Giants/Rangers Series Preview
by Grant Brisbee on Jun 19, 2009 10:33 AM PDT
Email
PrintFor some generations: "Where were you when Kennedy was shot?"
For ours: "Where were you when the first interleague game was played?"
Stan Javier: First interleague home run. Mark Gardner: First interleague win (140 pitches!). Rod Beck: First interleague save (four pitches!). Glenallen Hill: First NL designated hitter (0-3, SF, two errors). We all remember it as if it were yesterday. I was, uh, with that guy in my dorm with the hair, unless I was at the bank or something. I could have been in the quad playing hacky-sack. Maybe I was at a Crash Test Dummies concert -- I can't remember what people did in the '90s.
Alright, so maybe the Giants/Rangers, June 12, 1997 game isn't a cultural touchstone. That's a shame, as the Giants actually won the game. But now the Rangers are coming to our turf! Is it payback time???!!! zomginterleaguexcitementfevertimezomg
Note: The third series is when I start to tire of interleague play. The curiosity is still there -- I haven't watched a whole lot of Ranger baseball over the past couple of years, so I'm interested in a few of their players -- but it's pretty hard to get more excited that I would be for, say, a Pirates or Phillies series. Sorry, Bud. At least it's not the 50th series of the season against the Padres, I guess.
The Rangers are doing well this year, leading the AL West, in case you were wondering. Suck it, The The Angels Angels of Anaheim.
Hitter to watch:
Chris Davis -- player 139C on your Matt Cain Trade Decoder Ring -- just struck out against Randy Joh...wait, he just struck out again. He's struck out 97 times in 230 plate appearances this season. Context: Fred Lewis, the target of the casual fan's K-related wrath, has struck out 54 times in 210 plate appearances. Davis has a ton of power, but his approach has never been especially refined. It's odd to think that he was the short-term fix/pre-arbitration fantasy of a lot of Giants fans this offseason; he's a pretty special talent, but he's going to need some time to develop. Let's hope he waits until after this series. Let's also hope that Giants' third-rounder Chris Dominguez has a similar development path.
Pitcher to watch
Scott Feldman: The second-most famous person to graduate from Burlingame High. I'd like to write that my blogging mastery has moved me up from #892 on the list to the top spot, but that'd be a pretty substantial lie. The list of famous people from BHS:
2. Scott Feldman
...
35. Janice, the Safeway deli lady who will always give you extra pickles on your sandwich if you ask nicely
...
892. Grant, proprietor of McCovey Chronicles
So I'm rooting for Feldman in an 8 IP, 0 ER, no decision in a Giants 1-0 win kind of way. We totally have mutual Facebook friends and everything. I think I also might have given up an earned run once for the Rangers (in 2003 -- you probably did too), so there's another thing we have in common. Somehow, I don't think that I have to actively root for Feldman to do well against the Giants lineup, so I'll just stay out of this.
Prediction:
At some point, someone on this site covets one of the Rangers' under-30 hitters.
401 comments
|
0 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
Random Burlingame High knowledge...
Dangerous Minds was filmed at Burlingame High but was based on Carlmont High (my alma mater).
One of the best days ever was seeing Catwoman walk the halls a few months before shooting began. Then she went and said my school looked like a prison. I’d call her a bitch, but it was true.
I went too Burlingame too...
Class of 1998 =)
Somewhere in Southern California, I thought….
http://www.insidesocal.com/prepsports/2007/07/nds-stanton-is-calhi-sports-at.html
by Grant Brisbee on Jun 19, 2009 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
You forgot
First interleague hit: Darryl Hamilton
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.
His face is almost as round as Ty Wigginton’s there.
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.
Or
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.
“a head like a fucking orange”
GROUGTHINK ALERT
Chatterbalks dot com: Still with jokes. Now with updates.
“… on a toothpick”
Sorry just had to be said.
Yes, This is still a 79 win squad.
Where is my beer & chili dog?
It really is Carl! I wasn’t sure but I just used the google and it told me so.
And this:
“So you’re sayin that it’s easy to send somat up to space, but you don’t believe there’s a little, um, banana machine”
by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Jun 19, 2009 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
For more Pilkington wisdom
See http://www.pilkipedia.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Karl_Pilkington_Quotes_By_Topic
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.
While we're mentioning interleague firsts
Let’s not forget current fan favorite Rich Aurilia’s place in history with the first interleague grand slam, hit two days later.
Whatcha gonna do, brother, when Bowkermania walks wild on you?
by rightcenterfielder on Jun 19, 2009 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
All hail agent #892 !!
Well as soon as he is off his shoe phone.
Yes, This is still a 79 win squad.
Where is my beer & chili dog?
I have a feeling that this is the series where Chris Davis suddenly develops some plate discipline.
Judgment Day is coming
comics | art | Nattowear
+1!
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
by bondslegend on Jun 19, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
“You take the blonde and I’ll take the one in the turban. "
Yes, This is still a 79 win squad.
Where is my beer & chili dog?
by daveinexile on Jun 19, 2009 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Warm Evenings at AT&T plus the Rangers’ lineup means that we might see a lot of HRs this weekend. I don’t think the Giants will be part of the party though.
Seriously, has anyone seen my adopted brother?
Suck it, Burlingame!!
My high school (Newtown High in Elmhurst, Queens) had Carroll O’Connor (Archie Bunker), Don Rickles, and Omar Minaya. Now THOSE are celebrities!
Proud new dad of Edgardo errr Edgar Renteria!!!
I think my high school had a pair on that Redneck Wedding showing a couple years back….
Yes, This is still a 79 win squad.
Where is my beer & chili dog?
by daveinexile on Jun 19, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Suck it Newton!
My High School has the following Alums
1. Raquel Welch
2. Gregory Peck
3. Robin Wright Penn (“Forrest Gump”, “The Princess Bride”)
4. Gore Verbinski (Director of “The Ring”, “The Mexcian”, “Pirates of the Caribbean” series)
5. The two guitar players from Ratt
6. Cliff Robertson
7. Goofus McPenisbutter
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
I like Gregory Peck. We have Bill Cartwright (champion!) and John “Buck” Martinez, along with a few others that I’ve never heard of (although Stephanie Cox is apparently a pretty good soccer player for the US team).
by paboperfecto on Jun 19, 2009 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Taj Mahal FTW
And our rival produced Tyler Walker, which has to be points for us.
"Snow woulda had it!!!"
TUPAC WENT TO MY HIGH SCHOOL. For like a year. I don’t think he graduated
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
TUPAC STILL IS GOING TO YOUR HIGH SCHOOL.
Duane Kuiper: Hall Of Fame broadcaster.
by Johnny Disaster on Jun 19, 2009 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
You went to Tam?
Lame…..
(joking)
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
If Dustin Pedroia played in Seattle, not many people would be talking about him.
GET THAT VORP SH!T OUTTA HERE!!!
I went to HS with Jesse Foppert.
What do I win?
by The Double Deuce on Jun 19, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
the Jesse Foppert award for most disappointing comment
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Jun 19, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
My high school produced a guy who was drafted in 49th round by the Brewers and washed out of professional ball after one rookie league season! EXCITING. Of course, he was a prick anyway.
Also some football players (Ken Dorsey, Drew Bennett) and a beach volleyball Olympian. No other baseball players that I know of, though.
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.
Wikipedia tells me there was also a guy drafted by the Rockies last year. In the 43rd round, apparently. Looks like he hasn’t played this year, though.
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, wait
Also, apparently the Cubs #1 pick his year. Brett Jackson. I had no idea.
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 spooky
I fully expect those roots to start moving and swallow me up if I get too close.
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Jun 19, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Looks like Tom Bombadil’s home.
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 was one of my favorite parts of the book. They should have put it in the movie. I DONT CARE IF IT WAS 5 HOURS LONG.
The artist formerly known as Set-up man
Don’t even get me started on what they took out/replaced/changed for those movies…
I think I still prefer my old “Mind’s Eye” radio dramatizations.
by Merope on Jun 19, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I like it too, but I appreciated the fact that they kept it from being LOTR the Musical (Pippin’s singing notwithstanding).
Judgment Day is coming
comics | art | Nattowear
I was bummed that it was missing too… maybe they could have made a featurette out of that portion so they could get people to buy a second boxed set of the DVDs.
Duane Kuiper: Hall Of Fame broadcaster.
by Johnny Disaster on Jun 19, 2009 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
that is one of my favorite parts, but weren’t those trees on the way to Tom Bombadil’s rather than actually at his home?
Duane Kuiper: Hall Of Fame broadcaster.
by Johnny Disaster on Jun 19, 2009 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
If we're not just talking about athletes
There was a murder of one student from my high school of another student which inspired the Lifetime tv movie Death of a Cheerleader – starring Kellie Martin and Tori Spelling. That’s probably what I’m most proud of.
Also a McCain campaign spokesperson who was assigned with, among other things, preparing Sarah Palin for interviews.
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.
There are also at least two McCoven from my high school, which is a good argument for burning it to the ground.
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’m in.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
Yes, the perfect patsy!
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 Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
Oh, and there was also someone from my graduating class who’s been in Playboy.
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.
Pictures or it didn't happen
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Jun 19, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
If only I had them
Actually, I think I would be a little creeped out by them if I did.
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 went to HS with a girl who’s fairly big in the porn industry now.
I watched a few videos. It was weird.
by The Double Deuce on Jun 19, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Pics or it doesn't count. A name will do too.
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Jun 19, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Her porn name was Lana/Lona Peaches, IIRC.
I’m not googling that here at work to make sure.
by The Double Deuce on Jun 19, 2009 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
My school didn’t produce many athletes. Gill Byrd on the Chargers from 83-92 and Tom Meschery on the Warriors from 61-71.
Judgment Day is coming
comics | art | Nattowear
Best thing ever to do with Carol Channing
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
by bondslegend on Jun 19, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
I disagree
Self pimp but this is the best thing to do with Carol Channing. (Yes, my only uploaded youtube video.)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Jesus
168k views?!?!?
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
by bondslegend on Jun 19, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
That's a tad misleading
34,000 of those views are by HowTheyScored.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Jun 19, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
MUUUUUUUUUUUCH BETTERRRRRRRRRR
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Game over.
Still in despair.
BRING BACK MARMOL!
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on Jun 19, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
hey what a coinicidence... mine too!
Also, baseball player Kevin Jordan and Lemeny Snicket (hint: not his real name)
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN... UNLESS HE KEEPS DRAFTING WELL. .. AND SIGNS UNDERRATED PLAYERS LIKE AFFELDT OR PHELPS. .. OR ALRIGHT WHO'S PLAYING WITH THE ALIEN MIND-SWITCHING RAY?
-------
PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game currently in early planning stages.
Mine produced and harrased Wionna Ryder, Lloyd Bridges
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Jun 19, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
And also
Aaron Loewenthal from SJSU
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Jun 19, 2009 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
My HS produced Nate Robinson(knicks), Roy Williams(the DB), Eddie House(celtics), Donnie Spragan(dolphins) and Kelli White(Balco)
My high school had quite a few cheerleaders come out of it I guess. And a very good college football kicker. And Gary Radnich. And Pat Hughes.
I think someone also was drafted by the Blue Jays from my school as well.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
I got you all beat
My high school produced Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, Bob Weir, Courtney-Thorne Smith, the Giants’ own Bob Melvin!, and nostocksjustbonds.
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Jun 19, 2009 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
My h.s. (in Niagara Falls, NY) produced nobody of note at all.
My school did, however, lead the county in pregnancies and illiteracy, so that’s something.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Jun 19, 2009 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
because if you are illiterate
you can’t read the condom pack.
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN... UNLESS HE KEEPS DRAFTING WELL. .. AND SIGNS UNDERRATED PLAYERS LIKE AFFELDT OR PHELPS. .. OR ALRIGHT WHO'S PLAYING WITH THE ALIEN MIND-SWITCHING RAY?
-------
PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game currently in early planning stages.
True, but irrelevant in western NY... VERY Catholic.
Because, you know, contraception is a sin but teenage non-marital sex is not. Or something.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Jun 19, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Joan Baez, folk singer, class of 1958
Grace Slick, rock singer (Jefferson Airplane), class of 1958 – attended as an underclassman, but eventually graduated from Castilleja
Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, musician (Grateful Dead), class of 1963 – did not graduate
Jim Harbaugh, football player and coach, class of 1982
Bill Pidto, ESPN anchor, class of 1983
Whitfield Crane, lead singer of Ugly Kid Joe, class of 1986
James Franco, actor (Spider-Man trilogy, Pineapple Express, Milk), class of 1996
The Donnas, rock band (Brett Anderson, Maya Ford, Allison Robertson, and Torry Castellano), class of 1997
We're all basically Pedro Feliz.
Ugly Kid Joe’s bass player went to my brother/sister’s high school. I would have gone there too if we hadn’t moved.
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Jun 19, 2009 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
uh . . . Phil Coke and some playboy model that I don’t remember then name of.
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
Nina Hartley
Jack LaLanne
Billy Martin
Rebecca Romijn
Andy Samberg
Philip K. Dick
Ursula LeGuin
Phil Lesh
And my 9th grade English teacher was the brother of hot-button issue Bill Ayers.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
Chatterbalks dot com: Still with jokes. Now with updates.
Full list
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Berkeley_High_School_(Berkeley,California)people
GROUGTHINK ALERT
Chatterbalks dot com: Still with jokes. Now with updates.
Bill Ayres is a professor at the university where I went to grad school. I knew a bunch of people who had him as a professor.
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.
My HS produced Nate Schierholtz and Randy Winn. I have a rated fake-beard.
by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Jun 19, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Of the three of them, I only actually went to school with Madsen.
by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Jun 19, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Mine had Carney Lansford and Mark Langston
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Wronghanded Affeldt pitches right
by Giant among Angels on Jun 20, 2009 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I have two degrees of separation with Grant!
Bill Amend went to Burlingame High. He’s also an Amherst College alumnus. (That’s why the kid wears a purple “A” cap in the comic strip.)
Also, I remember exactly where I was for the first interleague game: Driving cross-country with two buddies after graduating from college. I was listening to the game on the radio that day, sweating like a hog, making a mental note to never move to Texas.
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Jun 19, 2009 11:10 AM PDT reply actions
My wife's best friend knows his wife
and thinks he shouldn’t have made them move to KC. Or something like that.
bringing you moral turpitude since 1963
How the Giants outfielders will be positioning themselves
Judgment Day is coming
comics | art | Nattowear
i enjoy that strip
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Jun 19, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ve gotten away from reading this strip but I should.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
He only updates on Sundays now, so it’d be easy to catch up.
Judgment Day is coming
comics | art | Nattowear
No daily strips anymore? That sucks.
Unfortunately I haven’t read the strip for a few years, would take a while to catch up.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
Yeah, but he’s been doing this for 20 years, so he deserves some kind of break. They can’t all be like Garfield with a team of artists doing everything.
Judgment Day is coming
comics | art | Nattowear
Oh no doubt he can take a break, but I did enjoy the daily strips when I did read the comic.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
My high school produced
a crapload of unplanned pregnancies.
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Jun 19, 2009 11:18 AM PDT reply actions
No one of any significance ever went to my high school
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 19, 2009 11:22 AM PDT reply actions
+1
Fergus Falls minnesota in the hizzy?!?
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
by bondslegend on Jun 19, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Did anyone's high school produce Rush?
Can we burn that high school to the ground?
(This is for you, Walrus. We haven’t had a Rush discussion on these boards in a while.)
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Jun 19, 2009 11:30 AM PDT reply actions
I don’t know if anyone is from Ontario here.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
But feel free to discuss Rush in a positive way below these posts.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
Laughing out loud
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Jun 19, 2009 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Anagram of Rush Sucks:
RUSH SUCKS
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Jun 19, 2009 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Walrusman specified "positive"
RUSH POSITIVELY SUCKS
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 19, 2009 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
This is excellent!
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Jun 19, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Do we have any Canadians at all? I can’t think of anyone off the top of my head.
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.
Canadians hate the USA
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Jun 19, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Because there is no Canadian Heritage Nights.
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 19, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
LARS HATES THE USA AND THE GIANTS
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
HE WONT JUST BE AN AMERICAN HES PC THUG HYPHENATED NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN DAMN 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.
I’ve been called a greasy thug too—-and it never stops hurting.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
So here’s what we’re gonna do – we’re gonna grease ourselves up real good and trash that place with a baseball bat.
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.
…Therefore LARS is obviously Canadian.
by paboperfecto on Jun 19, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
lived my teen years in Niagara Falls, NY, on the Ontario border (obviously)
Saw a lot of Canadian television; drank a lot of Molson and LaBatt’s beer.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Jun 19, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
No way, you hoser!
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Jun 19, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Ah yes-- and saw every episode of SCTV
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Jun 19, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Has anyone on this board seen Strange Brew?
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Jun 19, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ve heard Strange Brew.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
Kill what's inside of you
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Jun 19, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Me neither. Never heard of it before now even.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
I know of it but I haven’t seen 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.
You, the prince of pop culture, had never heard of Strange Brew?
Go to amazon right now and buy it.
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Jun 19, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Prince of Pop Culture?
You must have me mistaken for someone else. I only know everything about The Beatles and Led Zeppelin.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
And Seinfeld. And Rush.
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Jun 19, 2009 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Seinfeld yes. Rush, not exactly.
Add Fawlty Towers to that as well, and Star Wars.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
I’ve only watched the first two episodes, but I don’t understand what people see in Fawlty Towers.
Adoptive parent of Noah Lowry.
:-(
John Cleese: Manuel, please take these flowers to room 4.
Manuel: [Doesn’t understand, only speaks Spanish]
Studio audience laughs
JC: Manuel, take these, eh, flowero to, um, roomo cuatro, por fabor.
Manuel: [Still doesn’t understand]
Studio audience laughs
JC: [Gets angry, takes flowers to room 4 by himself]
Studio audience laughs
Adoptive parent of Noah Lowry.
:-(
British humour
not everyone likes it.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
Not your fault at all.
I’m probably about a medium Anglophile, but can’t stand their version of humor. There is nothing automatically funny about farcical misunderstandings; there is nothing automatically about a man in a dress; there is nothing automatically funny about people of different languages not understanding one another. (There are ways each of these could be funny in a given situation, but the Brits don’t do that— it’s just automatically funny to them when different things are juxtaposed.)
They should stick to… um… let’s see… what do the British do well? The Scots produce great scotch. They should stick to that.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Jun 19, 2009 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
top gear
they do that really fucking well. Other than that….
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
The first episode especially is very meh. If you want to watch some great episodes, try Communication Breakdown, Basil the Rat, or The Germans (my personal favourite).
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
I’ll try them. But does he learn at some point that Manuel doesn’t speak English?
Adoptive parent of Noah Lowry.
:-(
He does learn that and just becomes annoyed still.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
If ememory serves he does the English equilant to our speaking slowly, loudly and add an “O” to everything.
Yes, This is still a 79 win squad.
Where is my beer & chili dog?
I don’t really think he adds an O to everything, by the end he just realizes he doesn’t know how to speak it and just gets mad at him for no reason.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
I own it, you knob.
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Jun 19, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
That wasn’t very nice, you handle.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
See??
If you had seen Strange Brew, you’d have understood that comment’s proper context.
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Jun 19, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
I was like a one-man army. Like Charlton Heston in Omega Man.
You ever see it? Beauty.
by SoFa King Mike on Jun 19, 2009 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
How did you drink as a teen???? You have to be 21!!
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
at that time, drinking age in NY was 18, and I could pass for that at 16.
So I’ve been going to bars since age of 16.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Jun 19, 2009 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Drinking age should be 18 still anyway.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
Proposed: Drinking age 17, driving age of 19.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Jun 19, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
The last time I was in Hawaii the drinking age was 18. That was back in ’83.
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 19, 2009 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL Hawaii is old.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Jun 19, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
While I was walking around, some kid offered to sell me some marijuana
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 19, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
MCC Pot Thread Part III.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
I declined. Only because I didn’t want to have to try and bring it back on the plane.
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 19, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
so no pineapple express i guess
Sir Alex Omar Hinshaw: It's not right if it's not left.
by The Enchanter on Jun 19, 2009 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL Hawaii will soon be nowaii
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Jun 19, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I know Wisconsin was just about the last state to ratify the 21 drinking age. It really doesn’t matter there though still.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
All this reminds me of my high school's latest claim to fame
A 16 year old student there drank himself to death a party a month or two ago. wheeee.
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.
My mom nagged me by telling me about that.
by lincypoo i wuv u on Jun 19, 2009 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, looks like we do have a Hawaiian here. Does that count as a Canadian?
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
Since it’s the southernmost state, yes!
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.
Alaska, by the way, is the northernmost, westernmost, and easternmost state.
Well, depending on how you define easternmost.
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.
Alabama is the Yellowhammer State.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Jun 19, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
There’s also an island in Alaska called Unalaska Island, which always gives me a chuckle.
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.
It's where the well-adjusted people up there live. Population: 9
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Jun 19, 2009 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s because the USA ISNT THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Perhaps he thinks Norway is the center of the universe?
Yes, This is still a 79 win squad.
Where is my beer & chili dog?
by daveinexile on Jun 19, 2009 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I love it b/c Africa isn’t anything, the west is europe, the east is the orient africa isn’t much and where we live is the “new” world even though advanced civilizations have lived here for thousands of years.
That last point is the one that bothers me the most.
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Jun 19, 2009 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBf-W2n-P_o
I think that’s you playing too.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
YouTube is blocked by my work’s firewall. =p
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 19, 2009 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Unrelated but your name reminded me of this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D-SgA_NJwk
I know they play it on some non-commercial radio show in the Bay Area and my dad always listens to it. We were driving through Yosemite one time along 120 and surfing through the channels, and pick up that song. Broadcasting all the way from the bay area.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
the guy who does this went 2 my highschool 4 the record
by hawaiiconnect on Jun 19, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
There was a piece on NPR last weekend [?] about the rise in popularity of the ukulele. It’s cheap, portable and relatively easy to learn to play. While the sales of other instruments has gone down ukulele sales are up.
I own/play one. It’s true, they’re cheap, and very easy—-especially if all you want to do is play chords.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
another uke owner/player here
Agree with you on all of those points. It’s just simple and fun. My uncle has a small collection and tends to seek out the more unique ones, so that’s how I got introduced to them.
Whatcha gonna do, brother, when Bowkermania walks wild on you?
by rightcenterfielder on Jun 19, 2009 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
http://www.pica-org.org/AlohaFest/index.html
I went to this last year, and they had a free clinic! I recommend stopping by.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
nice
I was there a few years ago and remember sitting in on some of the demonstrations they had. Even though I already knew most of what they teaching, it was still fun playing along with a large group.
Whatcha gonna do, brother, when Bowkermania walks wild on you?
by rightcenterfielder on Jun 19, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
My HS english teacher used to play his during classes reading time and discussions, he also showed us Yoga. One day, like a true idiot, like a true idiot took a paper clip and jammed it in either side of a wall socket. the lights flickered and the computers turned off. But most importantly he shut up for a few minutes trying to figure out what happened
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Jun 19, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Jake Shimabukuro!
Master of the ukulele
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMyrTLap87Q
Judgment Day is coming
comics | art | Nattowear
His hands flail about as if independent from his body!
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Friends reference RECEIVED and UNDERSTOOD
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Jun 19, 2009 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
He is awesome.
Whatcha gonna do, brother, when Bowkermania walks wild on you?
by rightcenterfielder on Jun 19, 2009 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I spent a couple of days in Niagara Falls, Ontario in the late 90s while traveling across the country. Once you got away from the falls and the touristy stuff there, it was a pretty depressed town. Lots of closed storefronts and strip clubs.
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.
jcb9 spent a couple days there one week.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
wait
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
nah i think he would have mentioned it if he had
by lincypoo i wuv u on Jun 19, 2009 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep. And Ontario is the GOOD side. The U.S. side is worse.
Niagara County has more toxic waste dumps per capita than anywhere else in the U.S. The Love Canal was only the most famous one, NOT the worst one.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Jun 19, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Butt Pee > Labatt
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Jun 19, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Baseball story, possibly apocraphyl
LaBatt’s was rumored to want to buy the Toronto Blue Jays and name them the Blue Bats, so that when they were introduced in French, it would be pronounced “Les Bats Bleu.”
(Necessary background: Labatt’s Blue is probably their biggest product.)
Anyway, I am a Molson man. Molson Golden in particular.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Jun 19, 2009 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Canadians have a different form of baseball
where the field is extra long and they use an extra player on the field.
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN... UNLESS HE KEEPS DRAFTING WELL. .. AND SIGNS UNDERRATED PLAYERS LIKE AFFELDT OR PHELPS. .. OR ALRIGHT WHO'S PLAYING WITH THE ALIEN MIND-SWITCHING RAY?
-------
PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game currently in early planning stages.
One suggestion for making Rush more entertaining
Imagine “The Trees” being sung by Tweety Bird.
“Deh wis unwest in da fowest, deh wis twouble wit da twees…”
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Jun 19, 2009 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
WHY MUST YOU PEOPLE SCREW WITH RUSH?
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
WOVE, PEAT AND WOCK!!
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Jun 19, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Better to screw with them than to screw 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.
I will never bag on a band out of an innate desire not to fornicate with middle aged men.
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Jun 19, 2009 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
/crosses Stuttering Joe Tamargo off the list
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 19, 2009 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
i love rush
but I still lol’d
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Jun 19, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
You know what I hate?
When I mark all comments as read, and just that second, like five more come it, and they’re marked as read, 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.
That’s why I c,x. C pops you up to the new comment and leaves it highlighted so you can know which one you’re looking at, then x unmarks it when you’re done reading.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
I tend to be a bit c-happy, so often I skip past comments before I really get a chance to read them. So, aside from what I just mentioned, c + A works best for me.
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 the key though, even if you are c happy, it’ll stay marked as unread. Only if you’re z-ing will it get rid of it anyway.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
Oh, right.
I’m sure I’d screw that up too, though. c+A is what I’m familiar with, so.
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 use "Z" religiously
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Jun 19, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Small world-- I use religion with a ZZZzzzzzzzz...
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Jun 19, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
z
I believe jponry also does.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
She also thinks Rush Sucks, so we have much in common
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Jun 19, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I always unmark one at a time, unless it’s a Gameday Thread that I am late for.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
In a big thread, I mark all comments as read at the very beginning, and then if more of them pop up I can deal with them later.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
Chatterbalks dot com: Still with jokes. Now with updates.
WE NEED THIS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRuNxHqwazs
"You'll feel uncomfortably energetic!"
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Jun 19, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
GRATUITOUS AMOUNTS OF ENERGY
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
Burlingame High Alum
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jun 19, 2009 11:59 AM PDT reply actions
John Denver?
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
No, silly, Voguelsh Vreeland!
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Jun 19, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Mary Crosby... mmmmm
She strips down to her skivvies in Tapeheads. HAWT
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Jun 19, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
TAPEHEADS
best least known John Cusack vehicle OF ALL TIIIIIIIME.
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN... UNLESS HE KEEPS DRAFTING WELL. .. AND SIGNS UNDERRATED PLAYERS LIKE AFFELDT OR PHELPS. .. OR ALRIGHT WHO'S PLAYING WITH THE ALIEN MIND-SWITCHING RAY?
-------
PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game currently in early planning stages.
This is my 2000th comment
Fuck Scott Hairston, Armando Benitez, AJ Pierzynski and the entire Dodgers team right up their stupid, stinky asses.
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Jun 19, 2009 12:04 PM PDT reply actions
I just realized I passed 20,000 about 150 ago. Scary.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
a life well lived.
(cough)
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Jun 19, 2009 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL HAWAII FAIL-0
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
by bondslegend on Jun 19, 2009 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
This should be a Pablo “Watch For Cake” photoshop.
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 19, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
This has been an excellent discussion about the upcoming series of baseball games.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
Chatterbalks dot com: Still with jokes. Now with updates.
wtf r u talkin
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
My cliffsnotes of this thread
Rush Sucks
No one famous ever went to my high school
Tacos
Drinking age
Giants and Rangers series preview
The artist formerly known as Set-up man
Someday, you should go to Burlingame sober.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Jun 19, 2009 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Clearly you've never been there
GROUGTHINK ALERT
Chatterbalks dot com: Still with jokes. Now with updates.
Mills Vikings rule. Burlingame Panthers drool.
Ralph Barbieri and Craig Ventner of The Institute For Genomic Research. And I’m pretty sure Gregg Jeffries brother.
Livermore Cowboys
1. Me
2. Randy Johnson
Active Giant FTW.
by thethrillisgone on Jun 19, 2009 1:31 PM PDT reply actions
Not that I give a shit about my old school, but for the sake of truthiness, SRVHS has two current Giants on the team.
by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Jun 19, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Rated Winn
I hate that I have made myself the official spokesman of SRVHS. That fucking place made me miserable.
Of course that probably describes the HS experience of most of the folks in this geek-mecca.
by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Jun 19, 2009 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow. I had no idea about Winn. My brother probably played basketball against him.
by thethrillisgone on Jun 19, 2009 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
just got to the end of this wonderful, wonderful thread
god i love fridays.
Dodgers fans eat their young.
He has GAS LAMP BALLS!!!!!!!!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Jun 19, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I produced this guy AT my high school. I am his creator.
by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Jun 19, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Presenting the first Texas Rangers-related comment of the entire thread!
I’m happy Omar is back in town for the weekend and hope (expect) that he gets a loud, sustained ovation when he comes up to bat.
I know we were all ready to run him out of town for his batting last year, but as the song goes, “sometimes you don’t know what you’ve got until Edgar Renteria is your shortstop.”
"Are we bad? No. But right now, we are." Boulderskull, 4.16.09
The Giants are playing the Rangers tonight?
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 19, 2009 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Judge's ruling: not REALLY a Texas Rangers related comment. More of an Ex-Giant comment, coinciding with Rangers existence.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Jun 19, 2009 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Ok fine
Texas Rangers related comment:
On August 27, 1977, Toby Harrah and teammate Bump Wills hit back-to-back inside-the-park home runs, the only time this feat has ever occurred in a Major League Baseball game.
I forgot about Bump Wills. Top 10 greatest MLB player names ever?
"Are we bad? No. But right now, we are." Boulderskull, 4.16.09
Yes, THAT is a Texas Rangers comment.
Sadly, nobody noticed because that was the summer of the NYC blackout and the Son of Sam killings, so everyone wanted to know what Reggie Jackson and the rest of the Yank-mes thought about it, OMGBBQetc.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Jun 19, 2009 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Interleague
It’s pretty hard to get more excited that I would be for, say, a Pirates or Phillies series. Sorry, Bud.
I’ve long been tired of the argument from Damon Bruce and his ilk that goes like this: “Interleague sucks. Who ever wants to see the Royals?” My response is, “I’d rather see the Royals once every four years than the Pirates twice in one. And I notice how you’ve stopped using Tampa Bay as your downside example.”
"[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
My high school...
1. Rich Campell, erstwhile Cal Bear & GB Packer qb…best known for the football follies highlight of him getting smoked by some lb on a blitz.
2. Joe Nedney, current ’9er kicker.
woot.
"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 - too rare to die."
Good 'ol WHS
1. Sylvia Plath (always good for a laugh)
2. Jane Curtin (SNL FTW)
3. Jay Harrington (Better Off Ted lead)
4. Biz Stone (co-founder of Twitter. /shivers)
5. Richard Preston (wrote the book “The Hot Zone”)
34-30 - Giants Series Record: 13-6-3, 9-2 at home
Adopted Giant: Daryl "Dealio" Maday - Mediocre outing. Continues to be a meh pitcher.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
I had a feeling
He would be showing up in this thread.
With the 4th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, the Sacramento Kings select Rickeke Flynenningday, point guard from Europe, Memphis, Syracuse, UCLA and Parts Unknown.
Fred Lewis sighting...
CF Rowand
SS Renteria
RF Winn
C Molina
3B Sandoval
1B Ishikawa
LF Lewis
2B Downs
P Johnson
/obligatory
who?
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Jun 19, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Nobody is going to make the "Bochy has Downs Syndrome" joke?
I would have bet Goofus in the pool for that joke.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Jun 19, 2009 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
MY HIGH SCHOOL
Manny Parra – Milwaukee Brewers pitcher
Mary Whipple – Olympic medalist in Beijing Games
Julie Durda- Former 49ers Cheerleader, and contestant on ABC’s the Bachelor in 2004. Now Weather Anchor in Florida.
Carlie Christine – Playboy Cyber Girl of the week. Ex-Casa Roble cheer leading coach, as well.
Manny Parra would hit clean up for the Giants!
Julie Durda- Former 49ers Cheerleader, and contestant on ABC’s the Bachelor in 2004. Now Weather Anchor in Florida.
Carlie Christine – Playboy Cyber Girl of the week. Ex-Casa Roble cheer leading coach, as well.
That is some stalker quality info
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Jun 19, 2009 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Tonight's lineup:
CF Rowand
SS Renteria
RF Winn
C Molina
3B Sandoval
1B Ishikawa
LF Lewis
2B Downs
P Johnson
I smell fail written all over this lineup card.
FINALLY! From a source I might actually TRUST. Thanks for correction.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Jun 19, 2009 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
The non-Bochy lineup
LF Torres
SS Renteria
RF Winn
3B Sandoval
CF Rowand
1B Ishikawa
C Molina
2B Downs
P Johnson
by SoFa King Mike on Jun 19, 2009 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
That must be sorta depressing.
“Guess what Steve? Nobody else wants your sorry ass either. How soon can you get to Fresno?”
What's the opposite of 'consolation prize'?
I guess maybe a desolation prize?
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Jun 19, 2009 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
a dehydration prize.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Jun 19, 2009 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey Grant
How did GHill make 2 errors as a DH?
Is that some sort of a joke????
Does anyone else think it is peculiar that the word ‘joke’ might evolve from what was originally a sanskrit word? Funny that they would have had need of the word, but for example, the Romans didn’t (Latin doesn’t really have a word for “funny” or “joke,” as I discovered when finding the quote that is my tagline these days.)
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Jun 19, 2009 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Too early in our history...
Only with the later development of Judaism and Christianity could jokes even be possible, as the religious authorities in these faiths needed to be able to walk into bars for funny things to occur.
A lot of Joseph Campbell’s earlier stuff is about this.
by biff pocoroba on Jun 19, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
That is a joke, however,
Albert Pujols is so good, he actually got 2 RBIs on a sac fly earlier this year.
I really don’t keep up with the who’s who from my high school. As I’ve said elsewhere when this has come up the only famous type person I know of from my high school is Doug Henry.
Two first names. Feh.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Jun 19, 2009 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
My high school produced Boise State football head coach Chris Petersen
and then a whole bunch of meth and crack dealers.
“everyone knows someone in prison” is our school motto.
Sir Alex Omar Hinshaw: It's not right if it's not left.
Right now, I’m imagining a fan from the SBN Rangers site being curious about the Giants and their fans, coming over to MCC to get a sense of where we are….and finding this.
I can only imagine what they must think of us.
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.
Now that I check
It’s called Lone Star Ball. None of their posts seem to have a ton of comments, but they also seem to have approximately 38 front page posts per day. Our front page goes back to the 15th – theirs goes back to yesterday afternoon!
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
I see that Andruw Jones’s resurgence may be stalling: .138 / .161 / .345 for June.
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 always read the picture captions on other SBN sites like 4 times, thinking I missed a joke…I usually leave disappointed.
Terra Nova High School
1. Greg Reynolds
2. Ryan Schneider
We are fail
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 Jun 19, 2009 5:32 PM PDT reply actions
Of course, I mean Rob* but I don’t think it matters
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 Jun 19, 2009 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
The one for mine is pretty damned pathetic.
I think it’s better not to have one than to have one that’s poopalicious.
I’m surprised there’s so much on mine, but we did have a Code Red that happened in 2003 and it was closed for the Swine Flu this year. Most of the people who are famous from my school are from 67-91, and then it was a different school until 99.
Branham really sucked.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
I went to high school with Bud Norris, now in the Astros organization
And Brad Muster (an NFL running back or something in the 80s) went there too.
And is apparently known for hate crimes.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
If Dustin Pedroia played in Seattle, not many people would be talking about him.
GET THAT VORP SH!T OUTTA HERE!!!
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Certain photos copyright © 2012 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
