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Eric Byrnes hustles his way into the last out of an inning at third base.  I can't handle this responsibility. I'm just a caption writer. They should have sent a poet...they should have sent a poet.

More photos » by Ross D. Franklin - AP

Eric Byrnes hustles his way into the last out of an inning at third base. I can't handle this responsibility. I'm just a caption writer. They should have sent a poet...they should have sent a poet.

Quick jottings:

  • When Pablo Sandoval took a walk in the 7th-inning, you could almost hear his internal monologue. It was like the Far Side cartoon with a guy holding one cymbal and muttering "Don't screw up. Don't screw up. Don't screw up." Hey, if it makes pitchers throw him strikes, I'm all for it. Great at-bat, Pablo.
  • Bases loaded, 7th-inning, right-handed pitcher on the mound, there's no way Rich Aurilia should hit. Sorry, Bochy. I wouldn't mind as much if Bochy didn't hit for Travis Ishikawa against last year with the bases loaded in the fourth freaking inning. That set a precedent, I'd think.
  • The defensive play of the young season: Aaron Rowand cutting off Stephen Drew's double. It saved a run, and it allowed Tim Lincecum to face Mark Reynolds in a strikeout situation.
  • As soon as Lincecum gets a little more experience around the league, he'll take over the staff ace designation from Barry Zito. Remember I wrote that, and spread word of my clairvoyance when it comes to be.
  • Again, I'm not a rabid pitch-count fanatic, but does anyone other than Bruce Jenkins and the people in Dr. James Andrews's will think that Lincecum should have gone out for the eighth? Did that 89-mph fastball for the second pitch of the inning make your heart skip a beat? I just don't get how the reward is worth the risk, especially in April.
  • Oh, my, was the last pitch of the game not a strike. Yeesh. That might have saved Brian Wilson from throwing 20 pitches tonight.

Good win. This crazy, "don't allow runs" philosophy might catch on after all.

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Should have sent a poet indeed.

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by groug on Apr 24, 2009 9:42 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hahahahaha.

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.

by jponry on Apr 24, 2009 9:46 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Timmy talked about a fire being set to his butt.....?

What?

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 Apr 24, 2009 9:46 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Just take it with a grain of rice.

by Natto on Apr 24, 2009 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Broxton struggling in Colorado

Proud new dad of Edgardo errr Edgar Renteria!!!

by rxmeister on Apr 24, 2009 9:47 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Don't let Grace hear about it

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.

by jponry on Apr 24, 2009 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

threw 30 pitches last night. Torre is trying to burn him out

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by rxmeister on Apr 24, 2009 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Grace?

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by tk on Apr 24, 2009 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mark Grace apparently has a mancrush on Broxton

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.

by jponry on Apr 24, 2009 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Grace now has a man crush on Lincecum. Here is how the conversation went.
Mark Grace- “You know Lincecum, he’s starting to become one of…”
Other Announcer-“Don’t say it Gracie.”
MG- “He’s one of My Boys!”
OA-“Tim Lincecum does not want the puppy in your basement!!!”
(the last line was added by me, but every other one was real)

Why does Sabean always look constipated?

by TexasRanger on Apr 25, 2009 12:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

“Other announcer” is Darren Sutton (who I believe is Don’s son).

by SFGuy on Apr 25, 2009 12:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ah, trying his hardest to restrain mark grace. I watched the arizona feed on mlb.tv because i was over changing it on my limited lunch break for fear of a freeze.

Why does Sabean always look constipated?

by TexasRanger on Apr 25, 2009 12:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He still has his hat on though.

I want to see if he has a mullet.

Bring back steroids.

by IMbitter on Apr 24, 2009 9:47 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

We just figure he’s got some kind of early male pattern baldness going on and doesn’t want people to see.

by Merope on Apr 25, 2009 8:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like that Lincecum’s kinda pissed he struck out a few times tonight.

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by groug on Apr 24, 2009 9:47 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

BEEEENNGGIIIIIEEEE!!

wait, what day is it again?

TIIIIMMMMAAAHHH!!!

by quincy0191 on Apr 24, 2009 9:49 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Tim just talked about his buttcheek.

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.

by jponry on Apr 24, 2009 9:49 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

It hurts.

Still in despair.
BRING BACK MARMOL!
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 Apr 24, 2009 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Grace will offer to massage it later

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by rxmeister on Apr 24, 2009 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Did the ball hit him in his butt or what?

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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 24, 2009 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

it was like upper inside thigh

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 Apr 25, 2009 8:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Far Side reference FTW

Best comic strip ever.

“Roger screws up”

Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING

by Stuttering John Tamargo on Apr 24, 2009 9:51 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Quick, someone get on finding that comic

6-8 - Winners of 4 out of 5. Thanks, bullpen.

Adopted Giant: Daryl "Fat But Awesome" Maday - 1 ER in 13 2/3 innings so far. Nice.

by rhys on Apr 24, 2009 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice job, having the flash bulb flare obscure the one part of the strip that makes it funny.

Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING

by Stuttering John Tamargo on Apr 24, 2009 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The one that still exists.

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by groug on Apr 24, 2009 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t get it.

by Grant on Apr 24, 2009 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Somehow I get the feeling you are a cat toying with a ball of yarn but I will fall into your trap anyway

I clicked on the other one a minute ago and it gave me a message that it didn’t exist.

The I clicked on it ten seconds ago and it was still there.

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by groug on Apr 24, 2009 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I timed it just so we wouldn’t have to read whatever it is you wrote.

by Grant on Apr 24, 2009 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Grant has made your decision easier for you

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.

by jponry on Apr 24, 2009 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Natto did that!

Don’t hate. I undid it and changed the title. I figure that one of the threads was bound to devolve into cooking/books/indie rock talk, so why not have them both up?

by Grant on Apr 24, 2009 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sure

We all believe that.

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.

by jponry on Apr 24, 2009 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I deep fried a book about Fugazi. It was delicious.

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by groug on Apr 24, 2009 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ooh, I think I'm going to try that for dinner tomorrow!

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.

by jponry on Apr 24, 2009 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don’t you mean “muy bueno”?

by Natto on Apr 24, 2009 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Elitism!

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.

by jponry on Apr 24, 2009 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rush is indie rock? Is there any other band worthy of discussion?

Let's bring the...

by Swager on Apr 25, 2009 7:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nope.

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Kevin Frandsen should be with the big team.

by WalrusMan on Apr 25, 2009 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

PICK ME PICK ME PICK ME

by Grant on Apr 24, 2009 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You’re lucky – Natto’s not my facebook friend. =(

It's my blarg! Quick Pitch

by can of corn on Apr 24, 2009 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nah, you’re lucky.

The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
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Kevin Frandsen should be with the big team.

by WalrusMan on Apr 25, 2009 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’m the lucky one. I’m not on Facebook.

by SFGuy on Apr 25, 2009 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Both of them

Two screens, keep tabbing back and forth …

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by tk on Apr 24, 2009 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

NATTO DID THAT

I AM A BENEVOLENT OVERLORD WHO RESPECTS HIS MINIONS

by Grant on Apr 24, 2009 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Your contract made you say that

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by tk on Apr 24, 2009 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can’t get no…

The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
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Kevin Frandsen should be with the big team.

by WalrusMan on Apr 25, 2009 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Has sharksrog started another wow post yet?

Proud new dad of Edgardo errr Edgar Renteria!!!

by rxmeister on Apr 24, 2009 9:53 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Once he regains control of his bodily functions.

by Natto on Apr 24, 2009 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Four game winning streak!!

Proud new dad of Edgardo errr Edgar Renteria!!!

by rxmeister on Apr 24, 2009 9:56 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

3.5 GB right now

GO ROCKIES AND PIRATES!

by superk1ng on Apr 24, 2009 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Go Rockies!

tk approves this message.

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by tk on Apr 24, 2009 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Forget it, Dodgers win 6-5

by SFGuy on Apr 24, 2009 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You can never count on the Rockies.

by Natto on Apr 24, 2009 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

+1000 WFB Nostalgia points

by Grant on Apr 24, 2009 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Come on, Ianetta

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by groug on Apr 24, 2009 9:57 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Damn

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by groug on Apr 24, 2009 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think my dad's shooting that game

in Denver. Hope no extra innings.

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by tk on Apr 24, 2009 9:58 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

You got your wish

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by groug on Apr 24, 2009 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, that was bad.

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by tk on Apr 24, 2009 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ah crap

Well, I would have taken extra innings for CO to win.

Still backing Notgardo, wheresoever he may wander. (Don't forget to wriiiite!)

by tk on Apr 24, 2009 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Was it wrong that my immediate thought was a guy in the nosebleed seats picking off Dodger players with a sniper rifle?

Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING

by Stuttering John Tamargo on Apr 24, 2009 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Awkward post game show.

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.

by jponry on Apr 24, 2009 9:59 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Kruk has just started screaming “HOLY SMOKES!”

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.

by jponry on Apr 24, 2009 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They can’t hear each other

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.

by jponry on Apr 24, 2009 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Postgame fireworks show making it hard to hear each other.

by Natto on Apr 24, 2009 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Who is everyone taking?

I had to shut it off

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by tk on Apr 24, 2009 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll let you know

when they get there

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.

by jponry on Apr 24, 2009 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wait, they just skipped it D:

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.

by jponry on Apr 24, 2009 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Technical difficulties

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by tk on Apr 24, 2009 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The picking of players is my favorite part (especially when someone calls Jon Miller “Kahuna”).

As a side note, apparently Miller has lost a lot of weight this offseason. Anyone seen him?

Still backing Notgardo, wheresoever he may wander. (Don't forget to wriiiite!)

by tk on Apr 24, 2009 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed

When I saw Miler and Krukow in the pre-game there was a notable difference just in his face..

by bisquik on Apr 25, 2009 7:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kuip

I can’t really hear you. You’re talking about Affeldt, right?

by Natto on Apr 24, 2009 9:59 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

hopefully SD will bring in Perdomo

Proud new dad of Edgardo errr Edgar Renteria!!!

by rxmeister on Apr 24, 2009 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If a man says something in the forest and no women are around

Is he still wrong?

Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING

by Stuttering John Tamargo on Apr 24, 2009 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Duh

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by tk on Apr 24, 2009 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

As long as I can play Civ 4 and drink bourbon, I’ll watch any baseball in the background.

by Grant on Apr 24, 2009 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pirates and Padres

Sure Grant Green will be drafted by either team if he still is on the board

by wilriv21 on Apr 24, 2009 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Great win...

But can we air the Bochy grievances again?

by Splash Down on Apr 24, 2009 10:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Indeed.

Today is my first day for Extra Innings. It’s pretty awesome.

by Grant on Apr 24, 2009 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Between picture-in-picture and MLB.TV, I can have four games on at once.

by Grant on Apr 24, 2009 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like Carlos Pena.

Jesse Foppert: I Still Believe
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by AndYourBirdCanSing on Apr 24, 2009 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That Scott Kazmir guy is pretty good too.

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by groug on Apr 24, 2009 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have a feeling that BBTN tonight is going to be 20 minutes of Yanks/Sawx and 10 minutes of everything else

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.

by jponry on Apr 24, 2009 10:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Fernando Vina is a horrible commentator.

by Hallfield on Apr 24, 2009 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I thankfully have the sound down

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.

by jponry on Apr 24, 2009 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hopefully, he won’t be the one doing the re-cap of the Giants game. I love hearing the BBTN panel say good things about Giants players (even with the varying degrees of accuracy), but out of his mouth it means absolutely nothing.

by Hallfield on Apr 24, 2009 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

it’s almost like you can see the future…

bitte, baby.

by ryanmiles on Apr 24, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

MLB Network!

by deuce deuce on Apr 24, 2009 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I got home just in time to see the Quick Pitch highlights on MLB Network. I saw innings 6-9 at my mom’s place. <3 Timmy

"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 24, 2009 10:47 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

MLB Network is the best thing that could happen.

by SFGuy on Apr 24, 2009 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’m thinking about a post about it soon. It’s seven kinds of awesome. I watch my daughter on Thursdays, and we just watch old World Series highlights all day. Well, I do.

by Grant on Apr 24, 2009 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

MLB Network is the greatest thing to happen to baseball since… well, ever.

by deuce deuce on Apr 24, 2009 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It so is. Why we didn’t have this years ago is beyond me.

"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 24, 2009 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Because baseball always follow the leaders (NFL Network, NBA Network and even NHL Network) and doesn’t have any smart people in their NY offices?

by SFGuy on Apr 24, 2009 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They did avoid the massive distribution problems of the NFL Network though. So that’s a plus.

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by groug on Apr 24, 2009 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

She’s watching too. She’s absorbing it all. In 20 years, you might have the next great sportswriter on your hands.

"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 24, 2009 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But she’s just a girl.

by Grant on Apr 24, 2009 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mike Cameron brutalized another player today. It’s time to get Congress involved.

by Grant on Apr 24, 2009 10:50 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

absolutely brutal

bitte, baby.

by ryanmiles on Apr 24, 2009 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

SOMEONE STOP THAT MAN

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.

by jponry on Apr 24, 2009 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So, when do the Brewers play the Dodgers?

by deuce deuce on Apr 24, 2009 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's been a good evening

The Giants won, we got Zachary’s pizza, and I beat my wife at Trivial Pursuit. WHOO!

Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis

by jcb9 on Apr 24, 2009 10:56 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

And, somehow, my fantasy team got steals from both Scott Rolen AND Dioner Navarro.

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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis

by jcb9 on Apr 24, 2009 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Then you know its a special day

Proud adoptive parent of the set-up man.
This is Howry do it!

by CB30 on Apr 25, 2009 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You beat your wife?

Jesse Foppert: I Still Believe
"I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen." ~Bob Lemon,

by AndYourBirdCanSing on Apr 24, 2009 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Every hour on the hour!

Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis

by jcb9 on Apr 24, 2009 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

together we can beat my wife

"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 24, 2009 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They just showed this shot of Melvin after showing a bunch of shots of Lincecum Ks and he looked really bewildered.

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.

by jponry on Apr 24, 2009 10:56 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

“Since when did this guy strike people out?”

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by groug on Apr 24, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

“Why is my team hitting as badly as I did?”

Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis

by jcb9 on Apr 24, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Poll in ESPN.com

What is the best non-athletic event in sports?

148,480 votes: 56% of them picked NFL Draft, 27% picked NCAA tournament Selection, 9% picked NBA Draft, 5% picked baseball Hall of Fame inductions, 4% picked college football national signing day (this one I don’t get at all). NFL Draft?? ZZZZ!!

by SFGuy on Apr 24, 2009 10:58 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

For real, the draft is a snorebore to me. But my brother is about football like I am about baseball, and he promised to fill me in on what the 49ers do during the draft. Otherwise, we plan to drink and eat chicken wings through most of the first three rounds tomorrow.

"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 24, 2009 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’d rather watch Yankees-Red Sox even though it will be Buck-McCarver doing the game. Then again, I am a Red Sox fan but I would watch the Cubs-Cardinals over NFL Draft.

by SFGuy on Apr 24, 2009 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lame

the nfl draft. yeah, its a little interesting but its always a dissapointment because the top guys get overpaid and don’t perform. and the other 95% picked you usually hear their names once. The baseball hall of fame is the biggest honor in all of sports. c’mon america!

by giant on Apr 25, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My only regret is that Dave Chalk didn’t choke up on the bat more.

by Grant on Apr 24, 2009 11:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

LOL

Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.

by oldjacket on Apr 25, 2009 7:29 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good News Dept.

1) Pablo Sandoval seems to be out of his slump – he’s 8/24 (.333) in the last eight days.
2) Is anyone still freaking out over Lincecum’s first two starts anymore?

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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis

by jcb9 on Apr 24, 2009 11:10 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Also

3) Fred Lewis is pretty good.

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by jcb9 on Apr 24, 2009 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

4) From the Wcw Premature I Told You So Department, Joe Crede has been pretty terrible for the Twins thus far.

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by jcb9 on Apr 24, 2009 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

don’t you just loooove to say it

Why does Sabean always look constipated?

by TexasRanger on Apr 25, 2009 12:29 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I never was freaking out. But with how small he is, I am worried he will develop injury problems. I am worried he’ll be like the late Mark Fidrych.

by SFGuy on Apr 24, 2009 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pablo

I know he’s getting the hits, but it doesn’t seem like too many of them have been hard hit, and they’ve mostly been singles. However, the 2 strike count where he stayed back on the curve and went to the opposite field was nice, as was the walk

by Splash Down on Apr 24, 2009 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He did have a triple and a double last weekend.

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by jcb9 on Apr 24, 2009 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Amazing

The attendance in Miami for Phillies-Marlins: 29,032

by SFGuy on Apr 24, 2009 11:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

whoa

"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 24, 2009 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

and it looked like it too. A lot people in the stands so it wasn’t 29,032 tickets sold and 2,932 people in the stands. Probably close to that attendance.

by SFGuy on Apr 24, 2009 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Random note

Looks like Mrs. Goofus and I will be going with another couple to the Mets/Marlins game Monday night. Will this make me the first of the McCoven to visit Citi Field?

From the pictures I’ve seen it looks pretty sweet. During cab right into Manhattan Wednesday night, it looked nice from the outside.

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by Goofus on Apr 25, 2009 6:39 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Awesome

You’ll have to let us know how it is. I’ll be at the new Yankee Stadium on 5/3 for a game.

by SheboyganBratwurst on Apr 25, 2009 7:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’m not a super-duper post-amatic type of guy around here, but I went to Citi last Saturday (Santana vs. Gallardo). It’s a nice park and all, but I dunno… not a lot of character, plus it really just looks like a building all by itself in the middle of Queens. I think a big appeal factor of the new ballparks is how they fit into their given city, and Citi has none of that.

Actually, in a way, it reminded me Jack Murphy just nicer. Very bowl-like.

by sakbaum on Apr 25, 2009 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I live in DC and went to a bunch of games at Nationals Park and had the same reaction to that park. Lame part of town, very bland stadium. To say nothing of the super-shitty team that plays there.

Best experience of Natinals (sic) baseball so far was seeing a Hanley Ramirez line drive that hit the wall in right center on one hop but never got higher than 20 feet off the ground. He just hits the snot out of the ball.

by thethrillisgone on Apr 25, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I seriously tried to go into Citi not comparing it to AT&T, but after awhile I was pretty excited that I could (almost completely objectively) say how inferior Citi is.

Gallardo vs. Santana was a great matchup that day. I didn’t leave my seat, even for Shake Shack.

by sakbaum on Apr 25, 2009 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Suck it, Goofus.

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by groug on Apr 25, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

100% why I went to the game.

by sakbaum on Apr 25, 2009 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can’t think of a better reason.

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by groug on Apr 25, 2009 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The rotunda — impressive? Did you feel as if you were magically transported back to Ebbets Field?

by non sequitur on Apr 25, 2009 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, totally, even though I’m only 31 years old and have never been to Ebbets Field, which is pretty not all that far off from most Mets fans’ relationship to the Brooklyn Dodgers. I still don’t get the desire to hump that part of their history.

Ok, I get it, especially from a business/marketing sense, but I still think it’s lame. And it’s not like Mets fans are always “Yo, we love the Brooklyn Dodgers ova here!”

“Where’s all the Mets stuff?” — actually overheard in Jackie Robinson Rotunda.

by sakbaum on Apr 25, 2009 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

going to Yankees in May

expected dull game v. Orioles, but maybe more of a battle than anticipated

Please post pics and include details when you can

Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."

"the plan was to put our regulars out there as often as possible to get off to a fast start."- Bruce Botchy

by natteringnabob on Apr 25, 2009 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You pay the $2600 for seats?

by SFGuy on Apr 25, 2009 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The behind-home plate area at Citi wasn’t even half full on its first regular season Saturday game.

by sakbaum on Apr 25, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No game day thread yet

So here are the lineups from Baggs:

LF Lewis
SS Renteria
RF Winn
C Molina
CF Rowand
3B Sandoval
1B Ishikawa
2B Burriss
P Unit

by SFGuy on Apr 25, 2009 4:00 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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