Post-Game Recap: Giants Salvage a Game
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That felt good.
Lets keep molina renteria and rowand out of the lineup more often.
I choose to watch the Giants try to score runs. Not because it is easy, but because it is hard.
Monday's lineup
LF Velez
2b Sanchez
1B Sandoval
C Molina
RF Winn
SS Renteria
3B Uribe
CF Rowand
P Lincecum
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sad but true
want this lineup:
LF Lewis/Velez
2B Sanchez
RF Schierholtz
3B Sandoval
1B Garko/Ishikawa
SS Uribe
C Posey
CF Rowand
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 13, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Not really feelin' the Nate hitting third.
And I don’t know if Gark and Ishi hit in the same spot regardless.
But other than that, yeah.
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 13, 2009 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah. If Garko is in the lineup, then maybe the 3-5 hitters are Sandoval/Garko/Schierholtz
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 13, 2009 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
But I am deffinately feeling the no Mr. OUT in the #4. I feel it strongly.
That’s it! Katie bar the door for this 79 win team is star crossed! And I am loving it.
You mean Molinouta? Allow me to FTFY.
But I am deffinately feeling the no Mr. OUT inthe #4the Giants organization. I feel it strongly.
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 13, 2009 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
FWIW, If molina were in that lineup, he would bat in the same spot as posey, IMO
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 13, 2009 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I would bat Pablo 2nd to keep him out of a lot of RISP situations where he clearly doesn’t thrive. He is more of a table setter at least now-a-days.
table setter for who?
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 13, 2009 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
look, sandoval is the best hitter the Giants have and is leading them in RBI. Granted, RBI does not tell the whole story, but he is most valuble to the Giants in the middle of the lineup. Uribe would be a better cleanup option than Molina, but putting Sandoval as a 2 hitter makes little sense.
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 13, 2009 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
So, you think his ability as an RBI man overshadow his ability to get on base and so you bat him later in the line-up—thus giving him less at bats? Explain to me that logic?
I don’t see him as a money hitter in RISP situations because of his complete lack of patience. Pitchers know it and take advantage of him. You see it almost every game—especially lately, and that is what counts right now.
Pablo is the best hitter on the team. The best hitter on the team bats third or fourth. That’s the only thing Bochy has right and you want him to change it?
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Pablo does not have a complete lack of patience. In terms of IsoOBP, Pablo is among the best on the Giants for players who play every day. Pablo has an IsoOBP of .055, which is just below Edgar Renteria and Aaron Rowand for the team lead. It is better than Juan Uribe (.039), Nate Schierholtz (.032), Bengie Molina (.019), Randy Winn (.052), as well as Ryan Garko and Freddy Sanchez, though those stats are SSS in terms of time on the Giants. There are more patient hitters on the Bench in Travis Ishikawa, Fred Lewis and Andres Torres. Pablo is not great in terms of OBP, but he is far from a free swinger in terms of results.
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 13, 2009 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Well maybe when he passes Renteria and Scott in terms of IsoOBP, you’ll have a point. Uribe got off to a slow start but is coming on strong when it appears that Pablo is fading fast. You saw it today when Pablo comes up with RISP, he fails miserably almost automatically, and this is nothing new lately. Take the runners out of scoring position and he hits fine. It has nothing to do with your liking the guy or not, (I’m a lifelong Giants fan going back to the 60’s, I want him to do well as everyone else does) but it has to do with placing him in a position where he can succeed. Play to his strengths.
Pablo is the last hitter to be worrying about with this team.
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Actually he is the only hitter I worry about
Because hes the only one I care about.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 13, 2009 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Don’t worry, Bochy will bat him where you want-4th, probably the rest of the year so we can see if your arguement holds water by the results.
He is our best hitter and I say bat him where he will be the most productive, not where you wish he was the most productive. I say bat him 2nd or 3rd and no lower.
When did I say that I want to bat him fourth?
I want him to bat 3rd.
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I’m fine with 3rd. I think we all are. It’s the idea of batting Pablo 2nd that has us talking
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 13, 2009 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Didn’t Bill James, or Nate Silver, or someone like that conclude that the best hitter on the team should bat second?
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 13, 2009 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it probably depends a lot on the relative strengths of teammates. If you have one good hitter on your team and the rest of the team is the same (garbage), it’s probably best to bat them leadoff. But if you have some guys who get on base OK but have no power, they should bat first and second and then you put your slugger 3rd. At least that’s what the stuff I’ve read has said.
Thing C
if you run the lineup simulators
with various combinations of 2009 Giants, you always get Pablo batting 2nd as the best 10 or 20.
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Good info. I guess the reason for batting 2nd instead of first is because the pitcher is usually such a terrible batter. Having him hit leadoff drastically reduces the number of guys who will be on base when he comes to the plate.
In the AL, I wonder if it would come out any differently? (Pretend Bowker or Lewis is the DH.)
Thing C
no the lineup simulators
actually often bat the pitcher 8th or even 6th!
I think that there is no lineup position where you can expect to have 2 men on base
a significant proportion of the time, so if you put your best OBP guy first and best OPS guys 2nd,
he will get the most PAs, and most PAs with 1 person on base.
Maybe if you had 3-4 guys with .400 OBPs then 3rd would be best…
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Pablo overall: .322/.377/.541
Pablo with RISP: .295/.392/.484
Slightly worse, but still the guy I want at bat.
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you dont need a hit in that situation
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 13, 2009 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I get what youre saying
I was just interjecting that point
I think its a lot more accurate to look at his RISP #s as a whole.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 13, 2009 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s pointless to argue that Pablo should be batting anywhere but 3rd or 4th in this lineup. I’d call your assertion that he he’s fading down the stretch to have some validity as this is probably the most he’s ever played in his cacareer and he’s no doubt tired, but to say he’s merely a table setter is absurd, especially when you look at who else Bochy has as alternatives.
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“especially when you look at who else Bochy has as alternatives.”
exactly. If Pablo bats second, who’s 3rd and 4th? uribe and Molina?
by HeMissedTheTag! on Sep 13, 2009 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions
You have some good ideas.
I would go with this lineup:
CF Torres
LF Velez
2B Sanchez
3B Sandoval
SS Uribe
1B Bowker
RF Schierholtz
C Posey
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by RaymondStone.com on Sep 13, 2009 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I dont really like Torres starting.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 13, 2009 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Why not?
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by RaymondStone.com on Sep 13, 2009 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I dont know
I would just rather see Nate or even F Lew get them. The guys 32. I love having him for defensive replacements and such, but I just dont see him being a part of the future.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 13, 2009 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
OPS+
1. Sandoval 137
2. Torres 111
3. Uribe 107
The only 3 on the team with an OPS+ above 100.
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by RaymondStone.com on Sep 13, 2009 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions
well I guess it depends
Call me pesimistic, but I dont see the Giants making the playoffs at this point. The rest of the season I want to see the Ginats developing their young players.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 13, 2009 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Torres has mostly been platooning. He’s fine in that respect, but he shouldn’t be a starter.
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agreed
spot starts if anything
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 13, 2009 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Even then there will probably still be too much…
Molina
Renteria
Winn
Rowand
Aurilia
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by RaymondStone.com on Sep 13, 2009 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions
In reality.
How many of these guys, young or old, are starter quality players? All of these outfielders need to be replaced anyway lol…but not before they find a 1B.
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by RaymondStone.com on Sep 13, 2009 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, well, Timmy’s pitching tomorrow so we’re stuck with Molina- he has to catch the ace or he’ll get his widdle feewings hert.
this
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 13, 2009 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I really don't mind Molina's bat in the lineup vs whiteside
I just wish Bochy has the balls to hit him 7th instead of this bullshit “he’s our cleanup hitter” moronic fucking mantra
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
I wouldnt mind Randy Johsons' bat in the lineup vs Whitesides'
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 13, 2009 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
In related news, Buster Posey has been diagnosed with Mild Depression due to lack of playing time
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 13, 2009 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
In related news, Buster Posey has been diagnosed with Mild Depression due to lack of playing time
You oughta see the depression level of the fan base… those that haven’t already jumped off of some big tall something or other…
I’m actually kind of digging the depression. 159 comments? Pshaw. I can read through this whole thread in a decent amount of time. That’s awesome.
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It’s true, you don’t get all those bandwagoners in here like victor frankenstein and jponry.
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That's "bandwagoneer" , child.
I tried to stay out of the GDTs and postpartum depression wakes , then the compulsion was just too much to supress…so me , EdGar an’ Crusty decided to sit in…and as I’m hunting/pecking our announcement Uribe jacks one out.
Yr wlcm.
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Well - I do , anyway.
by victor frankenstein on Sep 14, 2009 12:54 AM PDT up reply actions
ho-hum
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 13, 2009 4:26 PM PDT reply actions
What the hell happened to the Padres?
Last 9 games:
2-1 over LA
2-1 over SF
2-1 over COL
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They're contender-killers
they’ve done it before
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He is the MISSING PIECE
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 13, 2009 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Think that annoying person from purple row will be back to let us know how the Rockies handled the Padres?
by paboperfecto on Sep 14, 2009 5:10 AM PDT up reply actions
After this game, I'm still out - but
I reserve the right to get back in this thing over the course of the next three days
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I really hope Baggs isn’t right about Lincecum getting pushed back a day. Who would start? Zito? Bumgarner?
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 13, 2009 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
let’s put it this way. Baggs made it sound like timmy is bound and determined to start tomorrow because the club needs him, but management is thinking of pitching him opposite Ubaldo
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 13, 2009 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah. here’s the link.
Lincecum ready, says Giants need "a kick in the butt"
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 13, 2009 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
sfgiants.com list Timmy for tomorrow as the pitcher
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hmm, I wonder is Bochy announced Timmy as the starter in the post-game press conference
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 13, 2009 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
*if. I fail at english today
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 13, 2009 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
if its any consolation my comment could have stated better
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by victor frankenstein on Sep 13, 2009 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice
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by Giant among Angels on Sep 13, 2009 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow this day is getting stranger and stranger. I win a trip to Hawaii and now some guy calls me and says he found my wallet that I lost last summer.
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Niners win, how bout that
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by Classy_Argonaut on Sep 13, 2009 4:37 PM PDT reply actions
LOL KURT WARNER!
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 13, 2009 4:37 PM PDT reply actions
Take that, Dodgers! (credit to Lars)
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Well done. I mean...
OMG just stop already! God! This is an abomination!
(credit to DFA_Aurilia)
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 13, 2009 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Cuz they’re not funny and he was posting them every 5 mins as we were getting destroyed by the Dodgers…Anger justified
but dude, it had nothing to do with the Dodgers whipping the Giants behind, i thought it brought some levity to the situation.
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WHY IS BOCOCK?!
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BTW, I am just kidding
It won’t be whenever you are around.
Just whenever I feel like being an ass. =)
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 14, 2009 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
no, it wasn't
you were the ONLY person who didn’t like them.
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by bondslegend on Sep 14, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
WEll done
BTW YOU WERE RIGHT!! Re: the Pads game.
That’s it! Katie bar the door for this 79 win team is star crossed! And I am loving it.
why thank you :)
They had to lose eventually! Now they just need to go on a crazy 8-game losing streak.
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Godzilla meets Broadzilla, and he runs away
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I'm CRYING here.
I love you , Babe…
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by victor frankenstein on Sep 13, 2009 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions
aw
back atcha, vic * heart *
I promise more of these during the Rockies series~!
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by i wish we were good on Sep 13, 2009 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Savor this day
Rockies lose, Dodgers lose, Giants win, 49ers win.
I choose to watch the Giants try to score runs. Not because it is easy, but because it is hard.
Jersey Jets?
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 13, 2009 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Im finna be up all night partying doing homework.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 13, 2009 4:42 PM PDT reply actions
yep. same here.
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 13, 2009 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Im stupid be up all night doing homework?
That doesnt make sense
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 13, 2009 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I should have stayed home for all 3 games. I decided to skip today and the Giants win.
If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding.
You are under superstitious house arrest until mathematical elimination. Get it done!!!
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 13, 2009 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 13, 2009 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Youre cool.
jk
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 13, 2009 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't care if we're not out of it
I stopped caring awhile ago. Hey giants, you want me back? GET IN THE PLAYOFFS
(just kidding, I could never leave you. Call me sometime?)
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Wish I knew how to quit you
I choose to watch the Giants try to score runs. Not because it is easy, but because it is hard.
Can’t be done
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GET THAT VORP AND WHIP SH!T OUTTA HERE!!!
Where’s your self-esteem?
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My what now?
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by greatgiantfan on Sep 13, 2009 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude, i mean, i watched the niners instead of the giants today, i just had to… And i’ll watch the giants for sure over the week
SUCK IT TARDS!!!!!!!
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by bondslegend on Sep 13, 2009 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
FUCK BOCHY
I didn’t read the game threads at the end of the game, but was anyone else going crazy when Bochy sent up Aurilia with all those kids on the bench? Is he fucking kidding? Give us fans something, you stupid big headed bastard!! There was absolutely no reason he couldn’t give Posey an at bat there, or even Bowker, Frandsen, Guzman etc. Is he doing this to spite the fans? This could actually get ugly. If the Giants’ keep losing I could see Molina and other vets getting booed, and chants for Posey. I can also expect to hear “Bruce must go” chants. Bochy is literally giving a big FU to all the Giants’ fans that are paying good money to see the game.
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by rxmeister on Sep 13, 2009 5:27 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Most of us
Were more exasperated than angry.
I choose to watch the Giants try to score runs. Not because it is easy, but because it is hard.
I understand the frustration. In Bochy’s eyes, this team is contending for a playoff spot and Aurilia could be needed in a PH situation later on with the game on the line, so he decided to get him an AB to keep him fresh. Should he have put in Posey or Bowker? yes, but maybe as defensive replacements in the 7th. I guess what i’m saying is I understand the reasoning behind putting Aurilia in and I didn’t expect anything different to happen.
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 13, 2009 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
With a RHP, you could say the same thing about Lewis needing an AB to keep him fresh.
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Except, lewis doesnt need to be fresh, because hes never going to play.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 13, 2009 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree.
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 13, 2009 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Rec'd
There is no excuse to give Rich an at-bat is this game. Well…. maybe if it is the 18th inning and everyone else has already been used…then, ok.
If you don’t want to use Guzman… fine, I guess. But to not use Guzman or Posey is mind-boggling.
Give us fans something, you stupid big headed bastard!!
Ame, brother. Amen
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by Giant among Angels on Sep 13, 2009 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Why is Eugenio pissed? He’s gotten a lot of playing time…
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by Johnny Disaster on Sep 14, 2009 8:13 AM PDT up reply actions
We're LOL this thing!
Jason Stoffel, 2009 (Rookie + A-): 24IP, 1-0, 0.75 ERA, 5 S V, 25K. The heir apparent to B-Weez.
http://needzmoardingerz.blogetery.com/
by bigboneded on Sep 13, 2009 5:42 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Goofus’ seats are awesome… even the Dodgers fan behind us couldn’t stop gushing about how great the ballpark is.
My wife likes Pablo…
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 13, 2009 5:58 PM PDT reply actions
What's wrong with this?
The real sad thing about the photo is that is in the middle of an A’s game.
Smart people learn from their mistakes. Smarter people learn from the mistakes of others. - Raymond Stone
by RaymondStone.com on Sep 13, 2009 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Ghost runners on first and third
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.
Needs more tarp
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Sep 14, 2009 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
From Baggs:
“Brad Penny helped to pull his new teammates out of the fetal position, taking a shutout into the seventh inning…”
fetal position… hehehe
I’m in bargaining.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 13, 2009 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Ump: Saaaay it! SAY IT!
Loney: You’re my Big Daddy, baby!
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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Pranking Ump Is Pranking.
Ya know...ignorance really IS bliss.
Well - I do , anyway.
by victor frankenstein on Sep 13, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Loney: Look I will take a page from Russell Martins play book and ….
Ump: Touchdown!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by say hey nation on Sep 14, 2009 6:03 AM PDT up reply actions
I wonder if there’s any chance Bochy thinks there’s a correlation between Bengie being out of the lineup and the Giants winning. Nah….
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 13, 2009 6:47 PM PDT reply actions
Or this.
Smart people learn from their mistakes. Smarter people learn from the mistakes of others. - Raymond Stone
by RaymondStone.com on Sep 13, 2009 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I am definitely in the pro-Penny-on-a-one-or-two-year-deal camp as well
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
He’s at least making it easy for the Giants to want to offer him arbitration.
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penny
So, what, we only win now when our late season pickup, supposed #5 starter pitches?
OT: Federer’s between-the-legs shot today was insane.
That was a ridiculous play. Is there anything that man can’t do?
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
Bochy would sit him in team tennis
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by say hey nation on Sep 14, 2009 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions
In THAT situation
that was the best shot I’ve ever seen. Not only did he save it, but he hit an unreturnable smash perfectly to the corner to give him match point. The guy is not human.
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by bondslegend on Sep 13, 2009 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Game situation was different, but this reminds me of a shot by Agassi at the 1995 US Open, against Alex Corretja.
by non sequitur on Sep 14, 2009 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Wow
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by bondslegend on Sep 14, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
So, Slusser says that Timmy will get the start tomorrow night: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/13/SPAL19LTJM.DTL&feed=rss.giants
YES. I will be holding it down in section 328.
I'm the Juggernate, bitch.
My mom and I
will be in 308. First game of the year where I will not be running around with the 5 year old.
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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from Baggs
here is Baggs ideal Lineup:
LF Velez
CF Torres
2B Sanchez
1B Sandoval
3B Uribe
RF Schierholtz
C Molina
SS Renteria
P Lincecum
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Suck it FRED LEWIS!
You want to see a walk? Then go watch the mailman.
by SeeingStars on Sep 13, 2009 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Brad Penny
“Honest to God, I swear, I don’t care who we’re playing,” Penny said. “We’re in a playoff race and we can’t lose to anyone.”
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
I can’t believe i’m saying this, but I’m starting to like the guy.
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 13, 2009 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I like the way he thinks.
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I’m thinking Penny and Lincecum probably get along. They seem to think similarly.
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 13, 2009 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s done pretty much everything he’s needed to do since joining the team to endear me to him.
that seems like kind of an awkward sentence but you get what i mean.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
DOOO U THEENK HEEZ HAWT
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
by bondslegend on Sep 13, 2009 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
We're not not in this thing!
At least I don’t not think we are
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
I dunno. If you watch CSN for 5 min, you’ll get your answer
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 13, 2009 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Baggs is really an amazing beat writer.. A MUST MUST read for everyone on here..
by DFAAurillia on Sep 13, 2009 10:01 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, I didn’t know Lansford was the hitting coach for Colorado Springs. weird.
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 13, 2009 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Guys want to do it so bad they come out of themselves. They don’t stay disciplined and let the next guy do it. We won’t take a walk because they want to be the guy to get a big hit. Well, you may not get a pitch to do it. And we’ve said that.
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
It’s kind of bizarre the way the whole team is hacking if that is the message. Maybe Colorado made Shawon a secret agent…
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 13, 2009 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
might as well face it
they are addicted to sliders (in the dirt)
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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Reggie Jackson
had the best advice on hitting in pressure situations. He said stay within yourself.
nice link
good article
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 13, 2009 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
so baggs must have a secret MCC account right?
by sadison bummedgarner on Sep 13, 2009 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
maybe. but he gets a lot of comments on his site already regarding various lineup combinations.
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 13, 2009 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Plus, there are several people that post in both locations, so the cross pollination isn’t too surprising.
More trolls and window lickers in Baggs’ comments than here naturally…
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 13, 2009 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
This was my favorite part...
I have no idea what’s going to happen. They haven’t talked to Boch, they haven’t talked to any of us about next season. So we’ll see.
They haven’t talked to Bochy about coming back next season.
DO YOU HEAR WHAT I’M SAYING!!!
by The Double Deuce on Sep 14, 2009 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
LIke others have said, Penny should be part
of the picture next year. I agree that he’d like the chance to stick it to the Dodgers several times a year, but at what cost?
Some of you have said you’d go for a 1 or 2-year deal, but at his age, it’s likely Penny would hold out for a 2 or 3-year deal just for the security. At that length, he’d have one more good contract in him. So after seeing how solid he could be every fifth day, and knowing how well he could solidify this rotation for 1-2 years while MadBum gets ready and we burn some more years off of Zito’s deal, the questions are:
1. How much and for how long with Penny; and
2. If they locked up Penny for say 2 or 3 years, would you move Sanchez for a bat?
Responsible for the last great homegrown Giants team.
I wouldn't sign penny for 3 years
At most, I would sign penny to a one year, incentive-laden deal with a 2nd year option that vests at an inning threshold. Penny made 5 mil this year if I remember correctly. If he keeps pitching like this the rest of the season, it may take that salary to resign him again. And because I wouldn’t sign penny for 3 years, I wouldn’t trade jonathan sanchez. It’s part of the Sanchez corollary.
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 13, 2009 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
By the way,
has Posey ever played 3B?
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In college, but not professionally
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 13, 2009 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Posey played every position in one FSU game.
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
And it was garbage.
Garbage!
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 14, 2009 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
ESPN box score is hilarious
T Ishikawa scored, E Whiteside to third, A Torres to second on wild pitch by R Belisario: Giants 6-0
F Sanchez singled to center, E Whiteside and A Torres scored. Giants 8-0
R Martin homered to left, C Blake scored. Giants 7-2
lolwut
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
Anything about Pedro Sanchez?
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
by bondslegend on Sep 13, 2009 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it’s almost time for you to dump the second half of your sig.
If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding.
GRRR
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
by bondslegend on Sep 14, 2009 12:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Wow, the traffic, or at least the commenting, on this site really drops off when the giants begin to fall out of contention.
I R 5
For me personally
it’s not that they’re out of it, it’s that the niners are playing, and that the Giants were getting their asses handed to them daily. That didn’t interest me so much
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
Before last week, I would expect the post game to have at least 600-700 comments by the time I woke up.
I R 5
by say hey nation on Sep 14, 2009 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know that yesterday’s game made up for the four depressing ones before it. I know I’m still in recovery mode.
this
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
by bondslegend on Sep 14, 2009 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I have been noticing a lot faster page loads, certainly. It’s not too surprising that the bandwagon has lighter ridership when a team is doing poorly…
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 14, 2009 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s nice not having to skim through 700 comments for a change.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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Clearly, we need to step up our game and get 100 comments each in these posts.
by deuce deuce on Sep 14, 2009 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, just think how awesome it would be if eveyone left and there were ZERO comments to skim through!!
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
Now you’re talkin’!
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 14, 2009 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
especially since
about 400 of them usually have something to do with Fred Lewis
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Grad school :-(
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
GET THAT VORP AND WHIP SH!T OUTTA HERE!!!
It’s equal parts :-D and D-:
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
GET THAT VORP AND WHIP SH!T OUTTA HERE!!!
thirded
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
I just have no time anymore
Just started college. I cant sit around and gamethread anymore. Sigh
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
I have until October
Until I start studying for the CFA. Although I can hold off until November if need be (though doesn’t look to be the case…)
I was farming and doing mafia stuff after the game yesterday.
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 14, 2009 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Any predictions...
on how the series with the Rox will go?
Jason Hammel, RHP (8-7, 4.31)
Tim Lincecum, RHP (13-5, 2.34)
Ubaldo Jimenez, RHP (13-10, 3.32)
Barry Zito, LHP (9-12, 3.99)
Jorge De La Rosa, LHP (14-9, 4.37)
Matt Cain, RHP (13-5, 2.61)
I’m going W, W, L
I can’t make an objective prediction on this. Lincecum lights the fire and the Giants sweep
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 14, 2009 7:56 AM PDT up reply actions
My heart wants to believe but my head tells me that the Giants will struggle against LHP in the final game. :(
I'll go for...
Three pitchers get their 14th wins this series.
by paboperfecto on Sep 14, 2009 8:13 AM PDT up reply actions
We have a chance if every Giant gives it 109%.
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
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