Offensive Kersplosion: Giants take first game from Nationals
by Grant Brisbee on May 11, 2009 10:25 PM PDT
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PrintIt's times like this that I wish I gave something out for wins. You know, like a "Golden Rooster," or something. Like, I'd walk into the clubhouse after a hard-fought win, look the players in the eyes, and say, "Gentlemen, today's Golden Rooster can only go to one player. He knew when to buckle down. He knew when to make the pitcher work. That player is..." And then I'd give out the Golden Rooster.
Tonight, I'd totally give the Golden Rooster to Travis Ishikawa. And then I'd make everyone in the clubhouse start a slow, '80s-movie round of applause. And Ishikawa would be kind of embarrassed, but he'd beam with pride.
Which is all to say: Good game, Travis Ishikawa. I'm sure everyone's still pulling for the guy. The history of homegrown first basemen after Will Clark isn't exactly deep, so there's still time for him to become a total fan favorite.
Also of note: When was the last time a right-handed hitter hit a homer to right-center of Mays Field? Mike Piazza? Harmon Killebrew? I seriously can't remember. Ryan Zimmerman gets the Bonds treatment for the rest of the series.
Also also of note: It's good to see Brian Wilson shake some of that rust off and come into a game for once.
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You were thinking Golden Cock, weren’t you.
I know Grant was.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on May 11, 2009 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Grant needs to check out Merkin's "Gameball" feature
Not quite a rooster, but the commentary is always a delight.
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
Forgot to mention
It’s at the giantsboard site (www.giantsboard.com), which is one of the links on the left at the main McC page.
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
THREE! THREE GAMES OVER!
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, coming soon to a minor league near you.
by EliminateMe on May 11, 2009 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-Wd-Q3F8KM
The absentee father of Edwin "Cue Ball" Quirarte, now that he is doin well in the minors, its time to get back in his life, and in his checking account!
by TexasRanger on May 11, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
DO THE X BRIAN
AND FUCK YOU, BLAKE.
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yeah... that really showed casey. Who likely doesn't care and wasn't watching.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 11, 2009 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
BECAUSE FUCK CASEY BLAKE,
that’s why.
Actually I don’t care that much, but still. I don’t think I need an excuse to say “fuck the dodgers”, I just like finding one.
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by bondslegend on May 12, 2009 12:34 AM PDT up reply actions
While I agree with any and all excuses to say FU Dodgers
The fact that Wilson is still running his mouth about the incident makes my opinion of him even lower. Which was hard to, so I thought. He just needs to STFU about it already.
"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 12, 2009 7:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I thought that was just us.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at second.
I don’t think it’s a big deal either way, so whateva.
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I honestly don’t care either, which is why I’ve stayed the hell out of all the arguing over it, but that article did catch my eye this morning.
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at second.
This is a symptom of his competitive nature. It’s what makes him annoying, but its also what makes him good at closing. Im willing to deal with it. He comes off as a douche, but he’s our douche. I like doucheness better than crapiness.
by shaolinironlion on May 12, 2009 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
who gives a flying fuck about blake?
Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related
YOU ALMOST JINXED IT GRANT
Not so proud adoptive parent of the set-up man.
This is definitely not Howry do it!
Grant, do you watch top gear?
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I DO
Still in despair.
BRING BACK MARMOL!
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Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on May 11, 2009 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
fricking best show ever, correct?
Too bad the new season’s not for over a month :(
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by bondslegend on May 11, 2009 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s really that good.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on May 11, 2009 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Indeed. Most entertaining.
//adjusts monocle
Still in despair.
BRING BACK MARMOL!
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on May 12, 2009 6:49 AM PDT up reply actions
I watch “Lost”, “The Office”, and baseball. That’s all I gots time for right now.
by Grant Brisbee on May 11, 2009 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
The "golden rooster/cock" thing makes me think of that show
they give one out as an award every year.
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by bondslegend on May 11, 2009 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow. I just picked a random animal. My little league coach used to name a “Cock of the Walk” after every game, so I used rooster as an homage.
by Grant Brisbee on May 11, 2009 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
you are very in touch with global trends
or just lucky. One of the two
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by bondslegend on May 11, 2009 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
The Golden Rooster is also China’s version of the Oscar.
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given that the cock pun works just as well in Chinese, I find that amusing.
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
did he touch you?
The absentee father of Edwin "Cue Ball" Quirarte, now that he is doin well in the minors, its time to get back in his life, and in his checking account!
by TexasRanger on May 11, 2009 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I watch"Lost", "The Office", andbaseball. That’s all I gots time for right now.
by FairweatherFan on May 11, 2009 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I was watching it On Demand and enjoyed it.
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.
never watch it on while it is airing, they edit it more than that on-demand one and usually take out the best parts. It airs in the UK w/o commericals and it really takes some editting to get it fit for American TV.
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on May 12, 2009 7:02 AM PDT up reply actions
THIS
the news is one of my favorite parts, and I think they edit that out in the US, since it’s all about british cars and such. I download torrents of the show (shhh) during the season.
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Travis's grab over the fence
should make SC top ten
“Which is all to say: Good game, Travis Ishikawa. I’m sure everyone’s still pulling for the guy. The history of homegrown first basemen after Will Clark isn’t exactly deep, so there’s still time for him to become a total fan favorite. It’s been”
It’s been what?
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You’ll never know. And it was so, so genius too.
by Grant Brisbee on May 11, 2009 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s been a while? A gas? One week? A pleasure? Too long? A treat? Real? Fun? A wild ride? Around? Dormant? Crazy? Of it’s mind? On my mind? To Electric Ladyland?
I MUST KNOW.
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Not even close. Except for one guess that was pretty close.
by Grant Brisbee on May 11, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Ishi good job.
watching JT is torture.
congrats Randy Johnson almost there young man!
Wilson your the fucking man, and Blake can suck my golden rooster!
Billy Ripken is a douche bag.
well played.
and yes JT does not belong in front of a camera
by KINGofCRA5H on May 11, 2009 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
DEAR J.T. DO YOU LIKE ME CHECK YES OR NO
XOXO, NATTO
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 gigantic skull, and the pursuit of the double switch.
Adopted Giant: Fred Lewis, who can still draw a walk.
Him and Flem just look so uncomfortable.
by KINGofCRA5H on May 11, 2009 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
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 gigantic skull, and the pursuit of the double switch.
Adopted Giant: Fred Lewis, who can still draw a walk.
At work, we coined the term “cock-sauce hot.” As in,
“Man, she was hot.”
“Yeah, but was she cock-sauce hot?”
…pause… “Yeah. Absolutely.”
But we’d use the term for good, not evil.
by Grant Brisbee on May 11, 2009 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I enjoy that term
I will probably steal it now.
by FairweatherFan on May 11, 2009 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
EXcept I just remembered I work with 100% dudes.
by FairweatherFan on May 11, 2009 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Darn, cause the phrase ‘cock sauce hot’ is sure to endear you to your female co-workers.
Hi, I am Johnny Disaster.
by Johnny Disaster on May 12, 2009 7:53 AM PDT up reply actions
There was only one instance of a cock-sauce hot male co-worker for me
There were some who were attractive, some who were cute, and some who would be candidates for a storage room makeout, but there was only one who was “cock-sauce hot” in my experience. I would make excuses to go by his desk and sneak looks at him all ninja-like. A few times he caught me looking at him. I think he knew I was pathetically stalking him but it made him laugh every time he caught me. Sometimes he’d go to the park near the office and play basketball on his lunch break. I somehow always ended up taking walks on the trail near the park on those days. Hm.
"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 12, 2009 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes but I am really a guy.
"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 12, 2009 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions
TANGOTI
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, coming soon to a minor league near you.
by EliminateMe on May 12, 2009 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
You're a guy?
So can we call people “vag” again?
by Bay Area Sports Guy on May 12, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
/crushes beer can on forehead
Ugh.. should have used an empty one…
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Alright!!!
So who’s down for some Project Runway!!!
Err, just kidding…
by Bay Area Sports Guy on May 12, 2009 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
/whips it out.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on May 12, 2009 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, that certainly explains why you’re on the internet.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on May 12, 2009 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Good one. I will originate that later.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 11, 2009 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
So
There is a difference between “hot” and “cock-sauce hot”. This I will remember.
by KINGofCRA5H on May 11, 2009 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
True Story
Once I was trying to use a bottle of Siracha that I had just bought, but the nozzle wasn’t working. I squeezed the bottle as hard as I could and the whole thing suddenly erupted into the air and into my eye. I had to flush my eye under the faucet for twenty minutes. I was seriously scared I was going to go blind.
Anyway, later on I went to Zeitgeist to meet up with some friends and they ask me why my eye was all red. Without even thinking I said:
“Oh, earlier I took a huge glob of cock sauce to the eye.”
Everybody lol’d at me.
Right now Jon Miller is somewhere wearing a flamboyant tie and thinking about me.
by Norm Median on May 12, 2009 9:06 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Oh, earlier I took a huge glob of cock sauce to the eye
This puts my whole “My love is complete” story to shame.
I lol’d.
by Lars The Wanderer on May 12, 2009 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions
sigh
I remember when Zeitgiest was THE PLACE you could go drink if you were under 21 and had facial hair. Also, they served a Dead Elvis.
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?
-------
PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game currently in early planning stages.
IRL LOL
at work no less. I can’t easily explain that I was LOLing about your cock sauce in the eye story.
"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 12, 2009 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions
This stuff is like gold in my house.
by shaolinironlion on May 12, 2009 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
We have a very reasonable chance of sweeping this series, too.
by FairweatherFan on May 11, 2009 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, and also
I’m not sure if you heard, but there was a pretty significant loss on their team recently. I don’t really remember the details because the media kind of kept it under wraps, but it seems like it’s gonna hurt their chances
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by bondslegend on May 11, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
They are moving out of their stadium, right?
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I heard something about suspenders and mayonnaise. Didn't really pay attention.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 11, 2009 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Keep it going Wynn. Keep finding ways to score runs.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Wronghanded Affeldt pitches right
by Giant among Angels on May 11, 2009 10:39 PM PDT reply actions
He is climbing to a respectable batting average average. Pure Class
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Wronghanded Affeldt pitches right
by Giant among Angels on May 11, 2009 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
HOT TIP
Today’s minor lines are now up.
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 gigantic skull, and the pursuit of the double switch.
Adopted Giant: Fred Lewis, who can still draw a walk.
OTHER HOT TIP
RJ, Don’t hang sliders. I could hit that shit out.
by FairweatherFan on May 11, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
“Party zone” sounds like a euphemism for genitalia.
And with that, good night.
"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 11, 2009 10:41 PM PDT reply actions
You should stay out of other people's party zone until you are invited.
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I saw a woman today and I knew I wanted to be in her party zone when I saw her bouncers.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 11, 2009 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Ahh, but was she cock-sauce hot?
Joe Martinez: My fingers are crossed and my palms are together for you.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Cabrera is like the scary Ghost of Christmas Future for Jonathan Sanchez if he doesn’t change his ways.
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
hadn't thought about that until you made the point...
commencing cold sweat.
TRADEZ HIM FOR CANTU NOW.
How!!!
A la “Norm!” in ‘Cheers.’ Nice to see you here. Haven’t seen you in awhile.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 11, 2009 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Time, it is a’ hard to come by these days. But I do my best.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on May 11, 2009 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions
That will usually help a team win.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
Chatterbalks dot com: Still with jokes. Now with updates.
Well
More like Cabrera and Willingham were little-league bad
by FairweatherFan on May 12, 2009 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions
WE CAN HAS RUNZ!!!
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on May 11, 2009 10:55 PM PDT reply actions
Justin TimberLoL
Or maybe the Black Eyed Peas’ Lol.i.am.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 12, 2009 12:18 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Tonight's little surprises
The Jack in the Box stoner is back, the Giants won, life just seems more complete.
Buster Posey's army training tells him...that this is going to be a hot mission.
those tacos just seem soo unnatural. But I spose it’s no worse than any other fast food.
This one made me lol too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUYhcYw1ksw&feature=quicklist
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by bondslegend on May 11, 2009 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
They look like that's their whole point
it almost seems like they’re seeded with food poisoning.
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by bondslegend on May 12, 2009 12:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Taco bell is a different story
for some reason JITB tacos just seem like they’d be gross. I suppose I shouldn’t be talking since I’ve never had them, but I’ve never been impressed by anything they have, and the tacos just seem like theyd be weird.
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
JITB tacos are delicious
Now I can’t be absolutely sure of their taste because I’ve only eaten them at 2am after a long night of drinking, but I still enjoy them. Dunk them in some buttermilk and it’s like heaven. Plus, you can’t beat the price.
where do you get buttermilk at 2:30 AM? That would be an interesting late night run to the grocery store.
“Dude, BEEER!” “Sorry, it’s after two, we can’t sell you beer.” “Hmm, okay how about some BUTTERMILK!! WHOO!!”
co-dad of IshikaBOOM w/AfDC.
Ishikawa, let the boy hit against lefties.
I had 99 tacos
but a bitch ate one.
/jay-z’d
Bengie: Like an Aurilia kidney stone, slow-moving and tough to get out.
I thought I was the only one who dipped them in ranch…
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.
That guy used to be on Veronica Mars!
by The Double Deuce on May 12, 2009 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Postgame Show is talking about how if Johnson beats Santana on Saturday he could possibly win his 300th in Seattle next weekend. ESPN would love this.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Wronghanded Affeldt pitches right
by Giant among Angels on May 11, 2009 11:04 PM PDT reply actions
But that would involve two western teams both playing on the west side of the country. Surely somebody farther east is also doing their 300th something that ESPN can report on instead.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on May 11, 2009 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions
But didn’t you hear? The Dodgers are the only team that maters in the National League.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
WHUT ABOUTZ TEH METZ AND PHILLIEZ
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
Or the Cubs. They’re so adorable.
Joe Martinez: My fingers are crossed and my palms are together for you.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
can we petition major league baseball
to count not getting no-hit by Santana as 1/2 a win?
i mean, have they SEEN this offense? If they did, they’d know this task is easily just as difficult for them as actually winning.
With this offense...
limiting the other team to under 4 runs and not breaking down in a nervous wreck should be considered a win.
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I honestly believe..
That we have a 50% chance at being no hit, and a 40% chance of not getting a base runner. If I set the over under on base runners at 1.5, I bet you most people would take the under.
Brandon Crawford: Your 2011 Opening Day starting SS!
As would I
BECAUSE I WILL BE THERE
Bengie: Like an Aurilia kidney stone, slow-moving and tough to get out.
That's because nobody could figure out...
…if they meant Indian-from-India Heritage or American Indian Heritage. The only people who felt safe buying tickets were the Punjabi-on-dad’s-side, Cherokee-on-mom’s folks, and there just aren’t that many.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, coming soon to a minor league near you.
Weird fact: The Giants would be tied for first in the NL East.
Being 4 GB in middish-May is somewhat mindblowing to me; being tied with a division leader in another division is mushroom+bourbonmeth mindblowing.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
We B contendin
just imagine if we had one real freaking offensive threat that wasn’t a 300 year-old catcher.
Why didn’t we sign Dunn again? Did he really not want to play 1st that badly? And I guess this park would have hurt him too.
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
by bondslegend on May 12, 2009 12:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Dunn should have known the Giants organization is a player as they just like to hit it and quit it.
Mo'ped Money, Mo'ped Problems
by Scooter Ellis on May 12, 2009 12:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Before the loss to Atlanta Monday night, the Mets had won 7 in a row. So how bad were they before the streak?
Terrible. They were terrible and they “[had] no heart”.
Joe Martinez: My fingers are crossed and my palms are together for you.
When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
4 GB isn’t that much though. I’d rather have a higher capacity team.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on May 12, 2009 7:17 AM PDT up reply actions
16 GB sounds about right.
Still in despair.
BRING BACK MARMOL!
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on May 12, 2009 7:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Nah
32. I know it’s wayyy more expensive, but srsly- if I’m gonna be spending that much anyways, I better be able to carry my WHOLE roster around with me.
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
I have an 8GB with video
"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 12, 2009 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ve got 60GB and I’ve already run out of room.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Exactly how big are the players on your team, anyway!?
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on May 12, 2009 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Another weird fact
After being 2-7 on April 16, the Giants have gone 15-7, a .681 winning percentage. Over that time only Boston has a better record in all of MLB. (Unfortunately the Dodgers’ record is only a half game worse.)
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, coming soon to a minor league near you.
Since yesterday, we’ve been tied for the best record in baseball.
Adoptive parent of Noah Lowry. Because he was awesome once, and, goddammit, he shall be awesome once again!
I hope.
Actually since Sunday!
Consistency!
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, coming soon to a minor league near you.
by EliminateMe on May 12, 2009 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Why is Randy Johnson’s HR/FB 27%. Somebody help me out with this one.
Proud father of Barry Zito. As long as he keeps throwing strikes, that is.
the slider
she is well hung
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Doesn’t matter. It won’t stay that way.
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If he keeps hanging letters high sliders it might.
by FairweatherFan on May 12, 2009 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions
No it won’t.
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I hope.
Yeah, 27% for a HR/FB rate is pretty absurd. I looked back over the past 4-5 seasons and the pitchers with the highest HF/FB’s tended to be between 15-18%.
So
we’re going to see some dominant stretches to normalize that number, right?
RIGHT?
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by bondslegend on May 12, 2009 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
He’s still had dominant starts mixed in with random HR. I think he’ll be fine.
lol his xFIP is 3.77
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I could live with that
I’m really not worried about him. He’s been even better than I was hoping he’d be so far. I was expecting the occasional :0 start just because of his 45 year-old ness.
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by bondslegend on May 12, 2009 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
So, I wasn’t there for the game thread at the end, and I don’t feel like wading through it, but why did Bochy bring in Wilson with a 4 run lead and only needing 1 out?
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Tying run on deck —> rule book save opportunity —> Bighead brings in The Closer.
by non sequitur on May 12, 2009 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
That’s what I figured. I was less than pleased.
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Personally I was getting uncomfortable, especially with all the HRs the Natinals (sic) were hitting. I didn’t mind Bighead bringing in one of the relievers you use when you actually care, and if it’s a save opportunity anyway go ahead and bring in Wilson.
by non sequitur on May 12, 2009 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but with 2 innings the night before, Wilson is probably unavailable tonight. If we have a close game, we can’t use him because we burned one of our best relievers in a non-important situation.
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this reminds me that we’ve now won TWO GAMES IN A ROW!!! where the other team scored first
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by EliminateMe on May 12, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Hew threw 3 freaking pitches...
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by bondslegend on May 12, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
He has to warm up too and the fact that he came in, threw 3 fastballs, the first two down the middle, and ended the game only highlights how unnecessary his appearance was. It was a stupid use of resources, plain and simple.
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I guess
but does that warm up and 3 pitches really keep him from being able to be used tonight?
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It might, and if it doesn’t and he pitches tonight, it will certainly keep him from tomorrow’s game. None of this may matter, but it was a stupid decision because you could bring in basically any reliever at all to get one out while not giving up four runs. He should have just left Medders in, instead he brought in Wilson potentially limiting his availability the rest of this series.
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I agree with this
it was a stupid move, since we might actually NEED wilson soon.
Either way, it won’t matter because Zimmermann is going to shut us out tonight anyways. I do not see the Giants doing well against a young guy with his ability.
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