go back to reading.

just kidding! Great post and I find myself baffled by some of the knowledge on this site. These people are the people i want around me at a game 100%.

I’d even let natto touch me, just not my bathing suit area.

As crazy a sports fan I am, I can honestly say that this community has vaulted Giants baseball past Warriors hoops, Niners football, and Stanford sports to my #1 favorite. The discourse, humor, and personalities on here have made the season infinitely more enjoyable, and I feel as though I’ve just felt the tip of the iceberg. I mean, I haven’t even met any of you yet. Maybe that’ll change this season!

Despite some comments towards me and the ribbing I get for my hatred towards Kuiper, I have fun here. It’s really the decent message board out there anymore. I’ve only met one person here and I knew him before I arrived here. It’s possible we’ve past by each other at the ball park since I attend on average 60-65 games per year and I like to walk around the park before the game starts. I enjoy my relatively short stay here (and laugh at some of the pictures some of you post here). Hope it continues into the future.

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I appreciate that the stat-erific folks here post their gibberish, explain it when asked, and seem to realize the difference between stratomatic and the real thing. The non-stat folks appreciate the heavy analysis that appears here, the ex-ballplayers are cool, even the odd sportswriter pops in.

Also learning a lot from the rules nerds- in the arcade on opening day I was assured several times that Brian Wilson had a save opportunity, and I sat smugly and quietly in my McCovenness, knowing that I was so much incredibly superiror to them.

I guess I could be considered a regular… but I’d like to echo the sentiments expressed here. I often kind of wonder where I’d be with regards to baseball if I didn’t have this crazy site to talk about it on. A lot of teams have good blogs, yeah, but it seems like most of them don’t have the same atmosphere MCC does. Also, I feel like most sports fan sites on the internet aren’t nearly as welcoming to girls, but really, it’s never been weird here at all. So yeah, I love you guys.

safe to say that I like this place: good blog and good community

I think you all smell like Goofus’ running shoes.

For me, the variety of personalities and the level of knowledge here really make this community stand out. It’s made up of many folks from all over the state and country that have one common thread; we all love baseball, and Giants baseball in particular. I have been posting here for about two years on a semi regular basis and look to this board for my Giants "fix" during Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall.

This board reminds me of that quirky corner bar we all know. Once you establish the fact that you are not a complete idiot, you can post, comment and converse about everything from Giants Baseball to movies and your favorite recipes.

Everybody here is irregular.

You know, not only does this site increase my appreciation of the game and my ability to deal with crappieness on the Giants’ part, it’s also good for my marriage! Now that I have y’all to talk to, I don’t have to pester my wife with anecdotes about Joe Roa or complaints about the goddamn umpire or long rants about why Fred Lewis is so much better than Dave Roberts or what-have-you. She certainly appreciates that.

Also, let me say:

I’m not a stathead, and never will be, if only because my math skillz are terrible. I only made it to Algebra II in high school, did poorly at that (and worse at geometry), and avoided math like the plague in college. Plus, I’m a a humanities kind of guy, and while I appreciate stats as a means of player evaluation, it’s the narratives and the stories of the game that I really care about.

However, I’m really glad that y’all statheads are here and are doing what you’re doing. While I may not always understand what the hell you’re talking about, I do appreciate the information and the perspective, and if nothing else, the McCoven have helped get me up to speed on some of the less crazy-out-there stuff like OPS+ and BABIP, which are certainly handy things to know.

And, further jponry’s point, I’m really glad that we have so many awesome & smart female regulars. In the past, obsessive as I am about baseball, I’ve often avoided forums and whatnot dedicated to the game, because often, sports-related discussion is a bit of a boy’s club and takes on a macho bullshit locker room mentality that drives me nuts. I’m really glad that’s not the case here. At least among our The Notebook-watching, cat-owning, gay wussy contingent.

I’m just here for the photoshops.

I’m just here for the LOLcats.

I joined up here pretty early on (in fact, it will be exactly four years tomorrow), and while I rarely comment myself, I have spent countless hours reading the posts and comments here, every day since I signed up. I have an enormous appreciation for the knowledge, the humor, and the discussions that come up here.

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are the appreciation and McCoven Awards because it reminds me of all the comedic gold that people have put out over the past year.

Goofus always keeps it real

Y’all ARE awesome.

You are all very, very welcome.

And all the personalities…

Speaking as a non-stathead semi-regular, I certainly hope newcomers don’t feel too intimidated to the point where they’re genuinely afraid to post. I appreciate what everyone here has to bring to the table so long as they can string together at least a couple of coherent sentences in the English language. Or Japanese. Or Spanish.

I guess I’m a regular. I’m not a stat-head, but do my best to understand what the numbers mean and appreiciate the geeks’ patience with numbskulls like me. I also appreciate the knowledge I’ve gained here over the years.

Although our fearless leader deserves most of the credit for this place being so great, it’s certainly the entire community that makes it special. The knowledge, the humor and comradeship found in this virtual lounge is rare indeed.

Although we might have our differences at times, I don’t think any of us would trade McC for the world.

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my rah rah comments have been questioned at times but then I just take it all in stride (losers). I like this site as long as we keep talking about food, drink, and oh ya…. the Giants. One of the features that doesn’t get a lot of press that I like is Minor Lines…. keep up the good work SteveS. As long as we have Bochy and the gritty vets to bitch about I am happy as a harbor seal in heat. Go G’s….