Thursday Night From The Good Seats
by Goofus on Apr 2, 2009 11:40 PM PDT
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PrintThrough a friend, I scored 5 seats in the owners' section behind on the Giants' dugout. Since I had my seats, I took Goofus Jr. and seven of his teammates from his Pony League (13 & 14 year-olds) team. Even though it was just pre-season, it was a lot of fun sitting in these seats. Half the kids sat with me in these seats for the first half of the game and then we switched so all the kids ended up getting to sit in there. I'll post pics some pics here are some pics I took from the evening.
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Here we are outside the yard (Goofus Jr is in the front row on the left)
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
Can any of them play 1st?
Proud papa of Nathan John Schierholtz. Choo Choo...the train is a comin' baby, get off them tracks!!
by PacBellBoozer on Apr 3, 2009 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions
The big kid in the lower right is a very good 1B and can crush the ball. The kid next to him in the gray sweatshirt and the kid in the back row with no cap and the blond hair both pitch and both have howitzers for arms.
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
I’m saying the kid in the top right is a lefty.
Giant Dirtbags: Brian Anderson, Todd Jennings, Steve Hammond, John Bowker
Wronghanded Affeldt doing it right
by Giant among Angels on Apr 3, 2009 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
You should tie their right hands behind their backs until they can throw lefty. $126,000,000 out there for mediocre starting pitching these days
That’s the same rate for shitty LH starting pitchers too.
Don't think, it could only hurt the ballclub.
I think that is why he ties the right arm back so they are forced to use their left arm.
Giant Dirtbags: Brian Anderson, Todd Jennings, Steve Hammond, John Bowker
Wronghanded Affeldt doing it right
by Giant among Angels on Apr 4, 2009 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Pedro Feliz is Dominican.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, coming soon to a minor league near you.
Faded Gamer-Lid
Giant Dirtbags: Brian Anderson, Todd Jennings, Steve Hammond, John Bowker
Wronghanded Affeldt doing it right
by Giant among Angels on Apr 3, 2009 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I've sat in those exact seats before!
It was magical!
Mischievously implosive purple pitching staff.
by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Apr 3, 2009 12:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I’ve never been career-dedicated enough to try and become a “captain of industry” as I enjoy my time away from work too much, but having enough money to own a baseball team and sit here all the time would be awfully cool.
Inheriting a billion dollars is probably the best route.
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
Wilson and Burriss in the dugout. Wilson has some kind of freaky hairstyle going on
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
wait....
is it my imagination, or did wilson say something about a mullet earlier this offseason… OMFG, our closer is crazy.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Apr 3, 2009 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
which will mutate in to a RJ mullet throughout the season
Giant Dirtbags: Brian Anderson, Todd Jennings, Steve Hammond, John Bowker
Wronghanded Affeldt doing it right
by Giant among Angels on Apr 3, 2009 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s a bad look.
Giant Dirtbags: Brian Anderson, Todd Jennings, Steve Hammond, John Bowker
Wronghanded Affeldt doing it right
by Giant among Angels on Apr 4, 2009 2:15 AM PDT up reply actions
that still keeps cracking me up
I’ve been showing that pic to people and everyone is racist
Tommy Lasorda HATES GIANTSBOARD.COM
This would have been the greatest shot ever taken in the history of sports photography, but Bochy’s head got in the way
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
Two seconds after this was taken, he crashed into the little dugout fence in front of him. Gamer.
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
Lewis really does look liked he’s beefed up since last season
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
Beefed up. Cattle Baroness.
/runs away
Thanks for bringing everybody to the park – us , them.
NL West TempestTeapot
Nothing matters , and what if it did?
by victor frankenstein on Apr 3, 2009 6:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Barry Bonds!
Oh, wait. not him.
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 3, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m pretty sure this is Sue Burns, who owns the largest stake in the team
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
SUE’S COOL, FREAKING DIEHARD (sorry for caps, but i was yelling that in my head)
Tommy Lasorda HATES GIANTSBOARD.COM
She really was a gamer. She was chatting into the dugout with Bochy before the game, stayed the whole game, was totally decked out in black and orange, cheered for the team and intently watched replays on the monitor in front of her. She’s most definitely a fan!
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
Mrs. Burns is all kinds of awesome.
Adopted groomer for Mark Gardner's Mullet / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Apr 3, 2009 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Hell yeah! even I don't do exhibition games...
sat next to her this spring
my GF (aka 40 year old fat naked guy at keyboard) was heckling the umpires bad call at the top of her lungs… Sue was laughing her butt off
Tommy Lasorda HATES GIANTSBOARD.COM
I love her. I hope I’m half as cool as she is when I’m old.
"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 6, 2009 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I asked Pablo what he thinks of Grant Brisbee and this was his reaction
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
He looks like he just ate a sourpatch kid
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
by Useful_Idiot on Apr 4, 2009 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Good pics, Goofus. I’m officially pumped about the season, now. Thank you.
Billy Ripken is not a fuck face
Seeing Snatchwig throwing so well is a thing of beauty. Him healthy and the additions of Affeldt and Howry could be huge
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
“Snatchwig” will never get old!
You probably know it as MYANMAR, but it will always be BURMA to me!
by NuschlerFace on Apr 3, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
13 and 14 year-olds are so funny. Take a group picture of them and the try to look all badass serious. Three hours later, they’re acting like 6 year-olds because they’re so excited about Lou Seal
That’s it for now. I’ll go through and see if I have any other pics of interest later. Cheers
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
They're kids at heart...
of course they’re going to act like they’re 6. Lou is their hero as Timmy is most of our hero. we would act like kids when meeting them for the first time and getting star struck.
I will heckle you until you crack. If you're an umpire and get the call wrong be prepared for a voice that will echo in your ears.
Great post
got me fired up for Tuesday. Can’t wait to be there for opening day.
Baseball is a lot like life. The line drives are caught, the squibbles go for base hits. It's an unfair game. -Rod Kanehl
nice
I’m going tonight because my friend gave me his family’s four club level seats – can’t wait – although I wish Lincy was throwing tonight.
Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis
One other thing that was weird: The Giants had names on the back of their jerseys and the A’s didn’t. Not sure what the deal was there. It was weird seeing the G-men in black jerseys and both teams in in dark jerseys.
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
the A’s R poor and can’t afford names.
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 3, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
And they wear white cleats! Yucky!!
Proud papa of Nathan John Schierholtz. Choo Choo...the train is a comin' baby, get off them tracks!!
by PacBellBoozer on Apr 3, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
For the record
the actual owner’s row is the front row to the right of the dugout if you are facing the field. I’ve seen Magowan and Baer sit their a lot.
Are "they're" any other facts you'd like to clear up?
Thanks for your expertise and knowledge. The fact that you’ve seen Magowan and Baer sit “their” a lot means that other seats in the area couldn’t possibly belong to owners as well, even though the the team lists two general partners and 28 more principal partners on “there” website.
(Psst: “Partners” are owners.)
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
Great job , Goof.
Keepin’ it elite.
NL West TempestTeapot
Nothing matters , and what if it did?
by victor frankenstein on Apr 3, 2009 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
+109
Adopted groomer for Mark Gardner's Mullet / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Apr 5, 2009 8:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Tone?
I shared my experience sitting in owners’ seats. You felt it was necessary to say, “for the record”, where the “actual” owners’ seats are. In essence, your point was “Hey Goofus, you’re full of shit. Those aren’t actual owners’ seats.” Having been called a liar, I pointed out that there are numerous owners and they have seats besides that one row front row.
Now you say that you were merely explaining the nuanced difference between the seats belonging to primary partners and principal partners. Excuse me for being a little skeptical.
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
Did someone get they're feewings hurt on the internerd?
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley [insert witty comment]
Thanks to roger
Kind of unnecessarily harsh here
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
by Useful_Idiot on Apr 3, 2009 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I could be called me an asshole and I would barely care. Being called a liar is an altogether different story.
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
you’ll be sorry you said these things tomorrow when you’re feeling more better. Might I suggest the extra absorbent Tampax for the rest of the day.
Proud new dad of Edgardo errr Edgar Renteria!!!
damn, “more better.” Now Goofus is going to get on my grammar too!!
Proud new dad of Edgardo errr Edgar Renteria!!!
For The Record The Correct Phrase Is Mo' Bettah
NL West TempestTeapot
Nothing matters , and what if it did?
by victor frankenstein on Apr 4, 2009 7:23 AM PDT up reply actions
I COULD BE CALLING ME YOU AN ASSHOLING LYER
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley [insert witty comment]
Thanks to roger
My last post on the matter
I won’t be posting in this thread again. For the record, I wasn’t calling you a liar. I only thing of the owners as (then)Magowan, (now), Nuekem, Larry Baer and Sue Burns. I thought you were either mistaken or given bad information, Goofus. What I didn’t appreicate was having my grammar corrected like that (Natto was OK because I was doing the same stupid thing every stupid time). So you aren’t a liar but I think being an asshole stands.
Can't we all just get along?
Couldn’t you of just left it at…“I wasn’t calling you a liar.”? There’s no need to call the guy an asshole, he just misread your intent, nothing more. Far be it for me to be the voice of reason here, what with all the bile that comes out of my piehole…but you sir, are acting like a first rate douche.
Proud papa of Nathan John Schierholtz. Choo Choo...the train is a comin' baby, get off them tracks!!
by PacBellBoozer on Apr 4, 2009 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Eh. You could say the same thing to Goofus. He could have just corrected SFGuy, but instead he attacked him and made three cheap shots at his spelling mistake.
..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.
yup
they’re both total dickheads
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley [insert witty comment]
Thanks to roger
More drama in this place than your typical soap opera. ENOUGH ALREADY!!
I come here to escape the drama in my workplace, home life, etc….not to see petty disagreements escalate into full-scale flame wars. Again, I’m far from one to be saying this…but there comes a point where you just have to draw a line and say ENOUGH.
Let’s just wait for the season to get underway so we can aim all flamethrowers at Brian Sabean for some shit-headed move, or whatever annoying “roaming-the-park” hack FSN will be using to seel the “fan-experience” while televising a game.
Proud papa of Nathan John Schierholtz. Choo Choo...the train is a comin' baby, get off them tracks!!
by PacBellBoozer on Apr 4, 2009 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed.
..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.
and no more spelling corrections, either. Right after I correct that peace loving hippie Pac Bell Boozer for saying “seel the fan experience” and still referring to Comcast Sports Bay Area as FSN.
Proud new dad of Edgardo errr Edgar Renteria!!!
Why I outta…..See how that works kids…water off my back.
Now get back here rxmeister…I’ve got a toilet bowl with your name all over it!
Proud papa of Nathan John Schierholtz. Choo Choo...the train is a comin' baby, get off them tracks!!
by PacBellBoozer on Apr 4, 2009 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions
you don’t scare me!! (especially since I live 3000 miles away) However, on my next trip to San Francisco I’m going to register at the hotels as rxmiester just so you don’t know it’s me. By the way, along the lines of my last correction, shouldn’t you now be ATTBoozer?
Proud new dad of Edgardo errr Edgar Renteria!!!
I HEAR GOOFUS IS A LIAR. DISCUSS
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley [insert witty comment]
Thanks to roger
Don’t forget about the blow. How can you have hookers and not any blow?
Proud papa of Nathan John Schierholtz. Choo Choo...the train is a comin' baby, get off them tracks!!
by PacBellBoozer on Apr 4, 2009 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
He kissed them too. All four of them, right on the lips. Probably right after one of them did the Shamwow guy too!! Goofus, how did like the taste of those nuts?
Proud new dad of Edgardo errr Edgar Renteria!!!
A person in the crowd shouts to the umpire:
“your mom was right! you did go blind!”
I will heckle you until you crack. If you're an umpire and get the call wrong be prepared for a voice that will echo in your ears.
My last post on the matter as well
OK, you weren’t trying to call me out as a liar and I apologize for accusing you of doing so.
Nonetheless, if you go around McCoveyChronciles trying to tell people that they’re wrong about something when they’re not, don’t be shocked if you get a snarky reply.
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
Let’s bring this thread back to what it was originally about. A great night out at the yard. Opening Day is 2 days, 15 hours, 19 minutes and 58 seconds away!
Not deadbeat Dad looking to adopt young SF ball player.
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Apr 4, 2009 6:52 PM PDT reply actions
40% chance of rain :-(
Hope it changes by then…would hate to ride the train all the way there for a rainout/delay
I hope they mean there’s a 40% chance this guy will show up:
Judgment Day is coming
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something tells me
these will forever be known as the Goofus Seats
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