Come, Good Sirs and Madams, As We Discuss Manny Ramirez's Suspension for Performance-Enhancing Drugs
by Grant Brisbee on May 7, 2009 9:38 AM PDT
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Many being banny.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
by cheno on May 7, 2009 9:38 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
by oldjacket on May 7, 2009 9:39 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Also. I think this means we make a trade.
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
Maybe so...
The division appears to be much more winnable now.
by The Double Deuce on May 7, 2009 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions
I say Manny and cash for Rowand and Zito
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on May 7, 2009 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Rowand for Manny
is it that outrageous now? Even if we eat some of Rowand’s contract?
I don’t think it’s the most outrageous thing in the world…Winn can play center and Nate play right while Manny is suspended.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on May 7, 2009 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, let’s trade for the guy that just tested positive for steroids.
by The Double Deuce on May 7, 2009 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions
If it would free up money for next year, why not? Plus it would give playing time to younger players
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on May 7, 2009 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions
I have a fear of falling into the sarchasm on this one?
You think your a fan? You got nothing on my adopted daughter Sue Burns, now she's a fan. 4 out of 5 doctors agree Rosterbation can cause blindness and delusions of grandeur.
not really
Look, I don’t think it’s going to happen just because the organization is tired of being associated with steroids. However, from a baseball/winning perspective, I don’t see how you wouldn’t consider this. We all know how good Manny is. If you assume he stays off steroids and wouldn’t cause further suspension problems down the road, this might be the perfect opportunity to unload Rowand. The Dodgers need another OF, it would be a good PR move, and the Giants need offense in the worst way. Yeah, you’d only get him for half a season or so, but if the team thinks they are going to be in the chase for the division, he’d be back just in time for a late-season surge.
Like I said, there’s no way the Giants would do it because of the PR issues, but I think it would be a good thing to consider if they’re more concerned about winning than keeping the media off their backs.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on May 7, 2009 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
I say Manny and cash for Rowand and Zito
This is stupid beyond reason.
Nobody is gonna give us cash in the deal.
Geez……..
Patron saint of pesky hitters.
SARCHASM
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Oh, and lawlz at the jinx machine from yesterday.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
THIS
"You ask for game winning hits, I give you Eugenio Velez"
by The Gene Hackman on May 7, 2009 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Open LOL Thread
Adopted Giant: John Bowker. Bowkermania is currently on hiatus.
by rightcenterfielder on May 7, 2009 9:41 AM PDT reply actions
Oh my...
This is terrific news!
Also, can you imagine the fallout if we HAD signed Manny last offseason? First the Bonds fiasco, and then this? I’m glad the Dodgers will have to deal with this headache for a while now.
by The Double Deuce on May 7, 2009 9:42 AM PDT reply actions
LOL @ fangraphs article
**WE DESERVE**
"They can trade me," Bonds said. "I don't think they will, though. It's not like I want to be traded, man. I'm a Giant. I'm stuck here till the end."
The picture caption is full of win. Billy Shakespeare Sarchasm
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My adopted son Matt Downs . Ranked as the 24th best prospect in the Giants farm system by Baseball America !!
we should all thank Dave Cameron
for perhaps the biggest jinx ever put on a professional sports team
by TimLincecumIsGod on May 7, 2009 9:42 AM PDT reply actions
20-8
what could possibly go wrong?
"You ask for game winning hits, I give you Eugenio Velez"
by The Gene Hackman on May 7, 2009 9:42 AM PDT reply actions
Suck it Ralph Barbieri!
(sorry if it was said already, but it bears repeating)
"The dreams ain't broken down here now, they're walking with a limp" --TW
i’m removed from the sf radio scene …what did amici’s say?
**WE DESERVE**
"They can trade me," Bonds said. "I don't think they will, though. It's not like I want to be traded, man. I'm a Giant. I'm stuck here till the end."
Sign Manny Sign Manny Sign Manny Sign Manny Sign Manny Sign Manny Sign Manny Sign Manny Sign Manny Sign Manny Sign Manny Sign Manny Sign Manny Sign Manny Sign Manny Sign Manny Sign Manny Sign Manny Sign Manny Sign Manny Sign Manny…
Why didnt we sign Manny?Why didnt we sign Manny?Why didnt we sign Manny? Why didnt we sign Manny? Why didnt we sign Manny? Why didnt we sign Manny? Why didnt we sign Manny? Why didnt we sign Manny? Why didnt we sign Manny? Why didnt we sign Manny?…
Ad Nauseum.
"The dreams ain't broken down here now, they're walking with a limp" --TW
hahaha…coupled w/the fact that amici’s sucks, not lookin good for rb
**WE DESERVE**
"They can trade me," Bonds said. "I don't think they will, though. It's not like I want to be traded, man. I'm a Giant. I'm stuck here till the end."
Barbieri talked a little about Manny, but he was more a Teixeira guy. Manny was his Plan B.
by Bay Area Sports Guy on May 7, 2009 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
That sounds like Damon Bruce
I don’t listen much in “drive time.”
"[Greg] Vaughn is in a funk so deep, George Clinton wearing a miner's helmet couldn't find him."
- Jim Baker, ESPN.com, May 2002
seriously.
Can’t wait to listen to the show after work.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on May 7, 2009 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions
just to hear Ralph backing his lips off Manny's butt
I think it’ll be comical.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on May 7, 2009 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Suck it Damon Bruce
also needs to be said again.
Right now Jon Miller is somewhere wearing a flamboyant tie and thinking about me.
Yes
This will be hilarious
"Catcher are base running. Hitters are offense."
Only [hella] games left until the end of Zito's contract.
Adoptive father of "Poncho" Villalona: This Angel don't fly. Nothing about him is light.
No, it's correlation: teammates just want to hit that guy EXTRA hard.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
This is the best news to wake up too.
Jesse Foppert: I Still Believe
"I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen." ~Bob Lemon,
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 7, 2009 9:43 AM PDT reply actions
+1
"But if he's swinging at real flies, well, in that case there are two definite solutions: 1) Fresno 2) Ritalin." - howtheyscored
You gotta imagine the appeal process is already over. I’m guessing he tested positive last year?
El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."
No stats, didn’t happen
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 7, 2009 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Today is going to be a good day.
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 7, 2009 9:44 AM PDT reply actions
MERRY CHRISTMAS, GIANTS FANS EVERYWHERE!
Let the silly JPEG’s fly, Photoshopists!
Derin McMains had five fingers, but he only used three.
An Open Letter
Dear Los Angeles Metropolitan Area,
HAHAHAHAHA LOLZ U SUCKZ
Sincerely,
San Francisco
"Snow woulda had it!!!"
I think we have Dave Cameron to thank for this.
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
Help me out here...
Who is Dave Cameron and why must I thank him?
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher??
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/the-nl-west-race-is-over
Right now Jon Miller is somewhere wearing a flamboyant tie and thinking about me.
I come bearing LULZ
And a question: provided he’s telling the truth about the doctor, shouldn’t he have checked to make sure it was safe to take? Even if the doctor says it’s okay, I still research everything I put into my body. Case in point: a doctor once told me that antibiotics don’t lower the effectiveness of the birth control pill. Which, if you know anything about either medication, is bullshit. I went back to my GP and told him what that doctor told me and he was even stunned.
Keep in mind I don’t have a $25 million contract riding on my situation. I’d make sure this drug I was taking wouldn’t cost me big, like losing 50 games worth of pay, jeopardizing the entire 2009 contract, and possibly raising concerns for signing Manny past this season.
That’s why it’s amusing. He’s so dumb that he basically left himself wide open to 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 7, 2009 9:46 AM PDT reply actions
Bill Simmons always said he was too stupid to stick to a steroid cycle. So who knows?
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
I laughed at this, too.
"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 7, 2009 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions
let the defending begin
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on May 7, 2009 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Leave Manny Ramirez alone...RIGHT NOW!!
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IF MANNY DIDN’T KNOW THERE WERE STEROIDS IN THE MEDICATION, THAT MEANS IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM TO HIT ALL THOSE DOUBLEZ AND DINGERRZZ!!
STOP HATING AND DRINKING THE HATERADE!!
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher??
I agree, in JC Romero case is borderline b/c it was supplements etc…
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on May 7, 2009 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions
he has 2 options.
“I’m really stupid, like circus stupid”
“I’m a big fat liar with an ugly face and a big butt and my butt stinks and i like to kiss my own butt”
by Giant Voodoo on May 7, 2009 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
LOL awww
"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 7, 2009 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought nothing would top the feeling I got when I saw this...
I was wrong.
Right now Jon Miller is somewhere wearing a flamboyant tie and thinking about me.
wow, has Matt stairs turned into satan?
I always thought there was something odd about him
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on May 7, 2009 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions
I called one of the VIPs at work with this news...
…a dedicated Giants fan with season tickets. In 10 years of working with him, I have never heard him laugh that hard. Ever.
No, really, I have updated my blog this year: http://skaldheim.livejournal.com/tag/baseball
BINGO
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Thanks to roger
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fun comments so far over at True Blue LA
"i was too in shell shock when I hear the news via text message … today makes my head heart … is probably on the high end of the spectrum of worst things that could have happened." – Eric Stephen
"WTF – I thought this was a strange April fools joke. I’m still not quite sure I believe it. I’m going to do some work and then come back and hope this all went away." – meercatjohn
"Hopefully the medication will be something that doesn’t taint his legacy" – DonovanNeb
"Is this 50 game suspension set in stone? Can Manny/Dodgers challenge it? If does turn out to be a Romero Case he still does sit 50 because it was banned?" – Big Blue
"Why issue the ban after the Dodgers’ historic night? I hate to be the one to say it, but this reeks of conspiracy, almost as if Bud or someone knew of the suspension and withheld it just so the record could get broken in an effort to cast some light on the MLB during the NBA/NHL playoffs . . ." – Dr. Geek
"I’m very sad to see another MLB icon disgraced with this black mark." – Poisedon’s Fist
"Those boos really motivate me to make something happen." - Bonds
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on May 7, 2009 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
I took a bite right as I saw this
nearly covered my macbook with empanada
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More lolz from the MLB Dodger board
I’ve been vocal about the whole steroid mess and despise it as a scourge on the game. I’d be against anyone who has used the stuff no matter what team he’s on. But I’m also against this guilty until proven innocent lynch mob mentality that’s permeated itself into our society. People need to get all the facts before they make a judgment.
Oh sure, now you say that.
Adopted Giant: John Bowker. Bowkermania is currently on hiatus.
by rightcenterfielder on May 7, 2009 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
cough Barry *cough Is the jesuscough for PEDs user *cough
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on May 7, 2009 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
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by nostocksjustbonds on May 7, 2009 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
seriously
STFU. Dodger fans have no legs to stand on.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on May 7, 2009 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
The whole shebang calls for a Jon Stewart Daily Show treatment
Not actually on the Daily Show, but the beautiful way those guys frame hypocracy. Clip of Dodger fan bellyaching about Barry Bonds, followed by clip of same fan defending Manny.
"[Greg] Vaughn is in a funk so deep, George Clinton wearing a miner's helmet couldn't find him."
- Jim Baker, ESPN.com, May 2002
Conspiracy!
"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 7, 2009 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
“Hopefully the medication will be something that doesn’t taint his legacy”
That’s pretty damned weak sauce coming from a Dodger fan.
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Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on May 7, 2009 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Bob Nightingale (on MLB TV ) reporting that the “drug” must be some form of PED. If it were amphetamine, the suspension would be 25 days, instead of 50.
"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 !!
Anagram of hypocritcal dodger fan?
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
Dirt Fop Orgy Clinched AA
Fop: a vain man, a dandy
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
“Why issue the ban after the Dodgers’ historic night? I hate to be the one to say it, but this reeks of conspiracy, almost as if Bud or someone knew of the suspension and withheld it just so the record could get broken in an effort to cast some light on the MLB during the NBA/NHL playoffs . . .” – Dr. Geek
Yes, because we know MLB loves to have the steroid scandal attach itself to another one of its top players.
Question: What kind of bear is best?
FOX must be shitting themselves…I wonder how many Dodger / Manny games were on the docket in the next 2 months.
Suck it List:
Barbieri
Bruce
FOX
Patron saint of pesky hitters.
Goes without saying, but can be said again.
"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 7, 2009 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
True Blue LA’s three posters.
(Random thought: when Gagne was a Dodger, was it True Bleu LA?)
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.
Last True Blue LA post before the Manny story: 2 comments
Two posts on the Manny story: 189 comments combined
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.
Brian Sabean, you crazy genius, you
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
Sabean / Manny / Ralph Barbieri three-way slash. GET ON IT, PEOPLE.
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.
eew
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You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
BTW, Nate not in the line-up again today. WTF?!??! Can a manager get suspended 50 games as well? He has the tell-tell big head after all.
disregard
An old extra-baggs popped up in my google reader for yesterdays line-up.
by AngelWillSaveUs on May 7, 2009 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
DODGERS RECORD IS TAINTED
DESTROY HOME RECORD! MARK IT WITH ASTERISKS! ROIDIREZ! 533*
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by GiantBrass on May 7, 2009 9:54 AM PDT reply actions 7 recs
+1
Over the top.
Just the way I likes it.
by CaliforniaBone on May 7, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Rubbing excess pine tar onto it.
No, really, I have updated my blog this year: http://skaldheim.livejournal.com/tag/baseball
Marvin Bernard taught him about “the tar” on the helmet .
"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 !!
This just in...
Mannywood promotion put on back burner.
"The dreams ain't broken down here now, they're walking with a limp" --TW
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Excellent analysis!
Sir Alex Omar Hinshaw: It's not right if it's not left.
by The Enchanter on May 7, 2009 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
concur
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Finally, the cogent baseball analysis we all come for.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
Chatterbalks dot com: Still with jokes. Now with updates.
The sad thing about this is, even with all the players implicated for steroids, and even with all the mega-stars involved, most people will STILL act like it’s all about Barry.
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.
Manny took Barroids* Brand Steroids.
"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 7, 2009 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions
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Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 7, 2009 10:00 AM PDT reply actions 6 recs
holy shit you win everything
seriously, IRL lmao
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“Looks like we sure dodged a bullet on that one, amirite?”
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by rightcenterfielder on May 7, 2009 10:01 AM PDT reply actions
Naught
All goes for naught this weekend for the Giants if they can’t take atleast two or three games from the Dodgers this weekend. 6-1/2 games out and if they don’t start making up some ground it won’t matter that Manny is out for 50 games. Even without Manny the Giants are not 6-1/2 games better than the Dodgers. The Dodgers are still probably a couple of games better. I’m more worried that Arizona will actually start hitting… well that and the North Koreans testing another missile.
vr, Xei
You, sir, are a douche
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
by hairball on May 7, 2009 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I’d like to see your thoughts represented in percentages.
Derin McMains had five fingers, but he only used three.
The fact that the Giants can’t play their way out of a wet paper bag and the fact that the Dodgers have been playing very well to start the year have nothing to do with Ramirez’s staggering stupidity for getting caught with a banned substance.
Goddamn man. You’re as stupid as he is.
"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 7, 2009 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
I had a 96.45% chance of posting a nearly identical comment
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on May 7, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
I was going to make a joke about xeifrank’s latest herpes outbreak, but there’s a 98.69% chance he’s never scored.
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 7, 2009 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
MEGA BURN
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You’re the troll you asshat! Take your fancy percentages and shove um right up your ass.
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by PacBellBoozer on May 7, 2009 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
This is trolling, moron. All your numbers and you haven’t learned common sense.
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Exsqueeze me?
We are trolling our own forum? You really are that dumb, aren’t you? Who’s the one posting nonsense on a rival’s forum again?
Hitler was a Dodgers fan.
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by nostocksjustbonds on May 7, 2009 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I want to see the gif of this.
That one is a classic.
by AmorVincitOmnia on May 7, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Of course you show up now
Suck it. Suck it long, and suck it hard!
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by PacBellBoozer on May 7, 2009 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
The Dodgers are still probably a couple of games better.
Maybe on paper, but I wouldn’t underestimate the distraction that this could bring to the rest of the bums clubhouse.
by The Double Deuce on May 7, 2009 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
…Not to mention the several other Dodgers who’ll be SCARED into cycling off.
…What, you think M*nny’s the only DROIDger juicing??
INTERESTING, isn’t it, how many Giants were accused or caught as PED users while Colletti and Conte were with the team. Now that Colletti and Conte are with the Dodgers, look what happens!!
I MEAN, JUST LOOK AT HOW HUGE LASORDA’S BOILER HAS GOTTEN OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS!! IF THAT’S NOT PROOF, I DON’T KNOW WHAT IS!!
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher??
Call me crazy but I miss Xeifrank's percentage predictions
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on May 7, 2009 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
You sir
are fucking crazy
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
I miss them too.
But you’re still crazy.
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN... UNLESS HE KEEPS DRAFTING WELL. .. AND SIGNS UNDERRATED PLAYERS LIKE AFFELDT OR PHELPS. .. OR ALRIGHT WHO'S PLAYING WITH THE ALIEN MIND-SWITCHING RAY?
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game currently in early planning stages.
IT'S STILL AWESOME THAN MANNY IS BANNED
Remember, we’re Giants fans. The Dodgers losing (games, players, face) is just as good to us as Giants wins.
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN... UNLESS HE KEEPS DRAFTING WELL. .. AND SIGNS UNDERRATED PLAYERS LIKE AFFELDT OR PHELPS. .. OR ALRIGHT WHO'S PLAYING WITH THE ALIEN MIND-SWITCHING RAY?
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game currently in early planning stages.
It’s funny ’cause it happened to someone else!
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.
SUCK IT, XEIFRANK
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Edited “Suck it” list:
Manny
Barbieri
Bruce
FOX
Boras
Russell Martin
Xeifrank
3 posters at True Blue LA
Colletti
McCourt
Russell Martin
Lasorda
"There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die."
You forgot Russell Martin.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, coming soon to a minor league near you.
I was going to save this but now seems appropriate.
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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.
Over/Under on comments until BAN
5 more?
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
BAN HAMMER
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.
Please don't ever ban XeiFrank
The hatred he inspires drives up commenting by 321.7%, and the amusement of the insults adds 721.9% more class to this blog.
vr, ooo
Derin McMains had five fingers, but he only used three.
FAIL
Should be 321.74% and 721.92%.
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.
But it would so be worth it
To see the new persona that he wouldn’t be able to resist creating. Maybe he’d sign off with xoxoxo, instead of vr
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
I need a punching bag today, so let’s keep him around.
"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 7, 2009 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
See what you did?
You made the COMPUTER laugh
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
PROTIP
The Los Angeles Angels have never won a World Series.
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.
stop trying to change the subject.
Manny is busted. all rejoice in Giantsville.
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 7, 2009 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Xeifrank,
I actually like ya buddy outside of this site (e.g. on Tango/MGL’s blog, Fangraphs), more than anyone else here probably (and more than everyone else combined), but this was not your brightest move.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
If Dustin Pedroia played in Seattle, not many people would be talking about him.
LA’s NFL team since 1995 0-0
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on May 7, 2009 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
The horror, the horror
this is just pwn after pwn..
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
That just seems silly...
A record like that would only emphasize how bad the baseball teams are right now, and to some extent the Warriors. What’s the point of the NFL if they aren’t weighted equally? I thought you were a stat master? I’m disappointed in you.
Formerly Revolution1 || Status: Worried that Giants are going to sell my wall of Ks to Johnsonville Sausages || Barry Zito: Throws Canyons Mildly Half-OK
Again, what in the fuck does that have to do with any of this? In making this head-up-your -ass argument, you are no better than the Padres fans who vehemently deny Caminit’s PED use but villify Bonds. At one point, your misguided statistical ramblings had a shred of merit. Now, you’ve just descended into fullblown asshat territory, and for what? So you can behave like a child?
Good job, asshole.
"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 7, 2009 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions 11 recs
No kidding…I like it when Baron gets the rage…Find it mildly enticing even!
Proud papa of Nathan John Schierholtz. Choo Choo...the train is a comin' baby, get off them tracks!!
by PacBellBoozer on May 7, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
RAGE
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
BARON FTW
emperor nobody: "can ben copeland play third will the mcgwire throwback jersey be sponsored by balco labs i think i am having non-nerve-damage related chest pains well there’s holliday’s homer for may"
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 7, 2009 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Well put.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Wronghanded Affeldt pitches right
by Giant among Angels on May 7, 2009 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Can we just get this guy banned already...please?
he’s just a troll. we all know he is a troll. he only comes here to bother us, not to actually participate in any way. is there a way to ban him?
by positiveuphemism on May 7, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Here's a stat for you:
Number of games Barry Bonds has been suspended for due to violating the MLB drug policy
vs.
Number of games Manny Ramirez has been suspended for due to violating the MLB drug policy
Hitler was a Dodgers fan.
If Manny was off the sauce he'd probably look like this....
"Why you gotta be cardin' my hos?" - Charlie Hayes
by stevieg on May 7, 2009 10:05 AM PDT reply actions 3 recs
He'll have plenty of time to play spies now.
"'alice' was a very importent show to the hip-hop community, that show had mad flo" --pr0FF3ss0r_F4rnsw0rth
from MLB trade rumors
Manny was hitting .348/.492/.641 in 120 plate appearances and figures to be replaced by Juan Pierre.
/tears of joy
Choppin' broccoli
by SimpleJaquez on May 7, 2009 10:06 AM PDT reply actions 28 recs
This needs to be green too.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that pie > cake, that Bochy is endowed by his creator with certain undeniable traits, that among these are veteran man-love, a gigantic skull, and the pursuit of the double switch.
Adopted Giant: Fred Lewis, who can still draw a walk.
Holy shit
this is just the best day ever
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
I just looked up “schadenfreude” in the dictionary and it used this sentence as an example.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, coming soon to a minor league near you.
Everyone go over to true blue and
vote on the number of games the dodgers will win without manny (less than 15
Minor White > Ansel Adams
Doyers! Doyers! Doyers!
Already made a few rounds around the warehouse at work and let all the LA-lovers hear it. I absolutely love this.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Wronghanded Affeldt pitches right
by Giant among Angels on May 7, 2009 10:08 AM PDT reply actions
Just a thought
is Bonds Manny’s doctor?
“No seriously take this, dont ask stupid questions”
“Ok.”
“Ok now pee into this, and welcome to the pen 15 club”
Also, I really like how it says "ANGERS"
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
No, that's an L
He’s calling Manny out for being a La-hoo-zuh-her
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
He was on the Angers!
/roid_rage
"The dreams ain't broken down here now, they're walking with a limp" --TW
WHY IS THERE A TINY ARM GROWING FROM HIS ARMPIT????
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
It's one of the "little people" holding up his immense muscle for him
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
No matter what he does, I’ll always remember him for this:
Adopted Giant: John Bowker. Bowkermania is currently on hiatus.
by rightcenterfielder on May 7, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
I can not find this video anywhere, I love it…
I got it.. I got it… ouch…Home RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on May 7, 2009 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
BarryZito:
Manny’s gone for 50 games. time for the Giants to capitalize
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
I seriously laughed at that tweet. Losing Manny sucks, but the Giants still have an offense that’s cobbled together from suck, fail, and Travis Ishikawa.
if they can stay in it through May, a trade could actually make them contenders.
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
We’ll see, but the Giants have to fix 1B pretty soon to hang around. I’ll figure up a WAR and how much the Dodgers are losing over 50 games sometime later. I bet it’s 2-ish wins, that might even be too much.
I think that Travis Ishikawa doesn’t have a lot of time left to start hitting.
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
Yes
If they trade Sabean for Theo Epstein.
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher??
Me too
he’s really turned me around this year
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
Okay Zito just got into my good graces. I won’t villify him for the duration of Manny’s suspension at least.
"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 7, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
To steal from Krukow
“HAHAHA-HAHA….Laugher!”
Welcome to the club, D-ger fans, welcome to the club.
I normally don’t laugh at other’s problems, but given all the talk about their unprecedented win streak at home, I can only assume that this will hit them in the gut and they will fall back to the pack, particularly with Pierre as the replacement (thanks Colletti for that one!).
And hopefully Manny gets rusty while out and takes a while to get back on track to his Manny-ness, preferably in the middle of their lineup.
Adoptive parental unit of Ehire Adrianza.
Godfather of Travis Ishikawa.
"I'm really proud to be on this team." - Nate Schierholtz
"Woo hoo" - Tim "The Kid" Lincecum
"Let's go get them in 2009!" - The Kid
by obsessivegiantscompulsive on May 7, 2009 10:13 AM PDT reply actions
The offensive onslaught of Juan Pierre will be upon us soon, which will make Dodgers fans quickly forget about Manny.
Derin McMains had five fingers, but he only used three.
by oooreebay on May 7, 2009 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
HEY GUYS I THINK ITS TIME 2 BRING BACK ANDREW JONES
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.
Judgment Day is coming
comics | art | Nattowear
by Natto on May 7, 2009 10:13 AM PDT reply actions 36 recs
YES YES A THOUSAND TIMES YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
You, sir, are a genious and a scholar.
Sir Alex Omar Hinshaw: It's not right if it's not left.
by The Enchanter on May 7, 2009 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Just Natto being Natto!
Proud papa of Nathan John Schierholtz. Choo Choo...the train is a comin' baby, get off them tracks!!
by PacBellBoozer on May 7, 2009 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
lol Barry-obsessed Chronicle
Adopted Giant: John Bowker. Bowkermania is currently on hiatus.
by rightcenterfielder on May 7, 2009 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Couldn’t have used a better Manny pic.
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on May 7, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 7, 2009 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Help quick hide the needle
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on May 7, 2009 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Man Rammed
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 7, 2009 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I wanted to, but that pic was too perfect not to use.
Judgment Day is coming
comics | art | Nattowear
I love you
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
I had beets last night, but that makes it red, not green.
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.
Drink a ton of grape gatorade. Magic will happen.
Right now Jon Miller is somewhere wearing a flamboyant tie and thinking about me.
Yeah, let’s not and say we did, huh?
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.
As you wish
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NATTO NEEDS GREENIES
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on May 7, 2009 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I am glad it is the Loldgers. I am not happy that this is still happening though.
by Lars The Wanderer on May 7, 2009 10:17 AM PDT reply actions
I want to post nasty things on True Blue LA, but I can’t bring myself to join.
Hi, I am Johnny Disaster.
by Johnny Disaster on May 7, 2009 10:17 AM PDT reply actions
they are all on their sidekicks and twitters tryign to figure out if they should go watch innings 3-6 of the next homestand.
by Giant Voodoo on May 7, 2009 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Nothing like a cold dose of reality to bring a community together.
Adopted Giant: John Bowker. Bowkermania is currently on hiatus.
by rightcenterfielder on May 7, 2009 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
I joined to read their minor league reports……
"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 7, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Grapevine
I hear Manny appealed the 50 game suspension and MLB denied it. See you in July and in second place.
July, yes... 2nd place? I don't think the D-bags are going to go on that great a run.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 7, 2009 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ll turn your shit green sir!
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!
5/7/9 = Green Shit Day Forever!
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
You gonna feed him mexican food?
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on May 7, 2009 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Well I am going to have chili rellenos for lunch…
by SoFa King Mike on May 7, 2009 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
mmmmmmm.
I’m making tamales tonight.
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.
I can honestly say that Mexican food never gives me butt pee.
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.
You must eat at the right taco truck….
Hi, I am Johnny Disaster.
by Johnny Disaster on May 7, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
There was a period, circa 2000-2001, when Thai food always gave me butt pee. Then it stopped, and it never has since. Weird.
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.
Awesome that you kept eating it anyway. You taught your body who’s boss!
by The Double Deuce on May 7, 2009 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
FIX THIS
Poll
Of the 50 games missed by Manny Ramirez due to suspension, how many will the Dodgers win?
16% 31 or more 78 votes
31% 26-30 147 votes
32% 21-25 155 votes
13% 16-20 64 votes
6% 15 or less 29 votes
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on May 7, 2009 10:21 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
+1
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
I voted 16-20
but I really think it will be 21-25
by positiveuphemism on May 7, 2009 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
me too. I threw up a little when I saw the pic of the Kardashians.
Right now Jon Miller is somewhere wearing a flamboyant tie and thinking about me.
I’m proud to say I had no idea who those horrible women were until I looked at the file name.
Hi, I am Johnny Disaster.
by Johnny Disaster on May 7, 2009 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
You cannot expect too much from the family of an OJ attorney
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on May 7, 2009 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
it was weird, they actually stopped talking about the celtics and brett favre for a second
by Giant Voodoo on May 7, 2009 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
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by GiantBrass on May 7, 2009 10:24 AM PDT reply actions 13 recs
SUCK IT LA
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
by bondslegend on May 7, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Excellent writing over at True Blue
We new that would be a jinx
Regarding the article from yesterday.
Eye herd about this a long time ago.
"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 7, 2009 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
weather or not thats true you don’t have to be a which about it.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
It will rilly hurt the Dodgers to loose Manny. He’s been apart of they’re hot start.
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.
what article is this?
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on May 7, 2009 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
over at fangraphs.com
some dude named dave cameron called the race for the division as being over, in favor of los doyers
**WE DESERVE**
"They can trade me," Bonds said. "I don't think they will, though. It's not like I want to be traded, man. I'm a Giant. I'm stuck here till the end."
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
Do I care whether Manny took steroids? Not really. Do I care that the best hitting Dodger is now suspended for 50 games, that we’re now going to see more Juan Pierre, and that Dave Cameron’s “Dodgers already won the division” article can kiss my ass?
YES. YES. YES.
FU Dodgers.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on May 7, 2009 10:29 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Two thoughts
1) Imagine how different this thread would be if the Giants had signed Manny. I feel so S-M-R-T for not wanting him.
2) I wonder how many games will be added to his suspension when he also tests positive for DEDs – Dreadlock Enhancing Drugs.
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.
I have to admit I wanted him
and now I’ll take my medicine. I’ve never been happier to be wrong, though
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
by bondslegend on May 7, 2009 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Anagram of "outfielder Manny Ramirez"
DEMONIZE UNMERRY, FAT LIAR
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on May 7, 2009 10:30 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I hate the dodgers, and so this is automatically great stuff, but...
Of COURSE, Manny should have cleared his prescription with his team’s official doctor and/or disclosed to MLB, however the drug policy works. And of COURSE a drug violation is a drug violation. And of COURSE, I am always glad when the dodgers lose their main piston for 1/3 of the season.
So, all that is said. But there are still things I would like to know before joining the party with my whole heart & head. For instance, Manny says it was a physician-prescribed medicine for a medical condition, and there is no suggestion yet that this was a steroidal drug (or at least an anabolic steroid; the kind that matter). Either that’s true or it isn’t. If it isn’t true, then F$#K him and the Pontiac he rode in on. But if it is true, then there IS some further questioning to be done about this policy, or this implementation of it.
If this was truly not a performance-enhancer, but really just treating some other thing (that is, not a made up ailment so that he can get a prescription for anabolic steroids), then it is harsh to give the maximum penalty for something as technical as not letting the MLB doc know. I mean, if MLB would have let him play anyway, then all he is guilty of is the technical matter of not disclosing it.
So all I am saying is that fair is fair, and if this happened to one of our guys, I would be furious that our guy was getting max penalty for basically a clerical error. As I said, if it turns out that the drug IS a performance enhancer, then screw him— 50 games isn’t enough. And if it turns out that MLB would NOT have permitted him to play if only he had disclosed it, then screw him— 50 games is the defined penalty. But we don’t know either of those things yet.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
I don’t know about all that but fuck LA & Manny.
Patron saint of pesky hitters.
by younghutch on May 7, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
If
there was any chance of it being a clerical error or potentially a OTC drug, they would have allowed his appeal. MLB and Bud Selig dont want another black eye like this, and MAnny’s appeal was denied.
From that, although not 100% sure, im pretty sure that its pretty much a case of the PEDs
by Giant Voodoo on May 7, 2009 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
I'll be delighted to hear it officially when/if we hear it officially.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 7, 2009 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Manny declined to appeal
Mischievously implosive purple pitching staff.
by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on May 7, 2009 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Just saying, but maybe MLB should hire a pharmacist to work for each and every team. When any medication is prescribed, it gets run through the pharmacist who approves or rejects it. Then when a player says, “I was told it was okay,” the team pharmacist can say, “Shennanigans!” Anything a player wants to take apparently needs to go through some sort of authority figure who’s up on all the latest banned substances, and knows what to look for. Until then, MLB is shooting themselves in the foot with their drug policy. And I’m going to celebrate Manny and the Dodgers getting busted. Suck it, Dodgers!
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
they pretty much have that
you’re supposed to run whatever you take by team/MLB doctors.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Some authority figure needs to make that known, and they need to really document this stuff. This should be as close to indefensible as you can make it.
Did Manny run his prescription by team doctors? No. It’s his own fault, 50 game suspension is justified.
If yes, did the doctor approve it? If no, then it’s Manny’s fault.
If Manny says yes, did the doctor document what was taken? If no, then Manny’s okay and the doctor can be questioned.
If yes, then did the doctor approve it? If no, then it’s Manny’s fault.
If yes, was there really anything in the medication that was on the banned substance list? If no, then Manny’s a filthy liar.
If yes, then the doctor can be questioned.
There shouldn’t be a defensible out for Manny. Either Manny screwed up or lied, or a MLB-approved doctor screwed up or lied.
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
This is exactly how it should work0 (it’s how malpractice works in medicine). Everyone should be doing everything they can to cover their asses, especially with how silly MLB looked with the Romero thing over the winter.
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.
I nominate rxmeister
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on May 7, 2009 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s always something (the supplements, the prescriptions), almost never the actual truth. The only thing I could think of is if he’s running some extra testosterone for a libido-type condition ( which would be a personal medical matter, I guess, but is also something I don’t even want to think about).
My policy is...
Completely mindless and gleeful celebration, woofing, name-calling, recriminations, and schadenfreude today.
Rational and objective thought tomorrow…maybe.
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher??
/downer mode
Of course, if the Dodgers still make the playoffs, they do so while being relieved of a third of Ramirez’s contract.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Now time for me to add my conspiracy theory.
This suspension was made at an interesting time. The day after they broke the home record. Is there any possibility that MLB held off the suspension till today so they could break the record?
I wouldn’t be hot & bothered if they did. This is a business and the guy is still suspended for 50 games.
El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."
LOL
Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis
by wjackalope on May 7, 2009 10:38 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
For some reason, I’m just picturing everyone at Dodger Stadium right now, fingers in ears, running around going
“La-La-La-This is not happening-La-La-La”, and with Journey cranked up full blast.
Adopted Giant: John Bowker. Bowkermania is currently on hiatus.
by rightcenterfielder on May 7, 2009 10:41 AM PDT reply actions
everyone at Dodger Stadium right now
Silly….Trix are for kids…
NOBODY shows up at Dodger Stadium until at least the bottom of the 4th
Proud papa of Nathan John Schierholtz. Choo Choo...the train is a comin' baby, get off them tracks!!
by PacBellBoozer on May 7, 2009 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Hi /MCC/ can it be ban time now?
Star Trek Opening and Manny Being Banned.
This is the greatest day ever.
Pretty much.
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.
Let there be sims? I hate that goddamn part of the 405, cuz its where traffic turns into a gigantic clusterfuck and conspires to turn what should be a 25-30 minute drive to an hour
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!
How long until they are all ‘COLLETTI WORKED FOR THE GIANTS HE BROUGHT ROIDS INTO DODGER STADIUM OH OUTRAGE!!! FIRE COLLETTI DODGER BRASSS!!!’
/Everyone knees Stan Conte in the groin
Adopted Giant: John Bowker. Bowkermania is currently on hiatus.
by rightcenterfielder on May 7, 2009 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
MY CONSPIRACY THEORY
MLB switched test samples. It’s really Manny Burris who’s on steroids.
BURRIS GOTTA GO.
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.
That's funny
When I saw the headline of “Manny gone for 50” on a Giants site I thought it was our Manny getting sent down to Fresno for awhile.
what else could make this day better?
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Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 7, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
And this, ladies and gentlemen
Is why you don’t write stuff like this a month into the season. Dodgers are still the favorites, but still. Also, how I reacted to this post:
I don’t get the joke
Wait, Grant’s serious? That’s weird, I never really suspected Ramirez. Hmm.
Well I guess I don’t really care.
/presses on link
My god, 50 games? That’s awesome!
/quickly goes to FanGraphs to see who’s the back up LF
JUAN PIERRE?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!
This is fantabulous.
Adoptive parent of Noah Lowry. Because he was awesome once, and, goddammit, he shall be awesome once again!
I hope.
You never suspected Ramirez? He’s one of the guys who I always wondered why nobody seemed to suspect him.
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.
See Bill Simmons’ “too stupid to know how to cycle” comments. The man is a dunce.
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.
Another guy I've always wondered about
Frank Thomas. He was pretty damn big and injury prone.
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.
I LOVED Frank Thomas when I was growing up and collecting baseball cards. The “HE LOOKS BIG” body test isn’t really a good way to look at things, but Frank has always been huge:
From his age 23-30 seasons he mostly played 140 games or more in a season. He was injured in his age 33 season (2001) and played just 20 games. Then, at 34 and 35, he played 148 and 153 games. And at 38 and 39, he played 137 and 155 games.
I’m not saying I think he did or anything. I’m just surprised his name doesn’t come up in witchhunt conversations.
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.
Also, when I was 12 or so, I had a rare Frank Thomas card worth $60. Then someone stole it. TRAGEDY.
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.
In fairness to Frank Thomas, he was one of the few players that actively spoke out about steroids as far back as the 90’s.
by Missing Barry on May 8, 2009 6:52 AM PDT up reply actions
That counts for nothing. No different than an in-the-closet Congressman leading the anti-gay rights crusade in Washington. If anything, it’s one hell of a cover, just keep saying how STEROIDZ ARE BADZ KIDZ, and they’ll never suspect that you’re one of many on the juice.
Proud papa of Nathan John Schierholtz. Choo Choo...the train is a comin' baby, get off them tracks!!
by PacBellBoozer on May 8, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Luis Gonzalez is ALWAYS the guy who I never understood why his name never came up in steroid discussions.
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Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 7, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
By that same reasoning, Mo Vaughn used too?!?
This just in, from a self-professed fatty…people that are “pretty damn big” are naturally injury prone! Why do you think that practically everyone over 7’0" has major feet/leg/knee problems?!? It’s because the human body isn’t supposed to be that freakishly large.
Proud papa of Nathan John Schierholtz. Choo Choo...the train is a comin' baby, get off them tracks!!
by PacBellBoozer on May 7, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know. He’s just always been huge, and always a fantastic hitter. I wonder if he’s been using for a while. He had a terrible year in 2007, and then had of his best in 2008. I wonder if maybe he only started using then.
Adoptive parent of Noah Lowry. Because he was awesome once, and, goddammit, he shall be awesome once again!
I hope.
Torre just ate a big shit sandwich this morning.
Must have been an interesting ride to Coors field on the team bus.
Kruk is the happiest man alive.
Barbieri’s blackberry is blowing up, most messages from Damon Bruce saying “WTF” "ahhhhh WTF’
No wonder why Barry likes him so much.
Billy Ripken is a douche bag.
And guess what??
Damon Bruce STILL THINKS Giants should have signed Ramirez. “Oh it’s a bargain now”
This is win!! Like this vid!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0vfDHK7vsU
Billy Ripken is a douche bag.
The Plot Thickens
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ys-ramirezsuspension050709&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
Source: Ramirez’s substance a sexual enhancer
LOS ANGELES – A source close to Manny Ramirez(notes) said Thursday that the illegal substance for which the Los Angeles Dodgers slugger tested positive was not "an agent customarily used for performance enhancing."
At least not on the baseball diamond. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the substance is supposed to boost sex drive. It is not Viagra, but a substance that treats the cause rather providing a temporary boost in sexual performance, the source said.
LOL MANNY CANT GET WOOD IN THE BEDROOM OR THE BALLFIELD NOW!!!!!
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.
always knew he was playing with corked wood
Billy Ripken is a douche bag.
by kbsofaraway08 on May 7, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
MANNY WOODLESS OUTSIDE MANNYWOOD
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on May 7, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
NO MANNY WOOD
"Let’s just put it this way," Bocock said. "I can’t imagine what 100 milligrams does to you."
by Bocock's Viagra on May 7, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
It ITH kind of thickening. I was thickened by it.
Thuck it Manny…theroidth are bad.
Thtop making fun of my lithp.
Patron saint of pesky hitters.
They weren’t lying when they named it “Mannywood”, I guess.
…Or maybe Manny wanted to make sure he “lived up to the hype”.
BREAKING
Manny was taking it in hopes of banging Alyssa Milano
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.
This is just getting better and better.
by AngelWillSaveUs on May 7, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
But this kind of raises questions (among other things, heh heh)
If it is NOT a performance enhancer — that is, not a baseball performance enhancer — then this rule could be unjust. Again, I hate the dodgers blah blah blah, but like the US overreaction to terrorism after 2001, one has to wonder whether a rule that would ban Junk Helper is really a fair rule.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 7, 2009 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
True
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
it also raises the question of whether or not Manny will die because he’s so dumb he forgot to breathe.
Seriously, to risk getting suspended over this stuff? That’s beyond stupidity.
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.
Oh, don't get me wrong, I totally agree about the intergalactic stupidity of Half-Manny's choices here.
But even egregious stupidity doesn’t warrant punishment if the policy is silly. And I’m not saying it necessarily is silly — not enough facts yet — but it looks like it could be.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 7, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Wait a minute
you’re spending so much time trying to get the steroid policy changed….
OH MY GOD YOURE SOZE
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
Yeah
Strikes me as odd than they’d be so up in arms about his peen.
Although I don’t know of drugs that would boost the libido. I thought the hardon pills just make it…hard. Or harder. And that stuff is okay for treating blood vessel issues as we’ve seen with Mr. Bocock.
Now I am confused.
"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 7, 2009 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
At least Bocock was smart enough to tell people about it.
Judgment Day is coming
comics | art | Nattowear
I guess telling the world about your flaccid wee-wee is worse than possibly losing $25 million.
"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 7, 2009 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
If he suffers from an androgen deficiency, then taking testosterone would certainly boost his sexual performance. And roidz!
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.
I never found the policy to be that great in the first place. I’ll take this though.
Judgment Day is coming
comics | art | Nattowear
yes but these drugs are PED’s. If you allow this drug pretty soon all of baseball will be impotent. This is just me talking, I would gladly go without sex for a year or two if someone paid me $25million/yr
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on May 7, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
VIAGROIDS!
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 7, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
LaSorda on MLB-TV right now...
“I’m just shocked… I can’t believe anyone would do this anymore… I don’t know anything about it yet… I don’t know how it’s happened or why it’s happened… I’m just shocked….”
Thanks, Tom.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
That’s just the kind of well-thought-out, coherent answer we’ve come to expect from Mr. Slim-Fast.
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.
Maybe he’ll just refuse to talk about it, and when pressed, he’ll say that Manny simply died of cancer.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Adopted Giant: John Bowker. Bowkermania is currently on hiatus.
by rightcenterfielder on May 7, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
UPDATED
Derin McMains had five fingers, but he only used three.
by oooreebay on May 7, 2009 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions 27 recs
There may be more green comments in this thread than in the previous history of MCC.
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.
GIS result for 'green comment'
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.
Finally
Some truth in advertising.
Adopted Giant: John Bowker. Bowkermania is currently on hiatus.
by rightcenterfielder on May 7, 2009 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
This might be the funniest thing I’ve ever seen.
Osiris, lord of the dead, and relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants.
The whole thread was a crescendo that ended in this, the funniest thing I’ve ever seen.
by scotterduder on May 8, 2009 12:12 AM PDT up reply actions
i have not been in this good a mood in a long time
more photoshopped images i deceree!
by sadison bummedgarner on May 7, 2009 11:10 AM PDT reply actions
ESPN is saying it was "a womens fertility drug"
LOL, wut?
"'alice' was a very importent show to the hip-hop community, that show had mad flo" --pr0FF3ss0r_F4rnsw0rth
Bitch Tits!
oo..wait..A-Rod has taken that name already
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on May 7, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Giambi was on Clomid, a womens fertility drug. They say that’s why he had that whole pituitary gland scare.
by Bay Area Sports Guy on May 7, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Ahh it all makes sense now!
Manny was getting ready to audition for a role in the Junior sequel!
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on May 7, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
New idea: Ask Enzyte to sponsor the first game of the next game LA has at SF. Commercials every half inning.
by David A. Arnott on May 7, 2009 11:20 AM PDT reply actions
It's a women's fertility drug
Maybe it’s supposed to add testosterone? Maybe it is a steroid?
Acto ESPN, HCG has two practical uses.
1. Fertility treatments in women, and
2. Masking agent for other PED’s.
"There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die."
I did a little wikipeding and saw that. 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 7, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Can we really rule out the possibility that Manny was just trying to conceive? CONSPIRACY!!!!!
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.
Manny being Mommy
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on May 7, 2009 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Manny's head should be photoshopped on this body
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.
Oh my god you guys
I just worked way too long a shift and I was feeling a bit low but I come back and check Yahoo and all of a sudden today is a great day.
…now to read the rest of this thread.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
I did a bit of trolling over at True Blue. The mood over there is less than excited.
I was excited when we signed Barry Zito
OT: I just ordered the complete Deadwood boxset. I’m very excited. I’ve seen the series before, but it’s been awhile.
Also, the WIRE WAS FUCKING AWESOME MAN I WANT TO WATCH IT AGAIN
Take a drink every time someone says cocksucker.
Right now Jon Miller is somewhere wearing a flamboyant tie and thinking about me.
Two more shows I’ve never seen but are in my Netflix queue so you can nag me about watching them!
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.
First two seasons are in my queue starting at #51. Season one of The Wire is next at #58.
Deadwood, however, is way down at #294.
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.
I currently can’t really add new stuff because our queue is up to 498 and the max they allow is 500. :(
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.
We’re currently watching The West Wing, incidentally. Which is pretty good, but awfully earnest at times.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that pie > cake, that Bochy is endowed by his creator with certain undeniable traits, that among these are veteran man-love, a gigantic skull, and the pursuit of the double switch.
Adopted Giant: Fred Lewis, who can still draw a walk.
I loved the show. The last season or two, kinda Meh
You think your a fan? You got nothing on my adopted daughter Sue Burns, now she's a fan. 4 out of 5 doctors agree Rosterbation can cause blindness and delusions of grandeur.
We’re only on season two, so that’s far in our future.
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.
I saw an interview with the creater of The Wire on PBS. I have never seen an episode but I will probably check it out sometime.
I was excited when we signed Barry Zito
The Wire and Deadwood are two of the finest things ever created for television.
Hi, I am Johnny Disaster.
by Johnny Disaster on May 7, 2009 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
And Twin Peaks and Arrested Development
Honorable mention to Seinfeld
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
Last I checked, the version of Twin Peaks on Netflix didn’t have the pilot episode for some reason. Sucks, I’d like to watch it.
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.
If you’re really a fan, just get the Gold Box.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Also, some of my favorites
- Freaks and Geeks
- Six Feet Under
- The Simpsons
- The Office (British version, though the US version is also good)
- Doctor Who
- The Prisoner
- Sports Night
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.
NewsRadio
emperor nobody: "can ben copeland play third will the mcgwire throwback jersey be sponsored by balco labs i think i am having non-nerve-damage related chest pains well there’s holliday’s homer for may"
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 7, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, until Phil Hartman died that was great.
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.
I didn’t watch the show until maybe about two years ago, but it was awesome. I’ve never seen the fifth season because I know it’s not the same without him.
emperor nobody: "can ben copeland play third will the mcgwire throwback jersey be sponsored by balco labs i think i am having non-nerve-damage related chest pains well there’s holliday’s homer for may"
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 7, 2009 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
You should at least watch the first episode of the fifth season, about Bill’s funeral. It was really sad and really hilarious.
After that, it had some good moments but it was never the same.
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.
Sports Night!
I loved that show as well.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on May 7, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
+a lot
I never watched a comedy that put more lumps in my throat, or a drama that made me laugh as much.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, coming soon to a minor league near you.
Incorrect. That would be "The Shield." Whatever is second place is a distant second place.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 7, 2009 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
I didn’t say ‘the two best’, I said ‘two of the best’, so incorrect on the incorrectness.
Also, The Shield, really?
Hi, I am Johnny Disaster.
by Johnny Disaster on May 7, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes, "The Shield." Started out phenomenal and just got better.
I can’t believe NBC is even trying a “gritty, LA cop drama” this year (which is horrible, by the way). They’re obviously trying to build a networky version of ‘The Shield,’ and failing horribly. Then I read that they actually picked up the series for next season. Good god. Network tv really is dead, except ‘30Rock.’
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 7, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
The Shield was fucking awesome.
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Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 7, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
couldn't get into The Wire
I was bored with it.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on May 7, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Isn’t that like the pot calling the kettle black?
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on May 7, 2009 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
How does it feel to be incredibly wrong?
emperor nobody: "can ben copeland play third will the mcgwire throwback jersey be sponsored by balco labs i think i am having non-nerve-damage related chest pains well there’s holliday’s homer for may"
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 7, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Try again. Along with the Sopranos, the highwater mark in recent pop culture.
by Duelling Brandos on May 7, 2009 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Ugh, "Sopranos"... sigh
First of all, I can’t be the only one who noticed that EVERY EPISODE WAS THE SAME. They made something like 80 episodes of it? How can they tell?
Second, the gimmick of “oh, hey, a mafia don with a heart, and he visits a shrink to talk about his angst— isn’t that FRESH STORYTELLING???” was no longer fresh after the 3rd visit.
Overrated by miles and miles.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on May 7, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ve never watched The Sopranos, but I thought it was fucking hilarious how pissed everyone got over the last episode. Brilliant!
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i can see what happened...
it does take a while to get invested in the characters. i honestly only got through the first few episodes because of the hype, not because it captured me so quickly. also, we aren’t used to being given so many characters at once to follow at once (even lost and heroes slowly introduced us to everyone, whereas the wire just threw them all out there).
BUT, once you start to see the layers this show is amazing- especially when you can appreciate the complexity and little nuances of the show.
then you’ll get to season four, which i can say is the most epic season of any show i have ever seen.
once you watch the last episode of the whole run you’ll regret not having any other way of interacting with these characters again.
and i know, deep down, that mcnulty hates the dodgers. i can see it in his eyes.
Dodgers fans eat their young.
I love that show
It’s like Shakespeare with cussing.
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by Johnny Disaster on May 7, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of Shakespeare...
…Slings and Arrows deserves a spot on the netflix queue of anyone who hasn’t seen it yet.
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The Wire is eternally awesome, multiplied by infinity
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I just finished re-watching all of Extras’ episodes (all 12 of them). Good show. Had its faults, but still good. Both Gervais and Merchant are awesome.
Stiller: Who are you?
Andy: Nobody.
What’s that? Who?
Nobody.
That’s right. Nobody. Yeah. And who am I?
It’s either Starsky or Hutch, I can never remember.
Was that supposed to be funny?
You tell me, you were in it.
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I hope.
I loved Kate Winslet’s appearance. Then again, I love Kate Winslet in general.
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She’s a great actress. Did you notice how after Winslet won an Oscar for The Reader, Gervais said something like “see, I told you – make a holocaust movie and you’ll win an Oscar”?
But I think my favorite guest was Bowie.
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I hope.
Mine is Patrick Stewart, but I love Patrick Stewart.
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WTF is going on here...
If ever there was a thread less deserving of a thread-jack it is this one.
MANNYZ DIDZ THE ROIDZ PEOPLE ! ! ! ! 1 1 1 ! ! ! 1
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by PacBellBoozer on May 7, 2009 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
The best part of this, to me
Is that he won’t be able to get 20 million on the FA market, so I sense that he’s gonna pack it in and take the player option. Suck it, Dodgers.
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Oh yeah. Good point.
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by Mayor of 311 on May 7, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
If you accept that his performance was in fact enhanced and that the performance enhancement will be stopping, it’s not unreasonable to expect the performance to fall off (perhaps precipitously), with the Doggos paying a premium for the unenhanced performance.
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by Johnny Disaster on May 7, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't accept that the performance was enhanced. Not yet.
Not yet, anyway. “Libido” drug/supplement/whatever doesn’t necessarily enhance performance. Second, Manny has claimed that he has taken and passed 15 drug tests over the past 5 years— during which time he was, you know, pretty good. That assertion on his part is easy to verify, and if it is untrue, someone from MLB will refute it promptly.
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by Mayor of 311 on May 7, 2009 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Fair enough, I’m just outlining the case… if you don’t accept the suppositions, the conclusion is not called for.
FWIW – I don’t think ’roids make you hit the ball better, I think they help your recovery time, allow you to work out more and maybe let you keep fresh much further (farther? father?) into August and September.
To further advocate devilishly – if it is indeed true that what he tested positive for was in fact a masking agent, the history of passing of tests is much less meaningful.
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by Johnny Disaster on May 7, 2009 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
depends
Yes, the point of banning masking agents is to “ensure” (cough, cough) the integrity of the testing program. Still, if he were taking PEDs, there should be some circumstantial trail besides the presence of a masking agent.
And no, his previous tests passing are not less meaningful— those, too, would have revealed the presence of the banned masking agent.
I am soooo not defending the guy. I just don’t like being guilty of things that piss me off when other people do them.
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by Mayor of 311 on May 7, 2009 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Kuip is lecturing us to not enjoy this.
I disagree. This is joyous.
"There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die."
Yeah, after all the crap we sat through with other teams’ fans being jackasses over Bonds, we’ve earned this a thousand times over.
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by jcb9 on May 7, 2009 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Kruk and Kuip trying their best to kill my buzz.
But the luls will not end!
by CaliforniaBone on May 7, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Bonds forced Manny to juice up at gunpoint while he was kicking puppies and eating babies.
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by Stuttering John Tamargo on May 7, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Not surprised
They’ve got their ace BALCO reporter on the case. I expect a similar story in the Chronicle from his formerly joined-at-the-hip partner.
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by rightcenterfielder on May 7, 2009 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
ok, i’m ready for everyone on here to hate me.
let me prequel by saying that I am thrilled the dodgers don’t have manny for 50 games cause it gives the Giants a chance to catch up in the division.
however (and it’s a big however) despite manny being a dodger, he is an incredible hitter and for that i respect him as a player (defense and antics aside). it also sucks cause this is just another great player who has become part of the steroid scandal and it gives the idiots that won’t let this steroid thing go, more fuel for the fire. it continues to make baseball look bad and i’m getting tired of people talking crap about baseball cause of steroids.
that being said….F*** the dodgers!!!
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I don’t hate you for your own misguided beliefs, but I do hate you for your abusive lack of capitalization. The big letters, those go after the little dots that you use from time to time.
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by PacBellBoozer on May 7, 2009 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Per Baggs:
"That’s a talented ball club there," Bochy said. "You’ve got a player like Juan Pierre who can replace him. That’s a good player. They lost an impact player, but they’ve got talent throughout their lineup. … With the club they have, they’re still the team to beat. … I don’t think it changes the dynamics in our division that much."
Bochy FTW!
EXPLAIN THIS AWAY BOCHY DEFENDERS.
So much fail from such a giant skull.
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.
I imagine Bochy is all giggling while saying the bold part, then calming down.
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Sure we would have enjoyed having him say something like “Oh God, LA is fooked. Juan Pierre is a big pile of pigshit.” But there’s only so much he can say publicly.
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by Stuttering John Tamargo on May 7, 2009 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
“That’s a talented ball club there,” Bochy said. “You’ve got a player like Juan Pierre *guffaw*hoot* who can replace him *snicker*woot*. That’s a good player.*snurk*giggle* They lost an impact player *snort*chuckle*, but they’ve got talent throughout their lineup. … With the club they have, they’re still the team to beat. … I don’t think it changes the dynamics in our division that much.*honk*bwahahaha*”
edited for content.
"There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die."
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by nostocksjustbonds on May 7, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Whoa, in all the excitement, I forgot the game is about to start!
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.
I just IMed my wife about this
Her response: “Is he lactating?”
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.
LMAO
Win
emperor nobody: "can ben copeland play third will the mcgwire throwback jersey be sponsored by balco labs i think i am having non-nerve-damage related chest pains well there’s holliday’s homer for may"
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by walkoff baltimore chop on May 7, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Well shoot.
http://deadspin.com/5244230/the-case-of-manny-not-being-manny
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Man, Daulerio is really bitter about this.
by Bay Area Sports Guy on May 7, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
He should be
that is effing lame
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Top 5 non Dodgers you would like to see get fingered for 'roids
AJ Pershitsky
David Eckstein (just cause it’s funny)
Derek Jeter (just cause)
Really anyone on the Red Sox
Bud Selig
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN... UNLESS HE KEEPS DRAFTING WELL. .. AND SIGNS UNDERRATED PLAYERS LIKE AFFELDT OR PHELPS. .. OR ALRIGHT WHO'S PLAYING WITH THE ALIEN MIND-SWITCHING RAY?
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I’m surprised the story was on mlb.com, normally the site ignores any negative stories relating to their league.
I was thinking this
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I offer the following headline to the New York Post:
MANNY-PEDi
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lulz
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At first I was like "No Wai!!!" then I was like "LOLOL" then it became "ROFLCOPTER" time
Looks like somebody can take a nice long vacation, I heard he wants to go to Cleveland and/or Beantown.
Mo'ped Money, Mo'ped Problems
I knew Simmons would write an article here! Okay, so that’s like predicting the sun will rise in the morning, but whatever!
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/090507&sportCat=mlb
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
A girl’s gotta have her standards
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YES!!! A "Real Genius" reference!!!
Last week there was a ‘Fletch’ reference. I love you guys/gals!
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by Mayor of 311 on May 7, 2009 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Anyone believe him that it wasn’t actually PEDS? Either way, I think the first offense punishment is too harsh – if they ever make a mistake, that’s a long time to be out. I’m fine with making the second offense extremely harsh, though.
Less arm, more talk. Raisingcain is a GAMER.
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too harsh? Nope..if anything it’s too easy if you ask me.
I understand that there’s always a chance that someone makes a mistake in the lab, but if I was Commissioner Boozer, the first offense would be a season long ban, and if you got caught again, you’d be done for life.
If the players union doesn’t like those rules, I’m sure they’d be more than willing to have their members play ball somewhere other than the US.
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by PacBellBoozer on May 7, 2009 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually, I am pretty evidence-driven
The burden of proof is always on the proponent of an argument. I have only seen that Manny was suspended for taking a banned substance, not that it was performance-enhancing. Now, that could well be the case, and I hope that time will tell that. But as of now, there is no reason to believe one way or the other on whether it was a PED. In fact, MLB people were careful to say it was not an anabolic steroid.
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by Mayor of 311 on May 7, 2009 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions
The fact is Manny tested positive for a substance that was banned by baseball. It is banned by baseball because the only real reason to use it are related to steroids. It has other uses, like ED, but if that’s the case a player has other options like Viagra that don’t violate baseball’s policy. That seems like a lot of evidence against Manny to me…
by Missing Barry on May 8, 2009 7:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Heh
I think McCovey Chronicles has blown up.
Just an early warning to everyone that you might not want to go there.
by Brendan Scolari on May 7, 2009 12:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Those pricks are so miserable over there.
It’s sad to see that their primary source of joy comes not from their own success but instead from someone else’s missteps. Assclowns.
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by DodgerBlueBalls on May 7, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Judgment Day is coming
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so dodgerblueballs
wants us to wallow in our own misery? Well, we got that too!
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN... UNLESS HE KEEPS DRAFTING WELL. .. AND SIGNS UNDERRATED PLAYERS LIKE AFFELDT OR PHELPS. .. OR ALRIGHT WHO'S PLAYING WITH THE ALIEN MIND-SWITCHING RAY?
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Seriously, we wallow in our own misery every day! Let us wallow in someone else’s for once.
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THIS....
I mean have they ever heard of Pedro Feliz, the Rally Monkeys, or how Armando Benitez is nothing but a douche?!?
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by PacBellBoozer on May 7, 2009 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Why such anger?
Come on over and enjoy the lolz.
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by rightcenterfielder on May 7, 2009 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Late but who cares
Not so proud adoptive parent of the set-up man.
This is definitely not Howry do it!
by CB30 on May 7, 2009 3:17 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Love it
I do prefer the LOLCANO but this is a close second
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I did not hear about this until listening to the game during my prep period
I couldn’t comment until now. I think this is valid reason to quit my job. Who knows what other great news I will miss because of it?
Also, I agree with 90% of everything said above. Awesome news leads to awesome thread leads to awesomeness!
"Catcher are base running. Hitters are offense."
Only [hella] games left until the end of Zito's contract.
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glad I don't have that assclown in my fantasy league
/sorry grant
Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis
On a similar note...
If anyone has Andre Ethier in their league, it might be a good time to move him. I imagine his numbers will suffer somewhat without Manny next to him in the lineup.
by The Double Deuce on May 7, 2009 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
wha, wha, what?!?
Rule #1 in Fantasy Drafts -
You’re not allowed to draft a current, past, or future Dodger. Or AJ Putzinski.
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by PacBellBoozer on May 7, 2009 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Listening to sports talk radio
…here in Sacramento (sadly), and there were a couple of callers declaring this another “black eye for baseball” (someone should copyright that phrase).
But isn’t this really a victory for baseball? Their steroid testing program actually caught someone of some real stature in the game, not just a decent middle relief guy.
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I was thinking that myself – the self policing actually functioned in this case.
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by Johnny Disaster on May 7, 2009 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions
There is no sports talk in Sactown.
Grant Napier couldn’t talk his way out of a paper bag and if you don’t like that, you don’t like NBA basketball…BLEH!!!
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by PacBellBoozer on May 7, 2009 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions
There’s no reason to listen to 1140 except for Kings games. If you NEED sports talk, 680 comes in well enough.
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Speak for yourself…for some reason I get shit reception and can’t get 680 unless I’m at home. Volkswagen radio no likey long distance reception.
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by PacBellBoozer on May 8, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
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