"This club swings the bat. We don't walk. That probably plays in our favor." - Bengie Molina

"This club swings the bat. We don't walk. That probably plays in our favor." - Bengie Molina

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Well, context shows he meant it plays in their favor against pitchers who throw strikes. Of course, from experience, we know that’s not always true (see: Greg Maddux.)

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.

by jponry on Jul 1, 2009 12:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Greg Maddux was probably smart enough to just not throw strikes against the Giants.

GROUGTHINK ALERT

by groug on Jul 1, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Doesn’t he have damn good career numbers vs. the Giants?

by deuce deuce on Jul 1, 2009 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Like Barry vs the Padres!

by Hobbes2d on Jul 1, 2009 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Against everybody?

Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.

by cheno on Jul 1, 2009 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah, i know it made sense in context (which is why the link was important), but out of context, I thought it was a funny and apropos quote.

by FPTV on Jul 2, 2009 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Front office immediately starts prepping “player/hitting instructor” contract extension for Bengie.

A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.

by Roger on Jul 1, 2009 12:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

CLOCK IS WINDING DOWN!

by Hobbes2d on Jul 1, 2009 1:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Bonds stands alone.

Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 1, 2009 2:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

by SFGuy on Jul 2, 2009 12:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Clubhouse poison of the most insidious sort.

VAE PVTO DEVS FIO

by Bhaakon on Jul 1, 2009 3:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Hopefully the younger Giants follow the adage that you’re only as smart as your batting average. Sadly, I doubt it.

"he walked 18; new league record! Struck out 18, another new league record! He also hit the sportswriter, the PA announcer, the bull mascot twice..."

by i did my job on Jul 1, 2009 3:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

“I think the Dodgers obviously have taken command of first place in the first half, but as many games as we still play them in the second half, anything is possible.”

Absofuckinglutely.
THIS IS THE TEMPESTTEAPOT DAMMIT “All Contenders – All The Time!”except the Blanks…not this year , James. (he chortled in his joy)

NL West TempestTeapot
Nothing matters , and what if it did?

by victor frankenstein on Jul 2, 2009 4:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

And appropriately, after Bengie states the obvious Cardinal pitchers decide to start throwing us pitches out of the strike zone. After 17 innings (thus far) in the last 2 days we’ve racked up 11 hits and one run. Hooray Free swingers!

"Don't trust anyone under the age of 30" - Brian Sabean

by Smotheredinhugs on Jul 2, 2009 6:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs