Pre-Game Nonsense
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 3, 2009 1:53 PM PDT
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The lineup is up over at Extra Baggs:
LF Velez
SS Renteria
3B Sandoval
C Molina
RF Winn
2B Uribe
1B Ishikawa
CF Rowand
P Lincecum
Inside the head of the man who makes the lineup:
Let’s see…hmm. I need a leadoff hitter, and he should be fast. Leadoff hitters need to be fast, even if they’re awful at stealing bases or getting on base. Hmm. No Lewis, because he had a stretch of 66 plate appearances in July that ruined his season. I don’t need to think about him ever again. So I’ll go for Velez, who has done just as bad in his last 89 plate appearances, isn’t a natural outfielder, and doesn’t have a stretch of extended success above Low-A. Well, except for that fluke performance when he was recalled. But who’s counting? And why look at a player’s career when you can isolate a small sample of that player’s at-bats to paint a totally different picture?Okay, great. Now I need a #2 hitter. He should be fast too, or at least he should have been fast in the past decade. He needs to handle the bat, by which I mean he should be able to ground into outs all over the field. Renteria.
Conventional wisdom says that our best hitter should go third. But I want to save Molina for cleanup. So Sandoval’s the default choice.
Molina is an RBI machine, and, hey, his quad magically feels better now that there’s another starting-caliber catcher on the roster. Cleanup hitter. I couldn’t imagine it any other way. I feel sorry for the teams who have to get by with anyone who isn’t as clutch.
Randy Winn is a veteran, and even though he’s only hit one home run since Opening Day – one that just barely left the park, at that – he’s a veteran. He knows what to do in the five-spot, so long as it doesn’t involve hitting for power, hitting for average, or hitting. Winn will get it done unless he continues not to, so it’s a pretty easy decision to make. He should get at-bats in the middle of the order.
Uribe has the second highest slugging percentage on the team, but he isn’t a veteran like Winn. Well, he is, but that’s not the point. Even though he’s the only player on the roster who has had more than two seasons with more than 20 homers, and he’s in a good groove right now, he can’t displace Winn. Winn’s a veteran. Winn is due. Winn is the kindest, gentlest, most courageous man I've ever met.
Travis Ishikawa can’t hit tenth, so I have no other place for him.
Rowand is one of three guys on the team who’s hit more than 10 home runs. Heck, he’d be leading the Mets. And he had a home run yesterday. He seems to do well in this park. I should bat him eighth. If it gets to the late innings, I want the odds to be better that Randy Winn will get one of the last at-bats.
Ah. That felt good. I love the intellectual rigors involved with filling out a baseball lineup.
Close? I can’t begin to speculate on the possibility of a theory that hints at a description as to why Randy Winn should be hitting fifth, even in a lineup as bad as this. And the continued playing time for Velez, long after the pixie dust wore off, is similarly baffling. Bowker’s probably buried deep on that bench, though, because you can’t rely on AAA stats – funny stats, I call them – especially when they’re up against an isolated hot streak with a clearly defined starting point, such as what Velez did upon being recalled from Fresno.
I’ll admit, there isn’t much to do with this roster. There isn’t a true leadoff hitter, cleanup hitter, #2 hitter…there aren’t a lot of hitters. So it’s amazing how much there is to disagree with every single day.
*raises glass to Bruce Bochy*
It’s a work of art, every day. I salute you captain, o captain.
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He shouldnt be allowed to touch a baseball right now.
Bad Velez! Go sit in a corner!
Timmy is my Man-crush
6-0 METS
LOLORADO!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Pat Misch is a beast
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by BleedBlackNOrange on Sep 3, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
it makes no sense, but he suddenly is.
73-60 - Giants Series Record: 23-13-5, 17-4 at home
Adopted Giant: Daryl "Dealio" Maday - Not reassigned after all. Still a mediocre AA pitcher.
Yup, it’s a Mischtery to me too.
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
I misched those… how’s he doing?
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 3, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
It definitely has, but lineup construction has a very small impact on offense. It’s probably cost us less than 5 runs over the course of the season.
by Missing Barry on Sep 3, 2009 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s not only the line-up construction but who he chooses to put in the line-up in the first place.
by AngelWillSaveUs on Sep 3, 2009 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
True, that probably adds to the impact (and wasn’t something I considered).
by Missing Barry on Sep 3, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
What about when you continually write in the names of players who are killing the offense?
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 3, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess when I say "lineup mismanagement"
I don’t mean the order so much as the actual bodies (or corpses) involved.
I imagine it’s a much bigger factor than lineup order…
by Missing Barry on Sep 3, 2009 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I have done a bunch of linup simulations recently
0.1 runs per game, so almost 10 runs so far.
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If by “lineup mismanagement” you mean “lack of Bowker” and then yes. Absolutely yes. The lineup order? Maybe a little.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Sep 3, 2009 2:00 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Nothing about this lineup makes any sense. I hate the Giants management. Hey, but the good news, Posey’s arb clock is racking up time – why avoid Super Two status when we can happily pay more for the same production?
i gotta ask...
does posey being a super 2 or a regular arb player really matter to us? who are we, the marlins?
if gerald studs up in his first two years we are going to buy out his arb years anyway, like we did with noah and cain. are we really going to hold him back then tell him “well, since you didn’t qualify as a super 2 we are going to wait a year to pay you?” i just don’t see that being the game plan.
i haven’t had pennant fever in september in years, so if having him on the clock but in the dugout gives us even a 1% better chance of winning one game this month i’m all for it.
he’s on the team, the team in banged up, he is definitely going to play.
Dodgers fans eat their young.
Who knows who we are with the new owners? They didn’t want to pick up Jermaine Dye for 2mil. But hey it ain’t my dough.
That’s what I was reading… that the Sox wanted more for Dye than any of the other players they released or traded lately.
Only if they want to pay $12M next year
If they plan on keeping Dye next year at $12M, then it makes sense to want more than for Thome or Contreras. Thome they gave away for a club’s ~#30 prospect and they also threw in some of the money to cover the remaining salary on the year. So it was pretty much nothing.
Not picking up Jermaine Dye, given how he’s still capable of hitting, and esp against LHP, and considering how our existing OF hits LHP … well, since we keep trotting those guys out there to face guys like Hamels, maybe they don’t realize
a) some pitchers are left-handed (they just think they’re sitting on the wrong side of the room)
or
b) there’s any difference in how hitters do against LHP and RHP
1. Jermaine Dye is not significantly better than Fred Lewis
2. Ken Rosenthal has suggested that, if traded, Dye’s $12M option for 2010 would become guaranteed
3. The White Sox were looking to get an actual pretty good player for Dye.
no
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
*not guaranteed
but it would become a player option, which is basically the same thing.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
It has nothing to do with love for Fred Lewis. It has to do with the fact that JERMAINE DYE IS NOT ANY BETTER THAN FRED LEWIS. YOU COULD ARGUE THAT HE IS WORSE.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
It’s not insane. It’s either right, based on some data, or wrong, based on other data.
Saving countless runs with my Brian Horwitz
by lyricalkiller on Sep 3, 2009 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions
But what if it’s right, based on the wrong data?
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 3, 2009 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Why? Because Jermaine Dye used to be a really good player and is a bigger name? Because DINGERZ AND RBIZ?
Dye: 107 OPS+, .350 wOBA, -14.5 UZR, 0.3 WAR
Lewis: 101 OPS+, .338 wOBA, +3.9 UZR, 1.2 WAR
the offensive difference is not as much as you think and Dye is a horrible defensive player at this point in his career. Yes, much worse than even Lewis.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
But Fred Lewis dropped that one ball, so therefore it’s impossible that any other outfielder could be worse than him defensively.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Ok condescending moneyballers: Stop, please.
Are you saying Fred Lewis gives a better chance at a ring than Dye?
Not on the bench he doesn’t. If Lewis is starting everyday and batting leadoff, he would give this team a better chance to win a ring than Dye batting 4th on this team.
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 3, 2009 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait are you the guy that wanted to spend all of Bow Tie’s money and pay 50 million for a 1% chance increase?
LOL Moneyball
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Huh?
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I don't get it....?
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:D:
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
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lol confusion
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Wait, what?
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 3, 2009 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
baetown415 is confused...
It hurt itself in the confusion!
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Quick, someone attack baetown!
I swear to god, if i see another 'DOYERS' license plate, I'm gonna scream.
by Classy_Argonaut on Sep 3, 2009 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Unsure?
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Clear what up?
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Good.
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, someone please help me.
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Today doesn't work, how about tomorrow after tea?
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
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OK BUT I HAVE A RECITAL THAT NIGHT, SO LET'S WATCH THE FACE PUNCHES, K?
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I can’t use my right hand…that’s my special… lets just say I need it to be in working condition.
And I think I may have asthma, so no chesties, too.
P.s. I R 5
I pulled my hammy too, so since I can’t kick, you can’t kick, ok?
P.S. WER 5
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WAIT, I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO FIGHT
I WAS JUST SAVING FACE
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
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YOU WIN BECAUSE UR 5
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!!!
I kind of found Moneyball interesting but annoying and I make fun of its player evaluation pretty often.
Also, having a World Series ring has nothing to do with an individual player’s quality. If it does, Rafael Belliard > Barry Bonds.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Yuperino-o.
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN... UNLESS HE KEEPS DRAFTING WELL. .. AND SIGNS UNDERRATED PLAYERS LIKE AFFELDT OR PHELPS. .. OR ALRIGHT WHO'S PLAYING WITH THE ALIEN MIND-SWITCHING RAY?
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Again
Dye doesnt get to most of the balls that Lewis drops
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
Again
I understand the concept…
Dye hits a lot of balls Fred Lewis watches or misses.
Here it comes: dingers.exe
Defense is for nerds
I forgot, its all about dingerz
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
DINGERZ DOWN THE STRETCH NERDS
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
one of the biggest reasons this team is succeeding is OF defense. let’s take that away with dye.
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Sep 3, 2009 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Jermaine Dye: all of the CLANK of Fred Lewis with none of the range!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
ProTip
Even if you don’t buy fancy-pants defensive metrics, Jermaine Dye has the exact same fielding percentage as Fred Lewis this year. Plus, you know, less range. What does that tell you?
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
And Adrian Beltre looks down sadly…
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 3, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
IAWJPONRYE
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Sep 3, 2009 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, the horrible MCC groupthink.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
THERE IS EVIDENCE BEHIND THE GROUPTHINK
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
LIES AND DEVILRY
no girls on internets
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I’m the best Pokemon player here.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
BULLSHIT
FIGHT ME
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 3, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
U R 5
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GrahamCrakalaka chooses GrahamCrakalaka!!!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 3, 2009 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I used to be...
But I also used a bunch of cheats/secret things/whatevers to level up all my pokemon to level 100 or whatever
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McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
GET THAT VORP AND WHIP SH!T OUTTA HERE!!!
MISSINGNO INFINITE RARE CANDIES FTW
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
Cheap. No performance enhancers in my team
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
Well, now that I know about EV and IV and stuff I wouldn’t do it.
But it was totally fucking sweet when I was like 12.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
But everyone (except you) was doing it…?
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LOL RARE CANDIES FTW
BLASTOISE, MEWTWO, DRAGONITE, ARTICUNO, ZAPTOS, [FIERY BIRD POKEMON[
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Moltres was my least favorite of the 6
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Hooray! A legendary Pokemon that is weak to pretty much everything!
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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worst type combo ever
Fire/Rock
DAMMIT SLUGMA YOU LOOK SO COOL BUT YOU SUCK
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
Slugma was bad, I lost interest so fast that I didnt even get to the evolution
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worst starting pokemon: charmander
pretty much useless for badges at the beginning
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Charizard is pretty sweet though and you can catch a Butterfree for the first gym and then a Pikachu for the second
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
Too much leveling up
I just ran through the badges usually
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I’m crazy w/ Pokemon and I always level up a lot and keep all my Pokemon at the same level and so on an so forth.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
I usually level up one group, then swap to another group so they’re all around the same level. I always keep a favorite powerfulPokemon in the party just in case things get dicey.
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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Don’t tell me you’re one of those pansies that chose Bulbasaur to start off!
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Hell no
Squirtle. Tried the other two and “beat the game” but squirtle always worked the best for me
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Good.
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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Squirtle 4 lyfe
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
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Lies. BULBASAUR.
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 3, 2009 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly why Bulbasaur is the worst starter Pokemon ever.
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 3, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah
The GSC starters all pretty much blow.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
I disagree with this comment.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 3, 2009 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Really?
They’ve always just seemed so underwhelming.
And awful movepools, imo.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
Meh. Maybe they’ll change the movepools with the remakes.
And I always thought Feraligatr was pretty badass, so.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 3, 2009 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
just cause he cant beat rock or water
he hella good when he gets to Charizard though
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 3, 2009 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I stopped using Rare Candies after Red/Blue. I level my guys legit now.
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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Besides, with Rare Candies you can’t work on EV training.
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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Hey guys!
I have the GREATEST fantasy team! I cannot wait to tell y’all about it
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN... UNLESS HE KEEPS DRAFTING WELL. .. AND SIGNS UNDERRATED PLAYERS LIKE AFFELDT OR PHELPS. .. OR ALRIGHT WHO'S PLAYING WITH THE ALIEN MIND-SWITCHING RAY?
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The Tyranny of Jponry
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
Ok my throat has been sufficiently jumped down by McCoven. I haz a sad. :D
JDye is not the answer to my dreams, but this freaking lineup needs pop. I know I sound like a relic.
Sure it does
But Dye isn’t t he one to fill the role.
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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Because that is the only alternative!
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 3, 2009 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
DYE OR BUST!!
HOP ON BOARD, EVERYONE!
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 3, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
The team does need power. But it needs relatively young power, and that is not easy to find. Dye, while a decent player, would be a bad investment for the giants.
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by Speedforthewin on Sep 3, 2009 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
This would be yet another failed attempt by the Ginatz Brazs to capture the “Ellis Burks Lightning in a Bottle” miracle of the past.
Joe Carter was also lightning in a bottle. I advocated getting Dye before realiing we’d be on the hook for his $12M next year. I also think Dye would be less of a liability in LF than RF, where he normally plays.
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
The lineup is pretty much devoid of pop at the moment, so it’s not surprising that you’d want to pick up players that would seem to provide it… the thing is that while Jermaine Dye would provide pop, he’d take away from a lot of ther things that have made the Giants a good team this year. A large part of the pitching success this season can probably be partially attributed to the fact that our OF defense has been so, across the board, awesome this season (Fred’s miscues aside.)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
pokemonitis.
5×5 is all that matters. Unfortunately, it appears to be highly contageous.
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 3, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
We always seem to find a place for at least one defensive liability and I’d like that guy to have pop, over speed and gamertude.
This we can agree on, yes?
So, I’d rather have Dye than Velez, Torres, FLew.
But not for the money all that money…
TIs that so wrong?
Something to consider
On the road this year, Jermaine Dye’s SLG has been pretty much the same as Aaron Rowand’s.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
So Scott rakes on the road, not my fault.
Seriosuly, I bow to all ya’llz stats…
At the risk of sounding very unstat, JDye makes pitchers sweat more that FLew. This you’ll give me?
/knows you won’t
Well, if we’re just looking for FEAR, then we should sign Jim Rice out of retirement.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
Speaking of sweaty pitchers, does Penny belong in Tyler Walker’s class?
"The dreams ain't broken down here now, they're walking with a limp" --TW
I agree with her because I’m afraid not to.
El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."
/waves banhammer threateningly
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
WHY IS BUSTER NOT AT SS?????
Eli Whiteside : Catching no-no's and hitting grand slams
by BleedBlackNOrange on Sep 3, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
he will
he is our new closer. we just haven’t needed him yet.
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Now playing RF
Buster Bunny
Now playing LF Buster Bunny
etc.
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"Waaaaah!"-Bengie Molina
by natteringnabob on Sep 3, 2009 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
HES A MONSTER!!!
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 3, 2009 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
get away from my cheesburger
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"Waaaaah!"-Bengie Molina
by natteringnabob on Sep 3, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you think we will see a lineup with Bowker, Posey, and Lewis as starters at any time this season?
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Sep 3, 2009 2:02 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
No
"Catcher are base running. Hitters are offense."
Only [hella] games left until the end of Zito's [no, make that Rowand's] contract.
Adoptive father of "Poncho" Villalona: This Angel don't fly. Nothing about him is light.
Hopefully not
because in BochyLand, it will mean we’re out of contention.
Kurt Ainsworth Roofing and Insulation. Great service since 2005!
YES!
After we are elminated from contention.
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN... UNLESS HE KEEPS DRAFTING WELL. .. AND SIGNS UNDERRATED PLAYERS LIKE AFFELDT OR PHELPS. .. OR ALRIGHT WHO'S PLAYING WITH THE ALIEN MIND-SWITCHING RAY?
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game currently in early planning stages.
If the Giants are eliminated
with 2 weeks to go. Sometime in those two weeks we’ll see those three in the lineup/ And they’ll do much better than the limpin’ vets.
co-dad of IshikaBOOM w/AfDC.
Ishikawa, let the boy hit against lefties.
Yeah
That’s probably about right.
"Catcher are base running. Hitters are offense."
Only [hella] games left until the end of Zito's [no, make that Rowand's] contract.
Adoptive father of "Poncho" Villalona: This Angel don't fly. Nothing about him is light.
UNIFORMS ON TV
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Sep 3, 2009 2:02 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Looking at this lineup makes me wonder if Big Skull wants Tim to win it by himself.
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
And thats different from every Timmy start how?
Eli Whiteside : Catching no-no's and hitting grand slams
by BleedBlackNOrange on Sep 3, 2009 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Huh?
That doesn’t make a lick of sense…
"Catcher are base running. Hitters are offense."
Only [hella] games left until the end of Zito's [no, make that Rowand's] contract.
Adoptive father of "Poncho" Villalona: This Angel don't fly. Nothing about him is light.
he made some crazy catch or something. I take offense to those bastards comparing gonzalez to Mays
With malice towards the Dodgers
How do you compare some ass hat, who cuts himself with a dinner knife, to the GREATEST PLAYER IN THE UNIVERSE?
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
by SoFa King Mike on Sep 3, 2009 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't get mad, get even
Eugenio Bichette Velez!
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
Nate Walker Schierholtz!
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
Mets annoucers on a flyout to Gonzalez likened him to…“mays in cf at the polo grounds”
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING?!?
Eli Whiteside : Catching no-no's and hitting grand slams
by BleedBlackNOrange on Sep 3, 2009 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
wat
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
by SoFa King Mike on Sep 3, 2009 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
WAT = valid Scrabble play
It’s an adjective meaning “wet” and a noun meaning “a hare.”
Also valid = TWA, TAW
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Sep 3, 2009 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, flashback to high school history class there. Wasn’t there a building method [material?] known as wattle and daub?
There was. The wattle was like a wicker substrate and the daub was a mixture of manure, dirt and straw.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 3, 2009 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL PR
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 3, 2009 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
BILLY MAYS IS DEAD, YOU INSENSITIVE PRICKS
UR 5 SEE YOU AFTER THE GAME, BUT MAYBE AFTER I HAVE DINNER WITH MY FAMILY? IF THAT WORKS FOR YOU
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!!!
I took a taxi to pick up my car from being serviced yesterday, and the driver’s name was Travis.
He had a fake Travis Bickle ID card on his dash.
"The dreams ain't broken down here now, they're walking with a limp" --TW
HI BILLY MAYS HERE FOR CARLOS GONZALES
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 3, 2009 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
HI!!! BILLY MAYS HERE FOR CARGO DOUBLE-HANDLED STEAK KNIVES!!!
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 3, 2009 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
look at our boy he’s all growned up…
NY Mets
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
P. Misch 6.0 2 0 0 2 3 0 1.40 2.83
Colorado
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
J. Marquis 5.0 9 5 5 2 2 0 1.31 3.75
J. Peralta 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1.59 5.48
R. Flores 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.56 5.40
I'm a man
POSEY FOR MISHC
GIT R DUNN GINATS BRATZ!
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"Waaaaah!"-Bengie Molina
by natteringnabob on Sep 3, 2009 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
everyone must play MGMT – Electric Feel before the game in honor of Timmy. It’s his home intro music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtUI5MC9tVM
With malice towards the Dodgers
Happy Choco Taco Day!
Eli Whiteside : Catching no-no's and hitting grand slams
by BleedBlackNOrange on Sep 3, 2009 2:05 PM PDT reply actions
7-11 on San Ramon Valley Blvd. in San Ramon has them.
Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
by WilliamVanLandingham on Sep 3, 2009 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
You don’t have any locations in NM do ya? Someone needs an iPhone app called the ChocoTaco Locator
Eli Whiteside : Catching no-no's and hitting grand slams
by BleedBlackNOrange on Sep 3, 2009 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Woodrow Wilson Rest Area, NJ Turnpike
I hope Timmy finds it before game time
The 7-11 near my house in so-cal don't got them
I think perhaps the break room in the building next to me at work has them. I’m going to go check now.
"A foghorn blowing out wild and cold." -Dire Straits
I work a block from AT&T and couldn’t find any Chaco Tacos. WTF? TIM LIVES ON KING STREET.
Will have to stop at 7-11 on S. Main St. in Walnut Creek on the way home.
by kdl on Sep 3, 2009 2:31 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Not a whole lot of places around here that could carry them. Liquor and More?
Also, Tim lives in the Marina, I thought.
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, someone please help me.
I also make music, please check it out
I tried that place, no cigar.
Also, I have no idea where Tim lives. I was referring to the time that Kruk & Kuip said during the broadcast that he lives on King St.
by kdl on Sep 3, 2009 2:49 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Wow I didn’t even notice Rowand was batting eighth… what the fuck?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
Bochy doesn’t like home runs. Both walks and homers cheat the game. You need to scrap together runs. No shortcuts here, folks.
You need to do it in a scrappy veteran way, too, like Rich Aurilia did when he pinch ran for Sandoval the other night. That’s gamerness, there.
by Missing Barry on Sep 3, 2009 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Ground Attack!
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Sep 3, 2009 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL METS
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
If you look at the stats, opposing teams don’t have much trouble hitting HR at CitiField… just the Mets.
LOL METS
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
Seriously. Didn’t Mark Reynolds hit like 6 HR’s there during a 4 game series?
Pablo made that place look small too.
First team since the….2008 Giants to not hit 100 HR’s in a season!
by Missing Barry on Sep 3, 2009 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
article on ESPN about how doomed the mets are and how they should totally rebuild. Their minor league system sucks and the rest of their team is hurt.
Reminds me a bit of the Giants before I guess last year when we started rebuilding our minor league team and what not
With malice towards the Dodgers
I dunno why they would rebuild
when they have a bunch of superstars on the DL
Well, I guess the difference with them is their players are injured, not old and ineffective. Once everyone’s healthy, they should be back to respectability.
This is why they should trade Jose Reyes to us at a discounted price
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
Zito's a proven winner, which is what the Mets need....
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!!!
I actually wouldn't rule this out
They like big expensive contracts for pitchers (see K-Rod).
Let’s trade Zito for Reyes!
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
maybe we should try to get Steve Phillips his old job back.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 3, 2009 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I think our monor league system was in rebuild mode before last year.
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
One does not simple rebuild Monor!
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, someone please help me.
I also make music, please check it out
Let’s see…
Injury, injury, injury, injury, injury, injury, injury, injury, injury…
Yep, they’re injured.
don't forget they lack leadership skillz
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 3, 2009 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
he’s one of the few guys in the lineup hitting where he should.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 3, 2009 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Half the damn lineup is ahead of Rowand in the “Should hit 8th” category.
Maybe three quarters
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
we have nearly an entire lineup of 7 and 8 hitters. that’s the problem.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 3, 2009 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
except Pablo and the pitcher
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 3, 2009 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Silly rabbit
trix are for batting the catcher at cleanup and the CF 8th
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"Waaaaah!"-Bengie Molina
by natteringnabob on Sep 3, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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This is all the more sad
Because last night’s lineup was actually not bad.
I choose to watch the Giants try to score runs. Not because it is easy, but because it is hard.
Yeah, he had it right last night with Torres and Nate. For all the hand-wringing about Velez playing vs. righties, at least he resembles a major league hitter against them. Even with two slumps, Velez is still sitting at .306/.336/.455 vs. righties. Against lefties he has been sub-pathetic (.182/.250/.227), and he’s never hit lefties in the minors either (.241/.288/.353). His career minor league numbers vs. righties (.327/.376/.514) are slightly favorable to Nate, Bowker and Lewis with no adjustments for age and level.
I’d still rather see Nate, Bowker or (my preference) Lewis in left tonight, but sitting Velez against lefties is a good start.
I’m so glad Torres is back; he has easily been one of our best, if not the best, OF against LHP this season for the Giants.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
hmmm
there’s a sad in there somewhere…
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"Waaaaah!"-Bengie Molina
by natteringnabob on Sep 3, 2009 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
not really
he’s been legitimately really good against them.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
What especially intrigues me
is how much playing time Ishikawa is getting over Garko. Doesn’t Garko qualify as a veteran? I guess not really since he only has a couple of years. It just seems weird to me.
I’d much rather have Posey starting over Molina and Bowker start over Winn on occasion than have Ishikawa actually get starts over Garko.
And I like Ishikawa.
"Catcher are base running. Hitters are offense."
Only [hella] games left until the end of Zito's [no, make that Rowand's] contract.
Adoptive father of "Poncho" Villalona: This Angel don't fly. Nothing about him is light.
It seems like pretty much a straight platoon with Garko and Ishikawa at this point.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
Well, yeah
But it seems totally out of character for Bochy.
"Catcher are base running. Hitters are offense."
Only [hella] games left until the end of Zito's [no, make that Rowand's] contract.
Adoptive father of "Poncho" Villalona: This Angel don't fly. Nothing about him is light.
Garko and Ishi seem to be on pretty strict righty/lefty splits which they should be doing
With malice towards the Dodgers
Yeah, this is one where Bochy>Sabean.
Sabean : As your GM and leader, I shall save your season with this . . . [flourish of cape] young first baseman with POP!
Bochy: Yeah, thanks for the platoon player, there, Sabeany. [Points at Garko] You, learn how to keep Schieholtzy entertained while the game is going on.
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
I begrudgingly agree, and I like Ishikawa and dislike Garko.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Sep 3, 2009 2:10 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
It's obvious
Garko didn’t start off hot when he came over. Therefore, he does not play every day.
by AngelWillSaveUs on Sep 3, 2009 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm gonna keep posting this until Posey starts
From Today’s Keith Law Chat on ESPN
TJ (NYC)
Klaw, can the Giants win the WS with Juan Urbie as their 2nd best hitter!
Keith Law
(2:26 PM)
Their second best hitter is Buster Posey.
From yesterday’s Jim Callis Chat
rob (philly)
who will be the best prospect called up this september?
Jim Callis
(2:31 PM)
Buster Posey.
Mike (SF)
Giants called up Buster Posey. Is he the Giants 2nd or 3rd best hitter right now?
Jim Callis
(2:45 PM)
Second.
Bochy refuses to play the second best hitter on the team, with Pablo limping, Posey is the best hitter on the team.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 3, 2009 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
sad, but true.
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Sep 3, 2009 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I had September 14th as the date I expected Posey to make his first major league plate appearance, and I was only half-joking.
"If you want to walk, watch a mailman."--Shawon Dunston
"If you want to bunt, bake a cake."--Bruce Bochy
Prediction: Whiteside in on double switch in 7th or 8th
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Sep 3, 2009 2:16 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I am confused
as to how Callis feels about Posey.
Kurt Ainsworth Roofing and Insulation. Great service since 2005!
thats pretty funny. the real question is do we root for Molina to come up lame on his quad injury again? I don’t want to root for a Giant to get hurt, but like I would not be upset at all…
With malice towards the Dodgers
Molina convinced Bochy by crying on his shoulder
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
by SoFa King Mike on Sep 3, 2009 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Veteran Winging!
That’s ML experience.
co-dad of IshikaBOOM w/AfDC.
Ishikawa, let the boy hit against lefties.
6-1 METS
OH NOES
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
don't blow this for us you choke artists
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
OH BROTHER 6-2 METS NOW
FAST!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
C'mon Pat hold it together
Eli Whiteside : Catching no-no's and hitting grand slams
by BleedBlackNOrange on Sep 3, 2009 2:12 PM PDT reply actions
I can hold it!
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Sep 3, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
STAY ON TARGET
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
Much of the Star Wars character naming was embarrassingly disappointing
Kurt Ainsworth Roofing and Insulation. Great service since 2005!
Biggs Darklighter (what)
Wedge Antillies (huh)
Jar Jar Binks (Fail)
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
Biggs Darklighter will win Newcomer of the Year Award at next years AVN Awards
Eli Whiteside : Catching no-no's and hitting grand slams
by BleedBlackNOrange on Sep 3, 2009 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
MON MOTHMA MORE LIKE BONE BOTHA AMIRITE
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Dexter Jettster
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"Waaaaah!"-Bengie Molina
by natteringnabob on Sep 3, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Diddn’t Wedge have a key role in tons of different battles. I read some guy ’s opinion about how Wedge was the most unsing hero in the saga
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
Wedge was fucking awesome and I’ll kill anyone who disagrees.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
I was such a big Wedge fan after I read some of those X-Wing books when I was much younger.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
oh for sure
I loved those books
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Wedge was the common name we need to recognize
He would never die becuase he and Luke were pals
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
Although Luke's other pal dies in episode 4
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
Bastard
Thanks for spoiling it. I haven’t seen it yet!
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
The characters themselves were disappointing
Jar Jar?
The flying insect slave owner thing with an Italian accent?
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 3, 2009 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought the fly was
horrifyingly, very much coded like the worst kind of Jewish stereotype.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
No, the banking clan was the worst type of Jewish stereotype. Watto was more Arab slave trader
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Sep 3, 2009 2:22 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I got more of an Italian vibe from that rather than a Jewish one.
AND WHY THE FUCK DID THE SAND PEOPLE KEEP ANAKIN’S MOTHER IN BONDAGE INSTEAD OF JUST KILLING HER? WTF? ARE THEY BDSM?
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 3, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
What are Sand people anyway, how do they make a living? Why do they hids themselves anyway?
(They’re fuck ugly. Courtesy of Hot Fuzz)
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
Hot Fuzz = AWESOME
They had to start calling them “Tusken Raiders” because people got pissy over “Sand People.”
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Sep 3, 2009 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Quick poll
Hot Fuzz or Shuan of the Dead?
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
I liked SotD
But I liked Hot Fuzz more.
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Sep 3, 2009 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Saw Hot Fuzz in the theaters. It came out shortly after the Virginia Tech thing and I just couldn’t get into it. Shaun of the Dead was a parody a satire and a great movie in its own right; an impressive trifecta. I don’t even like zombie movies but I loved it.
Shaun of the Dead wasn't a parody
It was a zombie movie with funny bits in it.
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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Shaun of the Dead
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Sep 3, 2009 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Hot Fuzz imo
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
Hot Fuzz
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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But both is awesome.
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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I liked Hot Fuzz significantly better
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
Shaun of the dead by a mile
Hot Fuzz is one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen, absolutely nothing happens in the first hour and a half. It was on during my flight from SF to London and it was so terrible I actually shut it off. On the other hand Shaun of the Dead was pretty good.
by TimLincecumIsGod on Sep 3, 2009 3:01 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Whaaaaat?
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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For the first half, it’s a hilarious parody of British small-town comedy.
For the second half, it’s a hilarious parody of over-the-top action movies.
What’s not to like?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
Maybe the 2nd half was funny but the first half was so ridiculously bad that I stopped watching it. There’s no way the 2nd half could have made up for how bad the first half was anyways.
by TimLincecumIsGod on Sep 3, 2009 3:37 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
son
one day all your questions will be answered:
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN... UNLESS HE KEEPS DRAFTING WELL. .. AND SIGNS UNDERRATED PLAYERS LIKE AFFELDT OR PHELPS. .. OR ALRIGHT WHO'S PLAYING WITH THE ALIEN MIND-SWITCHING RAY?
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game currently in early planning stages.
Nemoidian Viceroy
You likee flied lice in Naboo, Queen Amidara?
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"Waaaaah!"-Bengie Molina
by natteringnabob on Sep 3, 2009 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Excoosé Excoosé
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
by SoFa King Mike on Sep 3, 2009 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Watto!
he had a great line though “Whaddya think, ya some kinda JEDI or something”
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN... UNLESS HE KEEPS DRAFTING WELL. .. AND SIGNS UNDERRATED PLAYERS LIKE AFFELDT OR PHELPS. .. OR ALRIGHT WHO'S PLAYING WITH THE ALIEN MIND-SWITCHING RAY?
-------
PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game currently in early planning stages.
Yes
but the galactic chance cube swindle was unfair
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"Waaaaah!"-Bengie Molina
by natteringnabob on Sep 3, 2009 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
slave owners
are like Nazis. Rules of humanity don’t apply.
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN... UNLESS HE KEEPS DRAFTING WELL. .. AND SIGNS UNDERRATED PLAYERS LIKE AFFELDT OR PHELPS. .. OR ALRIGHT WHO'S PLAYING WITH THE ALIEN MIND-SWITCHING RAY?
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game currently in early planning stages.
His first name is Jek
/nerd
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Sep 3, 2009 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
QUICK NERD QUIZ
What was the name of the “Rogue 2” pilot who found Luke and Han and then bought the farm on Hoth in ESB?
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Sep 3, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep, yer a nerd.
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Sep 3, 2009 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
IG 88
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
WHICH ONE
U R ALL NERDFAILS
Also, could be IG-72
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"Waaaaah!"-Bengie Molina
by natteringnabob on Sep 3, 2009 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Disclaimer
My kid has a model of this one on his nightstand.
El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."
merely a flash wound
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, someone please help me.
I also make music, please check it out
What does Ray Ratto have anything do with this?
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
by SoFa King Mike on Sep 3, 2009 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Lars
bringing a little Title IX to McC
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"Waaaaah!"-Bengie Molina
by natteringnabob on Sep 3, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
THE METS ARE COLLAPSING IN SEPTEMBER AGAIN
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
and Misch survives
only gave up two solo homers
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
I hope he doesn’t misch this great opportunity to get his first win.
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 3, 2009 2:15 PM PDT reply actions
I wish this was the lineup
Lewis LF
Posey C
Bowker RF
Sandoval 3B
Rowand CF
Uribe 2B
Ishikawa 1B
Renteria SS
Timmy P
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
I’d probably flip flop Rowand and Uribe, but that is a lot better for sure.
by AngelWillSaveUs on Sep 3, 2009 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
SANDOVAL 2nd!!!
Why do I even bother to post stuff on lineups!!!
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN... UNLESS HE KEEPS DRAFTING WELL. .. AND SIGNS UNDERRATED PLAYERS LIKE AFFELDT OR PHELPS. .. OR ALRIGHT WHO'S PLAYING WITH THE ALIEN MIND-SWITCHING RAY?
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As long as we’re wishing for things:
SS – Reyes
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 3, 2009 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm in
this is almost exactly the lineup I had in my head
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Sep 3, 2009 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
also, I have this irrational desire to play Guzman against Pedro. don’t know why.
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Sep 3, 2009 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
Everyone forgot about Nate
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 3, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I can’t fucking believe this fucking team fucking called up one of the top prospects in the game to annoy Bengie Fucking Molina.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Unfortunately, Bengie is less annoyed than smug right now. Bastard.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Sep 3, 2009 2:20 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm going to recycle this even though I used it in another thread
by jctGamer on Sep 3, 2009 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh HAI
My first post; hello all.
Also, Randy Winn just grounded into a double play putting his socks sucks on.
Welcome.
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 3, 2009 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
hello newbie
if you say anything that isn’t amazing we’ll ride you like a cowboy until you have 500 thought provoking comments under your belt.
but seriously, have a good time here.
Dodgers fans eat their young.
LOL TROLL
Welcome!
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
by SoFa King Mike on Sep 3, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
This would be my ideal lineups if people were healthy and if Bochy wasn't stupid...
vs RHP:
Winn RF
Sanchez 2B
Posey C
Sandoval 1B
Bowker LF
Rowand CF
Uribe 3B
Renteria SS
vs LHP
Torres LF
Sanchez 2B
Posey C
Sandoval 3B
Garko 1B
Rowand CF
Schierholtz RF
Renteria or Uribe SS
From Baggs
–Because Juan Uribe is contributing, Bochy said he’s looking at the possibility of moving Pablo Sandoval to first base when Sanchez is ready to reclaim second base. Uribe would shift to third. That’s just a thought at the moment, though.
Good Idea
making both Ishikawa and Garko useless benchfiller
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"Waaaaah!"-Bengie Molina
by natteringnabob on Sep 3, 2009 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Garko, Ishi, Pablo, Guzman and ... (sighs) Richie
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 3, 2009 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I dont think so
we really dont need another one anyway
but we also dont need another OF
He should play SS
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 3, 2009 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
what's funny
is that this overlooks the VASTLY superior move of putting Sandoval at C, swapping Uribe for C’s bat instead of 1B.
What’s even FUNNIER is that:
Molina .303 wOBA
Ishikawa .312 wOBA
Garko .342 wOBA* (combined AL/NL stats)
It’s not even that big an upgrade to swap out Molina for our 1st baseman.
Only on the Giants would swapping in your UTILITY INFIELDER for your FIRST BASEMAN in the lineup make a lick of sense.
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN... UNLESS HE KEEPS DRAFTING WELL. .. AND SIGNS UNDERRATED PLAYERS LIKE AFFELDT OR PHELPS. .. OR ALRIGHT WHO'S PLAYING WITH THE ALIEN MIND-SWITCHING RAY?
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Can Pablo play C though?
I don’t want him trying that on bad legs.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
he can probably catch
better than Sabean finds firstbasemen.
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN... UNLESS HE KEEPS DRAFTING WELL. .. AND SIGNS UNDERRATED PLAYERS LIKE AFFELDT OR PHELPS. .. OR ALRIGHT WHO'S PLAYING WITH THE ALIEN MIND-SWITCHING RAY?
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At this point, I’d rather see Fred than Bowker. If we weren’t in the race, I’d rather see what Bowker has.
Insanity is just a state of mind.
by KTJ on Sep 3, 2009 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Thank You...
Every day I am speechless when I read the lineup, so I just pound on my desk and throw things. Grant sees the same lineup and turns it into a thoughtful satire.
this worked so well against hamels
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
…this week
Anagram of "knowing how to win" = WOW, I KNOW NOTHING
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Sep 3, 2009 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Quick, somebody, anybody: name one way in which Eugenio Velez is a better player than Fred Lewis.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
easier to insert “epic” into his name.
I choose to watch the Giants try to score runs. Not because it is easy, but because it is hard.
better name
Aaaay-oooh-hen-ee-yo > Fred
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
absofuckinglutely.
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Sep 3, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
better arm
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Sep 3, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, Fred has “K-Fred” and “Flew” and “The Problem”.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
come on. Can those really compare to Pickoff Von Ironglove and Fast Black Abraham Lincoln?
Comparing those nicknames is like comparing kobe filet mignons to taco bell ground beef
Billy Ripken is not a fuck face
looks more like Abe Lincoln
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
Get your memes right
Nate Schierholtz is the young-ish outfielder who strikes out swinging at ridiculous pitches. Fred Lewis strikes out looking.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
AND THE BALL GOT LIKE A FOOT AWAY FROM THE CATCHER, HE TOTALLY WOULD HAVE BEATEN IT OUT
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
I AM SO MAD THINKING ABOUT IT, UNLIKE THINKING ABOUT HOW TERRIBLE VELEZ IS AT LITERALLY EVERY ASPECT OF BASEBALL WHICH JUST MAKES ME WANT TO SEE HIM PLAY MORE
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
HE WAS A SPARKPLUG FOR LIKE A WEEK
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
fred is more like an oil filter
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Sep 3, 2009 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
VELEZ NOEZ HOW TO WINZ
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Sep 3, 2009 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
how soon we forget
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Sep 3, 2009 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
plays more positions as poorly as fred does
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Sep 3, 2009 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
fewer bunions!
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Sep 3, 2009 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
way better nicknames
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN... UNLESS HE KEEPS DRAFTING WELL. .. AND SIGNS UNDERRATED PLAYERS LIKE AFFELDT OR PHELPS. .. OR ALRIGHT WHO'S PLAYING WITH THE ALIEN MIND-SWITCHING RAY?
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RLOLTOWORLD
Bengie Molina (quadriceps) is back in the lineup for Thursday’s game.
Molina missed eight straight starts with a right quad strain, depriving the Giants of one of their few (only?) power threats. Molina had appeared as a pinch-hitter here and there and now returns to his customary cleanup spot. The Giants are now back to full strength with their ferocious lineup.
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 3, 2009 2:24 PM PDT reply actions
false advertising
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
by SoFa King Mike on Sep 3, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Rotoworld is mocking us
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 3, 2009 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
waste of a Timmy Day with this LOLineup
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Matt Holliday is really good
I want him playing left field for the Giants next year.
Wonder if he bought a house out here while playing for the A’s and would want to move back into it?
We apparently didn’t have the money for Dye, I don’t think we have a chance to outbid teams for Holliday.
I know we have a lot of money coming off the books, but 15 mil of that or so will go straight to Timmy
With malice towards the Dodgers
as it should
we really only need to score about 4.5 runs a game. Buster can do that by himself.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
we have a lot of money coming off the books in the offseason, even if we pay Timmy all that money
Winn, Molina, Johnson, Lowry, Roberts, Howry and a few more that I can’t think of…If we want him, we should be able to get him.
I keep seeing conflicting quotes from him. I think he says one thing, and then Boras writes down the opposite and makes him read it
Easy to say that for the team you are currently playing for. We’ll see what happens when the Red Sox and Yankees make him offers
With malice towards the Dodgers
Or you can play for a team where the fans actually like you. With the best manager and best player in baseball.
Two
both golden
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"Waaaaah!"-Bengie Molina
by natteringnabob on Sep 3, 2009 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I would have no problem with the Giants giving him a contract similar to Rowands, but I have a feeling you are right about Boston and NY bidding it out.
I thought I’d heard that service time doesn’t accumulate for Sept. callups. Is this something I made up, or is it real?
Saving countless runs with my Brian Horwitz
Fun fact: Not one of Frankie’s 62 saves last year was longer than one inning.
Saving countless runs with my Brian Horwitz
by lyricalkiller on Sep 3, 2009 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
FUCK THE ROCKIES
Eli Whiteside : Catching no-no's and hitting grand slams
by BleedBlackNOrange on Sep 3, 2009 2:33 PM PDT reply actions
I sure am glad that the best interests of the team have been taken over by the ego of a .261/.281/.437 Catcher and the irrational need to play a .264/.315/.363 RF
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
Winn
.297/.355/.414 against righties, and the best defensive rightfielder in the game.
Saving countless runs with my Brian Horwitz
by lyricalkiller on Sep 3, 2009 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Point Taken
but could we bat him somewhere other than 5th? maybe put him at leadoff against RHP and put Bowker or Schierholtz in?
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Sep 3, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Please do!
Saving countless runs with my Brian Horwitz
by lyricalkiller on Sep 3, 2009 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
At least when Barry took over the best interests of the team
He could still hit.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Deep Thought
Maybe Bengie Molina will be to Bochy in SF what Vinny Castilla was to Bochy in SD and he won’t come back. Please? PLEASE?
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Bengie or Bruce?
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 3, 2009 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Bochy, I meant. I’m taking it as near-certain that Bengie’s not coming back.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Yeah, but SD fans thought that once, too – he as BFF with their GM. I’m trying to find some optimism here in this whole ridiculous Call up Posey But Don’t Play Him situation.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
You’d fire the manager of the year?!
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 3, 2009 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
No, but I’d let his contract expire. :)
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
I’d love it if Bochy isn’t back next year but I think if we keep winning he’ll pretty much be back.
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 3, 2009 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Probably
Then again, Dusty Baker.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
In this analogy, Bengie is Jeff Kent!
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 3, 2009 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
inside the parker for barmes 6-3 Mets
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Sep 3, 2009 2:35 PM PDT reply actions
it was a regular hr, overturned on replay
Eli Whiteside : Catching no-no's and hitting grand slams
by BleedBlackNOrange on Sep 3, 2009 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
thanks… game day had me all like whut
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Sep 3, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Shaking your hips like yeah
It’s a party in the USA
Kurt Ainsworth Roofing and Insulation. Great service since 2005!
God I fucking hate the Rockies. Just die. Take your joke stadium, and bullshit cheating balls with you.
This
Eli Whiteside : Catching no-no's and hitting grand slams
by BleedBlackNOrange on Sep 3, 2009 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
And that stupid fucking purple dinosaur
Eli Whiteside : Catching no-no's and hitting grand slams
by BleedBlackNOrange on Sep 3, 2009 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Obviously Velez is in the lineup because he’s a rising star.
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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wtf
But 2009 has seen the real emergence of Eugenio as one of the cornerstones of the Giants future, along with Pablo, Timmy and Matt.
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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Bochy wrote this page
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
one of these things is not like the others….
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 3, 2009 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
wow
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Sep 3, 2009 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
what does Guzman have to do with this?
Now offering free hugs from Amy G.
Billy Ripken is still a douche bag.
by kbsofaraway08 on Sep 3, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
The best part?
They misspelled his name…
Valez Coming To Sports Gallery!
by The Double Deuce on Sep 3, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
To be fair, based on that Web site’s design, that is from 1999 when Velez still had some potential.
Saving countless runs with my Brian Horwitz
by lyricalkiller on Sep 3, 2009 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I want him to sign my copy of the Emancipation Proclamation
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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I keep waiting for the day Eugenio Velez hits a Grand Slam
I’m gonna photoshop that motherfucker with this caption :
“FOUR SCORES”
This gave me my first real LOL of the day.
by The Double Deuce on Sep 3, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
They used Morales last night
Eli Whiteside : Catching no-no's and hitting grand slams
by BleedBlackNOrange on Sep 3, 2009 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Morales
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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They’re not that stupid.
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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he’s had a pretty nice season overall.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Sep 3, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
One can only hope. But no, I’m sure it’ll be Betencourt and Biemel rotating depending on how many LH or RH hitters are due up.
by AngelWillSaveUs on Sep 3, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I really hope K-Rod curses at Tulo and makes him cry
Eli Whiteside : Catching no-no's and hitting grand slams
by BleedBlackNOrange on Sep 3, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Seth Smith is the devil
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Let it be
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 3, 2009 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
stupid mets. stupid rox.
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Sep 3, 2009 2:43 PM PDT reply actions
Wait. I got confused. Spillbourgs is the bad one. Murphy is the good one. Doggone it.
Saving countless runs with my Brian Horwitz
by lyricalkiller on Sep 3, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
YEAH! Daniel Murphy!!!
Eli Whiteside : Catching no-no's and hitting grand slams
by BleedBlackNOrange on Sep 3, 2009 2:47 PM PDT reply actions
Dmurph!
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Sep 3, 2009 2:48 PM PDT reply actions
YES
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
8-3 Mets
Eli Whiteside : Catching no-no's and hitting grand slams
by BleedBlackNOrange on Sep 3, 2009 2:48 PM PDT reply actions
OT
Who else is pumped that College Football starts tonight?!
Eli Whiteside : Catching no-no's and hitting grand slams
by BleedBlackNOrange on Sep 3, 2009 2:50 PM PDT reply actions
BC is gonna suck this year, so not me.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
Oh btw Coach Jags got fired from the TB Bucs
Eli Whiteside : Catching no-no's and hitting grand slams
by BleedBlackNOrange on Sep 3, 2009 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, he just keeps looking worse
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Sep 3, 2009 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Go SPURRIER
/ducks
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!!!
GO DUCKS
BEAT BOISE STATE
AND GO CAL, BEAT WHOMEVER YOU PLAY ALL YEAR
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
I’m a Nevada fan, and would love to see Boise beaten on the smurf turf. good luck
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Sep 3, 2009 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep, I love watching him play.
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Sep 3, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Without Ian Johnson or Zabransky
The Ducks will roll. However, I don’t see Boise State losing another game this year.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
D: I’m holding out hope that Kaepernick’s grudge against Boise will inspire a heroic performance
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Sep 3, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Not me!
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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GO SLUGS FOOTBALL!
oh wait.
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, someone please help me.
I also make music, please check it out
lol
Waiting for Giants and Niners to contend once more.
by dcp on Sep 3, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
YES!
Cal should win 9 games which is fun because Jahvid Best is the most exciting player in college football.
And I love to follow a lot of other teams, like the Florida Gators.
GATORS FTW
Another National Championship this year and a second Heisman for Tebow loom.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
YES!
Schedule doesn’t look too bad. Though playing at LSU should be a challenge for Tebow this year.
I’ve been a huge Gator fan since the Spurrier was there. Tebow has been even more fun for me to watch because I detested Chris Leak.
I grew up in Jacksonville during the Wuerffel era
So I am thoroughly indoctrinated. Those were fun times. I caught the 97 Sugar Bowl last night on ESPN Classic where the Gators blew out FSU 52-20.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
GO GATORS! Only hiccup I see is the LSU game and that’s really it
Eli Whiteside : Catching no-no's and hitting grand slams
by BleedBlackNOrange on Sep 3, 2009 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
LSU is overrated
Their D-line sucks and they have no QB. But Charles Scott is good.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Don’t they have that super fast small guy… Holiday or something? Also they did have the No. 1 recruiting class. They always reload. Compared to the rest of UF schedule they are the only ones who truly worry me.
Eli Whiteside : Catching no-no's and hitting grand slams
by BleedBlackNOrange on Sep 3, 2009 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Trinden Holiday
He is real good, will probably be a Devin Hester type in the NFL. World class speed.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
USC IS GOING DOWN, MOTHERFUCKERS!!!!!!1
by Grant Brisbee on Sep 3, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Would you like to wager? :-D
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
GET THAT VORP AND WHIP SH!T OUTTA HERE!!!
Freshman quaterback should be some lolz
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
Oh geez
I listened to my first bit of LA radio this week and tuned into Pete Carroll’s press conference for some reason.
Generic answer, generic answer, generic answer…. HEY DON’T QUESTION ME ABOUT THE QUARTERBACKS [without the yelling]…. generic answer…
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!!!
UCLA
is going to be ON FIRE this year. I mean it. Literally. They are so hot their stadium is going to BURN TO THE GROUND.
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN... UNLESS HE KEEPS DRAFTING WELL. .. AND SIGNS UNDERRATED PLAYERS LIKE AFFELDT OR PHELPS. .. OR ALRIGHT WHO'S PLAYING WITH THE ALIEN MIND-SWITCHING RAY?
-------
PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game currently in early planning stages.
goin to Cal game tomrow night
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 3, 2009 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Wear a red shirt
you’ll be the belle of the ball.
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"Waaaaah!"-Bengie Molina
by natteringnabob on Sep 3, 2009 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
not my first Cal game
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 3, 2009 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I wonder if the huge influx of people commenting to this site during a workday afternoon is due to the craptastic economy. Seriously, 3 comments in one minute on average.
Still backing Notgardo, wheresoever he may wander. (Don't forget to wriiiite!)
I'm commenting from work
But my wife’s out of work and we’re going to be screwed shortly. wheeeeeeee.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
At least you can pass the time that way.
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 3, 2009 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Or responsible for the drop in crime.
Saving countless runs with my Brian Horwitz
by lyricalkiller on Sep 3, 2009 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I work nights
Now offering free hugs from Amy G.
Billy Ripken is still a douche bag.
by kbsofaraway08 on Sep 3, 2009 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Nothing that can be done from that username is bad.
Still backing Notgardo, wheresoever he may wander. (Don't forget to wriiiite!)
by tk on Sep 3, 2009 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
OT: quick poll
I need to grab food before my 4 pm class. choices are: Panda Express, Villa Pizza, Port of Subs, Spudistro (a baked potato place).
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
nah
beijing beef ftw
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Sep 3, 2009 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Flip your 4-sided coin....
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!!!
uh
it’s called a 4-side DIE…
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN... UNLESS HE KEEPS DRAFTING WELL. .. AND SIGNS UNDERRATED PLAYERS LIKE AFFELDT OR PHELPS. .. OR ALRIGHT WHO'S PLAYING WITH THE ALIEN MIND-SWITCHING RAY?
-------
PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game currently in early planning stages.
I live half an hour (one way trip) from campus
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Sep 3, 2009 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you saying that Panda Express is not authentic gourmet Chinese cuisine!?
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
IT’S CHINESE FOR YUMMY
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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It's authentic Chinese
If you think Taco Bell is authentic Mexican
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
solid dog.
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, someone please help me.
I also make music, please check it out
Well done.
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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It’s Solid Snake and his dog right? I don’t know why the dog is in an orange crate
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, someone please help me.
I also make music, please check it out
Heh.
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, someone please help me.
I also make music, please check it out
I bet the dog’s look when he didn’t get some of that is similar to Buster’s look when he found out he was called up to get no PT
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Sep 3, 2009 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Chinese New Year
Mmm.
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
wow, that looks great.
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Sep 3, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow
Looks scrumptious
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!!!
well now i'm hungry again
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
and that does look awesome
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Sep 3, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Port of Subs?
You in the Valley? I really liked those sandwiches. Go #1 there.
by AngelWillSaveUs on Sep 3, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
In Reno.
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Sep 3, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Ok, time to grab food, and I think Panda is the winner
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Sep 3, 2009 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
MOVE THE FENCES OUT
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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Can’t help myself with the LOL Coors Fields comments on the Purple Row….. sorry.
No one here gets out alive.
Didn’t he go out the night before the NLDS and cut his hand or something?
Eli Whiteside : Catching no-no's and hitting grand slams
by BleedBlackNOrange on Sep 3, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I can’t believe I’ve been reduced to watching Rockies/Mets on Gameday. At least Joe Beimel’s picture is good for some laughs.
by kdl on Sep 3, 2009 2:57 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
+ a billion
and i have stupid mlb.tv but i’m in new york and don’t have a tv. i’m going out bar hopping tonight with friends and will insist each place plays the giants/phillies game because, well, i’ll insist.
Dodgers fans eat their young.
This is what happens when you post from your phone. Miss everything.
by kdl on Sep 3, 2009 3:01 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Great post
I haven’t heard it said but it’s become painfully obvious that Bruce Bochy’s is managing from either laziness or weakness: this is most apparent in the line up he makes out. Bochy must feel that he can’t (or would be too much work to) control the clubhouse without the veterans, and the two he needs most are Molina and Winn( dunno why not Rowand). Just the fact that Winn and Molina are allowed to be in that role says more than enough about Bochy as a manager – veteran leadership is great, but these guys aint exactly Derek Jeter.
The two types of crazy people: Dodger fans and those who think Neeley was better than Gillan.
Maybe Rowand is an actual team player
willing to bat in crappy low prestige positions. Bengie cries if they call up a back-up catcher when he’s hurt and not playing.
co-dad of IshikaBOOM w/AfDC.
Ishikawa, let the boy hit against lefties.
That’s probably the case.
The two types of crazy people: Dodger fans and those who think Neeley was better than Gillan.
by cybermaldonado on Sep 3, 2009 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
So...
in a little more than one hour, 610+ comments on a Grant post about lineup construction.
Flash back to this post, from 2007, when Timmy was called up to the majors. 524 comments.
If Timmy had been called up during this year on McCovey Chronicles, how many comments would that thread have gotten? 25,000? 50,000?
"If you want to walk, watch a mailman."--Shawon Dunston
"If you want to bunt, bake a cake."--Bruce Bochy
We would have needed like 3-4 posts.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
OPEN TIMMY! THREAD 2
Brand new adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Congrats go out to my son for his 300th win. Only 211 more wins until he catches Cy Young!
by Speedforthewin on Sep 3, 2009 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
One more out please
Eli Whiteside : Catching no-no's and hitting grand slams
by BleedBlackNOrange on Sep 3, 2009 3:05 PM PDT reply actions
One more strike please
Eli Whiteside : Catching no-no's and hitting grand slams
by BleedBlackNOrange on Sep 3, 2009 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Jesus Christ this team is goddamn idiotic
Why the fuck does Randy Winn keeping player over Fred Lewis and Nate? Why the hell is Velez still getting AB’s? And WTF is Buster Posey up to do – listen to Shawn Dunston on the bench?
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
Dunston gonna teach him how to strike out on two ptches
Now offering free hugs from Amy G.
Billy Ripken is still a douche bag.
by kbsofaraway08 on Sep 3, 2009 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
STFD Rockies
Eli Whiteside : Catching no-no's and hitting grand slams
by BleedBlackNOrange on Sep 3, 2009 3:07 PM PDT reply actions
He looked great today
Eli Whiteside : Catching no-no's and hitting grand slams
by BleedBlackNOrange on Sep 3, 2009 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
maybe he will become Kirk Reuter
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
by greatgiantfan on Sep 3, 2009 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
S T F D!!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Mischion Accomplished
"If you want to walk, watch a mailman."--Shawon Dunston
"If you want to bunt, bake a cake."--Bruce Bochy
Pat Misch
More wins than Matt Cain since the All Star Break!
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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Oh yeah
That’s right. My memory is muddy since he forgot to win. I should have written “since the beginning of August.”
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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This is why we let Pat Misch get away, guys.
Good work, Sabes.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
gimme a break; Misch showed us nothing
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
by greatgiantfan on Sep 3, 2009 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
he’s doing more for us now that he’s out of the organization!
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
by greatgiantfan on Sep 3, 2009 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
secret agent pat
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Sep 3, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
moar
molementum!
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Sep 3, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
maybe we need 80-man rosters
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
by greatgiantfan on Sep 3, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
remember, keeping Brian Bocock is more important
than Misch / Sadowski / English / Correia ; its never Sabean’s fault.
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
yeah, I was surprised to see Sadowski dfa’d; he looks like he could be effective with a little more control.
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
by greatgiantfan on Sep 3, 2009 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Ryan Sadowski will never be an effective major league pitcher.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
But if no one claims Sadowski, we can resign him to a minor league deal. Which I think we’d do. But if we DFA’d Bocock, come on, he’d clear waivers without the slightest difficulty. What major league org. doesn’t have 5 good glove, no hit shortstops? Except maybe KC
Fulfilling your Gus Benusa needs since 2009!
by Giantsfan4life on Sep 3, 2009 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, it's really become ridiculous at this point
:(owski and English are not good are most likely never gonna be decent major league pitchers, but they have a helluva lot better chance of someday being effective than Brian Bocock, who’s putting up a .284 wOBA in San Jose as a 24-year-old.
Don't you see it?
If we hadn’t let Misch go, the Mets wouldn’t have won a game against them today. Sabes is 100 steps ahead of everyone.
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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THAT'S WHAT I MEANT
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
REPLY FAIL
But I did hear from a reliable source that you, indeed, like them.
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
Thread Roundup?
I see Pokemon, College Football, Rockies eating it, ChocoTacos
What are we missing?
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, someone please help me.
I also make music, please check it out
I'm confused......?
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!!!
Hot Fuzz
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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Shaun of the Dead!
(I’m in the Hot Fuzz camp though)
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, someone please help me.
I also make music, please check it out
Porno Movie Title Game explodes when you input "Hot Fuzz"
Kurt Ainsworth Roofing and Insulation. Great service since 2005!
someone got yelled at for something
and someone else said something redundant.
Dodgers fans eat their young.
winning is good?
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
by greatgiantfan on Sep 3, 2009 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought Wins were a useless stat?
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, someone please help me.
I also make music, please check it out
velez is cornerstone
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Sep 3, 2009 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Fred Lewis vs. Jermaine Dye
Condescending Moneyballers
Brian Sabean wants to kick tires. I want to kick Brian Sabean.
Adopted Giant: FREDEMPTION Lewis
Too late :D:
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
GET THAT VORP AND WHIP SH!T OUTTA HERE!!!
Was there ever any doubt?
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, someone please help me.
I also make music, please check it out
Anyone read poor Rox girl's tortured analysis on Purple Row's front page?
anytime you have to say, “i guess what i’m trying to say is…” you’re doing it wrong.
man, i will always appreciate having grant and the moderating team we have here
their front page posts are boring and their picture captions could be / are written by gradeschoolers.
/sips white wine, nibbles on cheese
Dodgers fans eat their young.
when you were in the can, man
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
by greatgiantfan on Sep 3, 2009 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
SHIFT - A
Holy crap, how did I miss this thread.
Now to read through 812 comments. . .
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
You don’t follow Grant on twitter? For shame.
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, someone please help me.
I also make music, please check it out
Dont worry
only about 8 of them are about baseball
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 3, 2009 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope they all complain about Bengie batting 4th and Velez playing at all. Oh, and having that powerhouse, Randy Winn, batting 5th.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
And Buster not playing
Eli Whiteside : Catching no-no's and hitting grand slams
by BleedBlackNOrange on Sep 3, 2009 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
You know us too well.
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 3, 2009 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL @ GARKAWA
–Because Juan Uribe is contributing, Bochy said he’s looking at the possibility of moving Pablo Sandoval to first base when Sanchez is ready to reclaim second base. Uribe would shift to third. That’s just a thought at the moment, though.
meh
honestly Uribe is doing better than Garko or Ishi
#1 threat to America: Pandas
Also, Tim Lincecum
Adopted Father: Tyler Graham
by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 3, 2009 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
true
but he’s doing WAY better than Renteria. Just how hard does Edgar have to fail before he gets replaced?
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Sep 3, 2009 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
What
"Trust me: If I’m feeling lousy at the plate like that, I’m not just going to walk up there with bases loaded and get a hit because I’m some great clutch hitter." - Mr. F!
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BORK
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Sep 3, 2009 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Why not Wynn in center and Schierholtz in right? Rowand has been as brutal as Wynn, and Nate’s the only one hitting consistently, and with gap power.
With malice towards the Dodgers
Don't freak out everyone!
Freddy Sanchez will never come back!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
John Miller says Bengie’s being too sensitive. It was worth having to listen to Butt Pee Santangelo to hear that.
by kdl on Sep 3, 2009 3:23 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
He does also work for ESPN so it’s not like his other job is full of geniuses
Eli Whiteside : Catching no-no's and hitting grand slams
by BleedBlackNOrange on Sep 3, 2009 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Steady doses of Joe Morgan can do that to a man.
Think of Jon’s week: Borkiness Mon. thru Fri. then he gets Mr Baseball on Sunday.
you forgot Steve Phillips
Eli Whiteside : Catching no-no's and hitting grand slams
by BleedBlackNOrange on Sep 3, 2009 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
well played
Eli Whiteside : Catching no-no's and hitting grand slams
by BleedBlackNOrange on Sep 3, 2009 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I love that he isn’t a ridiculous homer. (Doh!) It must get pretty difficult to call games with this kind of lineup.
by kdl on Sep 3, 2009 3:27 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I enjoy Jon's
irritation when the Ginats crap out on 4 pitches in an inning… Flem is pretty diplomatic, but Jon isn’t shy about getting on them
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"Waaaaah!"-Bengie Molina
by natteringnabob on Sep 3, 2009 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I like Flem but sometimes I think he can be a little too much of a company man. It’s understandable given that he’s the only Giants broadcaster that the majority of fans probably wouldn’t riot if he was let go, but I still wish sometimes that he would be a little more critical of the team when they’re clearly screwing up. Maybe that will come with time.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Sep 3, 2009 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Flem was punking them for their plate discipline deficiencies back in the preseason.
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
Right, I cut him some slack
because he’s pretty much just getting started. It’s not like the Giants would fire Jon unless he says something about slophacking. And maybe not then.
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
"Waaaaah!"-Bengie Molina
by natteringnabob on Sep 3, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Motherfucking Note to Motherfucking Boch
This Motherfucker is on your bench. He’s the baddest motherfucker you’ve got besides the Panda. Play this motherfucker please. God Dammit.
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look at how fucking badass that guy is
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
BAMF
Eli Whiteside : Catching no-no's and hitting grand slams
by BleedBlackNOrange on Sep 3, 2009 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Ok seriously...
What is wrong with that coach’s middle finger?
by The Double Deuce on Sep 3, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
The problem with winning this year is that it’s going to get Bochy an extension when really the team is succeeding despite him rather than with his help (it’s my belief that a team NEVER wins because of his manager, but a guy who’s smarter than the average bear might get you an extra victory or two each year. An idiot can have a much more disastrous effect).
Here’s what really bugs me. Earlier in the year, the lineups sucked but there wasn’t really much Bochy could do. Now, though, we’ve actually got a better idea of who can be relied upon and who can’t. It’s really frustrating to know that we could have a lineup with Posey and Schierholtz and/or Lewis but without Molina and Velez and/or Winn. Hell, if Sanchez gets healthy, we could even get rid of Renteria by sliding Uribe over to short. But is that going to happen? Not with buckethead in charge.
I’m becoming more ok with the idea that Sabean can stay. He’s made some nice pickups recently and has got the team on the right path. But it’s hard for me to believe that we couldn’t do better without SwediChef… but I think we’re going to be stuck with him anyway.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Sep 3, 2009 3:29 PM PDT reply actions
Again, Dusty precedent: They don’t HAVE to bring back Bochy. If they think he’s an idiot, they’ll let him go. If they don’t think he’s an idiot, he’s already earned an extension for riding out the rebuilding phase with good cheer.
Saving countless runs with my Brian Horwitz
by lyricalkiller on Sep 3, 2009 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
true
but I think they got rid of Dusty more because he and Sabes didn’t get along. Boch and Sabes on the other hand maybe aren’t best buds but I think they have a much better working relationship.
Barring some colossally and obviously stupid move in a key game down the stretch that REALLY gets the fans up in arms, I think Boch is definitely coming back, probably on at least a three year extension.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Sep 3, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Gamethread is up
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2009/9/3/1014509/open-gamethread-9-3#comments
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
Thanks. It was getting silly in here. Time to get silly in there.
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, someone please help me.
I also make music, please check it out
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