Post-Game Thread: Four More Years! Four More Years!
by jponry on Sep 29, 2009 11:37 PM PDT
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Blah blah blah, Bengie Molina two homers, three year extension, RIP Buster Posey, etc etc
The really important thing here is that Pablo Sandoval is a BAMF. The really cool thing about his season, I think, is how consistently good he's been this year. His lowest BA in a month? .298. His lowest OPS in a month (after tonight's outburst)? .790. His K/BB the last two months? 24:22. He's special, folks, and only getting better.
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Why do San Francisco teams insist on having terrible offenses? Frank Gore and Pablo Sandoval can't do it all.
by GiantPain on Sep 29, 2009 11:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What a shock. Dude can hit lefties! Good thing we benched him and played Renteria!
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by jponry on Sep 29, 2009 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We cheered extra hard for Garko tonight. He’s gotten screwed, so we wanted to give him extra props. Hopefully he could hear us (we were pretty close).
by kdl on Sep 30, 2009 12:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's all one thing:
Neukom replaces Sabean, or he doesn’t.
If he doesn’t, every one here knows, what happens.
If he does, then the rest remains to be seen. Having worked with Sandy Alderson, I give him my vote, and as many more as I can stuff the ballot box with.
Time will (as is his habit) tell.
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by owlcroft on Sep 29, 2009 11:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I heartily endorse Richard Alexander Alderson for General Manger of the San Francisco Giants
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by Mayor of 311 on Sep 30, 2009 12:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Given the number of times time has fucked me over, I like to believe time is a female.
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by say hey nation on Sep 30, 2009 5:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh that would be great!
"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
by achiappanza on Sep 30, 2009 7:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I object to your characterization of time as male.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 30, 2009 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Time has a penis
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 30, 2009 8:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no no, that says "cLock", not what you're thinking
by bobnothing on Sep 30, 2009 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I see. Hickory Dickory Dock makes a lot more sense now!
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by jhiat00 on Sep 30, 2009 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ahem. My last game of the year.....
It was a beautiful night with Molina and Pablo hitting the g’d tar outta the ball.
Can I please just enjoy it for an evening before work tomorrow?
P.S. Thanks for nuthin Braves and Brewers. F’n sheesh.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Sep 29, 2009 11:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I liked that game.
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by Natto on Sep 29, 2009 11:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It must have been college night at the park
There must have been about a hundred college kids (and mostly young females) in my section and one section over.
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by SFGuy on Sep 30, 2009 12:02 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
why didn’t you call me? alright alright alright alrirght
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by GameSix on Sep 30, 2009 7:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
giggity, giggity, giggity, giggity, giggity
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by say hey nation on Sep 30, 2009 7:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Get any numbers?
"It ain't over till it's over." - Yogi Berra
by 49er16 on Sep 30, 2009 7:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Some girl named Jenny gave me a number but I didn’t believe it was real: 867-5309.
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by SFGuy on Sep 30, 2009 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If it’s real, you probably shouldn’t have posted it.
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by Natto on Sep 30, 2009 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
sarchasm – was an even better cover-tune!
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Sep 30, 2009 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You got it. Anyone can You Tube the song if you want to hear it.
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by SFGuy on Oct 1, 2009 12:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol denied by jponry
GROUGTHINK ALERT
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by groug on Sep 30, 2009 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You sound very unenthused by that fact
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Win the inning.
by Scooter Ellis on Sep 30, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Needz mor ‘nubile.’
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 30, 2009 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bonds, Kent Breakout to Fuel Giants' 15 Hit Barrage.
That would have been my headline.
Jponry, I would have said this if Grant had posted the thread – no dig at you. But I will say that I don’t like your headline cause it makes me sad.
/autodefenestrates
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Sep 30, 2009 12:06 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know how many of you heard the national anthem tonight but for those who did, it was “interesting” wasn’t it? Renel announced someone named “Donna” and we heard a man’s voice. Everyone around me had the WTF look.
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by SFGuy on Sep 30, 2009 12:09 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I had a lot of cheers in my section, and one guy in front of me who was a Royals fan who couldn’t seem to stop laughing about it the entire anthem.
by pwoper on Sep 30, 2009 12:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Donna was sitting in my section. She was something.
by kdl on Sep 30, 2009 12:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was an interesting minute or so when I heard it on the radio. I definitely turned my head to the side like a confused dog when I heard “Donna” and then what seemed like a man’s voice singing the anthem. It was, uh, very debatable that “Donna” wasn’t actually “Donald” or something like that.
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by djp4cal on Sep 30, 2009 1:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is something that would only happen in San Francisco. I doubt a drag queen would be singing the national anthem in any other city (and might include Cal football games).
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by SFGuy on Sep 30, 2009 2:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 30, 2009 8:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There’s a guy at Martuni’s (gay piano bar at Valencia & Market) a lot- “typical” looking older gay man who’ll put his name in to go sing. You expect some gravelly MAN voice but he has this amazing operatic and very female-sounding voice. Definitely something to behold.
by troymccluresf on Sep 30, 2009 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Props to the heckler
There was a pretty good heckler audible on the CSN feed kindly informing various Diamondbacks that they were, in fact, bums. He even got some call and response going! Oh, college hockey memories…
by furikawari on Sep 30, 2009 12:10 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
meh
This happens every game.
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by SFGuy on Sep 30, 2009 12:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But it usually comes from the bleachers, and it was coming from all over tonight. They seemed to be especially targeting Justin Upton.
by kdl on Sep 30, 2009 12:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A player just about EVERY Giants fan would want.
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by SFGuy on Sep 30, 2009 12:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, duh.
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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by Natto on Sep 30, 2009 12:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, there are stupid people out there who wouldn’t want him because he “isn’t a Giant”. The types who think Bengie Molina is the best catcher in baseball and Bruce Bochy is a great manager.
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by SFGuy on Sep 30, 2009 1:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait a minute
You mean you know Giants fans who are strictly opposed to the Giants ever signing a free agent or making a trade?
"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
by achiappanza on Sep 30, 2009 8:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You trust these guys to sign a free agent or make a trade?
by DrStankus on Sep 30, 2009 8:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well you only have to go back to the last one (Penny) to find one that isn’t bad.
But that’s not the point… ruling out non-draft acquisitions categorically is batshit stupid.
"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
by achiappanza on Oct 2, 2009 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If anyone said they wouldn’t want him they should be slapped. I’m not sure I’ve seen a ball hit farther to right field from a right handed hitter. That was damn impressive.
by AngelWillSaveUs on Sep 30, 2009 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Among the multitude of sports powerhouses in Arizona...
…they also have a WNBA franchise – the Phoenix Mercury.
Does the name Diana Taurasi ring a bell with anyone? She was All World at UConn , and the Merc grabbed her. I’d been meaning to take in a game for , oh several years now…sort of D’OH’d when I heard they’d already won a championship but hey…women’s basketball?
Then I checked some scores , and I thought there might be something to it. But I still let it fall out the back of my head…until Steve Kerr (Yes , THAT Steve Kerr) bought some 7000 tickets to help flood US Airways Arena tonight. Well , couldn’t beat free , so I bagged one and went to the game.
There IS something to it , after all…sloppy basketball cheered on with reckless abandon by the largest gathering of unlovely women in the world.
Taurasi , apparently , is this year’s WNBA MVP. Frankly , she looks tired. She and the Mercury managed to squeak out an overtime victory in the first game of some tier of playoffs over the Indiana Fever due , I think , to some hometown officiating.
Anyway , all things considered I would rather have been in on this performance…but the fact is – and I hate to admit this – I was unaware these two titans were tilting at each other.
Ya know...ignorance really IS bliss.
Well - I do , anyway.
by victor frankenstein on Sep 30, 2009 12:11 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The WNBA is on its last legs
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by bondslegend on Sep 30, 2009 8:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do believe you were watching the first game of the WNBA Finals.
The beginning of the end, as it were.
Larry Bird has purchased the 7000 seats in the upper level for the first game in Indiana, which is what inspired Kerr.
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Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 30, 2009 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There just isn’t anything better than a pure layup… hey man, a dunk and a layup are both worth the same amount of points, 2!
by PiKAgiant on Sep 30, 2009 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Everyone complains about “the lost art of the mid-range jumper in the NBA,” but I know what happened. It’s not lost, it’s in the WNBA masquerading as a long-range jumper.
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Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 30, 2009 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I bet they could beat us at basketball
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by bondslegend on Sep 30, 2009 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No doubt
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
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by baetown415 on Sep 30, 2009 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Being able to beat me, at basketball or anything else, is not a benchmark for watchable athletic ability.
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 30, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
who? you? they could beat the warriors… haha
by PiKAgiant on Sep 30, 2009 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nobody beats the Warriors but the Warriors! Nobody!
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 30, 2009 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The women’s good fundamentals make up for their inability to dunk!
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by Natto on Sep 30, 2009 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
HAHAHAHA STOP IT YOUR KILLING ME!
by chilibean_3 on Sep 30, 2009 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey hey hey! They can too dunk! They’ve dunked five whole times in just thirteen years of play! That’s better than one every three seasons!
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Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 30, 2009 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess someone should alert the printer.
Ya know...ignorance really IS bliss.
Well - I do , anyway.
by victor frankenstein on Sep 30, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I had
Indiana Fever once. It was a little rough until the antibiotics kicked in.
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by zenbitz on Sep 30, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here’s a snippet.
Sure enough , “The WNBA Finals” is shown on the floor.
Not shown: good basketball.
Ya know...ignorance really IS bliss.
Well - I do , anyway.
by victor frankenstein on Sep 30, 2009 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eh, Men’s Basketball sucks too. Most boring sport. Ever
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by Useful_Idiot on Sep 30, 2009 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Incorrect
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by Natto on Sep 30, 2009 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
EVER
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2009: The return of Los Galacticos!
by Useful_Idiot on Sep 30, 2009 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
None of you Giants fans are also Warriors/NBA fans?
Uh…
"I always believe there's a reason why you go through everything." -John Elway
by LACK on Sep 30, 2009 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am.
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by Natto on Oct 1, 2009 12:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why must people use absolutes like this?
Oh, and basketball sucked in the late 90’s early 00’s. It has gotten better lately. Rule enforced man-on-man defense was horrible. 8 guys standing on one side of the court while the other 2 played one-on-one. Boring.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Oct 1, 2009 7:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it’s really amazing to see that a 23 year old playing in his first year is far and away the best hitter on this team. It’s just too bad we’re surrounding him with bunch of washed up hacks.
by speedyt72000 on Sep 30, 2009 12:26 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm...
it’s really amazing to see that a 23 42 year old playing in his first last year is far and away the best hitter on this team. It’s just too bad we’re surrounding him with bunch of washed up hacks.
Ya know...ignorance really IS bliss.
Well - I do , anyway.
by victor frankenstein on Sep 30, 2009 12:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And now for something completely different . . . .
I’m not 100% sure of the source, and completely blank on its credibility, but what is the sense of the house on the rumored possibility of an Aaron Rowand for Milton Bradly trade?
(As someone pointed out somewhere, at very worst, Bradley’s contract is a year shorter.)
Heaven knows Bradley’s numbers are good, and he’s only 30 (only?). But there’s a package there. . . .
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by owlcroft on Sep 30, 2009 1:07 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Rowand for Bradley straight up
hmm….I don’t like Bradley but getting rid of Rowand would make it worth it
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by bondslegend on Sep 30, 2009 8:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s worth it even if you have to DFA his ass at some point.
by DrStankus on Sep 30, 2009 8:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’d do it in a second.
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by jponry on Sep 30, 2009 8:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not sure I trust any trade in which what we get is equal to the worth of Aaron Rowand and nothing else.
by troymccluresf on Sep 30, 2009 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You’re forgetting the addition-by-subtraction potential. By removing Rowand’s hypnotically swinging bat, the spell will be broken and Giant hitters will finally be able to lay off the slider low and away.
And we’ll have Milton Bradley (and his cheaper, shorter contract), so we could still have the potential to add by subtraction! Yay!
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 30, 2009 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Getting 12 mil off the books is why you do it
that alone makes it worth it, even if Bradley isn’t as good as Rowand (which he probably is)
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by bondslegend on Sep 30, 2009 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
such a rumor
could only be started by someone who has never heard of Brian Sabean.
None chance.
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by zenbitz on Sep 30, 2009 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe if we start rumors about Bradley they won’t want him anymore.
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by jhiat00 on Sep 30, 2009 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
DID COKE W/ ACKLEY
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by bondslegend on Sep 30, 2009 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
When Milton Bradley looks in the mirror, he likes what he sees.
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by Useful_Idiot on Sep 30, 2009 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was at the game today, and was standing on the arcade when Montero hit his second home run.
I have never been on the arcade when any ball has been hit into the water, home run or foul. That one went nearly directly over me, I got to watch it from bat all the way to the water, spinning on my feet to do it.
That is a singular, incredible experience, even if it wasn’t a Giant hitting it. I don’t know that I’ll ever get to experience that again, but I’m glad I got to be there once.
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by BruteSentiment on Sep 30, 2009 1:17 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
WTG man
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by bondslegend on Sep 30, 2009 8:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm happy for you! That's a pretty unique experience.
I’ve never had arcade seats but am determined to get them next season. I was in VB302 for Panda’s Splash Hit #50 and got to watch it sail over the arcade and drop into the water with my own eyes and that was pretty cool, too.
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by GiantsBabe on Sep 30, 2009 9:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve been out there a handful of times… only problem is that unless you’re in the front row, you can’t see all of right field. Same problem at Candlestick’s Family Pavilion (RIP Candlestick 10 years ago today).
by troymccluresf on Sep 30, 2009 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The only Splash Hits I’ve witnessed in person where when I was sitting on the third base side. :(
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by Natto on Sep 30, 2009 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Boy, this is an empty post-game thread!
He's not retired...THANK YOU!
by baybruin415 on Sep 30, 2009 2:19 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Totally
How about that Roman Polanski?
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by shanghaijim on Sep 30, 2009 2:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Boy how about Jon & Kate Plus 8?
"It ain't over till it's over." - Yogi Berra
by 49er16 on Sep 30, 2009 7:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jon & Kate Plus Hate
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 30, 2009 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In Baggs’ postgame notes, he says he made a wager with Pablo on whether he gets to 200 hits. He needs 17 hits in the last 5 games. If he does so, Baggs has to cover a game wearing a panda suit.
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 30, 2009 6:00 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Baggs’ coverage of this season has been without peer. He is legit.
gully
by DanRed on Sep 30, 2009 7:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lol baggs is awesome
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by bondslegend on Sep 30, 2009 8:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
When i looked at the title i thought it meant for college to graduate. Since this is what we’d always say Freshman year, which we knew wasn’t gonna happen
by PiKAgiant on Sep 30, 2009 8:15 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope that the Giant’s brass reading this understands sarchasm.
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by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 30, 2009 8:55 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope that the Giant’s brass reading this understands sarchasm OBP.
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by jhiat00 on Sep 30, 2009 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Sep 30, 2009 9:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who is this guy and why is he stealing mail?
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by jhiat00 on Sep 30, 2009 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He’s protecting his average and cheating his customers.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Sep 30, 2009 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol well played
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by bondslegend on Sep 30, 2009 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
For five seconds, I was jealous of the Indians:
http://www.sbnation.com/2009/9/30/1062062/indians-fire-manager-eric-wedge
by esseffgeez on Sep 30, 2009 9:02 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Seems like a dick move to fire him with one week left in the season.
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by jhiat00 on Sep 30, 2009 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, i agree, maybe they’re making a point… all in all, this has nothing to do with the indians in general, but Cleveland sports are pretty terrible, who knows about the cavs
by PiKAgiant on Sep 30, 2009 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Sep 30, 2009 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
are your ready for your promotion?
I R 5
by say hey nation on Sep 30, 2009 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Castrovince says they’ll probably hire externally. I bet I’d do a good job though—-I’d have Xanthan, Marcello, and Cookyman to tell me when I was screwing up.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Sep 30, 2009 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They need to SWOOP on Bochy.
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by jhiat00 on Sep 30, 2009 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t want to work in the same org as Bochy!
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Sep 30, 2009 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry but sacrifices must be made.
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by jhiat00 on Sep 30, 2009 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe Wedge insisted on playing 35 year old catchers and outfielders who are going to be free agents and using 38 year old pinch hitters who are retiring, while the front office wanted to use the last week to evaluate young talent
No Edgar, it's not your fault, it's the fault of the idiot that plays you
by rxmeister on Sep 30, 2009 9:25 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Why?
He’s still getting paid, and he gets a jump on his vacation.
At my last gig I was really hoping they’d say “here’s your last two weeks pay. get out of here”. Unfortunately, no go.
by DrStankus on Sep 30, 2009 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
heh
wait, they fired him, but he’s still going to finish out the season?
what the what?
by DrStankus on Sep 30, 2009 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s more of an announcement really.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 30, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why couldn’t it say Giants fire manager Bruce Bochy.
"It ain't over till it's over." - Yogi Berra
by 49er16 on Sep 30, 2009 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
SORRY!
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Sep 30, 2009 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who? Fred Lewis?
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by jhiat00 on Sep 30, 2009 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
BAMF!
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
by delorean on Sep 30, 2009 9:54 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 30, 2009 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know who’s a BAMF? BRUCE MUTHA$%#%*( Bochy
by PiKAgiant on Sep 30, 2009 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
he’s more of a DAMF
We're all basically Pedro Feliz.
by SF Pete on Sep 30, 2009 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m a little disturbed that the first thing I noticed was his large package
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
2009: The return of Los Galacticos!
by Useful_Idiot on Sep 30, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yay Giants
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!!!
by baetown415 on Sep 30, 2009 9:55 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice moment, but...
this doesn’t really seem right.
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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by Natto on Sep 30, 2009 10:21 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
to be honest, footage of the whole celebration brought me chills. It’s kinda neat, and I hope they do well in the playoffs
Proud adoptive daddy for the Big Unit, who is currently teaching Madison Bumgarner the art of being intimidating.
by Speedforthewin on Sep 30, 2009 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They're pouring out liquor for their homie....
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!!!
by baetown415 on Sep 30, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who was killed by a drunk driver.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
by scout6 on Sep 30, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fucking stupidly insensitive.
The Adenhart family should , at the very least , hold a closed – door clubhouse meeting with these meatheads and rip them a new one. Sure , they mean well in a fratboy clubhouse cameraderie sort of way , but the underlying reason Nick was blown up was alcohol based and not everybody was his thickheaded clubhouse teammate.
Sort of reinforces the "dumb jock’ stereotype , does it not?
Ya know...ignorance really IS bliss.
Well - I do , anyway.
by victor frankenstein on Sep 30, 2009 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hardly.
As the ad points out, these guys have gone above and beyond for the Adenhart family. all year long. The internal combustion engine had as much to do with that crash as alcohol. Was it fucking stupidly insensitive that these guys drove to the park? Had Adenhart been the sole survivor, would he have then sworn off alcohol for the rest of his life? Would he have not taken part in the standard beer-spraying celebration? Please.
You do have a very nice horse, though. Very tall.
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 30, 2009 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let me ratchet it up a notch.
I’m all born again about DUIs having fallen asleep – and subsequently waking up sliding sideways – behind the wheel of a car doing 70+. I had a BAC of .2…yes , point two. The potential for damage/loss of life was substantial , I can’t deny that…no more than I can deny that it was a complete and utter miracle no one was – including myself.
In retrospect I’m just not one to gloss over anything alcoholically influenced , especially something as tragic as what befell Nick Adenhart…nor can I ignore or spin recombining his memory or toasting him with what was so obviously a factor in his untimely demise.
The Angels tried to contact Nick’s father , who strangely enough had not contacted them back as of yesterday afternoon. Maybe he felt it didn’t deserve to be dignified with an answer…those are the people best qualified to sit in judgment of actions like the Angels performed.
I certainly wish Nick was here to answer your question on how his own experience affected him afterward…certainly no one on Earth can do that as well as he could…
Ya know...ignorance really IS bliss.
Well - I do , anyway.
by victor frankenstein on Oct 1, 2009 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I had a weird conflicted reaction to it but a sober celebration also didn’t seem right. Bottom line for me, it was awesome that they remembered him in the midst of their celebration.
by esseffgeez on Sep 30, 2009 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s a little weird, but you know these guys’ hearts were in the right place when they did it.
Giants wins feel better than Dodger losses, but it's darn close.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Sep 30, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s the thought that counts
Wall-E for Best Picture 2008
2009: The return of Los Galacticos!
by Useful_Idiot on Sep 30, 2009 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In case you guys missed it on NPR:
Baseball Clubs Pitch Players A Menu Change-Up
Ya gotta love Timmy:
“It’s a little healthy for my taste,” says Tim Lincecum, one of the Giants’ star pitchers. “I like to eat more McDonald’s style, you know, In-N-Out Burger, Subway, Quiznos kind of stuff.”
by esseffgeez on Sep 30, 2009 10:33 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wut he didn’t even mention Choco-Tacos??
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by jhiat00 on Sep 30, 2009 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mmmm In-N-Out
/preemptive suck it to the In-N-Out haters
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!!!
by baetown415 on Sep 30, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is so overdue. Kudos to Joe Day!
I don’t understand why they wouldn’t want to be in excellent shape and eat right. They are professional athletes and many of them are getting paid millions of dollars. As a fan, I expect them to take their health seriously and be able to perform to the best of their ability.
Think of how much better Panda will be when he trims down a bit.
A girl on the interwebz and fan of the pantaloons.
Real men don't wear batting gloves.
by GiantsBabe on Sep 30, 2009 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
When I was 23 I ate whatever crappy factory food I felt like and stayed in shape… sadly, neither of those two things are true any longer.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 30, 2009 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Reminds me of the Livan Hernandez story I told earlier this season:
A friend of mine was with the team during their recent trip to St. Louis. He got to go to Woody’s shed or shack or whatever it’s called. Not surprisingly he said that Woody was a great guy, that Gardner and Righetti were constantly teasing him, but that Woody would just laugh it off. At some point during the evening, Woody told my buddy the story of how Livan Hernandez got Krispy Kreme donuts banned from the clubhouse.
He said at some point Sabean came into the clubhouse shortly before a Livan start and saw Livan take down about 12 Krispy Kremes. Livan then went out and got shelled. Sabes banned the donuts from the clubhouse. Pretty straight forward story I guess but I thought some of you might like to hear it.
We're all basically Pedro Feliz.
by SF Pete on Sep 30, 2009 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sandoval will be a starting all-star for the next 8 to 10 years if...
He can change at least half of his fat to muscle and thus drop the Panda nickname. At his current weight for his height, he’s gonna get arthritis by 30.
"I always believe there's a reason why you go through everything." -John Elway
by LACK on Sep 30, 2009 8:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
But Kung Fu Panda is the best nickname in baseball.
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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by Natto on Oct 1, 2009 12:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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