Buster Posey Called Up
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 2, 2009 10:30 AM PDT
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Buster Time
I understand the argument for keeping Buster Posey in the minor leagues a little longer. If he doesn't come up until next year, he'd probably hit arbitration later. That's a pretty big deal if Buster hits how Buster should hit, and if Buster fields how Buster should field. Buster.
But the argument for calling him up is even stronger:
- This probably the best pitching Giants team we'll ever see. Seriously. The team ERA+ is at 122, which would be the best since 1954. I'll just let the importance of that specific year hang over the post like an after-salmon belch.
- This is probably the worst hitting Giants team we'll ever see. Until next year, at least. The cleanup hitter has an on-base percentage of .281, and he can't walk right now. Also, he can't walk. We're wasting the good pitching.
- If Buster Posey were to hit .260/.330/.390, he'd improve on the player he's replacing (albeit temporarily). Who is a cleanup hitter, again.
- Buster Posey will hit better than those modest numbers because I say so.
- Worrying about future arbitration awards isn't worth it in a playoff race. If a player can help his team make the playoffs, which leads to tons of extra revenue, it's a moot point. It's a gamble, but it isn't a wild one.
So welcome, Buster (nickname: Bustery Poseyey). No pressure. Just rescue the Giants' offense while you're up. Oh, and teach the rest of the team how to work the count. Also, dispel the myth that rookie catchers cause entire pitching staffs to implode. Also, I'd like a glass of iced tea.
It's more than a little silly that this didn't happen right away if it was going to happen at all, but it's still pretty danged exciting.
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It has to be done. Cannot go into the last month of a playoff chase with a hobbling catcher and a career backup in the minors as your only guys manning the C position.
Why isn't Sabean held accountable for leading the Giants into many years of mediocrity???
Pretty much this
If the Giants weren’t in contention, or if Molina was healthy, I’d say they should wait (as it seems they wanted to do). But under the circumstances, it isn’t at all difficult to see him outperforming a gimpy Molina or a healthy Whiteside.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
As long as he starts 2010 as our everyday catcher, I’m fine with him being called up. They also should sign him to a super long contract yesterday.
Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at a position to be determined.
@#$% Juan Uribe. Dios es grande.
2010
this callup probably guarantees that he’ll be the starter next year.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
As long as he does moderately ok.
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
Furthermore, assuming that he does start next year the increased cost of an earlier arbitration date will probably be offset by not signing having to sign a stop-gap FA catcher.
Wisconsin: Famous for dairy, Ryan Rohlinger and not much else.
Well, not really
A stopgap FA catcher wouldn’t cost more than $1M. If Buster is remotely close to what we’re hoping in three years, he’ll get a lot more than that.
Also, I would think they’ll sign a stop-gap FA catcher anyway, to be the backup and to step in if Buster struggles early on.
backup veteran FA catcher $1M
a starter would run more in the $3M range i think. some examples (alot of catchers):
jason kendall: 1 yr 4.25M
chris snyder: 3 yr, 14.25M
yadier molina: 4 yr 15.5M
brian scheider: 4 yr 16M
pudge signed late for 1.5M.
david ross, backup in ATL, 2 yr 3M
You can sign an guy who’s not expected to be more than a backup for $1M, but at that point, why not just keep Eli? If you’re not ready to open the season with a combo of Posey / Eli / Holm, then you’ll need to find a 1 year starter. Best case scenario if you’re patient and can wait, you can find someone like Pudge who’s trying to come back from a terrible year for < $2M.
We all know how patient and what a good negotiator Sabean is, don’t we? (see Zito, Rowand, Winn, Durham, Alfonzo, Metheny price tags.)
Welcome aboard, Buster
I hope Bochy has the stones to put you in the lolineup.
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 2, 2009 10:33 AM PDT reply actions
lol
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Sep 2, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
He probably will. He has started slow at each level.
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 2, 2009 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
MONSTER!!!!!!!1!
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
by SoFa King Mike on Sep 2, 2009 10:34 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
by SoFa King Mike on Sep 2, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Buster Posey nickname: Monster
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 2, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
That was pretty funny….Especially when Don Draper dropped a “WTF are they doing” look on them.
"...you overvalue Giants prospects and probably don’t know much about prospects to begin with."
“My flight lands at 9:30 on Sunday…You want to watch what? What the fuck is mad men? I’m a mad man if you don’t pick me the hell up.”
http://twitter.com/shitmydadsays
"This season is expecting a $10,000 bonus, actually getting $50,000 but then accidentally setting $25,000 of that on fire." - AngelWillSaveUs
Arb year be damned
I love this move. Now, he needs to be in the LOLineup.
If he’s even below average this year at the plate, he’ll have a higher OBP than most of the team.
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
In a perfect world, he shouldn’t have been called up so soon. That said, this is clearly not a perfect Giants team, so it obviously can’t be a perfect world.
Had to be done. Now let’s just hope he can get off to a hot start and REALLY displace Bengie. (I know he probably won’t… just hoping.)
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Sep 2, 2009 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Arb year not really a problem
Apparently since he won’t be on the roster for 86 days this year, this September call-up isn’t going to affect his arbitration eligibility:
For the first three seasons of a major leaguer’s career, his salary is determined entirely by his team, and his contract can be renewed by the team if the two sides cannot reach an agreement on his salary (this happened to Prince Fielder in 2008). After the third season, the player becomes eligible for salary arbitration, which usually creates a large increase in salary. After three seasons of arbitration, the player is eligible for free agency.
The exception to the three-year rule listed above is a “Super 2” player. A player who has only played two full major league seasons and part of a third can qualify for arbitration if he:
* Played in the majors for at least 86 days in the previous season
* Is among the top 17 percent for cumulative playing time in the majors amongst others with at least 2 years, but less than 3 years experience
"The questions are so stupid. I don't believe in rivalries. I don't believe in curses. Wake up the damn Bambino, maybe I'll drill him in the ass."
- Pedro Martinez, asked about the Curse of the Bambino
who is his adoptive parent?
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Sep 2, 2009 10:35 AM PDT reply actions
He is
Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at a position to be determined.
@#$% Juan Uribe. Dios es grande.
Then I’m in. Plus, if he stays under 130 PAs, he can still be ROY next year.
Proud father of Barry Bonds.
Giants have 30 games left (+ a potential WC play-in game, I suppose) but he’d have to have 4.33 PAs per game over those 30 games to get to 130. I’d say that’s unlikely.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Would have been fine leaving him in the minor through next year, but not that disappointed at the move.
So, any word on the severity of Molina’s injury?
Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
by WilliamVanLandingham on Sep 2, 2009 10:37 AM PDT reply actions
His pride is severely bruised.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
He ate just one more wafffer theen meent
If God had intended us not to rosterbate, he would've made our arms shorter.
but it is only waffer theen!
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
well, he’s burned through several self set dates for a return to the lineup already, so it can’t be going great
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Sep 2, 2009 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Fat guys have a hard time healing leg injuries. Right?
by AndOnTheDrums... on Sep 2, 2009 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe Timmy can teach him to walk on his hands. That’ll get weight off his legs.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
I vote yes
This is no time for sandwiches!
I still believe in Bowkermania.
by rightcenterfielder on Sep 2, 2009 10:37 AM PDT reply actions
Like pie, there is always time for sandwiches.
Welcome to the big leagues, son! Proud parent of future rookie of the year, Gerald "Buster" Posey!
by GiantsFanInExile on Sep 2, 2009 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
/checks watch
Well I’ll be damned, you’re right!
/goes to make a sandwich
I still believe in Bowkermania.
by rightcenterfielder on Sep 2, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
I have a Salami and Cheese Sandwhich waiting for me in the fridge. Lunch break in an hour. Can’t wait
"A foghorn blowing out wild and cold." -Dire Straits
What kind of cheese?
This is crucial.
by J. Frank Parnell on Sep 2, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I learned a hard lesson once about food in the company fridge. Years ago I was working security at a firm and had forgot my lunch, so bought a chicken sandwich from the roach coach and set it in the fridge by itself (no bag).
Yup, that’s right, at the noon break I went to retrieve said sandwich and it was gone. Some sticky fingers dude had snacked on it. Was hungry and pissed, had to settle for milk or something in their lame vending machine.
Put your pants on please.
El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."
by ResDog on Sep 2, 2009 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
He should put a towel on.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
Towelie you’re the worst character ever.
I thought I didn’t care… then I fell in love with Panda and now I’m not so sure anymore. - Smoke On The Water
I know
Eli Whiteside : Catching no-no's and hitting grand slams
by BleedBlackNOrange on Sep 2, 2009 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
I have no idea what’s going on, man.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 2, 2009 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
BUSTER POSEY
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
If it keeps Bengie from pinch hitting
I say yes and good day sir.
Adopted father of Brian Bocock, Brad Boyer, Sharlon Schoop, Shane Jordan and Jeremiah Luster,Trey Webb and David Quinowski.
wouldn't today be a great day to start Posey?
He gets to face LHP, which he destroys in the minors, and he gets to catch a guy that throws nothing but fastballs.
Bochy's not that smart
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
BORK BORK BORK BOOOOOOOOORK
(To canada’s national anthem)
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
Schulman says probably not tonight
Posey is not expected to start tonight’s game, also Brad Penny’s first start for the Giants. But the Giants felt they had to abandon their plans to wait for 2010 on Posey because of a catcher shortage.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/giants/detail?blogid=22&entry_id=46719#ixzz0PyMIInPj
With malice towards the Dodgers
Catcher shortage?
Molina
Sandoval
Whiteside
Holm
craaap
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.
NO! B/c I am going to tomorrow’s game and I want to attend his 1st career game!!!!! (smiley face made out punctuation sticking tongue out) )
I R 5
by say hey nation on Sep 2, 2009 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Dude – you’re like, 5.
Still the loving, adoptive father of Hector Sanchez. And who doesn't love switch-hitting catchers with power and patience?
by tedfordfan on Sep 2, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
it's as if you were dead, dog.
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.
Nope.
He needs a couple of days to meet with the pitchers, pitching coach, and bullpen catchers and to go over video of the various pitchers doing their thing.
ok, now where's jctgamer?
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
Gerry
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Poseyey
"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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B. Pee
I still believe in Bowkermania.
by rightcenterfielder on Sep 2, 2009 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Buttster
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Buttster Peesy!
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
Bat Boy, because he will be on the bench. Watching Bengie Molina bat cleanup
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis.
Hi-
I’ll be using “busta bust” and other various busta rhymes related songs, lyrics, etc. going forward. Thanks for your time.
On 5/7, the best part of waking is up LOLDGERS in my cup.
I’ve got that linedrive shit that’ll make you break yo neck. WOOHA! I got you all in check!
I thought I didn’t care… then I fell in love with Panda and now I’m not so sure anymore. - Smoke On The Water
You kids these days...
El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."
And Donovan McNabb.
"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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That guy in the yellow hat...
…isn’t that Donovan McNabb?
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
Salmon?
I thought it was more of a dusty rose.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
/awkward silence
WHATS WRONG WITH YOU?
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Sep 3, 2009 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Maybe his patient plate approach
will spread like Marburg virus through the team, causing walks to hemorrhage from the lineup, or something… and then maybe someone will give me a free pie.
I appreciate the cut of your jib.
/stamps APPROVED!
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 2, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s the triangle shaped front sail on a boat. The cut could refer to the shape, especially when filled with wind. You want it filled up with find for maximum performance
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
I would have preferred to keep Posey in the minors at least until next season. I’m totally fine with this though, considering we need a catcher right now. Welcome, Buster. Lead the troops!
"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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Does everyone else hear that conga tune in their mind when they see this picture?
like the “I am Evil Homer” tune?
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Sep 2, 2009 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Starting a pool: Pick the day and hour when Bruce Bochy first calls the new call-up "Busty"
all times Pacific.
I’m taking Sept 2, 7:30 pm (post game interview). That’s how it works.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
game won't take that long
6:53
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Sep 2, 2009 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
BUSTER POSEY BUSTER POSEY BUSTER POSEY
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 2, 2009 10:42 AM PDT reply actions
Busteryyyyyyyy!
Woot!
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, someone please help me.
I also make music, please check it out
by ringleader3 on Sep 2, 2009 10:43 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
He’s probably not ready, he’s still not calling games himself, and he’s probably going to get torched by major league pitching…….
But it’s worth a shot.
Can we get a lineup with Posey, Bowker and Schierholtz today?
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
rookies can't hit lefties
and neither can lefties
percent chance winn starts over schierholtz
I go 82%
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Sep 2, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Man, this is supposed to be a happy thread
Take your cold reality somewhere else.
Buster!!!!! Woohoo!!!!
For those worrying about Buster’s game calling, don’t. The game will most likely be called from the dugout until Buster gets more comfy. Besides, we need his DINGERZZZ.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
by EliminateMe on Sep 2, 2009 10:46 AM PDT reply actions 3 recs
HA HA HA HA
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
My MemeTron is picking up tremendous life force from this one.
I would anticipate seeing this one again a couple or three thousand times.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Sep 2, 2009 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Ha, I just started laughing in the middle on a meeting with like 25 people… probably shouldn’t be on here right now
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis.
I scared.
Welcome to the big leagues, son! Proud parent of future rookie of the year, Gerald "Buster" Posey!
by GiantsFanInExile on Sep 2, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
I LOVE RHYMES PARKER! Favorite player from the ’20s, for sure.
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 2, 2009 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
i absolutely endorse this trend.
posey is yes.
by sweetjuxtapose on Sep 2, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
I heart Parker Posey, FWIW
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
plus she can cook wings over charcoal.
by sweetjuxtapose on Sep 2, 2009 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Sad that she has Lyme disease. :(
Welcome to the big leagues, son! Proud parent of future rookie of the year, Gerald "Buster" Posey!
by GiantsFanInExile on Sep 2, 2009 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Wait, seriously?
Weird.
Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving
WUT
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 2, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I visited some friends in NorCar (not to be confused with NorCal)
And 2 people in the same house had Lyme.
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
While we're at it
My Aunt lives in NorDak
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
2009: The return of Los Galacticos!
Oh, and we get Dan Runzler as well!
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
More like Dan “NOT GONNA GIVE UP ANY” Runzler.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
his numbers are outstanding
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Sep 2, 2009 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL N00B
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
RING AROUND THE ROSEY
POCKET FULL OF POSIES!!! POSIES!!! POSIES!!!
ASHES! ASHES!
WE ALL FALL DOWN!
I like cheesecake.
Run around the bases!
Staff is full of aces!
Dodgers! Rockies!
They all fall down!
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
by hairball on Sep 2, 2009 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
nice
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
This is the most exciting call-up since… Ryan Rohlinger!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Ok, given all the arrested development jokes, it’s clear that someone on this site needs to be appointed to make sure that at all costs, Buster comes nowhere near Lou Seal… only bad things would happen.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Sep 2, 2009 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
LOOSE SEAL
"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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Narrator: For the first time, Lucille prays…
Lucille: [Praying] Take something else from us. Do whatever you have to to keep my boy from going to war.
Narrator: And Buster is on his way when he decides to pursue a long-delayed rite of passage…
[Buster swims in the ocean]
Person: Loose seal. Watch out for loose seal.
Buster: [Thinking he means Lucille] I don’t care about Lucille. She lies.
Narrator: …and then a seal bites off his hand.
Lucille: Amen.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Never seen AD?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
I have seen every episode about 5 times. I am just wowing at the whole Buster/Buster/Lucille/LouSeal/Seal thing. It’s pretty awesome.
by kdl on Sep 2, 2009 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry, that should have been “Buster/Buster/Lucille/Lou Seal/Loose Seal”
by kdl on Sep 2, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, I thought it was a “That’s terrible” wow.
I’ll never get over the way they set up the Buster gets his hand bitten off by a seal joke.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
That was one of the greatest jokes in the whole series.
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 2, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions
The foreshadowing was amazing.
"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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THE SEAL IS FOR MARKSMANSHIP
AND THE GORILLA IS FOR SAND-DIVING.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
ARM OFF
On the bus bench.
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 notice that until the second time I watched that episode and it made me lol.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
after re-watching the series, it is astounding to see how they built that up
by DrJ Funk Master Deluxe 3000 on Sep 2, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think I will, either. The funny thing, too, is all the foreshadowing they did for so long. When you go back and watch after knowing what happened is when you notice all of the lines about it. That’s some serious attention to detail.
by kdl on Sep 2, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s the reason why AD is so awesome – the way they built up so many jokes. Makes it worth rewatching. Hell, iirc, there are even things foreshadowing events in S3 way back in S1.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
There’s always money in the banana stand!
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 2, 2009 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly. You have to watch each episode about 10 times to catch all the stuff going on in the background, too. Like Lindsay’s ringtone being the show’s theme song and funny things in the cupboards in the kitchen.
by kdl on Sep 2, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
It's acquired a taste for mammal blood!
I still believe in Bowkermania.
by rightcenterfielder on Sep 2, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
dude, that’s b/c seals are mammals.
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Sep 2, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, it already had a taste for fish blood. Dahmer acquired a taste for human blood, but (I hope) not because he’s human.
Chasm?
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 2, 2009 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
OT but
how can someone do a write-up of Cole Hamels’s start last night without mentioning what the Giants lineup was?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
2 HITTER
/strikes out in on deck circle
by Giant Voodoo on Sep 2, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I bet he gets shelled hard in his next start
that is the curse for pitching well against the Giants. We raise their confidence up and then… BAM!
I think it just goes without saying by now.
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by NuschlerFace on Sep 2, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Hail to the Buster
This was pointed out in an older Posey thread. They used to sing this song for Posey before he’d walk up to the plate:
Hail to the Buster, the Buster, the Buster
Hail to the Buster, the Buster Posey
He singles and doubles and triples and home runs
Hail to the Buster the Buster Posey.
Here is an old lady singing it at a Chic Fil A:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpBTzxVAP5k
With malice towards the Dodgers
I’ve got a new ring tone!
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by NuschlerFace on Sep 2, 2009 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I’d change it to:
He homers, he doubles, he gives pitchers troubles
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
he homers, he triples, he bites pitchers’ nipples?
"Snow woulda had it!!!"
THANKS BRIAN SABEAN FOR LETTING MY GERALD GO!!!!!!!
by beat_la_25 on Sep 2, 2009 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Can’t say WOOOOHOOOOOO enough
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 2, 2009 10:54 AM PDT reply actions
I have a bad feeling about this
Call me Captain Buzzkill, but I don’t think he’s going to be very successful for the remainder of this season.
That being said, I can’t argue that Whiteside would be much better offensively.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
All he needs to do is outhit Whiteside. I think that’s a good possibility.
"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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I’m worried we might have high expectations but he really doesn’t have to do much to be an upgrade.
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 2, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s hard not to have high expectations – his minor league numbers are pretty much awesome across the board.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
I’m sure he’s going to be awesome but I’m worried about this trigger happy Giant’s front office and BORK. If he doesn’t automatically go 300/400/500 the Giants seem prone to overreact
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 2, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
The trouble is that if he does something like .260/.340/.410, they probably think he won’t have outhit Molina.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
He’ll just have to hit 400
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 2, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
what about calling the game?
whiteside seems to do a pretty good job of that
Can't be that successfull in 8 PA.
Anyone think he’ll get more than two starts? 3rd best catcher at best.
co-dad of IshikaBOOM w/AfDC.
Ishikawa, let the boy hit against lefties.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WCwcMn9iek – some AAA footage
Are you saying he will turn a triple play??
"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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Needs to get some consistency to that swing, but otherwise looks good. The exaggerated leg kick reminds me of Holliday.
Welcome to the big leagues, son! Proud parent of future rookie of the year, Gerald "Buster" Posey!
by GiantsFanInExile on Sep 2, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
I have no problem with what Bengie’s doing. They haven’t offered him a new deal and he has a right to protect himself as he goes on the FA market. That being said, the Giants have also done the right thing. Take your time healing, Bengie. Your services are no longer needed.
proud father of Edgar (Grandslam) Renteria
by rxmeister on Sep 2, 2009 10:57 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
+1
he’s a 34 year old fat guy with bad knees. If he says he can’t play, I would see no reason not to believe him.
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
And the few times we have seen him lately, he’s looked, well…. injured.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Yeah, he’s been running awfully slow.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
Even moreso than usual
which is saying something.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Oh wait
I was thinking of what he looked like before.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
I think NASA moves the Space Shuttle faster than Bengies runs
I R 5
by say hey nation on Sep 2, 2009 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Pretty much. There are times to suck it up, and times not to suck it up.
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 2, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
For Russell Martin it is always time to suck it.
I thought I didn’t care… then I fell in love with Panda and now I’m not so sure anymore. - Smoke On The Water
Of course, he’s also a 34 year old fat guy with bad knees who’s publicly asking for a multi-year contract extension. It cuts both ways.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Rub some dirt on it and pound that budweiser!
But please don’t play.
Welcome to the big leagues, son! Proud parent of future rookie of the year, Gerald "Buster" Posey!
by GiantsFanInExile on Sep 2, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
I think Molina finally see’s the writing is on the wall, in that the Giants will not re-sign him for next year.
I have a feeling Bengie’s feeling a lot better now.
El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."
He’ll probably start the remaining games.
El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."
If that happens, I’ll be pizzed. It means we burned a year of Buster to light a fire under Molina’s ass
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
I hope
that the historical douchebaggery of Brad Penny and the apparent unhappiness of Bengie Molina doesn’t sabotage what had been, according to most sources, really good team chemistry.
"If you want to walk, watch a mailman."--Shawon Dunston
"If you want to bunt, bake a cake."--Bruce Bochy
Meh
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/2005.shtml
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Wow. I just realized that several of those guys are actually on the team.
So Uribe+Rowand+Malcontents=WS!
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
I don’t think Bengie’s jaking it. He’s a pro and a damn good one.
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by NuschlerFace on Sep 2, 2009 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Was that really whining?
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by NuschlerFace on Sep 2, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
yes
Take a fucking hint and quit crying about how you want a new contract. Quit crying about how you HAVE TO be the one to catch Barry Zito. I can’t wait until this douchebag is off the giants.
While I wouldn't be that harsh...
I have to say that there is truth in what he is saying.
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 2, 2009 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
There is truth for sure, but Bengie isn’t the repugnant piece of shit that he’s made out to be on here.
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by NuschlerFace on Sep 2, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't care if a guy has an ego
if his play backs it up. He’s a shitty player, who can’t throw out a base runner(and has no problem blaming his pitchers for it), with an overinflated ego.
if you’ve ever had a quad injury, then you know that it’s impossible to run
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
by greatgiantfan on Sep 2, 2009 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
On the ESPN Baseball Today podcast today Pascarelli said (following an interview with Bochy) that the Giants think Molina’s staying out of the lineup because he’s “pouting” about his contract situation. Pascarelli’s an incredible blowhard, but I’ve always gotten the impression he and Sabean were old boy network drinking pals, so I definitely believed that either Sabean or Bochy or both told him that directly yesterday. That’s an incredible thing for a club to put out there publicly, so they must have some pretty strong feelings about it.
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
Wait, are you saying Magowan did that, or that stuff about him was leaked?
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
I’m saying Sabean and his cronies clearly went to a lot of trouble to put all the blame for Zito onto Magowan’s shoulders.
Ah, right, I agree with this.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Was Frandsen’s gripes from AAA leaked? Because that made him look pretty bad.
I thought I didn’t care… then I fell in love with Panda and now I’m not so sure anymore. - Smoke On The Water
Frandsen made his own statements to the press.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Ah thanks.
I thought I didn’t care… then I fell in love with Panda and now I’m not so sure anymore. - Smoke On The Water
no doubt. his MO is whispering stuff to the press, then he blows like a nuke whenever the other side uses the press to try to get their spin out there. That said, accusing a starter of malingering out of a playoff race is really a whole nother level of character assassination. This is the worse thing since they leaked Dusty’s IRS troubles when they were kicking him out the door.
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
it was never clear to me that the Giants leaked that.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
NO! NO! UMPIRE!!!
You can’t “ew” that after you TOTALLY SET IT UP! That was riposte entrapment!
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
I wasn’t thinking about those kinds of leaks… that’s icky.
I didn’t say I disagreed, just that it’s gross.
I totally thought you were setting ’em up to get knocked down.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Thank you.
There just might be some Choco-Tacos awaiting you in the jury room.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
This club is always leaking crap about those out of favor — Magowan, Alderson, etc. It’s childish.
fixed
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Sep 3, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Pascaralli is ignorant! And maybe said something that was wrong sometime!
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Awesome
Perfect timing. Right in time for my wife and I to see his 1st MLB start in Milwaukee on Friday.
Your wife is seeing his first MLB start? He must be thrilled.
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 2, 2009 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
AHHHHHHHHH
OMG OMG OMG OMG HAPPY POSEY DAY EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Snow woulda had it!!!"
Self appointed president, ruler, dictator, czar and potentate of the Free Gerald Society. As of... right now.
Buster Rules, Molina Drools
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
How about a what would YOU put in a Buster Posey Sandwich post?
I’m going tunafish and OPS on sourdough
If God had intended us not to rosterbate, he would've made our arms shorter.
I made a hot peppered turkey/avocado/smoked gouda sandwich last night on garlic-cheese sourdough. It was probably the best sandwich I’ve ever made. I’d make one for lunch, but I used the last of the turkey.
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 2, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
/waits in line for early showing
"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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Twas the afternoon before Posey
And all through the bench
Not a player was stirring
‘cept for Bochy’s huge stench
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 2, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
The catchers mitts were hung by the dugout with care,
In hopes that St. Geraldine soon would be there;
The McCoven were nestled all snug in their mom’s basements,
While visions of OBP danced in their heads
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
by jcb9 on Sep 2, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
When what to our wondering eyes should appear
But a huge-noggined borker whom youngsters did fear.
His huge hat was askew yet his cheeks were rosy.
he looked at the lineup card…Whiteside or Posey?
by younghutch on Sep 2, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
“How old is this Buster?” he mused with a frown
“I don’t know that I want to write his name down.
I think Eli Whiteside would be my best bet;
He has the grey hair of a true savvy vet.”
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
by EliminateMe on Sep 2, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
Nice
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
So, how long till Bengie throws a hissy fit?
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
Incidentally, Anne Dudley is my favorite musician.
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by NuschlerFace on Sep 2, 2009 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
I just hope he is truly ready and this isn’t just an instant gratification move. I am skeptical
by FluLikeSymptoms on Sep 2, 2009 11:08 AM PDT reply actions
I don’t want instant gratification, I just want Posey to produce right away.
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 2, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
and a pony
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
and a jponry
/who secretly doubles as bposey – well, has anyone ever seen them in the same room?
Juan Marichal's bat > JR's head
by titofuentes4 on Sep 2, 2009 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
IRL LOL
The cleanup hitter has an on-base percentage of .281, and he can’t walk right now. Also, he can’t walk.
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Sep 2, 2009 11:09 AM PDT reply actions
WHAT IS THIS SHIT
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Well, I won’t be sleeping for the next few days.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
I have to drop a “wat” on my own picture.
wat
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 2, 2009 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
If it’s on the Interneds, it must be a he!
"The dreams ain't broken down here now, they're walking with a limp" --TW
It doesn't seem to be a secret. :)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
‘tis no she. That’s Buster Brown.
And if I started to explain what this picture could possibly mean, I’d probably shoot blood from every orifice in my head.
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 2, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
That would be pretty entertaining. Like a blood fountain!
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 2, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
That would be Buster Brown. Definitely a “he”.
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 2, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
“…AND I’LL PAINT THE WALLS WITH YOUR BLOOD!”
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
WTF
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 2, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
This is likely the scariest picture I’ve seen on the internet. That dog is so… happy and freakishly built. Oh and the whole blood on the wall painting. Kudos.
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Sep 3, 2009 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
So does this mean we are going to win the World Series of Baseball this year?
With malice towards the Dodgers
My brother just asked me what will happen to Whiteside. Oh I don’t know, maybe he will still be the backup?
OMG YOU GUYS
STEVE DECKER YOU GUYS
HE IS GOING TO BE BOSS
Kurt Ainsworth Roofing and Insulation. Great service since 2005!
Eh. While it’s entirely possible Posey becomes a bust, Decker wasn’t comparable as a prospect to Posey.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
BREAKING NEWS: STEVE DECKER CALLED UP TO REPLACE BRUCE BOCHY
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 2, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m in.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL Steve Decker.
/hits empty .300 in minors
/goes apeshit on young Rob Neyer
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
I don’t think I know this story.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
when Neyer was a young intern for Bill James, he was at a minor league game where Decker was playing. Decker didn’t respond well to some of the taunts he was getting from fans near Neyer and launched an obscenity laden tirade at the whole section.
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
Posey Haiku subthread
Major league debut
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Sep 2, 2009 11:13 AM PDT reply actions
WTF
This thing’s going ape shit.
Take 2
Major league debut
Buster finally made it
Great, a double play
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Sep 2, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Tomorrow we see
Our Ace and Future Beast
I will be there, HA!
I R 5
by say hey nation on Sep 2, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Welcome aboard, kid
You must swing at everything
Cause Dunston says so
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Sep 2, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 11:14 AM PDT reply actions
is that what malcolm in the middle looks like these days?
If God had intended us not to rosterbate, he would've made our arms shorter.
Can you repeat the question?
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 2, 2009 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
You’re not the boss of me now!
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Sep 3, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
to bring back it all back home...
I asked the catcher what his name was
And how come he didn’t swing at junk
He said his name was Posey
I just said, “Good luck.”
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on Sep 2, 2009 11:15 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I was going to change do Lay Lady Lay, but then realized it’s already perfect:
Why wait any longer for the world to begin
You can have your cake and eat it too
Why wait any longer for the one you love
When he’s standing in front of you
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
winner
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
HIGH FIVES ALL AROUND
"Snow woulda had it!!!"
THANKS BRIAN SABEAN FOR LETTING MY GERALD GO!!!!!!!
by beat_la_25 on Sep 2, 2009 11:15 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
FREE HIGH FIVES...ONE SIZE FITS ALL!
If God had intended us not to rosterbate, he would've made our arms shorter.
My haiku
Buster is called up
Bengie starts every game though
Oh for September
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
only Big-Head knows for sure
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
i thought i heard “Final Countdown” in the distance while reading earlier comments in this thread. epic.
by dannyschmanny on Sep 2, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
he's on ESPN
I just dropped Alcides Escobar for him
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
I’ll be adding him, mostly because I’m excited but also because Pablo’s my catcher, I have no backup, and it’s a 14-team league with no other worthwhile and available catchers.
yahoo doesn’t add guys during midseason until they’re on the roster and have played a game. something to do with licensing.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Kawakami:
If Posey holds up, and I believe he will, then I think this is the end of Molina’s time with the Giants. Might’ve been the end, either way, but now the Giants have signalled it louder than ever.
Well it really wouldn’t make sense for either side. Even at this point Bengie’s probably going to making ~$4M or so. Why would the Giants want to pay him that much, knowing that he’s going to be the backup by mid-season? And if the Giants aren’t going to pay him that much, and he wouldn’t be the starter, why would Bengie want to stay?
Kawakami is a bigger idiot than Sabean
I R 5
by say hey nation on Sep 2, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
That’s a really good point. His lack of baseball knowledge is stunning sometimes. But, I agree with him here.
I wonder if he still wants the Giants to release Zito after the season.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Kawakami by a nose
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
WIN THE INNINGS!
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
So probably no arb offer and no draft picks. That’s kind of a bummer.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
that was doubtful anyway. But hey, if he wants to be the backup…
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Kawakami, while I like him, has been wrong many many times before
cough lincecum for rios cough cough
With malice towards the Dodgers
I forgot about that. He should go George Costanza and do the opposite of whatever his initial instinct is.
"I'm George. I'm unemployed and I live with my parents."
If God had intended us not to rosterbate, he would've made our arms shorter.
On the one hand, this makes lots of sense...
…on the other hand, Tim Kawakami wrote it, so it’s really hard to agree with it.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
LOGIC
The last time we were THIS excited over a player being called up, it was Pablo Sandoval. Therefore, Buster Posey will rule.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
and before that?
Kevin Frandsen?
Jerome Wiliams?
Kurt Ainsworth?
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Whenever something bad has happened in Giants history, it is Magowan’s fault.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Probably Jesse Foppert. But McCovey Chronicles didn’t exist yet, so that doesn’t count.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Frandsen, Williams, and Ainsworth weren’t in Posey’s league as prospects, though. Especially Frandsen.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Totally
The next time we get this excited will be for Tim Alderson Madison Bumgarner.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Again, Alderson isn’t, and never was, on the same level as Posey as a prospect. He’s a mid-rotation starter at best, Posey is a superstar at best. Bumgarner, however, is on Posey’s level as a prospect.
What’s your point, anyway? Because some prospects are flops, anyone who ever gets excited about any prospect is an idiot?
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Posey >>> Bumgarner
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
Because TINSTAAPP, or because of Bumgarner’s lower K rates this year?
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Similar upside
Posey is closer to the majors
Posey has performed much better this year
Posey is much less of an injury risk
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
Fair enough
I probably overrate Bumgarner because of the Giants’ recent track record with guys like Lincecum and Cain.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Of course not!
I am very excited about Buster Posey, I’ve followed him since his days at Florida State. I will be stoked for Bumgarner too.
I didn’t really have a point, it’s just a nonchalant comment. It is just that we get equally excited for prospects that don’t have equal results. Baseball is like that. That being said, I think Posey will be a stud and I plan on drafting him as much as possible next year.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Honestly, there are only a few guys I can remember being so excited about coming up as I am with Posey: Will Clark, Matt Williams, Salomon Torres, Jesse Foppert, Pablo Sandoval. Maybe a couple others, but those’re the only ones who come to mind. It’s not a bad track record over all!
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
I wasn't excited over Will Clark's callup
I was two years old. But I am ecstatic over Posey.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
I was six.
I started early as a baseball nerd.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
I was playing tee-ball then
I started early as a jock. Fantasy sports made me a nerd.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Some kind of pitcher
Jim… Lancecomb?
"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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I remember him.
Whatever happened to that guy?
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
I was a lot more excited about that callup, personally. But the pennant race makes this one more fun.
Same here
I had a family dinner that night, but I stayed in front of the TV as long as I could before leaving so I could see as many pitches as I could.
"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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He wasn't that good
as I recall, he was very shaky that night. One of the few times he’s been less than stellar, thankfully.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Sure, it wasn't that great
But the anticipation for that start can’t be matched. Also, striking out 5 batters in 4.1 IP isn’t too shabby.
"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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I was so excited about that call up… and then the crappy ESPN coverage of the game (they spent the whole time talking about Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds) and Shane Victorino ruined it
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
I went to that game
saved the ticket. Told myself its something I can tell grandkids about.
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
I was too busy mourning the demise of Russell’s career as a Giant…
Wait— no I wasn’t.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Sep 2, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Lincecum, Cain
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Needs an SF logo on the hulkhair
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
Ring around the Bochy!
A pocketful of Posey!
Bashes, bashes
Velez falls down!
Kurt Ainsworth Roofing and Insulation. Great service since 2005!
Silly McCovenite
Bashing is for A’s
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
Good point.
Change to “smashes.”
Or they could all grow playoff ’staches.
Kurt Ainsworth Roofing and Insulation. Great service since 2005!
lol
I can’t believe someone would really get offended by that.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
PICK ON SOMEONE YOUR OWN SIZE
"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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omg
they’re REALLY angry!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
me neither. I mean who gives a shit. I doubt Savannah State was that offended. I college sports you see these kind of mismatches all the time. The small schools take their lumps b/c they make money as punching bags for the big schools.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't share their energy on the topic, but I agree with the basic point
It’s a showboat move and self-indulgent. And they WOULD only pull that Harlem Globetrotter stuff on a crappy team, thus reinforcing the smallness of the other team. But it’s kind of an eye roll for me in its tastelessness, not a gruff my-daddy-taught-me kind of growl.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Sep 2, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
I tend to agree too
but man, that level of RAGGGRGGGGH for it?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Also
They’re all “PICK ON SOMEONE YOUR OWN SIZE!!!!” and yet they’re using the medium of major, national cable sports to pick on a college player/coach. There’s a bit of an imbalance there, too.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Nah, there we totally disagree
It usually takes a bigger bully to call out the first bully. I don’t have a problem with people using their greater power on behalf of someone with less power, which is what this was. In fact, that’s usually considered cool.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Sep 2, 2009 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t have a problem with ESPN calling them out on it if ESPN feels they did something wrong, it’s just that saying, “pick on someone your own size!” while simultaneously picking on someone not your own size is kind of funny.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
So if the neighborhood bully is picking on a smaller person,
I (assume I’m bigger than the bully) should NOT intervene and chastise him for picking on someone smaller, even though that’s what I am doing? I mean, like, the purpose for which the size is being used doesn’t defeat the “gee, it’s funny you should say not to pick on smaller people” claim?
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Sep 2, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, for starters, I don’t think the analogy really works. For one thing, with a bully, presumably the point is to stop the bully from continuing his/her violence. In this case, I rather doubt FSU was going to continue to play Posey at every position in the game. ESPN’s goal wasn’t to stop FSU but to attempt to manufacture a controversy (or to make a controversy seem bigger than it actually was) and thus to draw attention to themselves.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
I agree that ESPN's purpose is to manufacture controversy (the whole function of all cable reporting, it seems)
But I think the analogy is fair enough because, while you are technically right that FSU won’t specifically keep playing Busty at 9 positions/game, they could still do power-trip kind of stuff in other ways.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Sep 2, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
He's just one man
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
That college coach is a man
He’s 40.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
SO EXCITED
This is awesome – I can’t wait to see my boy in action!!!
Proud parent of future rookie of the year, Gerald Posey!
by GiantsFanInExile on Sep 2, 2009 11:25 AM PDT reply actions
he looks like gollum there
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Stupid fat catcherses!
We hates them, Precious! GOLLUM! We hates them!
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 2, 2009 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought that said “A Giant Mouth”
I R 5
by say hey nation on Sep 2, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
"Want some candy, little girl???"
creepy Bruce is creepy
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
photoshop a giants hat on him!
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Sep 2, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Anagram of "catcher Buster Posey"
PEST SCORCHER. BEAUTY!
(don’t know what to make of TOUCH CREEPY BREASTS)
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Sep 2, 2009 11:29 AM PDT reply actions
And Bengie’s getting larrrrrrger!
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 2, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Is that the same actor who appears with Julia Louis-Dreyfuss now in some frozen food commercial?
He plays her agent?
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
Not to be outdone by the Giants, ABC announces Diane Sawyer will replace Charlie Gibson on World News.
IT'S BUSTER TIME!!1
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Sep 2, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
do people still watch network news?
I didn’t even know it was still on.
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
It still blows my mind how many of Nixon’s cronies are considered respectable elites rather than being shunned and ridiculed.
Nixon did a decent job of rehabbing his image after Watergate. Not w/ everyone, of course, but he did get that Elder Stateman vibe going.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
just because a guy’s a paranoid criminal doesn’t mean he doesn’t know anything about foreign policy.
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
That's true
But why should you trust the advice they give? They’ve proved themselves criminally untrustworthy, so I think it might be OK to mistrust the motives behind whatever analysis they shell out.
Yeah
And just because a guy is a paranoid criminal who’s hobbies include bombing the shit out of other countries without telling anyone and overthrowing democratically-elected leaders in military coups, that doesn’t mean that he doesn’t know anything about foreign policy.
No, wait…
Yeah, yeah, I know, no politics.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
To be fair, “overthrowing democratically-elected leaders in military coups” applies to most American presidents in the 20th century.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
mmmmmm.... grenadine
…. and gin and a slice of orange…
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
Oh come on...
He told a few people! =p
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 2, 2009 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Especially when he would morph into Delaware mode.
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 2, 2009 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
" we meet our hero, deep in his secret fortress in Wilmington housed within an abandoned screen door factory…"
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Sees picture of Margaret Thatcher...
takes on shape of Oklahoma.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
Hi...
I’m in Delaware…
I still believe in Bowkermania.
by rightcenterfielder on Sep 2, 2009 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
oops
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Philly Buster
He might not start tonight but I’m liking the Lincecum-Posey battery tomorrow.
Win the inning.
/Bochy refuses to start rookie catcher under the age of 25 because of “Catcher’s Code”
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 2, 2009 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ll be happy if we can say that the next 10 years.
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 2, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
The sandwich I just made.
- French Bread
- Turkey
- American Cheese
- Monterey Jack Cheese
- Bacon
by RaymondStoneMedia.com on Sep 2, 2009 11:34 AM PDT reply actions
My sandwich today (peppered turkey w/jack) was in some serious need of bacon.
El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."
Yeah, for some reason bacon has a way of completing everything.
by RaymondStoneMedia.com on Sep 2, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
by RDreamer on Sep 2, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
IT’S ROCKMAN!!!!!
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on Sep 2, 2009 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
What is the likely hood
That Posey out hits Holm?
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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if he put up Holm's career line so far
.260/.364/.396, I would take it.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Maybe not “hell yes”, but yeah, that would be a nice upgrade.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Peanut Buster Posey with a baseball bat!
by Every6thDay on Sep 2, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hmm. Maybe I’ll listen to Shuggie Otis. Thanks for the tip, almost-naked governor!
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 2, 2009 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
HE BROKE HIS WORD
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Wasn’t that the Brothers Johnson?
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
I sit corrected
Although I see it was the Brothers Johnson who had a #1 single with it, so I don’t feel too bad.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
Well it’s about fucking time they brought him up. If Molina is going to refuse to play, the Giants don’t have much of a choice. I’ve been worried that the lack of a competent back up catcher on the roster would bite the team in the ass (and last night, it could have). It’s a pennant race – the Giants should do what they can to win as many games as they can.
And I’m so done with Molina. If this dumbass wants a contract extension, he needs to show that he’s committed to the team. I can understand not wanting to exacerbate the injury, but c’mon – he’ll have months to recuperate after the season. That, and he sucks, so he shouldn’t count on an extension.
So take your hurt feelings and pouty face into the corner, Bengie. Your clock may have just wound down all the way.
And also – what better way to prep Buster for a starting job next year than to give him some big league experience now? I’m totally on board for this.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
by can of corn on Sep 2, 2009 11:41 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I've heard this thought about Bengie before, that he is malingering or close to it.
What’s that based on?
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Sep 2, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
It seems like every beat reporter has mentioned it. It would appear that the team believes that Bengie is ready to play, but he is keeping himself out of the lineup. He’s publicly said that he wants to fully heal before he plays (saying his health is more important than the playoff race, which may be true – but you don’t say that). Bochy seemed to think that Bengie wouldn’t play catcher last night if there were a bottom of the 9th, although options then were him or Garko.
Usually beat guys have a pretty good read on these things – there are off-the record discussions that tend to contribute to their comments. And with delicate Bengie, it seems likely.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Thanks.
I haven’t read any of that (I don’t read Baggs every single day; I read the Chron stuff nearly every day, though, but must have missed those references).
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Sep 2, 2009 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought he said he wanted to make sure he was healthy so he wouldn’t miss any more time…which I can see the point of.
Coming back for a game when you’re not ready, hurt it worse and missing even more time would kinda suck.
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
That was what I read also. Per Schulman:
Molina has said he wants the quad to be healed before he catches again lest he injure it worse and misses even more time.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/indexn?blogid=22#ixzz0PytzOOOk
by kdl on Sep 2, 2009 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I totally get this. I don’t blame him for wanting to be 100% (although who is actually 100% at this time of year – Rent is playing with bone bits, other guys are working around other injuries, etc.). But I’ve seen other comments that indicate that there is some sort of communication problem between him and mgmt, where they think he should be ready to play and he does not. If he’s hurt, let’s get him on the DL so he can heal up. Fine. If he’s able to play, then let’s see some effort on his part.
Perhaps I’m putting too much stock into what the beat guys are saying. But this isn’t the kind of controversy you want in the final stretch.
Or ask HaroldS – he seems to have examined Bengie.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
There’s this, I guess:
…and team officials have been sending signals that they are frustrated with Molina’s unwillingness to play through the injury in a pennant race.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/giants/index?#ixzz0PyyMWmWd
It’s pretty cryptic: “team officials” are “sending signals.” But, this would definitely start rumors of “malingering.”
by kdl on Sep 2, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, we already knew you put too much stock in what the beat writers had to say when you made your prescient Zito comment in July. (Then again, there’s a correlation between listening to TK’s rants and true ignorance, but that’s a different discussion.)
Might want to “exam” Renteria’s injury and treatment before you make more comments. The way you deal with ligaments and joints is radically different than how you deal with muscle injuries. You can numb pain for a while from the former, although it tends to be really bad longer term since you keep doing the same thing that your body is telling you to stop. You can’t really do that for any length of time on a large muscle.
If I were Molina I wouldn’t be at all offended at Posey’s callup (even though he probably will be). I would be terminally offended at the game the Giants front office is playing right now with hints to beat writers that he’s gaming it. That’s a classless move that leads to the kind of stupidity that’s been displayed in several posts here.
rub some dirt on it!
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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UDD COME SEE ME AT YOUNGHUTCH’S MOM’S PAROLE HEERING IMA MESS U UP
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Yo, I can’t make that hearing! How about the case management cenference in November? Does that work for u, UDD?
YES U GETTING MEST UP!
I look forward to seeing you there. Have a nice evening.
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ZOMG – I said something that turns out to have been wrong. What in the hell is wrong with me? Everything else I say will obviously be wrong, too.
Have a nice day.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Not even a comment – it was on my blarg. It sounded like something I’d said, but I couldn’t figure out where.
And for the record, I’m officially thrilled with Zito’s performance since the ASG. I don’t dare get optimistic, since that would send him hurtling back towards mediocrity, but I’m going to enjoy it while it lasts. Unless, of course, I am wrong.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
HOW DARE YOU NOT REALIZE THAT ZITO WAS ABOUT TO GO ON A ROLL IN THE SECOND HALF WHEN HE HAD A 5.01 ERA AT THE TIME AND WAS COMING OFF AN OUTING IN WHICH HE GAVE UP 9 RUNS IN 4.1 IP TO THE PADRES?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
ZOMG! Its so wrong to point out when someone has made an conclusion based on ignorance when they make another one showing the same thought process! Like, let me revel in the anonymity of the internet to keep firing away!
Have a lovely evening.
I love when people yell and scream at others for “using the anonymity of the Internet” and do it…through the anonymity of the Internet.
(which isn’t really very anonymous at all, but that’s another question)
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
I love it when people do ad hominem attacks when they’re called out for having their arguments be full of crap.
I love it when people change attempt to change the terms of the argument when it’s pointed out that a portion of their last argument was stupid and hypocritical.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
I love mint It’s Its.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
I love coffee.
I love tea.
I love the Java Jive
And it loves me.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
can’t run with a quad pull, even a guy who can’t run anyway
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
by greatgiantfan on Sep 2, 2009 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I have a real, real issue with those that call out players with injuries as ‘refusing’ to play.
Bash Molina all you want. He probably deserves a lot of it. I’m not in favor of signing him to an extension, although I think arbitration is actually not a bad idea at all (type A free agent, and if he accepts, it’s 1 year, and if Posey is any good Molina will be a deadline trade.) I’m not sure I like a $6M or $8M cost equivalent move for a month of the season – which is what you’re doing with Posey here by starting his clock early – but they’ve got to get a bat in there in that position. Ok, so far we’re in agreement.
But there’s been no evidence – NONE – that Molina’s holding himself out because he’s being a pansy. (Maybe you forget how he was barely able to walk when he rounded the bases last week after hitting the clutch walkoff.) Some moron got called out by Michael Irvin the other day for making the same claim on Sanchez before the next caller, an MD, told Irvin exactly why you don’t remote diagnose someone if you have any clue about medicine and second, a few of the injuries that he could very likely have that are fully recoverable if he took a few more days off and that would be devastating and lead to worse if he came back early. Let me give you a little hint as to how the human body works to help you out.
Quad injuries take one hell of a long time to recover from even when you’re not a catcher. It’s a huge muscle, which means among other things you can have multiple tears in it, and the ligaments that are attached to it often can’t handle the strain you throw at it with the power of the muscle, which is one reason why they so often tear. But then get to 30+ and your HGH levels (the natural ones that get produced when you enter Stage IV sleep) go down and your recovery times for any sort of muscle injury go way up. Add on being a catcher who unlike any other position in the game has to put massive amounts of strain on the muscle for hours every day in a squat and there’s a good reason why it’s going to take a while to recover.
This is why I and others were so angry at Bochy for keeping Molina in so much during the first couple months of the season when he was hot, since even HoF catchers didn’t catch more than 120-130 games in their best seasons under 30 – let alone when they hit their mid 30s, when most of them got moved to other positions part time since their bodies started revolting. Bochy pushed Molina far too hard in the beginning of the year, he broke down physically, and this injury isn’t a surprise whatsoever to those of us who know a tiny bit about
You can read beat reporters between the lines, but before you start agreeing with them on medical claims you might want to get a bit of a background on how the human body works before you start labeling people as ‘refusing’ to play and malingering. Otherwise you just are just pulling a Holiday Inn Express out of someplace where the sun doesn’t shine, kind of like this quote you made in July, “when does management decide that Zito is hurting more than helping in the wild card race, and stick him in the ’pen?”
"I was drunk the day Mama got out of prison..."
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
"...and I went to pick her up in the rain"
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Sep 2, 2009 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I turned 21 in prison…
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
Doin’ life without parole
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, someone please help me.
I also make music, please check it out
I read that as an invitation.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
i’ve had a quad pull, and a hamstring tear, and the quad is worse; you just can’t run, and and push at the beginning of a run will put you at point zero if it’s not 100%. Molina has earned respect, let’s give it to him.
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
by greatgiantfan on Sep 2, 2009 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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Too lazy to boot up my other computer and photoshop this into Buster Backstop.
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 2, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Translation: I really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really suck at photoshop
I R 5
by say hey nation on Sep 2, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Grant, thank you for calling attention to
the important issue of the Giants wasting an historical pitching performance. There’s no doubt in my mind that they won’t be this fortunate next season.
But if Zito and Sanchez have their stuff together for good, wouldn’t a full season of Good Zito and Good Sanchez make us even better next year?
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
Sure, but that's not a safe bet.
This year is real because it has happened and we are in the situation we are in. (This is why that whole “compared to what we expected before the season started, we should be happy” is a stupid logical fallacy around here— our pre-season expectations no longer have any value as a basis for expectation or anything else because we didn’t know what would happen and now we do. It’s called better information, Beyotches.) Forecasting that next year we will have two Cy Young candidate type of performances and two additional pitchers pitching like good #3’s or better is optimistic — and hey, it’s not even totally unfounded — but it’s not a safe bet.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Sep 2, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
well, that's not precisely my point
it’s more about knowing when to regard your information and when to delete it from the mental desktop.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Sep 2, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree with this line of thinking
But also wish to point out that it’s far from a safe bet that a just-called-up-from-AAA highly touted prospect catcher can instantly adjust to the pace of major league games enough to help his offensively inept team make the playoffs on his own (emphasis mine). I’m fine with them calling up Posey, since the circumstances warrant it; I’m just skeptical that he’s going to turn the veteran hitters around him not named Sandoval any better. As always, I’d love to be proven wrong.
"If you want to walk, watch a mailman."--Shawon Dunston
"If you want to bunt, bake a cake."--Bruce Bochy
I agree on all counts.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Sep 2, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks for ignoring my run-on sentences, btw. And I was an English major. So embarrassing.
"If you want to walk, watch a mailman."--Shawon Dunston
"If you want to bunt, bake a cake."--Bruce Bochy
Impressive. I thought you were an English captain.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Sep 2, 2009 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
This is why that whole "compared to what we expected before the season started, we should be happy" is a stupid logical fallacy around here
Yeah, I hate this line of thinking. It’s like saying that, in 2002, most people didn’t pick the Giants to even make it to the World Series, so we should be happy with Game Six.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
soft bigotry of low expectations…
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
To be fair, Zito and Sanchez have been pitching like 2nd starters for most other teams
So damn the torpedos.
Full Buster ahead!
I didn’t say it was a safe bet, but I think it’s a reasonable event to hope for or even to expect. Remember my reposne to was to the poster who said, “There’s no doubt in my mind that they won’t be this fortunate next season.” when referring to this season’s pitching.
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
You did, too! You did, too! Stop, drop, and roll because your pants are on fire.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
Hope, yes. Excpect...not so much.
Cain has been insanely lucky. There’s no escaping it. It’s unreasonable to expect him to keep his ERA anywhere near 2.50. 3.50 is much more likely.
Zito’s ERA is pretty much identical to his career one. He spent most of his career in an extreme pitchers’ park, and and he’ll turn 31 next year. Expecting him to improve sounds unreasonable to me.
Lincecum is crazy good, but expecting anyone with a 2.33 ERA to somehow improve is pretty unreasonable.
Johnson gave us solid production. I don’t know if we’re signing another pitcher or just giving the job to Martinez or something, so this one’s a maybe.
Sanchez is the only one who’s likely to improve, but it’s not like he’s an elite pitcher now. He’s still walking a ton of hitters, and it’s not that first time where he’s had what looks like a breakthrough. His ERA is 4.15 right now – what would you say is reasonable to expect next year – 3.75? 3.50? Even if he somehow lowers it to 3.25, which is pretty crazy, that wouldn’t even make up for Cain’s regression.
In the bullpen, the only one likey to improve is ERA is Romo. Maybe Wilson, but who knows. Affeldt, Miller, and Medders are all drastically over-pitching their peripherals, and are posting the lowest ERA’s of their careers. Overall, the bullpen isn’t likely to improve.
We can hope for whatever we want, obviously, but expecting an improvement doesn’t make a lot of sense.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
All true, but I think Cain, Sanchez, and Lincecum all have quite a bit of potential to get better (in real terms, not necessarily in ERA terms).
I already accounted for Sanchez’s possible improvement. Lincecum could improve, but again, it’s just not likely. It’s almost impossible. Cain? Maybe, but this is the 4th year in a row in which he’s posted pretty much the same peripherals (FIP over the last four years: 3.96, 3.76, 3.91, 3.96). He’ll turn 25 in a month. He should improve a bit, but how long can we keep expecting a breakthrough?
I’m not saying it’s not possible, but it seems very unlikely.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
I don’t think it’s unreasonable to expect a 25 year old to improve his peripherals. I don’t think he’ll ever be a 9 K/9 type of pitcher but I wouldn’t be surprised to suddenly see major improvement in walk rate.
I know it’s silly, but I look at CC Sabbathia’s career path and dream.
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
But again, he’s a 25 y0o who’s already pitched 850 MLB innings, nd has been putting up identical numbers for 4 years in a row. He should improve a bit, but a drastic improvement seems unlikely.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
Cain = 3rd starter at best.
I thought I didn’t care… then I fell in love with Panda and now I’m not so sure anymore. - Smoke On The Water
Nothing wrong with 3rd place.
“I don’t want to say it. First place chick is hot, but has an attitude; doesn’t date magicians. Second place is someone weird usually, like a Chinese girl or a geologist. But third place, although a little bit plain has super-low self-esteem, so I step in and, uh… lay her crown upon my sweet head.”
El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."
Her?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
There once was a catcher named Buster
To the Giants he added some luster
He stepped into the arena
Sayonara Molina
Lolineup no more a fuck cluster
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 11:45 AM PDT reply actions 6 recs
we are truly not worthy
If God had intended us not to rosterbate, he would've made our arms shorter.
This
Who needs smoking? Being a Giant's fan will take 10-15 Years off of my life easy!
by prnkmonkie77 on Sep 2, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
(presents key to the city)
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Sep 2, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
More creepy Buster Brown
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Buster_Brown_girls_clothes_-_color.JPG
"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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This was definitely from another age
"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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I WILL NEVER SLEEP AGAIN
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
any highlights from the other thread?
or can I skip it?
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.
I haven’t even gotten to jctGamer’s fanpost on this subject yet. You have to get really early in the morning these days to keep up with and take part in a good old fashioned MCC freakout.
"If you want to walk, watch a mailman."--Shawon Dunston
"If you want to bunt, bake a cake."--Bruce Bochy
There was a lot of yelling.
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 2, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
btw I hope they start selling t-shirts soon.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
I LUST 4 BUST
CLOTHES 4 POSE
MUSTER BUSTER
KEYSER SOZE 4 BUSTER POSEY
by Every6thDay on Sep 2, 2009 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Keyser Soze 4 Buster Posey
Hurry up and print that shirt up. I want one right now!!!
I believe in Posey.
Earlier this year I was looking for a SJ Buster jersey but couldn’t find an authentic one.
I thought I didn’t care… then I fell in love with Panda and now I’m not so sure anymore. - Smoke On The Water
They had the SJ Giants Posey and Bumgarner t-shirts but, eh.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
It’s probably for the better anyway. I would have spent a bunch of money on a jersey and then it would have jinxed the shit out of his career.
I thought I didn’t care… then I fell in love with Panda and now I’m not so sure anymore. - Smoke On The Water
GOT THAT!! I am not so meh on them.
Gary Darling, go DIAFF.
by The Enchanter on Sep 2, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
BUSTER?????
I JUST MET HER!!!!!
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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Hey, guys, remember when the Giants drafted Posey, and half of us freaked out because he wasn’t Smoak? And it sounded like Bud Selig called him “Geraldine?” WHEE!
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
I can’t believe there was a time where I preferred Kyle Skipworth…
Giants Cove: You'll be a better person for reading
.208 / .263 / .348
LOL
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Would bat fifth for your San Francisco Giants
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
I was going to post a similar LOL about Pedro Alvarez, but now that I checked, he’s actually come alive since he was promoted to the Eastern League. .333 / .419 / .590 in 258 PA.
Fun Pedro Alvarez story: before last year’s draft, there was a story on ESPN.com (I think) about how Alvarez came from the same neighborhood as Alex Rodriguez and other past prospects, but now he was poised to be drafted higher than any of them. Uh….
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
he's still striking out like crazy
with a really high BABIP. Not only that, but he may not even stick at 3B.
Smoak got off to a great start this year, but it looks like he hasn’t adjusted to AAA yet.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
still better than Chris Davis
amirite
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Smoak had an oblique injury that slowed him down a bit in AAA.
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
/proudly folds arms and smiles with other half
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 2, 2009 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m proud to say that I did freak out. But if you want a chuckle, check out rxmeister’s comments in that thread.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
“…the Giants just drafted Jonathan Sanchez…”
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
and my favorite one
“I’M GOING TO FUCKING KILL SOMEONE” – SloIsLonelyForTheOrange
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I was wrong
It was positiveuphemism who had the epic freakout, not rxmeister.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Wait.
NO NO
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no
no
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by positiveuphemism on Jun 5, 2008 11:39 AM PDT actions 0 recs
What has he done?
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/events/draft_report/y2008/index.jsp?mc=posey
A no power, no defense, slow, good hitting catcher.
Why?
by positiveuphemism on Jun 5, 2008 11:46 AM PDT actions 0 recs
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
The other half of what? What type of crazy anatomy do you have?
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 2, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
The type with a mouth-and-teeth-shaped anus. Duh. Weirdo.
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 2, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Or prison dangerous, depending on your perspective.
Gary Darling, go DIAFF.
by The Enchanter on Sep 2, 2009 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I was always pro-Buster
Although we could use a whole lot of players from that draft right now.
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!!!
LOL BOCHY SITTING THE 2ND BEST HITTER ON THE TEAM
Mike (SF)
Giants called up Buster Posey. Is he the Giants 2nd or 3rd best hitter right now?
Jim Callis
(2:45 PM)
Second.
Great
Now all these San Jose Giants fans will come over here and say their San Francisco Giants fans just because of Posey. It’ll be just like when Montana’s followers started rooting for thre Chiefs.
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
I call for a name change to PoseyChronicles.
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 2, 2009 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
How could you miss BusteyChronicles?
Gary Darling, go DIAFF.
by The Enchanter on Sep 2, 2009 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Purple Row would really have a problem with us then.
Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
by WilliamVanLandingham on Sep 2, 2009 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought we were that club?
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
by SoFa King Mike on Sep 2, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Your right what?
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 2, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
you have to fight for it
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
This move makes me sooo happy in the pants
I like cats. Wings is the greatest show of all time.
Tyler Graham is my favorite San Jose Giant because he has smart balls.
I have this voice stuck in my head right now..
Command and Conquer : Red Alert —
“Reinforcement…..Has Arrived”
Why are you so excited about Bengie for?
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 2, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
TWSS
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
by what measurable can we call Molina one of our best hitters?
If by “best” you mean “greatest,” and if by “greatest” you mean “most large” then yes. Otherwise, no.
by sweetjuxtapose on Sep 2, 2009 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Clutchitude
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
the Shakespeare Falstaff pun!
Prince Hal (later Henry V) calls Falstaff “a great man,” which Falstaff takes as a compliment while all the other tavern dwellers laugh because Hal meant it in the Molinan sense.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Sep 2, 2009 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
This is the stuff you don’t get on any other team’s fansite.
by sweetjuxtapose on Sep 2, 2009 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, Buttpee.
I thought I didn’t care… then I fell in love with Panda and now I’m not so sure anymore. - Smoke On The Water
In terms of throwing arm, Jeff Francoeur is one of the best players in the league. Therefore, Jeff Francoeur is one of the best players in the game.
Molina is nowhere near one of our best hitters. The fact that there is a particular aspect of the game in which he’s not awful doesn’t change that.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
He is probably our 7th best hitter
Maybe 8th or 9th.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Yeah 7th best by OPS among guys with a decent number of PAs. Worse than that by wOBA, which weights OBP more.
By wOBA, among batters with at least 200 AB… he’s 7th. I feel pretty confident saying he’s our 7th best hitter.
(#2 by both measures…. FRED LEWIS!)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
yeah, Torres has actually been excellent this year.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
and much better on defense.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I decided to listen to KNBR when I went out to get a bagel
I kept laughing every time they said that
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
yeah. heard it this morning and this afternoon. Seems to be a widespread belief… somewhere.
by sweetjuxtapose on Sep 2, 2009 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
SO TAKE THIS RING
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
We’re all as mad as hatters here
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
heave away, boys
heave away.
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Sep 2, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Bengie's more like a
Blind man in the land of the one-eyed men.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
:-) :-) :-)
Bengie's more like a
old, overweight catcher with bad legs.
"This season is expecting a $10,000 bonus, actually getting $50,000 but then accidentally setting $25,000 of that on fire." - AngelWillSaveUs
From the good phight
Exactly
"Pitching wins in the playoffs" is lazy (not accusing you of this, WL). The Giants have (probably) slightly better starting pitching than the Phillies. But their offense is horrific, and the Phillies offense is quite good. If they end up meeting in the playoffs, are the Giants favorites simply because their pitcing is a little better? I don’t think so.
Philly seems to be utterly high on their pitching
I R 5
It’s pretty good. I like the Cardinals though in the NL.
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 2, 2009 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Thats what i found funny. They do (when on) have a great staff
I R 5
by say hey nation on Sep 2, 2009 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
U GUYS R 5
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
by SoFa King Mike on Sep 2, 2009 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
They can throw 3 lefties against our lolineup in the playoffs, so we’d be in more trouble as this team just can’t hit lefties at all.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
one of my fav arcade games ever…can we find another buster somewhere???
On 5/7, the best part of waking is up LOLDGERS in my cup.
Pleas don’t ’shop Posey face onto Justin Miller
I R 5
by say hey nation on Sep 2, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice
LOL at the SF tattoo
I thought I didn’t care… then I fell in love with Panda and now I’m not so sure anymore. - Smoke On The Water
so now, in about 3 days Molina will be and Buster can ride the bench and collect service time the rest of the month
by FluLikeSymptoms on Sep 2, 2009 12:15 PM PDT reply actions
HEY
All you Posey haters are going to be cheering the guy in two years
by baetown415 on Jun 5, 2008 11:40 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I acquitted myself okay
Man, Posey is a SCINTILATING interview.
I was hoping for Smoak, but oh well – I won’t pretend I know better than the Giants’ scouting folks.
by jcb9 on Jun 5, 2008 11:42 AM PDT actions 0 recs
Then later I explained the difference between Billy Bean and Billy Beane.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
LOL that guy
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!!!
BUSTAHHHHHHHHHHH
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!!!
MY POKEMONZZ!!
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 2, 2009 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
2 homers to my pokemonz!
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
The charges against Walrusman were dropped!
Vindication Wednesday continues!
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
Damnit I missed something good
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 2, 2009 12:33 PM PDT reply actions
No, not really.
"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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Will Bochy give Posey-y some starts or what?
I like cats. Wings is the greatest show of all time.
Tyler Graham is my favorite San Jose Giant because he has smart balls.
Over/under 6
I’ll take the under.
El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."
Why doesn't EVERYONE around here know how to set an over/under?
I complained about this yesterday— are you not reading my every word???
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Sep 2, 2009 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Just because I’m a degenerate doesn’t mean I’m a degenerate gambler!
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
Duly noted. I will update your dossier.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Sep 2, 2009 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Complaints go up. To me, it’s just griping. I don’t do griping.
El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."
I don't actually understand what you said there.
Just set over/unders on a half, never a whole number. If you set it at 6, then 6 is out of play. Set it at 5.5 or 6.5, which themselves are impossible and thus out of play, but serve as clear propositions for that reason. So if I actually think it will be 6, I can bet accordingly— but if you set it at 6 and I really think it’s 6, I can’t bet.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Sep 2, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but if you’re setting a line, you want a chance to be exactly correct where everyone who bets loses, no?
"The dreams ain't broken down here now, they're walking with a limp" --TW
No. The person setting the line doesn't actually bet by placing a bet the same way the bettors do.
The line-setter sets the line in such a way as to entice bets and will make money (over time) that way. If you set it at a likely outcome (such as a whole number that’s in the range of the likely), you will be driving away a lot of bettors, because who would want to bet on a likely push? Driving away bettors = driving away money.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
[disclaimer] I dont watch the NFL, so I dont know shit about gambling [/disclaimer]
If you set a line at x.5 on over/under you guarantee there are going to be a bunch of winners. If you nail the number, you pay out nothing. This I would think would be the goal. Those you drive away are those that think exactly the way you do as the expert—you probably dont want to mess with them.
Plus they’re oblong football fans—they’ll place a bet anyway, or there would be no reason to watch the NFL.
"The dreams ain't broken down here now, they're walking with a limp" --TW
but... but...
The Eagles/Jets game is over/under 37 right now. At least according to some website that I’ve heard about but never have visited & wouldn’t dream of doing anything that might be deemed illegal, especially on company time…
Complaints go up to management.
Complaining to your counterparts is griping.
Something I tell workers.
Just another failed attempt at humor.
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"Nothing important ever happened without me."
They're building in a lot of unnecessary pushes.
Every over/under line I have ever seen in Las Vegas, Reno, or bookies (theoretically, ahem) has been set at an impossible number so that there aren’t pushes and so that bettors can truly bet what they wish. Example: if you set the line at 6 and I really think it’s going to be 6, then how do I bet? No es bueno.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
I am with you on your logic, but Vegas isn’t. The over/under is often a whole number. At least for football it is, not sure on other sports
I pay no attention to football.
To me, it is the Missouri of sports. (Grandpa Simpson reference.)
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I am not a fan either, but usually am working in Vegas during the week of the championship bowl game. Putting a small parlay on it makes it at least a little exciting to watch.
I can see that. It would absolutely require that for me.
I would probably have to bet the crazy proposition bets, as I don’t know anything about the actual teams— whether the first reception is caught by someone with an odd or even number of letters in his last name, etc.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
I see your point. Especially on a lower number.
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psst – he’s not on the list.
And neither am I, for that matter. What up with that?
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Sorry, Maizey Baby. These are just excerpts.
You KNOW I’m your number one stalker.
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Has anyone ever told you how beautiful you are in silk?
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I chuckled out loud, for real.
As Mayor of 311, I’m giving you a field promotion to Kernel.
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This list of yours….do they recieve choco tacos?
I thought I didn’t care… then I fell in love with Panda and now I’m not so sure anymore. - Smoke On The Water
/crosses fingers
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 2, 2009 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm Lost
Can someone direct me to the OMG DAN RUNZLER GOT CALLED UP OMG thread? Kidding, but he is on his way too if it hasn’t been mentioned in all this
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/giants/detail?entry_id=46719&tsp=1
Not available as yet (to the best on my knowledge).
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Romo
accidentally
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Her short arms are tingling Chris Matthews style.
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 2, 2009 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Just wait until the Giants begin their ABs.
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get buster in the box and he's trouble
last week fucked around and got a triple + double
"Put your drawers on, and take your gun off."
if the Giants don’t win, the AK will get some usage
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
LOLINEUP
LF Torres
SS Renteria
3B Sandoval
1B Garko
2B Uribe
CF Rowand
RF Schierholtz
C Whiteside
P Penny
This lineup is actually not the end of the world.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
it would look a lot better like this
3.Posey
4.Panda
5.Garko
ACTUALLY
Sandoval should be batting second by lineup simulations:
I used Torees zips (update) line of .337/.443 (because .470 slg is not realistic), and Garko’s combined 2009 line. And Penny’s career batting line in the simulator…
And the best lineup is…
Garko
Sandoval
Uribe
Rowand
Torres
Penny (!!)
Whiteside
Scheirholtz
Renteria
at 4.287 RPG, Bochy’s is 4.165.
Best lineup that could possibly be made (Penny 9th): (4 way tie at 4.282 RPG)
Garko
Sandoval
Uribe/Schierholtz
Rowand/Torres
Torres/Rowand
Whiteside
Renteria
Schierholtz/Uribe
Obviously, Garko’s .342 OBP (2nd HIGHEST IN THIS LINEUP!) is what’s shoving him to lead off.
Lewis, Torres, or Rowand could all substitute.
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I think the lineup calculators always want you to put your best hitter second.
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Interesting
Why does nobody do it then? Just ignorance?
Reluctance to change? Not the way things are done?
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To be fair, it’s not unreasonable to think lineup calculators aren’t infallible.
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Yeah, but wouldn’t it be interesting to have a team try these kinds of things. Think of LaRussa and his pitcher in the 8-hole. That’s kinda cool. Or when you occasionally see a 4 man rotation. It would just be nice to see a little innovation in the game.
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well,
they ignore lefty/righty and baserunning and little ball strategies and what not.
But the different between the “decent” lineup posted by Bochy and and the simulated one is 0.12 runs. Most of the rest of the lineup is more or less interchangable, I would bet that the difference between Sandoval 2nd and 3rd is almost 0.08 runs (I am a little to lazy to put in the “best Penny-9th lineup with sandoval 3rd instead of 2nd”)
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you are talking about a group of people
(ML managers)
who generally cannot even rank their starters from best to worst hitter precisely 1-8.
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and apparently worst hitter 6th if not 9th
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Right, and if he hadn’t screwed up, he’d be sitting today. Perfect sense.
by kdl on Sep 2, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
SSS
but he destroys LHP this year. I don’t know anything about his minor league splits
not much of a split in the minors, but he was better vs LHP
I really like the Lewis/Torres platoon, personally
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
How about the Velez/Torres platoon that we will actually be getting?
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ffffffffffff
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
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Yeah, what was I thinking?
This is just a routine day off for Velez. It’ll be a Velez/Velez platoon.
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See I told you!
Yesteday’s lineup was the nadir. From here out they can only get better.
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I don’t mind sitting him vs LHP. Torres is actually a great option.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Velez has sucked vs LHP this year and sucked for most of his career in the minors against them
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
I was really happy to see Velez NOT in the lineup. When did that happen last?
by kdl on Sep 2, 2009 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Jponry’s right. I just looked up Torres splits and although he’s only got 40 ABs hitting right-handed his line is .325 .386 .650 1.036.
He’s probably our best leadoff option against lefties. Velez, Freddy, Winn and (surprisingly) Rowand have been pretty terrible against LHPs this year.
by Wonderful Terrific Monds on Sep 2, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
your sample size keptian
she appears worthless.… to have luckily given the correct result.
Torres career MLB:
vs RHP as LH: .191/.261/.251
vs LHP as RH: .267/.310/.450
still only 387 PAs, which is pathetic. No minor league splits.
Precisely WHAT about his guy makes us think he can hit at this level? I guess he was OK at AAA-Iowa last year.. but he’s 30!
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His minor league splits were something like .820 vs LHP and .800 vs RHP…
I’m not sure how relevant samples of 387 PA spread out over 4 years really is. He’s been a solid player for the Giants so far and it’s not as though he’s a starter or anything. He’s one of our only OF who’s performed well vs LHP this year and you could really do a lot worse with your 4th/5th OF
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"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
I like this one. Surprised Torres is in there after getting picked off.
With malice towards the Dodgers
to not get picked off?
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Torres back?
Sandoval back?
Molina not back?
That Nate guy back?
What is the feeling I have looking at this lineup? Could it be…Satisfaction?
"This season is expecting a $10,000 bonus, actually getting $50,000 but then accidentally setting $25,000 of that on fire." - AngelWillSaveUs
OMG NO EUGENIO
HE’S GOT A HOT BAT GIANS BRASS!!!!!!!!!
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
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tomorrow I'm hoping for
LF Lewis
RF Schierholtz
C Posey
3B Sandoval
1B Garko
CF Rowand
2B Uribe
SS Renteria
P Lincecum
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Nice. And then imagine it with Mr. F in it instead of Renteria.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
LF Lewis
2B Sanchez
C Posey
3B Sandoval
RF Schierholtz
1B Garko
CF Rowand
SS Uribe
P Lincecum
not bad
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on Sep 2, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Whoa. I didn’t think it was possible to put together such a non-embarrassing lineup out of guys on our roster.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Sanchez won’t be back this trip
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
ahh
imagination back on
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
that works too
OBusterPosey
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Lewis LF
Posey C
Sandoval 3B
Garko 1B
Rowand CF
Uribe 2B
Schierholtz RF
Renteria SS
by kingofthacove on Sep 2, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Knowing Bochy
I bet Posey hits seventh or eighth and Garko is cleanup.
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don’t think that Posey will be hitting 3rd in his first game. just a hunch that they don’t want to pressure him too much. I wouldn’t mind seeing him hit 2nd though (flip him and Nate)
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
lol bags commentor
Don’t know why you would call the kid up to sit on the bench. He’s watched the games before.
Real lineup
2B Velez
SS Renteria
RF Winn
C Molina
1B Garko
CF Rowand
LF Torres
3B Rohlinger
P Lincecum
"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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Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
that dog can sell anything
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Sep 2, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
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apparently
the way to worm your way in the lineup is to get picked off in the 9th inning of a game you are losing 1-0. With your teams only slugger at the plate.
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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we're 74! we're 74!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
maybe I should have gone to Cal.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
lol i just graduated from UCSD
by DrJ Funk Master Deluxe 3000 on Sep 2, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I grew up neat the campus
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
i am the campus
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Nah
More of a play on kingoftahcove’s Garko defending yesterday.
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 2, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
UCSD’s mascot is a library
by DrJ Funk Master Deluxe 3000 on Sep 2, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
10. University of California, Davis
suck it harvard
cock
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I can imagine that being scary. These two years have flown by.
You got out just in time. The tuition increases were/are killer. It may as well not even be a public school at this point.
I think they’re still working on that damn library. They started three years ago when I was still there.
"El once, chico. Eleven."
Supposedly we can walk through the new construction at the reunion, but have to wear long pants and close toed shoes to do so. It’s clearly still in the early stages.
And, yeah, my tuition doubled while I was there (9/11, Davis recall, Ahnold, etc.). There was even a class action lawsuit about them raising the fees mid-year. Still not as bad as you guys have it, though.
by kdl on Sep 2, 2009 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Someone told me that the construction of the library was halted a while back because of a lack of funds. I don’t know if that’s completely true.
My brother graduated in ’01. His KH tuition was like forty dollars a semester or something. Ridiculous. I think it was 24k my final year there.
I just missed out on that class action lawsuit.
"El once, chico. Eleven."
Yeah, mine went from like $11K to $22K or something like that. $11K is insanely cheap. $24? Not so much.
by kdl on Sep 2, 2009 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
That hike is just obscene.
I bet a lot of the kids in your class wished they could have turned back the clock and accepted that scholarship to a lower ranked law school like USF or USD.
"El once, chico. Eleven."
OMG, so true. I had a huge scholarship offer from McGeorge. It would have still cost more for a lower tiered school when I started. By the end, it would have saved me money.
by kdl on Sep 2, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
McGeorge waived the application fee for me, but I still didn’t bother applying. I’ve got to say, though, that school pumps out lawyers in the Sacramento area. If someone’s planning on staying in Sac, taking the scholarship to McGeorge is probably “better” than going to KH.
Now that I think about it, McGeorge’s only real problem is its location. It doesn’t come close to touching Davis.
"El once, chico. Eleven."
wtf those rankings are weird
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
16TH
FUCK YEAH I LIKE THESE ONES
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Cal 73? LOL
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
College rankings are almost always ridiculous.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
As a Fresno State Alum, I concur.
"This season is expecting a $10,000 bonus, actually getting $50,000 but then accidentally setting $25,000 of that on fire." - AngelWillSaveUs
GO ARMY!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
The criteria are Social Mobility, Research, and Service, not necessarily academic quality.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
I like using Social Mobility. That way you’re measuring more performance of the school, not just the talents of its students.
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
not a bad showing from Davis
especially for all the attitude I’ve been getting from Cal students about it.
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
- at #215! YES!!!!!!!!
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Those rankings are dumb. For one thing, Stanford doesn’t have ROTC on campus because the military discriminates against gays (don’t ask don’t tell).
Similar to the Newsweek rankings a while back that only evaluated high schools based on the average AP scores of the students. It didn’t matter if you took 10 AP tests and got 1’s on all of them or 2 AP tests and 5’s on both. They counted for the same.
i counted them the same way in high school
by DrJ Funk Master Deluxe 3000 on Sep 2, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
The average of 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,&1 is 1
The average of 5&5 is 5.
These are not the same.
Wisconsin: Famous for dairy, Ryan Rohlinger and not much else.
Haven't read through all the posts about sandwiches.
So this may have been brought up already.
But I feel bad for Whiteside. He’s done well.
^^^
Ignore, please.
Whiteside has to be more than happy with the opportunity that he has had this year
With malice towards the Dodgers
To adopt the Brian Bocock line of thinking that Groug first pioneered:
Eli Whiteside is not good enough to start in the majors. Eli Whiteside got to start in the majors. It was an experience of a lifetime.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
What's there to feel bad about?
He gets a major league paycheck and has played in more games than he ever has in his career.
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He's exceeded expectations...
…but expectations for him were very low.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
What’s all this excitement over a rookie backup catcher? Now, if his last name was Cherry I could understand it.
by They Might Be Midgets on Sep 2, 2009 1:24 PM PDT reply actions
ohh nevermind. FSU fans. I thought that was just a blatant BUST LOLZ picture
With malice towards the Dodgers
I think we know where your attention was focused.
"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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Just trying to see how many fans usually fill that stadium. The girls are in the way though
With malice towards the Dodgers
Where was Florida State in those rankings? The picture suggests they’d do well in the quality of life department.
Then again, you’d have to live in Tallahassee.
by Wonderful Terrific Monds on Sep 2, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I can think of two places in that pic I would like to be.
"This season is expecting a $10,000 bonus, actually getting $50,000 but then accidentally setting $25,000 of that on fire." - AngelWillSaveUs
I can think of two four places in that pic I would like to be.
FTFY.
by DrJ Funk Master Deluxe 3000 on Sep 2, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
"You look absolutely beautiful. You truly belong here with us among the clouds."
"El once, chico. Eleven."
I approve of this message
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Not to be negative
but I have a bad feeling that yesterday Posey had a conversation with Frandsen… “Dude, when you get there, check out Bobby Evans’ sister. And Sabean’s daughter… wow. Trust me.” And then Franny smirks.
/shudder
Still the loving, adoptive father of Hector Sanchez. And who doesn't love switch-hitting catchers with power and patience?
C Garko
1B Sandoval
2B Velez
SS Posey
3B Winn
LF Andres Galarraga
CF Rowand
RF Velez
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Andres Galarraga?
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I’d pay to see that.
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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I probably should have put Lowry in RF too
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
I read this as POSEY’S ASS MAKES ME CRAZY.
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And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Isn’t that true for everyone, though?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
I think so. If there’s any confusion, people should be directed to the earlier OMG1 thread.
by kdl on Sep 2, 2009 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think you’re ready for this jelly.
"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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I read that as “Ass like Orion.”
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
NEEDZ MOAR NAIT SHEERHOLES AT THERD
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
HOLY FUCKING SHIT GUYS
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
OT but hilarious
They had even more fun getting back Gold Glove third baseman Adrian Beltre for the first time in three weeks.
When Beltre batted for the first time, after a hard ground ball severely bruised his testicle last month, the stadium public address system had a replacement for Beltre’s usual walk-up music: the theme from “The Nutcracker.”
Laughter filled the park.
Beltre, who went 0 for 4 with two long fly outs, can thank Ken Griffey Jr. for that. The team crackup had that idea for days
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by jponry on Sep 2, 2009 1:41 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I'm imagining...
…Griffey smirking to himself while Beltre is still writhing on the ground in agony. “I just thought of the best prank for when he gets back…”
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by EliminateMe on Sep 2, 2009 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I want verification of two things:
One is that they actually did this. The other is that a ballplayers actually knew ‘The Nutcracker Suite.’
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
They've all got kids...
…they’ve probably had to sit through at least a few productions just to applaud their own progeny.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
Who's Buster Posey?
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Sep 2, 2009 1:46 PM PDT reply actions
Best as I can tell, he’s a character on Arrested Development. Or an actress with lyme disease.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Arrested Development!
I love that band!
Is he the one who wears the funny African clothing?
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Sep 2, 2009 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I’ve fallen into my own sarcasm, cause I don’t get that joke…
Help me Mayor wan-311y, you’re my only hope.
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Sep 2, 2009 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Aha, the google told me.
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Sep 2, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I know. Do I get an award for Bochism/Star Wars reference mash-up?
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Sep 2, 2009 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Btw, Bochism (and therefore Bochy) is different that Bocce – which is like a second language to me.
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Sep 2, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
What we really need is someone who understands the binary language of savvy veteran moisture vaporators.
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If you'd like one, sure.
I took yours as pure Star Wars, though. Because of the wan and the context. And the fact that that’s what you meant.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
or a nightmare-inducing comic strip character from the early 20th century
I still believe in Bowkermania.
by rightcenterfielder on Sep 2, 2009 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
OT: God Help Us All!
The last thing this jackass needs is more opportunity to open his fat trap
"This season is expecting a $10,000 bonus, actually getting $50,000 but then accidentally setting $25,000 of that on fire." - AngelWillSaveUs
Thankfully, Republicans running for Senate in Massachusetts are about as successful as Brian Bocock trying to hit Major League pitching.
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I wonder if Schilling could win in New Hampshire?
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Also, with Linda McMahon (CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment) rumored to be considering running in Connecticut, the GOP could be lining up an….interesting….slate of candidates in New England.
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He’s an [airquote] Independant [/airquote].
"The dreams ain't broken down here now, they're walking with a limp" --TW
that’s morphed into a euphemism for “The Republican Party is Not Crazy Enough For Me.”
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
Hey!
I’m an independant and it’s because I’m too crazily liberal. So there!
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Ralph Nader is a corporate tool!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
thankfully for who? the subjects in Taxachusetts?
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
For anyone who wishes Curt Schilling would shut the fuck up, obviously.
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yeah. I could say that about all politicians.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m going to go out on a limb and say that most anyone who might run for the seat, regardless of party or politics, wouldn’t annoy me as much on a personal level as Schilling does.
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Yes. Mitt Romney would be like twelve billion million zillion times better.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
(Also Senators have nothing to do with state tax rates, and Massachusetts does elect Republican governors frequently)
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right
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah... they elect Republican governors who are pro-education, pro-environment, pro-gay rights, pro-universal health care...
For Republicans, they aer excellent Democrats. (For awhile in the late 90’s and early 2000’s, I was a big fan of William Weld. Too bad he turned out to be a little flaky on the stick-to-itiveness scale.)
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
Romney said he was pro-gay rights when he ran for the Senate, but as governor he was strongly against the gay marriage court decision. He also slashed higher education spending.
You know William Weld almost ran for governor of New York a few years back, right?
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Right, but when voting, one doesn't know the future.
Sadly.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
Romney said he was pro-gay rights when he ran for the Senate, but as governor he was strongly against the gay marriage court decision.
Sounds like a certain hope-y change-y guy I know.
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 2, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
sad but true
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Bochy-y?
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Sep 2, 2009 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
There’s always room for you in the in the independent boat.
I thought I didn’t care… then I fell in love with Panda and now I’m not so sure anymore. - Smoke On The Water
If you couldn’t make up your mind, how did you get in the boat?
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Sep 2, 2009 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Heh
I just hopped in the 3rd one I saw because the other two were exactly the same but just different colors.
I thought I didn’t care… then I fell in love with Panda and now I’m not so sure anymore. - Smoke On The Water
Clearly Al Gore would have invaded Iraq to avenge George W. Bush’s father.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Clearly the dems keep letting the rebublicans do shit like this without any real accountability.
I thought I didn’t care… then I fell in love with Panda and now I’m not so sure anymore. - Smoke On The Water
Just because the Democrats are spineless cowards (EXCEPT FOR YOU RUSS FEINGOLD I LOVE YOU) doesn’t mean they’d do the same stupid shit that Republicans do. They have their own stupid shit to do.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
that needs to be in a Poli Sci class. Each party is stupid in a unique way.
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
Ross Perot FTW!
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Sep 2, 2009 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Ross Perot FTWFWJC
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What does that even mean?
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Sep 2, 2009 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I believe most politicians on both sides to be pretty much bought off by some corporation or another.
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Fine. It still doesn’t make them identical.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Between certain members of each party there are certainly differences but not when it comes to passing legislation on things that matter to me such as civil liberties, wars of agression, health care, etc…
I thought I didn’t care… then I fell in love with Panda and now I’m not so sure anymore. - Smoke On The Water
If you see no difference between 2003 and now in matters of civil liberties, wars of aggression, and health care … well, I just don’t know how to end this sentence.
I do see a difference but it’s worse. Patriot Act, FISA, Iraq/Afghanistan. Now this health care bill is not going to have a public option. All this shit has been done by BOTH parties which is why I find them to be too similar.
I thought I didn’t care… then I fell in love with Panda and now I’m not so sure anymore. - Smoke On The Water
all the more reason to limit their power.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
For the analogy to fully work, said hope-y guy would have to be backing a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. But fair enough.
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Yeah, I'll take the bet that in the next 12 months, Obama has taken some serious steps
in the direction of gay rights. It is true he hasn’t done anything too dramatic in his first 8 months in office, but I think that’s probably because he has totally studied Carter’s and Clinton’s presidencies and is trying to avoid the same pitfalls. Clinton basically lost his first several months in office by rashly signing the Exec Order permitting homosexuals to serve openly in the military.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
DADT is not permitting homosexuals to serve openly in the military. In fact, it is the exact opposite of that.
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 2, 2009 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Correct. Didn't say it does. It doesn't.
DADT wasn’t the order Clinton signed on his inauguration day in 1993. Clinton signed an EO to permit it; everyone freaked out (especially “fellow Democrat” (cough) Sam Nunn), and DADT was the result after that ill-fated EO. From this, Obama has apparently learned to pick battles wisely.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
No. See above.
On his first day as President in January of 1993. DADT was the absurd “compromise” that was produced after the conflagration the original EO caused.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
Not that anyone's still reading this thing
But I meant that Obama will probably wait for his second term.
El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."
Not really. People were projecting that stuff onto him.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
One of his senior campaign dudes said explicitely that they would be ending DADT, and I don’t think that was ever denied or disavowed, at least.
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He didn't say he would do it in his first year and at the cost of major policy goals.
If he hasn’t done anything by midsummer next year, I will be surprised.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
I can agree with that. I wasn’t expecting him to be a champion for gay rights or anything but I definitely was not expecting anything like that memo defending the DOMA to come out of his administration.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
I think they’ve come out in favor of overturning DOMA but still will enforce it while it’s on the books. Last I read, anyway.
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It's not a "memo." It is a legal brief that is required of the government's lawyer.
I did not like the “incest” and “bestiality” comparisons that the brief contained, but it is the job of the government’s lawyers to defend laws if they were legally passed. Again, that exact brief didn’t need to be quite so backwards, but a brief defending DOMA was required.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
Whatever it was, the incest and pedophilia comparisons were pretty awful.
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PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Agreed. but the point remains the same: they were required to file a brief defending the statute.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
Then they should have chosen different comparisons.
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 2, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait, they're required to defend every law that's on the books?
They can’t just look at the opposing lawyer’s case and go “Yep, you’re right” and not bother?
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
Put Barrry Zuckercorn on the case.
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You cannot convict a husband and wife for the same crime!
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I just winked.
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Hey—my star witness! Come here! [Kisses Michael] Good to see ya! You know what? Don’t get too close to me, ‘cause I’ve got an itch you can’t believe. I think something laid eggs on me.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
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Those are balls.
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Man
I’m looking through the Barry quotes on the-op and he had to have been the most consistently hilarious recurring character.
Barry: I got Michael out of his marriage, didn’t I?
Michael: Actually she died.
Barry: You’re kidding me. I’ve been taking credit for that for years.
Michael: Credit?
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LOL
I just started watching the first season again last night?
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Did you?
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er, punctuation fail…. DRR
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I’m slowly making my way through it for the fourth or fifth time – only got through the first two eps so far but lol’d heartily many times.
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Thank goodness it’s on HULU for free
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OMG
Barry: And you don’t want to go in front of that judge. I caught him in a drag club.
GOB: What were you doing there?
Barry: Wow… you should be the lawyer.
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He’s very good.
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That's basically right.
If the statute was lawful when passed and remains so (i.e., not ruled unconstitutional in the meantime), then yeah.
Now, this isn’t letting this DOJ off the hook. The language and comparisons were totally unnecessary and appalling, and there IS some level of discretion of whether to fight it. But the DOJ isn’t just the President’s legal office— they are the lawyers for the whole government including Congress, and Congress has a right to expect that its work will be vigorously defended by the government’s lawyers. And one of the things that was awful about the g.w.bush administration was how it politicized everything in LawWorld, and defending DOMA is at least a sign that the Obama people are depoliticizing the DOJ to a large extent.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
also, those aren’t mutually exclusive positions. One can be in favor of enacting gay marriage through the democratic process rather than by judicial imposition.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Your basic point is essentially true, but judicial review is part of the democratic process and always has been.
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I’m gonna have to disagree with that statement. But I’ll leave it at that.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I think even Red Sox fans wouldn’t be stupid enough to vote for Shilling. I think…
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Sep 2, 2009 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
“Red Sox Nation Sweeps Schilling Into Office!”
"This season is expecting a $10,000 bonus, actually getting $50,000 but then accidentally setting $25,000 of that on fire." - AngelWillSaveUs
On a ticket with Dave Roberts!
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/inserts picture of California doing collective facepalm
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Can't be worse than Nancy Pelosi
and yes, Giants fans in the general vicinity of her district, I am looking at you.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Long thread is long.
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
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I'm mildly excited about this development
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, deserved all-star and hacker extraordinaire
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
Got a note on Posey from a friend who is a big Tulane baseball fan: “We faced that kid in a Regional last yr. He is a beast!”
"This season is expecting a $10,000 bonus, actually getting $50,000 but then accidentally setting $25,000 of that on fire." - AngelWillSaveUs
From the comments:
rhymeswithorange isn’t happy about prop 8. Probably voted for Saddam as well… dude, i know tons of guys up there that aren’t cool with the rainbow chasers. that stuff is just a trend and one day everyone will be straight again : )
wat
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 2, 2009 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
where do these people come from?
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O M G
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The More You Know
Apparently, Sadaam Hussein was the world’s greatest gay rights activist!
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Puts Freddie Mercury's to shame.
But Freddie’s overbite was second to none.
"El once, chico. Eleven."
Overheard in Hussein Palace following Historic Iraq Gay Rights Vote:
“Dee more gayz around, dee longer dee women leave me alone. Saddam ZING!”
Well, Homosexuality was made legal in Iraq in the 80’s, I think, which is much better than most of the ME.
On the other hand, he did make it illegal again in 2001. And added a death penalty.
HA HA HA LOOK AT ME I'M ALL HAPPY AND STUFF NO REALLY CAN WE STOP WITH THE COOKYMAN IS SAD JOKES?
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HO HO HO!!
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ahh, MLB.com comments. This is also where I found the guy that predicted the Cardinals and Rockies would play each other IN THE WORLD SERIES
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WTF
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 2, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
A trend?
wtf is this person talking about?
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 2, 2009 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Buster is Nightcrawler?!
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I haven’t seen this much man-love since the last time Lincecum pitched.
/giggles
“Timmy!”
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Sep 2, 2009 2:16 PM PDT reply actions
That reminds me
I eagerly anticipate the random pictures Timmy Cain will post for Posey’s first game.
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Heh.
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I was reading Tim Kawakami’s twitter account, and of course he has to remind Giants fans about Freddy Sanchez’s fragile body.
I believe in Posey.
Not that cool. But, he responded to me when I was giving him shit about something and was really cool about it.
by kdl on Sep 2, 2009 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Why bother reading anything written by Kawakami?
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by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 2, 2009 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Why even bother reading anything written by Kawakami?
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 2, 2009 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
you could say that again.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
Man I missed all the fun sitting in class like a square.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Sep 2, 2009 2:35 PM PDT reply actions
/calls you a nerd ala Hokysmokesbwk (or whatever it is)
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Loser
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lolser
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Sep 2, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
it was quadrangular
or, we were squares. I have polisci and global studies back to back MW
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Sep 2, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Comment from Baggs blog
“C’mon guys, haven’t any of you ever played the game? Catching is the most important position on the field. You can’t just throw in a rookie who isn’t familiar with the pitchers and their strengths and weaknesses, not to mention the hitters on the opposing team. He has to learn the signs and the pitchers as well as the opposing hitters. There’s more to playing catcher than swinging the bat. Whiteside is an excellent defensive catcher that knows how to handle a pitching staff. I’m sure Posey will get his opportunities to play, but we are in a tight race in which our pitching is going to have to carry us. You don’t mess with the chemistry just because you have a rookie that hit well in the minors.”
I’m pretty sure Brad Penny would have a bigger influence on “chemistry” than Posey.
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I’m pretty sure neither of them are going to fuck up the chemistry in any notable way and that if the Giants fade down the stretch, it’ll be because they were not quite a playoff caliber team.
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by jponry on Sep 2, 2009 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don’t think so either. I’m just going by people’s accounts of Penny being a clubhouse cancer and so forth.
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I LOL like crazy at the notion of “chemistry”.
Noted clubhouse leader and warm-fuzzy-giver, Barry Bonds, never seemed to hurt the oh-so-fragile chemistry.
I just noticed, I really like to hyphenate.
Because if we don’t make the playoffs we have nothing else to blame but the clubhouse chemistry.
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by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 2, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Ha ha @ he has to learn the signs.
I thought I didn’t care… then I fell in love with Panda and now I’m not so sure anymore. - Smoke On The Water
I really do like how nobody ever freaks out about a catcher having to learn a new pitcher when a team acquires a new pitcher midseason.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
I wonder if the commenter has a problem with Eli “I Caught a No-No” Whiteside catching in the bigs. Or is that okay because he’d been in the minors forever?
by kdl on Sep 2, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
6 = CHUDs
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
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banned.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Maybe he meant Fuck Their Wanking.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Cannabalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers
or
Cinema Happenings Under Development
???
Young Studs for Old Bats: The Brian Sabean Story
FREE KEVIN FRANDSEN!!! Member of the Frandsen 5% Club.
by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Sep 2, 2009 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
But will he know the signs for RUN DINGERZ.EXE?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Good thing the Giants don't have one
THAT WAS SOME GOOD THINKIN’, BOYS
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
Pretty amazing...
…that Whiteside has built up such amazing chemistry with the pitching staff in the whopping 25 games he’s started behind the plate, innit?
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
I can’t wait for Kuip’s call of Posey’s first major league homer.
"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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this is so true.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
JT Snow:
[pause… quietly] Nice piece of hittin’
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
“…and Posey ties me on the all-time home run list”
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
“Oh. It’s a home run.”
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
“Fly ball to right field. Werth circles under it, reaches up and….. IT’S GONE!!!”
"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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first full month
.257/.313/.378
I’d take it
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
works for me
i’m just curious as to what the other mega catching prospect did
"Put your drawers on, and take your gun off."
Jacoby Ellsbury hit 353/.394/.509 in his first year in the majors
and tore up the playoffs too. I expect nothing less than that from Posey.
does that mean he'll steal a base in the WS?
BUSTER TACO-SEY
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
haha i remember that
’twas a big deal around campus/oregon
"Put your drawers on, and take your gun off."
You may want to check that address again.
"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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dammit. what did that link to? I heard you could use gmail as a host so i tried it
With malice towards the Dodgers
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Good lord
the activity has been ridiculous here lately. I leave for like 20 minutes and there’s 20000000 new comments.
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
You're just imagining things
It’s all a mirage, like the existence of Kevin Frandsen.
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
LOL FRANDSEN!
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 2, 2009 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, it’s a slow day.
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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20000001
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
There's really nothing to see here.
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 2, 2009 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Walkoff just called Buster a nothing.
by Wonderful Terrific Monds on Sep 2, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 2, 2009 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Upgrade to pro today!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
DAMMIT.
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 2, 2009 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
RIP McC Photobucket account
gone too soon
I still believe in Bowkermania.
by rightcenterfielder on Sep 2, 2009 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
i can’t wait for Buster to hit into his first double play.
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 2, 2009 2:45 PM PDT reply actions
can't wait for him to swing at a slider in the dirt
then we’ll know he belongs on the Giants
"Put your drawers on, and take your gun off."
Something had to be done
Seize the day…. we have a chance to make the playoffs and everyone knows that the playoffs are a start of a new season.. Forget about the lack of offense, the Monday night massacre, two hit shut out. Its time to grow some balls and take it to every team we face.
by Socal Giants faithful on Sep 2, 2009 2:50 PM PDT reply actions
Bengie is butt hurt
The most interesting reaction, of course, is Bengie Molina’s. He frustrated management while missing games with a strained upper right quad — Wednesday marks the eighth consecutive — and said he plans to play Thursday. I asked him point-blank if he felt the Giants were sending a message by bringing up their top prospect, especially after they said multiple times they didn’t plan to do so:
"You know what, probably," said Molina, who is a free agent after the season. "This might mean I’m not coming back next year. Who knows? I’m ready for anything. I know how baseball goes. Whatever they want to do. The only thing I can say is that I’ve got my chin up always. I’ve done a lot for this team and helped many guys. I hold my ground. I’ve got nothing to be ashamed of. If they don’t bring me back, hey, you have to move on."
"Regarding any messages, I don’t know. If that’s what they’re trying to do, I don’t think that’s the way to send a message. But if they are, who knows. We’ll see."
Also, don't look for Posey in the starting lineup anytime soon
To that end, Bochy said Posey would be used off the bench or in double switches. Bochy can pinch run for Molina more often, too. And the manager had no reservations about putting Posey behind the plate late in games.
OH FUCK ME.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Asked if Posey might start, Bochy said, “I can’t answer that right now. Bengie, if he’s healthy and he’s doing well, he’s going to be the guy behind the plate.”
Wrong answer
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 2, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
To be fair, the manager does care about people's emotion
If lying to us is his way of trying to take care of Bengie’s psyche, then I’m fine with that. I mean, he’s lied to us too many times in the past for me to take him seriously at this point.
i has a sad :(
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
FAIL
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 2, 2009 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Calling Posey up to be Eli Whiteside is so fucking stupid.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
What would really kill me is if Bengie somehow can’t come back by Thursday and Bochy continues to start Whiteside. That would never happen. Right?
by kdl on Sep 2, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Might be rough on Posey to catch Timmy though. Did he catch him in Spring training?
I watched Posey last weekend, he’s a great catcher but still needs to work on containing balls in the dirt.
"The big thing people say to me is, 'Why don't you ever smile?' Well, I'm too interested in trying to beat somebody right now to smile." Will Clark
"I'm close to six feet, I like to think." The Freak.
Bochy and Bengie should just get a room.
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 2, 2009 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Their lovechild would look like a snowman.
by speckops on Sep 2, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
In that case
I dont think I like this move
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 2, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
valuable benchwarming skills
I still believe in Bowkermania.
by rightcenterfielder on Sep 2, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Before we all freak out (I know, too late), let’s recall how reliable Bochy’s statements about who’s going to play have been in the past.
“Nate is going to be starting every day from here on out.”
/Nate doesn’t start a game for a week
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
No platoon at first base!
"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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"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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I'm okay with that...
…as long as Posey pinch-runs the first time Molina gets on base, and then takes over for the rest of the game.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
Into the future
Reporter: “So Busta, you debut by catching a Cy Young pitcher, hitting against a future Hall of Fame pitcher on the team that is the defending champs while your club is in the middle of a long overdue playoff hunt – how do you feel?”
Posey: “It’s Buster, bitch.”
Win the inning.
Buster Rhymes?
Supporting San Francisco Dugout since 2005 and Manny Burriss since 2006. Bringing you all your California League and New York-Penn League needs since 2009.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Sep 2, 2009 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Britney reference?
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
Guess everything isnt flat in Florida
Now offering free hugs from Amy G.
Billy Ripken is still a douche bag.
Again?
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 2, 2009 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
no wonder that state’s shaped the way it is.
by Wonderful Terrific Monds on Sep 2, 2009 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Just like Florida they spent a lot of money to fill in the low spots
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
LOL SHIFT-A
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Nice
Only thing real in the pic is that straw hat.
Win the inning.
by Scooter Ellis on Sep 2, 2009 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d play with her stopwatch!
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Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 2, 2009 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
LOLineup
LF Torres
SS Renteria
3B Sandoval
1B Garko
2B Uribe
CF Rowand
RF Schierholtz
C Whiteside
P Penny
late
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
He should do that more then
OMG HAI NATE
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
AGAIN!
"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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could be
I only recently saw the finale on YouTube
I still believe in Bowkermania.
by rightcenterfielder on Sep 2, 2009 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
at least we have Panda and Nate today
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 2, 2009 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Allright lets beat Philly!! Sixer fans FTW
Now offering free hugs from Amy G.
Billy Ripken is still a douche bag.
I didn't know Posey was so tall?
Now offering free hugs from Amy G.
Billy Ripken is still a douche bag.
ELI SIGNS EXTENSION WITH GIANTS
"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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Eli, Giants agree to 6-year, $97.5M extension
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
So
i realized why everyone hates Damon Bruce
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what’d he say this time?
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I also make music, please check it out
just talkin about how stupid the Penny signing was, and how they should pull up Bumgarner
and he went on and on about how stupid it it for penny to make his first start against the Phillies because they are a good team.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 2, 2009 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
What, so, Bumgarner’s first start should have been in Philadelphia?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
I dont know
like that really worked well for Lincecum
but he was saying Penny shouldnt start in Philly cause they are a good offensive team and its his first start and it could reduce him to tears
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 2, 2009 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
The only thing I'm getting from this:
Damon Bruce is a moron
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Me too
then some guy called him and was talking for like 5 minutes about how good he is and he should ignore the critics and never change
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 2, 2009 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
So, I’m just getting home… is this the place where we run around in circles, flap our hands wildly, and chant “Hurray, hurray, hurray, Buster’s on his way!!!” ?
You're too late
See jctGamer’s comment above: Bochy says they called up Posey to sit on his ass and do double switches. :(
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
This has been a really long week but was it this morning? or yesterday afternoon that they had Bochy on KNBR and he was talking about how he loves this time of the year because he can make a lot of moves line up wise… i think the word he used was “maneuvers”.
maneuers?
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 2, 2009 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
maybe he meant moes.
Bochy might be a 3 Stooges fan, and so he likes to make a lot of Moes line up wise…
MO VAUGH POWER
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 2, 2009 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Mr. Merope just emailed me to say that he almost got in an argument at work today. Someone was trying to tell him that W-L records are a good judge of a pitcher.
I hope he(Mr. Merope) kicked his ass
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 2, 2009 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Pappa ...
just said Bengie is not so happy about the Buster call up….
Now offering free hugs from Amy G.
Billy Ripken is still a douche bag.
whatever
only another month of him
Im siding with Buster
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 2, 2009 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Money is
so sensitive sometimes….
Now offering free hugs from Amy G.
Billy Ripken is still a douche bag.
by kbsofaraway08 on Sep 2, 2009 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Here’s a solution: He can get the fuck over it. The team needs a third catcher because your ass is injured, Bengie. Posey was the best available catcher. Stop whining.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
waaah
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
No kidding.
This is the guy who froze out the press in Anaheim because a reporter commented about how slow he is on the basepaths or something. He’s a delicate flower.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Headlines that aren't funny but they are
Lockdown at Skyline College after student shot in buttocks
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
youth.... ahhhhh... youth... pour over me like cool water in this fucking LA heat... ahhhhhh... youth....
but seriously, I can’t wait to see Posey debut
Is he going to play???
If so, then yes, I am fine with this decision. There is a good chance he is better than Bengie right now and can help propel us into the post-season.
However, if he’s just going to be a backup with a couple token starts, I think this move is ridiculous.
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