Reports of Tim Lincecum's demise...
by Grant Brisbee on Nov 2, 2010 11:49 AM PDT
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PrintStill in disbelief. After living and dying with the team for a couple of decades, after watching bullpens implode and offenses offend, the San Francisco Giants have won the World Series.
It feels like I'm mainlining opium and Christmas presents when I type that. The San Francisco Giants have won the World Series. Ohhhhahhhaoooohh. That feels so danged good.
There will be an entire offseason to process this, but for right now, all I can think about are Tim Lincecum’s struggles in August.
| Rk | Date | Opp | Result | Innings | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Aug 5 | SFG | ATL | L,2-3 | GS-7 | L(11-5) | 6.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3.15 |
| 24 | Aug 10 | SFG | CHC | L,6-8 | GS-4 | L(11-6) | 4.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.41 |
| 25 | Aug 15 | SFG | SDP | L,2-8 | GS-4 | L(11-7) | 3.2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.62 |
| 26 | Aug 21 | SFG | STL | L,1-5 | GS-6 | L(11-8) | 5.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.72 |
| 27 | Aug 27 | SFG | ARI | L,0-6 | GS-6 | L(11-9) | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3.80 |
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com
It was a chance for every Timmy-doubter in the land to start up with their pet theories. Lincecum wasn’t conditioned well enough. Lincecum was always too small to be a starter. Lincecum had a good run, but that velocity just wasn't going to come back. Timmy was on drugs and stressed out about his illegitimate unborn baby. I seriously had an e-mailer try to convince me of that last one.
For five starts, Lincecum was dreadful. He was a flaming dirigible, sinking into the 2010 night. Even the true believers had to wonder a bit. Sure, if the Giants somehow squeaked into the postseason, anything could happen. Without a proper, working Lincecum, though, what chance would the Giants have in any short series? And every chance the Giants had in 2010, 2011, 2012, and beyond rested on the right arm of Tim Lincecum. And that promise was drifting into the ether. The window was closing. The panic wasn't just about 2010.
Everything about this Giants team was about getting them to the playoffs at some point during the Tim Lincecum era. Just get them in, and, uh, someone will go nuts and provide the offense. That guy, over there. What’s his name? Cody? Great. That guy will go ape on the rest of the league. Just get this team in the playoffs, and Corey will go nuts. Sorry, Cody. Cody. He’s due. And so is that old guy on the bench with the torn bicep. He's due to hit a season's worth of home runs in the World Series. That was the template. Just get the team there.
Ever since he came up to pitch for a bad team, the hope for a better tomorrow started with Tim Lincecum. When the Giants were slogging through a quagmire of Lance Niekros, Dan Ortmeiers, and Jose Castillos, trying to find a way back to respectability, Lincecum was the beacon of hope. There was an expiration date, even if no one knew what that date was in 2009 or 2019, but there was a sense of urgency to get a team that could support a Lincecum, Matt Cain, and the rest of the pitching staff. In August, everyone -- everyone -- started to think bad thoughts.
He started the first game in the playoffs, and pitched the best game in the history of the San Francisco Giants. He bookended that game with the last game of the playoffs. It was an amazing, dominant game. He had the perfect stuff to face a team that was overamped and fighting for their lives. The changeup was goofy, and the fastball was hopping.
There will be a chance to look at every contributor to the 2010 World Series run at some point, but for right now, I just can't stop thinking about Tim Lincecum and what the future looked like on August 26th. Adam LaRoche was looking for a changeup, and Lincecum hung one. It went into the water -- a three-run home run set up by a couple of walks from a pitcher who looked scared to groove an 88-mph fastball.
Two months later, and Lincecum pitched one of the best games of his life in a World Series clincher. He'll be on a float, traveling from Montgomery Street to Market Street. Tim Lincecum.
Tim Lincecum.
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FUCK YEAH!
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
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Is that a Half Baked reference?
"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."
I only reference the real arthouse movies.
by Grant Brisbee on Nov 2, 2010 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
More like HAFT BAKED IDEAS MIRITE
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
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If you haven't heard, Tim finished the night off in his usual style
(audio clip)
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I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for !Matt Downs .
by nvsfg on Nov 2, 2010 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
MATTHEW "I AM THE ROCK UPON WHICH YOU WILL BUILD THIS PITCHING STAFF" CAIN
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Later that day on NPR
CAIN: “…and there’s nothing that can compare to the feeling of that last out.”
ME: “One last question: Can I lean against you while smiling dreamily and making a contented sound?”
CAIN: “Sure.”
ME: /leans, gets confortable “Mmmm.”
CAIN: “…”
ME: “At nineteen minutes after the hour, it’s Morning Edition from NPR News.”
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
by TheLetter2 on Nov 2, 2010 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
LOLOL
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Nov 2, 2010 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Remember that time the Giants won the World Series?
I STILL DON'T BELIEVE IT
My adopted son is Steve Edlefsen.
That was awesome
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Nov 2, 2010 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Yet I feel like I've known this all my life.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Yes.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Tim Lincecum pitching in a Issaquah (Wash.) Little League game circa 1995.
"I don't know what you're talking about," Wilson said when asked (if he puts shoe polish on his beard). "It's dark because we play a lot of day games. It's tanned. It's focused."
by webatomic on Nov 2, 2010 11:56 AM PDT reply actions 5 recs
This is pretty damn cool.
.277/.399/.518 out of a shortstop?!
Keep on, keepin' on, Ryan Cavan
by ryanmiles on Nov 2, 2010 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I think you can also see how much more weight and drive he is getting off his plant foot.
My wife was amazed (and pointed it out to me) at how Timmy sprang, from sitting, straight over the bar in the dugout to the on-field celebrations. Lot of power in those legs.
co-dad w/AfDC of
Ishikawa, the Topps Rookie All Star Team's First baseman. Does he get a chance in 2010?
"Because I don’t know what it means anymore, in the PCL. It’s almost like years ago."
"That’s not to say Buster isn’t fully committed or all-in. He is. He’s smart and he’s got the advance reports. Anybody who said he’s not ready to catch in the big leagues is crazy because he’s a pretty good catcher, especially throwing." - Sabean 7/11/10
One last "Fun" Giants fact for this season
Pat Burrell now has more World Series rings than World Series hits.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I don’t know if that increases the likelihood that we resign him due to cost, or decreases it due to Savvy Sabes potentially losing interest.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I really don't know how sabean could justify
Not resigning a guy who will be very cheap, wants to play here, and hit .266/.364/.509 for us.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Seriously
Pat the OBP and SLG
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.
Can't lose the Machine
Who would Wilson get to do his Machine cameos? Way demoralizing.
More like Pat the Mat amirite??
"This is a simple game: You throw the ball, you hit the ball, you catch the ball."
He puts the 'k' in machine.
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
Ouch
San Francisco Giants 2010 World Series Champions
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for !Matt Downs .
Check out his eyes after that 7th inning AB
He looked exhausted, emotionally and physically.
Just sayin’
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
I liked his eyes
seconds later, after Rent bailed him out. AWESOME. He was relieved, and excited, and… hey, they WON.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
PtB
was there when everyone else was having trouble, and he and Huff paired up to make something special that lifted this club way beyond any reasonable expectation……
shit happens, slump timing sucks, but without him, we aren’t here.
Don't discount Pat's contributions!
Sure there is what he does in the blubohouse in the form of leadership, but on the field he still makes and impact. He had a HUGE at bat in (what was that Game 3, its a blur) and got walked.. and later scored… He may not always get a hit but look at the number of pitches that he sucks out of the pitcher with his patience at the plate.
Mark
He did, but even then he was still a great teammate — turning to Renteria as he walked back to the dugout to say “get ’er done, babe” or something along those lines.
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
http://giants.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=10465835
Just sayin’
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
This is the moment where Burrell went from “some guy” to “PAT THE BAT!”
Your 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Nov 2, 2010 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I love that you can read Huff’s lips so clearly at the end when Burrell is coming back to the dugout, “I’m going to fuck him up!”
by shaggingflyballs on Nov 3, 2010 8:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Last night was so Lincecum
But before that, we MadBumed, and before that, Matt Cain. I got to work today, late, and my boss Edgar Renteria’d. He told me to Brian Wilson this presentation before lunch, which I Pat Burrelled for a week now. The clock was ticking, and I began to Jonathan Sanchez.
30 minutes before the meeting, I saw an email that says the mtg got Philadelphia Phillies’d.
There is a Buster Posey.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
by jctGamer on Nov 2, 2010 12:00 PM PDT reply actions 27 recs
I Freddy Sanchez this remark.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 2, 2010 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I hope your Ross understood.
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
I hope that didn’t put you in a Javy Lopez
San Francisco Giants 2010 World Series Champions
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for !Matt Downs .
"except for renteria... i dont get that one - surprise?"
You just summed up the World Series.
by kudo on Nov 2, 2010 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
came out of nowhere and dropped a bomb on me
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
amazing post
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Nov 2, 2010 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Where does timmy rank in bay area lore now?
I mean this guy has gotta up there with montana after this. 3 years 2 cy yougs and a ring are you kidding me
by haroldansivakumar on Nov 2, 2010 12:01 PM PDT reply actions
Between Bill Ring and Rod Higgins
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Nov 2, 2010 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Right up there with Emperor Norton
San Francisco Giants 2010 World Series Champions
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for !Matt Downs .
I love Timmy,
but no.
"Thank you, Coach (Theus). I'm about to kill y'all this half." --DeMarcus Cousins
It's funny you say that
I was just thinking how this feels like the opening of the 9ers dynasty felt. Or at least I imagine it that way. I was very young at the time.
""I’d like to be a crossword clue one day. I want to be in The New York Times’s Sunday edition. Right now, the clue ‘Giants great’ is always Mel Ott. I want my clue to be down, not across. The down ones are usually harder. And when I’m the clue, I’ll fill it in — just that one — and frame it. " - Brian Wilson.
My parents actually talked about that
They had the chance to watch the rise and fall of the Great Niner Dynasty. They were saying that this feel exactly the same way as it did in 1981
I remember it well
One similarity that occurred to me last week was that both teams were considered underdogs because the national media did not yet recognize the true talent level of the youngsters. Only much later did guys like Lott, Wright, Williamson, Montana, and Clark get their due.
It’ll probably be the same with Cain, MadBum, Torres, and even Posey.
"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
Lincecum and Wilson
already get SOME respect but not as much as they deserve.
I think this entire team deserves respect for what they’ve done. They just won the World Series after everyone said it wasn’t going to be possible. They made three of the best hitting ball clubs in the regular season look lost at the plate. They made great pitchers look like rookies (not the Bumgarner kind). Maybe I’m just being a homer, but this trophy tells the whole story. The 2010 San Francisco Giants were the best team in the MLB
I will go so far to say
that this WS will change how ML teams are structured.
IMHO Bochy (nee Bork) ran into one strategically. Much is made in the final analysis about the brilliance of the “movable pieces / hot hand” line-ups, but we know that this was not really the case for most of the year – Bochy was (is still?) madly in love with veteran players rather than “hot hands” (and a flying FU to you, Jose Guillen)…. but I won’t go there about Pablo, slightly different…. It was definitely not an over-riding strategy going into the year.
But once the ineffective veteran pieces are removed from the picture (howdy, Scott, bye Bengie!) some method to the madness began to evolve, and frankly it worked, even with an overall less effective player group. I mean, who ever predicted Cody Ross’ post-season performance????
Anyway, the fun begins off-season to see where the Giants will go… We’ll have Bochy, and we’ll have Sabean and Neukom in the FO…….
The national media didn’t really come aboard until several years later, maybe as late as Rice joining in. Remember, they were heavy underdogs going into the ’84 Super Bowl, despite come into the game at 17-1.
That said, if you actually look at that roster of the first Super Bowl team, top to bottom it’s almost certainly the least talented Super Bowl winning team ever. The offensive line was pathetically patchwork and undersized, the receivers and RBs outside of Clark were the biggest bunch of castoffs ever. Their leader rusher on that season had about 500 yards rushing FOR THE SEASON. And you can win a bunch of free drinks in San Francisco by challenging anybody to come up with the name of exactly who that leading rusher was (Ricky Patton).
In a way it really was like this — a very small group couple of incandescent talents, and a whole mess of patchwork around them. In the roles of Edgar Renteria and Pat Burrell (vets on the way out hoping for one more rodeo) you had Jack Reynolds and Charlie Young.
And of course you had a genius putting it all together … maybe that part’s not an exact correlation.
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
The Genius
Yes, a good strategy in football carries a lot more weight than it does in baseball. Walsh was the only absolutely essential piece of that dynasty. He even leveraged the undersized line to invent pulling tackles.
And I would be collecting on the Patton side of that bet!
"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
I'd say 2 more rings, maybe 3. Joe won 4 SBs. Niners never lost a Super Bowl.
Rooting for the Yankees is like cheering the tanks at Tianamen Square.
Apologies, but when I see SB
I think stolen bases.
by mrs. owlcroft on Nov 2, 2010 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
That's when I think of Rickey Henderson.
Rooting for the Yankees is like cheering the tanks at Tianamen Square.
Yeah
there’s really no comparing Joe with anyone.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
I AM STARTING TO WORRY ABOUT TIM LINCECUM
I mean, How will his mantle support all the hardware he is going to accumulate through his career?
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
by scout6 on Nov 2, 2010 12:02 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Reinforce it
With bone chips from Edgar Renteria, he’s not using them.
"I signed up for this job, the day I was born" - Brian Wilson, Ninja
by Giant Torture on Nov 2, 2010 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I was definitely concerned about Lincecum this year, but then I’m more of a constant worrier than a true believer. Whatever. Even with the Cruz solo shot, I think Tim’s start last night was the most dominant of anyone’s in the series.
One of the best things about this championship: I can stop worrying about whether Cain’s annual efforts are going to go unrewarded. Stop worrying for a few years, anyway.
Should’ve drafted Kyle Drabek!
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Nov 2, 2010 12:04 PM PDT reply actions
The Playoffs were a microcosm of the regular season for timmy
He started off dominant and he ended dominant, but the middle was a little rough.
I LOVE YOU BASEBALL GODS!!!!!
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
by thehavenot on Nov 2, 2010 12:06 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
JINX
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
In August, concern, worry, and even panic were justified, but what wasn’t justified, I think, was when some people turned their uneasiness into vitriol. I don’t think there was much of any of it here, but it seemed like the dregs of sports radio or the sports columnists who somehow manage to establish themselves as especially obnoxious among their peers began to turn ugly on Lincecum. All the problems in August had to be due to some character flaw. He was lazy, he was full of himself, he wasn’t focused. People were suggesting that if the team made it to the playoffs, he didn’t deserve a spot on the roster.
But then the problems stopped. Then most people were able to breath a sigh of relief, and the obnoxiously fickle and vocal folks who were somehow personally offended by his pitching struggles went back to loving the guy. Now it’s all back to nothing but love, and Lincecum rightly stands as a San Francisco sports hero who will be remembered for decades.
We all want the lovable, astoundingly talented Timmy to stick around here for a long time. This World Series win may have ensured that he wants that now, too.
good points
co-dad w/AfDC of
Ishikawa, the Topps Rookie All Star Team's First baseman. Does he get a chance in 2010?
"Because I don’t know what it means anymore, in the PCL. It’s almost like years ago."
"That’s not to say Buster isn’t fully committed or all-in. He is. He’s smart and he’s got the advance reports. Anybody who said he’s not ready to catch in the big leagues is crazy because he’s a pretty good catcher, especially throwing." - Sabean 7/11/10
my money was on secret injury
I’ll stick with it.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I think those with the vitrol in August were those who always said that Timmy would break down due to his delivery and that is wasn’t sustainable. So August was the beginning of “See I told you so” and being supposedly proved right.
Alas Timmy met his challenges, and quieted the nay sayers once again. And yes it was said on this board too, maybe not as extreme as on other blogs comment sections.
Crazy Crab despised in the 20th century and beloved in the 21st century. Hey it only took over 20 years, so don't give up hope.
I really don't remember much vitriol. I remember MUCH worry, and I participated in this worry, but I'm one of the biggest fucking worriers(about baseball) in the world.
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Nov 2, 2010 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Pot meet Kettle
I participated in this worry, but I’m one of the biggest fucking worriers(about baseball) in the world.
I worried that we had broken Tim. I was also worried last night until I saw the look in Timmy’s eyes and the drop of that slider.
It still hasn’t sunken in, The San Francisco Giants are the World Series Champions.
San Francisco Giants 2010 World Series Champions
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for !Matt Downs .
Maybe we interpret posts differently
I’ve been here long enough to know who is being sarcastic and who isn’t. Yes I do agree many were worried at the time. It’s a moot point now, because everyone loves a winner.
Crazy Crab despised in the 20th century and beloved in the 21st century. Hey it only took over 20 years, so don't give up hope.
braves fan here
coming over to say congrats!
"Tony Gwynn made sacrifices. Cal Ripken made sacrifices. I'm not sure Derek Jeter made sacrifices given the ungodly deep pockets the Yankees have." - Chipper Jones
by MBL1 on Nov 2, 2010 12:08 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Nice to see you too! We miss you over at TC :)
"Tony Gwynn made sacrifices. Cal Ripken made sacrifices. I'm not sure Derek Jeter made sacrifices given the ungodly deep pockets the Yankees have." - Chipper Jones
by MBL1 on Nov 2, 2010 7:32 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
The LaRoche homer was partly due to a location tip by Kelly Johnson
from 2nd base he dropped his head to his left shoulder just before the pitch was delivered
Um, I found Timmy's wallet.
I should probably give it back, huh.
11/1/2010
by HughG16 on Nov 2, 2010 12:11 PM PDT reply actions 6 recs
Take it, Ringo
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
Here, put this in there for him. Consider it a World Series present from me.
by shaggingflyballs on Nov 3, 2010 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions
I wonder how Lance is doing with that knuckleball
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.
Thank you scouts...
you know who you are — you’re the regional scouts holding 2006 draft picks 1 through 9 that couldn’t sign off on the drafting of this short, skinny kid from UW with the violent delivery.
He’s forever in the hearts of Giants fans…
World Series Champions. Wow.
Still Missing 'Downtown' Brown
You're welcome
/reads rest of comment.
Oh.
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.
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This is one of the most important elections in recent times, so it’s best if you just leave it up to the pros. #OnionVoteTip #Election
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.
You are a strange person, politically. That isn’t meant to be a dig.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Why settle for the lesser of two evils?
Vote For the Elder Party!
Cthulhu in 2010!
San Francisco Giants ***GLORY ACHIEVED 11/01/10***
I was hoping to see Ralph Nader on the ballot
but I didn’t…..so I just wrote in
Tim Lincecum for Mayor
Matt Cain for Vice-Mayor
Buster Posey for Senator
Cthulhu for Governor!
Shub-Niggurath for Lt. Gov!
Yog-Sothoth for Congress!
Nyarlathotep for Senate!
Funny, though, Fanime has had a Cthulhu for President panel every year for quite some time now.
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
Voted Early 2 weeks ago, what's up with you nerbs
San Francisco Giants 2010 World Series Champions
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for !Matt Downs .
My voting story from the last thread:
I just walked up to Hoff and 16th to turn in my ballot (hey, I was kind of busy the last couple of weeks), and when I was nearing the entrance, there was a sign that noted the entrance was 100 ft away.
Then it translated the sign into two other languages, one of which was spanish. It said:
100 Pies —>
I thought of the McCoven.
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
That cracks me up every time. Some bakery should work something out.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Nov 2, 2010 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
You obviously never worked at HP
I really cannot imagine what would make anyone vote for that woman. I’d leave my Senate vote blank before I’d vote for her.
And neither of them really understand technology
For some reason the media thinks every CEO of a tech company is tech savvy like Jobs while many are far from it.
Fiorina and Whitman were picked because they seemed like a good story and they were of the female gender…(especially Fiorina v. Boxer).
I was surprised Boxer did not go after her harder…Fiorina was an unmitigated disaster that took a good company and basically destroyed it…Hp used to be tops for making computers and now it’s near the bottom…
That to me is one of the biggest reasons why American companies are not doing so well
Many of the CEOs are “business” in nature…worried about cost cutting, share prices, and profits more than the products/services the companies are supposed to provide…(see GM/Banks/Dell/Hp)
The successful companies (Google, Apple) have CEOs who still understand what their companies are about and focus on the services/products rather than trying to increase the share price by 50 cents
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I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for !Matt Downs .
Worry about the top line
and the bottom line will take care of itself.
Sucking up to Grant for a mod position since 2009
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
I must be one of the few people
Who cares almost nothing about prior careers in voting for legislative offices – I just see people as vessels of ideas, and I like Fiorina’s more than Boxers.
That and I find Boxer pretty reprehensible as a person.
I like Jerry though! From everything I’ve read he was a good governor back in the day, and I’ll take the guy with the track record in the office.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Ideas are one thing; it’s the way that those ideas are executed that are another.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
Not really
In the senate everyone just casts a “yes” or a “no” – heavy lifting not required. Sure, there’s nuances to writing bills and working together, but everyone in the senate “executes” their ideas exactly the same way.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Well I care more about which party has control of the legislative bodies
The Republican party is full of so much hate and vitriol towards gays, immigrants, minorities, poor folks, folks on unemployment, teachers, etc. that I really don’t want them in control of anything.
The whole “big government” is the problem is bullshit. If anything, the reason employment is still lagging is that the stimulus wasn’t large enough. Shrinking the government (especially oversight) is very stupid. The “business will regulate itself without government intrusion” is a myth. Even Greenspan finally admitted he was wrong. You can see what happened to the financial industry when government oversight was made weak and inefficient. The financial sector almost managed its way into oblivion and the government had to come in an save their asses. If you think letting the whole financial industry fail without bailouts about 99.9% of impartial economists disagree with you.
Yeah sorry I shouldn't have started this
sorry.
THE SF GIANTS ARE THE 2010 WS CHAMPIONS!!!!
I wuv you
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by GiantPain on Nov 2, 2010 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Dude!
How’s it going at the GUN SHOW Timmy?
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- Cowboy safety Cliff Harris
Punch me in the face, please
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Nov 2, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Timmy doesn't need rest
or ice.
or love.
or Cy Young.
or legitamate children
or velocity
or Prop 19
Just Gold
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Nov 2, 2010 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Tinny was making very good hitters just look foolish. Fucking amazing talent.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 2, 2010 12:15 PM PDT reply actions
/facepalm
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 2, 2010 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
And it turns out he had a heart all along.
Osiris, Lord of the Dead, and relief pitcher for the Fresno Grizzlies.
Don't ever underestimate the heart of a champion!
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
2010 Giants: World Series Champs
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by nostocksjustbonds on Nov 2, 2010 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
best best best best best
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Nov 2, 2010 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
AWESOME.
Somewhere in the minor leagues, Joe Paterson is pitching.
by imovermyhead on Nov 2, 2010 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Again with the auditions for a shampoo commercial
Maybe this World Series notoriety might finally propel Tim into that dream role for Herbal Essences he has been seeking the last 2 years.
Whoa!
Easy now!
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Nov 2, 2010 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
what is that radio endorsement he has?
for a car dealership or sumpin?
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they're gonna sign
Eraserhead Cain
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
This sure would look good on the VERY bitter Athletics Nation thread currently going on.
[DISCLAIMER: do not actually do that.]
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by troymccluresf on Nov 2, 2010 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Someone
should create a gif with all the Giant screams and mix in the weird scream from the woman in game four…
Right after the game
When they showed the reaction of every single player. Fucking amazing.
Cody and Aaron jumphugging and then falling on to the ground was ridiculously awesome.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
FLOWING LOCKS
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Now I know why the still resolution sucks
It’s a video original.
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- Cowboy safety Cliff Harris
FEAR THE FREAK!!
We love you!!
Chris Andersen could be in a porno with his 'stache. Too bad he still wouldn't know how to box out.
BTSC's little enforcer!
"God created a light, fluffy, white cake, named it "Angel Food Cake", and said, "It is good." Satan then created chocolate cake and named it "Devil's Food." -Tamera Mitchell-
my skin just got all these funny little bumps on it and my stomach felt kinda good-queasy and moisture marshaled at the edge of my eyes lids and I realized I might have a mega-man crush here. No, wait. I do. I do have a mega-man crush. OMG I’m in love!
Pablo's not fat. He's just got body.
by LeMasterBlaster on Nov 2, 2010 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m still emotionally exhausted. This is amazing.
Quietly hoping Brandon Belt develops into John Olerud, circa 1993.
by AndOnTheDrums... on Nov 2, 2010 12:16 PM PDT reply actions
HAHA, ESPN is getting started already
The San Francisco Giants are World Series Champions. But that means nothing going forward when it comes to handling their free agents and arbitration-eligible players as they look to piece together the roster for 2011.
The club’s strength is clearly on the mound, and despite timely offense could use a boost in production moving forward. Free agency could potentially take the left side of the infield away, forcing the Giants to spend a little money to retain or replace Edgar Renteria and Juan Uribe.
One way to fit the pieces together is to trade left-hander Jonathan Sanchez for a third baseman or an outfielder. He’s among those eligible for arbitration and could make $5 million or so via the process.
We mentioned earlier this month that perhaps the Twins and Giants could match up on a trade including Sanchez and Delmon Young, and there could be a number of opportunities for the Giants to add a hitter without committing big dollars to a free agent, especially since every club is constantly on the lookout for starting pitching.
"I ain't havin it!"
That's so 2010
SANCHEZ 4 DELMON!!!
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Nov 2, 2010 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
The San Francisco Giants are World Series Champions. But that means nothing going forward….
What it means is that, going forward, The San Francisco Giants are World Series Champions.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
by Kitspool on Nov 2, 2010 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions 8 recs
CHAMPIONS!
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 2, 2010 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
CAMPEONES DEL MUNDO!
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
how tragic is it that i actually sort of like this deal.
we construct a new sanchez in one dan runzler.
Cain is Able ...
The Runzler-as-starter idea is very intruiging to me
He has the stuff, but his problem has always been walks – as a starter, that matters slightly less. I just wonder if he has the endurance. Here’s hopin.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
squints eyes, nods head..yes this might just work
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Seems like converting a guy from reliever to starter is a somewhat long-term project (building up endurance slowly to avoid injury) and one best suited for AAA, at least initially. I don’t see breaking up the rotation that just delivered a World Series title as a great off-season move.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 2, 2010 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
See below. I think the point is to up his trade value. CJ Wilson had not pitched more than 73 innings prior to this year. This year he pitched 228. Runzler is not CJ Wilson, but a sinkerball lefty could have some trade value.
San Francisco Giants 2010 World Series Champions
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he averaged 94 out of the 'pen
Not touched 94 like so many. And he throws lefty. He may not be CJ Wilson, but you might as well give it a shot.
by wcw on Nov 2, 2010 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe we can revive those Timmy for Rios trade talks...
… or Cain for Corey Hart…
… or Sanchez for Dunn…
…or… wait.
Halfway through typing this I found the nausea returning…
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Sanchez for Dunn
Sounds not all that awful, the other two are taken from the Jim Bowden book of being a GM.
"I signed up for this job, the day I was born" - Brian Wilson, Ninja
by Giant Torture on Nov 2, 2010 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
TRADE SANDOVAL
For John Bowker
"I signed up for this job, the day I was born" - Brian Wilson, Ninja
by Giant Torture on Nov 2, 2010 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
ESPN Power Rankings
Giants clearly are #12, right? =p
We have a fat dude with a lifetime BA of around .290-.300
that can play some 3B
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
Maybe they have forgotten that the Giants
have DeRosa for another year and I hope a rejuvenated, non-sophomore-slumping Panda.
GUYS WHAT IF BENGIE TELLS THE RANGERS ALL TIMMY'S SECRETS??
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
/Timmy develops super-secret MKUltra pitch to confound Bengie
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 2, 2010 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
You misspelled "slider"
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
by ToddCommish on Nov 2, 2010 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Thanks for the tip.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 2, 2010 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Got chopped-Repost: Looking forward already
Targets: SS J.J. Hardy, Huff, Uribe
Really…JJ Hardy
Prospects on the Verge: 1B Brandon Belt, RP Joe Paterson
Enlighten me about Joe Paterson…
My plan
Bring back Juan, Pat, Aubrey, and Edgar on the cheap.
When Belt is ready, bench whoever is performing worst at 1B/LF/RF.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Also, sign Carl Crawford and Cliff Lee on the cheap
at the end of the day it's all about kicking the tires
by duke_diligence on Nov 2, 2010 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
It's a little early for this
Both Werth and Crawford will get paid. As much as I would love to have either one, I would be really concerned about the contract length and dollars for each of them. I’m more in the Crawford line because of the speed and fielding. He’d look really good in RF at the phone. Triple slash for both below:
2010 Werth-.296/.388/.532 wOBA .397 wRC+ 150
2010 Crawford- .307/.356./ .495 wOBA .378 wRC+141
Werth, on paper, has more power. How much of Werth’s value is due to CB park ? How much of Crawford’s is diminished by The Trop ?
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Crawford feels redundant. Werth looked awfully good in right during that Phillies series. That said, Crawford has the benefit of not looking like Werth (aka ‘an enormous dildo’). It’s a tough call.
An outfield of Ross, Torres and Werth would catch quite a few baseballs.
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werth please
crawford is going to get wayyyyy too much money.
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
I think they are both going to get way too much money. The K% for Werth bothers me some. There is almost a 10% difference between Werth (26.5%) and Crawford (17.3%). Brings back bad Feliz memories.
San Francisco Giants 2010 World Series Champions
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pretty much this
with slight hope that that trophy with all the flags on it and all the goose eggs on the scoreboard in the World Serious make hitters a little excited to come to SF instead of, say, Houston.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
meh
werth gets on base better than crawford, I think that’s more valuable.
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Thanks to roger
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11/1/10
Yup
Crawford is not much of a walker – his OBP is based entirely on having a good AVG, which can go into a BABIP slump at any time. And without and power or BBs to compensate, that makes him a poor player.
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Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
bingo
Crawford is two years younger, but when you factor in the poor walk rate and (likely) higher salary, I’d rather have Werth if the choice is between the two of them. Werth’s skillset ages better
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
an enormous dildo
is on our WS Champs hats. He’ll fit right in. It’s like he’s already part of the team!
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
However much crawford is diminished in the trop
he’ll be more diminished in AT&T – not so for Werth.
Werth’s been a philly for 4 years – in 2, he hit better on the road. In 2, he hit better at home. He hits good everywhere.
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CV was a 101 park for the last 3 years.
So, basically 1% of it.
I think Werth is a better hitter. Both of them put up a wRC+ 20-25 above their careers.
Also Crawford’s defense is better and he’s younger, but I gotta believe he will be a little wasted in RF, even at AT&T.
Also wRC+ is park adjusted, duh.
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Werth would be a LOT more expensive than bringing back Burrell for another year
The thong is, it happened.
well
that all depends on how much money one gives to Burrell.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Phillies OT:
We all know about Zito’s contract but Blanton is due to make $10.5 million the next two years!
Probably the biggest reason why Phillies will not be about to sign Werth…that and Ibanez ($12 million) and Howard ($20 million)
I would think so, and what a great way for him to go out. He was strong in the playoffs because he did not play much during the year. I don’t think his body can take it anymore.
As far as I’m concerned he earned every dollar of his salary for the two years during the last month. I also take back all of the sh*t I’ve said about him over the last two years. Dude was money down stretch.
Thanks Edgar, you’ll be fondly remembered for many years to come.
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Edgar Renteria was a good Giant!
by mrs. owlcroft on Nov 2, 2010 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
BOOM BOOM! Out go the lights!
What a dream to end your second season with a WS-winning base hit, and your last swing ever to be a WS-winning HR!
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- Cowboy safety Cliff Harris
Edgar Renteria will go down in giants history
as one of the greatest ever. Nuts how one swing can do that.
Wondering why nobody is looking seriously at Steve Edlefsen in the pen. He’s got great stuff and has done very well the last few seasons.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Nov 2, 2010 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
His numbers look just a little shy to me. I have heard great things about his potential.
by wcw on Nov 2, 2010 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep. Saw him pitch a few times this seasons. He’s got great potential.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Nov 2, 2010 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Season, not seasons.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Nov 2, 2010 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I keep forgetting he signed an extension
So Wilson and Affeldt are signed for next year; Romo and Runzler are under team control; Casilla and Lopez are arbitration eligible (as are Ramirez and Ray, but I’m less sure they’ll be offered). That’s a very solid bullpen core right there.
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
Eh?
I think Uribe is better than him. I’d take whichever’s cheaper though.
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So you hate Uribe.
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My plan:
According to This…Giants have committed 77 million (thanks Rowand/Zito for $32 million)
Need to resign: Huff, Burrell, Torres, Jonathan Sanchez, Romo, Lopez and Panda (also Ishi and Nate but they’re making the minimum)
My plan:
1) Resign Sanchez to a 3 year $24 million ($8 million)
2) Resign Huff to a 2-3 year $14-21 million ($7 million)
3) Resign Burrell to a 1 to 2 year $3/6 million deal ($3 million)
4) Sign Torres to a 2-3 year $10-15 million ($5 million)
5) Sign Romo to a 2-3 year $3/4.5 million ($1.5 million)
6) Sign Panda to a 2-3 year $2/3 million ($1 million)
7) Sign Lopez to a 2-3 year $1/2 million ($1 million)
Total: $26.5 million…($103.5 million)
Now…Giants can go for broke and sign Crawford/Werth to a $12-$15 million deal and pickup a cheap SS ($1-2 million) ($120 million payroll)
or
Hardy for $5 million
Ross for $6 to $7 million and
some one else for $3 to 4 million
Points for comprehensiveness.
I don’t think Lopez could be had for that cheap.
I don’t think all of those people need a new contract for next season. Torres, Panda, Romo and Sanchez are under team control, I thought. I’m not sure that Romo, Panda and Torres are even eligible for arb.
co-dad w/AfDC of
Ishikawa, the Topps Rookie All Star Team's First baseman. Does he get a chance in 2010?
"Because I don’t know what it means anymore, in the PCL. It’s almost like years ago."
"That’s not to say Buster isn’t fully committed or all-in. He is. He’s smart and he’s got the advance reports. Anybody who said he’s not ready to catch in the big leagues is crazy because he’s a pretty good catcher, especially throwing." - Sabean 7/11/10
Yeah...
I’m a little confused from the spreadsheet…they put no salary for Posey…
Torres is arbitration eligible
Panda is arbitration eligible in 2012 but I think it would be a good time to sign him long term at a low price
Sanchez is arbitration eligible…he signed a one year deal last year to avoid arbitration
Romo is under team control but it wouldn’t make that much difference ($1 million or so)
This
Especially Panda. He’s got something to prove in 2011 before I sign him to a new contract
The thong is, it happened.
But why sign him for $1 mil next year when he’s going to make 450K otherwise?
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"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Because he’s somewhere between 2009 and 2010 in talent…$1 million is not bad to lock him up for two years…
If he comes back to 2009 number next year…Arbitration could mean $2-$3 a year
I doubt he would do that.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Yeah, three dollars a year is too little.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 2, 2010 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I think that's the Dominican SL salary
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"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
to clarify
he might sign a 4 year $7M contract or something for long term security, but why would he sign a 2/$2? If he regains half of his 2009 value he’ll be worth 3 times that at least.
Does he have 3 or 4 years of arb left?
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I actually like JJ Hardy, he is excellent defensively and is not that old. I think he has a
better offensive season this coming season.
by Nnamdi Asomugha on Nov 2, 2010 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm Gonna Book my flights as soon as it is announced!
ARLINGTON — The World Series is over and now the victorious Giants must decide whether they intend to open the 2011 season with two games against the D-backs in Taiwan next March.
The Giants met with representatives of Major League Baseball International during the course of their five-game World Series victory over the Rangers that ended on Monday night with a 3-1 victory at Rangers Ballpark and their first World Series title in 56 years.
The matter was tabled until after the World Series, Giants president Larry Baer said on Monday, adding that it’s a high probability the newly crowned World Series champs will take part in the trip.
“We have to have this done in the next couple of weeks, that’s my understanding,” Baer said. “We’re trying to work it out and I think it’s somewhat close to happening. We’ve had conversations and there aren’t any big disagreements.”
To make the trip happen, the D-backs have agreed to sacrifice two home dates at Chase Field next year during a season in which they are hosting the All-Star Game, Derrick Hall, the club’s president, said Monday in an e-mail. The D-backs have agreed in principle to participate and are excited to open the season abroad.
“We have signed off as a front office, but need the players to do so as well through the union,” Hall said in the e-mail.
MLB has never opened a season in Taiwan, although the Dodgers played Spring Training games there against a Taiwanese All-Star team this past spring. The Dodgers also played the Padres in a pair of exhibition games in China in 2008. Baseball has opened the season in Tokyo, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Monterrey, Mexico. The last opener internationally was the Red Sox against the A’s at Tokyo Dome in 2008.
MLB’s owners and general managers meet with Commissioner Bud Selig on Nov. 15-18 in Orlando, Fla., so a resolution of the current Taiwan issue should occur by then. The owners’ portion of the meeting is Nov. 17-18. The general managers gather among themselves on Nov. 15-16.
Once MLB, the Giants and the D-backs formally agree to travel to Taiwan, the Players Association must also approve the two-game event, which will change the pattern of Spring Training preparation for both teams.
“We’re generally in favor of this,” Baer said. “There are just a few things left to be sorted out.”
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101102&content_id=15958412&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
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Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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Honestly
The only the serious drawback to this is the inevitable layover it causes. It’s important to get off to a hot start.
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Nov 2, 2010 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah but
Does it mean Zito/someone else gets skipped first time through the rotation?
EXTRA DOSE OF TIM/CAIN
at the end of the day it's all about kicking the tires
by duke_diligence on Nov 2, 2010 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
The Padres were 15-8 in April. More important to end hot.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 2, 2010 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Mathematically.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 2, 2010 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Yay Jeremy Lin!
Oops, but if some things go right I just might make a trip there next year in spring.
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
by Scooter Ellis on Nov 2, 2010 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Distinct possibility
Interested, but I may not be able to take too much time off
Whoa, this is back on?
Changing my vacation plans right now!
by Murray, Present on Nov 2, 2010 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I remember there was a fanpost in August with the stupidest theories and rumors in the history of the world that tried to explain why Tim had such a bad month.
Then it was deleted.
And Tim Lincecum was Tim Lincecum again.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
And Tim Lincecum was Tim Lincecum again.
It’s both comforting and unsettling how quick things can bounce from one end of the spectrum to another with players. Whenever things are going bad, there are plenty of examples of players who similarly struggled only to turn things around all of a sudden. But when things are going good, the ghosts of extremely talented guys who collapsed without much warning haunts the back of our minds.
Baseball, my love, you are cruel and strange and beautiful.
by Seasick fish on Nov 2, 2010 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I remember being worried...
But mostly wondering if and when he would get his mechanics back. I haven’t ever feared his arm falling off like so many panic about. Maybe it will one day, who knows, but holy shit was he the man!
by Artimus Clyde on Nov 2, 2010 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I read it that way too
But like his mechanics, his teeth are also fixed!
Win win.
at the end of the day it's all about kicking the tires
by duke_diligence on Nov 2, 2010 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Something about a drug dealer not supplying him anymore….and it wasn’t a marijuana dealer.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Nov 2, 2010 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
omg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYVUJ—hQfM
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
by GiantPain on Nov 2, 2010 12:22 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Have we successfully taken it back from Lose Angeles?
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Nov 2, 2010 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm amazed how good the drunk crowd's time is.
Hip ass San Francisco citizens laying down the groove
I've got 99 problems and the Boch is one
There was a pretty good version going on in the Tempest right after the game. For some reason my eyes started watering… and I don’t even like that song.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 2, 2010 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
oh that’s so beautiful. i’ve always gotten shit for loving journey, but i would have given my right arm to be able to see them when steve was still singing. i saw them at the shoreline sans steve, and it was awesome, but not the same. giants fans singing journey? TEH BEST
Been there, done that
Saw that Day on the Green in 1980 with Journey (on their Escape Tour), Santana, Montrose, the Tubes, and Toto (with their original lead singer).
Good times. Except that we made this spectacular giant banner of the Escape cover and someone ripped it off.
"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
LOLD
I can still remember hearing radio spots for that and being mad that I was too young and too far away to go. The Tubes were pretty good for an opening act (unless Montrose opened, still not bad)
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions
No, you're right
It went Tubes-Toto-Montrose-Santana-Journey. I remember being somewhat shocked that it wasn’t a problem for Vince Welnick to be smoking a joint on stage. And that the most surprising band to me was Santana. They could really bring it.
"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
heh
Those who like Journey should like Santana, especially if they like songs not involving Jonathan Cain (no relation to Matt/Mark)!
Did any of them jam with Santana onstage? Or vice versa?
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 3, 2010 6:38 AM PDT up reply actions
No guesting
No, that would have been nice, but there was no band mixing that day.
Greg Rolie, of course was in both Santana and Journey, but I he was gone from both bands by that time.
"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
this
I think Rolie left in 80, so I dunno if he was there then. I figured they didn’t start with Cain, or need him, until they went to the studio for Escape.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 4, 2010 7:53 AM PDT up reply actions
It's a theme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFIIQ0xCnXc
From Mad Dog in the Fog.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Nov 2, 2010 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I woke up with the biggest smile on my face... IT FEELS SO GOOD
Anyone know where to get some HQ pics of the on-field celebration? I need a full screen background wallpaper.
So two thoughts occurred to me this morning.
1) Edgar Renteria is a bad, bad man.
No, really. Who did he beat with an RBI single in 1997? The Cleveland Indians. A team that hadn’t won it all since Truman was in office. Who did he beat in 2010? The Texas Rangers. A team making its first World Series appearance EVER.
He doesn’t stick it to the Yankees, rob from the rich to bring a championship to downtrodden franchises. He’s the baseball equivalent of the schoolyard bully!
2) My mother was born in 1957. My father in 1958. In between the Giants’ penultimate NL pennant and their newly minted World Championship, four teams won a ring who hadn’t done so in their lifetimes – the Angels, the Red Sox, the White Sox, and now the Giants.
The Giants were involved in both the first and the most recent such World Series. You could say they were the Gatekeeper.
I postulate that unless some other long-hungry franchises continue the trend in upcoming seasons, that the Cubs’ and Indians’ failures to get it done in 2007 and 2008 respectively, while the Giants held the door open, may have doomed their franchises to another interminable spate of years before the monkey clambers off of THEIR backs.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Nov 2, 2010 12:29 PM PDT reply actions
go back to being a dodgers fan....
by Wreckonized on Nov 2, 2010 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
This
Also, when you get there tell Vin Scully to SUCK IT!
"I signed up for this job, the day I was born" - Brian Wilson, Ninja
by Giant Torture on Nov 2, 2010 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Dodgers and Giants now tied with the same number of World Series Titles at 6 for each organization. This decade is starting off correctly.
Looking good for the G’s and bad for the D’s.
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I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for !Matt Downs .
Same number of World Series appearances, too.
Although the Giants evidently have one more pennant and boycotted the Series once under McGraw.
But the 6-18 thing made me laugh when I saw it last week.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Nov 2, 2010 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude, really? Vin Scully? Look, I hate the Dodgers with every fiber of my being. But Vin Scully is AWESOME. He is the best. He does games by himself, he comes up with references to games that happened fifty years ago and he describes them as though they were yesterday, he’s shockingly nonpartisan and objective…Vin Scully IS baseball. In the same way that youth is wasted on the young, Vin Scully is wasted on Dodgers fans.
With that said — I’m sorry, Dodger guy, but you’re just not all that welcome here.
"I'm not sure what the hell charisma is, but I have the feeling it's Willie Mays." --Ted Kluszewski
by Rick Parker (Lewis) Can't Lose on Nov 2, 2010 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t mind him. He’s always been nice. And Scully really is awesome.
by wcw on Nov 2, 2010 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
…zzzzzz…
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
this
it takes all kinds, and this kind doesn’t like Vin. At least I don’t hate Empire Strikes Back.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
If you like a broadcaster who
gets his facts wrong, pronounces players names wrong, misstates the obvious, and bores people to tears, then Scully’s the best. His faux-folksy mannerisms are tedious at best (“Pull up a chair!”) and even Dodger players get tired of a guy they’ve never met face to face calling them by their first names and pretending he knows them. But hey, other than that, Vinnie’s terrific. Except that he’s just told the world in so many words that he loves baseball more than he loves his wife. Then there’s the Orel Hershiser story.
Now aren’t you all sorry you mentioned Vin Scully?
by mrs. owlcroft on Nov 2, 2010 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
and the O-dog is coming into second base!!!
/turns off TV
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Except . . .
. . . Scully, who can get nothing correct, always called him “the Old Dog”.
Sabean delendus est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
Vin Scully gets a million things wrong, has a boring voice, and tells boring anecdotes. That is all.
Vin
The Dodger fans I know who love Scully just keep talking about his objectivity. Like that really matters.
Then they proceed to blast Krukow for his lack of same. But then I give examples of how he’s not at all reluctant to point out the great plays the other team makes, or point out bad calls that go against them. Seems to me that’s a better measure of “objective” than whether or not you can tell they have a rooting interest.
"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
I lost a lot of respect for Vin when he was talking about how much of a disappointment Matt Cain was for the Giants and cited his W/L record as proof.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
t's Posey time!!
Screw you Flannery.
LOL Fail analysis
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Nov 2, 2010 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Meh.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
I would honestly love those fan bases to experience the way I/we feel right now.
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Nov 2, 2010 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh hey
Have you heard that the Giants won the world series? It’s pretty cool. How has the off season been for the LA Satanists? How’s that whole McCourt thing rolling along? Pretty good? Amicable dissolution of their union? They seem like nice people (even if thy have terrible taste in baseball teams) and, really, I wish them nothing but the best.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I'm actually surprised.
I got home around 3 am last night and hadn’t received any kind of text from any of my friends who are infected with Giant fandom.
I figured that meant Game Six. Huh.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Nov 2, 2010 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Game six
Talk about it all you want, the wound has healed. BTW are the Dodgers still paying Jason Schmidt or how about Manny? Have fun playing with your beach ball!
"I signed up for this job, the day I was born" - Brian Wilson, Ninja
by Giant Torture on Nov 2, 2010 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Talk about what?
I just figured he would’ve sent me a celebratory text if the Giants won game five, and when he didn’t immediately seize his opportunity to lord it over me, it meant Fox was gonna have to broadcast another game.
I think the Dodgers are still paying a shitload of people. I’m not sure if Manny is one of them – with the White Sox claiming him, I don’t know if they assumed responsibility for the deferred money owed Manny, or if the Dodgers still pay that.
Whatever. We aren’t gonna do shit as long as McCourt owns the team unless something shames him into using the team’s financial earning power instead of trading prospects to get other teams to pick up salaries.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Nov 2, 2010 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
yes, I'm sure that's what you meant
Don’t be a douche, man.
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
Relax.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
nah
dodger fan coming here and being a douche, no thanks. Not going to put up with that.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
You're a fucking idiot, okay?
Jesus Christ. If I wanted to be a douche, trust me, I’d be a lot more obvious about it.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Nov 2, 2010 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
You were being a mild douche.
If you want to be more obvious about it, knock yourself out. You might get banned, though.
"Thank you, Coach (Theus). I'm about to kill y'all this half." --DeMarcus Cousins
Just because you guys are taking figuratively what I meant absolutely literally does not mean I was being a douche.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Nov 2, 2010 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Nope, but this does
DodgerFanInPackerLand
"I signed up for this job, the day I was born" - Brian Wilson, Ninja
by Giant Torture on Nov 2, 2010 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
yep
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
Ooooooooooh play nice. DodgerFanInPackerLand’s been hanging out here for at least a couple of weeks now. And for a dodger fan has been actually quite civil and stuff.
Maybe if we play nice we can turn the fan away from the dark side. :P
Maybe if we play nice we can turn the fan away from the dark side.
I have two friends (male and female) that are Dodger fans. The hardest part is the blood tranfusion. That Blue Blood is awfully hard to get out.
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I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for !Matt Downs .
I’ve been annoyed by his presence this whole time… I don’t really put a high value on making Dodger fans feel comfortable, but I’ve been trying to respect the Mods’ wishes, so I haven’t told him to fuck off, but seriously, that guy can do to Dodger land and pack it.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 2, 2010 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Jeez, sorry to have set this off. I was just kidding around.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
HEY I WILL DO THE NAME CALLING AROUND HERE, DOUCHE
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
Call me names all you want. I'm just stating fact.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Nov 2, 2010 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
OK
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
This.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Nov 2, 2010 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I knew that what what he meant before he ezplained it.
Take off your orange tinted glasses for a sec.
Hey
I think they’re tossing around the beach ball over on the Fodgers SBN site, you should check it out…for 3 or 4 innings that is.
"I signed up for this job, the day I was born" - Brian Wilson, Ninja
by Giant Torture on Nov 2, 2010 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Fuck the beach balls.
They have no place outside of the beach.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Nov 2, 2010 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
:D
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Identity Crisis much?
You’re a Dodger fan, weren’t you born with a beach ball? Also, don’t beach balls have a place at Chavez Latrine? Hey I don’t fault you, listening to Vin Scully would make me want to play with a beach ball too and Justin Bieber (aka quintessential Dodger fan) likes them.
"I signed up for this job, the day I was born" - Brian Wilson, Ninja
by Giant Torture on Nov 2, 2010 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah.
I’m a Dodger fan, but none of the Dodger fans in my family have been “that” kind of Dodger fan.
We watch/listen to as many of the games as we can that we don’t go to. If we go to a game, we stay ‘til the end, win or lose. We don’t “leave early to beat the traffic.” We don’t show up three innings late.
And we don’t play with beach balls at the stadium.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Nov 2, 2010 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Confused
We watch/listen to as many of the games as we can that we don’t go to. If we go to a game, we stay ‘til the end, win or lose. We don’t "leave early to beat the traffic." We don’t show up three innings late.
And we don’t play with beach balls at the stadium.
Doesn’t all of the above make you the antithesis of a Dodger fan?
"I signed up for this job, the day I was born" - Brian Wilson, Ninja
by Giant Torture on Nov 2, 2010 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
What you have to understand about LA sports is that it’s an event thing. Kind of like NY sports, I’d guess.
There are people there who are actual fans. There are people there who are there to be seen.
There are people there who could give a shit about the sport but are trying to impress clients.
There are people who go because it’s what you’re supposed to do.
The people who show up 3 innings late, leave 3 innings early, and toss around a beach ball? They’re casual fans at best. They’re not there because GO DODGERS, they’re there because, why not?
Every city has fans like that, but LA has more than most.
But that doesn’t mean that all Dodger fans fit that image.
Hell, those fans who leave early to beat the traffic? I’ll stay /late/ to avoid the traffic. Game’s been over for 45 minutes? Okay, probably okay to leave now.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Nov 2, 2010 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Fixed
The people who show up 3 innings late, leave 3 innings early, and toss around a beach ball? They’recasual fans at bestDodger fans
Okay, so if 10 of you are actual fans, and 35,000 aren’t, I’d say that the 35,000 is much more representative of the fan base. You should just admit that you made a bad choice and find a new team, preferably one that wasn’t spawned by Satan.
"I signed up for this job, the day I was born" - Brian Wilson, Ninja
by Giant Torture on Nov 2, 2010 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
But now you’re just exaggerating the numbers.
A sizeable enough percentage of the fan base are “that way” that you notice it, but certainly not the majority. Otherwise you’d hear a pin drop in the stadium in the 8th inning, and that’s just not true.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Nov 2, 2010 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes it is
At the end of a Fodger game there’s maybe, maybe 10,000 people there which means 25-30k people left. 75% is the overwhelming majority, just admit that the Dodgers are the douchiest and their fans are douchey by association, Mirite or mirite?
"I signed up for this job, the day I was born" - Brian Wilson, Ninja
by Giant Torture on Nov 2, 2010 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of Juan Pierre
Don Mattingly just remembered he needs to go back out to the mound.
"I signed up for this job, the day I was born" - Brian Wilson, Ninja
by Giant Torture on Nov 2, 2010 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I would too if I had Pierre on the mound.
I’d be afraid it’d bounce halfway to the plate.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Nov 2, 2010 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL REFERENCING GAME SIX LIKE WE EVEN GIVE A FUCK ANYMORE
DUDE. WE WON THE WORLD FUCKING SERIES. SUCK ON THAT AND LIKE IT.
Seriously. Nobody gives a fuck about game six, and anyone still using it as a club is just showing how bitter and pathetic they really are.
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
Dude.
He meant a game six in THIS Series.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Nov 2, 2010 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
sure he did
that’s why it was capitalized. Sure.
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
Of course, how silly of me.
And the fact that my username has DodgerFan capitalized means that I CONSIDER MYSELF THE ONLY ONE IN THE WHOLE WORLD.
You’ve seen right through me.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Nov 2, 2010 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
dude, whatever
you know what you were doing. And it’s pretty funny that you’re running away from it after being called out. Why are you even here again? Oh right, since your team is going to suck so bad, I guess you want to get a taste of success while you can. Or something.
Whatever, just don’t be a douche about it.
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
You know, I guess it wouldn’t be possible for MCC to be a interesting, intelligent group worth interacting with if they didn’t have the one clueless dipshit in the bunch who insists on seeing the world through his own special, mentally cracked point of view.
So congrats on being that guy, I guess. You go ahead and believe whatever you want to believe about what I meant. It’s clear that even in the afterglow of your victory you’ve got some insecurity issues.
Congratulations on the World Series championship. Maybe you’ll get extra lucky for Christmas and whatever mental disorder inhabits your neural pathways will disappear.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Nov 2, 2010 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
Two Emperor Norton references in the same thread.
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Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Huh, indeed.
I took it as referring to a game six since the Rangers won yesterday. Didn’t even understand all the to-do over the reference for a while. Maybe some of us are just more sensitive than others.
by mrs. owlcroft on Nov 2, 2010 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Referencing the 2002 Game Six wouldn’t have made any sense at all.
Also, we just won the fucking World Series. Have some hot tea, relax, and enjoy it. Christ.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Nov 2, 2010 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
OH YEAH
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
But
Isn’t at least part of the point of winning the World Series the ability to give Fodger fans shit? No better way to celebrate Giants victory than to smite Dodger fans.
"I signed up for this job, the day I was born" - Brian Wilson, Ninja
by Giant Torture on Nov 2, 2010 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't mind the shit-talking.
You guys have earned that right, and I’ll face that. It’s part of the rivalry.
But deliberate misrepresentations of my behavior just to feel superior is what I have a problem with. Don’t you guys have enough reasons to point and laugh without accusing me of doing things I didn’t do?
That’s my main problem with…what’s-his-face. I can’t even be bothered to remember his handle.
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Nov 2, 2010 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Who the fuck cares about 2002 anymore?
Post those images of the Angels celebrating. They have no effect.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
Huh, check it out.
Nothing.
Absolutely nothing.
DAVID ECKSTEIN CAN’T HURT ME ANYMORE.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Nov 2, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Wow
He’s not much taller than the trophy is he?
Holy shit, I don’t feel pissed at all.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Nov 2, 2010 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Still hate it.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 2, 2010 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
me too
but it doesn’t make me want to go kill everyone I see for the next 20 minutes like it used to!
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
Now this picture is ugh
Instead of KILL IT WITH FIRE
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
this
kind of like getting in the house and realizing you have dog crap on your shoe. Ick, but quickly remedied.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions
NEED A PICTURE OF WORLD CHAMPION MIKE FONTENOT
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
Can't wipe this goofy smile off my face
It’s awesome.
Not sure what to do about my screen name at this point...
by AngelWillSaveUs on Nov 2, 2010 12:30 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
I bet three SF Starters make the All Star team
next year. So sweet. We’ll get to see plenty of our boys being represented.
lol
co-dad w/AfDC of
Ishikawa, the Topps Rookie All Star Team's First baseman. Does he get a chance in 2010?
"Because I don’t know what it means anymore, in the PCL. It’s almost like years ago."
"That’s not to say Buster isn’t fully committed or all-in. He is. He’s smart and he’s got the advance reports. Anybody who said he’s not ready to catch in the big leagues is crazy because he’s a pretty good catcher, especially throwing." - Sabean 7/11/10
109!
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
by groug on Nov 2, 2010 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
This
"I signed up for this job, the day I was born" - Brian Wilson, Ninja
by Giant Torture on Nov 2, 2010 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
REC'D!
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Nov 2, 2010 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
The world would collapse on itself
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Let's not get ahead of ourselves
If we bring back the gang and everyone’s healthy, I think 90 would be our goal.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Honestly, who cares how many wins
We know now all they have to do is get in.
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Nov 2, 2010 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
ICWYDT
San Francisco Giants 2010 World Series Champions
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for !Matt Downs .
82 wins, at the most.
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Nov 2, 2010 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Lincecum, Cain and Fielder
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by NuschlerFace on Nov 2, 2010 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Tim clinched the series.
Cain clinched the NLCS. Madison clinched the NLDS. And Johnathan got us in. What a staff.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Nov 2, 2010 12:33 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
Plus Zito, uh...
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by NuschlerFace on Nov 2, 2010 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
To be fair
He cheered, didn’t complain and didn’t cause a disturbance. He was right there with us.
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by ch3zyp00fs on Nov 2, 2010 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Absolutely
He always worked hard and gave a fuck when he didn’t have to. Those other 4 are a tough act to live up to. He deserves this ring.
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by NuschlerFace on Nov 2, 2010 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
He was also a very serviceable, if insanely expensive, 5th starter. 199 innings of 4.15 ERA ball aren’t going to excite anyone, but it’s a lot better than having Todd Wellemeyer or Ryan Sadowski eating those innings.
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
A lot of teams wouldn't mind that.
Just not for the price. Zito could have complained that the rookie got the nod and not him but he didn’t. Guy is a pros pro.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Nov 2, 2010 1:25 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Especially when Wellemeyer was in the rotation at the start of the year—that’s where Zito’s hot start played such a big role. If he weren’t pitching like that, our rotation would have been much thinner until MadBum arrived and got it going.
Seems I got chopped--reposting
Someone already posted Kuip’s call of the final out—anyone have Jon Miller’s for ESPN radio?
Hate to say it, but I didn’t like it all that much. I think he was a little subdued because it was ESPN
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Nov 2, 2010 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought Kuip was disappointingly subdued
AFTER the “that’s it!” That part was awesome, but after that, he took it down a notch and that was a little dispapointing
i wasn’t disappointed, as i knew that no call would be able to truly echo everything each giants fan was feeling, but man i wish he would have totally fucking lost it!
nah
was perfect. Mentioned all the past greats and a shout out to us long-distance fans. Totally professional and awesome
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I enjoyed Flem’s call of Renteria’s HR, even though his voice cracks.
"Just another ahahahaha... laugher."
Free AnVil!
I enjoyed it largely BECAUSE his voice cracked.
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by Juan Primo on Nov 2, 2010 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
this
totally perfect in that moment. Stunned amazement.
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Deliciously, deliciously unprofessional, and largely perfect.
by wcw on Nov 2, 2010 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Think about it...
We will be forever replaying the Rent HR call.
It will not be a perfect Kuip HIIIGH>>DEEEEP>>OUTTAH HERE!.
or an ADIOS PALOTA! or other HOF Miller call.
Not Ross, not Lon, not Hank, not Ted.
It will be the kid, the new voice of the new Giants, in all of its imperfect cracked glory. Flemming getting too excited, too emotional at the verge of tears that will carry this event into history. To my wife and I last night it is the right call for this team, this office, the hilarity that Edgar Renteria hits the series winning 3 run HR.
Finally a signature worth having:
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Yeah
Miller’s call wasn’t bad, but it was too professional. It’s a call I’ve heard a thousand times. Flemming’s call captures how special it was.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
I listened to him this morning; he was probably trying not to cry.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Nov 2, 2010 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Here are Kuip and Flem's calls
http://www.youtube.com/user/JoeyMac323
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by troymccluresf on Nov 2, 2010 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Get out of here.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
I actually kinda am.
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Nov 2, 2010 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Derosa is a good guy...
He’d fit perfectly on this team… health permitting.
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With his spate of injuries over the past few seasons
I really wonder what his threshold for retirement would be. I am not suggesting that he should retire or that I want him to. But he has had very little luck with good health over the past few seasons and that has to take a toll. I’m sure he’ll show up for spring training and do everything he can to become a starter again. However, at what point does he say enough is enough? And how likely is it that he’s an effective hitter next year after all the wrist problems?
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I don't think he's going to retire
However,
how likely is it that he’s an effective hitter next year after all the wrist problems?Not.
Mark DeRosa: 2011 World Series MVP
I am calling it
Proud adopted parent of the ball dudes, who have grounded into 109 fewer double plays than the Giants.
Curiously . . .
. . .it is. That is, unlikely, but by no means comically so. Both are pretty good players with experience.
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"Not."
Based on what? He had a problem, he had surgery to fix it, the surgery was botched, he had a second surgery. What is the rationale for assuming that the second surgery will also be a botch?
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I'm speculating (based on my own prejudice)
that it has everything to do with DeRosa’s age. He’ll be 36 at the start of next season. Words like “surgery” and “healing” don’t mix well with “age.” Still, who knows? Maybe he’ll do okay.
He’s 35, turns 36 during spring training. He has been, over the course of his career, almost a precisely average hitter (.332 wOBA). Even if his wrist is 100% as good as new (a heroic assumption that I certainly would not make), matching his career average seems almost like a best-case scenario and not particularly likely.
by taliesin on Nov 2, 2010 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
But . . .
. . . in the seasons in which he has played with reasonable regularity (2006 and on), he was consistently better than league-average batter by OPS+ (I don’t have my other measures available at the moment). That’s better than OK for a middle infielder, and not bad at 3B. Regrettably, he hasn’t played SS much, though he seems to have been not much off average, and might be able to do it once a week—that would have to be seen. Why matching his last few years, which are what matter in his career (part-time play is not truly indicative), would be “not particularly likely” is unclear to me, unless we’re again into this “old guys are per se terrible” crap.
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At what age do you think a ballplayer’s skills decline? You do acknowledge that they decline at some point, right?
The list of 36-year-old second basemen who have had above-average (or even average) seasons at the plate is not a long one.
The age question . . .
. . . remains unresolved, with those who have studied it most disagreeing most vehemently (the epitome of this is the feud between J. C. Bradbury of the Sabernomics site, and Mitchel Lichtman of the site The Book and Phil Birnbaum). They disagree on what the peak age is, and, I believe, on how quickly or slowly players’ performances rise to and fall from that peak. What strikes me as a good summary and elucidation can be found in a Russell Carleton article from earlier this year in Baseball Prospectus.
One point that seems to emerge is that players who last longer tend to be players who peak at later ages, which is in retrospect hardly surprising. To quote Bradbury:
Though old players may not be what they once were, the evidence indicates they can still be valuable. Players are who they are, and will perform slightly better and worse than their peaks from their late-20s through early-30s. I find that players perform within two percent of their peaks from ages 26 to 32. Extending beyond this range, the dropoff isn’t particularly steep. According to my estimates, a hitter who has a .900 OPS at his peak would be expected to post around an .850 OPS at 35; a pitcher with a peak 3.5 ERA is expected to post around a 3.75 ERA at 35.
So Bradbury, at least, shows a maybe 5% falloff from peak to age 35. But in looking at, for example, DeRosa, we are not looking at his “peak”: we are looking at his cumulative career totals, which is a rather different kettle of fish. (Or, in his case, and even better, we are only looking at the last few years.) I see no reason whatever to assume a priori that DeRosa in 2011 cannot put up numbers closely comparable to an amalgmation of his last four or five years. After 2011, when his contract is up anyway, a younger man would likely be wanted; but for 2011, I think him an excellent piece for the Giants’ puzzle.
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I see no reason whatever to assume a priori that DeRosa in 2011 cannot put up numbers closely comparable to an amalgmation of his last four or five years.
Maybe you don’t think it’s a good reason, but terrible wrist injury is not “no reason”.
Mark DeRosa, still existing.
keep in mind
notwithstanding Mr. Revetria’s recent successful coup d’etat, the Giants in recent years have a fair sample size of aged players that are asked to go away or develop mysterious injuries in the middle or late season never to be seen for any amount of time again in the majors. In no particular order I can think of Rueter, Aurilia, Dave Roberts, Benitez, Snow, Vizcaino, Klesko, Kline.
DeRosa is getting paid and if he wants to/can come back that’s great, but I certainly hope they don’t hang their collective hats on him as the definitive answer at any position.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 3, 2010 6:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Gentlemen:
1. Lots of people, including professional athletes, have had “terrible injuries” (I’m not sure his qualifies as “terrible” compared to not a few others, but anyway) and, after surgery or sufficient rest, or both, been able to perform just as before. If the original surgery had not been screwed up, he would have been playing in 2010. I am not a doctor, and don’t even play one on TV, but from what I read there is no reason to think that his injury, once properly treated, would be any handicap on normal performance.
2. Whether such birds are rare is immaterial. Mising a season has its negatives, but also its positives. If few players have missed a season at his age and come back, it’s because the pool of those who have missed a full season at his age is small to begin with; the real question is what percentage of the pool came back, and I don’t think either of us can readily determine that. But, again, the medical opinions seem to say that it ought not to be a big deal.
3. Players who, through natural decline, have become marginal or worse and who are then asked to become “injured” is irrelevant to DeRosa’s case, since he was on a multi-year streak of doing very well when the injury interfered. Obviously, elementary prudence suggests having a strong Plan B, but that does not preclude having a Plan A that involves his playing a major role.
Aubrey Huff is useless and over the hill. Freddy Sanchez is useless and over the hill. Pat Burrell is useless and over the hill. Edgar Renteria is useless and over the hill. Andres Torres is a lucky flash who is useless and over the hill. Now Mark DeRosa is useless and over the hill. Just like all those other guys.
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My point
was that the perception of Giants fans about old and injured players is skewed by the number of them that have been on the company payroll when they retired. That is all.
I read the rest of your post as saying “some old players after injury retire and others play well”. I agree with your comment.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 4, 2010 7:55 AM PDT up reply actions
I, for one.
He is a pretty good bat, especially if he is used in the middle/left infield, and apparently a decent or better defender. The trick is going to be finding an effective positional use for him.
And still,
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ANYBODY have any audio clips of MAD DOG RUSSO's Reaction?????
HE’S THE BEST!!!!
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The first half hour was the best radio I have ever heard.
I was crying like a fucking idiot.
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by NuschlerFace on Nov 2, 2010 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
he has a steady string of celebs and fellow b'casters
Joe Torre on right now (1:50 PM Mountain time)
ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT NOW HAPPEN BECAUSE OF THIS
1. Presumably added to SportsCenter open (and FOX Sports open)
2. Non-jinxed SI cover
3. Default home team in baseball video games next year
4. White House visit
I’m sure there’s plenty more.
Brian Wilson doing Letterman's Top 10
"I don't know what you're talking about," Wilson said when asked (if he puts shoe polish on his beard). "It's dark because we play a lot of day games. It's tanned. It's focused."
That's beneath him.
Ryan Howard read the Top 10 just before losing to us in the NLCS.
"Thank you, Coach (Theus). I'm about to kill y'all this half." --DeMarcus Cousins
5. My life has meaning
6. Todd Helton has tears of envy in his goatee
7. Dodgers and A’s fans have no retort now
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Nov 2, 2010 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
4. White House visit
The Machine Goes to Washington.
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
Speaking of the White House
Apparently, Obama never called the Giants last night.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
He was doing some last second campaigning
he called them today. They are gonna upload the video on twitter.
Yes, players who would want a chance to play with the Giants staff
and thus have a chance for a ring
I expect a piece like this for every single player from this year, Grant.
Can’t wait for the writeups on Ford, Medders, and Joaquin.
Oh, and Bowker.
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
by yankeessuck8991 on Nov 2, 2010 12:51 PM PDT reply actions
Hey Tim Kawakami, Suck it!
Seriously, can anyone fathom what state we would all be in right now were we witnessing a Toronto Blue Jays WS celebration?
A promised to swear off the Giants for all eternity were this trade to take place…
…let’s just say I’m glad it didn’t happen.
Werth got his ring
but needs more money and doucheness. Hello New York…
Mets!
D’oh.
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
by Scooter Ellis on Nov 2, 2010 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
My favorite part...
And did you see all those Dominant Great Young Arms Colorado used to get to the World Series? Err, wait, they don’t have many young arms. They just got bye with a bunch of guys who happened to get hot.
You can manufacture pitching staffs. Dan Haren was acquired in a trade and might be again. Chris Carpenter was signed by St. Louis as a free agent. Jon Garland just got traded.
But it’s much, much harder to grab young power hitters. The kind of hitters the Rockies, Diamondbacks and Dodgers have right now.
I’ve written this for, gee, years now–YOUNG PRODUCTIVE HITTERS ARE THE COIN OF THE BASEBALL REALM. If you don’t have young hitters, you’re not a good franchise, or you do like the Yankees and Red Sox and buy them.
These are the kind the Giants haven’t produced in years and decades. They need a few young hitters.
Bunch of guys who happened to get hot
And this is why the Rockies keep returning to the World Series year after year, right? Err, wait, they didn’t.
Catching lighting in a bottle is great, but “let’s just keep catching it” is not a successful strategy.
And besides, if Ubaldo Jimenez isn’t a dominant young arm, then I have no idea what one might look like.
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
Buster posey
not a young productive hitter. Good to know!
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Wowwwwwwwww….I’d forgotten all about that.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Nov 2, 2010 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
SUCK IT, KAWAKAMI!
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Lil Jon's splits
.288/.339/Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
/Win the inning
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by Scooter Ellis on Nov 2, 2010 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
OK!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
WHHHHHHHHAT
at the end of the day it's all about kicking the tires
by duke_diligence on Nov 2, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
OOOKKKAAAAYY
Somewhere in the minor leagues, Joe Paterson is pitching.
by imovermyhead on Nov 2, 2010 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
WHAT
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Nov 2, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeeeeeeeeah
Seriously though, I’m happy he’s thanzful for lettin them be a part of it… but how exactly was he a part of it? The fact that the Braves got run over?
at the end of the day it's all about kicking the tires
by duke_diligence on Nov 2, 2010 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
In that case...
TheSitch
@SFGiants Congratz Geemen 4 winningz da Wurl Seriez! Any grenades DTF in SF?
/Win the inning
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by Scooter Ellis on Nov 2, 2010 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Two great tastes that taste great together!
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Nov 2, 2010 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
still one of the strangest pictures I’ve seen on this site
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Nov 2, 2010 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Remember the “exciting news” tease back in April that turned out to be the announcement of a Lil Jon appearance? We all thought they were bringing up Posey.
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Tim Lincecum
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From now on, every day is Thong Thursday!
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by Prussian Creole on Nov 2, 2010 12:54 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
When combined with Matt Cain you get
Wait, what the hell?
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
That can't be right, let's try this again
Matt Cain + Tim Lincecum =
Well, I guess the internet can’t be wrong about that one.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
i still remember this gamethread
when ross was a marlin and did his bat flip after hitting one off cain:
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/7/27/1591341/open-gamethread-7-27
oh the hilarity :)
He’s cody fucking ross
he has no right to pull that shit
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by bondslegend on Jul 27, 2010 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Wow, whoever said that is a fucking idiot!
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/checks name
yep, I was right!
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He’s bondslegend
He has no right to pull that shit!
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i was guilty of something too...
rent please never play for us again
by chenster on Jul 27, 2010 8:24 PM PDT reply
I’m sure I have some incriminating bullshit out there myself. I can recall destroying Torres early on
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
I hated the idea of Torres making the Opening Day roster. I wasn’t so high on the Lopez deal. I was meh on Ross. I think I also half-assedly advocated for the Lincecum-for-Rios deal.
So all that means I’m qualified for the MSM, right?
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Nov 2, 2010 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I carried water for Velez over Torres. That was an incorrect opinion.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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Haters.
I always believed in Andres. I remember the lonely fight of Andres v Bowker.
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I remember the fight of Burrell vs Scheirholtz
LOL NATE SUPPORTERS
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I don't remember who it was
but somebody was really being ridiculous in their hatred of Burrell. I wasn’t a huge fan, but was like “dude was good in the NL” and I remember I got yelled at for saying that. “THAT’S NOT REAL PROOF RABBLE RABBLE”
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I was very anti-Burrell
His defense is bad and he’d sucked at the plate for almost a season and a half. I figured he was done. Happy to be wrong.
I was like ‘right handed power bat off the bench and nothing more’. Likewise happy to have been wrong.
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 2, 2010 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
you have to be more specific
THAT’S NOT REAL PROOF RABBLE RABBLE
Isn’t this every player argument?
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by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
HAHA
co-dad w/AfDC of
Ishikawa, the Topps Rookie All Star Team's First baseman. Does he get a chance in 2010?
"Because I don’t know what it means anymore, in the PCL. It’s almost like years ago."
"That’s not to say Buster isn’t fully committed or all-in. He is. He’s smart and he’s got the advance reports. Anybody who said he’s not ready to catch in the big leagues is crazy because he’s a pretty good catcher, especially throwing." - Sabean 7/11/10
For the record
I joined McC to support Sanchez when the Giants got him
I was for Burrell (said he was Dunn like but cheaper) and Lopez
I was also for Fontenot and okay with Ross
but I was also for Guillen…
I still come up on top right? Barely but still on top
You were the one who was the most pissed about the Sanchez for Alderson deal.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Man I was so pissed about that.
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Nov 2, 2010 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Cody
you can do whatever you want!
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seriously
all is forgiven now
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Nov 2, 2010 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Like a fuckin' orange
An especially fitting connection, as his bald, round head reminds me of Karl Pilkington.
I remember reading this and LOLing so hard.
Huff does the same thing all the time.
by Josh L on Jul 27, 2010 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions
give me a video please
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
by PiKAgiant on Jul 27, 2010 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions
He like drops the bat, raises his shoulders a little, puts on a little hop step, then gets going on his trot.
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by Azmanz on Jul 27, 2010 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s because he’s old.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Jul 27, 2010 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions
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I remember that game like it was yesterday.
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by Soulbrother16 on Nov 2, 2010 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I am being 100% honest when I say
that not for one single goddamn moment did I doubt that Lincecum was one of the 5 best pitchers in baseball. Not even after that 5th start in August. One of the things that makes him so great is that he can figure out when things are wrong and fix them.
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I'm with you
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
Same here
I didn’t care that he was killing my pokemonz and everyone in my league was laughing at me for starting him and drafting him in the first round.
But ya know what? HATERS GON HATE!
yeah, he hurt me in one league during that stretch
BUT I STILL WON THAT LEAGUE. FUCK THE HATERZ.
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I placed in second
but I don’t care, because I went from sixth place to the championships…tied the game then lost by one category because of stupid yahoo tie rules.
But you know what’s more important to me? I “won” because I had so many Giants on that team.
Buster Posey
Aubrey Huff
Juan Uribe
Andres Torres
Tim Lincecum
Matt Cain
Madison Bumgarner
Barry Zito
Brian Wilson
Beautiful
Yahoo’s tie rules are retarded. I stayed away from them largely this year.
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Ah yup.
I mean, he’d been dominant as recently as June. Oh man, I love that he figured out a slider on the fly this year…. And it’s a plus pitch!!! Who even does that? Is he gonna get a real change up that works like a knuckleball for next season?
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he's going to invent a new pitch
he throws it towards center and it breaks 180 degrees back to the plate. Also it goes 200 mph and sets the ball on fire. Because Tim Lincecum.
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I just assumed he was done.
Because, sometimes, pitchers just stop being good. When I start seeing dramatic drops in velocity, I don’t worry, I just assume the worst.
In this case (and several others involving the Giants), my assumption just made me an ass.
Apparently, Runzler may become converted to a starter
tomkrasovic Tom Krasovic
#sfgiants GM Sabean says club may move power LHP Runzler from relief to starting — club has solid lefty relievers (Lopez, Affeldt).
I really don't know why they are converting Runzler into a Starter
We have Zito for 3 more years and we all know by now that Zito and Sanchy aren’t going anywhere. Also we have Wheeler to replace Zito when his contract is up, so this is kinda of a question mark for me.
Also
It could be to make Runzler more tradeable since starters are worth more, but the Giants were very lucky to not have a starting pitcher miss significant time all season, typically you need someone who can give you a couple of weeks—or more—worth of starts.
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by Giant Torture on Nov 2, 2010 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
This is the correct answer
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even luckier
because they had no swingman in the bullpen that could have become the 5th starter if someone got hurt.
LOLlemeyer
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by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess because if any of our starters get injured, we don’t have any good option down in Fresno?
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I don't think so
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by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
In all seriousness, Sanchez’s stock will never be higher than it is at this precise moment. It’s not impossible that at least one GM sees Sanchez as a potential ace, and will be willing to give up a lot for him.
by sarf_london_niner on Nov 2, 2010 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
with Zito untradable, i don’t hate the idea… i just can’t believe the full blown rosterbation has started already. I mean I just had sex with Penelope Cruz and Marisa Miller at the same time and the cigarette is still lit and still my hand is in my pants?
by capn on Nov 2, 2010 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
i just can’t believe the full blown rosterbation has started already.
We are a sick bunch. That World Series habit is going to be the toughest high to duplicate.
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Opposite. I think Sanchez stock was highest just before the post season. I think he has reestablished a rep as a potential stress-case, that can’t reach his full potential or trust his stuff. The problem with Sanchez has always been that the potential Sabes saw in him the rest of league didn’t.
On the other hand, Cain. But I wouldn’t trade him.
Just consider the rotation set for next year.
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Ishikawa, the Topps Rookie All Star Team's First baseman. Does he get a chance in 2010?
"Because I don’t know what it means anymore, in the PCL. It’s almost like years ago."
"That’s not to say Buster isn’t fully committed or all-in. He is. He’s smart and he’s got the advance reports. Anybody who said he’s not ready to catch in the big leagues is crazy because he’s a pretty good catcher, especially throwing." - Sabean 7/11/10
this
also, keep whistling past the training room and hope the injury bug for starters stays away next year. Otherwise you go from the best 5 man rotation in the universe to 3 guys, Zito, and [this space available].
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by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
/winks
/giggles
/walks away
/looks back over shoulder
/giggles again
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Nov 2, 2010 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I was reading somewhere
Timmy with help from Cain, did a lot of work improving his conditioning and started doing long-toss. Have to hand it too him. He made adjustments during the season when most players would have rather waited.
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When does Belt replace Huff at 1st?
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How about
Next year, around the all star break…
Torres CF
Sanchez 2B
Huff RF
Posey C
Belt 1B
Burrell LF
Uribe SS
Sandoval 3B
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He'll get starts
He’ll be the defensive replacement guy for Burrell, and he’ll get starts in place of Burrell/Torres/Huff whenever they need a day. After all, they’re all over 30.
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yeah, this
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factor in defense please
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Pat Burrell career vs RHP: .250/.349/.465
Cody Ross vs same: .255/.311/.413
And Pat hits lefties better than righties, as does Cody of course. But you’d be more justified giving Cody spot starts vs lefties.
And hell, if Burrell hits like shit, Cody is great insurance – same thing w/ Huff and Torres.
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You could let Huff sit against some LHP and start Ross in RF and Burrell in LF
…then bring in Huff as a LF defensive replacement
The thong is, it happened.
outfield a trois!
I’m worried about Burrell holding up for a full season, and if those guys are all back that would be a good way to use them.
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"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
"Ross is better than Burrell."
That’s a rather strange sense of humor there.
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Burrell was better, but his defense is only going to get worse and at some point his bat will decline. He’s 34; do you think he’s likely to hit as well as he did in 2008 (.367 OBP), which is what it will take for him to be better than Ross, taking defense into account?
I actually wouldn’t mind having Burrell back on a one-year deal and I think there’s enough playing time for both him and Ross, but if you wanted to put Huff or Belt out there and sit one of them, I would think most of the time I’d rather play Ross (depending on who’s pitching for both teams).
I have no idea how you come to those conclusions.
Burrell’s career TOP is 974, which includes the dreadful time in Tampa; his 2010 with SF was 1041, almost exactly equal to his last year in Philadelphia (2008, 1051 TOP). Ross’s career TOP is 818; his 2010 of 924 is a small-sample (82 PA) outlier—his 2008 and 2009 were 835 and 816, respectively (and his 2010 Florida time was 700). That is roughly two team wins a season difference between the two men based on offense. Someone who wants to argue that Ross, in LF, can field so much better than Burrell as to add two wins a year just on his fielding is, with me at least, trying to run up a steep glass mountain in his socks.
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You don’t think Ross might be 20 runs better on defense than Burrell? Burrell is probably -10 in LF, and Ross is average in center, which should be +10 in left. And that assumes that they both perform to their career averages at the plate, which I think is a safe assumption for the 29-year-old Ross, much less so for the 34-year-old Burrell.
I suspect it's more like +5 / -5
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All of that . . .
. . . assumes perfect credence in the accuracy of fielding stats, a proposition I find, um, dubious, for reasons I don’t care to get into now at length. For those who do worship at that altar, Burrell’s career Fangraphs UZR/150 as a left fielder is -6.4 and Ross’s is +3.9, for a swing of 10.3, about half of what the difference in offense is. So even the almighty UZR doesn’t make Ross the better player, by a full game’s worth (which, for one player, is a big swing). Those who find UZR and Rtot and the like over-rated will have even more conservative opinions.
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I like Burrell
except a guy with a power swing like Burrell is vulnerable to “slow batness”..he is turning 35 next year
see above re Giants' pre-2010 record of career-finishers
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 3, 2010 6:58 AM PDT up reply actions
sorry
I think he has some left in the tank but I hope that can be spread through the season rather than burned out in spring training and everyday play through June.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 3, 2010 6:59 AM PDT up reply actions
The other part of the question is
did Pat run out of steam at the end of the season? He didn’t really play full time until end of June…
I dunno
but I suspect playing 140+ games would kind of be rough next year. He might have just been slumpy, but I think every day in LF next year might be too much.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 3, 2010 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions
All this is amazing.
Any number of answers frantically searching for a question. The guy put up a terrifically strong season for the Giants. Then he put up fine numbers in the first level of playoffs. Finally, after plenty enough days off to be well rested, he put up a pretty flat set of 10 games. From that, we deduce that either: a) he completely ran out of ability to swing a bat well; or b) small sample sizes are small. I know where my vote goes.
Burrell, like every player, should get a day a week or so off; that is not a major scheduling challenge for anyone at least as bright as a batboy. He was the second-best bat on the team in 2010, and if he is not back in 2011, there is an extra and wide-gaping hole to be filled.
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I think he played
24 games in Tampa and 96 in SF, not all full time.
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by natteringnabob on Nov 4, 2010 7:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Ross has a really small sample size as a LF. He’s played by far the most in CF, where he was 0.2. I think in expectation that should be +10 in LF, but maybe it’s +5. Burrell’s -6.4 as a LF is probably optimistic, but let’s leave it there. That’s still an 11-run difference between the two, and I’d put that as a floor on the difference; TZ thinks Burrell is much worse and Ross much better than UZR does. And, again, for there to be a 20-run difference with the bat you have to assume that Burrell hits at his career rate, which seems optimistic to me even given his relative bounceback in SF this year.
I think their values are probably pretty close, and Ross is younger. Again, though, it seems to me that there is likely to be enough playing time for both of them, I expect both of them to be back, and I have no problem with that — unless Burrell signs a multi-year deal.
Doesn’t seem particularly close to me. Burrell’s final line for the full season, from April 1 to November 1, was .241/.327/.451, about average for a corner outfielder. This on the heels of a 2009 in which he was possibly the worst regular in baseball.
Ross’s 2010, meanwhile, was .271/.328/.437, not far from what he did last year.
Go back to 2007-08 and Burrell’s a bit better with the bat, but not enough to make up for the difference with the glove. You have to go back to 2006 to find a time when Burrell was clearly a better player than Ross.
I said at the top that I think Ross is better than Burrell. But I was simply acknowledging that that assessment depends on Burrell hitting about like he’s done the past three or four seasons (ie slightly above average). If he hits like his career average, then it’s close (with the edge probably going to Burrell), but Ross is much younger. Owlcroft doesn’t seem to think that last bit matters as much as I do.
Yeah, basically I’m agreeing with you. Burrell was a godsend for this team, but over the long term, he has become a player who doesn’t help you very much.
That said, I can easily see him taking a one-year, $3 million contract, and at that price, the Burrell/Schierholtz combo would be fine if the team finds something yummy to spend the real money on.
Pat Burrell: "a player who doesn’t help you very much"?
Are my eyes really reading that? Really, really? It is about as unbelieveable a statement as I think I have ever encountered here, and that is saying an awful lot.
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Don’t be shocked! It’s just the same old arguments about defense and aging curves, about which we must simply agree to disagree at this point.
I have Burrell 2010 as about one win better than marginal players like Schierholtz or Fred Lewis, maybe a little less. One win, as we saw this year, can be a very valuable thing, so it’s not a gift to turn down when it shows up on your doorstep; but it’s also not reason enough to stop looking for something better.
I have no idea what measures you use.
The ones I use I have detailed above. Including his Tampa Bay time in his 2010 is so unreasonable I don’t know where to begin. His SF 2010 is right in line with his quite substantial NL career; as I said, it is almost exactly equal to his last prior NL season, 2008. Whatever the story was in the AL (which is a mere 9% of his career), it is clearly irrelevant to the rest of his career.
Ross, meanwhile, is a pretty decent little batter, but while his offense is sort of ok for a good center fielder, it’s not what’s wanted at any corner, and anyone who thinks otherwise is wildly mistaken. He is a nice addition as a rotating fourth outfielder, because he doesn’t hurt you much at any position; but that’s about it.
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I was just eyeballing via BA/OBP/SLG, obviously, but we can use more precise metrics as well. wRC, for instance. 2007-10, Ross managed 257 wRC; Burrell’s total was 314, in an extra 300 plate appearances.
Prorate them both to 600 plate appearances and you get Burrell at 87.5, Ross at 82.1. Is fielding enough to make up a difference of 5.4 runs? Since one guy is a decent center fielder and the other a mediocre-at-best left fielder, of course it is.
So over the last four years, Ross has been the more valuable player, and since he’s four years younger, that’s not liable to change.
I can predict the counterarguments: (a) 2009 doesn’t count, (b) the years before 2007 do count, © defense is overrated, (d) aging is a myth. None of these is particularly compelling to me, so again we’re at an impasse.
Including his Tampa Bay time in his 2010 is so unreasonable I don’t know where to begin.
I do hope you figure out where to begin, because I have trouble imagining why we should act as if a substantial chunk of the man’s season didn’t actually happen.
Would rather have Ross than Pat
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I would rather have Ross by quite a bit.
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I'm sure we'll get both.
I mean, all your outfielders are belong to us. Why mess with success.
Torres
Ross
Burrell
DeRosa
Rowand
Schierholtz
Velez
Plus we will resign Huff as well.
The one guy I am not sure will be back is Uribe.
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And Uirbe is arguably the one the Giants need the most.
I wonder if Sanchez gets tried out at SS.
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Ishikawa, the Topps Rookie All Star Team's First baseman. Does he get a chance in 2010?
"Because I don’t know what it means anymore, in the PCL. It’s almost like years ago."
"That’s not to say Buster isn’t fully committed or all-in. He is. He’s smart and he’s got the advance reports. Anybody who said he’s not ready to catch in the big leagues is crazy because he’s a pretty good catcher, especially throwing." - Sabean 7/11/10
quality ML SSs are valuable
2011 Free Agents:
Cesar Izturiz
Geoff Blum
Derek Jeter
Jerry Hairston, Jr
Chris Woodward
Juan Uribe
also (listed as 2B/3B but have played some SS)
David Eckstein
Cristian Guzman
Aaron Miles
Miguel Cairo
Julio Lugo (younger than Rent)
Or Renteria at 10.5M. Now, if you asked me a week ago what the odds of picking up that option were…
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Uribe hit enough DINGERZZZ to move to the head of the class.
Izturis maybe? If in a lineup with a corner OF upgrade?
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
just put him on for completeness
Isturiz is a career 66 rc+ hitter. It would be Neifi-tastic.
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PITCHING AND DEFENSE
and/or fake bunts.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
older meme
for when posters would demand “Giants Brass” sign “Pujols-like hitters”.
Man, we came up with some goofy shite to entertain ourselves while watching those teams. I like gifs of Timmy saying “yeah baby” better.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
DIINGERZ gland, activate!
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by Johnny Disaster on Nov 2, 2010 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Your and my definition of "quality" differs greatly.
That list is Yick.
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May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
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"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
haha
he’s 8th on the depth chart
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too high
I still don’t get what he is supposed to do. Herb Washington with power.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Let’s not start the “Why is Velez conversation” it’ll just piss me off.
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sorry
I do hope he comes around someday for someone, like all these guys like Bowker/Fred/whoever. If that’s the Giants that would be cool.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
NO, it wouldn't
It means he would have to play first, and I’m not sure we could take that…
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I could see a Belt/Burrell platoon in LF starting in May. And Huff won’t be the RF.
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2010 Giants: World Series Champs
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by nostocksjustbonds on Nov 2, 2010 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I am really optimistic that Pablo will have figured it out by then and batting higher in the lineup.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Nov 2, 2010 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions
The heartbreak of Rosterbation
Only the strictest of public health measures including quarantine and rubber goods will prevent the spread of this tragic menace.
The spread of this disease is not confined to a single locality. Disease vectors include ESPN and Yahoo. Isolated outbreaks also occur spontaneously.
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"It's too LATE to stop now!" - John Lee Hooker
Tim Lincecum.
Matt Cain.
Buster Posey.
Madison Bumgarner.
Etc., etc.
"I don't know how the six-pack got in my hands." -P.T.F. Bat
So...
Just found out I will be in Seattle for the weekend of Jul. 15th for a wedding. They have one of my favorite stadiums with a great atmosphere outside too. So, I was glad to see that they have a home series that weekend……against the fucking Rangers! God, I can’t even fathom how much 2010 World Series shit I will be wearing to that thing.
Monday Monkey lives for the weekend, sir.
It will be impossible for me not to lord this over people next year.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Every hour I am changing my mind on who the pitcher I love most is.
Sanchez set the tone for the playoffs by picking up Lincecum and Cain at the end of the regular season.
Lincecum opened and closed the playoffs in dominant fashion.
Bumgarner came in and calmed down a team that might have been worrying ever so slightly about having to pitch Sanchez in a Game 7.
Cain quietly did not allow a run in the postseason.
I think eventually I am going to go with Cain, as that picture of him sitting by himself on media day was the most fuck-the-world-one-day-I-will-show-you-all picture I’ve ever seen. Though that is probably me living vicariously through him.
I am giddy. Also, if no one has seen this before, great playoff anthem for the Giants, that I am going to bump all day everyday as I walk to and from school this week.
Too bad we didn't trade Lincecum for Rios, Cain for Fielder, Sanchez for Bautista, or Bumgarner for Reynolds!
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
My boyfriend works in a cafe downtown and on the Friday before Halloween he said some douche came in with his brosephs wearing some dorky black heavy metal wig. My boyfriend made a joke and said, “Are you supposed to be Tim Lincecum?” and the guy responds, “who’s that?” Boyfriend thinks he’s kidding and chuckles a bit and then dude is like, “no, really, who’s that?!” The story ended with boyfriend telling him he would have to have a coworker serve him – he wanted to tell him to GTFO, but I think he did the next best thing (other than charging this fool extra, of course)
Huh
I don’t get it. Because someone doesn’t know who Tim Lincecum is you should treat him like shit? This is pretty lame if you ask me.
It was a joke
Relax! The guy had a group of friends there that aided in understanding the joke – it wasn’t like my boyfriend kicked him out and humiliated him. The coworker was the one who would have taken his order anyway, and dude ended up giving a tip, so I don’t think the guy was insulted.
Conversation with my friend from my instant messenger logs, November 9th, 2009:
Me: why haven’t we discussed aubrey huff
Me: he’d be perfect
Me: no?
Him: dunno
Me: 1b/of
Me: .280
Me: 28 dingers a year
WAHOO!
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
LOL BATTING AVERAGE
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
well poop, no parade for me, no subs available.
Any weekend McCoven plans in the works?
There was talk of a pot luck at one time… McCovey’s meet up?
McCovey’s meet up?
Yes, please!
I’m going to be in Walnut Creek that day anyway. Would love to see y’all.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
by kdl on Nov 2, 2010 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Although still on a train, I'm also in this line :)
I’m on a train! I’m on a train! Take a good look @ me cuz I’m ridin’ on a train! :D
AT&T Park and Disneyland-so much magic inside!
OMG! Still on the train!!!
Thank goodness I’ve been collecting newspapers so I have stories of giants Winning the world series to keep me warm :) so what have u done to keep busy today?
and giants are WS CHAMPS!!!! :D
AT&T Park and Disneyland-so much magic inside!
Is the train ride that much cheaper than flying?
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
Nope just closer to the ground!
irrational fears FTW!!! D: OMG, we have practically slowed to a crawl, and I’m THIS close to San Jose :( how was your day? This day being the day after the GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES!!! :)
AT&T Park and Disneyland-so much magic inside!
it was great… except for that whole school thing!
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
Awww :( but ur all done today, so now u can revel in the WIN!
Midterms? Or just crappy classes?
AT&T Park and Disneyland-so much magic inside!
just boring classes :( Hows the ride so far?
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
Not irrational.
Read closely about the recently intercepted bombs and security in general. Not conducive to happy flying.
Sabean delendus est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
Oh, this isn’t just your run-of-the-mill irrational fear,I can’t fly because of the ‘89 quake :( used to fly all the time when I was a kid. Last time I flew, it took 4 very stiff drinks just to get me on the plane to Vegas 4 my 30th-that’s just 40 mins from OC :(
AT&T Park and Disneyland-so much magic inside!
You're not alone.
mrs. owlcroft requires medication. We try to avoid flying at all, but she had an obligation to fulfill about her mother’s 80th birthday, so cross-country it was. Lorezapam needed.
Sabean delendus est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
this translates as
have a pleasant flight from Owlcroft!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Yay!
48 years after his heart was broken by a Willie McCovey line out to Bobby Richardson, Charlie Brown finally has his championship.
by j14 on Nov 2, 2010 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I’m going!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
To the parade, that is.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
You could come sub for me tomorrow…. Twenty five darling little 4 year olds. If you speak Spanish, Hmong, Chinese and/or Vietnamese, have a degree in Early Childhood Education, Psychology, and another in wild animal handling everything should go… okay. Maybe.
Mine is the class this year that NOBODY wants to sub in….
needs moar cattle prod
have you looking into herding dogs? Corgis would be a good choice
Sucking up to Grant for a mod position since 2009
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
I'm not afraid to admit it,
but Corgis are kinda cute.
/soft spot for small dogs
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
you should not be afraid to admit it
Sucking up to Grant for a mod position since 2009
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
needs more Nyquil
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Depends on the day. I might be able to do it.
I USED TO NOT BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
What day can you do it? We’ll schedule it for that day. :)
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
by kdl on Nov 2, 2010 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I can do anything but Saturday morning (busy until about 1:00).
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
by kdl on Nov 2, 2010 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Kids have soccer until 2:00, but maybe I can come up after. I’ll need to be back home in the evening for bowling night to celebrate a friend’s birthday, though. But I’ll take what I can get!
I USED TO NOT BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
same thing here!!! 3/4’s of my coworkers are taking the day off and I’m the one they put in charge. yeah 3 months into a job and now im in charge for a day
that's like a waiver pickup
starting in the World Series! /CODY’D
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
If I only knew then what I know now...
when I saw on ESPN some kid from Florida St. played all 9 positions and hit a game winning home run
when I came back from walking my dog and turned on the TV to see the Giants draft HS pitchers Bumgarner and [Freddy Sanchez]
when I screamed at La Russa during the 07 All-Star Game to pinch hit Pujols as Rowand K’d to end/lose the game
when I watched some fat rookie come up at the end of 08 spray the ball all around the field
when I went to Romo’s debut and all I could talk about was Tony Romo jokes
when I wished all last season for a high HR high K guy like the Rangers had, only for them to come to SF and get swept
let pablo buffet
by varsity shortcut on Nov 2, 2010 1:34 PM PDT reply actions
wow
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
SL
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
hahaha
It is what you think it is Natto. They use it occasionally on TGP I laugh everytime I see it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ouS7q3bFA0
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
Still...Oh my
San Francisco Giants 2010 World Series Champions
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for !Matt Downs .
That is exactly what I thought it was.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 2, 2010 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions
wow
wow. Jesus christ germany is fucking weird.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
/mentally rearranges words in last sentence
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 2, 2010 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions
lawdy
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Nov 2, 2010 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions
SFGiants San Francisco Giants
Check out exclusive video @SFGIANTS running to the clubhouse celebration – #SFGiants #SFWorldChamps http://bit.ly/bnL9UA
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
pretty much
I don’t think I’ll ever get sick of watching any of the videos from this entire run.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
Ditto
I used the DownloadHelper Firefox addon to save all the Game 5 videos posted on the CSN website.
"Thank you, Coach (Theus). I'm about to kill y'all this half." --DeMarcus Cousins
i'm so fucking happy right now and when i got up this morning, i ran to my computer to make sure we ACTUALLY won. lol! so proud of our Giants.
however, i’m kinda upset that Wellemeyer gets a ring. they should just give him a world series t-shirt, a card that says “Better Luck Next Time” with a $5 giftcard to Barnes & Noble in it ….. and that’s all.
"He'll need a rocket up his ass to catch that one .... that baby's out of here!"
by GIANT stoner on Nov 2, 2010 1:46 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Holy shit this man is the Paul the Octopus of Playoffs Baseball
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/larrystone/2013073923_stone05.html
Correctly predicted all 7 playoffs series.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
I eagerly await this Broadway interpretation of the World Series.
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
Jon Miller will be playing himself, right?
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
That was my first thought, too.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Nov 2, 2010 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
shill
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
So much this !
San Francisco Giants 2010 World Series Champions
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for !Matt Downs .
Reminds me of the California Raisins for some reason...
Pass.
"Thank you, Coach (Theus). I'm about to kill y'all this half." --DeMarcus Cousins
I thought the same thing
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Nov 2, 2010 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Panda got a spot on the shirt? Or am I misinterpreting this?
co-dad w/AfDC of
Ishikawa, the Topps Rookie All Star Team's First baseman. Does he get a chance in 2010?
"Because I don’t know what it means anymore, in the PCL. It’s almost like years ago."
"That’s not to say Buster isn’t fully committed or all-in. He is. He’s smart and he’s got the advance reports. Anybody who said he’s not ready to catch in the big leagues is crazy because he’s a pretty good catcher, especially throwing." - Sabean 7/11/10
LOL ZITO
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
Proud Aussie father of Roberto Kelly
by Tim LinCyYoung on Nov 2, 2010 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
FAKE!!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
lol
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Nov 2, 2010 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
they shopped him onto Bengie's body
cuz he’s fat hahaha
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
McCarver says:
Reminds me of Joe Blanton!
at the end of the day it's all about kicking the tires
by duke_diligence on Nov 2, 2010 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m thinking Buster, because of the eyes.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
by kdl on Nov 2, 2010 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Panda
Needs more fat!
"I signed up for this job, the day I was born" - Brian Wilson, Ninja
by Giant Torture on Nov 2, 2010 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, I live in Williamsburg...
I assume you’re heading up to DC for the weekend series in late April/early May? We’re going to at least 2 games in full orange & black. My 13 year old has been to AT&T when we lived in the East Bay, but my 10 yr old has never been to a Giants game. Went to a Squirrels game this summer, had a fun time. But nothing like seeing the World Champion SF Giants! Wow, how good does that feel?
"It’s the first time I’ve seen some absolute, unadulterated craziness out of that guy. 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."--B. Wilson, re: Buster after Game 162
Awesome
I’m just up 64 in Richmond, we’re heading up for the Nationals series next year as well. My 4 year old wants me to take him to a game at Telephone Park, but I think he should be old enough to remember it, nothing like your first big-league game, but we’re season ticket holders for the Squirrels. Looking forward to some of the guys coming up next year.
"I signed up for this job, the day I was born" - Brian Wilson, Ninja
by Giant Torture on Nov 2, 2010 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Sweet
We’re probably going to head out to SF to see the fam this summer, and hope to make it to a game. I will be out in January to see my mom, and will go more than a little crazy at the Dugout Store. Oh boy.
"It’s the first time I’ve seen some absolute, unadulterated craziness out of that guy. 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."--B. Wilson, re: Buster after Game 162
I can't even recognize half those guys
Posey, Bochy, and I guess Wilson in the back? The beard is a giveaway but the face doesn’t look much like him.
In the front is Cain, then somebody, then Sandoval, then somebody else. Is that supposed to be Huff on the far right? Or Affeldt? And is it supposed to be Torres in between Cain and Panda?
I’ve seen better caricatures for $10 a pop at Fisherman’s Wharf.
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
LOL METS
#Mets announce J.P. Ricciardi has joined club as special asst to Sandy Alderson. #Jays #BlueJays #NY
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
KLaw is next!
"I signed up for this job, the day I was born" - Brian Wilson, Ninja
by Giant Torture on Nov 2, 2010 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
please no
I need there to be one competent analyst at ESPN.com
(Ok, Caple and Neyer are alright too)
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Nov 2, 2010 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Eh?
We might like Caple for being a Giants fan, but he’s not a particularly intelligent analyst. Remember his article about ‘THE RUN’ earlier this year?
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
oh christ
that was him?! NOOOO
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
I had actually scrubbed that from my memory
thanks
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Nov 2, 2010 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Booyah
Finally found a shirt I can fit my tall/fat self into.
Anagram of "SF Giants World Series Champs" = SHARP, ORGASMIC, ENDLESS SWIFT
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Nov 2, 2010 2:07 PM PDT reply actions
Nope
Looks like the tall sizes go to 3x, which is what I wear. Big sizes to 6×.
GASP! They have personalized jerseys in big sizes, too…
Anagram of "SF Giants World Series Champs" = SHARP, ORGASMIC, ENDLESS SWIFT
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Nov 2, 2010 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Last night was epic
Watched the game at Pedros.
Partied outside the stadium
Then was part of the ridiculous party in front of tipsy pig and delaneys
Danced on the roof of a muni bus.
GLORIOUS. More glorious than I could have ever imagined in my wildest dreams
Call to Natto
I feel like you should do a “little giants” for this years team, and put them on the back of the shirt as the roster, and then on the front do some sort of world champions design. I would so buy that.
PROVE IT
I seriously had an e-mailer try to convince me of that last one.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Nov 2, 2010 2:23 PM PDT reply actions
I had an emailer try to convince me that the Giants won the "Word Series"
Giants PR needs an editor
Sucking up to Grant for a mod position since 2009
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Maybe there was a Scrabble tournament on the plane on the way home… hmmmm???? Ya ever think of that?!
Longest Scrabble-valid words contained in WORLD SERIES
ORDERLIES
RIDERLESS
ORDERLESS
RESOLDERS
SOLDERERS
DOWERLESS
LOWRIDERS
Anagram of "SF Giants World Series Champs" = SHARP, ORGASMIC, ENDLESS SWIFT
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Nov 2, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHd-Dj19dLY
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Nov 2, 2010 2:27 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
This was a treat to read.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Nov 2, 2010 2:27 PM PDT reply actions
Congratulations from a Rangers fan.
As disappointed as I am, I can’t help but be happy for you. Enjoy it, guys. You earned it.
I'm still here, Sager.
Thanks
Seems like your team is up and coming and should have plenty more chances in the years to come. Good luck.
Indeed.
Obviously the loss stings but our window of opportunity just cracked open this year and I don’t see it closing anytime soon. We have a very well run organization and bushels of talent throughout the system. That sense of “we’ll be back” really helps me deal with the frustration and disappointment of falling short.
I’m just happy that we are finally relevant.
I'm still here, Sager.
by JimCrankshaft on Nov 2, 2010 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Curious
Who were the Ranger fans rooting for in the ownership fight? Ryan is obvious a great baseball guy but Cuban would have been great as an owner especially seeing what he did for the Mavericks
LSB was undoubtedly rooting for Greenberg/Ryan.
Greenberg has said and done all the right things since day one. He regularly interacts with fans on facebook and twitter and has visited us at LSB numerous times. He even drank a few beers with some LSB regulars at a gathering at the ballpark. He’s a down to earth dude who is dedicated to improving the fan experience as well as the ball club. It’s hard not to like the guy.
Nolan Ryan is a legend here in Texas. So even the people who had no idea who Chuck Greenberg was were rooting for his group simply because he was teaming up with Nolan.
I'm still here, Sager.
by JimCrankshaft on Nov 2, 2010 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Was going to post over at LSB
Wanted to thank the Ranger fans for a good series and congrats to them for winning the AL pennant…Giants fans know what it’s like to be close but not win…
Hopefully the Giants and Rangers can meet up in the WS a few more times in the next few years.
Hope you guys can re-sign Cliff Lee
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Me too, my friend.
Me too.
I'm still here, Sager.
by JimCrankshaft on Nov 2, 2010 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
It would be fitting if the reason why Lee doesn't sign with the Yankees
is because of the fans’ behavior
I know, right?
Poetic justice at it’s finest.
I'm still here, Sager.
by JimCrankshaft on Nov 2, 2010 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Just don't let someone in the NL West sign him
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
classy post
classy fans. We didn’t see much of the crowd or the team post-game, were they chanting for a curtain call by the Rangers? There seemed to be non-Giants related cheering there. After the Atlanta and Philly games the crowd left instantly, but it was nice to see the crowd stay for a while.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not sure, man.
To be honest, I turned the game off when there were two outs in the 9th. I didn’t want to see your boys celebrate on our field. But it doesn’t surprise me that they stuck around. We’ve been waiting for this for a long, long time.
I'm still here, Sager.
by JimCrankshaft on Nov 2, 2010 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't recall seeing that before in a postseason clinch game
and it was very impressive.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions
i didn't earn anything
but thanks all the same.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
he'll probably be the 5th OF
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I kinda like this one
"We didn’t win our independence from the British to watch Aaron Rowand hit this bad"
They had a bunch of cool shirts for sale! This one is funny and
will rub Ranger fans in the wrong way for years to come!
Bengie I am pretty excited, but let me give you a tummy rub
Proud adopted parent of the ball dudes, who have grounded into 109 fewer double plays than the Giants.
by DJ Tofu on Nov 2, 2010 2:38 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
I’m down with all of the Bengie love..the guy did well for us when he was here. Did any of you notice how many times he argued with the HP umpire on balls and strikes last night ? He just seemed….IDK…whiney. I sure that did not endear him to the umpire and may have cost the Rangers some close strike calls
San Francisco Giants 2010 World Series Champions
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for !Matt Downs .
Whiney?
How ‘bout post-game he blames his pitcher for not wanting to throw Renteria what Bengie wanted him to. Mind, it may well have been that way, with Bengie right and Lee dead wrong—but that’s not what you say to the press right after a loss like that. Unless you’re a whiney cancer.
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Molina has been whiny the past year or so. Whined about the Giants calling up Posey, whined about no one being interested in the off-season, whined about Sabean last week.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
"there's no designated catchers on this team"
vs. Zito
vs. Sanchez
The worst, not just about someone else but directly messing with efforts to get two struggling pitchers comfortable pitching again.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I hadn't read about this yet.
That is a pretty petty thing to bring up. Bengie really needs to learn to keep some things to himself.
Urbs was talking about how the public didn't know about the negative stuff that Bengie did
in the clubhouse. Apparently, some of it was common knowledge among the beat writers.
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
i have one made but it's too big to fit on imageshack
what’s photobucket’s upload limit?
I think the happy Cody Ross skip is going to be my new go-to dance move.
48 years after his heart was broken by a Willie McCovey line out to Bobby Richardson, Charlie Brown finally has his championship.
by j14 on Nov 2, 2010 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
So, in other words, it would be your only dance move? ;)
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
by kdl on Nov 2, 2010 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Number of SF Giants World Championships: 1
Number of dance moves in my repertoire: 1
I will add another move when they win another championship.
48 years after his heart was broken by a Willie McCovey line out to Bobby Richardson, Charlie Brown finally has his championship.
by j14 on Nov 2, 2010 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
This is so awesome!!
/throws fist full of glitter in the air!
♥ 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants ♥
♥ McCoven ♥
oh, Cody
You are so adorable!! I love seeing him this happy :)
/throws fist full of glitter in the air!
♥ 2010 World Series Champions San Francisco Giants ♥
♥ McCoven ♥
The tumble makes it perfect. Just like the crack in Dave’s voice on Renteria’s HR.
48 years after his heart was broken by a Willie McCovey line out to Bobby Richardson, Charlie Brown finally has his championship.
by j14 on Nov 2, 2010 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
He's everywhere!
The San Francisco 49ers, inventing new ways to lose every week!
by Badly Browned on Nov 2, 2010 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
56 years of misery,
gone with one gif. Wow.
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
lulz
I bet people in Philadelphia called Comcast and asked them to unplug Fox again after seeing that.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
in the so-called "Year of the Pitcher" the team with the best pitching won it all.
how appropriate.
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
2010 Giants: World Series Champs
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Nov 2, 2010 2:43 PM PDT reply actions
So this is probably a total coincidence,
but www.firebriansabean.com appears to be a 404 error. The main page is there, but if you click link to take you to the home page, it’s gone.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
by scout6 on Nov 2, 2010 2:43 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
LOfreakinL
San Francisco Giants 2010 World Series Champions
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for !Matt Downs .
BEST NEWS YET
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Did he take it down?
I remember some sort of promise to end the site if the Giants won the World Series but I could be wrong.
"I signed up for this job, the day I was born" - Brian Wilson, Ninja
by Giant Torture on Nov 2, 2010 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I finally voted on that "fan confidence" thingy in the sidebar
I put 70%
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
I'm just so thrilled that we won the WS again before the Cubs were able to break their drought
I was getting worried there for awhile.
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
2010 Giants: World Series Champs
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Nov 2, 2010 2:46 PM PDT reply actions
Giants Dugouts and other retail stores are swarmed
It’s like an hour wait to buy gear. The team is going to make a ton of money of off this championship.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Nov 2, 2010 2:51 PM PDT reply actions
the Borders store is closed
but it didn’t look particularly “looted” when I peeked in the windows.
At lunchtime the line to get INTO the store went over the Third St. Bridge.
Is shirt/gear manufacture going to be outlawed by some proposition on the ballot today?
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
wasn’t that store scheduled to close anyway?
by Murray, Present on Nov 2, 2010 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I think so
but I am kind of surprised they did it (a) before the alloted period for the world series is over and (b) before the parade.
Maybe they only leased it for october… never thinking they’d need it in November :)
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess people had broken windows, not actually looted
Police scanner was ridiculous last night. my bad.
pretty overstated methinks
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Very tame. Even the most unfortunate incident, the shooting in the Marina, was apparently gang-related, not directly Series-related. Oakland’s still the Bay Area champ when it comes to rioting.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
Yeah it was very tame
Which pisses me off because Yahoo picked up on the story and but in on their MLB blog and it’s getting tons of hateful comments. Where was the post for the Yankee and Philly “riots” the last two years?
Dude, everything gets hateful comments on the Internet. None of it matters!
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
Yeah i know, in the long run it doesn't matter.
Just sucks that SF is painted in a negative light when they are just doing what any city would have done, and has done.
A friend of mine went to Sports Authority in Sacramento last night at 10PM and there were lines waiting for the Giants WS gear. A good sign indeed.
San Francisco Giants 2010 World Series Champions
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for !Matt Downs .
I went to the one in Folsom today, and there was a little line, but not bad. Not a lot of good merch, though.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
by kdl on Nov 2, 2010 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m sure it’s already been mentioned in one of the 109, 75,000 comment threads that have gone up since yesterday but:
Brian Wilson is doing "The Tonight Show" on Thursday. He says it’s going to be "legendary."
by Merope on Nov 2, 2010 2:54 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Only “legendary”? I was hoping for delicious.
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
omg!
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Calling the @SFGiants to congratulate them on their 2010 World Series Title – President @BarackObama – Video coming soon – #SFGiants
"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."
FINALLY
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Same
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"Buster's basically a 21-year-old hot-chick that's an old soul" - Barry Zito
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 2, 2010 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
it could only be this way
Boof Bonser-R-Athletics Nov. 2 – 5:49 pm et
Boof Bonser has elected to become a free agent.
The Athletics outrighted Bonser to Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday, but he had the option to declare himself a free agent. The 29-year-old right-hander posted a 6.12 ERA in 15 relief appearances between the Red So and Athletics this season.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Also
Adam LaRoche-1B-Diamondbacks Nov. 2 – 5:46 pm et
Diamondbacks declined 1B Adam LaRoche’s $7.5 million option for 2011.
He’ll get a $1.5 million buyout from the club. LaRoche, who turns 31 this week, batted .261/.320/.468 with 25 homers, 100 RBI and a 788 OPS this season. He qualifies as a Type B free agent this winter, so the D-Backs would net a supplemental first round pick should they offer arbitration only to see him sign elsewhere.
lulz
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I would love to pick up LaRoche
for like $4-5 million.. Hardy for $5 million
Move Huff to RF and sign Cody for $6-$7 million
I wouldn't
.320 OBP and .788 OPS in Chase? Pass pass pass.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
You miss the more important point, which is
fuck him
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
good call Adam- playing 1B for the World Series Winning San Francisco Giants in 2010 was a horrible idea when you could play for the last place Dbags.
I’ve been thinking about him a lot today. And laughing.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
by kdl on Nov 2, 2010 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I forgot to mention that he turned down more money for the right to not win the WS
by capn on Nov 2, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
To be fair to Adam on this point
We don’t make it to the series if he’s our 1B. So he really didn’t miss out on anything.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
THIS!
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Nov 2, 2010 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Also,
suck it, Nick Johnson.
Wanted to play for a winner, huh?
would it be wierd to point out
that (from the perspective of last year) getting a 1B who hit .320/.468 in 2010 would have been a coup?
Brian Sabean: Greatest GM in the history of history
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game totally stalled and basically dead at this point
You have fallen victim . . .
.. . the the oversimplification “i before e except after c”. There are so many weird exceptions that the “rule” is a dangerous guideline.
Sabean delendus est!
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Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
Dear Grant & McC Crew,
Thank you. Thanks for talking me through the last three years of torture. I was talking to my dad last night, and he reminded me the first game I ever went to was McCovey’s last game. I told him I didn’t remember that game, but I remember the moment I became a fan… it was Dravecky’s game where he got hurt. I remember realizing that these guys were just human, and that they were just the best in the world. Well, years and years of waiting for them to be the ACTUAL best in the world have paid off. 1989. 1992. Sitting in the bleachers of every game of the 1996 season. 2002. Oh lord, 2002.
It was all worth it.
Thanks for keeping me sane – to Grant and the entire McC crew.
Cheers.
man
I think I am officially finally tired.
exercise will have to start tomorrow, now that my baseball excuse doesn’t hold water.
Sucking up to Grant for a mod position since 2009
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
It keeps hitting me from all angles.
Typical, back of the mind thought: Hmm, who do the Giants pay next?
Answer, 11/02/10: Nobody, idiot, the season’s over.
Thought: Oh yeah. In what heartbreaking fashion did they lose the last game?
Answer, 11/02/10: They didn’t, dolt. They won. They won the World Series.
Thought: /fails to compute
Thought: Waaaaaiiiiiiiiiiit a minute – that would mean that they’re the World Champions.
Answer, 11/02/10: Boy, nothing gets by you.
Thought: Well, that means that all the other teams, who incidentally, lost their last game this season, can suck it.
by younghutch on Nov 2, 2010 3:00 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
SIMMONS!
@sportsguy33 Bill Simmons
I’m admittedly a sucker for bar celebrations. But this is a great 3 minutes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4JyNDT3HoI
"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."
Wow- that was epic and made me tear up a little.
I chose to watch the game at home as I had watched Game 6 at Kezar in 2002 and could not deal with the stress of that happening again. I made a mistake, but that is kind of like stepping in a pile of dogshit and finding that there was a wad of 100 $100 dollar bils under it. Good problem…
Yancy’s!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I’m adding more to someone’s fanshot.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Nov 2, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Thank You
I got chills and tears watching that, for being on the East Coast that was unbelievable.
Oh hey, it just hit me again. The Giants are the World Champions! Can you fucking believe it?
"I signed up for this job, the day I was born" - Brian Wilson, Ninja
by Giant Torture on Nov 2, 2010 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
per Twitter
Congrats to #sfgiants on last night’s win! At the end of the game, there were more than 2,000 Tweets per second — double the average TPS.
WIN ! ( and fairly accurate)
San Francisco Giants 2010 World Series Champions
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for !Matt Downs .
The Twitters, Youtubes, Googles, and Facebooks were with us! We own yr tubes!
by Murray, Present on Nov 2, 2010 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
BUT WAIT NOBODY WAS WATCHING RIGHT
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
Ahem.
Giants win the World Series. Dodgers don’t. still can’t get over that. Dodger fans are going to be a bitter, hateful, group and that’s so fucking awesome. A’s fans will be bitter as shit too. Can’t wait for Giants fans to absolutely invade the Coliseum next year.
Watched Game 4 in SoCal w/ my Dodgers fan cousin. His 1.5 y.o. daughter was dressed as a panda and I took a picture and told him I loved her Pablo Sandoval costume. The last game I watched with him was at Mays Field on Aug 9, 2009 and the Giants came back in the 9th to beat the Dodgers.
I should watch more games with my cousin.
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
I AM PAT BURRELLZ'Z DADDY! (wait, that doesn't sound right)
Job 1:14-15
HA
SICK BURN!
Anagram of "SF Giants World Series Champs" = SHARP, ORGASMIC, ENDLESS SWIFT
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Nov 2, 2010 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
MAKE IT GREEN!
The San Francisco 49ers, inventing new ways to lose every week!
by Badly Browned on Nov 2, 2010 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I love you.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
:’)
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Nov 2, 2010 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
i love you, llama boy
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
"ZIPS Is Indeed Supose To Science." --GRM
She’s never been more beautiful
48 years after his heart was broken by a Willie McCovey line out to Bobby Richardson, Charlie Brown finally has his championship.
by j14 on Nov 2, 2010 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
YES
Your 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Nov 2, 2010 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
beautiful.
/throws fist full of glitter in the air!
♥ 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants ♥
♥ McCoven ♥
YES
Like a weight off my shoulders that is.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 2, 2010 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
F that
count NY too! Willie Mays’ hat died for Vic Wertz.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm worried that this still hasn't quite sunk in.
I’m afraid it’s going to hit me all at once months or years down the road at some inopportune moment like during a job interview or somebody else’s wedding.
I've been sick today (screaming out at night prolly doesn't do well for not catching a cold)
Stayed in today, been sleeping mostly. I keep waking up and thinking it was all a dream.
The San Francisco 49ers, inventing new ways to lose every week!
by Badly Browned on Nov 2, 2010 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Same.
Definitely hasn’t completely sunk in, hope i don’t break down randomly. Maybe next year’s opening day.
I thought it hit plenty hard enough last night, but today, working with the worst/best hangover I’ve had all year, I started signing the Ashkon version of “Don’t Stop Believing” to myself, and realized I was tearing up.
Holy shit.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Nov 2, 2010 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Still feels like a dream
I’ve never experienced what it feels like to have a team that you’ve supported for so long, through thick and thin, who represent you and your town, win the championship. It’s like this weird, beautiful thing I like was met with approval by everyone else. To do it with home-grown guys and so-called “misfits”, and playing the underdog every step of the way, there is no better feeling.
Can’t imagine how it feels back in the Bay.
Thank you to all the players on the Giants. Everyone got their small moment to shine, everyone came through in the clutch at least once, whether in the regular season or postseason. Thank you Bruce Bochy, you are some kind of managerial crazy-like-a-fox genius. Thank you Bill Neukom for bankrolling this squad and reintroducing us to the bowtie.
Thank you Grant, jponry, Natto, and all the mods on MCC. I’ve read this blog for three years before finally joining this year. This is one of the best communities on the Internet and I’m glad to be a part of it.
I am pretty close to buying one of those dong hats.
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.
You can sterilize the glass ones, but they are expensive.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 2, 2010 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
/already ordered one
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
god the fan reaction videos are not disappointing. They have all been epic
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
sure
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
Saw this on tumblr...
Yallof: "We saw you kiss Edgar Renteria after the home run"
Burrell: "He’s lucky thats all I got away with"
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Nov 2, 2010 3:27 PM PDT reply actions 14 recs
hahaha!
The San Francisco 49ers, inventing new ways to lose every week!
by Badly Browned on Nov 2, 2010 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s, like, my favorite quote ever.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
by kdl on Nov 2, 2010 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Same!
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
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 2, 2010 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
how is this not green?
48 years after his heart was broken by a Willie McCovey line out to Bobby Richardson, Charlie Brown finally has his championship.
by j14 on Nov 2, 2010 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
From a fellow BCP alum...
You can take the Burrell out of Bellarmine, but you can’t take the Bellarmine out of Burrell.
"What’s that, Buster? You asked for a bicycle? Well, sorry. Santa brought butt floss instead."
I’m still making my way through
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
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Nov 2, 2010 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
What did I miss?
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
55 splash hits. 1 world title.
The San Francisco 49ers, inventing new ways to lose every week!
by Badly Browned on Nov 2, 2010 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Awesome
Considering I spent much of August reminding people that no, Tim Lincecum didn’t throw 98 mph last year and he and his Cy Young award did just fine, thank you, it was sweet, sweet vindication to see him dominating the postseason.
Eagerly awaiting the post on Bumgarner’s ascendancy to awesomeness.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Nov 2, 2010 3:35 PM PDT reply actions
55 splash hits. One world title.
Awesome new tag line Grant. Indeed a new era here.
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
I'm sure this has been asked a bajillion times today, but
Where would be the best place to scope out the Parade?
Should I just find on place on Market? Or try to nab a spot at City Hall?
I can't imagine the parade being very long...
So I’m going to start at the beginning with it, and walk along with it to City Hall.
That’s my theory at least.
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
I think it’s going to be WAY too crowded for that. Just ran into a couple of people in the parking lot, they were loading up to leave for the parade. (We live in Sac)
The Civic Center was already pack just to watch the game.
I can only imagine how many people would be there for the parade.
Luckily it’s easy to get to the civic center on the underground. Perhaps I’ll start somewhere along montgomery, and then hit the metro over to civic center.
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
BART is epic even for local junk like Bay to Breakers
I’m walking home tomorrow.
For those of you coming from afar, be utterly sure to buy ROUND TRIP BART tickets when you enter the station if you are taking the train back.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m going to check out the parade itself, but I’m not going to the rally at Civic Center.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
I would expect
to be able to see not much, hear less, and much of it featuring the Gavin and probably Kruk or Miller, Bochy, and maybe Huff or Cain or somebody.
The parade is the thing. I hope they use tall truck type things rather than cars… no one will be able to see anything.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m planning on taking the Larkspur fairy in (fairly early), however I’m not sure where to aim for either.
Your 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Nov 2, 2010 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Must be a lot of preasure being THE Larkspur fairy.
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
by bgunn on Nov 2, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
LOL...A Bay Area joke if I ever heard one. Thanks for the laugh.
San Francisco Giants 2010 World Series Champions
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for !Matt Downs .
The fairy building? Might be a good place to start.
Crazy Crab despised in the 20th century and beloved in the 21st century. Hey it only took over 20 years, so don't give up hope.
Haha, I mean where along the parade route would be best to try to settle?
Your 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Nov 2, 2010 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Congratulations Giants Fans
From a Phillies fan who remembers how mind blowing a ride 2008 was, if it wasn’t going to be my Phils, I’m glad it was you guys. Good for Pat the Bat and the rest of the castoffs that powered you guys home. Great, great story.
Thanks man
I keep thinking there’s a strong possibility we will face each other again next year.
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Nov 2, 2010 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I want one of them jackets
that has the trophy and then the years of all the titles.
It was kind of funny seeing people wearing them with 1954, 1933, 1922 and so on.
from a Rangers fan amigo
I think everyone in San Fransisco should know, everyone in Texas is pretty damn impressed.
/golf clap
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
by bondslegend on Nov 2, 2010 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
isnt there some like Rookie game on saturday.
I saw a commercial on MLB network. It said there would be POSEY inside
6PM pacific
Amount of Poseys May Not Match Advertised Quantities
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I can't wait for all the giveaways next year
Hopefully:
Buster holding trophy bobble
Madbum game 4 bobble
Brian Wilson beard bobble
oh shit it could get epic
Imagine if they made Wilson’s beard hair like they did the hair on Timmy’s bobblehead this season.
Somewhere in the minor leagues, Joe Paterson is pitching.
I didn't think so either...
but the red sox did it after they won, and every team since has had a similar promotion.
oh really?
nevermind then. It could happen.
I did remember Florida and AZ doing it, but i don’t consider those classy franchises at all.
ho.lee.shit.
if they do that, I’m flying out for that game. I want a ring.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
The replica ring idea thing is so dorky. Ok, so as a lifelong fan I buy one, what do I do with it? I stick it in a drawer or do I wear it? If I wear it the I have to answer questions, why the effin' ring? were you on the team?
I’ll stick with the lids and the shirts.
"I always knew I was going to be thrown at. I was old-school, so I didn't care, as long as they hit me from the neck down.'' Hac-Man One Flap down Jeffrey Leonard
by Penitentiary Face on Nov 2, 2010 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
NO
NO NO NO. It is a fucking amazing idea. I would wear the shit out of a replica giants world series ring. Fuck and yes I would.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
Aubrey Huff thong bobble
Pat as Machine bobble
Renteria HR bobble
by Murray, Present on Nov 2, 2010 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
This
it’s hard enough for me to process that they won, but it really was rather anti-climactic. I mean they fucking OWNED that series. It wasn’t even close.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
yes please!
http://www.allposters.com/-st/Game-5-Posters_c135527_.htm
"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."
There is not enough money in my wallet..damnit those are nice.
San Francisco Giants 2010 World Series Champions
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for !Matt Downs .
Rasterbate!
I’m going to line my walls with pictures.
by The GD Batman on Nov 2, 2010 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL Rubbing Cody's head
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
2010 Giants: World Series Champs
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Nov 2, 2010 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
If anything ever had too much awesome on it
It’s this.
"I signed up for this job, the day I was born" - Brian Wilson, Ninja
by Giant Torture on Nov 2, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
only thing missing
is more collar rippage.
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Nov 2, 2010 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
seriously, but who cares
He’s an idiot. I hope next time this team dispatches with the Yankees.
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Nov 2, 2010 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I had the most inexplicable, utter sense of calm and ease when Renteria came to the plate there. I just knew he was going to get the job done.
It’s the closest thing to a religious experience I’ve ever had…
you know
if Lee doesn’t make an utterly perfect play to handle Huff’s bunt (! I can still hardly type these things), that’s a World Series-winning Grand Slam.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
If Lee doesn’t make that play, he doesn’t go 2-0 to Renteria, and he probably doesn’t groove a cutter.
by Grant Brisbee on Nov 2, 2010 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not sure I follow that.
He got Burrell. How would he have pitched differently to Renteria? Bengie says he wanted to pitch around Renteria, but that Lee insisted on pitching to him; if that is so (though with Bengie, who knows?), presumably it would have been the same sequence with Huff at first.
Sabean delendus est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
the immortal Cliff Lee
was not having the best inning of his life, so I’m sticking with Grand Slam and/or Bengie hissyfit = Grand Salami.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
The best control pitcher in baseball going out of the strike zone with two consecutive pitches with the bases loaded to a below-average hitter? I disagree.
by Grant Brisbee on Nov 3, 2010 12:22 AM PDT up reply actions
I understand your premise, but . . .
. . . it seems unlikely to me that they were pitching around Renteria (and, for what it’s worth, Molina vows that Lee did not want, and was not trying, to do that). Since any hit scores at least one and probably two runs there, if we accept the premise that Lee wanted to end it with Renteria, I think he was under about as much pressure as with the bases loaded—sometimes even a superb control pitcher just doesn’t have that control at its optimum. (As several commentators pointed out after the game: though not all ended up with grave consequences, the mistake to Renteria was scarcely the first of the evening by Lee, including two prior ones in that same inning.)
Sabean delendus est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
funny how those accidents from the best pitcher in the time-space continuum
all happened on the same street in the 7th inning. It happens. Fortunately for once it happened to the other team.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 3, 2010 7:05 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s really funny, considering the two Cy Youngs and all, but by the end of the year, it seems like Lincecum had become one of the most underrated players on the team. Everybody talked about Huff, Burell, Torres, Wilson, etc., but Tim really did have a great year (even if not by his standards), and he was probably the MVP of the postseason.
yes but
Matt Cain says who hi
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Just a few modest observations/statements from a lifelong Giants fan
1. I can’t stop watching MLB Network’s repeating coverage of the World Champion San Francisco Giants!
2. I have been checking MCC every 5 minutes for some reason, just to see if there’s any more way to soak it in, I suppose.
3. I love this team. Every single person on it.
4. My hatred for the Angels has diminished greatly since last night.
5. My hatred for anything has diminished greatly since last night.
6. Thanks everyone for a great year!
Fixed
5. My hatred for anything except the Fodgers as diminished greatly since last night.
"I signed up for this job, the day I was born" - Brian Wilson, Ninja
by Giant Torture on Nov 2, 2010 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Awesome, plus this
I want to hear David B’s home run call every 10 minutes or so for, I dunno, the next few months or so.
Not only will it never get old, I predict it will go down as one of the great home run calls in baseball history.
"It’s the first time I’ve seen some absolute, unadulterated craziness out of that guy. 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."--B. Wilson, re: Buster after Game 162
Also,
all year long I made a point to vote 100% in the fan confidence poll. Whether it was true or not, I knew the baseball gods were watching me profess my belief in this team. Over the last month and a half, I proudly pushed 100% in true belief. What a great pitching staff, what a great team, what a great season!
forgot to mention this until now...
My 5th grader just started playing the saxophone this fall. Her music teacher suggested that the kids name their instruments. We talked about famous jazz musicians, maybe a play on words involving sax (as long as Dodgers aren’t involved).
So I asked her “what name did you choose for your sax?”
Her response, without hesitation…
“Buster”
"It’s the first time I’ve seen some absolute, unadulterated craziness out of that guy. 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."--B. Wilson, re: Buster after Game 162
by duckcalldan on Nov 2, 2010 4:49 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Have you seen this yet? omg
/throws fist full of glitter in the air!
♥ 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants ♥
♥ McCoven ♥
by GiantsBabe on Nov 2, 2010 4:50 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
This is pretty cool...
http://www.allposters.com/-st/-Posters_c135591_.htm
You can get a ton of the Getty Images in poster form.
ahem
"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."
Im really having a hard time deciding.
"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."
The one of Posey jamming a beer into MadBum’s (I think) eye makes me laugh.
48 years after his heart was broken by a Willie McCovey line out to Bobby Richardson, Charlie Brown finally has his championship.
by j14 on Nov 2, 2010 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I'm going to get this one
And put a dancing Pig Pen on the left
2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants. Wait, what? F YEAH, SHUT UP!
This is better:
"Thank you, Coach (Theus). I'm about to kill y'all this half." --DeMarcus Cousins
by Juan Primo on Nov 2, 2010 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
Apparantly it's a jpg?
?
Look at my website. Look at it. || Screw Johnsonville Sausages and Safeway. I have my reasons. || I pity the fool that falls in love with [THE SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS]
Holy Moly
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Nov 2, 2010 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m glad the bottom fifth of that picture is there.
My adopted Giant got shipped off to Pittsburgh, and it was worth it.
by rightcenterfielder on Nov 2, 2010 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
BOO COCK EH
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
Letter and I have dreamt this.
So many dreams come true.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
my favourite thing about this was when I saw it live. The camera man cleaned the lens 10 seconds before Buster opened that.
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
Proud Aussie father of Roberto Kelly
by Tim LinCyYoung on Nov 2, 2010 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Aww
I fucking love Timmy.
"What’s that, Buster? You asked for a bicycle? Well, sorry. Santa brought butt floss instead."
You know, I couldn’t give a shit who will be the starting pitcher for game 7.
"It’s the first time I’ve seen some absolute, unadulterated craziness out of that guy. 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."--B. Wilson, re: Buster after Game 162
THE LARGER PICTURE
I love how irate PR, GLB, AN, and TBLA are.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
you get emails when a member gets banned?
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
Yeah, why aren’t they banning him?
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Enemy of enemy perhaps?
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Nov 2, 2010 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know if irate's the right word
There’s something strangely psychotic about the reactions. I might have to go back to MCC post-WS threads to see our reaction after division and city rivals won their World Series just to avoid sounding like a hypocrite.
None of our rivals has won a World Series in 20 years.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
I said RIVALS.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
meh,kind of a Division Rival in my opinion.
unless you just count the big 4.
Dodgers, A’s, Yankees, Padres.
Yankees?
Come on.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
I think that's a huge rivalry.
I mean sure it has NY roots but every interleague Giants-Yankees game still will have very real storylines going forward.
Snooze.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Snooze.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Rivalries in order
Dodgers
Ex-Dodgers
Future Dodgers
Rockies
Padres
Cards
A’s
Braves
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
My EXACT order
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
I think we are okay w/ the Braves (beat them twice) and the Cards now. We owe the A’s, the Angels and the Yankees.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Nov 2, 2010 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
flagged
for using “A’s” and “rival” in the same breath.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Anyone watching the replay on MLB Network?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Nov 2, 2010 5:07 PM PDT reply actions
I like how Joe Buck announced that the game was being broadcast in widescreen, high definition. It’s 2010! Those who are marveling at the technology aren’t buying what’s being sold in the ads.
Fox "Widescreen" is NOT HD.
As explained in an article with that very title. Were it real HD, be assured they’d trumpet it as such.
Sabean delendus est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
Wow -- 4 years ago and it's still the same...
Unbelievable. I always thought their HD looked like crap anyway, now I know it’s not HD.
Word of advice
Don’t order you World Series champions t-shirts drunk, especially if you’re using mlb.com. The whole ordering process was a mess, and I blame that 100% on MLB and their website as opposed to the effects of my heavy drinking. Long story short, my t-shirt is now being sent to my California address, which doesn’t exactly bode will with me seeing as how I go to school in Arizona. I sent in an shipping address change request online because of course there isn’t a number available reach anything related to the MLB. I received a response from one Allison, who told me that it’s pretty much too late and that my shirt will probably be sent to California. This is what I replied:
“Okay Allison, that doesn’t help me in the slightest. The order didn’t work when I entered my Arizona address as the shipping address. Then when I tried it with the California address it went right through but didn’t even offer the option of changing the shipping address. I go to school in Arizona and no one lives at my California house right now so my Giants t-shirt being sent there just can’t happen. They won the World Series the least you can do is get a t-shirt order correct. I’ll be expecting my San Francisco Giants World Series Champions t-shirt on my doorstep in Arizona by week’s end. Thank you.”
GO GIANTS!!!
by nhlogan on Nov 2, 2010 5:09 PM PDT reply actions
MLB's web site . . .
. . . has always been a nightmare model of How To Do It Really, Really Wrong.
But then, what did we expect from them?
Sabean delendus est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
?
mine went through fine? Mlbshop?
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
JCPenney has the same stuff
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
I must still be drunk
Because that typing and grammar is deplorable
by nhlogan on Nov 2, 2010 5:10 PM PDT reply actions
Hangin' pictures on my wall
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
Every Saturday Rap Attack, Mr. Magic, Marley Marl
"Thank you, Coach (Theus). I'm about to kill y'all this half." --DeMarcus Cousins
Those outside the Bay Area
Could watch the Giants parade on MLB Network tomorrow.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
/8,000 A's fans write to complain to MLB Network
“you never televised our parades, held 20 years before your network was formed.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
an international campaign will be mounted
to right this wrong!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL my gamer Argentinian wife.
“MLB TV should repeat game 5 every day FOREVER”
I totally agree.
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
showing your 2009 World Champions 24 hours a day!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I can testify . . .
. . . that she indeed is.
Sabean delendus est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
Thrice happy . . .
. . . is he whose name is well-spelt in the dispatch. But many thanks, and hugs in return.
(A “croft” is a small farm or land holding; we have 40 acres whereon, in an old, abandoned barn, many owls roost.)
Sabean delendus est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
/facepalm
Please excuse my epic typo, I am trying to study for my Statistics midterm while following McC at the same time. Ironic how I’m on a site that spouts complicated stats everyday and yet I still don’t get the subject. What’s up with that?
/bigger hugs for Mr and Mrs OWLCROFT (ok spelled correctly this time)
And back.
(But we need to avoid an incipient potlatch.)
Sabean delendus est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
Same
Although it would have been picture perfect to see Matt Cain being the game-winning pitcher after all these years of going unnoticed outside the Bay Area.
But hey, Tim Lincecum. I wouldn’t want this season to have gone any other way.
"Catch that, Eckstein!" - Duane Kuiper
I would still be out there trying to get home. It would have been impossible to get home if last night was at home.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Mister Toddler and I would just have walked to the park from his preschool. And walked home if necessary.
by wcw on Nov 2, 2010 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I live about 5 miles from the ball park and would have to walk through very sketchy neighborhoods at night.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
don't worry
you would have had plenty of company!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 3, 2010 7:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Was there for all three game in Texas. I just returned home to Phoenix and I have already watched the DVR replay 3 times. THIS HAS TO BE WHAT HEAVEN FEELS LIKE!!!!
when does spring training start?
"I always knew I was going to be thrown at. I was old-school, so I didn't care, as long as they hit me from the neck down.'' Hac-Man One Flap down Jeffrey Leonard
by Penitentiary Face on Nov 2, 2010 5:44 PM PDT reply actions
Great seeing so many MCC faithful there in Arlington last night. UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!
"I always knew I was going to be thrown at. I was old-school, so I didn't care, as long as they hit me from the neck down.'' Hac-Man One Flap down Jeffrey Leonard
by Penitentiary Face on Nov 2, 2010 5:46 PM PDT reply actions
LoL just saw this via Baggs tweet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHd-Dj19dLY
by Merope on Nov 2, 2010 5:47 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
OH MY GOD THAT IS AWESOME
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
OMG, that is hysterical!!!
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
I am going to miss me some David B. for the next few months.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Nov 2, 2010 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions
OMG WOW
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
A poll on ESPN.com
Who would get your NL Cy Young vote if voting included the postseason? Tim wins with 59% of the vote over Halladay with 32% (Wainwright and “others” had 4%, Josh Johnson had 2%). Halladay only won PA and DE.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
more silly polls
we own the top 4
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?page=cspr/
Proud adopted parent of the ball dudes, who have grounded into 109 fewer double plays than the Giants.
It’s silly to have a poll including a player that performed well the day before.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Nov 2, 2010 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions
OT but maybe not
Prop 19 votes are in already..
"FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF"
"Dodger tears are delicious" - rotorueter
Polls close in couple hours in CA.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I just voted!
/throws fist full of glitter in the air!
♥ 2010 World Series Champions San Francisco Giants ♥
♥ McCoven ♥
I just got a thought.
I was just reading Posnaski’s column about how this team was about San Francisco. It made me think of who, if he were alive, would be the proudest San Franciscan of all.
Herb Caen. God bless his soul, Humm Baby and Let’s Go Giants
"It’s the first time I’ve seen some absolute, unadulterated craziness out of that guy. 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."--B. Wilson, re: Buster after Game 162
by duckcalldan on Nov 2, 2010 6:01 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Nov 2, 2010 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Is there a way to break down pitch counts seen by an individual player for an entire series with BBRef?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Nov 2, 2010 6:41 PM PDT reply actions
omg y'all
I’m going to the parade.
It just so happens that I’m going in to the city tomorrow morning to observe one of my colleagues at her student teaching placement. She’s a 20 minute walk from the parade route!! I should be done with my observation by 10:15 or so!
WHOOOOOO
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I have no idea what you look like, but I'm taking the day off and I'll see you there!
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Nov 2, 2010 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
me too!
"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."
You would know if you search the site a bit
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
That's what she said.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Nov 2, 2010 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Shit, I should’ve stalked Howie today.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Nov 2, 2010 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
looks shopped
I am having a hell of a time figuring out what is made up and what is actually using images of the Giants in, you know, marketing and media.
Cause, you know, I’ve never seen it before.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
/chasm
I meant Giants in advertising has not seemed to be Madison Avenue’s idea of Marketing 101. Since I dunno when.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 3, 2010 7:07 AM PDT up reply actions
SO AWESOME!!!!
explains the whole season right there
"Were you safe?"
-some reporter
"Ah, I guess its a good thing we dont have instant replay right now."
-Buster Posey #28
Where is the Machine?
What had Wilson done to him? He never made another appearance.
Wilson is on the tonight show on thursday. He might show up there.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Nov 2, 2010 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions
my girl just said
that after no shave november, i can dye my beard black for a day and then shave it off. I think im gonna do it
From a Rangers Fan:
Congrats Giants fans. Not fun to be on the other end of it, but you guys definitely earned it. Your pitching staff is insanely good, and people may not have given your offense much credit, but it took care of business during the post season. Enjoy it, savor it, remember it, and see you next year!
Thank you.
I hope you re-sign Cliffy
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
another classy visitor
nice display by the Texas fans last night.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Still got the torture shakes
I was wearing my Hat of Celebration today and the counter person at Dick’s greeted me and said she was a Giants fan too. Then she said, “I just wish they could’ve won it at home.” I involuntarily shuddered and tried, as politely and light-heartedly as I could, to explain that no, why that would be horrible.
This if from Sports Propaganda:
http://shop.mlb.com/product/index.jsp?productId=10849969&cp=2477055.10887697
.277/.399/.518 out of a shortstop?!
Keep on, keepin' on, Ryan Cavan
Who is the guy
to the right of posey? I thought it was Cody but there is a #13 charging into the madness.
LOL two Codys!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Awkward.
I think that the approaching #13 is supposed to be Nate and they just messed up the number.
Sucks
cuz i totally love those propaganda poster things but i don’t want to buy one with two cody’s and no nates.
Cody Ross, Cody Ross, Cody Ross
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Nov 2, 2010 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Roy Halladay just shit the bed.
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
Proud Aussie father of Roberto Kelly
by Tim LinCyYoung on Nov 2, 2010 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess Cody Ross #2 is Matt Cain now
.277/.399/.518 out of a shortstop?!
Keep on, keepin' on, Ryan Cavan
except the hair is all wrong
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
They’re apparently trying everyone who wears the high socks. So, the next incarnation will have a 75 on the jersey, I’m sure.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
by kdl on Nov 3, 2010 8:57 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL FP.....
“Lincecum had to smell the victory, had to smell the ring”
Hopefully that was BEFORE Huff put the ring in his thong.
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
How much would it take of Rowand's $24M the Giants owe him?
Heyman
hearing #phillies might consider ex-phillie aaron rowand (if #sfgiants pay most of salary) or maybe magglio ordonez
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Nov 2, 2010 8:11 PM PDT reply actions
people are gonna think that all of the giants players are made of world series goo and sign them to unreasonable contracts. we are the model franchise now right? right?
by haroldansivakumar on Nov 2, 2010 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Phillies Accidentally Eat Box of Quaaludes
Propose Wacky Trades
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions
It really isn't as crazy as you guys think
They’re desperate for a right handed bat to platoon with Ibanez/Brown – they might just be willing to take a bit of salary.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I just thought it's funny
that seems like such a better idea to PHI after the Giants beat them and win the WS. Just sayin’.
Although I don’t know why the Giants would want to pay anyone to play in PHI or help solve their payroll problems. Have some Ibanez-salary with your cheezsteaks nom nom nom.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 3, 2010 7:11 AM PDT up reply actions
I can’t stop thinking about Natto’s epically brilliant “I envy our future selves” Post-Game Thread Post, and how it turned out that that was the most well-deserved enviousness in the history of envy.
And how it came at exactly the lowest moment of the year. And how that freak out thread was the first step from there to here. Man, baseball is beautiful.
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
CSN is STILL replaying yesterday's postgame stuff
And I’m still not sick of it! Buster holding court with a mic as if he was born to it. He’s just so competent, supercompetent, at seemingly EVERYTHING.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
wait till you see him
throw the ring into Mt. Doom. He ain’t havin it, Sauron.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Today, I was riding on my bike, coming back from class, and proudly wearing my Buster Posey shirt. I was riding along the side of the street when a campus police car came up beside me and slowed down, keeping pace with me. I thought maybe I was in trouble for not getting off and walking my bike through the intersection (because seriously, who does that on a college campus?).
Instead he rolls down the window, looks at me, yells, “GO GIANTS!”, and drives away. Best campus police officer ever.
American Heroes: Joe Pavelski, Buster Posey, David Backes
Fear the Fin - Cornering the market on third pairing defensemen since March 2009
Chron site has it down by ~10%
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
darn
it would be a great way to bolster californias economy
I just posted my video
OF THE FINAL 3 OUTS…sorry I didn’t get more celebration. I hit my arm against the camera so hard it shut off
How do you turn on an arm?
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
Skip Bayless, ESPN Sr. Jackass
“The Giants winning was great for people in San Francisco and the bay area. It is terrible for the sport of baseball! Baseball is dying before our very eyes. It’s killing me. The rest of america can’t embrace these teams. There’s no superstar factor. The giants have nobody who captivates america. Tim Lincecum has nothing to say in his postgame interviews except when asked about celebrating in San Francisco, he said he hoped there was a lot of "beer flowing" and "smoke in the air." That’s the only interesting thing he said the whole time in the postseason. We needed the Phillies and Yankees in this world series.” – Skip Bayless, ESPN
Was that from First Take?
I am going to die.
by The Enchanter on Nov 2, 2010 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
This is classically self-fulfilling prophecy.
Tell America, loud and long, how dull and boring every team and player not in the Northeast is, then shit their pants when teams from elsewhere don’t get high ratings. Rest assured that there are places reserved in Hell for these folk.
Sabean delendus est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
SERIOUSLY
HOW DO THEY NOT UNDERSTAND THIS
How do they not realize how ridiculous it is that Ryan Howard is a “superstar” while Tim Lincecum apparently isn’t?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
meh
how many batting titles has Lincecum won?
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
...as many as Ryan Howard!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
by jponry on Nov 2, 2010 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
and teh dingerzzzz
don’t forget RAW HOMER MASHING POWER
/strikes out again in Florida while playing golf
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 3, 2010 7:12 AM PDT up reply actions
hahahahahahahaha
and I actually like the Yankees. But suck it, Skip Bayless. You get scrubs and waiver claims and Gen Y clownball masters and you will like it.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 2, 2010 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions
skip bayless has never been anything but a particularly annoying irl troll
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Who’s been fired by every paper he’s ever worked for (but not by ESPN, which apparently loves him). Usually fairly quickly. He was in and out of Chicago I hardly had time to get irritated by his presence. Given his schtick is always ripping people and things, I have absolutely no doubt that had the World Series been the Yankees and Phillies he would have said it was indicative of a dying sport that can’t manage to create any competitive balance.
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
He's famous in DFW for saying Troy Aikman was gay in a book he wrote.
Don't listen to me. I'm a fucking moron.
by hornedfrogs45 on Nov 2, 2010 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
This is why we shouldn’t take this seriously. Heck, from what I’ve seen of that show, none of THEM take what they say seriously either. It’s a talking head show, and certainly doesn’t represent ESPN, which is being belatedly (after-the-fact) fawning.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
lol whatever
“OH MY GOD NO FOX DIDN’T MAKE ENOUGH MONEY MY HEART IS CRYING FOR THEM. CRYING BLOOD”
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
I think I speak for everyone when I post this
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
Proud Aussie father of Roberto Kelly
by Tim LinCyYoung on Nov 2, 2010 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
he's right
Derek Jeter is such an INTERESTING guy. That’s the word I always think of when I hear his (or any Yankee’s) canned answer about giving 100% and playing for keeps.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Nov 2, 2010 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d say the Giants are wayyyyy more interesting than the Yankees and Phillies. We have freaking Brian Wilson!! He’s probably the best interview around. Not to mention Huff with his rally thong and his not so secret love with Burrell and Timmy who swears in just about every interview. I highly doubt hearing robotic, cliche answers from Jeter and Howard are better than this.
by hautecouture on Nov 2, 2010 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously, even if I weren’t a Giants fan, I’d be a fan of this Giants team. They’re fascinating.
by Monkeyking42 on Nov 2, 2010 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions
There are a lot of reasons why baseball is not doing as well as it used to
1) Rise of the NFL
2) Changes in culture (shorter attention spans and fantasy football/gambling)
3) Difficulty of playing baseball in general (Can play basketball and football with like 5-6 people…baseball..you need like ten)
4) MLB being stupid
Giants and Rangers World Series is like no. 843 on the list
Or . . .
. . . more generally, the nation has changed.
In proportion as men delight in battles, bullfights, and combats of gladiators, will they punish by hanging, burning, and the rack.And vice-versa, which is the point.
–Herbert Spencer
Sabean delendus est!
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehn.—Goethe
Belt just belted an oppo taco (2 for 3, BB so far), that's all.
Proud adopted parent of the ball dudes, who have grounded into 109 fewer double plays than the Giants.
I might be wrong, but I think that’s the formal term for an opposite field homer hit by a minor league team.
Proud adopted parent of the ball dudes, who have grounded into 109 fewer double plays than the Giants.
FP calls it that
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
If FP calls it that, the term should be shot, burned and hauled to the dump.
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Nov 2, 2010 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Choco Taco’s are still cool though, right?
by Monkeyking42 on Nov 2, 2010 11:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I have played that Flemming call
like 10 times in the last half hour. Awesome.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
Kinda pointless, and it may have been mentioned already, but still pretty cool.
Yesterday was 11/01/10. 110110 is binary for 54. The last time we won before yesterday was 1954.
I love coincedences.
by In Bust we Trust on Nov 2, 2010 9:22 PM PDT reply actions
yes
but what is Susan’s last name? If it’s Renteria, I’m starting to build an ark.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 3, 2010 7:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Forever, at least in my mind
"It feels awesome. Feels like when you were a kid and every guy gets a chance to be a hero, then you eat orange slices and kool-aid after the game. Except we’re nailing champagne right now." —Brian Wilson
"He just threw me a fastball in and I just put a good swing on the ball, and you know when you put a good swing on the ball, the ball go out."
-Egdar Renteria commenting on his solo home run in the 5th inning of Game 2.
by Sabean's_Folly on Nov 2, 2010 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
rec'd
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 3, 2010 7:17 AM PDT up reply actions
SS Juan Uribe?
I’m liking how that roster is looking, but
A) I doubt they’re going to bring up Brandon Belt…I’m thinking something similar to Posey…sometime in May or so
B) If we bring up Belt I would bat Sandoval before him, just because Sandoval might return to his 2009 form. /shrug
Why take the poor man's version when you have the real version?
I’d rather keep Jazz Hands then go out and get someone new….especially if it’s a poor man’s version of him. But that’s just my opinion
Just curious, what was the most epic play for you guys during the season? My team's moment:
Still makes me fist pump.
Don't listen to me. I'm a fucking moron.
Well, crap, if you did it against the Angels I am all for it.
by wcw on Nov 2, 2010 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I know! It was right of the heels of the Cliff Lee trade, when we were like,
holy shit, this team might go to the PLAYOFFS.
Don't listen to me. I'm a fucking moron.
by hornedfrogs45 on Nov 2, 2010 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think you can quite encapsulate it, but we tried
From this game
This game was awesome.
We actually had some pretty memorable games that ripped the heart (if they have one) out of the Dodgers.
by hautecouture on Nov 2, 2010 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
If that game had been the season's high point
it still would have been a pretty interesting season.
Haha yup.
Now that game is just icing on this very delicious cake!
by hautecouture on Nov 2, 2010 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I vote for
J. Sanchez: triple to CF
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 3, 2010 7:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Thank god this Hamilton didn’t show up.
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
Proud Aussie father of Roberto Kelly
by Tim LinCyYoung on Nov 2, 2010 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Heh. That injury really messed him up.
He really plied up those stats in the ALCS against the shitty Yankee relievers who only threw fastballs. What made him so good the entire season was his ability to hit anything.
For Hamilton especially, I think, it takes him a few weeks to get his timing back. I don’t think it would have made the difference.
Don't listen to me. I'm a fucking moron.
by hornedfrogs45 on Nov 2, 2010 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
That is,
His timing was never really back on. Even during the ALCS, he seemed off. When he’s come back from injuries, it’s taken him weeks to get back into a normal rhythm. What makes it even more infuriating? He made that catch into the wall when they were getting blown out in a meaningless game against the Twins where he had gotten banged up the previous day.
Don't listen to me. I'm a fucking moron.
by hornedfrogs45 on Nov 2, 2010 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Someone posted some stats with Hamilton's BA
against fastballs and off-speed pitches. Tampa threw off-speed and shut him down. New York (being assholes and idiots) threw him nothing but fastballs and he blasted them out of the playoffs.
We READ scouting reports.
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
CODY ROSS FLIPPING HIS BAT AFTER HOMERING OFF MATT CAIN
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
Yeah. Borbon was expected to be a contributer this season, and he really disappointed.
Elvis was kind of the same way, until he kicked ass in the postseason. It’s funny that Molina had the biggest hit of the postseason for us. If he doesn’t hit that HR, they probably lose that game and the series, IMO.
Don't listen to me. I'm a fucking moron.
by hornedfrogs45 on Nov 2, 2010 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Opinions
I want to get a hat, but I’m not sure which one. Thoughts?
2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants. Wait, what? F YEAH, SHUT UP!
BOTH
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
Proud Aussie father of Roberto Kelly
by Tim LinCyYoung on Nov 2, 2010 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm with you on that one.
The top one has too much going on
by hautecouture on Nov 2, 2010 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
IAWTC
do they both come with penis logos on the back?
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 3, 2010 7:20 AM PDT up reply actions
I liked that Kuip said "for all you Giants fans, wherever you are" in his championship clinching call.
I live in New Zealand since I moved here after high school and it meant a lot, considering I’m pretty much the only Giants fan here that I know of. I haven’t had a single soul to celebrate with in person :( Anyway, Kuip’s call meant a lot.
I got you in spirit.
I’m in LA, and while there are obviously Giants fans here, I feel terrible that
a) I was not in SF, the place I watched the Giants for 90% of my life, to celebrate, and was reduced to shouting from a balcony, usually not getting a response.
b) I cannot afford to miss class Wednesday to go to the parade due to all the time this World Series took up. The Giants picked the worst quarter of my life to win. I am forever grateful, though, that they beat Philly on that Saturday Game 6 and allowed me to study that Sunday.
But, thank god I found this website this postseason, which allowed me to talk enough Giants to hold me over until Thanksgiving when I go back, and “rage” like Brian Wilson.
I thought of posters like you when I heard that
and soldiers who will end up hearing the call one way or another from some shitty sandtrap somewhere. Very nice moment in a sea of nice moments.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 3, 2010 7:22 AM PDT up reply actions
It's probably been posted already but
NY and SF combined we have six world series rings, tied for fifth place on the all time list with none other than the Dodgers
Awwww
Ryan Sadowski congratulates the Giants:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGI8qHj6MZ0&feature=sub
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
by GiantPain on Nov 2, 2010 10:23 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
And says he's probably going back to the Lotte Giants =)
I wish him the bestest.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I got really bored so I made this.
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
My name is Buster Posey, and I approve this message
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
Every sports writer needs to consider their vote carefully.
Think about what this kid has done ever since his call-up. I mean, how the hell can a 23-year-old literally transform the entire organization overnight? The offense was so horrid to watch, but Posey made it better. On top of that, he inherited a good pitching staff and turned it into a legendary pitching staff. And to play one of the most demanding positions in the game should make this vote a no brainer. To all sports writers: If you don’t vote for Posey, you all can shove some broken maple bats up your asses and burn in hell.
Warning, angry Giants fan on the loose.
The votes were in a month ago.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Yes
and I remember an ATL “Heyward’s Better!” chant which ended with him striking or grounding out in the first game there. Never heard again.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 3, 2010 7:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Taking BART for the first time in years
Going to the parade, excited!
The San Francisco 49ers, inventing new ways to lose every week!
Err tomorrow morning I mean
The San Francisco 49ers, inventing new ways to lose every week!
by Badly Browned on Nov 2, 2010 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Some of the local TV stations: KRON 4, KGO will be streaming online. Check out their websites.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
KCBS
is doing an audio call, which should be streamable too. For those with bandwidth challenges or forced to listen via AM. I’d think KNBR will do something like that too but haven’t heard yet.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 3, 2010 7:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I still don't get why people over at Athletic Nation dislike the Giants
I bleed orange and black but I would have no problems cheering for the A’s if they were in the playoffs…
Oakland has a horrific inferiority complex
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
Same. I actually follow the A’s as well as the Giants. They’re my AL Team.
by hautecouture on Nov 2, 2010 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually consider myself equally an A’s and Giants fan. I’ve never understood why they are mutually exclusive. I went to both stadiums growing up, and never picked sides in the head to head except when it was more important for one of the teams.
because
Bud Selig says we’re RIVALS™. Just like Seattle and San Diego!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 3, 2010 7:26 AM PDT up reply actions
From Chicago
Congratulations, Giants. I told you that you could do it. We gave you our hobbit for one reason only – so you could find the ring. No matter what else he did, or didn’t do, you need a Hobbit when you begin a quest for the Ring.
Thanks for nearly sweeping the Padres at the end of the year.
Giants fans have only suffered half the amount of time that Cubs fans have. If there’s any franchise I’d want to win one other than us again next year, it’d be you guys.
Fonty! Why is he squishing Brian's face? haha
/throws fist full of glitter in the air!
♥ 2010 World Series Champions San Francisco Giants ♥
♥ McCoven ♥
Squish the Beard!
Wait no that’s not right…
by hautecouture on Nov 2, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Well
they’re going to shear the beard now so…. What the hell… WHY NOT??
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
you know
Letter is going to get tired (drained?) from reading all these perfect story ideas.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria takes over as Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Nov 3, 2010 7:27 AM PDT up reply actions
He wants to finally know if the beard is fake and/or is dyed.
The San Francisco 49ers, inventing new ways to lose every week!
by Badly Browned on Nov 3, 2010 6:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Hello McCovey Chronicles!
For many months now, I’ve been ambivalently contemplating whether to finally open an account here. I’ve now forced myself to sign up. I’ve finally realized how stupid I’ve been not to open one any sooner. In a year filled with so much doubt, a poem of 8 lines sums it up perfectly:
Possibly the most improbable championship of all time.
Only a true Giants fan knows what I’m talking about.
Soak it in, San Francisco. We’ve finally earned it.
Every sports fan around the world has been shocked.
Yes sir, the Giants are 2010 champions!
Ready to celebrate?
Or just letting it sink in?
Years of torture are finally over!
Warning, angry Giants fan on the loose.
We’re McC, it’s impossible NOT to like this place….unless you’re an opposing team.
In the words of SoCalGgal, "I cam here for the torture, I stayed for the lulz
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
I thought about it for a while
And I decided we needed more Cory.
by furikawari on Nov 2, 2010 11:00 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Fuck and Yeah put it all together now... FUCK YEAH!
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
The best game in the history of the San Francisco Giants?
“He started the first game in the playoffs, and pitched the best game in the history of the San Francisco Giants.”
Did you mean to say, “the best POST-SEASON game”?
Because I think that there’s something to be said for Juan Marichal’s 16-inning duel against Warren Spahn. Yes?
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN196307020.shtml
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Nov 3, 2010 12:18 AM PDT reply actions
Considering the context, I have no problem with saying it’s the best game in the history of the San Francisco Giants.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
If you're coing to consider the context
…then Monday’s game would be the best.
by Grizzlie Antagonist on Nov 3, 2010 7:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Probably already posted, from Baggs:
Rags, referring to Timmy’s Game 5 masterpiece:
“"He was trying to be too calm out there (in Game 1)," Righetti said. "I said, `Let it take you. Posey will rein you in if he has to. Use the adrenaline, because you’ll need it. It’s November.’"
/chills
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