The Giants Take the Series: LA Beat
by Grant Brisbee on Apr 29, 2009 10:18 PM PDT
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- Tim Lincecum around 90/91 mph after his 80th pitch? Yeah, that's kind of scary. Lincecum ramping up to 95/96 after his 100th pitch? Somehow, that's scarier.
- I hope Manny Burriss continues to make me look like an idiot, day after day, until the Giants retire his number. I really, really do. Good game for Burriss, albeit one that mostly came from his strong side.
- Forgot to record the start of the game, and I had an errand to run. So what do I miss? A Bengie Molina triple. Yeah, sure, I saw the replay. But that can't compare. You can't just walk up to someone on the street, hand them a sack of cash, and buy the kind of adrenaline that you get from watching Molina legging out a triple. I'll never forgive myself. When a Giants pitcher throws the first Giants no-hitter in my lifetime, I'll be happy, but I'll know that I missed out on the real magic.
- Two of three from the Diamondbacks. Two of three from the Dodgers. Ending April with a .500 record. After the oh-for-road-trip nightmare, I wouldn't have put a nickel on the chances of any of those happening.
- Small sample size shenanigans alert: At 11:00 a.m., Edgar Renteria was a .238-hitting bum. Now he's a .275-hitting lineup cog. I can't wait until June, when I know who to rag on.
- BENGIE MOLINA HIT A TRIPLE AND I MISSED IT. That almost ruins the night for me. Almost.
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When this team started 2-7
who thought that they would finish the month at .500?
not me.
Baseball is a lot like life. The line drives are caught, the squibbles go for base hits. It's an unfair game. -Rod Kanehl. Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis
not me
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by bondslegend on Apr 29, 2009 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
YOU SHUT UP
In 2006 we were at .500 into September. Then we fell apart.
That was fun.
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I especially enjoyed getting swept by the Nationals that year.
Judgment Day is coming
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I have never been so sure of a team’s final record as I was in August of that year. 81-81. It was destiny. They would win two, lose five, win five, and lose two. They were always within like 5 games of .500 until they just completely fell apart in September that year.
I like how I switched from “we” in the last comment to “they” in this one.
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I saw that 404 image in a previous gameday thread
And shook my head at the lack of a 404 ball not found error caption.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that pie > cake, that Bochy is endowed by his creator with certain undeniable traits, that among these are veteran man-love, a giantic skull, and the pursuit of the double switch.
Adopted Giant: Fred Lewis, who can still draw a walk.
SUCK IT RUSSELL MARTIN
wow that series was so much more fun than the first Dodgers series.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
The Bengie Triple sets this game apart
Kinda proud adoptive parent of the set-up man.
This is almost Howry do it!
Law & Order just came on after the game
And Billy Chenowith from Six Feet Under is on.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that pie > cake, that Bochy is endowed by his creator with certain undeniable traits, that among these are veteran man-love, a giantic skull, and the pursuit of the double switch.
Adopted Giant: Fred Lewis, who can still draw a walk.
Probably not stalking Claire and lusting after his sister while going off meds in this role, though.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that pie > cake, that Bochy is endowed by his creator with certain undeniable traits, that among these are veteran man-love, a giantic skull, and the pursuit of the double switch.
Adopted Giant: Fred Lewis, who can still draw a walk.
Adjectives to describe Burriss from the left-side
Giant Dirtbags: Brian Anderson, Todd Jennings, Steve Hammond, John Bowker
Wronghanded Affeldt doing it right
by Giant among Angels on Apr 29, 2009 10:22 PM PDT reply actions
.087
Giant Dirtbags: Brian Anderson, Todd Jennings, Steve Hammond, John Bowker
Wronghanded Affeldt doing it right
by Giant among Angels on Apr 29, 2009 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
worse than tim lincecum
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by bondslegend on Apr 29, 2009 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Bocockian.
But I like what Bochy told the press the other day: (paraphrasing) Back off—the kid’s gonna play.
If eMan is going to stay up on the big team, he’s going to need some support. He’s got mine.
"The dreams ain't broken down here now, they're walking with a limp" --TW
I missed the triple too
had other stuff goin on, but got the ESPN text alert: SF Giants score: Bengie molina RBI triple
I was pretty sure the machine was broken. Srsly, WTF
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I wanted to see Wilson's up too...
I heard he was going to go up without a bat and just use mind control to get a hit…
"It kind of gives everybody else out there who is not a big person the motivation and the inspiration that they know they can do it, too."--Tim Lincecum
by Timlincecum.com on Apr 30, 2009 7:57 AM PDT up reply actions
What is best in life?
To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.
It just had to said. Espcailly after that last trip to LA.
Where is my beer & chili dog?
What-- are we no longer plowing salt into their lands? Aww, come on, the SALT, people!
Forsan et heac olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Apr 29, 2009 11:55 PM PDT up reply actions
In conclusion, fuck Carthage.
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by groug on Apr 30, 2009 12:12 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
This just in
Dodger rotation has problems.
by FairweatherFan on Apr 29, 2009 10:23 PM PDT reply actions
It not like people arround here were not talking about that durring the winter.
Where is my beer & chili dog?
by daveinexile on Apr 29, 2009 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd rather have a bad offense
than a bad rotation
proud father of the newly acquired Brandon Crawford..
Id rather be a giants fan
than a dodgers fan
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by bondslegend on Apr 29, 2009 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Well if the DODGER rotation has problems...
…and the BLANK rotation has problems…
…then the Rockies have a shot at the top!
So sayeth the TempestTeapot.
NL West TempestTeapot
Nothing matters , and what if it did?
by victor frankenstein on Apr 29, 2009 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m just so happy I witnessed a Bengie triple. moment of a lifetime.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 29, 2009 10:23 PM PDT reply actions
i hate you
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
by bondslegend on Apr 29, 2009 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I, like grant, missed it.
When I turned the game on and saw it on the blurb at the bottom I couldn’t beleive it.
by FairweatherFan on Apr 29, 2009 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Its like seeing the Loch ness Monster holding a 4 leaf clover
Kinda proud adoptive parent of the set-up man.
This is almost Howry do it!
by CB30 on Apr 29, 2009 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
this
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by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 29, 2009 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
and he wasn’t even running that hard!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 29, 2009 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
The only thing that would have topped the triple...
is an inside-the-park HR from Bengie, barrelling into Russell Martin at home plate, knocking the ball loose…
"It kind of gives everybody else out there who is not a big person the motivation and the inspiration that they know they can do it, too."--Tim Lincecum
by Timlincecum.com on Apr 30, 2009 8:00 AM PDT up reply actions
I saw it on the ESPN ticker and couldn't believe it
My family and I joked that Bengie had actually hit a home run, but Matt Kemp had climbed over the fence and retrieved the ball in the tenth row and thrown it back into the infield, and Bengie had only reached third base in the three minutes that this process lasted so he only got a triple.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
I missed it too.
and I am highly suspecious, watching the replay.
I mean, there were no pulled muscles, or pratfalls. Did they move 3b up to where the SS plays? (Bonds shift?)
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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I didn't see it either.
I saved all you guys seats next to me in the loser section.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, coming soon to a minor league near you.
by EliminateMe on Apr 29, 2009 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Molina hit the ball 12 rows up in the bleachers
But with Bengie’s speed, the Umpires called it a Ground Rule Triple
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Say Hey! Say Who? Say Willie, that Giant Kid is Great!
What's greater:
The probability of it happening or the probability that it’s a hoax started by McCoven, continued on by the fans in attendance, all the way up the MLB ladder to Bud Selig’s stamp of approval just to mess with the few of us that missed the first few innings of the game?
I’m going with the latter.
El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."
I was there
The way the balls had been carrying in BP I thought it was out for sure. I still can’t believe he made it to 3rd.
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You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Glad to see Renteria have a nice game. Now, I want more.
Giant Dirtbags: Brian Anderson, Todd Jennings, Steve Hammond, John Bowker
Wronghanded Affeldt doing it right
by Giant among Angels on Apr 29, 2009 10:24 PM PDT reply actions
So,
next game vs Jimenez, do I bench him?
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
he seems to be struggling just a bit, but he has very nice numbers against the Giants in his career. Also, starting a pitcher against the Giants offense is typically a good idea in fantasy, even if you don’t want to root for him.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 30, 2009 6:49 AM PDT up reply actions
for real?
those Padres and Dodgers serieses were soooo ugly though.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
im sure i have no idea what you are talking about
by agiantmistake on Apr 29, 2009 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
WARNING - HERESY BELOW
Actually, Grant, you didn’t miss a lot – or rather, you didn’t miss much more than most of us. The KNTV camera guys did not get a good angle on the play and we heard “Molina’s going for 3” while the camera was on Sandoval crossing the plate – and stayed there until well after Bengie made it to 3rd safely. Sure seems like CSBA got all the good grips.
"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..."
What do you guys make of Lincecum throwing strictly from the stretch late in the game?
I dont know what I think. On the o ne hand, whatever works, but on the other, if it ain’t broke…?
by projectmayhem713 on Apr 29, 2009 10:38 PM PDT reply actions
Like Grant said
the loss of velocity was a little :O. But he still was mowing guys down, soo…
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by bondslegend on Apr 29, 2009 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Last game he said he pitched the 8th out of the stretch just to work on a few things. Hopefully that’s all it is— working on stretch mechanics @ game speed.
by ho-hum baby on Apr 29, 2009 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Kruk's comment explains the reason
He noticed that from the windup his plant foot would move back slightly, and then he had control problems. As soon as a guy was on base and he pitched from the stretch, his plant foot was stable and he regained his control.
This was in the early going, and perhaps he still had trouble with this later on in the 8th, or as was said, maybe he was working on other stuff.
PoG's
Kruk: Bengie Molina
Jon: Juan Uribe
Flem: Edgar Renteria
Kuip: Tim Lincecum
Giant Dirtbags: Brian Anderson, Todd Jennings, Steve Hammond, John Bowker
Wronghanded Affeldt doing it right
by Giant among Angels on Apr 29, 2009 10:47 PM PDT reply actions
What about Dodger pitchers who were gave up 15 hits?!?
by SeeingStars on Apr 29, 2009 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I missed the Molina triple, guess I’ll have to witness a Giants WS title before I can be complete.
Billy Ripken is still a douche bag.
I’m pretty sure that he’s more of a fuck face.
by Grant Brisbee on Apr 29, 2009 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Insurance runs
were HUGE in this one, I love 15 hits, but 15 knocks against the dodgers made tonight succulent
by Classy_Argonaut on Apr 29, 2009 11:16 PM PDT reply actions
And of course
I am 1-3…with my only win being opening day
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I was at the game
So I didn’t post in the game day thread. I was watching the ball, how in the hell did Bengie Molina hit a triple (his first in 2 years)?? I just assumed he would stop at 2nd even when the ball went away from Pierre.
Bengie's speed > Pierre's arm
"It kind of gives everybody else out there who is not a big person the motivation and the inspiration that they know they can do it, too."--Tim Lincecum
by Timlincecum.com on Apr 30, 2009 8:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Pierres arm < a dead crab
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 30, 2009 8:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Pierres arm=calamari
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Apr 30, 2009 8:06 AM PDT up reply actions
This Guy Agrees
Sadly, I was in a meeting from 6 PM until 10:30 PM. Not only missed Bengie’s triple but all of the goodness of the Giants taking a series from the Bum’s :-)
Kept checking the score under the table under with BB, and answered “could you repeat the question” a couple of times.
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My adopted son Matt Downs . Ranked as the 24th best prospect in the Giants farm system by Baseball America !!
SIGN THE KRAKEN
NOW
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 30, 2009 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions
With 8 arms...
He could be the new starting 5 rotation and never go on the DL…but what do you do about the need for salt water?
"It kind of gives everybody else out there who is not a big person the motivation and the inspiration that they know they can do it, too."--Tim Lincecum
by Timlincecum.com on Apr 30, 2009 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
only pitches in home games
hose him down with bay water between innings
Giants: 81-81
Home: 81-0
Road: 0-81
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
card carrying Bochy Hatter
by natteringnabob on Apr 30, 2009 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Ouch...that away record stinks...
Just keep K. Raken in a tank for home games. He’d demand no salary…just all the fish chum he can eat and leftover postgame AT&T Beer to wash it down.
And hey, he can sign eight autographs at once for the fans.
What a bargain.
"It kind of gives everybody else out there who is not a big person the motivation and the inspiration that they know they can do it, too."--Tim Lincecum
by Timlincecum.com on Apr 30, 2009 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Brian Wilson's new workout buddy and spotter
"It kind of gives everybody else out there who is not a big person the motivation and the inspiration that they know they can do it, too."--Tim Lincecum
by Timlincecum.com on Apr 30, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Pierre's arm?
I thought the ball shot toward right-center after hitting the wall and Ethier made the throw in. Am I wrong?
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Myths universally accepted as all mythy, updated:
Unicorns
Earth is flat
Moderate Iranian clerics
Vaginal orgasms
Bengie Molina hitting a triple
Forsan et heac olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
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I dated a girl names
Vaginal Orgasms……I think she was Persian…..or maybe Hindu…..
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went tonight, great game. so many Dodgers fans there to watch their team get gutpunched and suffer our heckling. i managed to get the dodger radio feed for about 5 seconds- heard Simmons mistakenly call Randy Winn as the next batter when it was actually…some other dude playing right field.
Please Jesus, don't let us be like the Cubs.
did you see the hat that was thrown on the field in left. ya, that was the people behind us. freaking great game. when bengie hit the triple, i took my camera out and snapped as many photos as I could. i mean, i figured it wasn’t going to happen anytime soon again.
I'm old enough to know, but too young to care.
Pictures or they didn't happen.
NL West TempestTeapot
Nothing matters , and what if it did?
by victor frankenstein on Apr 30, 2009 5:28 AM PDT up reply actions
yup saw the hat! saw some serious beer throwing at different spots in the park throughout the game- presumably at dodger scum.
Please Jesus, don't let us be like the Cubs.
by SimpleJaquez on Apr 30, 2009 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m assuming you people approve of this bullshit. I think everyone has a right to root for whomever they want without people physically harassed. Some verbal OK but you people are douchebags if you approve of this. This ain’t communist Russia.
i’m with you, and yet i’m really frustrated about how comfortable dodger fans seem at ATT compared to our fans at dodger stadium. I merely noted that there was a lot of crap flying around in the bleachers and that it looked like some pretty intense exchanges. I don’t endorse that, but I do wish we could get after dodger fans in non-physical ways a bit more. I sit behind the visiting on-deck circle, and it is WAY too tame for such prime heckling territory. I grew up in a Red Sox household, and in that culture the seats near the plate confer a duty to make the diamond uncomfortable for visiting players and fans.
My job at home games vs. dodgers is to heckle without mercy and I am happy to leave it at that. I’d like to see our fanbase refrain from violence entirely, but be utterly ruthless and persistent in heckling.
Please Jesus, don't let us be like the Cubs.
by SimpleJaquez on May 2, 2009 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m on vacation in Hawaii, so I don’t feel like I get to complain. But, MLB.com’s bizarre blackout rules have caused me to miss some epic baseball including Bengie’s triple. I can’t watch Giants at Arizona, or Giants at home against the Dodgers. Tonight, the only game on was LAA at Baltimore.
We're all basically Pedro Feliz.
I don't think those are "rules"
they sound more like chaos. Seriously. At some point they should just have a randomizer that decides when you log on which game you get to watch. Like the lottery, except your chance of seeing a Giants game is .000000001. Less false hope this way.
also, was the game delayed for you? Wasn’t that game on at noon? I think there are better things to do in HI at that time. If I remember correctly. I’m sure that kind of programming has a lot of Hawaiians signing up for that silly service.
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 30, 2009 6:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Nice!
We’re hoping to buy a vacation condo in Maui in the next six months, if we can unload a place in NYC.
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
My wife and son were arguing over homework...
When I dumbfoundedly walked into the room and said, “Molina just hit a triple”, and walked out.
My wife stopped nagging, and my son did his homework.
This is a new world we are living in people.
Vin Scully and other notes
I can’t rag on Vin Scully as an announcer. Other than the fact he works for the enemy, he does it himself every night. At one point he was talking about how Timmy was a gymnist as a pre-teen, doing the splitz. I found that weird.
You never forget how nasty Timmy’s stuff is. It’s nice to still be reminded just how filthy it gets. I don’t think Russell Martin will forget anytime soon after his at bat in the (maybe 6th) inning. I mean just ridiculous.
Seeing a Bengi triple is like being around when Haley’s comet makes an appearance. You miss it, and all of a sudden everyone else is talking about it. I saw it, and I’m proud to say that. And ESPN’s write up described him as a “portly catcher”. I think the word “fat” may be less insulting.
Vin Scully says
I tied an onion on my belt, as that was the style at the time.
He works alone because he refuses to work with anyone else. I watched a Dodger game a while back and couldn’t believe that he talked so much.
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 30, 2009 7:12 AM PDT up reply actions
I think the word "fat" may be less insulting.
Bengie prefers “Husky”
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My adopted son Matt Downs . Ranked as the 24th best prospect in the Giants farm system by Baseball America !!
HAHA..
Yahoo! SFGiants page team leaders list Timmy as leading the team with Two wins, knocking Matt Cain and his two wins off the leader board! Cain really needs to learn how to win if he wants respect!
Minor White > Ansel Adams
IF HE CANT WYNN
TRADE HIM FOR A BATS
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 30, 2009 7:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Diligence → DONE!
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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Ninja → FOUND!
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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Russell Martin→SUCKED IT
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Apr 30, 2009 8:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Karma → Aligned
"One percent of ballplayers are leaders of men. The other ninety-nine percent are followers of women."-John McGraw, NY Giants Baseball Club
My adopted son Matt Downs . Ranked as the 24th best prospect in the Giants farm system by Baseball America !!
I saw the triple...
I’d just turned the game one a few batters before. My girlfriend was sitting on the couch next to me, and she got a phone call from her dad. So she’s there talking to dad while Molina’s batting, and he hits it big. I stand, holding my breath, hoping it won’t be caught. It drops! I throw my arms up. Molina is motoring (as best as Bengie can). I start yelling “TRIPLE TRIPLE TRIPLE!” And let out a big “YEAAAAAAHHHHHHH” when he slides into third. My girlfriend just gaped at the screen. Then she stood up and walked into the other room while telling her dad, “sorry, Bengie Molina just hit a triple.”
So good.
by The Double Deuce on Apr 30, 2009 9:39 AM PDT reply actions
Today's Chron front page headlines:
MOLINA HITS TRIPLE
SWINE FLU REACHES PANDEMIC LEVEL
ZODIAC KILLER REVEALED
"Are we bad? No. But right now, we are." Boulderskull, 4.16.09
Epic
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 30, 2009 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
is that the island of marmol...
from record of lodoss war?
i adopt Les Plack, D.D.S. for the following reasons:
1. greatest name for occupation ever (except maybe lesbian prostitute sharon bottoms)
2. i am hoping for free dental care from my son (if he ever hears of this)
3. 4 out of 5 dentists agree that we should win the NL west...and Les has already put the hit out on #5
by Headhunter Rollins on Apr 30, 2009 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Cy Young,..Cyclone Young as he was nicknamed by a sports writer in those days.Well we Giants fans have our very own version of him pitching tonight against the woeful Padres-who our batters have made them look like World champions. I can almost skip tonights game knowing that Tim Lincecum will mow down the Padres,but we’ll never win another game unless we score runs. For some reason, known only to God Bruce Bochy has refused to bring up Jesus Guzman the hot hitting infielder from the minors. At so point he’ll learn that you cant ever get these games back and there’s no guarantee that the Dodgers will be within striking distance for us to ruin their season.Which will be our best hope.This year.
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