1st Impressions....

by Golden Gate Review on Jul 8, 2009 9:53 PM PDT Comment 43 comments

In my case hopefully won't cause any lasting damage. Let me do what I should have done originally and introduce myself.

Despite what initial impressions may insinuate, I am not a spambot whore or blogger looking to pimp out for my own gain, nor am I a deliberate douchebag. I am a recent graduate of Syracuse University, with a degree that has absolutely nothing to do with writing (or, evidently, Public Relations). I grew up in Redwood City, CA just south of San Francisco. I only lived there for 10 years but, as could be understood, that was more than enough time to fall in love with anything that had to do with Bay Area sports. One of my fondest memories is seeing my name on the birthday board at Candlestick at a Giants game when I was 6.

Probably the hardest thing about moving for me (I moved all the way to the far east coast) wasn't losing friends; it was losing my teams. You have no idea how hard it is to see the Giants on the TV once a month, at best. It's brutal. But that never killed my love for them, or any other Bay Area team. The Giants, Niners, and Warriors are my true loves. Talking about them (writing, debating, critiquing, etc.) is my passion.

I am not a blogger who has the time to dig up stats and make crazy analyses of them (usually) but I love that people can and do. And I love to read and comment on others' opinions. It's cool to see so many Giants fans' brains and hearts in high gear at work.

I'll keep this short and sweet, but I once again wanted to apologize for how I blasted onto the scene. No disrespect was intended in the least, and I hope I can join this awesome community and have some great discussions on the Giants!

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First off, I wish you a pleasant time reading these wonderful boards.Second, Don’t post three fanposts in a row, it really is unnecessary especially given some of the topics. Just do this intro on one of your other fanposts where you have gotten considerable feedback.

by kingaro on Jul 8, 2009 9:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

woops reading…and posting on this wonderful site

by kingaro on Jul 8, 2009 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

wwwwwwwwhat?!?!?!?
oh-kaaaaaay!!!!!!!!!!!

Psycho killer, qu'est-ce que c'est?

by shikantaza on Jul 8, 2009 9:59 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs

Nice to meet you. Welcome to the blog.

by Dan from NM on Jul 8, 2009 10:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

welcome.

may I take your coat? I would like to suggest as a first introduction the John Bowker discussion in the fanshots.

Have fun.

Randy Winn is in time out until his OBP gets back over .330.

by oldjacket on Jul 8, 2009 10:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

RENTON: What’s on the menu this evening?
SWANNEY: Your favorite dish.
RENTON: Excellent.
SWANNEY: Your usual table, sir?
RENTON: Why, thank you.
SWANNEY: And would sir care to settle his bill in advance?
RENTON: Stick it on my tab.
SWANNEY: Regret to inform, sir, that your credit limit was reached and breached a long time ago.
RENTON: In that case…. [He produces twenty pounds.]
SWANNEY: Oh, hard currency, why, sir, that’ll do nicely.

"El once, chico. Eleven."

by Juan Primo on Jul 8, 2009 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Probably the hardest thing about moving for me (I moved all the way to the far east coast) wasn’t losing friends; it was losing my teams. You have no idea how hard it is to see the Giants on the TV once a month, at best. It’s brutal.

I can sympathize with that! I just finished up four years of college on the East Coast and it was Hell. But I stayed up until 1 AM many times listening to the game on Gameday Audio (we won’t talk about the times in England where I stayed up until 5 AM listening to a Timmy start…)

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

by jponry on Jul 8, 2009 10:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Oh man...

I spent a majority of my already limited income keeping up with them on some form of radio or broadcast. Way worth it though.

Btw- I dig the “Washington Washington” reference.

by Golden Gate Review on Jul 8, 2009 10:45 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

Gameday Audio really is a pretty great deal, though I’m glad I won’t have to deal with it anymore (hopefully, anyway.)

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

by jponry on Jul 8, 2009 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I know I’ve said this before, but I can still remember how excited I was when USA Today first came on the scene — with their satellite technology I was finally able to find out what the Giants had done THE NIGHT BEFORE!, rather than follow their box scores at a two-day remove like I always had to do with the Globe. Their scores were never on the nightly news, and cable wasn’t available in Boston yet. Aside from calling my Dad and asking them what was going on (which I was forced to do at several points in1982) there was simply no way to find out what was going on at less than a 48 hour remove prior to the Rupert Murdoch revolution (I still have a soft spot in my heart for the ol’ McNews).

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

by Roger on Jul 9, 2009 7:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I missed most of the ’93 season living in Prague. Before the glory days of the internet – for Prague before the days of TV. I did stay up ridiculously late to see Salomon Torres fail though, that was great.

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

by Smotheredinhugs on Jul 9, 2009 8:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I missed the 1990 season (and the 1990 Super Bowl — Niners kicking the crap out Denver) living in Prague — another place where USA Today came in handy, come to think of it. Although there we were grateful when, like week or two week old editions showed up at the US Consulate, as they and similar timed Intl Herald Tribunes were the only thing in English you could get there at that time. I remember coming across a special Super Bowl section months and months later, sometime in April or May, and cherishing it in my room for the rest of my stay.

by Roger on Jul 9, 2009 8:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh I remember the Herald Tribune very well. 3 day old box scores! Thankfully the media age is here. Living on the East Coast doesn’t deter my Giants and Warriors addiction.

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

by Smotheredinhugs on Jul 9, 2009 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Speaking of old box scores:

I was traveling with my gf (now wife) in Italy and Greece in Sept./Oct. of 1993 and I remember us being on Santorini as the season was nearing the end (tough life). Every day in early October I would trudge up to the town where they had the three-day-old Herald just to buy the thing and read the box scores. I distinctly remember the last day I did this—seeing a pained picture of Salomon Torres, and knowing that this had all taken place like 4 days before. That was truly painful.

Now with the INTERWEBZ we get our pain delivered so much more quickly.

by Duelling Brandos on Jul 9, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Insta-pain!

by Roger on Jul 9, 2009 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Welcome

Prospective parent of new pick, Zack Wheeler. Projectable Righty stolen from the braves. Of course, I stalk my son's myspace: http://www.myspace.com/zackwheelerbaseball

"Obviously I’m not doing things like going toe-to-toe with a ninja. Find me a ninja, for one."--Brian Wilson

by haverecords on Jul 8, 2009 10:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Very nice re: Syracuse. That’s my first pick if I decide to pursue grad school. I’m eyeing an MPA or MPP degree. yeah because a sportswriter really needs one of those, right? How can you go wrong with a mascot that’s just the Orange, though?

Try not to let our insane ramblings scare you away. We routinely degenerate into picspams and memes can snowball out of control. Stick around though, and you’ll probably come away with some good recipes.

Supporting San Francisco Dugout since 2005 and Manny Burriss since 2006, and bringing you all your California League needs since 2009.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 8, 2009 10:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Thanks Baron

I grew up with five brothers and sisters. Squabbles and confrontation don’t phase
me. now I’m just looking forward to hearing some of these ramblings, even if it entails some mayhem.

by Golden Gate Review on Jul 8, 2009 10:49 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

I am not a blogger who has the time to dig up stats and make crazy analyses of them (usually) but I love that people can and do.

I’m here for that exact reason. I love the statistical analysis, even if I don’t bother reading it all.

I'm thinking but nothing's happening.

by JRPhillips on Jul 8, 2009 10:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I have no idea what confrontations you are referencing

but apologizing like you did was a classy move on your part. Dwight Randy Winn would approve.

"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.

by thehavenot on Jul 8, 2009 11:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Dwight Schrute would disapprove. Apologizing is a sign of weakness.

I'm thinking but nothing's happening.

by JRPhillips on Jul 9, 2009 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Bah! We all know Mose pwns Dwight so it really does not mattter what Dwight thinks. It matters what Mose thinks.

Yes, This is still a 79 win squad.
Fuggen Rox! You might want to try beating The Bums more than once in 10 games. Try it. You might find you like it.

by daveinexile on Jul 10, 2009 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dont be stupid

nobody will remember any of this in a week

(we have very short attention spans)

The San Francisco Giants: Where old men go to die.

by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 9, 2009 12:15 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

True

I don’t even remember who GrahamCrakalaka is. I’m sure he’s delightful though.

Rafael Rodriguez: #8 on our list, n/a on a stat sheet.
BBk supports Sleepy's Law: "As a hoops discussion grows longer, the probability of an absurd trade proposal involving LeBron James approaches 1."

by BrianBokake on Jul 9, 2009 12:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

"Delightful"?

Makes me sound like a kind of candy

The San Francisco Giants: Where old men go to die.

by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 9, 2009 1:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

No.

GrahamCrakalaka makes you sound like a kind of candy. Specifically, some sort of s’more candy bar.

VAE PVTO DEVS FIO

by Bhaakon on Jul 9, 2009 1:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't know about those short attention spans

Have you seen how long we hold onto running jokes around here?

by thehavenot on Jul 9, 2009 2:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

From a bicyclist's perspective

Running is a joke.

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

by victor frankenstein on Jul 9, 2009 3:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

TINSTAARJOMcC

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Jul 9, 2009 7:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Took me a second

McC's Outstanding Newcomer '08.

by FairweatherFan on Jul 9, 2009 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I still don’t get the whole TINSTAPP thing or whatever it is

STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.

by UnleashTheGore on Jul 9, 2009 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

There Ain’t no Such Thing as a Pitching Prospect?

Pitchers just get hurt a lot, is all.

Randy Winn is in time out until his OBP gets back over .330.

by oldjacket on Jul 9, 2009 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Comes from TINSTAAFL

(Popular with economists)

by taliesin on Jul 9, 2009 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I believe that Robert Heinlein should get credit for that. From The Moon is a Harsh Mistress.

Randy Winn is in time out until his OBP gets back over .330.

by oldjacket on Jul 10, 2009 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I did not know that.

As it turns out, at least according to Wikipedia, Heinlein is given credit for popularizing TANSTAAFL, but the acronym goes back to (at least) 1949, when it was used both in a Walter Morrow column in the SF Chronicle and in a monograph by someone called Pierre Dos Utt (“TANSTAAFL: a plan for a new economic world order”).

Wikipedia also says the phrase is popular with “science fiction fandom, libertarians, and is often seen being used in economics textbooks.”

/useless trivia

by taliesin on Jul 10, 2009 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It’s about counting your chickens before the eggs are hatched.

Duane Kuiper: Hall Of Fame broadcaster.

by Johnny Disaster on Jul 10, 2009 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

on the other hand

Most everyone will recall the name “TakeAGiantStepNGo”

STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.

by UnleashTheGore on Jul 9, 2009 8:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

that name give me butt pee

Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis.

by j14 on Jul 9, 2009 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

pops was a giants fan from way back in N.Y.

Until he passed at 106 grandpa, remained a giants fan. He would stay up until all the West Coast Scores were final, and he lived the entire time on the EAST coast. He saw all the greats on the giants, yankees and other teams. Being born in1898, and he said the best and most exciting baseball player he ever saw was Willie Mays. As you can probably tell, my dad, and I and all the siblings are giants fans. My dad lived in Calif. for a while, but moved back to the east coast for business reasons. I have lived my entire life on the east coast, but once I finish graduate school, I will strongly be looking in the bay area. Keep hanging in there Golden Gate Review, there are thousands of giants fans all over the U.S. and overseas, in very similar circumstances as yourself. Great to have another die hard, at the McCoven

by bradleybear on Jul 9, 2009 9:55 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs