Which player will opposing fans hate?
by Karlifornia on Apr 10, 2009 2:03 AM PDT
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What does it take to become a hated by opposing fans? Well, I'd say combination of at least two of the following
a)good performance
b)criminal history
c)signed huge contract
d)perceived as a showboater
e)suspected to be a PED user
f)history of being rude to fans
g)history of being hated by teammates
If I left any out, please pick up my slack.
Last season, we didn't have Bonds, who had more than filled our "hated player quota" for over a decade. The team was also generally lousy, and our only really stellar players were impossible to hate (Lincecum and Winn).
This year, though, the team seems like it could actually be competitive, at least within the confines of the NL West. Competition can lead to...chafing.
Will the Giants have a player that starts to annoy opposing fans this year? If so, who will it be, and why?
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Some fans might not like Timmy. Mets fans probably would say he only got Cy Young because he pitched in the NL west.
by MetalFaceDoom on Apr 10, 2009 2:12 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
West Coast Bias!
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Apr 10, 2009 7:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or they’d say, “Da Mets’ bullpen blew so many games for Santana, that’s why he lost! The Giants bullpen was lights out last year because they got to face the crappy NL West, that’s why Lincecum had it so easy! At least I’m pretty sure, I’m always asleep before Giants games hit the fourth inning…”
by Bay Area Sports Guy on Apr 10, 2009 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Rowand has a good year, I could see other fans not really liking him very much.
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by groug on Apr 10, 2009 2:23 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If he doesn't have a good year,
I could see Giant’s fans not really liking him very much.
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by The Thrill on Apr 10, 2009 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He’ll definitely be unpopular with someone then.
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by groug on Apr 10, 2009 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If the Giants have a player which only hits or pitches well against that team, they will be hated in the city. Kind of like how Scott Hairston before last season only seem to hit the Giants. Off the top of my head, I can’t think of anyone on the Giants that is a Scott Hairston.
by SFGuy on Apr 10, 2009 3:24 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Randy Winn destroys the Diamondbacks at Chase Field.
Still in despair.
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by Zetsuboushita on Apr 10, 2009 6:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
this
He’s also pretty money against the bums, but their fanbase isn’t aware enough to hate.
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
by oldjacket on Apr 10, 2009 7:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Randy Johnson is a pretty obvious choice. I know I hated him before he came here. He also has a very surly reputation although when he’s on your team he doesn’t seem that bad. Another one would probably be Brian Wilson. I could see him getting on fans of other team’s nerves, with the tattoos, the weird hair, and that little celebration he has after a successful save.
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by rxmeister on Apr 10, 2009 5:44 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I never hated RJ..
I don’t know why, but I even rooted for him when he played for AZ (unless he was pitching against the Giants). I can agree with Wilson though.
proud father of the newly acquired Brandon Crawford..
by Azmanz on Apr 10, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mrs. nvsfg said on Tuesday " I hope he pitches well, but I never really liked him. He just acts like a dick most of the time".
To which I replied: " Yeah. But he’s our dick now" .
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by nvsfg on Apr 10, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Most men are like that
They dislike dicks so much, they can’t even bare to look at them, except for their own dick, which they absolutely adore.
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I hope.
by Cookyman on Apr 10, 2009 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
He's not our dick
He’s our Johnson
Bring back steroids.
by IMbitter on Apr 11, 2009 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
interestingly
these are all reasons to cherish NFL players
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
by natteringnabob on Apr 10, 2009 6:09 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
COME ON NNERZ BRASS VICK PAYED HIS DOOS!
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Apr 10, 2009 7:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Which is just one of the reasons baseball > football :-)
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by nvsfg on Apr 10, 2009 7:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pablo Sandoval
An annoyed Dodgers fan:
“THAT WAS A FUCKING PITCHOUT HOW DID HE HOMER.”
by MonkeyChow on Apr 10, 2009 7:47 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
i loled
"he walked 18; new league record! Struck out 18, another new league record! He also hit the sportswriter, the PA announcer, the bull mascot twice..."
by i did my job on Apr 10, 2009 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As did I.
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by Andy from DC on Apr 10, 2009 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
TMI
Still in despair.
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by Zetsuboushita on Apr 10, 2009 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
TLI
I lied, I’m actually not weaing pants
by Giant Voodoo on Apr 11, 2009 8:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
quick change to the comment
THE BALL BOUNCED TWO FEET IN FRONT OF THE PLATE….HOW DID HE HIT A HOMER??
by bacci40 on Apr 10, 2009 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
this
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 10, 2009 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brian Wilson
Opposing fans are going to jump all over that quasi-mullet/mohawk and his cross gesture after picking up the save. Oh, and the whole Zito bunk mate thing may be ripe for some disdain.
Any type of mongering is A-OK in my book.
by Man-o-War on Apr 10, 2009 8:59 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
to paraphrase bull durham...
“If you save 40 in the show, you can let that rat hang out the back of your cap and the press’ll think you’re colorful. Until you save 40 in the show, however, it means you are a douche.”
by FPTV on Apr 10, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
On KNBR Wilson just called his hairstyle a “mullhawk” and the hair coming out the back his “dragontail.”
by Bay Area Sports Guy on Apr 10, 2009 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The casual fan would probably hate criminal history and PED user. Die hards would be more likely hate good performance if a guy kills their team.
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This is Howry do it!
by CB30 on Apr 10, 2009 9:22 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Makes sense.
proud father of the newly acquired Brandon Crawford..
by Azmanz on Apr 10, 2009 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
heard the most disgusting thing post game on wednesday
during flems radio show, bum fan calls…starts ragging on the bonds era…then says how he really likes the current team
WE NEED TO BE HATED
by bacci40 on Apr 10, 2009 9:31 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
People are going to hate Matt Cain this year because he’s awesome. And Travis Ishikawa because.
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by JRPhillips on Apr 10, 2009 9:51 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Dbacks fans really hate Randy Winn. At least, the ones on AZ Snakepit do.
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by Natto on Apr 10, 2009 10:07 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah but…IT’S ONLY RANDY WINN!
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by WalrusMan on Apr 10, 2009 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s hard to understand most of what those mouth breathers go on about.
Without killing anyone
We won it 3 times
by ChrisHero on Apr 10, 2009 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’d hate Alex Hinshaw’s stupid flat-brim hat if he wasn’t pitching for the Giants.
My plans for 2009: getting married and attending Tim Lincecum Bobblehead Day.
by Kitspool on Apr 10, 2009 10:39 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I hate it anyway. I like him, though.
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
by jcb9 on Apr 10, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
at least
he stopped the hat tilt to the side
by Giant Voodoo on Apr 10, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m pretty sure Buster Posey will be widely hated if he’s succesful. He’s so babfaced and his name is so easy to mock.
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by jcb9 on Apr 10, 2009 10:41 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What about Barry Zito?
Sure, his production is down, but he’s a Tweeting, TMZ-style celeb who’s making an incredibly ridiculous salary during a recession.
Behind Zeets, there’s Brian Wilson (hair and X-gesture), Randy Johnson (“Don’t get in my face”), Timmy (Cy Young, emo-hair and wears his emotions on his sleeve) and Fred Lewis (plays Bonds’ position).
Great topic for a post, by the way. The Giants’ emphasis on pitching in recent years shows in how difficult it will be for opposing fans to rag our position players with any real vitriol.
by Bay Area Sports Guy on Apr 10, 2009 12:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m not hip to the current trends, but I don’t think Lincecum’s hair is emo.
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by Natto on Apr 10, 2009 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe not technically, but I’m talking about an opposing fan’s point of view. Off the field Tim’s shaggy hair along with the ever-present beanie and baby-face could lead Dodger fans or others to come to an emo-conclusion.
Dumb/ignorant fans have made bigger reaches before, like the amazing amount of Raider fans who’ve told me the 49ers are all gay because they play in San Francisco.
I’d never call Lincecum or his hair emo in any way (he doesn’t exactly look like Pete Wentz or some dude in My Chemical Romance), but maybe I should have clarified that.
by Bay Area Sports Guy on Apr 10, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’d classify Tim’s couture as half emo, half Tenderloin transient. With the everpresent flip flops thrown in.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 10, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s where the emo comes in. Jeans so narrow I can’t even think of fitting into them.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 10, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
When I met Lincecum at the MLB 2K9 event in Novato he was wearing jeans like what you’re talking about with Adidas Sambas, although I’ve heard he usually sports the flip-flops.
by Bay Area Sports Guy on Apr 10, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Zito.
They hate Zito. Fangirls hate him b/c he went to Bonds’ team. Giants fans hate him because he’s bad. Everyone hates him because he’s a [redacted].
Still backing Notgardo, wheresoever he may wander. (Don't forget to wriiiite!)
by tk on Apr 10, 2009 10:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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