Post-Game Recap: Giants Beat the Diamondbacks
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 21, 2009 10:27 PM PDT
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PrintIt's better to be four back rather than four-and-a-half back. And don't you forget it.
Also of note: Brian Wilson got really good when we weren't looking.
Damn.
Also also of note: Freddy Sanchez should probably reevaluate his expectations for a new contract, and if he has any dignity, he'll give the Giants the first shot at a cheaper Freddy Sanchez. What a freaking disappointment.
Also also also of note:
If I had to pick which situation wouldn't be freaky-crazy, give me the 5-7/9-3 combo. Ridiculously unlikely? Of course. But not once-in-a-generation crazy.
We're in this thing, but only because hockey's so lame.
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Adam Kennedy since the Trade Deadline: .287/.360/.392
Cost of acquiring Adam Kennedy: Presumably not Tim Alderson
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
To be fair, I wouldn’t have been overwhelmed with joy at getting Kennedy, even for a low price.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
It wouldn’t have been as exciting but it likely would have been a much more useful and less expensive pickup.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
I didn’t think Sanchez was all that exciting, really. I just would’ve expected Kennedy to be worthless.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
bowker tool
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
by greatgiantfan on Sep 22, 2009 12:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Why would anybody want to do that?
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 22, 2009 8:05 AM PDT up reply actions
That’s not a high bar…
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 22, 2009 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
those poor 2002 angels...
all struck by lightning and died in the middle of game 6…
Buster Posey shot my dog.
I thanked him.
by Bballpitcher2 on Sep 21, 2009 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
So we have a zombie on our team? And a well-fed one, at that.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 22, 2009 8:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Are we going to start the whole slow vs fast zombie conversation again, or is this fat zombies vs skinny zombies ?
My adopted son Matt Downs . Ranked as the 24th best prospect in the Giants farm system by Baseball America !!
Bengie Molina is a slow zombie.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 22, 2009 8:26 AM PDT up reply actions
I believe I said “well-fed.”
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 22, 2009 8:53 AM PDT up reply actions
***ZING***
well done sir, well done !
My adopted son Matt Downs . Ranked as the 24th best prospect in the Giants farm system by Baseball America !!
Jerry the King Lawler really let himself go.
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At least he's not Steve McMichael
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
OH, and get this! We finally got around to talking about the Bothans. You know, those spies from Star Wars.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Sep 21, 2009 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
hot blondes
natto pasties
moar bob howry
i worked in a gms office therefore i am more intelligent than you
lady gaga
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
and HOW could i forget!?!??
Anne Hathaway
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
How could you!
Proud adoptive daddy for the Big Unit, who is currently teaching Madison Bumgarner the art of being intimidating.
by Speedforthewin on Sep 21, 2009 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
better than grougthink
Proud adoptive daddy for the Big Unit, who is currently teaching Madison Bumgarner the art of being intimidating.
by Speedforthewin on Sep 21, 2009 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope the Lady Gaga conversation was about how disgusting she is
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
2009: The return of Los Galacticos!
by Useful_Idiot on Sep 22, 2009 12:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Also, for the second time today, I’d like to point out that Blake Lively is smokin hot. So you can add her to the hot blondes list
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
2009: The return of Los Galacticos!
by Useful_Idiot on Sep 22, 2009 12:26 AM PDT up reply actions
We went over this: Lock Jaw.
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, someone please help me.
LOL FRED
♥ Blake Lively
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
Lady Gaga = Grace Frehley
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 22, 2009 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Lady Gag-her-please
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 22, 2009 8:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Just for the record, I enjoy the Giants more when they WIN than when they LOSE
With malice towards the Dodgers
I don't always notice the outcome of sports contests, but when I do, I prefer my team win.
I am the most interesting mayor in the world. Stay thirsty, Bitches.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Sep 21, 2009 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
?
“nerds” is the only thing I understand there, Tiki.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Sep 21, 2009 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
The Most Interesting Man In the World (MIMITW)..
“His personality is so magnetic, he is unable to carry credit cards. Even his enemies list him as their emergency contact number. He never says something tastes like chicken. Not even chicken.”
All Dos Equis MIMITW video ads hereMy adopted son Matt Downs . Ranked as the 24th best prospect in the Giants farm system by Baseball America !!
I thought he was funny on the D-backs broadcast. I’ve always enjoyed him in short spurts, but any more than 10 minutes and bleh
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
by TexasRanger on Sep 22, 2009 12:36 AM PDT up reply actions
He’s only funny when he’s doing Madden and nothing else.
If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding.
He was calling the half inning as Bob Uecker, John Madden, and Harry Caray combined and it was really funny. He would switch off their voices brilliantly.
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
by TexasRanger on Sep 22, 2009 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
You must not have heard his Jim Rome
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
His George W. was pretty spot-on too.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Sep 22, 2009 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Pretty amazing
Especially since it was free :)
It wasn’t a long show, just about an hour, but boy can they still rock. You could tell Buck was feeling his age, as he didn’t move too much, but he had what felt like 10-minute guitar solos for about every song. In fact, most of the set felt like a giant guitar solo (which is right up my alley).
I’ve seen Metallica, Tool, and a number of bands live, and this one is definitely up there as one of my favorites.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Sep 22, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions
he gets a show
Firefly gets nothing. HoLOLy wood.
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Nobody puts Bengie in a corner!
by natteringnabob on Sep 22, 2009 8:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Is Frank Caliendo just camped outside John Maddens house waiting for him to do something he can copy?
"This season is expecting a $10,000 bonus, actually getting $50,000 but then accidentally setting $25,000 of that on fire." - AngelWillSaveUs
WhoWillSaveAngel?
Ya know...ignorance really IS bliss.
Well - I do , anyway.
by victor frankenstein on Sep 22, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Because it's worth repeating
The Giants clinched a not-losing season!
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Success!
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 22, 2009 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
He was almost
thrown out at second on a single not long before…
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Nobody puts Bengie in a corner!
by natteringnabob on Sep 22, 2009 8:21 AM PDT up reply actions
I remember a couple games back
when the left fielder almost threw him out at first. Not cool.
I chose to watch HIMYM and House. I still think I made the right decision.
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 21, 2009 10:33 PM PDT reply actions
I watched House and Castle, and I made the right decision too, even though I am not sure I have any idea what the hell happened on House.
House is crazy.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 22, 2009 8:07 AM PDT up reply actions
or IS HE?
Tune in next Monday, 8/7 central!
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Sep 22, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I felt like it was some kind of remake of One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Sep 22, 2009 8:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Also of Note:
The Az tv feed mentioned McCovey Chronicles.
(for those who missed the GDTs)
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Sep 21, 2009 10:33 PM PDT reply actions
I missed that part
What’s the story?
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Nothing really
The announcers saw someone write that the Giants could go 13-0 and have a chance at the wildcard. They remarked that the Giants had some really positive fans.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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wow!
Optimism, ftw!
A girl on the interwebz and fan of the pantaloons.
Real men don't wear batting gloves.
The get us.
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 21, 2009 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
and AZ has some really gullible broadcasters
Proud adoptive daddy for the Big Unit, who is currently teaching Madison Bumgarner the art of being intimidating.
by Speedforthewin on Sep 21, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
They also said McCovey Chronicles was full of “Great folks” , “Passionate Folks”, and “they have not given up yet”
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Sep 22, 2009 6:24 AM PDT up reply actions
That's what I get
for not posting during last night’s game… did they actually READ this?
Also, does this mean the grougthink here will like the AZ announcers? If so I’ll have to defect to the Pirates’ blog, whatever that is. I can finally be popular!
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Nobody puts Bengie in a corner!
by natteringnabob on Sep 22, 2009 8:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Jim McLennan,
aka manager of the AZSnakepit interviewed Grace and Sutton before the game. That’s why it came up. They mentioned the Snakepit a couple times, then they also mentioned McCovey Chronicles.
Posting 65 comments/day since June '07.
by DbacksSkins on Sep 22, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Or any other ones.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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Did they mention my dick jokes or dancing?
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
no
looks like you got the shaft Goofus
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
That game made me sleepy, but I’m still fairly happy.
Theoretically, all that has to happen is that the Giants go on a four game winning strike while the Rockies lose four in a row. Then, new season!
It was a long game.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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I didn’t notice any typos from you. But then I was manning the bar for the latter part of the game…
A girl on the interwebz and fan of the pantaloons.
Real men don't wear batting gloves.
I went to a bar in Berkeley where the bartenders tasted every drink they made. I would have been wasted in about 10 minutes.
I'm the Juggernate, bitch.
ahahahaha
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
Hey, that was much appreciated. wee need more gameday bars
Proud adoptive daddy for the Big Unit, who is currently teaching Madison Bumgarner the art of being intimidating.
by Speedforthewin on Sep 21, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Greg Pappa on the Rowand sac Fly “And Bengie Molina for the first time all season will score on a sac fly”
I lol’d then felt bad.
"This season is expecting a $10,000 bonus, actually getting $50,000 but then accidentally setting $25,000 of that on fire." - AngelWillSaveUs
I wonder how many times he's made it to 3B after a single or walk?
Talk about SSS…
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Nobody puts Bengie in a corner!
by natteringnabob on Sep 22, 2009 8:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Someone post the roll call so I can get to bed.
"This season is expecting a $10,000 bonus, actually getting $50,000 but then accidentally setting $25,000 of that on fire." - AngelWillSaveUs
yeeeaaa
there was no roll call yesterday, i was disappointed
Buster Posey shot my dog.
I thanked him.
by Bballpitcher2 on Sep 21, 2009 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually had a shot at the title yesterday, I think.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Sep 21, 2009 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
technically they should still be able to pull the roll calls for those games.
"This season is expecting a $10,000 bonus, actually getting $50,000 but then accidentally setting $25,000 of that on fire." - AngelWillSaveUs
I think they have the moral responsibility to do so.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Sep 21, 2009 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
yea i was up there too…not tonight though, didnt show up til the 8th
Buster Posey shot my dog.
I thanked him.
by Bballpitcher2 on Sep 21, 2009 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
atta kid
Buster Posey shot my dog.
I thanked him.
by Bballpitcher2 on Sep 21, 2009 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
My goal is to learn all the states of India for a Sporcle quiz.
NERD.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Think of India as a baseball diamond. It’ll make it easier for you to recall everything.
"El once, chico. Eleven."
Arunachal Pradesh = home dugout
Jammu and Kashmir = scoreboard
Himachal Pradesh = deep center field
Tamil Nadu = left handed batters’ box
Heh.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
I do actually want to learn stuff about the states, though, not just the names for the quiz.
I am pleased with myself that I can remember how to spell Chhattisgarh, though.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
I only really know Northern India. Well, I know South Indian cuisine, but that’s all I know about the region.
"El once, chico. Eleven."
I know more about Hinduism and Buddhism than anything else, really. I’m more familiar with the politics and history of Sri Lanka than India, which is kind of weird, I guess.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
It’s not that weird, if you think about it. There’s a lot less to know about Sri Lanka, and it’s made a number of international headlines over the years. It’s kind of like knowing more about Babe Ruth than about the ’27 Yankees.
"El once, chico. Eleven."
Hm, my brother's fiance begs to differ
Sri Lanka is a very intersting place in its own right.
Even if in India, they do call it ’India’s dropping’
In my case, my aunt was in Sri Lanka for two years when I was a kid as a Peace Corps volunteer – right before things really got out of hand there. The volunteers who replaced her had to be evacuated by helicopter a few months after they arrived, in fact. So it’s a long-standing interest for me.
I have a long-standing interest in India too, but like I said, it’s generally had more to do with its mythology and such than its politics. Although I can name about half of India’s prime ministers (thanks, Sporcle), which I guess is pretty nerdy in itself for an American, I suppose.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
My strategy on the Indian Prime Minister quiz
/type “Gandhi”
/type “Nehru”
/type “Singh”
/think for ten seconds
/give up
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
That is sort of nerdy, I guess. Most Americans learned everything they know about India by watching Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. That’s how it was with me for most of my life. Oh, wait, I also learned a bit from this episode of Highlander:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Episodes_of_Highlander_(season_4)#The_Wrath_of_Kali
Oh, wait! I almost forgot Octopussy!
"El once, chico. Eleven."
Also Apu from the Simpsons.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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Oh, yeah.
His graduating class at Cal-Tech (Calcutta’s Institute of Technology) had seven million people, and also a cobra gave him his diploma.
"El once, chico. Eleven."
He’s also a Brahmin.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
May the many arms of Vishnu
strangle all of you for your blasphemy. Thank you, come again!
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Nobody puts Bengie in a corner!
by natteringnabob on Sep 22, 2009 8:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Nerdy knowledge
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was filmed in Sri Lanka. Well, a lot of it was.
More nerdy: it was filmed there because the Indian government wouldn’t let them film in India because they considered it racist.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
I wanted to be Short Round when I was a little kid and travel the world with Indiana Jones. (I would have worn a New York Giants hat, though, I suppose.) Unfortunately, I most closely resembled that effete Indian prince.
:(
"El once, chico. Eleven."
I was Short Round when I played “Indiana Jones” with my friend in kindergarten.
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you did great!
Top 10 or BUST!
A girl on the interwebz and fan of the pantaloons.
Real men don't wear batting gloves.
you just did.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
Gimme a couple minutes
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You are asking for patience from this crowd?
"This season is expecting a $10,000 bonus, actually getting $50,000 but then accidentally setting $25,000 of that on fire." - AngelWillSaveUs
Yeah, he is.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 22, 2009 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
I would never want bad news
delivered by Greg Papa
Buster Posey shot my dog.
I thanked him.
by Bballpitcher2 on Sep 21, 2009 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
wow totally misplaced, my bad
Buster Posey shot my dog.
I thanked him.
by Bballpitcher2 on Sep 21, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
NERDS
I actually kinda mean it in this case.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
When you never go out, never have sex and never leave your computer
you tend to look for the small victories.
It’s true that I never go out, but that’s only because I’m constantly inside having sex
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
2009: The return of Los Galacticos!
by Useful_Idiot on Sep 22, 2009 12:30 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t understand why anyone cares about the roll call.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
Totally.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
by satyricrash on Sep 21, 2009 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I care
because it was written by snakecharmer…
Posting 65 comments/day since June '07.
by DbacksSkins on Sep 22, 2009 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Roll Call
Merope, heimy25, thecity23, Johnny Disaster, SFGuy, WhereThere’sAWillieThere’sAMays, can of corn, Sabean’s_Folly, Natto, deuce deuce, sadison bummedgarner, ResDog, Lars The Wanderer, jcb9, Giant among Angels, jhiat00, mymclife, jponry, EliminateMe, walkoff baltimore chop, raisingcain, tobias, TGOH, capn, greatgiantfan, Hoist That Rag, howtheyscored, CB30, SeeingStars, ringleader3, mlb22, jctGamer, sfoakbay, tk, kdl, timmeh, Alex_Lewis, SF Pete, DrStankus, satyricrash, KINGofCRA5H, nostocksjustbonds, AndYourBirdCanSing, rightcenterfielder, WalrusMan, out machine, unk, esseffgeez, nogooddeed, NuschlerFace, cybermaldonado, Bballpitcher2, The Franchise, GiantsBabe, DividedByZero, rxmeister, DJ Tofu, travis j bagdad, Orwell D. Catt, Squez, speckops, cloudydays, BaronVonCurrentEvents, DanRed, khenderson, rhys, beat_la_25, cheno, DuikeBuike, NHL84, ryanmiles, Karlifornia, Goofus, DFAAurillia, sakbaum, TimLaser and MattyC, scout6, Mayor of 311, Speedforthewin, calpolynate, Lisa Stevens, j14, giants9107, kush, taliesin, thethrillisgone, i wish we were good, Juan Primo, GiantPain, oldjacket, Stuttering John Tamargo, IMbitter, grape, Bond16, Grant
Total Users: 95
Total Posts: 2645
Total Threads: 3
Name # of Posts
Natto 214
Lars The Wanderer 188
kdl 171
heimy25 130
Giant among Angels 105
DrStankus 105
scout6 102
Alex_Lewis 97
Sabean’s_Folly 82
satyricrash 77
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yes, this game had to have the most non baseball talk in a long time
With malice towards the Dodgers
Well, non-game talk.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
Universal.
I sat on the ’Pit’s GDT just before the fifth run scored (narcissistic bow/yr wlcm!) and then read the thread after the game. Three years ago the ’Pit was five people all calling a game – now it looks like , well , this.
Ya know...ignorance really IS bliss.
Well - I do , anyway.
by victor frankenstein on Sep 22, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
YAY!!!
High fives kdl! The SILVER! I knew you had it in you!
A girl on the interwebz and fan of the pantaloons.
Real men don't wear batting gloves.
That would be the bra-nz, wouldn't it?
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Sep 21, 2009 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
oops. Olympics fail.
A girl on the interwebz and fan of the pantaloons.
Real men don't wear batting gloves.
nah, we’ll give Natto the platinum
Proud adoptive daddy for the Big Unit, who is currently teaching Madison Bumgarner the art of being intimidating.
by Speedforthewin on Sep 21, 2009 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
just supporting the sisterhood.
pun not necessarily intended.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Sep 21, 2009 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I never win. :(
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
I’ve won once. Because it was a day game and sucked and was really slow.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
you'll get there!
Buster Posey shot my dog.
I thanked him.
by Bballpitcher2 on Sep 21, 2009 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
jponry was 11th with 73, if anyone is curious.
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i was not curious but i think everyone else was.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
clothing
OH HEY (PUTS ON NERD CAP)
IS THAT A PICTURE OF GHALEON IN YOUR AVATAR?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
I never played Lunar.
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I’ve read about a lot of JRPGs.
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honestly
I used to just read the Eternal Blue Complete player’s guide back in the day. It’s … fun.
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YESSSS
Great games.
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"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
I’ve only played the two PS1 remakes and the GBA version of SSS (which had a glitch that made it embarrassingly easy) but they’re so entertaining.
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It’s possible to use an emulator and play through the Sega CD versions. You miss out on some incredibly important things by not giving them a go. For sentimental reasons, I’m more fond of them than the remakes.
I think 1000 posts were about Bob Howry.
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Some time, we should try to do 1000 comments on Bronswell Patrick.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
And 500 about Bronson Pinchot.
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Holy crap, he’s the voice of the VW Beetle in the commercials.
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wut
His name's Clayton, not Danny.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 21, 2009 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Random
Did you know that the guy who played Pedro Cerrano in Major League does the allstate commercials now?
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 21, 2009 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
That I knew.
And he’s a Giants fan!
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I didn’t even know that he was a Giants fan
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 21, 2009 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Born and raised in San Mateo.
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My mom and dad went to high school with a bunch of his brothers. They were all bad news except for President Palmer, apparently.
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 21, 2009 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
You stay away from those Haysbert boys!
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I made the list even though I didn’t watch this game anywhere near a computer. That takes a special talent.
El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."
Things that make you go "Hmmm"
Bengie Molina had a stolen base in 2006.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
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Isn’t the story that he stole it off his brother Jose?
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
And that Jose broke both his legs on the play and threw the ball into the stands
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SCIENCE
and it still was a bang bang play
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 22, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
pics or it didn't happen
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 21, 2009 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Villalona's trial will be in TWO MONTHS?
Speedy trial is speedy.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
Do they have prison ball down in DR?
I’m only being half sarcastic here.
RIP | anVil | 9-19-2009 | dude had potential.
by i wish we were good on Sep 21, 2009 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Before pitching with the Indians. Rick Vaughn pitched in the California Penal League
/has given up on this season.
Then set the major league record for strikeouts by an ex car thief
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
by TexasRanger on Sep 22, 2009 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
and wore a pair of badass glasses
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 22, 2009 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
and shared his barber with Brian Wilson.
"The dreams ain't broken down here now, they're walking with a limp" --TW
and nailed the 3rd baseman’s wife
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by UnleashTheGore on Sep 22, 2009 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
The announcers are OK if Sanchez is sidelined because Velez can play 2B. Yeah…
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team mvp
1. velez
2. molina
3. uribe
4. winn
5. sandoval
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10. Lincecum
30. Cain
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 21, 2009 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
nah, it goes:
1. Renteria
2. Molina
3. Uribe
4. Winn
5. Velez
32. Lewis
33. Buster Posey
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 21, 2009 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
How could I forget Renteria
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he hit those grand slams those other times
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 21, 2009 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
but who will play LF? GASP
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 21, 2009 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Edgar?
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by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 21, 2009 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
If I had to guess, it will just be Uribe at 2B and Edgar at SS, with Torres/Velez in Left
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 21, 2009 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
To be fair
His value is value is much higher if he plays 2nd. Assuming his defense isn’t catastrophic, anyway (big assumption).
alright folks. I am now going to bed. goodnight folks.
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be in touch re tix!
good night
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by Mayor of 311 on Sep 21, 2009 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
SHUT UP
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by Useful_Idiot on Sep 22, 2009 12:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Jon Miller picks Howry
SUCK IT, HATERS
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HIGHEST PAID RELIEVER
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 21, 2009 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
/clap clap clap
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 21, 2009 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
always. Fredemption is always just around the corner. and that RBI total is going up as well
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 21, 2009 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Now to 1) finish my plant bio paper and 2) change my avatar to Natto’s awesome drawing of RJ
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 21, 2009 10:55 PM PDT reply actions
in the “My little giants” thread
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 21, 2009 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
hey Natto is it cool to use your "my little giants" as avatar's ?
by sadison bummedgarner on Sep 21, 2009 11:02 PM PDT reply actions
Go for it.
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Natto, thanks again for doing these. They turned out great!
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 21, 2009 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m going to try and finish the rest of them tonight unless I get distracted by Beatles Rock Band.
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sweet. the thread does need moar fake bunt
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 21, 2009 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions
No it's not cool.
I mean, you can do it if you want. But, cool?
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 22, 2009 8:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Missed the game...
how did Sanchez get hurt? Sitting on the bench cheering for a Sandoval double?
by Hoist That Rag on Sep 21, 2009 11:06 PM PDT reply actions
Receiving a cut off throw from Rowand.
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He made an awkward step and tweaked his leg. I’m not making this up.
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Some lols for you guys
In my 3 hour long Intro to Weather class, some classmates were discussing the Giants. Guess who’s name came up first as “being the problem”?
Insanity is just a state of mind.
Ummmmmm…Fred Lewis?
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 21, 2009 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Winner
They also said some other bullcrap not worth repeating, but some more examples include “Ryan Garko sucks, Bengie is 2nd best hitter after Pablo.”
Insanity is just a state of mind.
Eli Manning
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if it was 4 the lolz
im guessing they said someone like cain or pablo?
by sadison bummedgarner on Sep 21, 2009 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
FRED LEWIS!
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TWO GAME WINNING RBIS IN FOUR GAMES NERDS
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Maybe he can teach Freddie Sanchez how to stretch
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by Useful_Idiot on Sep 22, 2009 12:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, Baron
where have you gone? Your education is just letting so many McC slash-fiction setups go to waste…
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Nobody puts Bengie in a corner!
by natteringnabob on Sep 22, 2009 8:32 AM PDT up reply actions
The only bad part about changing my avatar to RJ is that now my posts don’t stand out as much
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 21, 2009 11:20 PM PDT reply actions
It kinda sucks when GDT explode into a stats argument
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 21, 2009 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s worse in regular threads.
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true
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 21, 2009 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s what happens when you know your team isn’t going to make the playoffs and are playing an uninteresting team like Arizona
by DFAAurillia on Sep 21, 2009 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions
nah. It happened throughout the whole season. Since there are always opportunities to change the team in some way, arguments are going to start. It doesn’t matter who we are playing, if Fred Kewis gets brought up, an argument is starting
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 21, 2009 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions
it was accident, no need to anger the gods mods
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 21, 2009 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I think we should all start an uprising and overthrow the mods. Just for fun
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by Useful_Idiot on Sep 22, 2009 12:38 AM PDT up reply actions
That probably won’t work very well.
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OPPRESSION OF THE WEAK!
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by UnleashTheGore on Sep 22, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Listen, you guys are the ones who voted for Grant, and he legally nominated us for office as moderators. If you have a problem with the system, it’s your own fault. Also, if you have a problem with the system, we can ban you.
Your call.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 22, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
/voted for Kodos
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by UnleashTheGore on Sep 22, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
if you don't like it start your own blog
/ awaits special reward for loyalist suckupitude
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Nobody puts Bengie in a corner!
by natteringnabob on Sep 22, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
I misspelled Fred’s name, and in doing so made a new nickname for him
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 21, 2009 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
The funny thing is I’m on the Fred Lewis bandwagon
by DFAAurillia on Sep 21, 2009 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions
we all pick our battles.
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 21, 2009 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions
the horror
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
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by greatgiantfan on Sep 22, 2009 12:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Said Rudy T as he gets up and went looking for Kermit Washington.
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 21, 2009 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
verb/tense fail
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 21, 2009 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Watch out JCB might get really angry. Stickler for punctuation and grammar on a blog that posts pictures of dancing cats
by DFAAurillia on Sep 21, 2009 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
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For the Howry apologists: Look, he’s been pretty stinky with the game on the line. Admit it. That can color a person’s evaluation of a reliever.
For the Howry haters: It’s more likely that’s a bunch of bad luck than a lack of mental toughness or talent, especially considering that Howry’s been a late-inning reliever for years.
Now kiss and make up, you guys.
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 21, 2009 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions
DIBS ON THE GIRLS
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Howie in a dress is all I could scrounge up. Sorry.
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 21, 2009 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll take what I can get.
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Was there really a huge argument?
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SCIENCE
Yes
actually.
I’ve been a Howry defender of sorts – I’ve never denied the fact that he’s struggled in high profile situations. But at the same time, he’s probably the 6th or 7th person I’d blame for the three most high profile losses he’s gotten (the rookie HR walkoffs)
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DFAAurilia had sumpin’ ta say!
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 21, 2009 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Listen my general argument was that I feel people only rely on stats here. Which I think is a mistake. I think it’s dumb to completely ignore intangibles and observational scouting just as it is equally dumb to ignore statistics and go with gritty, veteran, been there before bullshit
My observations of Howry has been that he sucked in meaningful situations. And Grant backed up what I had seen with statistics. So obviously the two can and should work together.
And yah I went all “i’ve worked for a baseball team” for a bit but I stand by that to a degree. From having spent time in a major league locker room there is more to a guys performance than statistical projections. There are nuances. Unfortunately we have a melonheaded swedish chef who relies on these nuances to the team’s detriment. And that is something we can all agree on in.
That is all goodnight
by DFAAurillia on Sep 21, 2009 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions
FWIW
Howry certainly hasn’t been very effective in tie games.
Where he has been pretty effective is being brought into games with runners already on base in the middle innings. That might be the best time to use him.
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"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
upon which we all can agree.
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 21, 2009 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions
i know that line of work well, and while that’s not very interesting, i will ask you to refrain from calling it a locker room, as it is a clubhouse. if only to be a smartass during what turned out to be a hilarious evening.
haha, etc.
I was using the vernacular of the people MLB
by DFAAurillia on Sep 21, 2009 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions
i’ve had that very same discussion you’ve had about reliance on stats before, however it was usually in person and not with text on computers. i generally agree with you. however, in this current setting, you must remember that some people (not all) have rehearsed responses and answers ready to fire back (almost like a macro). they are the same people that hope bad things happen. their fingers are just itching to either insert acronyms like LOL into words, or rip into the team they know they love yet instead like to bash. in other words, sometimes its just good humor when someone criticizes you, and not worth the artery swelling. again, not all, just some.
That’s an unfair and baiting statement, and “not all, just some” is a cheap dodge. I very much doubt that anyone here is secretly hoping the Giants fail, unless it’s a Bochy-must-go! end-of-season sentiment. Why would you pick a team to cheer against and then hang out online with fans of that team long enough to have stats-based arguments over an obscure set-up man? It’s like cheating at solitaire.
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 22, 2009 12:11 AM PDT up reply actions
The fact that most of the people he’s talking about got legitimately upset after some of the Giants losses this year – like really upset – should sorta prove that no one here is rooting for the Giants to lose…
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yeah
see, the giants are making such huge mistakes that the criticism is so basic, that it might seem like a “macro”.
They are 10 years behind the curve in their statistical analysis, just based on where other teams are. 25 if you look at what Bill James and Pete Palmer, et al, were writing.
Just look at Freddy Sanchez. I think that the statistical analysis went as far as “300 hitter, All Star”.
Molina, average and home runs, he must be one of the best hitting catchers in the league.
To be fair, I think there was a good statistical argument for acquiring Sanchez… that said, I don’t understand how they could have possibly botched his injury situation so thoroughly. How can you look at a guy’s injury that kept him from playing for his new team for half a week and think, “Oh, there’s no way this could be a problem down the line!”
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yeah
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
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by greatgiantfan on Sep 22, 2009 12:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Name names, weasel. Give examples. Don’t come onto a Giants blog and accuse people of rooting for the Giants to lose.
If people have responses ready to fire back, it’s probably because the argument has come up twenty times before.
to be fair
I have read at least a few people post that they want the Giants to tank for a better draft position.
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by UnleashTheGore on Sep 22, 2009 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
but not as much as Beckham’s hair
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by UnleashTheGore on Sep 22, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Xanthan loves pie (charts) as much as he hate beckham’s hair
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 22, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
I have no idea what half the stats I read here even mean. “His FAP is low but his YAkS is around -.567”
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by Useful_Idiot on Sep 22, 2009 12:43 AM PDT up reply actions
thats better than any giant
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by greatgiantfan on Sep 22, 2009 12:44 AM PDT up reply actions
I’d like to say that I, in fact, do work for a baseball team, and still believe that “nuance” is overrated.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
there are still Howry apologists out there?
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by UnleashTheGore on Sep 22, 2009 8:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Free of Charge
The argument against Howry: He’s been terrible in high-leverage situations this year, which is a reliever’s most important job. So, even though that’s more than a little luck based, it is fact of how he’s performed.
Also, since low-leverage relievers tend to face worse hitters than high leverage ones his shiny ERA is less impressive.
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
it doesn’t, but many managers tend to put their best pinch hitters in for the high leverage situations. Also, guys throwing garbage innings tend to see a lot more of the “B” lineup.
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
Not sure how much of a difference that would make, except in real blowouts.
Also, given that there is a stepdown by dint of coming in as a pinch hitter, not sure that unless it is a super star coming in for an at bat that the pinch hitter is going to be better than what was there (non Giants lineups excepted).
And, if it isn’t a blow out, then you are likely to use your superstar getting a day off in a higher leverage situation.
I’m not sure how much it effects the stats of a pitcher either (I’m playing a little bit of devil’s advocate here). But just to elaborate, Howry has faced batters with a collective .737 OPS this year, while Affeldt has faced a collective OPS of .774.
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
I would say the fact that high-leverage relievers face tougher hitters probably has little to do with pinch hitters, because few of them are that good. It’s more likely that a RHP is specifically brought in to face a tough RHH. If Affeldt’s in there and Khalil Greene comes up, you’d probably stick with him. But if it’s Pujols, time for the right-hander.
Ok, I need to drive home from campus. Have a nice night all.
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 21, 2009 11:29 PM PDT reply actions
Interesting
I had to leave once the DBacks tied it at 4… I just returned to find some interesting things and some weird things. A Giants win (good). People talking about stat-nerds, who knows how to argue better than others, working for a baseball team (ironically, I do as well, but that’s not interesting). And apparently my “If the Giants go 13-0” post, riddled with sarcasm that they apparently overlooked, got McC mentioned on Arizona TV.
I don’t know if that’s a good thing or not, but when I see Mark Grace secretly smoking cigs in places he isn’t allowed to, I’ll give him a McC fist-tap. OK, no I won’t.
Yeah, barring a miracle the Giants season is over. Time to focus on football
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by WilliamVanLandingham on Sep 22, 2009 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
does this mean you aren’t in?
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 22, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m not sure if anyone has mentioned this yet, but as of now, Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright are scheduled to pitch Friday and Saturday night in Colorado, respectively.
I won’t care if they win the Cy Young award if they beat the ROckies.
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We’re in this thing
YYYYYEEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHH
But only because hockey’s so lame.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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by Jibblescribbits on Sep 22, 2009 5:43 AM PDT reply actions
Jeeze, it feels weird not watching the giants since i’m at last taking my first exams of senior year, plus went yesterday to see Robert F. Kennedy Jr. talk, then exam tonight, exam tomorrow, then done, it’s too bad i’m not here as often as i’d like
heh
wrong kennedy. I thought, didn’t he die in a plane crash
Ohhhh, yea, well this guy was pretty amazing, he had some really good ideas for having energy forever that would mean spending 1.5 trillion dollars to get everything going but we’d pay that back easily since we wouldn’t be using coal or anything harmful.
algae
I was reading about using this to create diesel, which can be burned very cleanly now.
Wouldn’t impact the food supply, like other methods. Wouldn’t cause an increase in electric power use, which has a ton of problems for creation, storage and transmission.
Take the Prius…ultimate green car, right? Except for the environmental impact of creating the batteries, which is tremendous.
Diesel wouldn’t have that much of an up front cost either, since existing gas stations already have or could easily add diesel pumps. The current cost of a hydrogen pump is over $1MM!
haha, that’s crazy, i knew that about the making of batteries, but in all honesty, he talked alot about all the great things we could do with our country. But in the end all of this has repercussions that he never explained
IIRC
The lead for the batteries is mined in Canada, sent to eastern europe for refining, on to Japan to be put into the actual batteries and then the car (it might stop in China for part of this) and then potentially shipped to the US.
Literally around the world.
Which is not to say that this is all 100% bad, but it isn’t a great start.
Yes, but disposal of them
is very “clean”… just toss them in a pit and cover! Nothing greener than that… and these things don’t exactly have tiny batteries.
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by natteringnabob on Sep 22, 2009 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I believe those are called unintended consequences, which most politicians don’t like to talk about when promoting their “solutions.”
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by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 22, 2009 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I think this
is a better idea than the electric car.. as you say mass-production of batteries is pretty environmentally bad too. But even if everyone could plug their car in at night (i.e. most cars in SF and NY won’t work this way…) I haven’t seen a real estimate for how much juice would have to come from the grid to power them. It would make our blackout mess of 2000 look like the Gilded Age.
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Nobody puts Bengie in a corner!
by natteringnabob on Sep 22, 2009 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Plus coal power plants pump much more carbon into the air than cars. If everyone plugged thier car in it could actually make things worse.
/has given up on this season.
Not true. Gasoline engines are so inefficient that even given the mix on the current grid, an all-electric fleet would produce somewhat less carbon than the current gasoline one. If the grid were powered entirely with coal, it would be close to an even swap. But it’s not.
Depends on how new an engine you're talking about.
Also, it depends whether or not you’re talking currently or looking at the big picture. From the cradle to the grave, a Prius right now generates more carbon emissions than a Hummer.
This is why I drive a Focus. :-P
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 22, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Uh, that Prius/Hummer story has been debunked. It turns out that among the faulty assumptions in the original was that the Prius would last for 109000 miles while the Hummer would get 375000.
why even drive a hummer? what’s the point? or even an SUV? just wondering, because i got a sports car… and i kinda agreed with Kennedy when he said, something like “do we ever use the 4 wheel drive”
bumper sticker
Nice SUV. Sorry About Your Penis.
Well, the Hummer I think you drive because you’re a dick, frankly. But as to SUVs in general, my view is that people ought to drive a car that suits their needs. If you have a bunch of kids to cart around and stuff, you probably need a big vehicle. Go ahead and get that SUV. But if you get an SUV and it has one person in it 99% of the time, you’re just being wasteful.
Eugenio Velez is a better power hitter than Mark Reynolds! *
- assuming Velez has another 7692 PAs hitting HRs at the same rate he has, and that Mark Reynolds never plays another game, Velez will finish with more career home runs.
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There is another aspect of this debate
which (I’m surprised) no one has yet brought up.
Hybrids produce SMUG.
absolutely
the important thing to realize about gasoline from petroleum is not that it is such a great source of energy.
Rather, it has so much value because it is a reasonably safe and reasonably dense energy storage mechanism.
Batteries are still a long way from having the capacity to be used like cars are used. And there are the mining and disposal costs to the economy to the environment to worry about, and the cost of fuel, and the likely need to boost the grid massively. And if you are just burning coal? Meh.
Hydrogen burns clean. However, it is less safe than current technology. Also, right now, IIRC, the hydrogen is being derived from petroleum, which is less than ideal. And there would need to be a massive infrastructure to put pumps in place.
I’m eyeballing one of VWs turbo diesels for my next car.
This
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 22, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
A lab on my floor is working on converting algae to biofuel
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 22, 2009 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
for a second
I was wondering why you were living on the same floor where such a lab would exist.
I’ve probably got something similar growing in my coffee cup. :)
That dog is smarter than I am!
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
Most dogs are smarter than you are, Goofus.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
I still want breakfast.
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 22, 2009 7:45 AM PDT reply actions
Lars is up for breakfast.
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I told myself that I will not jump on the 49ers bandwagon after what happened to this team. After being kicked in the groin by this team, I’m not ready to be kicked in the groin by the 49ers.
I still believe in Ryan Garko...........
do it!
I think this is the year they make it back to the playoffs. They could really make some noise if they had a decent QB, but I think they could very well win the division if nothing else.
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by UnleashTheGore on Sep 22, 2009 8:35 AM PDT up reply actions
SHAUN HILL 90 AND 3 AS A STARTER THO
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 22, 2009 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I think my ALL CAPS and intentionally hilarious typo might have slipped by here. I like Shaun Hill, but his fumbling and those jump balls will eventually hurt the team, and he’s still pretty rough around the edges in general. He’s put together some very nice drives, and he’s doing what they want him to. He’s a smart player and has two very good, high-percentage, open field choices in Davis and Gore.
If the receivers were actually good, they might be getting more touches.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 22, 2009 8:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Yea, it’s beginning to look more and more like Davis is go to person on the O, next to Gore and Bruce. I’m surprised that Morgan isn’t getting more touches. He does have smarts and does have a high percentage. One would never guess this guy is 9-3 as a starter but he’s not turning over the ball that much nor is he making a whole lot of mistakes, although i would like a QB that’d put a little more zip on the ball
The 30-yard Hail Maries (Marys… ?) can get pretty frustrating to watch for sure.
Morgan is still just a second year guy. He’s always looked like he could be really good, but I think we’re going to be struggling with a lot of the same inconsistencies we saw last year for most of this year.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 22, 2009 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Yea, but you know, it is what it is, we knew what we were going to get when Hill was starting as QB.
Yea, i’m not down on Morgan, he’s on my fantasy team so i’m just constantly waiting for him to explode or do somewhat decent. I dont know if it’s that he’s not open or that they’re running the ball a ton more
I think Hill’s fine as long as the team isn’t down by two scores.
He’s not going to win the game by himself, which is okay when you’re not down big. But there will be games when the defense makes a mistake or someone fumbles or Hill throws a pick-six (I feel like an ass using that term and I don’t know why) when the team is already down by like four points, and I don’t think he has the skillset to overcome that.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
You feel like an ass using that term because it’s an assy term to use.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 22, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
try tying your hair with a thong.
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by UnleashTheGore on Sep 22, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I will admit I had pretty much given up on Alex Smith, but at this point, since he’s healthy, I really wouldn’t hesitate to put him in if Smith continues to struggle. I give the guy credit for restructuring his contract, and that at least shows he wants to play.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Sep 22, 2009 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I like Hill probably as much as any rational person, but even the team is saying “if we can possibly win the game by relying on any other player but our starting quarterback, we’re going to try to do that.” As of right now, I don’t think there’s any reason to want to bench him, but I’d be pretty worried if he keeps fumbling, throwing up jump balls, and putting balls into triple coverage. And let’s not forget the AWESOME play Isaac Bruce made the other day to prevent an interception. Except for a few really nice drives, it hasn’t been pretty with Hill. But his mistakes haven’t been damaging yet and his successes have been plentiful. If he doesn’t improve and that ratio balances out, it could be trouble. But he’s doing fine right now, and the results are there.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 22, 2009 9:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Now that you jinxed it he will.
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 22, 2009 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions
That just made it worse!
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 22, 2009 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions
OH GOD WHY!
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 22, 2009 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Odds
What are the chances Bengie Molina doesn’t start AND Edgar Renteria doesn’t start today? I’ll go 25:1
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 22, 2009 10:05 AM PDT reply actions
109:1
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by UnleashTheGore on Sep 22, 2009 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
win
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 22, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes, using their thong as a hair tie always launches me into full-on worship mode.
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by UnleashTheGore on Sep 22, 2009 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
There’s nothing like the smell of ass on hair to really make guys froth at the mouth.
This is one of the major reasons I try to keep my ass away from guys. It’s not that I don’t appreciate it. It’s just that I really don’t like frothing.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 22, 2009 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
These things are so dumb
It’s really simple: just get naked or bring us a beer.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Sep 22, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Use your thong as a beer cozy!
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 22, 2009 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
What the hell!
Dear God, that’s gross. Yes, definitely want to put my underwear in my hair. Sure. Any time.
Still backing Notgardo, wheresoever he may wander. (Don't forget to wriiiite!)
I wouldn’t even notice it, that’s the funny thing, i don’t look at the hair unless my girlfriend actually tells me to look
helpful hint
try saying something before she tells you to.
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Nobody puts Bengie in a corner!
by natteringnabob on Sep 22, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
But then how is he supposed to know that he’s supposed to say something?
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 22, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
I think most people are missing the point
The point is not “hey my thong is in my hair”. The point is “you know I am not wearing anything down there and I’m putting thing in my hair to show you that I’m not wearing anything down there”
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
But she could be wearing regular underwear in the regular way. In fact, why wouldn’t she be? It’s more comfortable.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 22, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s the illusion. It doesn’t matter if she’s actually wearing underwear as long as the guy believes she might not be.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
That’s not much of an illusion. David Copperfield could show you a good illusion. And it might even involve flipping a deck of cards.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 22, 2009 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
“Ooooh, magic!”
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 22, 2009 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
And candy!
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Most thongs are practically not underwear anyway.
O HEY! I MIGHT NOT BE WEARING MY BUTTFLOSS!
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 22, 2009 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
pretty much! my girl hates em, so she just doesnt buy them. I mean from a guys perspective they look good, huh?
Thongs are for the weak
C-string is where it’s at.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
So if she doesn’t buy them, does that give you the illusion that she doesn’t own any underwear?
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 22, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
That just sounds unsanitary.
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have you seen the C-string?
It’s completely ridiculous.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
I’m not going to image search it at work, but I assume that the C stands for clitoris.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 22, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
well, not exactly. Think G-string, but without the hoop around the waist. It’s shaped like a C.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
Gravity
She walks around on her hands.
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 22, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Sheer force of will?
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Use the force, Leia!
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 22, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Howie thinks magic tricks with cards is more sexy than a girl without underwear.
/has given up on this season.
if she wants me to notice the underwear
she better wear it around her face like she’s robbing a stage coach with Jesse James.
Flip a deck of cards?
Homina homina homina
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lol.
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, someone please help me.
LOL FRED
by ringleader3 on Sep 22, 2009 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
/flipflipflipflipflipfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfap
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 22, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Here are more of them —
1. Scam a bartender out of a free beer.
2. Make a shot glass out of paper (mmm. Dribbly).
3. Take off his pants with one hand (especially good for when you’ve sprained your wrist trying to put your thong in your hair).
4. Cook bacon. This is a “trick”?
Oookay.
Still backing Notgardo, wheresoever he may wander. (Don't forget to wriiiite!)
MMMMMMM Bacon
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"I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen." ~Bob Lemon,
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 22, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ve been sick for the past few days and have had almost nothing “good” to eat. I would kill for some bacon right now.
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 22, 2009 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Does it have-
Make milk come out of your eye?
Win the Nathan’s hot dog eating contest?
Overhaul his transmission?
by out machine on Sep 22, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
What else is on this list? That is incredibly stupid and hilarious.
by out machine on Sep 22, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Never trust a “What guys love” type of article that is written by a woman.
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 22, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Guys love it when you talk about your feeeeeelings!
And really open up!
… with your emotions!
Still backing Notgardo, wheresoever he may wander. (Don't forget to wriiiite!)
The thong thing was really ridiculous
Besides, thongs make a better wrist restraint than a hair tie.
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 22, 2009 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
And they make a better ski mask than a wrist restraint.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 22, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
You know what kind of women would interest me greatly?
Someone that wears this
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
I love NERDS! too.
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 22, 2009 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I would kill for some pie too.
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 22, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Felix Pie?
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 22, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Andres Gallaraga?
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 22, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Jebus Fucking Christ.....
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 22, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Hot!
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 22, 2009 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
we are such tools—it’s right there in print!
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
by greatgiantfan on Sep 22, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Clearly, none of you have had sex.
She is using her thong as a hair tie because she is just about to go down on you. And that’s a little hot… Well, assuming that the woman in question is, indeed, attractive.
Keith Law sillyness:
http://twitter.com/keithlaw/status/4177733126
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, someone please help me.
LOL FRED
HAHA
yo face
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 22, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
is that your twitter then?
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, someone please help me.
LOL FRED
by ringleader3 on Sep 22, 2009 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
/follow
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, someone please help me.
LOL FRED
by ringleader3 on Sep 22, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
/stalk
/extort
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Nobody puts Bengie in a corner!
by natteringnabob on Sep 22, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Morning Google Fun
Step 1 : Go to google.com
Step 2 : Type in the following words without pressing enter : Is there
Step 3 : Read the second most popular query
Step 4 : Say out loud : “WTF?”
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
sfw?
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Sep 22, 2009 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
nm
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Sep 22, 2009 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
There is a way, but it costs like $25,000 and you have to have surgery.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 22, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
I once read about some sperm donor center in southern California where ladies can go and buy “super sperm” donated by pro athletes, scientists, movie stars, etc.
by deuce deuce on Sep 22, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Each spermatazoa wears a cape.
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 22, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, they have lots of my sperm over there too.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 22, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but it is all on the wall outside of a window.
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 22, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t see your point.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 22, 2009 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
That is because I keep my curtains closed.
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 22, 2009 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
TWSS
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Sep 22, 2009 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
must be on the top of your head
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
by greatgiantfan on Sep 22, 2009 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
let’s just hope that it’s one girl that typed it in a few thousand times
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Sep 22, 2009 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Sorry I have too much time to google.
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 22, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
In the Google buildings I’ve been in, the lobbies have these projection screens that display a constant stream of all the searches that are being entered (they obviously filter out some terms, but I’m sure “two girls one cup” would go through).
"The dreams ain't broken down here now, they're walking with a limp" --TW
If the archived articles during the month of August, 2006 over here have anything to say about it, it probably was.
http://www.somethingawful.com/d/weekend-web/?year=2006
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 22, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — A top prospect for the San Francisco Giants was charged with murder in the death of a 25-year-old man last weekend at a bar in his Caribbean homeland.
Angel Villalona, who received a club-record $2.1 million bonus when he was signed by the Giants in 2006, wore a bulletproof vest Monday to his hearing at a court in the city of La Romana. He pleaded innocent to the murder charge.
The 19-year-old Villalona could face up to 20 years in prison if found guilty in the Saturday night shooting death of Mario Felix de Jesus Velete.
Judge Aranibal Manzano Zapata ordered Villalona jailed for two months while authorities prepare their case in the Dominican Republic. Villalona turned himself in 12 hours after the shooting at a La Romana bar.
“This is a serious case of voluntary homicide,” public prosecutor Jose Polanco said.
Police haven’t said what the motive for the shooting was.
Villalona, who appeared tired at Monday’s hearing, refused to talk to reporters and tried to hide his face from photographers.
The first baseman played in 74 games with Class A San Jose this season, batting .267 with nine home runs and 42 RBIs. Baseball America chose him as the Giants’ top prospect before the 2008 season and he was selected for the Futures Game during All-Star festivities that year.
The Giants said Monday night they wouldn’t comment further after issuing a statement Sunday saying the club was “disappointed” to learn that Villalona was considered a suspect by Dominican police.
“We will monitor the situation closely and trust that the judicial process in the Dominican Republic will resolve the matter promptly and fairly,” the team said in Sunday’s statement.
Frank Micheli, president of the Azucareros del Este — Villalona’s winter baseball team — did not immediately return calls.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Sep 22, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
So in one season we lost from our “rebuilt” farm sysem…Barnes, Alderson, and Villalona.
by DFAAurillia on Sep 22, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Sosa’s not looking so good either.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Also Posey...
…though I suppose there’s always the possibility he may turn up again.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
Well, crap.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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:(
His name's Clayton, not Danny.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 22, 2009 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
As a Pirates fan, I would love to see Freddy in the Black and Gold once more if you don’t give him an extension. Definitely my favorite player, and quite the hitter to boot. He’ll stay healthy if he goes back to Pitt.
Say hello to the Bad Guy!
He may have been damaged somewhat during shipping. Don’t know if we kept the receipt or not.
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
I knew we should have paid for the insurance!
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, someone please help me.
LOL FRED
by ringleader3 on Sep 22, 2009 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
We dumped Bonds and Schmidt to you guys. Returning him would be the least you could do to repay the Pirates’ generosity towards Giants Baseball over the years.
Say hello to the Bad Guy!
by Pirates4Life on Sep 22, 2009 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
We gave you Matt Morris! Isn’t that enough?
www.leaguelineup.com/lbucks24
by NuschlerFace on Sep 22, 2009 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Not to mention Mike Benjamin.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
and Adam Hyzdu!
sorta
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 22, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
you didn't exactly dump Bonds on us
he left as a free agent, but if that’s how you want to look at it, THANKS!
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 22, 2009 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, the Pirates did us a favor by prioritizing re-signing Andy Van Slyke over re-signing Barry.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
so it worked out for everyone!
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 22, 2009 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
The Pirates got great clubhouse chemistry, and we got to be a perennial contender.
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
For some reason, a Pirates memory just popped into my head: I remember reading they were upset that Jeff Bagwell won the Rookie of the Year award over Orlando Merced, who they felt was more deserving. LOL Pirates.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
He’ll stay healthy if he goes back to Pitt.
Er, why? Especially since he was already hurt when we traded for him.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Steel City Special Baby, Heart Attack Waiting To Happen
My adopted son Matt Downs . Ranked as the 24th best prospect in the Giants farm system by Baseball America !!
There’s a place in North Beach that does a sandwich like that. I forgot what it’s called but the owners are from Pitt
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 22, 2009 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh nice, yea i was just wondering since i’m here in Cincy, and can just easily go up with friends to Pitt and get one, i actually have a few friends from that area too
Oh I forgot you were in Ohio. Yeah, that’s a do-able.
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 22, 2009 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Does that come with sexual assault on the side?
I’ll let myself out after that one.
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 22, 2009 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
haha, my buddies are huge Steeler fans, and all they said is “hey the ladies want their money, anyway they can get it”, i kinda think that whole thing was BS. Also Roethlisberger a graduate of Miami Ohio, where i go, would never do that, since at Miami, they teach students to be smart… ha, it was so funny to watch my friends when the steelers lost to the bears this last weekend
You talkin' about da pizza ?
My adopted son Matt Downs . Ranked as the 24th best prospect in the Giants farm system by Baseball America !!
Now with... alfredo... sauce!
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 22, 2009 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
WANT!
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Sep 22, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Wagner Mateo is available again
If we want someone with a degenerative eye condition.
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 22, 2009 12:46 PM PDT reply actions
with sanchez out ,the lefty LOLINEUP should look like this
LF torres
2B frandsen/velez
RF schierholtz
3B sandoval
SS uribe
C posey
1B garko
CF rowand
by sadison bummedgarner on Sep 22, 2009 12:51 PM PDT reply actions
Didn’t you hear Bochy? They can’t play Posey because they’re trying to win these games.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
LOL
Kuip told KNBR that he was “lobbying” Boch to play Garko. So stay tuned at 1B.
And yeah, no Posey.
Agreed, Hockey is Lame
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
Apologies to hockey fans , but to the unassimilated it looks like organized chaos.
Ya know...ignorance really IS bliss.
Well - I do , anyway.
by victor frankenstein on Sep 22, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
games should allow the use of hands
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by greatgiantfan on Sep 22, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
and not stop to allow a brawl to break out (which happens so they can use their hands, I suppose)
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by greatgiantfan on Sep 22, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t follow hockey, but I’m pretty sure hockey players use their hands. Unless the sticks are actually stapled to their wrists or something.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
yea. i think they can use there hands if they lose the stick
not sure though
by sadison bummedgarner on Sep 22, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
yea you can also use your hands to catch the puck and throw it down in front of you… i personally love hockey, probably because i go to a hockey school… but also i love the sharks
they have hockey school? is that like the old KC Royals academy?
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
by greatgiantfan on Sep 22, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Dan Boyle must be your favorite player, just based on where you go.
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
Proud member of the "Don't Trade Marleau" Club
Fools and Sages
they do, actually
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Sep 22, 2009 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I like hockey well enough, but I can’t stand that players fighting each other is an accepted part of the game, whereas if two NBA players fight, they’re thugs hellbent on anarchy.
Billy Ripken is not a fuck face
for real, automatically they’re thugs in the NBA, i hate that, i just don’t agree with how people assume they’re thugs and all just for getting in a fight, it’s almost part of the game, people get pissed because they’re playing so hard, and in the heat of the moment you just burst out. When i played football or basketball in high school i got into a few fights, but after you just shake and move on
yeah, but the way the fans feed off it, it’s all pretty disturbing, and even worse is the play stoppage. That’s why I’m off basketball—there’s just way too much down time anymore.
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
by greatgiantfan on Sep 22, 2009 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
well obviously the way fans feed off it is disturbing, but the fact is, fights will happen, it is inevitable in a sport like football, basketball, baseball, hockey. In basketball especially down low in the paint there’s obviously going to be a bunch of body bumping going on plus the fact it’s physical there is bound to be a possible fight. I don’t wish for it nor do i care if there is one, but it comes down to competition
I think there should be more fighting
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 22, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Capital One
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Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
by greatgiantfan on Sep 22, 2009 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh god, not this argument again. Wasn’t this gone over and over and over again at GSoM around a year ago?
Fighting is an acceptable part of hockey because that’s how the sport has developed – it is a high-paced, physical game where slamming into other guys is a part of play. If a guy throws an elbow that doesn’t get called, he’s more likely to throw another elbow – unless somebody goes over to teach him a lesson. Its a way to right past wrongs that doesn’t get somebody seriously injured (see: Steve Moore and the Bertuzzi incident). Drop the gloves, throw a few, and that’s it. The issue is settled.
And as for why it is considered “thug-like” in the NBA, well, it’s because fighting is not a common occurrence. There are no rules dictating how players can go about fighting in basketball (there are a few in hockey – the instigator penalty, game misconduct, a match penalty, and even a suspension can be awarded if a player fights dirty), and thus is it out of the ordinary, making the players that take part in it seem a bit more “thug-like.”
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
Proud member of the "Don't Trade Marleau" Club
Fools and Sages
Fighting in hockey is stupid.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 22, 2009 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Hockey is fine, but fighting is hockey is lamer than the off-colored joke about paraplegics I was about to make.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Sep 22, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
It is much better to watch live than on TV. In fact, aside from baseball, I’d rather go to an NHL game over any other sport.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Sep 22, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
WE BELIEVE
YEAAAAH straight out of my gsw playbook. works like a charm
I'm talking about Mountain Dews baby.
New Sport
Coed Hockey, and instead of the fights, they just have makeup sex
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
hmm, Kurt Ainsworth disease? David Aardsma?
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
by greatgiantfan on Sep 22, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Aardsma’s returned, but it took awhile for some reason.
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
by greatgiantfan on Sep 22, 2009 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
hmm, Kurt Ainsworth disease? David Aardsma?
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
post fail
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
by greatgiantfan on Sep 22, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
So....
Say the miracle one-game playoff against the Rox actually happens, will it be at AT&T? The Giants are 10-8 against them and has the better NL West record too; unless of course they based it on say facial hair on the team’s 1st basemen then let’s play one at the Devil’s field (Coors).
Win the inning.
It's a date then
Tell the Rockies to dress nice and expect to put out.
Win the inning.
by Scooter Ellis on Sep 22, 2009 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
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