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by Grant Brisbee on Oct 18, 2010 5:09 PM PDT
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Is it weird that even though Roy Oswalt shut down the Giants completely last night, I'm still thrilled that Cliff Lee isn't a Phillie?
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uh
that was fast.
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)
JOSH HAMILTON!
terrible home run call, terrible stadium
McCovey Chronicles - The repetition is awesome. Proud Adoptive Parent of BRETT PILL.
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by sadison bummedgarner on Oct 18, 2010 5:16 PM PDT reply actions
I thought for sure that was a pop fly, I still get amazed at other parks and their bandboxyness.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 18, 2010 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Beat NY
"My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder." -Zinedine Zidane
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
I don’t know, the way the Rangers have been playing I may root for NY!
"For all you first-basemen who played first your whole life, that's where Buster plays on his OFF days" - Kuiper
Mr. Merope said that our health plan may require us to become Yankee fans next season. All the Giants induced heart/panic/asthma attacks aren’t sitting well with ye olde HMO.
But then you have to deal with your heart swelling with pride
from the reflected glory.
Pride. Power. Pinstripes.™ The New York Yankees™ on YES.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
The Home of Chompions!
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
I've felt all along that the Rangers were the AL team to beat in this postseason.
Plus (if if if, of course) I want the Giants to end the drought on the grandest stage of all (minus Cablevision subscribers).
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
yes
beating the Yankees in the WS would be grand.
"For all you first-basemen who played first your whole life, that's where Buster plays on his OFF days" - Kuiper
If it's going to happen
It has to happen against they Yankees, to break the curse of Bobby Richardson.
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 18, 2010 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
It's crazy to me
That a team starting Molina/Francoeur/Cantuland is in the ALCS
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
pot/kettle/black
Rangers could say similar things about us being in the LCS. Texas is a very good ballclub
"Fuck yeah, shut up." - Tim Lincecum
by techsig12 on Oct 18, 2010 5:48 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
BEAT NY
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 18, 2010 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Despite my white-hot hate for the Yankees, I just can't hate Andy Pettitte.
I can enjoy watching him get lit up like a pinball machine, though.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 5:22 PM PDT reply actions
This
Even though he got busted for ’roids, still a stand-up guy who shows up in big games.
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 18, 2010 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll hate him for you. Dude has 4 T’s in his last name. Save some for the rest of us, will ya?
by shaggingflyballs on Oct 18, 2010 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions
LOLatos
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
In the department of Cart Before Horse,
I’m sort of hoping that the Giants defeat the Yankees someday in the World Series to avenge ’62 (and all those other pre-SF World Series, one of which turned Vin Scully into a Giants fan).
Not to mention mine.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Oct 18, 2010 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Why would anyone pitch to Hamilton?
I know Vlad is good but he’s nowhere near the talent and power of Hamilton
.300/.345/.496 v. .359/ .411/.633 on the season
and Vlad is hitting .214/.241/.250 in the postseason before the game started…
Nice year from Vlad
I’m sure playing in Texas helped that SLG.
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
Yeah. Playing in Yankee Stadium for 3 days is gonnna help too
"Fuck yeah, shut up." - Tim Lincecum
by techsig12 on Oct 18, 2010 5:50 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Did you see where that pitch was?
Outside black. It was a great pitch, and he still yanked it to right. At that point, you just tip your cap.
The Yankees don’t IBB guys in the first inning of a playoff game.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
YOU'RE NOT THE BOSS OF MY CAP
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Lee looks pretty damn good, again.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 18, 2010 5:49 PM PDT reply actions
I think that kid is going to work out as a ML pitcher.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 18, 2010 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Jury’s still out.
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 18, 2010 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
/paints the corner with a 93 MPH fastball.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
it is so weird to me how he just suddenly "got it"
but he really, really did…
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Oct 18, 2010 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Lee was always a good prospect. It was more that he suddenly “lost it” in 2007 right before he “recovered it” in 2008. But the ability was always there – he finished 4th in the Cy Young award voting in 2005 (thanks to WINZ), and the main difference between 2005 and 2008 was a significant but not huge improvement in control, strikeouts, and HR rate.
In short, he gained back what he lost, and then some.
But he wasn’t nearly as dramatic a turn-around as one Roy Halladay. Halladay was a top prospect coming up, and totally tanked in 2000. He allowed 80 earned runs in 67.2 innings pitched. 80! He walked as many as he struck out, and allowed 14 HRs in the 67.2 innings.
He got sent down, retooled his mechanics, came back up for the last half of 2001. His H/9 went from 14.2 to 8.3. His HR/9 from 1.9 to 0.3. His BB/9 from 5.6 to 2.1. His K/9 from 5.9 > 8.2.
I mean, man. Talk about a transformation.
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Go Rangers...
Chris Andersen could be in a porno with his 'stache. Too bad he still wouldn't know how to box out.
BTSC proud ENFORCER!!
You've been Timminized by Tim Lincecum!
"No one on this team is Troy Polamalu. When God made him, he touched him a couple of extra times." -Safety Ryan Clark-
Really? I’m both pumped and scared to death.
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 18, 2010 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions
PUMPED TO DEATH!
Wait… that doesn’t sound right.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 18, 2010 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Obligatory
TWSS
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 18, 2010 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
It would be cool if I could watch
"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 18, 2010 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
This
Mother of shit, that game time sucks.
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
Good man.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I’m trying to feel good for you but the green-eyed monster is making it difficult… I hope you have a great time though.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 18, 2010 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Yankee fans do not agree with Gardner being called out apparently.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 18, 2010 6:06 PM PDT reply actions
Umpire calls him safe if he runs through the bag?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 18, 2010 6:06 PM PDT reply actions
Do tell!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 18, 2010 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
In part:
Please take the necessary precautions to safeguard your tickets. Handle them in the same way you would handle cash. Please take a moment to ensure that you bring the correct game tickets with you. FANS ARRIVING WITHOUT THE CORRECT GAME TICKETS WILL NOT BE ADMITTED INTO AT&T Park. TICKETS CANNOT BE REPRINTED OR REPLACED. Lost or forgotten tickets cannot be reprinted or replaced. A police report is required to replace stolen tickets.
If your tickets are at Will Call, we strongly advise you to arrive early. Will Call windows will open at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday and at 10:00 AM on Wednesday and Thursday. Will Call customers must provide photo ID.
BALLPARK INFORMATION
AT&T Park Gates for the CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES will open 2 1/2 hours prior to game time.
PARKING/TRAFFIC INFORMATION
If you are a parking pass holder, Lot A will open 3 hours prior to each game played. Please allow extra time to get to the ballpark for all postseason games. All games are sold out with capacity crowds so public transportation and carpooling is encouraged.
For your safety, additional security measures may be in place as you enter the ballpark. Again, please allow extra time so that you are able to take your seats on time to enjoy the game.
RESPECT MA AUTHORITAH!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 18, 2010 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously, I felt like I should be standing at attention while reading followed by a sahLUTE afterwards. I guess maybe they had problems at the other games.
I’m sure there are hordes of people trying to get ‘lost’ tickets replaced….
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 18, 2010 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions
MEANWHILE…. THEY STILL HAVEN’T CREDITED US OUR PURCHASE OF NLDS GAME 5 TICKETS YET!!! POOPY HEADS.
YOU BETTER NOT BE USING THAT MONEY TO HELP PAY ZITO’S CONTRACT!!!!
Yeah when will they do this?
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
According to the Giants website:
Refund Information:
Refunds for tickets purchased via phone and Internet will be automatic and go back to the credit card used.
No mention of WHEN.
they tricked us
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
Don't hold your breath
I’m still waiting on the refund from the possible tiebreaker games that we’re included when season ticket holders bought their postseason tickets.
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
Really? That would explain a lot. I was too lazy to do the math and figured we were charged face value.
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
My boss says if I want to take the afternoon off to watch the game
I’ve got to take the whole day off.
So, I’m shopping for a ticket.
If I’m going to be out, I might as well be there, right?
Sucking up to Grant for a mod position since 2009
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Right!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 18, 2010 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions
anyone ever sit in sections 131-135?
On left field line? Are those good seats?
I’ve never sat over there where the angle changes.
Sucking up to Grant for a mod position since 2009
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
thanks
but I already pulled the trigger on 106.
Sucking up to Grant for a mod position since 2009
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
it's amazing the range of prices on stubhub
this ticket was cheaper than some bleacher tix.
Sucking up to Grant for a mod position since 2009
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
you get an advantage based on history?
Sucking up to Grant for a mod position since 2009
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Pride. Power. Pinstripes.™ The New York Yankees™ on YES™.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL Yankees
Fox wouldn’t put them on tonight because they get higher ratings for House
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
LOL U
Fox wouldn’t put them on tonight because the ALCS is on TBS.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Or
did I just take a tumble?
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I knew that
just wanted to see if you did.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
...
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Fuck TBS
Muted the TV. I just heard the words “more fiercer” and have endured enough of these awkward silences tonight. I don’t know who’s in the booth but I don’t care to look them up.
"Fuck yeah, shut up." - Tim Lincecum
by techsig12 on Oct 18, 2010 6:39 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Darling, Smoltz, and Ernie_____ (can’t remember his last name)
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 18, 2010 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Ernie Johnson, John Smoltz, Ron Darling.
I don’t have the game on (still don’t have my DTV because the painters screwed up the dish alignment) but that is what I heard.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Can’t you go out and adjust it yourself?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 18, 2010 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Giants fan falls off of roof
film at 11
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
I wouldn’t know how. I called to have a tech do it. They’ll be here Friday.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Go to Menu> Parental, Fav’s, & setup > System Setup > Satellite > View signal strength
Then go out and adjust it until you get it right. Also, I believe the manual gives you the exact angle it should be at. The mount bracket has angle degrees on it for x and y axis.
I had to do it a couple years ago, and it really improved my signal.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 18, 2010 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s a bitch to do on your own, especially when you have to tune to a half dozen satellites. Best left to a pro.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
It’s only 50 bucks and no headaches.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Or even less if you start up the protection plan before you call – just $6.95 a month (you can cancel after a couple months), and dish realignment is included in that for free. In fact, I’m about to do this – I lost CSNBA HD and the a couple other sports HD channels are iffy most days.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
I didn’t want to sign up for it. Somehow they’ll make me go through a lot of red tape to cancel. So I’ll just pay the 50 bucks.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Ah. Fortunately we’ve never had a problem starting or stopping it with just a phone call.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
I was able to stand on a chair and adjust it. I guess it would have been painful if I had to get on the roof to do it.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 18, 2010 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve done it on the roof (TWSS) – in Pacifica it would go out of alignment after every big storm. I used to have to turn it up super loud and open a window so I could hear the tuning signal thingy…
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 18, 2010 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions
IIRC, the quicker it beeps, the better the strength.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 18, 2010 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, it was pitch and speed I think. When you get a steady, high pitched signal it’s good.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 18, 2010 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I would probably do something wrong and the dish would fall to the ground.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Protect yourself from mayhem. Like me.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions
‘Molina, as you know, moves very slowly’
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 18, 2010 6:40 PM PDT reply actions
So much for the no-hitter.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 18, 2010 6:41 PM PDT reply actions
Pinstripe Alley is irate that the TBS announcers are over-praising Lee.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 6:41 PM PDT reply actions
That’s funny
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 18, 2010 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, quite frankly
It’s getting a little overdone.
Remember ZOMG LINCECUM-HALLADAY PITCHING MATCHUP OF THE CENTURY?
Yeah, pretty much since the end of Game 2 it’s been all about how Cliff Lee is God in the postseason.
by Big Americans on Oct 18, 2010 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah! One hit through five against the Yankees! What a plodder!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 18, 2010 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions
they'll like it next year when he's a Yankee
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
They've said that too.
Often in the same comment.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I dislike Posada
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 18, 2010 6:41 PM PDT reply actions
weasel face
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions
if the Giants play the Rangers in the World Series I demand that Cliff Lee uses a cap without resin all over it.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
Timmy'll take care of that. He'll scrape that hat of its resin.
Waste not, want not.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Affirmative.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 18, 2010 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions
You betcha, spanky.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 18, 2010 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Thank you all
I’ll go sit in my corner now…
by Big Americans on Oct 18, 2010 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t like them, but I unfortunately find myself having to defend them quite a bit- from a “don’t hate the player, hate the game” kind of standpoint.
Hate the player and the game. They both are bastards.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 18, 2010 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Hate the player for creating the game, or at least turbocharging it.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 18, 2010 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Is your silly neighbor here?
"Thank you, Coach (Theus). I'm about to kill y'all this half." --DeMarcus Cousins
Nah, his wife invited us over for the game and he’s sitting there showing travel slides for 4 innings!!!!!! I’m trying to do both (game and slides) and finally he comments that he doesn’t care about the game, he’s a Jankee fan…. Turns out only the wife cares about Giant’s baseball…..
travel slides?
man, I thought we’d finally banished the ritual viewing of other people’s travel slides to flickr where we could ignore them on our own time.
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"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Bill Simmons is delusional.
Before the game:
sportsguy33 Bill Simmons
The nonstop Cliff Lee hype + Vegas making Texas slight favs vs Pettitte in NY has me convinced: Game 3 will be a Yankee romp. Lock it down.
and
sportsguy33 Bill Simmons
Cliff Lee’s been on 4 teams in the last 15 mths. He went 4-6 for Texas with a 3.98 ERA. Now he’s 1986 Mike Scott? Come on. Yanks in a romp.
And during the game -
sportsguy33 Bill Simmons
Yanks starting to figure out Lee. You can see it. Only question is whether their bats will explode in the 5th or 6th inning.
That’s some powerful stupid.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
AND WINZ!
sportsguy33: Andy Pettitte has 18 postseason wins! Most ever! And he’s an underdog at home in a playoff game? Come on… this is the dumbest thing ever.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 18, 2010 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions
The Sports Guy is half right.
Come on… this is the dumbest thing ever.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions
it's helpful if you remember he's an entertainer
and not an analyst… I do find him funny sometimes (wish he would write about non-Red Sox baseball more often), but I’ve never really found him prescient.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Oct 18, 2010 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions
WTAWTAM has some rage to rage.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions
reading it through
I’m pretty sure he’s trying to “reverse jinx” the Yankees. Might be working.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Oct 18, 2010 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions
in short, we’ve all been chasm’d
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Oct 18, 2010 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Whoa
Not only is Cody Ross BFFs with Dan Uggla, but he’s also really chummy with Jayson Werth.
Here’s hoping that a Cody Ross charm offensive brings them both to SF on affordable deals.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Were they teammates in the minors for LAD?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 18, 2010 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
wow...
someone should make a list of all the decent young players the dodgers have given away in recent years… Carlos Santana, Werth, Ross, Rectumface…
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Oct 18, 2010 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions
“They were guys who definitely stuck out,” Werth said. “One thing about Shane was his arm. His arm was very accurate. And Cody was a good player as well. I remember a game in Nashville where Prince Fielder was playing first base and Rickie Weeks was playing second. Cody hit a home run over the scoreboard.”
“They’re two of the closest friends I have in the game,” said Ross, who has played with five different organizations.
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Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
That would be hilarious if Cody Ross did bring both of them to the Giants.
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Cody Ross for GM
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I was doing some reading around
Uggla and Ross really were close friends in FLA, and there are rumblings that Uggla was really not that pleased that his best friend on the team was just given away.
It wouldn’t surprise me at all if Uggla came here as an FA if we keep Ross around and offer him a competitive contract.
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the player Sabean didn't really want does a better job as GM?
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Oct 18, 2010 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
And lost his starting job in the process.
by kingofthacove on Oct 18, 2010 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions
/shift-A
…I’m in the right thread, right?
I'm still in the old thread.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 18, 2010 6:56 PM PDT reply actions
Brett Gardner!
So… if the Yankees sign Carl Crawford and send Gardner to the bench… do you think he’d be available?
Because I would love to see a player like him on the Giants. Seeing pitches? Taking walks? Inconceivable!
it’s worked so far….
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I was being mostly facetious
Gardner would be an interesting trade target. Great OBP and great defense, but not much else, which might make him easier to acquire. He’d be great at the top of the lineup.
I’d still rather Werth, but it’s something to think about. Burrell – Torres – Gardner, or switch Torres and Gardner.
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Probably Gardner in center. I think he can play right, but he’s mostly been left or center. Not sure how well his arm plays in right.
Of course, that gives us Rowand, Schierholtz and (most likely) Ross on the bench.
by Big Americans on Oct 18, 2010 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions
srsly
Yeah… we’d have to figure out where to put him. But I’m assuming Guillen will not be back. Burrell is also a question mark, though I wouldn’t mind re-signing him.
by Big Americans on Oct 18, 2010 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I bet Burrell is back
There’s an opening in right, and Ross can function as OF utility man.
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I think so, too
But unless they’re traded, we’ve already got Schierholtz, Rowand and (I think) Torres under contract next year.
I’d put Ross and Burrell as maybes. Guillen as a probably not.
by Big Americans on Oct 18, 2010 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Probably?
Guillen will be nowhere near the roster.
If we get a Gardner or a Werth, I bet Schierholtz is DFA’d. If we don’t, the OF roster will be Burrell, Torres, Ross, Schierholtz, Rowand.
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Guillen is definitely gone
and only 2 more years of Rowand! we’re almost done
by hautecouture on Oct 18, 2010 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I have dreams
That some poor sucker of a GM will take Rowand off of our hands.
Too bad Minaya got fired, he might’ve been dumb enough…
by Big Americans on Oct 18, 2010 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions
We could find a team with a similarly awful contract on their hands
Rowand for Chone Figgins or something.
But that’s what it would take.
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I think I'd do that
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
JVazquez:
380 points- unless I miss my calculations- if the J is on a triple word score.
+45 for the tiles
+10 for the double letter score on the first Z
+275 for the double and triple word scores
+50 for using all seven tiles
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Probably not
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
Heck, I’d eat half his contract and trade him for a year of a mediocre SS on a bad contract, if we could get away with that.
I’m too lazy to actually think about if such a shortstop exists, however…
by Big Americans on Oct 18, 2010 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Not that good.
Great 2010, yes, but largely on the strength of a .340 BABIP. Good walks (though a lot higher than pervious years, but no power and only a so-so career BA.
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my tv had a real hard time with that pink herringbone jacket.
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Words I didn't think I'd hear tonight...
(or ever)
“Angel Hernandez has made two very good calls tonight.”
....
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD
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BLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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AH
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MERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
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IIIIIIIIIIII
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CCCAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 7:23 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Didn’t you know? Football isn’t as patriotic as baseball.
(Forced, unpleasant ceremonies are a key component of patriotism.)
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
LookoutLanding Jeff Sullivan
Bengie Molina exists so that everybody can claim to be better at something physical than a professional athlete
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Shift A
Man, was listening to the game on ESPN radio on the way home.
Jon Miller sure is nice to let that mentally challenged man hang out in the booth with him.
Jon: And Lee turns all the way around to check the runner on second. They call it a “Spin Move”.
Joe: I wonder what would happen if a runner were to take off when a pitcher does that. I would love to see it.
Jon: That’s exactly what they want to happen.
Joe: I would just love to see it.
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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.
LOL
I can’t believe this man has played or commentated on baseball his whole life and said something like this
by hautecouture on Oct 18, 2010 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
I'm still in the old thread.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 18, 2010 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions
the n0 n0 intact
no no is no no mo
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Anyone know how the seats are numbered at AT&T? I’m guessing that seat 16 in a section is further away than seat 8?
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im guessing seat 16 is 8 seats away from seat 8
by giant4life83 on Oct 18, 2010 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions
sure
was comparing one section over, similar rows. row 16 in the section further over. which would mean it is a section and a half further away.
trying to see if it is worth the extra cost.
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106, row 25, seat 8
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Just cause you are at the game
does not mean you can slack off on our words with friends game.
I will beat you someday.
/shakes fist
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seat numbers tend to run as high as 24, so probably near an aisle
by giant4life83 on Oct 18, 2010 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Seat numbers count up in the same direction as the section numbers, so along the right field line, seat 16 in a section is (relatively) closer to the plate than seat 8, while on the left field line 8 is closer than 16.
My adopted Giant got shipped off to Pittsburgh, and it was worth it.
by rightcenterfielder on Oct 18, 2010 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Bill Simmons delusion tour continues
sportsguy33 Bill Simmons
Yanks did their job – they wore out Lee in 7 innings, now they can feast on Texas’ set-up guys. Bookies wouldn’t take odds on a big NYY 8th.
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are you sure he's not just doing an anti-jinx type thing?
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It seems pretty obvious… he’s a Red Sox fan, isn’t he?
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In my defense
http://twitter.com/#!/sportsguy33
You read it – I didn’t pick up on anything.
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It would be wonderful
If he would stop jinxing the Yankees.
kthxbai
by Big Americans on Oct 18, 2010 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Boston Sports Guy is Boston sports guy.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, did you see the Yankees catch an infield pop-up?
No wonder they won so many world series….
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
PLAYS THE GAME THE RIGHT WAY
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
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We need a ball hog on the infield
instead of all these nice guys.
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
Certainly helped them beat the Angels in the ALCS last year...
Not to mention the LOLMets.
by Big Americans on Oct 18, 2010 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions
...
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Luis CastiLOLo
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 going to tomorrow's game...
I am already a nervous wreck. What am I going to do when I cannot pace or leave the room while watching the game?
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
stick your head between your legs.
or head for the garlic fries
by giant4life83 on Oct 18, 2010 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Lucky!
Everybody else will be just as nervous so you can commiserate with them
by hautecouture on Oct 18, 2010 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions
just bought a ticket
bonus: I can watch the game without hearing Buck/McCarver
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Lee out for the eighth
Bochy is nodding his head. “But if he allows a runner, yank him!”
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
FWIW Fangraphs readers voted Washington as the worst manager left in the post season
Bork was 2nd
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
Even over Manuel?
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Results for worst manager left
Washington-40%
Bochy-26%
Manuel-20%
Girardi-15%
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 dunno a lot about Washington
He really that bad? Other than the Cocaine thing?
I mean, Manuel’s idea of trying to help a struggling hitter may be to have him bat lead off.
And Girardi does not seem to do much other than point the Yankees.
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Manuel and Girardi have post season experience /TBS
by hautecouture on Oct 18, 2010 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I think he's made some questionable (at best) decisions
but I’m not positive
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
Washington seems . . .
. . . to be the AL version of Bochy. In an admittedly short sample, they seem inclined to many of the same types of mistakes, probably for the same reasons.
Manuel may come off a little better because his style is supposedly fairly hands-off. That would accord with the old saying that there’s not much a good manager can do to help his team, but a lot that a bad one can do to hurt it.
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These 4 managers being the only ones left
should be exhibit A in the case of “managers don’t really matter all that much to a team.”
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Oct 18, 2010 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Sparky Anderson once . . .
. . . remarked to a bunch of us pre-game that it’s amazing how smart a manager gets when he has great ball players. (Sparky was an awful manager, but a wonderful man with a good dose of humility.)
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A veritable Grendel, laying waste to the Yankees mead-hall, and overwhelming their thanes.
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
by Ott on Oct 18, 2010 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Cliff Lee is the physical embodyment of the Yankees' collective nightmares.
Of course, they are buying him this offseason
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Yankee's motto
If you can’t beat them, buy them
by hautecouture on Oct 18, 2010 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Damn.
Yours is more elegant.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I bet he stays in Texas
They just signed a huuuge TV deal, and Ryan will want to prove he’s in it to win it.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Lee wants to pitch in NY
I believe he even has said so before.
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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.
Can Cody Ross call him?
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I could get behind this.
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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.
says home plate umpire, standing behind Bengie Molina
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I thought he said he just wants to get paid
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
If you can’t beat ’em, join hire ’em.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Quick Poll: AL pitcher you would pick to win 1 game
A-Cliff Lee
B-Felix Hernandez
C-Other
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
pfft
Felix Hernandez doesn’t know how to win.
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Only 13 wins, not enough for the CY Young.
by hautecouture on Oct 18, 2010 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Lee.
Proven commodity.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Tough
Regular Season: Hernandez
Post Season: Lee
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
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Yeah, I'd probably say the same
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
If I had to win one game, that's pretty much the postseason, pressure-wise.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, so I would probably go Lee
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
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I don't think there is any decision here
“Son, go get 3 more outs for me”
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Ok, never mind!
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Nice route,
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Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 18, 2010 7:51 PM PDT reply actions
Raul Ibanez approves
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Apropos of exactly nothing
I fell asleep after work today and dreamed I ran into Jonathan Sanchez, who was no longer in baseball, but a producer for This American Life.
Have I mentioned it’s pledge drive week?
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
Were his eyebrows all that dreamy in your dream?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 18, 2010 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, shouldn't Feliz at least be warming up?
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
Are you insinuating this man cannot finish his own game?
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.
He is at 122 pitches already.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I find your lack of faith disturbing.
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.
Stat courtesy of FG
Cliff Lee the 4th time through a line up
.376/.396/.452
It’s only 102 PA’s though
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
Posssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssst Sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssseason save.
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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.
LOL YANKEES
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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.
Nice!
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Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 18, 2010 8:01 PM PDT reply actions
I noticed that the Yankees fans aren’t as enthusiastic as other fans. They just sit in their seats and barely cheer (even though they had nothing to cheer about today). At least we and the other 2 teams are towel waving maniacs who act like we give a shit
by hautecouture on Oct 18, 2010 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Yankees fans are too cool and sophisticated to wave towels, pom-poms or rally thongs. They’ve all been there and done that a jizzillion times before.
Well that doesn't sound fun.
I love seeing the crowd get into it and go crazy. That’s one of the best parts of the playoffs
by hautecouture on Oct 18, 2010 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Incorrect
The reason they are all on cell phones is because they are all working.
Yes, currently working their 4th jobs of the day so they could afford those seats.
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.
Girardi should really bring in someone else to finish this chalupa.
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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.
by scout6 on Oct 18, 2010 8:02 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
/Chamberlain immediately perks up at the mention of a delicious chalupa
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
Big Money Coming Up!
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
Oh shit
Girardi intentionally loads the bases for Bengie Molina.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Silly Yankees, don't they Big Money is clutch
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
BIG MONEY!
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Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 18, 2010 8:05 PM PDT reply actions
MONEY!
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.
Strawhats!
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
Molina is obviously clutch
Ernie Johnson just told us he has 4 ribeyes. Science
LOL...Molina heading towards the WS
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Oct 18, 2010 8:06 PM PDT reply actions
Holy Shit...
they’re gonna need bigger chalupas.
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
LOL no pity
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
OK, with a 6 run lead, you can rest Lee
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
Was Bengie waving to the concessions guy
to have his corn dogs delivered to first base?
SI_JonHeyman Jon Heyman
bengie molina is the slowest runner i have ever seen (and i covered bob boone-yes, i am that old)
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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Breaking News!
Did Boras tell him to tweet that?
Did you see Heyman's tweet after Werth hit that HR?
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
What assholes.
He hit a single, give the man some praise
by hautecouture on Oct 18, 2010 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions
haha
I’ve read this blog for years and finally decided to join but I guess I’m still a newbie
by hautecouture on Oct 18, 2010 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions
You scrolled down and refreshed to read comments for years? Oy, what a headache.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
And sometimes that doesn’t work to well.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Nope it doesn’t. That’s why I joined finally. But now this site is even more of a distraction!
by hautecouture on Oct 18, 2010 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Said this a few times, but the wife hates Grant
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Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 18, 2010 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Our houseguest: "You're in a chatroom?"
My girlfriend: “My boyfriend has a more intimate relationship with the McCoven than he does with me.”
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Get out of my living room, WTAWTAM!
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by Giant among Angels on Oct 18, 2010 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
It's only fitting
that the McCoven have a more intimate relationship with her as well.
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Busted!
I’m dating Christine O’Donnell circa 1997!
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, wouldn't it have been a good move to PR Treanor
Buster Posey>
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LOL YANKEES AND YANKEE FANS
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by scout6 on Oct 18, 2010 8:07 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
WRECKED
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s really cool to see The House that George Built half-empty in the playoffs.
Gotta love rich fairweather fans
by 24 Willie Mays Plaza on Oct 18, 2010 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope Bochy saw that IBB to load the bases and how it lead to more runs being scored here as well.
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Bengie career with the bases loaded:
.276/.271/.425 OPS: .696 Not terrible but not bad.
Of course OBP lower than Average.
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epic
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"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I swear, its like his calling card.
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I might be missing something really obvious, but how does that work?
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Ohhhh. Okay, now I get it. I thought he was just so bad he could get on base a negative number of times or something.
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Sac flies, iirc
They count against your OBP but not Average.
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Huh?
OPS: .696 Not terrible but not bad.
So the opposite would be “Not fantastic, but not good”?
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
Whoops.
You all get it though.
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Definately a Merkin move there
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by Giant among Angels on Oct 18, 2010 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
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Bengie Molina is getting closer and closer to his second ring.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
What like a tree?
He has more than that
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three hundred seventy fourth!
"For all you first-basemen who played first your whole life, that's where Buster plays on his OFF days" - Kuiper
CALM EYES
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
FINISH HIM
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sucks that the game will be on when I'm working tomorrow!
"For all you first-basemen who played first your whole life, that's where Buster plays on his OFF days" - Kuiper
Serious. We are having a BBQ at work.
So I should miss the first hour or so of the game. Then I will come home for the rest.
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I’m at my placement school until about 1:30 and then I have class at 3:15. So I’ll get to listen to an hour and a half or so!!!
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I have class from 1:00-1:40
I begged my teacher to let us have the day off but he is a cruel bitter Dodger fan so he said no… I can watch from 1:40 – 3:10 though…
I am in a practical class from 1-5
FML.
Seriously, if I was in lecture for that time (like today) it would be different because I could just throw it on my laptop. Oh, well.
by Big Americans on Oct 18, 2010 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Half day
I can’t wait.
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by Giant among Angels on Oct 18, 2010 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL YANKEES
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The Yankees have to win the next 3 games.
Cause game 7 they see Lee again.
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And if they win the next two
chances are they see Lee in game 6.
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He has not
Which is why I’m always amused anytime someone starts shouting “HE’S AN ACE THEY SHOULD PITCH HIM ON SHORT REST BECAUSE HE’S AN ACE”
by Big Americans on Oct 18, 2010 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
wow, big caps are big. Looked up what I was recalling. Phillies were pushing to pitch him on short rest (gm 1 and gm 4) last year, but backed off the day of the game…..ended up facing Burnett in gm 5.
Haha... sorry.
But yeah… just one example of a “short rest or not” thing that got blown way out of proportion.
The New York media is freaking obnoxious.
by Big Americans on Oct 18, 2010 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions
So they need AJ Burnett to win tomorrow
Good luck with that.
OTOH, Tommy Hunter is nothing special
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
Lee postseason career
67Ks/7BBs
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Baggs brings the funny
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Five more victories away from a Posey-Bengie World Series. How incredible would that be?
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Bengie would be guaranteed a ring
As would Chris Ray
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
Wait, is that true? Players who are traded from a team that wins the WS still get rings?
"I wouldn't say the beard got us here, but I wore it here." - Brian Wilson
That’s what CJ Wilson told Hunter Pence on Twitter.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
I would be happy if Molina earned a ring by us winning
Obviously
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 18, 2010 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I believe anyone who is on the active roster at any point gets a superbowl ring
So YEAH JOEY and Bowker would get rings too
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
superbowlol
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Superbowl?
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 18, 2010 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
It would be incredible, but not for that reason
"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 18, 2010 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
The Rangers have to be kicking themselves for blowing game 1.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Burnett has been Jekyll and Hyde...
While Hyde has been way too common, he could always pull a Jekyll out of his nether regions tomorrow. Here’s hoping…
agreed
while I’m not a Yankee fan like you, the thought of facing a fast AL West team with Bengie Molina that’s never won a World Series before is frightening. Plus they have the potential for scrappitude.
No wonder Lookout Landing has our back.
1989: Oakland
2002: Anaheim
2010: Texas? (Giants?)
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
/shudders
Then again, the alternative is 1962…
by Big Americans on Oct 18, 2010 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Postgame show ruined by fans that are about 6 feet away from Eck. Bad design
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by Giant among Angels on Oct 18, 2010 8:36 PM PDT reply actions
Woah, Ben Gibbard is singing the Anthem tomorrow
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
who is that?
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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 can't decide which amuses me more.
The Yankees shitting the bed in the 9th inning, or throwing 5 INTs with Joe Montana in Sports Talk Football on the Sega Genesis, and beating the Rams 14-10 anyway.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Oct 18, 2010 8:47 PM PDT reply actions
Same ol' Rams!
Same ol’ SORRY-ASS Rams!
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, yes.
The Rams of that game were the early 90s Rams.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Oct 19, 2010 12:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, you don’t need to tell Ken Norton Jr.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 19, 2010 8:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I think he had four sacks in the first quarter.
He was basically the reason Montana could throw it to the Rams all day long and still win the game.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Oct 19, 2010 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
David Wells picked Andy Pettitte to win this game because of, you know… experience… and stuff…
I guess 56.1 IP, 6-0 record, 1.44 ERA, 0.78 WHIP, 54/6 K/BB in seven postseason starts isn’t experienced enough.
Wait, Pettitte’s pitching in his 30th postseason series? DAAAAAAAAAAAAMN.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 8:48 PM PDT reply actions
communists
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THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Oct 18, 2010 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
QUICK GRANT! QUICK!
Write a “What’s wrong with Andres Torres?” post while there’s still time for the anti-jinx!
THE SECONDS ARE TICKING!
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TORRES GOTTA GO
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Somewhere today
Rowand was swinging at those nasty Cliff Lee curve balls.
Kevin Mitchell has a black belt in keeping it real.
"just missed" he says
from 1500 miles away
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Also
One thing I learned last night is Rollins owns the Giants and I also learned what causes The Gout.
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Oh yeah
and Cody Ross’s hop out of the box when he hits the dinger reminds me of the little midget hopping around in the Safety Dance video.
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by kbsofaraway08 on Oct 18, 2010 9:22 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Likely lineup vs Hamels tomorrow
Trying to setup tomorrow’s simulation. Best guesses on lineup vs Hamels? SS/3B are my biggest questions.
I bet Panda and Rowand both start.
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I really am not sure about Panda's first start
being against a lefty.
But man Fontenot looked bad.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn't mean for that to sound snotty.
I’m just saying it’s a mystery to us, too.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m thinking Rent and SS and hopefully 2009 Panda at 3b. May even get a Rowand sighting.
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by kbsofaraway08 on Oct 18, 2010 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Rowand is remotely useful against LHP, and Torres has been pressing and just got a golden sombrero. I’d say it’s at least a 50% chance.
by Big Americans on Oct 18, 2010 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Sadly, I’m pretty sure the lineup’s going to rest on Uribe’s MRI…
by Big Americans on Oct 18, 2010 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Barring a miraculous recovery
I’m betting Panda at 3rd, Renteria at SS, Rowand in Center, Ross in Right.
by Big Americans on Oct 18, 2010 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Head story on MLB TV on the game
Just depends on Uribe. I think they believe Renteria starts SS no matter and Uribe 3b if he is good.
They also said Panda’s last RH HR was vs Hammels.
Panda’s last ab looked so calm and collected, I hope they start him. I said that before, I think like 5 times this year. He is like watching the Dow Jones.
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 18, 2010 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Matt Cain!
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it is complete BS that there is even a 1 pm start in NLCS. WHY? East coast less affected, 9-5ers can still catch second half of game or go home early.
Thankfully I took tomorrow off to move on a fluke. Guess moving day will have a 3 hour break. WTF!
It's better to be lucky than good.
Because there are two leagues
Some of the days are going to have both series going. It’s nothing new. Dave Dravecky threw a sweet 2-hitter in a Wednesday day game in 1987. The Game 5 clincher in 1989 was a Monday day game.
Every LCS site is hosting a day game. Last Saturday in Arlington, tomorrow in SF, Wednesday in NY and Saturday in Philadelphia.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Fair enough
Forgot there are 2 games a day.
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 18, 2010 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Thank you.
The whole IT’S CUZ OF GLEE thing is getting old. People have been ripping MLB for ages about the games starting too late and the abandonment of day baseball in October, and start ripping MLB again as soon as they get it.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Any thoughts on what kind of contract he's going to command?
He’s had a pretty hefty workload the last few years, but his hallmark is command, not velocity – so he might age well, much like Pettitte has.
It'll have a big AAV
bigger question for me is how many years it goes, since his age 32 season is next year.
he’ll be 4 years older than CC when NYY gave him 7/161.
So that really rules out a contract like that. Could approach the same AAV, but not the years. 5 is the longest I’d go, but I’ll give my WAG of 6/130
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My guess is that he'll actually get a higher AAV than CC did.
5 years, 120, maybe? I’d love to see him go pretty much anywhere but New York, but it really isn’t looking likely. Hell, they’d pay him just so he doesn’t face them.
NYY, not that it matters as much with their 'budget'
actually have some salary coming off next year.
Depends on what they decide to pay Jeter and Rivera, of course. However, in total, those will likely have lower AAV than current. Unless they decide that it doesn’t matter. In that case, they still have room for Lee.
Kerry Wood isn’t going to make 10MM next year, I don’t think.
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by Myemail21479 on Oct 18, 2010 9:42 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
Hay, Timmeh.
I think if you want to get hits, you need to hold the other end.
There’s something surreally awesome about this picture.
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It's the 'shopped quality the crisp sky is causing.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions
It's like Timmy just said something crazy and MadBum is looking at Cain to confirm the story
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
“So I think instead of throwing baseballs, I am gonna start pitching bats.”
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Matt.
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by GiantPain on Oct 18, 2010 9:50 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Yeah.
Seconded.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Much appreciated.
Because I’ll be a jittery mess, when I just need to remember that
Matt Cain.
Indeed
In 1994 when Cain was 10 years old, a tornado ripped up his Tennessee hometown one night. The storm killed three people and knocked down a wall at the local high school. The tornado later touched down just yards from the Cain household, peeling the roof off the barn on their 50-acre spread.
I figured that Cain had to have some vivid childhood memory of that evening. So I asked him what he recalled most.
“I slept through most of it,” Cain said.
They could be Giants...but not really.
I read “tornado” as “tomato” like 3 times
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Oct 18, 2010 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
OK guys, I’m officially starting to get nervous/excited about the next few days.
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
Once again, I'd like to thank my boss for not allowing me to take a half day, but rather a full day
So that I can see my first playoff game in person tomorrow. :)
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under erection?
seems a comment on his height…
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"under erection"
seems like a comment on Brett Favre.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
And this, children, is why we don't slide into first.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 10:27 PM PDT reply actions
the aftermath of that was even a worse endorsement
just think if he were under CC? You’d be crushed into a singularity.
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“White dwarf crushed by black whole. News at eleven.”
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
If you'd all be so kind
I need some help with a Giant decision:
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/10/18/1760653/an-existential-crisis-of-game-attendance
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Holy Fucking Shit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtxLCW0W0ek
This dude’s the fucking man
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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Yup
That is f’n awesome.
"I wouldn't say the beard got us here, but I wore it here." - Brian Wilson
by GrooveGiant on Oct 18, 2010 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
that was awesome
however, that’s a keeper, not a goalie. :)
And the only video of a Man U-Man City match was in Arabic? :)
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Eh. We won
"My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder." -Zinedine Zidane
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
by Useful_Idiot on Oct 18, 2010 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions
LOLNO
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 18, 2010 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Hell no.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 18, 2010 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm sure east coast transplant fans have $
but nevermind. i guess it was a stupid thought but on TV a lot you see Phooly fans always.
by kezargiants on Oct 18, 2010 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Like the "Nation" did during the Red Sox series?
I really hope not.
by Big Americans on Oct 18, 2010 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions
exactly.
that was embarrassing. Giants fans couldn’t outcheer them. Believe me i tried. Funny because the Giants were and are a superior ballclub.
by kezargiants on Oct 18, 2010 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Energy and fan interest at an NLCS game >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Energy and fan interest at a midseason interleague game.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 19, 2010 8:49 AM PDT up reply actions
I just feel
like they have a fanbase similar to Boston that can overrun ballparks. I don’t see it happening but it would be in the back of my mind if i could go. Especially with the 1pm start.
They might be getting Yankee/Red Sox/Mess-style love from ESPN right now, but they don't travel like those teams.
The only stadiums I’ve seen them take over are Nationals Park (proximity to Philly, small and recent National fanbase, bad team in DC) and Shea/Citi (and not then until the late innings of a blowout after the Met fans have left in disgust)
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 19, 2010 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Things that give me hope
So far, Cody Ross’ magic has been wondrous to behold – and all of it has been against right-handed pitching.
Now he gets to face a lefty – the hand which he has traditionally performed even better against.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Dude
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lqh8e2KYIrU
Dude.
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
I have a slight fear of flying, and the last thing I need is the crew dancing to Lady Gaga to make me feel safe.
"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 18, 2010 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions
We have now reached a new level of Anything Is Possible. Yeah, I know this is always how baseball is, but this is something altogether different. Yesterday, the Rangers shut-out the Yankees. Today, I may elope with a member of the Luxembourgish Grand Ducal family.
Hoping this portends great things for the Giants. Allons-y! (I’m working on my French in case Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume shows up at my doorstep. Or Prince Felix. I’d take him, too.)
The San Francisco Giants are the 2010 NL West Champions, and I WAS THERE.
At home. To watch it. On my television.
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