Post-Game Recap: Giants Avoid the Victory!
by Grant Brisbee on Jun 17, 2009 3:45 PM PDT
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PrintListened to a good game.
Went into a meeting.
Came back to Giants striking out, trailing in the ninth inning.
Understood that a passed ball was involved.
Gritted my teeth in rage.
Yelled "Three runs against Matt Palmer?!?!" to my computer screen.
Sobbed.
Regurgitated a bit.
This team is killing me. I predict this frustration will last until the next time they look like a good team, at which point I'll start believing in them again. Then they'll lose five in a row, and I'll write, "This team is killing me." That will last until a stretch in which they look like a good team. Then I'll start believing in them again, but that will only last until they score six runs over a span of seven games, and I'll write, "This team is killing me."
A boxscore, for you self-loathing types.
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It’s days like this where I would almost rather root for the Nationals.
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Jun 17, 2009 3:46 PM PDT reply actions
The people over the offseason who wanted to re-sign him should be hunted down and culled.
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 couldn’t find his ‘09 numbers on the Hiroshima website, but I’m sure he’s doing better than Rich Aurilia.
I like cats.
From this site
McClain .236/.377/.319 and 3 HR in 119 PA
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Jun 17, 2009 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s pretty bad. He hit .275/.423/.425 in 52 PA at Fresno, which is not great shakes but probably still better than Richie.
Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at second.
It may take some time to learn the pitchers and get reaccustomed to the NPB game. It’s a fairly small sample too.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Jun 17, 2009 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
GET THEM
Actually, looking over that fanpost, most people didn’t want him to come back.
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Quickly scans to see if I was one of the pro-Aurilia faction
Nope. Phew.
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Jun 17, 2009 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
My comment
Sabean is officially falling back on his old habit Moderate-To-Low-Priced-Mediocre-Veteran-Love. Just watch him sign Crede, too.
I say this as someone who’s been an Aurilia fan since 1995. As I’ve said before, I was hoping 2008 would be his final year as a Giant. Better to leave things on a mostly positive note than to keep bringing him back until he falls to pieces and leaves us with a bad taste in his mouth.
Crede’s hitting pretty well to my chagrin, but otherwise, yeah.
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.
The only thing I talked about in that thread was pancakes.
Success all around!
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I inadvertently started the pancake discussion!
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Better to leave things on a mostly positive note than to keep bringing him back until he falls to pieces and leaves us with a bad taste in his mouth.
Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at second.
embarrassing
Read the first line of his quote then skimmed yours
Also, I probably mean a bad taste in OUR mouth. I don’t want to think about what goes in Aurilia’s mouth.
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 was going to say, “Whatever it is he should stop putting it in his mouth because it’s making him suck,” but I don’t think we should go down that road.
Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at second.
It doesn't look like I commented
Probably because xanthan linked the piece.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
If Dustin Pedroia played in Seattle, not many people would be talking about him.
YOU SHUTTA
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
If Dustin Pedroia played in Seattle, not many people would be talking about him.
I was not part of the group that wanted to re-sign him. As soon as I heard about him signing a “minor league contract”, I knew that would mean: significant number of starts and ineffective pinch hitting.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
I know something I hate worse than Richie still being in the team
and that’s the g*dd*mned LAA Angels
I can’t believe they got swept at home by the Angels. It’s Reggie Sanders getting pounded on the back with ThunderStix all over again.
"Are we bad? No. But right now, we are." Boulderskull, 4.16.09
embarrassing
Read the first line of his quote then skimmed yours
Here's something that's been bothering me for a while
Is this the least likable Giants team in recent memory?
Players I like:
Lincecum
Cain
Sandoval
Romo
That’s it. A measly 4. Everyone else falls into “meh” (Lewis, Torres) or “oh my god go away” (Rowand, Zito, Molina, Renteria, Wilson).
Anyone else feel this way?
I like Eli Whiteside
Justin Miller: More ink'd than an octopus on PCP.
by stealth snail on Jun 17, 2009 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m a Lewis guy, obviously.
Affeldt is pretty good.
Wilson is frustrating but not really as bad as he’s sometimes made out to be here.
I’m okay with Matt Downs so far.
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 addition to yours, I like Ishikawa, Classy Dwight, Uribe, and Lewis. I don’t hate Zito and Rowand.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Jun 17, 2009 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh yeah Affeldt. I like Affeldt.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Jun 17, 2009 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve always rooted for Ishikawa, but it’s more of an I Want To Believe kind of thing.
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 want Ishi to succeed very badly
his defense is so sweet. I’d hate to see it wasted.
Sure, for me too, but he also hasn’t done anything to make me not root for him to make it.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Jun 17, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s great to see the average is up to .276. Now if only Ishi can turn some of warning track power into homers…
Selective endpoint fun!
Last 30 days for Ishikawa:
.375/.483/.542
Granted, it’s in the gigantic sample size of 29 plate appearances, but he’s going the right direction.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Jun 17, 2009 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Molina is a likable person, but his hitting this year has been disappointing.
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I remember when...
He was an above average catcher too. That ship has clearly sailed and what’s left is not pretty.
Um, I also like Ishikawa and Ninja. (I only like Ninja because he's so unlikable, though.)
"El once, chico. Eleven."
I like:
Lincecum
Cain
Sandoval
Romo
Lewis
Schierholtz
Frandsen
Ishikawa
Unit
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by Speedforthewin on Jun 17, 2009 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Lincecum
Cain
Sandoval
Romo
Lewis
Schierholtz
Frandsen
Ishikawa
Unit
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Jun 17, 2009 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Frandsen isn’t on the team…..
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hey
that might make a good fanpost
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
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by natteringnabob on Jun 17, 2009 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions
sorry, I only put the giants that I like that should be on the team. I still like richie, but he shouldn’t be on the team, so I did a little switcheroo
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by Speedforthewin on Jun 18, 2009 8:47 AM PDT up reply actions
I like Winn, Torres, and Johnson as well. I would like Holm and Frandsen if they were here too.
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Anagram of "Edgar Renteria"
RETARD ENRAGE I
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by Stuttering John Tamargo on Jun 17, 2009 3:52 PM PDT reply actions
So, how many pitches did Lincecum have going into the 8th?
He had just pitched a complete game last time out and he must have been around 100 pitches. But, mostly, the best part of the bullpen was rested. Romo would have had a nice, easy 8th. There really was no reason to send Timmy back out there in the 8th. Right? I wasn’t listening to the game at the beginning of the 8th, so I could be wrong.
Anyway. That sucked.
"Catcher are base running. Hitters are offense."
Only [hella] games left until the end of Zito's [no, make that Rowand's] contract.
Adoptive father of "Poncho" Villalona: This Angel don't fly. Nothing about him is light.
80ish
It was definitely the right decision to leave him in. He made good pitches, just unlucky with shitty defense.
just a couple examples
tailor made double play hit a SS with no range, bloop hit to bring in a run, passed ball to bring the winning run to 3rd, a double lined off the glove of our second basemen etc
What kills me is that it’s painfully obvious what needs to be done with this team. I understand keeping Rowand, because he’s the only legitimate CFer. Almost anything else Sabean and Boulderskull do is inexplicable.
Off the top of my head:
1) Molina obviously wears down and sucks balls. His OBP is just pathetic. Yet he doesn’t get nearly enough days off
2) Burriss is just hopeless —> FINALLY FIXED
3) Renteria isn’t good and is clearly in the last years of his career, but Sabean signs him as an everyday SS and Bochy PLAYS HIM EVERY DAY
4) NO BOWKERMANIA, which is a subset of “use decrepit vets and not young players, unless that young player is Manny Burriss, because SPEED”
5) The continued presence and use of Rich Aurilia
6) Vets can suck as much as they want, but Fred Lewis has one month of slump and he’s threatened with the bench
I’m pretty sure that as a group, the McCoven is just more knowledgeable about baseball than the average fan, and that management thinks that the average fan is going to be upset and think we’re giving up if Aurilia gets dumped, Molina gets benched, etc. But if these moves make the team better, especially for the coming years, then fuck em. They’ll come back to the yard and watch on TV if the team is better or more exciting.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Jun 17, 2009 4:04 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Glimmer of sunshine:
San Jose beat Visalia for the second day in a row to draw even at the top of their division. (Is this correct, Baron?) Neal with another HR, Posey goes 3-4.
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Jun 17, 2009 4:08 PM PDT reply actions
NEAL IS REAL
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We will find out for sure when he plays at AA level
and see how he handles the friendly confines that is Dodd and the EL. Like the song sez, if you can make it there you can make it anywhere
I like sending these guys into some adversity, but I don’t want them screwing with a successful approach because it’s so hard to hit there.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Jun 17, 2009 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
If he’s hitting line drives, he’ll be fine.
If he’s not hitting line drives, he’ll never succeed in San Francisco.
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That’s partially level of course – it isn’t as if SJ is a great place to hit either
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Jun 17, 2009 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess this wouldn’t be an appropriate time to point out Jackson Williams’ 633 OPS.
Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at second.
No it would not
People are clamoring for promotions for Neal and Posey who hit in the hitter friendly Cal league. AA is a big jump and then add the friendly confines of Dodd Stadium and the Eastern League and voila!
Hope the Giants send Posey to AA rather than another hitter friendly league the PCL.
Crawford’s numbers were posted to accentuate that AA is a big jump. Add Dodd makes the jump bigger. Add the EL makes it even bigger. But every hitter should stop by at least for a cup of coffee.
I know, I was just busting your chops
As long as the players can keep the plate discipline together at Dodd, I’ll be happy.
Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at second.
I hope to see him promoted fairly soon. My instinct says it will be after the break. Anyways, he’s ready. A+ pitching isn’t stumping the guy. He needs to see some more advanced arms. The summer is a good time to go back east. I’d also like to see him get to know Decker a little, too.
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jun 17, 2009 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Ishikawa is slowly proving that right
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by Speedforthewin on Jun 17, 2009 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Neal and Posey are crushing their way to the break. They really shouldn’t be in SJ for the 2nd half.
Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at second.
he's nearly at 300 PA
hopefully they pay attention to PA instead of ABs because the way Posey is walking, he’s going to take a long time to get to 300 ABs
Oh you’re silly. They won’t even think about that.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Jun 17, 2009 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Bright Spots
Lincecum 0 BB 9 K
Ishikawa 2-3 2B, HR
Not-Burriss 2-3, BB
Romo 1 IP, 0 R, 1 K
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Jun 17, 2009 4:09 PM PDT reply actions
Lincecums BABIP is getting ridiculous. It was high last year and high again this year. Is he just that unlucky or what?
actually
without actually looking.
I would be that BABIP and swing-through % are anti-correlated to some extent.
OK, back in a mo, I will actually look with fangraphs + excel-fu.
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 can safely say
that they are basically TOTALLY uncorrelated.
I looked at BABIP vs contact %, z-contact % and in desperation K/9.
What I got was random.
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well, I only looked at 2009 qualified starters (~98 pitchers)
but hey, another theory shot down.
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I will say that
Jon Lester and Jason Verlander also have high BABIPs this year… so it’s not like I was TOTALLY insane.
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So wait
You mean that, BABIP MIGHT not be due to some magical skill?
Shocking.
by FairweatherFan on Jun 17, 2009 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
If only Edgar Renteria wasn’t worthless.
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I’m really glad I didn’t get to watch, I am not interested in losing my voice from yelling.
Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at second.
MORE STANDINGS POSTS!
Those always work out , right?
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 17, 2009 4:21 PM PDT reply actions
Hey, they won the game after that post. I’m clean.
by Grant Brisbee on Jun 17, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I can’t believe that Big Head didn’t bring in Romo or Affeldt in the 8th when there was a guy on 1st and 2nd with no outs. Fuck pitch counts! Give these batters a different look. They have seen Timmy for 3 at-bats now, either Affeldt or Romo gives the Angels hitters a different look. Lincecum pitched his ass off this game – no way he deserves a loss! What’s the use of having one of the best bullpens in baseball if you aren’t going to use it. I am sick about it!
Oh yeah….. and Renteria blows!
keeping them all fresh
gonna have a big day tomorrow
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by natteringnabob on Jun 17, 2009 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
eh
And if Romo or Affeldt had come in and given up the lead you would be complaining why didn’t he leave Tim out there to finish his game, after all – he only had 80 something pitches and they hadn’t touched him all night.
by FairweatherFan on Jun 17, 2009 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly. He’s the reigning Cy Young winner and one of the top 5 pitchers in all of baseball. Screw new looks, I’d have him face those guys 10 times in a row if I could. He was cruising, pitch count was low, caught some bad breaks. Shit (read: crappy defense) happens.
by AngelWillSaveUs on Jun 17, 2009 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Timmy pitched a great game! But major league hitters adjust pretty quickly to what ANY pitcher is trying to do to them. Lincecum finished with 9Ks but he only got one those strikeouts in the 5th, 6th, and 7th innings. He was still pitching effectively but I think it’s only normal to not miss as many bats later on in the game after the hitters have had a chance to see you a couple of times. With two men on and nobody out it’s an obvious strikeout situation and I think Romo or Affeldt would have had a better chance getting out of that jam. Look at what Romo did in the ninth. I’m sorry but Bochys bullpen and pitcher management is terrible no matter how you look at it!
This is kinda my point
Bochys bullpen and pitcher management is terrible no matter how you look at it!
If the game gets lost, you (and many others) are going to say he made the wrong decision. It’s terrible, no matter how you look at it.
Fact is, Lincecum staying in the game is about reason # 5 on the list of why the Giants lost this one.
by FairweatherFan on Jun 17, 2009 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Things I'd like to see done by the All-Star break
1) fire Bochy
2) DFA Richie
3) call up Bowker & Jesus (for good!)
4) give Sanchez a couple starts off
5) insert Pablo at catcher for at least one game of every series to rest Bengie
6) trade Merkin, Winn and/or Bengie for DINGERZ or prospects
realistically, though, I see maybe 2 – 4 happening, that’s about it.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
Yay, we’re back to firing the manager.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
maybe you should change your sig
Bruce Bochy would like you to suck up all the Aurilia at-bats and quit complaining
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Jun 17, 2009 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
We never left.
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.
And don’t forget the GM. If Sabean is gonna keep signing aging, past-their-prime vets, what would you expect? They’re gonna show up on the field and in the line-up.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
I don’t think 6 is happening. if we do get a bat, i think it will be for merkin + other relief prospects to the angels or nats. “other relief prospects” could include sanchez, as it seems thats what other teams view sanchez’s ultimate role to be
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by Speedforthewin on Jun 17, 2009 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Keep Winn
Bench Rowand for a month and give an outfield of Lewis, Winn and Nate a shot. Lewis hasn’t been doing so well but Rowand bugs me more.
by paboperfecto on Jun 18, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Games like this are among the worst features of unemployment
I was thinking, well, I’m broke and unemployed, but at least I can watch mid-week day games! Yaaaaaay! >:(
I think Grant forgot to pay the BABIP bill again. The Hunter single in the eighth was the only ball the Angels squared up. Given average luck, the Giants win 3-0. Given 90th percentile luck, Timmy throws a perfect game.
Proud member of the Adopt-a-Giant program (Aaron Rowand)
I hate day games when I’m working. I watch on slingbox and when the Giants’ lose I feel like killing somebody. I really should TIVO but every once in awhile it’s nice to get to bed at a normal hour. It just kills me when Timmy loses a game he should have won.
Proud new dad of Edgardo errr Edgar Renteria!!!
just a simple question
I know Bochy loves the double switch and all, but why are we taking travis ishikawa out of the game? maybe it’s just me, but at the end of the game you want your best defenders in the game, and while Travis is not many things, he is very good with the glove.
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probably because
he was hitting so poorly during the game
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by natteringnabob on Jun 17, 2009 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
LEFTIES CAN’T HIT LEFTIES
And then Scioscia changes relievers.
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I NEVER SAW THAT COMING
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Jun 17, 2009 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions
What bothers me the most is that he manages lefty/righty matchups to the point of getting outmanaged. Just because aurilia pinch hits for schierholtz doesn’t mean ishi has to come out of the game, especially when Ishikawa had the only two extra base hits of the game up until that point. but aurilia makes the double switch plausible and VETERAN SAVVY!!! is on the bench, so ishikawa must be ph for.
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by Speedforthewin on Jun 17, 2009 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions
please, I’m heading over the mountain to see them sunday
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by Speedforthewin on Jun 17, 2009 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
If the Giants don’t win, Speedforthewin is going to jump!
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being as i’ll be in the cheap seats, yes!
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Jun 17, 2009 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Ovvvvvvvvvvveerrrr the mouuuuuntttaaaain
Now look at me. I'm wet nurse to a last-place, dead-to-the-neck-up ball club, and I'm choking to death!
by zodiac_chiller on Jun 17, 2009 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s like a metaphor for rich aurilia’s career!
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by Speedforthewin on Jun 17, 2009 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions
with you there brother
not sure if I can type that Rhodes guitar riff tho.
“deen nee NEE”
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Today was the company outing at the ballpark. I now have serious grudges against two coworkers who turn out to be Angels fans. Angels fans.
One of them brought a goddamn rally monkey, but after I told one of the kids present to throw it in the garbage, she started keeping track of it, so it still exists… I really dropped the ball on that one.
Still, it was better than working, I suppose.
Duane Kuiper: Hall Of Fame broadcaster.
by Johnny Disaster on Jun 17, 2009 6:47 PM PDT reply actions
Now look at me. I'm wet nurse to a last-place, dead-to-the-neck-up ball club, and I'm choking to death!
by zodiac_chiller on Jun 17, 2009 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Now look at me. I'm wet nurse to a last-place, dead-to-the-neck-up ball club, and I'm choking to death!
by zodiac_chiller on Jun 17, 2009 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you sure it was better than working? You either left before the 8th inning or you have a really shitty job.
"El once, chico. Eleven."
I’d rather be at the ballpark to see a game however bad it is.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jun 18, 2009 8:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Neither. Now go into the corner and think about what you’ve done.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jun 18, 2009 8:24 AM PDT up reply actions
GINAS BREAZZ!!!11!!
THE FRESNO LINEUP IS STACKED WITH .300 HITTERS
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
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by natteringnabob on Jun 17, 2009 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I bet Frandsen throws high every time there’s a runner on 1st with less than two outs.
Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at second.
I’m flabbergasted. Play Burriss at SS for fuck’s sake! We have NO upper-level SS worth a damn!
by AndOnTheDrums... on Jun 18, 2009 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
So I lost a bet. Well, actually two. I owe two lunches to a co-worker for this fail.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Wronghanded Affeldt pitches right
by Giant among Angels on Jun 17, 2009 7:18 PM PDT reply actions
Mendy's
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Jun 18, 2009 7:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Usually I dread off days. But I actually am going to welcome tomorrow’s off day, if only for the sake of my blood pressure.
I was very displeased by this series.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
OT
I thought I’d ask here. But has the fonts on this website changed?? I don’t know if it’s different or it’s my new computer that I just hooked up with a much larger monitor.
Not even close. The A’s are mildly evil sometimes, such as when their fans are annoying, when they beat us, or when Canseco is involved.
The Dodgers are the innermost ring of hell, evil incarnate.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Jun 17, 2009 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
i hate the angels most of all. michael eisner and rally monkeys are the epitome of fake fans and ball clubs that don’t deserve a championship.
No one here gets out alive.
Familiarity breeds contempt, and we Giants fans are fucking familiar with the Dodgers.
"El once, chico. Eleven."
Damn the A’s are trying to blow it worse that the Giants. It was 5-2 in the 7th, and Cust dropped a fly ball in right, followed by Cabrera dropping a fly at short (he was saved by the infield fly rule though). Thankfully the Dodgers just grounded into a double play, but its now 5-4 going into the 8th.
Justin Miller: More ink'd than an octopus on PCP.
and only one of the dodgers’ runs is earned.
Justin Miller: More ink'd than an octopus on PCP.
by stealth snail on Jun 17, 2009 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Fresno getting ripped tonight 19-3 so OF Clay Timpner toes the rubber for the Grizzlies in the 9th inning
Ugly.
5 HRs off of Hammond
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Wronghanded Affeldt pitches right
by Giant among Angels on Jun 17, 2009 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
SUCK IT MARTIN!
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Wronghanded Affeldt pitches right
by Giant among Angels on Jun 17, 2009 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
If only they could’ve finished the job yesterday as well.
Judgment Day is coming
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Somehow I can’t root for Oakland. I was hoping a large force would suck Dodger Stadium with both teams playing right into the ground, never to be heard from again.
I’d be fine with a meteor hitting the latrine.
I like cats.
by Norm Median on Jun 18, 2009 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
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