Pre-Game I'm Tired of Waiting Thread
by Grant Brisbee on Apr 6, 2009 10:30 PM PDT
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PrintA look back at the Opening Day history of McCovey Chronicles:
Result:
Win. Cesar Izturis hit a leadoff home run off Jason Schmidt, but mass seppuku was avoided when Moises Alou had the foresight to hit the ball to Jose Valentin, who booted the ball to give the Giants the go-ahead run.
Key quote from the GameThread: "Benitez Time -- I, for one, welcome our non-sucky closer overlord" -- Skaldheim
Result:
Loss. Jake Peavy made the Giants look like a bad offensive team. That's the thing about baseball: you see something new every day.
Key quote from the GameThread: "Remember when the Giants had three guys in the middle of the lineup with OPS's over 1.000? That was cool." -- antinous
Result:
Loss. Jake Peavy made the Giants look like a bad offensive team. That's the thing about baseball: you see something new every day.
Key quote from the GameThread: "So, are these 82-83 mph pitches Zito's fastball?" -- jponry
Result:
Loss. Brad Penny made the Giants look like a bad offensive team. That's the thing about baseball: you see something new every day.
Key quote from the GameThread (tie): "We will need a serious Bocock explosion if we expect to come back in this game." -- otis29, and "The Jose Castillo Experiment has ended. Please abandon." -- oooreebay
So here it is. The 5th-annual McCovey Chronicles Opening Day. The Giants have scored a combined one run over the last three Opening Days. I'll accept only one run from the lineup today if it comes on an inside-the-park home run from Bengie Molina. That would be seven different kinds of awesome, though it would probably have to involve Corey Hart leaving the field on a stretcher, and the goose he tripped over would probably have to be euthanized, so maybe we should just root for the Giants to score more than one run instead.
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Giant Dirtbags: Brian Anderson, Todd Jennings, Steve Hammond, John Bowker
Wronghanded Affeldt doing it right
by Giant among Angels on Apr 6, 2009 10:32 PM PDT reply actions
Rain, Rain, Go Away
I want my calendar and don’t want it to get wet!
by positiveuphemism on Apr 6, 2009 10:34 PM PDT reply actions
Fred Lewis
He will be the offensive difference-maker in this game. Write it down. 2-5, 4 RBI’s
Giant Dirtbags: Brian Anderson, Todd Jennings, Steve Hammond, John Bowker
Wronghanded Affeldt doing it right
by Giant among Angels on Apr 6, 2009 10:37 PM PDT reply actions
lies
this game will be all about paaaaaaaaaa-blito
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Apr 6, 2009 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Pretty much this
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
It’s weird. The weather was beautiful today and fine right now. It doesn’t feel like it’s about to rain at all even though all the forecasts say otherwise.
I was THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Apr 6, 2009 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
lol go check the doppler on any of the weather sites. There’s a big green and yellow blob perched off the coast ready to gobble up our sunshine.
BODY BIAS
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Apr 7, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
This makes it sound like the A’s are going to invade.
Proud parent of future rookie of the year, Gerald Posey!
by GiantsFanInExile on Apr 7, 2009 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Look for the Freak to go gonzo on the Brewers lineup. He will pitch 8 Strong and K 12. He will hand it over to Brian Wilson who will go all canyon throwing with the heat get two flyouts and strike out the final batter to end the game.
Fred Lewis and Pablo Sandoval will have a pair of RBIs a piece. Rowand starts the season off right with a solo HR in abouts the 7th or 8th inning,. Giants win 5-0.
It feels good to be optimistic.
Which 08 Cy Young candidate will Timmy most closely resemble in the opener?
Santana, or Sabathia/Webb?
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
1 thing was missing from those other opening days:
ME! That will make all the difference. Oh, and Timmy. He may also help
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
damnit
I have like 4 brewers on my fantasy team. Stupid autodraft.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Bernie the Brewer, the Bratwurst, Bob Eucker…and who else?
They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long
I can’t speak for Villiphied, but I have Prince Fielder and Rickie Weeks.
I also have Tim Lincecum. It’s one of those annoying fantasy situations where either way it goes, you can’t win.
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
I have Manny Parra and Trevor Hoffman.
"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 7, 2009 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s weird that Trevor Hoffman is a non-Padre now.
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 7, 2009 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t have this and I don’t want this.
"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 7, 2009 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I have Gallardo and Cain, and from the looks of it on Yahoo they’re starting against each other on Thursday. Naturally, I went with Matty.
Proud parent of future rookie of the year, Gerald Posey!
by GiantsFanInExile on Apr 7, 2009 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Weekly lineups and only three spots – two were taken up by Lincecum and Grienke respectively – so I had to choose. Hoping Grienke makes it worth my while…
Proud parent of future rookie of the year, Gerald Posey!
by GiantsFanInExile on Apr 7, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I have Parra, Hardy, and Cameron.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
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as a true homer would
i benched hardy in my main money league for the beast that is felipe lopez
by TimLincecumIsGod on Apr 7, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
My two Brewers are at positions I don’t have any backups for.
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
Lol
you were paid well for your sacrifice
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Thanks to roger
I had to play my Brewers
If I didn’t, they would automatically hit 3 homers each.
At least this way, the Giants have a chance.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
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My God
Last year’s opening day lineup was bad. I mean, I realized it was bad before, but seriously, click on that link. It’s a freaking miracle last year’s team didn’t lose 100 games.
I was THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Apr 6, 2009 11:10 PM PDT reply actions
Holy crap, that was awful.
On the plus side, three of those starters got booted off the team (Roberts, Castillo, and Bocock), one was traded (Durham), one is now a backup (Aurilia), and the #1 starter (Zito) is now the #4 starter. So we’ve gotten better. One the minus side, Molina is still our cleanup hitter.
Ishikawa goes 1/33/3 tonight with 3 hr and a walk. Aurilia starts tomorrow the rest of season
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Apr 7, 2009 7:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Freaking miracle= Tim Lincecum
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Obviously, this
Joe Martinez!: Eagles fly together!!!!!
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
I went to Opening Day in 2006. Jeff Fassero handed me a Giants calendar at the Lefty O’Doul Gate. I went to the game with my best friend’s fiancee, the week before they got married. Noah Lowry made the start.
As we know, Lowry threw about 12 pitches before he got hurt and had to be removed from the game. Fast forward to the present, and I am no longer friends with either the best friend or the now wife.
Let’s make 2009 a much, much better Opening Day. Both in the moment and in retrospect.
"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 11:10 PM PDT reply actions
*becomes sexually excited*
ahem….whoops
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
Rock me, rock me, rock me sexy Jesus Panda.
Joe Martinez!: Eagles fly together!!!!!
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
I don't see how you could have changed the second verse
from:
“I’m a renegade son of a jelly-filled A-bomb”
But any Iggy reference is a good one.
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.
goddamn
he looks badass there.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
I haven’t been able to watch Opening Day for the past four years or so because I’ve had class. Now that I’m out of school and am able to attend the game, there’s a chance of rain tomorrow. Sigh… Fate vomits upon my pillow once again.
Judgment Day is coming
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Hope you have the whole day/night available. Looks like, perhaps, 60% chance of rain (I guess that mean 40% of no rain). Either way, it looks like it’s going to be really cool: low 50s.
the law of attraction
everybody think about sunshine, and it will be so
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
OT
Grant, I think you may have to change some of the numbers on the front page. Schulmann said there has been some number changes. From Henry’s blog:
A whole bunch of players have changed uniform numbers. The biggest is Bobby Howry, who talked Dave Righetti into giving up his No. 46. Here’s what I wrote about that in spring training. Righetti will wear No. 32.
Other changes: Travis Ishikawa goes from 5 to 10. Juan Uribe, who wore 23 in spring training, will take 5 from Ishikawa. Jonathan Sanchez goes from 53 to 57. Brandon Medders asked to wear 52. Rookie Joe Martinez will take the 49 that Medders wore in spring training.
Travis Ishikawa goes from 5 to 10.
HE’S TWICE AS GOOD!
GROUGTHINK ALERT
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Think of how good he’d be if he’d taken 15. I mean, look what happened to Kobe when he tripled his number.
Joe Martinez!: Eagles fly together!!!!!
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Those numbers come from a feed from our info provider. They’re also run by a team of gibbons, so the changes probably won’t happen soon.
by Grant Brisbee on Apr 7, 2009 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions
What?
When did you start getting info provided from Scout.com?
SFDugout.com is BACK! See the Top 50 Giants Prospects!
by BruteSentiment on Apr 7, 2009 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
burn!
"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 7, 2009 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Never underestimate a team of gibbons. Unparalleled leaping ability among apes.
Joe Martinez!: Eagles fly together!!!!!
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Oooo I can't wait for the season to start
BEAT LA!!!!! BEAT LA!!! BEAT LA!!!! BEAT LA!!!!
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
If Dustin Pedroia played in Seattle, not many people would be talking about him.
I would like to make a motion.
Please could we stop the 7-0 opening day losses?
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. This is one of the only ways a 5' 10" father can have a 6' 10" son.
ok...
still like 12 hours away from the start, but i’m feeling better about this one (assuming it gets played). I mean, sure, we could just take a look at all those milwaukee hitters and go, “jeez, we’re toast.” Not many organizations can trot out a lineup with a pair of young sluggers like Braun and Fielder and still have a Corey Hart and JJ Hardy left over. The Giants certainly aren’t one of them.
But we could also look at this game as Jeff Suppan versus Tim Lincecum. I choose to look at it that way. And I like Timmy’s chances against the Brew Crew’s lineup better than I like Suppan’s chances against ours (knocking wood as I type). Seriously though— exactly what is his plan of attack going to be for a guy like Sandoval? I predict a big day for Pablo, Fred, and heck, maybe even Ishi… Suppan just strikes me as a righty who very well may be on his last legs (34 this season, trending down for three years, hasn’t been really good since ’05 and was just a bit better than ok in ’06… since then, blech).
In a previous thread, I was all acting like I’d be ok with a rainout, because I have tickets to tomorrow’s game and was hoping to maybe see Timmy pitch. Well, I’m changing my tune. I need my Giants fix NOW dammit… I’ll settle for Randy Johnson’s first game in orange and black and seeing Timmy on tv instead. So allow me to join the chorus:
Rain, rain, go away!
(Interesting note: one of the first posts in the 2008 thread made mention of how this was one of those days we should “pray for rain” (i.e. because Lincecum or Cain wasn’t starting). now granted, I’m still not going to feel particularly jazzed when every Giant fan’s favorite Barry gets his turn to pitch, but I won’t exactly be praying for rain either… that’s improvement!)
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Apr 7, 2009 1:58 AM PDT reply actions
also, it just struck me that this is a pretty important month.12 games against the Dodgers and D-Backs (6 each, 3 home/3 road each). if the Giants are going to hang around in the division, it’ll be important to get a fast start out of the gate.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Apr 7, 2009 2:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Suppan
seems pretty much the same as in ‘05 and ’06 to me. He was never all that good, but he usually gives his team a chance. His strategy against Sandoval will be to throw a lot of junk. He’ll probably test how far he’ll go fishing outside the strike zone.
pablo hits junk… it’s what he does.
suppan’s ERA by year:
’05 3.57
’06 4.12
’07 4.62
’08 4.96
his peripherals have also seemed to decline over that span, though maybe not quite so steadily. I dunno, it wouldn’t shock me if he posts an ERA of above 5 this season.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Apr 7, 2009 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions
D:
my weather report now says there is an 80% chance of rain at noon, 90% chance of rain at 1, and 100% chance of rain from 2-5!!!
Crap
We got a king’s ransome for our tickets and now I have some meetings I can’t skip. Since I’m recording the game, I’ll have to stay off the internet/McC so I can watch the game without knowing what happens.
Or, I could get lucky and the game is rain-delayed until I get home.
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
If you get lucky, you won’t care about the game anyway.
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 7, 2009 7:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Of course it happened to be this week
that my boss decided listening to the radio in our offices is “distracting.” Damn. First opening day I’ve missed in a long while.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
my boss doesn't care if we listen to the radio
then again i work in a basement and listening to the radio is impossible cause we get no signal.
by DividedByZero on Apr 7, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
MLB audio, totally worth it
4 out of 5 doctors agree Rosterbation can cause blindness and delusions of grandeur.
I get it every year
I also get no reception at work – no one cares except the sound guy in the booth next to my work station.
Hi, I am Johnny Disaster.
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 7, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
my boss doesn't care if I listen to the radio
Of course, it probably helps that the office I work for is 2,000 miles away.
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
Got you beat by about 7,000 miles, he he
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Apr 7, 2009 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Opening Day Haiku
First day of baseball
Lincecum will mow them down
Pandas kill Suppans
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
Panda at the plate
And boom goes the dynamite
Rain cannot stop this
Joe Martinez!: Eagles fly together!!!!!
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
by cornball on Apr 7, 2009 8:16 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Prince, Pablo collide
On slow roller to first base
8.4 earthquake
Bengie: Like an Aurilia kidney stone, slow-moving and tough to get out.
you sure? seems right to me.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Apr 7, 2009 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions
I love playing the straight man
wait for it…
wait for it…
Bengie: Like an Aurilia kidney stone, slow-moving and tough to get out.
The Giants game is the ONLY MLB game on in the 4 ET time segment, and yet it’s not on any TV channel that I can get here.
- you ESPN, **** you.
You don't understand
the nation NEEDS to hear Skip Bayless argue his points about whatever his opinion is on everything happening in the world of sports. why would anyone rather watch an opening day of baseball than that?
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Apr 7, 2009 8:21 AM PDT up reply actions
We signed up for MLB Extra Innings, but it may not be activated in time for today’s game. !@#$%^&
Proud parent of future rookie of the year, Gerald Posey!
by GiantsFanInExile on Apr 7, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
There is a free preview going on now. You should be able to view it.
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 7, 2009 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, Teh Irony
I live in a place (inland WA) where it snowed on June 10th last year and has just endured the worst winter on record this year.
Today’s forecast? Sunshine and 70 degrees.
I would gladly trade my perfect weather to the Giants for a late spring snowstorm and some cold fronts to be named later.
Bengie: Like an Aurilia kidney stone, slow-moving and tough to get out.
cold fronts to be named later.
Maybe we could get this in return for Velez. Kick those weather tires, Giants brass!
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Apr 7, 2009 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Time to start getting ready
I’ll be the one in the arcade that’s soaked, freezing and couldn’t be happier.
Happy opening day all!
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
omg
I got quoted!!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
make it a box o’ them popsicles, and you got yerself a goddamn deal
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Stupid BevMo down the street does not have any!
/jcb9 RAGE
Adopted groomer for Mark Gardner's Mullet / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
/drinks boring Diet Dr. Pepper
Adopted groomer for Mark Gardner's Mullet / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
I accidentally drank a diet soda the other day. My god was it awful.
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
Carcingens, NOM NOM NOM.
Hi, I am Johnny Disaster.
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 7, 2009 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
SHUUUUT UUUUP!
/takes ball and runs home
Adopted groomer for Mark Gardner's Mullet / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I have no BevMo :(((((((((((((((
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Apr 7, 2009 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Me too!
I feel all tingly.
Proud member of the Adopt-a-Giant program (Aaron Rowand)
I just looked at the hourly forecast for San Francisco, and the chance of rain is up to 100% by 4 PM. Here’s hoping for a quick game!
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
I checked it this morning and was a little bummed out. Earlier it had rain starting about 10 am, I think.
Yeah, 75% by 10 AM. For the first several hours, though, it’s “Light Rain.” 4 PM it turns to Rain/Thunder and goes to 100%. No, wait, it does that at 3 PM. Crap. Not looking good.
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
The most annoying thing is that it’s not raining now, was sunny yesterday, and hasn’t rained a drop in weeks.
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
glad
I didn’t end up paying 40 bucks for SRO. Watching on tv FTW!
Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis
OMG
I also got quoted. (woot)
That evokes the same feeling as when I met Lou Diamond Phillips in 1987. He was renting Animal House at the Wherehouse on Sunset.
Derin McMains had five fingers, but he only used three.
They’re probably not going to do this, but I think the Giants would be better off postponing the game now and setting up the day-night doubleheader tomorrow. Sure, it’ll play havoc with the bullpens, but that way Timmy is virtually guaranteed to pitch at least 7 or 8 innings without having to sit through a rain delay (forecast for tomorrow looks better). Today, he might only get in 3 or 4 innings.
And this is coming from someone who wants to see Giants baseball start now in the worst possible way.
My plans for 2009: getting married and attending Tim Lincecum Bobblehead Day.
There’s just no way I can justify skipping any time at work today or tomorrow. Damn it. To all the younger McCovenites: This is why responsibility sucks. Avoid it at all costs.
El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."
I do my best
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I got laid off last year and have done jack shit since then. I think this is God’s way of rewarding me for having a crappy end of 2008, a day off on Opening Day.
"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 7, 2009 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions
you and me both!
except it’s raining.
but at least the soccer is on, huh
what have i got myself into this time... http://damiansthirtyyearchallenge.blogspot.com/
by alea iacta est on Apr 7, 2009 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Man U v. Porto at 2:30 on ESPN2
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Apr 7, 2009 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Crackers?
"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 7, 2009 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions
I am addicted to the Parmesan ones
4 out of 5 doctors agree Rosterbation can cause blindness and delusions of grandeur.
Me too! And they started making the chocolate grahams in the big bags. Those things are so good.
"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 7, 2009 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Very annoyed
I put in for this vacation day last week. I have a really nice single seat in section 119, my very favorite. I’m going to change the weather with SHEER WILLPOWER.
Proud member of the Adopt-a-Giant program (Aaron Rowand)
Storm?
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Apr 7, 2009 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Ororo?
Adopted groomer for Mark Gardner's Mullet / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
This is my first Opening Day since 2000...
…when I flew back from work in Bali to take my father to the opening of the new ballpark.
I’m ready for some Giants baseball.
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Apr 7, 2009 9:45 AM PDT reply actions
This is weird
for once the weather is nicer in ND than in CA. wtf
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
son of a ...
still more than 3 hours to go …
"Those boos really motivate me to make something happen." - Bonds
Dear rain
Hurry it up, please.
Can you believe it's been a year already? Bowkermania '09 is coming. It's time to run wild all over again.
by rightcenterfielder on Apr 7, 2009 9:57 AM PDT reply actions
This is the first day off I’ve taken since New Year’s. This game better happen.
Judgment Day is coming
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Me too. Also it’s my birthday (really it is). Plus I was supposed to have my first softball game tonight.
God, if you are listening. Please shine down on CrispinGloversBalls.
by CrispinGloversBalls on Apr 7, 2009 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Happy Birthday!
Steven Pinker once wrote something about the frequency at which a wholly new – as in, never constructed in that exact order before – English sentence is uttered. I’m pretty sure your last sentence filled your quota for the day.
Proud member of the Adopt-a-Giant program (Aaron Rowand)
I studied Pinker in a natural linguistics course I took 10,000 years ago. The only thing I remember from it was the question: why do we say “little red fire engine” instead of “red little fire engine”.
by non sequitur on Apr 7, 2009 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Because the first sentence flows better
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
by Useful_Idiot on Apr 7, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Only because we’re used to it that way, I suspect.
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
Well, if you look at the first phrase, it flows really nicely in two syllable chunks. It’s not quite true iambic, but it’s close. The second example breaks up that rhythm by separating the monosyllabics.
Joe Martinez!: Eagles fly together!!!!!
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
To me, it has to do with the syllables and how they sound and come together. “Little red” flows off the tongue easier than “red little”.
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by Useful_Idiot on Apr 7, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Happy birthday!
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 7, 2009 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Please shine down on CrispinGloversBalls
Dont forget the sunscreen.
They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long
Eww
Joe Martinez!: Eagles fly together!!!!!
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
I’m right there with you (though I took my partner’s birthday off last month). Any idea how we’ll hear a go/no-go decision? I’d rather not get on a train if there’s not going to be a game.
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Same.
"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 7, 2009 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
This is the first day off I’ve taken since New Year’s
Today is New Year’s Day. Happy new year everybody!
Currently in the Mission (~3 miles west of the ballpark): Bright gray skies with steady rain.
It will clear, we will play, we will win. The little peanuts kid will dance.
They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long
1 pm
54° F
Precip:
45%
2 pm
53° F
Precip:
25%
3 pm
52° F
Precip:
30%
we might be able to sneak it in.
Huh, it’s actually gotten better since a couple of hours ago. Earlier when I checked, it was 100% and Rain/Thunder by 3 PM. Now that’s not the case until 4 PM. Maybe…
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WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Skipping class for sure!
Jesse Foppert: I Still Believe
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Apr 7, 2009 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s getting a little better. I had to adjust my wardrobe for today to black pants (khaki+water=no). I went with the Fred shirt and my cow earrings. Cows are the closest I have to pandas.
"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 7, 2009 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Lincecum jersey. Keepin’ it simple
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by Useful_Idiot on Apr 7, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
One piece of good-ish news: the forecast for the next few days calls for some showers, but nothing more. So hopefully those games should get played even if today’s isn’t.
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I blame this on Tommy Lasorda
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
KILL IT!
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
I was going to express confusion as to why the radar doesn’t think it’s raining in the East Bay, but then I noticed this was from almost an hour ago.
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Nothing yet in the WC
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Light rain in Oakland, looks like it’s very overcast out to the western side of the hills at least.
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It’s coming. It’s drizzling a little in San Ramon and it looks like the storm is blowing northeast.
by CrispinGloversBalls on Apr 7, 2009 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
No rain here in Washington DC. Is that a good sign??
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by Useful_Idiot on Apr 7, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Fargo's sunny
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We just have gray skies in Bay Point.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 7, 2009 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s Always Dreary in Bay Point
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Looking like a window of showers/cloudy from about 1 to 3 p.m.
in the Weather.com hourly. Sure would suck if the front office makes everybody go out for nothing (other than to buy overpriced food)
by NiceGuysFinishEtc on Apr 7, 2009 10:22 AM PDT reply actions
Suck it Weather Channel
Best up to date weather reports HERE!
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Well of course McCoveychronicles.com is best . . .
I’m expecting somebody to be live blogging soon from the front window seats at the Acme Chophouse. Right, Chophouse guys?
by NiceGuysFinishEtc on Apr 7, 2009 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
depends
Is Greg Papa a member here?
Can you believe it's been a year already? Bowkermania '09 is coming. It's time to run wild all over again.
by rightcenterfielder on Apr 7, 2009 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
I think his hair is
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Someone needs to adopt that hair. It’s the J-Lo’s ass of McC.
Joe Martinez!: Eagles fly together!!!!!
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Taco flavored kisses!
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Is this like Jon Stewart vs. CNBC?
SFDugout.com is BACK! See the Top 50 Giants Prospects!
by BruteSentiment on Apr 7, 2009 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
I am not yet a master of smack down diatribes.
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
/shakes Magic 8-Ball
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Questionable, but looking better than it was a couple of hours ago.
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if the game gets rained out, will they play a double-header tomorrow or what?
by Hella Bay Area on Apr 7, 2009 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
That’s the word.
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Come on people, think positive!
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by Useful_Idiot on Apr 7, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Hella rainy
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Hella is one those words that I can’t get used to. Kinda of like “wicked” in new england. STFU
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Apr 7, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
hella wicked pissah
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You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Two years in Mass can do that to you easily
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
I like to punch people who say wicked. Stupid Boston kids.
Joe Martinez!: Eagles fly together!!!!!
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Well, that just goes without saying.
Joe Martinez!: Eagles fly together!!!!!
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
“Hella” is one of those words that’s annoying as hell, but you find yourself using it despite yourself.
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Same thing w/ wicked, when I moved to NE i found I was using Hella a lot, then when I moved to Philly I found I was using wicked a lot
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Apr 7, 2009 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
All my NY friends say “mad” instead of “hella”, and I’m finding myself doing the same thing lately. Somebody, please slap me
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by Useful_Idiot on Apr 7, 2009 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
I used to say hella all the time when I was in high school.
Then I stopped.
I am sorry if you thought this story was going to be better.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
Chatterbalks dot com: Still with jokes. Now with updates.
at least hella is an adverb, unlike wicked.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 7, 2009 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
I predict
1-2 hour rain delay but the game gets in.
Storm looks like its moving quickly.
But hell, I’m in Washington, so what do I know?
Bengie: Like an Aurilia kidney stone, slow-moving and tough to get out.
I can see that
since everyone will be pushing to get it in. If indeed this is how it plays, the question becomes how you work the pitching. We all know how they did it in the first series v. the Bums last year, but don’t think anyone was particularly pleased with that scenario.
So.. say it’s raining lightly, and we go ahead at 4pm or something, but there’s every chance that there will be delays along the way. Do you still start Timmy? Or do you get cute with Joey Martinez or something of the sort?
Oh well
Heading down to the yard now. I’ll be there rain or sh… more rain.
Can you believe it's been a year already? Bowkermania '09 is coming. It's time to run wild all over again.
by rightcenterfielder on Apr 7, 2009 10:43 AM PDT reply actions
I wonder if Grant realizes that his Sickels link points here:
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Good news!
I was just checking the hourly forecast, and the strong rain is now not supposed to start until around 5 PM.
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Earlier, there was a 100% chance rain/thunder by 3 PM. So it’s good by comparison.
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
Cool can we sign him to an eleventy billion year contract?
"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 7, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
He’ll want to get paid year-by-year. That way, when the average salary in eleventy billion years is 500 trillion dollars per season, he won’t be stuck with a measly 25 million.
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by Useful_Idiot on Apr 7, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Perhaps we should convince Juan Uribe to recreate the Ben Franklin kite lightning experiment.
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unpossible
he’s already immortal.
the lightning will give him super-spidey strength.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Scorpion…Sub 2
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Apr 7, 2009 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
If it's going to be damp all afternoon . . .
I’d rather Lincecum just start tomorrow off a nice dry mound. Just a thought.
by NiceGuysFinishEtc on Apr 7, 2009 10:48 AM PDT reply actions
He’s not made out of [something_not_waterproof] !
They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long
Paper maiche?
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
Not to be one of those "serious" douchebags
but have you been there? Place is fucked up, even now. IDK, I like jokez about pretty much everything. But yeah, I guess that’s a touchy subject
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Thanks to roger
is serious
"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 7, 2009 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s never been in rain before when he lived in the Seattle area!
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Time to head out, I suppose. Think dry thoughts, everyone.
Judgment Day is coming
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PRO TIP
Mini Cadbury Creme Eggs aren’t nearly as good as the big ones.
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
Mini Cadbury Creme Eggs aren’t nearly as good as the big ones
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
How can you stand to be so completely wrong?
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
Maybe because I threw up after eating one when I was a kid
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m that way about butter. Which makes people think I’m completely nuts. But I can’t eat the stuff.
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
Well… you are nuts.
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Also
McCovey Chronicles: YOUR source for childhood vomit memories!
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
Taco Bell…
Followed by a grueling crew workout on the Petaluma River.
Bean burritos and strenuous exercise :(
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Apr 7, 2009 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
I once had some epic barf after a trip back from Tahoe. I ate some bagels and orange soda and ralphed all over the backseat of the car.
"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 7, 2009 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions
The first time I got really drunk in college, I threw up my orange juice chaser right next to my bed before falling asleep. I cannot bring myself to drink OJ anymore
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by Useful_Idiot on Apr 7, 2009 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
I can bite my shoulder!
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
I agree.
"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 7, 2009 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions
PRO TIP
The mini airline bottles of liquor aren’t nearly as good as the big ones.
Cooler’s packed…I’m off to the yard. Once again, happy new year McCoven.
May your ’09 be happy, healthy, and prosperous.
They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long
Orville Redenbaucher sighting in SJ
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Heading out
Hoping for the best…
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Damn you people with tickets!
My plans for 2009: getting married and attending Tim Lincecum Bobblehead Day.
Damn you people in SF with tickets
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Apr 7, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Damn you people in SF with tickets
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Thanks to roger
Damn you people in SF with tickets
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
If Dustin Pedroia played in Seattle, not many people would be talking about him.
Damn you
Did I do that right?
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by Useful_Idiot on Apr 7, 2009 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Man, it’d suck if you had tickets and weren’t in SF.
Judgment Day is coming
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Never forgetting your towel is always good advice.
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 7, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Sharksrog needs a towel to clean up his wet seat after watching Lincecum pitch.
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
Lineup
Not shocking
Winn
Rent
Lewis
Molina
Panda
Ishi
Gamer
Burriss
Franchise
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You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
HAPPY CY YOUNG WINNER TIM LINCECUM PITCHING ON OPENING DAY!
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
After last year, it’s strange to look at a lineup that’s constructed in a way that somewhat makes sense. I mean, Molina as cleanup hitter is still sad (though not Khalil Greene sad), but hey!
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I saw people setting up what looked like tailgating apparatus in the parking lot as I drove by on 3rd St. at 9AM.
Now THAT’S optimism.
Hi, I am Johnny Disaster.
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 7, 2009 11:08 AM PDT reply actions
Just in from the G's
Regarding today’s weather and our Opening Day game against the Brewers, please know that we will make every effort to play the game. The Giants have no plans to cancel/postpone the game and urge you to head on out to AT&T Park as planned for a memorable first day of 2009 Giants Baseball!
Sincerely,
San Francisco Giants
They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long
BUY CBS SPORTS PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES!
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 7, 2009 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
VISIT BAY CITY BALL DOT COM
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
SPAM TASTES DELICIOUS
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
sfgiantstoday.com
Still down. Could it be dead? SAD.
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
LONELY CHEATING WIVES
One of my favorite Onion News Network videos
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
I knew that actually! It just reminded me of that video. Well, the whole spam talk did.
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
I just made a Manos, The Hands of Fate reference the other day.
And “I Accuse My Parents” is a commonly used phrase in my household.
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
From "Starfighters"
“Is your head odd, misshapen? Join the Air Force!”
My plans for 2009: getting married and attending Tim Lincecum Bobblehead Day.
Gamera is really neat! Gamera is full of meat! We’ve all been eating Gam-er-a!
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Gamera is friend of children!
Man Prince of Space was a great one. Also recommend Space Mutiny. Big McLargehuge!
This island earth
was just shown at our downtown theater a couple weeks back at midnight. EPIC
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Thanks to roger
You have downtowns in North Dakota? I thought it was just wilderness, punctuated by the occasional nomadic settlement.
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
I love coastal elitism
we even have running water now1
But seriously, the downtown in Fargo is pretty cool. It’s almost like a city. It’s all old-timey because the buildings are all super old. Much better than the “new” part of town.
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Thanks to roger
Of my grandparents, one was from Akron, Colorado, one was from Pig Eye, Montana, one was from a one-building town in Montana called Sumatra, and the other grew up in Wyoming. Fargo is like Lodnon + Tokyo + Manhattan compared to any of those.
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Yes
I was born in Miles City, MT. There’s pretty much no “city” in montana. Billings is the biggest an it’s still like being in a small town that’s just been spread over a large area. ND is like that too, but Fargo has a little more “city” feel.
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Thanks to roger
My dad was born in Billings but grew up in Laurel. I’ve been to Laurel, and it’s tiny, but it’s also one of the 15 or so biggest towns in the state. Growing up in the Bay Area and New Jersey, that was crazy to me.
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At least Steve Buscemi is no longer running around town
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
by Useful_Idiot on Apr 7, 2009 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
RUN.CONFICKERVIRUS.EXE
My plans for 2009: getting married and attending Tim Lincecum Bobblehead Day.
/smug mac retort
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Anybody who has tickets and decides not to go the game because there is a chance of rain can just suck a dick. There are ticket-starved people in this country!
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by Useful_Idiot on Apr 7, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Hopefully, my rainy day story will encourage people not to repeat my mistake.
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
Catch 14 LIVE San Jose Giants Action On Comcast Digital Channel 104
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 11:23 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
That’s awesome.
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
Email from the Giants received a few minutes ago:
Regarding today’s weather and our Opening Day game against the Brewers, please know that we will make every effort to play the game. The Giants have no plans to cancel/postpone the game and urge you to head on out to AT&T Park as planned for a memorable first day of 2009 Giants Baseball!
Sincerely,
San Francisco Giants
SPAM TASTES DELICIOUS
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
at least batting Bengie at cleanup ...
… seems sneaky this season with Sandoval and Ishikawa at 5th and 6th.
"Those boos really motivate me to make something happen." - Bonds
Their mascot is a little scary. He should be called Sammy the Sex Offender.
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
Pablo “Sexual Harrassment Panda” Sandoval is not pleased
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
haha
He’s got something in his pocket for you…
Why don’t ya give it a squeeze and say ‘how do you do’…
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by Useful_Idiot on Apr 7, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Something about seeing Buster and MadBum in the same team photo warms my heart
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
by Useful_Idiot on Apr 7, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Sadison Bummedgarner is sad
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
re: Posey
It occurred to me the other day that, if he’s successful, it’s inevitable that opposing fans will start calling him “Pussy.” So that’ll be “fun.”
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
That’s when the dingerz will occur
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
If he’s unsuccessful, fans will start chanting "bust"er. Wait…
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by Useful_Idiot on Apr 7, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Almost as clever as Jesse Floppert!
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
starter
Is Merkin starting with Timmy in relief or what?
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by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 7, 2009 11:45 AM PDT reply actions
While we're waiting for the game to start
This week’s episode of the public radio program Selected Shorts featured baseball stories (and baseball haiku and other stuff). You should be able to find it on iTunes or other podcast directories.
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
BUY T. CORAGHESSAN BOYLE PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES
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Chance of them skipping pre-game BS in order to have a beter chance of completing game?
I say zero.
by positiveuphemism on Apr 7, 2009 11:52 AM PDT reply actions
The rain’s stopped for the moment in Oakland, at least.
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Wet Win
Rain or shine, Lincecum shuts down Brewers, no dingers from either team and Wilson gets a sloppy first save.
4-2 Giants, boom roasted.
Mo'ped Money, Mo'ped Problems
Leave GRM’s sexual predilections out of this.
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
Which reminds me
Stop making it rain giantsrainman
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Perhaps he’s also proven that the Giants are more likely to win in drizzle than in sun.
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
That’s what she said ran away from
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Wilson likes that too...
after a winter of watching Zito getting might fine tail, he’s probably had a few sloppy “fist” saves.
Mo'ped Money, Mo'ped Problems
by Scooter Ellis on Apr 7, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
jinxed
tanx
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Sloppy first save
I guess tomorrow will be his sloppy second?
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
Checking out the new "enhanced" MLB Gameday
It’s like a cross between a personals ads and Sudoku.
My plans for 2009: getting married and attending Tim Lincecum Bobblehead Day.
Great song titles in rock history
Mike Watt, “Piss-Bottle Man.”
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
Any Botch song title ftw
ex: Swimming the Channel Vs. Driving the Chunnel, C. Thomas Howell as the “Soul Man,” Frequency Ass Bandit, I Wanna Be a Sex Symbol on My Own Terms
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Lightspeed Champion isn’t really anything special, but he has some good song titles. “All To Shit,” “Everyone I Know Is Listening To Crunk,” “Let The Bitches Die.”
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And another Mike Watt
“Intense Song for Madonna to Sing”
And Minutemen had some good ones. My favorite being “Do You Want New Wave Or Do You Want The Truth?”
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
Favorite album title?
I’d have to go with “More Songs About Buildings And Food.”
GROUGTHINK ALERT
Chatterbalks dot com: Still with jokes. Now with updates.
I Am Not Afraid Of You And I WIll Beat Your Ass
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
Or, if you count fictional albums
Brainhammer, Intravenus de Milo, and The Sun Never Sweats are right up there.
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
Game time
1:05 is announced, but I heard on KNBR 1:40. I’m guessing the pregame stuff is pushing it back, but shouldn’t the game be announced as the later starting time?
by positiveuphemism on Apr 7, 2009 12:02 PM PDT reply actions
I feel a need to brag
daughter of nothing was chosen as starting pitcher for opening day, and won!
4 out of 5 doctors agree Rosterbation can cause blindness and delusions of grandeur.
My daughter is three months old, so she’s probably not ready to pitch yet, but she is wearing a Giants onesie for the first time today.
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
Baby shower for boss…
Had great rolls, Turkey or Ham with cream cheese and cheeries
CUP CAKES
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Apr 7, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Nothing special. I did make a food dinner last night, though – portobello rellenos. Portobellos stuff with tomato, avocado, serrano pepper, cilantro, cheddar cheese, breadcrumbs, lemon juice, and garlic.
Tonight, I’m making catfish tacos. Which reminds me, I should probably remember to go buy some catfish after work.
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
god dammit
“good dinner”
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
Veganomicon!
I just made a recipe from there the other night. Good stuff.
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
Veganomicon
Clatto Verata Nicto
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Black Bean soup, pretzels, and a (F.P. San) tangelo.
My plans for 2009: getting married and attending Tim Lincecum Bobblehead Day.
by Kitspool on Apr 7, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Black beans > Everything
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
They are delicious after you defeat them
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Chorizo > Everything
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
Pain
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
If Dustin Pedroia played in Seattle, not many people would be talking about him.
I just bought hot dogs and buns for dinner!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
some delicious pita wrap that I made: edamame hummus, taboule, turkey and pepperincini were involved.
And an apple.
72-90 - TIMMY FOR CY YOUNG!!!
Adopted Giant: Daryl Maday - The roller coaster ride continues - Augusta to Norwich to San Jose, the latter of which has been a success so far. 1.59 ERA.
That sounds really good.
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
Yet another show I haven’t gotten to in my 498-disc Netflix queue!
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
It’s up to #64 in the queue!
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
Well, the first season is.
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
Which means we should get to it sometime around the end of the baseball season.
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
I could just never get into that show. There were some funny moments with the soccer coach, but that’s about it.
Quality
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I really should get around to watching that. Right now I’m on Dexter and Breaking Bad.
0-0 - Blank Slate, Baby
Adopted Giant: Daryl "Fat But Awesome" Maday - The season begins in last year's hellhole: Norwich.
Dexter
Yet another show I haven’t gotten to in my 498-disc Netflix queue!
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
The sad thing is, the next Netflix DVDs coming are 24, and I hate that show. But my wife loves it, so I sit through it to win Good Husband Points.
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
jcb 1 – xanthan 0
0-0 - Blank Slate, Baby
Adopted Giant: Daryl "Fat But Awesome" Maday - The season begins in last year's hellhole: Norwich.
Oh, I do that too, don’t get me wrong.
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
Dexter = awesome
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
The thing I’m most impressed about it is the great character development it’s had in the three seasons so far – especially Deb, who was annoying at first and is now probably my favorite character on the show.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
it’s such a long wait from December to next September…
0-0 - Blank Slate, Baby
Adopted Giant: Daryl "Fat But Awesome" Maday - The season begins in last year's hellhole: Norwich.
it’s such a long wait from December to next SeptemberApril…
Baseball will hold us over
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Apr 7, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Breaking Bad is a phenomenal show.
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 7, 2009 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Anyone listening to the pre-game chat on KNBR between Gary Radnich and Dave Flemming? Flem just announced he’d be doing the post-postgame call-in show after Giants home weekday night games this season. Does this mean Damon Bruce has been fired? [crosses fingers]
My plans for 2009: getting married and attending Tim Lincecum Bobblehead Day.
by Kitspool on Apr 7, 2009 12:24 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Doy Yo Yoy!
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Ok people
I gotta get ready and go to work (stupid 2-7 shift). Catch ya post-game.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
If Dustin Pedroia played in Seattle, not many people would be talking about him.
April hath put a spirit of youth in everything." William Shakespeare
Sorry, I just needed to post something!
BASEBALL BASEBALL BASEBALL BASEBALL
I’m so ready.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Anyone played with the new MLB.tv interface? I kinda dig it. I like the HD-ish thing it does. Works decently on my slow wifi.
Luvin it
the pausing alone is worth the extra money
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
Since all this TV talk just came up
If you have Netflix, what do you current have out from them?
1) Zack and Miri Make a Porno
2) Ricky Gervais: Out of England
3) 24: Season 6: Disc 1
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
I would be really happy to delete 24, believe me.
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I have a soft spot for silly Kevin Smith movies, though. And Seth Rogen. Freaks and Geeks 4 life!
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Freaks and Geeks!
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
My 8th grade English made us watch that show in class and analyze it for thematic stuff. It was awesome.
0-0 - Blank Slate, Baby
Adopted Giant: Daryl "Fat But Awesome" Maday - The season begins in last year's hellhole: Norwich.
insert “teacher”
0-0 - Blank Slate, Baby
Adopted Giant: Daryl "Fat But Awesome" Maday - The season begins in last year's hellhole: Norwich.
TWSS
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I just got finished rewatching Freaks and Geeks with my new GF, who’d never seen it. That show is so good. Stupid TV execs not recognizing good things.
My current netflix:
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Band of Brothers disc 1
28 Days Later
by The Double Deuce on Apr 7, 2009 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
La Dolce Vita
The Assassination of Jesse James
I’ve had them forever. I fail at netflix, seriously.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Jesse James was boring as fuck.
Just send it back.
by The Double Deuce on Apr 7, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m pretty sure I’ll enjoy it (I really liked The Proposition), but I just don’t know when I’m going to get my head in the right place to watch a ~3 hour movie in the next week or so. Then again, I’m about to have a 5 day weekend, so.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
I have slight obsessive tendencies with netflix. As soon as I watch a movie, I immediately put it in the envelope and in my mailbox.
My problem is that I never get around to watching the movies. Otherwise, I am exactly like you!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
there’s a solution to this. order the movies, burn them. send them back the next day, watch at your own convenience, create huge movie collection. win-win-win!
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 7, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Baseball – Inning 2
4 out of 5 doctors agree Rosterbation can cause blindness and delusions of grandeur.
We watched that a few years ago. It got awfully East Coast Bias towards the end – they spent like half an episode bemoaning how horrible it was that the Giants and Dodgers moved west, and then barely mentioned either team again. And it spent another half an episode on Game 6 of the 1986 World Series and how deep and sad and meaningful it is to be a Red Sox fan. Overall I enjoyed it, though.
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Update!
Sully to throw out the first pitch! YEAAA
Taylor Hicks to sing the National Anthem. BOOOOO
My plans for 2009: getting married and attending Tim Lincecum Bobblehead Day.
Sully is our guy New York scum!
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
What? This Stud?
0-0 - Blank Slate, Baby
Adopted Giant: Daryl "Fat But Awesome" Maday - The season begins in last year's hellhole: Norwich.
OPEN THE GAMEDAY THREAD ALREADY
Let’s make this official!
Derin McMains had five fingers, but he only used three.
My cousin-in-law just predicted a Brewers blow-out. I don’t know if I’d make that prediction knowing my starter was Jeff Suppan and the team was facing the defending Cy Young winner…
Proud parent of future rookie of the year, Gerald Posey!
by GiantsFanInExile on Apr 7, 2009 12:32 PM PDT reply actions
Hey guys,
I’m a Brewers fan, wishing you the best of luck today.
I was just curious what a typical opening day is like in SF. In Milwaukee, it’s a huge party, is it the same in SF?
while IM’ing on our laptops and iPhones
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
And there’s rainbows everywhere because the skies part for Giants baseball.
by CaliforniaBone on Apr 7, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
We have cheese in the Bay Area, but it’s all smoked gouda or havarti or artisan goat cheese or something.
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I wish I lived in the land of beer and cheese (minus the tundra weather)
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
That sounds like it should be an ethnic slur against the people of the upper midwest.
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
there are worse things to have generalized about oneself!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
I wasn't appalled
I just thought it was funny after all the cell phone and rainbow comments. Anyway, it’s good to see people are excited about baseball all over the place
I love beer
Cheese is alright, but that’s just more of a stereotype from the 60s than anything else.
Our commercials claim that people come to California from Wisconsin for the cheese, but lie and say they’re coming for tourist attractions.
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
Like the Tenderloin!
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Photography of the 1960s!
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
El queso es verde y viejo
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
If your going to San Fran cisco
Be sure to wear some cheese in your hair
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 7, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
DON’T EAT THE BROWN CHEESE, MAN.
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Good luck to you too - but not too much
4 out of 5 doctors agree Rosterbation can cause blindness and delusions of grandeur.
It’s quite a spectacle in SF as well, although you’ll see more umbrellas this year than in most.
Best of luck to you as well, I hope the Brewers can continue their success this year and save us from the “It’s Our Year”-esque pitiful Cubs fans who seem to come out when CHI is in first place.
Derin McMains had five fingers, but he only used three.
Brew Crew
Just kick the shit out of the Cubs and Red Birds
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
+100000
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
we're on the right track
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I like the Brewers. I want them to do well this season except for, you know, these games. But feel free to knock Zito around, everyone else does.
I don’t think they’re facing Zito this series, unfortunately for them.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
We play them in Milwaukee later, I’m sure.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
on the road
I really don’t understand this scheduling. teams with likely rainouts shouldn’t be hosting opening series against teams they won’t face again in their own home park.
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 7, 2009 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
They do. I might try to go to those games, as my mom is in Wisconsin and I’ll be visiting her sometime around mid-summer.
by The Double Deuce on Apr 7, 2009 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m pretty sure it’s actually Gallardo.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
What about Sabathia and Sheets? Oh, right.
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
Macha
Macha thought it woudl be too much pressure on Gallardo to put him as the opening day starter. Can’t say I agree with it, but I don’t think the order of the pitching rotation really matters once you’re about 2 weeks into the season.
Yeah, it’s purely ceremonial. I don’t think anyone actually thought Zito was the Giants #1 starter last year.
Well, except for Bochy.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Face of the Franchi$e!
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 7, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
they know they’ll lose to Lincecum anyway, so why not start a sacrificial lamb.
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 7, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
BEAT LA
You probably know it as MYANMAR, but it will always be BURMA to me!
by NuschlerFace on Apr 7, 2009 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
BEAT LA
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
BEAT LA
0-0 - Blank Slate, Baby
Adopted Giant: Daryl "Fat But Awesome" Maday - The season begins in last year's hellhole: Norwich.
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Watch the game.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
/combs mustache and reads Rifles Monthly
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 7, 2009 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
You grab your teammate by the wrist and use his hand to smack the ball.
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 7, 2009 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
whichever one costs more, do that one.
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 7, 2009 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Kruk and Kuip on baseball. The metaphorical skies have cleared and the sun is out.
My plans for 2009: getting married and attending Tim Lincecum Bobblehead Day.
Aw, I was hoping they’d have Gameday Audio available for the Kruk and Kuip show, but apparently not :(
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
They do have the post-game show stuff though, which is always pure gold.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
2 minutes of talking
5 minutes of commericals
1 minute of talking
5 minutes of commercials
3 minutes of talking
etc.
I DON’T WANT TO MISS BRUCE BOCHY USING BASEBALL CLICHES!
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 7, 2009 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
gipe?
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 7, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t like this studio thing for the pregame. It’s too sterile. Go back to the chophouse, or just do it from the stadium.
Billy Ripken is not a fuck face
I agree. Plus I was hoping Scott Reiss would be the host.
You probably know it as MYANMAR, but it will always be BURMA to me!
by NuschlerFace on Apr 7, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
they should do it from the Cove.
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 7, 2009 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
QUIET EVERYONE!
Boulderskull is speaking on the radio.
My plans for 2009: getting married and attending Tim Lincecum Bobblehead Day.
Any LiveStreams?
I’m at work so any Live Streams available? ‘Laggin’ Pixely’ Lincecum is better than ‘Starin’ at the box score and hope it refreshes quickly’ Lincecum…
Mo'ped Money, Mo'ped Problems
Gameday is actually pretty nice now
if you really want to:
0-0 - Blank Slate, Baby
Adopted Giant: Daryl "Fat But Awesome" Maday - The season begins in last year's hellhole: Norwich.
So is there going to be a game or what?
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
Sabean appears to be approximately 70,000 years old.
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
Ha ha! Miller’s is referencing Botch’s stupidest managing moment: The timmy rain in the middle game!
Nah.
American League double switch was even dumber.
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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis
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