East Bay MCC Gathering is TONIGHT!
by jcb9 on Sep 18, 2009 9:07 AM PDT
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Date/Time: Friday, September 18, 7 PM
Location: McCovey's, 1444 N. California Blvd, Walnut Creek (which is close to BART, apparently)
Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants
The pitching matchup is Jonathan Sanchez vs. Vicente Padilla.
Reservations are under my name, which is Josh Burnett.
Scheduled to appear, as far as I know, are:
1) jcb9 +1
2) jponry
3) oldjacket
4) tk
5) SoFa King Mike +1
6) merkin +1
7) Merope +1
8) j14
9) helmy25
10) TimLincecumIsGod
11) kdl
Goofus, can of corn, and Giant Voodoo said they were tentative in the past, but haven't confirmed as far as I know.
Come for the Giants baseball, stay for the swearing Rush debates Pokemon talk lineup complaints LOLs.
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Hey jcb
Please add a +1 to my RSVP
I’d like to have Lincoln/Douglas style debates about the superiority of pie over cake.
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
work has had a way of ruining my friday nights over the last two weeks. I’m in, but with one eye on the inbox.
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
I guess I never responded to this, but I’m out. Fridays are a child-care day, and the East Bay smells funny.
yeah
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
by greatgiantfan on Sep 18, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I would make a big show of getting all offended, but we’re talking about Central Contra Costa, so I have no emotional investment.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
YOUR BEARD SMELLS REALLY FUNNY.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
It’s been gone for a few weeks. TRY AGAIN, SUCKA.
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 18, 2009 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, he couldn’t keep up so he shaved it off.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 18, 2009 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Out failbearded by Howie. That is pretty embarrassing.
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 18, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, for Grant it was embarefaceing.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 18, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
maybe it’s his bocock that smells funny
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
by greatgiantfan on Sep 18, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Ce qui?
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 18, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Hailing from that area, I can confirm that Grant is correct.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Sep 18, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
I have actually lived in Central Contra Costa – I just have no emotional attachment to it.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
I’ve never lived in the Dublin/Pleasanton area or eastern Contra Costa!
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Although I did go to school at DVC for a few semesters.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
DVC isn’t in either of those areas, though…
Prospective parent of new pick, Zack Wheeler. Projectable Righty stolen from the braves. Of course, I stalk my son's myspace: http://www.myspace.com/zackwheelerbaseball
"Obviously I’m not doing things like going toe-to-toe with a ninja. Find me a ninja, for one."--Brian Wilson
I’d count Pleasant Hill as Eastern CoCo, especially since DVC’s right on the border with Concord. I suppose you could argue it’s still central, though.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
yeah, i’m pretty sure it is. Most of the municipal stuff, county wise, there is considered central. Concord is still central, actually—in fact, it is almost exactly in the middle of the county. I don’t think you get to east until you get to pittsburgh (the geographical divide is significant)—and that area is when the municipal entities are east county, too.
Prospective parent of new pick, Zack Wheeler. Projectable Righty stolen from the braves. Of course, I stalk my son's myspace: http://www.myspace.com/zackwheelerbaseball
"Obviously I’m not doing things like going toe-to-toe with a ninja. Find me a ninja, for one."--Brian Wilson
My perceptions of eastern Contra Costa County, I think, are largely formed by the DVC campus and BART. When I was a kid, Concord was the end of the line on BART. Therefore, it and Pleasant Hill are eastern CoCo. Dammit.
:)
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
haha i see.
Have you been out in antioch pittsburgh brentwood (esp brentwood) area in the last 5 years or so? A job took me out to brentwood after not having been there for a quite while. It is a shocking experience.
Prospective parent of new pick, Zack Wheeler. Projectable Righty stolen from the braves. Of course, I stalk my son's myspace: http://www.myspace.com/zackwheelerbaseball
"Obviously I’m not doing things like going toe-to-toe with a ninja. Find me a ninja, for one."--Brian Wilson
The last time I can remember being in Pittsburg was 1998.
I was just looking at a map and I see you’re right about Concord being in the geographical center of the county. Now I feel like stupid people from the east coast who think Chicago is in the center of the country.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
And all of this talk of counties is making me think of the Can You Name All The California Counties? quiz. Curse work for preventing me from taking it again.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
(One trick for that quiz if you’re from the East Bay, or at least northern Alameda County: think of street names around the Marin Circle. Almost all of them are named after counties.)
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
I work right off Marin
and that’s near Sonoma, Tulare, Solano, the Alameda, and up above the Arlington we’ve got Santa barbara, LosAngeles, Shasta, etc etc
Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis
Off the top of my head, there’s also Sutter, Yolo, El Dorado, The Alameda, San Joaquin…
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
One must never forgot Modoc. Those who have passed that odd name on solano ave…or those that visited the fantastically odd county.
Prospective parent of new pick, Zack Wheeler. Projectable Righty stolen from the braves. Of course, I stalk my son's myspace: http://www.myspace.com/zackwheelerbaseball
"Obviously I’m not doing things like going toe-to-toe with a ninja. Find me a ninja, for one."--Brian Wilson
http://www.sporcle.com/games/counties_california.php
I got 26/58 on my first try. Major oversights were Humbolt, Placer and Stanislaus, I would have had 27 but I spelled San Luis Obispo wrong.
We're all basically Pedro Feliz.
I completely forgot about Marin County when I did it. But I got stuff like Tuolumne and Alpine. LOL me.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
I just guessed there was probably a place called lake county. I knew Tuolumne but I had to google the spelling. I hope that isn’t cheating.
We're all basically Pedro Feliz.
The first time I took that, I thought “There must be some county named after a lake” so I just typed in “Lake” without bothering to think of what came next, and I got Lake County.
I AM BRILLIANT
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
It’s named after Clear Lake, incidentally.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
which is not really a lake
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
by greatgiantfan on Sep 18, 2009 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions
The Sporcle quiz I’m currently trying to master is the States of India. Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan…
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
I got all of them.
/super nerd
"Vhet ere-a zee oodds Booster Pusey ifer pleys fur zee Geeunts?"
"He-a vun’t pley unteel he-a gets sume-a mejur leegooe-a ixpereeence-a."
I grew up in Antioch, when there was nothing past Lone Tree Way and James Donlon. It’s a hell of a lot different now, just 10-12 years later.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Sep 18, 2009 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
We’re still a big question mark as our Goofus Jr. schedule has been crazy. Is this event and venue kid friendly for a 14 year old that’s much cooler than his dad?
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
Yeah, that should be fine (and WalrusMan won’t be in attendance).
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
how did it get burn?
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
by SoFa King Mike on Sep 18, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm excited
but can we not talk about or watch the Giants? Also, can we go somewhere else? McCovey’s reminds me too much of the Giants and, after Wednesday night, I’m not sure that I’m ready to face them again.
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis.
Yay, can’t wait to meet everyone!
And, whatever Grant, Walnut Creek smells great. (I can’t speak for other parts of the East Bay.)
I'm the Juggernate, bitch.
I’ve been to Walnut Creek and I have to say there is something a bit off, odor-wise… nothing like San Ramon, mind you, but just a little bit funky.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 18, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Must be the smell of meth production blowing in from Pittsburg/Antioch
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
by SoFa King Mike on Sep 18, 2009 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I must say as someone who grew up on the Peninsula and now resides in the East Bay… Although not as nice smelling as the Peninsula, the East Bay smells good, all it takes is a trip to Long Beach to make you appreciate the East Bay.
BTW, what do you think the odds are that Walrusman read PENINsula as PENISula
Daily Gameball and Joker at GIANTSBOARD.COM
Say Hey Say Willie, that Giant Kid is Great!
I was going to say that that factory got/was going to get shut down, but I see that’s actually what the article was about!
The part of Chicago I lived in smelled more like Lake Michigan. And pho.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
I was invited to a Chocolate Party on campus last night. It was some thing for Crusade for Christ. I asked them if it was anything like a lemon party and they didn’t get it.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Sep 18, 2009 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh God, why did I have to google that
Daily Gameball and Joker at GIANTSBOARD.COM
Say Hey Say Willie, that Giant Kid is Great!
I’m just glad I didn’t google the images first.
El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."
Yeah….
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 18, 2009 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I lived for a time downwind of the Contadina plant in Woodland during tomato harvest. Never been able to eat Tomato Soup again.
Daily Gameball and Joker at GIANTSBOARD.COM
Say Hey Say Willie, that Giant Kid is Great!
downtown San Francisco smells like urine.
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
by oldjacket on Sep 18, 2009 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Try visiting Chicago and riding the Red Line early in the morning after a Cubs night game.
/shudder
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Yeah, I’m out. My daughter’s soccer practice got moved to later in the day to beat the heat.
On the plus side, the other moms bring wine to practice, so it’s not a total loss.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
brb gonna rent a kid
So I can show up for the booze.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Sep 18, 2009 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve got 2 – you can borrow one.
And it’s not the cheap stuff, either. It makes for a nice evening.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
I’m working until 8 in SF… I’m just hoping to get to the bar before we get behind by 2 runs and the game is over.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 18, 2009 1:01 PM PDT reply actions
I’m going to try to be there. Not sure, though.
Prospective parent of new pick, Zack Wheeler. Projectable Righty stolen from the braves. Of course, I stalk my son's myspace: http://www.myspace.com/zackwheelerbaseball
"Obviously I’m not doing things like going toe-to-toe with a ninja. Find me a ninja, for one."--Brian Wilson
I wish I could go
being an East Bay McCovenite, but my gf is dragging me to a Rosh Hashanah dinner with this old lady she works for and her crazy whacko annoying family (the old lady’s family, not my gf’s family). It’s going to be awful. but at least I won’t have to watch the Giants
Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis
Will you be tooting the ram’s horn?
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
by SoFa King Mike on Sep 18, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
tooting the ram's horn
or what we like to call blowing the shofar – I mean I might. I do blow a pretty mean shofar. Actually I had to purchase a shofar this summer – that was quite an experience.
Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis
HEY ROSH HASHANAH I’M REALLY HAPPY FOR YOU AND I’M GONNA LET YOU FINISH BUT HANUKKAH DINNER IS THE MOST DELICIOUS OF THE JEWISH DINNERS!
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 18, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Hanukkah dinner is delicious.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 18, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Or, at least the stuff that we used to eat on Hanukkah. I always forget that my Jewish experience is probably not representative of an actual Jewish experience….
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 18, 2009 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think pizza is a traditional Jewish dish.
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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LATKE PIZZAS ARE!
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 18, 2009 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
if you ate
Chinese food on Christmas then yes, it was representative
Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis
RACIST
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Nobody puts Bengie in a corner!
by natteringnabob on Sep 19, 2009 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
hold on
let me just go put on my Giants Kippah and we can continue this discussion
Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis
Latkes are one of the greatest foods ever
Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis
I’m in.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
Heh
Incidentally, there’s a chance you might not be the only McCoven in the Middle East by the end of the year. wheee.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
wheh?
Still backing Notgardo, wheresoever he may wander. (Don't forget to wriiiite!)
by tk on Sep 18, 2009 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Wife’s out of work, Bay Area job market is beyond depressing, so we’re looking into opportunities abroad, which is something I’ve always wanted to do. One of the universities my wife used to work for (and where she still has a lot of connections) has a campus is Qatar and a job opening that’s right up her alley, so she’s applying.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
OK, as long as you aren’t getting deployed …!
Still backing Notgardo, wheresoever he may wander. (Don't forget to wriiiite!)
by tk on Sep 18, 2009 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
that reminds me. My sister never got back to me about Taiwan. I’ll bug her again.
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
That’s incredible. I’m rooting for you guys to get it.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Sep 18, 2009 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey
That’s almost kinda close to me. I’d come visit, but, you know.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
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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Darn
We’re out
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
I hope someone is reading this. I got stuck at work so I’m running super late, but I will still be there!
I'm the Juggernate, bitch.
by kdl on Sep 18, 2009 6:50 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
I’m reading it, but I won’t be there … have fun y’all.
Still backing Notgardo, wheresoever he may wander. (Don't forget to wriiiite!)
by tk on Sep 18, 2009 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I can say one thing for certain
you guys had more fun watching that game than I did following it intermittently on my phone
Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis
Pictures
Left to right: merkin, kdl, Mr. Merope, j14, Merope (obscured by j14’s head), jponry, SoFa King Mike, myself, monkey51, oldjacket
More here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/caseycasey/sets/72157622286494607/
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
haha i’m out of the photo
Prospective parent of new pick, Zack Wheeler. Projectable Righty stolen from the braves. Of course, I stalk my son's myspace: http://www.myspace.com/zackwheelerbaseball
"Obviously I’m not doing things like going toe-to-toe with a ninja. Find me a ninja, for one."--Brian Wilson
Perhaps it’s not accidental…
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 21, 2009 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Suck it F'ing Dodger fans at McCovey's
Nice to meet everyone (and meet again for some)
Hope I didn’t talk too much =)
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Say Hey Say Willie, that Giant Kid is Great!
Soooo....
How does July 23rd look for next season?
That would be earlier in the season – I know someone suggested June… but there really wasn’t anything in June that looked doable.
I’ll be there, probably.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Sep 20, 2009 12:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Great pictures
And once more I’m surprised by who ends up being A GURL ON THE INTERNETZ!11
Wish I could have made it!
Still backing Notgardo, wheresoever he may wander. (Don't forget to wriiiite!)
And once more I’m surprised by who ends up being A GURL ON THE INTERNETZ!11
Seriously. I totally thought “Josh” was a dude’s name.
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 20, 2009 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
There actually is another website where I used to be regularly mistaken for female. I used the username ravana, which is a (male) Hindu demon, but apparently people think it looks like a girl’s name.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
If you are raised speaking a romance language, Ravana will probably sound feminine. Also, kind of like ravishing.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 21, 2009 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually
it was “merkin” that got me …
Still backing Notgardo, wheresoever he may wander. (Don't forget to wriiiite!)
The blonde woman is kdl, I think.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
I know … I’ve met Merkin. Was being all insidery (I hate it when people do that!) :D
Still backing Notgardo, wheresoever he may wander. (Don't forget to wriiiite!)
Insiders suck
/wishes he were an insider
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
Wish I could have made it. I am totally keeping next July open.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 21, 2009 6:00 PM PDT reply actions
Ditto
It would have been nice to turn up and discuss Pokemonz and, of course, set forth the various reasons why Depeche Mode is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Rush.
"El once, chico. Eleven."
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