Happy Birthday, Rohlinger Thread

Yep. One year ago today, the Giants turned around their organizational fortunes, and McCovey Chronicles took a rather bizarre turn with this giddy thread.

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Some of my favorite parts in that thread are the trade rumors dealing with Aurilia.

lol

Aurilia to Rays?
Rich Aurilia | Giants | Interested: Rays?
According to the San Jose Mercury News, infielder Rich Aurilia might be an option for the Tampa Bay Rays, who just lost rookie third baseman Evan Longoria to a wrist injury.

Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Aug 13, 2009 1:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

my favorite part was Chellsie Memmel

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

by oldjacket on Aug 13, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I miss Madtown Bombers Wisconsin information.

Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Aug 13, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

THIS

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Aug 13, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Also, happy birthday, Jose Castillo not being on the Giants!

GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.

by groug on Aug 13, 2009 1:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Castillo is now runnin the streets with Bumble Bee and Optimus Prime

Minor White > Ansel Adams

by say hey nation on Aug 13, 2009 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Footage of Rohl's Birthday Party

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0

Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...

by rotorueter on Aug 13, 2009 1:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

…and then xanthan went to jail.

Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: Fred "OBP and UZR, Dammit!" Lewis

by jcb9 on Aug 13, 2009 2:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

ha ha

Bonds stands alone.

Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants

by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 13, 2009 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Still my favorite part of the Steffes article

According to the San Francisco Giants web site, the team’s corner position with Jose Castillo had been struggling, especially from the plate where the third baseman is hitting .105.

Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: Fred "OBP and UZR, Dammit!" Lewis

by jcb9 on Aug 13, 2009 2:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

ooof

this is prolly my favorite part

"He doesn’t make mistakes running and he’s got a great glove." Gonring said the one area Rohlinger needed to improve was in the field.

uhhhhh

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Aug 13, 2009 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ahh, the birth of the Baggs signal.

by ryanmiles on Aug 13, 2009 2:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

WHOA SCANDAL!!!!

At the end of the thread, known Cake Sympathizer Merkin acknowledges liking pie!!!!!!

http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2008/8/13/592806/rohlinger-called-up#8081694

Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: Fred "OBP and UZR, Dammit!" Lewis

by jcb9 on Aug 13, 2009 2:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

MERKINS NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE PAST

Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...

by rotorueter on Aug 13, 2009 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

youthful indescresion

with a young key lime pie
It was college and everyone was experimenting

But today I am a happy healthy adult, who has learned the error of his ways.
Just today I stumbled across this CAKE graph (because we all know pie graphs are biased).

5000 happy healthy adults were polled