Giants/Rockies Series Preview
by Grant Brisbee on May 1, 2009 11:14 AM PDT
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PrintThe Rockies used to lose every game in San Francisco, and the Giants used to lose every game in Colorado. It was a nice and tidy arrangement. I knew what games to skip, and what games to watch. Then, inspired by Galileo's famous mountaintop cigar-'n'-golf-clubs experiment, someone started putting baseballs in a Coors Field humidor. Also, the Giants started to stink. With those two factors in play, now we don't know what to expect.
But I'll do my best to preview the series:
Rockies Hitting
I totally got a late-round steal for my fantasy team with Dexter Fowler. The dude stole five bases in one game off Chris Young, which really helped my fantasy team. I also took a flier on Todd Helton on another fantasy team that has on-base percentage as one of the categories, but he's actually helping my fantasy team in RBI. I'm glad I don't have Chris Ianetta on my fantasy team, as he's stinking right now. I went with Bengie Molina instead, and he's been awesome for my fantasy team. Brad Hawpe's having a great year, but not for my fantasy team.
Rockies Pitching
I was all going to pick Huston Street for my fantasy team, but then I was all, whoa, there's competition for the closer's role. It turns out that was a good move for my fantasy team, as Manny Corpas already took the job from Street. But I'm thinking about getting former Giants first-rounder Jason Grilli for my fantasy team, because he's one of the only relievers doing well for the Rockies. I was tempted to pick Aaron Cook for my fantasy team, but he doesn't get strikeouts. It was a good move for my fantasy team, as Cook's been pretty bad. The guy I should have picked for my fantasy team is Jorge De La Rosa, whom the Giants won't see this series.
Rockies Defense
Because none of my fantasy teams are ranked on their defense, I'm not sure how the Rockies' defense is.
Conclusion:
I'm hoping that Fowler steals a bunch of bases for my fantasy team and that he's stranded on third each time. Actually, I hope he scores a bunch of runs that are unearned, because that would help my fantasy team, and I have Randy Johnson on my fantasy team, so I wouldn't want them to show up in Johnson's ERA. I hope that the Giants sweep the series, but I also hope that a bunch of good things happen for my fantasy team.
Comment starter:
Please tell us all about your fantasy team. I've been reading about baseball on the internet for a long, long time, and I'm always amazed at how fascinating other people's fantasy teams are. Every fantasy team is a miracle of chaos theory -- I mean, did you ever stop to think that if someone picked Johan Santana as the first overall pick in your fantasy league, you'd have a totally different fantasy team? That's an amazing way to think about fantasy teams, and that's why all fantasy teams are interesting. So tell us about your fantasy team. We'd all love to read about your fantasy team. Fantasy team.
Also, on an unrelated note, I think I'm going to start deleting all GameThread comments that have to do about fantasy teams.
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chuckles without much gusto, then heads over to the Rockies SBN page in hopes of real preview
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
Fair enough. But I tried to work in the who’s hot/not into the post.
by Grant Brisbee on May 1, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Also, you should get that gusto checked out.
by Grant Brisbee on May 1, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I mean, I could have filled a post with conclusions based on sample sizes of 80 at-bats or 30 innings — “Jason Marquis has had a good start to the year…uh, maybe that will continue.”
by Grant Brisbee on May 1, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
wow, it's a piece of cake to hack these "bans"
(you know I love you Grant)
(in, uh, a socially acceptable way)
(and, oh yeah, friggin’ purple row did not have a preview either)
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
Natto, would you please tell hairball that I am not responding to his/her comments anymore.
by Grant Brisbee on May 1, 2009 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
our preview guy was late. Well, I guess not technically late since he said he’d be there between 11:00 and 4:00 “Business Time” whatever that was supposed to mean.
I think that means EST because that’s where everything in the sports world happens.
Judgment Day is coming
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Two minutes in heaven is better than one minute in heaven
Next thing you know I’m wearing absolutely nothing
Except for my socks
And you know when I’m down to just my socks
what time it is
It’s business time
It’s business
It’s business time
When I’m down to my socks it’s time for business
That’s why they’re called business socks, oooh
It’s business
It’s business time
Oooh, hoo hoo hoo oooh yeah, yeah
GROUGTHINK ALERT
Chatterbalks dot com: Still with jokes. Now with updates.
Ooh, making love.
Making love for two.
Making love for two minutes.
Adoptive parent of Noah Lowry. Because he was awesome once, and, goddammit, he shall be awesome once again!
I hope.
Business hours are over.
Hi, I am Johnny Disaster.
by Johnny Disaster on May 1, 2009 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmmm.
Fantasy…team…got it.
NL West TempestTeapot
Nothing matters , and what if it did?
by victor frankenstein on May 1, 2009 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
They…kind of scare me.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen should be with the big team.
I know you're not supposed to look at the faces
But holy crap, they all look like dudes with boobs.
Proud adoptive parent of Billy "Duke" Neukom. He's got balls of steel.
by Gabafnerhagen on May 1, 2009 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Correction:
All but one of them look like dudes with boobs.
Proud adoptive parent of Billy "Duke" Neukom. He's got balls of steel.
by Gabafnerhagen on May 1, 2009 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions
First place, baby! Suck it, biff pocoroba!
by Grant Brisbee on May 1, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
You fell for the classic blunder
Grant employed the Pick Great Pitching And Go Right To First Place strategy. Meanwhile, my team is comfortably in sixth place, ready to pounce, once Chris Carpenter’s arm is re-stapled to his torso and Joe Blanton gets in his time machine and reestablishes his Oakland-era league averageness. We’ve got a classic tortoise and hare situation here, and you just don’t see it.
Plus, I looked up the results from previous years, and on average the median number of LaRoches per winning team has only been .17, roughly. Your team has more than ten times that amount. It’s a LaRoche Gross Multiplier of nearly twelve, and no team can sustain a lead with such a figure.
by biff pocoroba on May 1, 2009 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hate to break it to you, but I don’t think 2009 Joe Blanton can fit into the time machine… (That’s-ah big-ah boy-ah!)
Proud parent of future rookie of the year, Gerald Posey!
by GiantsFanInExile on May 1, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
My sacrilegious fantasy team
C: Bengie Molina
1b: Adrian Gonzalez
2b: Orlando Hudson
SS: Edgar Renteria
3b: Pablo Sandoval
RF: Manny Ramirez
CF: Fred Lewis
RF: Carlos Quentin
DH: Albert Pujols
P: Tim Lincecum
P: Chad Billingsley
P: Matt Cain
P: Clayton Kershaw
CL: Brian Wilson
Justin Miller: More ink'd than an octopus on PCP.
Dodger limit is one
Im sorry you are three over
Kinda proud adoptive parent of the set-up man.
This is almost Howry do it!
Also, on an unrelated note, I think I’m going to start deleting all GameThread comments that have to do about fantasy teams.
Thank goodness.
by Lars The Wanderer on May 1, 2009 11:25 AM PDT reply actions
Raucous golf clap; screw these weenies in this gallery.
Forsan et heac olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 1, 2009 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
You know, even if he deletes them they will pup up for you in the thread. Only if you go back and re-read the thread will you not see them. HA
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen should be with the big team.
He decides what history will tell us.
Hi, I am Johnny Disaster.
by Johnny Disaster on May 1, 2009 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
True story
I’ve never had a fantasy team in any sport. Can’t be bothered.
Take that, Grant!
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on May 1, 2009 11:25 AM PDT reply actions
I haven't either
But part of that has to do with the fact that I live in WhereInTheFuckVille, California
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
Same here
I think if I ever did, I’d be really lazy about it and never change my lineup from day 1.
Adopted Giant: John Bowker, who is currently running wild over the PCL.
by rightcenterfielder on May 1, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Bowker has 15 walks in under 100 PAs. Dang.
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.
John B. Bowker
The extra B is for BB.
Adopted Giant: John Bowker, who is currently walking wild over the PCL.
by rightcenterfielder on May 1, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
What’s the other extra B for?
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, coming soon to a minor league near you.
That’s a typo.
Adopted Giant: John Bowker, who is currently walking wild over the PCL.
by rightcenterfielder on May 1, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I did it once, but I swear I didn’t like it and I’ll never do it again.
Hi, I am Johnny Disaster.
by Johnny Disaster on May 1, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s what she said.
Proud parent of future rookie of the year, Gerald Posey!
by GiantsFanInExile on May 1, 2009 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Is it really problematic when we discuss fantasy baseball here? I can’t tell if we’re being profane/angry/sarcastic as usual about them, or if they’re actually bothering posters.
"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 May 1, 2009 11:26 AM PDT reply actions
I don’t care as long as they’re not of the “Oh, well, Giants are losing, but at least I got points for my fantasy team” variety.
Judgment Day is coming
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by Natto on May 1, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Can I ask what’s so bothersome about it? I see that as taking lemons and turning them into lemondrops.
"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 May 1, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Your fantasy team doesn’t bring enough lemondrops for the whole class.
El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."
sharing is caring
"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 May 1, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
My mind went to herpes, your mind went to Care Bears.
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.
My mind is always on Care Bears.
El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."
#1 GIS result for 'care bears with herpes'
I initially typoed that as ‘care bears with herges.’ #1 result for that:
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.
If you’re on narrow view, try opening the top image in a new window. The creepy part of it is cut off.
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.
"Care bears with herges" = "Tintin menaced by a yeti"?
Umm…sure, that makes sense because…uh…nah, I got nothing.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, coming soon to a minor league near you.
Billions of blistering blue barnacles in a thundering typhoon!
That’s what I say every time Fred Lewis strikes out.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, coming soon to a minor league near you.
Mmmm... bunion rings...
Forsan et heac olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 1, 2009 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s like watching your house burn down with your loved ones trapped inside, and someone says, “Well, at least you saved my George Foreman grill.”
Judgment Day is coming
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Pretty much. I was more just being silly, and guessing that this would turn into a fantasy thread. It’s a satire more on internet baseball talk in general than any McC stuff.
by Grant Brisbee on May 1, 2009 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
that’s a relief.
I thought you were turning on us.
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
YOU'LL KNOW WHEN I TURN ON YOU. OH, YOU'LL KNOW.
by Grant Brisbee on May 1, 2009 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
I imagine it will start with some sort of snarky satire piece.
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
I had to ask because I was met with some negative reactions when I brought up my fantasy team. I wasn’t sure what that was all about.
"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 May 1, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Even though I don’t have one (inertia rules the day), I see fantasy teams as a way to get a peek at other players on teams other than the Giants. I’m okay with it.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
Yeah, that’s my favorite part of fantasy baseball. I’ve learned a lot about non-Giants in the years I’ve played.
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.
Agreed
Proud parent of future rookie of the year, Gerald Posey!
by GiantsFanInExile on May 1, 2009 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Yup
Fantasy stats don’t count when they’re against the Giants, unless you’re some sort of soulless devil spawn who only masquerades as a fan of the orange and black.
Proud parent of future rookie of the year, Gerald Posey!
by GiantsFanInExile on May 1, 2009 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll admit to being bored people talk about there fantasy teams. It’s like talking about how your golf game is going or how your investments are performing; no one really cares.
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
Grant sucks at fantasy
Huston Street is back as closer. Should’ve picked him. Could’ve had a totally different fantasy team..
I only have a signature because I recognize everyone else by their sigs, not their usernames..
The only time you should discuss fantasy baseball on MCC is to humiliate the last place owner of a MCC Fantasy Baseball League.
redhornet78
El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."
Between owning Russell Martin, AJ Pierzynski & A-Rod, this is deserved.
Wisconsin: Famous for dairy, Ryan Rohlinger and not much else.
I’m pretty sure The Dick Poles would be last if not for Longoria and Greinke.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on May 2, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
9th place
TAKE THAT FIVE GUYS WHO’RE WORSE THAN ME!
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.
I’m one of those.
Thanks Berkman, Cabrera and Holliday!
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
Injuries, Beckett, Dioner Navarro, and Adrian Beltre are to blame for me.
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.
And Edgar Renteria (only started hitting after I dropped him) and Elvis Andrus.
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.
Then, inspired by Galileo’s famous mountaintop cigar-‘n’-golf-clubs experiment,
I read that as “Gallego’s famous…” and was going to make a comment on how Mike Gallego isn’t really famous for anything except for being dissed by Rickey Henderson.
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.
I’m excited I have no Rockies on my fantasy team, no conflicts of interest for an entire series!
Wisconsin: Famous for dairy, Ryan Rohlinger and not much else.
And my fantasy team probably would’ve gained like 5 or 6 point yesterday, but Josh Beckett had to go and suck AGAIN, so it only gained like 2 points.
As guys whose names are almost identical to mine and who’ve pitched for the Red Sox go, I’m really starting to prefer John Burkett.
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.
Both of my jokes in this thread are incredibly strange. Not that that’s anything new.
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.
MY FANTASY TEAM
Keeper 5×5
C: Pablo Sandoval
1B: James Loney
2B: Dan Uggla
3B: Garrett Atkins
SS: Jose Reyes
OF: Nick Markakis
OF: Curtis Granderson
OF: Carlos Lee
Util: Rickie Weeks
BN: Mike Aviles
BN: Matt Wieters
DL: Travis Hafner
SP: Jake Peavy
SP: Felix Hernandez
RP: Brad Ziegler
RP: Francisco Cordero
P: Huston Street
P: Joba Chamberlain
P: Matt Cain
BN: Randy Johnson
BN: Ricky Nolasco
BN: Jair Jurrjens
Post yours
I only have a signature because I recognize everyone else by their sigs, not their usernames..
You’re just jealous
I only have a signature because I recognize everyone else by their sigs, not their usernames..
I can never be jealous of any team with a Dodger on it.
Judgment Day is coming
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Random information this post reminded me of
Aside from Will Clark and Matt Williams, Jason Grilli is the highest draft pick the Giants have ever had.
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.
that took a lot of cheeseburgers
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
Grillied cheeseburgers
hahahahahahahahha!!!!!!!!
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.
Offensive to Hindus, Jews, AND people who like good jokes.
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.
Him and Nate Bump
And isn’t he still floating around somewhere, too?
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.
I’m in second place in the McC league. DAMN YOU PHINEAS’ GAGES! (I can’t even remember who that is… D:)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
phineas gage
was the guy who had a railroad spike blown through his skull in the 19th century, which disconnected his “control” (frontal lobe) from his emotions.
And no, I did not google it.
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.
Since no one gives a crap about my fantasy team (currently in third place, thank you very much), I’d like to call attention to something.
Tomorrow there are four great sporting events taking place. The Kentucky Derby. The Pacquiao-Hatton fight. Celtics-Bulls Game 7. And Giants-Rockies, with Matt Cain starting. Three of those events will be broadcast to tens of millions of people, either on pay-per-view, cable or free TV. The fourth will not be available for viewing to anyone, anywhere, for any amount of money.
Comment starter: If you were starting of fantasy league of ruthless despots, would you draft Fox and MLB before or after Pol Pot?
"Are we bad? No. But right now, we are." Boulderskull, 4.16.09
IronFist 2009 (tm)
I love this idea, Kitspool. Let’s do it. Under the rules, would FoxSports be a different despot than the whole Fox broadcasting empire (i.e., does FoxNews get thrown in as a freebie?) or do different wings (all of them far right ones… ba DUM pum) have to be drafted separately?
With his first draft in the IronFist 2009™ Fantasy League of Ruthless Despots, the Mayor takes . . . dick cheney.
Forsan et heac olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 1, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Value over replacement tyrant
Pol Pot’s VORT is pretty hard to beat, though.
"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 May 1, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
VORT...
was that one [( # of own people killed/total # of people killed) + (# of times your gov’t has tried to assassinate you/# of times your gov’t has re-elected you)]^(quirky fashion characteristics) ?
No question about it, but... shall we say... he hasn't really been getting on base lately.
Forsan et heac olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
a hacker of some note, however.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on May 1, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Coors humidor
I’m kind of interested in the update on the humidor story. As expected, it’s become this public metaphor for dead balls, but as the attentive know, the original concept was that the humidor just kept the balls “normal” as opposed to drying out and getting bouncier as the year went on.
Has anyone seen any reporting on whether or not the aggregate numbers did show an increase in hitting as the year went on pre-humidor and a leveling out post-humidor?
I checked annual park factors, and it looks like Coors was #1 only in 2002 and 2004… all other years they’ve been somewhere in the top 5 regardless of humidor.
"[Greg] Vaughn is in a funk so deep, George Clinton wearing a miner's helmet couldn't find him."
- Jim Baker, ESPN.com, May 2002
Fantasy teams are like dreams. Fascinating to you, mind-numbingly boring to everyone else.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Like poems...
Forsan et heac olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 1, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
And almost every Twitter message ever...
Forsan et heac olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 1, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
HEY GUYS LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT MY RECURRING DREAM WHERE I LOSE TEETH AND IT FEELS SOOOOOO REAL!!!
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.
Lucky for me I dropped jcb’s teeth from my fantasy team.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, coming soon to a minor league near you.
How can a steady whimper for help ever be considered boring?
Forsan et heac olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 1, 2009 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Being the #2 GIS result for ‘failbeard’ != boring
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.
A lot of the GIS results for that term are from MCC, actually.
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.
Woo hoo!! We're Number Two! etc.
Forsan et heac olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 1, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Tomorrow’s Sporting Green headline:
Rockies Bitch-Slapped by Big Unit
Giant Johnson leaves Colorado battered
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
It's too bad Johnson isn't a short stop
Then, the headline could be, “Bocock’s Soft Stroke Benched for Hard-hitting Johnson.”
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.
How long have you been working on that one?
Uh, the joke, I mean.
Forsan et heac olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 1, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Approximately five seconds. THAT’S HOW GIFTED I AM.
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.
Wow. You really pounded that out.
Apologies to HowTheyScored… this is really his territory.
Forsan et heac olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 1, 2009 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
He pulled a fast one.
"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 May 1, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
rain rain go away
its not lookin good guys…
If it’s rained out, maybe we’ll get a game on TV afterall.
AND THEN I CAN CHECK ON HOW MY MAKE BELIEVE TEAM IS DOING!
by Lars The Wanderer on May 1, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
If it’s rained out, maybe we’ll get a Saturday game on TV afterall.
by Lars The Wanderer on May 1, 2009 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
my fantasy baseball
The Giants win every game, and the Dodgers lose every 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.
I heard on the radio during my lunch break that Renel is no longer with KISS FM. I don’t think it will affect her doing the PA at Giants games, but I wonder what’s next for her.
"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 May 1, 2009 1:12 PM PDT reply actions
I'd rather listen to her than Damon Bruce
"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 May 1, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d rather listen to Scott Stapp sing Bob Dylan covers for six hours rather than listen Damon Bruce for two minutes.
by Grant Brisbee on May 1, 2009 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Woooooo!!!
Creed!!!
"Chemistry is a class you take in high school or college, where you figure out two plus two is 10, or something."
- Dennis Rodman
I used to know someone who was obsessed with Creed (I DIDN’T SAY WE WERE FRIENDS). She went to that concert where Scott Stapp was so drunk and out of it that the fans filed a class action lawsuit against him. Also, she was more than a little crazy. Good times, good times.
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.
Scott Stapp would rock the shit out of Property Of Jesus.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
Chatterbalks dot com: Still with jokes. Now with updates.
Fantasy teams are for nerds.
Signed,
a competitive Scrabble player
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on May 1, 2009 1:22 PM PDT reply actions
Excuse me sir
I resemble that remark.
"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 May 1, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Boring thread is boring.
Adoptive parent of Noah Lowry. Because he was awesome once, and, goddammit, he shall be awesome once again!
I hope.
I can tell you about my day if that would be more interesting for you.
Here we go:
- I need to go to the store to pick up mint for dinner
- I had rice and hot pepper sauce for lunch
- I’m thinking about weird city names. Some of my favorites are Last Chance, Colorado, and Unalaska, Alaska.
- I was poking around on Facebook earlier and accidentally discovered that someone on MCC went to the same high school as me at the same time
- I’ve listened to albums by Sufjan Stevens, K’naan, and The Weakerthans
- I’m going to watch an episode of The West Wing on DVD tonight with my wife
THRILLING STUFF GUYS.
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.
VETO!
- I’m going to watch an episode of The West Wing on DVD tonight with my wife
The Giants are playing.
by Lars The Wanderer on May 1, 2009 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
We have a long-established tradition of watching tv shows on DVD in the evenings, after the kids are asleep. It’s the only chance we ever really get to watch tv. Sometimes, sadly, it gets in the way of Giants games, but things are busy enough that I rarely get to watch a game uninterrupted anyway. So it goes.
Also, there’s a lot of rain in the forecast, so they may not be playing.
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.
Your RAGE! image has now been entirely obliterated.
by Lars The Wanderer on May 1, 2009 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
The funny thing is, RAGE is a running joke in my household, too. Long before it was on MCC. But it’s my wife’s RAGE we joke about, not mine.
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.
-I picked up my rental car, a Nissan Versa that is so adorable I might die. It’s small and periwinkle blue and drives like a dream. I don’t want to bring it back.
-Went to the bank where I deposited my first check from my MLB Advanced Media job (ZOMG) and got lunch at a sandwich establishment where the people working could not try any harder to be indifferent and unfriendly towards everyone there.
-Worked. Lots of paperwork. Wished the phones would blow up or everyone calling would just die so I could do my paperwork.
-Forgot when Mother’s Day was and had to look it up on the intertubes. I am planning something for my mom. This will be our first Mother’s Day with her in several years. If we throw something purple at her and give her flowers she should be happy.
-Made notes to call my dad and run by the post, both after work.
riveting
"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 May 1, 2009 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
We’re like Twitter, but with complete sentences!
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.
- I finished installing Leopard on my Mac and played with a few new features.
- I’m starting on the Time Capsule/Time Machine installation
- I went on a BevMo run to get some tequila, Cabernet and Cheerwine, plus a new foil cutter
- I made a quick trip to the store to pick up a dozen limes and some milk, plus an impulse buy of fontiago cheese
- I drove kids around to school and back, along with a friend’s kids
- I tried to think of something to make for dinner, then decided it’s a good night for takeout.
- And now I’m washing the kid’s uniform for her baseball game tomorrow morning.
EVEN MORE THRILLING THAN jcb9’s DAY, GUYS.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
I read the first line as “I finished installing Leonard Cohen on my Mac”
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.
Me too
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
- I did a six hour shift at work. First I made omelettes. Then I made sandwiches. At some point in there, I had to wash the stainless steel refrigerators and the door jambs. I got some free sandwiches at the end of the day.
- I’ve been on my computer listening to Manic Street Preachers since then.
- I’m going to see Wolverine with my roommate.
WHOOOOOO!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
- I spent all morning moving my office down the hall.
- I had pepperoni pizza and a Fat Tire for lunch
- After lunch, I re-sprained my knee helping my boss move his desk
- Now I’m lying on my couch at home with my knee brace on hoping I’ll be able to walk comfortably again by tonight.
YIPPIE
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Boo sprained knee
hooray beer (and pizza)
"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 May 1, 2009 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
-I found out I have micoplasma pneumonia :\
-Picked up the medicine
-Played basketball (So I can’t be THAT sick)
Though really, a majority of my day was just praying for the Giants’ game to come faster.
Proud father of Barry Zito. As long as he keeps throwing strikes, that is.
yay Wolverine
I might see it during the week next week, when crowds won’t be as nuts. I need a dose of man candy, stat.
"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 May 1, 2009 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I've been @ work since 6:30 this morning.
I could tell you what I’ve been doing here, but then i’d have to kill you.
by FairweatherFan on May 1, 2009 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Cheerwine? Real Cheerwine? I may have to get this, I’ve never looked.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen should be with the big team.
Yes, real Cheerwine. It really is delicious. You can check your local BevMo via the online ordering, to see if they carry it. I buy mine at the San Jose Blossom Hill store.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
-ran some STATS on a company’s promotion rates
-took my wife to celebratory breakfast an account of her getting into Berkeley
-read a paper on the effect of the EEOC on black wages
- had some barbequed ribs
-am about to go hang out with a bunch of grad students at a “mixer”.
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
congrats to the wife and her continuing debt, I mean, education
"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 May 1, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
- Woke up, had my standard two cups of coffee for breakfast.
- Read Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Chronicle, Slate, McC.
- Had peanut butter sandwich for lunch. No jelly, I’m out.
- Paid the rent.
- Left my apartment to go to Office Despot to get a blue ink ballpoint pen, changed my mind while walking to my car.
- Returned to apartment, watched Rich Harden walk 57 batters in a row on MLB.tv, get pulled.
- Started reading an article for class, interesting but I’m lacking energy. I need more coffee.
EXCITEMENT.
It totally smells like victory
Dude.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, coming soon to a minor league near you.
mmmmm
Finally a game I can watch on television. Still deciding if I should skip graduation to go to the May 7th game at Coors.
Hmmm
What are the chances this game is played? It sucks where I live, but thats like 25 miles from the park.
Kinda proud adoptive parent of the set-up man.
This is almost Howry do it!
Wonder if we’ll have rain in the South Bay too. The Little Gs are on television tonight as well.
"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 May 1, 2009 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
In SF it's been raining more or less steady (not always heavy)
since 2 or so and still drizzling now
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
card carrying Bochy Hatter
by natteringnabob on May 1, 2009 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
check out purplerow.com
they’ve got a nice preview up as well.
Naturally, the Giants offense completely negates their pitching staff. The Giants are dead last in runs scored, 29th in walks earned, 29th in HR, 28th in K%age, 25th in wOBA, and naturally dead last in BB/K. Even worse, their BABIP is .321, good for the 5th best in MLB, meaning they are overachieving if anything thus far. Their offense isn’t pretty…it’s time for the Rockies staff to have a good series.
really? why doesn’t it seem like its that bad?
also
The Giants are, as expected, one of the best pitching staffs in the major leagues. They are ranked 2nd in runs allowed behind the shutout-happy Pirates, 6th in ERA, 7th in strikeouts, and 8th in HR allowed. So far this year, AT&T Park has been the 8th best pitcher’s park in terms of runs to boot.
alot more than 7 other teams!
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on May 1, 2009 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
SBN's fantasy site
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 1, 2009 4:10 PM PDT reply actions
Okay, I almost filled my pants on some of this stuff.
So, no fantasy team talk on the gamethreads. Yes sir, Grant, yes sir… Two finger salute… to the dictator. Baron… is periwinkle blue really a paint color? I also know which burger chain you are talking about. Goofus… if you business hours only last two minutes, I certainly hope you are giving discounts. I usually take a nap after business hours unless I am on an airplane.
"It hurts sooooooo... good!"
I’m not sure of the factory standard paint color name, but it’s very pale blue. Paler than even the powder blue MLB unis that were popular in the 80s. It’s totally a girl car. Meaning it comes with a cat standard equipped and it doesn’t like baseball.
"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 May 1, 2009 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Lineup
RF Winn
SS Renteria
3B Sandoval
C Molina
CF Rowand
LF Lewis
1B Ishikawa
2B Burriss
P Unit
by Lars The Wanderer on May 1, 2009 5:18 PM PDT reply actions
HERE'S MY TEAM GUYS
C: B-Money, Jorge Posada
1B: Prince Fielder, Carlos Pena
2B: Robinson Cano, Brandon Phillips
3B: Ryan Zimmerman, Garret Atkins, Alex Rodriguez (DL)
SS: Hanley Ramirez, Troy Tulowitzki
OF: Adam Dunn, Nick Markakis, Ryan Ludwick, Shane Victorino, Hunter Pence
RP Francisco Rodriguez, Brian Wilson, Matt Lindstrom
SP Tim Lincecum, Chad Billingsley, Armando Galarraga, Derek Lowe, Javier Vazquez, Jered Weaver, John Danks, Daisuke Matsuzaka (DL), Brandon Webb (DL)
…What is this “sarcasm” you speak of?
Proud adoptive parent of Billy "Duke" Neukom. He's got balls of steel.
I HAVE A COMPUTER BASEBALL GAME
FRED LEWIS IS BATTING 400
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
card carrying Bochy Hatter
rookie
my fred lewis is batting .728 with 34 homers in 20 games
Proud adoptive parent of Billy "Duke" Neukom. He's got balls of steel.
by Gabafnerhagen on May 1, 2009 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions
HE IS BATTING LEADOFF
VELEZ IS BATTING 2 AND IS ALSO BATTING 400 AND IS FIELDING .959
THERE ARE MANY DETAILS TO THIS COMPUTER GAME I CAN TYPE HERE
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
card carrying Bochy Hatter
I HAVE BRIAN BOCOCK
AND HE HAS SEVENTEEN TRIPLES
Proud adoptive parent of Billy "Duke" Neukom. He's got balls of steel.
by Gabafnerhagen on May 1, 2009 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I apologize
I am one of the biggest offenders on this front, and it’s mostly because this is my first year doing it and I cannot believe how well my team is doing so far. I had next to no idea how to construct a good team, and in retrospect the guys I liked before the season started have done REALLY well, and the guys I didn’t like haven’t been that great.
So yeah, I’ll try to cut down the references. That said, I started Ubaldo tonight and got the best of both worlds- good fantasy start, AWSUM real-life result.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
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