A simple request for the rest of the playoffs
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 11, 2010 12:58 PM PDT
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PrintThe all-pitch, no-offense Giants era hasn’t been around forever. In 2007, the Giants had a 22-year-old kid with great stuff and 16 losses, an unproven first-round pick, and a mercurial, young lefty pitching poorly in relief. There were pockets of hope, but there weren’t a lot of certainties.
A lot changed between 2007 and 2009. Cain grew up. Lincecum dominated. Sanchez emerged as a healthy part of a balanced major-league rotation. Suddenly, everyone was saying, please, just make it to the postseason. Just see what this rotation can do.
There were doubters. People who said, "Hey, Travis Ishikawa is a starting first baseman on a contending team like Pedro Feliz is a catcher. Even with this pitching, this offense is too repugnant to do anything in the playoffs." Okay. Fine. We amended the statement.
Please, just make it to the postseason with an average lineup. Just average. Please. Away with the Lance Niekros and Dan Ortmeiers and Randy Winns and Rich Aurilias and Dave Robertses and Eugenio Velezes. Just average. Don’t worry about trading the secret formula for Coke for Albert Pujols. Just go to Costco and buy an 8-pack of average hitters. Average. Average plus Lincecum, Cain, Sanchez, and the bullpen would make for an interesting postseason team.
Brian Sabean knew what he had to do. He acquired a bunch of players who were so bad or hurt that a bunch of average players would rise up and take their places in a bloodless coup. It was brilliant. And then on May 30th, Sabean signed Pat Burrell to a minor league deal on the same day Buster Posey was called up to the majors. Suddenly, the definition of average stretched a bit. Maybe the Giants could even mix in a few good hitters.
Sabean didn’t stop. He acquired solid players in Mike Fontenot and Cody Ross. A lineup that had Aaron Rowand, Edgar Renteria, Bengie Molina, John Bowker, and a hurt Mark DeRosa suddenly has players who are close to average at every position.
| Giants OPS+ |
League OPS+ |
|
| C |
Posey - 129 |
98 |
| 1B |
Huff - 138 |
124 |
| 2B |
Sanchez -98 |
100 |
| SS |
Uribe - 99 |
98 |
| 3B |
Sandoval - 95 |
108 |
| LF |
Burrell - 132 |
113 |
| CF |
Torres - 119 |
104 |
| RF |
Ross - 93 |
114 |
Suddenly, the Giants have something close to an average, balanced offense. There aren’t any complete lineup-ruining monsters up there. Only at RF and 3B are the Giants far behind. Just as we were about to give up, the Giants built something we haven’t seen in years.
And they STILL CAN’T FREAKING SCORE. It’s been a wild NLDS, and the Giants are up two games to one, but they’ve done it without cracking the four-run barrier. After all of the pleading and praying for an average offense, we got the Daffy Duck sandwich in the middle of the desert that turns to sand when you take a bite.
I’m not trying to seem like a whiner. The Giants are up a game in the series because of otherworldly starting pitching that has been fantastic enough to keep the Giants in games even if they aren’t scoring. It’s unrealistic to expect starting pitching this good to continue. So it’s like we made our wishes on The Monkey’s Paw, and they keep getting twisted and warped. So let’s try it again.
Please, Giants, play in the postseason with an average lineup that will perform like an average lineup. Give us four or five runs every game. Like, maybe starting tonight. I can’t go gray this soon, I can’t. I still get zits – what kind of deformed monstrosity has gray hair and zits at the same time? That’s like a punishment a Greek god would give to a mortal who stole something from Olympus. So just start scoring. Please.
Thank you in advance, Giants. Dammit. Score runs. Prevent the other team from doing the same. Don’t even think about warping this, monkey paw. It’s a simple request.
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Yup
That’s the impression the Giants hitters seem to be under.
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 11, 2010 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Key to tonight's game
Bunt to Troy Glaus
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
by SoFa King Mike on Oct 11, 2010 1:03 PM PDT reply actions 6 recs
Edgar Renteria accepts your challenge.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 11, 2010 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Bummer for Billy
But yeah, it’s too bad Buster didn’t come through – that was an epic bunt.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 11, 2010 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought Wagner had hurt himself just pitching? You think it was in trying to field Edgar’s bunt?
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Oct 11, 2010 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
yep
and cox tells him good bunt in the hallway
by posey yaknowsy on Oct 11, 2010 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
That makes sense. I had assumed it was just from throwing.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Oct 11, 2010 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
On the TBS replay that we had to watch 37 times, Wagner hurt himself on the foul ball before. You can see him holding his side after crossing the 3B line after the play.
Adopted Son: !Matt Downs I'll miss you my son.
I’d like to see the Giants bunt the bases loaded in the first inning.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Oct 11, 2010 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
or, fake bunt, then slap it past the drawn in Glaus.
Proud adopted parent of the ball dudes, who have grounded into 109 fewer double plays than the Giants.
LOL
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 11, 2010 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
/Aurilia signs one-game contract
fake bunt attack ftw!
"Bochy said there was nothing wrong with Buster Posey. He thought Eli Whiteside had a better chance of scoring on a gapper...Bochy said he might have had Whiteside try to steal second"
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Oct 11, 2010 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Very happy to be back in town....
I predict one of those massive outburst type of run explosions tonight.
and cleverly
do not state which team will do so!
"Bochy said there was nothing wrong with Buster Posey. He thought Eli Whiteside had a better chance of scoring on a gapper...Bochy said he might have had Whiteside try to steal second"
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Oct 11, 2010 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
And, hey, Ross had a 118 OPS+ as a Giant… (in 82 PA, sure, but…)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I remember the good ol' days 50 PA's ago
When people were saying Ross was terrible
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
No they were talking about Ross too
In fact, I remember some saying Guillen should start over Ross.
Right after Ross started like 5 for 25
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
I think I’ve been pro-Ross since he joined the team. Guillen is awful. Ross is less awful.
Ask me about my blog.
..
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
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by jctGamer on Oct 11, 2010 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions 14 recs
This brought a smile.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 11, 2010 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
And Ross looks like a giant baby. Which is kind of cool, too.
He has the best profile pics…
Ask me about my blog.
This is something I put far too much emphasis on
But Ross looks imposing at the plate. There’s something about his batting stance and the way he stares down the pitcher with all that eye black that makes me feel like there’s a real goddam hitter in there.
i get it now
thats why i always think rowand will hit… the eyeblack
by posey yaknowsy on Oct 11, 2010 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Cody has swagger in spades. I fell victim to it myself.
/secret crush’d
Have you ever thrown a fist full of glitter in the air?
♥ 2010 San Francisco Giants ♥
♥ McCoven ♥
Secret’s out now, but then we all probably could have guessed this one. He is a nice guy after all.
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 11, 2010 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
/sigh
I’ve become too predictable.
I should fake-crush on Guillen or something. Throw everyone off.
Have you ever thrown a fist full of glitter in the air?
♥ 2010 San Francisco Giants ♥
♥ McCoven ♥
that may be throwing everybody off in a different sense, a far worse one.
/holds nose around GiantsBabe
by giant4life83 on Oct 11, 2010 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I just remember every time someone Ross was bad
I would reply with “30 PA’s” or “31 PA’s”…and by 35 PA’s he got hot
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
Just like real life
if you give a girl a chance to show her personality, she can get hot.
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
Now Bochy needs to figure it out
Put Ross in the sixth spot. I can’t stand seeing Uribe bat there. Posey and Burrell walk back to back to load the bases, and you see Uribe walking to the plate and know the inning is over. Ross would wait for one strike at least, maybe two and try to get the count in his favor against a struggling pitcher.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
yep, i agree. i said this yesterday, only to have everybody throwing things at me through the computer
by giant4life83 on Oct 11, 2010 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Guillen never got a chance to show off that witty, dry yet earnest, personality of his.
I'm up... everyone move in!
no, he did… he stayed in SF for the ATL trip
by giant4life83 on Oct 11, 2010 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
It can go the opposite way very quickly, as well!
by InTimmyWeTrust on Oct 11, 2010 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Is this an entire anti-jinx post?
Please work….
by and0 on Oct 11, 2010 1:03 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
oh giants
you came and you gave me heart issues.
but then you pitched lights out, oh giants!
by PocketfullofPoseys on Oct 11, 2010 1:03 PM PDT reply actions
TWSS
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
by SoFa King Mike on Oct 11, 2010 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t want to jinx anything, but I have a feeling like some guys are due (read: Torres, Huff, and Uribe). Maybe tonight’s the night that we can have a real laugher go our way and not a hahahahahaHAHA laugher. But I’m not going to hold my breath. We all know the mantra: torture.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Oct 11, 2010 1:04 PM PDT reply actions
I feel the offense is due as well
Looking back we’re up 2-1 in the series and haven’t had an offensive explosion that we have every once in a while.
"A foghorn blowing out wild and cold." -Dire Straits
While the Braves have looked worse at the plate than their statistics would indicate, you can chalk a lot of that up to our starting pitching being just that fucking good. I’m not worried about an Atlanta offensive explosion – more than they’ll get a few runs across on random dingerz and we’ll be hacking away at Lowe sliders.
So, let’s not do that.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 11, 2010 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Explosions Happen in the Last Game
As we have seen in the second half, the Giants offensive explosions always happen in the last game of the series. Now that SF is in a position to clinch, we can expect this explosion to happen soon. We just don’t know what will be the last game. I’d be happy with a 3-0 explosion. That would suffice.
Explosion was in game 2
4 runs max…baseball gods would not let a 5th run score even with the bases loaded with 1 out and one of their own at the plate
if we can take the series, finally the burden of thinking about that every 10min a day will be lifted.
by giant4life83 on Oct 11, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Well you know Heyward is WAY over due.
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 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s why I like Bumgarner tonight. A lefty he’s never seen. A good lefty neutralizes Heyward and McCann, and that’s their best hitters.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
I am a little worried
Bumgarner works in the zone, and I am not sure he knows when to tease four or eight inches off the plate.
If Heyward’s not injured, pitches too close to the plate worry me.
bum throws great off the plate in the dirt to leftys
when hes on. lets hope hes on
by posey yaknowsy on Oct 11, 2010 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Heyward has faced Bumgarner before. From an interview with USA Today earlier in the year:
Who is the toughest pitcher you’ve had to face?
I’d have to say (San Francisco Giants prospect) Madison Bumgarner. (Bumgarner and Heyward played in the low-A South Atlantic League in 2008.)
They could be Giants...but not really.
he's batting 6th tonight
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 11, 2010 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Yup
LOLROY
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 11, 2010 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Didn’t The Simpsons do a Holloween Special with The Monkey Paw?
Hitler was a Dodgers fan.
by The Nick on Oct 11, 2010 1:06 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
or perhaps it was a Halloween Special…
Hitler was a Dodgers fan.
by The Nick on Oct 11, 2010 1:08 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
THE TURKEY'S A LITTLE DRY!
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Oct 11, 2010 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
They’ll build bigger boards and bigger nails. Soon they’ll build a board-with-a-nail so big it will destroy them all!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Go ahead! Throw your vote away!
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Oct 11, 2010 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
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Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
by delorean on Oct 11, 2010 1:06 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
bonk... bonk...?
bonnnnnnnnnn…T.
"Reynolds struck out as many times as I did in high school, and I’m not talking about baseball." - Duane Kuiper.
Nate woulda had that.
by MonochromeGarden on Oct 11, 2010 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Giants Lineup
No changes
Torres cf
F Sanchez 2b
Huff 1b
Posey c
Burrell lf
Uribe ss
Fontenot 3b
Ross rf
Bumgarner p
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
i think Pablo is getting a little unfair treatment… he has been no worse than Uribe. For them to beat the Phils, he is going to have to be at least moderately productive.
this plus dingers
And the worst part, those fukin’ douchenozzles over at the MCC get to lord this over us.
My eyes say Uribe has been passable… I wouldn’t say ‘good’.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 11, 2010 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Please. Pablo has been far worse defensively, and worse offensively.
by keyser_sozey on Oct 11, 2010 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Uribe has been hacktastic, but
very much this about Pablo. I will remind that Uribe at 3rd has been a less than rewarding a few times this year…..
Pablo shouldn’t play, and Uribe should bat eighth. I don’t care about Pablo’s bad at bats, it’s holding my breath every time a ball is hit to him. In fact, it’s a double hold your breath. You have to hold it while the ball is approaching him, and then again when he throws it to first.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
Uribe in the 8 spot makes the most sense to me.
Seems backwards – the Grant / Commander combo seems to put runners on base – then Uribe could swing for the fences or gasp, take a few balls. And maybe MadBum can finally show off that bat I hear he has…
it makes perfect sense… which is why it will never happen
by giant4life83 on Oct 11, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
all i can say is
pablo has been a great sport about it. he is always cheering the hardest whether he is in the lineup or not
Still unsure about Pablo, but I support this.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Oct 11, 2010 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
For next year
If Pablo doesn’t win the starting 3B job, would it be the worst thing in the world for him to spend the year at AAA as a catcher?
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
I don’t like to rosterbate in the middle of the playoffs, but Sandoval should already be penned in as the starting 3B next year.
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
There's talk that the organization is going to make him earn a starting job next year
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
I don't think they can say anything else at this point
they will have to find some way to motivate the Panda to get into shape. This town loves Sandoval. Perhaps some of his personal life spilled over onto the field, but he does not seem focused.
He was pretty much a lock at 3B from the ST. It was his job to lose and unless he has a dramatic turnaround, he will likely be a situational player for the rest of this year.
Adopted Son: !Matt Downs I'll miss you my son.
this town doesn't love a bad player all that much
And the worst part, those fukin’ douchenozzles over at the MCC get to lord this over us.
they cant market panda year if he sucks
at losing weight this offseason.
by posey yaknowsy on Oct 11, 2010 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions
They really need to be very clear in telling him exactly what they want him to acomplish in the off season. Huff lost a lot of weight, and came into camp fit and left his defensive reputation behind.
Pablo needs to do something about his conditioning and plate/mental approach. The latter, a very difficult thing to do (also the former, if youre me).
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
by bgunn on Oct 11, 2010 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Great points. I agree – both are very difficult to do, especially the latter.
Matt Stairs did the former at a ripe old age, so it’s doable.
by keyser_sozey on Oct 11, 2010 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Just to clarify, “former” and “latter” referring to bgunn’s post above.
“Former”= Weight/conditioning
“Latter” = Plate/mental approach
by keyser_sozey on Oct 11, 2010 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
The Giants should just pretend this year didn’t happen with Panda and tell him he’s still the third baseman next year. The guy’s been a hit machine his entire life and one bad year doesn’t change that. Just get him on “The Biggest Loser” as a contestant this off season and he’ll be fine next year.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
Agreed
I would like to see him more in shape, but mostly I want him to develop a consistent approach to succeed at the plate. That may include some adjusted swing mechanics but it’s mostly about mental discipline. His weight issues bother me because they seem to confirm he does not have the mental discipline he needs to be a good hitter.
It's orange inside
Only if he totally fucks up offseason conditioning again
I think the best thing for Pablo would be to start at 3B next year, in a lineup where he’s not expected to be the big offensive contributor. If we can resign Huff & Burrell and pick up a decent shortstop, Panda can sit at the 7 or 8 spot and just focus on getting his mechanics up to snuff without pressure.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 11, 2010 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
that depends on the kind of shape he’s in, IMO. if he continues to follow the Bengie Molina diet plan, then I don’t think this is a terrible idea.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Oct 11, 2010 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I assume by doing this you are shaping him to be trade bait down the line, btw, because there’s no way anyone is replacing Buster behind the dish
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Oct 11, 2010 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
At the very least make him more versatile
So he can play C, 1B, 3B etc
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
I assume he's not a very good catcher
and is not going to fill the Whiteside role. So why bother? he’s an emergency catcher.
I’d send him to the minors until he proves he belongs in the bigs. That is kind of what the minors are for.
And the worst part, those fukin’ douchenozzles over at the MCC get to lord this over us.
Well if he's going to the minors
Why not send him there to work on his catching defense?
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
practicing at catcher isn't like playing frisbee
it hurts. but since he’s not gonna be a first or second string catcher, why bother; most likely it’ll just get his hands busted up and make it harder to hit and play the infield.
And the worst part, those fukin’ douchenozzles over at the MCC get to lord this over us.
Tommy Joseph made drastic strides in his catching defense this year
If he can improve his defense to at least be back up level, it’s worth doing it.
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 was a pretty good catcher
When he first came up, he was fine behind the plate. I’d much rather he were the backup catcher than Whiteside. Then it would be a lot easier to get Posey some days off (at least from catching).
Pablo’s salary isn’t even half a million at the moment. He has tremendous financial motivation to get in shape next season.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
From wikipedia:
He is of Hawaiian-Chinese-Portuguese-Spanish-Japanese-Norwegian-African-Filipino-American ancestry.
AJ didn't listen to him
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
As I said in the last thread
Groundball pitcher + terrible IF defense doesn’t bode well for the Braves.
Poor baltimore chop
Will this game of cat-and-mouse never end?!
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
What's with the all the Baltimore Chop references?
What did I miss?
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
She keeps getting left behind in old threads long after new ones have been created.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
So that’s where they are!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 11, 2010 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
?? Why would she?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
you’re the girl on the internet, you figure it out!
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
Uh, ok.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
In seriousness, it’s not all that hard to Ctrl-F for ‘new thread’ now and then. It’s like Minnesota Fats used to say about chalking your cue before every shot: if you don’t chalk your cue, you’re just trying to lose.
Well, if you’re going to be a dick about it, go ahead.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
dude
That Minnesota Fats line is comedy gold. You’re supposed to chuckle.
I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT IS
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
He’s dead, man. He’s dead. There is no more salsa!
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Oct 11, 2010 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
he's dead, jim
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 11, 2010 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
LOL – nice.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Oct 11, 2010 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I haven’t seen it
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Jackie Gleason played Fats
Fats was not in the film. Willie Mosconi was in the film. And was a better pool player. Nowadays, 68% of the people in Minnesota would qualify as Fats.
And the worst part, those fukin’ douchenozzles over at the MCC get to lord this over us.
guilty
/sits in corner
And the worst part, those fukin’ douchenozzles over at the MCC get to lord this over us.
Minnesota Sveltes?
Does have a nice Scandinavian ring to it…
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
That’s also the motto of the Male Prostitutes Guild.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 11, 2010 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
TWSS
When this .sig was awaiting the Final Sabean Apocalypse, I never once in a million years suspected it would be a "good" Apocalypse. Bengie... Don't let the door hit you IN YOUR GIANT ASS on the way out!
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game totally stalled and basically dead at this point
this is average
Facing better teams with better rotations and pens, with lots of days off and and games managed to win every game, not to maximize total remaining season wins, things change a little. The run environment is lower in the postseason. The Giants have scored 1, 4 and 3. Barring the weak showing against Lowe, that’s pretty average. Even including it, that’s hardly unusual variation.
I would not mind a top-of-the-first runsplosion, of course. Please.
yeah, but 24 LOB is three games?
Especially all the guys at 3rd with less than 2 outs
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
I don't have a lucky horseshoe to post
by SoFa King Mike on Oct 11, 2010 1:09 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
then you should watch Jon Stewart and John Oliver
And the worst part, those fukin’ douchenozzles over at the MCC get to lord this over us.
It’s amazing that he had time to craft his theory of universal expansion while being so productive for the team.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
Too much chicken wings in the Shed
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
by SoFa King Mike on Oct 11, 2010 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I wish Zito had Woody's balls
Boy that came out wrong.
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Oct 11, 2010 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I spy some new slashfic coming on…
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Oct 11, 2010 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
The Anti-Lincecum
Woody would go whole games were you wouldn’t see a single swingthrough. Timmy’s game one performance you hardly saw any solid contact. Ironic that two of my favorite Giants pitchers are polar opposites.
I went through a stretch of about 10 or 15 games in the mid-Oughts where every time I went to the Big Phone to watch the Giants play, Woody was starting. And I mean EVERY TIME. I’d mockingly complain about it (why can’t I see Cain? Or, um, Sidney Ponson?), but we’d always look up at the scoreboard after 7 innings and he’d have given up 2 runs on 7 hits with 1 strikeout. I can’t help but love the guy.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
I loved how he did the little things right. He held runners on. He fielded his position. He swung the bat okay.
His W/L overrated him, but he did more with less than any pitcher I’ve seen in person.
and he worked fast. his games were fun to watch because he seemed to be always moving, which probably helped the defense behind him play better too. Big Rueter fan.
also:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN199709170.shtml
I'm up... everyone move in!
Every time he faced someone, I would look at the other team’s lineups for inexperienced players and lefties. I knew that those were the guys he was going after. If there were enough of them in the lineup, I knew he was going to pitch a good game. The big time right handed hitters were going to be pitched around, and as long as there weren’t too many of them, he was going to be fine.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
I think a lot of people love “crafty” pitchers. It’s fun to see someone who lacks stuff succeed. Maybe because they’re more like us than the players who have great stuff.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Oct 11, 2010 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Counterpoint
Giants record in 2010 playoff games where they score only one run: 1-0
SCIENCE
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Giants have won every game in their history
when they had more runs at the end of the 9th inning than the other team
SCIENCE
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Oct 11, 2010 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Also true
Of the 10th and 11th innings as well.
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 11, 2010 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
you should have left my paw out of it
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Oct 11, 2010 1:10 PM PDT reply actions
what kind of deformed monstrosity has gray hair and zits at the same time?
Me, this week. Seriously. Thanks Grant, I feel much better now.
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
I'm 32 also!
The zits occur occassionally when I’m stressed. The gray hair never goes away.
Until the day that it does, and then I’ll be all “I MISS MY GRAY HAIRS!”
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
you too can enjoy this condition
thanks to the miracles of Walgreens’ cheap-ass sunblock. Get some today!
"Bochy said there was nothing wrong with Buster Posey. He thought Eli Whiteside had a better chance of scoring on a gapper...Bochy said he might have had Whiteside try to steal second"
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Oct 11, 2010 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm working from home today
and this has to be one of the least productive days I’ve ever had. I feel like flying to newfoundland so 7:37 gets here sooner.
GITP:: Rowand The Renteria Game Logs!
Protip: fly to Labrador and gain an extra half-hour!
Can any Canadians enlighten us on how and why Labrador’s time zone developed? It’s 4.5 hours ahead of Pacific Time.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Not Canadian, but a time zone nerb
Time zones are a function of longitude. Each one is supposed to be about fifteen degrees wide. Newfoundland lies in the eastern half of the fifteen-degree swath covered by the Atlantic Time Zone. When time zones were standardized in Canada, Newfoundland was allowed to select the half-hour offset to keep as accurate a time as possible.
Interestingly, the provincial government made an effort in 1963 to adopt Atlantic Time, but that didn’t go anywhere.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
Somewhat related
Nepal Time is fucking weird. On the night of December 31, 2009, I took a Dhaka-to-Kathmandu flight at 11:30 PM. I’m not sure when 2010 started, but it’s quite possible that I might have crossed years multiple times.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
yeah, I need to choose a topic for a seminar paper by tomorrow, yet strangely I find it hard to focus on anything other than playoff baseball at the moment.
Well, and the 49ers, because trainwrecks are just so hard to look away from.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Oct 11, 2010 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm still pissed at the Reds for being responsible for the start time being moved up.
Now I have to miss the first hour or so of the game today, and if necessary Wednesday.
Croix De Candlestick: You'll be a better person for reading | My adopted Giant: the next Buster Posey, Johnny Monell
Seriously. Stupid Reds.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Oct 11, 2010 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
it’s worth it. The way the Phillies have been playing, I am sure they are not happy about the near full week off.
I’m glad the game was moved up. I’m a Jets fan and they’re playing Brett Favre and his famous penis at 8:30 PM EST. This way I get an hour before I start to go crazy with the remote.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
You were so excited when Brett Favre went to the Jets
SO EXCITED
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Plus this:
Since the playoffs expanded in 1995, there have been 17 League Championship Series where one team has come off a sweep and the other hasn’t.
Surprisingly, the sweepers are just 6-11 in those series.
From FanHouse
It's orange inside
I still break out every once in a while, and I’ve allegedly had grays lurking around since I was 21. Thankfully they’re still so hidden even I can’t find them.
What would really suck, though, is to have a heart attack at age 26 just because I can’t take the torture. Took me hours to come down off the adrenaline yesterday. I’m going to have to start taking valium (or good old fashioned Benadryl) to keep me from freaking out too much from now on.
If I do kick the bucket before the season ends, please tell my restless spirit if the Giants won.
The San Francisco Giants are the 2010 NL West Champions, and I WAS THERE.
At home. To watch it. On my television.
Eli?
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
Huh?
The San Francisco Giants are the 2010 NL West Champions, and I WAS THERE.
At home. To watch it. On my television.
by KyrieEleison on Oct 11, 2010 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Eli Whiteside is fairly young and has gray hairs
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
Just a bad joke
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
Ah.
I wondered if that was what you meant. Fortunately I’m not to Eli’s White sides just yet.
The San Francisco Giants are the 2010 NL West Champions, and I WAS THERE.
At home. To watch it. On my television.
by KyrieEleison on Oct 11, 2010 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
That's good
Also, for some reason this makes me remember that Lance Niekro went prematurely bald. No idea why I remembered that
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
Poor guy
Cox, on Conrad: “I talked to Brooksy a lot this morning. He needs a day off. He needs to get away for a day.”
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
At least Brooks Conrad can fall back on a future career as pitchman for Southwest Airlines.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Oct 11, 2010 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
You know what he needs? A nice, thorough massage. I’ll be right back.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
Brooks "Calgon" Conrad
"Bochy said there was nothing wrong with Buster Posey. He thought Eli Whiteside had a better chance of scoring on a gapper...Bochy said he might have had Whiteside try to steal second"
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Oct 11, 2010 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
We seem to play to the ability of teams, good or bad
With that said, the Phillies do not scare me at all. We keep finding wacky ways to win, no matter how torturous
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
The Phillies scare the crap out of me!
That offense + Halladay, Hamels, and Oswalt?
Yikes!
Ask me about my blog.
Also true.
Croix De Candlestick: You'll be a better person for reading | My adopted Giant: the next Buster Posey, Johnny Monell
For right now, the Braves still scare the crap out of me.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Matchups
I think Tim, Matt, Sanchez is a pretty good answer
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
Blanton
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
i prefer lincecum vs oswalt, doesnt lincecum own oswalt in head to head matchups lol?
yes i know, he was on another team
Their rotation has a nickname-"H2O"
That means they’re good
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
or it means
Philadelphia is closer to the Atlantic Ocean.
"Bochy said there was nothing wrong with Buster Posey. He thought Eli Whiteside had a better chance of scoring on a gapper...Bochy said he might have had Whiteside try to steal second"
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Oct 11, 2010 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
If we're going to keep winning low scoring games by getting fluke runs
The quality of opposing pitching doesn’t matter that much.
That and during the regular season we seemed to be pretty solid against the Phillies
Croix De Candlestick: You'll be a better person for reading | My adopted Giant: the next Buster Posey, Johnny Monell
They were missing key players both times, though.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Weren’t the Giants missing Burrell and Posey in the first series (win)?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 11, 2010 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Eli Whiteside hits Dingerz off Halladay
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
If by "solid" you mean ".500" yes.
But as many have pointed out, our offense has improved since. I have hope. But let’s get through tonight, shall we?
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
I'm still scared of the Braves
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Oct 11, 2010 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
The Giants scare me.
Ask me about my blog.
by xanthan on Oct 11, 2010 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
That's probably more accurate
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Oct 11, 2010 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
This is the correct answer
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
This
I’m scared that I will not get a refund for my Wednesday tickets
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
But the Phillies are going to embarass and humiliate us
/Yahoo writer. But seriously we haven’t finished THIS series yet!!
by hautecouture on Oct 11, 2010 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Still playing the Braves, so not thinking about the Phillies.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Oct 11, 2010 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Still haven't scored more than four
Since the 10-9 loss in Colorado.
"Buster Posey" anagram = OYSTER PUBES
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Oct 11, 2010 1:23 PM PDT reply actions
Wait really?
I can’t believe I haven’t noticed that
by hautecouture on Oct 11, 2010 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I saw this on talking chop...and am so fearful it will happen
I predict
World Series MVP Troy Glaus will be who shows up to the stadium tonight
Instead
Deserving World Series MVP Barry Bonds shows up and watches the game from the stands, quietly smiling the entire time.
Proud member of the Adopt-a-Giant program (Aaron Rowand)
25 Giants against 1 Brave?
they don’t stand a chance.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 11, 2010 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
SUBJECT LINE FOR YOUR SANITY
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
Buster's GIDP on Friday
gave me bad Giants fan flashbacks…
It’s impossible for words to describe what is necessary to those who do not know what horror means. Horror. Horror has a face… and you must make a friend of horror. Horror and moral terror are your friends. If they are not then they are enemies to be feared. They are truly enemies.
The Buster GIDP is a wash to me now
We should have won that game. They should have won last nights game.
We'll counter with Tsuyoshi Shinjo!
They’ll never know what didn’t hit them!
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
He is no Yu Darvish
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
Related note
Would anyone like to purchase a gently used and definitely cursed custom Shinjo authentic practice jersey? Guarantees Giants loss if worn during a game…anyone??
by Remember1989 on Oct 11, 2010 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't think I could bring myself to actually wear it.
But perhaps I could buy a large plush bear to serve as the voodoo doll.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Oct 11, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
The Braves have perfected time travel! Borrow it and bring back 2002 Barry Bonds!
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Oct 11, 2010 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I posted not because it was from TC
but because it memorized my fears for this game…just giving credit
ya
but for which team?
When this .sig was awaiting the Final Sabean Apocalypse, I never once in a million years suspected it would be a "good" Apocalypse. Bengie... Don't let the door hit you IN YOUR GIANT ASS on the way out!
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game totally stalled and basically dead at this point
tonight will be the night that the offensive floodgates open
the Giants can’t play 4 games against one team w/o that happening.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 11, 2010 1:26 PM PDT reply actions
for them
at least 6 runs tonight
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 11, 2010 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
hell yea
and it’s always on get away day!!
by posey yaknowsy on Oct 11, 2010 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Last game of the series
Giants offense always explodes for runs. SCIENCE
Does it seem weird to anyone else that Guillen's home?
I mean, DeRosa’s there, Zito’s there. If Jose were back getting treatment for his back, I’d get that. But they say he’s gone home. To rest. What?
Fulfilling your Gus Benusa needs since 2009!
He's resting
with a nice family who live on a farm. They have puppies and bunnies and Jose Guillen will live a very happy life.
Proud member of the Adopt-a-Giant program (Aaron Rowand)
to rest his bulging dics
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 11, 2010 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
That
is a typo and a half.
"Buster Posey" anagram = OYSTER PUBES
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Oct 11, 2010 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
FUCK
I just noticed it. God Dammit.
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
Oh, lordy, just noticed that. That’s hilarious.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Oct 11, 2010 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
call more bitches!
Supporting San Francisco Dugout since 2005 and Manny Burriss since 2006. Bringing you all your California League and New York-Penn League needs since 2009.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 11, 2010 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
BrettfarveVonCurrentEvents
"Bochy said there was nothing wrong with Buster Posey. He thought Eli Whiteside had a better chance of scoring on a gapper...Bochy said he might have had Whiteside try to steal second"
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Oct 11, 2010 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh my.
Somewhere in the minor leagues, Joe Paterson is pitching.
by imovermyhead on Oct 11, 2010 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
rec’d
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
I hope it means we’ll never see Guillen again.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Oct 11, 2010 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
This
Fulfilling your Gus Benusa needs since 2009!
by Giantsfan4life on Oct 11, 2010 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry for the dumb question, but do rosters expand for the NLCS?
I know they can be changed, but is it still 25?
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
just 25
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Still 25
Though you have those wacky injury substitution rules.
Proud member of the Adopt-a-Giant program (Aaron Rowand)
I did something I havent done
I looked at 2002 WS box scores.I was at game 4, I cant forget it happened. And I noticed something seemingly impossible.
26 runs. 2 games.
This team needs to find a way to put up a few games of 8 or so runs, the only way we are going to compete in the NLCS and World Series this year
I'm a Giants Fan. I have no fingernails. You knew this.
by iCANwatchMOLINAneverCLEANUPagain on Oct 11, 2010 1:31 PM PDT reply actions
I’m not looking ahead like that.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Oct 11, 2010 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
You have box scores for exhibition games?
Does your home look like one on Hoarders?
Proud member of the Adopt-a-Giant program (Aaron Rowand)
not even 26 in 2 games
26 in 4 games might get us 3 wins. its like a huge elephant
I'm a Giants Fan. I have no fingernails. You knew this.
by iCANwatchMOLINAneverCLEANUPagain on Oct 11, 2010 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
One slight difference between the 2002 and 2010 Giants
Barry Bonds: 12.2 WAR…116 RAR
Shakes my head as I typed that
Everytime I see his numbers from those years, I still can’t believe them.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Oct 11, 2010 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Giants fans since 1928,
when my dad went to his first New York Giants baseball game. Over 80 years of rooting for the Giants – an ongoing birth defect that is handed down from generation to generation.
And by far, the best thing about this extended season is that it means that I get to continue to read Grant at his absolute best. Oh, for the Giants lineup to be as productive. Hat tip, Grant. Envy and appreciation.
SACTOWN ROYALTY - Try our thick creamy shakes!
by section214 on Oct 11, 2010 1:35 PM PDT reply actions 11 recs
holy shit 1928
respect.
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
Best personal moment
1970. I’m at the ‘stick with my dad, and Carl Hubbell is walking along the mezzanine. I watch my 48 year old father turn 8 years old, as he starts jumping up and down, yelling, “King! King!!!” I’ll never forget it.
SACTOWN ROYALTY - Try our thick creamy shakes!
Heya section
I knew you were a Giants fan, but haven’t seen you post here.
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~ Rogers Hornsby
Hell yes.
Just learned that my 78 year old great uncle has been a Giants fan all his life. He is watching.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Damn dude
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 11, 2010 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I heard they taste like asparagus
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~ Rogers Hornsby
Fantastic, good for you
Fulfilling your Gus Benusa needs since 2009!
by Giantsfan4life on Oct 11, 2010 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
You put my screen name to shame. Hat tip to you.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Oct 11, 2010 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
so awesome
…let’s add a few more victories to your the long list you’ve lived through and wipe out this horrible birth defect once and for all.
I'm up... everyone move in!
Considering the source,
Grant just received a hell of a compliment.
"Thank you, Coach (Theus). I'm about to kill y'all this half." --DeMarcus Cousins
Dude seriously, you are the fucking man. Everyone else is just occupying space; you rule us all.
Supporting San Francisco Dugout since 2005 and Manny Burriss since 2006. Bringing you all your California League and New York-Penn League needs since 2009.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 11, 2010 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I resent that remark. I’m taking up space and wasting resources.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 11, 2010 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Holy shit, man. rec’d.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 11, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Any word on the game's starter?
I know I’d give it to the MadBum. but I’m not Bochy.
Watched last night’s game at a tiki bar that my awesome has constructed in her backyard. I’m in the south, and none of these folk care a whiff about baseball, but they were good sports and decided to be Giants fans for my benefit. Sanchez was awesome. Don’t know how the boys managed to pull that one out, but it did afford my mother and my cousins the chance to see me throw a tantrum in the wake of Romo’s pitch.
They liked the beards.
Brooks Conrad either has the yips or he is the worst defensive 2B in baseball. I’m leaning toward the latter.
The Giant other than Jonathan to receive most acclaim was Freddy Sanchez, entirely due to his epic pop-slide-fist pump. Lincecum’s exuberance was appreciated. The Tomahawk Chop was roundly ridiculed.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
NICE
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Pre Game FFFFF
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
NICER
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
man I never noticed how tiny the ball is in his hand
some bear paws right there
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
Runs? They are for mentally weak teams like Phillies.
We only need 1 run. Singular, not plural.
Grant Frisbee: the Lightning Thief
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
I wish my company had Columbus Day off. Today is dragging on and I am getting no work done.
They could be Giants...but not really.
Indigenous Peoples' Day ftw!
"Bochy said there was nothing wrong with Buster Posey. He thought Eli Whiteside had a better chance of scoring on a gapper...Bochy said he might have had Whiteside try to steal second"
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Oct 11, 2010 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
And it's Thanksgiving in Canada! Why does everyone keep forgetting that?
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
America's Oregon
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 11, 2010 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
America tried twice to take Canada
Those darn English kept getting in the way. Now Canada is independent. It is time to try again!
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
I'm Italian
I really should have stayed at home.
"A foghorn blowing out wild and cold." -Dire Straits
Damnit !!
I need to do some work. Maybe it’ll distract me.
Adopted Son: !Matt Downs I'll miss you my son.
Lowe is a very good fielder, he may be able to get to bunts that Glaus can't reach.
ground balls to third however, are another story.
And the worst part, those fukin’ douchenozzles over at the MCC get to lord this over us.
My simple request for the rest of the playoffs
Score more than the other team.
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
Scoremore than the other team.
"Buster Posey" anagram = OYSTER PUBES
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Oct 11, 2010 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Dammit Beavis, I was about to score
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
That animated GIF
On the postgame thread last night had me laughing so hard. I wish I could make that my screensaver.
No No
The one with all those guys in the car – and then Zito trailing behind solo in the vehicle.
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Oct 11, 2010 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
This just never stops being funny to me.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Oct 11, 2010 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, this one doesn’t seem to like being embedded. S’why I included the link.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Oct 11, 2010 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I find those hilarious.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 11, 2010 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
It reminds me of that Michael Keaton movie where the mental patients hit the town on their own
“The Dream Team”
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
subtle zito
is subtle
When this .sig was awaiting the Final Sabean Apocalypse, I never once in a million years suspected it would be a "good" Apocalypse. Bengie... Don't let the door hit you IN YOUR GIANT ASS on the way out!
-------
PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game totally stalled and basically dead at this point
ah, that
Didn’t do as much for me. I liked the effort.
It was probably because I got baked
For the first time in like 5 years in honor of the Giants comeback.
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Oct 11, 2010 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m nervous.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
keep the nervous for the elimination games, you’ll need it
I'm a Giants Fan. I have no fingernails. You knew this.
by iCANwatchMOLINAneverCLEANUPagain on Oct 11, 2010 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Romo
JohnSheaHey
Bochy on Romo “we may mix it up a little bit.” don’t expect him to be main setup guy
extrabaggs
Bochy on whether he’d go away from Romo in 8th: “I think you have to…but I believe in this kid.”
They could be Giants...but not really.
So I’m listening to Bill Simmons’ podcast with Buster Olney from this afternoon, and Olney described Brian Wilson as “not having great stuff.”
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
From Old Hoss!
If B. Wilson has “more guts than stuff,” his duodenum must be nigh 200’ long. He should have this taken care of.
http://twitter.com/OldHossRadbourn/status/26982415425
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
Honesty
He really doesn’t. I would label all his breaking pitches as above-average, but on occasion he’ll throw something filthy. He’s just not consistent with it.
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Oct 11, 2010 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
He's got a 96-99 MPH fastball
and two good off speed pitches…his biggest problem is control but you don’t get 48 saves and a sub 2 ERA by having guts
I agree, but people never seem to include a players fastball when they talk about “stuff.” I have no idea why, but I’ve noticed that over the years.
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Oct 11, 2010 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
FB averages 96
Fairer to say 95-97. One good offspeed pitch in the slider, plus the cut fastball.
When you throw only one inning at a time, that’s pretty good.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 11, 2010 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Wilson is good
Not Mariano Rivera good, but well above average. If he ever stopped walking people he’d be the poor man’s Robb Nen.
I miss Nen’s slider.
This
Plus does being a mental assassin count for stuff? How about being a Ninja? Obviously, Buster Olney knows nothing of his “stuff” because he himself is not a Ninja, however he did used to give them a lot of lunch money.
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 11, 2010 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
however he did used to give them a lot of lunch money.
LOL ! Almost fell out my chair.
Adopted Son: !Matt Downs I'll miss you my son.
his biggest problem is control
I totally disagree. Control of his 96+ mph fastball is what makes him so effective.
According to FG
Wilson throw a fastball 61%, a slider 4%, and a cut fastball 35% of the time
Compare with:
Wagner throws a fastball 70 percent, 29 percent slider, and 1 percent slider
Lidge throws 40% FB, 59% Slider,
Rivera throws: 16% FB, 84% Cutter
This is true
I apparently just made my entire post up. I didn’t think he threw the cuts that often. Carry on.
Rivera. An entire career built on one pitch. That’s pretty impressive.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Oct 11, 2010 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounds familiar
Rivera accidentally discovered the cutter while playing catch with Ramiro Mendoza in June 1997, finding that the fastballs he threw in the bullpen were moving sharply and unpredictably.
Before his start on Sept. 12 against the San Diego Padres, Lincecum, while playing catch with Giants pitcher Matt Cain, began to experiment with a new grip for his slider. Lincecum had always held his slider almost like a two-seamer, with his index and middle finger between the narrowest parts of the seams. The torque of his slider came when he spun the ball with the outer part of his middle finger. This time, Lincecum began to throw the slider with his two fingers across the seams. Lincecum noticed that he could put more spin on the pitch because the seams gave him a better grip.
by calbearjd on Oct 11, 2010 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Merkin Valdez also only throws one pitch
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
Why do people keep saying that? He has a 97-100 mph fastball and his slider and cutter have both been well above average by run value this season. I mean, when I think “more guts than stuff”, I think of Tim Worrell. Not a dude with an arm like Wilson’s.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Incorrect
I think of this guy (Also acts as good luck charm)
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 11, 2010 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I wish Wilson would work on that change up some more
it would make him devestating
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
That would be nice. For symmetry if nothing else.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 11, 2010 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
then he has ridiculous guts b/c his stuff is incredible.
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 11, 2010 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
that's basically how i'm interpreting the comment
i mean “incredible” might be a little much but his stuff is fantastic. the graphic’s only true because he has enormous brass balls.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 11, 2010 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
titanium, even.
That’s Brian Wilson. The man with the titanium testicles.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 11, 2010 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah
He has Jose Guillen to clank for him.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 11, 2010 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
They don't need to play "Hell's Bells" for Wilson's entrances
he just let’s his hell’s balls knock together
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
Instead
They should play “Kung Fu Fighting” instead, I feel it’s more appropriate.
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 11, 2010 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I think 18-pitch at bats to the likes of Iwamura give people a different impression of Brian Wilson from the rest of us.
DAMN AZNS ALL THE SAME
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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
Fuck.
I knew that accusation would appear!
I thought it was against the Pirates and not the Astros. Honest!
Yeah
To give a little context, they were discussing the logic of him coming on for a six-out save on Friday night, which Simmons thought was completely out of character (not having witnessed/endured all the four- and five-out saves Wilson has been asked to get this season).
Olney also mentioned that Wilson is a “high-wire act” and that it’s really asking a lot of him, as opposed to Mariano Rivera, who of course is The Greatest Closer in History. Which he is, but it just seemed Wilson was getting dinged by Olney only because he was being compared to Rivera.
And Olney is being intellectually lazy if he can’t look up Wilson’s relief appearances over the last two months, which have been really solid.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Honestly, I think “stuff” is a lazy enough term. What exactly does it mean?
They could be Giants...but not really.
Really?
To me stuff has always meant the ability to miss bats, and the ability to throw your best pitches in the middle of the plate and not get lit up.
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 11, 2010 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
It didn’t need to be a six-out save. He could have pitch a shutdown 8th and been done with it. Right Boch…back me on this one.
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
I really thought Wilson should’ve started the 8th and then Romo or someone else could’ve “closed” the ninth. The heart of the Braves’ order, the best hitters in their lineup, were due up in the eighth. I am in the line that you shouldn’t manage differently in the playoffs from the regular season, but certainly you’re supposed to use your best reliever in the moment of greatest need and that 8th inning seemed to qualify.
this is solid thinking
but maybe 25 years or so ahead of (or behind) its time.
"Bochy said there was nothing wrong with Buster Posey. He thought Eli Whiteside had a better chance of scoring on a gapper...Bochy said he might have had Whiteside try to steal second"
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Oct 11, 2010 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
This seems like the kind of thing analysts like Olney would say.
"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 11, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
JohnSheaHey
Bochy on Uribe scuffling: no thought of starting Renteria at SS cuz Uribe “huge” reason Giants are here.
They could be Giants...but not really.
I'm usually a Bork hater
But I agree with that. Uribe has been hot and cold all year, no need to yank him over a SSS.
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 11, 2010 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
For me, it's not his results but rather his approach
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
Has it changed?
He swung at slop, earlier in the year, he swung at slop, down the stretch…wait for it…he swung at slop, still the same guy.
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 11, 2010 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't like him as a no. 6...
7 and 8 hitter can be more free swingers but 6 hitters have a good chance of being up with RISP…
(BTW: I have no facts to back this up…just my gut)
No facts here either
But I agree that he shouldn’t be hitting in the 6 hole, with Pablo out he’s a good candidate for the 8 spot because he’ll expand the zone in front of the pitcher’s spot.
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 11, 2010 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
i agree was well. yesterday was a perfect example. why should pitchers throw Burrell anything resembling a strike, when Uribe is up next and he can throw him junk?
by giant4life83 on Oct 11, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
renteria should be playing
we need guys who know how to expose the weakness the Braves are showing, we need to put pressure on their defense. Hacking at shit bouncing on the plate is the opposite of what we need
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by iCANwatchMOLINAneverCLEANUPagain on Oct 11, 2010 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
You guys realize
That the Renteria bunt hit was great because it was unexpected?
And that now that he’s already done it, it won’t be unexpected anymore?
Juan Uribe is a better hitter than Edgar Renteria.
hes not hitting better now.
Rowand and Renteria have more hits than Uribe in 2 AB’s. Dude needs a break
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by iCANwatchMOLINAneverCLEANUPagain on Oct 11, 2010 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Usually agree
But, Troy Glaus. He could be expecting the bunt and still not come up with it. He won’t boot the balls he gets to like Conrad, but he won’t get to too many.
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 11, 2010 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
and once renteria gets more than one at bat
you’ll realize why we didn’t want him there in the 1st place
by hautecouture on Oct 11, 2010 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Uribe should start
but that is a really stupid reason for why.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Oct 11, 2010 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Braves lineup tonight
Omar Infante, 2B
Matt Diaz, LF
Derrek Lee, 1B
Brian McCann, C
Alex Gonzalez, SS
Jason Heyward, RF
Troy Glaus, 3B
Rick Ankiel, CF
Derek Lowe, P
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 11, 2010 2:07 PM PDT reply actions
braves dont even have anyone well enough to hit #2 before Matt Diaz. Win Please
I'm a Giants Fan. I have no fingernails. You knew this.
by iCANwatchMOLINAneverCLEANUPagain on Oct 11, 2010 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
hitting*
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by iCANwatchMOLINAneverCLEANUPagain on Oct 11, 2010 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
LOLHeyward
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
is Infante any good at 2B?
And I suppose he’s the only other option they have?
"Bochy said there was nothing wrong with Buster Posey. He thought Eli Whiteside had a better chance of scoring on a gapper...Bochy said he might have had Whiteside try to steal second"
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Oct 11, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Both UZR and Total Zone think Infante is average at 2B. The other available option would be Diory Hernandez, who Bobby Cox apparently forgot was on the roster. He’s an all-glove no-hit middle infielder. They probably think they can’t afford the drop-off in offense from putting him in there. Of course that doesn’t explain why he wasn’t in the game in the 9th inning yesterday.
Hahaha Fangraphs
Look for plenty of commentary on Bumgarner’s lack of playoff experience given the way absence of such experience recently has been a big problem for pitchers like Lincecum and Roy Halladay.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 11, 2010 2:14 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Question (same one Grant asked on Twitter)
How does one go about finding the average OPS/OPS+/slash lines by position? For example, I’d like to see the average triple slash for second basemen in the majors this year.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/split.cgi?t=b&lg=NL&year=2010#defp
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Shift-A
mlb.com is making friends with ESPN. One of their headlines (as the main lead in to the Rangers-Rays game 5) says “Who would the Yankees want to face more?” It’s the deciding game of the series, and all they can talk about is the Yankees….
Same difference.
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 11, 2010 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
The Rangers swept Yanks in NY last month too… Personally, I think either team can knock off NY, however, I have to root for Rays b/c we can’t have the Rangers winning a WS before us.
by giant4life83 on Oct 11, 2010 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Fixed
Rangers or Rays, Who Should the Yankees Root for? Is There A Way For the Red Sox to replace the Rangers or Rays in the ALCS?
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 11, 2010 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Kinda OT
Anyone listening to the BS report? Where the hell did this “Brian Wilson doesn’t have good stuff” thing get started?
Proud adoptee of Dick Tidrow the mastermind behind Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Buster Posey and many more. Also known as "The Reason".
Look up-thread.
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 11, 2010 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Suck it Brenly
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 11, 2010 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't understand Brenly
seems to always bad mouth the Giants despite being a former Giant…I know he was a D-back coach/announcer for a while but why the love for every team who plays the Giants…
I haven't heard him bad mouth the Giants once this series
He’s the best announcer on the TBS crew (tallest midget, sure, but still)
in my memory
He always plays up the Giants’ opponent and minimize the Giants…
BTW: TBS really should hire Ucker to do the games…that would be great
Yeah I'm with Vin
Although I realize I’m in the minority
"A foghorn blowing out wild and cold." -Dire Straits
Scully is ok for radio, but frustrating as hell for TV.
I can see what’s going on, you don’t need to tell me about this batter’s best friend’s groin injury in second grade!
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Well, what you gotta realize is
The first three innings of any game he does is simulcast – TV and radio. Plus, he’s been doing it for 50 or 60 years. It’s his style by now.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Oct 11, 2010 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
vin scully doesn't know about half the shit he talks about
called matt cain a disappointment, backed it up by stating his WIN – LOSS records for the last 5 years
Vin is kinda old school.
Which, y’know. I love him more for his way with words than for his ability to assess a player’s performance. What sets him apart to me isn’t a deep knowledge (or lack thereof) of modern statistical analysis.
It’s the lyrical quality he brings to his craft that’s just so different from the 98% of homer sports announcers you see in, well…any sport. You all been watching TBS, you know exactly what I mean. Vin stays pretty neutral, calls ’em as he sees ’em on both sides (even if he sees player performance through a warped glass), and just has a way with words that most of the others in his profession lack.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Oct 11, 2010 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Certainly.
But one doesn’t need to be a Dodger fan specifically to appreciate Vin’s lyricism.
The Dodger fandom just allows me to realize that he ain’t got that many years left behind the mic, and I should appreciate it while he’s there, even if he’s not what he used to be.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Oct 11, 2010 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Forget it. You’re not getting anywhere with this crowd. There’s a pretty strong anti-Scully sentiment because of the Dodgers ties.
not from me
He’s old and no longer at his peak, but Scully is better than a thousand TBS broadcasting crews will ever be. And don’t get me started on Fox.
IAWTC
I’ve lived in LA for 7.5 years, and I’m glad I get to listen to a broadcasting legend. He can turn a Dodgers-Pirates game into something watchable.
I'm not asking anybody to worship at the altar of Vin.
Although the amount of venom Giants fans aim at a guy who grew up a hardcore Giants fan because of his employer surprises me.
I mean, if he were a ‘homer’ announcer like the TBS guys, I’d understand the venom, but I’ve never seen Vin be anything but impartial when he calls a game.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Oct 11, 2010 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I love Vin
He’s a national treasure. He’s pretty much the only thing associated with the Dodgers that I like.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
I don’t think many people here hate him, but there are some who resent the implicit assumption that he is the best living baseball announcer, which he hasn’t been for a while now. I still like listening to him occasionally. It’s really quite soothing to listen to and I find it interesting to hear single man sports commentary. That just doesn’t happen any more. He’s still certainly better than the TBS guys, just not the god that some make him out to be.
The reanimated corpse the Dodgers have been trotting out the past few years? No thanks.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 11, 2010 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
NBC had Uecker doing their post-season games with Joe Morgan and Bob Costas.
That is, until Uecker got ticked about something and made crude jokes on-air about Costas.
by mrs. owlcroft on Oct 11, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Zero
Giants don’t cheat the game.
I HATE YOU PABLO!
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 11, 2010 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Bunt homeruns?
It just might work…
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Oct 11, 2010 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Only if we were playing in Coors.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 11, 2010 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
btw
are you bengali?
Proud adoptee of Dick Tidrow the mastermind behind Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Buster Posey and many more. Also known as "The Reason".
Kool
I lived in Bangladesh for three years when I was much younger. I still remember some Bangla -Kemon Achan, Bhallo Achan etc.
Proud adoptee of Dick Tidrow the mastermind behind Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Buster Posey and many more. Also known as "The Reason".
Yup
I was there from 1990-1993. A lot of my memories involve rain and flooding.
Proud adoptee of Dick Tidrow the mastermind behind Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Buster Posey and many more. Also known as "The Reason".
I can imagine.
That’s why I’ve only been there in December and January.
Why were you there, if I may ask?
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
Dad's a diplomat
He was posted in Dhaka, for his second posting after I was born.
Proud adoptee of Dick Tidrow the mastermind behind Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Buster Posey and many more. Also known as "The Reason".
I see
I have quite a few relatives who do that sort of thing. I may end up doing that myself.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
Great Career
If you can get in to the Diplomatic Corps, do it. It’s incredible.
Proud adoptee of Dick Tidrow the mastermind behind Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Buster Posey and many more. Also known as "The Reason".
i was under the assumption that the niners throw interceptions to avoid punting?
by giant4life83 on Oct 11, 2010 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Good for them.
JeffFletcherAOL Jeff Fletcher
#braves fans just gave Brooks Conrad a standing ovation as he stood in the outfield during BP
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.
very cool
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 11, 2010 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Very cool.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Oct 11, 2010 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
like this?
Proud adopted parent of the ball dudes, who have grounded into 109 fewer double plays than the Giants.
by DJ Tofu on Oct 11, 2010 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
sarchastic clap?
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.
Deosn't say.
That would be my only worry if it was ironic. But I will believe that they did it to try and boost his confidence. He still may PH after all or be put back into a game in the late innings.
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.
doesn't*
wow.
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.
That's really cool
Classy Fans are Classy. Also they were LOUD last night. Possibly louder than Mays Field
Proud adoptee of Dick Tidrow the mastermind behind Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Buster Posey and many more. Also known as "The Reason".
You think? Didn’t sounds like it on TV until the 8th.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Oct 11, 2010 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
So the people behind you can see?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 11, 2010 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
That probably has a lot to do with the sound engineer for the broadcast.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 11, 2010 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
There were also 10,000 more of them than at AT&T.
Buster Posey: He knows the rules!
♥BARRY ZITO♥
Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
WHAT DO WE NEED 10,000 SOUND ENGINEERS FOR!??!? TELL THEM TO TURN DOWN THE CHOP!!
by giant4life83 on Oct 11, 2010 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
All the beat writers were talking about how the stadium was shaking after Fat Fuck Hinske’s homerun. To quote “It was like an earthquake.”
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jcb9 was in the upper deck and said he was fearing a stadium collapse.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 11, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, it absolutely was shaking. Not like a major earthquake, but at least like a small one. Enough to make me a little nervous.
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Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing, your next dominant reliever 1.47 ERA in S-K, with 34 K in 42 IP. Uh, just ignore his age and the walks, please!
being at the game
They were loud. They were damage-your-ear-drums-loud in the 8th and the first little bit of the 9th.
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Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing, your next dominant reliever 1.47 ERA in S-K, with 34 K in 42 IP. Uh, just ignore his age and the walks, please!
Hard to tell with TBS muting the crowd volume.
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.
Yeah, I kinda figured that may be the case. Still looked unimpressive, especially when they started doing the fucking wave.
Also, there’s always one dipshit with bad rhythm who’s doing the chop a second behind everyone else and it ruins the whole look.
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by troymccluresf on Oct 11, 2010 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
the wave was terrible
Pretty half-hearted, though, at least where I was. Maybe half the people were doing it. I scowled at them and may have shouted something about “Watch the damn game!”
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing, your next dominant reliever 1.47 ERA in S-K, with 34 K in 42 IP. Uh, just ignore his age and the walks, please!
I once experienced a wave that last two innings at CBP.
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 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
"THIS IS NOT ANAHEIM!!!"
I lose my shit at people trying to start the wave at AT&T. I’ve more than once gotten shocked looks from my friends who were not expecting the vitriolic outburst they just witnessed.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Oct 11, 2010 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
sitting in VR304 for game 162
2 knuckleheads tried to start it and they were actually shouted down by the rest of the section. If that was you, THANK YOU!
"Bochy said there was nothing wrong with Buster Posey. He thought Eli Whiteside had a better chance of scoring on a gapper...Bochy said he might have had Whiteside try to steal second"
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Oct 12, 2010 8:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Also
people should remember that most of the chant you hear, is the recorded chant they play to start off the crowd. When that cuts, the noise dropped significantly.
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.
AWESOME
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 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Aw, that's nice of them.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Awesome.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 11, 2010 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
That is seriously awesome, but...
am I the only one scared shitless that that little ovenmitt-for-glove is gonna go all ankiel on us if cox decides to give him a PH appearance? It would be just so cheesy it just might happen. Here, I’ll even give the laziest ESPN/SI/whatever headline for free: SWEET ’RADEMPTION!
also, because torture etc.
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by Last Place Finnish on Oct 11, 2010 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
My roommate saw Glaus in the lineup and texted me “No doubt Scott Spezio is on a plane to Atlanta right now.”
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by troymccluresf on Oct 11, 2010 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
They may not have known who he was
it’s so confusing, this being the second game they’ve attended this year.
"Bochy said there was nothing wrong with Buster Posey. He thought Eli Whiteside had a better chance of scoring on a gapper...Bochy said he might have had Whiteside try to steal second"
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Oct 11, 2010 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
/shift-A
I have a legit reason why I was still in the old thread.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 11, 2010 2:47 PM PDT reply actions
I went to class.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 11, 2010 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah, yes, but I have to meet with my tutor from 4-5.
Shit.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 11, 2010 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL HIGH SCHOOL
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 11, 2010 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL FOUR DAY WEEKEND.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 11, 2010 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Every weekend is a four day weekend.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Oct 11, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
One of these semesters, I’m going to stack classes on Tuesdays/Thursdays.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 11, 2010 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
i did that in college for a semester, didnt like it at all. i prefer 3 hours a day, 4 days a week. that way you don’t really dread any particular day, unless you don’t like a certain class.
if you stack it, you’re gonna come to hate those long days- not to mention if youre a procrastinator, you’ll spend all of Mon and Wed doing HW for the following days’ classes.
by giant4life83 on Oct 11, 2010 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
IN THE OLD THREAD???
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 11, 2010 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I stayed in the old thread!
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 11, 2010 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
That didn't stop me from posting
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
Clearly, Chop’s not a gamer.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Oct 11, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I had a moment in that class
When I realized I had no idea what was being discussed
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
I have had those feelings
I call them normal schooldays.
Fuck do I feel misplaced & dumb in my college, and it’s the first semester of my first year. Good times.
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by Last Place Finnish on Oct 11, 2010 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
good to hear you’ve assimilated seamlessly into the college life
by giant4life83 on Oct 11, 2010 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I only use my computer in one class, and that’s history. Today was Spanish.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 11, 2010 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah, that sucks
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
I thought you had class!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Still probably one of my favorite little exchanges on the show
And made brilliant by using it twice.
I won’t be able to watch the game until after 6 o’clock. I predict we will either have a massive lead or a massive deficite by that time.
"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
LOL
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Oct 11, 2010 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Well
The Braves pitching is pretty darn good.
Also, (not looking ahead or anything so consider this a definite IF we reach the next level) the Phillies pitching is pretty darn good, too.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
yah
the Braves relief corps reminds me of the Padres’… and not in a good way.
When this .sig was awaiting the Final Sabean Apocalypse, I never once in a million years suspected it would be a "good" Apocalypse. Bengie... Don't let the door hit you IN YOUR GIANT ASS on the way out!
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Why the Giants will win tonight
In his last away start, MadBum threw 7 shutout innings, Giants won 13-0. Therefore, it will be exactly the same tonight.
Science
It's orange inside
Thank you Grant
Very very very good post. Just score dammit. Give the young pitchers a break. Just score dammit. Give us old dogs a break from the prilosec. Just score dammit. I can’t get another battery for my pace maker until the insurance company allows it. Just score dammit.
Thanking you in advance as I buy my depends, metamucil, prilosec, and ac adaptor to charge my pace maker. Wait a minute, there is the crown and cigar aisle for tonights game.
Would you just fricken score dammit
by Longtimewaiting on Oct 11, 2010 3:10 PM PDT reply actions
Thanking you in advance as I buy my depends, metamucil, prilosec, and ac adaptor to charge my pace maker
There are teenagers here who do the same things!
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
I had to have open heart massage the last three games. I told my paramedic to leave the wound open considering we don’t score.
Are teenagers snorting metamucil? Smoking Prilosec and sagging their depends?
by Longtimewaiting on Oct 11, 2010 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Shortly after Mister Toddler was born and suffering from some common postpartum issues, my btw sent me to Walgreen’s for Metamucil, a Fleet enema, nitrile gloves, Gatorade and Vasoline. The closest Walgreen’s is the one a couple blocks from SF General, which in the middle of the night apparently attracts primarily Mission hipsters. There were some respectful murmurs when I put my haul on the counter to pay.
I think the Gatorade made it.
Grant, you want 5 runs per game?
What do you think this is, the Bonds-Kent era?
Buster Posey ain't havin it... He aint.
by Caine Black Knife on Oct 11, 2010 3:10 PM PDT reply actions
No. Then we would have to have a couple pushing and faux punches thrown. Plus greenies and needles have been banned.
by Longtimewaiting on Oct 11, 2010 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
GIANTS
score runs, please. Lots more than the Braves, and get it done early. Please.
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Alright Onley is blathering idiot
He said:
a) Brian Wilson hasn’t been used for more than 3 outs the entire year.
b) Wilson doesn’t have great stuff
c) Giants fielding sucks – Huff should be DHing
Proud adoptee of Dick Tidrow the mastermind behind Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Buster Posey and many more. Also known as "The Reason".
I assume you mean Buster Olney. Where did he say these things?
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
Where did this national Brian Wilson doesn’t have great stuff meme start?
Mark DeRosa, still existing.
I blame TBS’ “scouting report” on him.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Oct 11, 2010 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
TBS
they said he has “more guts than stuff”
by hautecouture on Oct 11, 2010 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Wasn’t that Brenly specifically that started that hooey?
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
I’m not sure. I wasn’t really paying attention
by hautecouture on Oct 11, 2010 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I’ve seen that, was wondering if they got it from someone, or just pulled it out of jcb9’s ass.
Mark DeRosa, still existing.
/just woke up and realized there are west coast teams
/scrambles to make up something to say about them even though he has never watched them
It's orange inside
the good news:
I’m home. Long-ass weekend.
The bad news:
I’m home. I won’t be at the game tonight. :(
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Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing, your next dominant reliever 1.47 ERA in S-K, with 34 K in 42 IP. Uh, just ignore his age and the walks, please!
also
And y’all may be aware of this, but on the big screen in CF after the game ended, they had an ad about how there were still plenty of tickets available for tonight’s game. LOL BRAVES FANS.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing, your next dominant reliever 1.47 ERA in S-K, with 34 K in 42 IP. Uh, just ignore his age and the walks, please!
also also
Until the game starts, I’m listening to last night’s KNBR broadcast. LOL NERD.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing, your next dominant reliever 1.47 ERA in S-K, with 34 K in 42 IP. Uh, just ignore his age and the walks, please!
I listened to that this morning. It was awesome.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Oct 11, 2010 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
The announcer yesterday said the Braves didn’t sell out yesterday’s game until they won Game 2
by hautecouture on Oct 11, 2010 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I bought my tickets when the Giants clinched, and there were tons available all over the ballpark.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing, your next dominant reliever 1.47 ERA in S-K, with 34 K in 42 IP. Uh, just ignore his age and the walks, please!
How sad.
I’m pretty sure the Giants sold out the 1st round 2 weeks before they even made the playoffs
by hautecouture on Oct 11, 2010 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
To be fair, Turner is a good bit bigger than AT&T. But still, yeah.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing, your next dominant reliever 1.47 ERA in S-K, with 34 K in 42 IP. Uh, just ignore his age and the walks, please!
True.
But i don’t think a few thousand would’ve made a difference
by hautecouture on Oct 11, 2010 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually a bit surprised by these “small” turnouts. 60,000+ were there for the last game.
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by troymccluresf on Oct 11, 2010 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not sure which torture I prefer
It seems like it comes in two different but similarly terrible flavors: No chance and horrible teasing.
This series has been much more of the horrible teasing variety. It’s not that they’re just hitting poorly (though they are), or not scoring runs (though they are). How many times did they get the leadoff man on base and struggle to move him even to second? How many times did they strand a runner at third after getting there with less than 2 outs? how many runners did the strand overall?
That’s what’s really been frustrating about the offense lately, they can hit but seem absolutely opposed to doing so in a timely manner. And lets not kid ourselves, it’s been pretty much like this all of September. The only difference is they also peppered in a few home runs then.
/downer
after the 4th straight leadoff man got on base yesterday, and we had failed to move him over, i was getting pissed with Bork.
Considering it’s the Giants, I can’t believe they haven’t even bothered to teach every player how to bunt!! Teach Huff how to bunt. Teach Buster how to bunt. Teach Uribe (though i can see the fail already on that one). If they aren’t going to get hits with RISP, they need to learn to make productive outs (this is the team that led the majors in productive outs this year, ironically).
and Borks plan of “waiting for the big hit” is not suited to the type of team we have
by giant4life83 on Oct 11, 2010 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
was thinking of two runners in scoring position, less than 2 outs, but, yes, your specificity explained it better.
typically only then
in a 1-run or tied game in the 9th or extras.
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willing to consider it
with one out and a man on 1B, to avoid the inevitable double play ball.
"Bochy said there was nothing wrong with Buster Posey. He thought Eli Whiteside had a better chance of scoring on a gapper...Bochy said he might have had Whiteside try to steal second"
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Oct 11, 2010 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
sure, for most teams, it’s not a good option, but why not for the Giants? they hit into record numbers of DPs, it gets a RISP with one out, what’s the downside?
by giant4life83 on Oct 11, 2010 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Complicated explanation
http://baseballanalysts.com/archives/2006/07/empirical_analy_1.php
One fairly common application of the ERT is the evaluation of various in-game strategies, such as the sacrifice bunt. For example, if an AL team has a runner on first base with no outs, the team can be expected to score .877 runs before the end of the inning. If the batter successfully executes a sacrifice, the team would find itself with a runner on second and one out. Based on the table, the expected runs in this latter situation is .693. In other words, according to the ERT executing a successful sacrifice bunt actually lowers the run expectation over the remainder of the inning by .184 runs (.877-.693), while a failed sacrifice lowers the expected runs by .255 (i.e. to a runner on first, one out).
does the ERT simulator account for certain teams’ tendencies, or is it based on a league-average type deal?
i ask because I only brought that up because the Giants are not like most teams- I wonder if the ERT can be run with the Giants stats plugged in, DPs and all- I’m sure it would read much differently. we hit into twice as many DPs as the league did this year, hence, that .877% is waaaay higher than it should be. I’ll take the chances of scoring with runner in 2nd, 1 out, than i will with a runner on 1st, no out anyday, with this particular Giants team.
by giant4life83 on Oct 11, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
it's league average certainly
Giants DP% was 14%. NL average was about 10%. So it’s it’s still no where near break even (except when you only need 1 run – like walk off sitation).
When this .sig was awaiting the Final Sabean Apocalypse, I never once in a million years suspected it would be a "good" Apocalypse. Bengie... Don't let the door hit you IN YOUR GIANT ASS on the way out!
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as bad as Pablo’s been, still within spitting distance of league average for the season.
Too bad he started bringing his AB’s with him on the defensive side of things. IIRC he was okay at 3rd in in April and May.
Mark DeRosa, still existing.
LOL
Colleen Dominguez justs aid Troy Glaus through 3 balls into the camera well in warmups and hit two photographers
and still, still was able to turn that DP on Buster. How sad. New gameplan- hit balls at Glaus
by giant4life83 on Oct 11, 2010 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
so, question
Did y’all hear the Atlanta fans going out of their way to boo Posey yesterday?
It was REAAAAAAALLY loud at the park. Stay classy, Atlanta fans!
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Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing, your next dominant reliever 1.47 ERA in S-K, with 34 K in 42 IP. Uh, just ignore his age and the walks, please!
Yeah, I busted out a, “YOU’RE ALL JEALOUS!” chant at one point.
And “POSEY’S BETTER” when Heyward kept fucking up, of course!
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing, your next dominant reliever 1.47 ERA in S-K, with 34 K in 42 IP. Uh, just ignore his age and the walks, please!
So Heyward is lying face down on the warning track after crashing into the wall, and you’re standing there screaming “Posey’s better”?
LOL, priceless
by giant4life83 on Oct 11, 2010 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah, not then. I was a Classy Fan and gave him a nice ovation when he got up.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing, your next dominant reliever 1.47 ERA in S-K, with 34 K in 42 IP. Uh, just ignore his age and the walks, please!
yea i was joking, i didn’t really think you’d be doing it like that… at least not surrounded by Braves fans. If they still think the Chop is not a racist chant, who knows what they’d do to you?
by giant4life83 on Oct 11, 2010 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah
We were like, WTF? Sure we chanted “Posey’s better” at Heyward, but what did Posey do to deserve boos?
It's orange inside
he went 6-11 (i think) in the series, while Heyward went 0-11 with 7 Ks.
Jealous our rookie is better
by giant4life83 on Oct 11, 2010 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
The stolen base in the first game, likely.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I hadn't even thought of that
I kind of just thought they were pricks and being all, “OMG HOW DARE YOU NOT PLAY FOR THE BRAVES, YOU GEORGIA NATIVE!”
Which, given the Braves’ propensity to draft local kids, is probably not quite as unreasonable an expectation as it seems!
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing, your next dominant reliever 1.47 ERA in S-K, with 34 K in 42 IP. Uh, just ignore his age and the walks, please!
speaking of blown calls
The several check swing calls later in the game – I thought the umps pretty much got them right, but the Braves fans were OUTRAGED!!!!!
How did they appear on tv?
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing, your next dominant reliever 1.47 ERA in S-K, with 34 K in 42 IP. Uh, just ignore his age and the walks, please!
Looked like the umps were correct.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Oct 11, 2010 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Totally JCB9
My friend and I were yelling at them for booing a hometown guy.. Also the Heywards better chance just looked more and more ridiculous as he kept striking out
“Heyward’s better” didn’t reach my section, apparently.
I let out an exuberant, “WHO’S THE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR NOW!?” after Heyward’s 9th inning at bat. The crowd was deadly silent at that point.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing, your next dominant reliever 1.47 ERA in S-K, with 34 K in 42 IP. Uh, just ignore his age and the walks, please!
so, I still need to write a fanpost about the game
But I’ll give away one of my stories now:
We were there with our kids – our four year old son and our almost-two daughter. Early in the game, this became a bit of an issue, because our son accidentally kicked the guy in front of us a few times. “Kick” is really too strong a word – tapped him, really. It wasn’t even really his fault – there was very little space, and his legs weren’t long enough for his feet to reach the floor, so pretty much every time he moved at all his legs bounced, and the guy’s back was right there.
Anyway, we were doing our best, trying to make him aware of what he was doing and get him to sit still. At one point, after he bumped the guy, I sort of took him aside and said, “Matthew, if you kick that man again, you and I are going to have to get up and leave. It’s not okay to kick that man. You’re being very rude.”
At that point, the guy (who was an older guy, but very burly and kind of red-faced) turned around, super belligerent, turned around and started screaming at me, “Yeah, I think that’s a real good idea. You need to get the hell out of here, because you obviously can’t teach your kids to behave. He keeps doing that and I’m going to take you down and kick your ass.”
So…yeah. Dude, I’m doing my best. I understand being annoyed, I would be too, but you’re really going to threaten violence to a family because of such piddly little shit!? Real classy, man. And then you question my values!? Right.
Anyway, I told him I wasn’t going to fight him, because I know how to behave like a civilized human being, but if he was welcome to hit me if he really had a burning desire to go to prison.
Anyway, there was an empty seat next to ours, and another empty seat in front of it (LOL BRAVES), and it eventually became clear they were never going to fill up, so we ended up moving Matthew over a couple of seats so he would be out of the guy’s way. The guy and his wife were still visibly stewing long afterwards, however.
They eventually got up and left in like the 6th inning. Never came back. Apparently they’re just as good fans as they are human beings.
The kicker, for me: the people sitting behind me kept putting their feet up on the back of my seat throughout the game. I never said anything – it wasn’t THAT big of a deal.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing, your next dominant reliever 1.47 ERA in S-K, with 34 K in 42 IP. Uh, just ignore his age and the walks, please!
Forget a fanpost
You clearly need to write a book or make a documentary about your experiences yesterday.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
ha.
There’s still plenty more to tell, it must be said!
I have actually thought about someday writing a memoir about my life as a Giants fan.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing, your next dominant reliever 1.47 ERA in S-K, with 34 K in 42 IP. Uh, just ignore his age and the walks, please!
Wow. I’m surprised. People are incredibly nice to me about Mister Toddler’s various foibles on the Muni. And the Muni crowd is not one I normally thought of as welcoming, but I guess it was just that I am a jerk. Everyone ranges from tolerant to super nice about kids.
I am assuming he and his wife went home to an empty house with no messages on their machine.
Man, that sucks for you. I hate when people pull shit like that, especially in front of your family. Glad they left.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Oct 11, 2010 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I only heard it on TV early on
I got the impression it wasn’t so popular after the first K, or the outfield mishap.
"Bochy said there was nothing wrong with Buster Posey. He thought Eli Whiteside had a better chance of scoring on a gapper...Bochy said he might have had Whiteside try to steal second"
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Oct 11, 2010 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I saw that. That made me sad. I guess in response to the “Posey’s better” chants?
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Oct 11, 2010 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
And did you hear Posey's response to the booing, in the post-game press conference?
“I loved it.”
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
JeffFletcherAOL Jeff Fletcher
Brooks Conrad: “I didn’t get much sleep last night, but the sun came up again today and we’re here in the playoffs… You can’t beat that.”
sitting by the window with a rifle is a tough way to sleep.
by giant4life83 on Oct 11, 2010 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
HE DIDNT DO IT !! ITS A CONSPIRACY I TELL YOU !!
by giant4life83 on Oct 11, 2010 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Another simple request
Anyone know of a way to somehow delay the radio broadcast enough to sync up with the tv broadcast. I miss my tap plastic comercials!
"The guys who get the lion's share of the playing time are the guys I'm running out there." - Bruce Bochy
There was a Diary about that a week ago. Let me try and find it.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
Here it is.
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/10/3/1728226/how-to-sync-radio-and-tv#comments
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
THX!
"The guys who get the lion's share of the playing time are the guys I'm running out there." - Bruce Bochy
by tin and gonic on Oct 11, 2010 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
lol - tried the drink more already. Thought I was starting to predict the future then realized David B Flem just told me what would happen
"The guys who get the lion's share of the playing time are the guys I'm running out there." - Bruce Bochy
I like listening unsynchronized. It’s cathartic knowing what will happen before you see it.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
What I do is watch TV when the Giants bat, but listen to the radio and watch TV when the Braves bat, because it softens the blow to hear it before you see it. That, and nothing bad ever seemed to happen on the radio.
by giant4life83 on Oct 11, 2010 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I only notice the lag when good things happen. I have no memory of any Hinske lag, but I vividly remember the delay on Huff’s hit. It was surprising to actually see it: from the description, I thought that it was in the gap.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
by giant4life83 on Oct 11, 2010 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey Mr. Funny Guy
I can’t go gray this soon, I can’t. I still get zits – what kind of deformed monstrosity has gray hair and zits at the same time? That’s like a punishment a Greek god would give to a mortal who stole something from Olympus
Pro tip: We hide them in the wrinkles.
ajcbraves David O’Brien
#Braves’ Glaus had at least two throws sail over first base while taking infield at 3B while ago. One of them struck a cameraman’s leg.
purposefully throwing balls away so people try and hit it to him? that would work if, in fact, he wasn’t as bad as people know he is.
by giant4life83 on Oct 11, 2010 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm making a Rally Green Bean Casserole for dinner.
Do you think it will help?
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
I’m not a fan. But if you like it, by all means bring some.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
I’ve never had chicken and waffles.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
Nor have I, though I’m told the combination is very tasty.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
Yes. And please share some with everyone.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 11, 2010 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2010/03/upload-and-store-anything-in-cloud-with.html
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
THANKS DUDE
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 11, 2010 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s a trick! It’s not the real GDT!
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Oct 11, 2010 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Bengie Molina vs. Eric Hinske in a race around the bases
At home plate, a delicious snickerdoodle cookie awaits the victor. Who lumbers his way to victory?
"Friends, San Franciscans, Countrymen....Humm Baby."
by The Nuschlerian Candidate on Oct 11, 2010 4:13 PM PDT reply actions
Up Yours Jobu
It is time for all you acolyte of the ungodly to step forward and be heard.
I have bought my Derek Lowe cupie doll. I have stuck needles in his eyes and arm. He is doomed. I have him sitting on my couch with a bag over his head. That means six or seven walks. Far be it for our hitters to get more than five hits.
Last night I bought a chicken. I cut the entrails out and sifted through them. I swear there was the name Madison Bumgarner name in them. I also saw little round zeros. I’m not sure if they were zeros or turds but they looked like zeros. There were seven of them. Shit! Does that mean Romo has to pitch again?
I took out my orange spray paint and tagged my living room floor. It looks like a pentagram with a big SF in the middle. I don’t know if it will help but at least my girl friend has left so I can watch the game. I wonder, should I have cut my wrist and used blood instead? Maybe I should have cut her wrist. She actually thought she was watching House or something like it.
Get thee behind me Satan! I was thinking about sacrificing a virgin. One of my neighbors has this cute little 17 year old running around in a thong by the pool. Get thee behind me Satan! Damn that nymphet is hot.
I pulled out girl friends red crotchless panties with the garderbelts. I’ll put them on if we fall behind. I swear I will do it.
Damn the game is getting ready to start and i forgot to work today. Shit I missed my plane. Fuckit! How often do the Giants get to the playoffs. Fuck you Jobu!!!!
by Longtimewaiting on Oct 11, 2010 4:44 PM PDT reply actions
UP YOURS JOBU
Giants 3 Braves 2
UP YOURS JOBU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Longtimewaiting on Oct 11, 2010 7:36 PM PDT reply actions
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