Post-game thread: Tim Lincecum. Oh, my.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 7, 2010 9:13 PM PDT
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There's a lot of postseason left. The Giants will play anywhere from three to 18 more games. All sorts of things are going to happen -- some good, some bad, some soul-spindling, and some transcendent. It's a marathon, not a sprint, which only reminds us that the original Greek runner who inspired the modern marathon died after his run, probably after giving up his game shoes to a compatriot before the run was over.
But tonight. Oh, man. Delusions of grandeur are the fuel behind every post-game playoff celebration, but tonight stands on its own. Tonight made Giants fans feel invincible, even if in the back of our minds we know that we'll start over again tomorrow, pacing around, grinding our teeth with every pitch, cursing at the hitters for not being patient enough or for not being aggressive enough. Uh, probably the former. But tonight. Oh, man.
August seems so, so far away. Tim Lincecum pitched the best game of his career at the best possible time. He did it when everyone's nerves were humming. He did it when the crowd was pulsing. He did it without overthrowing, and he did it without losing command. He threw fastballs right by good hitters, and he made others look like they lived in a world in which the changeup was invented in a laboratory this morning.
There are still a lot of playoffs yet to come. If the Giants have the right mix of luck and talent that all successful postseason teams have, there will be a lot of memorable moments. Tonight stands on its own. It was one of the best games in San Francisco Giants history. Tim Lincecum, from the moment he started carving up the Northwest League, was a skinny, short little vessel that somehow was able to keep our delusions of grandeur from spilling all over the place. Every hope that the franchise would turn the team around started with Tim Lincecum.
In August, things got wobbly. Maybe we had seen the best. Maybe we were fortunate to have seen those two Cy Young seasons, and we should have just kept it at that.
Nah. Tim Lincecum. Oh, man. That guy in August was an impersonator, and the real Tim Lincecum was fighting for the universe's survival in the Crab Nebula. The universe is safe now. And we're better Giants fans for it.
Tim Lincecum.
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Who starts the first postseason game of his career, throws a complete-game shutout, and breaks the franchise record for strikeouts in a playoff game by 4 for a team that is 128 years old?!?!
Tim the Enchanter does.
All hail the conqueror.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
by dregarx on Oct 7, 2010 9:14 PM PDT reply actions 8 recs
pretty ok, maybe
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Oct 7, 2010 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
He gave up two hits. That crap has gotta stop.
History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there.
George Santayana
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 7, 2010 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
When Dirty gives up one hit he loses
"There's not many things to do in a trailer park." - A. Huff
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 8, 2010 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Ties league record too
and that’s like hella old too!
And Posey is having amother great game.
You're the worst Al Capone
by JohnnyDangerously on Oct 7, 2010 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
the Bob Gibson record?
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
ok. 14 isn't anything to sneeze at, though.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
No, Gibson's record is 17.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 7, 2010 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Postseason Record
Belongs to Kevin Brown, how had 16 with the Padres.
"There's not many things to do in a trailer park." - A. Huff
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 8, 2010 4:24 AM PDT up reply actions
The postseason intraleague record, you mean. Because the postseason record overall belongs to Bob Gibson.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 8, 2010 7:48 AM PDT up reply actions
LCS K record was 16 according to MLB network.
He was 2 shy, but in second place
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Me= misinformed
And Posey is having amother great game.
You're the worst Al Capone
by JohnnyDangerously on Oct 7, 2010 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Tim Lincecum and/or Christy Matthewson.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Carl Hubbell. I wish we had Carl Hubbell instead of, say, Zito.
by wcw on Oct 7, 2010 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep. Greatest astronomer the Giants ever employed.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
Mathewson did throw a CGSO.
But 6 Ks.
Still a beast.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Mathewson threw three shutouts in a single World Series once. I’d be ok with Timmy matching that sometime.
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
I’ve held Christy Matthewson in the highest regard since I was in grade school… being in his league is the highest of compliments.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
So have I…
:D
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Big Six.
Meal Ticket.
All Lincecum needs is a nickname to match. The Freak just isn’t quite there for me.
by wcw on Oct 7, 2010 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you like The Enchanter?
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I like Primetime, but upon googling, I see that’s already taken. (I dun’ know nuthin’ ‘bout watchin’ no footballs)
I also still like the Enchanter, but that probably won’t catch on either.
Look at my website. Look at it. || Screw Johnsonville Sausages and Safeway. I have my reasons.
Also The Franchise is becoming more and more apt.
One I’m throwing out there, The Titan? If he stays with the Giants that would work, also it can be half-descriptive and half-ironic! Also if he wins us some titles [knock on wood]
Look at my website. Look at it. || Screw Johnsonville Sausages and Safeway. I have my reasons.
Franchise
I frankly never thought that this one was topped. My autographed ball says, Tim “Franchise” Lincecum.
"The two worst things in football are: 1) They think that a 30-year old professional athlete has to be locked up in a hotel room, with a curfew, the night before a qame; and 2) They're right."
- Cowboy safety Cliff Harris
Primetime also played baseball
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
Huh, didn't know that.
I’M LEARNING!
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Wow. I forgot that his line with the Giants was actually decent.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Oct 8, 2010 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions
I wonder what his UZR was.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Oct 8, 2010 12:02 AM PDT up reply actions
If he concentrated on baseball, he would have been pretty awesome. As is, he was one of the best cornerbacks ever. What an amazing, Cowboys-ass-faced, Niners-Lombardi-trophy-holding asshole beautiful bastard fuckstick cool guy.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 8, 2010 12:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Deion
He was one of the best cover-corners ever. But once people realized he only liked to guard routes where he could use the sideline to wall off the other side, plus he didn’t like to hit people I think his star lost some shine.
"The two worst things in football are: 1) They think that a 30-year old professional athlete has to be locked up in a hotel room, with a curfew, the night before a qame; and 2) They're right."
- Cowboy safety Cliff Harris
He played for the Giants.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Oct 8, 2010 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions
For some reason I thought he also played with the Rangers
but he didn’t
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
And actually wasn’t half-bad. Didn’t we have Darryl Strawberry (who also played fairly well before disappearing mysteriously) at the same time?
I left my swagger in my other pants.
Excellent recall.
He was a Giant for all of 29 games in 1994. He must have been coming up for air, as his time here came between stints with the Dodgers and Yankees.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 8, 2010 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
He was traded for Ricky Pickett, who will be like Dan Runzler any day now.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 7, 2010 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions
That would be nice.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Who’s that?? I heard we had a guy who was pretty good
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
Twitter me and what not.
Lawl my A's fan friend responding on facebook
(Fear the wall of text)
This would be a little more of an accomplishment on a team that makes the playoffs more often. Yeah, the Giants are 128 years old, but only over the last 50 years have strike-out numbers really skyrocketed and it’s not like the Giants have been in the playoffs every year since then. (I looked it up and they’ve been in the playoffs 9 times since 1954) So yes he pitched a good game, but it’s not a one game series and any lineup containing Brooks Conrad isn’t one to be fear considering that Conrad couldn’t even make it with the A’s, who, as much as I love them, have had one of the most pitiful line-ups in the majors over the last 4 years. There is actually a bit of a common theme with A’s-rejects on losing playoff teams with Dan Johnson playing for the (Devil) Rays. Okay enough said.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
wow bitter
"he walked 18; new league record! Struck out 18, another new league record! He also hit the sportswriter, the PA announcer, the bull mascot twice..."
by i did my job on Oct 7, 2010 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
respond with
LOL U MAD?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Should I seriously? I couldn’t think of a reply so I hadn’t yet.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
It's really all that needs to be said.
Yeah, it would be nice if we made the playoffs more often but seriously? Unless he is responding to something specific, he is being inappropriately antagonistic.
But WE are in the playoffs so LOL
Look at my website. Look at it. || Screw Johnsonville Sausages and Safeway. I have my reasons.
Well, we can cancel out that history lesson on the Giants by saying that the record for ANY TEAM is 16.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 7, 2010 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
T A R P
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations. JUST NOT IN HIS EARS.
What's the A's postseason strikeout record?
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
(Hint: less than 14)
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Nobody knows because approximately 0 people give a shit about the A’s
"My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder." -Zinedine Zidane
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
by Useful_Idiot on Oct 7, 2010 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Asshat
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Oct 7, 2010 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Was at the game
Yes Timothy LeRoy was awesome.
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.
yes
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X 14
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
by Gobroks on Oct 7, 2010 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
holy shit that is fucking brilliant
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IIRC Ryan Miles came up with it
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
That was your image, right?
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
It's really good
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
Thanks! I’m happy to contribute.
.277/.399/.518 out of a shortstop?!
Keep on, keepin' on, Ryan Cavan
I wish I could use photoshop
But since I can’t I’m happy to re-post the great work of others!
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
How can you win without any experience?
Oh… I see…. That’s how.
Deal with it. Jose Guillen has been there before.
WOO HOO
TIM LINCECUM IS VERY GOOD.
ALSO BUSTER POSEY.
ya
not to diminish the Tim Lincecum love… lets just remember that Buster is awesome, too.
The Golden Spikes battery strikes again.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Oct 7, 2010 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, it’s almost like talent is more important that playoff experience. But that’s impossible.
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
From now on, every day is Thong Thursday!
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Oct 7, 2010 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions
You shut your mouth
All that matters is experience. That’s why Roy Halladay sucked the fat one last night.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
Well clearly I’ve been put in my place
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
From now on, every day is Thong Thursday!
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Oct 7, 2010 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Sing away Tony
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryF9p-nqsWw
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Tim Lincecum is God
Buster Posey is Jesus
Giants baseball, torture!
What will Cain be tomorrow? Zeus is taken.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 7, 2010 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll go for this one. Plays country hardball, classic god powers, and he’s got that thunderbolt hammer.
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
by Ott on Oct 7, 2010 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Who’s Zeus?
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Wilson.
Yes, really, I have not updated my blog in a long long time: http://skaldheim.livejournal.com/tag/baseball
I thought the beard was a gift from Zeus…
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Blackbeard's delight...
It's called talent. I just have it. I can't explain it. You either have it or you don't. - BLB
Layered with just a dash of Sex Panther.
"Skillet, we just spent $64,000 in that bar. So we're gonna have to get jobs to cover up the fact that we rob banks" -Mouse Fitzgerald
fifty percent of the time, it works all of the time.
Choppin' broccoli
by SimpleJaquez on Oct 7, 2010 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it was “Beard of Zeus”
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 7, 2010 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Cain.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations. JUST NOT IN HIS EARS.
I’ve always thought Poseidon is pretty cool.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
hopefully
next year he’ll be skinny Indian style Buddha
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"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
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Good omen
I was walking to my car after work when I noticed that the bottle blonde hotties in front of me were self-identified by makeshift jersey’s as Buster’s wife and Nate’s girlfriend. Those fellas are doing all right in a number of ways.
I can’t in good faith reveal where Buster probably lives, but how cool is it that it’s walking distance from the ballpark?
"The two worst things in football are: 1) They think that a 30-year old professional athlete has to be locked up in a hotel room, with a curfew, the night before a qame; and 2) They're right."
- Cowboy safety Cliff Harris
The man is perfect in every way, he’s made entirely of baseballchlorians.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 7, 2010 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Say what you will about Raquel Aurilia
I admire a baseball player’s wife who is brunette.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
I want everyone who said Tim was done to shut the fuck up and get the fuck out
oh yeah, and everyone who said he can’t pitch in big games. Shut the FUCK up, and get the FUCK out! YESS!!!!!!! SUCK ON THAT EAST COAST MEDIA YOU FUCKS.
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by bondslegend on Oct 7, 2010 9:16 PM PDT reply actions 18 recs
Poetry
Deal with it. Jose Guillen has been there before.
by Tay on Oct 7, 2010 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Reading it stirred in me emotions that I never knew I had…
"I've decided to forgive all my enemies. Why? To give my vengeance the element of surprise." -Rat (Pearls before Swine)
Rampaging anapests and skipping dactyls.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Oct 7, 2010 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
rec'd
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
From now on, every day is Thong Thursday!
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Oct 7, 2010 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
CO SIGNED, MY FIST.
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Co-signed!
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 7, 2010 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
fuck yeah
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I'm finally done shaking
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
We’re going tomorrow night. I’m going to be like that kid in those Disneyland commercials from a few years ago: “I’m too excited to sleep!!!”
listen to Bochy's press conference, that should knock you out
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
And this is why we stay up way past bedtime during the postseason.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
YES!
FUCK WORK!
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You start . . . I’ll meet you later.
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by gallo del cielo on Oct 7, 2010 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I remember watching the SAWX/YANKS games in 04 every night
it’s more fun when it’s your team.
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Boy, is it ever. I just couldn’t get this worked up about the Angels last year.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
ugh
fuck the angels.
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by bondslegend on Oct 7, 2010 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
This might have been the best pitching performance I’ve ever seen, and I’m old.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Oct 7, 2010 9:17 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG 14 Ks
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The Reds play in (probably) the weakest division in baseball.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
They have a pretty good hitting lineup though
Both Lincecum and Halladay are awesome.
But yeah, no-hitters are crazy.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
that’s probably because it was a 1-0 game though, no?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
yeah, I realized the same things as I was looking at. So does WPA just end up being kind of a useless individual stat (along the lines of pitcher wins, RBI, etc) or is appropriate in specific situations (maybe for relief pitchers)?
Courtesy of FanGraphs:
As several people pointed out in the immediate aftermath, Tim Lincecum’s game score of 96 was actually higher than Roy Halladay‘s 94 in his no-hitter against Reds on Wednesday. This isn’t an endorsement of game score, but does make one think. After all, is a complete game two-hitter really that much less impressive than a no-hitter for a pitcher, given all the variables (fielders, "bad bounces," ballparks, weather conditions, etc.) that go into the destiny of batted balls? While Lincecum gave up two hits to Halladay’s zero, Lincecum also struck out 14 to Doc’s 8. Then again, 10 of Lincecum’s batted balls were flylballs, and while 12 of Halladay’s 19 were grounders. I’m not choosing a side, and it doesn’t really matter. Halladay’s game will justifiably go down as one of the greatest in playoff history, but Lincecum’s should get at least a footnote.
LOLD
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 7, 2010 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
amazing
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I second both rx’ opinion and his agedness.
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
Me too.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
That was worth the wait
And this is also why everybody said it would be great if the Giants could make the playoffs.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
no fucking kidding
they barely scrape across a run and win?!
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Also, I was wrong on my assumption.
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Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 7, 2010 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions
The ground ball to Uribe in the 9th felt weird. Seemed like the ball wasn’t put into play forever, to me.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 7, 2010 9:17 PM PDT reply actions
Seemed to startle Uribe. He was like, “The fuck are they doing hitting the ball?”
Dopey bastard hitter. Uribe recovers, guns him out & goes back to reading his comic book at shortstop.
Holy fucking shit
That was something to behold.
NOT A BIG GAME PITCHER
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Definitely not a big game pitcher.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 7, 2010 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions
HOLY FUCKING SHIT
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 7, 2010 9:18 PM PDT reply actions
SWIIIIIIIIIIIIIING AND A MISS!!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations. JUST NOT IN HIS EARS.
thanks tim
for making my mlb.tv subscription pay for itself in the first game I watched.
What country do you live in where the feed isn’t blacked out?
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Last Out
Derrek Lee looked completely lost. It was like he couldn’t find strike 3 if he had a map and a flashlight.
CrashburnAlley
Lincecum’s performance tonight earned a game score of 96. Halladay’s no-no last night had a game score of 94.
THIS!
I also noticed a lot of hittable pitches last night by Halladay, fastballs on the meat of the plate that were taken for strikes or flailed at. Tonight, the Braves essentially only saw only two pitches to hit out of the 117 or whatever that Tim threw (the 2 doubles).
A couple out pitches were hittable, but the Braves tried to put them over the fence. A mistake in a night game at Mayse Field with cool temps.
by wcw on Oct 7, 2010 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
McCann’s flyout to right was pretty well hit and in other yards it might’ve had a chance, but not here and not tonight.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions
He got just under it.
It was breath-holding time: if the bat had been a couple of millimeters up, that probably would have at least hit the wall, and very possibly gone out.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
That was an all-time, epic playoff pitching performance
I’d gather it’s at least top-10.
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~ Rogers Hornsby
Like i said yesterday after Halladay’s start, Tim can do better. Not quite a no hitter but come on
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 7, 2010 9:19 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Nice Win, Fellas...
Timm-ah is absolutely nasty. Guess this is the “Year of the Pitcher.”
has to be when a 14-K, complete game shutout is considered “The second best playoff debut” this year.
Oh, and fuck these guys:
by Chutley's Impressed by Mac's Speed on Oct 7, 2010 9:19 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
LOL LARRY
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I love that first GIF.
"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.
Dude, it's my favorite of all time.
I have to give credit to WholeCamels on The Good Phight.
WHERE he found a shot of HBK from “Baywatch” or why he had the idea to get it, I have no idea, but it perfectly conveys "Approval of either your teams winning an away game or of a win by the lesser (and I’m speaking in terms of hatred, not of skill and talent, as was just made obvious…) of two rivals of the worse. I love it.
by Chutley's Impressed by Mac's Speed on Oct 7, 2010 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Tonight I learn Shawn Michaels was on Baywatch.
This night keeps getting better and better.
"Today's weather, excessively violent with a chance of dismemberment. Tune in later for our 5-day forecast!"
~ Three Dog - Fallout 3
Just wait.
Ain’t nothing like a postseason pitchers duel.
by Chutley's Impressed by Mac's Speed on Oct 7, 2010 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
We needed Guillen tonight. Should've scored more runs.
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
don't be ridiculous
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
Need a rope?
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
LOL
LOL
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Thanks to roger
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I'M JUST HERE FOR THE CHASM Y'ALL
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on Oct 7, 2010 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
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Thanks to roger
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I am in awe of what I just saw.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Excuse me
I have to go build a shrine after I change my pants.
Anyone else scared shitless after watching Posey’s slide?
Ain't no Posey like a Buster Posey cause a Buster Posey don't stop...hitting.
Giants baseball: We're stupid enough to do that (TM)
by quincy0191 on Oct 7, 2010 9:20 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Oh wow yes.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
I was listening on radio at that point
I was like “why the fuck is he running?!”
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I'm guessing he/she is referring to the ninth inning
I love B-Weezy, but facing the top of the order, you know it would have been much more painful than Timmy’s 1-2-3.
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~ Rogers Hornsby
You didn’t find that tortuous?
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
I have to say, I didn't
On paper it sure looks like a classic Giants torture game, but I felt pretty calm after they got their run.
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
???
!!!
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
LOLWHAT
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The playoffs could not have started any better.
Somewhere in the minor leagues, Joe Paterson is pitching.
The Yankees could be down 2 games to none, and Halladay could have been lit for 14 runs in 1.2 IP.
That would have been a better start. But I will take this.
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I couldn't watch
But listened from the 6th inning on/gameday early. OH MY GOD TIM LINCECUM IS FUCKING AMAZING. I was driving and was yelling and then stopped at a stoplight when Lincecum struck out 13 screaming FUCK YEAH. This old lady in her car next to me was looking at me like I was crazy but I didn’t care
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
by sanfrankid on Oct 7, 2010 9:20 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Tim Lincecum is amazing
Bruce, please stop with the steals and hit and runs
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
bruce manaaged a fine game
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Oct 7, 2010 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Outside of not pinch-hitting for Pablo, I agree
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~ Rogers Hornsby
Generally speaking he did fine. Good lineup, props for trusting Timmy. But if the ump made the right call then he would have ran the Giants out of three innings and the game might still be going.
We have 162 games worth of evidence that the Giants aren’t a running team. Why start with the running game now?
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
I'm with Otis
What was the point of putting Renteria on the roster if you’re not going to hit him for Sandoval in that situation? You’re letting the other manager dictate the action when you do nothing like that. Not only that, even if Renteria does the same thing Pablo did, you’re improving the defense when you have a late 1-0 lead. Of course, Timmy really didn’t need a left side of the infield tonight. I think Uribe bobbled that ball in the ninth because he was so surprised somebody hit the ball to him.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
Simple:
It’s what has characterized his management for months (at least). It is scared management. He was scared of a GDP, and of the consequent post-game question “With all the GDPs, why didn’t you put the runners in motion?” He was less scared of “Why did you run a guy with a well-justified zero career stolen-base total?” Simple when you have the key: fear.
Sabean delenda est!
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He wanted to show up Cox
Who was burning through relievers like they were tissue.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Proving the Talking Chop blogger completely right about Cox.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
He was leveling up his Pokemonz with delicious PLAYOFF EXPZ.
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on Oct 7, 2010 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Torn
It was a close call and it sucks to have that be our win. I wish the Giants would have knocked in a few more when they should have to make it a moot point. But who cares, Timmy pitched better than Lowe, and we won! Fuck yeah!
Deal with it. Jose Guillen has been there before.
by Tay on Oct 7, 2010 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
no
Giants are just cashing in on their big fat Karma Account
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
The Giants have a Karma account?
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Oct 7, 2010 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Gallo!
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Of course.
It’s the official card of MLB.
Sabean delenda est!
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yes. they’ve been saving for 56 years and the compounding interest is getting ridiculous.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 8, 2010 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions
How many runs do you think the Giants have had scored against them this year because of blown calls that have gone against them?
The umpire gave the Braves back the favor when Huff slid in at exactly the same time as the tag.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Nah, Huff was definitely out
Umpire took a really bad angle to call the Buster slide. Had he been on the third base side of second he would have gotten the call correct.
On the replay, I saw it as simultaneous. However, Huff didn’t even stay on the bag, giving up the call immediately. So there was no option for Ump.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
NO! But you can’t complain about the Cuzzi game anymore.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel for the umpire
The way the Braves play defense, he probably assumed they dropped the ball on the tag.
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~ Rogers Hornsby
Nope
Infante should’ve had Ross’s ground ball that Buster scored on. It wasn’t totally the umpires’ fault; the Braves still could have kept Buster from scoring, if only they could field.
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by Flapjacks McGurty on Oct 7, 2010 10:26 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Yup
Cox kept calling it an error in his press conference.
Have my children Timmy
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
awesome. just pure awesome.
FREE BUSTER
by TimLincecumIsGod on Oct 7, 2010 9:21 PM PDT reply actions
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 7, 2010 9:21 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
omg yes
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 7, 2010 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions
wow i was so close with this prediction...........
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
Turns out, he was actually BETTER
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People are talking about this though...
And Posey is having amother great game.
You're the worst Al Capone
by JohnnyDangerously on Oct 7, 2010 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah i meant, the first part.
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
but you were wrong with both parts
1. Timmy threw a 2 hitter(terrible!)
2.It was mentioned
And Posey is having amother great game.
You're the worst Al Capone
by JohnnyDangerously on Oct 7, 2010 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
thats why i said I was close?
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
But then you said you meant the first part
FUCK IT, PLAYYOFFS
And Posey is having amother great game.
You're the worst Al Capone
by JohnnyDangerously on Oct 7, 2010 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
14 Ks will do that
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WOW
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
From now on, every day is Thong Thursday!
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
this
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Oct 7, 2010 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Right? I couldn’t think of what else to write. I think that pretty much says it all.
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 7, 2010 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
amazing also works.
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
I believe my exact words after the game were something along the lines of “Ohh . . . I – Oh my, that’s – WOW”
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 7, 2010 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Just, wow!
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Said this in the GDT, but I have never seen Lincecum throw so many effective high fastballs. He was electric tonight.
Electric Feel
Deal with it. Jose Guillen has been there before.
by Tay on Oct 7, 2010 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Braves seemed to be all low ball hitters. They just could not touch them.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
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They struck out on high pitches. They struck out on low pitches.
They were no-ball hitters.
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
I AM PAT BURRELLZ'Z DADDY! (wait, that doesn't sound right)
Job 1:14-15
It was like watching a lineup full of Aaron Rowands
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
by EliminateMe on Oct 7, 2010 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions 8 recs
I had to wreck that.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 7, 2010 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions
BZZZZZZZZZ.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Oct 7, 2010 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Have you guys heard?
This Lincecum kid is good.
Also, driving 6 hours to go to the game tomorrow. Can’t wait.
/auto-defenestrates
by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Oct 7, 2010 9:22 PM PDT reply actions
Watching tonight’s game reminded me of the way I felt watching Timmy when he first started out. Every time he’d come out, you’d just watch in utter awe, and wouldn’t dare miss a pitch, because EVERYTHING he threw seemed to be amazing.
I still feel this way
His August was particularly rough but he has always been exciting. His last 2 starts have been even more exciting and given me chills.
Deal with it. Jose Guillen has been there before.
by Tay on Oct 7, 2010 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I went to his first game
Because I was convinced I was going to watch something special.
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
I remember watching his first pitch sail wide at 96 and thinking, shit if he ever gets that stuff in the strike zone he’s going to be really good.
by wcw on Oct 7, 2010 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
playoff experience is overrated
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 9:22 PM PDT reply actions
BUT HIS VELOCITY IS DOWN!
OMG TImmy FTMFW!!!
I love how the two pitchers who have never pitched postseason came out and threw some of the most historic masterpieces of a game…Ahhh Iove TImmy so much!
Tim Lincecum is amazingly filthy tonight, no one could tell what was coming out of his hand.
Also, anyone who voted for Heyward are probably second guessing themselves tonight, Posey was a beast.
Jeaaaggaahh
Wow, apparently I don’t know how to type when I’m excited.
Time Lincecum was amazingly filthy*
anyone who voted for Heyward is probably second guessing that vote tonight*
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 7, 2010 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Enjoy it while it’s good like this. Hope is keeps going.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
And I thought Lincecum would have jitters
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
he seemed to a bit in the first, but Posey came out and calmed him down enough and then he just got on a mega-roll and it was over.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Those were jitters.
Watch him pitch next game!
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
i texted this to my buddy every single strike out.
fingers hurt.
guillermo mota: adopted for his veteran relieving savvy
I’ve never ever seen that many swing throughs. It wasn’t even just the Ks, he must have had 40+ swing thrus in that game. In the 2nd inning he struck out the side and all three batters swung and missed at all three strikes. Incredible!
My Bucardo is better than yours.
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I don’t recall him getting that many swing-through’s on fastballs. that was amazing.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Thk G-d the umps blew the Posey SB call...
Becasue the Giants would never have scored again !!!!!!!!
Buy High,Sell Lower- The Brian Sabean methodology to Running (Ruining) the Giants
by Mordy From Monsey on Oct 7, 2010 9:23 PM PDT reply actions
Holy Mother Fucking Shit Tim
My pants is swollen.
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
I AM PAT BURRELLZ'Z DADDY! (wait, that doesn't sound right)
Job 1:14-15
I’m no longer wearing pants.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 7, 2010 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
You should come over.
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
I AM PAT BURRELLZ'Z DADDY! (wait, that doesn't sound right)
Job 1:14-15
(that’s a joke mr. baron…ms. boneded wouldn’t approve either)
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
I AM PAT BURRELLZ'Z DADDY! (wait, that doesn't sound right)
Job 1:14-15
LOL MR. BARON
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
I bet your wife wouldn’t enjoy you inviting pants-less women over.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 7, 2010 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think that’s quite the issue, I think he was afraid that Baron’s hypothetical husband would come over and beat him up. If that’s better…
Oh. Well, BFVCE isn’t wearing pants either.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 7, 2010 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions
/heavy bass music
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Awesome
Sadly, I saw Schmidt do something similar game one in 03. Just one game. It was pretty tho.
It's better to be lucky than good.
/SAD TROMBONE
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations. JUST NOT IN HIS EARS.
Oh shit! I thought we just won the World Series just now!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations. JUST NOT IN HIS EARS.
SONOFABITCH!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 7, 2010 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Keep your face quiet.
Who was the game 2 starter that year? Not Matt Cain!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
This is true
Our rotation is better now. Our lineup does not match those Bonds years tho.
But, Posey is starting to look like a superstar. I love this progression. Weird how that Marlins team won, with someone name Migeul Cabrera…. You know him as the guy who almost had the triple crown this year.
Giants need to play like their ass is on fire…. Tonight was 1 game. Lets hope for a full post season like this.
It's better to be lucky than good.
that was when dontrelle fucking willis went like 4 for 4 or some shit
and we own his ass now.
The game against Beckett and FLA? That was pretty amazing too.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 7, 2010 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually had the same thought.
We stomped Anaheim in Game Five, and the ballpark absolutely erupted all over Willie Mays Plaza and China Basin, but, well…
Like Myemail21479 says below, as amazing as that was, we’ve only won one. Ten more to go.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Oct 7, 2010 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Wrong. Get his signature tattooed on your ass. Because he fucking owns all of us.
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 7, 2010 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
SHIFT-A OMFG! CGSO! 2H,14K!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
It was a grand Timmy Day
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 7, 2010 9:24 PM PDT reply actions
OT: Why has the BusterFuckingP twitter been suspended?
And Posey is having amother great game.
You're the worst Al Capone
by JohnnyDangerously on Oct 7, 2010 9:24 PM PDT reply actions
Because the Real Posey ain't having it
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
My guess was 1 of 2 reasons
1) Twitter thought he was impersonating the real Buster (lol them)
or
2) He said something he shouldn’t have when he was “live-blogging” the post NL west clinching bar hopping.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
To all the media types that said
The Giants didn’t have a superstar:
Timothy LeRoy F’n Lincecum says Hi
by kezargiants on Oct 7, 2010 9:24 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
IMPORTANT QUESTION
Has Tim ever struck out 14 even in the REGULAR season?
I remember he set a personal record in 2008 against the Phillies at the MCC Night at the Yard – I think it was around 14.
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Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing, your next dominant reliever 1.47 ERA in S-K, with 34 K in 42 IP. Uh, just ignore his age and the walks, please!
Err, the Pirates.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing, your next dominant reliever 1.47 ERA in S-K, with 34 K in 42 IP. Uh, just ignore his age and the walks, please!
And it was 2009
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
I remember that game like I was sitting next to groug watching it yesterday.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Oct 7, 2010 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
It was on McCovey Night at the Ballpark, 2009
Grant, Goofus, the Mayor of 311 and I enjoyed it from the first row.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Everyone sits uneasily next to groug.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
ikr
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on Oct 7, 2010 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I sat next to Baron, tk and jct.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
omg how did I not remember that that was our game! Probably because we were bullshitting the entire time.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 7, 2010 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
The three of us with our scorecards!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I sat next to nobody. :(
I could see delorean and his wife in the next section over, though!
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing, your next dominant reliever 1.47 ERA in S-K, with 34 K in 42 IP. Uh, just ignore his age and the walks, please!
Hey!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Oct 7, 2010 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I was in the upper deck and loved every minute.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I think his regular season high was 15? IIRC?
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 7, 2010 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes
15 against the pirates in a CG shutout last season in april I think.
"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."
yep...i was there... first timmy start i ever saw...pirates i think
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
I AM PAT BURRELLZ'Z DADDY! (wait, that doesn't sound right)
Job 1:14-15
yup - 15 in 2009
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
THAT WAS FUCKING INCREDIBLE
I CANNOT DESCRIBE HOW FUCKING AWESOME THAT WAS LOL @ TIM LINCECUM HATERS IN THE NATIONAL MEDIA.
"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."
Who's the dbag questioning Bochy about replay?
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
Kind of like how derek lowe got gift strikes all night?
fucking cry me a river you tomahawk chopping tools.
"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."
We sit at the tunnel where the visitors locker room is. Usually fans hang out there to try and get visiting players’ autographs—last night the media and beat writers were lined up there (probably cause Cox was laying into his team before letting them in) and I couldn’t resist taking a cheap shot at them as I walked by:
“Nothing to see here folks, it’s just the fucking Braves!”
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
Incredible
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Best part of tonights win
knowing we have this guy tomorrow
Monday Monkey lives for the weekend, sir.
by AXmrdrir on Oct 7, 2010 9:25 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
See ya later, Braves.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Big Daddy Cain!
Deal with it. Jose Guillen has been there before.
by Tay on Oct 7, 2010 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
MATT CAIN
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 7, 2010 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I like that guy.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Matt Fucking Cain
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m glad they’re saving Hudson for game three. I think the Giants will score off of Hanson.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
mmmmm bop
Sucking up to Grant for a mod position since 2009
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
The Hanson Brothers rule though.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
This guy
Doesn’t know how to win
"There's not many things to do in a trailer park." - A. Huff
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 8, 2010 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions
YEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!
i’m drunkk as fcukk and i got 4 wrds for you: BIIIGGG TIIIMMMEEE TIIIMMMMMYYYY JJJJIIIIIMMMM!!!!!!!! unbefuckinglievable. this feels SO good!!!!!!!
"He'll need a rocket up his ass to catch that one .... that baby's out of here!"
by GIANT stoner on Oct 7, 2010 9:26 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 5 recs
Im only half drunk
and BIIIIIG TIIIIIME TIIIIIIMMMMMY JIIIIIIIIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
It's better to be lucky than good.
WHOO HOOO!!
TURN IT GREEN!
Have you ever thrown a fist full of glitter in the air?
♥ 2010 San Francisco Giants ♥
♥ McCoven ♥
Tim LIncecum: Better than You
And hey, how about a little love for Cody Ross, coming up with the big hit. I thought he was a pretty pointless acquisition at the time but I’ve definitely warmed to him. Plus he wears the high socks.
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
I had a feeling that the IBB to Sandoval was going to cost the Braves. I really didn’t understand the move at all.
Deal with it. Jose Guillen has been there before.
by Tay on Oct 7, 2010 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t get that move at all if they’re gonna pitch to Ross.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Huge hit, but their third baseman made Panda look like Brooks Robinson with his range on that play.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
that was almost a routine play
And the worst part, those fukin’ douchenozzles over at the MCC get to lord this over us.
Yeah, that was ridiculous. How do you go in to a playoff series behind Derek Lowe with gloves like that at second and third?
in the post-season, a team’s weaknesses will be exposed.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 8, 2010 8:39 AM PDT up reply actions
You lose Chipper Jones and Martin Prado to injury, that’s how.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 8, 2010 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of Chipper, stupid Braves fan behind me asks “What’s Buster’s real name anyway?” I answer “Larry.” He’s like: “Whoa—lots of people with nicknames are named Larry.”
/facepalm
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
I don’t know why they threw Ross a strike at all. (To be fair it looked like Lowe missed his location pretty bad.) With Lincecum on deck, two outs and a runner in scoring position, you cannot get beat by Cody Ross there. Just an incredible mental error by Lowe. (Maybe he was pissed off by the blown call on the SB.)
Disagree.
I think it a cosmic error by Cox. What combination of substances do you need to have ingested to think it wise in a game going the way that one was to pitch to a position player—any position player, even the spirit of Johnnie Lemaster—with a runner in scoring position and a pretty poor-hitting pitcher on deck? Just give the four-finger salute and get on with it. (Not that I’m complaining—quite the contrary.)
Who is a dangerous hitter? A man at the plate with a bat in his hands.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
OK, a it’s mental error on the Braves, whether you want to attribute it to Cox, Lowe, or McCann. Any way you slice it, throwing a ball close to the strike zone in that situation was a big mistake. I think we can agree on that, right?
I think they were trying for the intentional unintentional walk.
The ball wasn’t supposed to be near the strike zone. McCann set up WAAAAY low and away, but the pitch just never broke out of the zone.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 8, 2010 7:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Agree
Mound conference before the AB, first two pitches nibbling away. I think he was going to let Cody hit a weak grounder if he wanted to swing at garbage, otherwise put him on base, but Lowe just missed his spot. I watched him walk off the mound after that inning and he looked PISSED — walking in super slow motion, staring straight ahead.
It's orange inside
and some love for Bork for picking him over Guillen.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
The choice was Guillen or Rowand.
And they probably would have gone for Guillen, all things considered, except that his neck problem—which is quite real—had reached the level (as the shot’s effects wore off) where the pain made playing impossible for him. To me, it would have been close, but I, too, would have gone for Guillen over Rowand, probably sort of 52-48 in my mind. At least this way, though, Mack had zero temptation to start Guillen.
Note: I am now calling Saben and Bochy “Mike and Mack”, as in microcephalic (pinhead) and macrocephalic (big-headed).
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Makes 'em sound like morning drive-time radio hosts.
Which I assume, considering the less-than-stellar reputation that profession’s collective intelligence enjoys, is your intention.
Mike and Mack in the Morning!
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 8, 2010 7:57 AM PDT up reply actions
I credit this game to the first playoff game thread on MCC
GRANT THE HERO!
"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."
sl
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 7, 2010 9:27 PM PDT reply actions 19 recs
Rec'd
"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."
(it's vaya)
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
THATS RIGHT
TIENES RAZON
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
lol
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 7, 2010 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Jesus
not only did the Giants just win a playoff game, they fucking OWNED the other team!!!!! AHHH!!!!!
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
LOL @ bitter braves beat writers
"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."
TOO PUMPED TO SLEEP
GOIN TO THE GAME 2MRW, GO GIANTS GO GO GO GO GO….
Timmy & Buster I love you!(no homo)
on second thought, you guys deserve some homo…
Hit like Berry, Score like Jerry.
ME TO
PRE-GAMING IN THE PARKING LOT DANKIN N DRANKIN!
"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."
LOL DUMBASS
TIM LINCECUM ISN’T GONNA DO WELL HE STRUGGLES IN BIG GAMES
"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."
yeah, he can GO FUCKING FUCK HIMSELF. FUCK OFF, DUMBASS
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's mind is currently elsewhere
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
It's good to have "happy" rage. Feels weird.
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
YES IT DOES
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
More importantly...
Fuck Curt Schilling for predicting the Braves sweep the Giants. Srsly dood? Have you never heard of Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, or Gerald Posey? GTFO you bloody sock douche!
Being a former pitcher, you’d think he would give the nod to the team with the superior pitching.
Hitler was a Dodgers fan.
by The Nick on Oct 8, 2010 5:41 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
LOL Kuip
“I just sounded like Ricky Henderson there.”
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
media interviews?
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
I CANNOT FUCKING BELIEVE I WILL BE WORKING DURING PARTS OF THE NEXT TWO GAMES.
GOD FUCKING DAMMIT
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
That is burning my ass as well. Well, that and the indigestion from the torture.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Why do you care about my work schedule?
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
LOL
I’m working tomorrow until about the second inning.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha.
Well here is hoping we both do not miss much. Unless we miss the Giants scoring 8000 runs.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
All I can say is...
Holy. Fricken. Crap.
Tim Lincecum, you are absolutely amazing.
I knew he was great, but THIS great?! To have his best pitching performance in the (so far) biggest game of his young career? And to be THAT dominant? I can’t even fathom… just… holy wow. I’m so psyched right now.
Touchdown Forty Niners!
New nickname for JayHey
K-HEY!
And Posey is having amother great game.
You're the worst Al Capone
by JohnnyDangerously on Oct 7, 2010 9:29 PM PDT reply actions
podcast will be available later.
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
McC: about to break the internets
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
I AM PAT BURRELLZ'Z DADDY! (wait, that doesn't sound right)
Job 1:14-15
WE FUCKING RULE THE INTERNETS!
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL POSEY
Pretending he did not hear the “Posey is better” chant
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
/humble
My hero.
"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."
Hopefully not, he needs to be our Buster Posey.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 7, 2010 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
What a dillweed
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 7, 2010 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions
PR'd
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 7, 2010 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
BIG TIME TIMMY JIM
Timmy lived up to that name tonight, and then some.
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?
Interesting comments on TBS in praise of Timmy
Ripken said he expected to see fastballs around 94-95, and so was surprised to see him sitting at 91-92 during the night. That’s kind of funny, as it shows that he probably hasn’t seen Timmy pitch much (if at all), so he was basing his expectation on the K numbers. Also, Eckersley used “nasty”, “dominant” to describe the performance and was completely unabashed in his enthusiasm for Lincecum.
Wooooooo!
LOL RIPKEN
Probably hasn’t seen a giants game since the 2003 playoffs.
"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."
The first thing Ripken said was “Low scoring game, kind of boring.” Then both of the pitchers disagreed.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 7, 2010 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
Yea and after the game he could not defend himself when they asked him if it was boring. He was like… Uhhh shrug. He played in the AL, he just dont get it.
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 7, 2010 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Ripken's a dick
Kept talking about how boring the game was gonna be in the pregame, first words out of his mouth post-game were “boring” “low scoring”…find a new fucking job then, asshole. That was one of the finer pitching performances this year, non-no hitter division. No one even likes you.
doesn’t Ripken own our Low A franchise in Augusta?
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Ok
I’m in love with Posey. Charming post game interview.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
exactly
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
A's fans are probably pissed right now
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Calling chris townsend right now
DUDE FUCK THE GIANTS THEY HAVEN’T EVEN WON A CHAMPIONSHIP WE DID LIKE 50 YEARS AGO FUCK THEM!
"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."
at my dinner tonight
i sat next to an a’s fan and was served by a braves fan. good times.
Who cares.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations. JUST NOT IN HIS EARS.
One of my best friends, who happens to be an A’s fan, was just like, “TIMMY IS A BAMF.”
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 7, 2010 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Too bad we're big fans of a team that happens to be on that side of the Bay.
Right Niner?
"Today's weather, excessively violent with a chance of dismemberment. Tune in later for our 5-day forecast!"
~ Three Dog - Fallout 3
A's fan
singular
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Come on now… there are several.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Even as much as half a dozen.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
The way A’s fans hate on the Giants is kind of funny. I mean, I don’t really care about the A’s, but I guess they’re my second favorite team. I root for them in the playoffs. But A’s fans tend to be very hostile. Envy?
Fun fact: "Mota" is Bengali for "fat".
Seriously.
The A’s have a lot to be proud of, a great history and reputation for being the indomitable underdogs. They have the drummers, the flag guys in the outfield, the banjo guy, their chants, their quirky traditions (Groaning “OH NO” after each umpire is announced).
I’ll never understand why some A’s fans feel like they have to hate the Giants, especially when the have the fucking Angels in their own division. Some of the Giants fans are rooting for you guys on our off days! Take all the support you can get!
Look at my website. Look at it. || Screw Johnsonville Sausages and Safeway. I have my reasons.
The A’s have a lot to be proud of, a great history and reputation for being the indomitable underdogs. They have thedrummers, the flag guys in the outfield, the banjo guy, their chants, their quirky traditionsnot paying any attention to the baseball game.
I’m indifferent to the A’s, leaning toward liking them, but all that choreography shit that some of them insist on doing is just essentially the Wave is a different costume. But as a whole, they have great fans, and most of the A’s fans I know are happy for us and can appreciate a game Lincecum’s tonight.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Oct 7, 2010 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate A's fans
All I heard when Bonds was playing: “How can you root for that cheater?”. Like really?!?!
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
LOL 1989 A's
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions
You can even add the Tejada, Giambi era, too.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
well, those dudes didn’t win the WS, which is what A’s fans like to throw in our face, too since we’re cursed and can’t win one.
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
No
But to get on Giants fans for rooting for Bonds is completely hypocritical of them to do. Nothing I hate more than a hypocrite.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
of course
they’re definitely hypocrites about that stuff…as are most fan bases.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Heh, at that point you can just rolllllll your eyes...
because you know they aren’t truly knowledgeable A’s fans.
Look at my website. Look at it. || Screw Johnsonville Sausages and Safeway. I have my reasons.
Chroeogrpahy?
Is that not all of sports fandom? Let’s Go Team chants? Rally Rags? K Signs? OOO-REEBAY? Take me out to the Ballgame?
The wave is annoying because people who do the wave usually aren’t watching the goddamn game and just distracting the team you’re rooting for (same with beach balls, and the damned purple dinosaur), but I don’t buy that choreography is something to be avoided when cheering for your team.
Look at my website. Look at it. || Screw Johnsonville Sausages and Safeway. I have my reasons.
Yeah, there’s a few standard cheers/claps throughout sports (clap clap clapclapclap clapclapclapclap CLAP CLAP), and then each team has a handful of their own (OOOOOOO), all of which are simple and non-distracting and focused on encouraging the team. But those yutzes in left field in Oakland go WAY beyond that, and as I mentioned, the people doing them aren’t paying attention to the game at all. If you want proof of this, sit near them sometime. Their shit-talking/waving/drumming/vuvuzelling is clearly the most important thing that happens in that stadium to them.
Like I said, I’m no Oakland or A’s hater but their fucking Glee club is goddamn bullshit, even if they do happen to be wearing green & gold while they do it.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Oct 8, 2010 7:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Heh, you would probably disintegrate in rage if you watched a game in Japan.
I admit I have not watched an A’s game from the bleachers, but there will always be fans who think the team revolves around them.
From everywhere else in the Coliseum though, I think the various chants (MAR-CO clap clap SCUT-ARO clap clap clap) (drum solo TEJADA) provided a fantastic atmosphere that added to the game, especially from 1998-2003 (when they had good teams and cheap tickets when Giants tickets were not as easily available). I haven’t been to many games since then, so it could be they’ve changed or it could just be a matter of differing tastes between us.
Look at my website. Look at it. || Screw Johnsonville Sausages and Safeway. I have my reasons.
I did go to the Korea/Japan finale at Dodger Stadium, which was very much an AZN! baseball game. It didn’t bother me, because it’s an entirely different atmosphere and experience than an MLB game.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Oct 8, 2010 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
At least the player-specific chants don't least more than a few seasons.
We’ve been doing oooo-ribe for what, 20+ years? That’s STAMINA.
A's fans . . .
. . . and Oakland residents in general, have probably never gotten over Gertrude Stein’s immortalized remark (“There is no there there.”)
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Most Oakland residents have probably never heard of Gertrude Stein.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
anyone who knows how to read
Recalls that her statement refers to the impossibility of going home again.
FD: erstwhile and happy Oakland resident, and competent reader
by wcw on Oct 8, 2010 6:50 AM PDT up reply actions
They put up a big metal “THERE” near the MacArthur BART. good joke, that.
Mark DeRosa, still existing.
LOL Buster
“Well, I guess it’s a good thing we don’t have instant replay, isn’t it?”
and
“That was a pretty slide, though, wasn’t it?”
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 7, 2010 9:31 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Yes, CSN
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
From now on, every day is Thong Thursday!
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Oct 7, 2010 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
hahaha
he’s getting sassy
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Love Buster
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
He said the same thing to Flem on radio.
Buster- “That was a beautiful slide wasn’t it?”
Dave- “Yes it was”
Buster- “That was sarcasm”
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 7, 2010 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I loved when Flem was like:
Flem: “So I’m sure you knew that the team’s offense would depend on you stealing a base.”
Buster: “Yeah because I’ve had so many steals in the season”
"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.
Just another voice in the crowd
That game was amazing. I don’t know when I’ve ever seen a Giants postseason game that awesome, except for Clark’s grandslam in ’89.
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
I’m chatting with a lot of bitter Braves fans. They are not impressed with Lincecum. They’ll get over it. That’s 14 K’s. I don’t care how bad your lineup is.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
How can you not be impressed by Tim Lincecum?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Bitter to the core.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
wow
sure, the Braves swung at a ton of balls outside the zone, but it’s b/c they were completely fucking baffled!
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Talking Chop was half impressed and half of them were like “meh we just made him look good he’s not that great”
Yeah, the 200 Ks yearly really indicate the Braves were to blame.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
If they're not impressed with Timmy
then they REALLY shouldn’t be impressed with their batters.
"Thank you, Coach (Theus). I'm about to kill y'all this half." --DeMarcus Cousins
LOL Braves fans
They should just thank their lucky stars Timmy wasn’t REALLY on.
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?
Good
Theyre die hard baseball fans. Great. They still got owned. If ESPN says its great, it must me so. They obviously have no bias, well other than what makes highlight reel.
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 7, 2010 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
...lol
Who gets impressed by perennial Cy Young awards, annual strikeout leaders and 2 hit, 14k CG SO postseason debuts? Not me. Nooo sir. That’s amateur stuff right there. Nothing to see here. Just another mediocre pitcher.
Touchdown Forty Niners!
According to yahoo, Timmy’s 14ks ties him for third on all time NL playoff strikeouts behind Kevin Brown and (gulp) Livan Hernandez.
"When it comes down to it, we're just cheering for laundry." - Jerry Seinfeld
Big game pitcher.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions
and I mean big.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions
(FAT)
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations. JUST NOT IN HIS EARS.
It was a while ago. Renteria was clutch then too – that’s how long ago it was.
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
by Ott on Oct 7, 2010 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
That strike zone was insanely big.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
(FAT)
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 7:52 AM PDT up reply actions
the Eric Gregg game
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_National_League_Championship_Series#Game_5
Proud adopted parent of the ball dudes, who have grounded into 109 fewer double plays than the Giants.
So, NL Playoffs as in "Not World Series," then?
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 7, 2010 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
That's a goofy way of accounting for playoffs
Bob Gibson had 17 in the World Series. That’s somehow not “NL playoff strikeouts”?
Interleague.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Bob Gibson had 17
Thats Bob Gibson and that is freaking awesome. 14 k’s in 1 run game is SIIIICK tho. Only 3 pitchers ever had 1-0 cg shutouts, none had 2 hits. That is more the story of the game than the k’s. That is the icing.
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 7, 2010 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
TIM. FUCKING. LINCECUM.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
by jponry on Oct 7, 2010 9:32 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
/faints
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions
i been blasting this in the car
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj4OtfrC2N4
So I don't have a signature well these words would do! Who knew that upgrades can have downgrades too!
by 24k state fan since 87 on Oct 7, 2010 9:32 PM PDT reply actions
All night mang
"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."
LOL
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
People who don’t know what they’re talking about will say this was a perfect example of how boring baseball is: only one run? It was the most exciting baseball game I’ve seen in a very long time. Thought is action, and constant activity is no substitute for constant action
Fulfilling your Gus Benusa needs since 2009!
This.
In well-pitched games, you’re invested in every pitch because even the smallest play can shift the entire game.
Having Timmy tonight mowing down the Braves was just a fantastic, unforgettable bonus.
Somewhere in the minor leagues, Joe Paterson is pitching.
3 hours of pure adrenaline
I thought I was going to puke about every 30 minutes. For all the Torture games this year, MY GOD, this one took it, and it was worth it!!!!
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 7, 2010 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions
People who don’t know what they’re talking about will say . . .
. . . “It’s so boring—all they do is sit around and spit.” Believe me, it’s so.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Damn
Jason Schmidt KILLED IT tonight.
by PocketfullofPoseys on Oct 7, 2010 9:33 PM PDT reply actions
I am so fucking wired right now. I can’t believe what just happened.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 7, 2010 9:33 PM PDT reply actions
I’m hyped and I’m amped. Most of my heroes don’t appear on no stamps.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
One of my favorite songs is a Dylanesque cover of Fight The Power. I dunno who does it. It rocks.
by wcw on Oct 7, 2010 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Here lies the 2010 ATL Braves season
murdered/molested/raped by 3 men, Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, and Johnathon Sanchez, beware Philadelphia Phillies, these men are dangerous and unstoppable
Hit like Berry, Score like Jerry.
its no worries, im just saying it before someone else does and it becomes a big deal.
we don’t like that word around here
political correctness knows no logic.
History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there.
George Santayana
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 8, 2010 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Actually, it does when you do it right.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Oct 8, 2010 12:15 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yes, it’s completely illogical for women to find rape jokes offensive.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 8:07 AM PDT up reply actions
What?
What day is it? Just one game. Take 1 game, it was great. I hope for that matchup. I am pumped too. Playoffs can make you eat humble pie so fast you thought you just had a 1 round match with Mike Tyson in his prime. Just 1 game, lets get 1 game tomorrow.
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 7, 2010 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Ken Tremendous
“Doctober?” More like “Lincecumtober,” am I right?
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
by cheno on Oct 7, 2010 9:34 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
Timtober?
And Posey is having amother great game.
You're the worst Al Capone
by JohnnyDangerously on Oct 7, 2010 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions
He's right
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
FourteenKtober!
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
by Ott on Oct 7, 2010 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow
You can see the hitter shaking in this photo.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
click through the pic
there are some good quotes from back in the day
by wcw on Oct 7, 2010 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I remember his pre-call up
He was Strausburg, before there was Strauburg. He was Prior, after Prior. Whatever to the phenoms, he just absolutely smashed expectations of just being good. He has two nice little awards and turned into that go to ace.
Timmy is a great Giant! Tonight we saw our son come of age. I think that is what we all celebrate as much as anything.
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 7, 2010 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions
U Rite?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 7, 2010 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
omg the postgame press conference with Tim and Buster sitting at the table together. This is our future, guys, and it’s fanfuckingtastic.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 7, 2010 9:34 PM PDT reply actions
Serious
SO SURREAL
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
I feel the same way
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
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"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Oct 7, 2010 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Meanwhile, Cain sits at an identical table five away, all by himself.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
lol
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 7, 2010 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
But he smells great while doing so, amirite??
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
From now on, every day is Thong Thursday!
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Oct 7, 2010 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
and accounted for!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions
great minds
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's mind is currently elsewhere
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
:’)
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 7, 2010 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions
fuck that noise
this isn’t the future, this is our NOW, baby!!
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 7, 2010 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Based on a defense-independent analysis, it clearly was.
However, no-hitters are no-hitters.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Both were awesome
But 4-0 lead in second vs a tight as hell 1-0 game. Man so much easier to pitch 4-0. Timmy, also 1 damn base runner after the leadoff guy. Obviously the nerves were there with that 3-1 meat ball to the leadoff guy. After the 1st, in the second when he just mowed the Braves down, I had chills. And he never let up. Spectacular.
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 7, 2010 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Wife: This game is boring. Why don’t they score more?
Me: ….
do I retain an attorney now, or give it one more try?
"It's like having how an offense scores runs explained by creationists." -- Christina Kahrl
Attorneys are expensive
Just go buy a shovel.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
by scout6 on Oct 7, 2010 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
0_o
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
From now on, every day is Thong Thursday!
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Oct 7, 2010 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe this is why I was fired from couples counseling.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
I LOL'd
Well played!
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 7, 2010 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Divorce her ass right now
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Fire her out of a cannon.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 7, 2010 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
IRL LOL
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
From now on, every day is Thong Thursday!
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 7, 2010 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Divorce now.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 7, 2010 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll keep her...
…for now.
she’s pretty cute.
"It's like having how an offense scores runs explained by creationists." -- Christina Kahrl
CSN
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
From now on, every day is Thong Thursday!
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Oct 7, 2010 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Slash (Non-)Fiction!
/auto-defenestrates
by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Oct 7, 2010 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, anybody else remember that time in the game when the TBS announcer said it would behoove the Braves hitters to hold off on the pitches in the zone and go after Timmy’s:
hittable fastball
Yeah. About that.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
And A Jim!
And Posey is having amother great game.
You're the worst Al Capone
by JohnnyDangerously on Oct 7, 2010 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL Kuip laying down the gauntlet
Kuip saying this performance was better than Halladays
ESPN Game Score of 96
Halladay’s no-no was 94
by TimLaser and MattyC on Oct 7, 2010 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha
Buster was excused from the table.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Probably pissed off the press
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
They sensed the room about to explode
with badassness
by Artimus Clyde on Oct 7, 2010 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
he wasn't having it
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Players of the Game
Kuip – Tim
Kruk – Uribe
David B. – Posey
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 7, 2010 9:37 PM PDT reply actions
Is this right? I got sidetracked.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 7, 2010 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
You got it
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Nice, I was wondering how Uribe got in and Ross got left out.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 7, 2010 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, duh
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 7, 2010 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Uhh....
ROSS?
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Kruk said that Timmy was like the Barry Bonds of pitchers tonight
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
SELFISH CLUBHOUSE CANCER!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations. JUST NOT IN HIS EARS.
SHELLFISH CLUBHOUSE CRABFEED
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Funny.
That’s what I said about Halladay last night. That man-among-boys feeling (not to be confused with that Walrusman-among-boys, feeling). That’s why I never felt like the announcers were jinxing anything by discussing the no-no in progress; it was obvious to me from the start that he had the stuff for one. And the Reds are that kind of power-hitting, low-OBP team that is most vulnerable to stuff like that.
That calm feeling really removed the SF-brand Torture from this game for me, too.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 7, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Jon didn’t text in to ninja Tim?
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 7, 2010 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL FLEM
he doesn’t know what the protocol is for playoff games advertising. LOL.
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 fantastic bong making material place!
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
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
Baseball Tonight still hasn’t talked about this game. But, the Yankees game was WAY more important, of course…
Well, everyone that just turned on BBTN had most likely just flipped over from TBS.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 7, 2010 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
who else had a sanchez moment
after the run scored and thought: “game over. they’re done.” tim gave a feeling of inevitable demise for braves hitters.
impressive impressive impressive.
I never had this thought
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
I did
But I didn’t trust it completely….
Yes, really, I have not updated my blog in a long long time: http://skaldheim.livejournal.com/tag/baseball
Same
I never thought they were going to score but I was still pacing throughout the ninth
by Talkie Toaster on Oct 7, 2010 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
i'm with you
juuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuust had a feeling about it
Yep.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 7, 2010 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Not until the 7th
Adrenaline was not kicking in middle innings. After Posey did not score after that leadoff double+error I thought Timmy was a half tick wild. By the 8th it was game fucking over tho.
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 7, 2010 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
anyone else's audio out on CSN?
"For all you first-basemen who played first your whole life, that's where Buster plays on his OFF days" - Kuiper
Chris Berman’s call of the game on ESPN radio was awesome. Was just glowing about Timmeh the entire time. His partner was getting even a little irritated at one point about it.
Berman is a huge Giants fan
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
And a Niners fan
The country knows by now. It just never fails to make me grin ear to ear when he starts talking about SF teams.
BACKBACKBACKBACKBACKBACKBACKBACKBACKBACK
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations. JUST NOT IN HIS EARS.
Paid by the "BACK"
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
BERMAN GOT BACK
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations. JUST NOT IN HIS EARS.
AND I CANNOT LIE
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
You're with me, leather
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"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Those are the best ones.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
/Richard Gere’d
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 7, 2010 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL ROD STEWART
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations. JUST NOT IN HIS EARS.
back from work
Just realized, even if I get to see the highlight clips, it’s with Dick Stockton doing the call, not Kuip. ARGH.
Bob Brenly did a good job, though
Just sayin’.
by Outshined_One on Oct 7, 2010 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Talking mad shit about Pablo every time he got up to bat haha
“He would swing at the rosin bag if he threw it..”
“he starts his swing when he leaves the on deck circle.”
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounded like a factual scouting report to me, actually.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
I think it was
“He would swing at the rosin bag.” Implying that the bag stayed on the mound and didnt come close.
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 7, 2010 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
God damn I love life.
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
Twitter me and what not.
Wait till the Niners game
Then you’ll be looking for your gun again.
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
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Bullshit. Niners beat the Iggles by two scores.
I’ll be there, and I will kill a referee if they don’t win.
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No wonder there were cops at your house
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Don't fuck with me right now.
I’m on cloud mother fucking nine, and any jive turkey that want’s to get in the way of that will have a fucking firestorm rained down upon them. I’ve been homeless, had my house broken into, broken limbs, had my car stolen, been cheated on and lost a lucrative chance to win thousands of dollars this year.
’Bout fucking time shit goes my way.
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fuckin a, brother.
I hope it goes your way another 10 times this month.
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I like the cut of your jib
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 7, 2010 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
/gives you a hug
Enjoy tonight, James :)
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 7, 2010 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m 6’7’’ with a huge beard, if you see a guy fitting that profile boxing his way from the cheap seats to field level, get out of my way.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 7, 2010 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, I’m at the point now where I’m HOPING they lose. They’re obviously not gonna be going to the playoffs, so the more games they lose, the better their draft pick is gonna be. Why not root for ‘em to lose? Then you’ll be HAPPY on Sundays!
Locker or Luck.
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They’re only 2 games out of the division lead, with our conference we’re still in it.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 7, 2010 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
This game was so awesome
That I pulled a muscle from fist pumping violently :D.
"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."
‘muscle’
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
yay
my handle was in full force tonight!
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Tim Lincecum threw a complete game shutout with 14 strikeouts. In the playoffs.
What did you do with your thursday?
by In Bust we Trust on Oct 7, 2010 9:40 PM PDT reply actions
I sold beer to grocery stores in North Highlands and Antelope.
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Nope
I make bank on commission.
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"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Coo . . .
very coo.
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by gallo del cielo on Oct 7, 2010 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
oof
those are rough hoods.
I loved when I worked on Watt, and during the lunch hour, someone kicked a dead man out of his car at a gas station up the street.
good times.
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tomahawk tears
Not like derek lowe was getting ridiculous strikes way off the plate all night.
"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."
That's actually a pretty respectible zone.
Nothing like the bullshit in that Yankees-Twins game.
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They stopped showing the zone once it got out of hand
I found it hilarious.
"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."
RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE
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That's really bad
Of all of that awfullness, though, how can any ump call that one pitch right down the pipe a ball? That’s about as close to dead center in the zone as possible.
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it's irrelevant
The Braves never scored. Lowe probably would have stayed in the game, and Panda might have done something different batting from the left side. That call didn’t cost them the game, Tim Lincecum did.
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This series is nuts
Tomorrow night is Giants vs. Giants AND it’s Cain vs. Cain, because Tommy Hanson is the co-pilot of No Run Support Airlines.
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Shutout at the OK corral.
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by Josh from Hollywood on Oct 7, 2010 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
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by Kitspool on Oct 7, 2010 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions 12 recs
LOL IRL
And rec’d.
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Well done, JFH.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 7, 2010 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I felt confident in Timmy all night
He was on fire. Best pitching performance I’ve seen in a very long while. In the playoffs too? Shit son, that’s crazy.
No, wait…
Freaky.
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WHY DON'T YOU GUYS SHOW THE CUZZI ONE, SINCE, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS ACTUALLY AT HOME FUCKING PLATE ON A SCORING PLAY, NOT AT SECOND FUCKING BASE, YOU STUPID MORONS
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BUT THAT WOULDN'T BE RIGHT
SINCE IT HAPPENED TO THE GIANTS WITH THE CALL BEING BLATANTLY MADE TO FAVOR A TEAM FROM NEW YORK.
CAN’T DO THAT MAN!
"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."
Equating ultimately ireelevant regular season calls with postseason calls is fun.
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Doesn’t mean that Cuzzi shouldn’t be bashed for it anyway.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 8, 2010 8:02 AM PDT up reply actions
F*CK YOU TBS !
It is unbelieveable that these guys are allowed to speak on National TV. All I heard last night from these worthless excuse for broadcasters was how good the Braves were during the season and nothing about the ACTUAL GAME GOING ON. Why after Timmy’s TWELFTH FUCKING STRIKEOUT am I being shown a Derrick Lee homerun from FUCKING APRIL !
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Well it was a blown call
And especially since the advent of HD blown calls are news. It wasn’t as egregious as, say, the two last year involving the Yankees (Mauer’s “foul” ball, Cano called safe), but still it’s always going to be news when everybody in the world sees that the ump blew a call, especially when it ends up leading to the winning run in a playoff game.
If Omar Infante could field his position, it wouldn’t have mattered in the game, but it still would have been news (just not as big).
or why did they even throw a strike to Ross
that was an easy IBB situation, if you ask me. but Bobby Cox is a HOFer, so I guess I’m wrong.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
You're not.
Not walking Ross is cataclysmic folly.
Sabean delenda est!
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Yes
But in real time I looked at it 10 times a row and never saw the glove and foot at the same time. By the time I looked away from the glove, his foot was on the bag 3 feet over.
I think the Ugly slide helped him.
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 7, 2010 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions
He was obviously out from everywhere but exactly where the umpire was standing. The shot that has the ump in the lower right is by far the least obvious, due to the perspective.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 8, 2010 12:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Yup
Ump got blocked out of a good look by his positioning. It is harder than it appears to always get yourself in a good position to make a call. You do the best you can, but if you don’t actually see the out, your call has to be safe — you never assume or guess an out (out least you shouldn’t, especially at this level).
It was said in the previous thread but once again
SUCK IT CAM INMAN
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Was that the best playoff pitching performance in AT&T history?
Jason schmidts shutout in 2003 was amazing but this game was even higher pressure in my opinion.
"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."
Game 2 starter comparison
2003: Sidney Ponson
2010: Matt Cain
Ahem
Sir Sidney
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holy shit
holy shit.
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Holy shit to both.
For utterly opposite reasons.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 7, 2010 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
HUFF AND SANCHEZ GET THEIR FIRST PLAYOFF WINS!
CELEBRATE!
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ITS A CELEBRATION BITCHES
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 7, 2010 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions
UNITY
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YTNIU
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 7, 2010 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions
YTINU
is of course what I meant. LOLme.
Just take it easy, Champ. Why don’t you stop talking for a while? Maybe sit the next couple of plays out. You know what I mean?
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 7, 2010 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
win
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Shift A
That game was awesome.
I really loved the “Posey’s better” chant during Heyward’s AB in the 5th.
Tim Lincecum and good
And to paraphrase Mike Krukow: “Posey’s safe. You know how I know he’s safe? Because the ump called him safe”
Buster Posey>
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god i love these fans
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Is that Journey in the clubhouse?
Playing on the stereo, not wandering through or anything.
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but not the postgame wrap ;(
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
K & K on their way to the TV side!
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OMG
OMG OMG I love it
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Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
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by Gloff on Oct 7, 2010 9:45 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Dear Sweet Lord
I will take 4-5 more of those starts, please, Timmy.
And now we have Matt Cain. Isn’t this awesome?
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by Giant among Angels on Oct 7, 2010 9:45 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
Line graph
The graph does not compute Lincecums awesomeness. If it only knew, that would be a flatline at the top!!
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 7, 2010 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions
If You Say So, Line Graph.
And Posey is having amother great game.
You're the worst Al Capone
by JohnnyDangerously on Oct 7, 2010 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Beautiful.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 7, 2010 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
had it the whole way!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Talking Chop is very very angry right now. Apparently Posey should be killed for saying “it’s a good thing we don’t have instant replay”. Something I think was taken out of context.
lol
What do they want him to say? “I apologize profusely to the Braves for not getting called out.”?
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nah, its just the way they responded and what they said, that he should be hung, killed, “as bad as Jeter”, just the general stuff surrounding it. I also like how they said Timmy didn’t do anything special, anyone can do that, lol
No skin off my back. I couldn’t care less.
I’m not shocked about the Timmy part. If our lineup played like the Braves did today we’d all be bitchin’ and moanin’ too. But the anger towards Buster without any knowledge of context or tone of voice is crazy over the top.
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If a pitcher of Tim’s stature had a game like that against us tonight, I’d probably say, “Well, it’s Tim fucking Lincecum…”
Of course, I think the Braves fans had all convinced themselves that they were going to bomb Tim because their starting lineup was hitting like .315 against him career or something.
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Timmy would have had 20 k’s if he was pitching against the Giants, so they can fucking suck it!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 7, 2010 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
That legitimately makes me want to kill that ugly inbred fuckstick. I wish a curse upon him. what an absolute dick thing to say.
Yeah…
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Needs a fastball in the ear hole.
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LOL keeping it classy
Posey is clearly an ass faced inbred.
"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."
I wish my ass looked that good
And Posey is having amother great game.
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by JohnnyDangerously on Oct 7, 2010 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions
well, that's something I'd say
though probably not the inbred part. Funny that somebody who roots for the Braves and probably lives in the south would use a pejorative knocking people from the south. What a fucking idiot.
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seriously, lol. what a fucking southern inbred piece of shit. just like my inbred sister…
by giant4life83 on Oct 7, 2010 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
inbred?
should someone from Georgia be complaining about that?
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
Specifically about someone else from Georgia, no less. I mean, you’re kinda clowning yourself there and playing into a ridiculous stereotype.
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 7, 2010 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s like the Ritz calling the Cheezit salty.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions
great minds
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they’re projecting
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL DUMBASS
BUSTER IS FROM GEORGIA!
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Uh.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 7, 2010 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s funny, calling someone in inbred because they’re from the south makes sense, but not when he was born and raised in THE SAME STATE AS YOUR BASEBALL TEAM.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 7, 2010 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
wow
They’re mad.
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He was kidding!
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as we would be
That is Phil Cuzzi.
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
Yeah, but mad at Posey? I don’t even know what the appropriate thing for him to say would be.
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Both teams played hard. God bless.
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NO IT ISNT
And I will get really fucking pissed when people try to compare them. The posey play was at SECOND FUCKING BASE in the FOURTH INNING! The Cuzzi play was at HOME (thus DIRECTLY preventing a run), and in the 9th, so he COMPLETELY cost them the game.
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I’d be the last person to say this, but I think we can move on from that now, seeing as how it didnt cost us the playoffs, or even out playoff position
by giant4life83 on Oct 7, 2010 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I know
but my point is that if you want to whine about the call, fine. But the bottom line is that you got FUCKING OWNED by a great pitcher. THAT is why you lost. Not because of a bad call at SECOND BASE in the FOURTH INNING.
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Dude
Who knows if we do not score after that. It’s impossible to predict a game after that. They pulled their starter in the 5th (which was a great move) and ours just poured it on for 9.
Whatever, that is baseball. We won all other aspects of the game.
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 7, 2010 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions
i totally agree. i thought you were gonna go on about cuzzi some more, and was just sayin… that’s just a reference to bad calls now.
it didnt cost us anything, so im happy no one has to complain about it anymore
by giant4life83 on Oct 7, 2010 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
False
I’m not here to start arguments but:
The reason we didn’t scored a run: We got FUCKING OWNED by a great pitcher
The reason why you scored a run: The umpire blew the call
Therefore, that’s the reason why the Braves lost.
Baseball is like church. Many attend but few understand.
They lost for both reasons.
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Also, we had our entire bullpen available after the 9th and you guys had about 1 pitcher.
Guess who probably wins that extra-innings matchup?
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Yeah
The call was bad, and it’s a shame that that was the deciding run. Just don’t be mad at Posey for admitting it was wrong.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
It really is a shame. I’m sure you guys can understand how crushing this loss is because of that. It definitely had nothing to do with Posey and I think anyone on TC arguing that is probably just being sarcastic because of the TBS announcers obsession with him.
Baseball is like church. Many attend but few understand.
couldn't hear the announcers at the bar
but it was hilarious that all the replays show in that game were of braves hitters raking against timmy. i don’t remember one past giants highlight. i thought i was watching the braves home broadcast, not a national game.
I'm sure it was fun for you guys to watch
The Braves hitters hacking away at shit well outside the zone. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not taking anything away from Lincecum, but we made him look a bit better than he was tonight.
Braves hitters: 12 punchouts swinging at balls out of the strike zone. Ugly.
Baseball is like church. Many attend but few understand.
maybe
those replays weren’t indicative of how good he was either?
Fair enough.
Although we had some ugly hacks, he definitely did his share of painting the corners, especially getting ahead in counts.
Baseball is like church. Many attend but few understand.
he was a bit wild to be sure
lots of stuff up up up in the zone. the 1st batter was worrisome. but maybe that’s where we see him being so good. yes, for sure, your batters were in a hack-a-mole mode tonight. but man, timmy was not at his best either, and look at the result!
This is completely wrong. He was absolutely at his best. He now has a slider working on top of everything else he’s always had. Those pitches are supposed to be out of the zone.
His strength is deception. And he was as deceptive as he has ever been tonight.
THEY DON’T HAND OUT MULTIPLE CY YOUNGS TO GUYS WHO “GET LUCKY” WITH HACKERS.
TIMMEH WAS AT HIS BEST, AND THAT IS WHY YOUR HITTERS LOOKED STUPID
by giant4life83 on Oct 7, 2010 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Ugly yes
But you saw the first couple of 0-2 counts he had in the first. He just bounced the ball up there to 3-2 counts before the blow away pitch. His mastery is the ball that starts as a strike and breaks out.
So when the ball hits 3 inches off the ground and is a swing through strike 3… You can say ugly hitter or masterful pitcher. Home field, being ahead and pure adrenaline sure did make it easier for Braves hitters to be jumpy. Lincecum totally took advantage. That was a time and a place… a gem.
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 7, 2010 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions
This is hardly anything new though. Tim has always gotten a ton of swingthroughs on his changeup/splitter out of the zone.
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"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Yeah, I thought the whole point of the Magical Disappearing Changeup is that it looks like a decent pitch to hit leaving his hand, and then enters the fifth dimension approaching he plate.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 7, 2010 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Does he?
I thought it was more indicative of the lack of discipline from Braves hitters recently, but I haven’t see Lincecum pitch more than 3 or 4 times this season so it’s tough for me to make that distinction.
Baseball is like church. Many attend but few understand.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the Braves helped accentuate his style, but yes that’s what he normally does.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 7, 2010 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
The Braves probably helped, but when Tim gets a swingthrough on the changeup, it’s usually on one that is low and out of the zone.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Right. It’s a pitch that starts in the zone and then falls off the table; that’s why it’s such a good pitch. It’s not a pitch you’re supposed to throw in the zone, and it’s a strikeout pitch. Nothing to freak out about, certainly.
(No pun intended.)
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haha. Everyone over at TC bitched tonight about our lack of discipline, and that was certainly a factor, but I feel like very few took into account just how nasty that pitch was tonight.
Baseball is like church. Many attend but few understand.
The problem with “having more discipline” when he is pitching like that is then he will go with the fastball. Watch the last pitch of the game…the batter could only watch the fastball for fear of the nasty off speed stuff. The majority of batters can’t pick up which pitch it is b/c he is so deceptive.
That’s exactly what makes him so damn good. Personally, I would have rather had our hitters sitting fastball instead of looking off speed and swinging at that ridiculous change/split/whatever. Obviously much easier said then done, especially when Lincecum locates his fastball, as he did tonight (mostly).
Baseball is like church. Many attend but few understand.
Yep.
It’s very likely that a lot of batters thought they were swinging at fastballs…because that’s what they look like until they disappear.
This
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 7, 2010 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Perfect example though of how untouchable really he was: Lowe’s 2nd to last or his last AB, he got like 4 straight FBs and 2 were high and then ended up striking out on a slider I think. He was setting up his offspeed stuff perfectly. Tim was just straight up nasty tonight.
"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.
This is a pretty good writeup.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 7, 2010 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
It is always hard to tell when a pitcher dominates
how much is poor hitting and how much is just awesome, dirty pitching.
The strikeouts on balls in the dirt and out of the zone are on 2 strike counts when hitters have to be protecting the plate.
I’ll trust what all the players on both sides of the field were saying – both Timmy and Lowe pitched their asses off tonight.
but they were whiffing on Tim’s fastball, too. they couldn’t anything tonight.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Pre-Game: Jason Heyward is an OBP god! Supernatural batting eye! Mel Ott!
Post-Game: Lincecum only looked good because our hitters have terrible batting eyes! Damn hippy!
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 7, 2010 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I can understand the disgust with announcers obsession
I sort of figured this would happen. Announcers have to ruin everything.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
i did notice how calm buster's eyes are
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I think Posey’s a great player. But the announcers were absolutely riding him the entire night
Baseball is like church. Many attend but few understand.
Yeah, it's been ridulous for a while now
And these are the same guys who were no doubt saying he wasn’t ready at the beginning of the year.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
I noticed that as well.
It was also a bit frustrating as a Giants fan, due to the fact that Huff, Burrell, and Torres didn’t get nearly enough mention for their offensive and defensive contributions this season.
It was all Posey, all Heyward, all Lowe, all Lincecum.
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Well put.
I felt like it was 2 on 2 out there.
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It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 7, 2010 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
As Jason Heyward steps to the plate
Buster Posey is right behind him….
You know that moment in like the 6th.. the 2 rookies thing.
That was one of the dumbest fake moments I ever heard. I got a little dumber when I heard them say that.
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 7, 2010 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions
MLB JAM
HE’S ON FIRE!
IT MUST BE THE SHOES!
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They kept talking like the only story in the game was Heyward and Posey, when there are a ton of great stories on both sides of the field. This is why I hate national announcers.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
For the few seconds I un-muted my TV and turned down KNBR, I heard them talk about Huff’s thong, I liked the fact that they made that nationally known.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 7, 2010 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I think the “big storyline” coming into this series was the Posey Vs. Heyward rookie showdown, and since Posey was the one getting on base they focused on him.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 7, 2010 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
oh well
that’s baseball. please deal with it.
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
They don't want to lose?
Score more than one fucking run then.
And Posey is having amother great game.
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by JohnnyDangerously on Oct 7, 2010 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
ahem
score more than 0 fucking runs.
teams that score 0 runs are 0 for infinity in baseball history, I do believe.
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Nah, that’s soccer.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 7, 2010 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Aren’t tie games considered a loss in the standings?
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 8:15 AM PDT up reply actions
...
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
by 49er16 on Oct 7, 2010 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
word
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
by jponry on Oct 7, 2010 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
lol
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 7, 2010 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
nice
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
This made me LOL
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t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
don't think it was
kind of cringed when he said that. i think you gotta just deny, deny, deny, deny. Candid buster won’t get many fans a turner field. but fuck em.
I read it as the opposite, he admitted the call was wrong but what is he supposed to do?
I liken it to when the catcher in the Cuzzi game said the call was wrong after it.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
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That
wasthe whole quote. Schulman asked, “Buster, were you safe?” Buster kinda smiled, sheepishly, and then said “Well I guess it’s just a good thing we don’t have instant replay”
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 7, 2010 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL formatting.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
For fuck’s sake, my formatting keeps fucking up today. WTF SBN??
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 7, 2010 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
That
was
the most emphasized verb I’ve ever seen. I mean, you could’ve gone with was, or WAS, or was, or some combination thereof… but you want with
was
That took some huevos, PC.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 7, 2010 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions
i can see Buster saying that, in a non-cocky way. we all know if a call like that went the braves way, they wouldn’t be complaining to the blogspherre
by giant4life83 on Oct 7, 2010 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
This
He admitted he was out. How the fuck can you be pissed off at that?
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
because they are a bunch of ugly inbred fucksticks
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Looks like we’ve got a new joke to pass around for the series
by giant4life83 on Oct 7, 2010 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
It's cool
If they hate on him enough, maybe he’ll remember it years from now when he’s eligible for free agency.
“Well, let’s see…I grew up a Braves fan…home town team…on the other hand, the fans were dicks to me. I’ll resign with the Giants instead.”
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Do they not get that him saying that is him admitting that he wasn't safe, that the ump fucked up???
Silly people, HE’S AGREEING WITH YOU.
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 7, 2010 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions
is this a lost thing?
it looks like a lost thing
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I thought it was a firefly thing.
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t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
Pokemon
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
CAPTAIN BUTLER, AH DECLARE!!
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Re: Posey
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
by jponry on Oct 7, 2010 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions 19 recs
Rec'd
"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."
YES
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations. JUST NOT IN HIS EARS.
auto green
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SOMEBODY POST THIS AT TALKING CHOP
IT’S WORTH THE BAN
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Seriously? Fuck.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 7, 2010 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn
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IF ITS GOOD ENOUGH FOR JESUS ITS GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
BUT I WANNA SHOOT SOMEONE NOW!
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by satyricrash on Oct 7, 2010 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
anyone wanna flash fry a buffalo?
by PocketfullofPoseys on Oct 7, 2010 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
3 days? i could buy a gun in less time than it would take me to join talking chop
by giant4life83 on Oct 7, 2010 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
No
Let’s not. We’d be just as bad if the Giants had lost in similar fashion.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
probably
half joking. But it would be funny. Also, they didn’t lose because of the posey play. They lost because tim lincecum.
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I think we’d be focused on the fucking hitters swinging at fucking slop.
by wcw on Oct 7, 2010 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
DING DING DING WE HAVE A WINNER
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
'he should of said nothing'
and you should of taken a fucking english class in high school. Dick.
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Where have I seen this before?
From that same thread, little further on down…
I bet money….
One of our Braves players will say, "Well, you gotta tip your cap to the pitcher." The worst freaking line in baseball in my opinion.
Haterz gonna hate.
he didn’t say “I was out” he said “I’m glad we don’t have instant replay” there is a world of difference there. so yeah I have fucking pride which is why I am pissed off at him being a smug little prick about getting a gift call.
If the team is going to lose I want them to lose fairly, there is where my fucking pride is.
it isn’t in sticking up for a smug punk that knows he got lucky and is laughing his way home over the call.
"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.
why do they think he’s being smug? I don’t get it. There was nothing smug about his tone of voice.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Because it’s the small sect of fans that every team has that are a bunch of retarded dbags.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
Also
they probably did not actually watch the video.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
yup
by watching the video and tone of voice you could see he wasnt being douchy. plus buster being douchy does not compute
by hautecouture on Oct 7, 2010 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Buster Posey is incapable of being smug. That would make him Andre Ethier.
Does not compute.
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Because he’s “Glad there is no instant replay” When that wasn’t what he said at all. He said it in a joking manner of “Well I guess its a good thing there isn’t instant replay” which is very different from saying. OH MAN THANK GOD THERES NO INSTANT REPLAY I LIKE THAT THERE IS NO INSTANT REPLAY.
"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.
angry is angry
I’m not sure we wouldn’t be hearing the same here if the shoe was on the other foot. I’d hope there are reasonable posters who are calling out the nonsense about throwing at him for being smug.
Whoever you quoted this from clearly took Posey’s comments the wrong way. They represent the extreme minority and doesn’t represent TC or most Braves fans in general. I guess this guy just wanted Posey to let the ump know he was out??
Baseball is like church. Many attend but few understand.
That and walk off the field after doing so. I’ve been reading TC lately and I know you guys aren’t all like that. Pretty cool people over there.
"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.
Same for yall
Its definitely refreshing after dealing with Phillies fans during the last series
Baseball is like church. Many attend but few understand.
YES
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 7, 2010 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Not really taken out of context
They asked him if he was out and that’s what he replied. Then he tried to explain how he saw the throw was a little high/wide, and how he tried to slide around it, and sort of sheepishly said something like, “It was a good slide, right guys?” Which is why I wrote this.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
So stupid.
The quietest and most mild mannered player on the team is “dick” or “dillweed” according to TC and PR respectively.
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by Giant among Angels on Oct 7, 2010 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s okay, I guess, he’s ours and not theirs.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
This
Yea whatever to Braves fans. When you lose you look for blame. Honestly, they should make a goat of their third baseman. That should have been a routine play.
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Oct 7, 2010 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Classy
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AND WHY NOT?
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations. JUST NOT IN HIS EARS.
And before tonight that moran was probably against replay and now he is for it!
Overplayed memes:
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by say hey nation on Oct 8, 2010 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Great
I have to get up at 5 tomorrow morning and I won’t be able to sleep tonight.
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"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Was just about to write the same thing
Worse, though: I’m on Central time.
I’ll take it, though. Anything is worth what we saw tonight.
Long Live Tim Lincecum… Holywow.
You ain't hurt...
No class tomorrow FTW
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
No class til January
Sabbatical FTW
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Damn you.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 7, 2010 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess it's for columbus day
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
Ah. We have a midsemester holiday next Friday.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 7, 2010 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I honestly did not know I had tomorrow off until my teacher's told me on Wednesday
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
Good job.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 7, 2010 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I've only skipped one class this semester!
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
I’ve already skipped so many I’ve lost count.
Approximately 7.
This is funny because I never intentionally cut class in all of high school.
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I’ve skipped three, but I was sick.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 7, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I just woke up late
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
LOL. I’ve done that a lot. Thankfully, I only do that with my PE class and as long as we show up, it’s fine.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 7, 2010 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah I could've shown up late
but I was just like, fuck it, I’m going back to bed
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
I’ve thought about that a lot. And then I guilt trip myself into going, for some reason.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 7, 2010 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I felt bad until I fell back asleep
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
LOL U
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 7, 2010 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Worth it
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
I would think so.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 7, 2010 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Sleep > MicroEcon
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
Yeah, pretty much.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 7, 2010 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions
That class is boring
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
Sounds like my English class.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 7, 2010 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't have English
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
LOL prereqs.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 7, 2010 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not sure why I don't have to take it
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
Where are you going again?
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Pacific
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
Have you met somebody named Dom Greening? Soph, tall.
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I don't think so
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
Indeed.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
I’m getting out of my math req by taking a comp sci class, though. Wooo. (Yes, I dropped that class this semester. Yes, I’m taking it again. Long story.)
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 7, 2010 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice.
I had a calc midterm today. Gradient vectors ftw!
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Sounds like my Philosophy class.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
I took that in HS
I liked it
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
Haha I liked Econ in HS.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
I took it in HS too
I had trouble staying awake in that class too
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
I did that on about 4 of my missed classes.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Sigh.
IT’S ON THE SYLLABUS
"It's like having how an offense scores runs explained by creationists." -- Christina Kahrl
I don't pay attention to that thing
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
You and my students both.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing, your next dominant reliever 1.47 ERA in S-K, with 34 K in 42 IP. Uh, just ignore his age and the walks, please!
go to class, kids
I didn’t, much. Oddly I mostly got good grades, but I expressed the laziness by not filing my paperwork. As a result I matriculated in 1988, and finally got the signoff in 2005.
Show up. It’s easier.
grad school
all the free time of being a student….with none of the not feeling guilty
by PocketfullofPoseys on Oct 7, 2010 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
pfft
not always.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
We get nothing.
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Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Got to be up for a 5AM flight out of SFO
No sleep for me
As far as I’m concerned, Posey scored on that triple with no outs. So there.
Cal Football: Embrace the Horror
That was awesome.
We’re a (particular) couple of middle infielders away from having 7 really patient hitters in the lineup.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
MIddle infielders?
There’s a fat corner infielder who’d like to have a word with you….
Haha
I actually thought of that while writing.
I was going to say entire lineup, but switched to “7 hitters” at the last second.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Depends on how you count.
Fontenot’s career BB% is at or a hair over league average. (But Ross’s is under.) Renteria’s is under, but only by a little.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
That Lincecum boy is pretty good at baseball
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™
120 Ks
When I went on to ESPN.com in the 8th inning, the headline read “Tim Lincecum has 120 strikeouts through 8 innings.” It’s not even that unrealistic.
Lincecum could totally pull that off.
by In Bust we Trust on Oct 7, 2010 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
..
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
by scout6 on Oct 7, 2010 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions 14 recs
Yup.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
LOL. Wow.
120 strikeouts in 8 scoreless innings? That’s unpossible!
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
From now on, every day is Thong Thursday!
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Oct 7, 2010 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
48 would be the maximum. 8 innings of 3K and 3K(PB).
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 7, 2010 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
hahaha!! green this!
Have you ever thrown a fist full of glitter in the air?
♥ 2010 San Francisco Giants ♥
♥ McCoven ♥
LOL ROTOWORLD
Buster Posey finished 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored as the Giants grabbed Game 1 of the NLDS against the Braves.
Posey opened the fourth inning with a single to left field and was called safe on a controversial stolen base attempt a few moments later. He then scored when Cody Ross managed a base hit, giving the Giants all the ammunition they would need to grab a 1-0 series lead. Posey might win the NL Cy Young Award and has already put a stamp on San Francisco’s postseason run. What a year.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
by jponry on Oct 7, 2010 9:49 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
LOL why is everyone failing today?
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 7, 2010 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
THAT FUCKING GOOD
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
But can he also win ROY while winning the Cy Young? That's the real question.
Welcome to McCovey Chronicles: Calm down
From now on, every day is Thong Thursday!
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Oct 7, 2010 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
TOE THE RUBBER IN THE CITY
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations. JUST NOT IN HIS EARS.
probably not
Timmy’s 120 Ks in 8 innings is pretty impressive.
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
It probably means that Gerald had a lot of strikeout/passed balls though.
by non sequitur on Oct 7, 2010 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I watched the first 3 innings on my laptop in my beer and brewing class. So worth not paying attention
your homework must be awesome
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
so pissed right now!
fuckin audio is out on CSN and i want to hear K & K!
"For all you first-basemen who played first your whole life, that's where Buster plays on his OFF days" - Kuiper
Brooks Conrad: Good guy.
JeffFletcherAOL Jeff Fletcher
#braves 2b Brooks Conrad said he thought Posey was out at 2b. “It’s a tough call for us, but we didn’t get it done offensively.” #sfgiants
Randy Winn-esque
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From now on, every day is Thong Thursday!
"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
by Prussian Creole on Oct 7, 2010 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Surprised he didn't think Posey deserved to be drilled
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
Bottom line, right there.
If you score zero, you can’t really say anything about the umpires giving your opposition a run.
Yes, really, I have not updated my blog in a long long time: http://skaldheim.livejournal.com/tag/baseball
Wow the anti orlando cabrera
If i was that much of a clank I’d be humble to.
"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."
I’d be pissed, too, if I was a Braves fan. But Conrad is classy enough to say it wasn’t the difference in the game.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
This.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I like Conrad kid. Classy, bad hitter, and bad fielder at 2B.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Good for him
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
Just watch out for his doppleganger: Conrad Brooks
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
what a ugly inbred fuckstick!
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Except with a glove.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 7, 2010 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Graduate of Randy Winn's School for Children Who Can't Be Not Classy
Also a name like Brooks Conrad just sounds classy; too bad he didn’t learn defense from Winn.
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
by Scooter Ellis on Oct 7, 2010 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Shift A
Dick Stockton was horrible on the call of Timmy’s last K
He stumbled over his words a few times
But he wasn’t bad
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
Yeah, this
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
I have no idea why he is employed as an announcer
he cannot rise to the occasion, and he doesn’t know fuck all about 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
You mean
The play by play version of gary radnich?
"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."
Ok, I’ve seen the highlight clips. Dick Stockton is just not going to cut it. MLB.com has to do the humane thing and splice in the local radio broadcasts over the TV video.
by non sequitur on Oct 7, 2010 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Fixed:
Dick Stockton was horrible on the call of Timmy’s last K
But then, it is the style to which he has accustomed us.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Stockton was very dry and never really amped up for big moments, but I think he was far less offending than other announcers. And Brenly actually provided some Giants insight that I felt like the average fan wouldn’t really know about, he did a decent job.
Obviously, I’d rather have K&K but for what the options could have been, I’m not too upset with Stockton and Brenly. Are they back for game 2?
Stockton reminds me of a corpse
I muted the TV and put on KNBR through the computer….The broadcasts synced by the 3rd inning and I was good to go…
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Oct 8, 2010 8:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Mmmmm Bop
Those guys can’t throw a baseball anyway…
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
guys?
Hanson are a bunch of girls, no?
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
With their girly long hair!
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 7, 2010 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL FP
“Just for men baseball as I call it”
"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."
Timmy looks like he wants to fuck Colleen Dominguez
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Schulman wants a chapter in home runs and western suns.
Also known to haunt as theghostoftravisdenker and theaccidentalghostofsergioromo.
Adopted parent of good old Wendell, he tries so hard. You'll get a hit someday son!
by theghostofjasonellison on Oct 7, 2010 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
People! It’s not the Gotterdammerung! We can’t have a cast of hundreds!
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
Haha sorry, sorry. I’m saying he WANTS one. Whether or not he DESERVES one is a whole nother story (that deserves it’s own chapter)
Also known to haunt as theghostoftravisdenker and theaccidentalghostofsergioromo.
Adopted parent of good old Wendell, he tries so hard. You'll get a hit someday son!
by theghostofjasonellison on Oct 7, 2010 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Shift+A
Sorry if it’s been mentioned already, but our fanbase is getting a LOT of love. The park was deafening tonight, I was listening on the radio in DC for a little while and watching highlights on tv, and both were talking about this.
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Adopted parent of good old Wendell, he tries so hard. You'll get a hit someday son!
by theghostofjasonellison on Oct 7, 2010 9:54 PM PDT reply actions
Did you hear the "Posey's better" chant?
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
Haha nah, I missed the middle innings. I caught the beginning and the end, though. When were they chanting that? I would have LOVED hearing it
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Adopted parent of good old Wendell, he tries so hard. You'll get a hit someday son!
by theghostofjasonellison on Oct 7, 2010 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Heyward's 5th inning AB, I think
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
Looks like mob mentality got it right this time!
Also known to haunt as theghostoftravisdenker and theaccidentalghostofsergioromo.
Adopted parent of good old Wendell, he tries so hard. You'll get a hit someday son!
by theghostofjasonellison on Oct 7, 2010 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
At one point, Enberg was like, “IT’S CRAZY HOW THESE FANS GET SO LOUD EVERY TIME LINCECUM GETS TO TWO STRIKES!!!”
It was a really stupid comment because it’s like, “Uh… duh.” but yeah, the fans have been amazing so far.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Yeah, I actually think Enberg would be better than acceptable as far as network play-by-play announcers go. I’ve listened in on him doing Padres broadcasts this past year and he’s a lot better than I would have thought.
by non sequitur on Oct 7, 2010 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually thought Enberg has been great doing NFL games the past few years, especially considering he’s in his mid-70s.
Stockton tonight was awful. As I’ve said before, what really drives me nuts about TBS’ coverage is that they bring in a guy who hasn’t broadcast a baseball game all season long to do a big post-season game. Even the best announcer would be a little rusty, and Stockton is nowhere near good.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
He was terrible in last year’s postseason, but I guess Chip Caray deflected all the critical scrutiny away from him.
by non sequitur on Oct 7, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
The ninth was nuts. It must have been CRAZY to be there tonight
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Adopted parent of good old Wendell, he tries so hard. You'll get a hit someday son!
by theghostofjasonellison on Oct 7, 2010 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Since attending games back at Candlestick, I’ve never heard a Giants game so loud as when Lincecum came back out for the ninth. Although I’ll admit when you have attendance of 43,000+ that’s lot of people cheering.
I wasn't there last night.
But JT Snow’s homer in the 2000 NLDS got that place pretty damn loud.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 8, 2010 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
I think last night was louder than Sunday. And Sunday was scary-loud.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Oct 8, 2010 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
It was awesome. We gave Timmy a big send-off after the 8th, assuming he was done, but it was way louder when he came out in the 9th. Wilson was already out of the dugout, but hesitating — not clear whether he was going to the mound or the bullpen or what. Then, from the shadows: Timmy. It was awesome. I’ll say that again. It was awesome.
It's orange inside
At the 2nd strike to the last batter of the game I had stopped clapping, stopped cheering, stopped everything. I just dissolved into the orange and the noise. It was only him, and the world turning around him. I could not believe how beautiful it was.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
by shanghaijim on Oct 8, 2010 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That's one of the most beautiful posts I've ever read here.
Have you ever thrown a fist full of glitter in the air?
♥ 2010 San Francisco Giants ♥
♥ McCoven ♥
Amazing crowds
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
too bad TBS muffled the crowd noise
you just couldn’t tell how loud it was based on their telecast.
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
They were doing it in Philly, too
When Halladay got his no-hitter, it sounded like polite applause broke out.
by Outshined_One on Oct 7, 2010 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah I was gonna say
That phillies game was surprisingly quiet.
"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."
I just talked to a friend of mine who was at the game. He said when Lincecum came out for the 9th inning, the ballpark went completely apeshit. He sounded hoarse himself.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
True Facts
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
TROOF
It might have been louder tonight than it was Sunday.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Oct 7, 2010 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions
The question is how to avoid that guy…
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Why would you?
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Oct 7, 2010 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions
How could you? That guy is everywhere.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 8:16 AM PDT up reply actions
!!!
!!!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations. JUST NOT IN HIS EARS.
I Googled him, read some of his signs, and have no idea what they say.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 7, 2010 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
and amenable to appearing in pictures and video.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
He's a nice guy.
He goes on photowalks with Caliber SF sometimes. Always happy to get his picture taken. Buy him a Budweiser if you ever get the chance. (Don’t ask me about the signs, though.)
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Oct 7, 2010 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Crazy but harmless, though I have heard of him getting riled up at times. He has a surprisingly detailed wikipedia entry.
That idiot would be Grant
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
LA should always be beaten
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 7, 2010 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
that was kirk reuter good right there
"Life is like a grapefruit. It's orange and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, and some people have a half a one for breakfast."
Ted Williams: .406 1941
Gary Brown: .438 2010
by operation carrot on Oct 7, 2010 9:56 PM PDT reply actions
I love Kuip
“I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate.”
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
by Aadik on Oct 7, 2010 9:57 PM PDT reply actions 8 recs
Fuck yeah Kuip
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 7, 2010 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Why would you? He’s the best hitter I have ever seen.
by wcw on Oct 7, 2010 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
REC
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations. JUST NOT IN HIS EARS.
I love that guy.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
rec'd
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 7, 2010 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I have the shakes and my body temperature has spiked considerably
Might be having a stroke. Worth it.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 7, 2010 9:57 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
STROKE IT
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
FISTED
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Have Mr. BVCE nearby just in case it’s actually a stroke.
by wcw on Oct 7, 2010 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
OMG LOL!
/worries about you
Have you ever thrown a fist full of glitter in the air?
♥ 2010 San Francisco Giants ♥
♥ McCoven ♥
Obviously just having your pants off isn’t going to do the trick.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 7, 2010 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I need to go to bed
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
suggested small talk
THAT HALLADAY’S PURTY GOOD. BUT HE’S NO LINCECUM.
(unless you want the job.)
"It's like having how an offense scores runs explained by creationists." -- Christina Kahrl
I'd ask the interviewer if they learn to throw batteries as children, or are just born with the gift.
History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there.
George Santayana
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 7, 2010 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
MCC tonight: 5,200+ comments between the gameday threads and this thread.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Is that all?
Well, it was a quick game.
Yes, really, I have not updated my blog in a long long time: http://skaldheim.livejournal.com/tag/baseball
I wasn't online for most of it
TOMORROW I WILL POST AT LEAST 150
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I wasn’t online for any of it.
That shall be rectified tomorrow, when I don’t have a midterm and 4-hour lab like today ><
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
I'm skipping the GDT again
Can’t jinx it
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
We were too busy bowing down to the greatness of King Lincecum.
by In Bust we Trust on Oct 7, 2010 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
and an additional 4000 in the other posts?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
High fives all around!
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Adopted parent of good old Wendell, he tries so hard. You'll get a hit someday son!
by theghostofjasonellison on Oct 7, 2010 10:00 PM PDT reply actions
ahem
SO FUCKING EXCITING ABOUT GAME THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing, your next dominant reliever 1.47 ERA in S-K, with 34 K in 42 IP. Uh, just ignore his age and the walks, please!
I'll be there as well!
Where are you seats?
REPRESENT
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Loving the the "Kruk and Kuip" chant too.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
I STILL LOVE SHAWN ESTES
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
I still just see him hurting his ankle and limping off second base. :-/
Yes, really, I have not updated my blog in a long long time: http://skaldheim.livejournal.com/tag/baseball
My favorite player growing up
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
I love him before baker ruined his arm
what a curve
Yup that's what I remember about him
Although whenever I went to the game, I always saw Woody
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
Yeah I didn't dislike Woody
but when I was 7, 8, 9 I just loved Estes
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
I’m older than you, so my loved-at-age-9 players are a little more special. Jack Clark, Vida Blue, etc etc.
Yeah
I wish I could’ve seen prime Will Clark
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
I loved loved loved loved Will Clark.
Should have had a lot more consideration for his HoF case, IMO.
My dad tells me that he should've been the MVP when Mitchell won it
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
totally
he was completely overlooked. one of the best 1b of his era.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Stupid AL.
I like the indie cred of having badass, under-the-radar players in our history, though.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 7, 2010 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, child.
At one point, mrs. owlcroft became sort of Vida’s good-luck charm. She was always sitting down in the front row by the dugout from way before game time, while I was going about my business on field. Vida took to idly playing with the cuff of her jeans while standing by the dugout giving interviews and such. After a while, I think he didn’t even notice what he was doing. We gave him a coffee mug with “Vida” on it for one of his birthdays, and a few years later, happening to pop into his travel agency, I saw he still had it on his desk.
Ah, youth . . . .
Sabean delenda est!
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He was living near me for a while in the 90s, in Sonora. Nicest guy ever, other than Tony Gwynn.
Mark DeRosa, still existing.
I'm rather impressed with his ability to discuss this stuff on TV
so much better than JT or FP.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I loved him until he turned me down for an autograph when I was like 8.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 7, 2010 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
He still looks good.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 7, 2010 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I hated him
One error behind him and he was as douchy as Mat Latos.
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This
History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there.
George Santayana
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 7, 2010 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Yup.
Same guy, decade apart. Hard to forgive him for getting himself out on that weird-ass, ankle-breaking slide in the playoffs.
by Croix de Candy Maldonado on Oct 8, 2010 12:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah.
I was always a Rueter man, myself.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 8, 2010 12:33 AM PDT up reply actions
What a game
I couldn’t tell you guys how much I was yelling my T.V.
I absolutely loved the game today. And Tim Lincecum is fucking amazing.
I must say, Panda isn’t really doing anything.
Chris Andersen could be in a porno with his 'stache. Too bad he still wouldn't know how to box out.
BTSC proud ENFORCER!!
"No one on this team is Troy Polamalu. When God made him, he touched him a couple of extra times." -Safety Ryan Clark-
Correction: Panda is absolutely doing something: He’s grounding into double plays like nobody’s business!
Touchdown Forty Niners!
It is beyond words how frustrating it is to watch him play. He makes it so easy for the opposing pitchers – if I’m Lowe, Hanson, Hudson, why pitch to uribe when you can throw ONE pitch and get pablo to ground into a double play? Why throw any strikes in the zone when he’ll hit a ball off the end of his bat on a pitch low and away, or swing through a pitch that is at his shoulder? It’s been 163 games since his full year in the big leagues and Pablo hasn’t learned a damn thing about quality plate apperances. Ugh. At least we won yesterday thanks to Timmy
I gotta run. I love you guys. All of you.
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Twitter me and what not.
The FreaKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
Gotta love the national media
If it was the other way around and the braves won that game 1-0 there would be no mention of it whatsoever.
"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."
I was being a bit chasm
But you never know.
"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."
If it was the 9th inning, at home plate, and not a bang bang play, I’d sympathize. But THAT scenario? Give me a break. The Ishikawa-at-home play was a blown call that cost a game. That one? Meh. To the naked eye it sure looked really close.
And hey Braves fans: How about not having your pitcher giving up a 2 out knock to drive in the run? Ever think of that? No, of course not. Couldn’t be the Braves fault for losing.
Touchdown Forty Niners!
Going tomorrow
PSYCHED!
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
Oh so the braves want to cry about umpires? Have you forgotten about this gift win?
http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=9391381
Don’t say shit about umpires you fucking hypocrites you get gifts all fucking day and that’s just one of many.
"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."
If he doesn't call that a strike (fucking pitch was in the opposing dugout!)
the Padres have the wild card and Bobby Cox is fishing right now so suck my dick, Atlanta.
by techsig12 on Oct 7, 2010 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah not like the pitch was 3 feet outside or anything and mccaan had to reach way outside for it
Keep crying braves media the umpires are against you and you never get any help.
"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 7, 2010 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
OK
I gotta check out. God damn that was awesome. Thank you tim, thank you giants, thank you mcc for giving me somewhere to celebrate since I’m surrounded by depressed twins fans. THANK YOU BASEBALL! WOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO GO GET EM CAIN!
GOOD NIGHT I AM OUT
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
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WOOOHOOOOO
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by theghostofjasonellison on Oct 7, 2010 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Cody!
Have you ever thrown a fist full of glitter in the air?
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by GiantsBabe on Oct 7, 2010 10:03 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
And people thought we got him just to “block” other teams from getting him. Well, we just blocked ourselves a 2 out rbi knock in a 1-0 playoff game, bitches.
Touchdown Forty Niners!
That was pretty much luck right there.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 8:18 AM PDT up reply actions
The thing is
it happened.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Oct 8, 2010 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions
also love the muted post-game celebration
nice and business-like. the torture has been helpful…
i don't want to post this pic since it might be too big
man, that is begging to be captioned
It's been said many times before
It will be said many more times. Man, Bochy has a large cranium.
Don't mock my large headed brothers.
We keep the big hat industry in business.
by princessminako on Oct 7, 2010 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I can't stand the cliche
that “Team X could be dangerous in a short series, despite their anemic lineup, because of their starting pitching.” But, um…
I can't stand it either
But we have Madison Bumgarner ready to go so I wouldn’t be that worried about rotation depth anyway.
Yup
Although that was a weird decision to BB Pablo
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
and giving ross something close to a hittable pitch. i thought the idea was a double-play set-up vs walk to get to the pitcher
IDK why you wouldn't just throw 4 balls out of the zone to Pablo
If he walks, he walks, but if he swings than it’s an out
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
This.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Yeah I was confused why Cox was using a different reliever after every batter
That said, Venters & Kimbrel looked really good
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
Oh my, that bullpen’s K rates are insanity.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Yeah, they have a really good pen
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
I was finding them annoying me in similar fashion to the Padres bullpen.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Except these guys walk people sometimes
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
I hope to see that happen in the near future.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah me too
IIRC Kimbrel had 20 BB’s in 20.2 IP and Dunn had 17 BB’s in 19 IP
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
I think I saw Kimbrel had 16 in 20.2
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"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
You may be right
Still, if he tightens up his command he’ll be amazing. Right now as is, he is still really good
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
OK, we don’t have the guy with 9K/9IP available any more? Fine, let’s put in the guy with 18K/9IP!
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Charlie Manuel approves.
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they thought Pablo would hack at the intentional balls.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Bochy’s uninterestingness is his greatest strength.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I honestly believe this is some kind of zen thing he does. similar to playing stupid, and maybe as effective.
Choppin' broccoli
by SimpleJaquez on Oct 7, 2010 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s like a calming draught of boringness.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Bochy crazy like a fox
His "Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm"’s put you to sleep and mesmerize the sportswriters into not asking any more questions.
irritated cox
you might wanna put some cream on that
by 49 Giant Shark Warriors on Oct 7, 2010 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
He's cold
With all the fanning going on from his hitters it was a bit to chilly for his taste.
"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."
Well, I'm off to get 20 minutes of sleep before work. See you guys later today.
And yes, it is Friday in the real parts of America.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
Enjoy your power nap!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Lincecum
Lincecame
Lincesaw
Linceconquered
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
by iammclovin on Oct 7, 2010 10:09 PM PDT reply actions 12 recs
You, sir, have just been rec’d for awesomeness
by In Bust we Trust on Oct 7, 2010 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I just realized people are gonna think your name is about Buster… Not Logan… Ha!
Well played.
by skilletboy on Oct 7, 2010 11:13 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
often, whatever is said about one can be said about the other.
"Reynolds struck out as many times as I did in high school, and I’m not talking about baseball." - Duane Kuiper.
Nate woulda had that.
by MonochromeGarden on Oct 7, 2010 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Bobby Cox thought that Ross's hit was an error
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 10:09 PM PDT reply actions
It should have been.
No disrespect to Ross, all you can do is hit the ball hard, but it could and should have been fielded with what the Rules call “ordinary effort”: definitely an error.
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At least knocked down, preventing the run.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 8:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Braves fans are bitter
Half of the comments on TC are about their players swinging at “garbage.” Do they not realize it was filthy?
Jeaaaggaahh
+1
Bobby Cox just said the same — “His off-speed stuff is always out of the strike zone. Don’t swing at it. Easier said than done. Easier said than done.”
Cox commented about that
he said “easier said than done” to not swing at Tim’s breaking stuff.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Someone on talking chop is sane
And FWIW, this is a green’d comment too:
Quit being morons and rubes…
Posey ACKNOWLEDGED the fact that he was out. His statement is nothing more than that.
Personally, I’d rather see a guy stand up and say, "Yeah, that was a bad call that went our way," then make a ridiculous claim that he was safe.
A loss is one thing. A loss due (in small part) to a bad call is another. Acting like fuckwits and saying a player deserves to get beaned for acknowledging a bad call is certifiably ridicule-worthy.
Have some fucking pride.
-C
by cthabeerman on Oct 8, 2010 12:53 AM EDT reply actions 4 recs
by GiantPain on Oct 7, 2010 10:09 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
I think most of the recs are from MCCers
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Silent majority!
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
he sounds better than Richie usually does
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Everytime I hear him talk
I am reminded of his playoff start against the marlins and burn with anger.
"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."
i don't know
just personally don’t like his style.. doesn’t sound like he prepared himself for the broadcast.
Seriously
Some of his best in a while.
"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."
KNBR!
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 8:20 AM PDT up reply actions
It will be 10k before 11
"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."
Our analysts are reporting that it is, in fact, over 9000.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I think 14K would be more appropriate.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 7, 2010 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Where's that douche bag writer
That wrote that lincecum will probably choke tonight?
Cam inman
LOL JOURNALISTIC INTEGRITY
"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."
Have you read the actual article?
He did not say “Lincecum will choke” or even anything that, when run through Babelfish, sounds even close. This is the salient part:
Giants ace Tim Lincecum gets his turn tonight.
To pitch a no-hitter as Roy Halladay did in his postseason debut Wednesday for the Philadelphia Phillies? Whoa, hold on there.
Now is a great time to temper those enormous expectations of Lincecum, who makes his first playoff start when the Giants host the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of their National League Division Series.
Lincecum did not pitch great in his first big-league start. Or in his first Giants season opener. Or in his first All-Star Game.
He made lackluster first impressions on those big stages. Tonight’s platform looms larger.
But he continues:
He still may dazzle, as he has for most of his 31/2-year reign as the Bay Area’s most visible sports icon. Not many pitchers can say they’ve stashed back-to-back Cy Young Awards in their car’s back seat. . . . If Lincecum comes out with such focus tonight, obviously that will bode well for him and his teammates, most of whom are also playoff neophytes. . . . It may go great, like Halladay’s. Or perhaps he will follow in the Giants franchise lore of Christy Mathewson, whose playoff debut came in the 1905 World Series and featured three shutout victories in six days.
Not what I’d have said, but be fair, it’s not as if he is vomiting bile.
Sabean delenda est!
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Missed calls you say?
http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=9391381
"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."
HOT DAMN
Yeah so Lecherus and I were watching the game at a local bar tonight, and I honestly felt a little sad that I was too busy drinking and screaming at six TVs to post.
So, making up for lost intertubes, JESUS FUCKING CHRIST ON A CINNAMON BUN. Unreal. I honestly feel good about the idea of a Timmy-Doc duel now.
Also, Buster’s developing some sass. That’s awesome.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 7, 2010 10:13 PM PDT reply actions
Just got home
And believe or not, I’m walking on air.
First time through the lineup I was skerred. Second time I felt good about our chances. After that I felt lucky to be in the presence of greatness. After the final pitch I looked around and saw a bunch of slack-awed people staring at eachother, wondering if that really just happened.
Then I realized my jaw was slack too, and I was wondering if that really just happened. And I haven’t stopped.
Choppin' broccoli
Games like that just don’t happen very often. Man, wish I could have been at the park.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Wait, the Giants are actually in the playoffs.
I still can’t wrap my head around this.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
by dregarx on Oct 7, 2010 10:14 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
+1
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I was actually tripping out to this at the game…in the 9th
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Oct 7, 2010 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Cheers, Braves
I was over on the Braves side, and it was an interesting take in their clubhouse: The team universally believes that Buster Posey was out trying to steal second in the fourth inning, and replays showed that it was a bad call – but even though Posey wound up scoring the game’s only run after being erroneously called safe, the Braves weren’t hopping mad about it. Nearly everyone who spoke to the media said basically: Bad calls happen, no big deal, the problem was we couldn’t score anything off Lincecum.
“It was just a tough call for us, but obviously we didn’t get the job done offensively,” said Atlanta second baseman Brooks Conrad, who put the tag on Posey. “Lincecum was just lights out tonight.”
From Schulman’s post-game notes: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/giants/detail?entry_id=74117
I’m glad that they’re not making a big stink about it like I’m expecting the fans to do. I hate it when games are marred by bad calls, and I’m glad we can all acknowledge that Tim Lincecum was the best player in the park tonight.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
This
I think a sensible team would realize if you scored nothing you can’t really complain too much.
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
Little moar
“It doesn’t matter if a guy is out or safe at second base,” Lowe said. “That’s part of the game. And their guy got a big hit. I threw a 2-0 sinker off the plate, with the pitcher coming up, and I got too much of the plate.”
Like everyone, Lowe raved about Lincecum, and that’s not something you always here in an opposing clubhouse.
“He was phenomenal,” Lowe said. “He was the story of the game.”
Posey, by the way, didn’t disagree that he was out. He said, “I guess it a good thing we don’t have instant replay right now.”
What a polite, agreeable series this is starting out to be. Two teams that match up so evenly in so many ways, and both on the same page with the postgame comments. How….civilized.
Except for that guy that called Posey an inbred fuckstick.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Except their manager.
Who was a bit grumpier than might be considered needful.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
One must make allowances for advanced age, no?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 8:20 AM PDT up reply actions
and if the ump didn't suck balls, Burrell could get a hit or sac fly after Buster's triple
but he called a bullshit strike 3 on a ball almost foot inside.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
i’d like to see a pitchFX on that one. It looked like it cut back across the plate to me
by giant4life83 on Oct 7, 2010 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
gameday showed it was clearly inside
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
And Lincecum got a clear gift in the Heyward at-bat.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
But if you look at the composite
he was giving that side of the plate all night
yeah Lowe got 2 or 3 pitches off the plate called
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2011 Opening Day starting SS!
Hell even Cox wasn't bothered by it
He kept calling the Ross “hit” an error (it was definitely a ball that should have been fielded).
In fact, to be honest a decent center-fielder probably catches Posey’s double/triple as well.
As close as these two teams are in talent, it may come down to the Braves bad fielding that tips the scales in the Giants favor.
Especially with Ross in RF instead of Guillen.
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I totally agree. Their bad D will doom them in this series
by giant4life83 on Oct 7, 2010 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
That would have been an error if official scoring had any integrity at all. He was right there and the ball hopped over his glove. I’m sure if you asked Omar Infante he’d tell you himself it was an error.
technically, since it didnt touch his glove, its not an error, so official scorer has his hands tied there. but yeah, he shoulda had it regardless.
the braves played some terrible, terrible defense. like AA type shit
by giant4life83 on Oct 7, 2010 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
It doesn’t have to touch the glove to be an error. If the ball goes right through an infielder’s legs, even if he doesn’t touch it, it’s (justifiably) an error.
This
the “touches the glove” myth persists. But that ball wasn’t necessarily an error, even tho it should have been made.
by Croix de Candy Maldonado on Oct 8, 2010 12:16 AM PDT up reply actions
The ‘touches the glove’ thing is more of an observation of reality – if you make no contact with the ball an error is very unlikely (with the exception of the 5-hole as taliesin points out).
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 8:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Wow FP is a dick
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
What did that caller say?
I heard him say like one word and FP cut him off.
"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."
He was like, “Hey… I want to talk about Tim LIncecum.”
And then FP hung up on him.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
wow
I thought he dropped a big F bomb or something and got cut because it sounded like they edited it.
"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."
I dunno, FP was like, “iF YOU CALL IN START TALKING IMMEDIATELY”
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Hey FP- when you start behaving like a real person, and stop talking our of your ass, THEN maybe you can tell other people what they’re doing wrong.
Fucking jackass
by giant4life83 on Oct 7, 2010 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
FP is nothing but a talentless, self-promoting douchebag.
I’d rather listen to Radnich than Santanjello, and I can’t stand Radnich.
History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there.
George Santayana
by Sabean's_Folly on Oct 7, 2010 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
All-star game was bigger (according to Postgame Live.)
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 7, 2010 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Hate to rain on our own parade, but those runner on 3rd <2 outs failure to convert situations are devastating.
If we get to the NLCS, there’s no way to beat the Phils if we can’t convert those opportunities. Especially after the Posey triple with no outs, that was downright pathetic.
Yeahhhhh that was bad.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
No need to think about Phillie.
Stay in the NLDS. Worry about the Phillies when the Giants are going to face them.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
ok, it’ll be hard to even beat the Braves if we can’t convert those opportunites. Doesn’t matter who you’re playing, I only mentioned PHI because they are the toughest.
by giant4life83 on Oct 7, 2010 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Fangraphs summary
It’s worth running through the sequence less to emphasize the blown call (which was undoubtedly the key event in the game given what came after) or the curious tactical choices (Bochy kept it up by sending Aubrey Huff, of all people, in the ninth inning; he got gunned down by McCann). Rather, it again reinforces the reality of just how close this game really was, despite Lincecum blowing the Braves away left and right. Giants fans will justifiably remember Lincecum’s awesome performance for a long time. However, given San Francisco’s own offensive impotence against the Braves third-best starter, it shouldn’t make them feel overly confident heading into Games Two and Three.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 7, 2010 11:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmmm, Braves' third best pitcher
Didn’t he just win pitcher of the month or something?
Lowe pitched a helluva game only to be overshadowed by Lincecum’s performance. I’d say the 1-0 score indicates how close the game was.
I think these teams are very close in pitching and hitting. The difference tonight was the defense. If the Braves are as bad as they looked tonight, they will be in trouble this series if the pitching stays tough.
Lowe was really good.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
this
Also, no team scores 100% of the time with a runner on third and no outs. The percentages are good, but probably not as good when you’re facing a pitcher as good as Lowe.
If Timmy did the same to the Braves, would we be giving Timmy the credit or talking about how the Braves’ hitters failed?
I know not all teams convert every time, but for the Giants, it’s worse than league average. Significantly worse.
Considering we hit into DPs to kill those opportunities, I’d say we shot ourselves in the foot more than Lowe was just that good to get the DP ball.
by giant4life83 on Oct 7, 2010 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
no, im def happy, totally stoked, just sayin… the margin for error is much less when you fail to convert on those.
Winning tonight was the bigger picture, but the smaller things inside still need to be evaluated.
by giant4life83 on Oct 7, 2010 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep – as soon as Uribe walked the script wrote itself
by Talkie Toaster on Oct 7, 2010 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
i probably shouldn’t have even brought it up until tomorrow…
LET US BACK IN THE GLORY OF TIMMEH TONIGHT!!
by giant4life83 on Oct 7, 2010 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll take the blame for that one. i was so confident in Burrell’s ability to hit a sac-fly that I sent a text to my friend saying “Burrell will knock in this run.”
I’m done with my guarantees for the year.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 7, 2010 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Premature raining-on
This was the first playoff game for a lot of our guys.
If it happens again tomorrow we can worry. And I dare say we may need win another 1-0 game (or two) before all is said and done. We’re up to it.
Choppin' broccoli
by SimpleJaquez on Oct 7, 2010 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Halladay can pitch a no hitter, but we have an ace who can dominate just as much if not more. Pressure was on for Lincecum, as it is every time a Giants pitcher gets on the mound with absolutely zero offense to back him up…Yes I am looking ahead. Don’t rain on my drunken parade.
by DCOrangeBlack on Oct 7, 2010 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Every time I get back from one of these games, I want to say that it’s one of the five best I’ve ever been to. And the Giants just keep outdoing themselves. It was absolutely unreal tonight.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Lucky dog.
Talk about the crowd!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
You could feel the crowd watching the dugout steps after the bottom of the 8th, just waiting for Timmy to emerge. It was like standing under the Pope’s balcony in the Vatican or something.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
When there was nobody in the bullpen, I knew (obviously). Then, the playing of Enter Sandman, then having Timmy be the last one out of the dugout. Amazing.
Yeah, I knew too because we saw Wilson stepping back in to the end of the dugout on the bullpen side. We knew, but we were just waiting.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I still want someone to use the first few bars of Non-Alignment Pact as their entracnce music.
/prays
Best game ever
For me. I was at Brian Johnsons HR game and a bunch of bonds ones, but this is the best one.
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Oct 7, 2010 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
TO likes it
terrellowens
Congrats 2 Tim Lincecum!! SF Giants record: 14 Ks!! Wow! What a performance!!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
TKO spikes was seen in the braves clubhouse with a glum look on his face
"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."
I used to be big on hating TO
But after a couple years of trying to root for Micheal Crabtree, I have way more respect for him. He was a selfish prick, but he did actually have talent. Crabtree’s a selfish prick, and he only has a little talent.
LOL si.com
Tim lincecum whiffed 14 in his post season debut and the Giants took advantage of a questionable umpiring call to beat the braves 1-0 in the NL division series opener on thursday night.
Bitter much? People are making a way to big deal about this.
"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."
I think you're a lot more bitter than you accuse the media of being
Nothing in that statement is objectionable.
True I am bitter
Phil cuzzi.
"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."
Yes
We’ve been suffering the bitterness for months…
It’s phrased objectionably. It makes it out to be that the missed call was by far a bigger reason for the Giants’ winning than Timmy striking out 14. It’s really not that bad, though…
It starts with Timmy K’ing 14. And the Giants did take advantage of a questionable umpiring call. Those are the two things that explain the “0” and the “1” in the score, respectively. So that sentence did exactly its job. OH NOEZ THE OBJECTIVE NATIONAL MEDIA DIDN’T SUFFICIENTLY PRAISE OUR GUY!
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 8, 2010 12:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Like I said, the sentence really didn’t make me mad or anything, I was just trying to look at it from a perspective in which someone may interpret it as being somewhat biased. I shouldn’t have said that it makes the missed call out to be “by far” a bigger reason for the win than Timmy’s 14 strikeouts, though, cause that’s not really the case. Really, the main thing that makes me look at it as being written from a somewhat subjective POV is the phrasing of it.
“Tim Lincecum whiffed 14, and the Giants took advantage of a questionable call in order to win.”
You might as well say “Because of a bad call and a good pitching performance the Giants beat the Braves.”
The call and the pitching performance were two different parts of the win. It’s unfair to Timmy’s great game to make them out to both be the key aspects of the victory. The bad call did help the Giants win, but it’s not like they would have been guaranteed to lose if it hadn’t been made. Who knows if things would have played out exactly the same if Posey hadn’t scored in the 4th, either?
A more fair way of phrasing it would have been “The Giants victory on Thursday was primarily due to Tim Lincecum’s amazing 14K complete game shutout, and partly assisted by a missed call which led to the game’s only run.”
But you're getting into subjectivity there.
“primarily… amazing… partly assisted… missed call”
While I agree with all those sentiments and find them appropriate for a opinion column, any decent copy editor would scrub them out of a news article.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 8, 2010 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Sec 141, Row 28, Seat 10
So, I just got home from the game.
HOLY FUCKING SHIT THAT WAS SO AWESOME.
Awww... the battery
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
by LincecumFTK on Oct 7, 2010 10:25 PM PDT reply actions 15 recs
rec'd so hard
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"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
unf unf unf
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 7, 2010 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
FUCKSTICK
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations. JUST NOT IN HIS EARS.
HAWT
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 7, 2010 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
oh boy. um, yeah. the neck. um … brb
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
quality start
noun – kwɒl.ɪ.ti st.ä®t
1) A game in which a starting pitcher completes at least six full innings and allows less than three earned runs (As developed by Philadelphia sports writer John Lowe in 1985) Eh, he just barely got through that sixth inning. He’ll get the quality start, but there’s no way we’ll win this game with Tim Lincecum on the mound.
2) When the starting pitcher shakes hands with the catcher. (As defined by Sandy Koufax) Hell fucking yeah that was a quality start! Woooooooooooooooo!
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i thought SBN didn’t allow for pornographic images, but i guess there are certain exceptions.
"Reynolds struck out as many times as I did in high school, and I’m not talking about baseball." - Duane Kuiper.
Nate woulda had that.
by MonochromeGarden on Oct 8, 2010 4:49 AM PDT up reply actions
omg
Why does every Posey/Heyward argument have to completely denigrate the person you’re not arguing for? What the hell?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
ill take madbum over heyward, mostly because that’s how it played out.
the money involved in signing heyward and buster past free agency, we’d lose one of the two possibly $20mil a year players. but we can probably hang onto madbum and posey past FA
by giant4life83 on Oct 7, 2010 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d take Heyward over Madbum.
Better player, less future risk, ridiculous potential, at a position of greater need.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
in the short run, id take heyward over madbum, but in the long run, keeping both heyward and posey on the team past free agency is probably not doable, thus, im glad it worked out the way it did.
great pitchers are harder to obtain than great hitters.
by giant4life83 on Oct 7, 2010 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't understand why its such a hostile argument
Jesus just let them share the award.
"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."
does Jesus get to decide those things?
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously, the AL should just forfeit their AL ROY this year
I mean Jackson or Feliz probably wouldn’t finish in the the top 5 of the NL
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
because you can't win otherwise.
complete annihilation is the only answer.
Serious. Posey should just fukin cut his head off and suck in all Heywardz lightnin and juice and shit!!
by skilletboy on Oct 7, 2010 11:20 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Haha, Pablo on facing Timmy
“I don’t want to face him, I strike out every time. Yeah, every time.”
Jeaaaggaahh
I love the look on Mcgowan's face here.
.277/.399/.518 out of a shortstop?!
Keep on, keepin' on, Ryan Cavan
Why can't this be zito?
:’(
"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."
he's got a stiffy
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
BOW CHICKA BOW-WOW
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations. JUST NOT IN HIS EARS.
New Magic Number:
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Oct 7, 2010 10:31 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
Rec'd
"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."
YES THE NIGHTLY GUY CALLING FOR MORE BUNTS
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
You mean FP?
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
No, this guy wanted a suicide squeeze with Posey on third.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
/was joking
But yeah, I have wished for the squeeze a few times this season, but not in that spot. With Burrell and Uribe up, you gotta expect that one of them can put the goddamn ball in the air.
As for Pablo, I wouldn’t trust him with laying down a bunt.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
As for Pablo, I wouldn’t trust himwith laying down a bunt.not to hit the post-game spread in the middle of the 5th inning.
and hit it into a double plate
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh lawd people calling in FP asking burrell to bunt
/drunk
"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."
Did he just say “Maybe my sphincter loosens a little bit?”
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Yeah
Oh my.
"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."
Infante was the only hitter for the Braves that didn't K
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 10:37 PM PDT reply actions
Hey guys, I think Posey needs to do some more seasoning in the minors. Dude doesn’t know how to call a game.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
lol mark sanchez
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
He took sliding lessons from Joe Girardi last season because he kept hurting himself – namely fucking up his knees and skull – by diving head first.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Lacks veteran presence.
"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."
Needs to spend time in the minors to learn veteran presence.
Wait…
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Not good at throwing out runners
Needs to be more like molina.
"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."
would have stole home
Gamer grit.
"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."
and go 3 for 4 with a homer
Proud adopted parent of the ball dudes, who have grounded into 109 fewer double plays than the Giants.
Shift-A: Incredible pitching performance by Timmy
Giants taking pitches and Braves flailing wildly at balls in the dirt…complete roll reversal…
Now…if the Giants could just get a man home from third with less than two outs…
Ya the offense wasnt exactly inspiring
Hopefully they can get more runs tomorrow
by hautecouture on Oct 7, 2010 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
you play with the team you have, not the team you want to have. We don’t need no stinkin runs. You’ll get 1 and like it.
Let's bring the...
/cue Matt Cain image
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
poor guy
maybe he’ll have better luck now that it’s the playoffs…nah
by hautecouture on Oct 7, 2010 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I am totally content with this game. I even defended Dick Stockton a little. But he should have at least pretended to have a pulse when watching the end of that baseball game.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Interesting.....
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5659563
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
If the yankees lost that game after the blown call last night
Imagine the out cry.
"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."
My sister, after Ross' RBI
“MORE LIKE JOSE QUIÉN, LOL”
by sfmaynard on Oct 7, 2010 10:44 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Hahaha
Wow.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Quien is Spanish for “Who?”
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 7, 2010 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
And pronounced like Kuillen
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 7, 2010 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Err, Guillen with a K sound at the beginning.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 7, 2010 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 7, 2010 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Shift-A
Hi. I’m back from the game. This Tommy Lindyhop kid is pretty good.
OH MY GOD
I blew loads.
Also: HI GOOFUS AND MRS GOOFUS DANCIN
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
A gentleman never tells.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Goofus got on the scoreboard again?
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 7, 2010 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I think that was him. Course it could just be the dancin’.
Now changed into my BTTJ photoshirt as made famous by whatshisname’s friend, watching CSN…
SHAWN ESTES!?!?!?
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
Blew loads of...?
…OH!
Oh.
"Reynolds struck out as many times as I did in high school, and I’m not talking about baseball." - Duane Kuiper.
Nate woulda had that.
by MonochromeGarden on Oct 8, 2010 4:53 AM PDT up reply actions
They’re wearing orange jerseys tomorrow.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Noooo those jerseys are cursed ever since the Padres came and beat us on Orange friday.
"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.
Haven’t they lost their last 4 on Friday at home?
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Yes it all started with the second to last Padres series at home. That’s the series I was talking about, not this recent one. Sorry.
"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.
NOOOOO!!!! not the orange “meltdown” jerseys. bad things will happen in those.
stupid padres hex
by giant4life83 on Oct 7, 2010 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
NO!!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations. JUST NOT IN HIS EARS.
Haven't seen this discussed but
Fontenot should really get the start at 2b tomorrow. Freddy did not look good.
by GiantPain on Oct 7, 2010 10:44 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Buh?
Freddy didn’t participate in a single defensive play tonight.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
He hacked his way into some bad plate appearances. DP, etc. I think there were a couple of them with men on as well.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Dribbler in front of the plate with Ross on 3rd and 1 out was pretty devastating. But Lowe was good tonight; everybody was hitting weak grounders except Posey.
I know that, but Huff and Burrell were having 5- and 6- pitch failed at-bats, while Sanchez was having 1- and 2-pitch ones.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
I don’t really want to get into defending Freddy Sanchez because I don’t like his approach at the plate, but you almost make the point yourself: You can swing early and get yourself out or you can take pitches for strikes, but either way you’re going to be out. Lowe isn’t really a pitcher you can generally wait out; he’ll just paint you with front-door cutters like the one that got Burrell.
Yeah, those pitches were a thing of beauty.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Question:
Did anyone else wonder there, in the bottom of the 3rd with Ross at 3B and 1 out, if FSanchez’s “dribbler” was a misread suicide squeeze? Misread, that is, by either FSanchez or by Ross. The way Sanchez “attacked” the ball looked an awful lot like a bunt attempt.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
No, I thought he swung. But I don’t know what Ross was doing. If you’re going on contact, don’t you have to keep going no matter what? I think he still would have been out, but it would have been close, as opposed to just getting hung out to dry.
Answer:
I am convinced this was a hit-and-run squeeze. Remember, there’s 1-out and Lowe gets lots of ground balls, so the Braves D was at DP depth. Torres took off on the pitch, Cody broke home on contact, and Freddy looked like he was going to pull a muscle just to make sure he got the ball in play. It didn’t work out, but you can’t blame Freddy; that was Bochy’s call (and we’d be calling him a genius if it worked).
It's orange inside
I think he caught some popups
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Not against righties, necessarily.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Go compare their career splits vs RHP
You might be surprised who is “the better hitter”
by GiantPain on Oct 7, 2010 10:49 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Totally concur.
Though I was pleasantly surprised to see that Freddy has 7 bombs on the season. That power came out of nowhere.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
it came pretty late too. he had 1 HR into august, then bam, he hit 7 in 1.5 months.
freddy, i dont know what to do with. his ABs tonight were bad, but that hit vs the Pads sunday, that sealed their fate…
by giant4life83 on Oct 7, 2010 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
My thoughts on the game.
I’m pretty sure that attending tonight’s game was the greatest thing that has ever happened to me. Timmy with 5 K’s through 2. 14(!) when all was said and done. Buster legging out a triple. Brooks Conrad remembering that he’s Brooks Conrad and flubbing a grounder like the Nutty Professor. Remembering that we are still the Giants and needing to catch some breaks to pull it through. CATCHING THOSE BREAKS, courtesy of CODY ROSS = CLUTCH. The INSANE atmosphere in the bleachers. TIMMY. TIMMY. TIMMY. Random high fives with strangers. My Giants taking a 1-0 lead in the NLDS. We deserve this. I love Tim Lincecum, and I’m not afraid to say it. GO GIANTS.
by Cheeeese! on Oct 7, 2010 10:45 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Excellent.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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Rec'd for stream-of-awesomeness.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 8, 2010 12:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Thanks McCoven!
Good thing I didn’t sell my ticket. It wasn’t cold at all at the ballpark.
Definitely one of the best sporting event experiences of my life. Great seat behind Magowan, etc.
I think i would’ve sold the ticket, except for y’all McCoven – so thanks! :)
Also – Timmy rocks! Halladay peaked too early – Timmy will pitch a perfect game during the World Series! :)
He didn’t do any yelling or towel waves or anything like that. But he was clapping for every out.
Said hi to strangers around him, and had a big smile when they announced the record attendance. Seems like a nice guy.
by keyser_sozey on Oct 7, 2010 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Mrs M is really nice.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 7, 2010 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I thought so too, she was greeting the regulars, kissing them on the cheeks, etc.
by keyser_sozey on Oct 7, 2010 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I chest bumped my roomate when he sealed it.
I think I broken a rib.
I learned the truth from Lenny Bruce (Bochy)
I pulled a muscle from fist pumping
Don’t give a shit :D.
"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."
Well tommy hanson suffers from matt cain disease
And matt cain is well he’s a lifer.
"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."
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN196307020.shtml
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 7, 2010 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Attention all Braves whiners about that call.
Yes it was a bad call. However, if your shitty 3rd basemen puts his glove down we aren’t talking about that.
Play some defense, then maybe you have a right to bitch.
Until then, suck it.
by BustaTheRippa on Oct 7, 2010 10:49 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Bad calls you say?
http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=9391381
"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."
Oh yeah, SUCK IT DODGERS
Coach Boone: And who's team is this, Gary? Is this your team? Or is this your daddy's team?
Bertier: Yours.
Coach Boone: Now get on the bus. Put on your jacket first and then get on the bus.
Whens the dodgers next playoff game?
OH YEAH THAT’S RIGHT HAW HAW
"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."
SUCK IT MCCOURTS you turned a baseball franchise into a reality TV show
SUCK IT TORRE grats on finding the only team more abominable than the yankees
SUCK IT KEMP you have herpes
SUCK IT ETHIER you look like a clockwork orange pride parade special
SUCK IT BROXTON captain ahab is right behind you
SUCK IT RUSSELL MARTIN
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 7, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
WHAT
A
GAME
Tim Lincecum was extra Tim Lincecumy tonight. I’m glad he stepped up after that dreadful August and has returned to form… and then some.
Derek Lowe pitched a great game. Freddy Sanchez looked ridiculous out there. And even though it was Vitters who induced the DP, Pablo Sandoval can go fuck himself for that A-B.
While it worked out, I still thought substituting Schierholtz for Burrell in the 7th was odd managing (as were the hit and runs, though I like to think that Huff ran on his own). Also, Huff was safe.
BUSTERPOSEYBUSTERPOSEYBUSTERPOSEYBUSTERPOSEYBUSTERPOSEYBUSTERPOSEYBUSTERPOSEYBUSTERPOSEYBUSTERPOSEYBUSTERPOSEYBUSTERPOSEY
Tim Lincecum.
Go get ’em tomorrow, Matt Cain.
GO GIANTS!
Yeah, the stadium was about to erupt on that Pablo at bat. I think that was the loudest moment at the stadium except for the beginning and the end.
Pablo totally killed all the excitement with his at bat. That totally sucked. Get the ball in the air – even if it’s a shallow popout. Jeebus!
by keyser_sozey on Oct 7, 2010 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Eff-pohm Giddip!
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 8, 2010 12:11 AM PDT up reply actions
not the way we were swinging tonight.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions
lol schierholtz stranded on deck in the bottom of the 8th
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I definitely thought it was a bit odd to replace Burrell in a one-run game when his spot was likely to come up in the 8th (and certainly in the 9th if the game was tied up).
I seems to me that Bochy has often run out the defensive replacements for the last three innings if the Giants are leading…
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 8:28 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL WHO IS THIS LADY TALKING ABOUT ASTROLOGY ON KNBR RIGHT NOW
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
She always calls in
I find it really disturbing and awkward.
"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."
Marlins Puerto Cruz, a Spanish team, will win the World Series.
Hm. I have to say I’m skeptical, but his history…
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by rightcenterfielder on Oct 7, 2010 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Glad Ross got the 2-out RBI "hit"
Was about to strangle him for that baserunning error in the 3rd…
Also…Pat…please be better tomorrow
Really he made up for it
It would’ve been 2nd and 3rd anyways.
by BustaTheRippa on Oct 7, 2010 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
This
Also, he didn’t make the Sandoval mistake from earlier this season, making sure to get out going towards home so that the runners couldn’t advance.
Heady play in an unlucky situation.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
I think that was a hit-and-run call. It’d explain why Freddy lunged at that awful pitch.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 7, 2010 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Unless that was the play. shrug Not saying it was a great call, but it’s worked before.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Oct 7, 2010 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Even if he doesn't go...
It’s still 2nd and 3rd. His running allowed the runners to move up anyways.
I don’t see how we criticize Ross for that.
by BustaTheRippa on Oct 7, 2010 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s still not enough justification for that awful lunge… in my opinion, anyway. Just… he doesn’t see Lowe well at all.
Lowe was really dealing...
Venter is also very very good…I like how we got into their bullpen though…the more a hitter see a reliever..the better chance the hitter has to do something next time.
I asked upthread:
What chances either Sanchez or Ross misread a sign for a suicide squeeze? (That is, Sanchez thought yes when it was no, or Ross thought no when it was yes.)
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
No
As I contexted above, it was hit and run. Braves at DP depth, counting on a patented Lowe ground ball to get them out of the inning. Put Torres in motion, ask Freddy to put it in play, and you’ve got a run. That’s why Freddy lunges so badly, and why Cody breaks home on contact. No mistakes, just bad luck getting a pitch that was almost unreachable.
It's orange inside
you with that comebacker, you can have 1st and 3rd, 2 outs, or 2nd and 3rd, 2 outs.
I’m surprised Lowe didn’t go to second then first for the DP. Guess he didn’t trust his defense
by giant4life83 on Oct 7, 2010 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
It was a hit-and-run.
The runner was already standing on 2B, essentially.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
oh was it? didnt notice that. considering that freddy hacked at a bad pitch earlier in the game too, i didn’t think it was a hit-and-run- just assumed freddy was having a bad night
by giant4life83 on Oct 7, 2010 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions
That hit and run kind of pissed me off.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 7, 2010 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions
if youre gonna hit-and-run, don’t do it with a runner on 3rd or you’ll end up with what happened to Ross tonight.
either that, or tell the runner on 3rd he’s gotta be going on the pitch too.
by giant4life83 on Oct 7, 2010 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought it was Bochy micro managing. Yeah, you want to stay out of the double play but you just ran yourself out of the inning. But who cares! The Giants won!
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 7, 2010 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
exactly, who cares, it worked out in the end, we won!!!
but nonetheless, had we not won, that becomes a pretty big gaffe. So bork can thank his lucky stars
by giant4life83 on Oct 7, 2010 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions
How do you know this is a big win?
When your grandma comments your “Go Giants” status with “Humm baby”
Jeaaaggaahh
Win.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 7, 2010 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Watching the Braves make all those defensive miscues
Makes me realize how amazing it is that our lineup is so solid defensively. I mean, on paper it looks like a bunch of slow hacks who have no reputation as fine defensive players (other than Posey, Torres, and Sanchez). I’m going to call it a strong commitment towards practicing the fundamentals instead of luck :p
Burrell has turned out much better than anticiapated. Same with Huff. Then again, they may have been good the whole time anyways, just never gotten credit for it.
Guillen, no comment. Defense worse than billed. I’ve never seen someone since Velez drop a routine pop-up.
by giant4life83 on Oct 7, 2010 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't confuse . . .
. . . “slow” and “hack”. A slow outfielder who can catch whatever he gets to, has a decent arm, and always knows where to throw the ball is a lot better than a slow outfielder who is clumsy and not baseball-smart. Burrell, for example, is of the first kind.
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Quien is the second?
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 8:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Yep.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 8, 2010 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
I lost my voice screaming this but...
…it can’t be said enough: “TIMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHH!!!”
Dude was amazing. The Giants’ baserunning…um, not so much.
Did the broadcast pick up the crowd noise? Damn, it was loud tonight.
They could be Giants...but not really.
Ugh, TBS
I think Sunday may have been more electric but it was still hella loud tonight.
They could be Giants...but not really.
Yeah, it was loud. But no mock tomahawk chop though. Not a big enough lead — may be they will do it tomorrow! But then again Cain is pitching – so it will be something like 2-1 Giants.
by keyser_sozey on Oct 7, 2010 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
It was very loud on the KNBR. Very, very loud.
I don’t know what TBS does with their crowd audio, the ambient noise sounds muted, it sounded that way for the Halladay no-hittter, too. You’d think MLB would find some broadcast partners who actually were good at technical things like capturing the excitement of the ballpark crowd, to help present their product in the best possible light.
I could rant all night about MLB postseason coverage on TV, but I’ll quit while I’m ahead and go to bed.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
it’s like they DON’T want you to know how it feels to be at the game.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions
If you want to know what it’s like to be at the game, you have to be at the game!
It’s the same essential logic as the NFL blackout rules, which as we all know have allowed the Raiders to sell out hundreds of home games in a row.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
of course
but muffling the crowd noise so much is weak and takes away from the excitement of what they’re showing.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
ha
The MLB Daily Leaders on ESPN. I don’t know how seriously we’re supposed to take these game score thingies, but of the top 20 performances today, 13.75 points separate the #20 performance (Jason Bartlett) from the #2 performance (C.J. Wilson). Meanwhile, 22 points separate Wilson from #1, Timothy.
by non sequitur on Oct 7, 2010 11:03 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
look at this
http://www.baseball-reference.com/play-index/shareit/yeHPt
Tim just put up the 4th best Game Score in Postseason history.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
by jponry on Oct 7, 2010 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Better than Halladay's
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
I think I may have heard of #3 before.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Babe Ruth
October 9, 1916: 14 innings, 6 H, 3 BB, 4 Ks, 1 ER, CG. Nice.
by non sequitur on Oct 7, 2010 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Aw you ruined the surprise.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
This is why I will say that Babe Ruth is the greatest baseball player ever.
Bonds may have been a better hitter, but I doubt he could pitch.
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Unf unf unf.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
OH!
Was Goofus on Carlton Cam tonight?
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Oct 7, 2010 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions
So you're saying that in August...
We had a Beta unit?
/starfighter music
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
What was the team ERA in august?
like 4.50 or some shit? christ we were lucky not to padre out.
"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."
CAN I GET A “THANK GOD GUILLEN IS GONE” OUTTA YOU PEOPLE????
by giant4life83 on Oct 7, 2010 11:04 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
rec'd
I looked at MCC at work today and saw guillen was not on the roster and shed a tear I was so happy.
"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."
We've had 19238 posts like this already...!@?
Where the hell were you?
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
GIVING A HELL YA HE’S GONE TO 19238 OTHER POSTS!!!
also, after the game in which his replacement (the better player) gets the GW hit, it has to be said- fuck Jose Guillen
by giant4life83 on Oct 7, 2010 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Not till . . .
. . . you first give us a “Thank God Rowand is here!” cheer.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Anyone else using mlb.tv to listen to all the radio calls from our KNBR guys?
I need to simulcast the radio audio with the tv feed somehow tomorrow. I don’t hate Dick Stockton, but at his age he makes a lot of mistakes that wear me thin over the course of a game.
I have mlbtv how do i listen to kuiper's calls?
fan of giants, warriors, 49ers and playoff sharks fan
by warriorsalltheway on Oct 7, 2010 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Go to video page and just click the KNBR archive
http://mlb.mlb.com/mediacenter/index.jsp?affiliateId=mlbMENUMLBTV&tcid=nav_mlb_video
Just got home from the game. I will probably have full blown bronchitis by the morning but it will be well worth it. Timmy was awesome, just freakin’ awesome.
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.
That was the best game I’ve ever been to.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
by groug on Oct 7, 2010 11:09 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Yeah, but WalrusMan was there, weirding me out
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
bastard
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I really am
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
I can’t believe that they are talking about NHL predictions before they talk about TIMMEH on the 11PT sportscenter.
Actually, I can. But still.
anti sharks across the board per usual?
"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."
some of the questions in the press conference are so fucking dumb. “Buster, give me your overall assessment of the game” – fucking dumb. “You must feel like Carlos Ruiz did last night?” I mean c’mon. you get a chance to ask these guys a question and that’s all you got? weak.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 11:16 PM PDT reply actions
This.
Reporters are fucking dumb as shit. Makes AMY G look good.
by BustaTheRippa on Oct 7, 2010 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions
She is.
Have a middle-aged guy stand up and speak her lines and everyone will be Oh, listen to that sharp dude. (Only not Sager.) The sappy, fawning post-game stuff they make her do is not representative.
Sabean delenda est!
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I also like Amy G. I think she does her job well.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Oct 8, 2010 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions
99% of question and answers in these press conferences are a waste of everyone’s time. It’s like a game of mad libs with all the answers already filled in. That’s why I like Wilson’s interviews so much.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Oct 8, 2010 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Uhhh..
They are showing an “all time game” on MLB network right now and it’s the rays rangers game from today wtf?
"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."
Shift-A
Just got home from the yard…
HOLY POSEY TIM LINCECUM IS AMAZING!
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
Wow, the lengths to which Braves fans are bending over to prove that Lincecum didn’t actually pitch well tonight are amazing.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
STOP SWINGING AT ALL THOSE CHANGEUPS IN THE DIRT. EVERYONE ELSE IN THE LEAGUE CAN LAY OFF RIGHT?!
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 7, 2010 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions
"EVERYONE ELSE IN THE LEAGUE CAN LAY OFF RIGHT"
HA – they obviously haven’t been paying much attention the last 3 years.
ohhh do tell what they are saying..
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
There’s someone on Fangraphs claiming that because so many of Tim’s fastballs were up in the zone, they were all fat pitches and should have been hit a long way.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Yeah, right.
Guess that guy has never heard of “changing the sight lines”.
Did they expect Tim to throw 115 changeups the whole game?
by BustaTheRippa on Oct 7, 2010 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
The result was pretty, but one look at Tim’s pitch plot showed a disaster waiting to happen. Half his fastballs were so far out of the zone no one swung at them, and the other half were right down the middle and belt high, Literally. And somehow the Braves whiffed on sixteen of these. The Braves took themselves out of the game, it was basically everything you don’t want to do, ending up with a good result.
http://www.brooksbaseball.net/pfxVB/cache/numlocation.php-pitchSel=453311&game=gid_2010_10_07_atlmlb_sfnmlb_1&batterX=0&innings=yyyyyyyyy&sp_type=1&s_type=2.gif
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Posey actually commented that his fastballs had a lot of late movement
so even pitches that look right down the middle on the pitch charts are a helluva lot harder to hit than people realize.
His 2 seamer was flat out dominant
But clearly he was just lucky and didn’t pitch good.
"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."
ALL 16 OF THOSE SHOULD’VE BEEN IN THE WATER
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 7, 2010 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, sure. If they keep swinging out of the zone, he’ll keep throwing them out of the zone. SCIENCE
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Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 8, 2010 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s kind of sad, just tip your cap to the guy.
(Their favorite quote.)
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 7, 2010 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions
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by Natto on Oct 7, 2010 11:21 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
YES!!
I’VE BEEN WAITING SINCE THE FUCKING AMATEURS TO BE #1!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 7, 2010 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions
/salute
"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."
waiting for world series
and just back from the cinque terra
by iloveddickdietz on Oct 7, 2010 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I am surprised that the top people did not break 200 with all the posting going on.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Number of posters makes the post count skyrocket.
Surprisingly hard as an individual poster to bring up one’s count while contributing imaginative or at least non-stupid posts.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
+1
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Oct 7, 2010 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions
ICWUDT
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Next GDT
I am going to post sentences from war and peace. One at a time.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
The Sound and The Fury.
You’ll make, like, six posts.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Oct 7, 2010 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions
What the Faulkner
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Because he writes long sentences.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Oct 8, 2010 12:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Yay Giants!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
JUST LIKE ALEX SMITH AMIRITE
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
LOLZ YEA
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Oct 7, 2010 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Hi!
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
I would have been in the gamethread, but I was too busy taking a picture of my beard.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Oct 7, 2010 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
That long, eh?
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Actually, I was in class. But I did take a picture of my beard. Do you want to see it?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Oct 7, 2010 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Even if we say no
You’ll post it, anyway.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Technically, I already did.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Oct 7, 2010 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Why did I click on that.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 7, 2010 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions
A better question is: Why wouldn’t you?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Oct 7, 2010 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Because it’s you?
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 8, 2010 12:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Just doing my Huff.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Oct 8, 2010 1:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Do that in person, I’ll be really scared.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 8, 2010 1:28 AM PDT up reply actions
/orders custom pants for this.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Oct 8, 2010 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Because it’s a picture of an attractive man with a beard.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Odd.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Oct 7, 2010 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah Union army!
McClellan could not decide whether he was going to be a Giants fan and spend all of his time making a pro and con list
I bet it’s fearsome.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Why didn’t you look behind you today? Now I only have a picture of the back of your head.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 7, 2010 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Awww, man… that’s the beard-free side. :(
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Oct 7, 2010 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 8, 2010 12:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, and Goofus and Mrs Goofus were both on the Carlton Dance Cam
I cheered for them, and then the people around me possibly wondered why I was doing that.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
I yelled GOOOOOOOOOOOFUS
Nobody cared
at the end of the day it's all about kicking the tires
by duke_diligence on Oct 8, 2010 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I yelled “I think that’s Goofus” and my non-McCoven friends all looked at me funny and then I shut up.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Oct 8, 2010 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Debbie Downer time...
I loved the game until they showed the the line about Schmidt being the last Giants pitcher to throw a CG shutout…then I remembered 2003…then I felt sad a bit
But I am pretty sure Main Cain is better than Sidney Ponson
To throw a CG SO in the playoffs? Because I’m pretty sure the no-hitter was a complete game shutout.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Oct 7, 2010 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, Jonathan Sanchez’s no hitter. calbearjd’s comment doesn’t say anything about the playoffs. I’m just making sure.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Oct 7, 2010 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Okay, cool. That’s what I figured.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Oct 7, 2010 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Schmidt k'd 5.
Timmy k’d 14.
I love me some Schmidt, but this was the best pitching performance out of those 2.
by BustaTheRippa on Oct 7, 2010 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions
was ponson seriously our number two starter in that series???
my mind must have blacked that fact out.
Traded for specifically to be the last piece of the puzzle: a #2 pitcher.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Wow
Who was our #2 before that?
"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."
Reuter
Followed by Damian Moss, Jesse Foppert, Jerome Williams, and Kurt Ainsworth…it’s incredible Giants won 100 games that year
And that was Bonds’ “bad” year in his 2001-04 run. Only a 1278 OPS.
by non sequitur on Oct 7, 2010 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh. My. God.
I just got a migraine.
"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."
He actually didn’t do badly over the second half, as I recall.
by non sequitur on Oct 7, 2010 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Only 3-6? Ah well. But the 114 ERA+ matches more my recollection.
by non sequitur on Oct 7, 2010 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions
DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO WIN
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
NOT A GOOD PITCHER
Shocking that he had that record considering the beast of an offense we had those years.
"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."
This
It completely annoys me the average pitching we had between 1997 to 2003 considering the incredible offense…
Complete reverse of this year
I would like a couple of years where we have both hitting and pitching...
1993 was probably the closest…
rod beck
<3
"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."
FP Santangelo
Did anybody just listen to that “Oscar” exchange?!
Really?!?!
Some epic calls indeed
But unless you have MLB gameday audio you’re out of luck because mlb.com won’t go after KNBR’s calls unless its a epic dinger.
"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."
Tim Lincecum was amazing tonight. That’s really all I can say.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Oct 7, 2010 11:28 PM PDT reply actions
Tonight was perfect
My brother couldn’t make it so I gave his tickets to a coworker, newly relocated to SF, attending his first Giants game. I think I have a convert.
From the 326, Posey looked safe, so I’m just going to keep on believing he was safe. Of the dozens upon dozens – maybe hundreds? – of games I’ve seen, that may have been the best. Photoball disaster day in 1993 has a place in my heart, but I wasn’t as hoarse then as I am now. Beautiful.
Proud member of the Adopt-a-Giant program (Aaron Rowand)
Smoking em like blunts.
"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."
Though much faster.
Proud member of the Adopt-a-Giant program (Aaron Rowand)
+1. Gonna roll myself up a fatty tonight in honor of the kid.
by BustaTheRippa on Oct 7, 2010 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I wish I had some herb
but it’s all good I’m gonna kick it at my friends house and take bong rips and watch the sharks before we leave for the game :D.
"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."
I don’t get why people (other than for medical reasons) need to smoke pot. But, whatever.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Because Alex_Lewis masturbates.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Oct 7, 2010 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Stop it!
I’m about to fall out of my chair laughing.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Should be on MLB network
I do not understand why they are showing an “all time game” and it’s rays rangers game from today WTF.
"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."
Not a tenth as stupid . . .
. . . as not walking Ross right after. Even so, it works out for Cox if his third baseman is better than Little League.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
LOL Grant
It’s a marathon, not a sprint, which only reminds us that the original Greek runner who inspired the modern marathon died after his run, probably after giving up his game shoes to a compatriot before the run was over.
I see what you did there.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Art Nehf says that was a nicely pitched game
But to do it again!
by iloveddickdietz on Oct 7, 2010 11:41 PM PDT reply actions
Hey I have an idea
we should start Timmy on 7 days’ rest more often, like throughout the entire regular season. We just need to get a 6th and sometimes 7th starter then he is going to go 25-0 with 22 complete games, amirite?
Proud adopted parent of the ball dudes, who have grounded into 109 fewer double plays than the Giants.
Was up in the zone all day and should have given up tons of runs
Pathetic.
"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."
Forget Tim Lincecum. Forget Buster Posey.
I Saw GRANT Today. How many of you minions could say that!!!!!!!!
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
I almost asked for an autograph
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
you don't want to scare him
he’s under a lot of pressure in the post season. Has to write more and better articles with all these extra eyes hanging on his every word. Pressure. Pressure.
Let's bring the...
I wouldn’t have signed. Because fuck that. I was with my family.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 7, 2010 11:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, it’s weird knowing who someone is because you know their internet name, but you can’t remember their Facebook name right away, and that makes it awkward.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 7, 2010 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions
And don’t get me started on their tweeter names.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Oct 7, 2010 11:59 PM PDT up reply actions
You named your tweeter?
My friend named his “Fatticus Inch.”
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
remembering JCT is good enough
It’s my initials (Chinese Name)
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
The initials for Chinese Name is CN. I’m confused.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 8, 2010 12:29 AM PDT up reply actions
..
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
/raises hand.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Oct 7, 2010 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions
lol stalker
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
I heard John on the Radio post game.
by iloveddickdietz on Oct 7, 2010 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Now this is the write up I was looking for..
man got tons of hw tonight almost done and my birthday is in 11 minutes. I’m so glad Cain is pitching on my birthday. It would be great if they win tomorrow!
Thanks guys haha I actually counted down to my birthday..,
but who cares now its officially Matt Cain perfect game day! Go get em Cainer!
Score some fucking runs tomorrow
"My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder." -Zinedine Zidane
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
This
Stop fucking leaving runners at 3rd with less than 2 outs while ahead in the count.
"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."
City=2nd!
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
My hands hurt, ny throat hurts, and my head hurts but it was all worth it. G’night, McCoven, from VR331!
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
Oh my
Many drunks calling in FP’s show.
"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."
Can’t imagine doing that sober.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Oct 7, 2010 11:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Calling my ex now
just to piss her off
by iloveddickdietz on Oct 7, 2010 11:59 PM PDT up reply actions
For the record...
I watched the game at Green’s on Polk…sat (stood) next to the only Braves fan in the bar. He was very irritated at the safe call on Buster’s steal, but ultimately admitted that Timmy’s performance was unbelievable and the Giants deserved the victory. I couldn’t agree more.
So there you have it.
Here's to the Dodgers and their bucket of suck.
I just heard that parking is 60 bucks at AT&T tomorrow
Fucking seriously?
"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."
It rations out the parking spaces for those who want it the most. And those who can cope by different mode of travel or parking in different spaces will do so.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
evil atmosphere-killer
This Is San Francisco
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 8, 2010 12:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Park at free BART parking somewhere. BART into Montgomery (I think that’s the one). Walk ten minutes. Profit.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Oct 8, 2010 12:03 AM PDT up reply actions
This
I’ve always parked in the main lot right by the bridge but I’m down for a long walk to save 60 bucks.
"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."
Or you can get off Bart and get on Muni to right in front of the stadium
For those that cannot walk very far
Sometimes. Other times I fuck whimsically.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Casey Affleck wants you guys to know that this was totally fake and he didn’t want to hurt anybody’s feelings or anything by showing Brian Wilson this way, okay.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Oct 8, 2010 12:04 AM PDT up reply actions
He also didn’t mean to bankrupt himself.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 8, 2010 12:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Looking at the stats for the 1993 team ticks me off
Bonds and Williams were incredible, Clark and Thompson was still good.
Burkett and Swift both won 20 and Beck was in his prime
F U Braves…you deserved that blown call at 2nd for 1993…and at least 25 more
Giants midnight replay is on for all those interested in epic kuip calls
http://live.cumulusstreaming.com/knbr-AM
Online link for those without a radio.
"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."
Unless they screw up, this will be blocked.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
It's never blocked
I listen to the midnight replay on the KNBR online stream all the time and I’ve never seen it blocked once.
"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."
This
Don’t dissapoint me giants I will be in attendance in seats I payed way to much for.
"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."
Yeah I got some tickets a few rows behind home plate
Payed 500 each buying them from my dad who’s company has season tickets. On stub hub they were selling them for 1000+ in that section which is downright robbery.
"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."
My seat in VR is 36 bucks
And I sit near home plate.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Braves fans can bitch all they want
That blown call doesn’t change the fact that Bobby Cox stupidly didn’t walk Ross to load the bases with 2 outs to face Lincecum. Lowe even got behind 2-0 too and they could have just called 4 from there and pitched to Timmy. It was too early to pull Timmy at that point for a PH, terrible call Bobby.
I couldn’t believe that. Seriously, why would you throw a ball within three feet of Ross?
And I still can’t believe that the Giants lineup is deep enough to have Ross hitting eighth. This is not my beautiful house. This is not my beautiful wife.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 8, 2010 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't get why they didn't just pitch around Pablo
He looked way amped up in his first AB
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
On the scoreboard, it said Pablo hit .330 at home in 2010. Maybe Cox saw it and decided to walk him.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Apparently he was 4/11 of Lowe in his career
Still 2008/9 Pablo != 2010 Pablo
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
Cox was asked about walking Pablo
when Ross was 3 for 10 against Lowe. Cox said something about Pablo being 4 for 10 but then quickly realized he might have it wrong and just repeated something like “Hell it didn’t matter we got the ground ball out and it was booted”.
He didn't realize.
A reporter who knew the numbers supplied them. Cox then got testy (opps, testier), as that made it obvious that he had just made up a number to justify his move.
He was half right: they did get the ground ball that could have, would have, and should have ended the inning; but the other half is that that’s a bad thing to play for with a weak-hitting pitcher on deck.
Sabean delenda est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Of course
Extremely important stuff.
"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."
It was just some boring 3-0 game. Not enough offense for anyone to want to watch it.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
"You all are just blinded to reality by your hatred of Armando just as the Bonds haters are." -grm
Cal ripken is not impressed
"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."
Slighty OT rant
Vendors need to get the fuck out of the way while the game is in play. Standing in front of an entire section at the bottom of the stairs while Timmy is dominating is a really stupid thing to do. By about the 4th inning vendors stopped coming to my section completely because we scared them off.
I used to be a vendor.
So fuck you and your horrible prejudices, you racist.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 8, 2010 12:14 AM PDT up reply actions
My fiance’s dad was one too. I doubt him or you would have the sense to stand in a bunch of people’s way when he’s not even making a sale WHILE the game is in action. It’s fine when nothing is going on, but Timmy was making pitches and people couldn’t even see. If fans aren’t supposed to be moving when the game is in play, then why should vendors be able to? Would it kill them to wait like 10 seconds?
Yeah, the best vendors know how to get people’s attention in between pitches, when making transactions, and rush through aisles quickly and safely. Those vendors are godsends.
Sometimes though, you can tell when someone is an amateur vendor, and I suppose if a fan doesn’t tell them they’re blocking the game, no one will.
Look at my website. Look at it. || Screw Johnsonville Sausages and Safeway. I have my reasons.
Seriously, I would have ditched my crappy Cracker Jacks and sat down by the fifth. I was the worst vendor ever.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 8, 2010 12:30 AM PDT up reply actions
To be fair, Cracker Jacks are a pretty crappy item to vend.
You probably got jobbed in that regard.
Look at my website. Look at it. || Screw Johnsonville Sausages and Safeway. I have my reasons.
17% of $4.00 minus union dues and taxes = a mansion
Trust me.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 8, 2010 12:58 AM PDT up reply actions
living the blogging high life eh?
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
i’m going to assume ESPN radio obligations
by TimLaser and MattyC on Oct 8, 2010 12:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Correct
He’s doing the entire Twins-Yankees series for ESPN Radio. In fact, you will not hear Miller for Giants radio until 2011.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Doesn’t he do the World Series radio broadcast?
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 8, 2010 12:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Posting for a friend.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
by jctGamer on Oct 8, 2010 12:30 AM PDT reply actions 34 recs
Yup.
Gonna spread this around, does your friend have a name I can source?
Look at my website. Look at it. || Screw Johnsonville Sausages and Safeway. I have my reasons.
Courtney Sid
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
Perfect.
Tim Lincecum has two tickets to that thing you love. (If you love Giants Playoffs Baseball) (Which it is of course)
Look at my website. Look at it. || Screw Johnsonville Sausages and Safeway. I have my reasons.
How many times can I wreck this?
Not enough!
That's a YOOOOOGE, YOOOOOGE win, right there.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 8, 2010 12:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh. My. God.
rec’d
Have you ever thrown a fist full of glitter in the air?
♥ 2010 San Francisco Giants ♥
♥ McCoven ♥
Holy shit.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 8, 2010 12:51 AM PDT up reply actions
tl;dnl
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL LL
Tim Lincecum is going to legalize it by himself
http://twitter.com/LookoutLanding/status/26714322863
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
I was at the game and not on GDT
What was the feeling on the constant pitch zone on TBS?
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
No mortal being is worthy of watching the Godliness that is Tim Lincecum. The Freak is a freak, man, a freak.
All hail Timothy Leroy Lincecum. And Buster Posey is also pretty awesome.
Can’t wait to go to tomorrow’s game. Matthew Thomas Cain baby.
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
Lucky bastard.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 8, 2010 12:57 AM PDT up reply actions
You bastard.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 8, 2010 1:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Recalling the 1st week of the season:
Our only home series with ATL was in April, and Timmy dominated, and a Talking Chop poster was reposted here to the effect:
Great, we got shutdown by the fourteen year old stoner kid.
Well, now it’s happened in the playoffs.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
I'm late here...
…But I’m still basking in the awesomeness. I was in a drunken stupor at Pedro’s (across the street from the park) last night. Holy smokes.
Geez. How am I gonna fire myself up tonight? (smiles)
"Mike Laga will make you forget about every power hitter that ever lived." - Sparky Anderson
"You're alright, La Russo." - Johnny Lawrence
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