Notes on Frustration: Apparently, This Giants Team Can't Hit
by Grant on May 21, 2009 9:45 AM PDT
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This might not be the right time to pose this question, as our judgment is a little cloudy, but here goes...
What's more frustrating: watching a good pitching staff that's constantly undermined by an impotent offense, or watching an efficient offense that struggles to keep pace with a wretched staff?
I don't remember what a good offense is like. Therefore, it must be more frustrating to have a good pitching/awful hitting combo. I'm not even sure that frustrating is the right word. It's like being on a desert island, where all you've had to eat is charred island-rodent meat for six months, and then one day you stumble across a perfect sandwich. It has turkey, bacon, avocado, swiss -- substitute the sandwich fixin's of your choice, of course -- but it's behind a glass case that's locked with a combination lock. Taped to the glass case is a note that reads, "The combination to the sandwich case is 31-21-(illegible)." So you try 31-21-1, 31-21-2, and so on, but nothing works. You go through a second time, just to make sure. You do the combination in reverse several times. You start at the beginning with 1-1-1, trying every possible combination. Meanwhile, the small air holes in the case allow the smell of the bacon to escape and tease you, while the holes also allow air to slowly spoil the sandwich. You're fighting the odds, hoping to figure out which of the 64,000 combinations gets you the sandwich, but the avocado starts to brown, and little beetles start to crawl on the bacon. You bang on the glass until your hands are bloody and your legs give out from exhaustion -- you've spent so much time on the forbidden sandwich, you didn't have a chance to hunt for island rodents, and now you're weak. So now you're slumped against the case, bleeding, dying from hunger, as the smell of turkey slowly moves from appealing to spoiled, and your last thoughts before entering a sleep from which you never wake: "If only I had that last number! I would have supped on a delicious turkey sandwich this fine morn!" After you die, island rodents eat your corpse, and the feces help fertilize a productive mango tree.
That's how frustrating it is to watch the 2009 Giants.
Again, maybe I should have asked the question after I'd cooled down a little bit.
Take a team like the 1999 Giants. The lineup was stacked, even with Bonds missing time because of an injury. Maybe I should start a weekly feature, "Guys from the Past Who Could Totally Have Hit Cleanup for the 2009 Giants!", because Marvin Benard's 16 home runs and .457 slugging percentage would have been an obvious choice on this year's team. But the '99 Giants had an inconsistent starting rotation and bullpen, and they lost fifteen games in which they scored six runs or more. The end result was a team that was over .500, out of the playoffs, and frustrating as all heck to watch.
Were they as frustrating as the '09 Giants, though? See, the '09 Giants are like a dentist's waiting room that has magazines that aren't interesting to you, so you...
You get the idea. Worse to have a no-hit/all-pitch team, or the other way around?
I think the correct answer is "neither," but humor me.
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I’d say the all pitching no hitting team is worse, because it makes every game seem winnable. You think to yourself that all we need is just one extra run, is that so hard, IS THAT SO FUCKIN HARD GIANTS JUST ONE MORE NUBBER INTO LEFT FIELD SO WE CAN SCORE AGAIN
/weeps
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by TexasRanger on May 21, 2009 9:54 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, with a bad pitching team there are just a certain number of games you know you won’t win, like your #5 up against the opponent’s ace. But with a great pitching team, you’re in every nearly every game. Just one break. Damn, it hurts to think about this.
Joe Martinez: My fingers are crossed and my palms are together for you.
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by cornball on May 21, 2009 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve NEVER been this frustrated with a Giants team in my life, so I’ll have to go with the no hit/all pitch squad. When trying to overcome a 2-0 defecit seems like trying to climb out of the Grand Canyon that is a problem. Also, Richie I LOVE YOU, always have. Please retire.
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by NuschlerFace on May 21, 2009 9:55 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
where have you gone, Marvin Bernardio?
the mccoven turn their lonely eyes to you.
"You ask for game winning hits, I give you Eugenio Velez"
by The Gene Hackman on May 21, 2009 10:00 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
boo hoo hoo
Duane Kuiper: Hall Of Fame broadcaster.
by Johnny Disaster on May 21, 2009 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jesus we need you more than you could know
by Ltisme on May 21, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would much rather lose 9-7 than 2-1. The only thing nice about losing 2-1 is that usually means the game takes less time and I can crack open the Jim Beam a little earlier.
I like cats.
by Norm Median on May 21, 2009 10:01 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Also,
Which was more frustrating (at the time)?
1. First at bat of the game?
Rowand pops out and then strikes out in the same at bat.
or
2. Last at bat of the game?
Aurilia does his whole Aurilia thing.
I like cats.
by Norm Median on May 21, 2009 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why not open the Jim Beam WHILE watching the game?
You might be able to relax. I personally prefer Jack Daniels, but I can’t drink and watch the Giants. I end up screaming and yelling at the t.v. Maybe even through something at the tube. Mmmmm whiskey.
by jnormous on May 21, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Throw through…as in “I tend to throw the Jack through the tube.”
NL West TempestTeapot
Nothing matters , and what if it did?
by victor frankenstein on May 21, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Basil Hayden's or Woodford Reserve... during the game
If you don’t drink it too fast, you can stay right on the edge of relaxed without tipping over into rage. I suggest two ice cubes.
mmmmmm…. dammit, when does the game start?
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 21, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
would you drink a bacon martini?
"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 21, 2009 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would cheerfully be your guinea mayor on those.
(Linguistically, I cannot call anything with a whiskey base a “martini,” for it is not one. But a bacon & bourbon based cocktail could be interesting. The new B&B?)
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 21, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
B&B
Bacon, Bourbon, cinnamon and apples are at the heart of about 1/4 of the dishes I cook.
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
by oldjacket on May 21, 2009 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
For me, it would probably be cumin, black beans, rice, onions, and garlic.
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by jcb9 on May 21, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
garlic goes (in) without saying
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
by oldjacket on May 21, 2009 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My first rule of cooking is to double the amount of garlic called for in any recipe.
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.
by jcb9 on May 21, 2009 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 May 21, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only double?
Duane Kuiper: Hall Of Fame broadcaster.
by Johnny Disaster on May 21, 2009 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sometimes more.
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.
by jcb9 on May 21, 2009 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Have you ever had Booker’s? It’s my favorite bourbon for sipping.
I like cats.
by Norm Median on May 21, 2009 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have, and it is quite good. Also Eagle Rare is good.
A friend gave me a bottle of Woodford Reserve special sweet mash, made in small quantities— holy good god, that stuff is nectar. But my big love is Basil Hayden’s for just about all purposes. Fortunately, that love is requited.
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by Mayor of 311 on May 21, 2009 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Basil Hayden’s is too rich for my blood — I don’t think I’ve even tried it. I recently splurged on some Eagle Rare, but my socks weren’t knocked off enough to spend an extra $15 on it over Maker’s/Bulleit/Buffalo Trace.
by Grant on May 21, 2009 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I dig Bulliet. I think I say that every time a bourbon thread is started.
by xanthan on May 21, 2009 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What an awful year BLB!
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on May 21, 2009 10:03 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hard to believe
that his OPS+ of 155 in 1999 was his worst as a Giant.
Seriously, has anyone seen my adopted brother?
by j14 on May 21, 2009 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was the greatest paragraph of writing in history.
On the run from Johnny Law, aint no trip to Cleveland, or San Francisco.
by PAWarrior on May 21, 2009 10:03 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Agreed. Especially the twist at the end with the mango tree.
"Are we bad? No. But right now, we are." Boulderskull, 4.16.09
by Kitspool on May 21, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that’s the part that makes you hopeful for the future. the Wall-E moment
co-dad of IshikaBOOM w/AfDC.
Ishikawa, let the boy hit against lefties.
by kennv on May 21, 2009 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tell the professor to figure it out & go back to putting suntan lotion on Mary Ann.
This team is more frustrating. You are always told that pitching is the key. You can’t win without pitching. You can’t contend without pitching. You can’t win in the playoffs without pitching. There have been plenty of offensive juggernauts that never sniff the playoffs. Plenty that fold in the LCS if they do because of a lack of pitching. (Examples? I’m winging this!) With the offensive explosion of the past 15 years, it’s always been said that you can always find hitting. So it’s frustrating if you still believe that 1) Offense is easy to find and 2) You can’t win without pitching. I still believe both. But it’s possible both statements are false.
/throws mouse against the wall
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by ResDog on May 21, 2009 10:07 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I just don’t know anymore. Last nights game frustrated the hell out of me. Take into account that Dodgers swept a Mets team that came in a took 3 of 4 from us last weekend. Looking closer at that series I noticed Gary Sheffield, who absolutely killed the Giants was rewarded by his good play by being strapped to the bench for 2 out of the 3 games against the Bums. Thanks Jerry Manuel, I hope you team amasses a 20 game lead and loses it on the last day of the season again.
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by WilliamVanLandingham on May 21, 2009 10:11 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
But the reason the Mets took 3 of 4 had little to do with the offense… the G’s should have come away with at least a split. That series was as painful than any in recent memory and it was the poor late inning pitching and defensive meltdowns that made it that way.
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by Johnny Disaster on May 21, 2009 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sheffield's under the weather or something.
He’s been unavailable for the last few days.
by All Shook Down on May 21, 2009 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
When it is a team I have rooting interest in a squad that scores but has a vocational school for arsonists is for a staff is the worst.
Frankly a low scoring environment where your team has good pitching but does not score a lot places a lot focus on the manager to string together a line the puts runners on base as often and as early as possible. Botchy is not answering the bell and I think he knows it. It will be interesting to track how often he growls at (and reduces play time for) the kids and leaves the vets alone from here on out. Big Head keeps trying to manage the squad he wishes he had and not the one he does have and this is my single biggest source of frustration of ’09.
Where is my beer & chili dog?
by daveinexile on May 21, 2009 10:13 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Scoring runs is ALWAYS more fun,
even if you’re losing. I love watching dominating pitching performances, but they don’t have the immediate thrill of big-time hitting. Maybe that’s the football fan in me, but I just love watching the team hit well and score runs, even if the pitching can’t keep up.
The really frustrating thing is that the team just needs ONE GODDAMN decent hitter to put around Bengie and my son, and then the offense would at least be passable enough to win these close games. It’s so irritating that they don’t just at least SEE if Jesus can bring the power they need, because there is no fucking way that anything about his game is worse than anything in Aurilia’s game.
BTW, excellent job.
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by bondslegend on May 21, 2009 10:16 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
IAWTG
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on May 21, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree with this. Groug?
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.
by cornball on May 21, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was my first reaction, but then I saw the OP was bondslegend. I’m still confused.
by positiveuphemism on May 21, 2009 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree with that…
gasbag?
gastrologist?
giraffe?
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.
by jcb9 on May 21, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m guessing “guy.”
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on May 21, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
sometimes the simple answer is the right one
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on May 21, 2009 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well,
I’m not a gastrologist or a giraffe, so…
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by bondslegend on May 21, 2009 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
On the internet, nobody knows you're a giraffe
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by EliminateMe on May 21, 2009 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He’s agreeing with the comment. He’s just double checking with groug to make sure it’s ok.
by chilibean_3 on May 21, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Precisely.
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.
by cornball on May 21, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess
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by groug on May 21, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Which would be a better offensive lineup
The 9 best hitting pitchers in baseball, or the Giants?
by jksnake99 on May 21, 2009 10:24 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Dude don't ask stupid are you smarter than 5th grader questions here...
the answer is obvious
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on May 21, 2009 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Giants’ best hitting pitchers
Judgment Day is coming
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by Natto on May 21, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
1B Kirk Rueter
RF Noah Lowry
3B Livan Hernandez
2B Russ Ortiz
LF Matt Cain
SS Shawn Estes
C Brett Tomko
CF Damian Moss
P Tim Lincecum
I like this lineup way more
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by Chulk on May 21, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Needs more Don Robinson. His slugging percentage was almost as high as Rueter’s OPS.
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.
by jcb9 on May 21, 2009 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+109
Where is my beer & chili dog?
by daveinexile on May 21, 2009 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also, the most fascinating offensive season a Giants pitcher ever had was Terry Mulholland in 1995. He had only five hits all year – two singles, one double, one triple, and one home run. 1 walk, too. If only he hadn’t had that second single, it would all be perfectly balanced!
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.
by jcb9 on May 21, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is amazing. Thank you, Chulk. I’d personally put Cain at first (body bias) and make Woody my scrappy left-fielder. (If Woody replaced Juan Pierre, they’d be celebrating WoodyWood in the Latrine.) Also, left-handed SSs for the win!
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.
by cornball on May 21, 2009 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shouldn't Cain be hitting cleanup?
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by bondslegend on May 21, 2009 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He should also be at SS
Estes is left handed and since Woody is already at first, he needs to be in the OF.
Seriously, has anyone seen my adopted brother?
by j14 on May 21, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
dontrelle willis
mike hampton
carlos zambrano
yovanni GO-YARD-OH
by projectmayhem713 on May 21, 2009 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pitchers, of course. We’d have that guy from the Brewers who single-handedly has won two games this year that I know of.
by positiveuphemism on May 21, 2009 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
YOVANI GALLARDO BITCHES
my fantasy team says WHUT
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by bondslegend on May 21, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
he got lit up last night. -32 pts for the Gene Hackmen. Bitch owes me a steak.
"You ask for game winning hits, I give you Eugenio Velez"
by The Gene Hackman on May 21, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
IKR
Walrusman is putting a medieval style ass kicking on me this week. I am gonna be his bitch if my team doesn’t liven up soon.
Weird thing is I have YoGa in one league and am facing him in the other, so it was kind of a lose/win
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by bondslegend on May 21, 2009 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your fantasy team says something EVERYDAY.
Judgment Day is coming
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by Natto on May 21, 2009 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
THATS BEECUZ THEY PLAY EVERYDAY
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by bondslegend on May 21, 2009 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They should give some pointers to the Giants.
by scout6 on May 21, 2009 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your fantasy team needs to shut the hell up.
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by EliminateMe on May 21, 2009 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Micah Owings would easily be our best hitter.
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.
by cornball on May 21, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
These rodents could be useful in the visitor dugout.
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on May 21, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes, yes!
Where is my beer & chili dog?
by daveinexile on May 21, 2009 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate this team.
Judgment Day is coming
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by Natto on May 21, 2009 10:32 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Remember when GRM accused me of hating the Giants and we all had a good laugh? Now we all hate the Giants.
by xanthan on May 21, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
WE ARE ALL XANTHAN
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on May 21, 2009 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you’re a pioneer.
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by nostocksjustbonds on May 21, 2009 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You were hating the Giants before it was cool.
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by groug on May 21, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
if only
there was someone hitting .360 in fresno that we could call up to actually hit the ball
by travis j bagdad on May 21, 2009 10:34 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I Hate This Team!
There was a someone hitting .300 whose yet to have an average thus far on the big team.
by SeeingStars on May 21, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
SSS
by FairweatherFan on May 21, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If only he didn’t have the defense of a drunken mule.
by xanthan on May 21, 2009 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
is this his defense?
I love this
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on May 21, 2009 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Grizzlies
Or, The Fresno Guys Who Can’t Even Hit Enough to Play for the Giants.
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on May 21, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or rather
the Fresno Guys Who Should be in SF, but Aren’t Because We Have Rich Goddamn Aurilia and Eugenio Fucking Velez Taking Up Roster Spots.
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by Viliphied on May 21, 2009 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I F K R
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by bondslegend on May 21, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that’s Mister Eugenio Fucking Velez to you.
"You ask for game winning hits, I give you Eugenio Velez"
by The Gene Hackman on May 21, 2009 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I miss the funnyness of
mailbag mondays…
:(
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on May 21, 2009 10:37 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Same here :-(
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
If Dustin Pedroia played in Seattle, not many people would be talking about him.
by baetown415 on May 21, 2009 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So you’re saying that there’s something to the Cain for Fielder suggestions?
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on May 21, 2009 10:39 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Nah, it’s Alderson this year.
Judgment Day is coming
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by Natto on May 21, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought it was Sanchez.
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.
by cornball on May 21, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was last year.
Judgment Day is coming
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by Natto on May 21, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
From Cain —> Sanchez —> Tim2
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
If Dustin Pedroia played in Seattle, not many people would be talking about him.
by baetown415 on May 21, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate seeing bad pitching give one away.
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
by oldjacket on May 21, 2009 10:39 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What about terrible hitting not scoring enough runs but when they do score enough runs a terrible bullpen gives it away. Worst of both worlds!
by chilibean_3 on May 21, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This team
Is really bad.
Losing a high scoring game is infinitely less frustrating than losing a low scoring one. If your team can score runs in bunches, you always feel like you have a chance (See: 2009 Nationals).
There is nothing more frustrating than watching your entire lineup by mystified by a AAAA pitcher.
by FairweatherFan on May 21, 2009 10:43 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think we’re really bad. Our offense is really bad. But the overall team is just kinda, below average?
by xanthan on May 21, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
79 wins!
Where is my beer & chili dog?
by daveinexile on May 21, 2009 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
GENIUSES SAY THAT :D
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
If Dustin Pedroia played in Seattle, not many people would be talking about him.
by baetown415 on May 21, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, yeah
That is what I mean.
But the offense is pretty pathetic.
And not even in a “these guys aren’t too good but are trying hard way”
More like in an “arrogant, swing at the first pitch, fuck it” kind of way.
The fact that the majority of the lineup can’t even put together quality at bats against AAAA pitching just makes me think their overall approach is horrible. I see guys taking balls strait down the pipe as often as I see them swinging at shit out of the zone. It’s pathetic.
by FairweatherFan on May 21, 2009 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I had low expectations going into the season about our offense, but apparently not low enough. The lineups, unimaginable ways to create double plays, and total disregard for strike zones is beyond belief.
by SeeingStars on May 21, 2009 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I dunno...
I think it’s worse to see your team score a bunch of runs to come from behind and then give the lead right back on a home run by some Kevin Elster type.
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by EliminateMe on May 21, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I dunno
I’ve been warming up to mayo lately
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by UnleashTheGore on May 21, 2009 10:49 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Mayo is gross
by FairweatherFan on May 21, 2009 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
battle bacon
A friend and I are coming up with bacon-centric recipes for an Iron Chef like cooking battle. I have my slate lined up, featuring different types and cuts of bacon in each dish.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 21, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bacon wrapped bacon!
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by ResDog on May 21, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Deep fried bacon wrapped bacon?
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
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by baetown415 on May 21, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you mean..
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by nvsfg on May 21, 2009 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uhhhh
That made my heart stop for a second
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
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by baetown415 on May 21, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m going to make that this summer and it’s going to be incredible.
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by cornball on May 21, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You better bacon up that sausage, boy.
by chilibean_3 on May 21, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by nvsfg on May 21, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess if you had a slice of that it wouldn’t be that bad?
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by ResDog on May 21, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What the hell good are arteries if you can't hear them crunch?
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 21, 2009 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Skillet apple pie topped with maple candied bacon
I even have a bacon martini in the works.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 21, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like it could work. And work damn well.
I love all martinis.
by chilibean_3 on May 21, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There’s a bacon vodka out there and I know you can make a martini with scotch so I wonder how the combination would work…a smokehouse martini?
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 21, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Craziness
I’ve seen a couple recipes for bacon martinis but haven’t given it a try yet.
by chilibean_3 on May 21, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My bacon battle lineup includes a Canadian bacon and asparagus frittata for the entree so I guess I could do a bacon Bloody Mary. Completes the brunch theme.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 21, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A bacon bloody mary actually sounds better to me than the martini and I don’t even like them usually. It sounds kind of like a drinkable, boozy version of a BLT. If you do this, I request the recipe.
by chilibean_3 on May 21, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Certainly
Right now it’s in concept stages. She’s doing more of a southern cooking/comfort food bent while I’m going for fancy complicated crap.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 21, 2009 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
“I’m going for fancy complicated crap.”
You know, I really like bacon, but this is really stretching it. Maple Bourbon with Bacon Praline Ice Cream
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by nvsfg on May 21, 2009 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
how about a bacon dirty martini?
although if I have 2 dirty martinis, the pickle juice makes me a bit queasy.
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by zenbitz on May 21, 2009 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably because you’re not supposed to use pickle juice to dirty it up.
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by can of corn on May 21, 2009 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that sounds really, really disgusting.
by chilibean_3 on May 21, 2009 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
FAIL
I mean olive juice, of course!
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by zenbitz on May 21, 2009 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I make a bacon, lettuce, tomato, and avocado sandwich. I’ll have to make it soon, with summer coming. mmm.
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by jcb9 on May 21, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Must add red onion to make it a BLTOA. Made with fresh homegrown tomatoes and lettuce, thick sliced bacon, fat slices of avocado, paper thin slices of red onion, Olive Oil Mayo and thin sliced toasted wheat bread. Damn, now I’m hungry.
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by nvsfg on May 21, 2009 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I went to a tasting once where the guy had taken lamb belly and cured and smoked it (lamb bacon) and wrapped that around a lamb loin – it was delicious.
Duane Kuiper: Hall Of Fame broadcaster.
by Johnny Disaster on May 21, 2009 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mayo only belongs in mashed potatoes
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on May 21, 2009 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
better than mayo on french fries
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on May 21, 2009 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do like mayo on fries sometimes. Hot sauce is even better on fries.
Hot sauce = on everything.
by xanthan on May 21, 2009 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
cock sauce hot?
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on May 21, 2009 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like cock sauce, but I tend to use it in stews and stuff. I rarely just put it on food. For that, I like Texas Pete! Or, Franks Red hot is pretty awesome. Or the Green Tabasco sauce is nice on pizza.
by xanthan on May 21, 2009 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m a big fan of sriracha sauce on eggs.
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by jcb9 on May 21, 2009 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yum!
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by cornball on May 21, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just to reiterate, Texas Pete is so good.
by xanthan on May 21, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I never want to hear you guys make fun of Norwegian cuisine again.
by Lars The Wanderer on May 21, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I might put Texas Pete on Norwegian cuisine.
by xanthan on May 21, 2009 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How can you NOT make fun of Norwegian cuisine?
And hey – I’m substantially English and Scottish, myself. My people have disgusting food, too.
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by jcb9 on May 21, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My personal least favorite when I was in the UK was mushy peas. They’re peas, cooked to the point where all flavor, texture, and nutritional value is completely destroyed and they’re just slimy goo:
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by jcb9 on May 21, 2009 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think we finally found a picture of butt pee
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by UnleashTheGore on May 21, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like Play-Doh.
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by Natto on May 21, 2009 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am never eating again.
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on May 21, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I will
I’ve managed to convince myself it’s not food, so it’s all good.
Less arm, more talk. Raisingcain is a GAMER.
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by raisingcain on May 21, 2009 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Between that and baked beans for breakfast,
the British have some srsly effed up eating habits.
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Thanks to roger
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by bondslegend on May 21, 2009 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And we haven’t even mentioned blood pudding yet.
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by jcb9 on May 21, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I miss Texas Pete so much. I’ve only found it in the south.
I like cats.
by Norm Median on May 21, 2009 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s all over the place here but I guess I qualify as living in the south.
by xanthan on May 21, 2009 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Frank’s Red Hot with Green Chili and Lime. The best. Somehow, not available on the West Coast.
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by nvsfg on May 21, 2009 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+109
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"Nothing important ever happened without me."
by ResDog on May 21, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unpossible.
El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."
by ResDog on May 21, 2009 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
try cholula
It tastes the same, but costs more and has a fancy wood cap.
by Ltisme on May 21, 2009 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
REALLY good on pizza
my old roomate made homemade pizza a few times and put tapatio in the dough. OMG it was so yumtastic.
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by bondslegend on May 21, 2009 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So popular, it made The New York Times.
by non sequitur on May 21, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mustard and Pepper on French Fries. That is all.
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by nvsfg on May 21, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have this fancy pants whole grain mustard with balsamic vinegar. It’s so delicious. I put it on my trashiest foods to class them up: mini corndogs!
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 21, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
YOU ARE AN ELITISTS REAL AMERICANS DONT EAT FANCY MUSTARDS THEY EAT REAL ALL-AMERICAN MUSTARDS LIKE…………FRENCH’S. Oh, shit.
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Adopted Giant: Fred Lewis, who can still draw a walk.
by jcb9 on May 21, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 21, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL. Freakin’ awesome.
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by cornball on May 21, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
good mustard is good!
seeds and beer and horseradish, etc. etc.
by Ltisme on May 21, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
good mustard is incredible
Cranberry mustard for example? Holy crap. So good on a turkey sandwich.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 21, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh good god. I’m going to do this tomorrow. Just need to find it now.
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When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
by cornball on May 21, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
http://www.beavertonfoods.com/beaver.php
Beaver! I think I found the cranberry mustard at Raley’s. If all else fails you can order it from the website.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 21, 2009 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got some wensleydale with cranberries at grocery outlet that I really want to turn into an amazing turkey sandwich.
by Ltisme on May 21, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jalapeno jelly is really good on turkey sandwiches. With bacon of course.
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by nvsfg on May 21, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jalapeno jelly + cream cheese + crackers = internal burning, but in a good way
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
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by baetown415 on May 21, 2009 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wensleydale!
Crackin’ good , eh , Gromit?
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Nothing matters , and what if it did?
by victor frankenstein on May 21, 2009 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ketchup, mustard, malt vinegar, fresh ground pepper
by Ltisme on May 21, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like malt vinegar with salt and pepper on my fries.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 21, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OMG !! Now I want some Fish and Chips. Way to go Baron. I’m starving at my desk, and you have to bring up malt vinegar.
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by nvsfg on May 21, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There’s a little place in Astoria, Oregon where they make fish and chips with fresh albacore tuna. It’s unbefriekinglievable.
by Ltisme on May 21, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
omg
I need this. If I don’t have this I will stop living.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 21, 2009 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's called the bowpicker
if you ever get there. It’s only open seasonally, I think, but it’s a little boat in a parking lot.
by Ltisme on May 21, 2009 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There is nothing wrong with mayo on fries.
Still in despair.
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by Zetsuboushita on May 21, 2009 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Potatoes, Mayo (a little), and milked he smooth rich and creamy
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on May 21, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Red Potatoes (skins on) boiled , mashed chunky with butter, salt, white pepper, and a roasted peeled clove of garlic. Add sour cream, mix. Add chopped chives.
/heart attack waiting to happen. but will make you re-think mashed potatoes.
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by nvsfg on May 21, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty much this.
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by Natto on May 21, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My mom makes this. It’s abhorrent.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 21, 2009 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you spelled broccoli wrong.
mashed potatoes = gravy
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by nostocksjustbonds on May 21, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The family that funds the Bond movies, the Broccolis, they invented broccoli.
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When it's all said and done, America will be remembered for three things: The Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
by cornball on May 21, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have mayonnaise with artichokes, and I use it an ingredient in some sauces, but that’s about it for me.
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by jcb9 on May 21, 2009 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1 on artichokes
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on May 21, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
4 T mayo
1/8 t chipotle molida
1/8 t cumin
dash of salt
the perfect chipotle mayo dip for your ’chokes.
you’re welcome
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by The Gene Hackman on May 21, 2009 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Put some Artichokes out when you have a friend from the east coast out. Had some friends from Virginia over for a bbq while they were out on vacation . They could not for the life of them understand the appeal of artichokes. Could not understand why you would go to all that trouble and the throw away most of the artichoke at the end.
/you must try the deep fried artichoke hearts at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk.
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by nvsfg on May 21, 2009 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My wife grew up in New York, Massachusetts, and Virginia, and she was a little baffled by artichokes the first time she had them while visiting my family in California. She ended up enchanted by them, though.
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by jcb9 on May 21, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
this
mayo is the secret ingredient in my mash potatoes as well.
YUM. the real secret is to mash the shit out of em before you add any butter or cream (and mayo).
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by The Gene Hackman on May 21, 2009 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s a weird thing to say and you’re a weird person for saying it.
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by groug on May 21, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 May 21, 2009 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
On the right foods, it’s fine.
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by Natto on May 21, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If by the right foods
You mean nothing. Mayo is a fuckin culinary abortion.
by FairweatherFan on May 21, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Apparently, the story with Mayo is that a French warship wrecked on a deserted island and the admiral demanded that the chef make hollandaise sauce. The chef was obviously unable to make hollandaise, so he whipped up some egg-whites with whatever cooking oil he had, and voila! Mayonnaise!
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by cornball on May 21, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why would he be unable to make hollandaise but able to make mayonnaise? I’d think fresh eggs would be the trickiest part of either one for a shipwrecked chef.
I use mayo on artichokes, broccoli, and tuna salad. Oh, and roast beef sandwiches. And that’s the way I grew up so if anyone says it’s wrong, you’re insulting my mom. Don’t you dare insult my mom.
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by EliminateMe on May 21, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know why he couldn’t make Hollandaise (maybe they ran out of butter?), but it was common practice for ships to have laying-hens aboard. They’re relatively easy to take care of and they just keep making food.
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.
by cornball on May 21, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I looked up mayonnaise on the always-reliable wikipedia, and it has several theories of mayonnaise’s origins, but not the one you tell.
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.
by jcb9 on May 21, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm, it was in a food history book my dad has. I’d have to ask him for the title and author, though. I can work on that.
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.
by cornball on May 21, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The book is “On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen”, Harold McGee,
Joe Martinez: My fingers are crossed and my palms are together for you.
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by cornball on May 21, 2009 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t use it at all. I’ll make tuna salad with olive oil, lemon pepper and some minced garlic. Makes a pretty good tuna melt on sourdough with some tomatoes on top, too.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 21, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I make tuna w/ yellow mustard.
by FairweatherFan on May 21, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
me, too. but I also use mayo.
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by nostocksjustbonds on May 21, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
my taste buds disagree
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by nostocksjustbonds on May 21, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I make my tuna with guacamole – no mayo.
by Merope on May 21, 2009 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really ?
Intriguing. I may have to try this. Any other additions ? Lemon Juice ? Serrano Peppers ? Onions ?
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by nvsfg on May 21, 2009 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
a little of this… a little of that… guacamole, like salsa, is never the same thing twice – at least not around here.
peppers, onions or chives, garlic, a small cherry tomato or two, sometimes lime juice, sometimes lemon
In the summer it just depends on what’s ripe at the time in the garden.
by Merope on May 21, 2009 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That sounds really good.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 21, 2009 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I may be alone in thinking this...
Miracle Whip Light is teh awesome.
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by Stuttering John Tamargo on May 21, 2009 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kraft Olive Oil Mayo. Tastes better than Miracle Whip Light and better for you.
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by nvsfg on May 21, 2009 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh my god, this stuff is delicious. Put this on your BLAT and you have a fantastic sammy.
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by cornball on May 21, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That sounds like something they’d stop making immediately after I start buying it.
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by Stuttering John Tamargo on May 21, 2009 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Miracle Whip is nasty. My aunt would make bologna sandwiches with Miracle Whip served with water (with a splash of kool aid) during our summer breaks. No wonder I was such a skinny kid.
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by ResDog on May 21, 2009 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My “second” mom made tunafish sandwiches. I swear her recipe was 109 part mayo 1 part tuna fish 2 part bread… to this day I hate tuna fish and mayo except in mashed potato and artichoke
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by say hey nation on May 21, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Miracle Whip is nasty.
absofuckinlutely.
It’s mayo left out in the sun and rodents ran in and pissed in it.
I saw ’em.
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by victor frankenstein on May 21, 2009 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Getting blown out hurts less.
(TWSS!)
by Lars The Wanderer on May 21, 2009 10:50 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
Let’s get rid of our good pitchers and feel less pain!
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by Stuttering John Tamargo on May 21, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This sort of reminds me of the Marvin Benard discussion recently.
These Giants are so frustrating not because they’re an awful team, but because we think they could be a lot better than they are. Instead of focusing on what they are – a team who’s doing a lot better than they did last year – we focus on what we think they could do if they pulled their heads out of their asses, and it drives us crazy.
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by jcb9 on May 21, 2009 10:56 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
+ mayor
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 21, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Grant
You have totally exceeded expectations. That second paragraph was a masterpiece. Excellent Work Sir ! If only this team could hit as well as you write.
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by nvsfg on May 21, 2009 10:59 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
SUCKUP
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by bondslegend on May 21, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And done well, I might add :-)
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by nvsfg on May 21, 2009 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did you get some more McCover Dollars?
I am flat broke, could you lend me some?
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on May 21, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry..
All of my “McCovey Bucks” are stashed away in my 401McC account. Very severe penalties if I withdraw early.
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by nvsfg on May 21, 2009 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Amazing post Grant. I WANT THE SANDWICH!
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by cornball on May 21, 2009 11:01 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You are an amazing writer. I would like to subcrise to your newsletter, and or sign you to my (non existent) publishing company
by Kestrel76 on May 21, 2009 11:02 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The most frustrating thing to me is a bad bullpen that’s constantly blowing leads. Basically having Matt Herges as the closer frustrates me more than a bad hitting team, because those should be the freebie wins (2-3 runs up going into the last frame).
by Missing Barry on May 21, 2009 11:05 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The second paragraph...
Catch it in the next Saw movies
by ACgiant97 on May 21, 2009 11:17 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This is what I thought of
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by bondslegend on May 21, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Would that point be...
… after the first two pitches? :)
by Bad Horse on May 21, 2009 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Shhh. He's on a roll."
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by Mayor of 311 on May 21, 2009 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hurdle
benched Tulowitzki for yesterday’s game because the game before he swung at the first pitch thrown to him in an AB. I would not be against Bochy trying something like this.
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by UnleashTheGore on May 21, 2009 11:35 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
We would basically have two alternating Lineups
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by say hey nation on May 21, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bochy would have to fill the lineup with pitchers. Win-win!
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by Natto on May 21, 2009 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The trouble with this is that the Giants’ management thinks that always swinging at the first pitch is GOOD.
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.
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by jcb9 on May 21, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
AGRESSIVE!
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by ResDog on May 21, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This team
Has put the ball in play on the first pitch in 192 PA’s.
That is 13% of all PA’s this season.
Ironically, their OPS in those circumstances is .771, markedly better than the overall OPS.
They have offered at more 1st pitches than any other count.
by FairweatherFan on May 21, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The OPS on the balls you put in play is always much higher than your overall one.
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by Cookyman on May 21, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This
Is an excellent point sir.
by FairweatherFan on May 21, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually
Not really. Balls in play OPS will remove all OBP generated from Walks.
Now, in the case of the Giants, OPS on BIP will always be much higher than OPS overall.
by FairweatherFan on May 21, 2009 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes really
No-contact OPS is basically BB / (BB+ K). So if your BB/K is .50 (around league average), your no-contact OPS is .333. Even if a team somehow managed a BB/K of 1, which is completely impossible, it would still only have a no-contact OPS of .500.
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by Cookyman on May 21, 2009 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought
home runs were not counted as “in play”
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by Viliphied on May 21, 2009 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s for BABIP purposes. This isn’t really an “in-play” thing as it as a “hit and not foul” thing, which would include homers.
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by groug on May 21, 2009 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly
We use balls in play/not in play to separate between defense dependent and defense independent results. Here we just looked at the differnce between balls that were hit and balls that weren’t, which is why I wrote “no-contact”, and not “not in play”.
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by Cookyman on May 21, 2009 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I SAID THIS FIRST
but yeah, my fantasy team disagreed but my head was very much in favor.
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by bondslegend on May 21, 2009 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
show some fucking plate discipline for once.
the frustrating part about this team is that they miss out on so many offensive opportunities. Apparently, the professed strategy for scoring runs is small/smart/little ball + fundamentals, i.e., sacrificing, moving runners over and scoring 1 run at a time situational baseball, but they can’t even do that because they’ve assembled a team with guys who are completely incapable of performing these basic tasks, mostly because they’re a bunch of brain-dead first pitch slop hackers who have trouble making contact. that they have so few players with the ability to get on base w/o a hit makes matters worse.
I prefer a team that scores a bunch of runs at a time because it has a lot of players who get on base and hit bombs, but if this team is going to be the pitching+speed+defense team instead, it should get players who actually fit into that strategy.
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by nostocksjustbonds on May 21, 2009 11:45 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I can't possibly agree more.
Where is my beer & chili dog?
by daveinexile on May 21, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just went to two nationals/phillies games
I’ll take a pitching duel over a slug-fest any day of the week. It was awful.
by CTGiant on May 21, 2009 11:47 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Bochy would average 4 double switches a game.
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by Azmanz on May 21, 2009 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It takes all of five minutes on Baseball-Reference.com to determine that since 2006, the Giants have been one of the bottom three teams in the majors for pitches per plate appearance. They’re second-to-last this year; only Atlanta is worse.
I realize “take more fucking pitches” is kind of a simplistic mantra, but it’s really at the root of this team’s problems. Everything else flows from that.
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by Kitspool on May 21, 2009 11:48 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
it really says something about the mindset/approach by the hitters. If pitchers know that a guy is going to hack at the first offering, why groove one in there for a first pitch strike. He’ll nibble and throw a pitch that if you hit it, you’re not going to do much with it.
It also results in a lot of 1-pitch outs that allow the other team’s starter to go deeper into games and avoiding the bullpen, where most teams have their worst pitchers (other than closer).
What’s so amazing is that this team had Bonds for so many years and he was so patient and waited for his one pitch (of the game usually) to take a swing. He was obviously successful with this approach but the team now seems to have forgotten all about that. It blows my mind.
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by nostocksjustbonds on May 21, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even when Bonds was on the team, Sabean often seemed to have a thing for hackers. I don’t get it.
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by jcb9 on May 21, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
EMPIRICALLY
watching the low scoring team is better because the games are shorter.
IRONICALLY
After years of failing to build a team around bonds, if you took 2009, added vintage 2002 Bonds (putting, who knows? Lewis? At 1B), this team would be kinda good.
OBVIOUSLY
You should use a rock or coconut to smash the glass and eat the sammich.
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by zenbitz on May 21, 2009 11:48 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs