Overflow Post-Game: One moar
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 31, 2010 10:34 PM PDT
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Uno!
"Friends, San Franciscans, Countrymen....Humm Baby."
by The Nuschlerian Candidate on Oct 31, 2010 10:36 PM PDT reply actions
I am a racecar driver from Formula UN!
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 31, 2010 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
p.s. This was in reference to our Magic (inside) number, not that I was first in the thread. That’s bush league shite.
"Friends, San Franciscans, Countrymen....Humm Baby."
by The Nuschlerian Candidate on Oct 31, 2010 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Sure, banned.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 31, 2010 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s the Magic Number…
by TimLaser and MattyC on Oct 31, 2010 10:37 PM PDT reply actions
Is this where I should go for teh news?
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 31, 2010 10:37 PM PDT reply actions
Because November is about to start
I just turned the page on my Giants calendar. I was curious what player is the new months representative…Aaron Rowand.
What does this mean?
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Oct 31, 2010 10:38 PM PDT reply actions
My calendar is stuck on Mark DeRosa. Once we started winning I decided to just leave it alone. You’re all welcome. hahaha.
"Friends, San Franciscans, Countrymen....Humm Baby."
by The Nuschlerian Candidate on Oct 31, 2010 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
dfeldy David Feldman
Madison Bumgarner just the 2nd lefty pitcher EVER to strikeout Vlad Guerrero 3 times in a game. The other: Al Leiter in 1998. #SFGiants
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
JeffFletcherAOL Jeff Fletcher
The #sfGiants are the 3rd team in MLB history to pitch 4 shutouts in one postseason. 1998 Yankees and 1905 NY Giants only others.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Lucky pitchers running into so many slumping opponents
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 31, 2010 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Fucking cold bats making the giants pitching look good
What a fluke.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on Oct 31, 2010 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
For a 1905 team to do that
Wow.
Anagram of "SF Giants National League Champs" = A HOT, GAINFUL, MAGIC PLEASANTNESS
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Oct 31, 2010 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Weren’t all three in the World Series?
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 31, 2010 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Oh, wait, that’s all there was back then. Forgot.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 31, 2010 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions
it was 1905
They only had the World Series.
/screw Bud Selig
Mathewson’s rookie season?
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Those two teams won the World Series.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
SHUSH
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
Incoming Bandwagoning Fans!
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Where is that? I saw a picture on Facebook of the line at Valley Fair in Santa Clara that looked just like that.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
Looks like Santa Clara to me....
The San Francisco 49ers, inventing new ways to lose every week!
by Badly Browned on Oct 31, 2010 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
It is Valley Fair in Santa Clara
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
they're getting ready
for when the San Jose A’s roll into town!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Oct 31, 2010 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow! I’ve been trying to pinpoint when I turned from bandwagon to fairweather to real fandom. 2002 was my first know every player year.
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Oct 31, 2010 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I knew all the starters in 2000 but I don’t remember watching them that closely in the playoffs
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Oct 31, 2010 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t really remember. But, I’m sure I was cheering for Will Clark in diapers, I’ve liked them since forever,
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 31, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Something Huff could only dream of.
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 31, 2010 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
There is a picture of me at 3 years old, my sister at a year old, and my dad all watching TV. We’re watching a Giants game. So I know I’m not as old as a lot of the people here, but I’ve only ever been a fan of the Giants.
I can probably pinpoint my real fandom beginning around high school, 2000-2001, when I finally had my own clock radio, and would stay up late listening to Giants games from AT&T. I remember that was the first time they went nameless on their uniforms, and I kept a list of which player wore which number so I could keep track.
Also, I was digging through my old button collection recently and I found a Will Clark button I’ve had since forever. I couldn’t tell you why, but I just labeled him my favorite player. I remember being 3 or 4 and standing in line outside a car dealership here in Modesto since Will had come to make an appearance, but I never got to meet him. (I also missed an opportunity to meet him at the 2007 All-Star Fanfest.) Forget a baseball. If I ever do meet him, I’ve got to have him sign that button…
The San Francisco Giants are the 2010 National League Champions, and I WAS THERE.
At home. To watch it. On my television.
I want to say 2000 or 2001
Though I have only been INTENSE since like 2005 and LUNATIC FRINGE since near the end of 2007.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
2002 was the first year I really followed the Giants
and I got pretty crazy into it and never looked back!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
2005
yeah, seriously. I’m a glutton for punishment. In 06 I got mlb.tv and have had it every year since.
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
by bondslegend on Oct 31, 2010 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I was too young to remember the year, but I remembered Benard Mueller Bonds Kent Burks Snow…
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
He just swung at a fastball around his eyes
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
'78
But there’s a guy who posts here now and then who started going to Giants games at the Polo Grounds in 1933.
Yeah, I read that post. He should post more often.
by Every6thDay on Oct 31, 2010 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Probably the same for me, since that’s when I started actively listening to games on the radio. I almost lost interest when I reached middle school during the dark times of the mid-’90s, but the ’97 season solidified my diehard fandom for good.
My adopted Giant got shipped off to Pittsburgh, and it was worth it.
by rightcenterfielder on Oct 31, 2010 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions
high five!
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
by bondslegend on Oct 31, 2010 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
My very first game was in 1969, but I really started following them once I graduated from college and could afford to go to games when I wanted to. That was 1985, not the best year to jump on the bandwagon, but there it is.
Crazy Crab despised in the 20th century and beloved in the 21st century. Hey it only took over 20 years, so don't give up hope.
My first game was 1969, but really got into the team in 1970 as an 11 year old.
1971 was the first of many tears shed over this franchise.
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 31, 2010 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions
1996
I was never really a bandwagoner per se, but I started seriously caring about the Giants in 1996. I watched SportsCenter just to see if the Giants won and then I didn’t care. All that changed when I heard Jon Miller on the radio and discovered just how deep the baseball rabbit hole was.
I’m OG when it comes to the Giants but for now I am welcoming the bandwagoners, as long as they can behave themselves.
Supporting San Francisco Dugout since 2005 and Manny Burriss since 2006. Bringing you all your California League and New York-Penn League needs since 2009.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 31, 2010 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't mind nice bandwagoners
I’m not a fan of fairweather fans though.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
If our sanctuary becomes anything like Red Sox nation I’ll have to kick some ass. I’m reserving judgment until then, however.
Supporting San Francisco Dugout since 2005 and Manny Burriss since 2006. Bringing you all your California League and New York-Penn League needs since 2009.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 31, 2010 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm afraid that if the Giants win this thing that things here will never be the same, and not in a good way.
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 31, 2010 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Eh, we survived the Yahoo! thing, right?
I think McC could handle an influx of new fans again.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
I found this site because of Yahoo.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Oct 31, 2010 11:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I found McC because one day I googled "Giants blog"
And this was one of the first ones. This was also during SB Nation 1.0 (or whatever)
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
When I found this place I was excited.
It is so hard to have no one around to talk baseball with. This site has giving me sanity.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Oct 31, 2010 11:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh man, this place was my lifesaver in 2008
I don’t know how I would’ve survived that season without McC
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
I found Extra Baggs and ogc’s site before this.
You could stay McC was a step up.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
I'm a fan of Midwest sports, mostly, living on the East Coast.
The internet has been my godsend. As I’m also an East Coaster with severe insomnia (hell, 3 in the morning!), I have a ‘West Coast’ team I follow in most sports as well. The Giants are the only team in any sport that I really follow seriously and have an emotional investment in from outside my ‘normal’ spectrum, however.
How’d you get into following the Giants, out of curiosity? I know you’re a big Cardinals fan.
"What’s that, Buster? You asked for a bicycle? Well, sorry. Santa brought butt floss instead."
It's a bit of an odd story.
Originally, I was just looking for something to do after the Cardinals games finished up, back in….01? 02? Early 00’s, regardless. I ran across an IRC room of Giants fans who welcomed me to hang out and chat about baseball in general with them as they watched the games.
I soon became somewhat hooked, and became a Giants fan as well, and have followed you guys through the torture, the pain, and the excitement ever since. I’ll always be a Cardinals fan first and foremost, but any time the two teams are not directly playing the other?
Go Giants!
I love the community here – it’s quite similar to over at VEB, but perhaps a bit more…. laid back, for lack of a better term. I get into maybe a few more stats-oriented discussions over there, but I have a little more fun over here at times. It’s still baseball, though, you know? And hanging out with fans of the teams I enjoy will always be fun.
this
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 have absolutely no idea how I found this place
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I think that's how I found it too
Was right around the beginning of last year – I wanted to see if anyone thought Randy Johnson would be for real. Then I found this place, lurked for a while, and signed up. Haven’t looked back since.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Yeah, I used to have a bunch of Giants blogs I went to
This one and Lefty are the only two I really visit anymore. Some of them, like Across the Seams, stopped updating. Some of them, like Only Baseball Matters, I just got kinda tired of.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
I discovered SBN in general because of Yahoo, the day or day after they started adding links to SBN from the team pages.
And never looked back. Didn’t actually join any sites for a good while after that, but followed both here, and the Cards site from the get go.
BTW, congrats on your writing gig.
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 31, 2010 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Thank you. And I get where you’re coming from because part of me fears the very same thing.
Supporting San Francisco Dugout since 2005 and Manny Burriss since 2006. Bringing you all your California League and New York-Penn League needs since 2009.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 31, 2010 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh come on
We really shouldn’t be worrying about our all-consuming heroin addiction brought on by the heavy weight of fame until after our album goes platinum.
First game was in ’71. I was five.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 1, 2010 12:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I loved that '71 team.
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Nov 1, 2010 12:45 AM PDT up reply actions
was going to games in late 70’s and early 80s as a young kid with a family full of Giants fans, but became a serious hardcore fan as a 10 year old in 1986. Will Clark hit the homer off Nolan Ryan and I was hooked for life.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Nov 1, 2010 12:43 AM PDT up reply actions
'08
I’d loved the Giants off-and-on before, but it was really 2008 when I fell in love with the black and orange.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Nov 1, 2010 3:03 AM PDT up reply actions
1986-87 was when I started following.
1989 I knew the team well, then 1993 my heartbroke and I became hardcore.
Idiots. Just go shop Nattoware and skip the line.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 31, 2010 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
it was just like this @ serra monte giants dugout store
people lining up in giants tshirts, jerseys, jackets and hats waiting to get into the store
by Wreckonized on Oct 31, 2010 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I stopped by there near closing time last week, and besides the long lines waiting to get in, the inside of the place looked like a liquidation sale with everything picked over. There were still plenty of Matheny keychains in stock though.
My adopted Giant got shipped off to Pittsburgh, and it was worth it.
by rightcenterfielder on Oct 31, 2010 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I made the mistake of going inside the ballpark dugout store yesterday. By getting in line, you pretty much took a tour of the entire store, upstairs and down. Just about every aisle was filled with people standing in line.
My adopted Giant got shipped off to Pittsburgh, and it was worth it.
by rightcenterfielder on Oct 31, 2010 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions
what is the deal with all this
Why are people flocking to buy all this stuff? Very bizarre.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 1, 2010 12:05 AM PDT up reply actions
I used to work at Stonestown
Sweet mall.
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
They've got a nice card shop/memorabilia store in Tanforan now
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
Have you every bought a cellphone at Stonestown?
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
I, for one, believe that game was super cool.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Brings a smile to my face
From Slusser’s notebook:
Texas outfielder Josh Hamilton said Bumgarner’s deception was the key tonight; he said the ball just “appears out of nowhere.”
"What’s that, Buster? You asked for a bicycle? Well, sorry. Santa brought butt floss instead."
Must have been insane coming at 98
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Oct 31, 2010 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Buster puts down the vulcan salute and calls for the Wormholeball.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 31, 2010 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
awesome
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Oct 31, 2010 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Yahoo Sports Headlines are mainly a bummer after Giants awesome victory.
Selig serious about expanding playoffs (AP)
Game 3 TV rating second-lowest ever (AP)
Slumping Rangers need Lee to save season (AP)
Defense coming up big for Giants (AP)
Former presidents throw out first pitch (AP)
Injury ends Series for Rangers P Ogando (AP)
that is a bummer. especially the Ogando injury
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Oct 31, 2010 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
ya you never want to see someone leave because of injury
by hautecouture on Oct 31, 2010 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
that was tough for the kid.
always want to beat the best they have. sad stuff.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 31, 2010 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Second Oblique Pull vs. Giants this Post-season
31 May 2007, 21:38 EST - the last time Matteh's career W-L wasn't below .500
"You never wake up the baby." - E. Renteria, 01 August 2010
Lowering the Quality of Internet Discourse Since 1985™
by S.F. Giangst on Oct 31, 2010 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Ratings down in the playoffs? More playoffs then!
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Oct 31, 2010 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
More playoffs would be such a bad idea, but I’m already steeling myself for when it happens.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
I don’t think I like more playoffs because its already such a crapshoot, but I do think there has to be some sort of drawback to winning the wild card instead of your division.
And home field advantage doesn’t matter nearly as much in baseball as it does in other sports.
I have a problem with this plan because it makes it harder for a wild card team to win by making it way easier for an even less deserving team to win.
Just reduce it to one home game for the wild card team in the divisional round and get it over with.
Or don’t. That’d be fine too.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
You know what I want? Return to four divisions and expand the World Series to nine games.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
Glad to know that someone else thinks so. Everyone looks at me crazy when I suggest it.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
Why do it?
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Pennant races. I love pennant races. It’s like a third, but unpredictable, layer of playoff intensity.
Oh, back to 4 divisions total.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
That sounds fair to me.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
where were you all the other day?
It was good for what, 100 years? If Bud Selig likes it, it’s probably wrong.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Oct 31, 2010 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Which other day? I don’t show up to very many gameday threads.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
it wasn't a game thread
it was a pre-game one, I forget which.
Anyway, yes 4 divisions, one league championship, one association championship (WS). Sign me up.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Oct 31, 2010 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Ratings down?
Why not try a couple of things from, pardon the expression, out of left field?
1. Ensure that national coverage is fairly rotated around among all teams, so that there is a national awareness of each team and its players, and correspondingly some interest in teams not in the Northeast.
2. Have some announcers who:
a. actually know something about baseball in general and about the particular teams they are covering; and
b. are articulate and personable (and not bored by baseball because it’s not football).
Crazy ideas, I know, but there’s one chance in a million . . . .
Sabean delendus est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
That would involve money being spent.
They would much rather put money into the teams they do because they know it will pay them back. If baseball wanted to expand interest they would do what you suggest but they want to make sure they make money now, not later.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Nov 1, 2010 12:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Your strange and radical ideas have a better chance of gaining traction and being implemented than the Giants have of EVER winning the World Series with Brian Sabean as GM and Bruce Bochy as manager.
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Nov 1, 2010 12:18 AM PDT up reply actions
a thoughtful and sensible reply
that will likely be lost in the vast internet miasma. unfortunate.
LOL NOT REALISTIC AT ALL
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
Thank heavens for Cold Bats
"Friends, San Franciscans, Countrymen....Humm Baby."
by The Nuschlerian Candidate on Oct 31, 2010 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Surprised that game 3 ratings were so low
considering the whole “FAMILY NIGHT, BIEBER EARLY START”
LOL nonsense
Whoever missed tonight’s game for fucking football missed a historic, masterful pitching performance. One of the best baseball games i have ever seen.
by kezargiants on Oct 31, 2010 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, after reading Grant’s rant a couple days back about having his birthday on October 31, hopefully this one was a little better for him.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
Although I listened to the first six innings on my phone because I was trick-or-treating with my family. Bittersweet. MLB should have made it a day game — competing with trick-or-treating is every bit as daunting as competing with the NFL.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 31, 2010 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Unpossible. Fox’s NFL contract precludes a day game on Sunday, Halloween or no. It’s not a matter of competing with football as much as it is being required to air football in that same time slot.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
my birthday is tomorrow
I’m … hoping for something better.
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
so awesome
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
by bondslegend on Oct 31, 2010 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
NOM NOM NOM.... REC
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 1, 2010 12:42 AM PDT up reply actions
I really loved the outfield defense tonight.
With Tim & Cliff going tomorrow, I wouldn’t mind seeing the same OF again.
Cody made a few plays in LF that Burrell doesn’t. Tomorrow could be very close game, don’t want to give any hits or runs (forbid) away. And, dammit, I want the 2010 Baseball season over by this time tomorrow.
Thoughts?
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 31, 2010 10:45 PM PDT reply actions
I wouldn't be annoyed if we came out with the same OF.
However, it won’t happen. Burrell has publicly stated that he hates DHing, and I don’t think Schierholtz will get another start.
Burrell’s not worth DHing. I would put Posey at first and Whiteside behind the plate, but then the Giants would just be using the DH to give Whiteside extra at-bats. It’s tought for an NL team.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
I don’t mean would in that I would do that if I had the chance. I mean that I would do that if it didn’t mean giving Whiteside extra at-bats.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
Now I’m just confused as to what point you’re trying to make.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
Bochy’s got to put him out there to see how he handles the World Series pressure
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Oct 31, 2010 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
But really, it would be awfully, awfully nice . . .
. . . if Eli Whiteside gets to step onto the playing field while a World Series game is in progress, if only to catch one inning, or get one PA. He was and is part of this team, and did do some things to help it get where it is. Yeah, he gets a ring no matter what, but some kind of enrty in the box score would be something to cherish down the years and decades.
Sabean delendus est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
agreed
I was glad Sandoval hit (?) yesterday for the same reason. It’s been nice that circumstances have conspired to get pretty much everyone in during the postseason. He should definitely swing the bat.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 1, 2010 12:22 AM PDT up reply actions
I was thinking have him catch an inning while moving Posey over to first.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
Whiteside is a good guy and all, but this isn't a little league game
Not everyone will participate, and it’s not like there’s a game clock so a mistake could be costly, however unlikely that is.
But I think above all it’s kinda a douchey and disrespectful thing to do to the opposing team.
I doubt that.
I daresay the Rangers would understand exactly, and would to a man have sympathy. Granted, if the game is a nail-biter down to the last out it might not be wise, but it doesn’t have to be a blowout for him to get a plate appearance somewhere.
Sabean delendus est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
Is the gap between Whiteside pinch hitting in a 3 run game
and Sandoval pinch hitting in a 3 run game off say… a Left Hander, all that huge?
Actually, you’re probably right that the Rangers would be ok with it. The players union is more like a guild now and the degree of fraternization is so high, unlike 30 or 40 years ago or earlier.
You could always have Whiteside take the DH’s last expected at bat in the 9th or maybe the 8th. He’s still in the game that way in case something happens to Posey. If Whiteside as DH had to come in and catch then the pitcher would have to hit in Posey’s spot in the batting order, but at that point you’re already into 1-inning stints and pinch-hitting for the pitcher isn’t a big deal.
But if you get Whiteside up there as DH in the 9th with one or two out, and the Rangers make an improbable comeback in the 9th against Wilson, his spot still doesn’t come up again most likely until the 11th inning. If it comes up in the 10th, most likely there’s a couple of extra runs in already in the inning so let him have a second hack.
Pinch hitters for a Designated Hitter may be used. Any substitute hitter for a Designated Hitter himself becomes a Designated Hitter. A replaced Designated Hitter shall not re-enter the game in any capacity. The Designated Hitter may be used defensively, continuing to bat in the same position in the batting order, but the pitcher must then bat in the place of the substituted defensive player, unless more than one substitution is made, and the manager then must designate their spots in the batting order.
31 May 2007, 21:38 EST - the last time Matteh's career W-L wasn't below .500
"You never wake up the baby." - E. Renteria, 01 August 2010
Lowering the Quality of Internet Discourse Since 1985™
Uh, how would that work?
Nate is a much better runner than either Burrell or Whiteside. So Burrell would have to hit a triple and in Texas that just won’t happen.
Also you just don’t burn your back-up catcher without the kind of lead the Giants aren’t likely to have again in this Series no matter how long it goes. And if you’ve got that kind of a lead, there’s no need to run for Burrell or replace him on defense.
The 9-0 was a fluke. Whiteside should have caught the 9th then. That ship has sailed.
31 May 2007, 21:38 EST - the last time Matteh's career W-L wasn't below .500
"You never wake up the baby." - E. Renteria, 01 August 2010
Lowering the Quality of Internet Discourse Since 1985™
I assumed the post was sarchasm
based on Eli’s early-season pinch-running appearances for the obviously athletically-impaired Gerald Posey.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 1, 2010 7:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Apparently posting on Lone Star Ball constitutes trolling now.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
I have to say...
I would be annoyed if a LSB poster was over here after a Giants loss. I don’t know why people want to go over there, and why you’re surprised when they don’t want you there.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
by kdl on Oct 31, 2010 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
This
The San Francisco 49ers, inventing new ways to lose every week!
by Badly Browned on Oct 31, 2010 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I’m not going there for that reason. It’s just weird how very combative they are. I don’t think we would be like that (although, admittedly, I wasn’t here yesterday).
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
They're not worth the time or trouble. Leave the thin-skinned girly-men to stew in their own bile.
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 31, 2010 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I think the difference is that — for better or for worse — we blame our own team, rather than whining about how the other team was lucky or the officiating wasn’t fair.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
There were a couple of funny calls, but I didn’t see anything egregious. He definitely wasn’t giving anything at the beginning; MadBum’s four-pitch walk in the first should not have happened.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
The strike zone was awful for a lot of the game.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
This is the exact truth. Over there the TEXAS RANGERS are impossible to beat without:
A) The help of umpires,
B) Extraordinary luck, and
C) The obviously superior bats of the TEXAS RANGERS going inexplicably cold when facing Giants pitching.
Fuck them, and the sheep they rode in on.
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 31, 2010 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
D) Michael Young's defense.
E) Michael Young’s GIDP tendencies.
F) Washington’s bullpen management.
G) The baseball gods hate us (this is undeniably true).
by AsDevilsRun on Oct 31, 2010 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Seems like you're an example of the bad Giants fan.
Which is a shame because pretty much everyone on MCC has come off as cool.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."
Thanks for the compliment!
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Hey, let me cry
about his agitating over at LSB (ooh, hockey comparison) from earlier in the series.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."
Drank the Kool-Ade, huh?
31 May 2007, 21:38 EST - the last time Matteh's career W-L wasn't below .500
"You never wake up the baby." - E. Renteria, 01 August 2010
Lowering the Quality of Internet Discourse Since 1985™
by S.F. Giangst on Oct 31, 2010 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Bravado does usually tend to be wafer-thin and just as brittle
31 May 2007, 21:38 EST - the last time Matteh's career W-L wasn't below .500
"You never wake up the baby." - E. Renteria, 01 August 2010
Lowering the Quality of Internet Discourse Since 1985™
by S.F. Giangst on Oct 31, 2010 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Come on dude
You were being one of the jerks in a GDT too.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."
Very well said kdl.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Oct 31, 2010 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I said this (I think on AZ Snakepit) before: I have trouble going onto other teams’ blogs because when the Giants win, I know they don’t want me to, and when the Giants lose, I don’t want to.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Exactly.
I have never had the urge to go to another team’s blog, unless it’s a separate team I’m also a fan of.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I have 2 sites I post on and thats it. I’m a fan of both teams. Never posted on anything else.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Oct 31, 2010 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Imagine if SBN had existed in 2002. Would any of us have gone on the Angels blog after Game 7 to congratulate them on a well-played series? No. We’d be here, writing “FUCK” in all caps 150 times a post and arguing with each other about whose fault it was.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Like this?
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Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
Can you count?
That was less then 150 times.
r
FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
And then there'd be smarmy Angels fans coming over here
congratulating us on a good series. And we’d want to eviscerate each and every one of them.
by Every6thDay on Oct 31, 2010 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions
i dunno
i thought the guys at the phillies blogs were cool during the NLCS, especially Crashburn Alley. they were receptive to politeness etc.
Unlike actual in-person Phillies fans…
by PocketfullofPoseys on Oct 31, 2010 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Dusty Fucking Baker
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 31, 2010 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I signed up at LSB months ago for non-major league team reasons. Posted over there briefly before the series, and everyone was perfectly friendly.
There is absolutely nothing you could offer me to convince me to go by and post right now. What possible good could it serve?
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Ya I dont post just read.
I found out they dislike Huff because he has a rally thong. WTF?
by hautecouture on Oct 31, 2010 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
The Giants represent the whole ‘West Coast effete elitist liberal’ claptrap to many of them… it can’t be comfortable getting beaten by them.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 1, 2010 12:46 AM PDT up reply actions
To be fair, we have a lot of silly reasons to not like people.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
His face looks like a butthole, and he plays dirty. Notably one play in Lincecum’s debut where he went out of his way out of the baseline to take out Vizquel, or something of that nature, and was still called safe for it.
"What’s that, Buster? You asked for a bicycle? Well, sorry. Santa brought butt floss instead."
Ah, right.
I actually remember that game. I was all amped for Lincecum’s debut, and then that happened. I didn’t remember it was Victorino, though. I just hated the Phillies.
BECAUSE HE IS A FUCKING DIRTY RECTUMFACED CHEATER
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
by bondslegend on Oct 31, 2010 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
This...
but with more gusto.
Section 314 FTW!
by KingofDucks1987 on Nov 1, 2010 2:24 AM PDT up reply actions
he ruined Tim Lincecum's debut
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
5/6/7
Day I moved to SF
packed my stuff in….walked to Mays Field for Sunday Night Baseball
screw Victoranus.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 31, 2010 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
When you do you will have achieved the true enlightenment you desire, seeker.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 1, 2010 12:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 1, 2010 12:43 AM PDT up reply actions
It's more fun to just read it and laugh
I’m loving the debate about how they would win at least 60 games if they played the Giants 100 times. Despite having a regular season win % of .556. Then they try to convince themselves that the average AL team is somehow better than the Giants, and that playing in the weakest division in the league didn’t matter because OMG AMERICAN LEAGUE.
60 might be high, but I don’t think saying 55 would be a stretch. On paper, their team is probably ever so slightly better than ours.
"What’s that, Buster? You asked for a bicycle? Well, sorry. Santa brought butt floss instead."
Their lineup is better no doubt but I’d say we have the better pitching staff (especially the bullpen?
by hautecouture on Oct 31, 2010 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
that wasnt supposed to be a question mark
by hautecouture on Oct 31, 2010 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah.
The number is between 50 and 55, which is pretty much a coin flip.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Overall better staff for the Giants, but our bullpen was pretty awesome before people got hurt/overused.
by AsDevilsRun on Oct 31, 2010 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Hi there.
So how is the terrible NL pitching?
You're gonna have to point out anywhere I said this.
Mainly because it never happened.
by AsDevilsRun on Oct 31, 2010 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
NO YOU NEED TO PROVE YOU NEVER THOUGHT IT
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
/offers truth serum
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 31, 2010 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Not you specifically.
But it was an interesting read before the series.
(Even managed to get myself banned for mentioning Cain’s ERA)
You brought up a FACT!?
Well, if THAT’s not trolling, I have no idea what is.
Did you happen to laugh or mock references to the NL as “Clown ball”?
If so, THAT was despicable trolling too.
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Nov 1, 2010 12:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Why is this so surprising?
I am floored by people’s willful ignorance and innocent act when it comes to posting on opposition blogs following a loss. Holy shit, the arrogance.
by Every6thDay on Oct 31, 2010 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
LSB was one of my favorite non-Giants, sports-specific SBN blogs before the playoffs started
Now it’s pretty meh.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
still could be next year
civil wars have ways of breaking up friends & families
if I had a high opinion of a SBN blog, I wouldn’t stop by to read them disparaging my team unless I wanted my opinion ruined.
ymmv
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 31, 2010 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
They’re really really angry at each other right now. Lots of “fuck you” going around, and not our happy kind.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
Fuck you! :D
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
Twitter me and what not.
by James Brady on Oct 31, 2010 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
FUCK BOTH OF YOU
AND YOUR PETS!
<3
Section 314 FTW!
by KingofDucks1987 on Nov 1, 2010 2:27 AM PDT up reply actions
You still have LL!
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 31, 2010 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
LL is great
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
LL
Is perhaps my second favorite SBN Blog. I think the Mariners will be my AL team next year.
"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.
Their mod is pretty legit. I follow him on Twitter and he’s generally pretty likable.
But the namecalling and anger among the members there I was not really aware of, and it’s a total turnoff.
Lonestar Landing is the easy number 2 behind this site.
"What’s that, Buster? You asked for a bicycle? Well, sorry. Santa brought butt floss instead."
Didn't you see the tagline? :p
We don’t make a good impression on outsiders when we lose, since it’s basically spittle flying everywhere, but hopefully you guys can drop in a few months afterwards, and hopefully we make a better impression.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."
A few months
Though the culture of anger has probably been around well before the Rangers took a step, so I don’t think it’s come from being entitled or anything.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."
I think it's just the playoff pressure getting to everyone
I’m sure I’ll be enjoying LSB during the offseason.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
Haha, I did notice numerous referrals to the “Angrydome.” It’s just a different type of anger over there I suppose…we get unbelievably irrationally angry here but it’s a different type of anger. Like, some dude was saying how much he wanted Cody Ross and Juan Uribe’s families to die after Game 2, and someone was saying “fuck the Chinese” after this game.
"What’s that, Buster? You asked for a bicycle? Well, sorry. Santa brought butt floss instead."
It was a metaphor.
In his mind at least (the Chinese thing).
by AsDevilsRun on Oct 31, 2010 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions
An unfortunate piece of logic fail.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."
similes – also fraught with danger
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 31, 2010 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions
An extremely poorly executed, illogical metaphor.
"What’s that, Buster? You asked for a bicycle? Well, sorry. Santa brought butt floss instead."
His username speaks so much.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."
They banned me for mentioning Cain"s ERA this postseason.
0.00
And they think that Ranger’s owner knows nothing about baseball for wanting to get rid of DH.
They wants more Vlad.
L.O.L.
Don't say they.
I don’t lump MCC into a group because one guy says something stupid.
by AsDevilsRun on Oct 31, 2010 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
You know
there’s a very occasional poster at LSB called Clueless.
You’d go well with him!
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."
by jonthefon on Oct 31, 2010 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Heh.
I’d assume Lookout Landing, even a few people at LSB would be willing to drink Jeff Sullivan’s bathwater. Though not a general representation of our population.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."
Whoops, conflating my AL West fansites. Lookout Landing. Jeff Sullivan and co. do a great job over there.
"What’s that, Buster? You asked for a bicycle? Well, sorry. Santa brought butt floss instead."
Great job and a very cool group of posters
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Nov 1, 2010 12:31 AM PDT up reply actions
I really think there is a lot of bandwagon fans there
who got used to winning…
Rangers basically ran away with the division and was never really challenged…
My favorite discussion is how the Rangers is a better team and how they would beat the Giants 57.5845% of the time if the two played 100 times…
Don't troll then
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
I want the 2010 Baseball season over by this time tomorrow.
I dig this.
The San Francisco 49ers, inventing new ways to lose every week!
Oops, reply fail
The San Francisco 49ers, inventing new ways to lose every week!
by Badly Browned on Oct 31, 2010 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Your all welcome by the way.
Everytime I miss the GDT the Giants win.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Oct 31, 2010 10:50 PM PDT reply actions
Then stay the fuck away tomorrow.
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
Twitter me and what not.
by James Brady on Oct 31, 2010 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice knowing you dude.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 31, 2010 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Only during GDT.
After is fine. Also when the Packers win so do the Giants. So yes I will not post on the GDT tomorrow.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Oct 31, 2010 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd still be OK with you getting an insurance ban until tomorrow night
No offense.
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
Twitter me and what not.
by James Brady on Oct 31, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I would understand if I showed up tomorrow but I have no reason to get a ban. though jponry would warn me to stay away.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Oct 31, 2010 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Lighten up
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
Twitter me and what not.
by James Brady on Oct 31, 2010 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not being serious.
Although jponry would. I get the lightheartedness behind it.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Oct 31, 2010 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
If I had banning power, for instance.
I totally would. I’d leave you a little heart, but you’d be banned. For a day. But there’d be that heart, never forget the heart.
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
Twitter me and what not.
by James Brady on Oct 31, 2010 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
The heart would be sweet,
so I couldn’t be mad. It works well.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Oct 31, 2010 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Banned
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 31, 2010 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Me too
I haven’t been in a GDT since the playoffs started. Plan on keeping it that way.
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
by bondslegend on Oct 31, 2010 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Same here.
I would buy you a beer, but I don’t want to spend the money.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Oct 31, 2010 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL CHEAP
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
by bondslegend on Oct 31, 2010 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Anybody mind if I join the party?
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
What if I forget the guacamole?
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
THAT’S BUSH LEAGUE
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Oh yeah.
This is as good a time as any….
WHY THE FUCK DID I SEE 20 AVOCADO ADS DURING THE NLCS? THAT WAS THE STUPIDEST SHIT EVER.
Speaking of stupid shit, why are the broadcasters plugging Citgo on KNBR? There are no Citgo stations in the Bay Area, as far as I know. Are they contractually obligated to use ESPN Radio’s ads?
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
yeah pretty sure they are
same with Autozone. We don’t have that shit AFAIK, we have Kragen/Oreilly.
by kezargiants on Oct 31, 2010 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions
44 years
…since a team threw two shutouts in a World Series.
31 May 2007, 21:38 EST - the last time Matteh's career W-L wasn't below .500
"You never wake up the baby." - E. Renteria, 01 August 2010
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Let's make it 3!!!
The San Francisco 49ers, inventing new ways to lose every week!
by Badly Browned on Oct 31, 2010 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
That would also be the first time in 44 years.
By all means, be the ’66 Orioles. Beat L.A.!
31 May 2007, 21:38 EST - the last time Matteh's career W-L wasn't below .500
"You never wake up the baby." - E. Renteria, 01 August 2010
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by S.F. Giangst on Oct 31, 2010 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
did the ’66 Orioles have Jim Palmer who went on to fame selling underwear?
Which one of the Giants ace’s would be best selling undies?
(don’t say Huff)
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 31, 2010 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Palmer threw a 4-htter in game 2
http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1966_WS.shtml
31 May 2007, 21:38 EST - the last time Matteh's career W-L wasn't below .500
"You never wake up the baby." - E. Renteria, 01 August 2010
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by S.F. Giangst on Oct 31, 2010 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
OT: The Walking Dead
If sound attracts the zombies, then why haven’t they picked up some silencers???
This one?
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Oct 31, 2010 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
That was crazy.
I was trying to post something, and then the entire screen went white, and then this exploded out from the whiteness.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Anyone who thinks I'm trying to get attention, you shitting me?
jctgamer, what the hell do i stand to gain? cool points? im asking who you guys think put up the best performances so far.
theres a whole lot better things i could be doing with my time than wasting it on people who think we’re all here for some kind of popularity contest.
What the fuck are you smoking?
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
Twitter me and what not.
by James Brady on Oct 31, 2010 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Good question
Didn’t he get banned a while ago?
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on Oct 31, 2010 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
He's so blitzed that he's imaging himself not banned.
And it’s working. That’s some quality shit right there.
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
Twitter me and what not.
by James Brady on Oct 31, 2010 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
imagining. I can't type lately.
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
Twitter me and what not.
by James Brady on Oct 31, 2010 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think he was banned.
Similar name.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
banned? um, no. ive been here since sept or oct
jctgamer is calling me out in the last thread saying “I think you are just doing this to get attention like you are on LSB. Please stop.”
why do i care about attention on a blog? this isn’t a popularity contest. i dont get what the hell he is talking about
by giant4life83 on Oct 31, 2010 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I think you should look into calming down.
I read somewhere it’s great for your health.
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
Twitter me and what not.
by James Brady on Oct 31, 2010 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know what this is about because I missed the thread, but I recommend just letting it drop and moving on to other topics of conversation.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
like nachos!
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 31, 2010 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Nachos sound really good right now…
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
is there some sort of Private Messanging I can use to sort it out with him?
there’s no point in just dropping it, cause obviously he thinks im someone else or something and its just gonna continue
by giant4life83 on Oct 31, 2010 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions
You're just someone that was making exceptionally inflammatory remarks all night
and got banned at another site’s blog, and acted confused as to why. Then retreated back here to complain about it. Someone called you out on it, and you blew your top. Just let it drop, and let your emotions settle.
Or continue on, doesn’t matter to me either way.
for the record, i made one comment at lonestarball and the guy called me a coward, so i said “you feel like talking baseball then?” and he didnt say anything and i got banned.
but you can make up your own story about me “making exceptionally inflammatory remarks all night” if it makes you sleep better.
nighty-night, Voxxy
by giant4life83 on Oct 31, 2010 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions
That was me.
And I said:
Small sample sizes.
Your pitching is good. Your defense is good. They’re just not as good as they’ve been in the playoffs.
I called you a coward because you were going to leave. You didn’t, so I responded. Then you got banned. Don’t skew the facts.
by AsDevilsRun on Oct 31, 2010 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Please don't use him as a measuring stick for the rest of us.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Oct 31, 2010 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Not even as the bottom of the measuring stick?
by AsDevilsRun on Oct 31, 2010 11:52 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
I like you.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Oct 31, 2010 11:52 PM PDT up reply actions
So here’s my question. Why are you here right now? I have no problem with you being here, but doesn’t it seem a tiny bit hypocritical?
Not just a tiny bit
The difference is nobody here is suggesting that he/she die in a fire, or shrieking for the banhammer.
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 31, 2010 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions
What part was hypocritical?
I called him a coward for saying something then leaving (he didn’t, but still). I’ve made some arguments here and tried not to be disrespectful. I don’t think anything I did is hypocritical.
by AsDevilsRun on Oct 31, 2010 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, my point is that I’ve seen at least one or two “hi, how you doing” comments at LSB by McCoven before the WS started. And that was insta-flamebait. I mean, when the cooler heads that respond basically say, “fuck off, stay on your own God damn blog,” I think it’s quite strange that you would come here.
Again, I have no problem with it. Maybe it’s just different blog cultures.
Yeah, but I'm not LSB.
I’m a member of LSB. I don’t say things like that unless they’re obviously trolling (even then, I usually don’t say anything).
Reasonable.
And welcome, from a simple member here, as well. I, at least, always enjoy talking baseball with people, especially if they have at least some background in the statistical side of the game.
Fair enough, but my point stands. You obviously identify as a Rangers fan (although I’m sure we’d be willing to accept your conversion, if you so desired), and spend a decent amount of time at LSB.
So maybe I was wrong in assuming that you subscribed to whatever shrieking I’ve seen at LSB in the limited time I’ve perused the site. In which case I apologize.
Why not be here?
Despite the fact that we would prefer different groups of grown men throwing and hitting a small white ball to prevail at the end of the day, we’re still both fans of the game, are we not? If one can have a reasonably intelligent and friendly discussion about the game we love, with people who are reasonable, fun to be around, and respectful of each other at least somewhat – why not?
I actually enjoy having these guys here, win or lose.
I will not set foot (finger on keyboard?) on LSB again due to apparent thin-skinned anger and shrieking aimed at even the most innocuous comments.
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Nov 1, 2010 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions
I'll likely continue avoiding it as well.
I don’t have a problem, and in fact, even enjoy, contributing on other teams’ blogs during the regular season, but the post season is a different animal. Unless you know them somewhat from the regular season wanderings.
LSB's not bad
I think it’s just the playoffs. They’ve had some good stuff in the past.
(BTW, don’t hate on Conger!)
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
No, I think you might misunderstand me.
See my reply above, but this is an entirely comment about the incredible hostility and asshole-ishness at LSB more than anything else.
Exactly. I've never seen a more hostile, holier-than-thou MB in my life. It won't be a loss for me to not go there ever again.
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Nov 1, 2010 12:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Way to take the high road
considering how you popped over when we were in a state of fury.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."
I’ve had a good time talking baseball with him and jonthefon. I haven’t checked, but I imagine they aren’t the people on LSB screaming at every single Giants fan to DIAF and whatnot.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Again, I’m somewhere between indifferent to ok with it. But talk about an itchy-trigger finger when it comes to the ban hammer and flaming.
No, not even as the bottom of the measuring stick.
Those people would already have been banned.
what did you ask me not to post, is what im asking you.
you dont want me asking you guys who you think is putting up the best performance in the WS? then what is the fucking point of being here in the first place if we’re not gonna talk baseball?
by giant4life83 on Oct 31, 2010 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions
The fact of the matter is that things generally perceived by the majority of the site’s readers as inappropriate shouldn’t be allowed. Baseball fans at large are historically superstitious as all fuck. Don’t mess up the mojo.
I don’t get how people sit through suck a terrifying, draining, stressful game and have the energy to get all worked up afterward, either.
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
Twitter me and what not.
by James Brady on Oct 31, 2010 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions
i played for years, and i am superstitious. why do you think i do the daily anti-jinx ritual?
something inappropriate about asking people who they think have put up the best performances so far?
by giant4life83 on Oct 31, 2010 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
If you word it like that and not like “WHO’S GOING TO WIN WS MVP?”, people probably wouldn’t get worked up.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
if kinsler goes yard tomorrow i’m blaming you
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 31, 2010 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions
hey, I said IF the Giants win, who WOULD be your MVP?
doesn’t sound like I’m guaranteeing anything here.
i think ya’ll take things far too seriously. its baseball. this is a baseball blog site. its meant to be enjoyed
by giant4life83 on Oct 31, 2010 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Couple things …“if the Giants win,” is enough. Just stay away from that. Too much already.
And also … taking things seriously is exactly what you’re doing right now. Calm yaself.
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
Twitter me and what not.
by James Brady on Oct 31, 2010 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s technically true.
But no, not in real life, especially when there are so many comments that skimming is a big part of the game in reading them.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
It’s not a big deal, bruva. Your wording was off. Calm yaself, last I checked we were all Giants fans here.
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
Twitter me and what not.
by James Brady on Oct 31, 2010 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Stop trying to paint him as someone who is not calm.
31 May 2007, 21:38 EST - the last time Matteh's career W-L wasn't below .500
"You never wake up the baby." - E. Renteria, 01 August 2010
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by S.F. Giangst on Oct 31, 2010 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you see his original comment in this thread? I’m not “u mad?” ’n him.
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
Twitter me and what not.
by James Brady on Oct 31, 2010 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions
chill out and move on with your life
and stop getting banned from other team’s sites. i know they are all super sensitive, but this is like, your third ban, which is kind of impressive.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
i just think there are some assumptions (like what you see above) where people think I’m someone else who apparently has been banned, and are treating me like such.
-———————————————————-
I don’t think he was banned.
Similar name.
by dregarx on Oct 31, 2010 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
and yeah, i got banned from PR thanks to victor frankenstein, lonestarball tonite, and GLB for something i dont even remember. i havent crossed the line in any of those instances- they are just super sensitive
by giant4life83 on Oct 31, 2010 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions
So you DID get banned from GLB. I expected from your indignant reply in the last thread that I was misremembering you.
Guys, I think giant4life83 is just a victim of SSS. Let him post 10,000,000 times on 30 blogs, and we would get a better idea of his true talent level for bans.
"What’s that, Buster? You asked for a bicycle? Well, sorry. Santa brought butt floss instead."
by thebighead on Oct 31, 2010 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
he would be banned 60% of the time, according to LSB
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 31, 2010 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Listen, dude
First: I understand that your PR, LSB and GLB bans were mostly due to oversensitivity rather than trolling. But maybe you take that as an indication that you should stop going to other teams’ sites.
Second: I don’t particularly care, but just for the record? Mods can see your IP history. You did used to post under a different screenname (though not one that was banned.) Whatever, it’s not a big deal, I don’t care. But you’re not hiding anything.
Third: Just like the warning fiasco yesterday, things like this aren’t actually a big deal unless you make them a big deal, which you are, by dragging it out into two different threads. Just move on with your life.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
srsly
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
by bondslegend on Oct 31, 2010 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions
well, for one: i consider it a big deal if someone is calling me out on BS when they don’t know me, so yeah, im gonna ask them wtf their problem is.
two, yeah, i used to post under a diff screenname. why? because im getting personally attacked for differences of opinion over players like Barry Zito between me and others.
third, baseball is a great sport. i love it. ive played it all my life up until i graduated college 3 years ago. i came here to share that love i have for baseball with fellow fans, my first blogging experience. needless to say, it hasn’t been good times. i spend a couple hours a day on here, hours that i now wish i had done other things with.
Good Luck finishing off the World Series, have fun with MCC, and I’ll catch ya’ll later. I’ve got some friends to catch up with tonight and other things to do with my time than be told that I’m wrong all the time. Am I bitter? no. Do I wish I hadn’t gotten so into MCC? yes. Why? honestly, stat-headed nerbs take all the fun out of baseball for me. its about the love of the game, not xFIP, or my personal fav, SSS. or whatever.
I thought MCC was about the love of the game, but to each, his or her own. Later days
by giant4life83 on Oct 31, 2010 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I think he is desperate for attention. Like Courtney Love.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Oct 31, 2010 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions
no. this is what you call ‘later guys, nice knowin ya’
by giant4life83 on Oct 31, 2010 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions
No, it clearly isn’t.
It’s a shame, because I’ve been really nice to the guy, but apparently I’m just another nerb.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
theres nothing wrong with nerbs. its just not for me
by giant4life83 on Oct 31, 2010 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions
er, i mean stat-nerbs. im a nerb, but not in a baseball way
by giant4life83 on Oct 31, 2010 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks. :)
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
"it's all your fault that I'm being a little bit of a douche"
so I’m taking my ball and going home!!!
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
K, bye.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
You can go now, really
Though I bet you’ll reply to me. In fact, I would wager that you’ll reply or reply fail before you leave tonight.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
There's really no need for this
Let the guy go. Don’t try to provoke him into responding to you.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
I won't do it here,
but I’ve gotten into arguments about stat-headedness and love of the game.
If I didn’t love the game as much as I did, I wouldn’t dedicate so much of my time to reading all the research on statistics as I currently do. The two aren’t mutually exclusive. If you choose to ignore them, that’s your prerogative, but using sabermetrics is not eschewing fanhood.
by AsDevilsRun on Oct 31, 2010 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm always bemused by that argument.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."
hey, someone of us love the stat side
And I don’t think the Rangers are the better team. ;)
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
Well, that's just, like your opinion, man. :p
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."
This. I’m not sad to see him leave, but I am kind of sad that he’ll take with him that bullheaded attitude that so much of the MSM / baseball establishment has towards stats. I don’t even know how stats came into play with him tonight (the issue was him posting over at LSB after a loss and saying something that could be construed as jinxy), so this closing post salvo seems a little strange to me.
"What’s that, Buster? You asked for a bicycle? Well, sorry. Santa brought butt floss instead."
I can see both sides
I mean on the one hand my love of baseball probably makes me spend a lot of teams at sites like this and fangraphs.
OTOH, ignorance can be bliss, and it’s kinda fun imagining someone like, Ramon Ramirez, will become a shutdown closer because he had a microscopic ERA since the trade
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
For what he will do tomorrow!
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by ZenPop on Oct 31, 2010 10:55 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
My eyes.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
oops... maybe i should post that in LoneStarBall...
ha ha…
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then it captures how I'm feeling right now...
(and sorry for the eyestrain…. I’ll tone it down in the future…)
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Thanks so much!
Labor of love… and burning off TONS of nervous energy during the games!
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great gif, but thanks for the s/l
Adopted father of Eric Surkamp, the next great big-eared soft tossing lefty in SF Giants History!
by Speedforthewin on Oct 31, 2010 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I was going to go with topaz and pink pastel...
…but I decided that the migraine was worth sticking by the team colors…
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From the comments, I feel lucky that you didn’t upgrade to pro.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 1, 2010 12:54 AM PDT up reply actions
holy shit you guys
holy shit.
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
HOLY SHIT.
"What’s that, Buster? You asked for a bicycle? Well, sorry. Santa brought butt floss instead."
LOL PEOPLE WHO THOUGHT COREY FUCKING HART WAS A GOOD FUCKING PLAYER
JESUS CHRIST PEOPLE ACTUALLY FUCKING THOUGHT THAT.
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
by bondslegend on Oct 31, 2010 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Didn’t he have a good August or something? I can’t quite remember and I don’t care enough to find out.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
no
he’s not a good player. His career obp is like .330
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
by bondslegend on Oct 31, 2010 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I was never a proponent of buying high. Feel kind of bad for him, though. He knows that he could have been on a pennant-winning team.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
wha?
that deal was never going to happen
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
by bondslegend on Oct 31, 2010 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
You sure about that? I was seriously worried that Sabes would bite.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
no
there was no chance. He wasn’t trading any of the SP and has said so over and over
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
by bondslegend on Oct 31, 2010 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I was slightly nervous
but I think almost all of the hulabaloo was coming from fans and media types. I don’t think it was ever actually going to happen.
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
Guillen was that same way too, no? And then they went and actually got him.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
yeah
but they didn’t give up anything for him. That’s the difference. The talk of sanchez for hart was fucking insane.
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
no kidding
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
pretty much exactly his career line
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
by bondslegend on Oct 31, 2010 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
which is
.275/.329/.483
so bummed we didn’t give up jonathon for that.
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
by bondslegend on Oct 31, 2010 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, if you can't see the tremendous value of an .812 OPS guy, I have no hope for you.
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Nov 1, 2010 12:38 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah, totally bummed we didn't trade sanchez for him
really, I am. So bummed.
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
The first half was so far above his head it's hilarious
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
by bondslegend on Oct 31, 2010 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions
lol at 3 years for 26 million
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Nov 1, 2010 6:39 AM PDT up reply actions
choo is pretty awesome though
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
by bondslegend on Oct 31, 2010 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
That is true
And I might be pining for him again next season (if he’s still in the states)… but then again, we’ll still have CODY ROSS!
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
Choo is bad-ass; it’s a shame there are so many ?’s about his citizenship and all that crap, though. Otherwise, I would have been pushing hard to pick him up for cheap off a lousy Indians team.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Buster_ESPN Buster Olney
The Rangers have 26 hits in this series; the Giants have scored 26 runs.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 31, 2010 10:58 PM PDT reply actions 8 recs
Goodness.
“THAT’S A STAT!” – Uribe
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 31, 2010 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
“I KNOW!”
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Best thing ever.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Oct 31, 2010 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
HAHAHA
The San Francisco 49ers, inventing new ways to lose every week!
by Badly Browned on Oct 31, 2010 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 31, 2010 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow.
Somewhere in the minor leagues, Joe Paterson is pitching.
by imovermyhead on Oct 31, 2010 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Shift A
If the Giants can somehow someway win one more game and close this out, this will have to go down as one of the greatest down the stretch team pitching performances of all time. From September on, they have been legendary.
Baseball Gods, if you grant this one wish, I promise to never ask for anything again:
Please let Mr. Tim Lincecum have his Cy Young stuff tomorrow and end this with another performance for the ages. Please.
ESPN experts will claim all the teams we played were just cold and the team didn’t deserve to win.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Oct 31, 2010 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m gonna give another endorsement to Stark, here. He’s really writing his articles for the baseball fans. It’s going to be pretty slanted towards whichever team won on a given day, but his articles really feel like a labor of love to me.
Plus, he is buddies with Jim Caple and has totally bought into the Magic Inside™.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
This is his last start; no need to worry about blisters. He can use the slider.
I’m feeling it.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 31, 2010 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
maybe he'll crazy glue his entire hand
to protect against blisters. like a hand model…
AWESOME
Haven’t even read it yet and I’m psyched.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 31, 2010 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
No, Tommy, this is what happens when you did not generate a swing and a miss for over 70 pitches
ARLINGTON, Texas — Count Tommy Hunter among those surprised by what the Giants did on Sunday night.
Asked if he expected what happened in Game 4 of the World Series, the Rangers’ right-hander said: “No, no, no. That was totally unexpected.”
What Hunter meant was the Giants’ ability to foul off pitches and make him work. That turned out to be a key for them scoring two runs against him and knocking him out after four innings.
“You keep going after them and hope they ball into play,” Hunter said. “When they did, they found holes. The ball fell in weird places tonight.”
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Fucking hell, how can the Giants play NL Clown ball in a superior AL park?
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 31, 2010 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I love it when the ball falls in weird places.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
The ball fell in weird places
like “over the right field wall” or “over the centerfield wall”.
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
by bondslegend on Oct 31, 2010 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
not sure Huff’s ball ever fell.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 31, 2010 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions
A friend asked me how to beat the Rangers as underdogs in this series
I said pitch well, don’t strike out, put the ball in play and ride the BABIP train to victory
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
sounds good to me
when you have 4 number 1 starters, good things will happen.
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
by bondslegend on Oct 31, 2010 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, we’ve been striking out plenty. Coming into tonight, we were leading 29-11 for the series. Luckily, the 2-out hits have been balancing that out quite nicely.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
How dare those Giants work the counts and hit all those foul balls and work the pitch count
It’s just so unexpected that they would play, like, you know, National League ball.
"It's too LATE to stop now!" - John Lee Hooker
You mean National Clown Ball League ball.
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 31, 2010 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t even know what to make of this “Ball fell in weird places” crap. Torres singled up the middle. Renteria laced several singles through the left side. Torres had doubles into the right field corner and the RCF gap. Schierholtz’s liner was right up the middle. The HRs are self explanatory.
Nothing about the location of any of those plays was at all remarkable.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Funny
I never considered 87 rows back in the RF bleachers and the camera railing in dead CF as “weird places” for the ball to land.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 1, 2010 7:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Nate’s would be RBI single fell into Josh Hamilton’s weird glove.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Nov 1, 2010 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Right now MLB TV will discuss why the Rangers bats are so cold
LOLOLOLOL
Idiots should be asking why the Giants pitching is so hot.
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 31, 2010 11:02 PM PDT reply actions
They'll have all of the next three years to discuss that!
www.zenpop.com - Rock Posters, Illustrations, Magazine Covers and more!
Cody Ross
“We can feel it, smell it, and taste it…”
31 May 2007, 21:38 EST - the last time Matteh's career W-L wasn't below .500
"You never wake up the baby." - E. Renteria, 01 August 2010
Lowering the Quality of Internet Discourse Since 1985™
I did my homework while you two were partying in the last threads.
Now I can chill ^^
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
That’s what I get for assuming things: no cake.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Exactly.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Yep.
Somewhere in the minor leagues, Joe Paterson is pitching.
by imovermyhead on Oct 31, 2010 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Who's so fucked for work/schoolwork this week?
/raises hande
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
LOL
I read it as “handle”.
I believe it works as well.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
no work tomorrow or tuesday
so let’s hope I don’t have to worry about wednesday!
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
by bondslegend on Oct 31, 2010 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Class until 1, too nervous to finish lab report that’s due Tuesday before the game, too distracted to finish lab report during the game, and will be too distracted to finish lab report either way after the game. So yup.
Somewhere in the minor leagues, Joe Paterson is pitching.
by imovermyhead on Nov 1, 2010 12:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Posey's HR ball
got caught by a kid who scraped up his leg pretty good in the camera well
they worked a deal where Posey got the HR ball and the kid & his buddy got to meet Posey & trade it for an autographed ball
mlb network had the video, pretty funny stuff…..kid gave props to Posey & Tim even though he was a Rangers fan….then couldn’t resist telling Posey: POKEMONZ!!
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 31, 2010 11:09 PM PDT reply actions
Braves fans were trying pretty hard.
Adopted father of Eric Surkamp, the next great big-eared soft tossing lefty in SF Giants History!
by Speedforthewin on Oct 31, 2010 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
But then he smiled.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Oct 31, 2010 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions
well
remember that they saw their RoY candidate stink up the joint and be serenaded with “Posey’s Better!”
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 1, 2010 12:11 AM PDT up reply actions
i don't recall that
the awesomeness of that has apparently wiped out my memory
Game 1 NLDS
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 1, 2010 12:24 AM PDT up reply actions
I think Neyer was brought up previously but these gems in his latest article
In Games 1 and 2, they just got beat by San Francisco’s hitters.
Really…cause the Giants needed all nine runs they scored to win game 2…
And apparently good defensive plays are now “breaks”
stfu cain was not good
He just ran into slumping bats he’s not a good pitcher look at the xFIP numbers he was just lucky.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on Oct 31, 2010 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Third starter, at best.
31 May 2007, 21:38 EST - the last time Matteh's career W-L wasn't below .500
"You never wake up the baby." - E. Renteria, 01 August 2010
Lowering the Quality of Internet Discourse Since 1985™
by S.F. Giangst on Oct 31, 2010 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions
When the clearly inferior Giants make plays they are getting lucky breaks
SCIENCE!
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 31, 2010 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude the giants are just fucking lucky
According to my breaks note pad the giants are a complete gimmick!
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on Oct 31, 2010 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Giant's aren't a real team!!
The San Francisco 49ers, inventing new ways to lose every week!
by Badly Browned on Oct 31, 2010 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions
English fail
Giants*
The San Francisco 49ers, inventing new ways to lose every week!
by Badly Browned on Oct 31, 2010 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't forget the NL Clownball. The NL makes pitchers HIT! Can you fucking believe that?
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 31, 2010 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
SERIOUSLY WHAT A JOKE
What type of fucking league makes pitchers hit? The DH balances the game!
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on Oct 31, 2010 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Only in the NCBL (National Clown Ball )League
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 31, 2010 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Babe Ruth is rolling in his grave.
listening to AL DHing fans.
I thinking they should legalize steroid in AL as well. F skills.
And the bullpen fell apart with a harrowing 7-run lead in game 1.
Tim didn’t dominate, but we had that shit wrapped up.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I would just like to point out my night because of its awesomeness.
I got to watch my football team win, visited my wifes Grandparents, participate in my sons 3rd and daughters 1st Halloween. Also the Giants took a 3-1 lead.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Oct 31, 2010 11:10 PM PDT reply actions
Oh.
Hi guys. I got chopped in a most brutal fashion as I was painstakingly replying to a few things in the previous thread.
Well, and making food, so there’s that.
I’d ask if you missed me, but my fragile ego (/me snickers) couldn’t take it.
Cardinals
Edelweiss is the Cubs fan.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Oh, ouch.
Ouch. That’s like me calling you a Dodgers fan, man.
Just brutal.
A classic technique
If you want to insult someone from a country bordering Germany, just call him German.
good question.
He actually adopted all of us. Were so lucky.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Oct 31, 2010 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Haaaaaaa that's good
Dude went to short-season ball this year; I think he might seriously be a non-prospect at this point, I don’t know.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
rxmeister
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
LOL YOU THOUGHT HE WAS AVAILABLE
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 1, 2010 1:00 AM PDT up reply actions
I was actually going to try and claim Buster via the reasoning of"I was one of the few people who didn't freak out"
But I think rxmeister didn’t freak out either. Either him or wilriv
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
Civic Center Jumbotron Viewing Tomorrow
http://sfist.com/2010/10/31/world_series_game_5_to_be_broadcast.php
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 31, 2010 11:20 PM PDT reply actions
I refuse to go
I was out there for Game Six. I refuse to ever do that again.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
YES
by GiantPain on Oct 31, 2010 11:22 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Freddy Sanchez
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I’m kinda bummed baseball fans across the country have tuned out this series, because Freddy put on a defensive show tonight.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
The ones who have tuned out aren’t really fans. This is a good Series by any measure.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
Or they are from New York city and are too busy getting reamed by Cablevision, apparently.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
omg score
"There he goes. One of god's own prototypes. Some kind of high powered mutant never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die."
by KINGofCRA5H on Oct 31, 2010 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Freddy looks so badass at the end of the GIF.
Somewhere in the minor leagues, Joe Paterson is pitching.
by imovermyhead on Oct 31, 2010 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
YOU’RE BECOMING MORE LIKE YOUR FATHER
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Me, my brother in-law, and his family(BoSox fans) kept watching this play until the next inning started.
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Nov 1, 2010 6:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Big question.
Who cares who we DH, I wanna know do we go orange bill again tomorrow? Or classic all black? This is kind of crucial.
"Fuck yeah, shut up." - Tim Lincecum
orange bill is on Sundays only
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 31, 2010 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Thank you, Sir.
WHAT IF I CAME HERE FOR SARCHASM AND MISINFORMATION
"Fuck yeah, shut up." - Tim Lincecum
and Tim likes wearing that black cap he originally wore on 5/6/7
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 31, 2010 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s the same old cap with the patch on it. Baggs was laughing about whoever had to stitch it on the stinky old cap.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 31, 2010 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Once again
you baffle me with facts, truth. I’ll shut up now. And long live that smelly ass ballcap.
"Fuck yeah, shut up." - Tim Lincecum
LOL – get a good look tomorrow – if your watching in HD you can almost smell it. ;-)
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 31, 2010 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions
the orange bill is a great fucking cap
i got one during the NLCS and it rules
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Yeah, love it.
Too afraid to wear it, though, so it just sits on my couch.
by Every6thDay on Oct 31, 2010 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve been wearing it (when I’m not teaching) pretty much every day. I’m pretty sure that when I wear it backwards, it is good luck.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
HFS me too!!!
Except I got it the day of the Padres game I went to- the first one in the final three day series. Orange bill, wear it all the time.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
I want one
But my current cap has gotten me this far. I’ll buy an orange bill when this season is over.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I'm in this line
My current cap pretty much looks like Lincecum’s, so it would be good to have another cap around to prolong its life.
My adopted Giant got shipped off to Pittsburgh, and it was worth it.
by rightcenterfielder on Oct 31, 2010 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Same here
Damn right. I bought a few World Series things (including a cap) after Game 2 but they’re sitting in a bag in my closet until the season is over. My current Giants cap is getting seriously skanky but it’s been with me all season (and quite a few before that).
Interesting
“Yesterday was a very helter-skelter situation,” Giants general manager Brian Sabean said. “You’re worried about families, worried about signing balls, worried about tickets, about travel. I’m not using that as an excuse, but today they were much more relaxed, much more confident.”
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
If yesterday was “Helter Skelter” here’s hoping tomorrow is “Yer Blues” dedicated to our friends in Texas.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 31, 2010 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
And see, he pitched great, not having just got married and all.
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 31, 2010 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Two of my favorite LSB comments.
I’m going to go back in time
and punch myself in the face, stomach and balls sequentially, for deciding to be a baseball fan.
Remember to retire Fin’s number, Mark.
“I’ve had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming.”
by jonthefon on Oct 31, 2010 7:51 PM PDT actions
And fuck me again.
Cody Ross will probably appear in my bedroom tonight and fuck my wife.
Son, if you really want something in this life, you have to work for it. Now quiet! They’re about to announce the lottery numbers. – Homer Simpson
by SarasotaRanger on Oct 31, 2010 8:11 PM PDT actions
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 31, 2010 11:29 PM PDT reply actions
Can I take a bow?
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."
That was a McCovey Chronicles-esque comment if ever there was one. I’m sure each of us has written some variation on that a couple hundred times over the past six seasons.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
I suppose plenty of fans share that experience.
Apart from Yankees fans. Fuck them.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."
Matt Nokes says hi
I lived in NY in the early 90s, and there was a lot of room to spread out at Yankee Stadium.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Oct 31, 2010 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions
That dude who messed with Cruz on that Cano home run
Totally deserved a beat down
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
he was like the platonic ideal of douchebag
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
by jponry on Oct 31, 2010 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I know a handful of cool Yankees fans online
Mostly just the people over at the Replacement Level Yankee Weblog. And I know a couple of okay Yankees fans in person. The rest can go SIAF
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
I can’t for the life of me understand why anybody would choose to be a Yankees fan, though. I don’t even understand how somebody could be a fan of a team that constantly wins.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
Growing up when they weren't good?
Or living in New York most of your life? It’s a lot easier being a fan of a team that constantly wins.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
Were the Yankees actually not good during the ‘80s, or were they just not that good? I’ve always wondered this, but I’ve never cared enough to find out.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
No idea
I was not baseball-conscious until like 1995
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
they were horseshite before 94-5
87-94 2nd division, 83-86 2nd or 3rd (no WC remember), 4th-5th in 81-82 (but got in the strike playoffs in 81 and ended up in the WS.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 1, 2010 12:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, really? Well, that makes all the memorial jacking off to Steinbrenner ever funnier.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
yes
those of us that witnessed such performances (Kevin Maas, anyone?) and that remember the federal conviction, well, kept quiet for all the hoovering.
Although to be fair I think the guy really mellowed in the later years and had good relatiions with the homegrown players like Jeter/Rivera/Williams/Posada. Not like Winfield, who he mostly talked to by private investigator.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 1, 2010 12:08 AM PDT up reply actions
random fact:
Kevin Maas now works in the same office building as I do.
lulz
I take it he’s not a batting coach?
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 1, 2010 12:14 AM PDT up reply actions
I think we're spoiled by being in a major media market
..and having several sports teams very close by. I cant imagine living in a state/area that doesn’t have a team, but I can understand why a lot of people would gravitate to one of the teams that the national sports media covers endlessly.
Growing up in the bronx is the only other acceptable answer. Anywhere else in new york and you’re a douche for going with the easy option.
at the time
the Mets were still the hip choice because of 86, so that’s where the NY fairweather fan was at.
Yankee Stadium was a cheap ticket, and there was an exciting player (yes one) named Bernie something.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 1, 2010 12:09 AM PDT up reply actions
most yankee fans are yankee fans because their
parents were/are yankee fans. I’m a Giant fan in NJ (never been farther west than Pennsylvania) because my father was a giants fan. And he was a giants fan because his father was a New York Giants fan.
I know other people who were fans of other teams but became Yankee fans to fit in and not look “weird” by being a fan of a team far away. To me that is unacceptable, abandoning a team is just wrong.
by Nnamdi Asomugha on Nov 1, 2010 1:06 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't want them to die
Suffering is ok for those douchenozzles
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
Smell smoke and be really afraid in a fire before escaping.
That’s as far as I’ll go with fire wishing.
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Nov 1, 2010 12:08 AM PDT up reply actions
wrecked for “platonic ideal,” a phrase which really needs to see more play
(and seriously FUCK that guy.)
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 31, 2010 11:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed
I want the Giants to win this series, obviously, but I’ll always have a soft spot for the total beatdown the Rangers administered to the Yankees in the ALCS. That was delicious.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
I will say
In complete seriousness…that if the Giants somehow blow this…I may never watch baseball again.
At least until Spring Training when they will no doubt suck me in again.
Please take a bow. Sometimes I get pissed off at my parents for brainwashing me into caring so much about grown men throwing and hitting balls.
I might have been inspired
by a comment over at Lookout Landing, along the lines of “I’m going to punch my dad in the face for making me become a Mariners fan.”
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."
It'll be worth it for one of us in 1-3 games.
And hopefully both eventually. No one should ever have to suffer a 50+ year drought.
that first one is similar to how i felt in 2002
and 2003
and 2004
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
And 1971 and 1987 and 1989
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 31, 2010 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, the poster doesn’t say anything I haven’t said several dozens of times over my life.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Oct 31, 2010 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions
And after the goddamn Spilborghs game last year.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Was just reading through that thread the day after...
Oh man, was there nothing more certain than the Giants playoff chances being dead after that game? I mean, besides the Giants losing Game 7 in 2002?
by Every6thDay on Oct 31, 2010 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Amazingly, a week later, the Giants were actually tied with the Rockies for the wild card.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
RENTERIA MONEY DOWN THE STRETCH, NERDS
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Who would have thought
that Posey would catch Bumgarner in game 4 of the WS and Rent would be a hero to us. Also our love of Boch and Sabes.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Oct 31, 2010 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Two outta three ain't bad.
Sabean delendus est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
Too funny.
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Nov 1, 2010 12:33 AM PDT up reply actions
I BLAME NATTO
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 1, 2010 1:02 AM PDT up reply actions
That and the home run in Game 2 will always be what I remember Rent for. Those totally make it worth the $18 (?) million.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
I’m pretty sure that was the best game I’ve ever been to.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Whats wrong with the second one?
It is Pat that he should be worried about.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Oct 31, 2010 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions
LoL
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 31, 2010 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
My favorite shitty headline of the night
"What’s that, Buster? You asked for a bicycle? Well, sorry. Santa brought butt floss instead."
John smoltz does not approve
Real pitchers don’t grunt when they throw.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on Oct 31, 2010 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Man, I should have been in bed 2 hours ago
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Novemberia!
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 31, 2010 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions
ron washington
can we talk about he makes bochy looks like einstein?
by PocketfullofPoseys on Oct 31, 2010 11:43 PM PDT reply actions
Do you mean Bill Einstein, the beer salesman?
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 31, 2010 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions
No I meant Sergei EISENSTEIN, film theorist.
by PocketfullofPoseys on Oct 31, 2010 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, well...yes, I do see the resemblance
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 31, 2010 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions
So did Cox and Foghorn. Guy is pulling all the right strings. Just enjoy it man.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Oct 31, 2010 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions
The shocking truth amidst our 3-1 lead. Bruce Bochy is one win away from San Francisco immortality as one of the greatest managers. This still boggles my mind.
"What’s that, Buster? You asked for a bicycle? Well, sorry. Santa brought butt floss instead."
I could live with both Bochy and Sabean being enshrined as baseball gods if the Giants win this series
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 31, 2010 11:57 PM PDT up reply actions
they've both been integral to this team doing well
so yeah.
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
My poor employer
Unless they measure productivity by how much time I spend posting on MCC, tomorrow will be a lost day for them.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
So who's excited for TEXANS! COLTS! IT'S MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL ON ESPN!!
"Fuck yeah, shut up." - Tim Lincecum
Am I winning money?
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Oct 31, 2010 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Peyton Manning and Pierre Garcon are going to come through. Pokemonz!
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
/me tentatively raises hand.
Diehard Colts fan here, although I don’t much care for their SBN blog.
I’ll be channel flipping in nervous frenzy until the Colts are either up or down by enough that I can spend more time watching the Giants’ special brand of torture.
Oh man, I remember last year when the Niners played the Colts, and whoever the main person at the Colts site was, that person was just a giant trolling asshole trying to be inflammatory so that Niners fans would go over to the Colts site and be angry and give them hits.
We actually got other members of the site coming over and apologizing for their overlord.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Yeah.
It’s the administration over there. There’s a lot of us Colts fans that are a bit more rational both to each other, and the opposition, that float around, but don’t post on the main site. It’s a little sad, y’know?
Whatever. I love football, but I’ll worry more about that in a week or so, yeah?
I love football as much as anyone, but football SBN blogs bore me to death to be honest. It’s one thing to talk about games every night like baseball but constantly over-discussing matchups and depth charts for 6 days a week makes me want to kill myself.
"Fuck yeah, shut up." - Tim Lincecum
In a sport that derides intelligence and speech
it seems wasteful to spill words discussing it at any length before, during or after a game.
by Every6thDay on Oct 31, 2010 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd for obvious accuracy
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Nov 1, 2010 12:05 AM PDT up reply actions
I think the Ghost of Bill Walsh would like to have a word with you
But yes, overlong discussion of football is unbearable. But baseball? Grab a chair and do you take your scotch straight or on the rocks because this conversation could go a while.
"Fuck yeah, shut up." - Tim Lincecum
Eventually they run out of things to talk about. It must be hard to run one of them.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Oct 31, 2010 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I do have Foster on my POKEMONZZZZZZ
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
My 'big money' pokemonz league...
I worked a bunch of trades after draft. It’s 1 point per reception, rest standard.
I’m so. Damn. Colts/Texans heavy =l
QB P. Manning
RB1 Foster
RB2 Addai (Hart tomorrow night)
WR1 Andre Jonhson
WR2 Wayne
WR3 Garcon
TE1 A. Hernandez
FLEX L. Tomlinson
FLEX P. Hillis
I struck gold in mid-late rounds with Tomlinson, HIllis, Foster, obviously, after blowing my load on the passing game early. We’ll see, I need fireworks tomorrow night.
So Bumgarner tells himself over and over to stay calm and relaxed…and then it becomes true.
I’ve been standing in front of the mirror for the last two hours saying “You are great looking, intelligent, and rich.”
I think it’s working.
by Bochean on Oct 31, 2010 11:48 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Stuart Smalley: Well, good for you! Good for you! Um, Michael.. I know there must be a lot of pressure for you to play very well, and I can imagine that the night before a game, you must lie awake thinking, “I’m not good enough.. everybody’s better than me.. I’m not going to score any points.. I have no business playing this game..”
Michael Jordan: Well.. not really.
Well, there was a gas leak in the apartment for most of the night...
which explains my headache and my wooziness. So, I guess I have to ask:
Did the Giants really win tonight or did I hallucinate??
But his kids never changed!
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Nov 1, 2010 12:05 AM PDT up reply actions
i love marty lurie
working into the night so his last night of the year.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Nov 1, 2010 12:05 AM PDT reply actions
He just seems like a really nice dude. He’s never rude or dismissive to callers like FP and Radnich often are.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
my mvp: posey
he’s the one constant in every game
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Nov 1, 2010 12:11 AM PDT up reply actions
I love FP as a radio host
But hate him as an announcer, he’s all ADD on the radio show, makes me laugh.
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
I think he has a face for radio and a voice for the newspapers, but he seemed like a really nice guy.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 1, 2010 1:04 AM PDT up reply actions
OMG GUYS
1 MORE WIN. ONE MORE
McCovey Chronicles - The repetition is awesome. Proud Adoptive Parent of BRETT PILL.
READ MY BLOG!!!!
by sadison bummedgarner on Nov 1, 2010 12:17 AM PDT reply actions
I'm so fucking glad I never have to watch him get thrown out by 45 feet at first anymore
so. fucking. glad.
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 mean for us, obv
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
not disagreeing with you
it was nice to be on the opposing end of that
congratulations Madison
on achieving the seemingly-impossible… keeping Bengie off the bases.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 1, 2010 12:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Watching that makes me think...
…that Joe Buck gets a completely raw deal from the KNBR callers, et al. He’s not great, but he’s not offensive. McCarver is nonsense, but Buck hasn’t been bad this series.
by Grant Brisbee on Nov 1, 2010 12:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Joe Morgan will be available next year.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 1, 2010 12:55 AM PDT up reply actions
The problem with Joe Buck is that he’s not interested in baseball.
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
As a Cardinals fan, Joe Buck infuriates me at times in ways I can't explain.
/me sheds a tear for Jack.
Jack Buck was very good
although I remember him mostly from CBS handegg broadcasts.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 1, 2010 7:22 AM PDT up reply actions
...
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Nov 1, 2010 1:05 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I’m glad people are starting to call out Neyer for the articles he’s been posting recently. I know he’s generally a respected columnist, but I don’t think that means he should be void of criticism when he does indeed produce poor journalism like he has lately. I thought Solidarity put it well in the now dead initial post game thread:
Again, it’s not about the conclusion of the piece, it’s about the angle. Instead of a yes, it’s a "yes, but." Bumgarner pitched well, but Kellogg helped him out. The Giants played good defense, but it was lucky. The Giants got the big hits, but got lucky." "Oh, and I’m going to reiterate with my hindsight bias that Bochy should have flip-flopped Bumgarner and Sanchez because of a pessimistic outlook on Game 7."
Why does all this biased gristle belong in the article? Why was Francoeur’s fly ball to the warning track unlucky, but Uribe’s fly ball to the same spot not? Why was Sanchez’s play lucky, but Hamilton’s play not?
To Neyer, that the Giants played better baseball is not a conclusion, but a concession. It’s bad journalism.
Rob neyer
Dude’s bitter.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Holla.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Good Night Moon v. 3.0 (WS edition)
In the great orange room there was a World Series playing team
And a red thong and a picture of the panda eating egg foo yong
And there were 3 veteran players from benches who peered
And 4 young pitchers and a group of weird beards
And a little toy Buster and a team full of luster
And a Cody and a Huff and a bowl full of great stuff
And a gritty old Bochy who was whispering "stay tough"
Good night orange room good night WORLD SERIES playing team
Good night panda eating egg foo yong
Good night Vrooom and the red thong
Good night veteran players from benches who peered
Good night young pitchers and the group of weird beards
Good night Matt and good night Pat
Good night little Buster and good night luster
Good night Cody and good night Huff
Good night everybody good night great stuff
And good night to the Bochy whispering "one more just might be enough"
Good night Jazz Hands good night Timmy’s hair
Good night WORLD SERIES PLAYING GIANTS & McCOVEN everywhere!
AT&T Park and Disneyland-so much magic inside!
by SoCalGgal on Nov 1, 2010 12:25 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
OK, night-night, all.
Tune in again tomorrow, same time, same station. Well, similar time.
Sabean delendus est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
What's all this noise?
The Giants win or something?
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Nov 1, 2010 12:49 AM PDT reply actions
Soooooooo
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
by Gloff on Nov 1, 2010 12:55 AM PDT reply actions 3 recs
lulz
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Trent dilfer is awesome
They were doing the sportscenter NFL thing before the giants won and the moment the final score flashed he got all pumped and with a shit eating grin on his face. After they went back to sportscenter dilfer kept talking about the giants and he’s like “GO GIANTS! and not the ones from new york”.
I enjoyed his moment of fandom and gotta love any bay area native showing love for the giants!
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Dilfer FTW.
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
I have always like the Ravens
Mostly because Ray Lewis is the anti tool, doesn’t put up with shit from the media
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
Plus, that Old Spice commercial with him and the talking bear is awesome.
"Fuck yeah, shut up." - Tim Lincecum
hahahahahah
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
and this too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxqlw3cKZHA
Proud adopted parent of the ball dudes, who have grounded into 109 fewer double plays than the Giants.
I really feel like Old Spice should ink a contract with Brian Wilson. His commercials would be amazing.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Also, The TexLAs RLAngers have to deal with this tomorrow
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
by Gloff on Nov 1, 2010 12:56 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Where are you trying to get to?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 1, 2010 1:08 AM PDT up reply actions
A world where Burrell would be involved in Game 5
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
Also Whats up Johnny D?
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
Take the Deal HOWIE!
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
just read the howard bryant article
great insight into giant’s baseball. any time any other fan asks why the giant fanbase is insecure, i will hand out that article.
for reference
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs/2010/columns/story?columnist=bryant_howard&id=5740662
Didn't get the following two items from 3rd graf:
In many ways, the city of San Francisco and its baseball team share important personality traits, traits which are being forced to the surface by a ballclub making a sudden and unexpected championship charge. Each is a fragile coalition of disparate constituencies, possessors of unparalleled history yet fraught with conditioned, learned insecurity; international yet prone to a curious parochialism.
[Emphasis Mine]
How are the constituencies of the baseball team, i.e. the players, possessors of history? The team possesses history, but I don’t see how Bumgarner possesses much history.
and … how are the players international and parochial?
I think he stretches a bit too much to try and make his point in that graf, and it detracted from the overall article because it forced me to read and re-read that graf like 3 times before I concluded it didn’t make any sense.
from LL
Madison Bumgarner is a 21 year old lefty who spends oodles and oodles of time working inside against right-handed hitters. Madison Bumgarner’s balls are so big that they interfere with cell phone reception, and when you walk by him when you’re on the phone, you have to tell the person on the other end, hold on, I’m walking by Madison Bumgarner’s balls.
Proud adopted parent of the ball dudes, who have grounded into 109 fewer double plays than the Giants.
So I posted in the other thread before I realized there was an overflow.
But to reiterate, are the Rangers really this outclassed, or is everything just coming up Milhouse for San Francisco in this Series? I both expected and hoped for Texas to win, but they haven’t seemed remotely capable of beating the Giants four times this series. Wow.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Nov 1, 2010 2:26 AM PDT reply actions
I replied in the other thread, because I do that.
copypasta!
Maybe a little of both.
The Giants are exceptionally well set up for ‘series’ baseball. Top flight starting pitching, lights out back end of bullpen (with specialty guys that are death on their respective hands), a deep lineup that is not dependent on 1-2 players, defensive depth for when they go into lock down mode in late innings.
While they aren’t the deepest team, they have all the parts to make a short series ‘work’, for lack of a better term. And they’ve done it with the two guys that probably have the best stuff on the staff, struggling somewhat. It’s quite remarkable.
I get the whole thing about “good” pitchers actually being good fits against this lineup because they pound the zone with strikes and the Giants are aggressive swingers.
But I wasn’t expecting the Giants to average 8 runs a game in their three wins so far.
Maybe that’s virtuoso torture getting ready to happen to you guys.
Maybe the matchup is Just That Good for you.
Maybe…maybe Bochy sacrificed some KFC to Jobu and the Giants are benefiting as a result.
I don’t know which, but this is completely not the Series I expected to see a week ago.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Nov 1, 2010 2:31 AM PDT up reply actions
We have caught some lucky breaks in the playoffs, admittedly. Wagner’s injury in the division series amidst an already depleted Braves roster. Uribe’s HR to right field in the NLCS. The Kinsler ball in Game 2. Catching Cliff Lee in his one bad start of this postseason.
But I think what typifies this team is that they have taken these breaks and used them for all that they are worth to generate momentum and get the job done. After being primed for postseason ball during the last month of the season by scratching and clawing for every last win, they have developed a mentality that has been essential to their success. I think both the Rangers and the Phillies have come into their respective series playing loose, probably too loose for their own good. They have been presumptive about their ability to get the big hit and blow a game open behind good pitching.
And the Giants ain’t havin’ it.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
meh
The Kinsler ball gives them a run (and he still didn’t score from second). Philly has a stupid dinky ballpark. Lee had a bad start, but it’s not like he was throwing BP.
Not denying there have been some lucky bounces and balls hit right at fielders, but they are still catching them and hitting them. For a team that has found so many ways to lose, even earlier this year, they are instead finding ways to win. Repeatedly. And if they get “lucky” one more game, I couldn’t care less whether TX or PHI is “the better team”.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 1, 2010 7:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Hard to believe there is a schedule SF Giants game in November
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
first time ever
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by nostocksjustbonds on Nov 1, 2010 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions
THIS TEAM SUCKS
LINCECUM FOR RIOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CAIN FOR FIELDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BUMGARNER FOR HART!!!!!!!!!
Section 314 FTW!
It's funnier if I'm 100% certain....
that they really mean that hate. So I’m going to assume they do. Because dammit. It’s FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFucking funny.
We do.
Only it’s usually short-term torrents of absolute fire-spewing. It pretty much blows over by the next morning, until the next GDT.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."
I can somewhat get that.
Games be emotional. I usually take my annoyance out on concepts and players that I’ll never meet, but see on my television screen, rather than the people I enjoy talking about baseball with, though. Normally. Sometimes people say something stupid enough that you can’t help but respond, but….
that’s Human Nature, or something like that.
You're not a baseball fan until your team rips your heart out in the postseason
Welcome to the party, Rangers fans.
by Outshined_One on Nov 1, 2010 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions
copypaste from the other thread
Jason Stark writes a fantastic article on ESPN
It’s about the pitching, stupid. This team has always been built around all these bionic arms. Always.
Yes, friends, those San Francisco Giants are one win away. One win away from wiping out the ghosts of Scott Spiezio and Ralph Terry and the Richter Scale. One win away from ending the wait of millions of people who have managed to survive more than a half-century of title-free torment. And we can’t underestimate the magnitude of what that one more win would mean.
[Felipe Alou:] A team is not necessarily a bunch of great players together. But this team — this is a team.
But lest we forget, the 2010 One Win Away Giants wouldn’t be in this spot without the 21-year-old kid who went to the mound on Halloween — and wore the best Sandy Koufax costume in America.
One more win, please
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
The one thing I'll take away from this series, win or lose, is that Travis Ishikawa should NOT be the Giants sliding coach.
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
Urgent
Do I flip my opening day calendar to November, or do I keep it on October?
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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