, Senegal.
Move Sig Move Sig
Take off every Sig
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Nobody puts Bengie in a corner!
by natteringnabob on Dec 9, 2009 10:41 PM PST up reply actions
Hell to the yeah
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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Wait
Was this BS?
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
No way
Check the tweeterer!
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I don't think we've met. Here's my high school yearbook photo:
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Dec 9, 2009 4:40 PM PST up reply actions
I love those movies
But the one thing that always kind of bugged me: it implies that Chuck Berry stole rock-n-roll from a rich white suburban kid.
I mean, dude.
"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
That never bugged me.
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This is supposed to be a comic?
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Dec 9, 2009 4:45 PM PST up reply actions
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There’s one for everything!!!
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 9, 2009 4:47 PM PST up reply actions
It’s funnier if you can read the rollover tag.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 9, 2009 4:46 PM PST up reply actions
sigh
is it just me or are 95% of the strips in the paper terrible?
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Dec 9, 2009 4:48 PM PST up reply actions
It's not just you
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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agreed
My current list of comic rounds:
Zits
Get Fuzzy
Dilbert
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Dec 9, 2009 4:50 PM PST up reply actions
No Pearls Before Swine?
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nope, not a fan
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Dec 9, 2009 4:52 PM PST up reply actions
I'm not a fan of Get Fuzzy
It’s not that I don’t like it. It just doesn’t click with me like some other comics do.
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Are there any in the papers you like?
guilty pleasure: for some reason I am addicted to Luann
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