Making Sense of Brad Penny and the Giants
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 31, 2009 3:12 PM PDT
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PrintThere was a post all ready about the highs and lows of sports. It was beautiful and poignant. It compared being a Giantsfan to the fall of Carthage, and it referenced John Cougar Mellancamp and James Joyce in the same sentence. You would have been amazed.
Instead, the Giants signed Brad Penny, which is one of the all-time meh moves. A week after the devastation of Ryan Spilborghs, and a day after the jubilation of Edgar Renteria, we have the uh, I guess so of Brad Penny. Joe Martinez still has a spot in the organization, but no one is questioning the decision to go with another pitcher for the last month. Penny’s probably better than the other options. A lot of the abacus twiddlin’ types like the move, and it cost nothing. The Giants aren’t going to pay Penny more than they would have paid Martinez or Ryan Sadowski, they didn’t need to trade anyone away, and with the rosters expanding, they’re not going to send anyone to Fresno who doesn’t belong.
I can get over the inherent dislike of Brad Penny pretty quickly. Sure, he’s such a goof that even Microsoft feels the need to point it out…
…but as others have pointed out in the last thread, we rooted for Orel Hershisher. I cheered on Orel Hershisher. That’s like sleeping with every member of a hair metal band in the beginning part of this decade. It wasn’t cool even adjusting for the different era, and just thinking about it makes me want to take a shower. Orel Hershiser. Guh.
So if the Giants squeak into the playoffs, and if Brad Penny is a part of that push, I’ll cackle with glee. And when we’re done with him after the season, the Giants have no further obligation. Take a Penny, leave a Penny!!!1 Lining up the options for the last spot in the rotation, Penny’s almost certainly the pitcher most likely to do well. The move makes sense.
Here’s the best part of the deal, though: if Penny fails – if he’s the guy who pitches the game that ruins the season – he’s a perfect scapegoat. You can’t say, "Why was Penny even starting? Why didn’t Sabean call up _____?", so you’ll just hate Brad Penny for being Brad Penny. And that’s just fine. You can’t hate Joe Martinez for being Joe Martinez. Heck, no one can hate Joe Martinez for anything. That’s why it was such a drag watching him struggle; if he were to succeed, it would have been one of the best stories of the year. Moot point, and now we’re faced with a couple of choices:
- Tolerate Brad Penny and watch the Giants make the playoffs
- Blame Brad Penny because the Giants didn’t make the playoffs
Even if he goes 4-0 with a 1.44 ERA, you can still play the "clubhouse distraction" card and blame him. It’s a no-lose proposition for the Giants. I approve.
(And, yeah, the move will probably make the team a little better than it was yesterday, and every little bit counts. That should be taken into consideration as well.)
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Brad Penny is kind of like Phil Campbell dancing
I’m still not sure about it.
by Orwell D. Catt on Aug 31, 2009 3:15 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Though there is a town in Alabama called Phil Campbell. I’m giving you 108 points for giving me an excuse to bring up my home state. :^)
I’ve actually heard of the the town “Phil Campbell” because Dave Eggers old magazine Might did a story about people named Phil Campbell all gathering to meet each other in Phil Campbell, AL.
This explains my slip up here.
by Orwell D. Catt on Aug 31, 2009 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Very cool. And for my money, there’s no such thing as a slip-up when the Great State of Alabama is involved.
/obnoxious homerism
You are plural?
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Aug 31, 2009 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions
That's it.
You two are in big trouble.
I kid. I take no responsibility for the football team’s performance. In fact, I share a bit of sympathy here; I work at UA, and talk of the football team gets a bit tiresome.
I defend only the state, and her honor.
What does he have to do to get one more point?
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
2009: The return of Los Galacticos!
by Useful_Idiot on Aug 31, 2009 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
That didn’t take long. As soon as I saw this scene last night, I turned to my wife and said, “that will be an animated GIF on McCovey Chronicles before the end of the week.”
No, really, I have updated my blog this year: http://skaldheim.livejournal.com/tag/baseball
I too am amazed at how quickly that happened. But I like it.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Aug 31, 2009 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Not to turn this into a McCC "Mad Men" thread or anything...
but I think the Campbells dancing the Charleston is to show how embedded Pete is in the old establishment money—thus partially explaining how such a dweeb could be hired in the first place and contintue to work his way up the ladder. Also the fact that it’s so clearly rehearsed (something they did in college perhaps) shows how completely useless he is ‘on the fly’ and can only succeed in contrived situations. And at the very least, it gives the audience something to grab onto with regard to what Trudy ever saw in him in the first place.
Sorry…no hijack intended. I just really dig that show.
by VidaWantsYourCar on Aug 31, 2009 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I had to fast forward through that bit
It felt a bit novelty, like the show was trying to play up its credentials for the audience.
But realistically, what do I know?
I thought it was funnier when they were tryin to score some pot.
by MoreroidsforZito on Aug 31, 2009 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
All good points
I could go on and on, but I shouldn’t — maybe McC needs an OPEN MAD MEN DISCUSSION thread somewhere.
No, really, I have updated my blog this year: http://skaldheim.livejournal.com/tag/baseball
WE HAVE SO MUCH TO SAY ABOUT BRAD PENNY THAT ONE THREAD CANNOT CONTAIN IT.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
JCB9 beat me to it
I can’t wait to hear all the scolding from KNBR, newspaper scribblers, etc. on how the “blogosphere” is “up in arms” about the horror…. obviously not having read through the insightful commentary, booze recipes, photoshopped fat guys, etc.
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"This is not good, folks."- Duane Kuiper
I've mentioned this before
But I still remember Orel Hershiser’s press conference when he signed with the Dodgers. He said something like:
Hi, my name is Orel, and I’m a recovering Dodger. I spent three years in rehab in Cleveland, and I’m feeling much better now.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
not sure if you heard already (or were there), but Jenny Lewis came out and played Portions for Foxes with Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band at Outside Lands. It was quite a nice surprise.
We're all basically Pedro Feliz.
I haven’t been to a concert all year. :( Hard to with two kids under the age of five.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Last show I went to: R.E.M. at the Greek Theater with Modest Mouse and The National opening.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
What?
God Modest Mouse sucks so much… Yesterday @ outside lands only further confirmed this fact…
by FairweatherFan on Aug 31, 2009 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you seriously
They were rivalled in piss-poor live performance only by MIA.
by FairweatherFan on Aug 31, 2009 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
To be fair, MIA was pissed cause the beastie boys weren’t there, and that she was opening for tenacious d
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, someone please help me.
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No, MIA just sucks
I’m sure being “pissed” is what causes her to sing off-key
by FairweatherFan on Aug 31, 2009 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
You really have the worst opinions.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
I thought that was SFGuy’s gimmick?
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
by jcb9 on Aug 31, 2009 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Like, really?
I can understand disagreeing with people on taste, etc. but MIA was just BAD.
Everyone I was with agreed.
by FairweatherFan on Aug 31, 2009 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, maybe she was bad at that show but MIA is awesome on her albums and I’ve heard she’s generally pretty good live.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
I saw her at some tiny little venue (reminded me of a high school gym) in 2006 or so and she was awesome. She was pretty fired up to be there and put on a great show.
Waiting for Giants and Niners to contend once more.
Modest Mouse really do define lack of ambition
I forget I’m alive when I hear them. And not in a good way.
Some of her stuff is good, some of it is horrible. She’s hit or miss.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
One good song… and that’s probably just because it was in a movie. Probably just personal taste.
Also, I don’t think her singing voice is anything special.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 31, 2009 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions
You suck so much.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Seen them twice
they kicked ass both times.
I thought I didn’t care… then I fell in love with Panda and now I’m not so sure anymore. - Smoke On The Water
Oh, that'd be awesome
I missed Ted Leo recently too.
I kinda suck at going to concerts.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
Concerts are fun but I keep having to go by myself which isn’t so bad once the show actually starts but is boring as hell while you’re waiting.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
I don’t mind going to concerts alone, except that it makes me feel self-conscious about being LOL LOSER.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Nah, going to a show by yourself doesn't make you a loser, it makes you cooler than all your friends.
or it means you don’t have friends.
either way.
bring a book, is my advice.
This. My wife hates being in a small space with loud noise and a lot of people… so I don’t go to many shows anymore.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 31, 2009 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Orel did a lot to redeem himself
I didn’t know about that l, but I love it.
I do remember him approaching Bonds about the two of them anteing up personally for the post-game spreads after there were complaints about it. Bonds looked at him like he was crazy, and Orel footed the bill himself. Then he later personally bought a significant Bonds HR ball from a fan and gave it to Barry.
A few years ago I was mentoring a kid at the Chinatown Y, probably the crappiest Y I’ve ever been to. On the wall was a plaque honoring Orel for having given them a bunch of money.
I have to like the guy. Even good people can be forced to wear the hated blue.
"The questions are so stupid. I don't believe in rivalries. I don't believe in curses. Wake up the damn Bambino, maybe I'll drill him in the ass."
- Pedro Martinez, asked about the Curse of the Bambino
all true
hershiser had a good sense of humor. he had that daniel in the lion’s den thing going on, too: relatively small guy, didn’t look like a giant muscleman, vaguely identifiable to underdogs and geeks. sure, i rooted for him to fall in a hole when he was with the dodgers, but it didn’t take long to warm up to him once he took the blue off.
somehow i don’t think i’ll feel the same about penny.
I heard Steve Sax was so impressed with Hershiser that he named is first son after him.
.
.
(Think about it.)
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
by Goofus on Aug 31, 2009 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
No way...
…nobody would name their kid Hershiser Sax.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
The Type-B Free Agent status makes this a pretty good move in my opinion as well.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Bringing It All Back to the Original Thread
The Type B Free Agent statusPenny’s love of Nashville Skyline makes this a pretty good move in my opinion as well.
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Aug 31, 2009 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
There is no alcohol sub-discussion going on here. Why did you take that away from me, Grant?
Also, said it in the last thread.
He is an asshole, but he plays for the Giants and I will root for the Giants.
"This season is expecting a $10,000 bonus, actually getting $50,000 but then accidentally setting $25,000 of that on fire." - AngelWillSaveUs
By all accounts, Bonds was an asshole too. But I sure as heck rooted for Bonds!
Of course, the talent difference between Bonds and Penny is like the difference between a porterhouse steak and undercooked chicken.
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
IRL LOL.
I thought about making this point, too, especially in light of Kent’s reappearance in Orange this weekend. Nice analogy.
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Aug 31, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, Bonds was not a fat bastard.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 31, 2009 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions
this has probably been posted but
hard not to like him after this:
http://www.tmz.com/videos?autoplay=true&mediaKey=bf77dda2-94c7-439c-a782-9082ad2374c0
by kezargiants on Aug 31, 2009 3:26 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
ok I like him more now.
“Want to come back to LA?”
Penny: No.
"A foghorn blowing out wild and cold." -Dire Straits
doesn’t dip and doesn’t want to go back to LA +2
doesn’t drink -1
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
yeah, you would have to assume that, him being a dbag and all
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
pretty sure there's nothing wrong with a professional athelete, especially towards the end of their career
wanting to stay healthy by not drinking
Subtext I saw in this:
“You have a camera, and that cannot end well for me as a celebrity, so I’m going to give you as little material as humanly possible. But fuck LA.”
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Aug 31, 2009 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
The last sentence is pretty disgusting
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Aug 31, 2009 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Only one 't.'
Only one.
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Aug 31, 2009 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Hasn’t had a tin of bamboo yet. He will dip once Pablo gets a hold of him
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Aug 31, 2009 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Didn't see that coming
Man, definitely not a dick there. Wonder if its because he cut out the alcohol and dip?
The post game spread is in trouble
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
I need a shower
Even thinking about rooting for Penny makes me a little ill. It is a low risk move – on that we agree. But I stil see a lot of 5 Inn 7 hits 4 runs etc. I just don’t think he has much left. And he is SUCH an asshole.
Having said that – I’ll swallow my pride and root for him every 5th day. I do worry about karma.
Yeah, yeah. But we’d be getting him to be a 5th.
When he’s healthy, he can be one of the best pitchers around.
When he’s not, we can just have some scrub pitch.
So, we get a 1/2 Ace, 1/2 rookie spot in the rotation. Maybe about .500 winning percentage from that spot. I’d take that.
Plus, we could have him pitch out of the pen in the postseason if we make it.
Proud member of the "Don't Trade Marleau" Club
You would have to offer him salary arbitration cause you cannot explain to your fans how you let Rich Harden, type A free agent, walk away with no compensation.
he will probably accept, and then you’re stuck with a super injury risk 14M pitcher, and blow your roster payroll out of the water next year. Forget lineup improvement.
No part of this makes sense. Teams let good players walk away with no compensation all the time. When it’s Rich Harden, whom everyone on the planet knows is fragile as glass, it’s safe to say the fans are not going to storm Sabean’s office.
And the $14 million figure can only have come from jcb9’s ass.
Albert Hpujols?
"Snow woulda had it!!!"
Self appointed president, ruler, dictator, czar and potentate of the Free Gerald Society. As of... right now.
by beat_la_25 on Aug 31, 2009 3:32 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Hwiskey
The very bad man traded my son...So now I'd like you all to meet my new son, Ryan "Aaron" Garko...Dammit it's just not the same!
HGRAHAMCRAKALAKA
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 31, 2009 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
A lovely woman.
In her prime, possibly as lovely as Anne Hathaway. Unfortunately, neither of them appears to dig mayors.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Aug 31, 2009 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Never really could understand the appeal. Pretty, yeah, but a bit pointy. Kind of an inferior Audrey Hepburn, I guess.
Never really could understand the appeal
…………………….what?
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
Those Legs!
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 Aug 31, 2009 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Or Googled it.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Aug 31, 2009 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Did “Hot Rod” or Family guy do this schtick first?
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
knowing family guy….it was probably done by some else 1st
by NeifiChicken on Aug 31, 2009 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I used to like Family Guy
That bit with the Kool Aid guy was pure gold. all downhill from there
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
IAWTS
and IIRC that was the pilot
I swear to god, if i see another 'DOYERS' license plate, I'm gonna scream.
by Classy_Argonaut on Aug 31, 2009 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Charlie Culberson is worth half a hypothetical Harden.
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on Aug 31, 2009 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Harang's out for the season...
Emergency appendectomy. He would have been my choice too, but that ship sailed on a sea of bile.
by Grant Brisbee on Aug 31, 2009 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
but that ship sailed on a sea of bile
sounds like game 6
I thought I didn’t care… then I fell in love with Panda and now I’m not so sure anymore. - Smoke On The Water
Sorry for not elaborating.
My wife and I played Sorry! in a best of 7 series. I was poised to win game 6 and thus the series but then pissed it down my leg. She crushed me in game 7 and crushed my hopes and dreams for boardgame history. In hindsight, perhaps claiming the dice we were using as a trophy in game 6 was somewhat of a jinx.
I thought I didn’t care… then I fell in love with Panda and now I’m not so sure anymore. - Smoke On The Water
If only Felix Rodriguez hadn’t drawn the “sorry” card, you would’ve had it
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
2009: The return of Los Galacticos!
by Useful_Idiot on Aug 31, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Bile be seeing you, in all the old familiar places.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
I’m fairly sure that Harang exploded immediately after facing the Giants.
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Aug 31, 2009 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Jeez, the Giants were kind of a DL-jinx for other teams this month, huh?
Harang: splat
Wright: splat
Fowler: splat
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Aug 31, 2009 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Thats not quite the sound they made
but ya, I guess
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 31, 2009 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
New side-track conversation topic
Since there’s no game tonight, what are y’all doing?
I think I’m going to hop BART into San Francisco after work gets out and make a trip to Amoeba. There’s no game, my wife and kids just went out of town, and I got paid today, so it seems the perfect time to go spend too much money on music.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
I went to Rasputin a couple days ago. I got a Nick Cave album (BECAUSE OF YOU JPONRY) and a Gram Parsons collection.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
I have Let Love In and Dig Lazarus Dig!!! by Nick Cave. Both good, but I think I like Let Love In better.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
I have a bunch, but the one I just got was The Boatman’s Call.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
HIS BEST BEST BEST ALBUM
BEST
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
LLI is his second most overrated album
after Murder Ballads.
That’s ok though because it’s still awesome.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
I just got back from the gym. Ran 2 miles and shot basketball. I’m tired.
Going to cook some dinner and watch X-Files.
that sounds like a good workout
I’m going for a run when I get home probably do some push-ups/abwork too.
"A foghorn blowing out wild and cold." -Dire Straits
probably clean the apartment
after going to the gym. pretty much exactly what I’d be doing even if there was a game
Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis
I’m going to be doing a lot of cleaning this week while the kids are gone. It’s a mess and it’s really, really hard to keep up when they’re about.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Things I need to do while they're gone
- Clean the bathroom
- Mop the kitchen
- Clean up the kids’ room
- Sweep everywhere
- Scrub the stovetop
- Collect and toss all the various clutter that accrues
- Clean out the closet, condense boxes, toss stuff we’re clearly never using again
Wheeee!
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
For our stupit apartment you’d add “mop the bathroom ceiling” damn exhaust fan doesn’t suck.
I like to get everything clean right before I go back to work so I don’t have to even think about cleaning for the first month of school. Got a lot done today and will finish, I hope, on Friday.
my wife is the same
maniacally reorganized her home desk, closet, bathroom, hall closet, etc… it’s almost like you educatorial folks get stressed out at the thought of going back in…
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"This is not good, folks."- Duane Kuiper
by natteringnabob on Aug 31, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
also
over the summer she met with some friends, and everyone apparently reported that their spouses had said something like “I really enjoy you during the summer- you’re like a different person”…
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"This is not good, folks."- Duane Kuiper
by natteringnabob on Aug 31, 2009 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
…and then there’s the wonderful moment you look at your class list and realize some brilliant office tech stuck you with 15 boys and 5 girls. Three of whom you already know are candidates for ritalin come 1st grade.
Time to go to Costco and stock up on vitamins and zipfizz.
Wow, you're a K teacher?
Too bad Catholicism did away with purgatory- you’d be golden by now!
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"This is not good, folks."- Duane Kuiper
by natteringnabob on Aug 31, 2009 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Limbo, we did away with Limbo. Illyana is very upset.
--
Long ago they came west over the mountains, and I have rooted for them years uncounted; and together through many ages of this world we have fought the long defeat.
So are the slaad
Ygorl gonna get you!
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"This is not good, folks."- Duane Kuiper
by natteringnabob on Aug 31, 2009 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
FLANDERS!
--
Long ago they came west over the mountains, and I have rooted for them years uncounted; and together through many ages of this world we have fought the long defeat.
My girlfriend is in her first semester of student teaching and this sounds exactly like her class, except hers just became a 1-2 split.
I swear to god, if i see another 'DOYERS' license plate, I'm gonna scream.
by Classy_Argonaut on Aug 31, 2009 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
There's no worse time of the year
than the first month of school.
"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 hate going to the gym on monday
Its always to crowded on Mondays
"A foghorn blowing out wild and cold." -Dire Straits
I pretty much hate going to the gym always
but you gotta do what you gotta do
Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis
Everyone has left for college already
Probably ride the stationary bike and watch Arrested Development
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
Going to watch (and score) Todd Frazier and the Louisville Bats school my Columbus Clippers, and wonder why we drafted Noonan instead of him.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
BUT BEST PLATE DISCIPLINE IN THE SYSTEM!
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
BUT WITHOUT THE POWER.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
My Band is Playing at Amnesia
10:30 pm
No Cover
I forget where.
Come on down, country music fans!
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Aug 31, 2009 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ohhhhh, I GET IT!
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
2009: The return of Los Galacticos!
by Useful_Idiot on Sep 1, 2009 12:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Fried chicken spot becomes weed dispensary, probably serves similar clientele.
lol
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
2009: The return of Los Galacticos!
by Useful_Idiot on Sep 1, 2009 12:35 AM PDT up reply actions
I might go see a movie. I still haven’t seen Inglourious Basterds and I think it’s playing at the fancy-pants theater downtown.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
My wife and I had to leave District 9 after like half an hour – we got stuck sitting in the second row, and the combination of being so close, a huge screen, and the herky-jerky cameras made us both really queasy. Meh.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Being up front makes a huge difference. Same thing happened to me with some handheldy action movie — The Kingdom, I think it was.
In addition to not sitting in the front row, I would also recommend not eating bad sushi beforehand.
lol sushi
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on Aug 31, 2009 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, um, actually a pretty nice little evening, we’re going to go to Home Depot. Yeah, buy some wallpaper, maybe get some flooring, stuff like that. Maybe Bed, Bath, & Beyond, I don’t know, I don’t know if we’ll have enough time.
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
Do you think KFC’s still open?
The 1st pitch is the best
by Tay on Aug 31, 2009 5:09 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Check out this what happened to this abandoned KFC near my work
http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/fast-food/kfc-marijuana-dispensary/
"A foghorn blowing out wild and cold." -Dire Straits
Fried chicken spot becomes weed dispensary, probably serves similar clientele.
lol
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
2009: The return of Los Galacticos!
by Useful_Idiot on Sep 1, 2009 12:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Working :(
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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Ditto:(
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 31, 2009 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel you there :(
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Going to either go for a run or swim after work and then resume watching Firefly which I just started.
Jesse Foppert: I Still Believe. Maybe a little less now.
"I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen." ~Bob Lemon,
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 31, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
EXTREME JEALOUSY
Firefly for the first time.. excellent except that one stupid episode.
Enjoy, and enjoy staying up all night if you have more than three episodes to go…
I got the used set for $12 at Streetlight in the Castro a couple weeks ago.
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"This is not good, folks."- Duane Kuiper
by natteringnabob on Aug 31, 2009 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve only watched the first 3 episodes but I’m enjoying it quite a bit. I want to take my time since there are so few episodes.
Jesse Foppert: I Still Believe. Maybe a little less now.
"I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen." ~Bob Lemon,
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 31, 2009 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
You are a better man/woman than I
I had one weekend of very bloodshot eyes after watching one after another. Not as bad as the Wire, but close.
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"This is not good, folks."- Duane Kuiper
by natteringnabob on Aug 31, 2009 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, I stayed up all night watching season 4 of the Wire FOR THE SECOND TIME.
PS: man
Jesse Foppert: I Still Believe. Maybe a little less now.
"I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen." ~Bob Lemon,
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 31, 2009 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm almost afraid to buy them
although watching that particular one with my wife meant no marathon sessions…
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"This is not good, folks."- Duane Kuiper
by natteringnabob on Aug 31, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Going to dinner in downtown santa barbara with my girlfriend and her mother to a very nice restaurant, hooray for gold digging boyfriends who never pay!
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?
I’m going to spend my evening reading every single comment in that other Penny thread.
Ha. Yeah right.
I’m gonna prepare for tomorrow’s school day and go to Benicia State Park with my family.
"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.
Honestly
I’m probably going to go home, walk my dog, make dinner and read this site
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis.
I just got done with my aerobics class. Studying for an hour or so and then going into work for a few hours. late night ahead :(
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions
starting to pack up to head back down to Corvallis
for my soph year of college
"Put your drawers on, and take your gun off."
how is corvallis?
Oregon St is on my list of potential grad schools
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
You'll have to learn to talk slower.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Aug 31, 2009 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
it is your basic small college town
it’s really pretty in the fall
"Put your drawers on, and take your gun off."
My thoughts, chronologically.
Meh. Ugh. All right, whatever. Meh again.
"Snow woulda had it!!!"
Self appointed president, ruler, dictator, czar and potentate of the Free Gerald Society. As of... right now.
by beat_la_25 on Aug 31, 2009 3:33 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
This was brought up in the previous thread (I think) but is there any FA compensation with Penny? How would that work? Do we have the right to offer him arbitration at the end of the year?
Yeah, right now he'd be a Type B
And we could offer arbitration
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
Interesting. What would you guys think of offering him arbitration? I kinda like the idea. If he accepts, the Giants get a 4-4.4 FIP pitcher in the NL.
I want to offer everyone arbitration. It’s really hard to look at the arb. process from the POV of the money people.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Winn I’m iffy on but I’d be totally fine with offering it to Molina.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Winn would certainly accept arbitration. And he cannot get more than a 20% pay cut, IIRC. So he would be making, what, $6.5M or so. No thanks.
Molina probably wouldn’t accept arb, and it would be fine if he did.
I heard that 20% paycut thing doesn’t apply to FA arb, actually. But still, DNW Winn on the team next year for anything more than like a million bucks as a fourth OF. And DNW him even then, really.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
You’re fine with paying a backup catcher $7M?
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
5 million chocolate coins maybe.
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on Aug 31, 2009 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
5 million rupees?
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by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you think he’d get $7M?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
He got six million this year, and after batting him cleanup every day you can’t really argue that you don’t think he’s worth that.
I guess that’s a good point, though I doubt he’d get more than $6M. But if you told Bengie that no matter what, he’d be a backup (eventually, if not right away) if he accepted, do you think he’d accept?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
no. I think some team in need of a catcher would sign him regardless of the compensation. Blue Jays, Reds, Astros, Mets seem like likely targets off the top of my head
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by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions
And, to elaborate, I don’t think the front office could hold Bochy (if he’s the manager again) to the “backup” role. You know Bochy and his deep love for veterans. If Molina were on the roster, he’d be the starting catcher batting clean up every fucking game.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
He made $6.5M this year, and he’s 3rd in HR’s and 4th in RBI’s amongst catchers. Last year he lead catchers in RBI’s, was again 3rd in HR’s, and was 3rd in AVG.
I’d say he’s getting $6-7M easily.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
man I hate AVG, HR and RBI.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
So do the Giants AMIRITE
I thought I didn’t care… then I fell in love with Panda and now I’m not so sure anymore. - Smoke On The Water
Zing!
Not to mention RISP.
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 1, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
AVG, HR, RBI → BODY BIAS, CLANKAGE, GAMEDAY PICTURE
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on Aug 31, 2009 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I bet it does...
maybe in the next decade
by NeifiChicken on Aug 31, 2009 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
It will take widespread writer acceptance of advanced metrics. I’d say 15 years, at minimum
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by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
He might be a starter for the first 2 months.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
you can’t have bengie as the starter for two months and then put posey in. I can never see bochy taking bengie out for a rookie
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
He'd be the starter...
at the beginning of the year, at least until June 1 or so, and he’d be an insurance policy if Posey didn’t develop as quickly as we all hope. So I think it would be an OK deal.
I would also be fine if they decided not to offer him arb, for that matter.
So sign Ramon Castro. He’ll be better than Molina, and won’t cost more than $1-2M.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
Eh, there’s got to be someone out there who’s not a rapist, right?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Wait, what?
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1934609
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Perhaps he doesn’t understand “NO!”
I thought I didn’t care… then I fell in love with Panda and now I’m not so sure anymore. - Smoke On The Water
like all catcher's...
He doesn’t appreciate being shaken off
by NeifiChicken on Aug 31, 2009 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
+1:
-1 for rape joke
-1 for incorrect use of apostrophe
+3 for funny
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Aug 31, 2009 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m gonna go with this.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 31, 2009 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions
needs to play in the NFL
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"This is not good, folks."- Duane Kuiper
by natteringnabob on Aug 31, 2009 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
speaking of which...
did you hear? OMG OMG!!!
Brett Favre
might
have
a
cracked
rib!!!!
Whatever will we do??!?!!??!
(afaic this just means his rib = his head)
I love that he’s already making excuses for how badly he’ll play this year.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
LOL Failavre
I apologize for continuing a Fav-Ruh thread, but I never saw how this was good for the Vikings. Even in the best case scenario, your playoff run is tainted by the fact that you needed to bring a Packer on board to do it. And anything LESS than best case is screwing with your fans and the rest of the team to push your eternal QB search off.. what, a year? Two?
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Aug 31, 2009 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
OK...
So sign Josh Bard. Similar production, and he’s making $600K.
Or someone else. Really, there are plenty of guys out there who are likely to be about as good as Molina in 200-300 PA’s, and won’t cost anything.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
Oh, I do agree.
I’m a big fan of GREGG ZAUN personaly
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Also
Zaun’s contract has a team option.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
NOOOOOOOO
what about, like, Ramon Hernandez?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Team option. And he’d actually cost something. Josh Bard is free.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
NOOOOOOOOO
Ok, I guess Josh Bard would be ok. Though he’s been pretty terrible the last few years.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
I got an idea
BUSTER POSEY
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 31, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
BABIP
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
OTOH
catcher over 30.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Molina is an obese catcher over 35.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
I’ve decided I don’t want Molina anymore geez
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
LOL
GIRLZ CHANGE THIER MINDS A LOT
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 31, 2009 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
CHECKMATE
Yeah, I don’t know why I brought the discussion back to Molina.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
Ideally, we would get into a situation where it would be relatively safe to offer him arb though.
I’m not sure what that situation would be, of course.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
As opposed to Gregg Zaun?
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Free Eric Munson...
http://minorleaguesplits.com/cgi-bin/pl.cgi
Put me down for a dose of him. I’m all for giving guys like him a chance. He’s mashed RHP’s in AAA and I’m all for that in a backup catcher because you can maximize your off-days so much better
by NeifiChicken on Aug 31, 2009 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
anyone who won't bat cleanup
is just fine by me. It would be really, really nice if the Giants could field a lineup in which the C could bat, you know, like 7 or 8.
Because there are hitters in the other spots, of course, not because of insane lineup card filling-outing.
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"This is not good, folks."- Duane Kuiper
by natteringnabob on Aug 31, 2009 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
let me get this straight
you want the Giants to get worse???
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 31, 2009 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I hear Sal Fasano needs a job... Eh? Eh?
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Aug 31, 2009 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
How 'bout a nice warm glass of shut the HELL UP!!!
"A foghorn blowing out wild and cold." -Dire Straits
by FriscoJoe on Aug 31, 2009 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I can deal with Castro’s misdemeanors, but I don’t think I could live with a child pornographer as our cather
by NeifiChicken on Aug 31, 2009 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I like the idea of trading for chris snyder
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by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm semi-convinced
From a baseball standpoint, I believe you are correct, Cookyman. From a morale standpoint, would not even offering arb to Molina, (like it or not) one of the leaders on the team, cause dissension in the ranks? I’d hate to piss off Sandoval and have him turn down the Longoria-type extension he gets offered because he thinks the Giants screwed over Bengie to save $5M.
I'd be fine with it
If he pitches well down the stretch, I bet he’ll draw interest though.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Absolutely yes. If he declines then we get a draft pick.
If not, then we have a decent pitcher at the back end of the rotation. It’s not like
Mad Bum will be ready by April of next year. Pucetas is like Joey Martinez which is a giant MEH.
I don’t really like Penny that much, but as a back of the rotation guy he is good enough.
I’d also be interested to see who else is out there in FA. Ben Sheets can’t possibly command all that much given he’s coming off surgery and has been out an entire year. I’d like to see the Giants go after him if there isn’t a big market on him. Could give him a nice incentive based contract. Also with the economy still shitty, not many teams are going to be able to be big spenders, look at poor Tampa having to sell off Kazmir because their budget for next year can’t take on many ascending contracts.
btw
Nate Schierholtz: 87 OPS+
Fred Lewis: 101 OPS+
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Being the Problem
Lewis: Yes
Nate : No
There it is
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
It was coined in yesterday's game thread
but I really do like The Problem as Fred’s nickname.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
If Fred is the Problem and in this scenario, Nate is the Solution. We’re in trouble.
Also, interestingly, Nate has a negative arm on Fangraphs. Now I know SSS and all that, and to be honest I have no idea how they compute that, just thought it was interesting.
Young Studs for Old Bats: The Brian Sabean Story
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Aug 31, 2009 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
WHAT ABOUT RBIS!?!?!
And Nate is Clutch.
Young Studs for Old Bats: The Brian Sabean Story
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Aug 31, 2009 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
lol @ Nate’s walk total.
lol @ Fred’s Defense.
LOL @ them both for being meh players who play corner OF and don’t hit for any power, or play well enough in any one area to warrant being a starter on a contending team.
LOL GIANTS!
+3.9 UZR this season
WHOOOOO!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
UZR also says Kendry Morales is better than Mark Teixeira at defense. And that despite Teixeira being so highly regarded at 1b, he’s been a – defender 4 out of the past 5 years.
The eyes lie.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Also, I always like when someone points out a player having a bad year by UZR as a fault of UZR.
HE WAS +10 LAST YEAR AND NOW HE’S +2 THIS YEAR, UZR DOESN’T WERK
SO SAD TODAY, MANG. DA UZR, IT DA BROKENZ!
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
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Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on Aug 31, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
So maybe UZR gets Texeira/1B wrong or maybe Teixeira isn’t that good.
It doesn’t mean that Fred Lewis’s defensive problems aren’t overblown.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
I guess I’d ask Hobbes why he thinks Tex is such a good first baseman in the first place. Besides the GOLD GLOVEZ.
The consensus opinion about him in baseball by managers, players, scouts, etc is that he is the best defensive 1B in the game and has been for awhile. The Stats obviously do not back that up.
Why is it that everyone seems to think Fred Lewis is terrible on defense yet the stats think he is good? There must be some sort of common ground or gray area here that isn’t really discussed all that much. Most of the time people just base their opinion by just throwing out random opinions based on observations or statistics. Whereas if you were trying to come to a REAL conclusion you would use a variety of information at hand.
I just think it’s interesting is all.
For instance….how do we know that Tim Lincecum is the best pitcher in baseball?
We have plenty of observational evidence to support that opinion and the statistical data also backs up that claim.
So saying that is not a flawed statement at all.
Whereas, if I said Pablo Sandoval was the best third baseman in the game, that’s a much more flawed argument to make. Since he falls short defensively, and there are a few other 3B who are on par or slightly better offensively.
Wait, I don’t get your point. Because the statistical data doesn’t back up the claim that Mark Teixeira is the best defensive 1B in baseball, the statistical data is flawed? Isn’t it possible that it’s the other way around?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
No. I’m saying that just going by observation or just statistics is wrong. There’s much more to consider than just one or the other. But I find it interesting that for something like the Fans Scouting Report they are going off observation and that they find that those observations turn out to be accurate more often than not.
I’m mostly just interested by the wide variety of conclusions that can be made from different forms of study is all. Because both stats and the eyes can lie to you.
Well, obviously, both stats and your eyes can lie to you. But like, offensive stats aren’t any different. How often have you seen some guy who’s clearly not a .300 hitter go half a season hitting .340?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Yeah and defensive stats have the same small sample size issue.
UZR has other issues as well – people have pointed out that it seems to treat CF at Coors and LF at Fenway quite poorly, for example.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
It's pretty rare, though...
…to watch someone over a bunch of games and think they’re hitting really well only to look at the stats and find they say exactly the opposite. Fielding stats seem to disagree with basic observation more often.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
I dunno, when I look at Marvin Benard’s offensive stats, they aren’t nearly as bad as I remember him being experientially.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
That’s because Marvin Benard really wasn’t that bad.
El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."
Only when it mattered.
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by Mayor of 311 on Aug 31, 2009 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions
/Marvin Benard swings shoulder high at a slider in the dirt.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Aug 31, 2009 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Not clutch.
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Aug 31, 2009 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m pretty sure the consensus best defensive 1B in the game is Albert Pujols (who UZR pretty much loves.)
As for Fred, I think you know exactly why people think he’s terrible on defense – he’s made a few boneheaded mistakes out there and now every time he doesn’t make a play, it’s a play he should have made and he’s the worst player in the history of the game. (This is not saying he HASN’T made some awful miscues, but as a whole, he gets to more balls than the average LF does.)
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but i completely agree, because every time he misjudges/drops/bobbles a ball, the play is magnified a million times, whereas if someone, say pablo, misplays a ball, people don’t make as big of a deal of it.
Hell, Nate had a pretty bad misjudge of a flyball in Colorado last series and he barely got any shit for it at all.
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Rowand almost made a nice play at the CF fence yesterday (I think) but didn’t quite get it. Had that been Lewis, a freakout would’ve commenced, even though it wasn’t even a ball that could be reasonably expected to be caught.
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Could you imagine if Fred made the mistake that Hawpe made?
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I like Fred, but I think he gets so much grief because even on routine plays he seems to put some sort of doubt in my mind that the play might not be made. Now this isn’t always the case, but it seems like it is a lot of the time (at least to me).
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by Giant among Angels on Aug 31, 2009 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Entirely due to inexperience in that park.
Besides, Nate has made only 3 errors in his 117 MLB games. Fred has 11 in 260.
What exactly about Coors makes it tough to catch a fly ball?
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by howtheyscored on Sep 1, 2009 8:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Jesh, it obviously the beer goggles
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by say hey nation on Sep 1, 2009 8:36 AM PDT up reply actions
This is what we’ve been talking about. first of all, I object to using errors as the basis for comparison. Secondly, this is why Fred gets a bad rap. Everyone must be better at defense since fred is “bad”. Eugenio Velez? Gold Glover compared to Fred Lewis. MY EYES TELL ME SO. Nate could have 8 errors over the next 140 games and just saying the number of errors wouldn’t tell me a thing about his defense in RF because it would tell me how many balls he didn’t cut off before reaching triples alley, balls he should have caught going over his head, etc. Fred Lews has a game which is not pretty, given, but he is a top 5 position player on this team and is not starting.
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 1, 2009 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Yea, i see your point, so basically if Nate has a 3 error game two nights in a row, would there still be people out there saying Fred is worse than Nate?
exactly. Fred plays above average defense, but because he misses some catches that seem routine, he gets a bad rap. In reality, all players make those gaffes, but for some reason Fred draws more ire from the fans
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 1, 2009 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions
And i think Fred does mess up in a crucial part of the game too which contributes to the bad rap, you think?
I think a dropped ball in any situation is going to be bad and cause ire. Fred’s range allows him to get to balls that other LFs may not, so the drops seem inexcusable. We would be as hard on him if he just didn’t have the range, because that wouldn’t necessarily be something he could fix, but the lack of putting glove on ball drives fans mad.
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 1, 2009 8:53 AM PDT up reply actions
what about bat on ball? are we just talking defense here? because isn’t it possible that all ball players have a bad year? Was Freds year last year really that bad offensively?
I will maintain that if Bochy gave Fred 80% of the starts at LF from here on out, Fred would maintain, and possibly improve, his .360 OBP from the leadoff spot. Bochy’s use of Lewis since may has been intermittent at best, which hurts the majority of players. With this team, you have to ignore average production from the position and focus on putting above average offensive players in general in the lineup, and Fred falls into that catagory.
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 1, 2009 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Ok, so basically Bochy should’ve just put Fred in left and stuck him there for lead off, no matter what and let him work itself out? Well, here’s a question, in your opinion, do you think Fred’s better than Randy Winn, because in my opinion, i like Fred over Randy, and i do like Rowand, and Nate
I think Fred is our second best OF after Rowand. And yeah, he should have been the leadoff hitter from the beginning of the season and they never should have tried to force him into the role of a power hitter/RBI guy.
Nate might have the potential to be the best of them all, but I’m not sure he’ll reach it.
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I’m still amazed that mgmt somehow thought they could just say “We’d like Fred to start hitting for power” before the season, and expected it to happen. He’s not a power hitter, and that was a stupid thing to do/say.
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 1, 2009 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh yea, totally Fred has more power than Nate, Nate’s a contact hitter, but i agree, if Fred has more consistent starts, he might be a our 2nd best
I feel like Nate will develop more power as he gets more familiar with the league… I too am a Fredemption/Rownad/Juggernater.
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2009 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Schierholtz could top out as a .310 hitter with a .350 OBP. Lewis could be a .280/.390 guy. Both have value when positioned in the lineup in the right manner
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 1, 2009 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions
yes. Winn is a FA after this season, and this team needs a LF. I see no reason why that can’t be filled in house, but instead it is a revolving door (Bowker, Velez, Winn, Lewis, Torres). Just pick a player and stick with him. Now, to his credit, Bochy has done that with Velez, though i disagree with that choice. I think Lewis gives the team the best chance to win right now. So, to answer your question, i want an OF of Lewis, Rowand, Schierholtz.
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 1, 2009 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Lewis or Bowker platooned with Torres would be a perfect solution to the problem, but if Velez keeps up a .285/.315/.400 line, I bet he’ll be handed the job.
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Whenever the end of the season comes around and we have a player who got hot in August and September is “handed” the job, I think of Dan Ortmeier.
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 1, 2009 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, whoever starts out in LF next year is just keeping it warm for THOMAS NEAL amirite?
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 1, 2009 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Yea, i want to see more from Fred, so what if he strikes out 3 times, hasn’t a number of the players on this team done that? But i totally agree with replacing the LF position in house rather than in FA, it’s just more money… but hey, it’s not my money
exactly. Let’s go with the cheaper option that sinking 30 mil or so into Dye.
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 1, 2009 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions
If we could somehow get Matt Holliday without having to give him too big a contract, I’d be down with that, but that’s unlikely to happen, so I hope they give Bowker a fair shot, even if they have to platoon him.
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yep. Bowker may need to take the schierholtz route to starting
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 1, 2009 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Some make them more than others… Fred has more than his share.
I understand and accept that range is much more important for outfielders than hands, but I also think the psychological effect on the team of the out and out CLANK is under appreciated (particularly on the pitcher).
Also, Fred just appears clueless and that feeds into the perception of defensive badness (regardless of the reality).
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2009 8:54 AM PDT up reply actions
if that is so, why don’t fans hate Velez?
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 1, 2009 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m not a big fan of Velez, his defense is atrocious sometimes, but i got to go with Fred over Velez defensively
I agree, but I don’t think the majority of the casual fanbase would.
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2009 9:01 AM PDT up reply actions
He’s entertainingly unpredictable… I do wince whenever a ball is hit his way though. I think it’s just that Zorak has been hitting enough for people to look the other way as long as he’s not at second base.
Not that it’s logical or fair, but I think if Fred had more RBIz, he would get more slack from the fans on his defense.
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2009 9:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Of course, Fred is outhitting Velez by a significant margin…
(except for RBIZ of course)
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I have no problem with Velez, the concept. I do have a problem with Velez getting PT over Lewis. I will say I am biased on this though.
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 1, 2009 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions
I like the idea of Velez as a 4th OF/emergency IF who can play all over the place but as an everyday starter, he’s out of his league
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Perfect, yea i like the idea of Velez as a back up, Fred, Rowand, Schierholtz, and having Velez, Torres as backups? or Bowker or whomever else in house? that’s not bad
Bowker may eventually be the guy, but man, this lineup could use some OBP in it
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 1, 2009 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions
and who else? Lewis would have the second best OBP by far in the starting lineup.
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 1, 2009 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions
which is pretty much why I hate Velez starting everyday
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 1, 2009 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions
but you don’t hate Velez, right? I can’t hate a player at all, since they’re contributing to the team some how
exactly. Velez has been a pleasant surprise, I just dislike that every 0-4 he gats a pass and still starts but Ishikawa, Lewis and Schierholtz sit
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 1, 2009 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes, but schierholtz sits for games at a time for no reason
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 1, 2009 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions
LEFTIES CAN’T HIT LEFTIES
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 1, 2009 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions
He is a good backup LF/ 2B and a good bench bat.
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 1, 2009 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions
I used to hate Velez...
…and I reserve the right to start hating him again once the magic potion wears off.
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and for the record, I agree with everything you said, i’m just curious as to why fred might get a bad rap but velez doesn’t
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 1, 2009 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Exactly. I am not saying he does not make defensive mistakes, but the fact that his mistakes draw far more ire than those made by any other player on the team is bizarre.
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Fred's approach to balls is also suspect.
What other players see is not that he can’t get to balls, it’s that he turns his body the wrong way on relatively simple catches and doesn’t position himself for an assist after the catch or a good throw in case of a trap.
He does not appear to have the best instincts for the fundamentals.
And yet, due to his speed, he’s still above average for a left fielder.
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I agree...
as I stated not long ago: to play LF you only need to be an OK fielder.
However, so long as the other Fred is shelved, I can see Bochy’s logic in starting Velez. If Bochy wants to make a double switch he can move Velez to the infield and put the PH in OF after the AB (or move Velez from IF to OF if he started at 2B).
Velez started playing long before Sanchez got injured. He started playing before we even traded for Sanchez.
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Reasons for starting Velez in July are different from now.
In July the Giants were looking for offense from somebody other than the KFP and Velez was hot. That was over 3 weeks ago, so the reasons for continually starting him in the OF some days and IF other days is to save Bochy some stress in juggling defense late in a game. Note that Velez stays in games no matter how bad a batting funk he might be in once he starts.
yet his defense is poor, which leads me to wonder why he continually stays in the game
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 1, 2009 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Velez is playing every day, presumably because of reasons like: the team needs a leadoff hitter, he’s CLUTCH, and he had a hod 2 weeks when he came up. Fred lewis at leadoff makes way more sense, being as the OBP thing usually being preferred in a leadoff hitter
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by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Fred's OBP is up to .360
.360! And he’s had 2 starts in the last 14 days.
(Velez… .319)
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exactly. If velez was that important to the team, then play him a 2B a bit. Lewis at leadoff makes too much sense for this team
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by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Perhaps we’re getting it wrong. It’s not that The Problem isn’t clutch, it’s that he doesn’t clutch. The ball. When it hits him in the @#&ing glove.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Aug 31, 2009 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions
neither does Velez
/clank
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by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions
/clank!
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Aug 31, 2009 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Everyone seems to think Fred Lewis is terrible
Actually, according to the Fan Scouting Report, which you’ve mentioned below, Fred Lewis is one of the best LF’s out there.
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it's a funny thing..
Lewis is an above average LF simply because LF’s are just that terrible.
by NeifiChicken on Aug 31, 2009 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Pujols is also a good fielder only because 1B are terrible. Put him at SS and he’d be sub-par.
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He had a negative UZR back when he was playing third base, it looks like.
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well....
Pujols was put at 1B because of shoulder issues and the fact that it was likely the position for him to best thrive. His bat obviously would play anywhere, but 1B is the position that best maximizes his defensive ability given the lack of throwing needed.
Lewis plays LF simply because it’s the only position he can be above average at. He can be above average because guys like Carlos Lee, Pat Burrell, Adam Dunn, Josh Willingham, etc. play LF. It’s where the guys who can’t field tend to play (if 1B or DH is taken). Fred Lewis being above average in LF is like being the smartest kid in special ed.
He’s still the best LF we have (although Bochy doesnt think so), I’m not really trying to argue against Lewis at all. I like him…enough
by NeifiChicken on Aug 31, 2009 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
1B is also the only position in which Pujols could be above average. That’s how it works.
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ehhh...
he was decent enough at 3B pre-shoulder injury to where I wouldn’t necessarily rule him out as being close to average.
Also, I think the man also deserves some credit. Just because you move down the defensive ladder doesn’t mean your production will slide accordingly. Just ask Aubrey Huff
by NeifiChicken on Aug 31, 2009 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Close to average is, in fact, below average.
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Given that he was 22 years old and close to average at 3B, I don’t think it’s a stretch to think he could have improved marginally enough to put him above
by NeifiChicken on Aug 31, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
OK, so if Pujols had been given a chance, and went back in time and magically avoided his arm injury, maybe he would have been a decent 3B for a few years. Then his range would have started declining, and he’d be below average again.
Good point…I guess? I mean, how is this relevant anyway?
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I think you were making the point that Pujols, like Lewis, is perceived as great at 1B because his peers stink, which on some level is true, but my point is that..
a) Pujols is a better fielder at 1B than Lewis is in LF (at least in my opinion)
b) The path to which Pujols got to be good at 1B is impressive. Went through the injuries to the shoulder and became an elite 1B. Guys like Huff have made the same switch and remain below average
c) Lewis on the other hand, plays LF simply because his reads are generally so bad that it’s the only position he can play. In CF or he’d probably be well below average. I still think if Pujols wanted to, he could be a league average LF, but there’s just no sense in dealing with that
by NeifiChicken on Aug 31, 2009 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
a) Is arguable. Pujols is a great 1B, but I think Lewis saves more runs, simply because, as a LF, he gets to handle many more balls in play than Pujols does.
b) Is irrelevant.
c) Is irrelevant again (the part about Lewis). Pujols an average LF? Yeah, I guess, he’s pretty athletic.
Anyway, I wasn’t really trying to make a point about Pujols, just pointing out that it’s not like Lewis is the only player in the league who benefits from being compared to an “inferior” group. A better example would have been Molina, who wouldn’t have a job if couldn’t play C (since he’d only be able to play 1B, which would be a disaster both offensively and defensively). But, because catchers hit so poorly, Bengie had a pretty nice career. That’s just how baseball works.
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look, every team needs a LF. Fred is one and happens to be an above average LF. end of story.
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by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, he could be so much better…
Can’t teach speed, but he can take a million fly balls in the off season to get better at reading the ball off the bat.
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by Giant among Angels on Aug 31, 2009 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s seen thousands of balls in his lifetime. It’s a skill, and he simply doesn’t have it. I know it can be annoying, but I really think that being mad at him for it is like being mad at Burriss for not hitting home runs.
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Skill implies the ability to improve with practice… do you mean it’s a talent?
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Even if it’s a skill, there’s usually diminishing returns to practice/experience. If he hasn’t developed it yet, he probably never will.
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I was mainly just quibbling...
I see the logic in that and don’t disagree – he may have reached his max potential fly ball-wise. I still think he’s talking about some type of talent rather than skill (the ability to calculate trajectories on the run might have some component that’s inborn rather than learned for example) .
I have seen pretty amazing things (as far as physical skills) happen due to diligent practice over a period of years, so I wouldn’t rule out the possibility of improvement… at the same time, I won’t be betting my lunch money on it either.
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
I agree. Some guys are able to make a sudden break through, but root for it, don’t bet on it.
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Since UZR doesn’t exist for catchers, is there anything that’s semi-decent and easy to understand that attempts to measure catchers’ defense?
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It’s really hard to quantify what, exactly, is most important for catcher defense.
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And, they don’t interact with many BIP. I think the difference between Mike Piazza and the top defensive catcher was like 10 runs. That’s pretty small when you think about it.
There was a thread on BBTF a little while ago where people were talking about Bengie Molina and badmouthing his defense and someone was like, “Wait, he leads the league in putouts!”
Uhhhhh…
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win
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by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Derrek Lee, homers by year:
2003: 31
2004: 32
2005: 46
2006: 8
2007: 22
2008: 20
2009: 25
It varies so widely that home runs clearly must be a flawed stat.
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IMPORTANT
When evaluating first baseman, UZR does not account for a player’s ability to catch poorly thrown balls. It is a range stat. Therefore, players like JT Snow and Tex who excel at catching short hops and other off target deliveries will have lower UZRs than you expect
It could be that it doesn’t actually hate him, but AL 1B in general are just better than you think they are.
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Kendry Morales was only a part-timer before this season so I really have no idea how good he is. Can’t really think of the other “good” defensive first basemen besides Yukilis, Mourneau, and Carlos Pena. I would say he is in the same class as those three, and certainly not a negative value
Well
According to fangraphs, the qualified AL 1B this year look like:
Morales +2.7
Cabrera +2.1
Konerko +1.9
Branyan +1.5
Morneau +1.2
Overbay -0.2
Teixeira -1.1
Huff -1.7
Pena -2.7
Butler – 5.0 (lol)
so, barring Butler, it’s really not that big a difference between the bottom guy and the top one.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
UZR usually does a pretty good job of matching my intuitions, but not really for 1B.
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
I am with you. Branyan has less range, more errors, and a higher UZR than three guys I consider good first basemen. I demand a recount, lol
Errors yeah but how many games of Russell Branyan have you actually watched? How do you know he has less range than those guys?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
UZR doesn’t seem to work very well for first baseman. It didn’t love J.T., either.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
I read somewhere that the difference between the best 1B in terms of scoops and the worst is only like 4-5 runs over the course of the season.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
That too.
The Giants are never going to have another power hitting first baseman in my lifetime, are they? :(
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
how are the specs coming on that?
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions
re: scoops
even 4-5 runs is big on defense, that’s half a win!
but still, you can read even beyond that as to what having a good defense 1B means for your other infielders. An ability to scoop a ball well and reliably can allow your infielders to force throws they otherwise wouldn’t force (which can lead to a couple extra outs per position a year hypothetically). One extreme example of this could be Yadier Molina and Albert Pujols. Part of the reason Yadier is able to pick off so many runners is because of Albert Pujols as a defender. They have a brilliant timing play and Pujols footwork is sensational and putting himself in perfect position to sneak in, receive the throw, and make an excellent tag. It’s still Yadier’s play, but Pujols does have a small contribution in them and allows Yadier to make more of those throws as well as making them successful
The way in which defenders work with each other on the field is something that really hasn’t been explored very much yet, but probably will when the hit f/x stuff becomes available. I don’t expect any profound discoveries, but it is very possible certain players can be worth more or less than their perceived value by a few funs, which is still very significant.
by NeifiChicken on Aug 31, 2009 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I just think that people overrate the ability of good first basemen to scoop balls – maybe guys like Ryan Garko suck at it, but I think that most first basemen are actually able to scoop their fair share of bad throws on a consistent basis.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
I treat “scoops” kind of like baserunning. Most guys are in the middle with a few outliers like Ichiro and Molina.
I agree with that
still, what intrigues me is the impact some guys can have on peers. You and me probably don’t feel there is a massive difference between Todd Helton and say Jorge Cantu as a 1B, but to most big leaugers Im sure they view those two as night and day defensively.
Measuring that impact is going to be real interesting. How players range can affect can one another, etc.
A lot of these aren’t measured now and are individually likely quite minor (maybe a few runs difference) but if you can measure all of these little thing we could be talking about differences of 5-10 runs, which is clearly quite huge
by NeifiChicken on Aug 31, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s back up to 101? I belive that puts him into a tie for second best OPS+ on the team (only counting Garko and Sanchez’s numbers as Giants). Whoo!
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Yeah, tied with Rowand.
I think Uribe is fourth!
Would it be ridiculous to say that Uribe has been the 2nd or 3rd most valuable position player on the Giants this year?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Uribe is one of those players I can’t quite bring myself to like even though he’s played well for the Giants. Dunno why. Maybe it’s because we have too goddamn many hackers on this team and I can’t bring myself to like any of them but Pablo.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
I like his little sword
I just bet you do, you tramp
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 31, 2009 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
YES, YES IT WOULD.
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on Aug 31, 2009 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I like this analysis.
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions
what’s Eugenio Velez’s OPS+? because he’s the only one out of those 3 starting everyday
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions
88
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
and he plays every day, whereas nate and Fred don’t. fantastic.
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions
but he’s fast and a sparkplug and man he hit well the first week he was up.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
If all of our OFs are streaky, then what makes one better than the other? THE GODDAMN ABILITY TO TAKE A WALK
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Lucky!
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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CSN is showing the replay of yesterday's game
I am getting ready to turn it off again!
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 31, 2009 3:49 PM PDT reply actions
LOL LARS!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
I think this is a great move. The odds are pretty good that whatever we get out of Penny will be an upgrade over our current number 5 starters. I really don’t give a shit that he played for the Dodgers. I just want to win.
Plus if we pitch him Wednesday and push Timmy back we will have Timmy, Zito and Cain lined up for the Rockies series and we may well need another sweep.
Since we’ve already gone OT. For you music nerds, what do you think of Leonard Cohen? I really like him but I was having a conversation with my friend yesterday and he basically thought he was horrible. I was shocked!
Is his viewpoint a popular one?
I LOVE LEONARD COHEN
Your friend has bad taste and should feel bad. Sometimes the later stuff with all the cheesy synths can be too much (though the lyrics are always fantastic), but if you don’t like the first three albums, you probably suck.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
What she said.
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 31, 2009 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I love his voice on the early stuff best but on some of the later songs (I’m thinking of Waiting for the Miracle and Everybody Knows in particular) it’s incredible.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Suzanne
Amazing.
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
She will feed you tea and oranges
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
Everybody Knows
cohen rules
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Aug 31, 2009 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
ISWYDT
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Aug 31, 2009 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I have never heard of anyone hating Leonard Cohen and I’m pretty sure your friend is worse than Hitler.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
I can see that. I like him anyway.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 31, 2009 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not that familiar with him. Where is good to 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
He released a 2 CD live album this year. That’s a good starter. So is The Best of Leonard Cohen – the first of his best of collections.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
get the debut
Songs of Leonard Cohen
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
as long as Penny pitches well
I really don’t give a shit what he did before he came here.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 31, 2009 4:09 PM PDT reply actions
Odd Day for Me
I woke up later than usual and decided to go for a walk along the Embarcadero while listening to KNBR with my headphones. As I approached Pac Bell, the news sprung on KNBR that the Giants had signed Penny, per CNNSI. I was pleased with the signing, even despite my hate for him as a Dodger. The memory of that TMZ video that I had seen before helped me cope. All of a sudden, I was at Pac Bell and the park just seemed bigger. I’ve been to over 20 games this year, but today, a day after sweeping the Rockies, with the entire Bay Area talking about the Giants, the park just felt daunting. I decided to go into the Giants dugout store and see if there was anything new that would spark my itnerest to buy. As I walked in, the song, “Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey was playing. My first thought was that this was a CD and I felt it to be a bit cheesy. But as the song ended, promotions for the radio station it had been playing on began. It turned out to be coincidence and at the same time, with the odd events that had preceded this incident throughout my day, I felt that it is the Giants’ fate to make the playoffs.
Section 314 FTW!
by KingofDucks1987 on Aug 31, 2009 4:15 PM PDT reply actions
that's what they made you think...
oldest trick in Larry Baer’s book
by NeifiChicken on Aug 31, 2009 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Unless, of course, Tony the Giants are shot midway through the song.
Don’t stop-
/blackout
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Aug 31, 2009 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
game
--
Long ago they came west over the mountains, and I have rooted for them years uncounted; and together through many ages of this world we have fought the long defeat.
I wasn't around for the other thread
and theres no way I’m reading through 1000+ posts, but what is the consensus feeling on this signing? I don’t really understand the idea of “we should not sign him because he’s a jerk!”, i hope that wasn’t the consensus.
I think the general consensus is, “Yeah, that’s okay.”
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
The general consensus is that we are easily distracted.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
And we can’t shut the hell up and we’re in love with our own cleverness.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
And look, there’s a shiny object over there!
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
PIE!
WHO LOVES IT???
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Oh look someone put a giants hat on him!
I thought I didn’t care… then I fell in love with Panda and now I’m not so sure anymore. - Smoke On The Water
I now perceive a remarkable resemblance between said squirrel and Aaron Rowand!
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
And this site likes music that I’ve never heard of
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
2009: The return of Los Galacticos!
by Useful_Idiot on Sep 1, 2009 12:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Look, you know the rules around here: You want to find out what people think about baseball, you have to read 700 posts on Springsteen, beer, and butt pee. No shortcuts.
by Evan on Aug 31, 2009 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
total Brad Penny related subthreads <<<<< everything else
Bruce Springsteen got hammered while drinking vodka and high ABV beer and fought the Sharks and Jets simultaneously… or something.
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Aug 31, 2009 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Who cares if he was a dodger?
If he does well who cares? As much as i wanted to see Joe Martinez succeed, it just didn’t happen. Hopefully Penny gets the job done for the last month of the season.
It’s a good move because now Penny can share Larry Bowa-hate stories with Kevin Mitchell
by www.westcoastbias.com on Aug 31, 2009 4:21 PM PDT reply actions
lol
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2009/08/brad-penny-headed-to-giants.html
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
Let’s see if they’ll be laughing when Penny is pitching against the Dodgers!
(Hopefully not)
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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wow, that is quite a bit of sports writing right there. Are the LA Times journalists living in their mother’s basement?
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
It’s the blog. Blogs always mean looser rules. Next thing you know, they’ll be talking about Leonard Cohen and obscure beers.
--
Long ago they came west over the mountains, and I have rooted for them years uncounted; and together through many ages of this world we have fought the long defeat.
Yeah, I guess Baggs gets rather cheeky in his blog posts too.
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
Note to Tim Lincecum: Watch everything that Penny does and copy it. That will only help the Dodgers’ chances to win the division.
TIM DON’T LISTEN TO HIM, THIS IS A TRICK
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
I am very worried that Penny might squish Timmy and not know it.
--
Long ago they came west over the mountains, and I have rooted for them years uncounted; and together through many ages of this world we have fought the long defeat.
IT'S A TARP!
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions
dear la times,
pretty sure the dodgers are going to win the division anway
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
2009: The return of Los Galacticos!
by Useful_Idiot on Sep 1, 2009 12:58 AM PDT up reply actions
McC > PR
Fuck!
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Aug 31, 2009 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions
BS
Ahmad covered for him in the OF.
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"This is not good, folks."- Duane Kuiper
by natteringnabob on Aug 31, 2009 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not sure if you guys have seen this but, http://www.dodgerblues.com/ is a site ran buy a couple of bitter D*dger fans. It’s pretty funny to read their articles griping about how much fail the D’s are lol
Cy Lincecain FTW
They are responsible for the Cake Sandoval .gif
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
IMPORTANT NOTE!
They are currently running a disparaging poll re: SIRM (Suck It Russell Martin)! Git down on it!
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Aug 31, 2009 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
So when is Ginats Brazz going to officially announce the news? Or have they?
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
I don’t see anything on their home page, and I haven’t gotten an email
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
NM, I see it now
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
livan has a cool elton john song named after him
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
2009: The return of Los Galacticos!
I loved ‘Met the Baeles’… what a debu album.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2009 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL - FAIL
I’m usually so anal that I put my posts into a Word doc first to check the spelling.
Figures… one of the few times that I didn’t do that, or use the “preview” feature… :-(
Just hassling you… I am a horrible typer myself.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2009 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions
No, I win
I declare it
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
2009: The return of Los Galacticos!
by Useful_Idiot on Sep 1, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Leonard Cohen bores me.
Every MIA song sounds the same, and I can only take one at a time.
I’m not sure how much I hate “Lonesome Crowded West” because I can’t sit through the entire album.
And suddenly I’m a Brad Penny fan.
Howmidoin?
Listening to two songs at the same time would just be silly.
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 31, 2009 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Mashup FTW!
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 31, 2009 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions
The Lonesome Crowded West sounds awfully Pixies-ish to me, except it’s three times longer than a Pixies album.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Lonesome crowded west and long drive…. are two of my favorite albums of all time
I wanted to adopt, but all the good looking babies were taken
by joeytothelimit on Aug 31, 2009 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions
You forgot Fred Lewis is the problem
Jesse Foppert: I Still Believe. Maybe a little less now.
"I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen." ~Bob Lemon,
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 31, 2009 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I have a feeling Grant actually thinks Lewis is the worst defensive LF in the majors, but doesn’t say anything because he’s afraid of jponry. He always seems to stay away from those discussions.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
first thing i learned lurking this site was don’t mess with jponry.
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Long ago they came west over the mountains, and I have rooted for them years uncounted; and together through many ages of this world we have fought the long defeat.
Now that she’s a mod, she can get your home address. And then she shows up with a shiv at 3 AM, and then you’ll be sorry.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
THIS
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Long ago they came west over the mountains, and I have rooted for them years uncounted; and together through many ages of this world we have fought the long defeat.
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!!!!!?
/runs into the saloon
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 31, 2009 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m scared of her because I don’t understand what her username means
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
It’s better not to know because it’s pretty stupid.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Also, I wish I could fix mine. I actually wanted to put: Ringlead3r
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
Something to do with japanese people and MMORPGs
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
Yeah and for obvious reasons, I wish I hadn’t picked it.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on Aug 31, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t understand what her username means
jp on rye. Get it?
"The dreams ain't broken down here now, they're walking with a limp" --TW
I prefer sourdough
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
jelly peanut on rye?
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 31, 2009 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
jponry has the most racist username on this site
/remembers the story
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
Believe me
I’m embarrassed by it. :(
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Oh noes, I just looked it up on Urban Dictionary. Did it mean that when you picked it? Or is it a coincidence?
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 Aug 31, 2009 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
It did and that was where I got it but at the time, I didn’t realize what was problematic about it :(
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
LOL FFXI
Those filthy, filthy otakus never fail to make me laugh.
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on Sep 1, 2009 5:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but only because we banned AsiansAreYellowAndCan’tDrive.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Aug 31, 2009 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of offensive usernames...
…whatever happened to BrainDeadCaribbeanHackingAtSlopNightly?
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
He got fired from KNBR
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
Does anybody else try to pronounce it in their head when reading her posts? For me, it’s kinda “jaypawnree”. And I don’t know what it means. And I’m too lazy to search.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
this
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Aug 31, 2009 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions
jaypawnree is fine.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
But is it correct? I’d want to get it right.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
I could tell you the correct one
If you really want to know
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
it was meant to be jay pee own ree but really, any pronunciation is fine. I’m quite fond of JP on Rye myself.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Fun fact: you don’t actually want to get it right.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
Do, too. And for you – is it growg or groog?
See – now we’re opening up a big ol’ can o’ worms.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Whew – that’s how I’ve been saying it (in my head – I’d look crazy if I said some of these names out loud).
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Rhymes with Doug.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Aug 31, 2009 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Mine’s pronounced Thee-va-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.
GRAHAMCRAKALAKALAKA
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 31, 2009 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
The only thing that shows up when you GIS for "crakalakan"
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 31, 2009 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
French pronunciation??? GO BACK TO RUSSIA.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Aug 31, 2009 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
there’s no right way anymore.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
If Jporny is wrong, I dont want to be right
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
rather, you want dyslexia
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
TWSS!
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN... UNLESS HE KEEPS DRAFTING WELL. .. AND SIGNS UNDERRATED PLAYERS LIKE AFFELDT OR PHELPS. .. OR ALRIGHT WHO'S PLAYING WITH THE ALIEN MIND-SWITCHING RAY?
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game currently in early planning stages.
sounds like a break up
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I think jaypownree
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions
J P Ornery.
\ducks
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 31, 2009 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Has anybody recently done a username origin post? I did some rudimentary searching, and I found one from Goofus in 2006, but nothing since (not to say there is one – I’m a bad/lazy searcher).
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
I am pretty sure there was one pre-season
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Aug 31, 2009 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Found it:
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2009/2/28/775238/semi-ot-the-name-you-didn
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Aug 31, 2009 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
We should do another one soon, there are a bunch of new people
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
Maybe I’ll do it on next week’s off day.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
oh no
another off day? My computer is tired. These non-gameday threads fill up faster than the gameday ones. Maybe because we’re not distracted by baseball :)
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"This is not good, folks."- Duane Kuiper
by natteringnabob on Aug 31, 2009 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Man, what was merkin doing?
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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Can of Corn... FYI
Mine’s pronounced “MAY-er of three-eleven.”
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Aug 31, 2009 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I say 3-1-1
Like an area code
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
A fictional area code, yes.
Like the 555 exchange in movies.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Aug 31, 2009 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh man, I’ve been pronouncing “of” with a long o.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Aug 31, 2009 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
so it sounds like "oaf"????
(wipes tear, briefly considers removing HowTheyScored from holiday card list, but simply cannot bring self to do it.)
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Aug 31, 2009 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Whew – thanks! Wouldn’t wanna screw that one up in casual conversation.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Because I had been saying Mayor of thirty-one one.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Actual chuckle aloud
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Aug 31, 2009 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
BOOYA!
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Aug 31, 2009 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Funny(ish) story
I had been on here a long time before someone mentioned that they thought my name referred to some musical combo called 311, of whom I had never heard. I thought it was a really obvious name given the context of this site. Turns out not have been. OK, so it’s not ha-ha laugh aloud funny like the Dos Equis ‘Interesting Man’ commercials. But still.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Aug 31, 2009 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I always assumed it referred to a section of View Reserve at the phone?
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 Aug 31, 2009 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
View Box, yes.
3 rows of heaven.
Except it actually exists.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Aug 31, 2009 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
You have seats there? Nice section. I was in 312 VR last Wed.
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 Aug 31, 2009 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep. View Box, Row B.
Since before the ballpark opened. Now in my 10th season of assisting the umpires. Come on down below the walkway sometime and yell out “Mayor of 311.” I will of course pretend not to have heard you, but I’ll make my way out and meet you. There are likely to be empty seats in the section, so after the 3rd inning or so, come hang.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Aug 31, 2009 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Will do!
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 Aug 31, 2009 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
i see the origin of your name
but i will still call you “three eleven”
"Put your drawers on, and take your gun off."
My old name on mlb.com was LarsAt3rd.
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 31, 2009 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
You no longer limit yourself to one location.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 31, 2009 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
It's the modern game.
You have to be passable at 3 positions to get yourself a roster spot.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Aug 31, 2009 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Wandering Infielder!
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 Aug 31, 2009 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Should the intellectual property of that term belong to you or to Lars?
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Aug 31, 2009 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
/licenses it through creative commons
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 Aug 31, 2009 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
/wheels it big on the outer infield
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 31, 2009 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
This is also why I never made it in porn.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Aug 31, 2009 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
First of all, "making it in porn" is redundant.
Second, I have the DVDs that disprove your claim.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Aug 31, 2009 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I just love the second season with the bonus soundtrack
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 31, 2009 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I particularly enjoyed the commentary track by the makeup/prosthetics guy.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Aug 31, 2009 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
By the way Howie
I applaud your choreography
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 31, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, the choreography looks better because the editing was first-rate. You can barely even tell when we’re using the stunt man.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Aug 31, 2009 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
That prosthetics guy is great.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Aug 31, 2009 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
IT'S A TRAP!
I thought I didn’t care… then I fell in love with Panda and now I’m not so sure anymore. - Smoke On The Water
FLEE j00 FOOLZ!
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on Aug 31, 2009 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Is anyone actually afraid of jponry?
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
She makes me nervous.
Although I tend to be nervous a lot anyway.
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 31, 2009 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
You don’t strike me as the nervous type.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
People say that to me a lot. But I am constantly on edge. A veritable poodle.
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2009 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s a good thing you’re not one of those fainting goats or you’d be constantly keeling over.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
We’re only making plans for jporny
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 31, 2009 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
We only want whats best for jporny
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
And if j-porny say she's happy
She must be happy
She must be happy in her world…
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
Pedro Feliz is afraid of jponry.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
MY ARMS!@!!!
THEY ARE SWINGING LOW AND AWAY!!!!!
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 31, 2009 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
O M G
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Who is this imposter!?
I cast you out! Unclean spirit! Be gone from this creature of God! Be gone! In the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit!
Young Studs for Old Bats: The Brian Sabean Story
FREE KEVIN FRANDSEN!!! Member of the Frandsen 5% Club.
by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Aug 31, 2009 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
SHE DON’T SCARE ME
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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new McC motto
Besides he’ll drown you in stats
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"This is not good, folks."- Duane Kuiper
by natteringnabob on Aug 31, 2009 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
So, jporny is a man?
Jesse Foppert: I Still Believe. Maybe a little less now.
"I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen." ~Bob Lemon,
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 31, 2009 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
FTFY
She said ’taint…
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"This is not good, folks."- Duane Kuiper
by natteringnabob on Aug 31, 2009 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
But he dissed Leonard Cohen AND Modest Mouse so he can’t be that scared of me
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
YOU FOOL. THERE ARE NO GIRLS ON TEH INTERWEBZ.
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 31, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s because I’m awesome.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
yeah, do somethin cool
I thought I didn’t care… then I fell in love with Panda and now I’m not so sure anymore. - Smoke On The Water
She’s going to ban you. That’d be pretty cool
Jesse Foppert: I Still Believe. Maybe a little less now.
"I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen." ~Bob Lemon,
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 31, 2009 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmmm...no not really
dick
I thought I didn’t care… then I fell in love with Panda and now I’m not so sure anymore. - Smoke On The Water
I would think it was cool.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 31, 2009 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Just being a girl doesn't make you popular here
Just ask GRM.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
GRM=Girl??
Jesse Foppert: I Still Believe. Maybe a little less now.
"I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen." ~Bob Lemon,
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 31, 2009 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
WHAT
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 31, 2009 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Search comments for ‘giantscarebear.’
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Oh, I remember that!
Jesse Foppert: I Still Believe. Maybe a little less now.
"I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen." ~Bob Lemon,
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 31, 2009 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I personally can’t imagine that there just happen to be two posters with the same exact posting style but one is a 60 year old dude who played in the CWS and the other is a mid-20s female law student.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
You mean like if Juan Uribe showed up at your door with a cooler filled with various beers?
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on Aug 31, 2009 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought GRM was in his mid 50s.
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on Aug 31, 2009 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
WAIT
I missed this whole thing RE: GRM, I remember that whole thing at EZboard though. EFFING CRAZY.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Just checking now and oh wow, it’s totally is still around, I haven’t been there since joining MCC.
totally not on ezboard anymore i guess
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
I did, jponry was there under a different name (!!), I don’t know, Lars I think. We all “knew” each other online already. It was a split off of a clique that used to be on the Giants’ official site forum after that place got really bad after the 2002 post-season. As soon as I found McC, though, I split. It was a little stuffy. Good people, though.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
NOT ME
Before McC, I didn’t participate in any Giants-related discussion forums like you nerds. I went to anime and webcomic message boards.
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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facepalm
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on Aug 31, 2009 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I posted irregularly (snickers) as #35 on both sfgiants.com & ezboard.
El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."
jcb9 and I and probably some others used to do Gameday threads on Livejournal, of all places. That was my pre-McC fix.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Oh yeah, I did that.
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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You're a mod now
You can check.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
The fact that he hasn’t denied it speaks volumes.
Sort of like how I once heckled Shane Victorino by suggesting his parents were brother and sister, and he didn’t even deny it.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Well, he has, a couple of times said something like, “I don’t know who Care Bear is, don’t call me that.”
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Shane Victorino said that?
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
Or how Donovan Tate hasn’t denied his cocaine abuse.
Jesse Foppert: I Still Believe. Maybe a little less now.
"I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen." ~Bob Lemon,
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 31, 2009 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it’s a failed reference to NOTED COKE ADDICT SLASH TERRORIST DUSTIN ACKLEY.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
I would have to agree
we may have accused Tate too though
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 31, 2009 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
GODDAMNIT I FAIL
Jesse Foppert: I Still Believe. Maybe a little less now.
"I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen." ~Bob Lemon,
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 31, 2009 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on Aug 31, 2009 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
From the thread where that was explained:
Why is Barry Zito in the starting rotation?
by Scottsdale on Mar 31, 2009 2:45 PM PDT reply reply actions actions 0 recs
In all seriousnesscould they not just dump they guy, eat his salary, and sign some replacement-level starter to take his place? What is the downside there? Is it better to keep the guy just because you’re paying him, all while he makes your team MUCH worse?
by bondslegend on Mar 31, 2009 3:26 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions 0 recs
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
OK, now I get it.
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 31, 2009 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
M&A > LCW anyway
LCW would be better if they dropped a few songs (Long Distance Drunk, for one) and made Truckers Atlas like 5 minutes long instead of 10 minutes long.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
It does kind of come from the Tori Amos School Of Never Cutitng A Single Second From A Single Song Even Though It’s Seventy Five Minutes Long And Makes Me Want To Die Three Fourths Of The Way Through
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
I used to love epic 2 hour prog albums but now if I’m trying to decide what to listen to, I always tend to want to skip 1+ hour long albums.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
I haven’t read anything below this comment, but if anyone below speaks ill of This is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About, my calm and mellow personality will melt into white hot liquid rage.
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
Oh, I’m sorry Grant. Would you rather us discuss ACTUAL BASEBALL? Where am I going to get quiche recipes from then?
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
Anyone heard the new Sparklehorse/Danger Mouse album, Dark Night of the Soul? It has David Lynch on it. It’s weird. It’s also what im listening to right now.
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
that sounds like an awesome collaboration, i’m gonna have to check it out
I wanted to adopt, but all the good looking babies were taken
by joeytothelimit on Aug 31, 2009 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions
My Best Of Leonard Cohen album finished downloading. Lets see what this is about.
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
I just figured out that Arcade Fire- Funeral is a pretty amazing album. I’d listened to it before but somehow it didn’t really penetrate. The same thing happened with Belle and Sebastian “The Life Pursuit” last week. Weird.
Waiting for Giants and Niners to contend once more.
I enjoyed Arcade Fire more...
…before I read a comparison of them to Echo & the Bunnymen, and then realized just how much they did in fact sound like Echo & the Bunnymen, and then remembered that I was pretty much done with Echo & the Bunnymen 28 years ago.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
I still like them too, though. I was more bemused at how an album can be ignorable at one time, then you give it another chance and it impresses you in a totally different way.
Waiting for Giants and Niners to contend once more.
10/10 album
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
So...
Like, Blood on the Tracks 10/10, or, um, Nashville Skyline 10/10?
:-)
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
Leonard Cohen bores me.
Every MIA song sounds the same, and I can only take one at a time.
I’m not sure how much I hate "Lonesome Crowded West" because I can’t sit through the entire album.
And suddenly I’m a Brad Penny fan.
Howmidoin?
1) Check, though I love hearing other artists cover his songs.
2) Check, MIA is too chaotic for me.
3) Checkcheckcheck, Modest Mouse = yawn.
4) Check, for now. Don’t pitch like your initials, Brad Penny!
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Aug 31, 2009 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
GROSS
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
The White Sox just put everybody and their mother on the market
an annoyed #chisox gm ken willliams has let teams know dye, konerko, thome, linebrink, dotel, others are available.
ALEXEI RAMIREZ PLEASE
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 31, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Lets claim Gordon Beckham’s hair
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
Billy Mays here for the Chicago White Sox!
I thought I didn’t care… then I fell in love with Panda and now I’m not so sure anymore. - Smoke On The Water
WHITE SOX DED DAWG
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
HE KNEW PEOPLE AND I KNOW PEOPLE.
I’LL KICK YOUR ASS AS SOON AS WE CAN FIND A MUTUALLY AGREEABLE TIME AND LOCATION, AND AGREE ON RULES SUCH AS NO HITS TO THE FACE, POSSIBLE BAN ON WEAPONS, MAYBE SOME WEAPONS BUT NOT OTHERS, PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE SOME UNDERSTANDING ABOUT KICKING, OPEN HAND ONLY OR CLOSED FISTS, THAT SORT OF THING. GIVE IT SOME THOUGHT. I’M PRETTY OPEN ON ALL THIS EXCEPT HITS TO THE FACE— I WILL BE IN FRONT OF CLIENTS AT THE END OF NEXT WEEK; I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Aug 31, 2009 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
This is awesome
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Aug 31, 2009 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions
it looks like a craigslist ad
except there is more ass kicking involved
"Put your drawers on, and take your gun off."
White Flag II
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Aug 31, 2009 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Baggs Updating : No more moves by the Giants
There are other names rumored to be floating out there in the waning hours, most notably White Sox power hitters Jermaine Dye and Paul Konerko, but I’m told the Giants don’t expect any more moves this evening. And since any player they would acquire tomorrow would be ineligible for the postseason, it’s safe to say the Giants offense is what it is.
he hella thought it was gone
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 31, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
I just realized what Lars is doing.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
meh stfd whatever
/unenthustiac
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Aug 31, 2009 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
whos owning for the A's
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 31, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
no one is more shocked than i am!
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
by greatgiantfan on Aug 31, 2009 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
just keep pinching yourself:)
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
by greatgiantfan on Aug 31, 2009 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I love saving all my homework untill after practice
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 31, 2009 4:53 PM PDT reply actions
Konerko for the playoff run? Tonite do or die…or Dye?
cheering for Adam Witter, who will hit bigleague dingers some day.
Still yelling "Go, Antoan"
WE NEEDZ 3 FIRST BASEMEN!
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 31, 2009 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
WE NEED 1 FIRST BASEMAN
to go with our lefty pitcher pinch hitter and our defensive replacement
--
Long ago they came west over the mountains, and I have rooted for them years uncounted; and together through many ages of this world we have fought the long defeat.
did anybody else hear the stat yesterday, that Fred Lewis was a career 5 for 6 against the Rockies starter? Then he pinch hits against the guy and lines a double.
I wonder what Fred did to piss off Bochy this much. Or is it the bunions?
Meanwhile Rowand continues mostly unproductive atbats.
cheering for Adam Witter, who will hit bigleague dingers some day.
Still yelling "Go, Antoan"
I heard that too and I was like WTFBORK? And then, Lewis promptly hit a double on the next pitch.
Jesse Foppert: I Still Believe. Maybe a little less now.
"I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen." ~Bob Lemon,
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 31, 2009 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
A couple of friends respond to my news of Brad Penny:
Dodger fan – Good luck my friend – He’s sort of like Forrest Gump’s chocolate box
Red Sox fan- I’d use a different movie reference (from Trainspotting): Brad "The Worst Bathroom in Scotland" Penny.
LOL
Juan Marichal's bat > JR's head
Did anyone notice
that the Giants now have two starting pitchers on their active roster that have banged Alyssa Milano?
"I think I was the best baseball player I ever saw." - Willie Mays
Tommy Lasorda is the Antichrist
by tommylasordaistheantichrist on Aug 31, 2009 5:16 PM PDT reply actions
name one Giants that hasn’t banged the same girl as Barry Zito
by NeifiChicken on Aug 31, 2009 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
good point
"I think I was the best baseball player I ever saw." - Willie Mays
Tommy Lasorda is the Antichrist
by tommylasordaistheantichrist on Aug 31, 2009 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions
BREAKING NEWS
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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zito and milano really look evil in that 2nd photo
--
Long ago they came west over the mountains, and I have rooted for them years uncounted; and together through many ages of this world we have fought the long defeat.
Or bombed.
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Aug 31, 2009 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I first read that as "can't hurl"...
…I guess we’ll find out.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
I decided to ignore work for a few minutes and fix this
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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by Natto on Aug 31, 2009 5:22 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
The Brad Penny.
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 31, 2009 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Face Fucking Palm reading Bagg's site comments
I’m worried about Sanchez and Garko taking the spots of Uribe and Ishikawa…..
Uribe and Ishi are winners, they will get us to the playoffs….I have nothing against Sanchez and Garko, but Uribe and Ishi need to start….
The comments on Extra Baggs are steadily declining to the level of Youtube and NicoNico Douga.
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on Aug 31, 2009 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
as the giants have remained in the race further into the season, the comments have increased on all Giants related blogs, press, etc.
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions
is it bad that like the rockies, i’m afraid now that the giants are getting good press?
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions
to be honest, I read your posts and love the work, but i never feel the need to comment.
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
also, maybe the computer output is perfect and requires no further input!
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions
HEH, HEH, HEH.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 31, 2009 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions
BANNED
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on Aug 31, 2009 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I fuckin’ HATE that guy. Refuting his nonsense is an exercise in troll feeding, so I get very few chances to mock him in front of people who know what a douche that guy is…
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 31, 2009 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Is that Timmy Cain?
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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On the dumbass scale
MLBTR comments > Damon Bruce callers > Youtube comments > Baggs site comments
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
i don’t know man, MLBTR comments are pretty horrible, but nothing is worse than the youtube vomit
I wanted to adopt, but all the good looking babies were taken
by joeytothelimit on Aug 31, 2009 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions
YouTube comments
are the worst humanity has to offer.
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Aug 31, 2009 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions
But on /b/ they’re trying to troll and be the worst people they can.
On Youtube, those people ARE ACTUALLY MAKING THE BEST COMMENTS THEY CAN.
Youtube has got to destroy way more faith in humanity than any other site.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
I’d say NicoNico Douga gives it a run for its money.
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on Aug 31, 2009 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions
/b/ is a bunch of weird guys who think they are hilarious
Youtube is just a wretched hive of scum and villainy. You must be cautious
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
ESPN comment boards are pretty low on the totem pole themselves. In fact, I’d say only YouTube keeps them out of last place.
ESPN has the added charm of random, computer-controlled censorship, too.
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Aug 31, 2009 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions
there used to be a dude on the giants espn boards
that had every major giants transaction right 2 days before it became official without fail
What has Ishikawa won?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
THIS LAND
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 31, 2009 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Freedom of the Heart.
It needs to be stopped.
El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."
he has heart. miles and miles of heart.
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL HAIRSTON JR PULLS AN URIBE
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
Jerry Hairston Jr = Juan Uribe
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN???
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on Aug 31, 2009 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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SIGN HIM SABES
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Matty!
I think the ballpark should have a few more things dedicated to pre-San Francisco Giants like Mathewson and Ott.
--
Long ago they came west over the mountains, and I have rooted for them years uncounted; and together through many ages of this world we have fought the long defeat.
For Christy Matt...
I’ve always thought it’d be cool if they retired the number 6, in honor of “Big Six”.
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher??
I always loved that guy. Got an A on a report on him in the sixth grade.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Aug 31, 2009 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
+109
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2009 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
No
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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Don’t forget, whoever is traded also has to clear waivers (if they played a MLB game this year). For instance, Frandsen can’t be traded straight up for Thome, he’d have to clear waivers first.
Only players that have cleared waivers can be traded for each other.
Obviously players not on the 40 man roster are not subject to this rule.
Question
Which Giants have cleared waivers?
Juan Marichal's bat > JR's head
by titofuentes4 on Aug 31, 2009 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions
we don’t know. We’re not supposed to. It’s some big secret. The players and their agents don’t even know.
Never knew that
but did the rules for that change at some point?
Juan Marichal's bat > JR's head
by titofuentes4 on Aug 31, 2009 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Was it always secretive?
Juan Marichal's bat > JR's head
by titofuentes4 on Aug 31, 2009 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Wouldn't it be great
if we could secretly put our students on waivers? :)
Juan Marichal's bat > JR's head
by titofuentes4 on Aug 31, 2009 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
No, principals!!!
Juan Marichal's bat > JR's head
by titofuentes4 on Aug 31, 2009 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions
The kids don’t drive me half as crazy as their gul-durned parents.
Please, don’t bring your 4yr old to school in the morning while he’s in the process of eating a bag of flaming hot cheetos for breakfast. I really don’t need to, and don’t want to see that!!
Put the parent on waivers...
Excuse me, Mrs. Fratterstatter, you’ve been waived. You’re going to PS 546, and you can just leave that bag of hot cheetos right there…
Juan Marichal's bat > JR's head
by titofuentes4 on Aug 31, 2009 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh,
and “gul-durned” is decidedly non-MED, McCoven English Dictionary.
I guess, as it happens to me, you must be on language lock-down now that school has started
Juan Marichal's bat > JR's head
by titofuentes4 on Aug 31, 2009 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I eat lunch with three other teachers most days
2 of them are English Teachers and they give many of the students a run for their money in regards to profanity. I guess they are getting it all out during lunch.
"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.
My brother is paid to hold a clipboard and blow a whistle all day.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Aug 31, 2009 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Village Person?
Sounds like he’s got his cop costume and his contractor costume mixed up.
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"This is not good, folks."- Duane Kuiper
by natteringnabob on Aug 31, 2009 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, but a PE Teacher by day
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Aug 31, 2009 9:29 PM 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.
All the other Penny’s were boob pics. That includes Brad!
by Lars The Wanderer on Aug 31, 2009 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions
“There’s a sale at Penney’s!”
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Heard in the Rockies clubhouse
“I don’t Sabean getting a shiney new penny” in thick Italian accent
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN... UNLESS HE KEEPS DRAFTING WELL. .. AND SIGNS UNDERRATED PLAYERS LIKE AFFELDT OR PHELPS. .. OR ALRIGHT WHO'S PLAYING WITH THE ALIEN MIND-SWITCHING RAY?
-------
PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game currently in early planning stages.
Rangers pitching: Still shitty
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on Aug 31, 2009 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions
i picked holland up for my fantasy playoffs. 10 runs in 3 innings wasn’t what i had in mind.
by sliderinthedirt on Aug 31, 2009 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions
BRETT FAVRE LINKED TO CRACK COCAINE
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on Aug 31, 2009 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Good.
And Tom Brady may have a separated shoulder. I think we’re rapidly approaching the point where the entire NFL hits the DL simultaneously.
I’ve been trying to wean myself off football for years. The advent of MLB Network and the continuing eye-searing awfulness that is the Niners may just make this the year.
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Aug 31, 2009 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I remember as a kid hitting an early-season soccer practice around now after a long summer thinking about baseball, and referring to a throw-in after a foul ball.
Mockery ensued.
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Aug 31, 2009 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Anyone just watch Shooty Babbitt just attempt to talk Penny/Giants/baseball on comcast?
He said something about Lincecums velocity being down so its good we have Penny. What?
“VERY nice acquisition for the San Francisco Giant. (no ’s)
“This young man has won over 100 games in his 10 yr career”
" He is going to give you a very honest nights work"
“He brings an edge that the San Francisco Giants pitching staff could use”
He really made himself look dumb. man Im glad the a’s have him and not us. At least Amy G is semi attractive.
Postseason rules
Hey, can someone explain this to me? Schulman says that as long as Penny is “in the organization” by Aug 31, it doesn’t matter if he’s on the 25-man roster when it comes to post-season eligibility, because since injury subs are allowed, they can just say he’s substituting in for Noah Lowry (or anyone else on the DL).
Is this accurate? Because it sure seems easy to abuse. Of course, under the rules the Giants can just pretend Aurilia is injured and put him on the DL until rosters expand, so obviously the rules on these things are kind of lax.
i think a guy actually on the 25 man has to be injured in order to be eligible to be replaced
by kingofthacove on Aug 31, 2009 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions
See, that is what I thought, but you would think Schulman would know. Otherwise it would be really stupid if they don’t just option Valdez for four hours so that Penny is eligible for the postseason. Because, say what you will about Penny, he’s better than Merkin.
It’s official:
The Giants have signed Brad Penny to a minor league contract, it’s been confirmed. He’ll be added to the major league roster when rosters expand tomorrow. And yes, he’s eligible for the postseason — and more immediately, for Wednesday’s start against the Phillies.
Wait, so the Braves fans think they’re going to win it, but the Marlins fans don’t? Then again maybe Florida doesn’t have that many Marlins fans (judging by their attendance).
Florida: Giants 37%, Other (Marlins) 35%, Rockies 28%
Illinois: Giants 35%, Rockies 35%, Other (Cubs) 30%
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
LOL CUBS
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on Aug 31, 2009 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
VAPORS!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
LOL dyslexic red states and blue states.
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Aug 31, 2009 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Heh, I saw that before...
But the one I saw called the red states “Dumbfuckistan.”
Sorry, Purple Row. I don’t really mean to give anybody the vapors.
Nice.,you all avoiding the elitist stereotypes that makes the rest of the country loathe leftists in S.F and Manhattan. Is why this native left and why I don’t go back, because I don’t despise people who believe what they are doing is the right thing- like you all thinking that the politician you vote for is any less of a criminal and puppet than the politician the other guy voted for.
The two types of crazy people: Dodger fans and those who think Neeley was better than Gillan.
by cybermaldonado on Sep 1, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude.
Texas is about to go Democrat in the next 10 years.
Proud Parent of Past Longhorn and Future Giant Brandon Belt - The Official J.T. Snow Clone.
It might not even take that long. Too many of us Californians taking over & shit.
/bumps ‘California Love’
El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."
Isn’t California Love Rent’s walk-up song?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Aug 31, 2009 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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Is that new? I don’t believe I’ve heard it until this weekend. I think he used to use one of the Bailando songs (my wife’s favorites!)
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Aug 31, 2009 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s been using it since opening day.
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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Well, ok then
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Aug 31, 2009 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
The majority of it is still pretty miserable, though, and worthy of that distiction.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
I like this arrangement very much actually.
Status: Feels so broke up. Wants to go home. || Still boycotting Johnsonville and Giants souvenirs or ballpark foods for repossessing my K Wall in right field.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I Live in jesusland!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I R 5
by say hey nation on Sep 1, 2009 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
HAWAII LOVES US AGAIN
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
I thought hawaii only loved shane victorino
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Updated (from the Tulowhiny thread)
We took Montana and Minnesota, but lost Vermont!
--
Long ago they came west over the mountains, and I have rooted for them years uncounted; and together through many ages of this world we have fought the long defeat.
COME ON VERMONT
WHERE ARE YOUR SAN FRANCISCO VALUES?
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
As long as as we take the Big 3 we're fine!
Proud Parent of Past Longhorn and Future Giant Brandon Belt - The Official J.T. Snow Clone.
cal, texas, florida?
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
DA BIG APPLE YA GUIDO
Is that how they talk?
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
Which happen to be the 3 states where a majority of baseball players were raised/played amateur baseball.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Aug 31, 2009 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Cali, Texas, NY
Proud Parent of Past Longhorn and Future Giant Brandon Belt - The Official J.T. Snow Clone.
It’s all down to some combination of Pennsylvania, Virginia and Ohio. The defection of North Carolina and Iowa greatly helps our math.
Golly last year’s election day was exciting.
--
Long ago they came west over the mountains, and I have rooted for them years uncounted; and together through many ages of this world we have fought the long defeat.
Nate Silver is a proven winner
We should just make him GM.
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
Rotorueter: Regional Director of the Giants-for-Wild Card Ohio Campaign
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Yes. Crazy Crab called in some favors and got us the International Brotherhood of Mollusks endorsement.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Aquaman!
Finally a use for his power!
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 1, 2009 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions
what happened to Minnesota?
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 31, 2009 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
It's only official when Sfgiants.com send you the press release via email.
/just got mine
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Aug 31, 2009 9:07 PM PDT reply actions
LOL
my mom always gets those and tells me who the giants got
and i’m like yeah i’ve known for like a day and a half already
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Aug 31, 2009 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
ALL STAR!
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Aug 31, 2009 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
TWICE!
Unless that’s just a typo and it should read “Two-timing All Star.”
"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.
PLAYOFFS, HERE WE COME!
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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YOU’RE IN!
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 Aug 31, 2009 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Sweet! Only 3 years removed from being NL leader in wins!
Fictional Assistant, clear my schedule all through October!
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Aug 31, 2009 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Jim THome
Jon Heyman reports that Jim Thome is now on the Dodgers. Heard it on MLB Network.
Sorry if this is already a Fanshot.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Aug 31, 2009 9:15 PM PDT reply actions
these guys all cleared waivers weeks ago and have large salaries. No team would block that
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by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, people are quick here.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Aug 31, 2009 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
FLANDERS!
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His season: 252/.375/.499
He can’t do us any good because he walks too much and clogs up the bases.
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
And sucks on defense.
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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GET OFF YOU'RE ASS GINATS BRASS!!1
El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."
OK
His bat would be nice to have, but he can’t play defense, so…. I find it hard to believe he ended up with a National League team. I mean, according to fangraphs, he’s played four games on defense since 2006 (three in 2006, one in 2007, and none in 2008 or 2009). What’s he gonna do for them, pinch hit?
c'mon you fucking snakes garland's not a dog yet
scoreboard watching
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What do we think of Contreras going to the Rockies?
Wild Thing just said on MLBtv that he thinks it “could” be a “big pickup” for the Rockies. His point is that NL hitters don’t see the kind of “stuff” he “features.” (I am personally skeptical that NL pitchers don’t have breaking stuff, if that’s what Mitch is talking about.) Anyway, I have no original thoughts on this, but am interested in your thoughts.
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It gives them a 4/5 starter to counter Penny. Contreras is a clear upgrade over the fogg.
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by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions
and it looks like the White Sox get Brandon Hynick, the rockies version of Kevin Pucetas
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by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Career vs. Contreras
Molina 1 for 9
Renteria 0 for 9
Garko 5 for 18
Looking at the Rockies remaining schedule, only the Dodgers have some hitters (Blake & Manny) that have faced Contreras extensively. It could be a good move if you buy into the ‘Batters haven’t seen him yet’ theory.
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"Nothing important ever happened without me."
There shouldn’t be much in the changing of parks, US Cellular to Hell Coors
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by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Ugh... now Sean Casey is talking on MLBtv's panel.
Two first names…. jerk.
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I don't consider "Dog" a first name. You're safe.
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by Mayor of 311 on Aug 31, 2009 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Yikes
I’ll say Contreras to the Rockies is good for them and not necessarily awful for the Giants, but Jon Garland and Jim Thome to the Dodgers really make them AL-ready in the playoffs.
Thome really isnt that much better than Loney is he?
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 31, 2009 9:54 PM PDT reply actions
but, but...
DINGERZ!!
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by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Dbags have loaded up the bases
Bums owned.
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
Bases loaded, no outs, and DBacks only pick up a run courtesy of a walk.
Heading to the bottom of the 10th.
5-3 DBacks.
Hey, sounds like us!
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Except that we don't walk
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
Wild pitch!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 31, 2009 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
very giants-ian of them
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by shanghaijim on Aug 31, 2009 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I would think that this would be a requirement.
by agiantmistake on Aug 31, 2009 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Hsuck Hit
Hrussel Hmartin H!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 31, 2009 10:14 PM PDT reply actions
Suck It Jussel Martin
Status: Feels so broke up. Wants to go home. || Still boycotting Johnsonville and Giants souvenirs or ballpark foods for repossessing my K Wall in right field.
Arizona Douchebacks beat the Los Angeles Douchers.
(to the tune of Handel’s ‘Messiah’)
LOL-elujah! LOL-elujah! Lolelujah, lolelujah, lol-ay-ay-lujah!
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Suck it Russel!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 31, 2009 10:16 PM PDT reply actions
I don't know if it has been mentioned, but Bums got Thome and Garland
fan of giants, warriors, 49ers
by warriorsalltheway on Aug 31, 2009 10:16 PM PDT reply actions
Le Flash du News.
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by Mayor of 311 on Aug 31, 2009 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
my bad.
fan of giants, warriors, 49ers
by warriorsalltheway on Aug 31, 2009 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Giants get Brad Penny
Dodgers get Jim Thome and John Garland
ARMS RACE!
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by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Has also been mentioned
But to comment: a less douchey, worse pitcher than Penny. I figure the Giants came out ahead today.
Nah, the Phillies have that covered
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by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Perhaps a Douchebag All-Star Team.
I’ll start –
SP – Kenny Rogers / Carlos Zambrano
C – A.J. Pierzshithead
…
CF
Shane Victorino!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 31, 2009 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
he can be the 3B
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by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Then where does Casey Blake go?
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 31, 2009 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
1B
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by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Then where does James Loney go?
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 31, 2009 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
When will you guys stop picking on HowTheyScored???
That’s not a real association, you know.
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by Mayor of 311 on Aug 31, 2009 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I spent like 10 minutes trying to find it on Google, too. That was a cruel trick, CB30.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Aug 31, 2009 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Then where does this guy go?
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 31, 2009 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
That thing is incredible
There is no fail there.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
good
Because I have been working on mine for months now
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 31, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I wish I could grow facial hair
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
(secret tinge of pride)
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by Mayor of 311 on Aug 31, 2009 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
ya but
im one-eigth Austrian
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 1, 2009 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Definitely
That’s a winbeard.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
Anywhere but "down."
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by Mayor of 311 on Aug 31, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Note to self: Don’t grow elaborate, decorative beard.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Aug 31, 2009 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Your girlfriend and fellow actors thank you in advance.
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by Mayor of 311 on Aug 31, 2009 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Giants get Penny!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 31, 2009 10:18 PM PDT reply actions
HAHAHAH I <3 Urban Dictionary
Cain:
An australian word for pain or loss.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 31, 2009 10:21 PM PDT reply actions
From urban Dictionary: (so it must be true)
Russel :
noun. This is a creative name for the penis. The full name of this creature is “Russel the Love Muscle.”
Martin :
Another word for a flatulence.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 31, 2009 10:23 PM PDT reply actions
sure, or the alternate definition of Russel:
Russel :
A person with no arms or legs that gets thrown into a pile of leaves
……yes
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 31, 2009 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
AH DECLARE
THIS COCKFART IS GIVIN’ ME THA VAPORS
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by satyricrash on Aug 31, 2009 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
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by ringleader3 on Aug 31, 2009 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
why the fuck would I ever click that?
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 31, 2009 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s an SNL skit, just watch it
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by ringleader3 on Aug 31, 2009 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Was it necessary for the Dodgers to get players for their bench that would bat clean up on our team?
just to show off
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Aug 31, 2009 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I am curious who the PTBNL is for Garland. Rumor says the D-backs are paying the rest of his salary and the buyout for next year. Thats a lot of cash to give a player away
might be similar to the Micah owings deal last year. maybe they get a piece, maybe not. maybe loney.
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by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Read in the Fanshots that it is rumored to be Tony Abreu. If true, it makes sense. Basically buying a guy raking in AAA
makes sense.
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 1, 2009 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s actually pretty depressing for us… Thome would be a cleaneup hitter for the giants, and the dodgers have him as a bench player…
Except that he’s physically unable to play first base more than a couple times a week (if that – Konerko was out for IL games in NL Parks this season and Thome still didn’t start at 1B in thsoe games).
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I think that’s the plan… left handed pinch hit power off the bench. With a 40-man roster, it’s probably not that bad of an idea.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2009 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions
He will now be besmirched by Dodgerhood.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2009 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Maybe it’s just a phase.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2009 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I read something on another thread that had THome calling Ned and telling him that he could no longer play 1B AT ALL. So yeah, LA got a DH. (To add to the one in LF.)
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I guess he’ll be pinch hitting and DHing if they make the WS.
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PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Which has gotta suck once again for Juan Pierre!
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SUCK IT JUAN PIERRE
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2009 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions
40-man roster move
The Giants still must make a move to add Penny to the 40-man roster so he can play in the big leagues. Any thoughts on who it’d be? Burriss to the 60-day DL is my guess. Has Richie grounded into his last double play for the Giants? Doubtful.
If Big Unit comes off the 60-day DL, they’ll need to make another 40-man roster move, too.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 31, 2009 10:55 PM PDT reply actions
Burriss to 60 day, DFA English, DFA Bocock, DFA :(owski
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by Speedforthewin on Aug 31, 2009 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
MAGIC NUMBERS!
(And by “numbers,” I mean “things that make you numb,” not digits)
Our magic number vs. the Los Angeles Douchers: 37
Our magic number vs. the Colorado God Squad: 32
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Since no one cares about my opinion or thinks it’s wrong, I won’t give my opinion on this.
If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding.
As if you even care.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 1, 2009 8:04 AM PDT up reply actions
This thread defeated me.
Best Leonard Cohen mock was done by The Austin Lounge Lizards.
When I was studying in England, I happened to meet an older lady who mentioned working in a pub, or something similar, and coming across a broad shouldered young man with a golden voice who took an immediate liking to her (if you’d met her, you’d understand). This was a young Leonard Cohen, in the time when he was known largely as a short story writer and not so much as a singer. He mentioned taking her out to the golden fields behind the village and reading her some of his poetry. The owner of the establishment interdicted and expressed his opinion on just this sort of shenanigan. She told her employed to stuff his gob. Still, the moment had passed. It was forever regretted.
My day was spent with my still French girlfriend, attempting to show off the sights and sounds of lovely San Francisco (wasn’t it a lovely, sunny occasion?). Took her to the Academy of Sciences and Fisherman’s Wharf. Kind of regret both choices, but she seemed to have a good time. Ate some fantastic food. Set up a pool party or two for tomorrow/today. Am quite happy. Time for bed.
also
Would Runzler not be playoff eligible since he wasn’t on the 40 man roster before today(assuming we call him up)?
I suppose the move for Runzler could have been made at 11:59, but we really have no way of knowing.
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 1, 2009 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions
My best guess is:
Locks
Joe Martinez
Osiris Matos
Waldis Joaquin
Bowker
Whoever got “sent down” yesterday to make room for Penny on the 25
Probably:
Downs
Guzman
Aurilla
Maybe:
Gillapsie (a push)
Frandsen
I R 5
by say hey nation on Sep 1, 2009 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Sabean
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 1, 2009 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Whatever deep dark secret that has made him a Grizzly all year. But I do think he gets called up.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2009 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Sanchez off the DL as well.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2009 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Sanchez off the DL and Martinez getting recalled will take a few days. No one got sent down for Penny, he signed a minor league deal to get on the 40 man before the deadline. Penny is technically a september call up.
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 1, 2009 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions
The hes not eligable for the post season, right? Don’t you have to be on the 25 before 9/1 to postseason eligable?
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by say hey nation on Sep 1, 2009 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions
I think you just have to be in the organization by 9/1.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2009 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions
you have to be on the 40 man by 9/1
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 1, 2009 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions
http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/08/playoff-roster-eligibility-rules/
this site does a pretty good job of explaining the situation. Seems like MLB tries to hide some rules
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by say hey nation on Sep 1, 2009 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
and I say Runzler falls into the probably, while Aurilia is a lock and downs is a maybe
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 1, 2009 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions
No one had to get sent down for penny, since it was minor league deal. He can be added to the 40 man tomorrow and brought up in the call ups, I think
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I’ve always wondered about this phrase. From whom does a major-league team purchase the contract? The AAA squad? How much do they pay?
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 1, 2009 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
But if Kevin Frandsen had been given a chance, then Grant wouldn’t be planning three more righteous posts about Kevin Frandsen not getting his chance.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 1, 2009 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
roster moves
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/extrabaggs/2009/09/01/tuesdays-roster-moves-penny-etc/
For now, Jesus Guzman, John Bowker and Waldis Joaquin have been recalled. Andres Torres and Rich Aurilia were activated from the DL. And the Giants purchase the contract of Brad Penny, who signed a minor league deal last night.
No Mr. F yet?
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Mr. F?
If you mean Sanchez, he’s not eligible to come off the DL until tomorrow but Bochy said this morning that he’d “be surprised” if Sanchez was ready to come off the DL by then.
Freddie Sanchez, or is he not eligible to come off the DL yet?
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Answering my own question: Yep, not eligible until Sept. 2nd
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And also – all indications are that he’ll need at least another week.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
I figured something like that!
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I think he means Frandsen.
BTW, I’ve always wondered about this phrase. From whom does a major-league team purchase the contract? The AAA squad? How much do they pay?
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 1, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Mr. F is Freddy Sanchez.
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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Firefly
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Arrested Development
In AD, Mr. F was a “mole”.
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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Or mentally retarded female
Making more and more sense
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SCIENCE
No need for a stop gap right now.
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BOWERKMANIA RETURNS
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
1AB AT WEEK BITCHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by say hey nation on Sep 1, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
…to the bench. D:
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 1, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
First off, LOL Frandsen
I think besides maybe Martinez, that’s all the Giants will recall from Fresno. They probably decided against calling up a catcher since Pablo can catch if Eli gets hurt while Bengie’s still hurt. Can we expect another outburst from the minor league utility superstar Kevin Frandsen?
Win the inning.
by Scooter Ellis on Sep 1, 2009 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
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