In the moment
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 8, 2010 10:29 AM PDT
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Walking down from the upper decks at Mays Field, there’s a ramp that takes you to the ground level. It’s an M.C. Esher-designed contraption with a .001% slope, and people loop around and around for a few miles. Last night, the ramp was a few flashers short of being Mardi Gras. Impromptu yelps and screams the whole way down. Mad high-fiving, and in a completely respectable, non-dorky way. My favorite: loud, raspy "Tim-my! Tim-my!" chants that sucked everyone in.
The Bay Area has fallen for the Giants. Well, of course. Everyone loves a winner. But it feels different. After the surprise of 1997 faded -- gee, how did we get...oh, it’s over -- the Giants were expected to win for the next eight or nine years. They’d waste a 73-homer season, and they’d go to a World Series. They’d give us hope, they’d break our hearts. But they were always expected to contend. When they got to the postseason, the mood ring was colored with "Okay, dammit, this year"-shades of orange.
Then came the Jose Castillo Era. Whatever doesn’t kill us makes us stronger and more resistant to various strains of Jose Castillo. The era takes Castillo’s name because he was the archetypal player for that wretched stretch of baseball, even if he wasn't even around for a full season -- he couldn’t hit, couldn’t take a walk, couldn’t field, and he had nothing to do with the ludicrous "speed and defense" philosophy the organization was trying to foist on us. He was a shot in the dark, and the bullet took out the light switch.
Right now, it feels like that unfortunate stretch of bad, unwatchable teams had to happen. It feels like we’re watching the montage that segues into the crowd-friendly resolution. It’s impossible for a Giants fan to not be completely in love with this team filled with homegrown stars, diamonds in the rough, and feel-good reclamation projects.
The only problem I can see is that all of these good tidings don’t really mean a danged thing on the field. The Giants still have to win games, and they still have an offense than can get completely shut down, which is what happened last night. It’s possible that the Giants could lose their next three games by a combined 30 runs. Just because a team is likable and compelling doesn’t mean the rest of the league is impressed enough to roll over. It’s possible that we’re just being set up for a larger heartbreak.
But that paragraph is just a dark, locked part of our subconscious right now. Can’t think like that. This feels like a team with some magic in it. There hasn’t been a team this easy to root for since...since...
1987. It’s 1987 again, and this time we left Candy Maldonado off the roster. Let’s try it again. This could be good.
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I thought the game plan was to go out there and hit people in the mouf.
Yes, really, I have not updated my blog in a long long time: http://skaldheim.livejournal.com/tag/baseball
by Skaldheim on Oct 8, 2010 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
thought the game plan was to go out there and hit people in the mouf.
Ahhh…The Ludacris Game Plan. Works particulary well on teams from the dirty,dirty .
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gonna be out there tonight
can’t wait to see how Cain responds to the gauntlet Tim threw down last night. I’m expecting a dominant pitching performance and an offensive explosion.
And no, I’m not being sarchastic.
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You didn’t say who you expect it from!
Rather, you didn’t say from whom you expect it!
I feel prickishly demanding!
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by giantsfansince1981 on Oct 8, 2010 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah, me too and me too
We’ll be there. And I can’t wait to see Matt tonight. He and Timmy seem to feed off each other.
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"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
This team is really, truly fun to watch. God last night felt good.
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 8, 2010 10:37 AM PDT reply actions
No, no, this team will NOT lose their next three games by a total of 30 runs, unless aliens kidnap Cain, Sanchez and MadBum and secretly replace them with Folger’s Crystals.
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i just say the robin williams clip
he looks like a hobo
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by sadison bummedgarner on Oct 8, 2010 10:39 AM PDT reply actions
An angry hobo?
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Irate Vagabond
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
Incensed Tramp.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I remember Billy Crystal taking Robin Williams to a baseball game at Yankee Stadium years ago, and coming into the broadcast booth telling them it was Robin’s first baseball game. Glad he became a Giants fan and didn’t jump on the 200 million dollar bandwagon.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
Well Robin is from San Francisco.
Rooting for the Yankees is like cheering the tanks at Tianamen Square.
This team is so easy to love
The Bondsian era was more about respect & perhaps fear. Those teams seemed so distant from the fans, almost contemptuous of mere mortals.
This team is so much more accessible.
And Will Clark...
And Jeff Kent.
I've got 99 problems and the Boch is one
by milesntrane on Oct 8, 2010 10:45 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm not talking about contempt towards fans...
…but more of a “looking down from on high” sort of vibe that I just don’t sense from this team.
Barry was great with the fans. He treated the media like shit because of the way they dragged his father’s name though the mud when Barry was young.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
Meh.
He got a huge send-off in his final game, and then didn’t bother sticking around to take a lap around the field with his teammates. That was a bit of a slap in the face, I thought. The SF fans- the ONLY ones who’d stuck with him 100%, and he didn’t even do that.
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by troymccluresf on Oct 8, 2010 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly. Barry was great with fans. And had nothing but contempt for the “outside” media – deservedly so. Media is too full of blood-sucking a-holes like the ones at Merc News, Chronicle, ESPN, Yahoo, etc. All they are after is a story that can get ratings, with no regard for things like ethics, truth, etc. Prostitutes make a much bigger and more beneficial contribution to society than these a-holes.
you better drop a disclaimer in there for BVCE and some others round here.
Just sayin is all.
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
The offense was shut down last night...
But not because they suck. Derek Lowe was ridiculous. I’m proud that this offense scraped together a bunch of base runners when he had his best stuff and was throwing it all for strikes in the right spots.
I've got 99 problems and the Boch is one
by milesntrane on Oct 8, 2010 10:44 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
He was great
That was a serious veteran performance right there – he walked quite a few guys, but I got the impression he wasn’t giving in, no matter what count or situation.
But a lot of that has to do with the Giants offense…he wasn’t scared of putting a few guys on base, knowing he could probably work his way out of most issues.
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
He was very impressive. The Giants only hit two balls in the air off him, Torres’ fly out to Center in the fifth and Posey’s double in the sixth.
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Ummm… Man on third base. Nobody out. Getting no runs out of it – is the definition of suck. Our offense (especially Pablo) sucked last night. Let us not sugarcoat it.
It looked to me that Lowe was pitching very well last night.
Do not forget that he was Pitcher of the Month for September (over Lincecum).
He’s a ground ball pitcher and it is hard to hit fly balls off of him.
If the shoe was on the other foot, would everyone on here be saying how bad the Braves hitters were in not scoring a runner from third? I think the consensus would be more that the awesomeness of Lincecum shut them down. Well, in this case, the awesomeness of Lowe shut down the Giants and there is no shame in that as Lowe is a very good pitcher.
Almost every pitcher we’ll face from here on out will be very, very good. Including the guy tonight. And Hudson after that. And all the Phillies starters, if we win.
So, we have a ready-made excuse that we didn’t score only because the pitcher is good. In every game from here on out.
I don’t know of any solution to this. We have who we have, it’s not like we can add Pujols to the roster. But that doesn’t stop me from facing the truth – i.e. our offense sucks. Monkey balls.
I hope the umps blow calls every game from now until we win the WS. I’ll have no complaints! :)
I agree that Giants' hitters can make almost any pitcher look unhittable
However, as I said, Lowe was pitcher of the month and had been lights out lately. I didn’t see anything last night to indicate that he didn’t pitch another gem.
I really think it was more Lowe goodness than Giant offensive suckiness last night.
The Giants offense doesn’t suck. It’s mediocre.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
After the last few years, I’m dizzy with excitement over it.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
And all the Phillies starters, if we win.
Or, y’know, that other team.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 8, 2010 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I was quite happy with the offense (with the exception of the lack of sacrifice flies)
They took a lot of pitches and really made Lowe work (96 pitches in 5 1/3 innings)…that’s all you can ask for…Uribe has some great AB and so did Ross…
I was just comparing Matt Cain and Tommy Hanson. Damn they had almost identical years.
Season Team G GS IP K/9 BB/9 HR/9 ERA FIP xFIP WAR 2010 Cain 33 33 223.1 7.13 2.46 0.89 3.14 3.65 4.19 4 2010 Hanson 34 34 202.2 7.68 2.49 0.62 3.33 3.31 4.04 4.3
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talkingchop is convinced Hanson is good
and Cain is just lucky.
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Huh – if we buy homerun regression then Hanson is luckier in some ways. And their xFIPs are pretty damn close.
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 8, 2010 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Man, I always love that.
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 8, 2010 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Wow. They’re the same damn person. Shows how much Cain gets overlooked given how much talk Hanson has gotten. Or at least how much I’ve perceived — Hanson may not have gotten as much hype as I think.
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 8, 2010 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Shows how much Cain gets overlooked given how much talk Hanson has gotten.
Just means another night of fellattio from the TBS Broadcast booth for the Braves. How will they explain it if Cain does well ?
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(Base) Ball in Hanson’s eye.
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 8, 2010 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
.3 more WAR with 20.2 fewer innings and similar peripherals? Can someone smarter than me explain that?
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I think it’s higher groundball percentage. Hanson was just under 42%, while Cain posted 36.2%.
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 8, 2010 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Ah, my bad. Yeah, homerun rate is a good call.
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 8, 2010 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
So the consensus is because of the HR rate? Doesn’t seem to be that big of a difference but then again neither does .3 WAR.
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I think so. And .3 WAR I don’t think is a huge difference.
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 8, 2010 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Definitely
I didn’t think the rate was that much different but when you look at how many that equates to it’s a decent difference.
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Baseball-reference has Cain at 3.9 WAR, and Hanson at 2.5.
I’m sure the difference is mostly the way Fangraphs uses FIP and Baseball-reference doesn’t (I don’t recall what it uses instead). In any case, Cain’s HR rate is almost identical every year he pitches, and Hanson’s has been as well, albeit in two years instead of five.
The main difference, results-wise, is Cain didn’t give up many hits, Hanson gave up more (but was still good). How much of that is due to the pitcher vs. the defense is for smarter people than me to decide. But, in terms of value to the team, Cain allowed the same number of runs in more innings pitched.
I’d say for this year Cain got better results, but going forward they look very similar, and Hanson may have an edge.
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
I see there is a discrepancy between the two WAR calculations. Basically I saw Cain has more IP and a lower WHIP. The above stats look pretty similar so I was wondering how Hanson has been more valuable.
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I get ya. Dave Cameron at Fangraphs covered why they use FIP in pitching WAR here which I think explains the BB-ref discrepancy well enough, which is what I found interesting. The home run rate does matter (as folks are noting above) but I think it’s also giving Cain much less credit on the WHIP (driven by hits, obviously, since BB rates are the same for the two).
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
I think bWAR uses Run Average? So it takes into account unearned runs too.
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I don’t know if they count each one as much as an earned run, but they do count them against pitchers somewhat. Sometimes, despite errors, the pitcher is still somewhat responsible for what happens.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Something like that. I think the basic idea is that both Fangraphs and BB-ref both have inherent bias built in, because not all credit or blame can be assigned perfectly. Fangraphs is built around FIP, BB-ref credits team defense equally to every pitcher.
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
I was thinking about this in the shower this morning
They even kind of pitch the same…
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Oct 8, 2010 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh. My.
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 8, 2010 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
/clicks subject line
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 8, 2010 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, that is an intense shower.
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 8, 2010 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously though
I lose track of time in the shower…
Something in my brain clicks on and it goes into overdrive…
This morning it was comparing Cain vs. Hanson…This is gonna be a good one…
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Oct 8, 2010 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Oops
I was just trying to make a joke….Didnt’ mean to cross any lines, I am not good at detecting those…
I actually look much more like Brian McCann…. :)
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Oct 8, 2010 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
P’shaw. Don’t feel like you made a transgression or something. I was joking, too.
Really, now? Well, come on in. I’ll put on some records and we can just talk. Or, you know, whatever. The night’s young.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing C.J. Wilson.
There we go...
The southern contingent of Giants’ Nation needs to stick together…
I would be at Game 3 if I didn’t have tickets for Built to Spill on Sunday night in Carrboro, NC…
McCann has some lbs on me, but we are in the same vein…
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Oct 8, 2010 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
My teeth and jaw hurt
from last night because I was clenching my teeth all night, I was so amp’d. Also, I saw that Hanson got in the eye yesterday so let’s hope he’s off and the Giants can score some runs!
go to KNBR
and then go to Murph and Mac, and click on the Krukow interview. They’ve been playing it constantly
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Oct 8, 2010 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
1:50
http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=12772617
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by troymccluresf on Oct 8, 2010 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, right, of course. Thanks. I guess I figured they’d use the TBS call, which I heard was completely uninterested and clueless (shockingly).
by Seasick fish on Oct 8, 2010 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
It was a pleasant surprise that they used KNBR on some of them.
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by troymccluresf on Oct 8, 2010 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
I gotta say, “The Land of the Freak and the Home of the Braves” is a pretty clever sign.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
duh
“The Land of the Freak and Not The Home of the Braves”
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I have a question. My ticket source (brother-in-law) said it would had been rude to wear my Giants hat to the Phillies/Reds game.
Agree?
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Disagree
I think most Philly fans want to see a Giants-Philly LCS
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Oct 8, 2010 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
I didn’t think so either. I wore my hat.
I think he was mad b/c in the other postseason I sported the nice blue brimmed phillies hat.
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by say hey nation on Oct 8, 2010 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
uh, why?
There was a guy at the game yesterday wearing a Ranger Cap, a Mets Jacket, and a Cubs Jersey. I shit you not.
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Mets and Cubs on one body
damn, you could almost taste the “suck”
Monday Monkey lives for the weekend, sir.
Hey, give credit where credit is due. The Rangers are no stranger to the Suck.
I mean, in the last few days they’ve recorded twice as many postseason victories as the entire history of the franchise had notched through 2009.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 8, 2010 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I saw Phillies fans last night decked out in full gear, and I just thought “Huh.” Didn’t take it as rude or anything. Guess you never know how Philly fans might take it though?
by Seasick fish on Oct 8, 2010 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Who gives a shit how they take it
a fan from Philly would never hesitate to rep his team at AT&T, so why would we do any different?
Monday Monkey lives for the weekend, sir.
by AXmrdrir on Oct 8, 2010 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
But they might vomit on you!!
Was less concerned about their feelings and more mentioning that certain places might harass you a bit more than others. A lot of people around me last night were harassing a Braves fan and not everybody likes being in those situations, so I was just mentioning it as something to consider.
by Seasick fish on Oct 8, 2010 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
I got a few "San Francisco? Did you get lost on the way home?" at Fenway Park
But otherwise it was totally fine.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Awkward photo
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Your wife looks embarrassed.
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by say hey nation on Oct 8, 2010 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
She’s disgusted. Big Papi took the picture and got chicken grease all over their camera
Billy Ripken is not a fuck face
And those aren’t their seats. The seats they got are obstructed.
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by say hey nation on Oct 8, 2010 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah but she felt more American just being there.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
I hesitate to speculate on the reason for your interest.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
God I hope so too
I’m ugly as fuck.
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
Ha! No you're not
In all seriousness, you’re better looking in person than in any pics I’ve seen of you. Some people look better in 2D, others look better in 3D
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
Some people look best in soft lighting
Having met you, I’d suggest no lighting
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
OOH SICK BURN
Anyway, you’ve never seen me in the eighth dimension.
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
I usually wear an MiLB from the Giants org at those out of town games.
the fans who ask think it’s very cool.
/Incognito Giants fan.
Adopted Son: !Matt Downs I'll miss you my son.
My preference is the Flex Fit "G" cap
Not big fan of green caps, or the bug.
I have an SJ home and away cap, an Augusta “flex fit” with the “G” ( the only flex fit I have), and a Fresno home cap. Need to work on my Squirrels gear.
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I wish they made 3930 fitted hats. 5950’s are ok but I prefer a lower profile.
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seconded..
my head is big enough (7 1/8) already..not Bochy size, but I hate the “tall” caps. Don’t even get me started on the flat bill BS.
/ my lawn get off it
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LOL 7 1/8 is big!
I wear a 7 5/8 (somethimes 7 3/4)
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by say hey nation on Oct 8, 2010 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
TWSS?
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 8, 2010 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
7 7/8 bitches
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
/embarrassed. JD is the big man on campus.
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by say hey nation on Oct 8, 2010 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you Bruce Bochy?
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 8, 2010 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I had to get a special helmet for football when I was a kid, but I’m still not in Bochy’s league.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
you know what they say about guys with big heads..
Have you ever thrown a fist full of glitter in the air?
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THEY WEAR BIG HELMETS!!!
(did I win?)
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 8, 2010 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
They're really smart! :)
Have you ever thrown a fist full of glitter in the air?
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As long as you didn’t have to wear a “special helmet” on the bus.
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LOL!!
That’s adorable. But my god, your poor mother. Hurts just thinking about it.
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 8, 2010 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I have a nephew that inherited the family cranium and was born at just shy of 11 pounds.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I definitely prefer low profile. I’ve never heard this 5950 vs 3930 terminology before. How do you know which one you’re getting?
It says on the inside seams.
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Oct 8, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
The authentic ones are 5950 and generally the flex fit ones are 3930. It should say on the tag.
I CAN HAZ MARK REYNOLDS?
I can’t wear the 5950’s without looking like a huge dork. The hat shape just doesn’t work for me, but I love 3930s
I'm different
I must have some kinda tall head, but nothing except the authentic 59/50’s fits comfortably on my head.
I take it that’s with SafeSearch on?
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 8, 2010 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I wore a Giants lid to Fenway too
It started a nice discussion with a very knowledgable Sox fan I was sitting next to.
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
That’s funny, I had the same experience in 2004. No Giants lid, but a SF seals cap. We were sitting under the John Hancock sign in the bleachers. All of the fans for the most part knew what they were talking about and were very cool to us.
Adopted Son: !Matt Downs I'll miss you my son.
One of the most fun games fan-wise I've ever been to was at Yankee Stadium
I was there the night before A-Rod hit #500 up at the very top behind home plate sitting near a group of 60+ year olds who all knew each other, had had season tickets forever, and were intensely knowledgeable.
Shocked the hell out of me.
I have a policy
I dislike anyone who wears clothing of a team not involved in a game to a game.
But I have a hat exemption, because, hey, maybe they just don’t have another hat. I don’t like when people wear shirts and jerseys and stuff because I know they have other clothes. But I don’t own any non-Giants hats.
by GiantPain on Oct 8, 2010 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Fred Durst
"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 8, 2010 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
This is my view.
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Oct 8, 2010 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
And what if they don’t? Should they come naked? I might be down with that.
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 8, 2010 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20101008_This_is_the_hed_for_npxruff.html?cmpid=94910784
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Oct 8, 2010 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Exception?
Wearing Giants gear to any Dodger game. Seems not only allowable, but perhaps a solemn duty.
It's orange inside
I don’t get why people get bent out of shape when someone shows up wearing stuff for a team that’s not playing that particular game. I wear my Giants hat all the time. Doesn’t make any sense to me to take it OFF when I go to a game.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Oct 8, 2010 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh yea?
cmoe try that anty-America disrespckfu;l s h i t @ yankee Statium an i garante your gonna you’re hippy a s s stompped. yanke fasn r the BEST!!!! roflmao wtf is you’re problem i bet ulike that Kenian muslem fashist comunisst an hat america 2?!? lmao
/Yankee fan’d, Yahoo comment’d
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 8, 2010 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Wait, let me understand this.
Are you concerned about being rude to Phillies fans?
by mrs. owlcroft on Oct 8, 2010 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
To be honest, the fans in CBP park aren’t rude, just rubes.
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Oct 8, 2010 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
WUT
You and I have had very different experiences at CBP.
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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 8, 2010 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I’ve been probably 25-30 times these past two years and everyone is nice, dumb as shit about bsaeball, but nice.
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Oct 8, 2010 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Where have you been sitting? I’ve only been twice (thank god!) but both times I came very close to committing justifiable homicide.
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 8, 2010 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I had an exceedingly pleasant CBP experience earlier this year when I drove up to Philly
I just avoided the bleachers and was not an asshole.
Yes
Players voted overwhelmingly to wear the orange uni’s
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Oct 8, 2010 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
And they lost
So the players deserve what they got.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
T-T-T-Tap!
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 8, 2010 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
STOP BRINGING UP JOSE CASTILLO!
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
DUDE HITS DOUBLES
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
ITS MY 21ST BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHO ELSE IS GOING TO THE GAME TONIGHT?
McCovey Chronicles - The repetition is awesome. Proud Adoptive Parent of BRETT PILL.
READ MY BLOG!!!!
by sadison bummedgarner on Oct 8, 2010 10:52 AM PDT reply actions
planning on it
McCovey Chronicles - The repetition is awesome. Proud Adoptive Parent of BRETT PILL.
READ MY BLOG!!!!
by sadison bummedgarner on Oct 8, 2010 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
I also recommend Red's Java House
$4.75 Anchor Steams during happy hour, awesome pre-game grub.
"My father's name is art, and my name's pride, and while my destiny reads a recipe for confusion I'm looking for whoever writes, so empty inside." -Slug
just ate lunch at Red's with a buddy
I am really glad it still exists. In the early ’90s you could still get a burger and a beer there for $3. Neighborhood was a lot different then. Big fleet-week military ship idling out at the end of P30 today. Still one of my favorite locations on the waterfront.
by wcw on Oct 8, 2010 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
For $8 Anchor Steams in plastic cups? Good god, why?
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Oct 8, 2010 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Not when I went for a friend’s pre-game birthday drink.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Oct 8, 2010 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
21st birthday you have too.
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Oct 8, 2010 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Er.
Why?
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Oct 8, 2010 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
MoMos - UGH
21st Amendment, Pete’s, and Public House are all much more fun drinking establishments with far better beer.
In awe of his adopted dad: equipment manager Mike Murphy, who has been with the club since their move to San Francisco in 1958!
'The longer I do this the smarter I get' --Brian Sabean
And Zeke's.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Oct 8, 2010 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Zeke’s is fun.. but the beer there is terrible as well.
In awe of his adopted dad: equipment manager Mike Murphy, who has been with the club since their move to San Francisco in 1958!
'The longer I do this the smarter I get' --Brian Sabean
True, but not that much worse than Pete’s IMO. That may have changed; I haven;t been to either in a while.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Oct 8, 2010 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah, yeah. For sure. My main point is MoMos == douchebag city
In awe of his adopted dad: equipment manager Mike Murphy, who has been with the club since their move to San Francisco in 1958!
'The longer I do this the smarter I get' --Brian Sabean
Agreed.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Oct 8, 2010 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
and we expect more from Sadison.
Sadison: hit up 21a and drink micro brews on their beer grotto… its the right thing to do
In awe of his adopted dad: equipment manager Mike Murphy, who has been with the club since their move to San Francisco in 1958!
'The longer I do this the smarter I get' --Brian Sabean
Plus it’s a lot easier to do that that fight your way through anything else in the area. Just walk in from the sidewalk and order from the little beer stand near the back.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Oct 8, 2010 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Happy Birthday
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Happy birthday! May Cain bless you with a win!
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 8, 2010 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Happy birthday!
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Oct 8, 2010 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
You know what would be a terrific gift?
Another Giants win!
Happy Birthday!
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-
that is a sparkly pencil
McCovey Chronicles - The repetition is awesome. Proud Adoptive Parent of BRETT PILL.
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by sadison bummedgarner on Oct 8, 2010 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
TWSS
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 are so good at finding the most nauseatingly cute e-greeting cards.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 8, 2010 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah dude, happy bday.
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Oct 8, 2010 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Happy birthday!
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 8, 2010 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I got three HRs on mine
and six k’s from MadBum. It wasn’t the playoffs, but it didn’t suck. I hope you get twice that.
I left my swagger in my other pants.
Happy Birthday!!!
See you at the game!
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 8, 2010 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
I hope your birthday is happy as fuck.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
nice
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 8, 2010 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
And to the Braves fans whining about the (truly) missed call last night
I present you another dozen missed calls:
Proud member of the Adopt-a-Giant program (Aaron Rowand)
I love winning!
It’s, like, better than losing!
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
Little love from our friends at LL
I don’t get how Mariners fans aren’t all on suicide watch right now. They drafted Morrow over Lincecum, then they trade Morrow to the Blue Jays and he strikes out 17 in a game.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
It’s possible that we’re just being set up for a larger heartbreak.
I am firmly in this corner.
"I wanted to pick a Rockie. But I dislike the Rockies. They're not bona fide." — Jon Miller on the postgame wrap, 7/1/10
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Oct 8, 2010 11:03 AM PDT reply actions
It is impossible for an optimist to be pleasantly surprised.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Oct 8, 2010 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
This ^
And there are scientific studies that show optimists get sick less, live longer, happier lives, have more friends, etc etc.
Long story short – far better to be an optimist in all things, even Giants things.
Cause or effect?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel bad that I haven't truly enjoyed this year as much as I know I should have
My heart’s been broken too many times that sometimes I almost wish the Giants wouldn’t make it to the playoffs so that I’m not set up for even bigger pain. Really, 2002 was just too much to bear.
"I wanted to pick a Rockie. But I dislike the Rockies. They're not bona fide." — Jon Miller on the postgame wrap, 7/1/10
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Oct 8, 2010 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
it’s better to have loved and lost….
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 8, 2010 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
But see, for me "loved" would be the pure joy of winning a WS
So in this analogy I really haven’t ever loved. More like I’ve “had a crush” and enjoyed some heavy-petting.
"I wanted to pick a Rockie. But I dislike the Rockies. They're not bona fide." — Jon Miller on the postgame wrap, 7/1/10
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Oct 8, 2010 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
No
"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 8, 2010 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
8 teams make the playoffs and 7 lose their last game.
the season will end no matter what. we’ll either be thrilled (an understatement) or disappointed (to what degree we can’t know yet.)
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 8, 2010 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
The Giants still have to win games, and they still have an offense than can get completely shut down, which is what happened last night.
Haven’t scored more than four runs in a game in almost two weeks.
"Buster Posey" anagram = OYSTER PUBES
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Oct 8, 2010 11:07 AM PDT reply actions
We’re due?
Yeah, with Hanson tonight and Hudson Sunday, I’d like to see a little bit of offense the next two games.
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 8, 2010 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Salient point
Absolutely agree with this line. Some other fans were telling me how much they love the “democracy” of this team, where there’s no offensive superstars and anyone could be a hero. I said that’s all fine and good when someone does, but it leads to games where they don’t. It’s silly to underrate the value of having one or two guys the other team just absolutely dreads facing.
"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
God that’d be nice to have.
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 8, 2010 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
I wish we had one of those in the last 20 years.
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
Ha! I feel like maybe we did…nope, nevermind.
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 8, 2010 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Can't have everything
I kinda like what we have. With a guy like Lincecum last night, there was nothing the Braves could do. With a masher like Bonds, they can just pitch around him
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
My cheeks hurt from smiling, my throat hurts from yelling and my hand hurts from high-fiving so many strangers. The ramp was just a party and I can’t wait to do it all again tonight.
I just posted this in the other thread, but I thought it might be worth sharing here as well – Video of the scene in 328 last night at the end of the game, note I wasn’t jumping that’s just a combination of the stadium and myself shaking with excitement.
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
That’s certainly better than shaking with excrement, which is how I read that at first.
I guess that would be Pac Belle circa 2005-2009.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 8, 2010 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
+6-4-3
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 8, 2010 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ll buy my hats in spring training. If the Giants had a successful season the previous year (based off of my own expectations) I’ll keep the same hat. Unsuccessful – time for a new hat. This is Year Two (of at least three) for my current ‘lid’.
Also, throw a kid to the ground, not your Giants hat. What’s wrong with you man?
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
I got ~18 years on my current gameday hat. Going to retire it after we do that thing we’re trying to do.
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
Break my heart into a million pieces? It’s true.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 8, 2010 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
i mean
were you surprised? i wasnt. i was numb to it.
"There he goes. One of god's own prototypes. Some kind of high powered mutant never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die."
Does anyone remember laughter?
No just kidding…
Does anyone remember Pablo drawing an intentional walk before last night?
Funnily enough, he had 12 IBB this year, 13 last year. I would have guessed way more last year.
It's orange inside
Good point
Perhaps somewhere, someone has this broken down into IBB-total, IBB-PitcherOnDeck, IBB-OpenBase1out, IBB-BasesLoadedButThisGuyScaresTheShitOutOfMeSoImmaWalkHimAnyway…
It's orange inside
Pablo only had one IBB batting eighth
He actually only started seven games in the 8 hole- most of his IBB’s were hitting third and sixth
The Pablo hate is not admirable.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s not like we wish he was a better hitter… It would simply be nice if he could make an adjustment every once in a while
"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 8, 2010 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Agree to an extent
There were, are and will continue to be those of us who wrung every ounce of talent out of ourselves that we possibly could and still simply were not good enough to make it. So to see someone who has the talent that we didn’t have, waste that talent because he won’t do the simple things like get in shape, or make small adjustments, is simply maddening and frustrating on a whole different level.
"There's not many things to do in a trailer park." - A. Huff
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 8, 2010 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s hardly the only player to struggle in their sophomore season and I think he definitely has tried to make adjustments, but it’s just not that easy to break habits that one has spent a lifetime developing. I do think he is working on it though.
Your obsession with his weight is odd… it has almost nothing to do with his hitting. Although I agree that his conditioning is the difference between him being a mediocre and a good third baseman, I disagree that it is a simple issue. He made it to the bigs without ever needing to worry about conditioning – like I said it’s a lifetime of habits to overcome and it’s not easy nor is it something that will just go away in the course of a year. I do share your sense of disappointment that he is not maximizing his talent – I guess I just don’t get the anger.
In any case, this team is in the friggin’ post season and people are taking the time to make negative ‘shops about the team? I’m not a fan.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
It didn’t strike me as that negative. I see how it could be negative, but I just saw it as, “We should hit into fewer double plays.” I agree with that, just like I’d agree with “We should hit more home runs and more triples and draw more walks.”
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 8, 2010 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Eh, double plays are painful, but good teams hit into a lot of double plays. It happens.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh definitely. Thinking that Pablo’s weakness is hitting into double plays this year is silly. His weakness is that he’s not getting as many hits, not that he happens to have hit into a lot of double plays.
I actually laughed when he hit into the double play last night. Doing it on the first pitch was pretty frustrating though.
I still like Pablo, and I think he’ll come up with some big hits this postseason.
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 8, 2010 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
The first pitch part is particularly galling, yes.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
it has almost nothing to do with his hitting
Evidence?
"There's not many things to do in a trailer park." - A. Huff
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 8, 2010 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you going to supply some that says fat guys can’t hit?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think he should sit.
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 8, 2010 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
LET’S DO THAT AGAIN!
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
by ResDog on Oct 8, 2010 11:22 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
My voice is still hoarse from last night.
If Timmy had struck out 15 my throat might be permanently damaged. Wish i had tix again tonight.
Matt just needs to go out and be himself, no need to strikeout a ton. How about a few more runs of support guys?
Here’s hoping my voice recovers by 6:30 and then is gone again tomorrow…
We had nosebleed seats last night so we walked all 32 miles down that ramp. My favorite part was high-fiving, hand-slapping and fist-bumping every Giants fan along the railing as we walked down.
My second favorite fan thing last night – driving by City Hall and seeing Coit Tower from a distance, both lit up in orange.
They could be Giants...but not really.
Dude
I love that you are a Giants fan, and maybe you’re even from here, but to people in the bay area, “frisco” signals “out-of-town dork”. Just trying to help out.
It's orange inside
Actually 98% of all my family live in SAN FRANCISCO...
I grew up as a military brat so I’ve moved around quite a bit, but SAN FRANCISCO is where we always called “HOME.” I live in southern California now.
I’ve never heard it called that, and I hope I never do.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing C.J. Wilson.
I first heard the Gay Bay when I went to a FFA competition in Fresno. I was confused.
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Oct 8, 2010 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Isn’t you implying that everyone in Fresno is ignorant the same as someone suggesting everyone in SF gay?
by FrankRobinson on Oct 8, 2010 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Options:
1. Plug both ears and go lalalalalala
2. Let the rage boil inside and then blog about it or write a short story with your kickass writing skills
3. cry
by FrankRobinson on Oct 8, 2010 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Bitter Frank is still bitter.
Carryover from last night. At least his caps lock is off.
Adopted Son: !Matt Downs I'll miss you my son.
I think he’s just angry because he can’t remember how to get it back on.
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
/calls tech support because instructions clearly say to press any key but I can’t find the “any” key.
Really?
Haha, that is so old. I think that was the first joke ever posted to the internet back in the 90s or something.
by FrankRobinson on Oct 8, 2010 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Meh.
The only people who think “gay” is an insult is dopey outta towners, anyway*, so it’s kind of a silly insult anyway.
*-Wild generalization.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Oct 8, 2010 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
It rhymes! It’s so witty!
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 8, 2010 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
That phrase translates to English as ‘I am a dumbfuck’.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Question
Haven’t spent much time in the Bay Area over the last decade or so, but does anyone still refer to San Francisco as “The Frisk”? If memory serves it was quite popular about ten years ago, but I could have merely been influenced by ginormous nerds.
"There's not many things to do in a trailer park." - A. Huff
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 8, 2010 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
This post here is probably the first time I’ve ever heard that term.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Oct 8, 2010 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Never heard it, don’t particularly like it. But I guess it’s better than “The Cavity Search”
It's orange inside
I’ve never heard that before.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 8, 2010 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, ‘out of town dork’ or ‘Hells Angel’… either way, I hear Frisco and think it’s a town in Texas.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
The other nickname I’ve heard a couple of times which I really hate is “SanFo”. Seems more appropriate for the airport than the city.
They could be Giants...but not really.
Did someone from Colorado think that one up?
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 8, 2010 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I haaaaate “SanFo.”
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 8, 2010 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
These "out-of-town-dorks" disagree:
http://www.friscohellsangels.com/
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
OOH WAH AH AH AH!
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 8, 2010 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I know I'm LOLD..but I just always call it The City...
Adopted Son: !Matt Downs I'll miss you my son.
by nvsfg on Oct 8, 2010 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
It’s sad, oh
There’s been mornings, out on the road without you
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing C.J. Wilson.
Wish that dude would unretire and write some new tunes.
Yes, really, I have not updated my blog in a long long time: http://skaldheim.livejournal.com/tag/baseball
He said he’d written some new songs and was looking into recording them in the near-ish future. Sounded like it wouldn’t be a Journey album, though.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Oct 8, 2010 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Nope, Journey and Perry will almost certainly never play together ever again. Some serious bad blood between Schon and Perry. I thought it sucked that Steve Perry just stopped doing anything with music after he quit the band in ’98.
Yes, really, I have not updated my blog in a long long time: http://skaldheim.livejournal.com/tag/baseball
To be honest with you, I love his music. I do. I am a Steve Perry fan. For my money, I don’t think it gets any better than when he sings “Oh Sherrie”.
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
For whatever reason, I haven’t enjoyed his solo music as much as I enjoyed his work with Journey. (I think the intro to “Oh Sherrie” is very awkward, and it affects my enjoyment of the rest of it.) But he has one of the best voices in rock, and it’s a shame that he hasn’t felt the muse recently.
Yes, really, I have not updated my blog in a long long time: http://skaldheim.livejournal.com/tag/baseball
Sorry, I went Office Space on you
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
Yes.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 8, 2010 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
It's what you do in between the attacks of euphoria
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
If this is 1987
Does that mean next year gets to be 1988?
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Oct 8, 2010 11:55 AM PDT reply actions
Nah
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 8, 2010 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Nice try.
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 8, 2010 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, can you blame me?
I need something to hope for as long as I’m saddled with this clusterfuck of an ownership situation.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Oct 8, 2010 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t blame you at all. I admire your effort. But the answer is no. I mean, come on, the Mets in the NLCS?
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 8, 2010 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 8, 2010 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I won't let myself get excited until we win game 2
Read: 2003 NLDS.
Matt Cain is better than Sidney Ponson by great lengths, but it’s still hard to think about how we went wire to wire then completely fell apart with a team that possibly is better than what we have this year.
I know I've said it on here before, but I think it bears repeating.
I’m generally happy and positive (although I admit to being ridiculously nervous, too) about the Giants this year because I really just wanted them to win the west. Everything that happens from here out is gravy. I know plenty of you have bigger ideas, and I’ll admit if they get to the WS this year again only to lose again the heartbreak will be a bitch, but I’ll still have generally positive feelings about this season.
Because, dammit, this team is just too likable. And I always kinda figured we’d lose a post-season spot in the last week. So all the positive energy flowing through the Bay this week makes perfect sense to me. I feel it too. For once, I have positive feelings about the Giants that last more than a day or two.
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 8, 2010 12:03 PM PDT reply actions
I’m also still just giddy about being in the post-season. I truly believe this team has something really special that can take them all the way, though. And I want that. Very Badly.
ps. It’s Thong-Friday! awyyyeahhh :)
Have you ever thrown a fist full of glitter in the air?
♥ 2010 San Francisco Giants ♥
♥ McCoven ♥
LOL
Yes, I feel the same way, I just won’t be as disappointed as I normally would be if they fell out tomorrow.
And in regards to Friday, I’m way ahead of you ;)
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 8, 2010 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Really? At this point I still think we’re under quota.
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 8, 2010 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I was just thinking that.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Oct 8, 2010 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree
I should be getting more love here.
It's magic inside, and that doesn't only mean Aubrey's junk.
by Aubrey Huff's Thong on Oct 8, 2010 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
rec'd
♥ Aubrey Huff’s Thong ♥
Have you ever thrown a fist full of glitter in the air?
♥ 2010 San Francisco Giants ♥
♥ McCoven ♥
And you don't even need the premium service to access it
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
This
I’m also still just giddy about being in the post-season.
I got goose bumps when we got inside the park last night and I saw all the bunting hanging on the rails
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
I got goose bumps when we got inside the park last night and I saw all the bunting hanging on the rails
I heard Bochy didn’t like it as much.
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
by Ott on Oct 8, 2010 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
bunting? Meh.
Added nothing. Clashed with the orange & black. Hope it’s gone tonight.
It's orange inside
TheRealRonWashington: @TheHambino I got goose bumps when we got inside the park last night and I saw all the bumping of the rails
1 day ago via TweetDeck
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 8, 2010 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m ok with just being in the playoffs too. Win or lose, this team has already surpassed my expectations (which was 4th in the division, wooh).
The only other thing I’d ask for are decent postseason debuts for Cain and Sanchez. They don’t have to be great like Timmy was last night, but man, I want the world to know how good both of these guys are. The regular season is one thing, but we all know the spotlight intensifies in October. I’d love for both of them to solidify their reputations in front of the national media this week.
They could be Giants...but not really.
Somewhat OT and not "In the Moment"...
has anyone not lucky enough to be there last night, actually used the software for syncing radio and TV ? It seems like a PITA.
I really don’t want to do it, but I don’t think I can take much more of these “National” unbiased broadcasters. Seriously, I almost threw stuff at the TV last night. Not a good idea with a big LCD. It got so bad that I tried the radio and TV. If I closed my eyes I could stand it, but hearing the call before it happened kind of killed it for me.
Adopted Son: !Matt Downs I'll miss you my son.
Brenly isn't too bad, he's actually good at times
But Dick Stockton is awful….“There’s a flyball to the…shortstop.” and Tom Verducci sounds like a high school kid doing a school project, who also happens to have a bad wig and too much cosmetic surgery.
"There's not many things to do in a trailer park." - A. Huff
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 8, 2010 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel like half my posts here last night were raging against the incompetence of TBS in general and Dick Stockton in specific.
It’s very telling that MLB.com’s highlight videos from the game make liberal use of KNBR’s call instead of TBS.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Yeah
It’s somewhat of a nice distraction though because I find myself actually feeling sorry for Brenley, like hey this guy does a good job, but no one will notice because Dick Stockton sucks ass. Plus it’s like he couldn’t get more than a few words in edge-wise for fear it would only highlight how much Dick Stockton sucks.
"There's not many things to do in a trailer park." - A. Huff
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 8, 2010 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Verducci’s “Deer in the Headlights” standups were very painful.
Adopted Son: !Matt Downs I'll miss you my son.
Yup
They were Bip Roberts-esque, but not nearly as unintentionally funny.
"There's not many things to do in a trailer park." - A. Huff
Giants Front Office....Torture!
by Giant Torture on Oct 8, 2010 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Bip is very likable, if not that bright.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s how I feel about Jon Miller & ESPN. We know he rocks, but everyone hates “the ESPN broadcasters” because half of “ESPN broadcasters” have sucked for decades.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Oct 8, 2010 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s actually standard procedure for MLB.com highlight videos this year. They didn’t give Stockton any particularly short shrift, although they should.
There are four different types of clips that MLB puts up:
- “Normal” highlight clips, which constitute the vast majority of clips. These use the TV call from the broadcasters whose teams came out on the good end of the play. In the postseason, there’s only one TV broadcast so you’re stuck with whoever.
- This year, MLB began throwing together special “Must C” clips for particularly big plays. These plays will have “normal” highlight clips (see above), but you’ll also see a “Must C” clip which contains both the TV and radio calls from the team which came out on the good end of the play.
- A third type of clip, also for a select few big plays, contains TV and radio from both teams.
- Finally, there is the special MLB Recap clip for every game. In these, the audio from the winning team’s radio broadcast is spliced in over the TV feed to show the highlights.
I’ve downloaded hundreds of megabytes of these things and they follow pretty regular patterns. During the postseason, there are even more clips available – pre- and post-game interviews, individual strikeouts which during the regular season wouldn’t be included or would only part of a composite highlight clip, etc.
Brenly was less horrendous than the others, but they wouldn’t let him get a word in for fear of highlighting their ineptitude.
Adopted Son: !Matt Downs I'll miss you my son.
I had to mess with the sound settings on my laptop, but I finally got the Radio Delay program to work last night. After connecting the radio and setting a delay of about 9 seconds, the TV and KNBR were synced up perfectly.
Bowkermania runs wild no more.
by rightcenterfielder on Oct 8, 2010 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Damnit !! you mean it actually works ?
/ looks up link again
Adopted Son: !Matt Downs I'll miss you my son.
I was surprised too
At first, I had both the live audio and the delayed audio playing at the same time, but once I muted the line-in playback volume, it worked great.
Bowkermania runs wild no more.
by rightcenterfielder on Oct 8, 2010 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
MLB Audio was very close to being synced last night. Just a couple seconds delay.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 8, 2010 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I love my wife...
This year she finally got a bit into baseball. And she became a Giant fan without too much pressure from me. We celebrated last nights win and then she says, “wait that was game one tonight right? ugggh so I guess we are watching baseball this weekend.” mmmmmhhhhhmmm LOL.
Baby steps. Baby steps.
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 8, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
She get’s Sunday off, though! There’s no Giants baseball on Sunday! So she won’t have to suffer watching the home team and -
Oh.
Yeah.
The Niners play on Sunday. Tell your wife I’m sorry.
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 8, 2010 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh right, I keep thinking it Saturday. She’s screwed.
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 8, 2010 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
She's a Steeler fan...
so she’s enjoying football more than me. She’ll be my shoulder to cry on if the Niners find a way to get hit in the mouth Sunday night.
LOL
I used to date a Steelers fan. I understand.
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by Prussian Creole on Oct 8, 2010 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Mrs. Goofus is a pretty casual sports fan
Having worked in the “sports business” she’s a little jaded, but last night admitted that she’s nevered cared so much about a pro sports team as she does the 2010 Giants. I gave her a big hug
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
She’s allright in my book.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
screw it, i’m gonna sharpie it orange… his beard too
by 49 Giant Shark Warriors on Oct 8, 2010 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
NO! My monitor’s ruined!!!!
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Oct 8, 2010 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Mentioning that ramp right now is pretty funny because the person I was at the game with last night wanted to take that to get out, but I refused to take that hour long walk
Its funny because fuck the dodgers
Yeah, but every way down was an hour, and it sounds like the ramp was way more fun than the stairs I was on. Think I’ll go to the ramp tonight.
It's orange inside
Everything seemed shut down last night
The escalator from the upper deck seemed like it kept stopping periodically. There was no movement at the stairs far down in RF. Elevators take forever. And the stairs next to the elevators were at a hault coming down from the upper deck.
I eventually got on the escalator and saw that even the long ramp came to a stand still a couple of go arounds before getting to promenade level. So anyway you go you’re likely in for a wait.
Its funny because fuck the dodgers
I think it's all the SRO tickets
There was gridlock all over the place with that many people
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
I assume it’s also that you have nearly 44,000 people trying to leave the park at the exact same time. Even when games are sold out during the regular season, there may be a couple thousand no-shows, and a lot of fans who do show up leave early.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
That’s right, I forgot about them. How many SRO tickets did they sell?
I imagine tonight is going to be even more crowded, being a Friday and all.
They could be Giants...but not really.
I think it was a couple thousand
Can’t imagine it being more crowded since it was “sold out”. It was the second largest baseball crowd they’ve ever had there. I think they squeezed a few more in for the ASG
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
They squeeze a few more in somewhat regularly. In 2000, every crowd was a 40,930-person sellout.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Oct 8, 2010 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Escalators can never break
They can only temporarily become stairs.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
by RDreamer on Oct 8, 2010 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rec’d for referencing Mitch Hedburg. I loved him.
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 8, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
The first time I heard him, I almost died of laughter…
I went to find out more about him and was really upset to see that he was no longer alive….
RIP Mitch.
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Oct 8, 2010 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
For future use
There are several stairs you can use and a couple are hidden.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
quotes from Braves hitters on last night's game
not sure if this has been posted…
"All of a sudden, it’s in the catcher’s mitt," said Brooks Conrad(notes), who whiffed twice.
What they saw was a black No. 55, then left ear, then glove, then hair, then left leg, then right arm, all before ball. And then it was too late.
Six months before they’d been no-hit by Colorado’s Ubaldo Jimenez(notes).
"We might have hit more balls hard in the no-hitter," Diaz said. "His slider is new. It’s harder and more frequent than he threw. You can’t see it out of his hand.
"On my first strikeout, the second strike was a slider I missed by maybe a millimeter. The third I missed by two feet. And they looked like the same pitch."
Lee, who’d batted .375 against Lincecum in 17 prior plate appearances, merely shrugged at the thought of hitting what one can’t see.
"We were informed of it," he said of the slider, "but I have never seen him throw it like that."
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ti-lincicumcolumn100810
Proud adopted parent of the ball dudes, who have grounded into 109 fewer double plays than the Giants.
“We were informed of it,” he said of the slider, “but I have never seen him throw it like that.”
Just because they knew about it, doesn’t mean they could see it !!
Adopted Son: !Matt Downs I'll miss you my son.
the radio ball
you can hear it, but you can’t see it.
And the worst part, those fukin’ douchenozzles over at the MCC get to lord this over us.
LOL – awesome.
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 8, 2010 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Invisible Slider ?
Adopted Son: !Matt Downs I'll miss you my son.
by nvsfg on Oct 8, 2010 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
Timmy Wizardry
/waits for dorky snuggie marketing picture
by FrankRobinson on Oct 8, 2010 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
He simply walks into Mordor
by 49 Giant Shark Warriors on Oct 8, 2010 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
He really does
Like a long haired Gollum, biting off Lowedo’s finger.
rec’d, btw
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
I just rediscovered the Fellowship on blueray the other night, having not watched it for a long time.
Fucking awesome movie. Waiting on the next two to come in the mail.
by FrankRobinson on Oct 8, 2010 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
BLURAY?!?
i did not know this!
should i get the theatrical edition Blu Ray or wait for a possible Extended Edition in Blu Ray?
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
Wait for extended edition, it’s what the movies should be. I’m actually pretty pissed they’re trying to pull the whole double release on Blu-Ray thing.
I just netflixed them
I didn’t know there was two versions. Good to know now though.
by FrankRobinson on Oct 8, 2010 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice
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 8, 2010 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Can anyone explain this?
When I went by the gameday thread yesterday, it inexplicably linked to this fanpost, which I’d never seen before. The link isn’t there anymore. What is going on, and why didn’t I see that fanpost when it was put up?
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Someone hacked MCC!!!
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 8, 2010 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Attire for tonight's game.
"Just another ahahahaha... laugher."
Free AnVil!
by capnk on Oct 8, 2010 12:44 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
...
"Buster Posey" anagram = OYSTER PUBES
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Oct 8, 2010 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Have fun!
I’m wearing the same outfit for the 3rd straight game: Khaki shorts, white t, flip flops, Mays home jersey, Giants cap. And the whiskers on my face are getting strange looks at work.
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
I’m torn. Not sure if I should wear my black Giants t-shirt underneath the Lincecum home jersey (worked last night) or wear my SUPERWONDERFUL shirt (didn’t work last time vs Padres).
I CAN HAZ MARK REYNOLDS?
I went through a different shirt for each of the weekend games against the Padres (old Mitchell t-shirt didn’t work, old Bonds shirt didn’t work), settling on a plain orange shirt. I wore it last night too. I’m wondering if I should give it a night off, but I’m thinking of just going with it again.
Also, haven’t washed it. It smells like victory.
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 8, 2010 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I ditched Friday & Saturday’s orange towel thingies and tied Sunday’s around my right wrist. That obviously worked, so I did it again last night, along with wearing the same jeans & jersey, and I tucked yesterday’s rally rag into my hat. I’m running out of places to stick those things (tying them into my glove didn’t work).
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Oct 8, 2010 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh come now, you couldn’t think of other places to stick them?
Sorry, I couldn’t resist.
I worry about running my shirt’s luck into the ground, but I think I should just keep going with it.
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 8, 2010 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m thinking I’ll ride the hot hand and go with the same shirt/jersey as last night.
I CAN HAZ MARK REYNOLDS?
/Bochy approves.
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 8, 2010 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
also:
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on Oct 8, 2010 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
OT
Dude found tracking device on his car and FBI had to go get it back from him.
"We’re here to recover the device you found on your vehicle. It’s federal property. It’s an expensive piece, and we need it right now."
LOL
I CAN HAZ MARK REYNOLDS?
I heard that the agent’s name was Fuzzy Dunlop.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
by rotorueter on Oct 8, 2010 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Or take it out to a field and blow it up because you "thought it was a bomb"
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
LOL
Afifi’s encounter with the FBI ended with the agents telling him not to worry.
"We have all the information we needed," they told him. "You don’t need to call your lawyer. Don’t worry, you’re boring. "
They shook his hand and left.
I have a great deal more faith in the veracity of the below statement than that of the above.
Brian Alseth from the American Civil Liberties Union in Washington state contacted Afifi after seeing pictures of the tracking device posted online and told him the ACLU had been waiting for a case like this to challenge the ruling.
"This is the kind of thing we like to throw lawyers at," Afifi said Alseth told him.
"It seems very frightening that the FBI have placed a surveillance-tracking device on the car of a 20-year-old American citizen who has done nothing more than being half-Egyptian," Alseth told Wired.com.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Oct 8, 2010 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Bravs n owr makro, stealin owr memes
"Buster Posey" anagram = OYSTER PUBES
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Oct 8, 2010 1:00 PM PDT reply actions
He was a shot in the dark, and the bullet took out the light switch.
If we could understand what Bob Dylan was saying, I’m sure he’d praise this. Also, this might have made it into the top 10 Grant Lines of 2010. Certainly, the best line of the postseason (so far) (I hope).
by Every6thDay on Oct 8, 2010 1:07 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
/clicks subject line
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 8, 2010 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
What do you mean Jose Castillo couldn't hit?
Dude hit doubles
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
Wow
The people of Talkin’ Chop seem to think Matt Cain is a scrub. They don’t think highly of him at all.
Protip: Matt Cain is really good. Have fun tonight.
"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
MATT CAIN SAYS STFD!
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 8, 2010 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Really? What are they saying? I thought Braves fans were smarter than that.
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 8, 2010 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
To be fair, it’s definitely not all of them. But there is a lot of “Braves have the clear advantage tonight vs. Cain”, and “Matt Cain is very lucky”
"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
That’s just silly though. I guess there is the whole xFIP thing, but Cain has been doing it for five years. It’s frankly starting to look sustainable.
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 8, 2010 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
/meme_generator
“Who do you think taught Timmy the changeup?”
Matt_head
ME!
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
That's not true from what I saw a few minutes ago
A couple people mentioned it (one fairly vociferously), but the majority of them felt Cain was pretty damn good.
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
CAIN IS NOT THAT GOOD!!!!!!!!!! I was at his last start of the season against the Padres, the ONLY big start of his career and he folded when the bats couldnt get him any support the first couple innings. There is hope guys. We should absolutely win the next two with a chance to finish it in atlanta
Everything I’ve seen has been in agreement with this
"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
That’s just silly SSS crap.
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 8, 2010 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Then you're seeing what you want to see - here's some replies to that statement
i agree…. pitchers who continually post 4 WAR seasons suck.
But he did not pitch well his last start, ergo, he is a bad pitcher.
He/she/it blinded me with science!
You lose.
Also in that thread:
Lincecum and Caine are just like Wainwright and Carpenter
You’re not likely to beat them both, you just have to hope you get lucky against one of them.
Honestly, I see very few of them supporting that statement.
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
That’s more encouraging. There’s bound to be some silly talk going on, especially after last night’s frustration. I have generally thought better of Braves fans.
Either way, Matt Cain will handle his shit tonight. It’s what he does.
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 8, 2010 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
They seem like a pretty good lot over there
Although I’ve only read a few of their items – they handled calbearjd’s knuckleheadedness fairly well I thought.
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
Scroll down some more?
Also in the thread before that, there’s a ton of Matt Cain hate
"My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder." -Zinedine Zidane
"If City play a game against United for 89 minutes, maybe they’ll have a chance." -King Eric Cantona
I think some of it might be frustration. Sucked to be a Braves fan last night, so people may be lashing out a bit. They can be wrong.
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 8, 2010 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Still not seeing it
I guess we’ll need to agree to disagree.
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
Rome, you are fucking WRONG!
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Oct 8, 2010 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions
do what Romosexuals do?
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
That's the only post I saw that had that sentiment
Most of the other posters were disagreeing with that poster.
Example:
I really don’t think Matt Cain is as good as Lincecum. I’m not saying he’s not good. I’m just saying it’s unnecessarily pessimistic to assert that we have no better chance of success against Cain than against Lincecum, since obviously, historically, most teams have had more success against Cain.
All in all, Bravos fans seem way more knowledgeable about baseball than TBLA, GLB and PR “fans”.
Bravos fans seem way more knowledgeable about baseball than TBLA, GLB and PR "fans".
Statement or exclamation ?
Adopted Son: !Matt Downs I'll miss you my son.
True. Doesn't know how to win.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 8, 2010 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
HIS XFIP!!!!!!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Feels nice to be in a position to succeed.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 8, 2010 1:24 PM PDT reply actions
Return of the Dingerball Wizard?
keithlaw
Second instructional league HR in two days for catcher Tommy Joseph, today’s a no doubter. #giants
If Belt keeps hitting, it might make Josph superfluous and a nice trade chip.
It's not like there will be a Catchers spot open soon...right ?
Adopted Son: !Matt Downs I'll miss you my son.
Hopefully not
Though this makes me hope even more that Belt can play a passable corner OF spot for a few years.
C: Posey
1B: Joesph
LF: Belt
2012?
TOJO! HE SHOT MY SHINS OFF!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Non-LOL
Torres CF
Sanchez 2B
Huff 1B
Posey C
Burrell LF
Uribe SS
Sandoval 3B
Ross RF
Cain RHP
Braves:
Infante 3B
Heyward RF
Lee 1B
McCann C
Cabrera LF
Conrad 2B
Gonzalez SS
Ankiel CF
Hanson RHP
A couple different breaks and the Giants score two other runs. And I don’t see any better options.
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 8, 2010 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
For whom?
Renteria? Fontenot? My guess is that would be a wash: pick up some defensively, lose some offensively.
Yeah Fontenot.
The way Pablo is playing right now, Fontenot will be an upgrade offensively and defensively.
Neither...
Fontenot cannot play 3rd…would have to play SS…which means moving Uribe to 3B…so you weaken two positions defensively for questionable offensive upgrade
You cannot be serious. Uribe is worse on 3rd base compared to Pablo? You. Cannot. Be. Serious. Man.
Fontenot may not even be worse than Uribe at SS. Weaker arm, but better movement.
I think Uribe is worse at third than he is at short by a good deal, and I can’t figure out why.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 8, 2010 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I really think it’s reaction time…I have no stats to back it up but Uribe seems to have problems with plays requiring good reaction times…
That makes sense
I’ve heard SS’s with good arms play deeper in the hole because they can compensate, but at 3rd you have to play in more
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
Fontenot at 3B...
I’m wondering what your basis is for saying, “Fontenot cannot play 3rd…would have to play SS”. What little we’ve seen of Fontenot indicates that he’s all right at 3B, but that he definitely should not play SS. SSS stats certainly indicate this, but more important, the scouting on his arm and its suitability for SS indicate this more.
………… Fontenot …… Sandoval …… Uribe
3B Inn …… 455 …………… 2338 ……. 1158
UZR/150 … -11.1 ………….. -0.6 ………. 4.5
SS Inn …….. 81 …………………………. 7723
UZR/150 …. -76.7 ………………………… 3.1
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?
This is the best lineup we could field.
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 like this lineup a lot.
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.
Still no Rowand
Does that mean he’ll get the start against Hudson on Sunday?
Lineup
Torres CF
Sanchez 2B
Huff 1B
Posey C
Burrell LF
Uribe SS
Sandoval 3B
Ross RF
Cain RHP
They could be Giants...but not really.
Best line-up Bochy could put out there.
I hope Ross continues to have a good series and the Giants don’t even think about Guillen for a possible NLCS.
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 8, 2010 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Best line-up Bochy could put out there.
+1
I’m surprised he’s sticking with it though after one run last night.
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
If Ross holds his own in the ALDS, I doubt Guillen would supplant him in the NLCS. But that’s getting ahead of ourselves.
BEAT THE BRAVES FIRST
They could be Giants...but not really.
Lincecum probably could beat the Braves in the ALDS. He’s Just. That. Good.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Oct 8, 2010 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think Renteria or Fontenot are any better, and Pablo is certainly more of a power threat than either.
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 8, 2010 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Lowe and Venter were really good last night...
I was disappointed Pablo swung at the first pitch after Venter came in but the thought may be Venter wanted to get a 1st pitch strike…
Other than that…Lowe and Venter made most of the lineup look bad.
I agree with you, he’s more of a power threat than either.
But when it comes down to an important at bat – like runner on third, nobody out – I trust Fontenot way more than Pablo. Fontenot will at least give us a professional at bat.
I understand feeling that way, but I disagree. I think I’d rather have Pablo up over either in pretty much any situation. Pablo has his faults, but he’s a better hitter than either in general I think.
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 8, 2010 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Agree, although I think as soon as Atlanta gets into it's lefties in the bullpen he needs to be pulled
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
That’s true, but I was pretty angry at him last night. Swinging at a knee-high fastball on the first pitch in that situation is just totally unacceptable. Since I don’t see much difference between him and Fontenot when defense is included, I could see sitting him just to send a message, but I really don’t think it would make any difference.
Go to it!
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 8, 2010 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Cain is able!
/crickets
"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
Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to hurl that rotten tomato right at you.
They could be Giants...but not really.
Prospect!
Belt ranked #4 in BA’s EL top 20 prospects.
No other Flying Squirrel made the top 20 (Neal & Crawford were the closest)
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
Caller on radio comparing the blown call at 2nd to Merkle’s Boner.
um..wut?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 8, 2010 1:42 PM PDT reply actions
And then Tom compares a blown call to car tires blowing out at freeway speeds, killing you and your family.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Oct 8, 2010 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m already very tired of the massive overreaction to that play. In real time, full speed, Buster looked safe. The first few replays didn’t look terribly conclusiv. The Braves didn’t protest in the slightest. Bobby Cox didn’t even leave the dugout to talk about it. The TBS crew didn’t even notice the call was blown until several innings later. For crying out loud, if the Braves themselves didn’t think it was worth arguing about, then everyone else should just STFU about it already.
Massive kudos to the Braves for keeping perspective on this, when hardly anyone else is.
Yes, really, I have not updated my blog in a long long time: http://skaldheim.livejournal.com/tag/baseball
I actually thought he was out live. Of course, Omar Infante was the real problem that inning for the Braves. Also, their complete inability to hit Lincecum didn’t help them winning the game.
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 8, 2010 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed
Bad call, no doubt about it. But at the time, it didn’t appear egregious.
Maybe if Cox doesn’t pitch around Pablo, that bad call doesn’t hurt the Braves.
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
That too. I thought that was weird. Why not just throw him sinkers in the dirt at least?
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 8, 2010 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
If the Braves had been able to score even 1 run off Timmy, all the questions become moot. Ultimately, Timmy >>>>> controversy.
Yes, really, I have not updated my blog in a long long time: http://skaldheim.livejournal.com/tag/baseball
Timmy should become a mediator. He would just throw a change-up and the parties would decide to agree to avoid seeing another.
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 8, 2010 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I doubt it, and Posey was on second anyway.
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 8, 2010 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
If Buster was out...
Then why wasn’t Bobby Cox ejected??
I REST MY CASE
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?
They asked him that
He couldn’t see the play and his fielder’s didn’t react.
Around here in Anaheim CA
people are confused about the team to cheer for right now. I got quite a few people with me to get behind the Giants but most have tuned out. I love watching bandwagon fans jump off. My mom was awestruck by Tim and just how good he is and my father and I are growing out our beards to show support for the pen. I love this team.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Oct 8, 2010 1:42 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Yeah I hear ya
I have had a Dodger fan and an Angel fan tell me that they’re backing the Giants this postseason. Both are huge fans of Timmy.
"A foghorn blowing out wild and cold." -Dire Straits
Timmy truly is a wizard. Bringing people into the light.
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 8, 2010 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Mystical and legendary.
People love to see how players play in big games before falling for them. Tim showed he belongs in the top names of best pitchers right now. Everyone else is just now figuring it out.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Oct 8, 2010 2:02 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Hey! Another one.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 8, 2010 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Wanna catch a game at a local watering hole? Isn’t it great seeing how many people were going " The Angels are still playing?" and just laugh.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Oct 8, 2010 2:08 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Legitimately broke right now. If they go on to the NLCS then sure. Where do you go?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Oct 8, 2010 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Nowhere right now. No idea of a place that would show baseball. Especially Giants baseball. also, isn’t it against McC rules to venture into the outside world?
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Oct 8, 2010 2:29 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
OC Sports Grill, Cantina, Hooters, ESPN Zone all should have it. The game is on TBS so they don’t need the MLB package.
"A foghorn blowing out wild and cold." -Dire Straits
Good point.
I think we southern cal fans should do a meet and watch party somewhere.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Oct 8, 2010 2:51 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm actually an Angel fan living in Anaheim.
And let me say I’ve had quite a bit of Giants love for some time now. I grew up in South Gate (which is deep in the heart of Dodger country) and couldn’t stomach them. From that hatred my Angel fandom was born. Still, it wasn’t enough to root for a team that (at the time) never played their cross town rivals, hence the birth of my Giant fandom. I’ve been here with you guys for years, cheering you on, faithfully wearing my Giants gear to the Chavez Latrine and reminding every Dodger fan who is playoff bound this year.
Here’s to you guys.
Red Hudler > Rodger Lodge
by Teixeira Who? on Oct 8, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
And to you.
Also, thanks for still cheering for your team. I never really disliked the Angels at all but for a year. I grew up in a Dodger area of LA county and could never stand them, hence why I cheer for the Giants.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Oct 8, 2010 4:11 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
What happens when you don't read carefully...
I read this:
My mom was awestruck by Tim and we are growing out our beards
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?
'wanted to trade: red tail boas, 1'
no idea. what should it mean?
by wcw on Oct 8, 2010 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
When Timmy Throws Rockets To Braves 1...
…is enough
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
Waiters Take Two Ritual Tallywhackers, Brah. 1!
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.
Aw man, kdl is going to freak out when she sees p94 of the latest ESPN mag.
They could be Giants...but not really.
Nate’s abs?
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 8, 2010 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
RyRohl?
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 8, 2010 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Lars in nothing but a Viking hat?
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 8, 2010 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Well then I’m stumped. And nowhere near an issue of ESPN magazine to look. Spoiler please?
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 8, 2010 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Not sure if this is Insider Only but it’s #14 here:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/flash/zoomGallery?section=gen&photoGalleryId=5650718
They could be Giants...but not really.
meh
Even in black and white, he’s orange.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
Me too!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I saw that. I will not lie.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 8, 2010 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Anyone have SRO tickets last night?
Trying to come up with a gameplan for tonight’s game.
Sharks Win!
Good Omen?
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Oooooh...That would be a good bet.
I’m feeling the Giants covering the 3 1/2 tonight.
by FrankRobinson on Oct 8, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
No they won't
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Phillips!
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 8, 2010 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, there goes the perfect game for Oswalt.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
Giants press conference, live
http://www.csnbayarea.com/pages/live
lol @ Aubrey adjusting the rally thong as he exists the podium. I think it’s over.
I was on the ramp last night, too!
I can’t believe you didn’t say hi. :(
It was a great atmosphere though!
Needing a parka to watch a night game? Welcome to Giants baseball.
Lead off homer
Go Reds
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Oct 8, 2010 3:11 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
More like the winner is pre-determined ahead of time
by Bud and the fans are required to attend and clap.
This would be true of the idea of "Commie baseball"
In practice it would be more as I’ve described
It’s my favorite color…I’m OK with it….
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Oct 8, 2010 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
WHAT is your name?
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 8, 2010 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Who? Me?
It just internet nonsense…My sense of humor is pretty juvenile and the name kind of evolved over time on other boards until its present incarnation…
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Oct 8, 2010 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Promotion from Corporal Clinger?
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
There ya go
Something like that…
My name is Jordan and my first handle was Jordo11, then people started calling me Gordo, then Fattie, and it evolved somehow into Sgt. Dingleberry….I don’t even remember how it got there, but it did…This is all happened on various other MB’s…
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Oct 8, 2010 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I was going for a Monty Python and the Holy Grail reference. Your name I like, even if it doesn’t make immediate sense to me.
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 8, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow...the negativity over at Talking Chop is equal to that here
I am not going let that happen…
There is no way Giants score off of Hanson or the Braves bullpen…Cain repeats his performance against SD last week…
Braves win this game 12 to nothing…
You planning on making a mess of yourself there again tonight?
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
look, ill do my daily anti-jinx ritual in the game thread before start time. dont worry, i got it covered :)
Rewatching the game today, and I just noticed that the called strike three in the sixth to Burrell was way inside. With a runner on third and no outs, that was huge call.
Me too
I was semi-confident in Uribe and then when Sandoval came up, I wondered if PHing Renteria would’ve been the better move
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
There were two really bad calls against us in big spots…
1.Strike 3 to Burrell
2.Strike 1 to Huff when he had runners on 2nd and 3rd. That ball was waaaay outside. He then hacked on the same pitch for strike 3.
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Oct 8, 2010 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I just realized I must have slapped Grant’s hand last night.
/faints
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
Too late
I used it again later that night
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
So…basically you made love to Grant?
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 8, 2010 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Without knowing it
Like so many before me
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
LOL
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 8, 2010 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I move this thread be stricken from the record.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 8, 2010 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Speckops never specified which crotch was grabbed.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
HEY!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow. KLaw on Tommy Joseph
I think he catches long term
http://twitter.com/keithlaw/status/26786859234
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
Really? I thought no one thought that long-term?
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 8, 2010 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I heard he improved his defense this year
but yeah, coming into the year he was thought of a catcher like Jermaine Dye and Paul Konerko were catchers
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's good news for Tommy
He goes from “Will be hit enough to play first in the majors?” to “Will he hit enough to be a starting catcher in the majors or will he just be a back-up?”
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Oct 8, 2010 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I think he'll be OK as long as the Giants don't rush him
He was only 19 in the SAL last year. Hopefully he repeats the SAL next year
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
Really?
I would start him in San Jose next year and let him play out the year…
But, it would make sense if they moved up Sanchez and kept Joseph in Augusta, that way both of them could catch full time…
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Oct 8, 2010 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I'd send Sanchez to SJ and give him the bulk of the starts with Burkhart backing him up
He had sub .300 OBP and will only be 20 this year, so send him back for a 2nd round-possibly with a mid season promotion
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
That does make more sense…You’re right…
I know Sanchez has 18 months or so on Joseph in age, but if you put a gun to my head, I might pick Sanchez over Joseph….I have never seen Sanchez play and the org. doesn’t seem particularly high on him, but I get a good feeling about him and his numbers suggest good things….I wouldn’t be surprised to see him blow up in San Jose…
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Oct 8, 2010 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
If I put a gun to your head
I’d be Glen Coffee! /rim shot
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
On my prospect list I have Sanchez at 12 and Joseph at 14
So they’re very close. Joseph has way more upside and power potential, while Sanchez has good patience.
I haven’t heard any reports on Sanchez’s D though
Buster Posey>
"I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
I know BA had very good things to say about his defense
In fact they said his strength was his defense, not his bat…
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Oct 8, 2010 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Hopefully they're right
From what I can tell, the biggest thing missing in Sanchez’s game is his power
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
got a care package from my parents today.
inside: a rally rag, “authentic giants fan” signs, two giants souvenir beer cups, and a ticket from the clincher last weekend.
i’m in tears.
"to me, the all star game is retarded."--aubrey huff
Your parents rock.
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 8, 2010 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
also included: chocolate.
my parents are fucking awesome.
"to me, the all star game is retarded."--aubrey huff
Yes, condoms are pretty awesome.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
well, i'm no longer in college..
but care package seems appropriate.
"to me, the all star game is retarded."--aubrey huff
always appropriate… if youre getting a care package from the parents, it means you’re not living with them anymore
exactly.
just put the sign in our window. too bad no one around here knows shit about baseball.
"to me, the all star game is retarded."--aubrey huff
i live in new orleans.
i can feel the pride radiating from SF. doing my best to keep it up here.
"to me, the all star game is retarded."--aubrey huff
oh, nawlins, sweet. i had a gf back in college, she was a katrina refugee who moved out here after the hurricane. lived in the french quarter, IIRC. i heard quite the horror story of katrina.
she was a drunk who loved costume parties, typical nawlins girl, lol
how long you lived out there? you go to UNO or what?
i was once a katrina refugee as well….that was my freshman year at loyola. after two years there i moved back to the bay, and then last october i moved back out here again. i missed it too much. i’m a nanny.
"to me, the all star game is retarded."--aubrey huff
nawlins is an awesome city, i went out there with staci for mardi gras in feb 2007, the city was still in shambles, but they partied like there was no tomorrow. i was so stoked to see the saints win the SB last year, that was great for the city
yes, yes it was. one of the most ridiculous nights of my life.
i remember mardi gras 07 well. the city was in okay shape, i feel like it didnt REALLY start coming back until 2008. people are pretty serious about partying down here. i’m into it.
"to me, the all star game is retarded."--aubrey huff
if you were on Bourbon st on Fat Tues in 2007, I might have ran into you. then again, there were a zillion people down there, lol.
last i heard from Staci, they were still celebrating the SB win into June, lol. Partying is a big part of the life in nola, for some reason it never gets old in that city.
I got mine from my mom
Absentee ballot, 2 minute dinners, cans of tuna (which I don’t eat!), boxes of pasta, and a self-help book.
Thanks, Mom!
Utley with another error
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Wow, 2-0 Reds
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
After Wednesday, the Reds needed a little luck.
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
LOL Phillies playing worse than the Braves last night.
I love how Howard never, ever seems to give the extra effort at first. Ball thrown 10’ off the base? He’ll try to stretch and get it, instead of get off the bag and block it.
Ball thrown high earlier, he jumped off the bag to catch it, but didn’t try to get back to the bag before the runner. He just doesn’t look like a good 1st baseman. I haven’t seen many Phils games though, anyone got an opinion?
I got the fever, and I got it bad.
"I wouldn't say the beard got us here, but I wore it here." - Who else? Brian Wilson
I'm thinking whether it's better if Phillies have a tough series or sweeps the Reds...
overconfidence v. grit
Looks like the MCC Premium money is finally rolling in
Bowkermania runs wild no more.
by rightcenterfielder on Oct 8, 2010 3:46 PM PDT reply actions
I’m on a dolphin, doin’ flips and shit.
by Grant Brisbee on Oct 8, 2010 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought you would be on a seal.
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
I was about to quote Live
until I realized you were referencing another song
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
sfgate.com
Bowkermania runs wild no more.
by rightcenterfielder on Oct 8, 2010 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I got my official voter’s guide to the propositions today!
Man, political ads are incredibly misleading. I don’t think there’s a single proposition that’s actually described accurately in any ad I’ve seen.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
i dont even bother voting. ive never voted, not once. i have no faith in the system.
if Gore can lose to Bush even though he got the popular vote, that’s a failure in the system.
Ugh
The system is fine. People who are too lazy to hold their representative’s feet to the fire are the problem.
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
now youre getting into accountability of politicians.
constituents don’t have the authority to hold them accountable, if only by vote
That's exactly how you hold them accountable
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
Let’s get into the accountability of citizens…
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
eh, they should just all be beaten down so nobody gets out of line. and if someone gets out of line again, everyone gets another beat down. that way, those who didnt do anything wrong (but got a beat down due to someone else’s stupidity) will leverage justice themselves to avoid more beatdowns.
its a well thought out plan, i know.
If you can’t be bothered to participate, you get what you deserve.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Quick and easy way
look at who is supporting/opposing the proposition…
Example: Proposition 23 is being funded by Valero and Tesoro…
Also: Ballotpedia is your friend
I prefer to look at the exact wording of each proposition. This is more important to me than who the sponsors are. Looking at sponsors means you’re already pro or con a certain set of people, but it’s the wording that becomes the law.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
To me...
the people who are “supporting” or “opposing” a proposition have already done the looking…they have an agenda to promote…
Yeah, I am like you
and if it is too complicated or something seems fishy, I tend to vote against it.
Quicker and easier way
I vote “no” on everything, since our representatives are supposed to make law.
Caveat, I’ll violate my own rule if it involves term limits.
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
Yes, in that case as well
I believe that’s the only way of changing the State Constitution…?
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
Why does California allow popular votes to create laws anyway?
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
A lot of states do. People like it because they can bypass the legislative process. I think it’s a good thing, even if it does produce frustrating results sometimes (Prop. 8).
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 8, 2010 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it is really stupid
We live in a representative democracy not a democracy.
Average citizens should not be expected to be able to understand and vote on complicated bond measures with large physical impacts.
“School Bonds” sure I’ll vote for that. Of course the devil is always in the details and what you think you are voting for not always is what it claims to be.
It allows corporations or wealthy individuals to have undue influence on our state. If you’ve got money you can pay people to collect signatures and then come up with a slick marketing campaign to convince voters in 30 second sound-bytes.
I think some of your criticisms apply to voting for representatives though too.
I like ballot measures because it allows for direct participation. It’s imperfect because of the influence money has on our political system, but I think it’s good to give people a chance to get directly involved.
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 8, 2010 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
But people have a chance to get directly involved by voting for qualified representatives
Why don’t we (the people) vote on everything? Why just a few selected issues each year?
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
Why not? Because those are the issues that people consider important enough to get the necessary signatures to get them on the ballot. I have no problem with only select issues going up as ballot measures.
And voting for representatives is not direct involvement because it does not involve directly voting on anything, but rather only voting for someone who will vote for you.
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 8, 2010 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Voters have enough trouble just getting informed enough
to vote for representatives. I have no doubt that 75% of the voters who vote on the propositions have not done the necessary reading to even understand fully what they are really voting on.
I’d even go so far as to say 99% haven’t even fully read the actual text of the proposition.
I cannot believe this is a good thing.
The really scary thing
is that our elected representatives regularly vote on bills that they haven’t fully read either.
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
Yeah, that is a different issue
At least they should have competent staff who are paid to thoroughly understand the stuff.
It is really the staffs that write and understand the laws, the representatives really aren’t much more than figure-heads.
No, but it doesn’t have to be that way. The fact that it doesn’t work as well as one might hope doesn’t mean the idea is flawed.
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 8, 2010 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
It is the main reason I believe that our wise
forefathers created a representative democracy rather than a direct democracy.
That idea of protecting the minority from the majority is so passé
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
I get that, I just disagree. And I’m honestly pretty uncomfortable with what our forefathers envisioned a representative democracy to be.
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 8, 2010 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Off to the yard…hoping for great things from Matt and the rest of the G’s. Have fun wherever youre watching!
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
Blue Angels
Please don’t crash into my house. Thanks.
Fuckers are making my windows shake.
U.S.A.!
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Oct 8, 2010 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Let's do the math
40,000 lbs. traveling at 1,200 mph…yeah I’m sure I’d survive…
Yes..sir
I had my grandma’s jewelry collection in my house before the F-18 crashed into it…aside from the sentimental value…it was worth at least $100K
No kidding
That’s worth more than…. the rest of Afghanistan
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
If you've never seen it before it is well worth the trip
They really do some sick moves at very high rates of speed.
ive been to one of those red bull air race shows, but thats about it. might have been to blue angels when i was a kid, but dont remember.
i only live 30min from the city so its not a bad drive at all- ill probably check it out on Sat. thanks for the info man
The best part
Is comparing the Blue Angels with the Canadian Snow Birds (I think that’s the name).
We would totally kick Canada’s ass if they ever decide to fuck with us.
The flyover was some other local squadron last night, not the Blue Angels
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
Yeah, that was Joe’s F16’s & Bar and Grill…I think they are in the Mission
by Bochean on Oct 8, 2010 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm gonna hold it down at Public House.
I’ll be the tubby guy in Giants gear.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
I just read the rally rags have political messages written on them?
fucking lame. this is baseball, not a venue for lying cheating politicians
Not the ones at the ballpark. These are the towels being handed out by the No on B people some distance outside the ballpark. They’re colored orange but have a “No on B” message on it.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
Yeah
The ones in the stadium are sponsored by BofA but they do have a World Series sticker on them, which can’t be good.
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
by j14 on Oct 8, 2010 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I have your anti-jinx right here...
I am no longer affiliated with the Giants in any way shape or form.
Hey, the Giants owners have to pay the mortgage on the ballpark
You can’t expect them to be subsidizing free rally rags do you?
Mine was both blank and free on Sunday.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, it sounds like the ones with messages
were by some smart marketing by a group handing them out, outside the stadium.
To be clear, I actually would not have a problem with the Giants making some money or getting the rags subsidized by putting advertising on them.
I think the ones they gave out Friday that had printing on them might have been subsidized.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I love the Bronson leg kick
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Typical for a Stockton resident
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Crap. I watched MLB Network most of the afternoon to see him, and got nothing. I wanted to see how he performed on camera. I think he’s a pretty articulate guy.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing C.J. Wilson.
I was at the office, and I went home around 5:00 p.m. ET. I think he cycled into the studio after that. I don’t have MLBN at home.
How was he?
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing C.J. Wilson.
I’d never heard of him before the April incident. When he started making press appearances post-perfecto, I was impressed by his background and pride for his hometown (a feeling with which I can identify) and shameless — shameless! — use of multi-syllabic words. He seemed to understand perhaps better than many what his position in life means and how fortunate he is to have it. He had perspective, something you don’t often see in twenty-something ballplayers.
I was sold. I’m solidly a Braden fan.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing C.J. Wilson.
Yes, I agree.
I like his story and authenticity.
One thing he did say was that he has never watched his perfect game because “he doesn’t want to taste himself”
I disagree with him. I DO want to taste myself. If I could only bend like that.
Ruiz might be the only Phillie I like
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
I like Utley
I would LOOOOOVE to see him become a Giant one day….You can’t not like Ryan Howard either, he seems very teddy bearish…
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Oct 8, 2010 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Utley lives in SF
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Oct 8, 2010 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Bocock!
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 will always be a fan of Bocock. No matter how much he sucks.
…okay, seriously, no pun intended.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Oct 8, 2010 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
$ Question
Do baseball players get biweekly paychecks 26 times a year? Or do their contracts strictly cover baseball season and they therefore receive checks only during the season?
What I am getting at is….
I know some guys have playoff bonuses written into their contracts, but are these guys reaping extra cash because they reached the playoffs?
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Oct 8, 2010 4:08 PM PDT reply actions
eh, i think they get one fat check at the start of the season.
and if they go to the playoffs, they get their bonuses after the WS or the team is eliminated.
Disagree...
If they are W-2 employees of the Giants, they have to be paid bi-weekly under California law. If they are 1099, all bets are off. I would think they pay them periodically, to make fines/suspensions easier to collect.
I remember when we got Tsuyoshi Shinjo, there was some discussion about his H-1b application (that he had to get one, not that there was a problem). This indicates W-2 to me.
i was just throwing out an idea. i didnt think they got paid be-weekly like the rest of america, not considering what they make
i just wouldn’t think they’d split say, 18mil, 50 times over the year. i thought a contract implies that the money if paid up front. but honestly, youre probably right. i was just taking a shot in the dark, never really thought about it
Of course. How else would I have so much time to spend on this site typing smart ass comments?
Nah, I only make 10mil…
lol, you got me for a minute there. after i responded, you didnt say anything, so i was like hmm, is he for real? lolz.
i do wonder how so many people have enough time to be on here non-stop. me, i live off some good investments i made years ago until i get hired on a FD.
This is what I have heard
that they get paid bi-weekly.
Bruce has a cannon for an arm
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
God damn them
/writes another vituperative letter
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
Further incredulous stupidity
So this game, a couple of others, and the Yanks/Twins, get uploaded to the series “Games of the Year”, which includes every clinching game but the Giants’. But, there’s a separate “MLB Playoffs” series, which includes Halladay’s no-hitter and the Rangers games, but not the Yanks/Twins or Giants/Braves …
I just don’t understand.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
OK kids, I'm off to the yard.
It is time for Matt Cain to save the children.
Go Giants!
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis who is stuck in the baseball purgatory called extended spring training.
Off to the game!
Go Gigantes!!
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
Dayum, 3-0 Reds
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
I have reason to believe Matt Cain will be very good tonight
The Braves simply could not hit Tim’s fastball up in the zone (they couldn’t really hit anything, but I noticed how many swing-throughs his fastball was generating, in particular). We know that Matty likes to pitch up in the zone, hopefully he’ll get a lot of swing-throughs on it.
"I ain't havin it!"
Observation
The Giants are wearing the orange billed caps for BP right now. Not the mesh ones they usually wear that are for BP, but the ones that they wear on Sunday. I wonder if they’re gonna be super-oranged out tonight? Orange Caps/Orange Jerseys?
"A foghorn blowing out wild and cold." -Dire Straits
70's day at the ball park.
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 University of Tennessee would like a word with you
Adopted Son: !Matt Downs I'll miss you my son.
How very Giants of them
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Wow Dirty had the 5th best BAA against RHH this year
and was the best LHP vs RHH
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
BABIP = .262 though… probably not super sustainable
Proud adopted parent of the ball dudes, who have grounded into 109 fewer double plays than the Giants.
Votto-matic
Midwestern nicknames for the lulz
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Janish?
At work s, what happened to Hudson?
I am enjoying this game.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
My best friend
Currently resides in a boat that floats in a river named after Henry…
RIP.
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Oct 8, 2010 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Er
Cabrera, sorry wrong Orlando.
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.
Wow
nice AB by Ibanez.
I hope we get to see one of his patented fielding gaffes to make up for it.
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.
Favre is a perve
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/10/08/favre-faces-more-allegations-from-his-new-york-days/
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Ibanez
Might win the “Player who has the most chew in his mouth at one time” award this year.
It looks like he has a goiter growing out of his right cheek….
Anybody think of any other nominees?
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Oct 8, 2010 4:44 PM PDT reply actions
Josh Hamilton
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
I've seen A-Rod with some pretty big chaw dips
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Oct 8, 2010 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, there is that
He always looks like a dickhead to me, not a jerk, but he looks like a penis with eyes, nose and mouth.
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Oct 8, 2010 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow
They just pulled Oswalt.
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's so terrible it's good
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
His coiffure might predate Timmy’s.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Defensive fails all over the place.
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
But I thought the Phillies were invincible and were going to no hit every game on their way to the World Championship :[
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Yes, only idiots look at past performance. I prefer Tarot cards.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 8, 2010 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
How many times does Rolen have to fuck up
Before he loses his rep as a “sure-handed” 3B. He made some serious mistakes in the series against the Giants as well.
Unless I'm reading them wrong
The advanced defensive metrics show he’s been pretty good this year.
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
THEY ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Bronson being Dusty'd this inning
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
LOL ERRORS
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.
STFD Howard
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Oh Shit
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Oct 8, 2010 4:59 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
you gotta pay the troll toll if you wanna get into that boy’s hole
by 49 Giant Shark Warriors on Oct 8, 2010 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
S
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Oct 8, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL Haft
Couldn’t hear Papa.
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Arthur Rhodes
He’s a warrior from a bygone era. Where men were men and dingers were not dinosaurs
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Oct 8, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
but they weren't purple
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Oct 8, 2010 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions
/Matt Cain refuses to save
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Oct 8, 2010 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
No
Remember 10-1 became 10-10 or something like that…
Masset seems to always meltdown…
Rhodes is pretty good…
Cordero is Benitez…
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Oct 8, 2010 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Good job Bronson
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Are you talking to me?
"Mike Laga will make you forget about every power hitter that ever lived." - Sparky Anderson
"You're alright, La Russo." - Johnny Lawrence
I think 49er16 was talking to me
"Mike Laga will make you forget about every power hitter that ever lived." - Sparky Anderson
"You're alright, La Russo." - Johnny Lawrence
Who else is watching the action on PBS’ Washington Week? Right, guys?
/slowly shuffles out of room
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing C.J. Wilson.
College basketball OT: LOL UConn
UConn agreed with most of the NCAA’s findings although it is fighting a charge that coach Jim Calhoun "failed to promote an atmosphere of compliance" and failed to "monitor" his staff.
At issue is Nochimson, who served the dual role of pro sports agent and, as an alum and formerly part of the basketball program, fits the definition of a "representative of the UConn’s athletic interests." As such, he is not allowed to have any contact with a prospective recruit and can’t provide anything of value.
However, then associate head coach Tom Moore pointed out Miles and some of his inner circle to Nochimson at a recruiting event outside Chicago and was aware they had formed a relationship that day.
Other members of the UConn staff, including Calhoun, were also aware of the ongoing relationship. Nochimson and Miles became close over a nearly two-year period.
While Calhoun, in the university response, claimed he repeatedly cautioned Miles about taking extra benefits from Nochimson, it’s a moot point. Just knowing the recruit and the representative were talking is a major violation.
I can’t believe the school threw itself under the bus for Calhoun.
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Can't believe Dusty didn't give Rhodes the gameball
/still bitter
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
OT: what does it mean
When seeing Helen Mirren blowing up crap with a .30-cal gives you a warm happy feeling
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
GGILF
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Oct 8, 2010 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
it's true
I had a huge crush on Carmen Sandiego
… the 8-bit version!
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
Typical Dusty
Leaving the pitcher in the game after he’s melted down.
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Reds giving the game away
"For all you first-basemen who played first your whole life, that's where Buster plays on his OFF days" - Kuiper
‘A run is in without benefit of a hit’
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
FiliBuster
Ain’t Havin’ It
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Oct 8, 2010 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Haven't they been mostly good luck this season
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Oct 8, 2010 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m really disappointed and wondering if the bullpen needs to be a little older and more mature. Growing beards as long as actors in Monty Python sketches sort of makes me wonder if they are really disciplined enough to do anything except pretend they are gunslingers and that they can out moxy and out muscle everyone. It seems like late inning relievers should have more discipline than that.
I bet Trevor Hoffman and Mariano Rivera know a lot about each hitter and are thinking a few steps ahead about what they’re going to throw.
It also seems like it would have been smarter to have Madison Bumgarner come out of the bullpen to pitch an inning once Romo and Wilson had their shots.
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