NL WEST CHAMPIONS Overflow Thread
by jponry on Oct 3, 2010 7:44 PM PDT
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KEEP WINNING
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
A bit racey, but appropriate.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Oct 3, 2010 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll go with “In vino, veritas” to compliment our celebration beverages of choice.
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
by Ott on Oct 3, 2010 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Now that I could like.
We’re into our second bottle. The first was—of course—champagne, but this one is vinho verde (big advantage: low alcohol, c. 8.5%).
In vino, veritas.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Also, cheap. Also, tasty. Also, in just the right light, indeed slightly green. Or maybe that only when you’ve had really a lot of them.
by wcw on Oct 3, 2010 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
The wine . . .
. . . or the imbiber? (Green, that is.) And yes: inexpensive and mighty palatable.
In vinho veritas.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
The whites seem often to have a little straw color. I’m pretty sure the ‘verde’ is for youth, though.
by wcw on Oct 3, 2010 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Yup.
In fact, there are also red “vinho verdes” (Vinho Verde Tintos). Even a few roses.
In vinho veritas.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Yes.
In fact, from one particular district—see Wikipedia. The whites, which are almost all you will find imported into the western hemisphere, are not complex or subtle, but are honest, clean, very fresh, and generally pleasing to drink (very lightly tart) when a Montrachet or the like would be overkill. They have the extra advantages of being low-alcohol, typically 8.5%, and quite inexpensive. Moreover, there doesn’t seem to be (albeit based on SSS) much difference from brand to brand. I can scarcely recommend them enough for sipping or everyday drinking with simple meals.
In vinho veritas.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
I can't concentrate long enough to do any homework!
I’m too busy being exuberant!
Croix De Candlestick: You'll be a better person for reading | My adopted Giant: the next Buster Posey, Johnny Monell
Pretty much the same here.
Awful, ain’t it?
"But at this time of year, two plus two doesn't always add up to eight. Sometimes, it equals four." - Geoff Baker, Mariners beat writer.
My Dad getting choked up on the phone after the game is what baseball, Giants baseball in particular, is all about to me.
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
THIS
my dad was doing the same.
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
It’s just starting to sink in.
Oh my goodness.
The Giants are in the playoffs.
Joe Mauer is from Minnesota. My adopted son, RHP Steve Edlefsen, is from Minnesota. Joe Mauer is very good at baseball. Call up Steve Edlefsen, Giants! Science™ is begging you.
I still don't believe it
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's mind is currently elsewhere
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
I wish today were Saturday, so I could go out an RAGE. Instead I have to teach tomorrow morning.
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
From now on, every day is Thong Thursday!
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
LOL naive fan is naive
Torture ends today
Buddy, it’s only just begun.
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
by DrDC on Oct 3, 2010 7:49 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
be happy please,DC
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
I love torture.
It makes the not-torture soooooo gooood.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Looks at watch . . .
the torture has been going on for 52 years.
I plan to pass it on to Alex. It’s in the will, along with the mitt, the Boze speakers, and . . . well, not much else.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Oct 3, 2010 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
HOLY SHIT
The Giants are in the playoffs. We are going to be able to watch the Giants play in the playoffs. We don’t have to choose teams to jump on the bandwagons for in the playoffs, because our team is actually in the playoffs.
It hasn’t really sunk in until now. Holy shit.
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, David Backes
Fear the Fin - Cornering the market on third pairing defensemen since March 2009
by mymclife on Oct 3, 2010 7:51 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
It’s real and it’s fantastic. MCC is in the playoffs. We are going to have 10,000 comment gameday threads.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
by jponry on Oct 3, 2010 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Anarchy on Sunday if you all go to the meetup at the yard.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 3, 2010 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHH
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's mind is currently elsewhere
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
We don’t have to choose teams to jump on the bandwagons for in the playoffs, because our team is actually in the playoffs.
This thought is so foreign to me that I still don’t believe it.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's mind is currently elsewhere
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Finally got around to editing a photo from today.
It’s still so fucking surreal.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 7:52 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
I just hooked up the camera, I doubt anything we took is anymore than waving orange towels though. The ride back across the Bay Bridge was crazy, everybody was honking their horns and waving their “rally rags” out their car windows.
It was tough for me to get a good shot since I didn’t use my zoom lens and I was in the last row of 328. But, damn, Embarcadero was crazy earlier. Everyone yelling and waving their “rally rags” and being generally giddy. It was fun.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha. What section were you in?
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha, nice. I didn’t get mine until last month.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
You gotta own it. ;)
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Oct 3, 2010 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Major announcement
DFARowand will be at Game 3 in ATL..Suck it Braves fans
I would go
But I already bought tickets to see my favorite band play on Sunday night
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Oct 3, 2010 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Make sure you go to the right thread game.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 3, 2010 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL KLaw
I look forward to the Giants leaving Posey off their NLDS roster because “regular season baseball isn’t very good.”
Buster Posey>
"Screw it, Redbull time"-Brian Wilson
Meh
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Seriously
Yeah woohoo the Giants have made the playoffs now let’s rip them for the illionth time.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Yeah, but that joke got old back in June.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I'm not so sure it'll ever really be old.
Though it may not always be remembered for its humor value.
Too tired for it.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Yes, I know.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Whatever.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
LOL Urban
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Man
He is never gonna let that go.
"Buster Posey" anagram = OYSTER PUBES
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Oct 3, 2010 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Whatever.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL Urban.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
That shark has been jumped, Keith.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 3, 2010 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
That one is kinda stupid
"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 3, 2010 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I love Sergio Romo.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
This is just crazy.
Crazy awesome.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
I love Sergio.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
SOMEBODY GIVE HIM A HUG!
Croix De Candlestick: You'll be a better person for reading | My adopted Giant: the next Buster Posey, Johnny Monell
TRIVIA QUESTION
Who is pouring the beer on Romo?
Latos
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
I think he's talking about the arms reaching in the picture
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
I love the goggles.
Bowkermania runs wild...in Pittsburgh.
by rightcenterfielder on Oct 3, 2010 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions
According to Mat Latos, Cody Ross does not belong in this picture.
But fuck you Mat Latos.
"I don't know how the six-pack got in my hands." -P.T.F. Bat
According to mat latos
we kicked that whiny motherfucker’s ass today.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's mind is currently elsewhere
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Cody Ross is a Romosexual too!
I wanted to buy a Romo shirt today, but I couldn’t get to the main Dugout store. It was such a fucking mob scene. I got a Posey shirt for the boyfriend at the mini-store on the VR level, so it wasn’t a total wash.
I need a Romo shirt so I can come out as a Romosexual!
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 3, 2010 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Get one, they with appropriately colored fabric paint stencil on, I’m not Romosexual, but my boyfriend is. Or better yet, girlfriend. The boyfriend will forgive you.
by wcw on Oct 3, 2010 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
How about that DP from 3rd to 2nd from Panda? That guy makes some interesting decisions…glad that one worked out. That was a HUGE play.
Someone asked Pablo about that
He said he was thinking triple play all the way.
All is well that ends well? Ripkin ripped Pablo on MLB Network for that decision.
by keyser_sozey on Oct 3, 2010 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
My boy is a fucking NINJA
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's mind is currently elsewhere
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
SUCK IT BELL
to be or not to be in this thing.
by baybombers on Oct 3, 2010 7:59 PM PDT reply actions 18 recs
rec'd
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Beck’d
Bowkermania runs wild...in Pittsburgh.
by rightcenterfielder on Oct 3, 2010 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
FIXED
to be or not to be in this thing.
by baybombers on Oct 3, 2010 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions 13 recs
LOL
The funny part is that actually does look like him
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Oct 3, 2010 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions
omg
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's mind is currently elsewhere
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Didn’t recognize him without the beard.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
Mrs. Kitspool hadn’t seen BWeezy with the new beard until watching the highlights tonight and was LOLing—she said, “why is he wearing pubic hair on his face?”
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Yeah, wasn't Merkin DFA'd?
Once I adopted Tim Flannery. I've since left him outside a fire station.
OH MY GOD THE DAY KEEPS GETTING BETTER. OH MY GOD
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's mind is currently elsewhere
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
I like this article for the most part
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;ylt=AtszVUdkpl4WO0w1fQdF30RvLYF?slug=sh-giantswinwest100310
But calling them “no-name”s is a bit much. Tim Lincecum is a superstar and Buster Posey is not far from it. Brian Wilson and Matt Cain are also pretty well-known players.
Still.
<3 this team
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
No-names and rejects….yeah idk kind of bugged me but whatever. I didn’t know Burrell was known as being “Aloof” and had trouble with managers and players. I had never heard that he always seemed cool to me.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
Well, he said:
…a collection of mostly no-names, rejects and second-chancers…
That is actually true about our free agents.
However – I agree Timmy, Cain, Wilson, Buster do not fit that description at all.
by keyser_sozey on Oct 3, 2010 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
torres and huff were both no-names
and they were HUGE parts of the success this year.. IDK, it’s not a group that you would have thought would win the division at the beginning of the year
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
I’m still kind of giddy…
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
I agree with Freddy
Bowkermania runs wild...in Pittsburgh.
by rightcenterfielder on Oct 3, 2010 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
REC'D!!! THIS WAS THE PIC I WAS LOOKING FOR
Awesome, awesome pic. I’m so happy for Freddy and Aubrey. They deserve this BIG TIME.
now with subject line (for baybomber)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
by jponry on Oct 3, 2010 8:05 PM PDT reply actions 20 recs
MAKE THIS GREEN
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
IT IS GREEN
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/10/3/1729000/nl-west-champions-overflow-thread#48441432
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
every time
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's mind is currently elsewhere
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
MAKE IT GREEN!!
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
I love
How poised he’s been this whole season but here he just let it all go and when he hit his homerun and hugged everyone and was smiling and laughing in the dugout when the guys all crowded him I told my dad, “Man that is the most emotion I think I’ve seen from him all season”
The best part, when they were showing Posey’s swing I heard my dad mumble to himself, “Man what a sweet swing”
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
by sanfrankid on Oct 3, 2010 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
omg Buster Posey
I was too busy screaming at the heavens to notice this.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 3, 2010 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe it is wrong of me
But I get a lot of enjoyment in watching venable sulk away out of the frame
"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 3, 2010 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions
No, not wrong.
There, he is acting as a proxy for his entire team.
In vinho veritas.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
I JUST GOT HOME
I’ve been tearing up every time I stop to think NL WEST CHAMPS and just. FUCK. I wish I was in the Bay Area right now. I think I’ve been shaking ever since I got the CHAMPS text from my mom.
holy shit.
….is it thursday yet?
Go jump in Toews Lake.
Aubrey: old German for king of the elves. Huff: English for...huff.
by shinkicker on Oct 3, 2010 8:05 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
MY FLIGHT IS BOARDING
I’LL TALK TO YOU ALL WHEN I GET HOME
I LOVE YOU
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
by jponry on Oct 3, 2010 8:06 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Yay jponry!
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Safe travels!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
LOL BUSTER
They could be Giants...but not really.
by esseffgeez on Oct 3, 2010 8:11 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
Buster looks like he has a little question mark over his head.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 3, 2010 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions
thanks.
I know that. It just looks kinda funny to me.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 3, 2010 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Yup. All the hats were like that. I haven’t cut it off of my hat yet cuz’ that’s the way all the cool kids were wearing them.
Ha, were you in the horde that stormed the main Dugout Store?
They could be Giants...but not really.
Nah, there’s one of those mini DugOuts by the Ghiradelli stand near 205. We stopped there after. Those suckers were expensive!! A hat and a shirt was $70 something!!!
Yeah, shirts were $38 inside the 2nd Street gate.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Oct 3, 2010 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
25 bucks online
Doomed to a life sentence of disappointment and sadness.
- In other words.... I'm a Giants fan.
by DoubleDeuce22 on Oct 3, 2010 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Franchez has one too.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
So does Panda.
They could be Giants...but not really.
by esseffgeez on Oct 3, 2010 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
Awwwwwwwwwwww
It’s a happy panda.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
:'D
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's mind is currently elsewhere
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
It hella was.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
hella
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
We did! The boyfriend proved he was a gamer by logging a complete game. He even gave his sore throat a go in the seventh in that epic Tejada/Ramirez AB.
You feeling better?
They could be Giants...but not really.
It hella fucking was.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions
To quote the great Tim Lincecum
FUCK YEAH!
Bowkermania runs wild...in Pittsburgh.
by rightcenterfielder on Oct 3, 2010 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
HELLA
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 3, 2010 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
From MLB.com:
Cox hasn’t revealed his rotation for the Division Series. But Derek Lowe will likely pitch Game 1 and Tim Hudson will be on regular rest if he pitches Game 2 on Friday. This would likely set Tommy Hanson up to pitch Game 3, which would be staged at Turner Field on Oct. 10.
Huh. So Lowe instead of Hanson vs. Lincecum?
They could be Giants...but not really.
fine with me
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's mind is currently elsewhere
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
That sounds like a lot of double plays
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 3, 2010 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I flew back to SF from Seattle during the game today
I want to give a special shout out to Virgin America for the free TV and to ESPN for the live look-in for the ninth inning. Half the plane went nuts, high-fives all around, BEST FLIGHT EVER!
Can’t wait until Thursday.
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
by j14 on Oct 3, 2010 8:18 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Thats awesome
The San Fransisco 49ers, where we got Dix, VD and Crabs!
by Badly Browned on Oct 3, 2010 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Very cool, jj.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Oct 3, 2010 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
IS THIS THE REAL LIFE?
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
I'M JUST A POOR BOY
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Dammit.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
No drinking before a performance!
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Oct 3, 2010 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions
somehow sadly gay
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Oct 3, 2010 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
IS THIS JUST FANTASY?
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
CAUGHT IN A LANDSLIDE
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Oct 3, 2010 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
no ESSSCAAAPE FROM REEEEALITY
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's mind is currently elsewhere
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Awesome player is awesome
The Avs are under the cap floor, and others laugh at them, but when the Tornado comes, they'll be the only safe ones.
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Oct 3, 2010 8:24 PM PDT reply actions 10 recs
A true American hero.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 3, 2010 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Baron!
Shout out to you and all the long-time MCCers on this special day.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Kitspool!
I’ve been waiting for this a long time! I’ve been waiting since the fuckin’ amateurs!
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 3, 2010 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
High five, Baron!
o/
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 3, 2010 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Up high!
\o
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 4, 2010 8:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Which is why both of them are in my sig (along with David Backes, who kept beating up star players on the Canadian team before the Olympics).
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, David Backes
Fear the Fin - Cornering the market on third pairing defensemen since March 2009
WOOOOO.
I might be going that night, too.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Stalker
It sucks though, I’ll be driving back Thursday night :(
Jon Miller FTW!
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
Tickets for Friday night, but driving back Thursday? Wait, what?
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Ohh, okay. So you’re driving to the Bay Thursday night. I thought you meant you were driving back to SLO on Thursday.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah
It’s also my mother’s b-day, so, I’m coming as a surprise.
Should be a fun weekend.
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Aw. That’s sweet.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
328 LOL
No such thing as a bad seat at AT&T though. Especially in October.
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
I think we sat near there for Opening Day one year. We have tickets for Game 5 too, and those are in 333!
I’m in 328 as well, have been all year, solid seats for the price. What row are you in?
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by j14 on Oct 3, 2010 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
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by j14 on Oct 3, 2010 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Fanfest, I’ve been there all year.
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by j14 on Oct 3, 2010 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
ME TOO!!!
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From now on, every day is Thong Thursday!
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 3, 2010 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, how come everyone’s going on Friday night? Some of you characters better be there on Thursday!
They could be Giants...but not really.
I think everyone already has tickets to that game, Lincecum and whatnot.
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
I don’t know what day I have tickets for yet. But I’m hoping for Friday since it’ll be after my class that day.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Although I know in your case, that would be really, really tough to pull off.
They could be Giants...but not really.
I’m going Thursday.
SQUEEEEEEE
Section 328.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
It’s where all the cool kids will be
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by j14 on Oct 3, 2010 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Coming up from LA for Friday's game...
Any recommendations for where to stay? Thinking about the city, but we’re perfectly fine with the east or south bays… BART/muni? I have always been more of a car person so my public transit/hotel experience with San Francisco & AT&T is non-existent.
Last time I stayed I stayed in the Villa Florence on Powell maybe two or three blocks from the muni/bart station. It was really nice and from what I remember, decent prices.
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t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
We have seen all the pics of Giants celebrating....Just found a pic of Mat in the Pads' locker room....Aaaaw...
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Oct 3, 2010 8:30 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
lol
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I didn't come up with the original comparison, but..
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 3, 2010 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Went out to celebrate with my wife. All this happiness and I’m sooooo tired now. I think that the Giants wore me out this season. And it isn’t over, which is the best part of all.
See you all again soon!
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by Skaldheim on Oct 3, 2010 8:30 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
yes, yes it is magic inside!
these are the things that make up this glorious day for me:
a house decked out for Halloween (lots of orange and black!)
a belly full of In N Out (yum!)
an orange adult beverage in my Giants martini glass (super yum)
Sweeney Todd on my t.v. (thank you BBCAmerica!)
spending the better part of the day with my new McC peeps
AND THE GIANTS CLINCH THE NL WEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hope you are all enjoying a fabulous night free of the torture :o) oh yes, magic indeed!
AT&T Park and Disneyland-so much magic inside!
mmm...
in n out!
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
sadly, no where I go will be brimming with Giants fan….stupid Anaheim :o( sure, there are a smattering of fans around these parts, oddly, I encounter them more at Disneyland then out and about, but still, not the same and being surrounded by friends! lol
AT&T Park and Disneyland-so much magic inside!
most definately! recent convert :o) would send you some if I could-nothing better than sharing the I-n-O love!
AT&T Park and Disneyland-so much magic inside!
damn that sounds amazing. stupid messed up ear sickness i have.
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
that is a huge bummer! ear sicknesses are no joke….maybe if you hold up your computer speaker to your owwie ear and play the audio on today’s game, it’s healing powers will release you from pain?
AT&T Park and Disneyland-so much magic inside!
yeah this one is pretty gnarly. even with antibiotics the sucker doesn’t want to go away. im going to try to listen to all the post game interviews again, I know i’ll feel a little better after that :)
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
Fluids, lots of fluids. Drink tons and wash the little buggers out of your system. That’s what landed me with my cold, I haven’t been getting enough fluid.
i’ve been drinking Gatorade and water only for the better part of 3 days, and nothing!
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
funny you should mention that, I had this funny feeling we won the NL West, but if MLB, ESPN, etc. don’t show it, maybe it didn’t happen?
lolz east coast bias
AT&T Park and Disneyland-so much magic inside!
Normally ECB doesn’t bother me but on this momentous day….at least show freakin highlights on ESPN News!
I’ve seen like seven clips of the NEW YORK Giants game. >:-[
They could be Giants...but not really.
These need to go somewhere
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by j14 on Oct 3, 2010 8:47 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
lol
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Oct 3, 2010 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
ajcbraves
Judging from the limited number of seats available on most flights to S.F., there will be plenty of #Braves fans making the trip.
Also
I’d guess Lowe, Hudson, Hanson. RT @tabryan: @ajcbraves predictions for #braves series rotation?
They could be Giants...but not really.
So...?
Game 1: Lowe vs Lincecum
Game 2: Hudson vs Cain
Game 3: Sanchez vs Hanson
They could be Giants...but not really.
SportsCenter or Baseball Tonight
Said that the Braves were going to go:
Game 1: Lowe vs Lincecum
Game 2: Hanson vs Cain
Game 3: Sanchez vs Sanchez
The former reflects the airline industry’s finally matching capacity to demand.
Rotation sounds right.
by wcw on Oct 3, 2010 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions
THIS
Considering I was able to buy pretty good seats for Game 3 I highly doubt many Braves fan will be making it out to SF
All those years of TBS brainwashing
Bowkermania runs wild...in Pittsburgh.
by rightcenterfielder on Oct 3, 2010 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Also also
Just judging from Cox’s comments after game, sounds like Beachy might be the guy if #Braves need 4th starter.
Game 4: Bumgarner (please) vs Beachy
They could be Giants...but not really.
Braves only play 3 playoff games. They don’t need a 4th starter.
by keyser_sozey on Oct 3, 2010 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Judging from the limited number of seats available on most flights to S.F., there will be plenty of #Braves fans making the trip.
They should really fill up their own ballpark before they invade ours.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
I just wanted to say
Screw you Ratto, the Giants did make the playoffs!
Kevin Mitchell has a black belt in keeping it real.
by kbsofaraway08 on Oct 3, 2010 8:53 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
LOL FUCK OFF FATTO
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It's not as if . . .
. . . he was expressing bad wishes: he was just giving an opinion, and one that, especially based on the opening-day roster, a lot of other people—few or none of whom read this forum—shared.
Fill in the blank.
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LOL RATTO WUZ RONG
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so, Bruce Bochy for NL Manager of the Year Award?
I can’t bring myself to think that’s appropriate, but he certainly seems to have managed all the odd personalities well and you can’t argue with the results.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 3, 2010 8:55 PM PDT reply actions
I vote Bobby Cox.
That was a tough job he did this year.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 3, 2010 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought it was pretty ballsy starting the season with Heyward as the starting RF. Not that Heyward isn’t great or wasn’t deserving but usually veterans get those spots with rookies having to “wait their turn.” Plus, with all the injuries, he had to do a lot of lineup juggling.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 3, 2010 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
So, Bobby . . .
. . . when are you going to stop beating your wife?
I don’t know if “character” is supposed to be considered in the voting, but if I had a vote he would not get mine.
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I’ve cheated in Checkers before. Does that make me a bad person?
(I haven’t cheated in Checkers. Is that actually even possible? Awful game.)
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You think the things are like?
If that’s a joke, I don’t think it funny; if it’s not, that’s even worse.
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No
I meant it in response to Cookyman. For some reason when he was talking about Bonds cheating the game, not cheating his wife.
And I thought he was making the comparison of cheating on another person and cheating a game. Thus I made my comparison after misinterpreting the point he was making.
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
?
Unless I’m missing something, there is as much evidence that Bonds beat his wife as there is that Cox did, if not more, considering Bonds’ wife actually testified about it court (albeit years after, as part of their divorce trial).
First . . .
. . . sorry for any confusion my replies have caused over whom I’m replying to.
As to Cox, as I understand it:
At about 10:15 p.m. on Sunday, following the Braves’ 5-4 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, Cobb County police arrested Cox after his wife, Pamela, called to report a domestic dispute. According to the police report, the Coxes had been entertaining friends when Bobby spilled a drink on the carpet of their northwest Atlanta house and Pamela made a comment about it. The report said that after the guests left, Bobby, 53, “hit her in the face with his fist,” pulled her hair and called her “a bitch.” When they reached the house, the police reported, they heard arguing inside, where they found Bobby drunk and Pamela with the left side of her face swollen. Police reported that Bobby told them Pamela “also has been violent in the past and that he hit her in reflex response to her assault on him.” He was arrested and charged with simple battery and faces a court hearing on May 26. . . . [T]he Coxes appeared together Monday at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium to read a joint statement denying that Bobby had struck his wife and calling the incident an “argument” that “became heated.” Pamela appeared to have a slight bruise on her left cheek. In response, the commander of the Cobb County uniform division, Col. J.D. Arrowood, said the police stood behind their report. . . . Pamela Cox told police she had been assaulted “many times before, but [she] never called the police because of possible media attention” and out of fear for the effect of publicity on their three daughters, including Skyla, 13, who witnessed Sunday’s incident.The quotation is from an article on wife-abusing sports figures in Sports Illustrated. I know whom I believe.
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I think we believe the same side
And yet this is pretty similar to this report:
California prosecutors have decided not to file charges against baseball superstar Barry Bonds whose wife told police that he kicked her and grabbed her around the neck during an argument, police said.
[…]
The report also noted, “They began to argue over the housekeeper’s duties and the fact that she (Sun Bonds) wanted her birth control pills that were located in their bedroom,” according to the story, which also was published in the Atlanta Journal. “Mr. Bonds would not let her have the pills, stating that he did not know where she had been,” the report continued.
The San Francisco Giants outfielder said his 29-year-old wife began to rip at his shirt. He stated that he spun her around and kicked her in the buttock," the report said.
Mrs. Bonds’ version of the story differed from her husband’s.
[…]
Once his Swedish wife was outside, the report said, "Barry Bonds threw her against the car and grabbed her around the neck. Again, he grabbed her around the neck and threw her partially down the stairs.
“Sun Bonds said that she tried a second time to get her medications and was stopped by Barry Bonds. This time she was thrown to the ground and was kicked in the buttocks by Barry Bonds,” according to Mrs. Bonds’ account which was taken by police.
Police originally were contacted by Bonds’ wife, who called 911 and requested that police come to the couple’s home in Atherton, Calif. She then indicated that she wanted them to cancel the call. Police responded to the call anyway but did not take any action because there were no signs of any injury, according to the police report.
“During the conversation she specifically asked, ‘Will this be in the newspapers?’” said James Fox, San Mateo County district attorney in the Atlanta Journal.
She concluded that it could be, and she basically clammed up and tried to get them to cancel the call. She didn’t want the police to respond.
Police responded to the call anyway “to satisfy themselves that the person wasn’t canceling the call under duress,” Fox said.
When police arrived at the couple’s new $2.5 million Tuscan-style villa, they saw Mrs. Bonds outside the house. “She was crying and holding her neck,” according to the police report. “Sun Bonds told us to leave, that she did not want the police involved, and that she was fine.”
Steve Wagstaffe, chief criminal deputy in the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office, explained to Jet why charges were not filed against Bonds.
“Our review of it caused us to believe that criminal charges weren’t warranted because right that very evening both Bonds, Mr. Bonds and Mrs. Bonds, quickly stated they wanted no involvement whatsoever from the police or law enforcement,” he said.
“They both declined to provide further information. They did give statements in the beginning (to the police) in their local town, Atherton, Calif. Police noticed no bruising on Mrs. Bonds. There weren’t any injuries or cuts, bruises or whatever that would verify what she had said.”
That’s from 1993.
Two years later, the issue was brought up again in their divorce trial. One of the alleged incidents of abuse:
Barry Bonds also testified that Sun Bonds had gotten into a fistfight with her mother during a visit to her native Sweden in 1991. He said the altercation had occurred when Sun Bonds’ mother became more attentive to him after he had given her a dryer and a TV satellite dish.
Sun Bonds testified that Barry Bonds had assaulted her during the visit, forcing her into a closet before her stepfather pulled him off her.
Her ex-husband gave a different account.
“I’d never seen anything like it, a child disrespecting their parent like that,” he said. “I saw Sun take a swing at her mom. I grabbed both of them and split them apart. I grabbed (Sun) and pushed her to the steps and said to knock it off.”
[…]
When Sun Bonds returned that day, he said, they struggled over the keys to a rental car. “I took the keys, and in the process of taking the keys we slipped and fell into the closet,” he said to laughter from courtroom spectators.
I’m afraid that here, too, I know which side I believe. I would think you do too. Though I think I’d be correct in assuming that you’d never seen this, wouldn’t I? Otherwise your defense of Bonds just seems very odd.
Not in detail.
I had vaguely heard of the matter, but, as the subject line says, not in detail. Here, I am less certain whom to believe. My guess is that neither of the two is being particularly honest, and we can probably assume the truth to lie half-way between their accounts. I don’t think that in the Cox case because of the ages and relative characters of the parties (Mrs. Cox does not sound especially assertive or feisty). It’s all guess to anyone who wasn’t a fly on the wall, but I’d reckon Mr. and Mrs. Bonds deserved one another.
I have never claimed that Barry Bonds was St. Peter’s message to Earthlings—only that he does not seem to be the sort of relentlessly, aggressively asshole character that the media make out. They have, pretty much from the outset of his career, been on his case, and he has developed a bitter antipathy to them in response. In dealing with other people, from his teammates to the public, he seems from other accounts to be a reasonably decent person, meaning neither angelic nor demonic.
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Yes, I think wife beating is very similar to wife beating
In fact, for the life of me, I cannot tell the difference between the two.
that’s my feeling on it. no one thought the Padres would do anything this year, yet they far exceeded expectations.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 3, 2010 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Black has been good. I even think Bochy has been pretty good, on balance, though far from the best.
by wcw on Oct 3, 2010 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
fuck anything associated with the padres
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Rather that than the padre
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No way. Bochy does not need an accolade to go towards his 15-year extension.
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I agree
but I really hate the padres.
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Then I suggest
You take a long, hard look at the 2010 standings. And then smile.
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
doing that right now
padres were in first for 131 game days. And did not make the playoffs. So sweet.
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It’s gotta be between Black and Dusty.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
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It should be Black. He did the most with the least.
by keyser_sozey on Oct 3, 2010 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Dusty should win it
Just for fielding a competitive team in a Little League ballpark, and for not having made Aroldis Chapman’s arm fall off YET.
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Can't hate the Padres TOO much
It’s nice to see small budget teams succeed, especially those that have smart people in the front office who know what they’re doing.
And LOL at the Padres winning 10 more games than the Dodgers, despite spending roughly $60 million less on player salaries.
That being said, Eckstein sucks.
Latos wants to know. Are you a “real” Giants fan, or a “mercenary” fan?
by keyser_sozey on Oct 3, 2010 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
The few Padres fans we ran into after the game were very very nice. Said “Good luck” and “Beat the damn Braves.” and such.
by Merope on Oct 3, 2010 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I've always found the Braves to be pretty hatable,
going back to the Dale Murphy – Bob Horner days.
by D4P on Oct 3, 2010 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions
The chop, the chop!
Chief Nokahoma—he should be dead.
The quotation is left as an exercise for the student.
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no
fuck the padres. I hate them.
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SHIFT-A
I watched today’s game with my father and uncle. They’re both in their 60’s and they were crying when Wilson struck out Venables.
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Venable.
Some respect, please: he’s Max and Molly’s kid.
Blah blah blah.
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WET BLANKET IS BEING A WET BLANKET EVERYONE
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Do you not know . . .
. . . who Max Venable is? “He was a good Giant.” And, as is not always the case, that is very true. Always a pleasure to talk with.
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Yeah I know
but really not sure what your point is. Nobody dissed him.
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As Foghorn Cleghorn might say . . .
. . .it’s a joke, son, Ah say, a joke. (The name was mis-spelled.) I suspect you need to turn up the level on your humor detector.
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no, it just wasnt funny :)
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"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 8:59 PM PDT reply actions 10 recs
I could probably stare at these clubhouse celebration pics all night.
They could be Giants...but not really.
I just want to keep posting’ em all.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I will try to find that.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
TONIGHTZ GUNNA BE A GOOD GOOD NIGHT
to be or not to be in this thing.
by baybombers on Oct 3, 2010 9:00 PM PDT reply actions 6 recs
I was listening to Urban
He said the entire team is still celebrating in the clubhouse.
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
if that is true...
god i love that they are STILL celebrating as a team..
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
He talked to Chris Lincecum and Chris said the guys were celebrating in the clubhouse with their families.
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
The ski goggles are killing me.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 3, 2010 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Me too
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by j14 on Oct 3, 2010 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
It does, but the goggles make the guys look like incurable dorks. Which, of course, makes me love them even more.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 3, 2010 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
HE GAVE EM THE OL' STINKEYE!
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 3, 2010 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Another "I Was There" story
Went with my summer roommate and partner in crime. Cheap seats. Beer. Finally bought a panda hat. Cautiously watching the game, because we’d been hurt before. Laughed about completely inappropriate humor. Screamed when Sanchez hit the triple. Screamed more when Posey hit the home run. Screamed at the top of our voices when the team took the victory lap around the warning track. Bought a Posey shirt for BFVCE so he can finally stop borrowing my clothes. Screamed and high fived random people at the ballpark who stayed to watch the postgame stuff on the video board. Cheered for the SFFD engine roaring down King with the Giants flag flying. Bought the Chronicle special edition, and taped the front page on my door to annoy my bitchy San Diego roommate.
It was my day to be a fan of the team I live and die for. For all the cheering and screaming and other emotional reactions I couldn’t afford this season for the SJ Giants during their playoff run, I let it out today.
And we did it against the bastard Padres and that shithead Mat Latos. Almost as delicious as BEATing LA.
Let’s get the Braves, boys.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 3, 2010 9:01 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Bought a Posey shirt for BFVCE so he can finally stop borrowing my clothes.
So, so many jokes and serious questions.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 3, 2010 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Whenever we go to a game, he asks to borrow one of my Giants shirts. We’re about the same size, which is kinda awkward. He’s skinny and short. Usually he just wears my Sandoval shirt, cos it’s a large. My (men’s) small Lincecum shirt makes him look gay, much to my amusement.
I asked him who his favorite Giant is and he said Buster Posey. So I got him an XL Posey shirt. Brother needed his own threads!
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 3, 2010 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I clicked the imaginary subject line and just pictured a dude walking around in BaronVonHighHeels.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 3, 2010 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
It shall come to pass
BFVCE is going to me for Halloween, and I will be him. I think he will make a prettier girl than me.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 3, 2010 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
It all makes perfect sense.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Oct 3, 2010 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
What an awesome day.
Jealous…..
But I’m having a pretty good time myself!
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
You know what I learned today? Hugging strangers is really, really underrated, when said strangers root for the same baseball team as you.
They could be Giants...but not really.
Yes it is!
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 3, 2010 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
It is. I was so close to hugging every person in my row today.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
And this was my post-game date
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 3, 2010 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Awesome.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I scared him! I ran after him screaming TAKE A PICTURE WITH ME and he ran away at first. lol
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 3, 2010 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I've been meaning to ask:
There is a Giants promo ad featuring a fellow who wears a giant Panda head sort of like the one above but perhaps a little fancier. It includes a number of film clips and still shots of the fellow, in costume, here and there, including in a bar with some other fans. Is one of them (the lady on the left of the screen) kdl?
The usual goes here.
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What makes the Giants making the playoffs so great is not players like Tim Lincecum and Buster Posey, but players like Jose Castillo and Matt Morris. Watching crap for so many years makes when you get to watch a playoff team feel so much better.
Its funny because fuck the dodgers
I also enjoy my sides of Matt Cain and Andres Torres.
by wcw on Oct 3, 2010 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Alex Sanchez.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 3, 2010 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, me too
He was a 1B right? Or was he a pitcher?
Buster Posey>
"Screw it, Redbull time"-Brian Wilson
I remember someone posting here asking why the Giants let him go after he hit a big home run for them.
I also remember that person being very respectful when we responded it was because he wasn’t good.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
I would think so
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by deuce deuce on Oct 3, 2010 9:07 PM PDT reply actions 6 recs
Yes!
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 3, 2010 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
You should update that with today’s Posey/Wilson leap picture
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by Useful_Idiot on Oct 3, 2010 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Rec'd!
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 3, 2010 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions
OH MY GOD
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Jonathon Sanchez hitting that triple today gave me chills
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
we fucking win
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
Fuck yeah we do!
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 3, 2010 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
rec'd
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
rec'd cuz
Natto, this is just awesome.
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
lol!
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 3, 2010 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions
for old times sake
not my best work, but it works:
by wcw on Oct 3, 2010 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
No. It so happens that Ambrose Burnside is a huge internet nerd who likes the Giants a little bit. Why?
by wcw on Oct 3, 2010 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Probably. It’s just a few pages of photos from the past season. Tomorrow’s Chronicle will probably be more epic.
I went to like 5 different locations but they didn’t have it! O well, I’ll just buy tomorrow’s Chronicle.
They weren’t sold at newsstands. There were a handful of peeps selling them straight out of boxes – two on each side of Third & King, another just past the bridge and a couple along McCovey Cove, I think.
They could be Giants...but not really.
FWIW
Pics are up on SFGate.com:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2010/10/03/SP6S1FNQL7.DTL&o=
The cover is pic 85 and it goes from there.
They could be Giants...but not really.
So wait
when I turn on (shudder) TBS for the playoffs this week, the GIANTS are going to be one of the teams?! Is that how this works? Like, we’re going to see the GIANTS playing a playoff game?! Are we sure about this?
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ESPN finally cycled ‘round to baseball highlights and I gotta say, I know I’m biased but…our game looked a hellacious ton more fun and exciting than Braves/Phillies.
They could be Giants...but not really.
It kinda sucks that the Braves had to wait several hours to do their champagne/ on-field celebration. The stadium was empty
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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 3, 2010 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions
WHAT THE FUCK JUST GIVE SCOTT MCCLAIN THE STARTING JOB?
Seriously. I know he’s 35. But just start the guy. He has POP.
Brian Dallimore once hit a grand slam. Therefore, he can hit major league pitching and needs to be on the roster.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Brian Dallimore is the deep album cut of obscure Giants prospects.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Speaking of former Giants
Was Carlos Valderamma ever considered a serious prospect?
Buster Posey>
"Screw it, Redbull time"-Brian Wilson
My vague memory of him is that he used to be near the bottom of top-10 prospect lists, not because he was good but because the system was really bad.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Thanks
I didn’t really follow prospects at the time and I remember he was in one of the videogames, so I thought he was good
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
Dude was the Official Utility Player of Waiting for Boof. Mad love.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 3, 2010 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Grant, still waiting for Boof?
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
He’ll be a swingman in 2013. You’ll see.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 3, 2010 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Brian Dallimore...
…hit a huge grand slam against the Marlins in 03.
for you information.
by BrianIsAwesome on Oct 3, 2010 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I thought that
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
Look at all the Giants comments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoKAcVL_phI&feature=youtu.be
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
So I made it a point to wait until we clinched to open the envelope containing my playoff tickets. I just teared up a little while opening them.
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Dick Stockton and Bob Brenly will call the fist two Giants games for TBS
/Needless to say I’ll be listening to the radio.
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
yes
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huh?
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I think it was him
Who said pitchers are likely to underperform if their jump in IP increases by 30+ IP
Buster Posey>
"Screw it, Redbull time"-Brian Wilson
IDK
I try to avoid everything that fucking morons say. That rule applies doubly to verducci.
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Honestly,
I would rather have Buck/Mccarver if I had to choose. WHY IS IT SO HARD TO GET A FUCKING DECENT ANNOUNCER.
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Ah
I’d rather listen to Giants radio then any national TV crew.
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
no doubt
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Because Jon Miller can't do radio and TV at the same time
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
you mean I won’t get to hear K & K on the tv box for playoffs? I has a sads :o(
AT&T Park and Disneyland-so much magic inside!
I wonder who Miller will have for the playoffs? It seems to me that he usually does the AL games. [ESPN radio]
believe so
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yeah all the playoff games are nationally televised, obv
this isn’t hockey!
/ducks from mymclife
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Hey, if fewer nationally televised games means that I get Randy and Drew for the first two rounds, I’m all for it.
/still mad that NBC used one of Chicago’s announcers for the WCF
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I actually do like that about hockey
I like watching the wild’s announcers when they’re in. LOL Wild in the playoffs. I kill me.
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just as bad
stockton is awful. LIke, truly terrible. He has no idea what is going on half the time
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I AM SKELETOR AND I WILL CALL YOUR PLAYOFF GAME
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
KILL IT WITH FIRE
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SUCK IT RUSSELL MARTIN YORVIT TORREALBA
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Oct 3, 2010 9:23 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Eckstein was still a pain in the ass, though.
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
I think I want to write a rock opera about Sanchez’s triple.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 3, 2010 9:28 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Suggested titles
The Threebagger Opera
The Magic Bat
El Lefty Bueno
They could be Giants...but not really.
Just watch :22-:30 on a loop
and commence whimsical sobbing
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something that's underrated
Bochy was sitting on top of the bench in the dugout for the last out, like he couldn’t bear to watch. I love that.
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also
i need to keep hearing jon say “the giants have won the national league western division title” over and over again, because I still don’t believe that.
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Seeing new pics and gifs of the players celebrating keeps putting such a huge smile on my face. Not just because it’s a reminder that the San Francisco Giants won the NL West and will be going to the playoffs*, but because this is such a likable team that it makes me happy to see them happy. Even the guys who under-perform seem like great guys.
Now on to new, bigger celebrations in the coming weeks.
*Although that is a thing that happened. The San Francisco Giants won the NL West and will be going to the playoffs. Just added this in in case it wasn’t yet clear that the San Francisco Giants won the NL West and will be going to the playoffs.
by Seasick fish on Oct 3, 2010 9:29 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Although that is a thing that happened. The San Francisco Giants won the NL West and will be going to the playoffs. Just added this in in case it wasn’t yet clear that the San Francisco Giants won the NL West and will be going to the playoffs.
Are we SURE this happened?!
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I am pretty sure that this is a Thing that Happened. I have watched a number of replays and seen a number of .gifs.
But have you ever, like, thought that maybe NOTHING is real? Like, maybe we’re all, like, living in a dream? Or even…someone else’s dream?! Pretty deep stuff, bro. Pretty deep.
WHERE IS MY TOTEM!? OH GOD
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Been meaning to ask
I didn’t see Zito celebrating with the team. Did I miss him or was he really not there?
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
LOL
I must have been ignoring him.
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
He was definitely there
He was interviewed by Kruk in the clubhouse but unlike the other pitchers, he didn’t get cheers when he came up on the big screen.
They could be Giants...but not really.
look
it’s not like Cain did great on friday either. I don’t get why all the hate on zito when he actually had a pretty good year overall
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plus
it was better this way. We all got to see it. If they’d clinched yesterday we wouldn’t have seen it. SO WE SHOULD ALL BE THANKING HIM.
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Zito is one of the guys that got us here. no reason for him not to celebrate as much as the others.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 3, 2010 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
didn’t bother Jose Guillen
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 3, 2010 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
RALLY BABY update
Giants record before Kitspool Jr. was born: 40-35
Giants record after Kitspool Jr. was born: 52-35
SCIENCE, BITCHES
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
you need to have more children
I demand one new child per year.
by wcw on Oct 3, 2010 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Kitspool offspring, there’s magic inside!
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by j14 on Oct 3, 2010 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know if you’ll be able to see this, but this is the video they showed at the end of the game recapping the 2010 season: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=747103760978&ref=mf
Sorry the audio is kind of staticy. My camera’s mic sucks.
Yeah I can't see it either
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sweet
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That is awesome
thanks for that
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thanks natto
that was amazing
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:’)
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope they post this on the Giants website soon.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
What happens to guys that don’t make the playoff roster? They don’t have to go home, do they? That would suck if they didn’t get to still partake and chill with the team.
I dunno
But it would be cool if they all watched from a suite that the team provided for home games. That would provide great reactions on camera after the Giants do good things.
"A foghorn blowing out wild and cold." -Dire Straits
Won't swear to this . . .
. . . but I believe that the league can—and almost invariably does—give permission for them to suit up and sit in the dugout.
In vinho veritas.
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Now, don't be silly.
They are obliged to provide day care for the children of the traveling players, be they from the home team or the visitors. The Players Union set the ration at 3:1 back in ’95, as part of the broad settlement after the strike. Eugenio Velez has already been selected by Tim Hudson (the selection order is based on seniority and goes back and forth between teams until all children are allotted) to care for his new baby and his 3 year old twins. Velez is prized because he is the oldest of 15 children, and his experience is vast. His youngest sisters are also twins and are also 3.
According to authoritative on-line sources, Velez has never dropped a child. His E/E (entertainment/enlightenment) quotient is 1.35, which is rarely seen above the AA level. And, of course, he has the thing called “heart.”
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Oct 3, 2010 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I could watch the Giants celebrate that victory for ever
Even Bochy running around the stands shaking hands with fans, made me emotional.
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
11 pitchers in the NLDS
Lincecum
Cain
Sanchez
MadBum
Wilson
Romo
Lopez
Ramirez
Casilla
Ray
???
They could be Giants...but not really.
I wouldn’t say Ray is a lock. I think Runzler should be on but he won’t.
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
Lincecum
Cain
Zito
Sanchez
Bumgarner
Wilson
Romo
Affeldt
Lopez
Casilla
Ramirez
Ray, Mota and Runzler are out and either Mad Bum or Zito will be the long guy in the Pen.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 3, 2010 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
as for the other 14 guys
Catchers
Posey
Whiteside
Infielders
Huff
Sanchez
Uribe
Sandoval
Renteria
Fontenot
Outfielders
Torres
Burrell
Guillen
Ross
Schierholz
Rowand
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 3, 2010 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
oops. I meant TI would be an Infielder and Rowand would probably be out.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 3, 2010 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
This is what I expect
Lincecum
Cain
Sanchez
Zito
MadBum
Wilson
Romo
Lopez
Ramirez
Casilla
Affeldt
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
I have to catch up on the games I missed this week. I thought Affeldt hasn’t been used much?
They could be Giants...but not really.
He’s been up in the bullpen a lot lately.
Bochy trusts him. I’d be pretty surprised if he’s not in.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
I will worry about this tomorrow. Today, I celebrate.
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by j14 on Oct 3, 2010 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions
A worthy link
The Baseball-reference page for the Giants this season.
So many beautiful things to see on that page, that are now written down for all time.
Scored 697 runs, Allowed 583 runs.
Most Games under .500 never
And of course:
92-70, 1st place in NL West
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
by Ott on Oct 3, 2010 9:46 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Most Games under .500 never
HOE. LEE. SHIT.
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I honestly can't believe that
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How's your memory?
Remember back to the early part of the season when a prediction someone or t’other made of 704 or so runs and around 611 allowed was fiercely mocked? I do.
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I remember thinking their AMAZING season of allowing only 611 runs last year couldn’t possibly be repeated. Even if the pitching was as good, I thought, the defense probably wouldn’t hold up.
I’ve never been so happy to be so wrong.
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
by Ott on Oct 3, 2010 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Seemed just fucking crazy.
Still does.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Oct 3, 2010 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
This one has to be depressing for Padres fans
Giants:
Days in First: 38, last on Oct 3
Padres:
Days in First: 148, last on Sep 25
Bowkermania runs wild...in Pittsburgh.
by rightcenterfielder on Oct 3, 2010 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
There are a lot of nice guys . . .
. . . and good stories on this team, but I think the two I feel especially pleased about are Andres Torres and Eli Whiteside. It’s rough to be a 30-year-old ballplayer who never had more than the proverbial cup of coffee (Whiteside had 12 major-league plate appearances before joining the Giants last season), and two years later, here they are. Horatio Alger stories are usually just that, stories, but every once in the proverbial blue moon, diligence really is rewarded. Bless ’em both. And Huff and FSanchez. Well all of ’em—but especially those first two.
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by owlcroft on Oct 3, 2010 9:58 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
very well put. I was thinking about that after the game today. Players who toil in the minor leagues for so long do it for a reason. they love the game and want to achieve their dreams. it says a lot of their character that they persevered for so long before finally making it. the hard work paid off…and it matters.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 3, 2010 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Per baggs
Even with a three-run lead in the ninth and All-Star closer Brian Wilson on the mound, Huff didn’t feel safe, saying, “I almost called timeout to calm down” with two outs in the ninth.
After Wilson’s game-ending strikeout, Huff calmly raised one fist in the air as he headed toward a jubilant celebration. His cool outer demeanor hid a spin cycle of emotions.
“My heart was racing so fast, I couldn’t run. I had to walk,” Huff said.
It was an improbable moment for Huff, who signed a one-year deal in January only after the Giants had been turned down by Adam LaRoche and examined internal options to fill the void at first base.
“I couldn’t be more thankful for the chance,” Huff said. “This place is where I wanted to be. It’s destiny.”
Hell yeah, audrey
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by bondslegend on Oct 3, 2010 10:03 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Really memorable
His slow, almost solemn raise of the fist was really striking. They showed it a couple of times, too, because I think most realized it perfectly captured his feelings on the whole situation.
by Seasick fish on Oct 3, 2010 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
it was great
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I've been pumped up all day
But for some reason, that quote right there makes me feel the most emotional.
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
IKR
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It's just weird
Huff has been kind of “the leader” all year, and he’s always being shown as this super pumped up dude. And then after all that, even he has to sit back and be like “whoa, it really happened.”
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
well he's spent his whole career on HORRIBLE teams
seriously, the Rays when they sucked and the Orioles? Jeez. He was usually out of the race in July.
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ugh no kidding
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He did come up with the Sawx though
and, IIRC, he was kind of an unheralded prospect
Buster Posey>
"Screw it, Redbull time"-Brian Wilson
We get cynical as fans sometime towards our heroes on the field. Aubrey Huff shows that some professional baseball players really do care and really do care about more than just their salary or their stats. This is going to be his first playoff game in his 10 seasons. That has to be special.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
I think pretty much everyone on this team really cares
that’s why they’re so great. I mean, most of them aren’t making THAT much money, relatively speaking.
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It’s basically a team of very young players, rookies, and players that nobody has ever really cared about their entire careers (Sanchez, Huff, Torres, Uribe). Just, perfect.
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so great
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I love this team so much.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
When the Giants dropped the first two games, I kept thinking about how Huff would feel if they somehow didn’t make it into the playoffs. To finally come that far and then be denied would have been soul crushing.
Now we’ve gotta hope he gets to see more than the NLDS.
by Seasick fish on Oct 3, 2010 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
“Just last night, I’m like, ‘Please don’t do this to me,’ " Huff said of the Giants’ near-collapse. “After years of just getting killed every year, the mental grind has just taken its toll.”
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OT
My Community Projection for Jonathan Sanchez (w/c IIRC was pretty optimistic compared to consensus)
IP: 195
ERA: 3.97
K: 210
BB: 91
HRA: 19
Actuals:
IP: 193.1
ERA: 3.07
K: 205
BB: 96
HRA: 21
I did not see that ERA coming.
They could be Giants...but not really.
that's hawt
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wow.
you’re amazing.
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
Just for good measure
"I don't know how the six-pack got in my hands." -P.T.F. Bat
by deuce deuce on Oct 3, 2010 10:04 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
Most stressful moment of the game to me
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=12742655
And I just loved RamRam’s reaction. Like it was nothing.
RamRam will kill you and your family like it was nothing. Seriously. That guy is not staying in my bunker after the apocalypse.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 3, 2010 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
+1
and I fucking love Buster’s fist pump.
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If I'm remebering this right
I think it was right before this pitch that they got a great close up of his face. You don’t really get to know some of the relievers in the same way you get to know a lot of the players over the course of the season, but that one look communicated a great deal, I though.
Again, this is assuming any of this actually happened. I’m a little disoriented.
by Seasick fish on Oct 3, 2010 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I absolutely LOVED Tejada’s expression after that strikeout. Just stood there and stared at RamRam
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
I was wondering . . .
. . . if anyone else had noticed that. It was so weird that I asked mrs. owlcroft if there was something I had missed there that had Tejada especially pissed off for some reason (beyond simply being struck out). It was as if Tejada had just that instant discovered that it was Ramirez who had shot his pet cocker spaniel.
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I posted a comment on GLB
And got 7 recs, but no replies. I wonder if it was Padre fans or McCoven.
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
From Schulman
How fitting that a bullpen that did not allow an earned run after Sept. 15, sealed the division title. Santiago Casilla, Ramon Ramirez, Sergio Romo and Javier Lopez got the ball to Brian Wilson, who completed the clinching with a 1-2-3 save.
Go figure.
“When he ran the count to the first hitter to 3-2, I said, ‘Oh, he’s going to play around here,’ " Bochy joked.
The playing around began when Wilson blew a high 0-2 fastball past the swing of Will Venable to end it. The closer calmly turned toward center field for his customary crossed-arms gesture then swiveled back to find Posey climbing him.
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 3, 2010 10:06 PM PDT reply actions
HAHAHAHAHAHA. Interesting choice of words.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Miller’s game-ending play call is magic
Kuiper’s game-ending play call is something off a hooked on phonics tape.
I agree
really not the best effort from him. I’m used to seeing better. IDK if he was just stunned or what
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you should get that checked out
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Ifs it is 11 pitchers like predicted, then what 14 position players go?
Right now I have:
OF:
Torres
Burrell
Ross
IF:
Huff
Sanchez
Uribe
Sandoval
C:
Posey
Whitside
Thats nine. I think Fontenot and Guillen(boo) are locks to make it as well, making it 11. I see Ishi and Nate on there too as the late inning D replacements that they’ve been all season, leaving one spot for either Rowand, Renteria, Velez, Rohlinger or Burriss
It’ll probably come down to Renteria or Scott and personally I think its gonna be Edgar. He plays a more scarce position and he hits Billy Wagner pretty good if I remember his career numbers correctly.
But then again, Scott hit that one homer that one time this week so… /rolls eyes.
Its funny because fuck the dodgers
I’d be surprised if either Renteria or Rowand was left off. Huff’s defense has been good enough that Ishi becomes even more of a luxury. I could see him getting left off. Maybe Nate. Maybe even Ross.
by Monkeyking42 on Oct 3, 2010 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d be pretty shocked if Ross was left off.
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I’d rather see Guillen left off, but that won’t happen either. he’s been playing and Rowand hasn’t and that’s the bottom line.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 3, 2010 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I doubt both Nate and Ishi will be on there. They’re both essentially late-inning defensive replacements/lefty pinch hitters.
Huff’s defense hasn’t needed to be replaced at the end of the game. I’m saying Ishi gets left off.
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"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
I agree
Nate has use as Guillen d replacement and a pinch runner – Ishi is a backup 1b without great speed.
Nate has been coming in as early as the 6th and 7th innings and has been getting an at bat or two in these games. He’s our best RF defender and the #1 pinch hitter. However, b/c he plays so much defense, the’ll want another pinch hitter, meaning TI will make it.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 3, 2010 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Giants lead the league in O-swing%
for the second year in a row.
I'm stunned
next you’re gonna tell me that they GIDP a lot.
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wait, somebody seriously GIDP'd more than us?!
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Awwww
They could be Giants...but not really.
by esseffgeez on Oct 3, 2010 10:14 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
DREAMY
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Dude just looks like a really happy man right now
And why not?
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I was trying to come up with a comment that would turn the question back to you, but I couldn’t. So there.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, I am.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I really have the mind of a guy sometimes.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Well
I’m not sure that this is going to work out then. Because now I’m scared, albeit curious.
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Nah, I just make really bad/dirty jokes.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s what you say now.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
But what do you say later?
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Why is there always an exchange between you two that ends up on the right side of the page?
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
It's the new lars/kdl apparently
YOU KNOW IM THE ONE CHOP
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No, you’re not.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 4, 2010 12:46 AM PDT up reply actions
again, I'm pretty sure we're soulmates
you are my density
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LOL
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
That reminds me . . .
. . . of a certain young Giants ballplayer of some good while ago (but whose name you would know), not a rookie but in his first year of full-time play, on the day the All-Stars for that season were announced were announced, and he found to his joy that he was one. He announced to the clubhouse that he had just called his wife and told her “Honey, tonight you’re sleeping with an All-Star!” He was a good man and a good Giant.
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?
No, this fellow is still quite lively. As I understand it, we’ll be hearing from him in a few days. Well, screw it: it’s nothing discreditable (arguably quite the contrary): so, BB.
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i also thought it might be brown (rip). probably the most obscure giant all-star of the last 30 years.
Yes; a great shame, that lad.
He had some real talent, but some bad luck injury-wise, and was not always his own best friend. I didn’t know him well, but I know he was viewed unkindly by management.
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Brenly
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 3, 2010 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
You forgot the punchline
His wife’s response: “Oh my god, you know?!?”
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
/snort/
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by gallo del cielo on Oct 3, 2010 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
D'aww
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Both.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Srsly
/waits for someone to make a joke about being in the middle
/may have indirectly done so
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You just had to, didn’t you?
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Also
I think the sexiest part of his wife is what she’s wearing.
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
Half of the ballpark was wearing something similar.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Not that you know of.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Because
Buster keeps a safe distance after an uncomfortable encounter with a young, obsessive female Giants fan in Fresno.
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Lol no.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 4, 2010 12:46 AM PDT up reply actions
The fanbase in Fresno is surprisingly sad.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 4, 2010 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Buster Fucking Posey!
literally
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 3, 2010 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I think . . .
. . . most of them already know how.
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Awesomist thing about today:
I was in 5 pokemonz leagues and won 3 of them. YEAH
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pretty sure it was
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do you need a ladder?
maybe a rope?
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The one part of being a Giants fan that I'm ashamed of
Rob Schneider
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Not a bad guy
But his movies are embarrassing.
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
His Giants hat looks worn
And he’s actually BondsLegend. So play nice.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 3, 2010 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll play nice
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
lolwhat
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YEEWWWW CAAAAAN DOOOOOO EEEEEET
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You know how I’m actually James Franco, Rob? Same deal. They found you out.
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"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
shit
I had a good thing going.
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I like Rob Schneider
His career in film is pretty meh, but he was gold back in the day on the comedy club circuit. He was a lot weirder. My favorite was his fine, fine rendition of Elvis on a fishhook which really needs no explanation.
as mentioned on the previous thread
he has done a lot for the pacifica area schools music departments.
that barely makes sense. but i’m drunk and happy. DEAL WITH IT.
"to me, the all star game is retarded."--aubrey huff
Rob is allowed around the clubhouse
because he makes Fontenot feel tall
Hey Gays!
I just got home from the game. I still can’t really digest what happened today, and I have so many great memories that I think I have to write them down. I just watched all the post game stuff from Comcast and bawled. I love this team.
Also, I met Goofus today. :) I saw him walking by and yelled, “are you Goofus?!” The people around me must have thought I was insane.
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by kdl on Oct 3, 2010 10:18 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Hey you! Nice to see you here. We’ve been back awhile now, we’re watching the entire game over… there’s 2 down in the 9th, I hope Wilson doesn’t blow it!!
SPOILER
HE DOESNT!
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I stayed after the game for awhile to cheer for the players when they drove out.
/stalker
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Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
Hmmmm I dunno if they should be driving … their skin / alcohol level has to be way above legal limits!
Yeah, I was kind of worried. For example, Manny Burris was driving with his goggles on.
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Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
Hahahaha.
He did?!
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
IRL LOL
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kdl!!!
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 3, 2010 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Hi, kdl.
And welcome back.
Fun has been had, as well as torture.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Oct 3, 2010 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
i watched the game with several Padres fans, and some coworkers of mine. The heart lies in San Francisco, of course, but it was just weird seeing the team I live and die with eliminate my employer. Dammit Atlanta for winning today (both sports, actually). That said, I would love (and expect) a series win against Atlanta so I may really let loose in celebration. Out of respect for the people I was with today, I couldn’t completely let it go today. The majority of my coworkers with SD are pulling for SF, btw.
The Padres deserved a better fate, but the Giants earned and deserved the West. Let’s win this thing.
I was wondering how your viewing went. Congratulations and condolences, but also congratulations. And Buster Posey.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 3, 2010 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah work this week is going to be eerie… it was a fantastic year to be a part of what the Padres accomplished and the future is very very bright. It’s a shame they aren’t on a flight to Philly tomorrow to Denorfia-BABIP, Eck-bunt, Gonz-SF the phillies to death.
Yeah, I see the Phillies marching over the Reds a lot faster than the Padres.
If Latos had anything left, if they’d get enough rest for the gassed Gregerson, Adams, and Bell, if Chris Young could hold it together…. If if if.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 3, 2010 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Hi kdl!! I’m so sad I didn’t get to meet you today. But it was an awesome game omg.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry my phone battery sucks! :( But, I’m glad you got to be at the game! It was the best day ever!
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Ben WIlshire is the new Dreamy Dan.
Aww. :/ It’s okay. But it was! I’m still on a high from it.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
KDL!
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 3, 2010 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Shift OHMYFUCKINGGODTHEGIANTSAREGOINGTOTHEPLAYOFFS
Wow. Just wow. What a game. Got to watch it with my family. It was nuts. I also am gonna plug a fanpost I wrote here. My first serious one. Not too much great writing, but hey I needed to say it.
Let’s keep this ride going.
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You did good Bochy
I’ll eat my crow now.
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Will Durst!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 3, 2010 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
He's a season ticket holder
He sits next to a friend of mine.
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I figured he was. I saw him at Thursday’s game. he was 2 rows in front of us. We high-fived after Buster’s homer. that was pretty cool.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 3, 2010 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Danny Glover
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"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
brandi chastain, steve perry, robin williams, tyler florence
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Yep. He was in a video during the pregame stuff about food.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 3, 2010 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
My mom sat one row in front of Steve Perry yesterday!
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 3, 2010 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
tom brady
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wore a giants hat to a Bball game
and grew up in the bay area
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loved joe montana
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No self-respecting Giants fan could fail to love Joe Montana
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he really looks like montana when he's playing
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except when he loses Super Bowls
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 3, 2010 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
bingo
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but they really needed geovanni carmazzi instead!
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Saint Gregory’s kid from San MaFuckinTeo? Of course he’s a Giants fan.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 3, 2010 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Huey Lewis
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 3, 2010 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
The fuckin' glory that was Rome
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 3, 2010 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions
eh
Maybe they just paid him to use that.
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George Lucas cares about one thing
Money
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Wrong. George Lucas cares about one thing:
George Lucas.
I know he was a Modesto Nuts fan growing up, but that’s it.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
They weren’t the Rockies’ affiliate in the 50s/60s, though.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Were they affiliated with the A’s then?
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 3, 2010 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
The A's hadn't made it out to the Bay back then either.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 3, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep. But teams had affiliates in the Cal League as early as 1941.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 3, 2010 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
According to wiki:
# St. Louis Cardinals (1967–1974)
# Kansas City Athletics (1966)
# Houston Colt .45s (1962–1964)
# New York Yankees (1954–1961)
# Milwaukee Braves (1953)
# Pittsburgh Pirates (1949–1952)
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
TY! Trying to do my Spanish homework and looking this up at the same time was causing me problems.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 3, 2010 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
True
Also, I’m not a fan of the Modesto stadium
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
Is it that bad?
I was thinking about going to the ASG there next year.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
It's not awful
but the 1st time I went there were some weird bug things…It looks bad compared to municipal & Banner Island but it wouldn’t stop me from going to a game
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
Ah. I see.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 4, 2010 12:22 AM PDT up reply actions
I actually like John Thurman Field. The scoreboard is really nice. I’m going to the ASG with press credentials come hell or high water, from MiLB or SF Dugout, or perhaps from my new gig (details are soon to be revealed). If you can score tix, go!
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 3, 2010 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Awesome! I’ll let you know if I do go.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 4, 2010 12:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Steve Perry, lead singer for Journey
He was there for 161, and appeared on the big screen while “Don’t Stop Believin’” blared through the stadium speakers. He was pumped.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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i'm gonna geek out for a minute
maybe it’s because i’m the only giants fan in a 500 mile radius and i’m not feeling all the love i SHOULD be feeling. but today’s game made me really emotional.
go giants dude. wearing orange til the end of fucking time.
"to me, the all star game is retarded."--aubrey huff
You weren't the only emotional person today
My dad and uncle cried today after the game ended.
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
i had to wait for my roommate to go walk her dog to really let all my tears out.
she’s a dodger fan.
"to me, the all star game is retarded."--aubrey huff
HOLY SHIT
Giants relievers haven’t given up a run in their last 36 1/3 innings
They should start instead of Zito.
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by gallo del cielo on Oct 3, 2010 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Among the many outstanding performances today...
…Jon and Flem’s call of the game on the radio deserves special mention.
I know, saying Jon and Flem were great is like saying water is wet. But they did a great job of capturing the mood in the ballpark, the tension of every inning, and the endgame strategies as the final outs approached. Flem, especially, was magnificent in the top of the 7th inning, narrating the long ABs against Casilla and Ramirez, escalating the drama with every foul ball, and Jon let him have the moment, rarely interjecting during that time, if at all.
As someone who loves both baseball and radio, it was a great example of how you can use the medium to communicate a story. We’re so blessed to have these guys calling Giants games.
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Midnight
KNBR will replay the broadcast.
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Winning clip - with Jon Miller audio (from MLB.com)
Second part of the clip has Jon Miller audio:
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=12744611&topic_id=11493214&c_id=mlb
by keyser_sozey on Oct 3, 2010 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
On Saturday,
I simply couldn’t take any more of the Fox guys and I went to do erzatz errands. I really just went’ to drive and hear the end of the game with the right voices.
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by gallo del cielo on Oct 3, 2010 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I lucked out.
Their broadcast on the radio on MLB Gameday was perfectly synced up with MLB Network’s relay of the CSNBA telecast. Like, I could hear the crack of the bat exactly as it was hit. And Jon and Flem were obviously watching the replays in the booth and relaying what they saw, so I essentially got Jon on TV! And I recorded the game from the Tejada at-bat in the seventh, for many future reviewings in the next few days.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 3, 2010 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I've had a good feeling about this game after going to Opening Day seeing Rowand slide into first
I don’t know what it was, but I had a feeling that day that we were going to do something big.
Go Giants.
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by Giant among Angels on Oct 3, 2010 10:37 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
for some reason I can't stop laughing at this
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LOL
Does anyone else wonder what Steve Scarsone is doing right now? I bet he’s watching CSI.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
This is how awesome today’s game was. Neither Yorvit Torrealba, David Eckstein nor Scott Fucking Hairston did anything to hurt the Giants.
Also, the Rays beat the Yankees.
They could be Giants...but not really.
there is a lot of win there
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Hairston made a nice catch
I hope he sucked it when he hit the wall and fell down.
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
Don't forget the LOL MESS getting Ollie'd one last time!
Thought your season was over? Not quite! Ha HA!
NEW YORK — Calling on Oliver Perez for the 14th inning was not one of the end-of-season tributes Jerry Manuel had in mind for his players in what was likely his final game as manager of the Mets.
Perez hit Adam Kennedy with a pitch before walking three batters in a row, and the Washington Nationals beat New York 2-1 Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.
“I felt bad that we had to put in Ollie in a situation that we had no choice with. We had nothing left,” Manuel said. “That’s tough for me.”
It was a fitting end to a miserable season for Perez, who became a symbol of New York’s struggles in its second straight losing campaign (79-83). In the second season of a $36 million, three-year contract, he was banished to the bullpen in May and has pitched just four times since Aug. 1.
The left-hander entered to loud boos in the 14th. With one out, he plunked Kennedy in the shoulder. Kennedy stole second before Roger Bernadina and pinch-hitter Wil Nieves walked to load the bases. Justin Maxwell walked to force in the go-ahead run.
Perez (0-5) walked 42 in 46 1/3 innings this year.
Manuel did pull All-Stars David Wright and Jose Reyes in the ninth inning so they could receive ovations, and nudged Mike Pelfrey out of the dugout in the seventh for a curtain call.
“I’m very appreciative, first of all, that Jerry would even think about doing it especially what he’s been through the last couple of days,” Wright said. “At the end of the day it’s tough to really enjoy anything talking about we finished under .500 and don’t make the playoffs again.”
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 3, 2010 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
to think at one time he was a comp for sanchez
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well..
Perez is what, 15 months older? They are both hard-to-hit lefties with terrible walk rates. But Perez’s arm seems to be in the process of falling off:
yeah, that and, you know,
Sanchez just had a fucking incredible year, one that Perez has never had.
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i love the Giants!!!!!
"For all you first-basemen who played first your whole life, that's where Buster plays on his OFF days" - Kuiper
Mccovey's in Walnut Creek for NLDS
I will see yall there
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It's almost 11 pm
and this photo might have occurred less than 15 mins ago
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I do not want to run into him in a dark alley.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 3, 2010 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
No, think about that a little more
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 3, 2010 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I can't take credit for this, someone posted it awhile ago
But it seems Appropriate today!!! Hellz yah! Here’s to going to sleep drunk listening to KNBR!!!
by payvement on Oct 3, 2010 10:42 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
The only problem with you guys winning the West and not the wild card is...
Now I have to actually root for Philly to make the NLCS again (meh) so that you can demolish them. It wouldn’t be remotely as satisfying if the Reds took them out.
But at least that’d mean you took out the Braves, too, and I can’t be unhappy about that.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Oct 3, 2010 10:42 PM PDT reply actions
Gah, reply fail.
“I don’t expect you guys to be nearly as picky about the order of operations as I am. Since my team isn’t dancing, I’m going for vendetta by proxy here. ;)
I have no idea wtf I’m going to do if it’s SF/NY in the World Series, though."
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Oct 3, 2010 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
And why on earth . . .
. . . . would you want the NYY to win is such a series?
Why, Oh, Why?
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by gallo del cielo on Oct 3, 2010 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
That's why I have no idea what I'm going to do.
I hate the Yankees and I hate the Giants both, and the passion with which I hate them is such that I don’t think I could pick one or the other to win in that scenario.
The very thought is the stuff of nightmares.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Oct 3, 2010 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
As someone who likes the Giants and Red Sox
I felt that way for Dodgers vs. Yankees (in my lifetime would be 1977, 1978, 1981).
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
So what'd be funny, then...
would be SF/NY this year, and LA/BOS next year.
We could trade neurotic breakdowns!
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Oct 3, 2010 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
SFGuy is actually a Red Sox fan.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Oh. Crap.
Well, then, I guess I’m stuck with a potential neurotic breakdown I can’t do anything with.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Oct 3, 2010 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions
The 70s Dodgers and Big Red Machine had a solid rivalry once, and come on, no one likes the Braves.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 3, 2010 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
But as a Dodgers fan
You want the Phillies and Giants? Isn’t that tempting fate?
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
It is.
But you know what? Why play it safe? If I’m gonna root for someone to take down Philly, I’d rather it be my nemesis.
I’ll still celebrate if they lose in the first round instead of losing to you guys, but I see humiliation potential for them in Lincecum, Cain, and Sanchez. Or Bumgarner.
And I crave that.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Oct 3, 2010 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
It must be the "PackerLand" part
Seems like everyone’s nice in Wisconsin. I think it’s because of the proximity to Canada.
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
I'm not a native Wisconsinite.
But my dad is Canadian.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Oct 4, 2010 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Most years, you would be 100% correct.
But right now, I’m still smarting from losing to the Phillies two years in a row and the attendant rise in Philly fan unbearability. If that’s not a word, it is now.
So, as I said a few days ago, I want them taken down, taken down hard, and I can’t think of a better tool for that than the Giants, for whom I bear no love. It’s, like, the baseball equivalent of showing them the bottom of my shoe, to use a Middle East metaphor.
So for that to happen, you guys gotta get through Atlanta.
Atlanta I have some leftover animosity against because of 1991. So while I don’t know that I necessarily want you guys to beat Atlanta, I can’t be unhappy about Atlanta being the team you’re going through to destroy Philly.
If you were playing the Reds in the first round, there’d probably be some unhappiness.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Oct 3, 2010 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
this is the first year in about 4 years
that I havent been able to go to a single Giants game (for various reasons). I joined MCC for that very reason. You guys made every game I was here for enjoyable, win or soul crushing defeat. So thank you, McCoven, you are the best.
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
Of course.
I don’t expect you guys to be nearly as picky about the order of operations as I am. Since my team isn’t dancing, I’m going for vendetta by proxy here. ;)
I have no idea wtf I’m going to do if it’s SF/NY in the World Series, though.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Oct 3, 2010 10:45 PM PDT reply actions
Well
for what it’s worth, I do not see the Yankees winning the AL. I think it will be the Twins or Rays.
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Twins would be neat.
I still couldn’t afford to go to a World Series game, but outdoor Minnesota baseball in late October? The sheer idea makes me giggle.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Oct 3, 2010 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I would pay whatever it takes
to go to twins/giants. I live in ND
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Evil plan formulating...
Step one: acquire Twins/Giants World Series tickets.
Step two: seek out bondslegend
Step three: ???
Step four: profit. and torture.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Oct 3, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
step one
both teams must make it :/
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Must have pissed you off a bit
That the Giants will face the Twins but in SF.
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not really
because I didn’t even know about it until now
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I saw them here in 05
omar fucking vizquel had the GW HOME RUN. It was awesome.
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I take it on faith that the Giants will make it.
If they don’t, it means the possibility exists that Philly won a third straight pennant, and that’s an untenable situation.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Oct 3, 2010 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I know I got here late...
…but… Wooooo!!!!! Ahem. Excuse me. I just…. Wooooo!!!!
…Man, I can’t stop doing that.
I watched the game from the sports book at Harvey’s in South Lake Tahoe, and it was an awesome scene. It was full of Giants fans talking Giants history.
"Mike Laga will make you forget about every power hitter that ever lived." - Sparky Anderson
"You're alright, La Russo." - Johnny Lawrence
Woooooooo!!!
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 3, 2010 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Lowell Cohn's column
Someone asked how Buster Posey acted after Wilson got the last out. "It’s the first time I’ve seen some absolute, unadulterated craziness out of that guy," Wilson said. "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."
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20101003/SPORTS/101009826/1010/SPORTS?p=all&tc=pgall
"A foghorn blowing out wild and cold." -Dire Straits
by FriscoJoe on Oct 3, 2010 10:48 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
Test
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
win
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Wilson's quotes have made me like him so much more
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
Win
Awesome! My post (even tho not my quote or my article) is now a sig.
"A foghorn blowing out wild and cold." -Dire Straits
this is seriously the funnest team in MLB
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no question
it’s the weirdest team I’ve ever seen.
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 3, 2010 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
This is awesome.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 3, 2010 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
This would be great for a t-shirt. I might even pay Grant to put it on one.
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by Giant among Angels on Oct 3, 2010 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions
OMG, I love Brian Wilson
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 3, 2010 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 4, 2010 12:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Almost certainly. That’s his “hometown” team, right?
by keyser_sozey on Oct 3, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Just got home from the most amazing game of my life.
I was scared to death before the game, and it ended up being the best game in my short 20 year life. The Sanchez triple rolled RIGHT UP to the wall in front of me, and my friend sent me a pic of myself on TV. (Circled in green. A first for me, I’m no celeb like Goofus.)
Then, I decide to go to the bathroom in the 4th or 5th, and as I’m going Lou Seal comes by on his cart and throws out a shirt that flies into the tunnel in front of me and I pick it up. (Another first for me.)
Since we sat in the front row of the bleachers, when the team did their lap around the park I jumped over the fence down to the walkway and high-fived the whole team and managed to get some of it on camera-phone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZNENi7vcm0 (sound isn’t working for some reason)
What a day…
Jeaaaggaahh
very nice
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And both of them . . .
are white as a Duluth mayor.
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by gallo del cielo on Oct 3, 2010 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
The name’s confusing, but yeah I’m white.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 3, 2010 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions
OH
And we won the division despite the guy who was selling “NL WEST CHAMPIONS” shirts on the Embarcadero on FRIDAY NIGHT. We yelled at that guy. A lot. And if we’d lost today, I woulda had to go find him.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
it's almost like the concept of a jinx is total bullshit!
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This is no lie nor joke
Most of those type of t-shirts end up in third world countries.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Mark Gardner's prediction...
According to Brian Wilson:
I was standing next to our bullpen coach (Mark Gardner) who actually called the home run. He said, ‘Don’t worry, Willy, Buster’s going to hit a home run right now.’ And that pitch he did."
Looking back . . .
. . . I find it all rather strange. I grew up in a world one of whose basic premises was that the New York Giants would be an NL contender every season. They weren’t always, but that was just the feeling in the air. Then I went away from baseball for a while, a long while, till 1977 or so, when there were widespread rumors of the team leaving SF. It was like being away from the town where you had grown up for many years: when you come back, you can find a lot of things changed. Watching the Giants was like seeing an old childhood sweetheart hanging around in bars and soliciting sailors.
Then, a decade or so later, the old tart went on the wagon, lost weight, got a job, and became respectable again. In fact, in 1993, she married very well, and prospered for several years. But in 1997, embarrassed by evil rumors being spread around town about her husband, she got a divorce and, predictably, was soon working the bars again. And her childhood friends and swains again felt sick.
The old gal ain’t healthy yet, but sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good, and this year the glass shoe fit and the handsome prince has asked her to the ball. What will happen at midnight remains to be seen, but all those who remember her from her salad days are wishing her well, and hoping, with an occasional gentle smile and maybe even tear, that she enjoys the ball.
In vinho veritas.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
That "1997" is an obvious typo for "2007".
Stupid fingers.
In vinho veritas.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Indeed.
It’s the vinho, in which both veritas and ditziness can be found.
In vinho ditziness.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
I've been waiting for my "salad days" . . . .
but this doesn’t seem to be that kind of restaurant.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Oct 3, 2010 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Sad to say . . .
. . . I think the waiter long since cleared that course from the table (without even asking if I wanted more).
In vinho veritas.
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Go Giants!
Thank you Grant, and posters. I read and rarely post. Partly because I’m blocked from this site at work, partly because I’m kind of an optimist who’s big argument on this site was defending the Matheny signing back in the dizzay. But I’ve been a faithful reader since 2004 when I was searching the web for Giants stuff, and came across Waiting For Boof. I read this line and I was hooked:
Though a real first baseman would be outstanding as well, it is pretty obvious the Giants need a starting pitcher to replace Brett Tomko. Tomko has a decent fastball and curve combo when he can control it, and it often seems like he’s just one pitch away from being a productive starter. Unfortunately, that pitch — a 97 mph screwball thrown with the glove hand and controlled with his mind — is still very much a work in progress.
This site has been a great way to follow the team during the down years. The humor, hope and ideas made it fun when the results on the field weren’t there to match.
I was almost excited to log in after the game today to see the joy as I was to watch that final high heater. Almost…
Bring on the Braves!
It's 11:30 PM
I haven’t stopped smiling for about eight hours now.
Also, I just finished building a fat stack of pictures from this thread and the previous one that are now my collective desktop background (the Win7 slideshow feature is pretty nice for things like this). So if you’ve got more, put ’em up please.
One more thing. I go to school in LA, and my parents have season tickets, which means we get playoff tickets. Do I (1) fly up for Game 2 on Friday, (2) fly up for an NLCS/WS game, (3) both, keeping in mind school is rather important and taking a weekend (or two) is hard, but then again there may only be three playoff games for us. I’m leaning towards (3), but not feeling good about it.
Ain't no Posey like a Buster Posey cause a Buster Posey don't stop...hitting.
Giants baseball: We're stupid enough to do that (TM)
anyone have the clip
of bochy running around waving his hat around? I dont think I’ve ever seen so much emotion from him. He looked so oddly happy.
Can someone make one of those..
History will be made commercials? I would love to see a giants on even tho it was a hockey thing.
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