Post-Game Recap: Giants Sweep the Braves!
by Grant Brisbee on May 27, 2009 10:48 PM PDT
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- The inning from Merkin Valdez was a reminder why he used to be in the same prospect discussions as Matt Cain. Nasty off-speed stuff, and double-nasty fastball. It was the kind of inning that made you laugh off any talk of him being a part of the Nick Johnson trade. Of course, it makes perfect sense. Merkin would pitch ten innings for the Nationals before straining his femur sac, and Nick Johnson would take 50 at-bats before his hamstring turned into gelatinous spread. And everyone would mutter "What if?" under their breath.
- From the correlation definitely equals causation files: Aaron Rowand, leadoff hitter and offensive sparkplug. Emmanuel Burriss's line since I called for his demotion: .326/.388/.360. Rowand since I wondered what was wrong with him: .364/.364/.636. It might be a coincidence, but I'll offer my post-writing services up to Rich Aurilia for a small fee.
- This was the first sweep of Atlanta since 2003. It feels great, but does it feel like the first sweep against the Braves since 1983 to anyone else? Watching Chipper Jones strike out four times: this is what it feels like when doves cry.
- Congrats to Randy Johnson on win 299. Begun, the media hype has.
Sweeeeeeeeeep.
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Nathaniel (or Nathanael) has to be the coolest name ever, and anybody who is named Nathani(a)el, and is a Giants fan is the coolest person to live.
At least that’s what I tell myself…
I'm old enough to know, but too young to care.
suck up much?
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
card carrying Bochy Hatter
by natteringnabob on May 28, 2009 5:45 AM PDT up reply actions
I am guessing your name is Nathanael, no ?
"One percent of ballplayers are leaders of men. The other ninety-nine percent are followers of women."-John McGraw, NY Giants Baseball Club
My adopted son Matt Downs . Ranked as the 24th best prospect in the Giants farm system by Baseball America !!
And that’s why kids shouldn’t mix crank and ecstasy
Tommy Lasorda HATES GIANTSBOARD.COM
Cut and Pasted Blog redundancy can be a good thing
Say Hey! Say Who? Say Willie, that Giant Kid is Great!
You’re just happy Torres played.
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And also – hugs!
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by can of corn on May 27, 2009 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
HUGS NOT DRUGS!
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.
Why does it always have to be either-or?
Can’t we have hugs AND drugs?
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by EliminateMe on May 28, 2009 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Who needs Hugs?
I’m high on life
Tommy Lasorda HATES GIANTSBOARD.COM
Cut and Pasted Blog redundancy can be a good thing
Say Hey! Say Who? Say Willie, that Giant Kid is Great!
3 second rule!
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by can of corn on May 28, 2009 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Needless hugging!
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by EliminateMe on May 28, 2009 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it’s about time for a thread calling out Bengie Molina.
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Oddly enough
I feel bad for Chipper Jones
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on May 27, 2009 10:55 PM PDT reply actions
Ejected
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by EliminateMe on May 28, 2009 12:48 AM PDT up reply actions
or better yet...
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on May 28, 2009 8:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Carlos Zambrano invokes the little known rule 14.4(d) allowing the starting pitcher to eject an umpire for being bald.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, coming soon to a minor league near you.
Don’t feel bad for Larry. His time has has passed.
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My adopted son Matt Downs . Ranked as the 24th best prospect in the Giants farm system by Baseball America !!
Flemming has a good radio look and voice.
Brandon Crawford: Your 2011 Opening Day starting SS!
Wilriv21: "Your" as in your SF Giants.
I love on the televised version of the Wrap how Flame always awkwardly leans up against the wall, as if he’s SO comfortable being talked over by Jon Miller and Mike Krukow. That Flemming, he’s so laid back.
by Bay Area Sports Guy on May 28, 2009 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
It might be a coincidence, but I’ll offer my post-writing services up to Rich Aurilia for a small fee.
No thanks
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by Giant among Angels on May 27, 2009 10:57 PM PDT reply actions
hopefully never
it’s going to take 90 wins to take the wild card spot. We’d have to 67-45 the rest of the way to get to 90 wins.
So, you’re saying both Uggla and Johnson?
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by EliminateMe on May 28, 2009 12:48 AM PDT up reply actions
glad to know
someone else is made nervous/uncomfortable/irritated by talks about getting “a” hitter, or about giving away potential for rent-a-players.
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
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by natteringnabob on May 28, 2009 5:46 AM PDT up reply actions
.598? It’s not like it’s an impossible number for a good team.
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Kevin Frandsen, back with the big team!
Its not like the Giants are a good team
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by GrahamCrakalaka on May 28, 2009 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
So, Porcello won his 5th straight.. This makes me wonder if Bumgarner and/or Alderson are ready.
Brandon Crawford: Your 2011 Opening Day starting SS!
Wilriv21: "Your" as in your SF Giants.
IS ANYONE ELSE EXCITED????
only 3.5 games back. unfortunately this means bye bye Alderson/Cain lol
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Good game all around. I am a bit surprised that Johnson got pulled after just 79 pitches. I know he gave up a couple hits and a run in the 6th, but I felt he had more steam left. Oh well. Besides Medders the rest of the bullpen did a nice job. Wilson almost, I mean almost had a 1-2-3 inning. It’s encouraging.
Stay hot Ish and Manny.
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by Giant among Angels on May 27, 2009 11:06 PM PDT reply actions
Well, I can’t fault Medders that much. That was an untimely error by Manny
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by Giant among Angels on May 27, 2009 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Most relaxing and lulzworthy series of the year
Makes the off day a little better
The artist formerly known as Set-up man
With the way we’ve been hitting, I really do not like this day off. Keep the lumber warm.
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Wronghanded Affeldt pitches right
by Giant among Angels on May 27, 2009 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Fun game to be my first of the year attended in person! Merk was impressive.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
I was wondering why you weren’t out here cussing at Medders.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on May 27, 2009 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Greg Papa: “What about trading Brian Wilson? I think Cain would make a tremendous closer down the road, and….”
/head explodes
Greg Papa: (incredulously) You wouldn’t trade Cain for Matt Holliday?
by Grant Brisbee on May 27, 2009 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Greg Papa: (incredulously) You wouldn’t trade Tim Lincecum for Darrius Heyward-Bey?
by Bay Area Sports Guy on May 28, 2009 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
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Thanks to roger
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by bondslegend on May 28, 2009 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
SRSLY LOL RAIDERS
The city of San Francisco thanks you for letting us get Anquan Boldin without having to trade for him.
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Thanks to roger
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by bondslegend on May 28, 2009 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I literally lol'd!
PRICELESS!
yippie-ki-yay-mo-fo's. Usually, terrible things that are done with the excuse that progress requires them are not really progress at all, but just terrible things. Such as: DH
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Incredible! Gah! INCREDIBLE! Good thing there’s no one else in the library right now. I am LOLing.
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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.
I watched that earlier today (I had that on as background noise today) and heard that too. Even the sportswriters didn’t want to do the Matt Holliday thing.
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from now on
he shall be known as Greg “Two-Face-Palm” Papa
That would be stupid if posted in the SF Gate comments, let alone from someone paid by the Giants to talk.
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
card carrying Bochy Hatter
by natteringnabob on May 28, 2009 5:48 AM PDT up reply actions
That they wouldn’t bite on calling Timmeh, “the little unit”. Greg was also behind that as well.
Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
by WilliamVanLandingham on May 28, 2009 7:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Also, Flannery sending Molina was really stupid.
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Nah. I would have too. It took a perfect throw from a rightfielder whose momentum was taking him away from the play. Francoeur’s arm is freaky good, but I’d still gamble there with two outs and a Giants hitter coming up.
by Grant Brisbee on May 28, 2009 12:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Uribe has been hot though.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
And, I mean… anyone else, yeah, but this was Molina running.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
He’s the only player in baseball who doesn’t score on that play, and he almost did. Sidney Ponson would have scored standing up.
by Grant Brisbee on May 28, 2009 12:20 AM PDT up reply actions
This is a fair point. In the heat of the moment though, when I saw Flannery waving him in, my immediate reaction was “EXCUSE ME WTF ARE YOU DOING?” And I was right, so there!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
I was okay with it
Chances are, hot or not, ~ 70% that uribe doesn’t extend the inning. I think Molina had a greater than 30% chance of scoring on that play.
It took a perfect throw to get him by inches. I’d do it again in a second.
by FairweatherFan on May 28, 2009 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions
I was OK with the play too
But your math isn’t right. You’re assuming that if Uribe had extended the inning, it would have resulted in only one baserunner (Molina) scoring. That’s not necessarily the case.
Adoptive parent of Noah Lowry.
:-(
Well, with a runner on 1st that probably is
But yeah, its a little higher than that but it diminishes rapidly.
by FairweatherFan on May 28, 2009 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but has Bengie been knighted?
by Bay Area Sports Guy on May 28, 2009 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Francouer
is the right guy to give you a perfect throw.
by AmorVincitOmnia on May 28, 2009 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I was screaming at the TV NO NO NO NO and I thought it was going to be him out by miles.
I never got a good look at the replay. To me it looked like he could have gotten under it.
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That’s what I was thinking. If he had a good slide with his leading leg extended, he would have hit the plate before he was tagged.
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From the Giants game notes.
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lol has anyone seen this :O
why is the guy so much huger than him anyway.. how is that even fair :P
If my head is full of white hairs by the end of this season.. I blame Brian Wilson. (I'm only 22, dammit!)
oops, link is here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtyULXOZMOk&feature=popular
If my head is full of white hairs by the end of this season.. I blame Brian Wilson. (I'm only 22, dammit!)
Jose Canseco is really as tall as Tom Cruise. That other guy is only 5’ 11".
Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
by WilliamVanLandingham on May 28, 2009 7:55 AM PDT up reply actions
pretty much
Although he needs to lower his ERA enough to become a valuable trade commodity first. Then we can trade him to the Dodgers/Angels/contendingwestcoastteam for prospects.
Nah. Most of his suck has happened over a couple of isolated incidents. Outside of that, he’s been a lot better than I think I’d ever expect Pat Misch Etc. to be.
There’s sometimes value in taking up space.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on May 28, 2009 7:09 AM PDT up reply actions
/ stamped agreed
Besides I doubt a trade would net the giants much of anything. It would probably be more of a courtesy move to let him pitch his last few outings on a pennant chasing team.
Where is my beer & chili dog?
I don’t think so. He’s likely to be a lot better than whoever’s next in line in the minors. He currently has that somewhat ugly 5.71 ERA and a 78 ERA+, but his FIP is 4.64 and his xFIP is 3.49. That FIP still isn’t great but I think he’ll likely get down to the mid to low 4s, which is much better than Misch or anyone else would do. I’d keep him unless we got a great offer.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Three, even!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Hey, we won three odd prime games!
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good bullpen management tonight
Using Affeldt with the bases loaded was the right move. Letting one of the shakier members of the corps take the whole eighth inning was the right thing to do.
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
Shakier members? I thought I’d heard talk that Valdez had replaced Howry as the 8th inning guy since Howry had been struggling so much.
by paboperfecto on May 28, 2009 7:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but I’d much rather see Affeldt come into a situation with men on base (last night notwithstanding) than Valdez right now.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Me too
My point was that I think Valdez for right or wrong has been promoted out of the “shakier members” group in the bullpen and Howry put down in his place.
by paboperfecto on May 28, 2009 7:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Everyone other than Affeldt is shaky.
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
Miller’s been pretty consistent! … and also has a .241 BABIP :\
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Romo will be back soon. Hopefully with no ill-effects.
:D :D :D
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
WHERE MY ROMOSEXUALS AT
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
what what
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 28, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
My son has a strong back.
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by Giant among Angels on May 28, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
the night
Was a bleacher creature with my mom and a few friends. Centerfield bleachers, row nine, pretty close to the action. So close that when Rowand threw a ball into our section before the game, some idiot knocked my mom down as he was going for the ball. She banged up her knee pretty bad and we lost both of our beers. At least she landed on our pile of coats. The asshole split immediately once he had the ball and did not return. The crowd around us was friendly and cool, though. They encouraged us to get free replacement beers from the concessions after the assault, and we did. And I have no doubt that if the asshole had stayed or come back, he would have been beaten by an angry mob.
My mom’s okay. She got an ice pack for her knee. Later in the game my replacement beer was knocked over and it spilled on a dude’s coat. I felt bad and apologized, and he felt bad for me especially after I told him it was an Anchor Steam (good beer btw). I guess there’s just no place for me and beer at these games.
We were all over Jordan Schafer the entire night, though. Most of my row and the row before me rode him mercilessly. When he dropped the ball on the RBI hit we would not let him hear the end of it. The only other drag of the evening was when the hottest guys in our section were escorted out of the ballpark for causing some kind of ruckus unrelated to baseball.
Randy pitched well, and Merkin looked exceptional. He was lighting up the radar gun all night and really pitched like a pro. This is the Merkin I want to believe in. Oh and when Wilson came in my mom started yelling death threats at him if he blew the game, lol. Nobody likes Brian Wilson.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 28, 2009 7:42 AM PDT reply actions
I don’t get why grown men dive after a $15 baseball. If the ball is in the air off a bat, fine, stay in your designated area & try to catch that thing. But let the kids have the tossed ball into the stands. And if ANY ball hits the ground, you let the kids run around for it. I hate it when some schmuck is wrestling underneath a seat with two other jackasses and comes up with the ball and holds it up for his buddies as if he just won a fricking medal. Congratulations dick, you just spilled 6 beers, elbowed an 8 year old, and showed your ass crack to your whole section. You really accomplished something.
Rant over.
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"Nothing important ever happened without me."
by ResDog on May 28, 2009 8:19 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
In his case, he elbowed a 48-year-old
Still despicable behavior. I think he split because my mom was already cussing a blue streak when she got knocked over and came up yelling YOU SON OF A BITCH YOU OWE ME A BEER.
My mom is scary.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 28, 2009 8:25 AM PDT up reply actions
My mom isscaryawesome.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on May 28, 2009 8:39 AM PDT up reply actions
I inherited my propensity for anger and violence from her.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 28, 2009 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions
fixed ...
I inherited my propensity for anger and violence passionate justice from her.
Where is my beer & chili dog?
I disagree
I’ve been going to baseball games my entire flippin life. I have never once caught a foul ball and/or had one thrown to me by a player.
I can personally garauntee that for 1000’s of dudes in my situation, that ball is way more exciting and means way more to them that it does to some 5 year old who’s dad pulled him away from the playstation for a few hours.
It personally irks me when I see a player give a ball to some < 7 year old kid – ‘cause they don’t even know what they got and odds are it ends up buried in the closet somewhere within a few weeks.
Or chewed on by the dog.
Of course that doesn’t mean I’m gonna take kids out trying to get a ball, but I really can’t fault grown men for getting as excited as they do.
by FairweatherFan on May 28, 2009 8:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I was one of those seven year olds once. Even though it was Terry Freaking Mulholland that gave me the ball, it made me giddy for weeks.
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
I snagged a foul ball during a preseason game. Steve Holm hit it in one of his few at-bats. I handed it off to my friend who bought us the lower box seats, because she loves Holm.
The other time I got a foul ball was when I was in the AT&T Park press box a few years ago. I casually asked my mentor how many times he’d seen balls hit into the box, and a few innings later, Andre Ethier fouled one back through the open window. It skipped on a partially-closed laptop, glanced off a beat writer’s head, and rolled at my feet.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 28, 2009 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I remember that game
My seats are in front of the press box. I remember you telling the story the next day. I had seen the whole thing, but didn’t recognize you at the time it happened.
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
Yep, I remember seeing someone almost make the grab and then I realized it was you.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 28, 2009 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
A player once tossed me a ball…. so I could give it to my son, who was 5 at the time. I handed it to my son and told him the first baseman threw it to him. My son picks it up, and within half a second tossed it back, bouncing it on the dugout. The player laughed & rolled it back to him. (you gotta love minor league games)
It’s just a baseball. It’s to play catch with (as my son obviously knows), not an artifact.
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"Nothing important ever happened without me."
I disagree
Having caught a few foul balls over the years, I can say making the catch was fun/exciting, but I derived far more enjoyment in giving them balls to kids. I usually look for a kid who brought a glove as they clearly went to the game hoping to get a ball. There’s really nothing that compares to seeing kids’ faces light up when you hold your balls in front of their face and offer them up. I really don’t care whether the kid cherishes it or ends up playing catch with it the next day.
Besides, what am I going to do with the ball? Display it on my mantle so I can proudly regail in my amazing ability to catch a ball or pick it up off the ground as it was sitting there between rows? My mantle is reserved for the ball when I someday hit a hole in one.
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
There’s really nothing that compares to seeing kids’ faces light up when you hold your balls in front of their face and offer them up
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on May 28, 2009 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That line just nearly made me destroy my laptop
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How on earth did I miss that the first time?
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 28, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
"One percent of ballplayers are leaders of men. The other ninety-nine percent are followers of women."-John McGraw, NY Giants Baseball Club
My adopted son Matt Downs . Ranked as the 24th best prospect in the Giants farm system by Baseball America !!
That is the funniest sentence ever.
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by Giant among Angels on May 28, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
I read it several times, wondering if it was done intentionally or sub-consciously.
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by can of corn on May 28, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
My Pride and Joy
My Albert Pujols BP HR ball
Also my dad caught a BP HR ball from some Rockies pitcher or 8th place batter or something.
The San Francisco Giants: Where old men go to die.
by GrahamCrakalaka on May 28, 2009 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
BP HR ball from Houston, it’s got a big H on it and it hit the facing of the upper deck in Candlestick and bounced down to the family pavilion.
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I think I’d go crazy to catch a foul/home run ball, although not to an extreme of diving over rows or anything, but once I got it, I’d live the moment and then start looking around for a kid. Give a ball to a kid at the yard and you make a fan for life.
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At least his throw made it into the stands. Monday afternoon he soft tossed one into the bleachers and bounced it off the wall.
errant throwin
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 28, 2009 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I gotta say...
The team’s nose dive (2-7) while I was on vacation with only limited access to results was ditressing. This little 4-2 resurgence to get back to .500 makes me feel a lot better. A series win against the Cards this weekend would be sweet.
The upcoming 10-games-in-10-days road trip is a brutal schedule, but the teams they’re playing (Marlins, Nats, D-backs) have a combined record of 55-86. This would be a good time to put .500 in the rear view mirror for good and make their road record more respectable.
A 2-1 series win vs. the Cards and a 7-3 road trip would put the Giants at 32-27 and probnably only a game or two out of the wildcard. It doesn’t seem that unreasonable. GITR DONE GINATS BRASS PLAYERS1
Stay hot Rowand, Ishi and Burris. Get healthy Pablo and Romo. Stay off the field, Richie. Go Giants.
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Stay hot Rowand, Ishi and Burris. Get healthy Pablo and Romo. Stay off the field, Richie. Go Giants
YES!
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by Giant among Angels on May 28, 2009 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
You may never take a vacation again.
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Stay hot Rowand, Ishi and Burris. Get healthy Pablo and Romo. Stay off the field, Richie. AndGo Giantsget yourself free.
Adoptive parent of Noah Lowry.
:-(
I tried to find a better way to make the reference, but couldn’t.
Adoptive parent of Noah Lowry.
:-(
Knowing Goofus
That was probably his intention
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Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
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