Post Game Thread: Giants Blow it Again.
by WalrusMan on Sep 1, 2009 6:33 PM PDT
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by Flapjacks McGurty on Sep 1, 2009 6:35 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Blubt,
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
I didn’t expect them to do THIS bad… even after seeing that LOLffensive lineup
Psycho killer, qu'est-ce que c'est?
Silver lining department:
I think Bochy may finally have found the worst lineup possible with this roster.
Which means it can only get better!
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
You say that, but just wait until you see tomorrow’s lineup. Unfortunately, it could probably get worse.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Richie's got the hot hand
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 Sep 1, 2009 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions
He'd have to replace either Garko or Rohlinger in today's lineup...
…based on current performance, I’d call that a push.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
yep. If a lefty’s pitching, Aurilia is a better bet than half of the stiffs they put out there last night. Aurilia is a better bet to get a hit than against a lefty than Winn, Rowand, Roehlinger, Whiteside and Velez. Renteria and Garko are the only ones clearly better, and even though Uribe might be better than Richie now, Aurilia would have better at bats.
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Richy
Guzy
Velezy
Downsy
Rohlsy
I R 5
by say hey nation on Sep 2, 2009 5:52 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
It’s not going to get much better tomorrow. I believe both Molina and Sandoval are out (except for PH duties).
If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding.
1 for 10
That’s our record in openers on the road this year. Wow, it hurts to write that.
by MoreroidsforZito on Sep 1, 2009 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s called a pretender vs the defending champs. What do expect with that joke of a lineup?
by orange and black on Sep 1, 2009 6:36 PM PDT reply actions
I am not surprised by that game
But that doesn’t make it any less dissapointing.
I choose to watch the Giants try to score runs. Not because it is easy, but because it is hard.
Don't worry!
The Mets are playing the Rockies in Coors!
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
On the plus side: Torres’s baserunning > Ruben Rivera’s baserunning
On the down side: the Giants actually won that one.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Does anyone have Marquis Grissom’s number?
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Sep 1, 2009 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Name somebody who runs worse than Rivera.
I defy you.
Bengie Molina
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 1, 2009 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
it’s not his fault he has to run in slow-mo
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2009: The return of Los Galacticos!
by Useful_Idiot on Sep 1, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Brian Sabean wrote it into his contract
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 1, 2009 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I had actually skipped over the Ruben Rivera post.
And I thought “WilRiv streaked the game???”
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Nothing matters , and what if it did?
by victor frankenstein on Sep 1, 2009 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Hamel should say
Yea I knew they’d swing at anything in the dirt so I just flopped a bunch of junk up there and they swung at it. Man they suck! HAHA
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Hey Natto...
Go Banana Slugs!
I think I’m just going to switch to the UCSC Baseball team, aptly named the “Sluggers.”
I didn’t know they had a baseball team.
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They do
I graduated from that college in 2006. I think they were pretty decent too.
A Giant Californian amongst Seattlites
I also graduated from UCSC in ’06.
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College 8
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I played for them last season.
I was primarily a defensive sub at 2nd and 3rd. Playing for that team was one of the greatest experiences of my life. Go Slugs!
I played in 30+ games, only 8 AB’s. Also only 3 errors.
Can you play 2nd?..like, tomorrow.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Sep 1, 2009 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Should I even listen to the wrap?
They’re just gonna blow sunshine up Hamels’ crusty ass as if he really accomplished something.
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by Stuttering John Tamargo on Sep 1, 2009 6:37 PM PDT reply actions
why is charlie manual on my tv?
"There he goes. One of god's own prototypes. Some kind of high powered mutant never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die."
and we wasted a game where the starter only gave up 5
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Sep 1, 2009 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
This is one of those games...
…where the starter really ought to get a no decision. Give the loss to, I dunno, Aaron Rowand since he was in the 3rd spot.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
actually
this is one of those games (i.e, all games) where you should just ignore who the give the “win” and “loss” too. Because it’s stupid.
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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meh stfd whatever
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Sep 1, 2009 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions
watching Hamels give a post game interview...
reminds me of “Richie” character from Happy Days…
Uncle Sabes...How much longer til we get there?
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
isayisayisay
how DARE YOU, SIR
how dare you sully the image of that fine rooster.
take it back, i say.
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Sep 1, 2009 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions
+1
Epic.
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 1, 2009 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions
how do you get picked off base with nobody out and the only good hitter on the team at the plate?
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Even if he makes it they Walk Pablo. Just dumb all around
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SCIENCE
after watching that happen on Sunday I realized
how unbelievably nice it is to have a hitter on the team again for which this is an important concern.
Get well soon panda!
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 Sep 1, 2009 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Well
At least the Manuel press conference is cheering me up a bit.
This is good entertainment.
"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.
...
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2009 6:39 PM PDT reply actions
so Bochy used Molina against Qualls because he was 3 for 5 lifetime? So why did he use him against a pitcher he was 0 for 9 against?
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It was a strong 0-9!
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
BORK
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Becasue Nate S
is over .400 as a pinch hitter and over .400 against lefties. But oh, I forgot, lefties can’t hit lefties. Bochy would have platooned Bonds.
tomorrow
Lineup
Torres
Renteria
Sandoval
Molina
Garko
Schierholz
Rowand
Uribe
Penny (Gawd help us)
I’m hoping Sandoval and Molina can play. Im also hoping that bochy pulls his head out of his ass (and that HAS to hurt) and sits Winnand Velez versus a lefty.
swap nate with aurillia and its your LOLineup for tomorrow.
"There he goes. One of god's own prototypes. Some kind of high powered mutant never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die."
Aurilia's gonna play right field?
That should be interesting.
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Garko in left.
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Fixed
Velez needs the day rest of the season off.
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That's a little harsh
But there certainly is no reason for him to be starting everyday when there are four outfielders on the roster who hit better than him.
Nope, he's right.
Apparently, Velez’ little “crossroads deal with the devil” has come payment due.
It was fun while it lasted.
Hamels sucks that's why
Lincecum would have thrown a perfect game on the minimum number of pitches against this lineup
Obviously Hamels is garbage.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Fallin’ in.
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Also a WS MVP
David Eckstein
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it’s like sabean HATES offense
or something
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Sep 1, 2009 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions
No wonder he wanted to get rid of Bonds so badly
He was all like, WTF DO YOU WANT ME TO DO WITH THIS
Bonds
stayed two years too long. We paid for it already.
No, the team waited two years too long to face reality… the presence of Bonds doesn’t require the front office to act like fucktards.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2009 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I like bread
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I suck.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2009 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
GO METS?
"There he goes. One of god's own prototypes. Some kind of high powered mutant never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die."
GO METS!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Too bad this loss is going to overshadow another great start from Sanchez
2.89 ERA since the no hitter
yeah. He knew he had to pitch a shutout to get a no decision tonight. Why didn’t he?
proud father of Edgar (Grandslam) Renteria
he also needed
to hit a home run and he failed. TEH SUXXORS
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 Sep 1, 2009 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Not for me – he pitched great in a high pressure situation.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2009 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Torres' is a @%^#@#^@^idiot
What the hell was he doing there? and Bengie? Really? Fatass swung at the same thing twice?
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
Understandable re: Bengie but no excuse for Torres
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"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 Sep 1, 2009 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Not one lefty took a swing against Hamels
Bochy needs to look past the Lefty righty matchups, its getting sad
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
It’s pretty frustrating
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 Sep 1, 2009 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions
more than frustrating
its killing them. Winn had a shot with a runner on second in the second. Did you have any belief he’d come through. He has lost his ability to hit right handed. it is not only the below .160 average in 123 ab’s. Its the THREE extra base hits total. Three. That is flipping amazing. He has not squared up a boll right handed in a couple months. Weak pop outs and two hoppers to short. That is it.
But he’s a veteran and we know his track record and hes a streak hitter blah blah blah blah blah .
Technically, Sanchez is left handed.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2009 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree, actually. Even if you buy into lefty/righty splits, having an entirely one-sided lineup invites the pitcher to relax into a rhythm and just cruise…
Starting Randy Winn against a lefty at this point is borderline criminal.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2009 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I would prefer Randy Winn hitting left handed agaisnt a lefty at this point
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
I would prefer Randy Winn pioneering as a Designated Fielder.
Until we pay a princely sum for the real one.
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Nothing matters , and what if it did?
by victor frankenstein on Sep 1, 2009 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Bengie is an idiot. What person did not know they were going to throw another change outside and low? Only Bengie.
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And the rest of the Giants hitters.
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And their manager.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2009 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
he was gong on the first move
got unlucky. My question is if he went on his own or it was a hit and run.
I knew he’d get picked off. The fundamentals seem to be not stressed by Giants managers and coaches. I’d rather have just waited for Sandoval to hit anything.
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But he shouldn't be running at all
with the best (and only good) hitter on the team at the plate. If it had been a hit and run, then you don’t go on first move, you only go when you’re absolutely sure the pitcher is going home. It’s just completely inexcusable any way you look at it.
it's just as well
who was going to catch the 9th?
Also, we’d have tied the game at best, and that would have just worn out the bullpen for an eventual loss
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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Considering the lineups they faced, Sanchez was even better than Hamels. If he was facing the Giants, he would have thrown his second no hitter of the season.
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Great performance in a hitters ball park with an umpire who didn’t know how to call a fucking strike
tight strike zone
always hurts the Giants. Cause they won’t take advantage of it. Too stupid at the plate
If Sanchez got to face the Giants offense...
…he might have 4 or 5 no-hitters by now.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
If he was facing the Giants, he would have thrown hissecondtwelfth no hitter of the season.
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 Sep 1, 2009 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
The Mets just look UGLY
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
Of course, they killed us.
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or the series
They have Tim Redding and Pat Misch starting the last 2 games of the series
FFFF
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 Sep 1, 2009 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Fuck that, we had to face actual pitchers when we played them
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
No we didn't
They threw some guy taht had been a reliever allyear. He threw 6 shut out innings. Can’t remember his name. He pitched the other day and got hammered – again. ERA arund 6.00. But he shut out the giants for 6. On about 75 pitches.
Bobby Parnell
"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 it bad that I dont want this team to make the playoffs because im afraid they will cause us all to commit suicide from the imminent frustration/heartbreak when they fail us in the playoffs?
Please do not feed the Panda
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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Im just bitter, Its the alcohol and vicodin talking but son of a fucking bitch i hate this team sometimes
Please do not feed the Panda
I have none of that and I say the same.
AGAIN BLAMING poor defenseless DRUGS unfair
NL West TempestTeapot
Nothing matters , and what if it did?
by victor frankenstein on Sep 1, 2009 11:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Si
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2009 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Ayup.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2009 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
So, what else are we doing tonight
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by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 1, 2009 6:51 PM PDT reply actions
Still working.
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Rooting for the Rockies to lose.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 1, 2009 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m gonna go get tacos.
Or heroin.
No, tacos.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Heroin tacos?
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 Sep 1, 2009 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Anxious to see what satyricrash decided
Either he’s on the floor, passed out, after a night of lucid dreams & the feeling of his heart on fire or…
He skipped Taco Bell & purchased some heroin.
El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."
“Uh…can I get 99 heroin tacos for 2 cents?”
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 2, 2009 7:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Hopefully Bochy learned a lesson from this. Winn should not ever be in a lineup against a lefty for the rest of the year. And preferably we’d see Nate(and Fred) get more than 1 AB in a game.
Insanity is just a state of mind.
When has Bochy ever learned a lesson from something?
Jesse Foppert: I Still Believe. Maybe a little less now.
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by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 1, 2009 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
You would think he’d learned months ago.
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Yeah, um, he’s had over 100 ABs against LHP, putting up a robust .390 OPS. I think it’s been obvious for a good while that he is absolutely useless as a RHH. It’s just total malpractice to start him against a lefty.
It does really make no sense though. As a natural righty, you’d expect for his lefty side hitting to go south before his righty side hitting.
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I’m a natural righty but in the batting cages I make better contact. Righty feels more comfortable, but I have a smoother left handed swing even though it’s not as natural
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by Useful_Idiot on Sep 1, 2009 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
*In the batting cages I make better contact as a lefty
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by Useful_Idiot on Sep 1, 2009 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Obviously the pitching machine isnt a lefty.
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 1, 2009 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
But it is crafty.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2009 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
spitballer
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 1, 2009 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
And only lefties can be crafty
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Maybe it has cyborg cunning.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2009 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I assumed he just meant in terms of the swing itself, not taking pitcher into account
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by Useful_Idiot on Sep 1, 2009 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, it is strange
He’s more consistent as a LHH, though. If you look at his splits, as a LHH the last four years his OPS has been .745, .736, .781, and .769. As a right hander, .654, .934, .813, and the cliff dive this year to .390. Whatever the reason, as a lefty he’s dead solid average, while as a righty he’s been everything from great to execrable.
In any case, he should not face a LHP again this season. Let him try again next year in spring training. With his new team.
OT: MLB Audio or MLB TV?
I’d love to watch the games but cringe at missing half of them since I have no radio…
Gameday Audio is pretty great.
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There’s only one option for Audio.
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Gameday premium I guess? Depends on if you want the “special” Gameday stuff.
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Yeah, when you go to the mlb page for gameday audio:
http://www.mlb.com/mlb/subscriptions/index.jsp?product=gameday
It says “upgrade to premium for only $5”
by Hoist That Rag on Sep 1, 2009 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Get a radio
I’m sure you can find one for 10 bucks.
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Best idea.
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That seems like it’d be an expensive option.
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Its an awesome program, however its also caused me to throw my phone more than a few times...
Please do not feed the Panda
iphone does that on its own anyway
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by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 1, 2009 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m scared, this team will force me to jump into the bathtub with it.
by Hoist That Rag on Sep 1, 2009 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions
You can’t get mlb.tv anyway if you live in SF
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 Sep 1, 2009 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Or even oregon for that matter, i used to live in eugene oregon and was still in the blackout zone
Please do not feed the Panda
This is pretty much the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard.
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 Sep 1, 2009 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, Eugene is full of hippies and college-type eggheads.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2009 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually enjoyed my time there. Except for the whole no Giants thing of course.
Who needs smoking? Being a Giant's fan will take 10-15 Years off of my life easy!
No, just kidding, living in Eugene isn’t actually the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard. For instance, take Coos Bay. Please.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2009 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions
You rang?
Longest six months of my life… every time I visit my mom and dad. Actually the setting is quite lovely, but otherwise it’s really Mississippi on the Pacific.
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 Sep 1, 2009 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Isn’t Las Vegas part of the SF (and AZ, LA, SD, OAK, LAA) market?
If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding.
Yes
NorCal, Nevada, and most of Oregon. Oddly, Hawaii gets blacked out for Giants games, too.
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
What pissed me off was I couldnt watch games on MLBTV, yet there is no local affiliate that carried the games, its retarded
Please do not feed the Panda
Hawaii is? That's insane.
There is no way that viewership in Hawaii will otherwise keep Hawaiians from attending Giants games in San Francisco. If anything, it is good advertising. Jeebus X. Christonastick.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
one weekday earlier this year
an A’s ROAD GAME was blacked out on EI. I wouldn’t have gone to Oakland to see that game, much less flown to Texas or KC or whatever. Idiots.
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 Sep 1, 2009 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions
The Giants want me to listen to some country
Anyone have any suggestions for good country/bluegrass/western?
"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.
Thanks friend
I’m currently listening to Willie Nelson and Paul Simon play Graceland together on stage.
It cheered me up. Even from this craptastic, stupid team.
"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.
Hank Williams Sr. never fails
Who needs smoking? Being a Giant's fan will take 10-15 Years off of my life easy!
Toshio Hirano. Trust me.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2009 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions
You go see him at Amnesia a lot? I used to but it got too crowded.
by Hoist That Rag on Sep 1, 2009 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Never at Amnesia – I used to be the production supervisor at a public access channel and he played one of our shows a couple of times.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2009 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions
ah…he plays on Mondays at Amnesia once a month…always fills the place up.
by Hoist That Rag on Sep 1, 2009 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions
My work schedule isn’t going oout friendly… for instance, I’m at work right now.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2009 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions
How about Led Zeppelin? No?
Rush?
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
I know both of those bands
I like both of those bands. Neither of those bands are country.
"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.
Zeppelin had a country song called “Hot Dog” on “Coda”
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
“Hot Dog” was on In Through the Out Door
I am a nerd.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnWK1iJDcWs
(This time it’s not Depeche Mode. I promise.)
"El once, chico. Eleven."
Player picks:
Miller – Sanchez
Kruk – Aurilia
Kuip – Garko
Didn’t hear Flem. Would imagine Medders, since he’s the only other one that did anything.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Sanchez and only sanchez, everyone else go to the corner and think about what you have done.... or didnt do for that matter!
Please do not feed the Panda
Whew – glad I missed the end of that!
In other news, coaching 4 and 5 year old boys and girls in soccer is funny. Who knew I’d have to keep saying “No hugging in soccer!” “No holding hands in soccer!” “No tackling in soccer!” (and most of the time, those were all aimed at my little angel).
Good times.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
At that age, it doesn’t happen that often. My mom always called it “bunchball;” the only kids that weren’t bunched around the ball (obvs.) were the ones tangled up in the goal netting.
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 1, 2009 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
at my son's soccer (he's 5)
they play like 4 on 4 so the effect is smaller.
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.
It was sweet all the way up until my little angel started kissing the little boy with whom she’d been hugging and holding hands. Then it was just a little embarrassing. Mind you, he started most of it.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Guys usually do.
That’s really sweet, though. I kissed my first girl in kindergarten. Tricia.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
Ha! I’d already kissed her in nursery school. You had my sloppy seconds!
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
(clenches fist in front of torso, then hisses "Goofus!")
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
4 and 5 year old boys
are dirty rotten foulers in soccer.
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.
Fuck taking precautions.
Pablo Sandoval wants to be in the lineup, HE GETS TO BE IN THE LINEUP. Damnit.
I only have a signature because I recognize everyone else by their sigs, not their usernames..
Brad Penny can hit cleanup........ Right?......
by High_On_Lincecum's_Godliness on Sep 1, 2009 7:18 PM PDT reply actions
Rockies up 7 to 2. Mets are useless. Fucking. Useless.
by High_On_Lincecum's_Godliness on Sep 1, 2009 7:26 PM PDT reply actions
On the post-game show, what did JT say about bunting?
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
I put this in a fanshot (where are those?), but for your viewing pleasure, here’s the new batting helmut that all minor league teams are required to wear starting in 2010. I think each MLB team can have 3 to try out now.
Lifesized David Wright bobblehead:
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
That’s an ugly helmet.
"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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Oh good grief.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
You're right
they ARE sized for Charlie Brown. And Grant.
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 Sep 1, 2009 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Gazoo
"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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Bochy wants one of those.
by High_On_Lincecum's_Godliness on Sep 1, 2009 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions
GREAT GAZOO!
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2009 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions
BIGGER TARGET 4 MATT CAIN
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
And people hated Bonds’ armor.
Insanity is just a state of mind.
by KTJ on Sep 1, 2009 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions
who’s that little kid?
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
by greatgiantfan on Sep 1, 2009 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions
espn just showed Tim Kurkjian in that helmet! ha, fuckin’ ha ha ha!!!
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
by greatgiantfan on Sep 1, 2009 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions
The strongest force is the universe is biding its time in Fresno, brother.
by rightcenterfielder on Sep 1, 2009 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
I see your Schwartz is as big as mine!
by MoreroidsforZito on Sep 1, 2009 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions
how did you see that?
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
by greatgiantfan on Sep 1, 2009 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 1, 2009 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I like this.
As long as the size/aerodynamics/fit do not interfere with functionality of batters, I very much favor anything that reduces possibility for head injuries.
Now, if only we had a commissioner who gave a damn about the actual game of baseball, we could rid the world of those exploding maple bats. I wonder what Bud Selig would do if he were alive.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
Yeah, Matheny could have used the catcher’s version
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Which they don’t have. Rawlings is making one-flap and two-flap models, but not no-flap models yet.
I agree with the Mayor, but am still hoping they can find a less little-yellow-school-bus-looking version without sacrificing the protection.
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 1, 2009 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Plus, you gotta figure that the humongous size and overhang are gonna mess with well honed batting stances. Hell, Rowand will just fall backwards if he wears one of those.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
little-yellow-school-bus-looking version
Great opportunity to mention the term “window licker”, which I learned right here at McC and is about the funniest thing ever.
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
I use it shamelessly.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 1, 2009 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Pitchers should just wrap their noggins with packing sheet.
(or bubble wrap or whatever they call it in this millenium)
ARE YOU PEOPLE EXCITED FOR TEH BRAD PENNY?!?!
by High_On_Lincecum's_Godliness on Sep 1, 2009 7:40 PM PDT reply actions
I sort of am
We truly are 5 deep now. That’s pretty impressive.
Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at a position to be determined.
@#$% Juan Uribe. Dios es grande.
Yeah. Even really good teams usually have sucky 5th starters.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
At best, he goes, like, 4-0. At worst, his influence brings out the asshole in every other Giant and he sucks.
by High_On_Lincecum's_Godliness on Sep 1, 2009 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions
42,001 ! ! !
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he’s bret tomko
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
by greatgiantfan on Sep 1, 2009 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions
So you’re saying he’s capable of shutting down the Yankees?
by High_On_Lincecum's_Godliness on Sep 1, 2009 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions
i’m not holding my breath, that’s for sure
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
by greatgiantfan on Sep 1, 2009 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions
bret tomko: “I’m 36, and I just figured out how to pitch”
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
by greatgiantfan on Sep 1, 2009 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions
can he hit?
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
by greatgiantfan on Sep 1, 2009 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions
exactly...
…i sure hope so, because even if he holds every team he faces to one run, we clearly still don’t have enough offense to win those games…
Nah, there is no way he pitches better than Sanchez. And the Giants still couldn’t win.
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 2, 2009 5:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Agreed.
Suck it up! Russell Martin style.
by MoreroidsforZito on Sep 1, 2009 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions
i like the way it keeps happening, over and over again
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
by greatgiantfan on Sep 1, 2009 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Anyone got a gif of Edgar shooting out of the dugout to get in SUCK IT RUSSELL MARTIN’s face?
by kdl on Sep 1, 2009 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I DVR’d the game. Watched ~3 innings, and decided I’d fast forward it until the next Giants hit, and all of a sudden the game was over after about 5 minutes of fast forwarding, and now I am here.
Goddamn Pitiful!
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Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Sep 1, 2009 7:51 PM PDT reply actions
I also the whole game
on the dvr, mostly at double speed. I think it took about 45 minutes. I was pretty thankful I didn’t watch it live. Two and a half hours of that would have been like water torture.
Yeah, I did most at 4x speed and just waited until I saw the yellow dot on 1st base when the Giants were up…. which wasn’t until…..cough….the 9th
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by Giant among Angels on Sep 1, 2009 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions
It's official.
Giambi’s first at-bat as a Rockie was a bases-loaded walk, and the LOLMets fail again, 8-3.
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 1, 2009 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Roll Call Top 10; Congrats CB30
Name # of Posts
CB30 – 149
Natto – 139
jcb9 – 113
satyricrash – 100
Lars The Wanderer – 97
GrahamCrakalaka – 76
Docter419 – 74
Sammy Danger – 61
DFAAurillia – 58
AndYourBirdCanSing – 57
by High_On_Lincecum's_Godliness on Sep 1, 2009 8:20 PM PDT reply actions
I dont want to be associated with this shitty game
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
Jponry obviously had other business.
No way you can top her.
by MoreroidsforZito on Sep 1, 2009 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
She’d probably hit 300, even on a shitty, uneventful game like this.
by High_On_Lincecum's_Godliness on Sep 1, 2009 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions
So FLew didn't play?
That would have been 350, easy.
by MoreroidsforZito on Sep 1, 2009 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
NOOOOOOO
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
god damnit
I left in the fifth inning
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 1, 2009 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Comment on the game recap on MLB.com:
With Dodgers getting Thome and Rockies getting Giambi, the Giants should have gone after Dye. We all know how difficult it is to get close to getting in the playoffs after 162 games. When a team does get close, you need to fill the holes and give it 150%. Last night with the trading deadline it was the time to pull the trigger…if not last night then when?!! There is not guarantee we will get this close again in the next few years so now is the time and the Giants do nothing. If money was a problem, the MLB should do what the NFL does, get Zito to re-nogotiate so that we could free up the necessary money for Dye…but no players union too strong to agree to that!
That’s right, in the several hours that Dye was available before the playoff roster deadline, the Giants should’ve renegotiated a $126M contract so they could add a .262 / .342 / .478 hitter.
GIT ER DUN GINATZ BRAZZ
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 1, 2009 8:23 PM PDT reply actions
I’m actually kind of surprised the Giants didn’t go after Dye, considering they reportedly put in a waiver claim on Gary Sheffield. Dye is like Sheffield without the drama.
To make it clear, I didn’t want much to do with either of them.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Sheff’s actually been one of the few positives for the Mets this year, even considering his perpetually fragile hamstrings and that one hissy fit where he walked out of the stadium. He’s mostly kept his head down and been a good teammate, and I can’t really blame him for clashing with those douches in the Mets’ front office.
You know your year is fucked when your LOLold low-grade Milton Bradley of a 4th OF is leading the team in HRs.
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 1, 2009 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Just got home and read the recap.
Not that it was actually a debate, but something tells me choosing grad school over listening to this game was the right move.
Was everyone’s favorite part of the game that the lone run was scored by The All-Star?
Or was it the way the hitters made Hamels work for every out?
Sigh.
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 1, 2009 8:32 PM PDT reply actions
Well, it was possibly the most pitiful performance by the Giants’ offense all year, which is really saying something. But it wasn’t all that painful, except for the Torres pickoff. Once the Phillies scored, I really felt like it was 5-0. It was like getting blown out; not actually excruciating, just boring and irritating.
WTF just 2 hits?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Yup, he did an excellent job of hacking pulling an outside pitch which 9 of 10 times would result in a soft rollover.
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Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Sep 1, 2009 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
what a pile of steaming shit thrown on the field today
someone needs to remind Bochy there’s only 30 games left.
Phillies second 1-0 win at Citizens in 6 year history.
Yeah seriously
what, exactly, are they saving Pablo for?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Baggs points out in his game story that Pablo was in a walking boot around the clubhouse after the game.
this is not good.
/finger on panic button
tires: flat
get up and go: gone
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 Sep 1, 2009 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
So I just got home
Anyone feel like asplainin what Torres did?
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Got picked off trying to steal and was barely thrown out at 2nd. I believe it was a 1-2 count (?) which is definitely not a H&R count. So really there is no excuse for that.
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by Giant among Angels on Sep 1, 2009 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
oh alright
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 1, 2009 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I mean that since it was probably a straight steal it is more acceptable (but not by much). I guess they had a read that they can run on first movement as he may have the tendency to be a “book lefty”. Though that read would have had to have come from a previous game as there was only 1 baserunner prior.
The H&R comment shouldn’t be in there as the runner can wait even longer before breaking to 2nd.
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by Giant among Angels on Sep 1, 2009 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
But why would he be trying to steal with the best hitter on the team at bat, a guy who hits for power. It makes no sense.
I don’t think the increased probability of scoring if he makes it is enough to compensate for the reduced probability of scoring if he doesn’t. Certainly the chances of scoring multiple runs are reduced by the steal attempt. Not sure about the chances of scoring one.
Certainly the chances of scoring multiple runs are reduced by the steal attempt.
I don’t know about that. If Torres makes it to second, the intentional walk to Pablo is automatic, and now you have two runners on and nobody out.
If he makes it
But there’s also a 25-30% chance he doesn’t make it. So it’s the chance of runner on 2nd, nobody out vs none on, 1 out. And, as you say, the steal likely takes the bat out of Pablo’s hands, and no other Giants hitter has close to the same chance of hitting a HR as he does.
I agree. I don’t like the steal in that situation. When I said it was more “acceptable” to get picked off like that, I was referring to a straight steal rather than a H&R.
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by Giant among Angels on Sep 1, 2009 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I agree, but just to clarify. It’s more acceptable (from Torres’ POV) to get picked off if he’s trying a straight steal as opposed to on a hit & run, because you should NEVER get picked off on a hit and run. But from a strategy point of view, a hit and run there would have been OK, whereas a straight steal was a stupid gamble.
But IMO it was boneheaded either way, it only matters so we can know whether we should be mad at Torres for getting picked off on a hit and run or at Bochy for calling for a steal in that situation.
When I watch a game like this
which has been unfortunately a common occurrence this year, I start thinking. If I were a Lincecum or a Cain, or a Sanchez, I’d get really, really, really tired of wasting my time pitching shutouts only to lose because my team fields its worst lineup of the year on the road against the defending league champions on the day the team is tied for a playoff spot for the first time in multiple years.
And when my contract came up, you better believe I’d remember. It’s one thing to not be motivated primarily by money. These guys might not be motivated only by money- but if they’re motivated by competition and winning, that might be even worse news for the Giants when the arb clocks finally run out for each of them.
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"This is not good, folks."- Duane Kuiper
Woah
Theres 3 games still being played. The score is 4-3 in all of them.
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Steve says:
September 1st, 2009 at 9:15 pm
I bet you guys agree with me now that a rios for lincecum trade would have been a great move. Lincecum could hardly have pitched better than sanchez and one swing of the bat from rios and we have the lead.
please tell him hes an idiot
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 1, 2009 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Window Licker!
(sorry Goofus)
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by Giant among Angels on Sep 1, 2009 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
World's greatest troll
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.
I BET YOU AGREE WITH ME NOW JERKS!!!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
/jerks
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 1, 2009 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
The Good Phight (Phillies SB page) only got 3 post-game comments
we got 350, and lost by a lot
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 1, 2009 10:11 PM PDT reply actions
Upton
is “Not pu” backwards
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 1, 2009 10:25 PM PDT reply actions
Gay Marriage is legal in Vermont!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 1, 2009 10:26 PM PDT reply actions
That’s random, but cool… since we’re on the topic of being random, so it looks like the school i go to now is really getting hit hard by swine flu… SHIT
lol
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 1, 2009 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
That would be kind of cool in a way
When your grandkids ask you about the swine-flu scare you can tell them you had it.
Unless it kills you.
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Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 1, 2009 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Bums win
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 1, 2009 10:28 PM PDT reply actions
LOL GIANTS
This concludes my Lars impression for the day.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
TWSS
Im done too
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 1, 2009 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm glad I missed the game. Spent tonight finishing up my video.
It is done. Uploading to youtube right now. I’m going to take a shower and post the link when I come back (says 19 more minutes to upload)
Epic. The sarcasm is strong with that one. But also very fun! Sue Burns was your FREE TEACHER?
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
Thanks! Yeah Sue Burns taught Freshmen Algebra in 1992, she left the school after they purchased the Giants to be a full time Giants Mom.
She remained on faculty staff though and would show up once in a while to say hi.
The video was well done, for sure. I’m glad i’ve gotten a chance to join such a tight knit group of fans. Now if only i knew anything about baseball.
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
Needs more FLew dropping balls.
I really liked the beginning. I thought it was going to be a really fun sit-com.
Young Studs for Old Bats: The Brian Sabean Story
FREE KEVIN FRANDSEN!!! Member of the Frandsen 5% Club.
by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Sep 1, 2009 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Lookin’ good, dude.
"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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it is much much much funnier
after i watched the “little busters – ecstasy” video to understand the parody…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2po8Qbz9qc4
"Put your drawers on, and take your gun off."
Awesome vid!
Very nice work jct!
As a side note, it’s awesome that Rent hit the GS just in time to make it in the vid, as it really caps it off.
As another side note, gawd I <3 that photo of Eugenio Lincoln with a jetpack.
And I can remember when J-Pop was almost cool....
I don’t suppose there was anything from the JAM catalog that could have gone with that video. Or, umm… Mr Chilrden’s BOLERO or DISCOVERY albums since every song they do seems to be a theme song for something. Dragon Ash, mayhaps? How about B’z (Frankly, I hate B’z but at least B’z music has BALLZ!)?
I know… THEE MICHELLE GUN ELEPHANT:
Good hustle, kid.
I LOL’d when I saw Randy Johnson because I had forgotten he was on the team.
"El once, chico. Eleven."
I’m not going to get to disappointed about this game. Even for the Giants, nearly half the lineup was backups; and the people missing were the best hitters on the team (yes, even Molina).
Truthfully, for the team to limit a playoff team to one run with the inconsistent fourth starter on the mound, that’s a legitimate bright side.
Getting healthy is key, but with Sanchez, Molina and Sandoval in the starting lineup, this game might’ve been a lot different.
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Frustrating
The only difference between the Giants tonight and a stacked defending world series champ was that they executed the plays that they taught us in little league. The Phillies created that run. Single, steal, and get this….A GROUNDER TO THE RIGHT SIDE. Utley made it look so easy. Why the hell haven’t the Giants hitters been able to do that all year long instead of trying to hit pitches in the dirt? If Utley doesn’t get the runner over and makes an out (ala Uribe in the 2nd) then Garko isn’t playing halfway-in trying to keep the runner from going home on a ball hit right at him. Who knows? He might have gotten a glove on Ryan Howard’s weird one-handed bat throw for a double. I am not a Joe Morgan fan, but the only thing going through my head for the rest of the game was his voice saying “Fundamentals!” Dammit Joe Morgan!
Someone needs to say it
Sandoval and Molina are limping around these days because they’re fat and out of shape. It’s too late for Molina, but if Pablo wants to be a superstar in this league, (and well he should be) he needs to get in better shape for next year and the rest of his career.
proud father of Edgar (Grandslam) Renteria
He’s 50 pounds away from greatness.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 2, 2009 7:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Sarge (Gary Matthews Sr, phillys color guy) says that Sanchez doesn’t look like at pitcher with a 6-10 record.
I R 5
Is Sarge familiar with the Giants’ offense?
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 2, 2009 7:59 AM PDT up reply actions
So I was looking over Sanchez’s numbers … this is what he’s done since returning to the rotation, not counting the no-hitter:
9 starts, 53.2 innings — basically 6 innings per start
27 walks, 66 strikeouts
6 hr
15% line-drive rate
3.35 ERA, 4.04 FIP
That strikeout rate is 11.07 k/9, which would be far and away the best in baseball over a full season.
Anyone scared looking at our schedule the next 2 weeks?
Giants: phillies, brewers, pads, and dodgers twice
Rockies: mets, reds, pads, d-backs twice.
Keeping within 2 games of the W/C for this stretch will be real tough. If we’re still in it after the dodgers series, then I’m officially excited.
by Bring Back Barry! on Sep 2, 2009 8:28 AM PDT reply actions
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