Community Projection: Edgar Renteria
by Grant on Mar 3, 2009 12:39 PM PST
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Look, we know the Giants needed a shortstop, but why did they bid against themselves? Awful deal. We’ll be surprised if the team is still intact and/or solvent by the end of this contract. This isn’t a tech product, but we included it because you might have read about the deal on your computer.
From Blender’s list of the 40 worst lyricists in music:
What in the heck was Brian Sabean thinking? Even though this has nothing to do with music, it still cracked the top ten of our list.
And who can forget the quotes from scouts about Edgar Renteria?
I love the smell of hyperbole in the early afternoon. But the point I’m trying to get across is that the Edgar Renteria deal has been widely panned. When Sabean played the waiting game with free agents a couple of years ago, he missed out on gems like Gary Matthews, Jr. and Juan Pierre. That would scar anyone, so he made a concerted effort to identify needs early and pounce on his targets. Then the market bottomed out, and now it’s reasonable to think that Renteria might have ended up with a one-year, $5M deal if the Giants didn’t sign him.
But I don’t care about that. Renteria wasn’t the difference between Teixeira and no Teixeira. He isn’t the difference between a young Latin prospect bonanza and a quiet international signing season. What would happen if the Giants didn’t sign Renteria, which would have kept their payroll below $80M? The same thing that happened with the $14M difference between the 2007 and 2008 payrolls. If you find out what happened to the extra cash, let me know. It’s worthy of a FanShot, at least.
I’m just excited that we don’t have to watch a player at short who has no business taking major league at-bats. Last year, we were treated to two or three. Renteria had a pretty bad year in 2008, but he wasn’t an overall embarrassment. And he was actually good as recently as 2007. Like, really good.
He’s getting older, and supposedly his defense isn’t what it used to be. But a shell of Renteria is a huge upgrade over the combined efforts of Giants shortstops last year. I think he’ll be a little better than a shell of his former self:
Edgar Renteria
AB: 448
AVG: .286
OBP: .341
SLG: .438
HR: 12
Defense: Meh. Acceptable.
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AB: 512
AVG: .274
OBP: .339
SLG: .412
HR: 11
Defense: Meh.
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 3, 2009 12:46 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I'm slightly bearish on Renteria
AB: 480
BA: .272
OBP: .328
SLG: .391
HR: 8
Defense: Not horrible, but bad enough that someone will make a fanshot about how his defense is much worse than Sandoval’s, a few people will shout the original poster down, and then everyone else will settle into discussing the last novel they read.
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by jcb9 on Mar 3, 2009 12:48 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
1984!
oh, were we supposed to wait for that fanshot?
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by UnleashTheGore on Mar 3, 2009 12:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
A fine novel!
I’m currently reading The Hollow Earth by Rudy Rucker, which is a sort of reimagining of Journey to the Centre of the Earth, set in the antebellum south with a very bellicose Edgar Allen Poe as a character.
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by jcb9 on Mar 3, 2009 12:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Is this book all about the Hollow Earth theory? One of the greatest “consipracy” theories of all time, if you ask me.
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
by JRPhillips on Mar 3, 2009 1:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
dammit...
Conspiracy… I think consipracy is something entirely different…
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
by JRPhillips on Mar 3, 2009 1:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s based on that idea, yes.
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by jcb9 on Mar 3, 2009 1:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I loved 1984
Pretty depressing but it engrossed me. And I’m not a normal literary type.
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by UnleashTheGore on Mar 3, 2009 1:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Such an amazing book. Really kick-started my fondness for dystopian literature and film (Brazil is a flipping excellent movie).
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
by cornball on Mar 3, 2009 2:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I loved it too
and I can barely read
by FluLikeSymptoms on Mar 3, 2009 2:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
we are the dead.
Or are we?
OK if I adopt Randy Johnson?
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by victor frankenstein on Mar 3, 2009 4:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I should probably read 1984.
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by WalrusMan on Mar 3, 2009 3:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Old news
Subpoena Hank Aaron: Drag his butt before congress and let him state, under penalty of perjury, that he never took amphetamines.
by Sabertooth on Mar 3, 2009 4:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The Cactus Eaters: How I Lost My Mind-and Almost Found Myself-on the Pacific Crest Trail
Long title, but an ok book. I’m thinking it would be better for you booky people as I was reading it more for the PCT part and there wasn’t much of that. But it did give some insight to what I went through recently and helped me move on I think.
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by WalrusMan on Mar 3, 2009 3:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I just read The Road and kind of wanted to end my life for the next few days. I am supposed to delve into Middlesex next but I am too scarred by literature right now.
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by TexasRanger on Mar 3, 2009 7:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Really? I thought The Road had a happy ending.
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by howtheyscored on Mar 3, 2009 7:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Metaphorically yes but realistically only semi, and still depressing. That whole book just beats you down.
Why does Sabean always look constipated?
by TexasRanger on Mar 3, 2009 8:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, it’s a tad brutal. Just so dreary. I like the lack of names, but not the lack of quotation marks. Sometimes I just couldn’t tell when the dialogue started or stopped. That annoys me. Still a very good book though.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
by cornball on Mar 4, 2009 5:43 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
But don’t you know my dear boy, punctuation is beneath Cormac McCarthy. But yes it is an excellent book, although I am not sure if I want to subject myself to the film.
Why does Sabean always look constipated?
by TexasRanger on Mar 4, 2009 10:08 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m a bit wary of the film, but the soundtrack should be amazing. <_<
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by jponry on Mar 4, 2009 11:47 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Middlesex is really, really good.
I’ve never read On the Road, but I almost always hear bad things about it.
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by jcb9 on Mar 3, 2009 11:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ha ha, you said The Road, not On The Road. I fail.
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by jcb9 on Mar 4, 2009 10:10 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Tom Holt
I’ve read several of his books. (Little People Falling Sideways and Dead Funny) I’m currently reading Divine Comedies, which is two separate stories with the theme of deities. Here Comes the Sun starts out with the sun rising late and in badly need of service. All is not well with the universe because the mortals are running it, so a higher power needs to step in. Light reading but entertaining, I enjoy his tangential thinking. Kinda like this place.
by timmeh on Mar 4, 2009 2:20 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m still working on Crime and Punishment but I think I need another book to help with my numerous spring break plane and train rides. I’m a big Eggers, DFW, Chabon, and Kundera fan. Any suggestions?
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by cornball on Mar 4, 2009 5:45 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I recommend The White Tiger. I just read it as a break from This Is Your Brain On Music, and I really enjoyed it.
We're all basically Pedro Feliz.
by SF Pete on Mar 4, 2009 10:20 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
AB: 500
AVG: .280.
OBP: .330.
SLG: .400.
HR: 9.
Defense: Better than the worst.
..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.
by Cookyman on Mar 3, 2009 12:52 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I think this is pretty close to any projection I would have given, so I’ll just say: “What he said”
by xanthan on Mar 3, 2009 12:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Also very close to my projection above, but do I get any credit? NO!
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by jcb9 on Mar 3, 2009 12:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, now we know xanthan’s taste in numbers.
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by WalrusMan on Mar 3, 2009 3:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Why hello 8, you are looking very round tonight, may i buy you a glass of the finest gifs of chardonnay available
Why does Sabean always look constipated?
by TexasRanger on Mar 3, 2009 7:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I can’t decide whether this represents groupthink or cheering for failure.
by Evan on Mar 3, 2009 1:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
What he said
/lack of original thought
Todos somos Gigantes
by MarkOC on Mar 3, 2009 1:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
9 is not a round number!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Mar 3, 2009 1:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The bottom is round, too. Well, curved, at least.
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by jcb9 on Mar 3, 2009 1:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The bottom is the part of 9 that gets stuck in your ass.
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 3, 2009 1:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Better that than the top!
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by jcb9 on Mar 3, 2009 1:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Are you suggesting that 9 is a square number?
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by Sabertooth on Mar 3, 2009 4:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
btw
today has been dubbed “square root day”
3/3/09
by Merope on Mar 3, 2009 8:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Square Root Day occurs on the following dates this century:
1/1/01
2/2/04
3/3/09
4/4/16
5/5/25
6/6/36
7/7/49
8/8/64
9/9/81
The number of years between consecutive Square Root Days in a century are consecutive odd numbers: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17. This illustrates the fact that every odd number is the difference two consecutive squares.
Math Nerds FTW
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by nvsfg on Mar 3, 2009 9:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I can’t stop thinking about giantsrainman’s projections.
/edge of seat.
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by WTF on Mar 3, 2009 12:57 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
AB: 467
AVG: .290
OBP: .352
SLG: .399
HR: 8
Defense: Will earn him the starting job at 2nd, just give it about 5 months.
by Scottsdale on Mar 3, 2009 1:02 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
AB: 513
AVG: .281
OBP: .321
SLG: .388
HR: 11
Defense: somewhere between Meh and Bleh.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Mar 3, 2009 1:03 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
How stupid does Sabean look now that Cabrera signed for 1 year $4M? What an idiot.
Why isn't Sabean held accountable for leading the Giants into many years of mediocrity???
by oldrips on Mar 3, 2009 1:04 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Hi!
Renteria wasn’t the difference between Teixeira and no Teixeira. He isn’t the difference between a young Latin prospect bonanza and a quiet international signing season.
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 3, 2009 1:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, as recently as 2006 and 2007 Renteria was the better player. In addition, Cabrera would have cost us a 2nd round pick. The deal really isn’t that bad, it’s perfectly fine.
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by marcello on Mar 3, 2009 1:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
GIANTS SMELT IRON
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by jcb9 on Mar 3, 2009 1:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
GIANTS WRAUGHT IRON
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Mar 3, 2009 1:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
GIANTS TEMPERED MARTENSITE
oh wait…
Still in despair.
BRING BACK MARMOL!
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by Zetsuboushita on Mar 3, 2009 2:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
GIANTS STERLING SILVER
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by WalrusMan on Mar 3, 2009 3:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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Forsan et heac olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Mar 3, 2009 3:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Like i said in another post, Renteria’s been worth the amount we’re paying him (or vastly more) every year of his career apart from last year, when he was still only worth a couple of million less than we’ll pay him!
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by GiantFan on Mar 3, 2009 1:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Good ol’ drips has to come along here and spoil our fun.
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by WalrusMan on Mar 3, 2009 3:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
A book we got from the library that my kids love is called “Tyrannosaurus Drip”.
by paboperfecto on Mar 4, 2009 7:16 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
AB: 486
AVG: .287
OBP: .343
HR: 13
Defense: Acceptable, but we have been blessed with Omar, so we are greedy
by gimpsta7 on Mar 3, 2009 1:04 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
ab: 494
avg: .296
obp: .343
slg: .409
hr: 10
defense: boogerish with a hint of phlem
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by The Gene Hackman on Mar 3, 2009 1:13 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Avg 295
OBA 340
Slg 435
Hr 10
Defense: Surprisingly good.
by Change Up on Mar 3, 2009 1:17 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
truly a change up from everyone elses projections on defense hardee har har
/slaps self for corny joke
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by TexasRanger on Mar 3, 2009 7:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s Spring (although it is snowing here) so I am optimistic !
AB: 504
AVG: .289
OBP: .351
SLG: 428 (right-centerfield gap)
HR: 15
Defense: won’t make me get drunk every game
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by nvsfg on Mar 3, 2009 1:18 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Snow? Oh how glad I am I got out of that stuff.
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by WalrusMan on Mar 3, 2009 3:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
AB: 500
AVG: .315
OBP: .360
SLG: .450
HR: 12
Defense: Perfectly average
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by marcello on Mar 3, 2009 1:22 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Perfectly average?
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by paboperfecto on Mar 4, 2009 7:18 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
let’s say
AB 517
AVG .275
OBP .338
SLG .419
HR 10
Defense: +0
I’d be happy with that.
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by jponry on Mar 3, 2009 1:53 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I agree with the projection
I am mostly ok with the renteria signing. Mostly because even if he repeats his bad performance of last year, it would be an upgrade of about .60 avg, 25RBI, and ~10 HR over the players in that position last year. World Beater? No. Upgrade. Yup.
by uber on Mar 3, 2009 2:01 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
AB: 525
Avg: .284
OBP: .348
SLG: .402
HR: 7
What is this…defense?
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by Smotheredinhugs on Mar 3, 2009 2:03 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
return to form
AB: 531
AVG: .298
OBP: .356
SLG: .429
HR: 12
2B: 31
RBI: 60
SB: 12
Zone Rating: extra zoney
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by i did my job on Mar 3, 2009 2:09 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
The flaccid bigotry of no expectations
AB: 486
AVG: .271
OBP: .322
SLG: .399
HR: 7
Defense: Let’s just say we’ll all be suffering from buyer’s remorse when we get to compare Renteria to O-Cab during the Bay Bridge series.
Sorry, it’s Pessimism Week where I live.
My plans for 2009: getting married and attending Tim Lincecum Bobblehead Day.
by Kitspool on Mar 3, 2009 2:19 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
the sad thing is
that’s SOOOO much better than what we’ve been getting from that position, I’d be totally satisfied with it.
by Viliphied on Mar 3, 2009 5:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
the only projection I will make
Renteria shifts to 3B after a deadline Brian Wilson for Reid Brignac trade. Write it down folks!
by FluLikeSymptoms on Mar 3, 2009 2:43 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
No! No! No! No! No! No!
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by WalrusMan on Mar 3, 2009 4:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ony if we get to call Reid “Gorignak”.
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 3, 2009 4:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
AB: 517
AVG: .293
OBP: .366
SLG: .412
HR: 14
Defense: Deivi Cruz-Esque
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by NuschlerFace on Mar 3, 2009 2:45 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
AB: 506
AVG: .278
OBP: .346
SLG: .420
HR: 8
Defense: Passable
by Natto on Mar 3, 2009 2:55 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
This smells about right
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by Goofus on Mar 3, 2009 4:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It is… lovely weather we are having. I hope the weather continues.
by paboperfecto on Mar 4, 2009 7:21 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
AB: 233
AVG: .264
OBP: .345
SLG: .401
HR: 4
Defense: Acceptable.
Hurt then benched for an even more acceptable Burriss in Julyish
Mischievously implosive purple pitching staff.
by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Mar 3, 2009 2:57 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
AB: 479
AVG: .288
OBP: .336
SLG: .410
HR: 9
Defense: slightly below average
by DuikeBuike on Mar 3, 2009 3:06 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Rentalria09
AB: 474
AVG: .279
OBP: .327
SLG: .395
HR: 11
Defense: Best Giants shortstop
They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long
by bgunn on Mar 3, 2009 3:21 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
AB: 557
AVG: .289
OBP: .344
SLG: .429
HR: 11
Defense: Shockingly, very slightly above average by virtually every defensive metric in existence.
But lets face it – if he puts up the above numbers after the season we just witnessed from Giants “shortstops,” he can field like Baron Pickoff Von Ironglove on LSD and we’ll still be happy.
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by tedfordfan on Mar 3, 2009 3:56 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I think, and most scouts agree, the defensive metrics undervalue the Baron’s contributions.
Also, how much would you pay per ticket to see a player with that name?
by Viliphied on Mar 3, 2009 5:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
$26,325.00
Plus additional Shipping, Packaging and online fees.
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by nvsfg on Mar 3, 2009 9:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
AB: 499
AVG: .281
OBP: .359
SLG: .410
HR: 7
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by WalrusMan on Mar 3, 2009 3:58 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
And hey...
I happened to LOVE Microsoft BOB. Although I was around 7 when I used it.
Also, sure Robert Plant wasn’t the best lyricist in the world, but at least get the quote from his song right. Also no to Jim Morrison and NO TO NEIL PEART. Ok, I’ll allow it I guess.
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by WalrusMan on Mar 3, 2009 4:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Also.
Thumbs down to #1. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da is a great song.
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by WalrusMan on Mar 3, 2009 4:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
They liked that one, but hated Sting when he went solo.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
by groug on Mar 3, 2009 4:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think they said that...
…they described it as “awesomely post-lingual”. I’m pretty sure they meant it as a compliment.
Sting’s been in trouble with me ever since he tried to get away with rhyming “apprentice” and “Scylla and Charybdis”. Pretension and bad rhyme all in one!
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by EliminateMe on Mar 3, 2009 4:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I just figured it was in sarcasm.
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by WalrusMan on Mar 3, 2009 4:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Neal Peart should have won.
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by jponry on Mar 3, 2009 5:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
On their last album The Way The Wind Blows is a beautiful song I think. Lyrics and all.
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by WalrusMan on Mar 3, 2009 8:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
AB: 510
AVG: .282
OBP: .348
SLG: .400
HR: 8
Defense: As good as Pablito at 3B
by DividedByZero on Mar 3, 2009 4:01 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
The Rainman Projections For Edgar Renteria
PA/AB 600/540
BB/HBP 51/3
SH/SF 6/0
SB/CS 12/4
1B/2B/3B/HR 108/30/3/12
AVG/OBP/SLG .283/.345/.417
wOBA/wRC .336/74.4
Grant, you are actually more optomistic on the rate stats them I am but I make up for it by being more optomistic on playing time then you.
by giantsrainman on Mar 3, 2009 4:02 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Oh, And His Defense Will Be MLB Average
Last year he had a UZR of -1 (about as close to average as one can get without being exactly average).
by giantsrainman on Mar 3, 2009 4:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Grant, LOL @ your last tag
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Mar 3, 2009 4:35 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
*WalrusMan is not amused *
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by WalrusMan on Mar 3, 2009 4:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
lol I agree with that tag.
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by jponry on Mar 3, 2009 5:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes?
Oh sorry.
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by WalrusMan on Mar 3, 2009 4:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
kiss my shiny metal ass
/xanthan
Why does Sabean always look constipated?
by TexasRanger on Mar 3, 2009 9:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
he gon be good
AB: 525
AVG: 303
SLG: :445
OBP:353
HR: 12
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by stealth snail on Mar 3, 2009 5:00 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
AB:535
BA: .290
OPB: .380
SLG: .415
HR: 13
It's spelled "M-A-R-C-H-I-N-G-B-A-N-D."
I support inroywetrust in his support of The VD Special in his support of me supporting Roger Kieschnick in his quest to becoming the best Kieschnick ever to play professional baseball.
by Takimoto on Mar 3, 2009 5:01 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
AB: 518
AVG: .292
OBP: .343
SLG: .449
HR: 10
2B: 34
If God had intended us not to rosterbate, he would've made our arms shorter.
Padre renuente de Luis Perdomo, porque él es todo el que se deja hasta junio. The 28th best prospect in all the land!
by Mike Hawk on Mar 3, 2009 5:38 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Not Good
AB: 468
BA: .252
OPB: .313
SLG: .359
HR: 9
Defense: Combined with Sandoval at 3B, rewards/ encourages high K/ flyball rates by pitching staff
by koel on Mar 3, 2009 5:43 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
AB: 520
AVG: .298
OBP: .355
SLG: .450
HR: 13
Defense: Awesomely good
Giant Dirtbags: Brian Anderson, Todd Jennings, Steve Hammond, John Bowker
Don't F with the Affeldt
by Giant among Angels on Mar 3, 2009 6:25 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Edgar Renteria
AB: 502
AVG: .274
OBP: .319
SLG: .427
HR: 9
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Mar 3, 2009 6:36 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Edgar Renteria, Giants MVP among position players?
Nah…. but probably the top 2 or 3, next to Winn, Lewis and maybe Sandoval
PA: 550
AVG: .280
OBP: .345
SLG: .420
HR: 10
Defense: -3 runs
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
If Dustin Pedroia played in Seattle, not many people would be talking about him.
by baetown415 on Mar 3, 2009 6:46 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
AB: 538
AVG: .279
OBP: .366
SLG: .403
HR: 11
Defense: a lil below avg
by lincypoo i wuv u on Mar 3, 2009 7:30 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Resurgence offensively, regression defensively
AB: 489
Avg: .307
OBP: .357
SLG: .432
HR:13
Defense: will make Giants fans beg for the bocock
Todd Jennings: If he's on the DL, he can't suck as much, right?
by Speedforthewin on Mar 3, 2009 7:55 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
additionally, i think much of how renteria is percieved by fans will determine if his better O/ worse D ratio is greater than one when using vizquel as a bar. chances are he will percieved well, due to the fact that the giants will have a passable 2 hitter for the first time in a few years
Todd Jennings: If he's on the DL, he can't suck as much, right?
by Speedforthewin on Mar 3, 2009 8:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Damn
I wanted tp bethe first to predict Renteria at over .300
Why does Sabean always look constipated?
by TexasRanger on Mar 3, 2009 8:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I wanted to be the first one with a bocock reference on the thread
Todd Jennings: If he's on the DL, he can't suck as much, right?
by Speedforthewin on Mar 3, 2009 9:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
True fact: I went to college with one of the guys on that worst lyricists list. WHO WANTS TO TOUCH ME?
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
by jcb9 on Mar 4, 2009 12:02 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I thoughty now you’d be tired of being touched, after WalrusMan’s recent …..ahem….efforts.
Sergio Romo: striking out professional hitters since 2005.
by Lyle on Mar 4, 2009 6:09 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, I’ve been letting him heal for quite some time now!
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by WalrusMan on Mar 4, 2009 8:16 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
There are too many numbers in this thread!
Gritiness: Yup
Gamerousness: Loads!
Veteran Presents: Like Santa F. Claus in a sweatshop
Shininess: Not so much
Fred Lewis can stand under my umbrella.
31 May 2007, 21:38 EST - the last time Matteh's career W-L wasn't below.500
We are at war with Los Angeles. We have always been at war with Los Angeles.
by S.F. Giangst on Mar 4, 2009 12:13 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
AB: 561
AVG: .276
OBP: .332
SLG: .418
HR: 10
Defense: Average
GROUGTHINK ALERT
by groug on Mar 4, 2009 12:19 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Renteria
An unnamed baseball exec called the Renteria signing the dumbest move of the off-season..
The best part about the move is that in this lineup he’ll look okay, providing Sabean with an insurance policy. He’ll also have the luxury of being compared to last years SS’s. That argument by the way is total BS. If you had no money one day, then the next day paid $18 million for an expiring Kohl’s gift card you are still are a broke fool.
AB: .279
OBP: .320
HR: 9
RBI: 67
by theo2456 on Mar 4, 2009 1:51 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
The unnamed baseball exec always makes me chuckle. That’s a nice reliable, unbiased, accountable source upon which to value an opinion from!
Proud owner of the most boring Username! Alex Hinshaw: Now showing in a bullpen near you!
by GiantFan on Mar 4, 2009 4:02 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s not his fault his parents couldn’t think of a name.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Mar 4, 2009 7:10 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Broke fool
Band name alert! User name alert!
Sergio Romo: striking out professional hitters since 2005.
by Lyle on Mar 4, 2009 6:06 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
UNNAMED BASEBALL EXEC SAYS: “I’M POOPIN’”
(PS, the Raul Ibanez was the dumbest move by far of this offseason. kthnx)
by xanthan on Mar 4, 2009 6:09 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Umm, yes. There was absolutely no reason to pay Ibanez $31M (?), especially when – even at the time – you could have had Burrell for a similar or cheaper price.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
by cornball on Mar 4, 2009 6:27 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not to mention the fact that they ended up giving up a 1st round pick as well (which obviously wouldn’t have been need in Burrell’s case) & the fact that they were in more need for a RH bat as opposed to a LH bat. Very bizarre move!
Proud owner of the most boring Username! Alex Hinshaw: Now showing in a bullpen near you!
by GiantFan on Mar 4, 2009 6:52 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Can’t forget Milton, he will not play three seasons
Why does Sabean always look constipated?
by TexasRanger on Mar 4, 2009 10:10 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Lawn Dart FTW
H/T: LL
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
by marcello on Mar 4, 2009 12:39 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
That is AWESOME.
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
by jcb9 on Mar 4, 2009 2:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
If you go over to Lookout Landing, at the bottom of the left panel they have a bunch of Raul Ibanez fielding images. They are all amazing.
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
by marcello on Mar 4, 2009 4:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That will never be not funny.
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner (unless someone tells me he's already been adopted)
by walkoff baltimore chop on Mar 4, 2009 4:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He is the world champion of lawn darts. And yes, win!
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
by cornball on Mar 5, 2009 6:37 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Kyle Farnsworth?
I'm spent, just can't rosterbate anymore.
by oldjacket on Mar 4, 2009 6:43 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
True, the Fansworth deal was another shocker. The Royals had a bit of a shocker with regards to spending a lot of money to bring in replacement level player!.
Proud owner of the most boring Username! Alex Hinshaw: Now showing in a bullpen near you!
by GiantFan on Mar 4, 2009 6:58 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Edgar Renteria
AB: 422
AVG: .268
OBP: .331
SLG: .412
HR: 7
BDTIA: 143*
Defense: Meh. I foresee at least one stretch on the DL, during which Burriss will come up and, once again, play acceptably, confounding his critics who justifiably point out his lack of power.
*Bobblehead dolls thrown in anger, when Renteria makes 3 errors on Renteria Bobblehead Day at the ballpark.
Sergio Romo: striking out professional hitters since 2005.
by Lyle on Mar 4, 2009 6:04 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Any worst lyricists list that fails to include Lenny Kravitz has no credibility with me.
I'm spent, just can't rosterbate anymore.
by oldjacket on Mar 4, 2009 6:53 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
He writes lyrics? I thought he just did covers.
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by WalrusMan on Mar 4, 2009 8:17 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I wish that I could fly
Into the sky
So very high
Just like a dragonfly
I'm spent, just can't rosterbate anymore.
by oldjacket on Mar 4, 2009 8:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Id fly above the trees
Over the seas in all degrees
To anywhere I please
I'm spent, just can't rosterbate anymore.
by oldjacket on Mar 4, 2009 8:47 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
see?
KRS, Common and Greg Graffin need to come off that list and be replaced by Lenny Kravitz, Lenny Kravitz and Lenny Kravitz.
I'm spent, just can't rosterbate anymore.
by oldjacket on Mar 4, 2009 9:03 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
His lyrics are like something I would have written in 3rd grade.
by xanthan on Mar 4, 2009 9:05 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
i love beck, but his lyrics are ridiculous sometimes
devil’s haircut? indeed
[Brayen] of sabean, your semi- conscious potato trip across "to gold winches" democratic pavement will bring Communist pride to the orange and black democratic perfection. your [randay] of Johnson – spy for the Russian Mafia. warn yourselves they warn themselves! you will purchase smirnoff the vodka
by Headhunter Rollins on Mar 4, 2009 9:20 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And I love Morrissey, and I don’t think he’s a bad lyricist, but you could definitely pick out some groaners to put in the “worst lyrics” section of that article.
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
by jcb9 on Mar 4, 2009 9:25 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Beck’s lyrics are mostly just psychedelic nonsense, but I don’t think he should sniff a list like this. And he’s never rhymed “fly” with “fly”.
Ronnie James Dio hasn’t some pretty hilarious horsecrap over the years.
I'm spent, just can't rosterbate anymore.
by oldjacket on Mar 4, 2009 9:34 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
*Ronnie James Dio has written some pretty hilarious horsecrap over the years.
working and posting at the same time.
I'm spent, just can't rosterbate anymore.
by oldjacket on Mar 4, 2009 9:38 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well you found a band I dislike more than Rush.
I'm spent, just can't rosterbate anymore.
by oldjacket on Mar 4, 2009 9:50 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Someone isn’t invited to my Backyard RUSH/DIO BBQ this summer!
by xanthan on Mar 4, 2009 9:53 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I would put up with Rush, Dio AND Lenny Kravitz if barbecued pork is involved.
I'm spent, just can't rosterbate anymore.
by oldjacket on Mar 4, 2009 9:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It will be! But, you also have to listen to 2112 with me and Walrusman.
by xanthan on Mar 4, 2009 9:56 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Walk away slowly, oldjacket. There’s enough barbecue pork in the world that you can find some without having to listen to pretentious prog concept albums.
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
by jcb9 on Mar 4, 2009 9:58 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
shush you.
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by WalrusMan on Mar 4, 2009 11:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I can deal.
I once watched Battlefield Earth AND Dungeons & Dragons; The Movie in one sitting.
I'm spent, just can't rosterbate anymore.
by oldjacket on Mar 4, 2009 9:59 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Were you at least eating BBQ’d pork? The D&D movie is kinda painfully funny. BE is just painful.
MAN ANIMAL!
by xanthan on Mar 4, 2009 10:01 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think this done with the aid of a rack of spareribs and two six packs of Horsnby’s
I'm spent, just can't rosterbate anymore.
by oldjacket on Mar 4, 2009 10:04 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Now you people are just making me want barbecue.
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
by jcb9 on Mar 4, 2009 10:06 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You’ll get none of my tasty PROG RIBS BBQ
by xanthan on Mar 4, 2009 10:07 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Also, xanthan, I just saw this on Failblog and it made me think of you:
http://failblog.org/2009/02/19/stats-fail/
STATS Fail.
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
by jcb9 on Mar 4, 2009 10:15 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
haha, I’ve seen that. Nancy Grace is awful.
by xanthan on Mar 4, 2009 10:15 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I want to make a joke about the horrible ingredients and cooking process that would go into making prog barbecue, but I can’t even imagine.
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
by jcb9 on Mar 4, 2009 10:10 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Perhaps prog barbecue would be made from orc meat instead of pork, with elf cakes on the side instead of cornbread.
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
by jcb9 on Mar 4, 2009 10:12 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Dio
has rocked for a long, long time.
But now it’s time to pass the torch.
But then again he replaced:
"
Generals gathered in their masses
Just like witches at black masses
"
(BTW one of my favorite songs)
also in “rhyming a word with itself” there is Lou Reed
"
But she never lost her head
Even when she was giving head
"
So, Kravitz is in good company there.
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN... UNLESS HE KEEPS DRAFTING WELL. .. AND SIGNS UNDERRATED PLAYERS LIKE AFFELDT OR PHELPS. .. OR ALRIGHT WHO'S PLAYING WITH THE ALIEN MIND-SWITCHING RAY?
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game currently in early planning stages.
by zenbitz on Mar 4, 2009 9:45 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I love Lou Reed, but that song is effing terrible.
Dio, time to go!
You must give your cape and scepter to me.
And a smaller one for KG.
Go! Go! Dio! Dio!
I'm spent, just can't rosterbate anymore.
by oldjacket on Mar 4, 2009 9:48 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
+1
Why does Sabean always look constipated?
by TexasRanger on Mar 4, 2009 10:11 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
wtf Walk on the Wild Side is great.
I think his worst rhyme (also in a song I love) is “Just like poison in a vial / Well, she was often very vile”.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on Mar 4, 2009 11:48 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Sure head and head rhyme but it’s supposed to be different words.
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by WalrusMan on Mar 4, 2009 12:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t understand how Anthony Kiedis is only #40.
Kiss that dyke
I know you want to hold one
Not on strike
But I’m about to bowl one
Bite that mic
I know you never stole one
Girls that like
A story so I told one
..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.
by Cookyman on Mar 4, 2009 9:52 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Music is my Air-o-plane.
I'm spent, just can't rosterbate anymore.
by oldjacket on Mar 4, 2009 9:54 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Come on
the chili peppers rock
Why does Sabean always look constipated?
by TexasRanger on Mar 4, 2009 10:12 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This would be entirely due to Flea.
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 4, 2009 10:39 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
John Fresciante
I'm spent, just can't rosterbate anymore.
by oldjacket on Mar 4, 2009 11:32 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m never sure whether lyrics are idiotic or have some deep meaning that I just don’t get.
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
by Goofus on Mar 4, 2009 11:11 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
baby bullish
AB: 527
AVG: .306
OBP: .368
SLG: .432
HR: 15
Defense: fair-to-middlin’
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher??
by tobias on Mar 4, 2009 8:03 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
bullish
AB: 600
AVG: .298
OBP: .367
SLG: .450
HR: 14
Defense: Surprisingly Solid
Someone get Damon Minor's agent on the phone stat!
Adopted Father of Luis Perdomo
by fanofvanlandingham on Mar 4, 2009 11:13 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
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