A very special announcement from McCovey Chronicles
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 26, 2010 2:29 PM PST
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PrintI don't get it either, but Michael Lewis -- author of Moneyball and The Blind Side -- has agreed to share an exclusive sneak preview of his forthcoming book, Up the Middle, with McCovey Chronicles. He approached me, much to my surprise, and I agreed before he even finished the sentence.
I hate to sound like a blushing fanboy, but, wow. This is unbelievable. The preview is in .pdf format, so my apologies to those of you with slow connections.
Click here for a sneak preview of Up the Middle by Michael Lewis
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oh damn it… I printed this out before reading anything in the thread. Another member of MCC and I had a whole conversation about it during our break at work – and neither of us knew it was fake. I feel like such a LOOOOOOOOSER.
Who's your co-worker?
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!!!
Whomever Sabean signs this off-season will make a good platoon partner with Ryan Gark-ohh... nevermind...
You have no ideas some of the e-mails I get.
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 26, 2010 2:34 PM PST up reply actions
This would be an awesome feature
Just remove the names to protect the stupid.
Juan Carlos Perez, please start hitting.
Thanks in advance for that.
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The file is either corrupt or the Player does not support the format you are trying to play.
God is not amused.
He don’t come here for news.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Jan 26, 2010 3:53 PM PST up reply actions
WHUT IF I COME HEAR FOR NEWZ!
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
I think I missed the incident y'all are referring to
Fill me in?
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
Grant wrote a post saying that there was no game played on the day of the horrible game in Colorado and a Rockies fan informed him that there had, in fact, been a game played that day and that if people were coming to MCC for news, they would have been misinformed.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Because
they are fucktards.
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
by SoFa King Mike on Jan 26, 2010 3:21 PM PST up reply actions
PR is a bunch of fucktards.
There it would have been said either way.
Brian says a lot of things. Brian only does one thing, though. Get low OBP hacking suckholes who’s best years are in the past. - Missing Barry
This site goes to the mat for Grant! Good work. Makes me teary-eyed.
/sniffle
/auto-defenestrates
Dear Internet,
Please fire Brian Sabean.
Signed,
Me
FREE KEVIN FRANDSEN!!! Member of the Frandsen 5% Club.
by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Jan 26, 2010 3:34 PM PST up reply actions
Specifically
he said they lost “two out of three” to the Rockies over the weekend
here: http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2009/8/25/1002581/post-game-thread-giants-win-a#20247227
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Heh
I am still proud of this line:
If Grant throws in a few "fucks" and "shits" will you promise to go away?
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 26, 2010 4:38 PM PST up reply actions
I pictured the Rockies fan saying that in a Keith Olbermann tone.
“Mr. Grant, there was, in fact, a game played on that day, and you, sir, were clearly attempting to cover it up. You, sir, are incompetent and entirely incapable of running a blog. Thousands of innocent fans have been misled by you, sir, and you’re dishonest brand of blogging. Special comment is special.”
"Any time I watch a game on television, I have to turn the commentators off. They say 'he's playing well' and I'm thinking 'no, he's not.' My advice to anyone is don't listen to the experts, just watch the game and gather your own opinion."
-Roy Keane
by Useful_Idiot on Jan 26, 2010 7:22 PM PST up reply actions
He seriously needs to shut up
he is such a joke.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
Anwhy is he Poseiden’s Fist? Is Colorado not, in fact, land locked?
say hey nation is the Ralph Nader of McC.-Xanthan
by say hey nation on Jan 27, 2010 6:42 AM PST up reply actions
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
Hey Colorado fans
You’ve just been Bocock’d
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
by SoFa King Mike on Jan 26, 2010 2:54 PM PST up reply actions
You had me going for a while. Well done! Great impression of Lewis.
"The questions are so stupid. I don't believe in rivalries. I don't believe in curses. Wake up the damn Bambino, maybe I'll drill him in the ass."
- Pedro Martinez, asked about the Curse of the Bambino
by achiappanza on Jan 27, 2010 12:22 AM PST up reply actions
My mouth was agape the whole time . . .
. . . could I be that bad at evaluating talent?
You had me.
Don't believe everything you think.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
by Natto on Jan 26, 2010 2:33 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I was buying it until I started the second paragraph.
Amazing.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I’m still clapping, slowly. Just… just brilliant.
by FireBrianSabean on Jan 26, 2010 4:18 PM PST up reply actions
WHAT IF I CAME TO THIS SITE FOR NEWS?!?!
vr,
Purple Row
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 26, 2010 2:35 PM PST reply actions
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFU
that was awesome.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
I refuse to read any so-called literature which does not contain the words “Voldemort” and/or “Dumbledore”
Monday Monkey lives for the weekend, sir.
I can’t believe the Phillies’ Asst. GM’s name is really Proefrock
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Didn't he have a cousin or something that wrote a famous love song?
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
AdRock?
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 26, 2010 3:46 PM PST up reply actions
and MC8?
Brian says a lot of things. Brian only does one thing, though. Get low OBP hacking suckholes who’s best years are in the past. - Missing Barry
SoFa King Mike D?
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
by SoFa King Mike on Jan 26, 2010 3:50 PM PST up reply actions
ahhhhhh, the tug of Bocock
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, and it's totally grown on me.
'The longer I do this the smarter I get' --Brian Sabean
I read that line and couldn’t believe Michael Lewis would actually include that in his book.
Well done!
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
I'm Mayor enough to admit it: I didn't get that this was a spoof until reading that phrase in the last sentence.
Tip of the cap to Grant.
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit... Maybe.
by Mayor of 311 on Jan 27, 2010 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
Wow, I was so confused. I was thinking to myself “this guy wrote Moneyball and he actually believes Bocock is this good?” I honestly thought he was suffering from dementia.
"The big thing people say to me is, 'Why don't you ever smile?' Well, I'm too interested in trying to beat somebody right now to smile." Will Clark
"I'm close to six feet, I like to think." The Freak.
That is correct. The past few weeks have been non-slow but also non-good in terms of news. Today, however, unless one is particularly worked up about Ben Sheets getting $10MM, is a slow news day…
PiKA you're losing me....
Matt Downs MLB , Now with More STATZ goodness !Matt Downs Fangraphs The Juan Uribe of 2011 !
I ALREADY THREW UP MY MOMS SPAGHETTI ALL OVER MY SWEATSHIRT
GrahamCrakalaka
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 26, 2010 5:30 PM PST up reply actions
Slow news offseason
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
vroom?
"The big thing people say to me is, 'Why don't you ever smile?' Well, I'm too interested in trying to beat somebody right now to smile." Will Clark
"I'm close to six feet, I like to think." The Freak.
reply fail
"The big thing people say to me is, 'Why don't you ever smile?' Well, I'm too interested in trying to beat somebody right now to smile." Will Clark
"I'm close to six feet, I like to think." The Freak.
/waits
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
Nicely done.
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
ESPN Sunday Night Schedule. East Coast Bias anyone?
Date Teams (8 p.m. ET unless noted)
April 4 Opening Night: New York Yankees at Boston (ESPN2 HD)
April 11 St. Louis at Milwaukee
April 18 New York Mets at St. Louis
April 25 Atlanta at N.Y. Mets
May 2 N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia
May 9 N.Y. Yankees at Boston
May 16 Philadelphia at Milwaukee
May 23 N.Y. Yankees at N.Y. Mets
May 30 Texas at Minnesota (ESPN2 HD)
June 6-27 TBD
July 4 Kansas City at L.A. Angels
July 11 Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers
July 18 Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs (6 p.m.)
by DFAAurillia on Jan 26, 2010 2:52 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
No
they play in a place called HELL
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Jan 27, 2010 1:24 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
What’s a “West Coast”?
/auto-defenestrates
Dear Internet,
Please fire Brian Sabean.
Signed,
Me
FREE KEVIN FRANDSEN!!! Member of the Frandsen 5% Club.
by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Jan 26, 2010 3:04 PM PST up reply actions
There are baseball teams on the West coast ?
/ESPN scheduler
Matt Downs MLB , Now with More STATZ goodness !Matt Downs Fangraphs The Juan Uribe of 2011 !
Jesus christ
that is flat-out embarrassing.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
you guys realize
opening night is always the team that won the WS? right?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
wait
I didn’t notice three weeks of the Mets in a row
WTF
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Well the Mets are such a powerhouse of a team, you’re almost guaranteed a good game!
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
Three weeks of Steve Phillips and Joe Morgan discussing 6th tools and the Mets lack of leadership.
Brian says a lot of things. Brian only does one thing, though. Get low OBP hacking suckholes who’s best years are in the past. - Missing Barry
Yeah
he had an affair with an ugly chick at ESPN
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
The Yankees don’t bother me they won the World Series.
It’’s the fucking mets that drives me crazy. Didn’t realize a 4th place team deserved HALF of the Sunday Night games for the first two months of the season.
by DFAAurillia on Jan 26, 2010 3:03 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Where's that post
where that Mets fan said we should trade Cain, Posey & Neal for Johan?
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
Well, the Yankees probably wanted to broadcast most of there own games on YES! so ESPN defaults to the other NY team
say hey nation is the Ralph Nader of McC.-Xanthan
by say hey nation on Jan 27, 2010 6:46 AM PST up reply actions
Not enough Red Sox/Yankees.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
2 MLB teams you mean, right?
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
of course
this is only the schedule through mid July. Plenty of times to have every other game past that be Sox and or Yankees.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
ah
Then those are sure to be the NYY-BOS games down the stretch.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
you've got this all at your fingertips
saves me from googling it.
will I ever learn to fish?
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
you all are forgetting
that NYY-Red Nex games will be on every Fox Saturday. You’re welcome America!
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Bengie Molina: "I don't understand why they didn't want to commit to another year, with my numbers and my experience and things like that." Brain Sabean: "He's certainly welcomed back with open arms".
Mychael Urban: Wow. Probably Dye at this point. Good outfielder, could adapt to RF at AT&T, good RBI guy.
by natteringnabob on Jan 27, 2010 7:03 AM PST up reply actions
Giants @ ’Stros are one of the Opening Day games:
ESPN will televise 10 Spring Training games, each weekday at 1 p.m., beginning March 22 through Friday, April 2. ESPN and ESPN2 will combine to televise five opening day games Monday, April 5 – St. Louis at Cincinnati at 1 p.m. (ESPN HD), Cleveland at Chicago White Sox at 2 p.m. (ESPN2 HD), Chicago Cubs at Atlanta at 4 p.m. (ESPN HD), San Francisco at Houston at 7 p.m. (ESPN2 HD), and Minnesota at the L.A. Angels at 10 p.m. (ESPN2 HD).
I try not to break the rules, but merely to test their elasticity.
Wow, just realized how late the first game was. For some reason I thought it was a 1 o’clock game. I won’t be home until the butt-crack of dawn.
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
I think ESPN is still using maps that predate the Louisiana Purchase.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
by EliminateMe on Jan 26, 2010 4:02 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
A hearty thank you to Rich Aurilia for all the good memories, and to the Niners for finally getting the uni's (mostly) right.
by wjackalope on Jan 26, 2010 4:05 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
“Tonight we’re broadcasting live from Terra Incognita…”
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
Jon Miller, 5th inning: “Maybe someday there will be baseball in the territory recently acquired in the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo.”
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
here’s the pitch… a deep drive! this one is way back there! It’s headed toward the Mexican Cession! A HOMERUN! Oh what a blast!
A hearty thank you to Rich Aurilia for all the good memories, and to the Niners for finally getting the uni's (mostly) right.
Agreed…and all without a Firesign Theater reference!
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
"And she bore him - in tears - an oak tree..."
“…which grew all day, and then fell over. Like a bridge.”
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Jan 27, 2010 2:38 PM PST up reply actions
I actually don’t have a problem with the Yankees and Phillies being on all the time. They’re the last two WS champs, after all. But why in the heck should the Mets be in 25% of the Sunday night games?
So people can talk about them not having a leader
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
Team of stars, no role players, thats why they suck, too many good players!!!!
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
by TexasRanger on Jan 27, 2010 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
I am going to watch everyone of them
because ESPN is all my college TV gets, but that has got to be the most pathetic schedule ever.
Grant, you have outdone yourself.
Bravo.
/auto-defenestrates
Dear Internet,
Please fire Brian Sabean.
Signed,
Me
FREE KEVIN FRANDSEN!!! Member of the Frandsen 5% Club.
by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Jan 26, 2010 2:53 PM PST reply actions
Making the .pdf look like it had been photocopied was a nice touch.
/auto-defenestrates
Dear Internet,
Please fire Brian Sabean.
Signed,
Me
FREE KEVIN FRANDSEN!!! Member of the Frandsen 5% Club.
by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Jan 26, 2010 2:55 PM PST up reply actions
Bocock, the gift that keeps on giving
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 Jan 26, 2010 2:55 PM PST reply actions
Can't add anything to what's been said
totally got me too.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
Now THAT is what I call investigative journalism
Grant should take some hints from this Michael Lewis fellow
Adopted father of the prettiest player in the organization, Nestor Rojas.
Wait a minute
I’m starting to think that this may not be an excerpt from an actual piece of literature
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
TWSS?
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
Reply Fail
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
He just started it a few hours ago. Give it time.
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 26, 2010 3:05 PM PST up reply actions
haha
He was 5-15 with the Oakland Raiders and got fired before his second season was over. He went 7-6 in his one year at Tennessee in a season when the SEC wasn't terribly good. He lost at home to UCLA; the Bruins only road win in the Pac-10 came at Washington State.
GIS for Bocock
Sabean letting the kids down again. Hard. Over a cliff. In a ball of fire.
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
In his younger days he looked like a mix between Ryan Gosling and Dr. Evil
"Any time I watch a game on television, I have to turn the commentators off. They say 'he's playing well' and I'm thinking 'no, he's not.' My advice to anyone is don't listen to the experts, just watch the game and gather your own opinion."
-Roy Keane
by Useful_Idiot on Jan 26, 2010 7:35 PM PST up reply actions
did she say that?
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
by SoFa King Mike on Jan 26, 2010 3:08 PM PST up reply actions
Best. Tug Joke. Evar.
I was totally fooled until, “But the tug of Bocock had only just begun,” which made this the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long, long time.
Brian says a lot of things. Brian only does one thing, though. Get low OBP hacking suckholes who’s best years are in the past. - Missing Barry
Thought: this is a joke… “up the middle”? wtf?
Then clicked on the book, and was like OMG it’s real.
Then I read it.
Psycho killer, qu'est-ce que c'est?
When I hear, “Up the middle…”, it reminds my of Will Clark’s base hit against the Cubs in the 1989 NLCS game
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
by SoFa King Mike on Jan 26, 2010 3:09 PM PST up reply actions
When Omar Vizquel hears “Up the middle…”, he thinks of Jose Mesa’s dead eyes.
Yo yo yo... I'ma letchoo finish, but Bochy and Sabean build the greatest lineups of all time. All time!
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Jan 26, 2010 3:13 PM PST up reply actions
I was there. Amazing. Best game ever.
/auto-defenestrates
Dear Internet,
Please fire Brian Sabean.
Signed,
Me
FREE KEVIN FRANDSEN!!! Member of the Frandsen 5% Club.
by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Jan 26, 2010 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
Good times
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
by SoFa King Mike on Jan 26, 2010 3:25 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
The Cubs fan at my work will not like you for this.
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
He’s a Cubs fan. He’s used to it.
/is a Giants fan. Is also used to it
"Any time I watch a game on television, I have to turn the commentators off. They say 'he's playing well' and I'm thinking 'no, he's not.' My advice to anyone is don't listen to the experts, just watch the game and gather your own opinion."
-Roy Keane
by Useful_Idiot on Jan 26, 2010 7:38 PM PST up reply actions
Possibly the single greatest SF Giants AB of all time
Seasons will pass you by. I get up, I get down.
Bonds vs. Gagne, too.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
Oh yeah, that's definitely up there.
Also, Benito Santiago vs. Rick White, Game 4, 8th inning, 2002 NLCS.
Poll, anyone?
Seasons will pass you by. I get up, I get down.
glad i read it first before commenting…haha
Les Plack = more chicks
Dingerz.exe League Champs 2009- The Rile Rods...managed by yours truly.
by Headhunter Rollins on Jan 26, 2010 3:12 PM PST reply actions
I am gullible
Brian says a lot of things. Brian only does one thing, though. Get low OBP hacking suckholes who’s best years are in the past. - Missing Barry
You had me at Boccock.
/auto-defenestrates
Dear Internet,
Please fire Brian Sabean.
Signed,
Me
FREE KEVIN FRANDSEN!!! Member of the Frandsen 5% Club.
by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Jan 26, 2010 3:23 PM PST up reply actions
I am a sucker.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 26, 2010 3:21 PM PST reply actions
TWYSSS,SDI
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 26, 2010 3:50 PM PST up reply actions
So thats why you’re the overlord.
GrahamCrakalaka
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 26, 2010 3:24 PM PST reply actions
Applause
"The knowledge of the game is inversely proportional to the price of the seat." ---Bill Veeck. •Check out the new look of SFDugout.com•
Jon Garland continues his journey to play for every NL West team. Get er dun Sabez
5:28pm: Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports has the contract details (via Twitter). Garland earns $4.7MM in 2010, plus another $600K if San Diego buys out a $6.75MM mutual option for 2011.
Diamondbacks
Dodgers
Padres
Rockies
Giants
GrahamCrakalaka
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 26, 2010 5:17 PM PST up reply actions
He's no Herges/Finley
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jan 27, 2010 11:56 AM PST up reply actions
HAY GUYZ WHAT IF I CAME HERE FOR NEWS RIGHT??
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
/golf clap
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jan 26, 2010 3:37 PM PST reply actions
WILL FARVE RETIRE OR COME BACK ANOTHER YEAR??!!
/is on edge of seat
Brian says a lot of things. Brian only does one thing, though. Get low OBP hacking suckholes who’s best years are in the past. - Missing Barry
I was skeptical from the beginning
can’t get me grant!
A hearty thank you to Rich Aurilia for all the good memories, and to the Niners for finally getting the uni's (mostly) right.
I’ve been saying all along that we should have kept Bocock! Remember just the other day when I was saying why’d we loose our grip on Bocock???
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
Because that idea went flacid
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
by SoFa King Mike on Jan 26, 2010 3:48 PM PST up reply actions
why don't they take over Minute Maid Park already?
A better sponsorship opportunity has never arisen.
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Bengie Molina: "I don't understand why they didn't want to commit to another year, with my numbers and my experience and things like that." Brain Sabean: "He's certainly welcomed back with open arms".
Mychael Urban: Wow. Probably Dye at this point. Good outfielder, could adapt to RF at AT&T, good RBI guy.
by natteringnabob on Jan 26, 2010 4:02 PM PST up reply actions
They as of yet don’t have the cash on hand. But if actual sales to McCoven match projections, they’ll soon be able to pony up.
JUST A CITY BOY
I'm sure they'll rise to the occasion!
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Bengie Molina: "I don't understand why they didn't want to commit to another year, with my numbers and my experience and things like that." Brain Sabean: "He's certainly welcomed back with open arms".
Mychael Urban: Wow. Probably Dye at this point. Good outfielder, could adapt to RF at AT&T, good RBI guy.
by natteringnabob on Jan 27, 2010 7:05 AM PST up reply actions
But when you hold on too long and do nothing of course it’s gonna go away.
Brian says a lot of things. Brian only does one thing, though. Get low OBP hacking suckholes who’s best years are in the past. - Missing Barry
I just felt it would have been best to hold on tight to Bocock until his peak value, so he could explode in value.
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
Are you saying you would have waited for his value to rise to its full stature before unloading it?
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 26, 2010 3:53 PM PST up reply actions
I was surprised he wasn’t traded. I’ll heard Sabean was walking around the winter dangling his prized Bobcock before the other GMs.
I guess no one bit.
If the other GM was hesitant, Sabean could just whip out Bocock and dangle it would be impossible not
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
We make jokes...
…but getting DFA’d isn’t really that funny. This is a young man’s career we’re talking about. it’s been hard on him. I’m sure it’s been hard on his family…probably hard on his teammates. heck, this has been hard on everyone involved.
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
He has to learn that you can't lick adversity by being soft.
He has to push through and come to terms with it.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Jan 26, 2010 4:01 PM PST up reply actions
I think he should pitch a tent outside Sabean’s office and spit in his face when he gets there. How could the organization go from having him as the seminal piece of the defense up the box to just letting him go and getting frustrated when he doesn’t perform every single time he’s asked?
Brian says a lot of things. Brian only does one thing, though. Get low OBP hacking suckholes who’s best years are in the past. - Missing Barry
I was surprised too. Especially after playing with Bocock all summer by keeping him on the roster. To jerk him around by letting him loose seems premature given the interest other teams have shown in his ability to get to balls.
Brian says a lot of things. Brian only does one thing, though. Get low OBP hacking suckholes who’s best years are in the past. - Missing Barry
if he could slip it into the hole and through more often….
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
by greatgiantfan on Jan 26, 2010 4:45 PM PST up reply actions
There’s a vast difference between Bocock and the balls most shortstops get to.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 26, 2010 5:20 PM PST up reply actions
It seems Bocock is always close to balls.
GrahamCrakalaka
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 26, 2010 5:25 PM PST up reply actions
the balls aren’t his problem, it’s his wood that won’t produce
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
by greatgiantfan on Jan 26, 2010 5:36 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Maybe they should have moved Bocock back and forth (from AAA to SF) much more times before prematurely coming to terms for his release.
Win the inning.
by Scooter Ellis on Jan 26, 2010 3:59 PM PST up reply actions
Greasy Bocock!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Bravo
Not sure what to do about my screen name at this point...
by AngelWillSaveUs on Jan 26, 2010 3:52 PM PST reply actions
Once it got to “struggle over a player like Brian Bocock” I knew something had to be going on. The “once in a generation glove” cinched it.
Well played, sir….
Adoptive parental unit of Ehire Adrianza.
Godfather of Travis Ishikawa.
"Woo hoo!" - Tim "The Kid" Lincecum
"The objective is that World Series ring" - The Kid
by obsessivegiantscompulsive on Jan 26, 2010 4:04 PM PST reply actions
Bocock = Satire
just sayin’
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
Very good.
"Don't trust anyone under the age of 30" - Brian Sabean
by Smotheredinhugs on Jan 26, 2010 4:21 PM PST reply actions
BRILLIANT!
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Duanel Jones
Anyone else see this (I also posted it in the prospect thread)
MLBTR is saying that the reason that the Giants voided Duanel Jones’ contract was due to a failed drug test
sorry if this was already posted elsewhere.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Jan 26, 2010 4:49 PM PST reply actions
Sorta OT:
Apparently Duanel Jones failed a drug test and that’s why his contract was voided
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
By drug test, they mean he failed the “does this person actually exist” test.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Those were some powerful hallucinogens.
GrahamCrakalaka
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 26, 2010 5:18 PM PST up reply actions
Arangure will have more details tomorrow but he tweeted
From what i understand it’s PED variety.
I try not to break the rules, but merely to test their elasticity.
I don’t have much to add except to express my admiration. That was some truly great stuff.
Nobody likes money
While I agree that this was very good
I wasn’t fooled. And it was because I couldn’t believe Michael Lewis would send a preview of any books he was writing to Grant. Sorry, Grant.
The baseball Satanist
Happy Birthday Andres Torres!
GrahamCrakalaka
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 26, 2010 6:03 PM PST reply actions
also, happy Australia Day!
GrahamCrakalaka
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 26, 2010 6:04 PM PST up reply actions
Rolling out of bed
After six days of illness to say that this is the greatest thing Grant has ever written. Sure, maybe it’s the meds talking, maybe it’s the perfect Lewisian style of the writing, but BEST EVER!
He nailed it.
I speak fluent English and Arabic and have a working knowledge of Spanish. Yet a certain GrahamCrakalaka cannot distinguish me from Mike Fox. My God, the Dodgers suck.
Also
I wasn’t terribly excited when I saw the name Michael Lewis attached to this book. Let us know if you ever getting an advanced copy of Vernon Davis’s book.
The baseball Satanist
LOL Facebook commenters:
I don't know anything about minor league players, so I adopted the Coke Bottle, and it's totally grown on me.
'The longer I do this the smarter I get' --Brian Sabean
I was just looking at that. He didnt make any friends with that comment
GrahamCrakalaka
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 26, 2010 7:12 PM PST up reply actions
Only a Dodger fan would do this.
I speak fluent English and Arabic and have a working knowledge of Spanish. Yet a certain GrahamCrakalaka cannot distinguish me from Mike Fox. My God, the Dodgers suck.
Says he is from Morgan Hill
GrahamCrakalaka
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 26, 2010 7:15 PM PST up reply actions
So? My friend is a Dodger fan, and he’s from Oakland. Heart of Giant country. (Also, heart of Giants broadcasting rights)
I speak fluent English and Arabic and have a working knowledge of Spanish. Yet a certain GrahamCrakalaka cannot distinguish me from Mike Fox. My God, the Dodgers suck.
Maybe his is just dumb.
GrahamCrakalaka
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 26, 2010 7:19 PM PST up reply actions
yeah, maybe.
I speak fluent English and Arabic and have a working knowledge of Spanish. Yet a certain GrahamCrakalaka cannot distinguish me from Mike Fox. My God, the Dodgers suck.
plus he wears a Dodger sweater to school every day.
I speak fluent English and Arabic and have a working knowledge of Spanish. Yet a certain GrahamCrakalaka cannot distinguish me from Mike Fox. My God, the Dodgers suck.
Then he is dumb. Also smelly.
GrahamCrakalaka
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 26, 2010 7:25 PM PST up reply actions
That Oakland is the heart of Giant country is pretty funny. But true.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
Both A's fans are offended by that comment
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
LOL Bryon Tulee
He’s the only one who isn’t pissed
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
It just sticks out
everyone’s pissed at that jackass and he wants to know about Wilson.
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
FACEBOOK GIANTS FAN PAGE YOU'RE LOSING ME
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
by jcb9 on Jan 27, 2010 5:18 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I dont think they can. Trademark stuff.
GrahamCrakalaka
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 26, 2010 7:15 PM PST up reply actions
Snuggies suck anyway.
I speak fluent English and Arabic and have a working knowledge of Spanish. Yet a certain GrahamCrakalaka cannot distinguish me from Mike Fox. My God, the Dodgers suck.
exactly
I speak fluent English and Arabic and have a working knowledge of Spanish. Yet a certain GrahamCrakalaka cannot distinguish me from Mike Fox. My God, the Dodgers suck.
Replace ‘wash’ with ‘wear’ and you’re right on the money. My gf ordered one, and it was the cheapest thing I’ve ever seen.
Eliminate that pesky Dominatrix in one easy step. Step 1: Tell her you're a Cubs fan!
Also
From what I hear, the Snuggie is actually a rip-off of a prior product called a Slanket.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
No. A slanket is a blanket with sleeves. A snuggie is….. different.
GrahamCrakalaka
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 26, 2010 7:26 PM PST up reply actions
But the most fun! amirite!?!
GrahamCrakalaka
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 26, 2010 7:26 PM PST up reply actions
I like this guy, tho
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
Terrific!
Thanks for doing this, keeps me actually reading the main page posts. Despite the pessimism.
co-dad w/AfDC of
Ishikawa, the Topps Rookie All Star Team's First baseman. Does he get a chance in 2010?
looks like an extremely interesting book
grant, could you direct me to a website where i could buy such an intriguing tome?
You never saw it? Oh yeah, totally, Wesley Snipes’ character is basically (what people thought of) Bonds. Yeah, DeNiro really got the whole lifelong Giants fan thing down.
JUST A CITY BOY
BORN AND RAISED IN SOUUUUUUTHH DETROOOOOOOOOOOOOOIT
oh, what were we talking about?
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
I think the ship of off-topic, with this front-page main-column post, has sailed.
OT: So anybody know any of these people who want to kill themselves to be resurrected on the moon Pandora as a Na’vi?
JUST A CITY BOY
no
and I thought I knew a good number of unstable people at work, but it seems they have other reasons to kill themselves or they are just quiet.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
no
but they should shut up and get on with it.
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Bengie Molina: "I don't understand why they didn't want to commit to another year, with my numbers and my experience and things like that." Brain Sabean: "He's certainly welcomed back with open arms".
Mychael Urban: Wow. Probably Dye at this point. Good outfielder, could adapt to RF at AT&T, good RBI guy.
by natteringnabob on Jan 27, 2010 7:08 AM PST up reply actions
This game is fucking crazy…. i actually feel bad… to the point where i dont want to watch it, because of the awkwardness
we need a game day thread for it.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
JAZZ HANDS
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
I was there
at the stick one day when they were filming a scene for that movie! Never saw it though…
A hearty thank you to Rich Aurilia for all the good memories, and to the Niners for finally getting the uni's (mostly) right.
Hey Jorge Grant, did you write the team preview for USA Today as well?
I try not to break the rules, but merely to test their elasticity.
LOL Context
only Fred Lewis averaged a walk or more per 10 plate appearances. Compounding the problem
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
Note to mccovens—nobody walks their way to a pennant
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
by greatgiantfan on Jan 27, 2010 12:02 AM PST up reply actions
Above was the Sunday night schedule. Here is ESPN's spring training schedule.
Mon, Mar 22 1:05 pm New York Yankees Philadelphia Phillies ESPN
Tue, Mar 23 1:10 pm Atlanta Braves New York Mets ESPN
Wed, Mar 24 1:05 pm Philadelphia Phillies Atlanta Braves ESPN
Thu, Mar 25 1:05 pm New York Mets St. Louis Cardinals ESPN
Fri, Mar 26 1:05 pm Detroit Tigers Atlanta Braves ESPN
Mon, Mar 29 1:05 pm Minnesota Twins St. Louis Cardinals ESPN
Tue, Mar 30 1:05 pm Boston Red Sox Tampa Bay Rays ESPN
Wed, Mar 31 1:05 pm Minnesota Twins New York Yankees ESPN
Thu, Apr 1 1:05 pm Minnesota Twins Boston Red Sox ESPN
Fri, Apr 2 1:05 pm Baltimore Orioles New York Yankees ESPN
Sun, Apr 4 8:05 pm New York Yankees Boston Red Sox ESPN2
"meh"
in eggroll form.
And you will eat it, damn it.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
Trust him, hes a doctor.
GrahamCrakalaka
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 26, 2010 9:43 PM PST up reply actions
no, but I have stayed at a Super 8
Not recommended.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
EAST COAST BIAS!
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
by greatgiantfan on Jan 27, 2010 12:02 AM PST up reply actions
I got your back, heimy
and the local Chinese place on speed dial
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
Spring Training Games
are MADE for the radio.
Dave: "And now number 98 steps in for the Padres… "
Jon: [story about some spring training game in 1898]
Dave: “Well, we’re not sure who he is…”
Kuip: [chewing sounds]
Some Drunk Guy Sitting Next to the Box: “YOU SUUUUUUCK 98 GO GIANTS WOOOOOOO!!!!”
Jon: [continues with story from 1998 spring training game, since it happened exactly 100 years later]
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Bengie Molina: "I don't understand why they didn't want to commit to another year, with my numbers and my experience and things like that." Brain Sabean: "He's certainly welcomed back with open arms".
Mychael Urban: Wow. Probably Dye at this point. Good outfielder, could adapt to RF at AT&T, good RBI guy.
by natteringnabob on Jan 27, 2010 7:11 AM PST up reply actions
OT
but man, I really love waiting for these huge apple keynotes. They are so much fun
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
i’m psyching myself to become part of tomorrow’s MASS HYSTERIA!!! for something we technically don’t know we need.
JUST A CITY BOY
by shanghaijim on Jan 26, 2010 11:46 PM PST up reply actions
WUT
What part of “it’s an iphone that doesn’t fit in your pocket” don’t you understand?
Although I bet Amazon is not so amused…
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Bengie Molina: "I don't understand why they didn't want to commit to another year, with my numbers and my experience and things like that." Brain Sabean: "He's certainly welcomed back with open arms".
Mychael Urban: Wow. Probably Dye at this point. Good outfielder, could adapt to RF at AT&T, good RBI guy.
by natteringnabob on Jan 27, 2010 7:14 AM PST up reply actions
I read a CNN article yesterday about apple, it quoted a guy in Long Island (I think) that he is going to buy it no matter what it is or what it cost. But if it cost more than 1,000 he wil be sad b/c he wouldn’t be able to afford to buy one for each member of his family!
WTF.
say hey nation is the Ralph Nader of McC.-Xanthan
by say hey nation on Jan 27, 2010 7:18 AM PST up reply actions
having a job?
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
by greatgiantfan on Jan 27, 2010 9:47 AM PST up reply actions
That cult ceased to exist. But apparently it will all be groovy following tonight’s dog and pony show!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 27, 2010 9:57 AM PST up reply actions
obamaganda, eh?
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
by greatgiantfan on Jan 27, 2010 12:25 PM PST up reply actions
I am going to count how many times he says “fat cats” in tonight’s speech.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 27, 2010 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
After I saw it I felt so sad because I couldn't actually live in Cupertino
I just wanted to kill myself so I could die and be reincarnated as an Apple employee
JUST A CITY BOY
by shanghaijim on Jan 27, 2010 10:54 AM PST up reply actions
lol well done
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
Bocock
The gift that keeps giving (even in PDF).
Thanks Grant.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
OT; what i’ve learned from ice skating… DO NOT FALL ON YOUR KNEES… but i have learned a ton, and am 100% better than i used to be 3 weeks ago… still got 4 weeks to go
This is for you PIKA via ESPN’s Ric Bucher’s twitter.
Ric Bucher: For my Ws’ tweeps: multiple front offices say Ws are looking to move anybody to save $. Raising speculation team could be for sale.
Please let this be true
good lord… hey i got a great idea, give the whole team away, Randolph? later buddy, Monta? it was nice knowing ya, Curry? it was nice for a while…. BIedrins? I’ll still wear your jersey, just as i did with JRich and Murphy… I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a all out riot in the streets of oakland if this happens…. But if this is about the team being for sale… NO SHIT, Larry Ellison? PLEASE SAVE US AND THIS FRANCHISE
Agreed…. This is what i’ve been reduced to… wearing EX warrior player jerseys… how pathetic, letting Jrich go? Mistake, Baron? i dunno, still not convinced giving him a long term deal was a good way to go… But alot of my frustration comes form thinking too much about the past, Jamison, Arenas, JRich, Jax (when he wasn’t crazy),
I’m convinced that signing Baron long term was a mistake. Isn’t he hurt?
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
First of all, Baron's a she
And I don’t think the signing is a mistake. She’ll be a cornerstone of the franchise for years to come.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
Good
Basketball stinks anyway.
I just feel sorry for all the Montas around here.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 27, 2010 8:28 AM PST up reply actions
Well, it is merely a rawhide sphere. I am not sure what you were expecting baseballs to do.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 27, 2010 8:36 AM PST up reply actions
David Wright agrees!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 27, 2010 8:54 AM PST up reply actions
MATT CAIN IS HISTORY'S GREATEST MONSTER
Signed,
Mets fans
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
Can you the double ax thingy yet?
say hey nation is the Ralph Nader of McC.-Xanthan
by say hey nation on Jan 27, 2010 9:53 AM PST up reply actions
DO NOT FALL ON YOUR KNEES… but i have learned a ton, and am 100% better than i used to be 3 weeks ago
This is something that was also said by a female person.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
Believe me, I would if I could.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
by EliminateMe on Jan 27, 2010 11:51 AM PST up reply actions
PiKA, you really need to stop doing this.
My career path, have you seen it?
by say hey nation on Jan 27, 2010 12:03 PM PST up reply actions
Didn’t he become Lady GaGa?
JUST A CITY BOY
by shanghaijim on Jan 27, 2010 12:19 PM PST up reply actions
Rick Rolled Indeed!
Can we go back into the vault and have a Tony Torcato reference please?
Where has Rusty gone..........bring him out of the outfield closet!
BREAKING NEWS
APPLE TO CHANGE WORLD WITH CONSUMER ELECTRONICS DEVICE OF SOME SORT
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
OMG I DON’T KNOW WHAT IT IS BUT I MUST HAVE ONE NOW!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 27, 2010 9:58 AM PST up reply actions
I WILL BUY THIS APPLE PRODUCT OR SERVICE NO MATTER WHAT IT COSTS!
Brian says a lot of things. Brian only does one thing, though. Get low OBP hacking suckholes who’s best years are in the past. - Missing Barry
It's called the iPad!
And women everywhere aren’t sure what to make of it.
by Every6thDay on Jan 27, 2010 10:15 AM PST up reply actions
Awful name. AWFUL
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
by bondslegend on Jan 27, 2010 10:23 AM PST up reply actions
This whole “i-____” name thing is really losing its appeal.
My career path, have you seen it?
by say hey nation on Jan 27, 2010 10:25 AM PST up reply actions
STREET VIEW
OH MY GOD. This thing looks amazing. The street view is ridiculous.
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
by bondslegend on Jan 27, 2010 10:26 AM PST up reply actions
IT JUST WORKS
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
There's an app called brushes that it looks like you'd love
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
by bondslegend on Jan 27, 2010 10:47 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, it’s already been on iPhones and iPod Touches.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
But now it's on a nice biiig screen
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
by bondslegend on Jan 27, 2010 10:58 AM PST up reply actions
That’s not enough to get me to buy one though.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
Now if it could print as well…
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
There's a good possibility. It has wifi...
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
by bondslegend on Jan 27, 2010 11:00 AM PST up reply actions
I mean directly from the device.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
Ahh
that would be a little tricky…
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
by bondslegend on Jan 27, 2010 11:06 AM PST up reply actions
What is the point? It is smaller than a laptop, but less functional. It’s slicker than a Kindle, but more expensive. It’s like a giant more-costly Ipod Touch. Why would anyone need that?
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...-----RIP, MY SON
You don't know how much it will cost, for one thing
And TBH IDK who would want it. I love the idea, though. It’s an HDTV you can carry around basically.
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
by bondslegend on Jan 27, 2010 10:47 AM PST up reply actions
I can carry around a laptop.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...-----RIP, MY SON
It's not for everyone, that's for sure
but it’s kind of tough to have an opinion either way until you actually, you know, use one.
They had a kuip video when demoing the mlb app! woot.
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
by bondslegend on Jan 27, 2010 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
If the market it right and partner with the right comapnies this could really take off IMO. Not b/c of the product b/c of the marketing. Imagine if the having the NYT, SF Chronicle, and/or the WSJ delivered electronically every morning to this device in the same format as a paper newspaper. Obviously with printing capabilities for coupons.
My career path, have you seen it?
by say hey nation on Jan 27, 2010 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
And video insets! That's so cool
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
by bondslegend on Jan 27, 2010 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
Whatever it costs upon release
The price will be adjusted downward a week later.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 27, 2010 11:08 AM PST up reply actions
yup
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by bondslegend on Jan 27, 2010 11:09 AM PST up reply actions
I don't forsee myself having any use for it
But you’re also reminding me of my response to the iPod first being released. “Okay, that’s cool, but I can’t imagine needing one.”
/spends half his free time listening to podcasts now (loser).
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
Exactly
this is EXACTLY what I see happening with this thing. There are uses for it that we’re just not thinking of.
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by bondslegend on Jan 27, 2010 10:56 AM PST up reply actions
I imagine that what I mentioned above and Video Pod Casts are really going to driving force behind this market.
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by say hey nation on Jan 27, 2010 10:56 AM PST up reply actions
I'M POOPIN'
WIPE MY BUTT WITH AN IPAD
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That looks awesome, no???
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by bondslegend on Jan 27, 2010 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
Actually, I’m pretty blah on this device so far and I love my iphone.
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jan 27, 2010 10:56 AM PST up reply actions
I mean the MLB thing
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by bondslegend on Jan 27, 2010 10:58 AM PST up reply actions
I’m with you. MLB At Bat is the greatest app on the iPhone and I am gonna love this.
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by shanghaijim on Jan 27, 2010 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
It is pretty damned great. The Facebook app (no joke!) is even better than using Facebook on a regular internet browser.
by Every6thDay on Jan 27, 2010 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
I will agree that it looks awesome.
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jan 27, 2010 11:02 AM PST up reply actions
Apple should buy the naming rights and christen it iPark.
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by shanghaijim on Jan 27, 2010 10:57 AM PST up reply actions
Certainly wouldn’t be worse than Petco Park.
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Nothing’s worse than that. /he thinks, shortsightedly
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by shanghaijim on Jan 27, 2010 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
jobing.com arena!
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by bondslegend on Jan 27, 2010 11:00 AM PST up reply actions
OMG ITS JUST LIKE STAR TREK PADDS EXCEPT WITHOUT LCARS
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by shanghaijim on Jan 27, 2010 10:58 AM PST up reply actions
LCARS
Now that’s some impressively nerdy knowledge.
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and hey
The world’s first tricorder was just invented using an iPhone, y’know.
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:D I used to be a Trekkie. I lapsed but you can never really get away from it, you know.
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by shanghaijim on Jan 27, 2010 11:01 AM PST up reply actions
Live updates of the Apple Event is being carried by ArsTechnica, Engadget, and McCovey Chronicles.
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by shanghaijim on Jan 27, 2010 11:02 AM PST up reply actions
gdgt is the best imo
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by bondslegend on Jan 27, 2010 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
i like the feed right here. possibility for LOLcats and food discussions.
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by shanghaijim on Jan 27, 2010 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
Two in one!
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Aww, don’t worry, I don’t eat pussy.
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by shanghaijim on Jan 27, 2010 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
Jim, you gonna eat that?
No?
Mind if I?
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by victor frankenstein on Jan 28, 2010 2:13 AM PST up reply actions
also
are those howie’s legs in the background? i never know anymore.
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by shanghaijim on Jan 27, 2010 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
The author is Jonathan Sanchez
I speak fluent English and Arabic and have a working knowledge of Spanish. Yet a certain GrahamCrakalaka cannot distinguish me from Mike Fox. My God, the Dodgers suck.
iWork...uhhh ok
I guess for business people that would be great…
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I’m waiting for them to introduce iPhone OS 4.
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jan 27, 2010 11:09 AM PST up reply actions
There were strong indications that wouldn't be today
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by bondslegend on Jan 27, 2010 11:09 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah
but there’s no way anyone knows for sure. STAY TUNED
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by bondslegend on Jan 27, 2010 11:11 AM PST up reply actions
iBooks. Bye, all. I'm gonna pitch a tent and stand in line now.
Seriously though I’ve been waiting for that. I don’t like the looks of the Kindle or the other e-readers, and their price is just high enough that I’d consider trading up for something that looks pretty and does more than just offer ebooks, music, and some net connectivity.
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Yeah,
I’m not a fan of ebooks. But that looked like a really good way to do it, that’s fer sure.
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by bondslegend on Jan 27, 2010 11:09 AM PST up reply actions
I’m a crotchety old bastard who doesn’t see the need for anything other than, y’know, books.
But that’s just me.
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LOLD
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by bondslegend on Jan 27, 2010 11:12 AM PST up reply actions
I never had a use for ebooks … until I came here and had to leave my whole library across the ocean, and without a set place to live would like to have his library with him at all times. I’ve got a set of books I refer to for writing purposes, and luckily I had the foresight to bring the most important one with me, but damn I miss the others and damn I’m not going to buy physical copies again.
So now I am definitely in e-book mode and this looks so much prettier than a Kindle. Ooh landscape mode! facing pages!
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by shanghaijim on Jan 27, 2010 11:13 AM PST up reply actions
For someone who reads quick (not me) and travels a lot (not me) e books are useful. I prefer paper, I have a hard time reading monitors/screens for long periods of time.
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by say hey nation on Jan 27, 2010 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
Well, fuck that shit
it’s still ATT, and you have to pay THRTY FUCKING DOLLARS for 3G in addition to your cellphone data plan. That is fucking ridiculous.
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IKR? Big LOL.
Ah, but the devices are unlocked, apparently, so you can switch SIMs.
Personally, I"m a wifi man.
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by shanghaijim on Jan 27, 2010 11:17 AM PST up reply actions
well
you don’t have to have an att plan, but you have to have att service where you are, yeah.
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by bondslegend on Jan 27, 2010 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
no contracts though
so that’s a plus
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by bondslegend on Jan 27, 2010 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
So stupid
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by bondslegend on Jan 27, 2010 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
BUT
i think the reason they did that is because they only wanted to worry about GSM, so it would work everywhere.
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by bondslegend on Jan 27, 2010 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
I think it’s really down to CDMA (sp?) They don’t want to have separate models with different chipsets.
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by shanghaijim on Jan 27, 2010 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
yeah
exactly. It sucks, but what can ya do
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by bondslegend on Jan 27, 2010 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
Me either
but I could see a time a little later where it would really be worth it.
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by bondslegend on Jan 27, 2010 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
I think the secondary market (or whatever you call the accessory market) needs to develop before I get one.
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by say hey nation on Jan 27, 2010 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
One with a front camera and video calls.
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by shanghaijim on Jan 27, 2010 11:34 AM PST up reply actions
Doubt it
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by bondslegend on Jan 27, 2010 11:37 AM PST up reply actions
Pretty amazing
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by bondslegend on Jan 27, 2010 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
keyboard dock! woohooo!!!!!
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by bondslegend on Jan 27, 2010 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
I wonder if that'll work for an iphone too?
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by bondslegend on Jan 27, 2010 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
Usb/Firewire?
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by say hey nation on Jan 27, 2010 11:22 AM PST up reply actions
Looks like it just plugs into the wall,
and there’s a dock connector for the ipad
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by bondslegend on Jan 27, 2010 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
That made me kinda consider selling my MacBook.
I really shouldn’t. But dammit, I can feel his tendrils linking into my brain …
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by shanghaijim on Jan 27, 2010 11:25 AM PST up reply actions
only 16 GB and with no 3G
but still, that’s pretty amazing.
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by bondslegend on Jan 27, 2010 11:25 AM PST up reply actions
Hell yeah. It’s Apple’s netbook … except, you know, all, Apple-y and shit.
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by shanghaijim on Jan 27, 2010 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
Buy this and a keyboard dock..
it’s tough to argue you need more.
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by bondslegend on Jan 27, 2010 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
No 3G is a deal breaker as far as I am concerned
Perhaps I’ll buy in later.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 27, 2010 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
Well
you can get 3G, it just costs 150 bucks more.
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by bondslegend on Jan 27, 2010 11:30 AM PST up reply actions
OK, that’s not bad.
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in non-Apple related news
I just saw on the MLB Network that Jim Thome signed with the Twins.
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HI GUYS
IT’S JI
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I’M PLEASED AS PUNCH TO BE HERE IN THE TWINNED CITIES
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by delorean on Jan 27, 2010 11:24 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
delorean: lurking in MCC’s shadows, waiting to make a Dugout reference.
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WordUpThome
I just started going through the Dugout Archives. Hits me just right.
Surprisingly deep reflections on the monster David Glass was.
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by victor frankenstein on Jan 28, 2010 2:19 AM PST up reply actions
Cool
I can go back to not-hating him.
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Jim Thome always reminds me of how awful the Giants 1B have been. Remember when the Phillies had that dilemma of whether the should play Thome or Howard? That would be nice if it happened here.
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by say hey nation on Jan 27, 2010 11:37 AM PST up reply actions
Also
Andre Dawson will be inducted to the HOF as an Expo. I’m trying to think – is Gary Carter the only other guy to be inducted as an Expo?
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I’m pretty sure he was the first. If that is worth anything to you.
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
Maybe they’ll induct Pete Rose as an Expo!
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Probably the only potential remaining HOFer Expo is Vlad, if he decides to have Edgar Martinez’s latter career.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...-----RIP, MY SON
I guess Pedro will be a Red Sock in the HOF. I still think of him as an Expo, but that’s probably because I always like the Expos.
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From Schulman
Giants like RHP Chan Ho Park but want him on minor-league deal. Park is seeking a big-league deal. Still could be a match down the road.
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
I definitely see this happening.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...-----RIP, MY SON
I like Park. Plus his wife is a world famous chef or something.
Also, dude looks like Pedro Feliz
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by say hey nation on Jan 27, 2010 11:48 AM PST up reply actions
I wouldn’t mind that.
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If he’s not against us, he’s for us!
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by shanghaijim on Jan 27, 2010 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
KILL THE BEAST
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MLB Network is showing Game 6 of the 1986 NLCS
Right now, the Astros are up 3-0 in the 8th. The crowd is getting really amped up. Little do they know that the Mets will score 3 in the 9th, win it in 16 innings, and the Astros won’t win an NL pennant until almost 20 years later. LOL Astros fans.
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Also, the Astrodome is hideous
You can see the football yard markers all across the field really clearly. That’s even worse than having a freaking hill in the outfield.
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I think we’re seeing why the Mets won 108 games this year. They’ve got a lot of character.
- Keith Jackson
LOL DARRYL STRAWBERRY
LOL DWIGHT GOODEN
LOL KEITH HERNANDEZ
LOL KEVIN MITCHELL
LOL LENNY DYKSTRA
LOL WALLY BACKMAN
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They’ve got a lot of drugs as well.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 27, 2010 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
And if I recall correctly, in the almost 25 years since 1986, those two teams have only 2 World Series appearances (both losses).
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I liked the part where former (and future) Giant Bob Knepper is on the mound, and future Giants Jim Deshaies and Danny Darwin are warming up in the bullpen.
Seasons will pass you by. I get up, I get down.
This was a great parody
Or would have been if I ever read anything by Micheal Lewis.
Still, I spit-taked at the ’tug of Bocock". I guess you could say the Philliies got a midnight Bocock-call.
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rjb360- That really is a bizarre link from Michael Lewis supposed new book ‘Up the Middle’ and makes Amaro & the Phils look really foolish and somewhat dysfunctional.
Crazy stuff:
1. Dave Montogomery had to have a series of closed-door meetings with ownership because the Phils failed to claim Babock off waivers and the Blue Jays did instead?
2. Amaro stated that Babock was “Ozzie Smith with more lateral range.”
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BLOG LINKS GIANTS TO BABOCK
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Bengie Molina: "I don't understand why they didn't want to commit to another year, with my numbers and my experience and things like that." Brain Sabean: "He's certainly welcomed back with open arms".
Mychael Urban: Wow. Probably Dye at this point. Good outfielder, could adapt to RF at AT&T, good RBI guy.
by natteringnabob on Jan 28, 2010 12:18 PM PST up reply actions
That is hilarious
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by bondslegend on Jan 28, 2010 10:39 AM PST up reply actions
Beautiful.
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Stuff found via Google Search turns out to be false!
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