Post-game thread: Giants lose another heartb...wait, what?
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 10, 2010 5:02 PM PDT
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Baseball. You freaky, freaky sport. With two outs in the top of the ninth inning, Freddy Sanchez took two of the wildest swings possible at two unhittable fastballs. The Giants, who had reached the postseason on the strength of their bullpen, were about to come close to elimination because of the collapse of their bullpen. Well, and a whole bunch of wretched hitting. But usually the bullpen stays away from that kind of bonfire.
Let’s revise that series preview:
If Tim Hudson has iffy command and leaves a bunch of sinkers up in the strike zone, he’ll be tough to hit. The Giants will probably be able to count on an extra-base hit from Mike Fontenot, but that’s about it.The hope, then, is that Jonathan Sanchez has pinpoint control with his three pitches. In close games, he’s the pitcher the Giants want in there. You know he’s not just going to give baserunners away.
It’s ridiculous how evenly matched these two teams are. If the Giants can somehow take advantage of a 30-year-old utility infielder who was forced into action because of devastating injuries -- say by watching him implode defensively -- they’ll be able to overcome big Braves bats like Rick Ankiel and Eric Hinske.
Braves fans: we’ve been there. It’s of no consolation to you right now, but we know your pain. We’ve had our sternum pulled out through our nose too. Like, oh, Friday night. The Giants didn’t really deserve to win that game. But I’m pretty danged sure the Braves didn’t, either. They both probably should have just given that game to Doctors Without Borders and taken the tax write-off.
The Giants still have one more game to win. They’ll have two chances.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to get a beer from the oven and take my pet orchid for a walk, as we’re obviously living in some weird alternate dimension in which the Giants are benefactors of late-inning misery. So until tomorrow, hello.
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LOL
ain’t no thing.
Cox just called the Braves “not the best team in baseball”
LOL
by ohhbabyohh on Oct 10, 2010 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Thread over
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Oct 10, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
2010 MLB PLAYOFFS .....
HISTORY WILL BE MADE!!!!!!!!!!! LET’S GO GIANTS!!!!!!!!!!!! GREAT WIN TONIGHT BOYS!!!!!!!!!!!!
"He'll need a rocket up his ass to catch that one .... that baby's out of here!"
by GIANT stoner on Oct 10, 2010 5:03 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
*Cue piano*
What if Brooks Conrad didn’t keep booting grounders?
Kids in the back seat cause accidents. Accidents in the back seat cause kids.
by ilovesushi on Oct 10, 2010 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Or dropping popups
or diving unnecessarily
or missing groudballs entirely
or being involved in controversial steal plays
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
by scout6 on Oct 10, 2010 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
But he did.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Oct 11, 2010 8:25 AM PDT up reply actions
What drives me crazy are the people who say the Giants got lucky.
Wrong; defense is a skill not an arbitrary roll of the dice.
The Giants won because they made more contact, had superior pitching AND played better defense.
exactly. Not only that, it totally spits in the face of the pitching performance of Sanchez. The Braves might be dinged up, but they still have Infante, McCann, Lee and Gonzalez in their lineups. All guys who are as good of hitters as the majority of guys in any other post season lineup. The fact that Sanchez was to pitch 7 1/3 innings of 2 hit shutout ball is fantastic. Not to mention that the Braves are still yet to score an earned run off of our starting pitching. I saw MLB Network and they were fawning over the Phillies and saying how they didn’t even hit all that well in their series against the Reds. Then came down on the Giants for having trouble scratching out runs, yet ignoring the fact that we are facing far better pitching than the Phillies faced.
by dannyschmanny on Oct 11, 2010 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
WIN
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Go Roger Kieschnick! And son, please continue to break scoreboards on your way to San Francisco.
by WalrusMan on Oct 10, 2010 5:03 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
My heart can't take much more of this
sheesh!
WWRWD?
by SF Pete on Oct 10, 2010 5:03 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
well i think i dislodged some plack in my arterries
well i think i dislodged some plack in my arteries
by Jason Covey on Oct 10, 2010 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
thank you
no sarcasm, I seriously didn’t know how to spell that
by Jason Covey on Oct 10, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
and a trophy for good measure.
According to Eric Holder, Giants Baseball is NOT torture.
by yoyomonster on Oct 11, 2010 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
I can take 9 more
Take them for the team! I can take none of Friday’s tho. That’s wicked.
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 10, 2010 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh my god.
Giants Baseball Torture is an understatement.
Crazy Crab despised in the 20th century and beloved in the 21st century. Hey it only took over 20 years, so don't give up hope.
by timmeh on Oct 10, 2010 5:03 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
He could have collapsed into jelly, but he "bowed his neck"
as Russ Hodges used to say and got the outs in the eighth. Another game of a lifetime.
by Hatuxka on Oct 10, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
fucking win-loss records should just be abandoned.
Never to be used as a stat again.
That rule should at least be revised.
If you are the pitcher to blow the lead, you shouldn’t be eligible for the win. It should be no one or left to the official scorer’s discretion.
by Cixelsyd on Oct 10, 2010 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
You won't see Romo again.
Two consecutive choke jobs. You’ll see someone else in the eighth if we are up. They’ll bring him back in the next series if we get there. Last night we should have won. Tonight we should have won. This thing should be over. One thing for sure, Lincicum, Cain and Sanchez should be proud of their performances.
For those of you who didn’t think Zito would be number five next year. He will be gone. Period. The Giants will eat some of his contract and ship the loser and waste of money away. Thank God the brass has finally admitted what a waste of talent this pudwacker is. Rowand will take a walk to.
by Longtimewaiting on Oct 10, 2010 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm glad you are so certain of things
Why would you “eat some of his contract” and move Zito? The only way this would ever make any sense would be if there was a minor league pitcher that was ready to come up but was being blocked. This isn’t the case. The Giants would still need a starting pitcher if they got rid of Zito and I don’t think they do any better.
dear Eric Hinske,
don’t celebrate a home run in the 8th as if you hit a walk off.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
by shanghaijim on Oct 10, 2010 5:03 PM PDT reply actions 8 recs
Actually do
It just makes this even more fun, and soul crushing for you.
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 10, 2010 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
… yes, this is a good postscript.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
by shanghaijim on Oct 10, 2010 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
THIS
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Oct 10, 2010 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
How many times have you seen a team celebrate too early and get bit?
It happens a lot.
Seriously.
You’re not Joe Carter. Put your fucking arm down and tell your teammates to get the fuck back in the dugout.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Oct 11, 2010 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Thank you
My computer, couldn’t take any more.
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 10, 2010 5:03 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
WE WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chris Andersen could be in a porno with his 'stache. Too bad he still wouldn't know how to box out.
BTSC proud ENFORCER!!
"No one on this team is Troy Polamalu. When God made him, he touched him a couple of extra times." -Safety Ryan Clark-
by Mini Hulk on Oct 10, 2010 5:03 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
also
still poopin
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
by shanghaijim on Oct 10, 2010 5:04 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Come'on Reds
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 10, 2010 5:04 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
your extremities again?
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
by shanghaijim on Oct 10, 2010 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Suck it, HATER
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 10, 2010 5:04 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
My mom just went to church to thank Jesus.
She almost never goes to church.
"Mike Laga will make you forget about every power hitter that ever lived." - Sparky Anderson
"You're alright, La Russo." - Johnny Lawrence
At this point I’m willing to thank anyone or anything I see.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 10, 2010 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I blacked out twice in this game
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
by 49er16 on Oct 10, 2010 5:04 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Can't. Breathe.
Wow.
You ain't hurt...
by Peter Bean on Oct 10, 2010 5:04 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
That was quite possibly the most insane game I’ve ever watched
"I ain't havin it!"
by GloomyGoose on Oct 10, 2010 5:04 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Nope
Late 80’s against the Phillies, Philly came back from 7 down, won in like the 14th, still the most insane game I’ve ever seen. However that one took the most years off of my life.
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 10, 2010 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait, is everyone here 100% positive that the Giants just won the game? I still don’t believe it.
"I don't know how the six-pack got in my hands." -P.T.F. Bat
by deuce deuce on Oct 10, 2010 5:04 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I’m waiting until I see printed it in the newspaper before I believe it.
"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f**kin' amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK
by Josh from Hollywood on Oct 10, 2010 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
IF ROMO PITCHES TOMORROW IM GOING TO LOSE MY MIND
McCovey Chronicles - The repetition is awesome. Proud Adoptive Parent of BRETT PILL.
READ MY BLOG!!!!
by sadison bummedgarner on Oct 10, 2010 5:04 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
But he's 1-0? Better than Sanchez and Cain!
by haemaker on Oct 10, 2010 5:36 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
I still can't believe this happened.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
by sanfrankid on Oct 10, 2010 5:04 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
torture....
that’ll be the magic word for the rest of the night: No way I’m able to fall asleep for a while..
by SFGAmsterdam on Oct 10, 2010 5:04 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Maybe harsh
but thank you Conrad
We love you Conrad
Oh yes we do…..
Crazy Crab despised in the 20th century and beloved in the 21st century. Hey it only took over 20 years, so don't give up hope.
by timmeh on Oct 10, 2010 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
oops don’t know how it ended up here
Crazy Crab despised in the 20th century and beloved in the 21st century. Hey it only took over 20 years, so don't give up hope.
by timmeh on Oct 10, 2010 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
/twitches at Bye Bye Birdie reference…
by Big Americans on Oct 10, 2010 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m assuming you’re in Amsterdam.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
by SFGuy on Oct 10, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
yea
and I’m supposed to get up in 4 hrs
by SFGAmsterdam on Oct 10, 2010 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
thank god
I just have outpatients clinic tomorrow.. ;)
by SFGAmsterdam on Oct 10, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Hurt me so good
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
by Scooter Ellis on Oct 10, 2010 5:04 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
God bless Brooks Conrad.
Insert witty signature of your own choosing here.
by Flapjacks McGurty on Oct 10, 2010 5:04 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
I was thinking: Do you think his parents named him after Brooks Robinson — you know, ironically?
"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f**kin' amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK
by Josh from Hollywood on Oct 10, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
1 MORE TIME
to be or not to be in this thing.
by baybombers on Oct 10, 2010 5:04 PM PDT reply actions 23 recs
Definitely deserves a rec'd
Chris Andersen could be in a porno with his 'stache. Too bad he still wouldn't know how to box out.
BTSC proud ENFORCER!!
"No one on this team is Troy Polamalu. When God made him, he touched him a couple of extra times." -Safety Ryan Clark-
by Mini Hulk on Oct 10, 2010 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ohhhhhhh Ohhhhhhhhh Oh Oh Oh Ohhhhhhhhh
(TWSS)
"My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder." -Zinedine Zidane
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
by Useful_Idiot on Oct 10, 2010 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Anyone else hear Jon on the radio?
While talking about the Tomahawk Chop he said “It’s really cool, the fans seem to know all of the words to the chant.”
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 10, 2010 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
Yeah, I remember that. Great line
"My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder." -Zinedine Zidane
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
by Useful_Idiot on Oct 10, 2010 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m guessing everyone is happy the Yankees-Twins series ended in a sweep because Jon returned to the Giants.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I was loving it, the Yankees don’t deserve him.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 10, 2010 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
LULZ
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations. JUST NOT IN HIS EARS.
Is he grabbing her ass?
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Oct 10, 2010 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I think the people
over at TC will appreciate this.
"Skillet, we just spent $64,000 in that bar. So we're gonna have to get jobs to cover up the fact that we rob banks" -Mouse Fitzgerald
Hahaha I was watching with my friends and they replayed this like 10 times
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Oct 10, 2010 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions
GIANTS BASEBALL
THERE’S COMEBACKS INSIDE
by In Bust we Trust on Oct 10, 2010 5:04 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
holy fucking
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Oct 10, 2010 5:04 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
I think I logged about 5 miles pacing around the house this afternoon.
Bowkermania runs wild no more.
by rightcenterfielder on Oct 10, 2010 5:04 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
isnt the heart pound moments
enough exercise? ;D
by Wreckonized on Oct 10, 2010 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I need a shower
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
by 49er16 on Oct 10, 2010 5:05 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
I am not sure I can take much more of the Giants playing themselves.
Also, Long life to Brooks Conrad. I am pretty sure we are never going to see him again though.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
by scout6 on Oct 10, 2010 5:05 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
Roller Coaster
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
by sanfrankid on Oct 10, 2010 5:05 PM PDT reply actions 7 recs
Mordor.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
by shanghaijim on Oct 10, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Splendid!
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 10, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Roughly resembles my EKG. I am slowly dying a painful death because of the Giants. But holy God do I love them.
by thebighead on Oct 10, 2010 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
Posey error? You mean Conrad’s error on Posey’s grounder?
by kaliber on Oct 10, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think they just refer to the batter who hit the ball that resulted in an error.
by scotterduder on Oct 10, 2010 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm kinda hard too, graph.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 10, 2010 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow
Amazing. Also fuck Eric Hinske.
Proud adoptee of Dick Tidrow the mastermind behind Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Buster Posey and many more. Also known as "The Reason".
by Kestrel76 on Oct 10, 2010 5:05 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
That was the most awesome yet horrible game ever!
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
by thehavenot on Oct 10, 2010 5:05 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Giants NLDS MVP: BROOKS CONRAD
FREE BUSTER
by TimLincecumIsGod on Oct 10, 2010 5:05 PM PDT reply actions 8 recs
Full share for Brooks!
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
by bgunn on Oct 10, 2010 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Would have been nice to see that last E in 15 different angles
Doctor: We can preform the operation for you. It greatly increase your brain power. Or it may kill you.
Homer: Hmm, increase my killing power, eh? I'll do it!
by SFDog on Oct 10, 2010 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I keep seeing the user name and thought “I never typed that”
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I kind of feel bad for him. Not bad enough to give back this win but bad
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 10, 2010 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Thank you, Brooks Conrad
Fuck you and your stupid smile, Eric Hinske
by TBRMKane on Oct 10, 2010 5:05 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
SCENE: a hallway between the Braves clubhouse and the Giants clubhouse, Turner Field.
Brooks Conrad: Hey, man, can I borrow your beard for a few hours? I can’t leave this building without some sort of disguise.
Sergio Romo: [pauses] Uh….okay.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
by Kitspool on Oct 10, 2010 5:05 PM PDT reply actions 15 recs
hahahahahaha
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 10, 2010 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Sergio needs to get rid of that beard anyway
It’s been bad luck all series for him
by TBRMKane on Oct 10, 2010 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
rec’d
Proud adoptee of Dick Tidrow the mastermind behind Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Buster Posey and many more. Also known as "The Reason".
by Kestrel76 on Oct 10, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
THANK YOU HUFF
THANK YOU POSEY
THANK YOU SANCHEZ
THANK YOU ISHIKAWA
THANK YOU JONATHAN
Last but not least,
THANK YOU CONRAD
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 10, 2010 5:05 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Conrad is fucked
Chris Andersen could be in a porno with his 'stache. Too bad he still wouldn't know how to box out.
BTSC proud ENFORCER!!
"No one on this team is Troy Polamalu. When God made him, he touched him a couple of extra times." -Safety Ryan Clark-
by Mini Hulk on Oct 10, 2010 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
this could be a suicide watch situation for some people
i hope brooks can stay strong in the head. seriously.
Fuck YOU Bochy for not countering Hinske with Lopez, you fucking dimwit.
History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there.
George Santayana
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 10, 2010 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
Definitely got outCox’d. Also a no thank you to Romo.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 10, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
It seems Romo can’t handle the pressure.
I agree with Kuip – Romo shouldn’t be pitching in the 8th tomorrow.
by keyser_sozey on Oct 10, 2010 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
for the last time
Once they put in Romo, he had to pitch to one batter.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 10, 2010 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
One batter or one out recorded.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 10, 2010 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
What the actual fuck?
We won the game. Where is the irrational assholery coming from?
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 10, 2010 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions
We don't exactly have a lot of experience here at MCC
But if we ever make the playoffs again, we should probably set the waiting time to join MCC at, like 30 days.
It wouldn’t prevent all the problems, but there have been a lot of random people who signed up for the playoffs and don’t know anything about the MCC culture.
We need a entrance exam
You would weed out a lot of problems if you had to answer something like “What is MCC’s favorite number?” before you could post.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Oct 10, 2010 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions
But they could just wikipedia that.
"Skillet, we just spent $64,000 in that bar. So we're gonna have to get jobs to cover up the fact that we rob banks" -Mouse Fitzgerald
LOL me for only being here 1 1/2 seasons and not paying attention to every single meme
"Skillet, we just spent $64,000 in that bar. So we're gonna have to get jobs to cover up the fact that we rob banks" -Mouse Fitzgerald
This is why I’d want it to be something like the 109 thing. Most anyone could figure it out after about a week but some moron who would just sign up and immediately post nonsense probably couldn’t.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Oct 10, 2010 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s something people tend to learn after being here for a while. This place shouldn’t be cliquish.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
Seriously.
We might as well post a sign saying “No gurls aloud.”
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Oct 11, 2010 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't find it to be cliquish at all.
There is a community here with a history.
I think new people are welcomed quite warmly if they announce they are new.
A new member who starts spewing baseball nonsense won’t be tolerated and will be ridiculed. There shouldn’t be a problem with this.
If you don’t know the history of the community go ahead and ask about something. People will point you at some FAQ type posts or will answer your question. Just because a lot of historical memes are used doesn’t mean the site is cliquish, it just means it has a common history.
Don’t expect to come to a site and have it be the way you want it to be. You are a new member joining a community. You need to adapt and adjust to the community, not the other way around.
A new member who starts spewing baseball nonsense won’t be tolerated and will be ridiculed. There shouldn’t be a problem with this.
…
Don’t expect to come to a site and have it be the way you want it to be. You are a new member joining a community. You need to adapt and adjust to the community, not the other way around.
Lookin’ at you, manabout.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 11, 2010 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
This started with what Sabertooth said. If you click his/her user name, they aren’t new.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Really?
“Then throw at his head”
Do you realize that a baseball to the head could kill someone?
This was a stupid ass comment and deserved even more derision than it received.
Magellan is pretty obscure, considering the player to which it refers hasn’t played in the majors since 07.
Fair enough
I’m just trying to re-establish my bonafides after a couple year absence due to Air Force filters, now relaxed.
I recommend doing it before the NLCS...
If your team makes it.
I can guarantee you that for every assbag Giants fan that signs up, there will be 10 from Philly. If they’re not here already, that is.
If I’m not mistaken, that was the reason TC jumped from one day to three days at the end of this season…
-C
It’s rough to sit through these games and not have someone that can’t hit a Ball?
by cthabeerman on Oct 11, 2010 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
One batter
But Bochy has to know that Hinske is the weapon off the bench, not Glaus.
"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f**kin' amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK
by Josh from Hollywood on Oct 10, 2010 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
This
Bochy got outmanaged there. Cox didn’t want Glaus up there, he wanted Hinske against a righty. Bochy handed it to him on the same platter Romo used to serve that pitch up to Hinske.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
Why didn't they put Infante at 2B and Glaus at 3B?
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
by Scooter Ellis on Oct 10, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Infante is a much better 3B than Glaus or Hinske. Example: the booted Glaus play in Game 2. Though, Cox doesn’t have much a of choice anymore.
by danilo d on Oct 10, 2010 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
THANK YOU INDIA
THANK YOU TERROR
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, BROOKS
Still backing Notgardo, wheresoever he may wander. (Don't forget to wriiiite!)
by tk on Oct 10, 2010 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm becoming masochistic
I’ve never felt so much pleasure from so much torture.
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.
by thirteen on Oct 10, 2010 5:05 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
my stomach is just twisting and turning..
by SFGAmsterdam on Oct 10, 2010 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
They say everything is magnified in the playoffs
This includes TORTURE!
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
by thehavenot on Oct 10, 2010 5:06 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Victory
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
by 49er16 on Oct 10, 2010 5:06 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
Who else wants to see how the Braves treat Conrad tonight?
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
by ToddCommish on Oct 10, 2010 5:06 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
The sock soap scene from Full Metal Jacket comes to mind
"People are getting the message, the right people are getting it, but the people we want to further attract, or make sure we hold onto, are being affected by what we consider the lunatic fringe. That's my frustration, that they don't have a bigger view of the world." - Brian Sabean
by deadmeat27 on Oct 10, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Conrad is about as welcome in Atlanta as Steve Bartman is in Chicago.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
Yeah, and that’s a bit scary. Bartman got death threats for, what, like a decade? I actually said after that last error that he may need a security detail.
It's orange inside
It happened in 2003.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 10, 2010 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn't even get to see the game
And I want to throw up.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
by SFGuy on Oct 10, 2010 5:06 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
puts me in a better mood for the niners game
by TimLaser and MattyC on Oct 10, 2010 5:06 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
until the Niners lose?
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
by SFGuy on Oct 10, 2010 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
/TBS replays the Ankiel homer
Bowkermania runs wild no more.
by rightcenterfielder on Oct 10, 2010 5:06 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Giants need to sign Brooks Conrad to a long-term deal by tomorrow.
Only if the Giants traded for Brett Cecil...
by Ken O'Brien on Oct 10, 2010 5:07 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Torture...
Adopted Son: !Matt Downs I'll miss you my son.
by nvsfg on Oct 10, 2010 5:07 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
bum bum, bum BUM!
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
by shanghaijim on Oct 10, 2010 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I guess we’ll find out if the Giants torture trumps the Braves late inning magic.
by fabiani1233 on Oct 10, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I need a new pair of pants
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
by 49er16 on Oct 10, 2010 5:07 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Have you tried
Oops I Crapped My Pants?
Choppin' broccoli
by SimpleJaquez on Oct 10, 2010 5:20 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
I love that Conrad shoved a Giants win down their throats right after they were doing their stupid fucking chant.
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
by sam23 on Oct 10, 2010 5:07 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
IF THE 49ERS WIN TODAY THEN THIS DAY WILL BE EVEN MORE UNBELIEVABLY AWESOME
by In Bust we Trust on Oct 10, 2010 5:07 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
this
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
by ToddCommish on Oct 10, 2010 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
One Last Time Because I'm So Excited I Cannot Feel My Nipples
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
by jctGamer on Oct 10, 2010 5:07 PM PDT reply actions 14 recs
Wow
Took me a sec, but GOD DAMN that’s good
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
YES
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 10, 2010 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Neither did Conrad.
Orange is pretty.
According to Eric Holder, Giants Baseball is NOT torture.
by yoyomonster on Oct 11, 2010 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
I feel exhumed.
"There he goes. One of god's own prototypes. Some kind of high powered mutant never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die."
by KINGofCRA5H on Oct 10, 2010 5:08 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 2 recs
As happy as I am that the Giants won...
I feel bad for Brooks Conrad.
by AmorVincitOmnia on Oct 10, 2010 5:08 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
Seriously
they were already booing him before that play
WWRWD?
by SF Pete on Oct 10, 2010 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I think the booing got to him. So fans are to blame partly, I think.
by keyser_sozey on Oct 10, 2010 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
by SFGuy on Oct 10, 2010 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
+1
If he played for any other team I’d feel bad. But since he’s a Brave, I don’t care
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
by Gobroks on Oct 10, 2010 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I would like to see him at 2nd base in Game 4.
by speckops on Oct 10, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
They don't really have a choice
Otherwise they start Glaus at 3rd base and Infante at 2nd
OR
They start Diory Hernandez who has 103 ML PA’s and a career .719 OPS in the minors
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
by Gobroks on Oct 10, 2010 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Why not Conrad at 3B and Infante at 2nd? Isn’t that what they were doing during the regular season?
by speckops on Oct 10, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think he doesn’t have the arm for 3B
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
by sanfrankid on Oct 10, 2010 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Leave Conrad at 2nd...put Brenly at 3rd... The all-erra team.
by haemaker on Oct 10, 2010 5:42 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
The hot corner is hot.
According to Eric Holder, Giants Baseball is NOT torture.
by yoyomonster on Oct 11, 2010 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
You’d rather Romo be the goat?
"People are getting the message, the right people are getting it, but the people we want to further attract, or make sure we hold onto, are being affected by what we consider the lunatic fringe. That's my frustration, that they don't have a bigger view of the world." - Brian Sabean
Yeah, me too
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Same. Baseball is a cruel game. Though I’d much much much rather feel awful for Brooks Conrad than feel awful for Romo.
I feel bad for him too, but
at least he doesn’t play for a team like Boston or Philly. He’d have to move to Montana.
Yeah, it sucks for him. No one wants to let all their teammates down.
Osiris, Lord of the Dead, and relief pitcher for the Fresno Grizzlies.
FUCK HIM
TOUGH SHIT. MAYBE HE SHOULD LEARN TO FIELD…
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
by ToddCommish on Oct 10, 2010 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Same
Pour guy is the goat.
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Or “POOR guy is the goat.” I’m not sure how what I wrote before works.
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Win
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions
And if the Giants actually pull this one off and win (NOT GETTING MY HOPES UP EVEN SLIGHTLY) I will definitely do this on Conrad’s behalf. Poor guy.
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Kuip had it right: He’s not supposed to be there. Prado went down, Jones is out, he’s not a 2nd baseman.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
What is he?
Wasn’t he playing third in the Philly series and made major errors? Cox is also to blame for sticking him in there?
He's technically a third baseman.
His glovework is still bad, but it’s a lot better there than at second, apparently.
a AAA player
Sucking up to Grant for a mod position since 2009
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Now, now, he’s a AAAA player.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 10, 2010 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions
DH
I was imagining Matt Stairs playing middle infield.
According to Eric Holder, Giants Baseball is NOT torture.
by yoyomonster on Oct 11, 2010 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
This. I wanna give him a hug.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 10, 2010 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Me too.
I actually missed the game, but watching the replays…man, the poor guy just looked like he was hoping the ground would open up and swallow him whole.
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
by EliminateMe on Oct 10, 2010 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
HEY MY NAME IS ARRIETA AND I LOVE TORTURE!!!!
LOOOOOVEEE TORTURE!!
by Arrieta828 on Oct 10, 2010 5:08 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Bum… save Timmy for possible game 5 on full rest at home.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Oct 10, 2010 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Annoyed hobo
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
by Gobroks on Oct 10, 2010 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Bumgarner goes now, if Bochy is smart.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
by SFGuy on Oct 10, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Mad Bum
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Bumgarner tomorrow?
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
by 49er16 on Oct 10, 2010 5:09 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I say Madbum. Save Timmy for final game at home...
by skilletboy on Oct 10, 2010 5:11 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Si, si, si!
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
by bgunn on Oct 10, 2010 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Anyone else start throwing things and yelling obscenities after the Hinskie homerun, or was that just me?
Jeaaaggaahh
Yep.
I’m pretty sure that was all of us.
by Big Americans on Oct 10, 2010 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
not at all
/ gathers up smashed drink containers, broken bowl and schatters pea nut shells.
Threat level that the 2010 Pads finish with more wins than the 2010 Giants is currently at: 61%
Spoiler: Grumpy older Giants fan is Grumpy.
by daveinexile on Oct 10, 2010 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I read that result and thought “Goodbye Giants”.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
by SFGuy on Oct 10, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I became very quiet. Some might say, too quiet. Since I’m already a loner …
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
by shanghaijim on Oct 10, 2010 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Heh
When we scored in the ninth, we all went apeshit and when it calmed down after a few seconds, my roommate said “okay, that was good, we can all start talking to each other now.”
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Oct 11, 2010 9:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Actually, I just calmly got up and went to the bathroom to take a piss. It’s almost like I knew it was coming.
I calmly went to the bathroom and took a cold shower.
Came back in time to see Conrad blow it.
Chris Ray is not Bengie Molina.
I told my 5-year-old son, “Get used to this.”
by Duelling Brandos on Oct 10, 2010 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions
raising him as a Giants fan?
Aren’t their laws against that kind of thing? ;)
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
Considering that we live in football country (and I’m indifferent to the NFL), I definitely have to do my part to get him into baseball. Favorite players: Lincecum (by a mile), followed by Panda (has a Sandoval jersey that’s his favorite shirt).
Fuck yeah! I still can’t believe we won this game.
by Duelling Brandos on Oct 10, 2010 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions
you know whats sad?
romo got the win instead of sanchez
by Wreckonized on Oct 10, 2010 5:09 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
Really?
Weak. Sanchez deserved the win.
Chris Andersen could be in a porno with his 'stache. Too bad he still wouldn't know how to box out.
BTSC proud ENFORCER!!
"No one on this team is Troy Polamalu. When God made him, he touched him a couple of extra times." -Safety Ryan Clark-
by Mini Hulk on Oct 10, 2010 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
this is one of those times the official scorer needs to step up and award to win to the pitcher who actually deserves it.
FREE BUSTER
by TimLincecumIsGod on Oct 10, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rules.
They’re called Rules because they’re, um, the Rules.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Well, rules that are actually applied anyway.
Unlike rules for say, how an ump is supposed to call a strike zone. There you can get really creative.
You know what's great?
Romo gets a win!
by Natto on Oct 10, 2010 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
YES!
"I wouldn't say the beard got us here, but I wore it here." - Who else? Brian Wilson
by GrooveGiant on Oct 10, 2010 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
It was all part of the plan.
Bowkermania runs wild no more.
by rightcenterfielder on Oct 10, 2010 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
You know what else is sad?
Nothing.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Oct 10, 2010 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
WHOOP!!!
"He'll need a rocket up his ass to catch that one .... that baby's out of here!"
by GIANT stoner on Oct 10, 2010 5:09 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
One more time! One more time!
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
by fracon on Oct 10, 2010 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
LOL Me and I was crying in the 8th/9th after Hinske hit that HR.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
by sanfrankid on Oct 10, 2010 5:09 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
i'm crying right now ......
tears of pure joy.
"He'll need a rocket up his ass to catch that one .... that baby's out of here!"
by GIANT stoner on Oct 10, 2010 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Mine were tears of anger.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
by sanfrankid on Oct 10, 2010 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm not crying nor angry
I just want to throw up. Can’t they win 11-2 just once?
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
by SFGuy on Oct 10, 2010 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Of course not
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
by sanfrankid on Oct 10, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Never.
Look at my website. Look at it. || Screw Johnsonville Sausages and Safeway. I have my reasons. || I pity the fool that falls in love with [THE SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS]
Yes, gotta stick to the plan.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
I was on the verge, and I was at work.
by pwoper on Oct 10, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
ROY: Jason Heyward, who’s now what, 0-12? You’ve gotta be kidding me.
Only if the Giants traded for Brett Cecil...
by Ken O'Brien on Oct 10, 2010 5:09 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Concur...
As evidenced by this game..anything can happen.
Adopted Son: !Matt Downs I'll miss you my son.
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by sadison bummedgarner on Oct 10, 2010 5:09 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
WTB Lincecum celebrating gif
Also, it’s tough to read this site while watching the game, it just ups the tension and stress 10×.
And I think the Giants should start being severely Romophobic the rest of this series in tight situations.
as much as i loved Romo, he should not pitch another inning this series.
choker
by giant4life83 on Oct 10, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
His blown leads tend to come in pairs.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
He needs a non-stress inning to pitch. He shouldn’t come in for a close 8th again.
Osiris, Lord of the Dead, and relief pitcher for the Fresno Grizzlies.
as the 8th inning guy, non-stress innings don’t exist
by giant4life83 on Oct 10, 2010 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
This.
I don’t want to see him with anything less than a 3-run lead until he gets it together.
by Big Americans on Oct 10, 2010 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
well, he had a 3 run lead on Friday and pretty much set up the rally
by giant4life83 on Oct 10, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Wasn't he given a 4-1 the other day and blew that?
I know the scores came under Wilson, but it was mostly Romo’s fault.
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.
Point.
Though I’m fine with that kind of lead and a short leash…
by Big Americans on Oct 10, 2010 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
he had a 3 run lead and a short leash on friday- 2 batters. that’s all it took to spark that rally. i dont know how shorter of a leash you give him… one batter?
by giant4life83 on Oct 10, 2010 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions
cain and sanchez should take lessons from romo on how to win
by GoGiants4Ever on Oct 10, 2010 5:10 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Must dance!
Threat level that the 2010 Pads finish with more wins than the 2010 Giants is currently at: 61%
Spoiler: Grumpy older Giants fan is Grumpy.
by daveinexile on Oct 10, 2010 5:10 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
One thing about Bobby Cox that I like...
is that he absolutely despises the beat reporters and answering their fucking stupid questions
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
THIS
History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there.
George Santayana
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 10, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
It is his own fault for playing a guy in a position that he can't handle
at the major league level
maybe this is why he only won one world series
with the best team of the decade…
by Jason Covey on Oct 10, 2010 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think the Atlanta fans must feel like those
limp tomahawks that were given out today
Don’t make any comments don’t troll just let them be, we didn’t have people from there coming here after that tough loss.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
Yeah, but it might be entertaining if you just copy the more colorful posts and show us
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
I don't post anything or troll them. I'm not a dick like that.
It’s just entertaining. I did the same on the padres earlier.
Oh ok
I thought you were going to go comment
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
Wait
I normally agree, but any fan base that advocates the tomahawk chop, is more deserving than other fan bases.
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 10, 2010 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
My bad
I didn’t read closely, I thought you were going over there to comment
yeah im gonna take a hike over there and just see what they have to say. besides, i dont think my membership has kicked in yet… 3 days? i could buy a gun before id get on a baseball forum
by giant4life83 on Oct 10, 2010 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
So...
Anyone going to do an animated gif of Lincecum jumping around like a madman in the dugout in the 9th?
An electrified monkey.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Oct 10, 2010 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
He pretty much looked like Snoopy a few posts up.
by Outshined_One on Oct 10, 2010 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
i like him way more now
i hated him in the beginning.
OMG
that was the craziest game ever…I walked off totally depressed, trying to figure out how to resume living, I come back and we’re tied and I get to watch busters magic ball squirt through and wilson save the day! This is magic, if only for one day. Amazing!
I know one thing
I’m going to sleep well tonight. :]
Chris Andersen could be in a porno with his 'stache. Too bad he still wouldn't know how to box out.
BTSC proud ENFORCER!!
"No one on this team is Troy Polamalu. When God made him, he touched him a couple of extra times." -Safety Ryan Clark-
I was prepared to write something about how I’m trying to be a more positive, less cynical person, but the Giants make it so hard to do. Then we won.
"My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder." -Zinedine Zidane
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
SCIENCE
So with 2 strikes of Franchez, I inadvertently hit the wrong button on the remote and changed the channel. Next thing I know, HUFF has happened and I missed it. But I couldn’t change the channel back because good things happened. So I missed everything but stayed updated on twitter. Hopefully I get to see replays of the best stuff???
Whatever. Giants win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 5:12 PM PDT reply actions
Thank yous: Sanchez, Buster, Huff, Wilson, Sanchez, Fontenot, Torres, Ishi, and Conrad.
Keep your head up, Surge, we’re gonna need you later
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Oct 10, 2010 5:13 PM PDT reply actions
Posey to Conrad: “This is not the ground ball you are looking for.”
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
Conrad looks around. “This is not the ground ball I’m looking for.”
Posey: “Take your base.”
Conrad: “Take your base. Take your base.”
"My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder." -Zinedine Zidane
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
by Useful_Idiot on Oct 10, 2010 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
LOL
Proud parent of Bengie Molina: Buster who?
by The Enchanter on Oct 10, 2010 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions
This is like being reborn
I’d pretty much resigned myself to being miserable the rest of the day.
Giants baseball would like to remind you
Pregnant women, those with high cholesterol, the elderly, and those with a pre-existing heart condition may want to consult their physician before consuming Giants baseball.
by Back to the pac on Oct 10, 2010 5:13 PM PDT reply actions 6 recs
Aubrey Fucking Huff
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 10, 2010 5:13 PM PDT reply actions
Romo is giving me Felix Rodriguez nightmares
Make it stop!
We don't have to improve our ability to get people on base to improve our offense. If we sign FAs with decent RBI totals they will bring those RBIs with them. Its science. Or magic. We aren't exactly sure. The IT department hasn't responded to our telegram. --Sabean's offseason master plan
I came home when it was the 5th inning.
I miss the magic and see some torture…then more magic!
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Emotion chart throughout the game
Sadness hangover from Friday —> Semi-excited —> Holy shit Sanchez is dealin’ —> Another 1-0 game? —> Fuck Hinske —> Yay Freddy —> Yay Huffy —> Yay Conrady —> Fuck McCann —> Relief
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
never in doubt
it’s the Giants. in 2010. we’ve got the juju.
First ever adoptee: Steven Michael Decker, our 2012 San Francisco Giants Manager/starting catcher.
Dodgers fans eat their young.
Man, the thing I love most about this team is how they never give up.
Even great teams tend to roll over and die after an 8th inning like that.
This. So fucking this.
I really do love this team.
"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f**kin' amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK
by Josh from Hollywood on Oct 10, 2010 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL TYPO
JohnSheaHey
Timmy sex not him tomorrow. Hello, Madison
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by sadison bummedgarner on Oct 10, 2010 5:14 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
I’ll have Timmy sex
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
I’ll have what she’s having
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I'l have what they're having.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
But Buster ain't havin' it.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
by fracon on Oct 10, 2010 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
He can if he wants to, though. We all know it’s true.
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
He’ll have whatever he wants
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
Damn straight
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Hot
Bowkermania runs wild no more.
by rightcenterfielder on Oct 10, 2010 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL AWESOME
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
motto
THEN TIMMY SEX YES HIM TODAY!!!
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
i lost my voice
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by sadison bummedgarner on Oct 10, 2010 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I almost . . .
lost my cynicism. Oh, there it is.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Oct 10, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
i lost my mind
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I LOVE YOU BROOKS CONRAD!!!(No Homo) GIANTS BABY!!!
now lets goooo niners!!
Hit like Berry, Score like Jerry.
Shift A
I’m sure it’sd been mentioned, but McC and specifically Grant namechecked on Marty Lurie’s pregame show.
And a pretty good game!
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
About synching radio and TV, and his guest (Baggs?) mentioned, Do you read Grant, he’s real good (paraphrasing).
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
He said, and I quote, “Willie MCCOVEY was mentioned in the Sunday CHRONICLE, I’ll GRANT you that”.
Insert witty signature of your own choosing here.
by Flapjacks McGurty on Oct 10, 2010 5:47 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
For those like me who have season tickets and bought playoff tickets
We are guaranteed one more home playoff game. We just don’t know when that will be.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Willing to accept a refund on NLDS home game 3.
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
Shift A
Yeah! Fuck yeah!
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"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
FUCK YEAH!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 10, 2010 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Sometime between predicting a sweep of the Pads and actually eliminating them.
Doctor: We can preform the operation for you. It greatly increase your brain power. Or it may kill you.
Homer: Hmm, increase my killing power, eh? I'll do it!
by SFDog on Oct 10, 2010 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Lest we forget
Way to go, Dirty
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
by Gobroks on Oct 10, 2010 5:16 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Seriously
11 K’s and 3 Baserunners?
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
Romo's win knowledge:
caused Conrad to boot that.
Absolutely magnificent. As was Timmy, as was Cain.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
One earned run between them, with each going at least 6.2 innings (and even that run was allowed to score by a reliever).
"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f**kin' amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK
by Josh from Hollywood on Oct 10, 2010 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions
That's pretty damn impressive...
The starters have been as advertised so far.
Dude was on. Tremendous job. Deserves the W
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 10, 2010 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
He was dazzling
That might have been the best I’ve ever seen him pitch. Ever. Yes, including the no-hitter.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
I would agree. He looked brilliant—totally prepared for the start, hitting his spots, and fearless against the big hitters. Masterful. All three starters have been unbelievable in this series.
by Duelling Brandos on Oct 10, 2010 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Incidentally, this is now the most insane Division Series I’ve ever seen, and it’s only three games in.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Best LDS ever?
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Oct 10, 2010 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Jeff Kent is Mormon?
I guess that makes sense, but I never knew that.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Oct 10, 2010 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Bochy says Mad Bum!!!!
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 5:16 PM PDT reply actions
Conrad must have had money on the Giants...How much you think he made???
Conrad made a pretty penny on this Giants win. TORTURE to the max!!
"Were you safe?"
-some reporter
"Ah, I guess its a good thing we dont have instant replay right now."
-Buster Posey #28
holy. So if there is a game 5 and Conrad still plays...we give him a nice applaud for his first at bat right?
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
Sanchez is a beast!!!
He caught a lot of shit (deservedly so) about the Padre sweep stuff but since then he has stepped up big time and other than Timmy is probably the Giants best pitcher right now.
Jubillyation!!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
I AM PAT BURRELLZ'Z DADDY! (wait, that doesn't sound right)
Job 1:14-15
I literally started drinking after the game.
Future Proud Sponsor of Stan Javier's baseball-reference.com page.
You have my respect for waiting.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Oct 10, 2010 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions
i would, but i only have coors light in the fridge. it’s just awful. i think it has dinger spit in it
by TimLaser and MattyC on Oct 10, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
r
indeed, my friend.
r
indeed.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 10, 2010 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions
You sure now how to seriously fuck with my health, you magnificent 2010 Giants.
Another sunday and a rare chance to watch, and another torturous shit-your-pants experience HOO BOY. Also, being hungover as fuck while watching this doesn’t bode well for my well-being. I just might need a pacemaker before these playoffs end.
also
Brooks Conrad, you are truly a Giant among men.
WHOOHOOO I LOVE THIS!
Giants' unofficial & unwanted nordic outpost since 2010.
by Last Place Finnish on Oct 10, 2010 5:18 PM PDT reply actions
he may be a Giant, but we sure don’t want him on our team, lol
The most Giant-unGiantness, if you will
by giant4life83 on Oct 10, 2010 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Started drinking right before the Giants came back.
Tomorrow, I will therefore start drinking at first pitch.
Science.
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You are a wise man, Dr.
Is it a 5:30 start?
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Oct 10, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I think they said 4
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
Go Cincy
my employer might not understand science of this magnitude.
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Ah, thanks
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
Crap really?
Anyone know of any bars near Hastings that I won’t get stabbed in?
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
Anyone have a photo
of Eric Hinske Joe Cartering around the bases in the 8th?
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
SUBJECT LINE
Bowkermania runs wild no more.
by rightcenterfielder on Oct 10, 2010 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
that actually makes me really happy just thinking about the emotional pain he’s about to suffer.
Thing A
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by sam23 on Oct 10, 2010 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Give him a baton and let him lead the marching band.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 10, 2010 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s so much easier to looks at- enjoyable, even?- since we came back and won.
"My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder." -Zinedine Zidane
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
by Useful_Idiot on Oct 10, 2010 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
he’s shaped like ham
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 10, 2010 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes.
Thank you.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Oct 10, 2010 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Way to go you fat fuck
Bet you feel like a jackass now. If he comes up again in this series and it’s possible the Giants pitcher must, must drill him. If not this is one that carries over to next year.
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 10, 2010 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
He was celebrating a big HR
I don’t see how this is particularly offensive to the point of deserving retaliation.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Oct 10, 2010 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m going to pass on that.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 10, 2010 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
YES!
LETS GIVE THEM FREE BASE RUNNERS!
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 10, 2010 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
This was my first though
I say we take a page out of the Brian WIlson playbook. He doesn’t drill Casey Blake, he just strikes him out over and over. Way better statement.
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Mind if I start the photoshop parade?
(Disclaimer: I like Stanford, this is just the first thing I thought of)
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, David Backes
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by mymclife on Oct 10, 2010 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions 12 recs
rec'd!!!!
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Oct 10, 2010 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions
rec'd
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Thae’s a rec.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 10, 2010 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions
LMFAO
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 10, 2010 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Nyjer Morgan should be in here.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 10, 2010 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
this will never get old
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 10, 2010 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions
YES
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 10, 2010 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Also forgotten
Torres was fucking safe in the 1st inning.
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 10, 2010 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
My heart is still racing
Too much torture mixed with little happiness. I wish I could quit you, MLB playoffs…
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
Brooks Conrad
Edwin Encarnacion would be proud.
Kids in the back seat cause accidents. Accidents in the back seat cause kids.
I like the part when the downers just disappeared when the Giants took the lead.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 10, 2010 5:19 PM PDT reply actions
This
I really don’t understand the satisfaction that people get from showing up and bitching when things go bad
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Oct 10, 2010 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey!
I’m fielding texts and phone calls and an ornery girlfriend right now! And I didn’t stop doubting in the last thread!
Breaking news
You’re not really a Giants fan unless you’re a downer.
I was still there!
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 10, 2010 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Real Men of Genius (an oldie but goodie)
Reeeeal men of geeeeeniuuuus!
Today we salute YOU, Mr. Really Mad Internet Sports Fan
Mr. Really Mad Internet Spo-orts Fan!
Only YOU can fully appreciate the mind-blowing tragedy of a bunch of 18-22 year old athletes you’ll never meet, losing a game.
Don’t you TAAAAALK to me about perspective!!
While others are too preoccupied with things like real life, you take your anger directly to the place where it will make the absolute least possible impact: An Internet discussion forum.
Loggin’ on now!
Your unique eye for logic allows you to sling turds of doom every which way, and then brag about how you were RIGHT as soon as one of the pieces sticks to the wall regardless of how many dozens fell limply to the floor before that.
See I told you sooooooo!!
And if some idiot newspaper columnist has the gall to not be as incensed as you are, you unleash your fury down upon him with all the tenacity and mercilessness of a rabid pit bull with a tender buttock locked in its jaws.
Total anonymity!
So keep clicking away, oh Marauder of the Mousepad. Because when the results you so desire finally come about years from now, you can say it was because YOU demanded it.
How come they haven’t fired that dumb coach yet?
i just have to say i feel bad for those Giants fans who turned off their tvs, radios, and computers after the Hinske HR .......
what a fucking game to miss. i was about to do the same …… thank GOD i didn’t. i think this is probably one of THE best (if not, THE best) postseason games in Giants history.
"He'll need a rocket up his ass to catch that one .... that baby's out of here!"
That's why I always watch from beginning to end.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Turning it off in a one-run playoff game? I only turn it off when things are totally hopeless… like that double-digit deficit against Cincy.
Okay, so we came back on that one, but the point remains!
by Big Americans on Oct 10, 2010 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll admit
I turned it off after the homerun, because I was pissed, but turned it back on in time for Ishi’s walk.
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 10, 2010 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Didn't turn the game off
but I had all but conceded a loss mentally after the Hinske jack.
I left
too much…and I figured it might be best with me gone, but came back for busters go ahead and the save
by Artimus Clyde on Oct 10, 2010 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn't...
but I was really really tempted to. I did mute it, but I think that would be justified anyway given Dick Stockton’s TERRIBLE playcalling.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Oct 10, 2010 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Another message board I visit, don’t like Dick Stockton. He is called Dick “Fresno” by one. “Count Stockula” by another.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I thought he was fine in Game 1
But the last 2 games he has been annoying me.
It’s pronounced “Err-OR” not “Err-Uh”
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
he's getting better with san-CHEZ
I think he pronounced it correctly half the time today
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Yeah he got better with that
but he still annoyed me. And Brenly seemed really bad today
“The Giants may regret not doing more against Hudson in the 1st”
…Ugh
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
Chasm? If not, gimme a break; there is no excuse for such stupid mis-placed emphasis by a national announcer.
It's orange inside
Naw
I think you could be pissed enough to turn it off, but only for a few minutes, then turn it back on.
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 10, 2010 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I always watch until it’s over.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 10, 2010 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I've been saying since this series started that
defense was going to be the key.
The Giants addressed their defensive problem at third today and Atlanta stuck to their problems at second and third (but I’m not sure with their roster the way it is that the have much of a choice).
I’m so happy it was Kimbrel that got the loss. I really really despise him for reasons I can’t fully explain.
Brooks Conrad, San Francisco Giant.
His Jersey Number? Well. It should be obvious, right?
(MS Paint skillz are bad, but it’s the thought that counts, right?)
by Voxx on Oct 10, 2010 5:21 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Your skillz matched his results!
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
LOL
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
Looks good to me.
Hey, anyone see my glasses?
History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there.
George Santayana
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 10, 2010 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Proof that wins don’t matter for stats.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
But he pitches in NY. It’s a big city. It has pressure. And stuff.
by keyser_sozey on Oct 10, 2010 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
SO MUCH PRESSURE
Pressure adds 5 points to ERA. He should be in the negatives now PEOPLE!
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Well, to be fair, CC sucked a big one in Cleveland during the 2007 playoffs...
So clearly Cleveland is higher-pressure. Thus, New York players should have an adjustment higher to truly reflect the crappiness extra pressure they face.
by Rachmaninoff on Oct 10, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
The look on Bochy’s face when Ishi got back to the dugout made me shiver a bit. It was like he knew it was going to happen
"My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder." -Zinedine Zidane
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
by Useful_Idiot on Oct 10, 2010 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
LARGE BRAIN SEES THE FUTURE
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 10, 2010 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
he has no delta brain wave
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THE CHOSEN ONE
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Bochy looks excited. Nice creepy face Ford.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 10, 2010 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s his “Deal with it” face.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 10, 2010 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Darren ford seems really pissed he wasn't able to pitch run
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
or pinch run
Thing A
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yeah, what you said
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah. Name it "Torture"
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
celebration
Im @ the UNLV library, after school work, i’ma open up a fat tire!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
UNLV library?
I’m guessing you haven’t seen an athlete once there
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there's a library at UNLV?
does it have slot machines?
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I keed, I keed
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WOLF PACK!
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Oct 10, 2010 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Radnich alma mater
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LOL
Sanchez’s wrapped for the post game conference.
personally, i think having posey catch him has done wonders for his confidence in throwing all his pitches at any ime
by giant4life83 on Oct 10, 2010 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Very true. Posey is gotta be one of the smartest catchers – he seems to know the right pitch to call almost always.
by keyser_sozey on Oct 10, 2010 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions
This is a different Giants’ team. We couldn’t get the win in NY in 2000 and Florida in 2003, but this team went down to Atlanta and beat the team with the best home record in the league, despite being down to their last out. What a gutty team.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Oct 10, 2010 5:23 PM PDT reply actions 7 recs
Great point
For them to come back in the 9th after that awful bottom of the 8th, it makes me proud to be a fan of theirs.
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I can't possibly rec this hard enough.
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by Josh from Hollywood on Oct 10, 2010 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel bad for Conrad
But it happens.
I think the same thing is happening with Sergio, unfortunately. It’s obviously not as easy to see – but he seems to be crumbling under pressure.
Also - Fuck Yeah Jonny!
Our starters are better than Phillies. Suck it east coast media!
by keyser_sozey on Oct 10, 2010 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah, most of em are blaming Conrad.
by BoldlyGoingNowhere on Oct 10, 2010 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
well, one guy said it was wagners fault in the postgame thread.
but yeah, most blame conrad and cox.
by giant4life83 on Oct 10, 2010 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Anagram for "Brooks Conrad"
DARK BOO SCORN
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by Kitspool on Oct 10, 2010 5:24 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Go Bumgarner!
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Feel good?? Now you know how we felt after game two!!
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I almost feel bad for Conrad
But he completely made my day.
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LOL
that would do well with some unneeded pixelation
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
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by Giant among Angels on Oct 10, 2010 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Should I be afraid?
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by rightcenterfielder on Oct 10, 2010 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
IS it ME..
Or is Sanchez the only one scoring on these big games..
to be or not to be in this thing.
Huff really raggin on Dirty’s english
Thing A
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how do you guys listen to the post-game press conference or whatever it is?
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The official scorer should have stepped in and given that win to Sanchez over Romo.
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Or Conrad
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by NuschlerFace on Oct 10, 2010 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm listening to Jon's calls in the 9th
Awesome
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Me too.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Oct 10, 2010 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Is that through Mlb.tv?
Or is there somewhere else I can listen to it?
KNBR always does the recap.
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t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
if knbr makes it available online
please post the link
by Bred on Albany Hill on Oct 10, 2010 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions
It was actually jcb9’s ass.
Crazy Crab despised in the 20th century and beloved in the 21st century. Hey it only took over 20 years, so don't give up hope.
jcb is there. I wonder if he made it the entire game.
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WHERE DO YOU THINK THAT WIN CAME FROM?
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 10, 2010 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
OT
Watched Titans-Cowboys on TV and saw Latos is not the only “Mat” in pro sports. The Cowboys kicker is Mat McBriar. I wonder if he a douche, too.
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TORTURE!!
I cannot believe that game—I am hoarse from screaming. It was the most horrible, wonderful game I’ve ever seen!!!!!
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by keyser_sozey on Oct 10, 2010 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
if he was playing in Japan, he would be performing a post-game seppuku right now
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The hell with Brooks Conrad's head 'now'.
Imagine what it’s going to feel like in the morning. There’s no way he’s not getting very, very, very drunk tonight.
450 comments in 28 minutes
Nice thread, folks.
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No matter what happens, we’re set for the future with this rotation. Sanchez has proven that he’s an elite pitcher.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
/gets traded for Casey Blake in offseason.
Because we needed a third baseman.
sanchez is fucking incredible. im just happy the whole nation got to witness our big 3 starters not give up an earned run in 27 innings.
and the torch passes to the next guy who is totally capable of not giving up any runs either- madbum
by giant4life83 on Oct 10, 2010 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
or 23, 25 innings whatever is was… here’s to hoping for 30 tomorrow.
by giant4life83 on Oct 10, 2010 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Sanchez got tagged with an ER today, unfortunately.
Dude that scored on the dinger.
good call i totally forgot about that… not used to seeing inheirated baserunners score
well, they still kick ass no matter how ya cut it!!
by giant4life83 on Oct 10, 2010 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I am very pleased that our marquee strength — our top 3 starters — have pitched well these first three games.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
Philly's saying:
You may think two of out three isn’t as good, but… NO HITTERZ!
[ProTip: Philly should have lost Game 2.]
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I hope anyone that wanted to trade him sees this and realizes that it probably wasn’t the best idea to trade a hard throwing lefty with strikeout stuff and was a few steps away from pulling himself together.
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t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
So stoked.
And let’s do this, Niners.
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
Twitter me and what not.
Felt good to have a 3rd baseman play without mistake and score for us.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 10, 2010 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
From Cole Kuiper's twitter earlier in the game
@colemk say what you will about Fontenot striking out, but he looked incredibly handsome while doing it. #sfgiants
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Predition:
Someone is going to do an ill-advised strike-through on your post
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Someone is going to do an ill-advised strike-through on your post
Thing A
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IRL LOL
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 10, 2010 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Al Michaels mentioning the Giants win on NBC.
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/shift-A
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 10, 2010 5:32 PM PDT reply actions
So the Giants won
Then why do I still feel sick to my stomach.
I HATE YOU PABLO!
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Braves fans will feel what we felt for 11 minutes in the 8th inning. Only difference is, for them it will last 24 hours.
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by killblue on Oct 10, 2010 5:32 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Sanchez for Cantu
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Sanchez for Hart
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by Useful_Idiot on Oct 10, 2010 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions
i went to close my gameday page, and i dont seem to remember pitch #5
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by sadison bummedgarner on Oct 10, 2010 5:32 PM PDT reply actions
I’m pretty sure that was the groundout off the tip of his bat.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 10, 2010 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Anyone else feel
With a big game on the line we can almost definitely count on J. Sanchez now? ESPECIALLY ON A SUNDAY
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I’d say so. First Sunday, and now this.
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by Soulbrother16 on Oct 10, 2010 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
holy shit. i had to close down the mccoven threads because i was getting SO NERVOUS....
LKAJSF;LKASJDF GIANTS WIN.
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Just saw the video of Timmy reacting to either Huff or Posey (not sure which):
HOLY FUCK, TIMMY, PLEASE DON’T HURT YOURSELF!!!!!!
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 5:34 PM PDT reply actions
That was all kinds of awesome!
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
wonder what the MLB postseason record for most consecutive scoreless innings from starting pitching is (not counting unearned runs)
forgot sanchy got tagged for the run in the 8th that scored on the ‘tater’
by giant4life83 on Oct 10, 2010 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Had Mets, Yankees and Red Sox fans over at the apt. (in Brooklyn) for the game tonight – all were freaking out. Torture – it’s what we do.
Living in Brooklyn - behind enemy lines.
They lost a huge lead in September a couple years ago.
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and then the next year
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but 1986
every team that has won a WS since I’ve been alive can suck it
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Astros?
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Oct 10, 2010 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
O I C
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Oct 10, 2010 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions
AND haven't waited as long.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 10, 2010 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Mariners?
We’re all kinds of epic fail.
by Rachmaninoff on Oct 10, 2010 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Stoked About The Win
My heart can’t slow down, and i am sure that is a bad thing. But a win is a win. However, as much crap as has been given to Pablo, when can we start turning on Uribe? He hasn’t shown up at all either, but seems to have been given a pass….just sayin
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It's 3 games
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by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Oct 10, 2010 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
True, but the # of people he has left on base would get Sandoval killed in here
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by Cant_buy_a_run on Oct 10, 2010 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Probably
I don’t think Sandoval deserves the abuse he’s taking here either though
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by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Oct 10, 2010 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
HE DOESN'T DESERVE THE SHIT HE GETS HERE
He’s only human, he’s played the game the same way since he was young. His way of playing is no longer going to cut it. Old habits die hard. He has the talent to be great again, he just needs to adjust and work hard.
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My thinking exactly
A lot gets put on the kid, and yes, most of the time this year, he was terrible, but he was the ONLY reason last year we had a chance offensively….Hw will be back
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by Cant_buy_a_run on Oct 10, 2010 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
He really hasn't even been that bad, especially for a 3rd baseman.
This year he has pretty much been a league average player.
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Aye.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 10, 2010 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 10, 2010 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Please
No more Romo
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 10, 2010 5:36 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
This
Also, no Sandoval should continue.
I HATE YOU PABLO!
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by Giant Torture on Oct 10, 2010 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah. You don’t go 162 games to figure out who your good players are and then ditch them after two uncharacteristic outings
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 10, 2010 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Agree to an extent
But not in high leverage situations, and the guy is obviously cold. In the playoffs you have to go with the hot-hand out of the pen.
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by Giant Torture on Oct 10, 2010 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
+1
I think he needs to build up some confidence, but then again, there is no chance we’ll have a blow out game for him to pitch in.
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But I’m scared
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by Useful_Idiot on Oct 10, 2010 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
This
I know how good Romo is. We absolutely would not be here without him. But I’m terrified by the prospect of him coming in again. At the same time, he’s not going to get better sitting on the pine. Hopefully they have an opportunity to bring him in in a situation where they have a substantial lead already (probably will never happen but I’m gonna hope for it anyway)
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
+1
It would be awesome to have an opportunity to give Romo a stress free, low pressure inning to get back into the swing of things, but that’s unlikely.
Aside from this perfect situation, I still can’t get down with the suggestion that Ramirez should be our 8th inning guy. I have a hard time counting on a guy who’s success with us seems like a luck driven aberration.
I would agree with you
if the hits weren’t on tater balls in the middle of the strike zone.
He’s missing with his junk and that’s not the type of pitcher you want in there protecting a 1 run lead late in the game.
I agree
Plus I mean I don’t trust Casilla, Mota or Affeldt in the 8th. Stick w/ Romo
Buster Posey>
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Gotta say, he's been doing great in one thing in particular.
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His BB/9 over 4 has earned my distrust
I love the K’s, but I’d go to Romo before Casila in a heartbeat
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
Agreed.
Pressure, shmessure. Romo ‘is’ our second best relief pitcher, and should be used in the second-highest-leverage situation, generally speaking. Relief Pitchers ‘have’ to have short memories. One bad pitch or even two bad pitches does not a bad pitcher make. Give him a day off, but then get him back out there when he’s needed.
Players will tell you they feel the pressure in the playoffs. Sometimes it can cause you to make 3 errors in the same game. Or you might hang a slider.
I can’t stand FP, but I do agree with him that you can’t hang a 98 mile fastball. In the playoffs, I’d rather have a hard thrower in the 8th vs. a finesse pitcher.
Affeldt over Romo
Considering how deep the SP go, Why not go Righty on Righty and Lefty on Lefty in the 8th at least. Ramirez under rated.
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 10, 2010 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Remember the 2 run Bomb Ramirez hit on him in April?
I just don’t think he gets tougher under pressure. He can be good, but… ugh.. he needs to lose a slot or two. Inning 6 or 7 guy.
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 10, 2010 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Meh
No one here knows why Romo seems to be hanging more pitches than he usually does. It could be he’s feeling some pressure or it could just be he’s in a funk (he’s gone through this before and worked his way out of it).
He’s a very effective pitcher when he’s not serving up tater pitches. I doubt we see him again in a tight situation but we may. Bochy will be torn between his normal “get ’em back out there as soon as you can after they screw up” against his desire to not be second-guessed on the national stage for being burned multiple times by using the same pitcher.
well, Romo is for the most part a ‘trick’ pitcher, with that frisbee slider.
when that’s not working, he’s got nothing and gets mashed
by giant4life83 on Oct 10, 2010 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
"Trick"?
There are very few relievers around the league who would not like to have such a trick in their bag. The man is an excellent pitcher who could close for most teams. When you can do what he does, come back and tell us what you think of him.
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I guess this is the part where fans demand to get rid of him and then spend the next 7 years complaining about how we shouldn’t have traded him.
Yep.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 10, 2010 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Ugh....
Heart attack averted. I walked the equivalent of 5 miles while pacing in my living room after the Hinske HR.
To think the Giants would win a postseason game any other way than the most torturous possible, is pretty naive.
Hitler was a Dodgers fan.
by The Nick on Oct 10, 2010 5:36 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
WIll we see Romo again in this post season?
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I'd say so.
Relievers have short memories. He’s still the second best relief pitcher on our staff, and we should use him as such.
I wouldn't say not at all
But not in the 8th. Obviously he’s cold and you have to go with the hot-hand. Although, that homerun was a cheapy if there ever was one.
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by Giant Torture on Oct 10, 2010 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Holy moly.
Here we are, 78% of the way through the year 2010, and there are still people who think “hot hand” is a meaningful phrase? Go away and vote Republican, and leave baseball to those who are out of the 19th century.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 11, 2010 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
yep
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
SoFaKing Mike said he was going to a wedding of two Giants fans this afternoon. Guess they had scheduled the wedding to start after the end of today’s game. I bet the groom’s suit is completely drenched in sweat.
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He's just not very good defensively
Also, Posey hit the ball hard and it skipped. That was a terrible error and the pop-up shouldn’t have been ruled an error.
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by Giant Torture on Oct 10, 2010 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
*Wasn’t
I HATE YOU PABLO!
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by Giant Torture on Oct 10, 2010 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree
I don’t think it is choking as much as it is a skill that is just not there.
Conrad should not be charged with an error because he’s incapable of channeling Willie Mays. Jason Heyward should have had that ball, but was “banged up” from the previous play, which was more of an error than the pop-up. Conrad’s trying to make an over the shoulder catch with the ball in the sun after a dead run way out of position. Both Fontenot’s triple and McCann’s infield hit in the 9th to Freddy Sanchez were more errors than that play. The two ground balls were definitely E4’s but the pop up was not.
by 24 Willie Mays Plaza on Oct 10, 2010 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions
If Conrad’s missed popup is, Freddy’s should be.
We’ve seen Freddy make that play, he got to it and got his glove on it.
That effort is more “ordinary” than that Cody Ross popup.
by 24 Willie Mays Plaza on Oct 10, 2010 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Why do you want to compare the two?
Freddy’s play has nothing to do with Conrad’s. If they were similar type fielding attempts I would understand.
A ball that the infielder has to range wide to his left or right and make a dive for is never going to be an error if the player doesn’t field it cleanly. It doesn’t matter if they normally are good at making this play.
A missed pop-up is commonly recorded as an error, however, I do agree with you that usually if it must be made over-the-shoulder in shallow right field it is usually recorded as a hit. I personally would probably not have recorded it as an error. I still don’t see what Freddy’s play has to do with this though.
Panic
He’s playing out of position and really doesn’t belong at 2B, its not his fault that he shouldn’t be out there but he has to be because of injuries.
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t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
so im a bit confused by the no more romo ever comments
yeah he fucked up in two games
but the dood has been our second best reliever all season
lets not give up hope
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by operation carrot on Oct 10, 2010 5:38 PM PDT reply actions
Seriously.
Romosexual AND proud.
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by fracon on Oct 10, 2010 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
always
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 10, 2010 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm scared, but I'm still a Romosexual
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions
It reminds me of the beginning of the season when he gave up those HRs and a lot of people were calling for his head, gotta believe in him he bounced back and he’ll bounce back again.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
Dude
1 IP, 4 runs. Can’t buy an out. I don’t care if nobody can hit him when he is on his game. He is not on. Pressure breaks him. I saw it when he served the meat ball to Manny Ramirez for a 2 run pinch hit bomb early this year.
Ramirez just consistantly better.
I do not hate Romo. I just do not think the 8th inning is his spot.
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 10, 2010 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow. If you look at his stat line, the 8th inning is his spot. He’s had a few hiccups. So has everyone.
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Casilla maybe, but not Ramirez
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
Ramirez throws strikes
I know his stuff ain’t Casilla’s 98 mph sinker that drops half a foot. I know he does not throw side arm to mix movements. But he is consistent. Also former closer.
I just trust him more. I am not saying he is Nolan Ryan.
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 10, 2010 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Meh
I think he’s ok but I don’t think he’s better than Romo. A few home runs that he’s given up doesn’t change how good Romo is. He’s an excellent pitcher and has had a good season 10 K/9 2 BB/9 .97 WHIP he’s been very good, a lot better than I think you give him credit for.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
Ramirez has a 3.7 BB/9 over his career. He’s not a big strike thrower, and he’s not a big strikeout guy. He’s been really, really lucky since he’s been a Giant. He’s pretty okay, but that’s about it.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 10, 2010 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions
He is the one guy the Giants acquired
That I wouldn’t mind if they non-tendered (and, of course, Guillen).
He's been the 8th inning guy all year
And he’s been fan-frickin-tastic. Before this series you have to go back to April (the Ramirez homer) to come up with evidence. That’s telling.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
How many 8th innings did he complete on his own (all 3 outs)? Just curious about how many he got through without a left specialist helping him or Wilson taking the last out or two in the eight.
That was something that happened after Lopez was acquired
I remember because it was a very aggrivating change.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
He's been in many, many pressure situations this year
and excelled. You only remember the failures. What about his appearance in the season ending clincher?
He threw one bad pitch
Maybe two. But that was not the match-up we wanted there. Home run hitter vs. home run giver-upper. I like Romo and don’t mind using him again, but Bochy got outmanaged right there.
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?
jcb9 needs to write a fanpost about being at today’s game. I can’t even imagine what he put his family through for three hours.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
I hope he made it out of there in one piece.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
If he screamed ATTAWAY CONRAD
he may well not have.
Andrew Baggarly extrabaggs
Buster Posey on being booed: “I loved it.”
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 10, 2010 5:38 PM PDT reply actions 12 recs
TC: “What a smug dick”
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 10, 2010 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
inbred fuckstick
Sucking up to Grant for a mod position since 2009
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Who is TC?
That guy who flew the copter on Magnum P.I.?
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?
LOL
Say hi to Rick, Higgins and Zues and Apollo, too.
According to Eric Holder, Giants Baseball is NOT torture.
hahahahaah awesome
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 10, 2010 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
He shouldn’t have betrayed his home state by being drafted by the Giants
"My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder." -Zinedine Zidane
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
by Useful_Idiot on Oct 10, 2010 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
there is something great about having a bunch of players that opposing teams fans hate.
must be the stench of greatness compared to their reek of failure
by giant4life83 on Oct 10, 2010 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions
HAHAHAHA
TC is not going to be happy about this
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions
MONSTER!
Bowkermania runs wild no more.
by rightcenterfielder on Oct 10, 2010 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Among things Buster likes
Like getting more hits than anyone else in the Championship series.
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 10, 2010 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions
..
Saw someone else doing this on the Twittersphere, but they got the number wrong. I fixed it…
I don't have a very high opinion of southern California, in sports or in general
by short_shifter on Oct 10, 2010 5:38 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I tried to do that up thread. But I very clumsily
Made an E on photoshop by clipping the straight line out of the 4, and doing things. That looks a little better, though still not quite right. :P
MS Paint
FTW ;D
I don't have a very high opinion of southern California, in sports or in general
by short_shifter on Oct 10, 2010 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
WPA from fangraphs doesn't adjust for error, right?
there is no way Heyward’s WPA is lower than Conrad’s.
Proud adopted parent of the ball dudes, who have grounded into 109 fewer double plays than the Giants.
We lost a heartbreaker and now the Braves have one to enjoy
We responded with a big, emotional win. Let’s see what kind of guts these Braves have.
Word from KNBR is that Bumgarner is starting tomorrow for sure.
Krukow: You can find me in the app store.
Kuiper: There is no app store.
Krukow: Oh
Until the moment it landed, I thought Heyward was going to easily catch Huff’s single
"My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder." -Zinedine Zidane
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
I saw the bloop coming
I swear I strongly felt that he was gonna hit it the way he did and it would score Travis. I was still scared though.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
It seemed to hang up there forever
"My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder." -Zinedine Zidane
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
by Useful_Idiot on Oct 10, 2010 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes
It had like a 10 second hang time.
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 10, 2010 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I was scared of a JT-esque play at the plate.
Bowkermania runs wild no more.
by rightcenterfielder on Oct 10, 2010 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Turner Field scoreboard
reminding people to buy tickets for tomorrow’s game
Bowkermania runs wild no more.
by rightcenterfielder on Oct 10, 2010 5:40 PM PDT reply actions
Weekday games in Atlanta never draw as well as weekend games. Plus, this was a heartbreaking loss for the Braves fans; who wants to come back and possibly go through more of the same?
That’s a big advantage for Bumgarner. I don’t think it’ll be nearly as loud tomorrow as it was today.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
I made this point to my wife earlier.
The announcer was talking about how the tickets sold out after the Braves’ win on Friday and it set me off on an epic rant about what bad fans Atlanata has. They only sold out last night? What the fuck! They should have sold out as soon as the went on sale! I live in Cincinnati and tickets to the Reds game were going for $150 on stubhub in the upper deck, with the Reds down 2-0!
Also, the number of people not wearing Braves gear was astonishing.
Finally, when I saw those fuckweasels trying to start the wave in a 1-run game, their status as terrible fans was cemented for eternity. MLB should move the team until the Braves fans can learn to love baseball.
20%+ of the city's population
is not from Atlanta, and it’s come in the last 5-7 years. Logistically, the indigenous population of the city is likely about half of the total population at best.
Like many areas in the Sun Belt, the Atlanta region has seen explosive growth since about 1976, and it added about 1.1 million residents between 2000 and 2008.
FWIW, I live in Denver, which is another (albeit more recent) transplant city, with the 90s tech boom resulting in exponential growth in the area. They have similar issues with drawing crowds…full weekends, empty weekdays. The stadium fills up when other teams come to town, and the home crowd is as likely to be filled up with opposing fans as people who’ve lived there all their lives.
Meanwhile, Cincinnati’s had a declining population for 60 years (very low transplant populations) and a team that’s been there since 1882. It’s not hard to fathom how this might have a major effect upon ticket sales and attendance figures in general.
Perspective, you lacks it.
-C
It’s rough to sit through these games and not have someone that can’t hit a Ball?
by cthabeerman on Oct 11, 2010 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
You can still get 4 tickets together on the 3rd level (there are 4 levels).
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
So
Was there any chance that Heyward could have made the dive on Huff’s hit in the 9th?
Also, I’m glad he didn’t fracture his wrist in the 1st.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
He could have dove, but if it got by him, two would have scored.
And, yes, I’m very glad he didn’t get Griffeyed on that.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 10, 2010 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Dave just said Bumgarner going to start tomortrow
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 10, 2010 5:41 PM PDT reply actions
*tomorrow
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 10, 2010 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
..
to be or not to be in this thing.
by baybombers on Oct 10, 2010 5:41 PM PDT reply actions 50 recs
lol
"Life is like a grapefruit. It's orange and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, and some people have a half a one for breakfast."
Ted Williams: .406 1941
Gary Brown: .438 2010
by operation carrot on Oct 10, 2010 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
:D
"My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder." -Zinedine Zidane
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
by Useful_Idiot on Oct 10, 2010 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
His fist pump pissed me off.
NOT ALL ITALIAN AMERICANS DO THAT.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
+1
That Fist Pump thing at the Park is really pissing me off. Just when we escaped one set of stereotypes….
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
50% or so of me went sadfaced.
By the HR, not the first pump. The fist pump just made me curse at the TV and telling him to die. Of course this was in rage, I do not really want him to just drop dead.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Seeing the five angles of it pissed me off the most
But then again, five angles of seeing the ball split Conrad’s wickets made me feel all better.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
Tiger Woods used to fist pump all the time
and I think that Italian is like the only ethnicity he isn’t
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"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Tiger Woods is a dick.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
I don’t see anything wrong with Hinske or anyone showing emotion.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
me either
I also don’t think of the ‘fist pump’ as something inherently Italian American.
Sucking up to Grant for a mod position since 2009
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
It is from where I'm from.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
eh
I grew up in an extremely Italian American town.
Never saw it.
Now, there are some douchebags on tv who do it. Some of whom are Italian American. Oh, but half of them aren’t.
It’s a New Jersey thing when done on the dance floor. Everywhere else, it’s a human thing.
Are you going to argue that Tiger Woods and Kirk Gibson are Italian?
Sucking up to Grant for a mod position since 2009
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
ONE THOUSAND RECS
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 10, 2010 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
rec'd
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
That right there
Is why the interwebs were invented
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?
this
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
YES
slowly dying, one giants game at a time
by SirPsycoSexy on Oct 10, 2010 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
So is Lincecum still playing on short rest tomrorow
Or letting him rest?
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.
Madbum, I'd think.
If the Giants lost today, it might be an entirely different story, though.
MadBum tomorrow.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Just announced: Bum
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 10, 2010 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
It should be MadBum
He’s pitched great down the stretch
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 10, 2010 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Angry hobo
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
JAMES HOBOPHIL
Proud parent of Bengie Molina: Buster who?
by The Enchanter on Oct 10, 2010 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions
im still terrified of heyward.
i just want to get his homerun in and out the way.
dood makes me sweat bullets everytime he is up
"Life is like a grapefruit. It's orange and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, and some people have a half a one for breakfast."
Ted Williams: .406 1941
Gary Brown: .438 2010
by operation carrot on Oct 10, 2010 5:42 PM PDT reply actions
I'm not
He has two holes in his swing and the Giants are exposing them.
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 10, 2010 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Which are?
I’m not a horribly perceptive watcher… Low and Inside?
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
I still think he's hurt.
He can’t hit a letter high fastball right now. Timmy exposed it in Game 1.
by BustaTheRippa on Oct 10, 2010 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Wrong
The guys on MLB network did a video breakdown on Heyward and Posey. Heyward rakes on low pitches over the plate but has trouble with anything above the bat. They showed how Posey hits the ball where its pitched and doesn’t have any obvious holes.
All the pitchers on the panel said they’d be more afraid of pitching to Posey as they did not see a strategy for attacking him.
Most guys have trouble . . .
. . . when the pitch is above the bat. Also when it is below it.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
by owlcroft on Oct 11, 2010 1:18 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
HA
I really need to using the Preview button! (bat == belt)
If you haven’t seen the MLB Network piece, I thought it was really well done. It was in their preview for this series.
I also don't mean to imply the guys on MLB Network exposed this
I’m certain it is and has been a well known fact around the league all year.
TD NINERS!
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Oct 10, 2010 5:42 PM PDT reply actions
I’m not saying that to be a dick, but if this becomes a Niners gamethread, it will fill up reaaaaaal quick.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 10, 2010 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
John Miller's pick of Jonathan Sanchez is right
as the player of the game.
If we're sticking to our own players, absolutely.
Our good friend E4 deserves a bit of priase, however.
Yup
He’s established himself as a big game pitcher and given how the Giants pen has pitched of late, maybe he should have stayed in.
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 10, 2010 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
He pitched his ass off
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 10, 2010 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
was just about to comment that there’s not much mention of how ridiculous Sanchez was tonight… I loved how pissed he looked in the dugout when Romo coughed it up.
Living in Brooklyn - behind enemy lines.
by seeingthings on Oct 10, 2010 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Why oh Why do I go through this
I’ve been through this torture chamber since 1933 when I started to root for rthe Giants at the Polo Grounds.
I’ve been up and down more than the entire Otis company.
Down to two outs in the last at-bat and the Gigantes know that Conrad will gladly make his third error of the gamer if they will only give him a chance…They did so.
This provided a heart beat count right up there with Thomson’s shot against the Bums.
I detest the Braves just a sliver less than I hate the Bums.
This loss will be tough for Mrs. Cox because the wife-beater will come home is a verrrry nassty mood.
Don't worry, nothing will be allright.
I'm 85 with a birthday coming up on November 16
Don't worry, nothing will be allright.
And you can use these computer contraptions?
Good luck to you and happy birthday!
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Wow
I would say you win, but you got to see them win it all, so I have no sympathy for you. Although it’s pretty cool you know how to use a computer.
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 10, 2010 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
How many of us
Have said that if they would just win it all once in our lifetime we would never complain again? While most of us our lying it still has some bearing.
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 10, 2010 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
we would complain a lot less
really, it does make the Niners easier to take.
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"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
At least you've seen the Giants win the World Series twice
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I raise a glass to you!
I’m just 56 years and three days behind you!
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 10, 2010 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Giants lost the battle in Game 2 but the Braves lost one of their generals.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 10, 2010 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
So
Game two = Battle of Chancellorsville?
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
Players of the game
Kuip: ISHI (I think?)
Kruk: Wilson
Jon: El Guapo
David B.: Mole and Huff
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 10, 2010 5:45 PM PDT reply actions
so whats the consensus on pablo?
keep giving him the rowand treatment
"Life is like a grapefruit. It's orange and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, and some people have a half a one for breakfast."
Ted Williams: .406 1941
Gary Brown: .438 2010
by operation carrot on Oct 10, 2010 5:46 PM PDT reply actions
Still dead to me.
Series would be over.
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 10, 2010 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
See if he can get his head straightened out a bit, maybe put him back in there for NLCS, Madbum/Timmy permitting.
If not then, make him get his pudgy ass in shape and work hard this off-season with his swing and conditioning. The job is his come spring training if he does that, I still think he’s the most talented hitter the Giants have outside of Buster, he just needs to get his shit together.
I'm cautiously crawling on this wagon
Mostly because I’m really tired of defending him…
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
This was all set to be a carbon copy of 2000 LDS
Game 1: Ace pitcher shutout, win
Game 2: Big 3-run homer, bullpen implodes, lose
Game 3: Offense doesn’t show up at all, lose on late homer
"Buster Posey" anagram = OYSTER PUBES
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Oct 10, 2010 5:46 PM PDT reply actions
HEY, 2000 LDS.. GO FUCK YOURSELF!!!
by skilletboy on Oct 10, 2010 5:49 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Just got home from Public House
I’m so drained. Great time with the McCoven. We were jumping like little kids at the end.
BS?
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
I was thinking he was like "they're nice?...bullshit."
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
OF COURSE
BRIAN SABEAN"S INITIALS SPELL B.S.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
No, they are really nice.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 10, 2010 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Well played, Mauer
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Does anyone else derive immense pleasure from re-listening to games like this on the KNBR broadcast when you already know what happens?
Nothing like listening to Midnight Baseball and anticipating the awesome moments.
I’m trying to decipher what Tim Lincecum shouted after Huff’s single. First part is definitely “Fuck yeah”, and then the second part sounds a bit like “shut up”
"My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder." -Zinedine Zidane
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
Just saw the replay on TV
Timmy is jumping up and down like crazy!
by keyser_sozey on Oct 10, 2010 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
That game was.....
TOTURE….. WoW…..And I do feel a little bad for the 2nd baseman…..a little. GOOO GIANTS.
Rick
Goooooooooooo MSU BOBCATs
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY
Almost 60 years as a YANKEE Fan
Ecstatic now
Sympathize later.
"Buster Posey" anagram = OYSTER PUBES
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Oct 10, 2010 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Why are you here?
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/10/10/1742696/open-beatlanta-thread-iii
the game thread refuses to reload for me… ??
Proud adopted parent of the ball dudes, who have grounded into 109 fewer double plays than the Giants.
Your comp probably can’t handle it. What a thread it was!
"Skillet, we just spent $64,000 in that bar. So we're gonna have to get jobs to cover up the fact that we rob banks" -Mouse Fitzgerald
Legendary
"My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder." -Zinedine Zidane
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
by Useful_Idiot on Oct 10, 2010 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
HOLY SHIT NEARLY 3000 COMMENTS
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 10, 2010 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Didn’t want to jinx anything with a new thread.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 10, 2010 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions
They’re professional threads, after all.
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm reading through it right now
Can I just say I love MCC and our collective ability to swing moods like dead cats?
It's not just us
I gotta imagine any Giants’ fan with a pulse was feeling pretty much the same range of emotions.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Oct 10, 2010 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Jazz Hands
Uribe has looked pretty bad at the plate, time to give Renteria a start?
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
I guess it's only fair.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Rents still dinged up, and Uribe is a legit power threat. He always has these streaks of shittitude, and then he'll
ohgoddidhejusthitahomeruninthebottomofthe8thtogiveusthelead?
Or…something like that. Point being, he has pop, his glove isn’t bad, and he’s the better alternative, despite the small sample size of the last few games/last week or two of games.
Not by as much these days.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
I think he’s a homeless man’s Vlad.
Sucking up to Grant for a mod position since 2009
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
If anybody wanted to see Lincecum jump and yell out "Fuck yeah!" again :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA2PrwYE-8U
Chris Andersen could be in a porno with his 'stache. Too bad he still wouldn't know how to box out.
BTSC proud ENFORCER!!
"No one on this team is Troy Polamalu. When God made him, he touched him a couple of extra times." -Safety Ryan Clark-
YES!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 10, 2010 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Insta-wreck'd
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 10, 2010 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
This needs to be green within 30 seconds.
by keyser_sozey on Oct 10, 2010 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
His little crouch/run is nuts.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
yes!
Bowkermania runs wild no more.
by rightcenterfielder on Oct 10, 2010 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s hilarous. Sanchez doesn’t even make eye contact.
Proud parent of Bengie Molina: Buster who?
by The Enchanter on Oct 10, 2010 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions
That high 5
Hit 90 on the radar gun, despite being right-handed.
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?
God damn, I love him.
That’s scary to watch, but in a completely awesome way.
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From now on, every day is Thong Thursday!
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
may we play this for years to come
First ever adoptee: Steven Michael Decker, our 2012 San Francisco Giants Manager/starting catcher.
Dodgers fans eat their young.
fantastic
Bowkermania runs wild no more.
by rightcenterfielder on Oct 10, 2010 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
it looks like he's sneaking up to murder the batboy
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 10, 2010 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
God I love the childlike enthusiasm of our team
You gotta really try to dislike these guys…
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
by grape on Oct 10, 2010 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Basically. This is why a lot of my friends who aren’t Giants fans are rooting for them.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 10, 2010 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously.
They’re so cuddly!
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
Yup.
Even if the Giants weren’t my NL team, you guys have the most lovable team in the mix, no question.
by Rachmaninoff on Oct 10, 2010 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
This makes me so happy.
"I wouldn't say the beard got us here, but I wore it here." - Who else? Brian Wilson
Dude
Don’t pull a Kendry Morales.
"Buster Posey" anagram = OYSTER PUBES
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Oct 10, 2010 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions
This was my first thought.
Getting that kind of air on concrete that might be slippery is fucking dangerous. Stay excited, Timmy, just for the love of god, don’t sprain an ankle or slip and fall on your arm, or something.
Or a dugout that has a low roof. Jump right into it.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 10, 2010 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah
Freaks can do that kind of stuff, also Timmeh has got some hops.
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 10, 2010 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions
This might be one of my favorite gifs of all time. OF ALL TIME.
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, David Backes
Fear the Fin - Cornering the market on third pairing defensemen since March 2009
Imma let you finish. But Timmy had the best dugout celebration jump of all time. Of all time.
by keyser_sozey on Oct 10, 2010 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I love this. So much.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 10, 2010 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
This MUST be his strikeout count image
For the rest of the postseason. Make it happen.
Also
The Sanchez slap at the end kills it for me.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
60th Rec
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 10, 2010 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions
67th rec.
Marvelous. Just marvelous.
Proud parent of Bengie Molina: Buster who?
by The Enchanter on Oct 10, 2010 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions
awesome
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 10, 2010 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
EPIC
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 10, 2010 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah, the record is around 120 or so.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 10, 2010 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I was #90
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
the Llama post by Grant’s boss got a ton
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 10, 2010 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Can't stop watching
or giggling out of happiness.
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
Proud to be the 101th rec
just got home, was lookin forward to this one.
GITP:: Rowand The Renteria Game Logs!
by coolandtough on Oct 10, 2010 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions
SHIFT-A and OMG! The Public House was awesome! Brooks Conrad is my favorite Brave in history!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 10, 2010 5:52 PM PDT reply actions
Do you think he gets voted a full share?
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 10, 2010 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Awesome defense
If the Giants hadn’t just put through so much and I didn’t expect so little from you that would’ve hurt.
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
This what we needed to do.
Now the Braves are on their heels. Finish the job guys and lets get going to the championship round.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Oct 10, 2010 5:56 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
mymclife posted thisin Gameday Thread #3
and even though we’re not supposed to put animated GIFs in the postgame thread, this one is too awesome to not repeat:
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
by Kitspool on Oct 10, 2010 5:56 PM PDT reply actions 30 recs
OH MY GOD!!
LOL Serious Buster
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
Zito totally makes that
"Buster Posey" anagram = OYSTER PUBES
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Oct 10, 2010 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow. Just saw that. Even better.
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
OMG
I didn’t even notice that until now.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
LOL, all of them are perfect personality representations
And LOL Cain blocked out by Franchez
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Okay, this is funny. But shouldn't Zito be chasing down the car
yelling, “Wait for me!!!!”?
2010 Colorado Zombies--It ain't over til it's over, or Tulo stabs homeplate with the shards of a broken season.
Brad Hawpe - Thanks Brad, you were a class act.Good luck with the Rays!
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Ah...couldn't tell that he was in a second car...my bad.....
2010 Colorado Zombies--It ain't over til it's over, or Tulo stabs homeplate with the shards of a broken season.
Brad Hawpe - Thanks Brad, you were a class act.Good luck with the Rays!
QPU #4, YHEG #4, Proud Member PR Gynocracy
I thought he was the last head in the back seat. Who's the one in the very back
hiding behind Buster Brown?
2010 Colorado Zombies--It ain't over til it's over, or Tulo stabs homeplate with the shards of a broken season.
Brad Hawpe - Thanks Brad, you were a class act.Good luck with the Rays!
QPU #4, YHEG #4, Proud Member PR Gynocracy
Cain.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 10, 2010 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Ahh thanks....
very funny
2010 Colorado Zombies--It ain't over til it's over, or Tulo stabs homeplate with the shards of a broken season.
Brad Hawpe - Thanks Brad, you were a class act.Good luck with the Rays!
QPU #4, YHEG #4, Proud Member PR Gynocracy
outstanding
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 10, 2010 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Wilson looks like he just farted
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 10, 2010 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions
This is glorious
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
If we have to play game 5, which I am sure we won't, what day is that on?
Krukow: You can find me in the app store.
Kuiper: There is no app store.
Krukow: Oh
I have to admit.
I turned of the game after the Romo HR. I was just done with this shit – it would be so Giants like to lose like this. I got a text message saying I was going crazy, and refused to look at the score till now. Holy mother of god.
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
No, that's what a sane person would do.
Those of us who kept the game on hoping are crazy.
I left the room too...
Mostly to try and cry, but also a bit superstitious. They never come back when I watch…I will admit I thought they were dead, and then I walked in for the Posey miracle
by Artimus Clyde on Oct 10, 2010 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I wish my brother [Letter] was here.
Pablo Sandoval: The Triforce of Courage
Buster Posey: The Triforce of Wisdom
Brandon Belt: The Triforce of Power
2
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't watch the Niners
Unless you can handle more torture.
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
There is no torture
They just suck
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
From Twitter
Conrad:1st to make a fielding error (non-throwing) on a hit ball to bring in go-ahead run in 9th or later of postseason gm since Buckner
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Oct 10, 2010 6:03 PM PDT reply actions
Poor Connie. Poor little Connie.
Krukow: You can find me in the app store.
Kuiper: There is no app store.
Krukow: Oh
From xeifrank's thread
I had a dream last night.
3-2, Giants. You’re welcome.
by GameSix on Oct 10, 2010 12:46 PM PDT reply actions
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
All his running simulations, and now he's resorting to dreams?
The Giants: They Push You To Madness
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 10, 2010 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I just want to defend Romo a bit
Yeah, he’s sucked so far. But he’s still the second best pitcher in the bullpen. He’s faced 3 hitters.
Also, Wilson sucked Friday. Posey grounded into a horrible double play. The Giants offense is horrible.
If nothing else, let’s spread the vitriol around, huh?
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Yeah, I don't mind Casilla
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
I love Romo
and I know its irrational, but if he faces a LH batter in a key situation anytime soon, I will have kittens.
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
You will have kittens?! But wouldn’t that be a good thing?
Everyone loves kittens!
"I don't know how the six-pack got in my hands." -P.T.F. Bat
I don’t have a problem with them using Romo again, but it better be to start an inning with nobody on base.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
Romo inherited a runner from Sanchez in today’s game.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 10, 2010 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't agree at all that Wilson sucked
There was a dribbler ground ball error and he gave up a double. That’s it. Then he shut down the 9th.
Romo, on the other hand, hasn’t faced even near the situations that Wilson has faced all year.
Romo had a fantastic season. But that doesn’t mean he is prepared for the level of pressure he is being put under.
Wilson did not suck
He inherited 2 runs with the pressure to get a 6 out save. UGH!
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 10, 2010 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions
He gave up a double to Alex Gonzalez
He of the 83 OPS+.
Also, it is false that Romo hasn’t faced pressure situations during the season.
There isn’t nearly enough evidence to suggest that Romo can’t handle pressure.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Good grief.
Posey hits into a horrid double play. Where are all the cries that no one wants to see him in the series again? Romo doesn’t need defending, at least not to anyone with a grasp of baseball. An awful lot of people here are embarrassing themselves, whether or not they know it.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
The weird thing
It’s not like Romo is one of those only-decent-enough-to-stay-in-the-majors middle relievers, who are basically only with the team until they blow a big game, at which point the fans turn against them and they get released (see: Miller, Medders, Bautista, etc.). Romo has been fantastic. Good enough to be the closer on most teams. You’d expect a bit more patience.
OT: Football
When did football facemasks go from being simple to looking like something the characters in Halo wear?
More guys wearing bad ass mofo facemasks like this:
me too
I have some sympathy for him – he was born in SF, his dad was indisputably the best and most successful coach this team had before Walsh, so I know he REALLY, REALLY wanted to make it work. It just didn’t, partly due to him and partly from things out of his control.
Man, I’ve had to hide/delete a lot of things in this thread considering it’s supposed to be a celebratory thread.
how come?
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
That questionable suicide joke got nuked
"Buster Posey" anagram = OYSTER PUBES
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Oct 10, 2010 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions
So the highest probable Giants victory in Xeifrank’s simulation thread was the correct final score.
"I don't know how the six-pack got in my hands." -P.T.F. Bat
Now the cherry on top:
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Oct 10, 2010 6:20 PM PDT reply actions
I FUCKING LOVE THIS.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 10, 2010 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions
si.com
has the feature story of the giants defeating the “beaves”
by Headhunter Rollins on Oct 10, 2010 6:23 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
NOT THE BEEEEEEEEEAAAAAVEEEEESSSSS
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Oct 10, 2010 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Leave it to SI...
Sucking up to Grant for a mod position since 2009
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Conrad’s 3rd error gives Giants 3-2 win vs. Braves
“It was completely embarrassing,” said Conrad, who has made eight errors in the last seven games going back to the regular season. “Once again, I feel like I let everyone down. I wish I could just dig a hole and sleep in it.”
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
by El Person on Oct 10, 2010 6:30 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
in the hole?
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Oct 10, 2010 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions
after tomorrow's game, of course
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 10, 2010 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, definitely.
It’s much sweeter to beat the other team because we made great plays, rather than due to errors. But we’ll taken Ws any way we can get them.
It’s really on Cox – Conrad shouldn’t be playing 2nd base.
by keyser_sozey on Oct 10, 2010 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions
especially in the late innings w/ a lead
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 10, 2010 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions
i do feel sorry for him, however, he’s just gonna have to work harder at being a good fielder. most people would give a nut for the opportunity he has to be a MLB player, so he should be working to make the best of it.
by giant4life83 on Oct 10, 2010 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
For those who did not listen on the radio:
In the top of the 9th, Jon Miller mentioned that today was 10/10/10, and #10, Travis Ishikawa was coming to the plate.
“That has to be a sign” Kruk and Kuip chimed in, almost simultaneously.
The rest is history.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
by Kitspool on Oct 10, 2010 6:30 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I love jon
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Oct 10, 2010 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I cracked a smile when Jon said that, then followed it up with
“I’ve got to go with something.”
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 10, 2010 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Kruk said something
like “the stars have aligned” before the AB.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 10, 2010 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I want to know what Dirty said to Timmy after while Romo was pitching the 8th.
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
“get me a razor”
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 10, 2010 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I shaved last Saturday night and the Giants won on Sunday and Thursday. The Giants lost on Friday so I shaved last night.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I enjoyed the outcome of that game
and Dirty was awesome. Tomorrow we take the series.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 10, 2010 6:31 PM PDT reply actions
Hey we've all had bad days at work. The other day I sent an email to my boss using "ur." Cheer up, Brooks.
Krukow: You can find me in the app store.
Kuiper: There is no app store.
Krukow: Oh
Dear boss,
U R 5
Sincerely,
killblue
Sucking up to Grant for a mod position since 2009
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
She wasn't havin' it
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Oct 10, 2010 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Holy shit
I totally won that game with the epic reverse jinx when Freddy Sanchez had two strikes on him in the ninth. “This is over,” I said. There are witnesses.
You’re all welcome.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Thank you!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
by mrs. owlcroft on Oct 10, 2010 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I still can't believe the Giants won this game.
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
SF starting pitchers:
21 IP, 31 K 1 ER
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
I'm not going to even count the 1ER. It was essential a single, but thanks to ROMO....
Krukow: You can find me in the app store.
Kuiper: There is no app store.
Krukow: Oh
Cain and Sanchez don't know how to win
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
the K/BB ratio is around 31/3, right? there was one walk for each pitcher?
that’s damn near 3:1, wow
by giant4life83 on Oct 10, 2010 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL math
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 10, 2010 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions
whoa, totally messed up on that math, lol. no idea what i was thinking there, hahaha.
my brain is fried from the game today. talk about emotion swings
by giant4life83 on Oct 10, 2010 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm amused by the fact that Bobby Cox's legacy could end this way because of a guy named brooks conrad.
Krukow: You can find me in the app store.
Kuiper: There is no app store.
Krukow: Oh
and which Braves manager put Conrad in the game?
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 10, 2010 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Stay Classy Atlanta
Really
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
From now on, every day is Thong Thursday!
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
SAVE US, RANDY WINN!
CAN’T YOU SEE THIS THREAD IS TEARING US APART?!!!
Bowkermania runs wild no more.
by rightcenterfielder on Oct 10, 2010 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Serious Cain is Serious
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
One thing
Craig Kimbrel is going to be an insanely good closer someday. Scary
I would like to talk to you about my pokemonz
likely
he just needs to get cut down on the walks. starting next year, of course.
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 10, 2010 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll bet PR would absolutely love Wilson if he had no morals and was a Rockie
I call BS on that too.
Being a cocky toad does not equal guts.
He’s a gutless, cocky, badly bearded, wish he could sniff Mariano Rivera’s bullpen overrated punk.
2010 Colorado Zombies—It ain’t over til it’s over, or Tulo stabs homeplate with the shards of a broken season.
Brad Hawpe – Thanks Brad, you were a class act.Good luck with the Rays!
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by SDcat09 on Oct 10, 2010 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't either. Is that supposed to be a quote from SDcat?
Anyway, saying Wilson is “more guts than stuff” as Brenly did last night before he came on in an impossible situation is bitterness coming from somewhere. It came out of the blue and seemed to be something he was waiting to say. But it was something Brenly should have kept to himself if he was mistreated by the Giants some time in the past.
Yeah.
I would imagine it’s pretty hard to have more “guts” than a 98 mph fastball and a 11.5 K rate.
by BustaTheRippa on Oct 10, 2010 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Bob believes he should have been given a shot an managing Giants.
if the Dodgers win the World Series, I will set myself on fire
BB was promised the job by the Giants
and then they reneged on it. Can’t blame him if he feels a tad bitter. But he’s still a good guy.
by mrs. owlcroft on Oct 10, 2010 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions
they were saying that Wilson’s scouting report that says “more guts than stuff” was BS. sorry for not clarifying that
by giant4life83 on Oct 10, 2010 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey SDCAT
Since I know you read these threads, go ahead and fire your mascot before whining about Wilson.
And, overrated? Wilson was the 2nd most valuable reliever this year.
So sad, so sad.
by BustaTheRippa on Oct 10, 2010 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Says Mr. Crap my pants when Sergio gave up the bomb.
Was that constructive?
by BustaTheRippa on Oct 10, 2010 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Oooooh, you got me! I kept all my stuff Giants related and didn’t go to other boards to stir stuff up on this one. And I’m not calling anybody out. You are wrong. Deal with it.
I went to another board?
Don’t think so.
And btw, SDCAT has made his appearances in this thread.
Maybe It wasn’t worth calling him out, but I DO fin d it comical that a negative nancy like yourself tells anyone what is “constructive” and what isn’t.
Now go run along and cry when the Giants are down 1-0 in the 1st tommorow
by BustaTheRippa on Oct 10, 2010 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it’s more comical that you asked—nay, DEMANDED that a fan poster on a Rockies blog should fire a teams mascot. When the hell did the fans become responsible for mascots?
Fuck Armageddon, this is hell.
Not true.
I asked that Cat shouldn’t whine about anyone’s “cockiness” until their mascot was fired.
Obviously a fan can’t do that and the way it was written was a mistake.
by BustaTheRippa on Oct 10, 2010 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Who gives a crap about PR at this point?
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 10, 2010 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Man I have yet to close the box score.
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
Some classy ATL fan set up a Brooks Conrad is a Jew page....Terrible. Makes the whole fandom look like intolerant A-holes
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by Cant_buy_a_run on Oct 10, 2010 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Hank Greenberg sucked.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
that's horrible
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 10, 2010 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions
They must have forgotten those grand slams that got them there
I would like to talk to you about my pokemonz
without him and his PH this year, they wouldn’t even make the playoffs! he had 3 walk offs this year, so they can suck it
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by Cant_buy_a_run on Oct 10, 2010 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Yup we just totally forgot! It’s not like this was one dumb fan and every fan base has them (See suicide joke earlier here).
Singular they is the use of the pronoun they (or its inflected forms) when plurality is not required by the context. Singular they indicates indeterminacy regarding gender among other things
I would like to talk to you about my pokemonz
I was referring to the “they” as whoever the fuck the creator of that page was and those who “liked” it. Not covering the entire fan base
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by Cant_buy_a_run on Oct 10, 2010 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Whether singular they is grammatically incorrect is debatable.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
/sub-thread instantly explodes to 1000+ comments on correct grammar
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Let’s not. Even if you hold that singular they is incorrect (which seems to me excessive, given that English is a living language), it’s a familiar construction and nobody should be unable to parse it.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
"Whether singular they is grammatically incorrect is debatable."
Oh? By whom?
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On this one point, I kinda agree with you. One person’s thoughts/opinions/behavior should not automatically be used as representative of the whole group. You have a couple jackass fans, we have a couple jackass fans.
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Like I said, I meant the “they” as the jackass that set up the site, and those that “liked” it. I did not mean the “they” as the entire fan base.
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by Cant_buy_a_run on Oct 10, 2010 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I saw that after, no worries, I just meant that as a more general idea. Every fan base has a jack ass or two. In some it’s more common. It’s one thing to say, “look at what all these people are saying!” and another to say “look at this one thing this one person is saying” where no one else is agreeing with them.
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions
The fuck.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 10, 2010 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
WUT
Where did you even find something like that?
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions
saw it trending on twitter…..i saw the link and clicked it
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by Cant_buy_a_run on Oct 10, 2010 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
For fuck’s sake, it’s trending on twitter???
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions
saw brooks conrad trending, clicked it and showed half of them being links to that page, i already reported it because, holy shit
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by Cant_buy_a_run on Oct 10, 2010 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Good thinking. I didn’t know you could report stuff like that on twitter, either, so that’s good info for the future.
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I just reported the page to Facebook, not to twitter because it is a link, but there is a way to do it.
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by Cant_buy_a_run on Oct 10, 2010 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll keep that in mind
/Starts policing everyone in my free time
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions
2 hours after the game ended and there have been >10 vandal edits in his wiki page and has to be locked down.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brooks_Conrad&action=history
Proud adopted parent of the ball dudes, who have grounded into 109 fewer double plays than the Giants.
Brooks Conrad went to Monte Vista HS?
Bay Area kid winning one for the home team?
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 10, 2010 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions
in San Diego
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 10, 2010 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL my favorite revision
he like to have gay sex with bobby cocks for playing time
How bitter can one get.
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for some reason that sounds so much like some southern redneck would say
by giant4life83 on Oct 10, 2010 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions
that is just straight up mean and stupid. though not expected, given that doing the tomahawk chop basically requires the non-existence of brain cells.
by giant4life83 on Oct 10, 2010 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Good point…..Still, if you care so much about a sport that you are willing to go past the point of breaking things and creating it, I think it may be time to start another hobby….just saying
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by Cant_buy_a_run on Oct 10, 2010 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Atlanta is in the south, yes?
And you are surprised?
Sabean delenda est!
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cmon enough
we won. The dude is miserable – I don’t have the heart to laugh at the guy.
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
This.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 10, 2010 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed.
Conrad is actually a class act.
Hinske is a fat POS who celebrated way too early.
Fuck you Hinske.
by BustaTheRippa on Oct 10, 2010 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions
im sure Conrad feels shitty enough as it is. i really feel for the guy, its not like he’s trying to let down the team
by giant4life83 on Oct 10, 2010 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I am very glad that we won
But the amount of sympathy I feel for Conrad is enormous. He must feel like such shit. I feel so bad for him.
He seems like a nice guy, too. Remember the first game of the series? He was the one who said that the Braves had no right to complain about a blow call when they couldn’t even hit.
This sucks that we had to win this way. But I’m still glad we won.
by GiantPain on Oct 10, 2010 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
This.
Dude waits his whole life, sacrifices everything else, works his ass off dreaming of this moment…then PFFFFFFT.
I’m happy as hell for the win but my prayers included Brooks Conrad & family last night.
Also,
Was it just me or did the red uni’s make the Braves look fat?
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
except for Hinske
his fat made him look fat
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 10, 2010 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions
It made him look . . .
. . . like a fat guy who can hit well.
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It sure makes Bengie look fat.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 10, 2010 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I've said this before
I honestly don’t think other teams beat the Niners, they just beat themselves.
Oh well, I could care less about the 9ers tonight.
GIANTS FTW
by BustaTheRippa on Oct 10, 2010 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Sergio Romo
1-0, 40.50 ERA
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 10, 2010 6:57 PM PDT reply actions
HE SUX!!!??!@!109
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
MLB Gameday gave it as 81.00 after the HR
so he bore down and lowered it by the end of the inning
These stats are confusing!
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions
He should give Cain some lessons on how to win
"My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder." -Zinedine Zidane
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by Useful_Idiot on Oct 10, 2010 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I would too.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 10, 2010 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
‘like that too’… I’m blaming this on the Public House.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 10, 2010 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes
It would be nice to get Halladay to pitch on short rest at least once.
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 10, 2010 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions
DUDES:
I’m convinced I’m good luck for the Giants. I’ve watched everything so far except for the 7th inning onward of Game 2.
Dr Stankus, wherever you are, I apoligize for telling you to fuck off on friday, but you going around with personal attacks against me for differences of opinion really are not necessary.
If you’re unhappy with your life, that is your problem, no need to cut down on others. This isn’t high school, being a bully isn’t cool.
Anyhow, sorry for telling ya to fuck off.
????
Uh, there’s got to be a more private way of doing this in the future
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah we don’t have PMs, or at least that I am aware of…
by giant4life83 on Oct 10, 2010 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
OK had enough
Ridiculing Brooks Conrad is too much. He made some errors against the Phillies. Bobby Cox moved him to second, to maybe take some pressure off him and at the same time keep his bat in the lineup. Kind of a desperation move. It turned out badly, he doesn’t belong there. Kuip had it right. Take the win and walk away. Don’t gin up any bad karma leading to him redeeming himself some way (if they leave him in the lineup).
I think most of the comments have been pretty understanding of Conrad. There are a couple people who seem to be deriving pleasure from his horrible day/series, but I think for the most part we all feel pretty sorry for the guy.
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel really sorry for him.
I’m pretty pissed at the Giants for playing so shitty that we NEEDED those errors to win. We should have put this game away multiple times, and we couldn’t come through.
Oh yeah, I’d have preferred a clean game where we won because of timely hitting. And part of me is terrified that this is all being set up so that Conrad can be some kinda of Game 5 hero of Braves lore.
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 10, 2010 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions
This exactly.
That’s why I’m not going to feel bad for him until the Giants win this series. (Note: this should not be construed as me saying that the Giants are going to win this series.)
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by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Oct 10, 2010 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m deriving pleasure from it in the sense that he basically pulled that win out of jcb9’s ass and handed it to the Giants, but I definitely do feel for the guy. It’s pretty brutal to get thrown into a position you’ve never played and expected to perform, but to have to do it in the playoffs… oh, man. Ouch.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 10, 2010 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
if the Giants make the world series than i am going to fly from Brisbane, Australia to San Fran to go to the world series.
man i'm in auckland but I dunno if I can make it
good luck to you getting tickets if that’s the case man!
needs more pixels
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 10, 2010 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions
needs some unnecessary censorship
by TimLaser and MattyC on Oct 10, 2010 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions
yes
exactly
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 10, 2010 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions
yes
you’re the man. I R 5
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 10, 2010 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes!
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Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 10, 2010 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
The best part
is that he appears to be directing his gesture at the ump…who is not amused in the least
Dear Brooks Conrad,
Provided that the Giants win this series, you are welcome to the city of San Francisco. I’ll even buy you a beer.
Sincerely,
A Giants fan
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 10, 2010 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions
He went to high school at Monte Vista
I am sure he has a place to hide here.
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by Myemail21479 on Oct 10, 2010 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions
hey i used to play water polo tourneys there!
shitty pool.
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Their girls team is ridiculous though.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Oct 10, 2010 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Monte Vista high in San Diego
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 10, 2010 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Weird
Did not know there can be 2 in the same state?
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by Myemail21479 on Oct 10, 2010 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Don’t the braves have a Downs/Rohlinger, etc. in the minors that can play 2nd?
I know Conrad has provided some offense but it doesn’t appear he can field ground balls at all. Did he catch any balls hit to him today?
In light of not being the TC expert on our minor system,
No.
Infante was basically our infield defensive substitution player (SS, 2nd, 3rd even some 1st), Conrad was our semi-power PH. We have Diory Hernandez up from the minors on the roster now, but he hasn’t hit very well at the major league level in previous stints, so I guess Bobby doesn’t trust him.
That’s why an injury to Prado or Chipper hurt, but an injury to both late in the season is a killer.
I believe we tried to draft a lot of middle infield guys in the draft, but obviously that won’t help us now.
Well that really sucks. I for one hand it to the Braves for fighting so hard given all the injuries. We are barely winning these games even with so many of the Braves top players out.
I’d hate to imagine having to play this team at full strength in the playoffs.
That’s why it was a little hard to root for them to get the WC. Make it to the playoffs and be embarrassed? But hey, at least they got one win.
Other than Brooks Conrad, they’ve hardly been embarrassed. These games couldn’t have been much tighter.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 10, 2010 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions
They probably do, but unfortunately (for them) they can’t make a roster transaction unless they advance to the NLCS.
Also, they didn’t even play him at second until the last game of the season, apparently, so they didn’t know his defense was going to be this bad.
But I do recall him making a play, and Miller/Kruk/Kuip teasing him for the sarcastic cheers he was getting.
by Big Americans on Oct 10, 2010 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions
it seems that by the 9th inning he was out there wishing the ball wasn’t hit to him. he is obviously not a good fielder, but it was probably more in the head than anything else at that point. They have Hernandez who can probably play there, but he doesn’t hit much. however, in the 9th inning with a lead, a defensive replacement probably should have been used.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 10, 2010 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions
They have Diory Hernandez, who's kinda like Manny Burriss
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
Feel free to come to life at any time, Reds.
Bowkermania runs wild no more.
by rightcenterfielder on Oct 10, 2010 7:44 PM PDT reply actions
When Cole Hamels is putting good wood on even Aroldis Chapman’s fastball, you know you’re not going to come out ahead in this one.
not sure what was said during the game threads about the strike zone (complaints, no doubt)
but that was the widest strike zone I’ve seen since the Eric Gregg/Livan Hernandez game in ’97. the Braves pitchers seemed to benefit from it a lot more until Wilson came in and took advantage, but it was still ridiculous.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 10, 2010 7:45 PM PDT reply actions
Inconsistent on both sides. Heyward has been pretty consistently hosed on strike three calls that are somewhere between on the black and ridiculous.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 10, 2010 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions
There was that one guy who got rung up on a swing that was clearly checked.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
Strike zone:
Yeah, it was wide, but I really don’t see what the issue was. I see maybe a couple of strikes in the upper right, but it seems fairly consistent to me.
It was pretty bad on both sides, but especially bad during key moments when the Giants were on offense.
I felt like both teams equally benefited defensively and suffered offensively, so I never got upset.
by Bred on Albany Hill on Oct 10, 2010 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions
That strike zone was weird
I’m not sure whether the outside corner was a strike or a ball
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
more brooks conrad fielding
dunno if anybody else posted this one yet, but I was looking for interview videos and came up with this:
Let's all come together
LOL NINERS! RIGHT?
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 10, 2010 7:52 PM PDT reply actions
HOLY SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!
HOLY SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!
In a word: amazing. More words: unbelievable. Incredible. Gut-wrenching. Horrible and triumphant. Best game I’ve ever seen in 30 years of being a fan.
As much as we mock Braves fans, I’ve got to give it up for the fans in our section (at least most of them – there was a moron too – I’ll have to tell that story later). They were amped and in it from start to (almost) finish. On their feet at the slightest provocation. A few pathetic morons filed out early (who the hell does that in a 1-run postseason game!?) but almost everyone was on their feet until the end.
A few observations:
- I didn’t see Hinske’s home run ball at ALL off the bat. I only knew it was a home run from the crowd reaction.
- Speaking of which, after that home run, people were jumping up and down so much the whole upper deck started shaking beneath our feet. I was a little bit afraid for our lives.
- On the other hand, when the Giants tied and retook the lead, the crowd went dead. It was great, because I sure as hell didn’t go quiet, and they all got to hear every word. Suckers.
- Sanchez was amazing. I don’t need to tell you that. But he was. Unbelievable.
- In the 9th inning, every Braves fan was convinced EVERY pitch the Braves threw was a strike right down the middle. It was kind of hilarious.
- As annoying as the Tomahawk Chop is on tv, it’s a million times worse in person. It really just makes you want to stab all of them in the face.
- Leaving the park, I saw pieces of many red Tomahawks, apparently torn up in disgust. I love it!
We’re in a shitty hotel with a near-useless wifi network – it can’t even load the thread, so I had to post this through my wife’s phone – so I’ll have more to say. I’ll probably do a Fanpost on the experience tomorrow, maybe with a few photos.
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That’s awesome.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 10, 2010 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Rec'd
Thanks for representing. I’m jealous that you got to see it in person.
by Duelling Brandos on Oct 10, 2010 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I just made this green.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 10, 2010 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, and a question: how was the umpiring? The fanas up in my section were indignant all night long, but we were up in the upper deck quite a ways from the plate, so really, you couldn’t tell.
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Inconsistant zone
But nothing HUGELY objectionable. Some really random strikes that looked a lot like balls, but nothing that big.
that strike 3 to Torres in the 9th was outrageous.
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very cool
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 10, 2010 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Is it safe to come out?????
The posts became overwhelming during the game and I had to bail. Even my Big Boy desktop was struggling. It appears that many regulars bailed also, maybe cuz of the newbie clog.
Thanks for the report, jcb. I don’t doubt the passion of the Atlanta fans, though some of their practices annoy me. I hope you do the Fanpost once you are back to the relative civilization of your home connection.
I admit that I had fallen into despair. I admit it. But I stood and stayed even after the two bad strikes by Sanchez. Was he just trying to win it by himself? Is there a better lesson here for the Giant hitters (Sr. Uribe, are you listening?) than the Sanchez hit? He shortened and protected and he let the next two hitters contribute. I dread every Mole dinger, for he then thinks himself a dingster, which he’s not.
I’m sure my despair will return on occasion. It’s like an old friend. No, it’s like a frequently dysfunctional relationship of, let’s see, 52 years. I treat it with all the respect it deserves.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Oct 10, 2010 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions
It was a regular madhouse there.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 10, 2010 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Ok. But not all.
I also wonder if the Public House chatter during the 9th had to do with Timmy pitching tomorrow. I know that’s what I was thinking.
Wish I could have been there.
Thread #3 now approaching 3,000.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Oct 10, 2010 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions
now I'm scared
annoying as the Tomahawk Chop is on tv, it’s a million times worse in person. It really just makes you want to stab all of them in the face.
Probably why Timmy was so quick to tell the crowd to shut up.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 10, 2010 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Thank you.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 10, 2010 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions
rec'd rec'd rec'd
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
at the game on friday night
5 braves fans near me left the inning after they tied it..they didn’t even get to see their boy ankiel blast one.
As annoying as the Tomahawk Chop is on tv, it’s a million times worse in person. It really just makes you want to stab all of them in the face.
I was there for a game last year in July and it killed me…I can’t even imagine what it sounded like after Hinske’s HR…
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Oct 11, 2010 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Wow the 49ers suck
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Oct 10, 2010 7:56 PM PDT reply actions
OT
Niners crowd getting VERY ugly at the moment.
I wouldn’t boo Smith, I don’t think that’s the classy move. For all his failings as a QB, I think he studies his ass off and tries hard, he probably just doesn’t have what it takes. I don’t boo guys like that, personally. But I think it’s good that Jed or whoever it is that’s running this ship is seeing that the fans ARE paying attention, and if this same old crap continues, they’re probably going to stop coming to games.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Oct 10, 2010 7:59 PM PDT reply actions
Sorry Brooks =(
On wrapping his brain around the three-error game:
"You really can’t. It’s totally embarrassing. Once again I felt like I let everybody down. I feel terrible. It’s a whole lot to swallow but I’ll try to do my best to get over it. But it’s probably something you’re probably not for a long time, if ever. I feel absolutely terrible right now. I wish I could just dig a hole and go sleep in there. But it’s something you’ve got to get over quick. Hopefully I’ll be able to do that."
On the ninth-inning error:
"Just coming right at me, one-hopper, tracked it the whole way, just trying to keep it in front at least. It just seemed to go right through me. It was a weird feeling. No excuses. It was a terrible overall performance tonight by myself."
On the second-inning pop-up to allow a run:
"I was just going after it. I thought I had great position, just popped out on that one too. No excuses on any of them. It was all absolutely terrible. Just got to get over it."
On if the Buster Posey grounder skidded and he expected to pop up:
"Yeah I might have, but there’s nothing to read into it except I didn’t make the play. Ball like that, you’ve got to have all those plays. It’s getting more ridiculous here on my part. But do the best to turn the page. Try better tomorrow."
On support from his teammates:
"They’ve come up and said some nice things, but bottom line is I’ve got to play better. And I’m a lot better than what I’ve shown out there. That’s why I’m so embarrassed, and I feel like I let a lot of those guys down who have given me so much support this year. So it’s tough, but I’ve got some great teammates here and they’ve said some nice things. But it’s something where I’ve got to get out there and get the job done."
Poor, poor guy.
Brooks Conrad, Mike Quade, Armando Galarraga, Jim Joyce.
Gentlemen all.
Keep your chin up, BC.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 10, 2010 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I think Neyer’s take at ESPN was pretty good. On the one hand this loss was his fault. On the other hand, it’s not his fault injuries basically forced him into a situation where he is far from a good fit. You have to feel for a guy like that. He’s giving it all he has— you just have to hope that Atlanta fans realize that Brooks Conrad didn’t really cost them this game: injuries to Chipper Jones, Martin Prado, etc. cost them the game.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Oct 10, 2010 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Most do
And then others remember his walkoff slam and him to be awesome in every situation. I really hope we don’t boo him tomorrow…
I would love it if:
We win tomorrow (preferably like crazy), but he gets the only Atlanta run (an epic homer would be acceptable under the circumstances). I feel so sorry for him.
by pepperimps on Oct 10, 2010 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
This kind of breaks my heart
I shouldn’t feel bad for a ballplayer, especially one on the opposing team, but you know he’s not going to get any sleep tonight, and may not be able to show his face in Atlanta again if they lose this series.
Of course, it’s Bobby Cox’s fault for not bringing in Diory Hernandez in the 9th as a defensive replacement.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
:(
COME TO SF, BROOKS! I’LL BUY YOU CAKE!
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 10, 2010 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Brian Wilson quote in Chris Haft's wrap:
We had 0-2, two outs, base hit up the middle, another hit. I did nothing, actually, tonight. I basically went out and got the final three outs, but the story today is [Jonathan] Sanchez’s performance and the way the team came back right there.
by Duelling Brandos on Oct 10, 2010 8:00 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
idk why alex smith is still playing....
at least the raiders were smart enough to know russell just doesnt have it……..
why is smith still playing for the 49ers?
because they have no one else.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 10, 2010 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions
just threw a TD
I don’t know what it is about him, but he does seem to play his best when his back is to the wall… 2 minute situations he’s pretty good, desperation drives he’s pretty good. It’s the ordinary stuff that kills him.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Oct 10, 2010 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Alex is the most talented of those 3 and the most likely to bring the team back. sometimes, though, his brainfarts lose games, but they’re gonna stick with him no matter what b/c he’s the best they got.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 10, 2010 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions
that fumble where he pretty much got tossed backwards and the D line ran it back for the TD is the difference.
once the 49ers stop shooting themselves in the foot, they will be a real hard team to beat. not unlike another SF franchise i follow :)
by giant4life83 on Oct 10, 2010 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Watching the archive of the 9th
I felt so defeated before we even went in. And then Cody popped out, and I was like….
Then the 10’s aligned….
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 10, 2010 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep.
A fine AB. And Mole developed a clue from somewhere in order to stroke one up the middle rather than try to tie it.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Oct 10, 2010 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm watching Freddy's right now
If you told me after those first two swings that it would end up being a “damn good at bat”, I would have probably stabbed you.
by GiantPain on Oct 10, 2010 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ugh those two hacks Freddy took where fucking terrible too.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
Just embrace the dispair, GP. It’s liberating.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Oct 10, 2010 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Drag race team wins. Giants win. Good Sunday
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 10, 2010 8:04 PM PDT reply actions
Stanford last second win over USC, then Giants pull it out vs Braves
/gobbles assortment of cardiac meds
And the worst part, those fukin’ douchenozzles over at the MCC get to lord this over us.
Yeah, yesterday sucked
Today is a lot better.
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, David Backes
Fear the Fin - Cornering the market on third pairing defensemen since March 2009
Between the Giants extra-inning loss the night before, the Sharks’ OT loss, and USC’s last-second loss, yesterday was not a good day for my heart.
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, David Backes
Fear the Fin - Cornering the market on third pairing defensemen since March 2009
I think it was the USC one that was lol u
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Oh, I know. I constantly get shit about it on here and twitter.
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, David Backes
Fear the Fin - Cornering the market on third pairing defensemen since March 2009
RIP Cinci Post Season
I wish they could have won 1. I still like Dusty. Glad he got that extension.
Makes game 4 so much more important. It would be ideal to have Timmy setup game 1 for NLCS, god willing we make it.
It's better to be lucky than good.
LOL Reds
@sportspickle SportsPickle
Sorry, Reds fans. If it makes you feel any better, Pete Rose won $217,000 on the series.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Oct 10, 2010 8:12 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
anyone watching the new simpson episode? sorta a “saber stats” mocking thing. lisa uses stats to predict where every ball will be hit. it’s awesome
so awesome. the simpsons can make fun of anything without actually offending said things they mock
by giant4life83 on Oct 10, 2010 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I finally got home from the Public House (goddamn Caltrain.)
What a great time. And what an epic comeback.
Should I make an overflow party-time thread?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Yeah.
We’re well over a grand here.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 10, 2010 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions
It took me 3 hours yesterday to get from the wharf to home.
I was stuck for 30 minutes on Lombard Street in the Marina on a Saturday evening.
So many skanky hos i did not believe.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
What were they trying to tell you?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 10, 2010 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions
This Phillies celebration just looks completely lame.
"Notre Dame will win the BCS national championship. Count it." -PiKAgiant
They are, as we always ask of wide receivers, acting like they’ve been here before.
Because they have.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 10, 2010 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions
they’ve been there. done that.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 10, 2010 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, it is only the division series. You don’t get a pennant or a trophy for advancing.
Oh, yay, we and the Braves fans are all enduring anguish and sorrow for the “honor” of a probable humiliation at the hands of the Brotherly Lovers.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
look up
"Notre Dame will win the BCS national championship. Count it." -PiKAgiant
by HoosierGiant on Oct 10, 2010 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s already been done up thread.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 10, 2010 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions
overflow thread
i almost wrote ‘overthrow thread’
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/10/10/1743199/overflow-party-time-thread
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Bochy said that Grant starts tomorrow. Same lineup?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 10, 2010 8:42 PM PDT reply actions
yes!
"For all you first-basemen who played first your whole life, that's where Buster plays on his OFF days" - Kuiper
Didn’t get to see the early innings (and the first Conrad flub), but by the end I was reminded of this game. Remember that one? I do. It’s the same game Randy Johnson struck out of John Kruk on three straight outside fastballs after RJ threw the first pitch to the backstop, nearly killing Kruk of fright. Never seen a grown man bail on a pitch like that – it was beautiful.
But that’s not why I remember it. No, I remember it because of two things. One, Barry Bonds was almost the only thing going for the NL that night, smashing two doubles in his first All-Star game as a Giant. The second was the bottom of the sixth.
The game was already lost at that point, and they had to fit in all the Braves players that got shoved down our throats onto the roster. Blauser was at short, and Steve Avery (remember him?) started the inning pitching. It started OK with two quick walks, and then Blauser booted an easy grounder to SS that would’ve ended the inning. Avery got into trouble then, and gave up a walk and then a double to Devon White. So they brought in Smoltz to right the ship (in a game that was already bad for the NL, and was quickly getting ridiculous). Avery had let the AL stretch the lead to 3 when Smoltz decided to pitch in on the effort. He uncorked not one, but two wild pitches, each allowing a run to score, before finally ending the inning.
The crowd in the newly built Camden Yards had already seen David Justice (another Brave) muff a play in right while Giants’ pitcher John Burkett was on the mound, and was obviously really enjoying the utter train wreck that the Braves had single-handedly created. They proceeded to do a most delicious mockery of the Tomahawk chop. It’s the only time I’ve ever smiled hearing that thing sung.
Until tonight, it was my favorite Braves memory.
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
I called to schedule a vasectomy
It would be cruel to bring anymore Giant’s fans into the world. 3 is enough.
Chris Ray is not Bengie Molina.
Angel fan again
And might I say, fuck yes! Hinkse’s premature celebration was amplified about 100 fold by all my loser Dodger friends running around like a bunch of jackasses. Watching the Giants come back and the look on their face made this whole post season for me. God, I’m elated. The pain in the face of the Dodger fans is just too good. Thank you, Frisco and here’s to the NLCS.
Red Hudler > Rodger Lodge
Yahoo says Phillies will "shame" us
Yahoo “expert” says:
The Phillies can do that. They’ll almost certainly shame their next opponent, be it the San Francisco Giants or Atlanta Braves, teams that already have embarrassed themselves while getting into the playoffs and engaging in an entertaining if gaffe-filled division series.
I don’t understand how we “embarrassed ourselves while getting into the playoffs”. But I’m not an “expert” at Yahoo.
by keyser_sozey on Oct 11, 2010 12:21 AM PDT up reply actions
What? The Giants have played pretty solid overall.
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Oct 11, 2010 6:15 AM PDT up reply actions
In my 19 years watching baseball, I have never been so completely sure of a loss after Freddie swung wildly at those 2 awful fastballs
I was 99.9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 % sure Freddie was going to make the final out.
And then everything changed.
And we will not beat the Phillies or the Yankees/Rays/Rangers without Sergio Romo. We need him to regain his confidence and remember that he dominated everyone during the season (outside of that little streak starting with Manny’s homer) ((Was that even this season?!? Jesus Christ seems like a lifetime ago))
Watching replay on MLB Network
Bottom of the 8th. Alex Gonzalez just singled. I wonder what’s going to happen now. OMG, omg.
People here were getting on Hinske for celebrating early
Reading Baggs’ blog reminded me of J.T. Snow doing the same thing in 2000 when he homered in the 9th off of Benitez. Premature celebration.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I already hate the Phillies!
If we go on to beat the Braves, the least we can do for them is to beat the crap out of the Phillies. Their fans seem even more insufferable than Dodger fans.
Get 'er done
Buster hits his speed dial.
AN — Hey Buster, how’s it going?
B — Great Agent Ned. There’s an infielder you need on your team.
AN — Yeah?
B — Name’s Conrad. He’s on the Braves but I think you can grab him.
AN — I want Conrad?
B — Yes. Repeat after me. “I will get Conrad.”
AN — I will get Conrad.
B — Good work Agent Ned. I’ll be in touch.
I want Bochy fired now...
You can blame Romo for coughing up the HR because he indeed throw the pitch, but he NEVER should have been in in the first place. You have a PH in Glaus (who is NOTORIOUS for striking out) vs. Jonathan Sanchez (who has already proven to 11 batters [both RH and LH] that he will make them whiff). WTF was Bochy thinking? I want that ass hole fired. He has been dreadfully awful all year (except the Mattingly game) and I think the Giants have gotten this far in SPITE of him. Not because of him.
I've got 99 problems and the Boch is one
Actually the cost of getting rid of Zito makes sense. It will take a club that believes he can still pitch. I don’t know if there is a club that thinks so. Zito comes in over 18M next year. Pay 15M and ask for a minor leaguer in return. Pocket the 3M and use for the young pitchers.
I don’t see any reason for keeping this rally killer on the team. Eric Hacker is ready in Fresno and while he is still young, he will give us more than Zito.
Same type of deal should be worked with rowand. There are younger, better players ready to take his position on the roster. Eat some money and hope to get a young kid in return.
by Longtimewaiting on Oct 11, 2010 2:57 PM PDT reply actions
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