Sunday morning coming down, dumping links
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 17, 2010 10:02 AM PDT
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PrintTim Lincecum takes detour, San Francisco Giants' key additions - Tom Verducci - SI.com
You know how people always say, "I don't care what the ump's strike zone is as long as he's consistent."? Yeah, it doesn't help. The expected pitcher's duel of legend was almost a total dud because of an ump that didn't think pitches at the knees were strikes. Almost a total dud, but it became the greatest game of the past five years because the Giants won. Science.
Game 1 shocker: Giants beat Roy Halladay and Phillies 4-3 - San Jose Mercury News
"'If you're going to be streaky, now's a nice time for it,' Huff said of Ross, who was claimed off waivers from the Marlins. 'He's been a nice garbage find for us.'" -- Yes. Yes, he has. The Giants are in the playoffs and doing well because the Giants' outfield features a minor league free agent and two guys who were given away for free. I hope Rowand picks up a few checks every now and then.
Inman: Tim Lincecum gets help from unlikely source - San Jose Mercury News
"'I was thinking I must have a really nice butt, because I heard a lot of (whistles),' Lincecum said with a laugh. 'I've never been whistled at that much. The Philly fans must love something about me.'" -- The whistling thing was almost clever. Almost. But it allowed for a retort like this. Check.
S.F. Giants hitters aggressive, beat Roy Halladay
"But in the sixth, Posey got a huge hit, a two-out single to right that began a decisive rally. Pat Burrell, one pitch after Halladay thought he had an inning-ending strikeout, smacked an RBI double, and pinch-runner Nate Schierholtz scored on Juan Uribe's single." -- A two-out rally against Roy Halladay. The Giants won the first game of the NLCS because they strung together two-out hits against Roy Halladay. Feels good until you read the things the Mayans predicted would follow.
Eerie NLCS wordplay: Cody Ross spelled backward is 'Ssory Doc' - Big League Stew - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
"There is possible anagram hope for Phillies fans: Brian Wilson can be re-arranged into 'Rainbows Nil' and 'Raisin Blown.'" - Which brings me to the number 8. There are eight letters in the name 'Cody Ross.' Now if you mix up the letters in the name 'Cody Ross', mix 'em around, eventually, you'll come up with Ssory Doc. Ssory Doc. The name of a planet in a galaxy way, way, way... way far away. And another thing. Once you go into that circle, the weather never changes. It is always 67 degrees with a 40% chance of rain.
The Good Phight - For Philadelphia Phillies Fans
"That Pat Burrell double off the abdomen of Raul Ibanez was the negative backwash of the Ruben Amaro, Jr. Years distilled into one play. Your adequate but slow left fielder, who you got rid of because he couldn't field, hits a ball to your new left fielder who ostensibly can field but really can't, after your hypercompetitive ace gets flustered and serves up a pitch to smash. If only Placido Polanco were somehow involved." -- Good analysis, and I like that he went out of his way to not offend us positive backwash fetishists.
Hot Poz on Ross action
"I've tried everything against that guy," said Ross after the game, his face still locked in disbelief. "I've tried to wait him out. I've tried to be aggressive. I guess I was in between tonight ..."
El Lefty Malo
"Despite the cameras showing the pitchers' anger, the rude signs behind the Giants' dugout, and the slo-mo sinkers that didn't sink, my favorite images from tonight's broadcast lingered on the Phillies' fans praying and chewing their rally towels and knuckles in the ninth. Hello, you silly people. Have some torture. We're happy to share. " - Yes.
Sanchez’s Slider - Bay City Ball
"Sanchez’s slurve boasted a whiff rate (misses/swings) of 78.5%. Batters took 14 cuts against Sanchez’s slider/curve and missed the ball completely 11 times. The 3 times Braves hitters did make contact resulted in foul balls. Not a single Braves hitter put Sanchez’s slider/curve into play. That’s pretty impressive." -- A look ahead to today, binary-style.
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Hippie Trash!
Proud parent of Bengie Molina: Buster who?
by The Enchanter on Oct 17, 2010 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
The sign said "Hippy Trash"
It was a rejoinder about how fat Lincecum’s thighs are.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
by shanghaijim on Oct 17, 2010 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
For the record
Being a pot-head does not a hippy make, unless you think Snoop is a hippy.
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 17, 2010 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Also
Being a Philly Phan does increase the chances that you own at least one article of clothing that is made of acid washed denim. Also, who are they to be making fun of someone else’s dental work, have you ever been to Philly?
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 17, 2010 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
We are friends
I’m sure you don’t own any acid-washed denim, but you must admit it is as prevalent as bad perms in Center City.
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 17, 2010 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
quietly shuts closet door
Not in Center City, but Northeast Philadelphia… yes, I will concede that point.
http://www.thegoodphight.com
Sorry
My Philly geography isn’t the best. Hope we’re still cool.
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 17, 2010 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
It's the Baseball Gods' idea of a sick joke,
pitting two such fatalistic fanbases against each other in the Thunderdome.
I thought we might get it in 2003, but then Bartman and Boone happened in the LCS.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 17, 2010 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I think badly of potheads and hippies as a rule
Which is why the love of my life is one and my mother the other.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
i think his wife is a pothead, the end result of a hippie breeding.
by giant4life83 on Oct 17, 2010 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I have been informed that the term “hippie” came from servicemen in Viet Nam visiting opium dens. They would lie in what amounted to bunks stacked on the wall like cordwood. When the lady with the goodies would come around she would alert them to roll over on their sides to take a drag by saying “hippie, hippie”, as in roll over on your hips. Well that’s what I heard anyway.
So while hippie does not necessarily mean “pot head”, it came from a place where people who were bombed out of the minds hung out, if this story is to be believed.
http://www.botecomm.com/bote/radio/radiodelay.html
uh no, way too complicated
evolved as a derogatory term from “hipster”, the ubiquitous cool dudes of the early Sixties.
I love how most of these articles still call the Phillies the "clear" favorites
Past 15 of 18 NLCS first game winners went on to win the series…
That’s a cool stat, but it’s irrelevant because it doesn’t mean we can’t make it 15 of 19.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 17, 2010 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
This, this, this, this
Also, anyone else who mentions this stat should be banned.
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 17, 2010 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
WAITING FOR GUFFMAN REFERENCE
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Will there ever be a Giants postseason game determined by more than a one-run margin?
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!
‘Cause we’re now up to 7 straight one-run margins. You have to go back to Game Two of the 2003 NLDS for more.
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’m new to this whole playoffs thing, but I’m pretty sure those aren’t allowed.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 17, 2010 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
If it works, why mess with a good thing?
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Oct 17, 2010 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
OMG
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on Oct 17, 2010 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
I woke up
and this is still all real.
Have you ever thrown a fist full of glitter in the air?
♥ 2010 San Francisco Giants ♥
♥ McCoven ♥
by GiantsBabe on Oct 17, 2010 10:12 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Does anyone have a .gif of Ibanez’s effort on Burrell’s 2B last night? I want to keep it forever on my hard drive.
Ask me about my blog.
I think there’s one over on Lookout Landing
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2010/10/16/1756556/raul-ibanez-takes-pride-in-his-defense#storyjump
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I feel awesome
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
WHOOOOOOOO
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Not really.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
keep on drinkin' dude!
no hangover till Thursday!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"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 17, 2010 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Why would you link a Bay City Ball post?
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Fucking trojan. I’ll scrub it.
(I don’t think there’s any way to misinterpret that.)
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 17, 2010 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Recycling is good for the planet.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 17, 2010 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
It wasn’t much easier for Lincecum. He was so frustrated with several calls that he came storming off the mound after the third inning shouting (in the clean version), “Do I have to tell this guy I’ve got two Cy Youngs!”
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/tom_verducci/10/17/five.cuts.saturday/index.html#ixzz12dZZx1og
Wow is that what Timmy said? I thought he said “What the fuck is this strike zone”
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
Does Tom Verducci just make stuff up? It doesn’t sound like something anyone would say, much less Timmy.
Yup.
And it sucks because sheep will read it and think “Wow! That guy Lincecum is SO stuck up!”
by Uncle Russel on Oct 17, 2010 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, I never!
“Hear, hear, Sir Bochington,” said the whip-thin dandy as he stepped off the green and polished his monacle, “this fellow seems really quite unaware that I have in my possession not one but two Denton Trues. And the gentlemen in the pews appear to be impugning our fine English dentistry!”
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 17, 2010 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
the whip-thin dandy
♥♥♥♥♥
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
by satyricrash on Oct 17, 2010 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
rec'd
/waits for photoshopped version
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"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 17, 2010 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s sitting right in the dugout though, isn’t he?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
That was my assumption.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
by shanghaijim on Oct 17, 2010 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
what were the rude gestures behind the Giants’ dugout that El Lefty references?
by aug_21_2003 on Oct 17, 2010 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Number of other teams who have beaten Roy Halladay twice this year?
by GiantPain on Oct 17, 2010 10:23 AM PDT reply actions 5 recs
i got a ton of texts from my phillies fans friends
right after the burrell at bat. My response? Timmy didnt get that pitch the inning before, and ibanez needs to make that catch. Dont come at me with that weak ass shit
And Halliday shouldn’t have gotten rattled by the call. When Timmy freaked out, Bochy went out there and calmed him down. Score another one for Bochy over Manuel.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Oct 17, 2010 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Good point!
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
by shanghaijim on Oct 17, 2010 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Why does McC keep putting up these fake news articles/headlines
first…it’s the Giants making the playoffs
then…it’s the Giants winning the NLDS over the Braves
now…it’s the Phillies, the best baseball in the last 50 years, losing game one of the LCS to the Giants…and the Giants scoring four runs off of Halladay no less…
Losing all credibility here, Grant…
That is very weird.
Have you ever thrown a fist full of glitter in the air?
♥ 2010 San Francisco Giants ♥
♥ McCoven ♥
Yes, but it would be weirder if it were spelled correctly.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 17, 2010 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Man, that Cody Rros is a hell of a ball player.
by Sandor Clegane on Oct 17, 2010 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s like during the Gulf War in 1991, when all my fifth grade classmates realized that Saddam backwards was almost “Mad Ass.”
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!
H Maddas
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
H Madidas walk through concrete doors.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 17, 2010 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
He's Madd As hell, and he's not going to take it any more!
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 17, 2010 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve got the Maddas touch.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
by satyricrash on Oct 17, 2010 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
an uncharacteristically shaken Doc made a bad pitch to Jose Uribe
It’s a wonder the Giants won. Pitching against the living dead can be a real bitch sometimes.
by JFein on Oct 17, 2010 10:19 AM PDT reply actions
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
This is not the first time SI’s done that. Let me find another link.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/tom_verducci/10/14/lcs.preview/index.html
7. Is the Golden Age of shortstops officially dead?
None of the shortstops on the clubs still playing baseball have an OPS+ of 100. In order, they are Jose Uribe of the Giants (99), Derek Jeter of the Yankees (90), Jimmy Rollins of the Phillies (86) and Elvis Andrus of the Rangers (75).
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
Freakin SI.com
and that Tom Verdouchey
by fuzlightyear on Oct 17, 2010 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Well played, sir. Well played indeed.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 17, 2010 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
It's Always Dirty In Philadelphia
"Fuck yeah, shut up." - Tim Lincecum
by techsig12 on Oct 17, 2010 10:37 AM PDT reply actions 5 recs
Lefty Malo has been on a roll for a few weeks now
Playoffs are bringing out the best in Giants blogging.
i just had "menudo" to cure this hangover
it works. what a beautiful sunday morning…. something about it.
Well I woke up Sunday mornin, with no way to hold my head...
..that didn’t hurt
"Fuck yeah, shut up." - Tim Lincecum
And the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad
…So I had one more for dessert
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 17, 2010 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
My Cleanest Dirty Shirt
Is SF Giants Scottsdale, AZ 2005. Same as I wore yesterday, same as I’m wearing tonight.
OK, I think I’m ready to accept that the Giants are actually in the playoffs!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 17, 2010 10:47 AM PDT reply actions
GUYZ THEY BULLDOZED OUR SAND SCULPTURE
THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING
"Fuck yeah, shut up." - Tim Lincecum
JINX
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
by satyricrash on Oct 17, 2010 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
OT
What on earth is going on at Ocean Beach that I can hear some announcer or something?
Also, I did not bring an umbrella with me when I moved here.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
Treasure Island Music Festival? Seems unlikely…
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 17, 2010 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
I think...
It was the Nike Women’s Marathon. Had a friend run the half-marathon portion this morning. Must’ve been a pretty dreary day to go running out there :-/
I don't have a very high opinion of southern California, in sports or in general
by short_shifter on Oct 17, 2010 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
OT: I just learned that I'm going to be RICH! Season tickets for the McCoven, as soon as the money and gold come through! Here is a copy of the good news letter!
Dear Beloved, I know that this message will meet you as a surprise because we have not met before but i want you to read carefully because this is a matter of urgency. I am ANTHONY BAKRI from South Africa, The only son to the late Dr. Ibrahim Bakri of South Africa who was a very wealthy Gold and Diamond dealer. Unknown gunmen assassinated my father after his return trip from Europe with my Mother. All the police efforts to track down the assassins of my late Father and mother has not been successful, hence I decided to flee to a neighboring country where I have been since as a refugee-seeking asylum in a refugee camp here in Ghana. Please I will like you to assist me to retrieve and receive our consignment trunk boxes over there in your country that contains million United States dollars and some quantity of gold, which I cannot specify and the consignment trunk boxes are presently in your country under the care of a diplomatic courier agent MR. HUTCHISON ROBERT PENMAN who works with the UNITED NATION. The fact is that MR. HUTCHISON ROBERT PENMAN was supposed to have delivered the consignment boxes to a man called Mr. Wayne Richardson who is a citizen in your country. Getting to your country the diplomat MR. HUTCHISON ROBERT PENMAN called Mr. Richardson to confirm his address but Mr. Richardson wife answered the call and told MR. HUTCHISON ROBERT PENMAN that her husband hard a fatal car accident which lead to his death some few hours ago. Before the death of my former beneficiary Mr. Wayne Richardson, he paid the storage charges from the security company and also paid for the Bullion van that took the consignment boxes to the airport and he paid for custom check report. He also assisted us in getting the DRUG / ANTI TERRORIST CERTIFICATE. MR. HUTCHISON ROBERT PENMAN has to deposit the consignment trunk boxes in a warehouse over there in your country and called to inform me about what is happening, and i told him to look for a new beneficiary to receive the consignment box from him over there in your country but the diplomat has not yet found any trust worthy person to receive the boxes from him, that is why i decided to contact you. Please I will like you to assist me to receive the consignment trunk boxes from the diplomat who is presently in the International Airport waiting for my new beneficiary to receive the boxes from him. Please do reply to private email (anthony.bakri1@gmail.com) if you have decided to help me to receive the consignment boxes from the diplomat over there in your country, so that i can give you his contact information, for you to contact him and tell him that you are my new beneficiary to receive the boxes from him. Do send me your private telephone number, so that i can call you to hear your voice and for me to also discuss your percentage share of the money and the gold with you. Your Son Anthony Bakri
I just can’t believe my good luck! I’ll keep you all posted, but get ready for your season tickets!
History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there.
George Santayana
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 17, 2010 10:48 AM PDT reply actions
Getting to your country the diplomat MR. HUTCHISON ROBERT PENMAN called Mr. Richardson to confirm his address but Mr. Richardson wife answered the call and told MR. HUTCHISON ROBERT PENMAN that her husband hard a fatal car accident which lead to his death some few hours ago.
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Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
That is an awesome name. Two last names > two first names
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
by shanghaijim on Oct 17, 2010 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I got one of these faxed to my job that asked me to help launder the ill-gotten gains of Liberian Ex-President Charles Taylor while he’s facing trial in The Hague for crimes against humanity.
Apparently, he highly recommended me to his nephew.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 17, 2010 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Do us all a favor: forward that message to everyone you know!
Microsoft and AOL are tracking where it goes and giving each recipient $500 (enough for tickets, no?)
Oh, and the Koran talks about Desert Storm, my dad will quit smoking if you repost this, and if you don’t, some weird chick will crawl from under your bed and kill you.
Thanks for the laugh!
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
by breadfan7 on Oct 17, 2010 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I googled it real quick, and I don't think they are giving out $500
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/microsoft-aol.asp
or is this chasm?
by giant4life83 on Oct 17, 2010 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not really hung over
Giants wins must be made out of magical recovery juice.
No one here gets out alive.
Hm.
So I shoulda drank on an empty stomach last night instead of Friday night. You should have given me a heads-up.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Oct 17, 2010 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
I had a dream last night about Buster and Timmy and magical juices.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
by shanghaijim on Oct 17, 2010 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Yahoo headline:
“Giants hero Cody Ross isn’t clowning around”
and
“A ‘fearless’ kind of clown”
oh, ♥ Cody ♥
Have you ever thrown a fist full of glitter in the air?
♥ 2010 San Francisco Giants ♥
♥ McCoven ♥
You were the first person to get wise to Cody’s magic, as far as I can tell. I took shots in your honor last night.
A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. - SLC
That's awesome!
and (since it’s our thing now) I think I love you! haha :)
Have you ever thrown a fist full of glitter in the air?
♥ 2010 San Francisco Giants ♥
♥ McCoven ♥
I thought about you every time Ross came up to bat last night. He was really working to impress you.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
He impressed me, that's for sure :)
And you were asked about several times last night in the threads—everyone missed you :)
Have you ever thrown a fist full of glitter in the air?
♥ 2010 San Francisco Giants ♥
♥ McCoven ♥
Rec'd
History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there.
George Santayana
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 17, 2010 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
That is a beautiful picture.
Have you ever thrown a fist full of glitter in the air?
♥ 2010 San Francisco Giants ♥
♥ McCoven ♥
Time to Die
/Chris Rainey’d
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
I wish it was bigger (TWSS) so i could make a wallpaper out of it without it being super pixelated
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Oct 17, 2010 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Looks like something out of a McCarthy novel
"We should just concentrate on what we’re good at… Death Metal and interior design." – William Murderface
by Anthony Pace on Oct 17, 2010 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Looks like he’s on concrete
"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 17, 2010 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
No winners in the score prediction contest last night.
same rules again: pick Giants winning score, only one guess per person except Grant who gets 1.5 guesses; up to three duplicate prizes (1950’s Giant baseball card). If more than three correct guesses, earliest wins.
And the worst part, those fukin’ douchenozzles over at the MCC get to lord this over us.
5-1
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
by ToddCommish on Oct 17, 2010 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm with Giant Pain.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Oct 17, 2010 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
3-1
Have you ever thrown a fist full of glitter in the air?
♥ 2010 San Francisco Giants ♥
♥ McCoven ♥
5-2
You know I spit technique to the freshest freak
Gimme a call you will see results in just a week
With the soul of a LOST HAWK
Is there a heaven for a Rap Cat, let's talk
by LostHawkGSW on Oct 17, 2010 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
4-0
Go Giants!
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 17, 2010 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
12-10
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 17, 2010 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
. . . and big head.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Oct 17, 2010 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
109-0
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
by satyricrash on Oct 17, 2010 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
I this, like, in the metric system?
And the worst part, those fukin’ douchenozzles over at the MCC get to lord this over us.
Metric’s not a system, he’s a man.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
by satyricrash on Oct 17, 2010 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Base 3.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Oct 17, 2010 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
5-4
First ever adoptee: Steven Michael Decker, our 2012 San Francisco Giants Manager/starting catcher.
Dodgers fans eat their young.
by redhornet78 on Oct 17, 2010 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
6-5
Proud parent of Bengie Molina: Buster who?
by The Enchanter on Oct 17, 2010 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
5-4
You want to see a walk? Then go watch the mailman.
by SeeingStars on Oct 17, 2010 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL bay area handegg
0-0 in OT
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"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 17, 2010 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Niners/Raiders?
No one wins. One side just loses more slowly.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Interesting coincidence
The Raiders are playing at the 49ers on the 21st anniversary of the earthquake that postponed Game 3 of the 1989 World Series
Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.
in the words of precious 6 year olds
“What happens if the Giants hit seventeen thousand homeruns?”
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
5-3
Croix De Candlestick: You'll be a better person for reading | My adopted Giant: the next Buster Posey, Johnny Monell
4-1, giants win!
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 17, 2010 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
3-2
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Oct 17, 2010 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
In a Yahoo Sports article today...
But this is Lincecum, running his fingers through his hair, chuckling at the thought that the Phillies fans might have found him "hot" and spotting teammate Aubrey Huff as he strutted through the clubhouse wearing nothing but a red thong and a cutoff shirt, and blurting "No, that’s hot."
Indeed
But it has nothing to do with this.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Oct 17, 2010 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Would you want it any other way?
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 17, 2010 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
No, except, when I travel and people ask me where I’m from and I say San Francisco, and they just say, Oh.
IT MENS UR TEH GHEY
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
by shanghaijim on Oct 17, 2010 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Fun to do:
“Yeah, I live in San Francisco…”
“LOLGAY.”
“Well, I do live in the Castro…”
:panic:
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Oct 17, 2010 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
HANG THE DJ
Proud parent of Bengie Molina: Buster who?
by The Enchanter on Oct 17, 2010 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
/cue story someone told about their bed and breakfast experience.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 17, 2010 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s been that way for decades. It is what it is.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
by can of corn on Oct 17, 2010 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
I think the rest of the country already knows this. (And secretly masturbates to fantasies of SF.)
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
by shanghaijim on Oct 17, 2010 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
and they’ve thought it for decades.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 17, 2010 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
PICS OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN
Have you ever thrown a fist full of glitter in the air?
♥ 2010 San Francisco Giants ♥
♥ McCoven ♥
Making an impression
JeffFletcherAOL Jeff Fletcher
Saw Brian Wilson walking streets of Philly as I walked to lunch. Guy on his cellphone: “I just saw that guy with the beard.” #SFGiants
CRAZY TRAMP
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
by shanghaijim on Oct 17, 2010 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
sl
Have you ever thrown a fist full of glitter in the air?
♥ 2010 San Francisco Giants ♥
♥ McCoven ♥
by GiantsBabe on Oct 17, 2010 11:06 AM PDT reply actions 5 recs
BOOM!
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 17, 2010 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Also...
“hit this shit Giants batters!”
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Oct 17, 2010 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
4 runs off of Halladay wasn’t enough for you?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 17, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
they just always need this swift kick in the ass to get going
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Oct 17, 2010 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
that would be awesome and id greatly appreciate it…
"Were you safe?"
-some reporter
"Ah, I guess its a good thing we dont have instant replay right now."
-Buster Posey #28
by sfgiants2005 on Oct 17, 2010 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Can you use this same pic and make it say "Always Dirty In Philadelphia"???
"Were you safe?"
-some reporter
"Ah, I guess its a good thing we dont have instant replay right now."
-Buster Posey #28
by sfgiants2005 on Oct 17, 2010 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Wow
I did a Tim Lincecum drinking game last night. A shot of Jameson for every strikeout. Needless to say, I got pretty f’n blitzed.
Such a fun game to watch. I’m so proud of this team right now!
"I wouldn't say the beard got us here, but I wore it here." - Brian Wilson
New Debate, Ross spot in lineup?
Bat him 6th? His bat is so hot, it has to be a cause for concern to Phillies. Cody Ross is Cody Ross, but he seems to hit better under pressure. His presence right now, is greater than Uribe’s behind Burrell and Uribe makes the 7th spot have more power, and Fontenot is more the 8 hole hitter I would like.
Argument against is easy. We are winning with current lineup. Thoughts?
It's better to be lucky than good.
Baggs said he’ll probably bat 8th because the lineup is working (well as much as it can) with him batting 8th. So, keep on riding with what brought you
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Oct 17, 2010 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Bochy said exactly this last night. Didn’t even preface it with “that’s something we’re gonna discuss” or anything.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Oct 17, 2010 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah but intentional walks to get to the pitcher’s spot come into play, esp with sanCHEZZZ likely to go 7 (here’s hoping)
by duckcalldan on Oct 17, 2010 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
it wouldn’t be that bad b/c Sanchez is a decent enough bunter and if he makes the last out, then Torres would be leading off. if anything, the lineup turns over that much sooner.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 17, 2010 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
El Guapo es mi heroe
but he is the worst bunter on the team.
And the worst hitter, except when he mashes a triple to win a pennant.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"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 17, 2010 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
really? I know he can’t hit at all w/o getting lucky, but is his bunting awful or just bad by comparison to the other starters?
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 17, 2010 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I have no idea
in relation to other teams’ guys, but he’s the worst on the squad.
Timmy was almost as bad in his first partial season, and now he’s great. Butcher boy FTW!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"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 17, 2010 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I wouldn’t mind putting him behind Burrell.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 17, 2010 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Your Aubrey is jealous!
Your Aubrey is jealous!
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 17, 2010 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s raining. I’m happy. I like rain, provided it doesn’t conflict with baseball.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
It's raining in SD today
Sucks, I am supposed to move tomorrow.
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 17, 2010 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
I live here
I am just moving closer to the beach.
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 17, 2010 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
No?
They had a believe sign?
I saw some signs on downtown buildings get taken down.
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 17, 2010 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Did you see the downtown building itself get taken down?
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 17, 2010 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice!
The sports mood down here definitely tanked lately. Chargers suck too this year.
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 17, 2010 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
None?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 17, 2010 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
This is ridiculous. It rains in Portland every DAY, and there’s always like 400 bands playing.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
by satyricrash on Oct 17, 2010 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
It just seems like there could be such a thing as bad rain when one is attending a festival of this sort. Perhaps I am just overly weather sensitive.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 17, 2010 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
WHAAAAAAT??
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
by satyricrash on Oct 17, 2010 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL
Proud parent of Bengie Molina: Buster who?
by The Enchanter on Oct 17, 2010 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
better choice
Sunday morning
praise the dawning
It’s just a restless feeling by my side
Early dawning
Sunday morning
It’s just the wasted years so close behind
Watch out the world’s behind you
There’s always someone around you who will call
It’s nothing at all
Sunday morning
And I’m falling
I’ve got a feeling I don’t want to know
Early dawning
Sunday morning
It’s all the streets you crossed, not so long ago
Watch out the world’s behind you
There’s always someone around you who will call
It’s nothing at all
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!
The weather's actually quite nice in the Johnny Cash song
(which was actually written by Kris Kristofferson). Doesn’t help the singer’s mood, though.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 17, 2010 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
HAY GUYS
DID YOUSE GUYS HEAR ABOUT DEM PHILLIES FANS WHISTLIN LOL
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
In other 'homophobic fanbase is embarrassed when caught being homophobic' news...
And here I was all impressed that they managed to take a straightforward hymn like ‘YMCA’ and redo the lyrics so it’s about being gay.
Wait… what’s that you say, Rainier Wolfcastle?
Oh.
Well. Ahem.
Never mind, then.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 17, 2010 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
People in my middle school did that, too. Oh so clever!!!!!!!!!!
For some really sophisticated discourse, check the comments on that article.
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!
Ahhhh, Yahoo comments. Rivaled only by YouTube comments for the worst vitriol spewable by mankind. I’m surprised no one blamed Obama.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 17, 2010 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I was actually reading a Fanhouse article a little while ago and for some reason, half the comments were calling for Obama’s impeachment even though there was nothing in the article about him at all. Bizarre.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Fanhouse commentors are awful. Half of them are in all caps, most of them by people who don’t actually know anything about the sports, and they somehow always degenerate into “get the government out of my medicare” style lunacy. The only decent comments came whenever Jay Marriotti wrote something and it was page after page of people calling him either an asshole or a dick or both.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Oct 17, 2010 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Perhaps they could compromise, and call him a taint.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 17, 2010 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
You don't?
UNWASHED HEATHEN
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
What about IMDB?
Any long thread on their message boards devolves into childish name calling between two or more people. It’s awesome because generally people who are commenting on a message board for “The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie” are intelligent and educated..
homo larry has a sad
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"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 17, 2010 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
OH BECAUSE ‘GAY’ RHYMES WITH THE LETTER A
At least British soccer fans are a little creative
"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 17, 2010 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I just went to the Palo Alto Giants dugout store and there was a huge crowd of people waiting outside to go in before it opened.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
True fans are A’s fans.
/Athletics Nation’d
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
COUNT DA RINGZZZZZ!
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 17, 2010 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
ZERO SPLASH HITZ
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
by satyricrash on Oct 17, 2010 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL S. Sacramento Rivercats blog
their little “boo Giants” and “boo Yankees” threads have been pretty amusing the last few days, when they start out all
Linsecum is lipstick away from looking like a drag queen.
by [redacted] on Oct 16, 2010 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
and end up all
This isn’t what I had in mind when I said the Phillies would school them.
by [redacted] on Oct 16, 2010 8:02 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"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 17, 2010 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow.
I know I live in some liberal city and am out of touch with reality, but there are a LOT of people really hung up on people’s hair out there in “REAL AMERICA”. Wow.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
by satyricrash on Oct 17, 2010 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
snarkasm
Those are posts on Athletics Nation, home of the fans of the ________nd Athletics.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"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 17, 2010 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Is there a distinction that can be drawn?
I don’t think Lincecum is hippie trash or even very girly looking because of his long hair (have you SEEN the guy in a Tshirt?! I can only wish I was in that kind of shape…) but I still think his hair looks silly at best.
Sometimes a bad haircut is just a bad haircut, doesn’t mean I’m a racist/homophobic/JesusFreak/insertintolerantstereotypehere for thinking so.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Why do you think it’s a bad haircut?
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Long hair on someone with a long/narrow face isn't always flattering.
I can understand how some (maybe even Tim himself) might have felt his super short hair from his rookie season made him look even younger than he is, but there’s a happy middle ground as far as I’m concerned. But that’s just me, and I’m cool with that.
It’s not a big deal for me personally (hell, I have a #55 jersey…) I was just trying to point out that not liking someone’s haircut can be a simple matter of taste rather than a character inference.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
This is true for me and you, but the Phans meant the other thing.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
Sure
Unconsciously I think I was referring to similar comments that have been rattling around all season, even here.
As many pointed out last night, it was strange that Phans took the time to make derogatory signs about the opposition rather than support their own team. It’s not like there’s nobody worth cheering for..! I’d gladly swap Zito for any in their top three!
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Are you interested in everyone being appealing to you – and to society at large – at the expense of their own individual tastes?
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Nope.
You’re looking for a fight where there isn’t one.
I was merely pointing out that there’s a difference between an opinion-based observation (“I don’t like his haircut”) and an irrational conclusion about someone based on appearance (“Hippie trash,” etc.)
Just because I don’t like his haircut, doesn’t mean I’m falling into the second group.
I’m not a huge fan of body piercings or tattoos, but I’m sure not going to tell everyone else not to do them. Big difference.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
But the 'get a haircut' meme against Lincecum IS homophobic.
Though you don’t care for his hairstyle, you aren’t screaming it at the ballpark or making signs about it, or even saying he ‘needs to’ or ‘should’ cut his hair. So the dude’s got a bad haircut; Jeter’s had a terrible haircut for years, and he doesn’t have to put up with this shit. Because people screaming about a shitty high-top fade all the time would come off (correctly) as racist.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 17, 2010 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think the haircut thing is per se
but the whole deal last night, whistling, signs, etc. directed at a guy with “San Francisco” on his jersey, that is a different picture/
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"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 17, 2010 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree that there is a significant difference.
We’ve gone off about Todd Helton and others here, but it was generally “this guy is ugly” at worst, and not labeling the player as some sort of character.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Meh.
We, as a whole, call a guy “Rectum Face.” I dunno how high a road we can really claim to be taking. I don’t see any homophobia in making fun of Lincecum’s hair, either.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Oct 17, 2010 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Something about these two sentences is really hilarious.
We, as a whole, call a guy "Rectum Face." I dunno how high a road we can really claim to be taking.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
I’d like to state, now and for the record, that when I say Cain should get his hair cut, I’m not being homophobic.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
Thanks for clearing that up.
I was wondering.
;-)
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 17, 2010 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, I pride myself on being fair and impartial on follicular matters.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
As someone who doesn’t put effort into his own eyebrows, it would be hypocritical of me to criticize someone else’s eyebrow maintenance routine.
That said, the right eyebrows = rowwr. It’s case-by-case.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
My wife discovered late in life that she sports a thing for men with big eyebrows. She was a little abashed at first, but since then she had embraced it.
That’s exactly why I say it’s case-by-case. It’s well-established that J. Sanchez has magnificent eyebrows, an assessment with which I fully agree. And then you’ve got Joe Mauer, who has these thick, dark eyebrows that are also great in a different way.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
I think his brows are a tad bit oversculpted, but then again, I like prominent brows.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
/skeptical face
I dunno…as long as we don’t start portraying our favorite players in Danielle-Steele-for-gayz fashion I think we’re ok.
Ruh-roh.
And I’m very late in saying this, but I have LOVED your fanfic, if it can be called that!
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Where is this picture of him in a T-shirt of which you speak?
Proud parent of Bengie Molina: Buster who?
by The Enchanter on Oct 17, 2010 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Also
can I just say that jackets and sweatshirts are ridiculously expensive? Seriously, no jacket under, like, $89?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Licensed merch is such a scam.
/has a hat, two t-shirts, a jacket (actually, that one I got for free), shirts for the kids…
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 ended up getting a sweet new orange-billed hat because my old one is kind of dire (and I think it’s shrunk) and a t-shirt. I guess I’ll wear a long-sleeved shirt under it or something.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I really need a new hat. My new one’s a couple of years old and got filthy, so I washed it. Since then, it’s been slightly too small, the bill’s kind of shot, and it’s a little crinkly in the front.
I wish they still had the old alternate hats where the SF logo was in black, bordered by orange. I loved those hats.
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 got a new orange-billed hat a couple weeks ago. It’s great. It’s my new go-to hat.
SUCK IT, OLD-STYLE EXPOS HAT
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
I worry about the orange brim getting grimy really quick with those.
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 kept my all black one for day to day wear…
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 17, 2010 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
But then it’ll be a beat-up old hat, which is still a cool thing to have.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
I already have one of those, though!
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!
With an orange bill?
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
I got the traditional black & orange hate but with a strap in the back from a vendor outside AT&T for about $10 after the game. Pretty good deal if you ask me
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Oct 17, 2010 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I have black & orange love, myself.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 17, 2010 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Ooops- I meant hat. It’s hard to post, watch football, drink coffee, and check fantasy football scores all at the same time.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Oct 17, 2010 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
SUCH a scam
/cuddles self in $162 new official dugout jacket, bought at Game 1 NLDS and worn last night at home for Game 1 NLCS. not giving it back now! so warm, so fuzzy …
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
this is probably the worst time to buy any of that stuff.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 17, 2010 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
It didn’t seem like anything was marked up. Player T-shirts were still $25
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"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
hmmm. $25 Still seems high to me, but I’m broke right now, so…everything seems high. that’s not that bad.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 17, 2010 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
semi-on-topic
Are they turning the 3rd St. Borders into a Giants store forever, or just for playoff shopping excitement?
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"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 17, 2010 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
That Borders is closing. Not sure about the long term plans for the space though.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 17, 2010 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
right
I think it’s “closed” as of today, or maybe tomorrow.
I heard a commercial on KNBR yesterday that they’re going to sell Giants junk there, but wondered if that would be a megastore and they close down the claustrophobic store in the park.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
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"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Oct 17, 2010 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s great because everything was around 60% off, but sad because the store will be gone…
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"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
by Useful_Idiot on Oct 17, 2010 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
man, I just finally thought to look up Game 3 on Fangraphs
Fucking beautiful.
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by jcb9 on Oct 17, 2010 12:06 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Oregon Trail! I loved that game!
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 17, 2010 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
i totally pressed space bar
"For all you first-basemen who played first your whole life, that's where Buster plays on his OFF days" - Kuiper
SpaceBar!
SpaceBarSpaceBarSpaceBarSpaceBarSpaceBarSpaceBarSpaceBarSpaceBarSpaceBar!
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 17, 2010 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
This
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Oct 17, 2010 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
/guttural mindfuck voice
I SEE YOU!
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 17, 2010 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
hung over but loving it
"For all you first-basemen who played first your whole life, that's where Buster plays on his OFF days" - Kuiper
OT: I can't stop listening to this song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if-UzXIQ5vw
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Break out the whaaaambulance for Yahoo sports
Tight strikezone hurts Halladay against Burrell in big sixth inning
They mention it being tight for Lincecum as well, but go on to say that it happened to Halladay “at the worst possible time”.
It happened to Lincecum with several runners on and the heart of the line up batting early in the game. The only difference is Lincecum still pitched out of it and Halladay wasn’t able to.
Quick question—are we going to dissect the articles from every possible news outlet and complain about “biased” or “unfair” reporting from every single one?
Thing C
here's my hypothesis:
primarily b/c of all the years that Bonds and the Giants were being ripped by the media, Giants fans have developed somewhat of a bunker mentality when it comes to the press. Conversely, I think that a lot of media types have heard from Giants fans about their (perceived) biases (and in not so polite terms) and generally don’t like us. Now that Bonds is gone, these mentalities have carried on.
any validity to that?
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 17, 2010 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I think that most fanbases feel that they don’t get enough respect from the national media.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
my theory
is that most of these people didn’t pay any attention to the Giants and are now scrabbling around to find stories to write. And when you get stories about Steven Revetria and Ramon Cain and Jose Uribe… well, I dunno.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
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by natteringnabob on Oct 17, 2010 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
FAIR AND BALANCED
This doesn’t address our propensity for finding bias where there is none. I read the above article and it seemed perfectly fine to me.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
Seriously
I’d read a story about Jose Uribe, I love his slick glove and ineffective bat. RIP good sir, you are missed.
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 17, 2010 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Reply Fail
*loved
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by Giant Torture on Oct 17, 2010 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Generally I never pay attention to that stuff. But the apparent consensus decision that one borderline call in the sixth is the story of the night is deranged.
Well, last series, it was a borderline call in the fourth. So at least we’re moving in the right direction.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 17, 2010 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Timmys was pissed in the third inning when Bochy came out and talked to him
He definitely mouthed “oh my fucking god” and started stamping around the mound
I like how a runner on first with two outs has become “the worst possible time”. Give me a break
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"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
by Useful_Idiot on Oct 17, 2010 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Or at least until the Mets, Cubs, or Dodgers finally get their shit together.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 17, 2010 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Well of course, those are beloved, storied franchises! (YOU FORGOT THE CARDINALS!)
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by satyricrash on Oct 17, 2010 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought about including them.
But, y’know, LOLmedia-market-size-of-St. Louis!
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 17, 2010 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
The great shrinking city of the midwest!
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Oh, sure, like that narrows it down.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 17, 2010 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
St. Louis a particularly extreme example
It was once the 4th largest city in the country – it’s no longer even in the top 50. It went from almost 900,000 in the 50s to about 350,000 today.
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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!
/whistles
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 17, 2010 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I tried to work that joke in, but I didn't want to force it.
(T W Brett Favre S)
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 17, 2010 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
that's a bit misleading
Nobody lives in the city because… well, white flight. But the metropolitan area has a little over 2 million people.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Oct 17, 2010 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
/grew up in St. Louis and is a little too sensitive to perceived slights
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Oct 17, 2010 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
not meant as a slight
It’s just the extreme example of a demographic trend in the 20th century that’s of interest to me.
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!
But that’s exactly the pattern for a Great Shrinking City in the midwest, no?
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 17, 2010 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Crazy
Detroit is doing something similar.
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 17, 2010 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
The city has shrunken, but the metro area has not. The challenge is to find the biggest city that is also losing metropolitan area.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I do too.
I’m not necessarily pining for him to be manager, but there are far worse. And he likes teh animals!
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 17, 2010 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
TWSS :)
Have you ever thrown a fist full of glitter in the air?
♥ 2010 San Francisco Giants ♥
♥ McCoven ♥
... with the letters of the alphabet.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 17, 2010 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I like how he over manages everything and so really good Cardinals teams lose in the playoffs. I also love when he uses four pitchers to get one out and that he goes to Glen Beck rallies.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Oct 17, 2010 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I lost respect for him when he turned a blind eye to the McGwire steroids thing. I would have rather he had no comment, than to stupidly defend him the way he did.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
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by can of corn on Oct 17, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Uribe
Is it fair to talk about his hitting?
So far 2 for 18 in the Post Season.
Concern, maybe a little.
Is this real life? Is this going to be forever?
He’s looked awful at the plate for the most part.
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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!
Seems even less patient than usual
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"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
by Useful_Idiot on Oct 17, 2010 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Eh, the line out was loud.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 17, 2010 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Pretty much the whole team other than Posey, Burrell and Ross are struggling. Uribe did get what turned out to be the game winning hit. I’d stick with him.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
is struggling
Damned S-V agreement
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
All your
"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 17, 2010 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I totally didn’t mean to post that
"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 17, 2010 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
base are belong to us?
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 17, 2010 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
This is Juan Uribe. Dude’s streaky.
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by satyricrash on Oct 17, 2010 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
it looks like he might be getting hot. he’s got really good numbers against Oswalt. I wouldn’t be surprised if he did well tonight.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 17, 2010 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
he hit a screaming liners and an RBI single up the middle last night. I think he’ll be ok.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 17, 2010 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Bah, I’m worried about Huff and Torres the most.
Torres looks lost, completely. Huff, well, I have no idea what’s going on with him.
by giant4life83 on Oct 17, 2010 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Torres hit a couple balls really well last night
But he has been struggling. I’d move him out of leadoff, but what’re you gonna do.
we don’t have any other options, i know. he just strikes out in huge situations waaaaay too much. in ATL series, at least twice with runner 3rd, less 2 out, then once last night.. he has 2 hits in both series combined, both bloops.
As for Huff, other than that double vs Latos, he hasn’t had an XBH in a long, long time, let alone a HR
by giant4life83 on Oct 17, 2010 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
another link
An interesting piece by Barry Tompkins on the CSNBA site about why he wishes Kruk & Kuip could cover the Giants’ postseason on TV instead of the TBS/FOX broadcasters.
The piece itself is nice but nothing new. I think Tompkins gets it right in that our preferences for broadcasters have less to do with their objective quality than the fact that baseball is an everyday game and we want to hear it through the people we’re used to hearing it through everyday. More interesting for me is that it’s Barry Tompkins who’s saying this — another multi-sport network broadcaster, mostly known for boxing though I associate him with tennis — who’s a personal friend as well as admirer of Dick Stockton.
Back in the early 70s
Barry Tompkins was the lead sportscaster on KPIX. Did a lot of Giants coverage back in the late Mays/McCovey/Marichal/Perry era.
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I dont get any of those posters….Did i miss something?
"For all you first-basemen who played first your whole life, that's where Buster plays on his OFF days" - Kuiper
there were more offensive ones last night
these are shopped for funniness.
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by natteringnabob on Oct 17, 2010 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
That is the awesome thing about those posters.
They’re so perfectly photoshoppable, the fans might as well have set up a greenscreen behind them
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 17, 2010 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
“Get a sign, morans”
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 17, 2010 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
to quote the legendary Lou Brown (RIP)
I’m not much for giving inspirational addresses. I’d just like to point out that every newspaper in the country has picked us to be last. The local press seems to think that we’d save everyone a lot of time and trouble if we just went out and shot ourselves. Me, I’m for wasting sportwriters time. So, I’d like to hang around and give them all a nice big shit-burger to eat.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 17, 2010 12:40 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Lou Brown=bork?
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by Smoke on the Water on Oct 17, 2010 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Some days I think this
Other days I just think he has an out of control tumor that is causing his head to rapidly expand and blur his judgement.
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by Giant Torture on Oct 17, 2010 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
By Far
The best use on record of SB Nation’s Clippings system
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Oct 17, 2010 12:45 PM PDT reply actions
Fuck
Charlie Manual stumbles his way into a SABR-approved lineup-
Victorino,
Utley,
Polanco,
Howard,
Werth,
Rollins,
Ibanez,
Ruiz,
Oswalt
he flipped Utley and Polanco to neutralize Lopez.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 17, 2010 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Use Affeldt
He is good vs both sides
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 17, 2010 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Yup
Frankly, I think Lopez could handle Polanco – Placido isnt a very good hitter and he has no power, the worst that could happen is a single.
this
I think he’s capable of hitting one out, but maybe not off Lopez. I hope Bochy will let him face more than one guy.
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by natteringnabob on Oct 17, 2010 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
He has 6 homers on the year
Just tell Lopez to throw nothing but sliders and low low fastballs and he’ll be fine.
agreed
I hope Bochy is smart enough to see that… what I was REALLY worried about was that Manuel might bat Utley 2nd, Werth 3rd, and Howard 4th.
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by Smoke on the Water on Oct 17, 2010 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah seriously… then that totally cuts out lopez
by giant4life83 on Oct 17, 2010 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
This. If I’m Manuel, I put Werth in between, because he’s honestly been my best hitter. Just do the same lineup as last night but flip flop Werth and Howard.
Me too
But I bat the trio, 3,4,5 and not 2,3,4
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 17, 2010 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s what I said. Same order as last night but flipping Werth and Howard. But Utley in the 2 spot is not a bad idea either, according to the n3rdz
I agree with you
But the problem is that Polanco was brought in to be your traditional “No. 2 hitter” – vis-a-vis hit-and-runs (hits-and-run?), “moving the runner,” and all that productive out nonsense.
And often he hits like No. 2.
http://www.thegoodphight.com
Polanco has bone chips floating around in his elbow, and hasn’t done well since he was HBP (causing the bone chips). He almost had surgery before the playoffs.
by giant4life83 on Oct 17, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I was kind of amazed last night
At how un-scary this lineup is. Really the only guys that scare me are Utley and Werth. Rollins and Ibanez would have fit in to the Giants lineup nicely…in May, and Howard just doesn’t scare me. Am I crazy?
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by Giant Torture on Oct 17, 2010 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Why doesn’t he move Ruiz up? Seems like he’d be just as good in the third spot in the order as Polanco.
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by theghostofjasonellison on Oct 17, 2010 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Marginally less speed?
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 17, 2010 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I knew this wasn’t going to happen, but I was kind of thinking it might be a good chance to throw Pablo in there to see what he could do. They’re up a game, Oswalt is hittable, and CBP is a bandbox where anyone with power and do some damage.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Oct 17, 2010 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
:-(
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 17, 2010 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
A pleasantly uncomfortable situation
Superstitions are big in the big leagues and guys will do whatever they have to do to keep the baseball gods on their side. After the Yankees win last night, Joba Chamberlain was asked where he was when the Yankees were ripping through the Texas bullpen during their five-run eighth-inning rally.
Chamberlain, who made his first appearance of the postseason in relief of CC Sabathia, said he was up in the clubhouse. As Brett Gardner reached on his infield single and Derek Jeter followed with a RBI double, Chamberlain and some of the Yankees support staff were watching on TV. Once the rally started, it was decided that no one would move from their positions until the inning was over. To do otherwise might throw off the Yankees karma.
There was only one problem. "I had to pee really bad," Chamberlain said. "It was getting to the point where" – he paused for a second, searching for the right words – "I was going to have to figure something out," he finally said without an ounce of apology.
You know the rest. Joba stayed put, the Yankees finished off their comeback and the power of the baseball gods was reaffirmed once again.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 17, 2010 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
IM POOPING
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Oct 17, 2010 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Sad panda is sad
Seriously though, the guy still has the best attitude about everything. Panda will be back!!!
Boo
by LosGigantesTodoElTiempo on Oct 17, 2010 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Zeets especially
Other two might PH
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 17, 2010 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
honestly, i miss him too. the team feels wierd without him.
it’s like we don’t really have anything to complain about.
by giant4life83 on Oct 17, 2010 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
They should switch Ross and Fontenot to avoid Ross getting intentionally walked. No?
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Is it Saturday yet?
I can’t wait for this series to get started.
by Lefty-is-crafty on Oct 17, 2010 12:56 PM PDT reply actions
Let's do this.
• The Phillies’ .175 batting average against Sanchez is the worst against any active pitcher. He is 3-1 with a 2.86 ERA against them over his career, and 2-0 with a 1.38 this season.
• The combination of Rollins, Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Jayson Werth and Raul Ibanez are 7-for-59 (.119) with 21 strikeouts against Sanchez.
• Beginning with that start against the Phillies, Sanchez closed the regular season 5-1, allowing more than five hits in only one of those nine outings and seven times permitted one or zero earned runs.
LOL Rob Neyer
http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/5855/making-sense-of-bochys-decision
Something a lot of people don’t realize (though I’m sure Bochy does): The Giants’ home ballpark is pretty friendly to left-handed power hitters.
Say what? AT&T kills left-handed power. Has the LCS just brought out the worst in Neyer? This is just a day after he suggested the Rangers maybe should have used Frank Francisco (who is injured).
Candlestick is kind of a homerdome you know
especially in that hot indian summer weather that always happens in October, like right now.
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by natteringnabob on Oct 17, 2010 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
He's close; it was friendly to left-handed power hitter.
Singular.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 17, 2010 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
WTF? The home ballpark is friendly to right-handed power hitters, not lefties.
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This is true
For Barry Bonds, for everyone else it’s a crock of shit.
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by Giant Torture on Oct 17, 2010 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions
What is especially strange about this
is that the field’s destruction of lefty power was put on national display at the all-star game.
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I missed the ’09 ASG, was it really killing the lefties?
by giant4life83 on Oct 17, 2010 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Especially in the homerun derby
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
death
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Oct 17, 2010 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
To steal a term from the immortal Lou Brown
A shit-burger. They look good from the outside, but then you take bite and realize you’ve just bitten in to a turd-sandwich.
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 17, 2010 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
The 49'ers
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Oct 17, 2010 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I think
Subway calls that their Philly Steamer.
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 17, 2010 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Interesting observation is interesting
From Verducci’s column that Grant linked to above:
One Giant offered up another, more general theory about what’s going on this postseason: “The umpires are under so much scrutiny now that they’re shell shocked. They’re shell-shocked.”
There’s some truth in that observation. The camera work is so good, the pitch trax box so ubiquitous and the narrative of missed calls has become so loud and well played that it would be understandable for umpires to feel under siege — always one call away from being too well known. One of the toughest jobs in sports has only become tougher.
I’m sure a bunch of people have pointed out the same thing on this site, but it’s worth repeating: the difference between 2010 and only 10 years ago (to say nothing of 20 or 30 years ago) is that technology allows us to watch every pitch from three different angles at super-slo-mo speeds on a 52" flat screen HDTV, while multiple websites post evidence of where every pitch is relative to the strike zone. (Who knows how many gift strikes Don Larsen got in his perfect game in 1956? There was probably a ball four in there that was called a strike.)
This is not to defend poor umpiring but only to say that it’s probably become a much, much more stressful job to be behind the plate during a playoff game. I can understand why these guys would feel under siege.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
This is true
I don’t think umpiring has gotten any worse – I think our ability to determine its quality has improved.
So the microphone doesn't pick up the flapping in his wrist?
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 17, 2010 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Larsen had only one three ball count in that game, to Pee Wee Reese, who then whiffed on a called strike three.
Proud father of Barry Bonds.
Augie was generous that day, as he freely admitted in his auto-bio.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Oct 17, 2010 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
We'll see what happens if you're down when that game comes, Charlie
hankschulman Henry Schulman
Manuel says the plan is for Blanton to pitch Game 4, not Halladay. He stuck RH Polanco between Utley and Howard today. #thwartingjavierlopez
Blanton will neutralize the Giants so well he'll be like baking soda
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
what's Halladay's experience on short rest?
Anyway that’s good; if he came back in game 5, he won’t be back for 7.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"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 17, 2010 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
And I will take my chances with Blanton
Especially against MadBum at Telephone Park, yes please.
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 17, 2010 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I am more concerned about Blanton than Halladay. Officially checking in to bizarro world. Or checking out….brain hurts…nevermind…
Boo
by LosGigantesTodoElTiempo on Oct 17, 2010 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Anyone watching the 49ers game?
What was the 46 yard penalty to start off the game??
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Jesus
This team really sucks, huh. The defense is horrible.
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Jeff Passan says the Yankees should start all their pitchers on short rest games 4-7 instead of starting Burnett in game 4.
I do not agree with this sentiment.
Thing C
And
I do not care about this sentiment
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 17, 2010 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
lol "short rest"
It’s not like they’re pitching long enough to get tired so far.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"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 17, 2010 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
not really trying to be funny
they are pitching like ass, and the bullpen is not really good for pitching 4 or 5 innings every game, IMO.
If Burnett is the answer to that question, the Texans are going to be Cottoneye Joeing around the bases for three more games.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"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 17, 2010 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, but . . .
. . . he’s Jeff Passan.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
No AFL games today, I am bored. Anything else exciting at all happening in the world of baseball?
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didn't you hear?
those Giants beat the Phillies
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Oct 17, 2010 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
Ryan Howard spotted at Eagles game, some Philly fans seethe
“Instead of standing on the field for the Eagles Ryan Howard should be spending more time in the batting cage”
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 17, 2010 1:26 PM PDT reply actions
He was on the Fox telecast
Down on the field with that moron Siragusa
I saw that. for once SIragusa didn’t seem so huge.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 17, 2010 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd be more worried about him getting too close to the Eagles' special brand of fail.
(…said the 49ers fan.)
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 17, 2010 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously?
Lincoln Financial Field is literally right next to CBP, isn’t it? People are criticizing his focus because he’s a 10-minute walk from the ballpark seven hours before Phillies game?
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
if they won last night, that probably wouldn’t be the case.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 17, 2010 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I was watching that game
With him and Goose it was like Peter Griffin’s Side Boob Hour
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by Anthony Pace on Oct 17, 2010 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Aye
I get the feeling that Sing has lost this team
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0-5 will do that to you
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"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 17, 2010 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
This kills me to say as a Cal alum, but I hope they get stomped enough to get Andrew Luck.
Also, I can’t stop watching that clip of him deck someone on that fumble recovery. Beautiful.
Is he coming out this year?
Don’t know much about the pac-10, but Stanford seems like it’ll be good next year as well. Why would he leave?
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hmm, is he a junior? I keep forgetting. He’d be incredibly stupid to go to the draft if that’s the case.. I don’t think there’s ever been a successful NFL QB that skipped his senior year.
redshirt soph, i think
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 17, 2010 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
he's a redshirt soph
He might stay, but then again, when most people think you’d be a top 5 pick, what’s the incentive to stay? You can always come back and get a degree when you get that kind of money as a signing bonus and you only risk injury by staying in school.
I’m a diehard Stanford fan, so I hope he stays… but if he does go pro, I hope the Niners suck enough to draft him.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Oct 17, 2010 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Only a little
That is if you stopped caring about 5 years ago.
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by Giant Torture on Oct 17, 2010 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
whipping your dick out really isn’t much of a coaching philosophy.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 17, 2010 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
yes
there are definitely occasions where that works and doesn’t work. the trick is knowing the difference.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 17, 2010 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
hey im headed into the city today
how bad is the rain?
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by sadison bummedgarner on Oct 17, 2010 1:53 PM PDT reply actions
the sfgate radar map
says it’s gone for the near future…
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"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 17, 2010 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Woo Baby
Emotion were running high last night. Philly fans were out to fight after the end of the game, but we Giants stuck together while we celebrated. While I took shots with fellow fans, flirting with women and sipping gin, the Philly fans, cold and bitter, got kicked out for belligerence and sat outside the bar smoking cigarettes, waiting for Giants fans to come out alone.
That, my friends, is the difference between winning big and losing big.
A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. - SLC
so for the good fortune of the team, hopefully you get your ass beat tonight!!!
by giant4life83 on Oct 17, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel I should explain that comment. They will only want to beat you if they lose again tonight, so you’re just gonna have to take one for the team. I’d take a black eye to be up 2-0
by giant4life83 on Oct 17, 2010 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
he pronounced it with no confidence in a “hell, I know I’m gonna blow it so I’ll say it with flair” kind of way
this doesn't make any sense
mark sanchez has the exact same goddamn name and NFL announcers have to be able to say it… this is NOT a difficult name to pronounce, folks!
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Oct 17, 2010 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Cool Whhhhhhip
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Oct 17, 2010 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Why are you putting so much emphasis on the H?
at the end of the day it's all about kicking the tires
by duke_diligence on Oct 17, 2010 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL COWBOYS!
LOL FAHV-RUH!
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 17, 2010 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
On the radio it sounds like an angry crowd at Candlestick.
Is this real life? Is this going to be forever?
Can you blame them?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
at those prices, they should burn the place down.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 17, 2010 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
totally
especially when the team sucks.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 17, 2010 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
and just plain scared!
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Oct 17, 2010 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
i'm so stoned right now and just realized that Cody Ross' name spelled backwards is "SSORYDOC!!!"
Sorry Doc!!! AAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
"He'll need a rocket up his ass to catch that one .... that baby's out of here!"
This is hilarious.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Oct 17, 2010 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
whoa
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 17, 2010 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
mind=blown
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Oct 17, 2010 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
really? your username totally threw me off
by giant4life83 on Oct 17, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Man
The commentators are almost openly calling for the Coach’s heads. This is BAD.
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i told you all singletary would be gone by week 8. might happen sooner than i thought
by giant4life83 on Oct 17, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
In the Verducci piece
That thing about the Cy Youngs doesn’t seem like something Lincecum would say… At least not from the limited interviews I’ve read of him.
"We should just concentrate on what we’re good at… Death Metal and interior design." – William Murderface
I saw the context that he was upset because he used to be getting the benefit of the doubt because of who he is and he wasn’t. Much like LeBron or Kobe or Jordan always assumed the refs would never call them on something because of who they are.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Oct 17, 2010 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I can definitely detect pixels.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 17, 2010 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought Phillies were supposed to be diehards?
where are all the upper deckhards?
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Oct 17, 2010 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
a whole bunch of Giants fans in Philly dressed up as ninjas.
Proud adopted parent of the ball dudes, who have grounded into 109 fewer double plays than the Giants.
in retrospect, I wish I had thought of that. clever AND practical
GITP:: Rowand The Renteria Game Logs!
by coolandtough on Oct 17, 2010 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
did you hear it only took them 12 minutes to get ready?
coolandtough, you gotta be on your toes!!!
by giant4life83 on Oct 17, 2010 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm assuming somebody already posted this
But it’s worth doing so again:
by taliesin on Oct 17, 2010 2:19 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
someone posted it last night in the post-game thread, but it’s so awesome, it’s worth sharing again.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 17, 2010 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Loved the turn back the clock suits of a very young looking Kruk and Kuip. I think I was at that game.
Matt Williams did his Babe Ruth home run trot…just classic.
LINCECUM, LINCECUM...
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Oct 17, 2010 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Believe when I see it.
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Rowand and Renteria will see some playing time, Bochy says. Non-committal on Game 3 start.
i dont like Rowand in the spacious OF at AT&T.
by giant4life83 on Oct 17, 2010 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
JohnSheaHey John Shea
Bochy said he wants to stay away from Wilson if save opp is more than one inning
Let's go Niners!
C’mon guys, you are 5.5 losses on the way to Andrew Luck. Keep it going and you’ll only have 10 to go in an hour. I know you can do it!
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Oct 17, 2010 2:55 PM PDT reply actions
doubt Luck would go into the the Draft this year
only a sophomore right?
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Oct 17, 2010 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
but would he really want to leave early to play for the 9ers?
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Oct 17, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
they have a lot of pieces in place. If they get a more football-savvy HC, and experienced coordinators, I think they will be a good team. Also, a good QB will help too.
"I ain't havin it!"
I think they are missing three main things:
1 – a QB
2 – an offensive coordinator
3 – a head coach (they already have a defensive coordinator…of course he wouldn’t step down into the more fitting position)
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Oct 17, 2010 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually
I would prefer to go to the dentist.
Because I am watching the 49er game. Also my dentist is a pretty good guy.
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.
So is mine, but you never know if it’s going to be “just a filling, like I said” or “oh dear, looks like we need to do a root canal.”
Indeed.
/nodding in agreement.
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Don’t forget that the dentist tends to give you a bunch of drugs too
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Oct 17, 2010 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve got to be honest: I haven’t felt the wait at all. I don’t get tense until the game actually begins. Until then, I do something productive.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
like write a good love story involving involving Buster and Wilson?
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Oct 17, 2010 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Blah, Pablo should be starting today, IMO. At least give him 2 ABs then bring in defensive replacement
I want Pablo to get some ABs too.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
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OH SNAP
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Edgar Renteria says he was just told he’s starting today in place of Juan Uribe. More as I learn it.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
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last time he came off lots of rest, he went 0-4 with 3 K’s, vs SD I think it was (final series of year)
by giant4life83 on Oct 17, 2010 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
NO
Uribe kills Oswalt! must be an injury?
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 17, 2010 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes it is
Giants shortstop Juan Uribe was a late scratch for Game 2 of the NL championship series because of a bruised left wrist.
Edgar Renteria is starting at shortstop and batting eighth against the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday night. Right fielder Cody Ross moved from eighth to sixth in the lineup.
Uribe wasn’t entirely ruled out for Game 2.
Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.
I don’t like this. Against the righty, Pablo should be playing, shifting Fontenot to short. Renteria should only be playing against lefties.
i agree. Suppose Uribe is injured somehow, then you want a LH to take his spot vs Oswalt. Fontenot short, Pablo 3B
by giant4life83 on Oct 17, 2010 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
this has to mean a change to the lineup.
no way does edgar bat 6th.
Torres
Renteria
Huff
Posey
Burrell
Ross
Sanchez
Fontenot
Sanchez needs out of the 2 hole, and with Rent starting, perfect chance
by giant4life83 on Oct 17, 2010 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Uribe hurt his wrist sliding into 2nd last night
apparently
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 17, 2010 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
he’ll probably be back by Tuesday, since he finished out the game.
my question is Renteria now in the 6 slot? because Pat will just get pitched around if there are runners on
by giant4life83 on Oct 17, 2010 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Rent 8.
Ross moved to 6.
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yeah, just saw it below. good digs, and the right call.
its amazing, there’s not really anything to harp on Bork for anymore.
by giant4life83 on Oct 17, 2010 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmmm
Damn
I think I would’ve started Pablo and moved Grant to SS, but Rent is fine
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
HOLY CRAP
ALEX SMITH ACTUALLY JUST PICKED UP A BLITZ!
I am shocked.
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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.
and then...
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Oct 17, 2010 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL HORRIBLE CALL
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
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terrible route
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Oct 17, 2010 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
niners are so bad their poor routes look like intentional grounding to refs, lol
by giant4life83 on Oct 17, 2010 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
HOLY SHIT CRABTREE!
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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.
I swear, the 49ers are the worst tackling team in football.
It’s like they are playing one hand touch football.
“Tagged you! You’re down!”
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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.
It's the wrist.
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Uribe jammed his wrist last night sliding into second base, Bochy said.
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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 slide was too badass to be damaging
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Oct 17, 2010 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Extrabaggs
Uribe jammed his wrist last night sliding into second base, Bochy said.
GITP:: Rowand The Renteria Game Logs!
hell yeah. Burrell will see good pitches because of Ross hitting behind him
by giant4life83 on Oct 17, 2010 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
You guys hear the news!
Extrabaggs
Uribe jammed his wrist last night sliding into second base, Bochy said.
He never answers my letters.
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.
I keep shining my flashlight at the sky, but I think it’s not quite dark enough yet for him to see it.
GITP:: Rowand The Renteria Game Logs!
by coolandtough on Oct 17, 2010 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Well quit sending him random alphabet characters and actually type out a full sentence why don’tcha?
Hey,
do I grade your papers for you?
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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.
Holy shit
Extrabaggs
Uribe jammed his wrist last night sliding into second base, Bochy said.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
So is he out of the line up today?
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
Shift A
Is it game time yet?
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 am sad that I live in a world where a movie like Jackass 3D can make $50 million in one weekend.
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.
It was not shown only in 3d though.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Baseball Tonight seems to think Sanchez is the Giants’ legitimate number 2 starter. As long as he throws strikes.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
I can think of six off the top of my head, including a playoff team.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
yes
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Oct 17, 2010 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
No.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
YES!
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Oct 17, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s not better than C.C. Stop it.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
YES
wait…. NO
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Oct 17, 2010 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
yes
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Oct 17, 2010 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
breaking news
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"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 17, 2010 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Meh
There is so little difference between the level of Cain and Sanchez. 2 totally different pitchers, styles, and throw from both sides.
No matter, both are ours. I feel blessed having such an amazing staff. I don’t care what order they go in.
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 17, 2010 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Matt Cain will always be doomed to be the lonely guy at the table everyone forgets about
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Oct 17, 2010 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
If I ever saw it in person, I’d drop whatever I was doing and immediately sit down next to him. A tall, cool glass of sweet tea later, we’d be regaling each other with tales of our awkward high school years and he’d forget all about that other, more crowded table.
It’s what the man deserves.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
if his control is on, he probably is. Heck, if his control is on, I’d wager he’s nearly as good as lincecum.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Oct 17, 2010 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Live from The Public House
The Enchanters and Goofuses are here
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
I’ve got this weird image in my head of a bunch of people sitting around the bar with laptops, posting here instead of actually talking to each other.
Saw the pic on facebook.
Enjoy yourselves.
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.
You guys better continue your winning streak.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 17, 2010 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Renteria has respectable numbers against Oswalt
taken him deep twice, too.
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 17, 2010 3:50 PM PDT reply actions
i think his wrist is just sore from the awkward slide hooking around the base. he almost overslid it and used his wrist/hand to hang on as he went around it.
im sure he’ll be back for game 3. but i would liked to have seen pablo at 3rd and fontenot at short, if it doesn’t work out then put in rent SS and font to 3rd
by giant4life83 on Oct 17, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Here's us with Ashkon (Don't Stop Believein')
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
by Goofus on Oct 17, 2010 4:10 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Lets do this
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 17, 2010 4:17 PM PDT reply actions
More people here
j14, rabbi and rabbi jr, jct gamer and mrs. gamer, glenallen hill’s waterpipe, snof
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
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