Open Trade Deadline Thread
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 31, 2009 8:40 AM PDT
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PrintI wish Brian Sabean had more of a history with three-way trades. That would help with the rosterbation. All of a sudden, we'd look up, the Rangers would have Roy Halladay, the Giants would have Josh Hamilton and $6M, and when the dust settled, everyone would give a cartoonish, "Waaaaaait a second...."
I don't expect much for the Giants today. Maybe a Kevin Correia or Doug Davis for some old VHS tapes. Heck, I'm not a huge Jarrod Washburn fan, but I would have loved for the Giants to come over the top of the Tigers' offer. Wow, Seattle. Wow.
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I might as well say this here
avoid MLB Network tomorrow from 12:30-4:00
What’s up?
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Is it a…. baseball game?
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
LALALALALALALALALLAALALLALAAL I CANT HEEEEEEER YOUUUUU
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I don’t believe they played that “certain game” that year.
My adopted son Matt Downs . Ranked as the 24th best prospect in the Giants farm system by Baseball America !!
I don’t have cable (or even regular tv channels for that matter) so this won’t be an issue.
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 Jul 31, 2009 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions
But you are aware there’s an invention called “TV”, right? And on this invention they show things like the MLB Network?
(…sorry, but I had to)
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 31, 2009 8:57 AM PDT up reply actions
I didn’t deny their existence!
I have a tv but it’s only connected to a dvd player and a ps2 (jokes go here)
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 Jul 31, 2009 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions
SABES, GIT R DUN!
ISHI FOR PS2!
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Jul 31, 2009 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Is it too early to admit I still have a rotary phone?
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 Jul 31, 2009 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions
I only have a PS2 too
the last great gaming system IMHO. The new ones suck
That said, my new roommate is going to have a huge TV and a PS3, so I won’t really be complaining about them then.
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I stopped at PS2 as well. And only rationalized buying one because, “hey, I needed a DVD player!”
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
I might do that with the PS3, I have been pretty underwhelmed with the Wii
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Jul 31, 2009 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions
TWSS?
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 Jul 31, 2009 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Friggen HATE the wii
hate hate hate. It’s a joke system. Good for them that they’ve sold so many, but no thank you.
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The game play is awesome, its just that they don’t have many games. CoD: World at Wars was awesome on the Wii, other than that I can’t think of anything else.
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Jul 31, 2009 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions
I cant stand it
I sound like an old fart when I talk about games, but it’s the same feeling I get when using the touch screen keyboard on my phone. JUST GIVE ME SOME REAL BUTTONS. Whenever Im using the wil’s remote i just keep thinking “GIVE ME A REAL CONTROLLER!”
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Didn’t play them on those systems.
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Jul 31, 2009 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions
reply fail should be below
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Jul 31, 2009 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Man I’m almost 34 years old and never grew up playing video games so I am completely out of sync with my generation so I’m totally inept at all gaming systems.
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 Jul 31, 2009 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions
and so and so and so
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 Jul 31, 2009 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions
LOLD
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I know
but the controller is like some weird 2-handed thing that isnt really connected. i like the old fashioned, 2 hands on a piece of plastic feeling. I don’t like relying on the stupid game system to pick up any sort of motion. Its just annoying
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by bondslegend on Jul 31, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Its more comfortable to use, and some of the controls are really instinctive.
Its just that the games usually leave a lot to be desired
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Jul 31, 2009 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
HaHa, never noticed that
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Jul 31, 2009 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
I did
I know that it can be used as a normal controller, but I still prefer the feel of a PS3 or 360 controller. What can I say
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by bondslegend on Jul 31, 2009 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
You thought so? I hated it compared to the 360/PS3 version… Mario Galaxy and Super Smash Bros were probably the only Wii games I thought were entertaining
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Galaxy was awesome, smash brothers didn’t use the wii remote enough (no shaking or movements like that) so it was like playing a game cube
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Jul 31, 2009 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Fine with me
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My brother got me a Wii for graduation and I’ve played my PS2 more since getting it. And most of my Wii time has been taken up by playing Ocarina of Time. :\
I agree that it needs way more RPGs.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
I got an Xbox 360 as a HS graduation present
I barely touch it because 90% of the games for it are in the fighting/action/sports genre. I find my snes and playstation 1 games way more enjoyable than the new stuff.
BUT GEERS OF WAR AND HALO!11
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In all seriousness, I thought Gears of War and Halo were both awful games. Not just overrated, but awful. When did games become so easy?
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2009: The return of Los Galacticos!
by Useful_Idiot on Jul 31, 2009 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
BUT THER FURST PURSUN SHOOTERS!!
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by bondslegend on Jul 31, 2009 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Probably the default, I don’t really remember since I played on my roommate’s 360. To be fair, I’ve never been much of a shooter fan
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McCC = McClain Chronicles
2009: The return of Los Galacticos!
by Useful_Idiot on Jul 31, 2009 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I think COD4: MW was a great FPS. Especially the online pay. But I’m the typical fan of FPS/sports/and fighters.
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
play*
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve really been going through all my PS1 and PS2 RPGs I haven’t finished yet lately… (at the moment, I’m doing Dragon Quest VIII).
The only reason I really want a next gen system (PS3) is for The Show, actually. And I thought I was going to have a PS3 this summer but apparently my brother sold his.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Yeah, I’m really enjoying it! I love the graphics style
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
I’m starting to play Chrono Trigger once again
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 31, 2009 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't even like the show on ps3
I think the ps2 one is better. The ps3 one looks pretty but has a really weird laggy thing that throws me off all the time.
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In that case, I guess it’s no big loss. lol
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PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Yah, I've noticed a lot of PS3 games have a weird laggy feeling
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I don't own an HDTV
but yeah, every time I’ve played one it has been on one
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by bondslegend on Jul 31, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Hmmm
sooo what’s the point of HD? WTF
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by bondslegend on Jul 31, 2009 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
But if you cant actually play the games..
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by bondslegend on Jul 31, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
if you have a high enough refresh rate its not too bad I have a 47"lcd 1080p and runs smooth.. my parents have a 74" dlp 1080p and you notice some lag
My roomy's got a 1080p
pretty sure its 120hz. This is the way to do these things :D lol
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by bondslegend on Jul 31, 2009 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
I had that too
The lag is from the HD, switching from HD to regular take an adjustment
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I’ve played The Show on PS3 a ton and never noticed any lag issues. Could be your TV?
by The Double Deuce on Jul 31, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Ocarina- all time great
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Hell Yeah
and it’s just as good today as it was in 1998 or whatever
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PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
In fact
I’m going to hook up my 64 like TONIGHT and play that game. Thanks for the reminder lol
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my favorite 64 game was Harvest Moon
I lost a lot of sleep because of that game. They haven’t made another Harvest Moon even close that one.
I ALWAYS wanted to play that when I had an N64 but I could never find it anywhere. It looked so good.
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PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
I would try hard to find it
One of my favorite games ever. http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/n64/review/197528.html
WHO KNEW FARMING COULD BE THIS FUN!
The same instinct that makes me like mac
made me like the 64. It was a pretty shitty system overall, but there were a few absolute gems
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agreed
I really hated how near the end they tried to make you buy that expansion thing to play some of the new games(Majoras Mask).
I did because im an idiot
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you think your dumb?
I BOUGHT A DREAMCAST! Although Shenmue was a very enjoyable game.
what the hell was that game called where you raised some animal from a tadpole to a fish to some other crazy shit? it had the microphone and everything. i just loved calling my animal douchebag and it would swim over to me
oh man the dreamcast was fucking AWESOME
Online play on a CONSOLE in TWO THOUSAND. It was so far ahead of its time.
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by bondslegend on Jul 31, 2009 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
YEAHHHH
Also the snowboarding game that I don’t remember. And the birth of the NFL2k games which were also so much better than anything else out there
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by bondslegend on Jul 31, 2009 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
The controllers have a propensity to wear out, in my experience. How do you deal with that?
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
took me forever to beat
I was never able to figure out the water temple. I had to have my cousin help me get through that part. The last boss fight is awesome though.
The Water Temple is the worst
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+1
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I had a strategy guide
I felt dirty, but that temple was fucking ridiculous.
Did you ever get biggoron’s sword? That’s a must for beating dark link. Soooo much easier.
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Dark link was the only thing about the water temple that I found to be insanely frustrating. It took me forever (as in, several hours) to figure out how to be him. Come to think of it, it took me 2 years to beat that game, but to be fair, I was like 10 years old and mostly played during the summer
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by Useful_Idiot on Jul 31, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Get biggoron's sword
and just do the crazy super fast stab thing over and over. I couldn’t do it any other way.
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by bondslegend on Jul 31, 2009 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
It's not so bad
But it’s pretty specific to casual gamers, families, etc. My 6 year old loves it. I tend to end up playing the old school stuff (PacMan, Donkey Kong, Galaga, Super Mario Brothers). World of Goo is pretty damn fun as well.
Yeah
“blu ray player” really doesn’t have the same practical appeal.
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And the lack of true backwards compatibility means I have to buy a ton of PS3 games in order to play a lot of it.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
I'm pretty sure the PS3's backward compatiblity is flawless, isn't it?
the 360 has problems with it.
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Sony = the suck.
"I can't hit the ball until I hit the bottle!"
by Li on Jul 31, 2009 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Wow that is retarded
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if I was sony and losing money on every ps3 unit I was selling, I would try to save money somewhere too.
LOL sony
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by bondslegend on Jul 31, 2009 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
that is great i lol’d
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
I found myself in the Wii category after referencing this handy flow chart.
by thethrillisgone on Jul 31, 2009 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
OH YOU HAS FRIENDS HUH
I choose to watch the Giants try to score runs. Not because it is easy, but because it is hard.
none of them want to play videogames with me, though :(
by thethrillisgone on Jul 31, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
that pretty much sums it up
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Jul 31, 2009 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
You are so absolutely correct
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 respectfully disagree
360s OK, I woulnd’t pay any money for the other 2
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by bondslegend on Jul 31, 2009 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
OK here I go
I hate when people say “New systems suck. Old stuff was better.” Now I love old games. My favorite games of all time include Yoshi’s Island and The Curse of Monkey Island, two games that weren’t even created in this decade. I’m really into the retro gaming scene as well. I’ve stsrted playing more Game Boy recently, getting in some Link’s Awakening action here and there.
However, I don’t know if you know it or not, but games just keep getting better and better. All kinds of new ideas pop up all the time, improving on past genres and creating new ones. Games like Bioshock, GTA 4, and MGS4 are instant classics. It’s not just big budget mainstream games too. Stuff like Braid, Castle Crashers, and Plants vs. Zombies are made by small teams that are packed with way more gaming goodness than some of the bigger, more well-known games. Plus thanks to services like Xbox Live Arcade and the Playstation Store, old school games can find new life on the current systems. Just last night I downloaded Marvel vs Capcom 2.
Old systems are great, but the new ones are just as good. In the end, it’s all about the games anyway, which are pretty darn good right now.
I was a big fan of the Koei turn-based strategy games like Nobunaga’s Ambition or Romance of the 3 Kingdoms.
I am still looking for a really good RPG that isn’t a Final Fantasy game. Preferably something with a combat system that I haven’t seen before.
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 31, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Has anyone made an emulator for this yet?
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 31, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m sure you can find one if you poke around the right places.
You forgot the “wink,wink” after right places :-)
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I've had a 360 and played numerous games on the ps3
and I know there are a shyte ton of new and awesome games. My point is that there’s no way I’d pay money for a PS3 or a Wii because, while there may be some good games for those systems, there aren’t any that are so compelling that I’d rush out to buy a 400 dollar ps3 or whatever a wii costs. I’d rather just play the old games I have, rather than having to buy a new system and then buy them again.
Got nothin against anyone else who does differently, that’s just my opinion.
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by bondslegend on Jul 31, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
That's different
It’s one thing to say that new systems suck. it’s another to say that those particular systems don’t have enough compelling enough to buy. FWIW that’s why I don’t own a PS3 at the moment, but Uncharted and the new Ratchet and Clank are starting to make me want one..
Maybe I shouldn't say they "suck" then I guess
my old rommate got a PS3 in 07 and I hated it. I fully admit that that could be coloring my perceptions a little bit. A lot of games have come out since then.
As for the wii…well I DO think that that system sucks. But I accept that others like it.
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by bondslegend on Jul 31, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Nintendo has decided that we aren’t their target demographic anymore, and hey, who could blame them? They found a good way to make money and are taking advantage of it. They pretty much helped keep the video game industry afloat during the recession. Once in a while, they do toss us a bone though. Metroid: Other M and New Super Mario Bros. Wii look great.
Man, I hated Ratchet and Clank, but Uncharted is one great game.
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by Useful_Idiot on Jul 31, 2009 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll just play whatever I think is cool. I still keep my old consoles for a reason.
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 31, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Has anyone played the new Gran Turismo, I loved the last one to come out on PS2, but that was a while ago. GT is on my favorites
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Jul 31, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Still playing GT4
I didn’t think there was a new one yet..
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by bondslegend on Jul 31, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
They released some DLC for it. $20, totally worth it
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m pretty sure they have just released the prologue for the PS3. The new Gran Turismo looks goregous.
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
The new Forza Motorsport looks really nice too. And speaking of racing games I don’t know if you played the first Dirt but the new one for the 360 looks awesome.
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
replay fail, read that as GTA4
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Castle Crashers has been my favorite game on Xbox, non-Rock Band division.
Civ Rev was alright too.
Randy Winn is in time out until his OBP gets back over .330.
Unsolicited Recommendations
1. Bioshock is incredible, but could’ve entered “top 5 all time” territory if it presented any sort of challenge.
2. Dead Space is my sleeper hit of the last few years. Seriously, this game is just awesome (like Resident Evil 4 but even more fun thanks to the way you have to actually dismember the aliens)
3. Assassin’s Creed is the most disappointing game ever. AC2 still looks awesome, though
4. The level creator in LittleBigPlanet is the stuff of legends
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
McCC = McClain Chronicles
2009: The return of Los Galacticos!
by Useful_Idiot on Jul 31, 2009 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
I am also looking forward to AC2, but not as much as Dead Rising 2. Has anyone played Eternal Sonata? I believe it was the first JRPG to be released on the 360. The visuals in that game are incredible, but the game itself can be a bit repetitive. It’s still worth checking out.
I like cats. Wings is the greatest show of all time.
Tyler Graham is my favorite San Jose Giant because he has smart balls.
by Norm Median on Jul 31, 2009 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Dead Rising 2 is going to be awesome. Chainsaws on a dirt bike? I’m sold. I’ve thought of checking out Eternal Sonata, but I dunno. I think I may go with Tales of Vesperia instead.
I can’t find Eternal Sonata anywhere
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
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2009: The return of Los Galacticos!
by Useful_Idiot on Jul 31, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Download Games is the Future
I can easily see the rest of my summer filled with them. ‘Splosion Man and Battlefield: 1943 rule, and I’m really looking forward to Shadow Complex.
At the expense of my manhood, I thought Flower for the PS3 was really cool
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by Useful_Idiot on Jul 31, 2009 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
i admire the 360
For the use of Geometry Wars alone. I’ve spent an inordinate amount of my life playing that game.
Course, there hasn’t been a good RPG out in ages. They even manages to screw up Fallout.
Course
I’ve been playing Shining Force 1, of late, and can’t think of a reason to buy a console when I’ve got decades worth of old games all stored up on the computer.
Not sure what you're talking about
Do you mean Mass Effect, which was made by Bioware? Fable II is pretty good. You have Bethesda to blame for Fallout III, although most people I know say nothing but good things about it.
I see what you mean; I’ve put about 30-40 hours into Fallout 3, which I consider good for a video game, but I do think I’m running out of gas, so I guess that’s not great by Bethesda standards. I put at least 100 into Oblivion. Still, I really like that game.
But oh my god do I love Mass Effect.
Oblivion is a life killer
Takes a long time to do it all
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You know, I'm not really sure what I mean
I looked up the names I was thinking of ; Bioshock, Mass Effect, etc. They all sort of ran together. They were just games to me, and all I really wanted to do was play Geometry Wars. Not a one of those received due diligence. Maybe one day I’ll go back and truly appreciate them.
Fallout 3 was lame, though.
I loved Bioshock. I’m not sure I’d call it an RPG, but it was great
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by Useful_Idiot on Jul 31, 2009 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Pulp Fiction
I got your back. (did no one else get this?)
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I'm pretty sure everyone got it.
What I still don’t get is why anyone would bother posting something that says “the previous comment doesn’t apply to me.” I mean, really, why bother?
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by Mayor of 311 on Jul 31, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
The Washburn move must be a salary dump. Coincidentally, the Mariners have a ridiculous amount of cash coming off of the books at the end of the year!
$13.4 mil— Adrien Beltre
$10.3 mil- Washburn
$9.5 mil- Miguel Batista
$7.75 mil- Bedard
$2 mil- Endy Chavez
$2 mil- Ken Griffey Jr
$1.5 mil- Russell Branyan
$1 mil- Mike Sweeney
Roughly $47.5 mil in one offseason!
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Why must it be a salary dump?
Why wouldn’t it just be getting something for a guy they’re going to lose in 2 months?
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by Mayor of 311 on Jul 31, 2009 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Those two prospects are probably more valuable than a supplemental first-round pick, but not by leaps and bounds. The money owed to Washburn was likely the tipping factor.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Not necessarily
The last couple years, GMs have been reluctant about just offering Type A free agents arbitration on the assumption that they would go into the free agent market— in the current environment, GMs are seeing those guys accept arbitration, so then you’re stuck with a guy at a higher salary than you wanted to pay (because you’re rebuilding or whatever). So it’s the worst of all worlds: no compensatory picks and stuck with a high-salaried guy who doesn’t fit into your plans.
I think that’s what was going on here for the M’s: didn’t want Washburn to accept arbitration, so traded him now for prospects rather than get nothing for him at the end of the season.
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by Mayor of 311 on Jul 31, 2009 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions
DO THE MATH
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at least TWICE the income!
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Yes, but...
All told, the M’s currently have about $55 million in committed multi-year contract salaries for 2010, while the arbitration eligible gang (Felix, Gutierrez, Aardsma, Lowe) should command about $15 million between them, and the league minimum guys on the roster would push the total payroll to about $78 million. If the organization maintains a payroll of around $95 million for 2010, then Jack would have about $17 million to spend this winter – and that’s before he brings back any of the Beltre/Branyan/Bedard/Washburn gang.
With that kind of money available, the team probably can only afford to offer arbitration to one of Beltre/Bedard (bet on Beltre in that case), and bringing back either would limit the amount of money they could offer Branyan to ~$6 or $7 million for 2010.
Or, to put this another way, take the above roster, put Beltre and Branyan back on it in place of Nelson/Tui, and you’re probably maxed out in payroll.
This is the downside of today’s trade. The M’s picked up a shortstop and a starting pitcher, but it cost them $12.5 million out of the 2010 payroll. They chopped up about 30% of their estimated winter budget in today’s deal. That’s a bit of a blow, and means that the team won’t be able to retain all the guys on the current roster that it might want to.
why does no one talk about aardsma as being one of those trades of sabean. he has 25 saves and a 1.64era
He was terrible before this year
but yeah, WTF SABEZ
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by bondslegend on Jul 31, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
All that money...
To spend on whom? Pretty weak off season, and I’ll bet big money that Jason Bay isn’t going anywhere.
I can hope
What about a 3 way where we can find a way for the Warriors to get rid of Devean George as well?
you are not gonna be pleased with the views on ESPN on this blog
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Jul 31, 2009 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions
I stumbled across this movie last night during a break in the game.
A few minutes later, Pablo hit his bomb.
Also, I’m not expecting much today at all. Prove me wrong, kids! Prove me wrong.
Mad Crazy Ernest Borgnine is mad crazy
by CrispinGloversBalls on Jul 31, 2009 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions
You can never have too much.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
by EliminateMe on Jul 31, 2009 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Lookout Landing likes the Washburn deal, so what do I know? It seems like the Brewers or Rangers or anybody could have beat an offer of Pat Misch and a random live-armed A-baller.
Washburn is projected to be worth a sandwich pick, as well, so some of that already minimal prospect cost is negated. This was basically a $5mil salary dump, and one I would have been glad for the Giants to take on.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Basically, I’m saying that the Tigers will offer Washburn arbitration, and mysterious they’ll get one of these in the mail the next day.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
This would be a great breakfast right now.
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by zodiac_chiller on Jul 31, 2009 9:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, my, those are 5x better than Choco Tacos. Come to Burlingame and see the light, Timmy.
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 31, 2009 9:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Can you take a tour or buy cases of It’s-Its at the “factory” / warehouse / whatever that building is?
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by zodiac_chiller on Jul 31, 2009 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Yep, you can buy cases of all the varieties they are making, and offer tours. It smells great when they’re baking while driving by sometimes.
Oh man my drive home today just got more exciting. It’s payday too!
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by zodiac_chiller on Jul 31, 2009 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions
lol
if I wanted to order a case online and have it shipped here, it’d be 86 bucks. 3.58 a piece. Worth it?
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Whhhhhaaaa…. really? Goddamn all the excess must be for dry ice and weight or something.
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by zodiac_chiller on Jul 31, 2009 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah they have to overnight them.
19 for the case, SIXTY SEVEN for shipping
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Also, they’re good but not $3.58-a-pop good
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by zodiac_chiller on Jul 31, 2009 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions
If I could buy one I'd pay that
but yeah, not for 24 of them
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Perhaps you could set up a trade with someone on this site. I think it was Xanthan and Delorean who toyed with trading a shipment of It’s Its for a case of Cheerwine.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
yes!
we kicked the tires on that, but in the end we just couldn’t make it work for both sides.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Not sure if there's anything in Fargo/ Minneapolis that is that desirable
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Lol that could be arranged
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I’ll trade a case of (mint) It’s-Its for a mint copy of Husker Du’s “In A Free Land” 7" on New Alliance Records.
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by zodiac_chiller on Jul 31, 2009 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions
I would totally send these to anyone that wanted them but the person on the other end (and probably the mail delivery person) would not be very happy with the results.
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by zodiac_chiller on Jul 31, 2009 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions
I am currently in Burlingame. The streets are not paved with It’s-It. I feel duped
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 31, 2009 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh jeez
why the hell, with Johnson injured, would we not trade for Washburn? He’s even a leftee sabez!! Seriously, WTF
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I have a feeling that, like, five GMs are saying, wait, I could have beat that offer. Even if Washburn is his 95 ERA+ self, this is a good move for a team in need.
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 31, 2009 9:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Exactly
he’s going to get “worse” thanks to his “not having the mariners’ outfield-ishness”, but c’mon. He fits our pitching need EXACTLY.
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we’ll probably end up overpaying for somebody like Brian Banister if we end up trading for a pitcher
neal, straight up?
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Jul 31, 2009 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Sometimes I really hate our GM
like all the times.
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Well Brian Bannister is pretty damn good
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
by TexasRanger on Jul 31, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Let’s not forget LA needs a starter, NY needs a starter, Brewers needs a starter, Rangers needs a starter heck even the Angels could use another starter.
I cannot imagine all the GMs are asleep at the wheel. There has got to be something going on.
COLLUSION
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I can’t get enough of the splashdown from Panda last night
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The real genius behind the no-no
by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 9:15 AM PDT reply actions
:DDDDDD
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also
fuck you, charlie manuel
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This
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by zodiac_chiller on Jul 31, 2009 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions
I went to watch the highlight
then ended up watching the freddy sanchez press conference
BRUCE BOCHYS HEAD IS MASSIVE. Especially when he’s not in uniform, it looks even bigger.
I choose to watch the Giants try to score runs. Not because it is easy, but because it is hard.
I love the fact Stretch was in the booth during that.
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 31, 2009 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions
lol
The rumors were that the Mariners were asking for Jesus Montero from the Yankees for Washburn.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
BREAKING NEWS
Bronson Arroyo admits to using Andro while on 2003 Red Sox
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 9:21 AM PDT reply actions
Bronson Arroyo admits to using Andro, rocking out on his axe, while on 2003 Red Sox
/fixed for accuracy
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 31, 2009 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Thank you, much better
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions
What was up with the Bo Derek braids?
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 31, 2009 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions
holy crap
Arroyo is such a freak.
this is still my favorite BA moment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I-2YW0IzUU (no rick roll)
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
lolwut
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Wow.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
u can say that in a commercial?
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Jul 31, 2009 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Hometown Discount!
That’s all I think about when Bronson Arroyo is mentioned.
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
McCC = McClain Chronicles
2009: The return of Los Galacticos!
by Useful_Idiot on Jul 31, 2009 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm waiting for a Simmons podcast to hear his reaction
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 9:25 AM PDT reply actions
Not until monday
because he’s “busy”. But it’s going to be with jack-o. Should be pretty hilarious.
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I love Willie Mac’s “Uh oh” reaction to Pablo’s HR.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Totally agree, seeing him in the booth last night when Panda hit it was amazing.
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions
lol. yea he goes “uh oh” and then he giggles. pablo made willie mac giggle over a homerun
by sadison bummedgarner on Jul 31, 2009 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions
That giggle made it all. And you could tell he wanted to throw a “aw, shucks” at K&K when they were talking about the Cove
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Hahah that was so good
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by zodiac_chiller on Jul 31, 2009 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions
The best "Uh Oh" reaction ever
is Carl Lewis during his botched national anthem attempt.
"A foghorn blowing out wild and cold." -Dire Straits
I would’ve ran right out of the stadium and moved to the Degobah (spelling?) after that
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2009: The return of Los Galacticos!
by Useful_Idiot on Jul 31, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Seriously
LOL red sox
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ROIDZ
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Marlins close to landing Nick Johnson
Should be interesting to see what the Nationals get for him compared to the Garko trade.
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In Russia, Nick Johnson lands a marlin
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by Mayor of 311 on Jul 31, 2009 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Yep, we need another three overflow threads complaining about Sabes.
"I can't hit the ball until I hit the bottle!"
by Li on Jul 31, 2009 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions
they apparently asked for Jonathan sanchez .
by sadison bummedgarner on Jul 31, 2009 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions
I guess, if they get him for cheap, you can get on Sabean for not waiting it out long enough but if the Nats really seemed like they weren’t going to budge and if there were other teams vying for Garko, I don’t know that you can really blame him.
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PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
If the Pirates are so fond of prospects whose stock has fallen we should offer them Gillaspie.
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by Li on Jul 31, 2009 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah I want him too (TWHS) but you know.. eh I’m tired and hungover JUST LIKE SABEAN!!!
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by zodiac_chiller on Jul 31, 2009 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
BUTT PEE
I like cats. Wings is the greatest show of all time.
Tyler Graham is my favorite San Jose Giant because he has smart balls.
Grabow to Cubs... so can we see him cry about our pitcher's mound in late Sept again?
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79 wins!
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by Li on Jul 31, 2009 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions
/Tim kicks off extra dirt off mound
//looks directly at Grabow in Cubs dugout
///silently mouths “puss-ee”
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 31, 2009 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
////and then does that cool thing where he scratches his nose with ball in hand and middle finger prominently extended.
He's just scratching his face
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by Useful_Idiot on Jul 31, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
someone should send that image over to Bleed Cubbie Blue
Randy Winn is in time out until his OBP gets back over .330.
how about doug davis?
free agent after this year. should not cost much and fills our need
by sadison bummedgarner on Jul 31, 2009 9:42 AM PDT reply actions
Only if he agrees to slow down his motion
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by zodiac_chiller on Jul 31, 2009 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions
TWSS
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That’d be a good pickup, definitely. I’m pretty sure we’ll pick up another starter either today or before the waiver deadline.
Either that or JOEY comes up and pitches 60 innings of 3.50 ERA ball with a 2:1 GB/FB ratio down the stretch… ok maybe not.
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PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
YEAH JOEY
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by bondslegend on Jul 31, 2009 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
An SP paid for with chump change is enough for me.
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 31, 2009 9:45 AM PDT reply actions
I always liked Kevin.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Hmmm
He’s kind of reverted back to suck now though, I don’t think he’s much better than Joey Martinez.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Do not want.
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by zodiac_chiller on Jul 31, 2009 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions
It is a possibility.
In a perfect world, the Giants would find a way to obtain a pitcher that could move Zito to 4 and Sanchez to 5. But I am not seeing anyone other than Halladay that does that.
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 31, 2009 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions
LOLOL
Judging from that article, not really. If it happened, David Cameron would kill himself.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Kawakami on the radio yesterday shilling Alex Smith blllleeeauuugh
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by zodiac_chiller on Jul 31, 2009 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
He's gonna surprise you this year
smith, not kawakami
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by bondslegend on Jul 31, 2009 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I want to believe.
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by zodiac_chiller on Jul 31, 2009 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
YOU WILL
the only way he doesn’t is if Hill is even better, either way it’s gonna be fun to watch. Bot guys are pretty good
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by bondslegend on Jul 31, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
It'll be smith by week 6
they’ve got a tough schedule this year and i see the pitchforks coming out on hill when the job doesn’t get done against those good teams.
Hill is good, hill is fine
if he’s judged good enough to start week 1, the only thing that will take him out is an injury. He’s done well against all teams in the past.
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by bondslegend on Jul 31, 2009 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
i dont care who starts anymore
I just want to win games
also two years ago when I was in Clearwater, FL at a Yanks/Phils ST game, these Twins fans sitting next to me saw the Giants hat and started the inevitable “so, Bonds blah blah blah” conversation and someone interjected “Hey at least you guys have Ray Ratto out there” (they weren’t being smart ass) and I was a) confused by what the dude meant and b) how he even knew who Ray Ratto was.
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by zodiac_chiller on Jul 31, 2009 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Legendary Chins
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I’ve also had that happen here in Boston. I think it’s because he’s on “Rome Is Burning” all the time. That show really sucks.
54-46 - Giants Series Record: 18-10-4, 14-2 at home
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Jim Rome Is Burning all the time. That show really sucks.
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 31, 2009 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
RACK ’EM!
Bowkermania has been put on hiatus for retooling.
by rightcenterfielder on Jul 31, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
I used to really like Jim Rome, he was always a very good interviewer but he has fallen way off and now that he thinks is cool and hip he is painfully not
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
add:
Jon Heyman
Jeff Passan
Dayn Perry
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 31, 2009 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
bwahaha
how good is the giants' starting rotation? our rotation is so good, our 5th starters throw no-hitters. uh.
by Golden Gate Review on Jul 31, 2009 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Also
Wow, Felix is going to hit FA at age 25.
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PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
That’s going to be a rich middle-aged man when he retires. Could probably buy the Mariners then if he wanted to.
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by Li on Jul 31, 2009 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
yankees will sign him
10 years 300 Million
MLB should allow clubs to have a “posting” of player like the Japan teams due. The bidding can include $ and prospects. That would make this whole trading thing more intersting
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Jul 31, 2009 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
After each season all players should become free agents. And then MLB can have a show that has a large roulette wheel with each team’s name on it.
Each player spins the wheel and whatever team it lands on is where you spend you next season.
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 31, 2009 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
My trade predictions for today
1. I think VMart is moved for sure – most likely to the BoSox. With the trade of Cliff Lee (including getting an AAA catcher from the Phils), the Indians signaled that they’re throwing in the towel for this year and next. Since VMart is only signed through 2010, and they’re not likely to be able to re-sign him, if they don’t trade him today then his trade value goes way down. There’s no way he could clear waivers in August, so they’d have to wait until the offseason when his impending FA will severly impact his value.
2. Roy Halladay stays put in Toronto. Ricciardi, the Jays’ GM, will turn out to regret this. For some reason he thinks that he can still compete in the utlra-competitive AL East next year with Halladay, but he’s dreaming. They’re already no more than 4th best behind the Yanks, BoSox, and Rays and the O’s have a wave of high-impact rookies on the way. They’ll lose Scutaro to FA, and they’re still stuck playing Vernon Wells every day. Ricciardi’s demands were way too high. He could have gotten a very good haul by playing the Fodgers, Phils and BoSox off against each other. Instead, he asked for way too much up front and refused to negotiate much at all. Halladay’s value, he’s in the same contract boat as VMart, will be significantly less at the end of the season, and the Jays don’t have the financial or competitive position to re-sign him. They’ll only get comp draft picks – and won’t get those in the system until June 2011 at the earliest.
3. Willingham, Nick Johnson, and Adam Dunn all stay in Washington. Again it’s another dumb move by a GM. The Nats asked way too much for these 3 guys. I’m sure that they could have had Barnes, T2 and another prospect or 2 for Willingham if they had been willing to budge. Instead, they’ll be stuck getting comp draft picks for Johnson next year, and pay Willingham’s arb-increased salary, when they can’t even afford to sign their 2 top picks this year.
4. Orlando Cabrera gets traded to the Twins.
5. Arizona will move at least one of the following pitchers: Davis, Garland, and/or Qualls.
6. Adrian Gonzalea goes nowhere, but Heath Bell and Kevin Correia have a good chance of being dealt.
7. Several other relievers will be moved (think of the Pirates, Reds, and KC). Most likely destinations for them, Heath Bell, and the Arizona trio are the Brewers, Dodgers, Angels, and Marlins.
8. Scutaro stays put in Toronto.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
so much typing and thought. i need to get some damned work done here but keep reading stuff like this to distract myself
my coworker tells the office that surfing the internet while working is stealing
and she’s not even the boss-man.
but being able to read like this allows a mental break, and in the end makes me more productive. at least that’s how i rationalize it in my head.
how good is the giants' starting rotation? our rotation is so good, our 5th starters throw no-hitters. uh.
by Golden Gate Review on Jul 31, 2009 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t even try to rationalize it.
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 31, 2009 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes , but your love for you boss is… how should i put it?….complete
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Jul 31, 2009 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
What’s her point?
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
McCC = McClain Chronicles
2009: The return of Los Galacticos!
by Useful_Idiot on Jul 31, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
I think Boston is screwed if they don’t pick up another SP
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 31, 2009 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I think they’d be better served just giving the spot to Buchholz.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
+1
They really need another bat to keep up with the Yanks. Buchholz was just called up about 10 days ago, DiceK can come back in a few weeks, Smoltz will get better – they have plenty of SP. Halladay would have been worth it, but the Jays were asking way way too much.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
fo sho
somebody with a sub 4 era would be nice for them
how good is the giants' starting rotation? our rotation is so good, our 5th starters throw no-hitters. uh.
by Golden Gate Review on Jul 31, 2009 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I'll say it again
3. Washington has no GM. They don’t even have an acting GM or an interim GM. It’s not semantics, either, it’s an perfect indication of who’s in charge in that organization.
My Bucardo is better than yours.
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.
uhhhhhhhhhh... okay Jonathan Mayo
Either they trade him or they don’t trade him!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Finger on pulse
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 Jul 31, 2009 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
that was deep
how good is the giants' starting rotation? our rotation is so good, our 5th starters throw no-hitters. uh.
by Golden Gate Review on Jul 31, 2009 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Sabean: "WAIT, YOU CAN DO THREE WAY TRADES????"
“THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING!!!”
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
ruhroh!
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, someone please help me.
I also make music, please check it out
by ringleader3 on Jul 31, 2009 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
/goes to parking lot and kicks more tires
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 31, 2009 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
This opens new possibilities at parties.
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 Jul 31, 2009 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
How much due diligence would be required for a three-way deal?
by baybruin415 on Jul 31, 2009 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Ahead of my time
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2007/11/20/17712/431#1111579
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jul 31, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
gold. zobrist, lind, cruz would be pretty nice to have now.
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Jul 31, 2009 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Bring back Kevin Correia!
I always liked him and he was the recipent of my best nicknames ever:
Kevin “Ain’t got no love, no love you’d” Correia
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
garko, frandsen, and cash money for V-Mart?
that’d be awesome
how good is the giants' starting rotation? our rotation is so good, our 5th starters throw no-hitters. uh.
by Golden Gate Review on Jul 31, 2009 10:09 AM PDT reply actions
Why would the indians trade for a guy they just traded?
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, deserved all-star and hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
by bondslegend on Jul 31, 2009 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
lol
Freddy Sanchez and Bowker for Matt Capps!!
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
hence, the “that’d be awesome”
how good is the giants' starting rotation? our rotation is so good, our 5th starters throw no-hitters. uh.
by Golden Gate Review on Jul 31, 2009 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
bahahaha
how good is the giants' starting rotation? our rotation is so good, our 5th starters throw no-hitters. uh.
by Golden Gate Review on Jul 31, 2009 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Sending Garko back to Cleveland would kinda be epic
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 Jul 31, 2009 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
srsly
my point exactly
how good is the giants' starting rotation? our rotation is so good, our 5th starters throw no-hitters. uh.
by Golden Gate Review on Jul 31, 2009 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Seller's remorse.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
by EliminateMe on Jul 31, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
A former Giants draft pick! WE COULDA HAD CABRERA SAAAAABES
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 31, 2009 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
BREAKING NEWS DODGERS BLOCKBUSTER
ESPN’s Amy K. Nelson, via Twitter, says the Dodgers acquired catcher Vinny Rottino from the Brewers for pitcher Claudio Vargas.
HOLY SHIT
WE’RE DOOMED
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
positive thoughs
plz
how good is the giants' starting rotation? our rotation is so good, our 5th starters throw no-hitters. uh.
by Golden Gate Review on Jul 31, 2009 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
represent for team italia!
how good is the giants' starting rotation? our rotation is so good, our 5th starters throw no-hitters. uh.
by Golden Gate Review on Jul 31, 2009 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
i can’t imagine having to face victorina more than we already do now in a season
how good is the giants' starting rotation? our rotation is so good, our 5th starters throw no-hitters. uh.
by Golden Gate Review on Jul 31, 2009 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
How do you think guy’s mirror feels?
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 Jul 31, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
His face probably looks like Lasorda’s anus
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 31, 2009 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
NED!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
by satyricrash on Jul 31, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
There were seasons where he was a good hitter
"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.
That was one of the great WTF performances of my lifetime.
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 31, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
28 Dingerz and 96 BB too
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Jul 31, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
fixed
uhhhhhhh 28 Dingerz and
/pause
96 BB too
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 31, 2009 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Part of me wants the Giants to really go for it
Bumgarner, Noonan, Neal and Kieschnick for Halladay and Scutaro
Posey for Willingham
And then the rest of me beats that part of me up.
"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.
I beat that part of you up too
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, deserved all-star and hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
by bondslegend on Jul 31, 2009 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL
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 Jul 31, 2009 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
And I “DO NOT WANT” your newsletter.
My adopted son Matt Downs . Ranked as the 24th best prospect in the Giants farm system by Baseball America !!
I vomited
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
The first one is somewhat defensible. Somewhat.
The second makes me fear for your soul.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
This. If that first trade went down, I’d be all, “WTF”, but then I’d be all “OMG” before going “WTF” again.
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 31, 2009 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
If the second trade went down, I would lock myself in my room and refuse to come out.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
We will all chip in for some pie to place outside of your door to draw you out.
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 31, 2009 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
I’d eat it on the way to deliver it, then tell you I had no idea what happened to it
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
McCC = McClain Chronicles
2009: The return of Los Galacticos!
by Useful_Idiot on Jul 31, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
I mean, I even understand that the second trade is way overpaying
But I don’t think anything else that we have gets Willingham. And if we are REALLY going for it, then we should have someone like Willingham on our team. You know, someone with a good OBP and power.
"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.
Why would it just have to be Willingham, though? Why not have them include a bunch of other stuff? (Jordan Zimmerman, Dukes, etc)
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Yes, I thought of this
I don’t know Washington’s players well enough to include someone else, though. What would we do with Dukes? Zimmerman, however, sounds good.
"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.
Dukes might be better than any OF we currently have. And at the very least, he hits lefties.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
But with Willingham
that makes an outfield of Willingham, Rowand and Winn/Schierholtz/Lewis/Torres
"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.
Yeah, but Winn is leaving next year, and none of those other guys are great shakes. I don’t have a problem with sending down someone, and putting the others in reserve roles.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
We’re not talking about the 3rd baseman, we’re talking about the pitcher.
I choose to watch the Giants try to score runs. Not because it is easy, but because it is hard.
I know...
"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.
We should be able to get a LOT more than just Willingham for Posey.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
I know this
But I’m not serious enough about this to do the required research (all minute of it) to see who else we could get.
"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.
How about we just disband our minor teams and let the rest of the league due a retraction type draft on our minor leaguers
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Jul 31, 2009 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Very short stop (Hobbit size)
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 Jul 31, 2009 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Twins Acquire Cabrera, Asfand4ever on suicide watch.
The crumbling of the Oakland dynasty a pice at a time.
He could have had Bowker, Downs and Espinelli!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
/watches throngs of Asian A’s fans throw toss down their Espinelli jerseys and walk away
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
MAKE A NEW TARP WITH THEM!!!!!!!!!!
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 Jul 31, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
WIN
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, deserved all-star and hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
by bondslegend on Jul 31, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Videogame talk
Anyone else excited for Borderlands?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borderlands_(video_game)
http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/59689
I NEED THIS GAME
One of the unfortunate side effects of having a job in baseball: no time for videogames. I hope to get back into them come September.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
I work in the FO for the Triple A Columbus Clippers.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
It’s fun to watch so much free baseball, but you basically forfeit everything else fun about your summer.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
You might get to see Scott Barnes soon
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
I’ve been talking him up to people in the office. Also, the Cliff Lee trade was like the best thing that could have ever happened to us. I am hoping V-Mart gets traded for more goodies.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
I can’t imagine how sellers can convince themselves it’s a good day when they trade a Cy Young or proven piece. I would think it’s kind of sad, even if you get Hanley Ramirez for Josh Beckett. There goes Josh freakin Beckett and we can only hope every propsect becomes half of Hanley.
Then again, now that I’ve seen a whole two games of Garko and he hasn’t gone all KF Panda, I’m starting to see how picking up a single-A prospect would have you more giddy than keeping a guy like Garko.
Sorry, didn’t mean to be snide.
by Giant Homer on Jul 31, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
I work for the Clippers, not the Indians. Selling is GREAT for us.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Totally just got that, but then again is that a conflict of interest between you and the Big League club? You’re like "Yeah, trade Sizemore. We’ll have no problem filling seats out here with the kids we’d get for him. But is that what’s best for the Indians?
by Giant Homer on Jul 31, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
The Indians worry about what’s best for the Indians, and the Clippers worry about what’s best for the Clippers.
Seems pretty simple to me.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
Got it
/rethinks how baseball organizations are stuctured
by Giant Homer on Jul 31, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
at best
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Jul 31, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Can you knock off LouSeal so our LouSeal is the only one?
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Jul 31, 2009 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
CLIPERS BRASS!!1
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
McCC = McClain Chronicles
2009: The return of Los Galacticos!
by Useful_Idiot on Jul 31, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m more excited for Brutal Legend.
I like cats. Wings is the greatest show of all time.
Tyler Graham is my favorite San Jose Giant because he has smart balls.
by Norm Median on Jul 31, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
heh "Brick"
Also good marketing with the ass shot right on the front page
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
Never have been a huge first-person shooter fan. I need FFXIII in my life though.
by deuce deuce on Jul 31, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
The Saboteur is number 1 on my list of most wanted games at the moment
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
McCC = McClain Chronicles
2009: The return of Los Galacticos!
by Useful_Idiot on Jul 31, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
A Jayson Stark source says the asking price for Gonzalez is “astronomical, three times the asking price on Halladay.”
lolwut
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
Well, they really don’t have any reason to trade Gonzalez, so they should be asking the absolute moon for him.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
But I believe he’s under contract at a reasonable price for a few more years and I don’t think there’s necessarily no way the Pads will compete within the next few years. I mean, look at the Giants.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
sickels padres top 10 prospects
Kyle Blanks, 1B, Grade B+
Jaff Decker, OF, Grade B
Mat Latos, RHP, Grade B
Kellen Kulbacki, OF, Grade B
Cedric Hunter, OF, Grade B-
James Darnell, 3B-OF, Grade B-
Allan Dykstra, 1B, Grade B-
Will Inman, RHP, Grade B-
Wade LeBlanc, LHP, Grade C+
Matt Antonelli, 2B, Grade C+
I think Latos increased his stock this year
Randy Winn is in time out until his OBP gets back over .330.
absolutely
either keep him as the centerpiece of the future, OR get several potential centerpieces in return, plus lotsa cash money
how good is the giants' starting rotation? our rotation is so good, our 5th starters throw no-hitters. uh.
by Golden Gate Review on Jul 31, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
I guess I could contribute a liver. Anyone willing to give up an arm or leg?
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
McCC = McClain Chronicles
2009: The return of Los Galacticos!
by Useful_Idiot on Jul 31, 2009 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Trade deadline is always crazy at MCC and the last two years, we didn’t even do anything at the deadline (other than the LOL MORRIS trade)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
gotcha!
part of me almost feels bad for the pirates….
…almost
how good is the giants' starting rotation? our rotation is so good, our 5th starters throw no-hitters. uh.
by Golden Gate Review on Jul 31, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Older than that
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 Jul 31, 2009 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
no comment
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Jul 31, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
on second thought I have one comment:
As of now, I do not want children
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Jul 31, 2009 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
it's no numa numa
but i lol’d
how good is the giants' starting rotation? our rotation is so good, our 5th starters throw no-hitters. uh.
by Golden Gate Review on Jul 31, 2009 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
That is a good likeness of you, Xanthan.
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 31, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
1.5 mil views of his video
must be doin something right
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, deserved all-star and hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
by bondslegend on Jul 31, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Help!
I need to get the “Street Walking Panda” image to send to my buddy who’s a Phillies fan and defended Charlie Manuel. Can anyone post it or provide a link to a thread that contains it?
Thanks.
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
You people wit' the cheese. It never ends.
by NuschlerFace on Jul 31, 2009 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
wow
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 Jul 31, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
by satyricrash on Jul 31, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
I think it was after a game against the Marlins last year where Zito pitched well. Delorean (?) asked how many pitches he threw and got approximately 20 “109s” in response.
The next day was the rain delay where we went through like 3 threads and 109 was all over the place.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
+109
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, someone please help me.
I also make music, please check it out
by ringleader3 on Jul 31, 2009 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
It's also a Firefly reference
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
USA Today’s Bob Nightengale via Twitter: the Red Sox are about to acquire Victor Martinez from the Indians.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
I hope the Indians made off with quite a haul
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
They wouldn’t put Baird in a deal would they?
Adopted Giant: Eli Whiteside
The real genius behind the no-no
by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Bard? He’s a strong candidate to be included.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
he looked pretty good yesterday. fastball gets into trip digits, curve in the mid 80s pretty tough to hit
Because he throws wicked hahd! If I hear one more ESPN guy say that, I’m gonna write a strongly-worded letter
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
McCC = McClain Chronicles
2009: The return of Los Galacticos!
by Useful_Idiot on Jul 31, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Tweet Alert
“The Red Sox are about to acquire Victor Martinez from Indians” – http://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/3055091029
I will be curious to see what they gave up.
there goes the one guy I wanted. No way we get Adrian Gonzalez.
Proud new dad of Edgardo errr Edgar Renteria!!!
although Willingham would be a nice consolation prize. How about it, Sabes?
Proud new dad of Edgardo errr Edgar Renteria!!!
Felix?
Well if it isn’t a good ol’ high school reunion.
by baybruin415 on Jul 31, 2009 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
HA HA HA HA
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
by satyricrash on Jul 31, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
KAH-PSSHHHHHH
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
by satyricrash on Jul 31, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
The ball usually doesn’t make it to his glove
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 31, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
BUT FRED LEWIS IS JUST AS BAD AND DOESN'T HIT DINGERZ!
"I can't hit the ball until I hit the bottle!"
HE CAN'T BE ANY WORSE THAN FRED LEWIS
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Bunions caused by having to wear shoe bombs.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
by satyricrash on Jul 31, 2009 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
R PITCHERS R STRIKEOUT PITCHERS SO WHO CARES
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
by satyricrash on Jul 31, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes! A yankees fan telling me how my team should be ran!
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Jul 31, 2009 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
YOU’RE JUST JEALOUS BECAUSE YOUR TEAM DOESN’T HAVE 3 BAZILLION DOLLARZ TO THROW AROUND
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
McCC = McClain Chronicles
2009: The return of Los Galacticos!
by Useful_Idiot on Jul 31, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
banned!
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, someone please help me.
I also make music, please check it out
by ringleader3 on Jul 31, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
/shift-A
Did I miss anything noteworthy?
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 31, 2009 11:14 AM PDT reply actions
NO WAI
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 31, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
That was reported via Twitter
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Jul 31, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Victor Martinez apparently close to being traded to Boston
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
i hate espn insider
STARK: The Boston blockbuster trifecta
Well, they won’t land them all, but ESPN.com’s Jayson Stark has informed Rumor Central that as of right now — Friday morning — the Sox…
I’ve heard that they’re trying for Halladay, Martinez, Gonzalez, Felix Hernandez, Heath Bell, Jesus Christ and Stalin.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
you left out the eastern influence: Mao
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Jul 31, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
this town isn't big enough for TWO Chairman Meows
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
seriously. it was pretty damn good.
me and my girl felt like nerds though with our 3d glasses on at home
oh you mean Coraline?
Haven’t seen it
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
wait,
caroline, or coraline?
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by ringleader3 on Jul 31, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah, killer movie… jon hodgman is awesome in it
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by ringleader3 on Jul 31, 2009 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
About 24 bucks on Amazon
I don’t have a BR player though, so I’ll have to settle for the standard DVD.
lol
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by ringleader3 on Jul 31, 2009 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
ah
i should read it then. his other stuff is good. i forget what they’re called but i liked the one about the new-age Gods and the one about the apocalypse
Sandman is his best work
Mind-blowing stuff, that.
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Coroline Kennedy?
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by satyricrash on Jul 31, 2009 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
far east coast bias
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by ringleader3 on Jul 31, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Cartman’s father is…….
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
McCC = McClain Chronicles
2009: The return of Los Galacticos!
by Useful_Idiot on Jul 31, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
that kinda means the Dodgers are the only realistic suiter for halladay. Rangers won’t give up Holland and can’t take salary.
If the price isn’t ridiculously high, I am going to be a little annoyed.
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 31, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Will V-Mart play C in Boston then? They already have Youkilis and LaRoche at first but I guess Youk can move to 3rd, which essentially made LaRoche useless to the team.
Mo'ped Money, Mo'ped Problems
by Scooter Ellis on Jul 31, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
LaRoche was basically achy-breaky Mike Lowell insurance.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Where’s my achy-breaky Freddy Lewis insurance?
You're F*cking Out!
by Kenny F*cking Powers on Jul 31, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Laroche will probably not be there. Martinez will be playing 1st
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 31, 2009 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
He’s insurance for Varitek, Ortiz and Lowell (with Youkilis to 3B)
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 31, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
according to fox sports
The Red Sox can use Martinez as a catcher, first baseman and DH. When he plays first, Kevin Youkilis will move to third, spelling Mike Lowell.
In effect, Martinez gives the Red Sox protection against regressions by Lowell, catcher Jason Varitek and designated hitter David Ortiz.
Oh, isn't that nice?
They have good insurance hitters to ensure their offense is chugging along nicely while the Giants only have a vengeful Panda. I nominate the whole pitching staff for MVP should they make the playoffs…
Mo'ped Money, Mo'ped Problems
by Scooter Ellis on Jul 31, 2009 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Juan C. Rodriguez of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel says the Padres wanted Cameron Maybin and Miller for Heath Bell
Geez
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
I’d throw in Wilson and Valdez with Frandsen for Miller and Maybin.
Mo'ped Money, Mo'ped Problems
by Scooter Ellis on Jul 31, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
What would it take to get someone like Hunter Pence?
You're F*cking Out!
by Kenny F*cking Powers on Jul 31, 2009 11:28 AM PDT reply actions
I don’t know, but baseball players usually date hot women so I guess a slim figure with killer eyes.
Mo'ped Money, Mo'ped Problems
by Scooter Ellis on Jul 31, 2009 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
VMART
1:27pm: FOX now says Clay Buchholz and Daniel Bard are not in this deal.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
It’s gonna be a sub-Barnes/Alderson/Pucetas/Noonan package, I can feel it….
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 31, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
i really think nobody wanted alderson, the giants wanted to trade him, and the pirates were the only taker
His stock might have fallen, but the Indians aren’t impressing me right now.
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 31, 2009 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ll be shaking my head the rest of the day if that is true.
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 31, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Bowden and Lars Anderson must be in it. Josh Reddick maybe? I’m surprised about Clay, though. They said Westmoreland was untouchable, but you never know.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 31, 2009 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
I would say one of the first 2, plus Reddick
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
me, too
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 31, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Lars Anderson has been dropping off the radar as of late.
If that’s true about Bard and Buchholz, the Sox might have a chance at Halladay as well
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 31, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Not bad for a 30 year old soft hitting Catcher past his prime.
"Tito Santana is like a cue-ball. The more you strike him, the more english you get out of him." -- Bobby Heenan
by LiquidPolio on Jul 31, 2009 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
BREAKING NEWS: GIANTS TRADE BENGIE MOLINA FOR HAGADONE/MASTERSON
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 31, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
BREAKING: GIANTS TRADE MOLINA FOR MASTODON
upgrade at catch wont blog the bases as much
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by ringleader3 on Jul 31, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
blah so many typos.. stupid coffee
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by ringleader3 on Jul 31, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
BREAKING: GIANTS DEMOTE AWESOME METAL BAND TO MINORS AFTER TRADE, PROMOTE AVENGED SEVENFOLD
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 31, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
CREED DEAL LIKELY IN WORKS
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by ringleader3 on Jul 31, 2009 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
no higher than AA, i dont think
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by ringleader3 on Jul 31, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
BREAKING: SCOTT STAPP DIES FROM EXHAUSTION AFTER HAVING TO APOLOGIZE TO EVERYONE THE WORLD AS PART OF HIS 12-STEP AA PROGRAM
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 31, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
i lold
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by ringleader3 on Jul 31, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Meanwhile, Baroness is putting up better numbers than Mastodon at every level and still can’t get a cup of coffee call-up.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
SABEAN TO AQUIRE FA WINGER
said to like their grizzled veteran grit
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by ringleader3 on Jul 31, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Baroness is like the Jack Cust of the Aquarius Records hounds. When will they get their chance?
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 31, 2009 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
new record 10/13
color me stoked (and blue)
http://www.myspace.com/yourbaroness
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
/pauses RATM to check it out
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by ringleader3 on Jul 31, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
this is good stuff
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by ringleader3 on Jul 31, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
yes
those dudes are legit. “Red” is always in rotation at my house.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
going to download more now
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by ringleader3 on Jul 31, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
BREAKING: DELOREAN ONCE BLEW ALL OF COLOR ME BADD...MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 31, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
delorean is the inspiration for I Wanna Sex You Up
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 31, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Keith Law's Red Sox Prospect Ranking 2009
Boston Red Sox
1. Lars Anderson, 1B
2. Michael Bowden, RHP
3. Nick Hagadone, LHP
4. Junichi Tazawa, RHP
5. Daniel Bard, RHP
6. Josh Reddick, RF
7. Casey Kelly, RHP/SS
8. Stolmy Pimentel, RHP
9. Ryan Westmoreland, CF
10. Michael Almanzar, 3B
Stolmy Pimentel? That is a great name
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Jim Callis (BA) top 10, for good measures
1. Lars Anderson, 1b
2. Michael Bowden, rhp
3. Nick Hagadone, lhp
4. Daniel Bard, rhp
5. Josh Reddick, of
6. Casey Kelly, rhp/ss
7. Ryan Westmoreland, of
8. Michael Almanzar, 3b
9. Yamaico Navarro, inf
10. Stolmy Pimentel, rhp
I had never heard of Hagadone, but I guess he’s pretty highly regarded.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
I like Masterson a lot, so I’ll see what else is in the deal, but Hagadone is walking hella fools in A-ball as a 23-year-old. Hella fools, I tell you.
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 31, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Baseball America Prospect Handbook Pre-Season Red Sox Ranking 2009
1. Lars Anderson, 1B
2. Michael Bowden, RHP
3. Nick Hagadone, LHP
4. Daniel Bard, RHP
5. Josh Reddick, RF
6. Casey Kelly, RHP/SS
7. Junichi Tazawa, RHP
8. Ryan Westmoreland, CF
9. Michael Almanzar, 3B
10. Yamaico Navarro, SS
by deuce deuce on Jul 31, 2009 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
no stolmy!
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Random request: does anyone have that picture of the panda roaring? I was looking for it the last couple days and couldn’t find it…
damn olsen twins
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
:(
RIP
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 31, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
lolwut
1:55pm: Rosenthal on MLB Network: the Dodgers are making a run at Gonzalez and Bell; could send James Loney to San Diego in such a deal.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
I would not like that
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 31, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
NOOOOOO!!!!!!
Rosenthal is saying Adrian Gonzolez and Heath Bell to the Dodgers for James Loney and prospects…
why do they need Broxton, Sherril, and Bell?
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 31, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
you guys are all reading the same website huh
we should just get MLBTR integration on the threads
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This is one of the most active deadlines I remember
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Also, Tim Lincecum
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 31, 2009 12:00 PM PDT reply actions
Is anybody else somewhat upset that the Dodgers didn’t give Billingsly and other stuff for Halladay?
Proud father of Barry Zito. As long as he keeps throwing strikes, that is.
I’d rather not see Billingsly in the NL West, but as long as he’s off the Dodgers I’m happy.
Proud father of Barry Zito. As long as he keeps throwing strikes, that is.
ya
at this point i think im more scared of Kershaw though
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 31, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
This
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
this scared me
I thought you were implying they DID get him but didn’t give up any of those guys
by kingofthacove on Jul 31, 2009 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Braves looking into taking back Adam Laroche
LOL Poor Adam Laroche
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 31, 2009 12:01 PM PDT reply actions
breaking
copy-and-pastes something from the front page of MLBTR
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We’ve been doing that all week. Why stop now?
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
true!
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by ringleader3 on Jul 31, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Looks likr V-Marts headed to Boston soon
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 31, 2009 12:02 PM PDT reply actions
Just to let everyone know because I can't get enough
Panda splashdown is on front page of sfgiants.com
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 12:02 PM PDT reply actions
Doesn’t seem to make sense for LA to spend tons on AD Gonz when their pitching is where they need to improve more than their hitting.
They have the lowest team ERA in the NL I think
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 31, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
oh
They had it for a while
they are second then
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 31, 2009 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
SUCK IT RUSSEL MARTIN
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by bondslegend on Jul 31, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
damn
well, cool
but still, they have a good staff
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 31, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought the giants had a lower ERA
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Suck It, Dodgers
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
SUCK IT RUSSELL MARTIN
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 31, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Under 1 hour to go till deadline!
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 12:06 PM PDT reply actions
get it done brazz
get what done, i dont know
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by ringleader3 on Jul 31, 2009 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Cain is too young
For the playoffs we’re gonna need some experience. Cain 4 Andy Pettitte.
"I can't hit the ball until I hit the bottle!"
frandsen for 20 bats and a coors light
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by ringleader3 on Jul 31, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
POSEY 4 WILLINGHAM
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 12:08 PM PDT reply actions
I heard that Sabean got the idea from thehavenot
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
We want to bitch and complain about how we could have gotten Martinez instead of Garko and Sanchez
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
In which case we’d bitch and moan about how we could have gotten Garko and Sanchez instead of Martinez.
"I can't hit the ball until I hit the bottle!"
we just want to bitch about something
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 31, 2009 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
ding ding ding we have a winner
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Can they just finalize this Victor Martinez deal already
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 12:11 PM PDT reply actions
2:03pm: Done deal, says Nightengale via Twitter. MLB Network’s Tom Verducci says pitcher Bryan Price is the third hurler going to Cleveland in the trade.
So what is the Giants farm system conversion for this deal?
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Jeez I'd do that
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by bondslegend on Jul 31, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Pirates trade AA P Sean Smith to Jays for "future considerations"?
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 31, 2009 12:13 PM PDT reply actions
cash
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 31, 2009 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe someone in the FO is single and looking
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by bondslegend on Jul 31, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Braves get laroche
makes me lol when teams trade for their old players
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funny that the Sox trade him like a week after getting him. WTF
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by bondslegend on Jul 31, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
U LOOS
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by bondslegend on Jul 31, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
another Church for Franceour deal in the works?
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 31, 2009 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
except for the guys who have been traded for themselves.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 31, 2009 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
White Sox/Red Sox Deal
Mark Kotsay for Brian Anderson
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 12:18 PM PDT reply actions
Oh really? I just saw it on the ticker on MLBN
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
lol, didn’t mean for that to sound condescending. I really hadn’t heard of the deal before today
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Breaking
Doyle Alexander traded to the Tigers for John Smotlz.
by AngelWillSaveUs on Jul 31, 2009 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
great deal for Tigers
Proven Veteran >>>>> Unproven Minor Leaguer
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 31, 2009 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
wtfont?
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 31, 2009 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
WACKY!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
by satyricrash on Jul 31, 2009 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Yankees Acquire Jerry Hairston Jr.
Evil’s twin brother
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 31, 2009 12:18 PM PDT reply actions
damn
there goes our chance to package Posey and Mad Bum
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 31, 2009 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah the second to last boss in Mega Man 2
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 31, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I like it when GMs actually make trades, well except for Brian Sabean
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 12:26 PM PDT reply actions
LOL JEREMY HERMIDA
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 12:29 PM PDT reply actions
I’d just like to say that I wish we had the Red Sox farm system. They have so many good prospects that after adding V-Mart they could probably make a run at Adrian Gonzalez and still have some good prospects left over. :(
it’s amazing what the ability to sign over slot in the 2nd 3rd 4th and 5th rounds and international free agents do to your farm system
I kinda do have the Red Sox farm. The Red Sox just have a superior GM that knows how to make deals
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 31, 2009 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
This
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
7/10 of their top prospects are all pitchers
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 31, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
My buddy in the Red Sox FO says the Giants have a better system in terms of talent.
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 31, 2009 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
They don’t.
Just because the Giants have 2 of the top 5 prospects in the game does not mean their system is better overall.
I’m not disagreeing with you. The Sox farm looks good on paper. He was just mentioning the Giants have better singular talent than they do.
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 31, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
VMart to the Sawx? Gonzalez to the Bums?
Puke.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Jul 31, 2009 12:30 PM PDT reply actions
Gonzalez is not going anywhere
hopefully
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 31, 2009 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm eating cake
ETA for stomach retaliation: 2 hours, 46 minutes.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Jul 31, 2009 12:32 PM PDT reply actions
Indigestion Deadline 09
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
cake bias
pie =)
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by ringleader3 on Jul 31, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Mutt Bud
Mo'ped Money, Mo'ped Problems
by Scooter Ellis on Jul 31, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Kotchman was better fit on bench then LaRoche
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
If the Dodgers are talking to the Padres about Adrian Gonzalez, Sabean better be as well.
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wouldn’t really make sense, given that Giants just acquired Garko…
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
not laughing at you, just laughing at the idea that the acquisition of Garko could be the sole reason for us not getting Gonzalez.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
you’re comparing Gonzalez to Garko in terms of talent? The Red Sox got VMart right after getting LaRoche. Give Garko an outfielder’s mitt.
Proud new dad of Edgardo errr Edgar Renteria!!!
no, i'm not doing that
Just saying that it would not have made sense to acquire Garko only to then turn around and get Agonz. AGonz >>>>>>>>>>>> Garko, but if AGonz had been a target, they never would’ve traded for Garko.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
It will be interesting to see what the Dodgers have to give up. Would Ishi, AnVil, Sosa, Merkin get it done?
Considering there are rumors that the price is “astronomical” and more than the Jays want for Halladay, I’d say no.
by itlynstalyn on Jul 31, 2009 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Marlins End Pursuit Of Nick Johnson
Did he fall apart while he was running away?
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 31, 2009 12:38 PM PDT reply actions
Nats wanted Hanley and Josh Johnson
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Question for someone who knows more about baseball then i do...
What’s the deal with trading people after the deadline? I know it has to do with waivers just not sure how it figures in
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 12:38 PM PDT reply actions
CONTENDERZ
GOING FOR IT
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 31, 2009 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
My brother asked me who plays CF for the Giants, i said “Rowand”. His reply?
“Scott Rolen?!?!?!”
But only one’s a true gamer…
Mo'ped Money, Mo'ped Problems
by Scooter Ellis on Jul 31, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
from scott rolen's wikipedia page
His theme song is Viva La Vida by Coldplay.
can’t be a gamer with that
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by ringleader3 on Jul 31, 2009 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Rowand wins by default
Mo'ped Money, Mo'ped Problems
by Scooter Ellis on Jul 31, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
rofl
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 31, 2009 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
VETURANZ!
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 31, 2009 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
wtf, they are 10.5 games back in the wildcard and 9.5 back in their division
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by ringleader3 on Jul 31, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but now they have an aged oft-injured and expensive VETERAN 3B for next year!
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 31, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
OVER!
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I also make music, please check it out
BREAKING NEWS
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I also make music, please check it out
by ringleader3 on Jul 31, 2009 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I checked the AL Wild Card standings
And the Rangers are 14 games over .500? And the Giants swept them?
OMG World Series!
Mo'ped Money, Mo'ped Problems
now that we have Sanchez, we’re the favorites
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 31, 2009 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
.300 hitter!
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, deserved all-star and hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
Gold Glover!
Adopted Giant: Eli Whiteside
The real genius behind the no-no
by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
wild card race is over. Just when I thought we had a chance.
Proud new dad of Edgardo errr Edgar Renteria!!!
Im so glad we got a bullpen before the season. Now we dont have to trade prospects for any relievers.
damn straight. And they are performing as well as could be hoped, pretty much.
by Duelling Brandos on Jul 31, 2009 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Good
now panda can face him even more :D
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, deserved all-star and hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
I guess the Braves didn’t like Kotchman and wanted LaRoche because he’s an FA after the season.
Proud new dad of Edgardo errr Edgar Renteria!!!
I mean from the Red Sox perspective. Something else must be in the works
You people wit' the cheese. It never ends.
by NuschlerFace on Jul 31, 2009 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
What the Jays get back in exchange for Rolen will have an effect on how I feel about the Garko trade.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
the rumor earlier this week was prospects plus Edwin Encarnacion.
Proud new dad of Edgardo errr Edgar Renteria!!!
2:56pm: FOX Sports says the Blue Jays will get Edwin Encarnacion and a minor leaguer. Rolen is expected to approve the deal.
by gswarriors2006 on Jul 31, 2009 12:58 PM PDT reply actions
Depending on the minor leaguer, it makes sense. If it’s Yonder Alonso, then the Reds were swindled.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
goddamn
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Makes me feel better about the Sanchez deal!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Makes me wish we were the ones swindling the Reds of one of those players.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
OTHER TEAMS HAVE RETARDED GM'S TOO!
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 31, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
The Encarnacion boosters (like me) wanted him for Noah Lowry. That would have worked out just fine.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
for Lowry
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 31, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha, I forgot the deadline was the afternoon and didn’t notice this thread at all because the series preview was above it. Oops!
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: Fred "OBP and UZR, Dammit!" Lewis
You missed a rousing discussion about next-gen video games.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
My favorite video game era was the NES, so I guess I’ll live!
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: Fred "OBP and UZR, Dammit!" Lewis
So you were playing Zelda all morning?
You people wit' the cheese. It never ends.
by NuschlerFace on Jul 31, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
2:00PM
Adopted Giant: Eli Whiteside
The real genius behind the no-no
by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Aaaaaaaaaannndd.......TIME
Now would you please stop rosterbating?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 31, 2009 1:01 PM PDT reply actions
SOMETIMES IT TAKES UP TO AN HOUR FOR TRADES TO BE PROCESSED AND ANNOUNCED
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
So you’re saying we may have acquired Rajai Davis?
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: Fred "OBP and UZR, Dammit!" Lewis
start?
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, someone please help me.
I also make music, please check it out
Play the whole video!
You people wit' the cheese. It never ends.
by NuschlerFace on Jul 31, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I HAAAAVE THE POWWWWWERRRRRRRRRRR!
Bowkermania has been put on hiatus for retooling.
by rightcenterfielder on Jul 31, 2009 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
According to MLB.com’s Jonathan Mayo, Austin Jackson may be on his way to Cincinnati to complete the Yankees’ trade for Jerry Hairston Jr.
LOL FUCKING WHAT
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
No way
Adopted Giant: Eli Whiteside
The real genius behind the no-no
by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
wait. is the Jocketty retarded for evil genius?
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 31, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
for = or
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 31, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
NO WAI
/doesn’t know who that is
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, deserved all-star and hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
Arguably the Yankees’ best prospect. Toolsy CF type.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
I thought Montero was clearly better, /shrug
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
Either way, he’s far better a prospect than you give up for Jerry Hairston Jr
It appears to have not been true though
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Marlins get Nick Johnson
For some AA punk.
"Tito Santana is like a cue-ball. The more you strike him, the more english you get out of him." -- Bobby Heenan
good job by Marlins. Nationals were asking for Sean West and Marlins waited them out
Proud new dad of Edgardo errr Edgar Renteria!!!
So who's the authority here?
3:00pm: A 180 in this rumor – FOX now says the Marlins acquired Johnson for Double A lefty Aaron Thompson, with the Nats paying Johnson’s remaining salary.
2:37pm: Rosenthal and Morosi report that the Marlins are no longer pursuing Johnson or Heath Bell.
2:15pm: Via Twitter, MLB.com’s Joe Frisaro says the Marlins are not expected to complete any trades by the deadline, which is in 45 minutes.
Thompson would be pretty comparable to Scott Barnes, imo, maybe a bit worse.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
everybody get all that? good.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 31, 2009 1:06 PM PDT reply actions
I take it
We didn’t make any more deals?
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: Fred "OBP and UZR, Dammit!" Lewis
CAIN 4 FIELDER
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 31, 2009 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Some fool is saying Roy Oswalt to the Angels.
http://twitter.com/lsantamaria
"Tito Santana is like a cue-ball. The more you strike him, the more english you get out of him." -- Bobby Heenan
Oops...Roy Halladay to the Angels.
"Tito Santana is like a cue-ball. The more you strike him, the more english you get out of him." -- Bobby Heenan
ESPN (aka many fools) said Halladay to Angles in a 4 for 1 trade with Joe Saunders possibly being in the deal
Adopted Giant: Eli Whiteside
The real genius behind the no-no
by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Remember, Nick Johnson is a rental, whereas we have Garko for several years.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
BUT SABEZ IS THE BEST POKER PLAYER AND NEVER SHOWS HIS CARDS BEFO
by Duelling Brandos on Jul 31, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
+1
You people wit' the cheese. It never ends.
by NuschlerFace on Jul 31, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
wouldn't have taken Barnes
The guy they got resembles more of a Tanner or English type
by NeifiChicken on Jul 31, 2009 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
OMG BREAKING NEWS
Giants trade Bumgarner and Posey for A. Gonzo
by GarciaWarriors8 on Jul 31, 2009 1:10 PM PDT reply actions
GTFO
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 31, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn! Sabean sucks
Reds get Rolen and BoSox get VMart. 2 guys that would have been vastly superior to our Garko & Sanchez haul. I would have one of them than both of the 2 guys that we got. The worst part of it is that I think a package of Barnes, Alderson, and J. Sanchez would have been as good, or better than what the Indians got from the BoSox.Then, if we still wanted F. Sanchez we could have gotten him for much on the waiver wires for much less than T2 in August.
I don’t know who the minor leaguer was that the Reds gave up for Rolen, but I’m sure it wasn’t anybody special. This would have been the 2nd best deal for us. Rolen still plays great D at 3B, he mashes LHP, and he’s a proven post-season hitting stud. Pandaval moves to 3B, and we have an instant and massive upgrade. It also would have enabled us to start Pandaval at C sometimes, with Guzman or Ishi at 1B, and get Bengie out of the game once or twice a week.
Sabean – no imagination, no foresight – loves marginal vet players.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
The Reds got completely ripped off in the Rolen trade.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: Fred "OBP and UZR, Dammit!" Lewis
people are saying the minor leaguer was Yonder Alonso
Dude is special
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
The Jays getting Encarnacion OR Alonso would have been a defensible haul. To get both is highway robbery.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
I was already lolling when the rumor was just Rolen for Alonso straight up
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
LOL @ this:
2:56pm: FOX Sports says the Blue Jays will get Edwin Encarnacion and a minor leaguer. Rolen is expected to approve the deal. It’s a massive upgrade for the Reds defensively.
The Reds must really have been down on Encarnacion’s defense, and on Alonso in general.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Could we have gotten Alonso and Encarnacion for Molina?
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 31, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
You just can’t trade Sanchez anymore, the rotation would be far too thin. And the Reds got ripped off in the Rolen trade.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
WTF are the Reds even thinking with this? The Reds think they’re Buyers? This year???
My Bucardo is better than yours.
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.
HOLY SHIT
I didn’t even realize they were 9 games under .500. WTF???
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
DUSTINY
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Anyone heard the rumor of Adrian Gonzalez and Heath Bell to the Dodgers for James Loney and a minor leaguer?
(sorry, I haven’t looked above to see if this has been mentioned. Also, if it’s true, I will now light myself on fire.)
"He is Tim Lincecum...the Most Interesting Pitcher in the World."
So whats the SF conversion for Luke French (pitcher Tigers sent to the Mariners for Washburn)?
Adopted Giant: Eli Whiteside
The real genius behind the no-no
by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 31, 2009 1:12 PM PDT reply actions
Jesse English
Mo'ped Money, Mo'ped Problems
by Scooter Ellis on Jul 31, 2009 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
LUKE FREEDOM
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 31, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
oh
Now I have to stop lolling :(
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Edwin Encarnacion, Josh Roenicke and Zach Stewart
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 31, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
LAYING DOWN THE LAW
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 31, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
No Austin Jackson for Reds.
Instead Chase Weems.
man if i was a Reds fan i would be questioning why i was alive
by HOLDEMUPwuzzBANNED on Jul 31, 2009 1:20 PM PDT reply actions
What struck me about the Lee trade was the fact that Ben Francisco went with him. Francisco would have been a decent fit on the Giants.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
If for nothing else than seeing “Francisco” on a San Francisco uniform.
by The Double Deuce on Jul 31, 2009 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
They got a pretty nice group of players, including Barnes. I’d say they’re in good shape. They needed pitching prospects in the worst way.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Yeah but now they have a lot of good pitching prospects.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
The cupboard was virtually bare after those guys, and Huff isn’t any better than the parade of Laffey/Sowers soft-tossers.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
lolwut
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 31, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Peavy would love the Bay Area but I bet it’ll cost MadBum and then some.
Mo'ped Money, Mo'ped Problems
by Scooter Ellis on Jul 31, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
This. Peavy probably chuckles and then say NO again.
Mo'ped Money, Mo'ped Problems
by Scooter Ellis on Jul 31, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 31, 2009 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
This has been a really exciting trade deadline.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Beads.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
On the one hand, if the Sox got Peavy, I hope they had to give up Gordon Beckham because lol schadenfreude.
On the other hand, DNW Beckham on the Padres.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
OT:
Anyone else dislike Purdy’s article in the Merc today?
I’m so confused about all the deals that did or did not get done. Halladay, Peavy, etc.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
there’s a Halladay to the Angels rumor, but Heyman says it’s not true.
Proud new dad of Edgardo errr Edgar Renteria!!!
It better not be
as the rumor was Saunders, Wood and Aybar. Ricciardi would be assassinated if that was true.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Done yet?
The tissue box is to the left.
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 31, 2009 1:31 PM PDT reply actions
3:29pm: MLB.com’s Corey Brock via Twitter: Aaron Poreda’s in the deal, not sure what else. Ed Price of AOL Fanhouse has righty Adam Russell in the trade as well. Righty Dexter Carter is the third player going to San Diego, according to multiple reports.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
If I have a son, I want to name him Dexter
Randy Winn is in time out until his OBP gets back over .330.
/laughs so hard that his sides literally split
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
poke him
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
McCC = McClain Chronicles
2009: The return of Los Galacticos!
by Useful_Idiot on Jul 31, 2009 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t follow football, but wasn’t there a Dexter Carter on the 49ers back in the day?
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: Fred "OBP and UZR, Dammit!" Lewis
Isn’t the packagae same as last time? Also, why will Peavy say yes this time unless he really wants to be in contention and the fact he prefers the Cubs a lot more.
Mo'ped Money, Mo'ped Problems
by Scooter Ellis on Jul 31, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
what an insane deadline
A ton of deals and then peavy out of nowhere
by UnstoppableTurtle on Jul 31, 2009 1:36 PM PDT reply actions
Peavy should be beloved in his new city
http://www.southsidesox.com/2009/5/21/882948/hey-peavy-you-moron
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
That is a disturbing picture attached to that post
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 31, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
NAMBLA Porn!
"Tito Santana is like a cue-ball. The more you strike him, the more english you get out of him." -- Bobby Heenan
Peavy loves to play hard to get; wondered if he got a call from Obama?
Mo'ped Money, Mo'ped Problems
by Scooter Ellis on Jul 31, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
That site makes me feel like I’ve been transported to the 1920s. Not a drop of color
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
McCC = McClain Chronicles
2009: The return of Los Galacticos!
by Useful_Idiot on Jul 31, 2009 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Is Peavy out for the year or could he come back in August or w/e?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Billy Beane approves
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
they’ll be done by the time he’s ready to pitch, but he’s good to have for the future.
Proud new dad of Edgardo errr Edgar Renteria!!!
I assume you mean you went to the same high school at the same time. Otherwise that’s not very impressive.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: Fred "OBP and UZR, Dammit!" Lewis
lol peavy agent
“Frankly I am flabbergasted that the White Sox would want to make this deal with him in his physical condition,” Axelrod said.
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I also make music, please check it out
Mlbtraderumors has stopped updating. I NEED MORE TRADES.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
They'll be back in November.
"Tito Santana is like a cue-ball. The more you strike him, the more english you get out of him." -- Bobby Heenan
I went to the same high school at the same time as Urijah Faber, but people still find me unimpressive. :O(
"Tito Santana is like a cue-ball. The more you strike him, the more english you get out of him." -- Bobby Heenan
my brother pitched against CC in the section finals his senior year… CC pitched a no hitter and hit two bombs off my brother at ports field in stockton
Would be epic for your bro if it was the other way around.
Mo'ped Money, Mo'ped Problems
by Scooter Ellis on Jul 31, 2009 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn
I wish the Padres had traded Peavy, Bell and Gonzalez all in the same day. That would have been epic.
Has it been confirmed that Bell/Gonzalez were not traded? I get nervous thinking about the Dodgers having Bell…
Yeah, the Dodgers didn’t get them (thank God.)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
I wish the Red Sox had. Yankees fans would have cried. Dodger fans would have cried. Giants fans would rejoice. And the Padres fans will all commit a Jim Jones mass suicide.
I would have been pissed if the Sox got them too.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Well I don’t see us getting Adrian. Sox seem like one of the few teams that can get him. Both in terms of prospects and in money they can pay him.
I don’t want him to be a Red Sox. Period.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Adrian wanted to be traded to the Giants just so he wouldn’t have to face Lincecum again.
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 31, 2009 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
woot
The Bums better watch their backs then. All in all, Sabez did a pretty decent job and we improved more than our rivals.
The Bums really didn’t need to improve that much though.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
True, but the fact that we’ve shortened the gap (even if slightly at best) is still commendable.
I’d also say that we did a better job than most other teams in the WC race.
I would agree, though I’m a bit worried about the Cards and Cubs.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
And the Reds rise up from out of the ashes led by Scott Rolen and win the NL Central
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
The best thing about the Rolen trade
is that the Reds still play the Cards, Brewers, and Chicago a truck ton this season.
The bad thing, well, we’re going there soon.
When’s Grant opening up the Waiver Wire Thread? Because I’d like to take the entire month of August off from work.
"He is Tim Lincecum...the Most Interesting Pitcher in the World."
NO MOAR ROSTERBATION!!
If you all aren’t careful, your faces will stay in a permanent o-face.
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 31, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
The Indians
It kinda of sad how they were 1 win shy of reaching the WS not 2 years ago but now is rebuilding, although the Rockies would have beat them because they were on fire before having to wait a while to play Boston.
They have traded away 2 Cy Young winners, an All-star catcher and of course Ryan Garko in a course of 1.5 years since their ALCS choke.
Mo'ped Money, Mo'ped Problems
Sizemore and Phillips for Rowand and F. Sanchez.
We get an all-star leadoff hitter and an all-star 2B while they also get an all-star leadoff hitter (with gamertude might I add) and a 3-time all-star 2B.
Fairest trade on paper.
Mo'ped Money, Mo'ped Problems
by Scooter Ellis on Jul 31, 2009 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn, nevermind.
I completely forgot the Indians traded away Brandon Phillips to the Reds. [/face palm]
Mo'ped Money, Mo'ped Problems
by Scooter Ellis on Jul 31, 2009 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Asdrubal Cabrera then
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, deserved all-star and hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
Anyone else catch some of MLB Network’s coverage? I was a little dismayed by Harold Reynold’s complete dismissal of the value of prospects. In his mind any trade that involves sending a major league player for prospects is a horribly lopsided deal.
Much ignored fact: Harold Reynolds is a simpleminded hack
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Jul 31, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks for bringing that to my attention.
Duane Kuiper: Hall Of Fame broadcaster.
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 31, 2009 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m just glad that I won’t have to read the words “V-Mart,” “VMart,” “V-mart,” or any of the other permutations of that cheap K-Mart impostor a billion times over the next of my life.
I also just learned something very interesting about one who imposts. Not what I thought they did.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
Holy Shit
Via Twitter, Jon Heyman of SI.com reports that the Padres almost dealt Heath Bell and Adrian Gonzalez to the Dodgers for James Loney, Russell Martin, Blake DeWitt, James McDonald and Ivan Dejesus. Wow.
Padres almost traded for a whole infield.
LOL.........SOMEONE
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, deserved all-star and hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
good god
suck it russell martin.
I actually don’t think that’d be that good of a package for Gonzalez. Loney is mediocre, Martin’s power has utterly disappeared, the rest of those guys are pretty meh.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
major league ready though if the Padres is interested in winning 80 games in a season soon. Of course, their pitching staff is still in shambles.
Their farm system is so bad that I’m a little surprised they didn’t do that, even if it doesn’t seem like that impressive of a deal for the two. I think if the Padres worked the deal to change Blake DeWitt for somebody with a little more value without losing the dodgers interest they could have put themselves in a pretty good situation.
is it?
It’s a lot deeper than ours.
Our farm system now is pretty much 4 guys: Bumgarner and Posey (as good as two prospects can get), Neal (promising, but needs to repeat success at AA next yr), and Villalona (who could flop just as easily as hit).
Their top two, Latos and Blanks are in the bigs already and doing well, but neither are quite as promising as our guys. Still, beyond those two spots, they pretty much have us beat.
Poreda >>>> Sosa
Decker > Neal
Forsythe >>> Gillaspie
Then they have Gallagher, Darnell, Galvez, Portillo, Luebke, Kulbacki who all have a chance to be average big leaugues (in some cases, better). We might have 2 studs, but past the 4 names I mentioned, I don’t know how much realistic promise you can really see in our system (excluding 09 draft, which has two promising guys at the top)
by NeifiChicken on Jul 31, 2009 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
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