Reviewing the 2010 prospect list: 21-30
by Grant Brisbee on Dec 15, 2010 11:12 AM PST
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PrintThe first of a three-part series that looks back at just how wrong and stupid I was last year. With the Community Prospect List starting up, I figured this would be a good time to look back at my top-30 prospect list from last year. Note that I'm not going to make you sit through three of these in a row and make your eyes completely glaze over. I'll keep the next two installments on the shelf until another newsless day.
30. Ryan Cavan
How did he do?
Okay. He didn’t repeat his gaudy performance from the Northwest League, and he was moved off short, and he was old for the Sally, but his power is still interesting for a middle infielder.
Lesson learned?
Nothing. Absolutely nothing. The #30 spot is more of an honorary spot for a fringe prospect with some sort of interesting background. Cavan held his part of the bargain, holding up well without falling into that vortex between short- and full-season ball. And he’s from Belmont; he’s probably eaten at Sushi Monster and everything.
29. Mike McBryde
How did he do?
Done busted his hand. A lost season. The broken hand shouldn’t affect his ability to run, throw, or play center, though, and that’s where his value lies.
Lesson learned?
Hands are filled with bones, not gelatinous cartilage-based goo. Medical science is still reeling from the discovery.
How did he do?
"Say...What’s a mountain goat doing way up here in a cloud bank?"
Lesson learned?
Don’t be fooled by reports of plus-fastballs from non-teenagers who get hit around in the Rookie League.
27. Brock Bond
How did he do?
Exactly as expected. Took walks. Didn’t hit for power. Didn’t think about hitting for power. Deleted power’s voicemails without listening to them. Took more walks. Played a couple of positions.
Lesson learned?
Nothing important. This back end of a list is where projects or utility players are supposed to be. It’s not unreasonable to think that Bond will carve out a nice career as a utility player. The eye is there, so maybe some protein shakes or raw eggs will help.
26. Chris Dominguez
How did he do?
Boom! Whiff. Hack. Miss. Flail. Whiff. Hack. Hack. Hack. Boom! Whiff. Flail...
Lesson learned?
He is who we thought he is. If you want to crown his stats, then crown them.
25. Craig Clark
How did he do?
He was slapped around two different levels, and his strikeout rate cratered in AA.
Lesson learned?
Listen up, because I’m going to drop some science. Turn off that music. Come closer. This is serious. Ready? Sometimes, when a pitcher doesn’t throw hard, he’ll put up superficially impressive stats in the lower minors, only to struggle as he moves up the ladder. Write that down. I totally figured that out on my own, and I’m working to copyright and/or patent that idea because I came up with it.
24. Jason Stoffel
How did he do?
He got hit, but the strikeout rate was pretty nifty. An 11.7 K/9 can be my wingman any time.
Lesson learned?
Sometimes college closers don’t move all that quickly. I could see Stoffel speeding up the ranks, maybe even up to a September call-up, just as easily as I could see him in organizational limbo next year.
23. Waldis Joaquin
How did he do?
Got a World Series ring. That’s how he did, dang it.
Also, he was hit hard and removed from the 40-man roster. Other that that.... He’s back in the organization after telling the White Sox to cram it with walnuts.
Lesson learned?
People really overrated this guy last year, and I’m smarter than all of them. Yeah. Just ignore that Brandon Belt wasn't on the list last year.
Man cannot live on fastball alone. Joaquin will probably show up in another MLB bullpen some day, though.
22. Matt Graham
How did he do?
Like Tim Lincecum, only less so. That’s the polite way to put it. He threw a baseball with his right hand, and a catcher caught it. Just like Lincecum in that respect. Other than that, he was completely shelled.
Lesson learned?
He’s a high-school draftee with a live arm. Sometimes they struggle. That’s not a lesson to be learned; that’s physics. Thinking about a player like Graham, though, makes Madison Bumgarner’s ascent seem even more amazing than it already was.
21. Jose Casilla
How did he do?
Crazy sink. And how. Dude’s awesome, and he’s near the top of the prospect lists now.
Lesson learned?
When in doubt, overrate the power sinkers. They’re the gaudy OBPs of the pitching world. Or something.
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That sinks looks disinterested...
like it just wants him to do his business and get out of there as fast as possible.
Well he’s looking in the right place, eh?
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 15, 2010 2:56 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
He’s well positioned to receive one.
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by EliminateMe on Dec 15, 2010 2:57 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I bet Brock Bond could eat 50 eggs.
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Count!
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Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
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Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Dec 15, 2010 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
AHH
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Dec 15, 2010 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
Technically true
65 Hard Boiled Eggs
6 minutes, 40 seconds
Sonya Thomas
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The only thing I can eat a lot of is wings…I don’t know if I can the world record…(7.72 lbs boneless, 7.5 lbs buffalo wings, or 182 wings)…but I can do a lot
That’s a fuck load of hard boiled eggs.
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by Alex_Lewis on Dec 15, 2010 11:31 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
And
one duck egg!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Dec 15, 2010 12:46 PM PST up reply actions
have you ever eaten a duck egg?
They’ve got really big yolks and are amazingly rich besides. It’s a real chore.
That link is sadly deficient of nutritional guidelines, but involves counting hard boiled eggs.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Dec 15, 2010 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
Imagine the repercussions of this particular feat. Can you imagine the smell? The pain? She’d be pooping sulfur for days.
by shaggingflyballs on Dec 15, 2010 11:39 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Wasting food is not a sport.
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
by bgunn on Dec 15, 2010 11:45 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
D :
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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It only counts if she didn’t puke.
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by Johnny Disaster on Dec 15, 2010 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
TWHS
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by EliminateMe on Dec 15, 2010 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
no "Roman method"
which is presumably called this due to a misunderstanding of the word ‘vomitorium’.
‘vomitoria’ were not places where the decadent Romans would puke. Rather, they were parts of theatre buildings where the crowd would ‘spill out’ after the performance.
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On the pro circuit
it’s called “reversal of fortune”.
by biff pocoroba on Dec 15, 2010 3:07 PM PST up reply actions
true on vomitoria
but IIRC Romans were also famous (at least at some point in their history) for throwing lavish party feasts where it was not at all uncommon for guests to leave so they could throw up and come back for more. hence, Roman method.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Dec 15, 2010 6:23 PM PST up reply actions
Brock Bond = Gaston
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As a specimen yes he’s intimidating!
someone with more free time than sense.
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by shanghaijim on Dec 15, 2010 11:01 PM PST up reply actions
Oh what a guy
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Tim Lincecum: Instead of conquering his drug problem to appear in the World Series as Josh Hamilton did, the Giants’ ace went out and won the damn thing while getting high as shit the whole time
http://www.onionsportsnetwork.com/articles/other-notable-sports-figures-of-2010,18666/
Barry Zito Syndrome
except zito hasn’t smoked since oakland
you ever been on a real shrimpin' boat?
no, but i've been on a real big boat
by Larry Bamar on Dec 15, 2010 11:55 AM PST up reply actions
Albert Pujols: Probably hit a bunch of home runs or whatever again this year
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
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Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
I'm not really sure where to put Graham on the community list
I mean last year he would’ve only been a college freshman, but his mechanics were screwed up..
I’m ready for McBryde and Dominguez to do some rubber toeing.
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Oh and agree about Casilla being near the top of the list
He’s #11 for me
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higher for me
Whom do you put above him? Belt, Wheeler, Peguero, Brown, Neal.. and?
My Top 10
Belt
Wheeler
Peguero
Neal
Bucardo
Parker
Brown
Adrianza
Surkamp
Crawford
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Bucardo!
I like him, too, but he doesn’t throw hard enough yet.
I'm a sucker for guys with his GO/AO
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It’s sparkly all right. I definitely have him on my C-grade sleeper list, but I think Casilla has nudged his way, if only barely, into a low B- grade. He gets dinged for being a minor-league reliever, but he’s about the same age as Bucardo the Younger, while throwing harder and featuring better results everywhere except gb%. Being the brother of a guy who added velocity in his late 20s doesn’t hurt, either. Casilla’s upside for me is his brother with reliable control and better secondary pitches. That’s pretty good.
I see Casilla's ceiling as a SU guy
And he’s easily the best reliever in the Giants system, IMO
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Yeah, definitely Romo
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Heath Hembree on line 1
You really think Casilla is a better prospect than Hembree? We should find out this year, as they’re likely to both be pitching in SJ.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
Hembree's not in my top 20
I have him below Casilla, Stoffel, & Dunning
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right now, yes
..mainly because Hembree is four months older and has only faced forty batters as a professional, zero outside rookie ball. Unless they convert Casilla to a starter he does not have Hembree’s upside, but he’s proven that his stuff plays against better hitters and that he can control it.
The infamous double-A jump is next, of course.
I think that Casilla pitches at least 2 months in SJ next year before the Giants even think of promoting him to AA. And the fact that Hembree is older and hasn’t pitched much in the pros is not a typical delimiting factor. There are plenty of college closers that were picked in the 2010 draft and didn’t pitch much in their 2010 pro debuts that will be ranked much higher than Casilla by all of the agencies. Please don’t make me look them up and list them all – LOL.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
I’m intrigued by Casilla, but I can’t get on board because his career has been so absurdly circumscribed. He turns 22 next year and he’s been in the system for years, but he’s faced a total of 438 batters, none of them above low-A. The team is either sheltering him for some reason, or they just don’t think much of him.
I think it's more sheltering him
Just because they did protect him on the 40 man this year
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…I think Casilla has nudged his way, if only barely, into a low B- grade. He gets dinged for being a minor-league reliever, but he’s about the same age as Bucardo the Younger, while throwing harder and featuring better results everywhere except gb%.
You’ve got the stats part exactly backwards. While pitching in the Sally for Augusta, Bucardo had better stats than Casilla in every category except GO/AO (just barely – 2.46 vs. 2.17) and ERA (1.16 vs 2.21 – but ERA is virtually meaningless for a reliever). This despite the fact that Bucardo started all but 1 of his appearances, pitched almost exactly twice as many innings as Casilla, and had to pace himself in his outings – while Casilla could pretty much let it all hang out in all of his outings. Bucardo averaged just under 6 1/3rd innings in his 18 starts, had a higher K-rate, and a lower BB-rate, while Casilla averaged barely over 1 inning in his 46 relief appearances. From what I’ve read, their FB velocities are not that much different at this point – especially if Bucardo only had to pitch 1 inning per outing and could let it all hang out.
Sorry, at this point, I just don’t see anyway that you can rate Casilla ahead of Bucardo, or give him a grade above C+.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
Apologies, bad memory: Casilla’s results were not better. But neither are Bucardo’s: their FIPs in the Sallie are identical.
I had read that Casilla works around 90, and Bucardo around 85. Has that changed?
Bucardo works in the 88-89 mph range is what I read. Rarely hits 90, sometimes dips to 86. However, I also read he could throw with a bit more velo (1-3 mph) if he wanted to, but his natural sink works better in the high 80s. I imagine something similar could be said for Casilla though. All-in-all, pretty similar guys, so the fact that Bucardo has proven himself as a starter and is 5 months younger gives him the definite edge in my book. That being said, both kids are still long shots in my book, and it’s tough to get too excited about them until I see how they handle the Cal League over a full season. Bucardo did have a string of several sketchy outings for SJ to close out his 2010 season (and was scratched from pittching in the postseason), but I think much of that can be attributed to fatigue – he worked way more innings in 2010 than ever before in pro ball.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
I didn’t mark Bucardo down much for his Cal League results.
No, neither of these guys is a big-time prospect. They are probably identical C+ arms a nose ahead of the bulk of interesting minor league arms that will never throw a major league pitch. I’ll continue to rate Casilla a touch ahead, but without very much conviction. Another year of pro ball and some more scouting reports are very likely to change my view of both of them.
Reports are that Casilla’s FB is 93-95 with great sink. That’s a HUGE difference.
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That being said, the extra workload does give Bucardo the edge there doesn’t it? It’s harder to maintain that FIP over twice the IP.
Bucardo’s velocity has been reported all over the place. I’d really like to see him pitch personally so I could catch some radar gun readings. I know Baggarly said Casilla was working 93-95 this year in a recent organizational report in BA.
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Surkamp doesn't throw hard and he seems to be doing just fine for himself
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I'd put Surkamp above Brown
Mostly because Surkamp has seen success at every level with gaudy K/9 numbers while Brown has been and still is a huge question mark.
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Not super familiar with him.
Can one of you more knowledgeable folks give me a cliched announcer-speak explanation that begins with.. “You’re talking about a guy..”
“..who at 21 features a good sinker, and while a minor-league reliever has yet to put up an FIP over 3 in four seasons, including his last in the generally pitcher-unfriendly Cal League.”
Thank you!
Now lets go to Suzy Kolber on the sidelines who has an interview with a ball boy who once talked to Brett Favre. Suzy.
You didn't learn many lessons, there, Grant...
…methinks you were a tough nut for the teachers to crack in grade-school.
Also: Brandon Belt is better than you had thought .
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The fail is in the top part of the list. I mean, Buster Posey? That’s why you don’t buck the groupthink just for attention.
by Grant Brisbee on Dec 15, 2010 2:57 PM PST up reply actions
Back to the Lee v. Zito comparison
Interesting to note:
In the 7 years before Zito signed his contract…he had a total WAR of 28.8 (average 4.1 with a high of 6.5 in 2002)….Zito was 29 when he signed had WARs of 3.9 and 4.7 in the two years previous to the signing
In the 7 years before Lee signed his contract…he had a total WAR of 22.4 (average of 3.2 with a high of 7.3 in 2008)…Lee is 32 and had WARs of 5 and 4.3 in the past two years…
Zito's Value
Fangraphs and Baseball Reference are very different on Zito. In fact, if the Giants had used Fangraphs data for their decision, they would not have signed Zito to this contract. Actually, his performance with the Giants shouldn’t necessarily be labeled a disappointment in light of what he was at in years preceding 2007. He really should have gotten something more like Ted Lilly’s deal back then. I wonder if he’d get something like Lilly’s deal if he were out there right now.
Also…WAR is wacky for pitchers…
Great summary of the difference between BR and Fangraph WAR for pitchers:
Link fáil again.
"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 my fault…stupid SBN..link function takes out the link…
http://www.patrickfloodblog.com/2010/07/war-problems-part-two.html
Great link
Thanks so much. I had no idea there was such a huge philosophical difference in how the two sites calculate pitcher WAR. Crazy. I also wasn’t aware that the Backstreet Boys are involved.
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He would get 1 year, $7m and like it
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Dec 15, 2010 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
The biggest difference between Lee and Zito is Command
Zito doesn’t have the “stuff” that he had when he was 26. He’s lost bite on his fastball and is getting by with his Plus plus curveball.
Lee, in additional to having better pure “stuff”, is a plus plus command guy. Not just control (he throws strikes), but command (locating the strike). As Lee ages, he is likely to retain most of his performance based on his plus plus command.
Lee will age better than Zito.
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The biggest tell of Zito is the Homer ratio..averaged 0.8 between 2001-2004…1.1 between 2004-2006…ERA+ wasn’t too hot either…
xFIP!
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Yeah…that accounts for the difference between Fangraph and BR…Fangraph believes in xFIP…BR does not…
I know which one Matt Cain bookmarks
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wheres matt cain..he has to be considered a top 40/30 prospect
moar runz n stuff
by wanna Ishikawa? on Dec 15, 2010 11:43 AM PST reply actions
top 50 at best
Projected 3rd Starter at best…FB ratio unimpressive…unsustainable HR allowed ratio…relies too much on the fastball
after game 3 vs the phils
billy ripken said Cain won because he had better strikeout stuff than Hamels which is why he was the winner. problem was, Hamels had more K’s. i hate billy ripken
Ignoring Tim Mccarver since 2002.
I dislike Ripkens in general.
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Ever since he wrote profanities on his bat. Fuck ME? Fuck YOU, Billy Ripken!!!
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
wasn't that a teammate that wrote "f-face" on his bat?
by repeat_in_2011 on Dec 15, 2010 7:26 PM PST up reply actions
heard he may be better off pulling a rick ankiel and moving to the outfield
moar runz n stuff
by wanna Ishikawa? on Dec 15, 2010 11:46 AM PST reply actions
Starbuck palm-slapping Baltar has to be one of the most uncharacteristic moments of the show.
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by howtheyscored on Dec 15, 2010 12:00 PM PST up reply actions
Motherfucker. They really jacked up the disc count with all these “uncut and unrated” episodes. What a huge buzzkill to think the disc has one more full episode, and it turns out to be the one I just watched… plus seven or so minutes. I would be done with the series right now if not for that.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Dec 15, 2010 12:13 PM PST up reply actions
That disc was rough, anyway. Too much fake drama. But the disc before was great. Hopefully the last one is also great.
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by howtheyscored on Dec 15, 2010 12:15 PM PST up reply actions
One of these days, I’m going to give this show a try. And when I do, I’m going to go back and follow along with your annotations and argue with you about stuff.
The first two seasons are really, really wonderful science fiction television. Season three forward waffles pretty wildly between “what the hell writing?” and “fuck yeah!” But with more than enough of the latter to keep me hooked.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Dec 15, 2010 12:33 PM PST up reply actions
I'm dumb
What show are you guys talking about?
Quietly hoping Brandon Belt develops into John Olerud, circa 1993.
by AndOnTheDrums... on Dec 15, 2010 1:40 PM PST up reply actions
No your not
They are!
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by NuschlerFace on Dec 15, 2010 1:44 PM PST up reply actions
It’s a firefly reference
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Considering they referenced a second and third season, it must be Battlestar Galactica. Although my first guess was Firefly too :)
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by AndOnTheDrums... on Dec 15, 2010 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
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I’m going to join that thing over winter break, really I am… but apparently some other punk has my username, so I have to think up something else, and I’m too tired to think.
She’s gonna need a Youropean accent
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by jctGamer on Dec 15, 2010 5:08 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
That’s right up there with Star Wars comlinks.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Dec 15, 2010 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
"Use the comlink? I'd forgotten I turned it off."
How does a droid forget? I can see losing information, but discarding information & then acknowledging that the information was there but was unable to retrieve it? THE F**KING COMLINK IS IN YOUR HAND, C3PO!
I can't fight this feeling anymore!
Also
Why do droids have emotions? This really confuses me. 3PO is a robot and robots should not be whiny bitches.
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Because they’re made in Uncanny Valley!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Dec 15, 2010 1:22 PM PST up reply actions
LOL Cybot Galactica Droidworks
Why does he even need a comlink? Isn’t there an internal radio? Jeez.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Dec 15, 2010 1:14 PM PST up reply actions
Hell with that, I’ve got a 32 gig flashdrive that could probably hold 5x the info that clunky old R2 unit did, smaller in size and easier to sneak past the Stormfloopers.
That too, in the RPG money is on “credit sticks” which are basically single-purpose flashdrives. It’s ever so futuristic.
IIRC the “information” is jammed in by the Princess in the form of a 3" floppy disk. Or that’s what it looks like.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Dec 15, 2010 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
Although, you know it did take place A LONG TIME AGO… in a galaxy far far away…but you’d figure if that they DO have space travel…
The best part of E1-3 is the at the very end of three, where the technology goes from ultra modern digital technology to old school analog.
Overplayed memes:
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Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Dec 15, 2010 1:42 PM PST up reply actions
/installs LED display in Vader’s chest
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Dec 15, 2010 1:43 PM PST up reply actions
/and iron lung made out of real iron
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Dec 15, 2010 1:44 PM PST up reply actions
Tubes would help smooth out that horrible voice.
Holy shit—I posted in a Star Wars thread!
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
by bgunn on Dec 15, 2010 1:52 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Horrible voice? He went from whiny teenager to cool James Earl Jones. He woulda had Padme halfway through Episode 1 if he had JEJ’s voice from the get-go.
I can't fight this feeling anymore!
That set-piece lover’s picnic or whatever that looks like it was shot minutes after they wrapped on a Summer’s Eve commercial.
I can’t watch that sequence without thinking of the “roll in the hay” bit from Young Frankenstein.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Dec 15, 2010 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
Man, she was good looking in that movie.
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by howtheyscored on Dec 15, 2010 2:10 PM PST up reply actions
And there aren’t many people who I feel compelled to publicly express being physically to, but Teri Garr in 1974 is one of them.
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by howtheyscored on Dec 15, 2010 2:11 PM PST up reply actions
The word “attracted” disappeared from there. Weird.
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by howtheyscored on Dec 15, 2010 2:12 PM PST up reply actions
She was so hot, she stretched forward into the future, snatched the word ‘attracted’ from your typing fingers, squashed the letters into a fine dust, and used it quickly to adjust her makeup for that scene.
That sounds basically correct.
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by howtheyscored on Dec 15, 2010 2:17 PM PST up reply actions
That’s not what I was getting at, but I agree.
Next time you sit through the Spike marathon and Anakin and Padme start wrestling, just sing along… “rrrrroll, rrrrroll, rollll in the hay…”
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Dec 15, 2010 2:24 PM PST up reply actions
I’m guessing Palpatine’s campaign was funded by old school developers & weapons manufacturers. Once he took control completely he gave them all huge government contracts and everyone else had to close up shop.
I can't fight this feeling anymore!
This is a reading of Star Wars I can get behind. The Jedi were done in by the military-industrial complex.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Actual discussions about this on the internets
http://blogs.starwars.com/evilken/5/comments
My explanation…because E4-6 came out 30 years before E1-E3…but that’s just me…
How can a guy named "Brock Bond" not be a power hitter?
His name invokes a love-child of Lesnar and Barry.
The thong is, it happened.
by Goofus on Dec 15, 2010 12:06 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
He must have no neck
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at least one of those guys is probably sterile
just sayin
And the worst part, those fukin’ douchenozzles over at the MCC get to lord this over us.
If this was a yahoo sports article
someone would say, “WHERE IS BRANDON BELT!!!!!!!! THIS LIST IS SHIT!!!!!” then 10 people would try to explain that it’s last year’s list and only players 21-30 on top of that. random thought yes, but i love how people on this site aren’t like yahoo special ed peeps.
Ignoring Tim Mccarver since 2002.
instead we get pictures of erotic sinks
yahoo couldn’t handle that
Ignoring Tim Mccarver since 2002.
Google image search for "erotic sinks" -->
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 15, 2010 12:23 PM PST up reply actions
error
you accidentally searched “erotic stinks”
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Dec 15, 2010 3:18 PM PST up reply actions
Sometimes, when a pitcher doesn’t throw hard, he’ll put up superficially impressive stats in the lower minors, only to struggle as he moves up the ladder. Write that down. I totally figured that out on my own, and I’m working to copyright and/or patent that idea because I came up with it.
Barry Zito circa 2003, Mark Mulder, and the Oakland Athletics scouting department assembled by Billy Beane would like to have a word with this philosophy. I may be a die-hard Giants fan, but there’s something to be said about getting all tangled up in how hard a guy throws. You can get by with 85-90 mph on your fastball if you back it up with good control and secondary stuff. Beane has made a career out of drafting guys with low velocity overlooked by traditional scouts based solely on the fact that they didn’t throw 95+.
Croix De Candlestick: You'll be a better person for reading | My adopted Giant: the next Buster Posey, Johnny Monell
I don’t think Grant is drawing a hard line there.
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by howtheyscored on Dec 15, 2010 12:37 PM PST up reply actions
Nor women
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
Only AzNs
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LOL CHULK
Not the poster. The actual pitcher. Never really liked him.
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THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
Speaking of Chulk
Vinnie Choke er Chulk is back. He signed a minor league deal with Oakland.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
VINNIE CHULK WAS A PERFECTLY ADEQUATE PITCHER FOR US
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I saw him give up a walkoff to SIRM in dodger stadium :(
"You think someone that big would be more well endowed" Aubrey Huff's mother on Pat Burrell
I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
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I saw him give up a walkoff to SIRM in dodger stadium :(
"You think someone that big would be more well endowed" Aubrey Huff's mother on Pat Burrell
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Zito threw 90/91 with a curve of the gods. Mulder threw in the low-90s and had four plus-pitches. I don’t think either of those are good comps. You’re thinking of players like Doug Davis, Kirk Rueter, and Javier Lopez — which a player like Clark can certainly strive to be like. But for every Kirk Rueter, the upper minors chews up 20 not-Kirk Rueters. That’s all I was getting at.
by Grant Brisbee on Dec 15, 2010 2:54 PM PST up reply actions
If it doesn’t, a little lube ought to help.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Dec 15, 2010 3:17 PM PST up reply actions
TWSS
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I didn't choose to be a Giants fan, I was born into it. November 1, 2010 World Champions.
Shouldn’t those be reserved for times when there isn’t already sexual innuendo?
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Dec 15, 2010 4:14 PM PST up reply actions
If they shouldn’t, a little lube ought to help.
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by howtheyscored on Dec 15, 2010 4:33 PM PST up reply actions
TWIS!
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 15, 2010 4:34 PM PST up reply actions
I am a fan of Athena, Japanese interpretation
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I like the Athena
from King of Fighters.
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I didn't choose to be a Giants fan, I was born into it. November 1, 2010 World Champions.
OT (but with generational passing of Dodger hate)
I got an email from a buddy in Indy who blogs open-wheeled racing. He told me of a Sausalitio driver named JR Hildebrand getting a full-time ride on IndyCar Series which my buddy Joe will be covering this summer at Infineon.
He tells me JR is a life long Giants fans, and points me to this little story of parents passing on the Giants history (Bobby Thomson’s HR) and how to properly “respect” the Dodgers.
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
Yeah ex-Giants prospect!
The Athletics signed right-handed reliever Vinnie Chulk, according to Matt Eddy of Baseball America (via Twitter). Chulk appeared in 28 games for Pittsburgh’s Triple-A affiliate in 2010 and spent the other half of the year with the Hiroshima Carp. His numbers overseas left much to be desired but the righty carries more than 250 games of big league experience.
Not to nit-pick
Chulk was never a Giants “prospect”. They picked him up in a trade with Toronto in mid-season 2006, at the age of 27. He spent the rest of 2006, all of 2007, and the first part of 2008 in the SF pen. He was then demoted to AAA, before he was released in the offseason.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
Yeah…I was just thinking about that…Chulk was a pro when the Giants got him…
but I needed to tie it in with the topic above…
He got to Hiroshima and bombed
He said, “If I’m going to be a carp, I’d better play like carp.”
The thong is, it happened.
Ah yes
The ill-fated Shea Hillenbrand trade. Those were dark years indeed.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Shea was a clutch hitter that hit in clutch situations because he was clutchy
Ignoring Tim Mccarver since 2002.
Wow I did not see this before my previous post.
LOL CHULK AGAIN
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Janyary 28!
http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/sf/fan_forum/trophy_tour.jsp
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by Soulbrother16 on Dec 15, 2010 1:03 PM PST up reply actions
TROY NY SUFFERS NO MORE!
also, bet that’ll be some fanfest next year.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
The Giants PR people are to be congratulated
for recognizing the Troy NY story as a gift from the Deities and running with it. Not every organization would have been that smart and confident. Oooo, run with it in the Yankees back yard, show the trophy in the Hudson Valley and get on TV in the off season, and reinforce all the eastern Giants fans.
"It's too LATE to stop now!" - John Lee Hooker
for recognizing the Troy NY story as a gift from the Deities and running with it
This is a story with which I am not familiar. Care to educate me?
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
You ever hear of the Baltimore to Indy Colts move? Well, the Giants did a variation of that move on Troy.
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Dec 15, 2010 1:36 PM PST up reply actions
Kind of the anti trojan horse.
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Dec 15, 2010 1:36 PM PST up reply actions
I know of the move, but not of any of the (assumed) politics around it that would liken it to Troy.
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
The Giants team was founded in Troy New York in 1879
as the ’ “ahem,” Troy Trojans. In 1882 NL owners voted to move the franchise 135 miles south to New York City over the objections of Troy, where the name was eventually changed to the Giants.
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Wikipedia article on the Giants:
The Gothams, as the Giants were originally known, entered the National League in 1883, while their other club, the Metropolitans (the original Mets) played in the American Association. Nearly half of the original Gotham players were members of the disbanded Troy Trojans, whose place in the National League the Gothams inherited.
"It's too LATE to stop now!" - John Lee Hooker
WE ARE ROME
/Aeneid joke
/Los Angeles delenda est
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
I think Mrs. Owlcroft stated a while back that Owlcroft would be unavailable until Spring Training…
/shuts Owlcroft signal down…
Yeah, but
I’m here! What am I, chopped liver?
Mr. Owlcroft went to college in Troy, NY — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute — but that was a few years after the team had moved to NYC.
By the way, the Trojans were also sometimes known as the Haymakers, which I think is a way cooler nickname.
by mrs. owlcroft on Dec 15, 2010 4:10 PM PST up reply actions
Press Release ...
Oakland A’s to move to Troy, NY.
Team to be renamed Troy Trojans to fulfill a nearly 130 year old National League promise to the Hudson Valley town.
Stadium vote scheduled for June 2011.
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
The stadium in Troy was voted down because nobody wants the A’s.
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
“What are we going to do with all these tarps?!”
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
Toga Party!
Ooops.
Wrong Troy.
Carry on!
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 16, 2010 4:12 PM PST up reply actions
Damn!
What about Leesburg, Georgia? They’re blowing it by not bringing it to Buster’s hometown. There would be no trophy in SF without Buster – and the whole event in Leesburg with Buster and his adoring fans would be a publicist’s dream!
Of course, the fact that I could drive to Leesburg from my house in 3 hours has nothing to do with my tantrum. Stupid PR people!!!
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
That needs to be the name of my band
World Series Trophy
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The damn thing is only spending 2 hours at each stop!! TWO HOURS?!?! That’s it???? I hope they’ll have it on display somewhere at the Phone Booth.
It will be. However you’ll need some sort of reason to go into the Front Office.
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
It will be. However you’ll need some sort of reason to go into the Front Office.
Protip: dress up like a tire in desperate need of a kicking!
Actually, I read somewhere this morning that the Trophy will be on display all 2011 season at Mays Field. I’m going to assume it will be protected from, yet positioned for the public.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 15, 2010 3:05 PM PST up reply actions
I heard that they’re going to make a sink out of it.
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by Johnny Disaster on Dec 15, 2010 3:13 PM PST up reply actions
As a long suffering fan, I’ll digout my ticket stubs from Candlestick, my newspaper clippings from ’89 and any other assorted junk I can come up with and demand to be allowed to see the trophy!!!
Wouldn't it be appropriate for the trophy to visit Seattle?
Two of our players come from that area and Affeldt’s from the outskirts of Spokane. I’ll even bring my “Little Orange Skateboard” t-shirt of they’ll come up this far north!
by mrs. owlcroft on Dec 15, 2010 8:27 PM PST up reply actions
Seattle might make sense.
I was wondering if they were going to do like the stanley cup and visit the player’s hometowns. It’d be cool to see Leesburg, Germantown, Renton, etc get the trophy, I think the Giants are making an effort not to step on other team’s markets. I wonder where they will do the NYC one.
By all means
They should bring it by Spokane. I would be there in a heartbeat.
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
I think they’re making sure to avoid cities outside the franchise’s territory (NY only because the Giants came from there).
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Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Dec 15, 2010 10:42 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe Affeldt can sneak it home for a couple weeks.
No one would miss it, right?
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Exactly.
Hence no actual Oakland stop or Portland, OR stop.
Kind of surprised they aren’t doing Hawaii though.
by kezargiants on Dec 15, 2010 10:48 PM PST up reply actions
But they are scheduled to go to Pleasanton and Walnut Creek.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Mm-hmm. ;)
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Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Dec 15, 2010 11:02 PM PST up reply actions
Yay, Pleasanton Feb 2!! w00T!
The San Francisco Giants are the World Champions.
by The Enchanter on Dec 16, 2010 3:49 PM PST up reply actions
Email to them, asking for Seattle or Spokane.
I did, and am going to send another tomorrow. Why snoot the out-of-area fans when we’re just as rabid as the others?
by mrs. owlcroft on Dec 16, 2010 12:15 AM PST up reply actions
I'll join your email campaign!
I want it to come to Seattle soooooooooo bad.
"Today, it's as if McCovey's line drive finally went through. And the earthquake didn't happen. And Spiezio struck out. And Snow was safe."
And umm...
What address did you send your email to?
"Today, it's as if McCovey's line drive finally went through. And the earthquake didn't happen. And Spiezio struck out. And Snow was safe."
No stop in Knoxville?
WHAT IS THIS SHIT?
The South shall rise again! And it will have a tender, flaky crust!
Hey, have you ever been to Asheville, NC? I just took a vacation there and had a blast—-I highly recommend it!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Not yet. The weather has been just nasty for the last two weeks. Even as I type this, I’m stuck at home waiting for ice to melt so I can get to an interview. But as the weather warms up, I’m sure I’ll venture into North Carolina more frequently.
The South shall rise again! And it will have a tender, flaky crust!
OT
Whoa! chadbradfordwannabe is now someone with actual power and influence in a major league franchise! Awesome!
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
Guy who posted some of his pitching mechanics analyses here
A couple years back, I believe
The thong is, it happened.
Here’s a piece about Matt Cain. Unfortunately, not all the images show up.
Aaron King, please pitch better.
McC Wiki - for all you newcomers out there.
Carlos Gomez (not the OFer). He pitched for Purdue and then in indy ball with a submarine motion, a la Chad Bradford. After that,. he posted on Baseball Think Factory as “ChadBradfordWannabe” and later for Hardball Times. He posted here a bit too, especially about Lincecum; in his pitching mechanics breakdowns that were posted at BTF he picked Lincecum #1 and Brandon Morrow #2 as his favorite pitchers of that draft.
He was eventually hired by the D-Backs as a scout, and apparently just now became International Scouting Director for them. Congrats to Carlos! He’s a great guy. I emailed back and forth with him for a while and he was always great at answering questions about guys’ mechanics.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Dec 15, 2010 1:28 PM PST up reply actions
Didn’t he help get a buddy picked up on a minor-league deal by the Giants? Steve Palazzolo threw innings for Fresno last year. Didn’t get very far, but he managed not-much-worse-than-average results in the PCL, which for a guy coming out of nowhere is actually something of an accomplishment.
Wowwww
Congrats to CBWB
Aaron King, please pitch better.
McC Wiki - for all you newcomers out there.
What does that Denny Green quote even mean?
"I dont always hit home runs, but when I do, I prefer World Series winning home runs"
I believe it came from a press conference after his team lost to an inferior team. The press was asking questions like “did they surprise you?” or “do you think they’re better than we gave them credit for?”
Denny Green was saying “No. They are as bad as we thought they were. The reason we lost was because we played like shit. But if you want to go and start calling them a good team, then go ahead.”
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by howtheyscored on Dec 15, 2010 2:01 PM PST up reply actions
The Green cardinals were always bad, right?
And the Bears were good in 2006 or whatever year it was.
"I dont always hit home runs, but when I do, I prefer World Series winning home runs"
Oh I can see what you are saying a bit
"I dont always hit home runs, but when I do, I prefer World Series winning home runs"
Man, I have no idea anymore.
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by howtheyscored on Dec 15, 2010 2:07 PM PST up reply actions
I believe it was after his team had a huge lead on another team. The other team had been heavily favored coming into the game and managed to come back and beat the Cardinals. I think the other team was the bears.
WWRWD?
That quote is still a bunch of nonsense though
"I dont always hit home runs, but when I do, I prefer World Series winning home runs"
Oh… then I have no idea what he meant. “They were a good team, just like we thought. If you want to call them that, then go ahead!”
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by howtheyscored on Dec 15, 2010 2:07 PM PST up reply actions
I think he meant that the Bear were not as good as a team as people think and that the Cardinals only lost because they let up…
This was it
The Cards were winning big and then turned the ball over and gave up a couple returns for TDs from Devin Hester. WE LETTEM OFF THE HOOK!
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EVERYONE WATCH THIS
IT’S AWESOME AND INCLUDE’S GREEN’S AWESOME TIRADE
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I think what he meant was
“We were beating them and it wasn’t a fluke because we knew we could.”
Reporters were basically asking if he was surprised to find his team ahead and he was saying “No, we weren’t surprised to be beating them, but if you want to declare them the greatest thing ever , whatever”
The thong is, it happened.
The good coach really meant to say...
“Why No, good sir. Those mammals from the Ursidae family are exactly who we conjectured, a supposition, if you will, them to be. We encountered those Carnivores in the months prior to this season. What human being on earth deemed healthy and discerning would correlate such an encounter with male bovine feces?
In our engagement in that calendar month, all able bodies, healthy or otherwise, confronted the savage beasts for three fourth of the allowed time. Those Mammals, from the Ursidae family, of course, are in fact precisely who we presumed they would be! Such is the justification for us occupying space in the stadium today.
Now, at this moment, if you wish to bestow the monarch head ornament upon those grizzlies, then please, by all means, decorate their rectum! I must inform you, however, that they are, without deviation, precisely who we speculated them to be! And in a most unfortunately turn of events, we allowed them to escape from the curved sharp metal instrument.
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by jctGamer on Dec 15, 2010 2:53 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
You should write speeches. They’d be awesome.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Dec 15, 2010 5:27 PM PST up reply actions
Where do you think this came from?
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See? They’re inspirational.
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by Johnny Disaster on Dec 15, 2010 6:14 PM PST up reply actions
I think the Bears committed like 4-6 turnovers that game
And won with some crazy defense and special teams
Aaron King, please pitch better.
McC Wiki - for all you newcomers out there.
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After spending two seasons as an analyst for ESPN, Green was hired as head coach by the Arizona Cardinals on January 7, 2004. Through his first two years with the team, Green totaled 11 wins with the Cardinals, sending players to the pro bowl, and finishing 3rd and 2nd in the NFC West, an improvement over predecessor Dave McGinnis. Unlike his previous two seasons, the 2006 season began with great expectations for the Cardinals with the opening of a new stadium, sellout crowds, the drafting of quarterback Matt Leinart, and the signing of pro-bowl running back Edgerrin James. After a solid start, the Cardinals suffered some tough early losses. The worst of these came on October 16, 2006, after losing a 20-point lead over the Chicago Bears in less than twenty minutes, the generally soft-spoken Green threw a tirade during a post-game media conference. In that conference, Green lashed out in response to questions about Arizona’s tenacious defense that forced six turnovers and for most of the game shut down the Chicago offense:
"The Bears are what we thought they were. They’re what we thought they were. We played them in preseason — who the hell takes a third game of the preseason like it’s bullshit? Bullshit! We played them in the third game — everybody played three quarters — the Bears are who we thought they were! That’s why we took the damn field. Now if you want to crown them, then crown their ass! But they are who we thought they were! And we let ’em off the hook!
If the NFL were as ridiculous about their content as MLB, and they pulled down every NFL-related video every chance they got, this video would still be easy to find because it would be posted once a day.
by Grant Brisbee on Dec 15, 2010 3:00 PM PST up reply actions
Yay my SF Giants WS dvd box set showed up this morning!!!!
Did you know ?
The Giants won the World Series!!!!
Do you have HDtv? How does it look? I was hoping this set was coming out on blu-ray, so I’m going to wait to see if they release one.
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’ve given up on this set coming out soon in blu-ray, since the Yankees 2009 set is only in standard DVD as of now.
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
Quick question ...
I know it’s not blu-ray, but is the format widescreen (1.78:1)? I bought “The Magic Inside” and was pleased to see it was in widescreen format.
None of the online descriptions of the 8 disk set that I saw indicated the format.
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
did yours have that alternate ending
where the Yankees won it all?
Ignoring Tim Mccarver since 2002.
I wonder if LeBron James will opt out of his contract with Miami
and announce that he’s taking his talent to Philadelphia to try to win a Championship
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
so he can be in the rotation with _________ (quick, name any 3 Phila NBA players)
I knew you couldn’t.
And the worst part, those fukin’ douchenozzles over at the MCC get to lord this over us.
Spencer Hawes, Jason Kapono, and Andres Nocioni. duh.
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
andrew iguodala?
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I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
walt chamerlain?
"I dont always hit home runs, but when I do, I prefer World Series winning home runs"
If Brock Bond could be a healthier version of Nick Johnson
Who can play 2B… that’d be awesome.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
What if he learned Mariano Rivera's cutter?
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
What if he could be GlenAllen Hill’s Waterpipe?
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
Read that as Miley Cyrus’ Borg.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Dec 15, 2010 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
Whoa!
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 15, 2010 3:13 PM PST up reply actions
That'd be nice too
But there’s less evidence of that.
Still, Bond had a good year in AAA. If he has another one, he might be a good in-house option for 2B in 2012 after we lose freddy.
There’s worse things in the world than a cost-controlled 2b who hits something like .290/.390/.375
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Using my eyes ( not a verfied metric) , Bond fields well. Saw him play 2B and 3B in the PCL last year. He’s not Utley, but he’s not Velez either. Ranges is decent and footwork is solid.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Where is Dan Burkhart going to play ?
A .397 OBP with zero power isn’t all that good for AAA. It’s a long, long way from there to a .390 OBP in the majors, that’s for sure.
Am I remembering correctly that Bond was exposed to the Rule 5 draft and no one took him?
My only thought was
It’s far more likely for a player to develop power than it is for them to develop a good eye – which he already has.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Even if it is … (a) he’s starting from the point of having less power than Duane Kuiper, and (b) he’s still going to lose a shitton of OBP when he moves to the majors.
I really like the idea of Brock Bond, and I’d love it if he could succeed or even get an extended cup of coffee, but the fact that no other team wanted to take a look at him is a big nail in his coffin for me.
Plus the Giants dropped him from Triple-A to Double-A during the season, so they probably don’t think much of him either. I don’t get why anyone’s excited about the guy.
I’m pretty sure that that’s a promotion.
"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!"
It’s almost like years ago.
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
Dodgers sign Matt Guerrier to three-year, $12 million contract
by gallo del cielo on Dec 15, 2010 2:17 PM PST reply actions
Summary of this off-season...
a) Roll our eyes at ridiculous contracts.
b) Laugh at the Fodgers.
"Today, it's as if McCovey's line drive finally went through. And the earthquake didn't happen. And Spiezio struck out. And Snow was safe."
He’s not even trying to pretend he isn’t working for Sabean.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
Full share for Ned!
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
by bgunn on Dec 15, 2010 2:55 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Well, after Ned signed that starting-caliber left fielder, he had plenty of mon-
Wait a minute, you’re telling me there’s still a major hole in the Dodgers’ outfield? LOL Ned
Aaron King, please pitch better.
McC Wiki - for all you newcomers out there.
A CF would probably help them more
unless they want to pretend that Kemp is a true CF
"You think someone that big would be more well endowed" Aubrey Huff's mother on Pat Burrell
I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
Follow me: Twitter.com/gobroks
this is not a controversial statement
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.
yes it is!!!
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Dec 15, 2010 11:16 PM PST up reply actions
Jeff Passan gets on everybodies nerves.
"Today, it's as if McCovey's line drive finally went through. And the earthquake didn't happen. And Spiezio struck out. And Snow was safe."
…everybody’s.
/grammar fail
"Today, it's as if McCovey's line drive finally went through. And the earthquake didn't happen. And Spiezio struck out. And Snow was safe."
EVERYBODIES EVERYWHERE
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
LET THE BODIES HIT THE FLOOR
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I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Can’t find it/them.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Dec 15, 2010 11:17 PM PST up reply actions
everyone's?
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I didn't choose to be a Giants fan, I was born into it. November 1, 2010 World Champions.
zzz
TdaddyNeal Thomas Neal
#femalesneedto know I’m single lol. But baseball comes 1st PERIOD. #justbeinghonest
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Aw
So he’s not going to pull a Belt/Posey/MadBum and marry his high school sweetheart?
"Today, it's as if McCovey's line drive finally went through. And the earthquake didn't happen. And Spiezio struck out. And Snow was safe."
Travis Henry is nervous
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
by jctGamer on Dec 15, 2010 3:24 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
He better hope periods continue after the chemistry.
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
Ryan Cavan
I learned my lesson with Travis Denker.
I LOVE YOU BASEBALL GODS!!!!!
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
Seriously though
When is this team going to give Dan Ortmeier a chance?
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
LANCE NIEKRO IS THE FUTURE
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
DAMON MINOR WILL SAVE US!
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Tony Torcato will be a star!
"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!"
jinx.
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I didn't choose to be a Giants fan, I was born into it. November 1, 2010 World Champions.
He and Dante Powell will hit 3rd and 4th for years to come!
Croix De Candlestick: You'll be a better person for reading | My adopted Giant: the next Buster Posey, Johnny Monell
And Wendell Fairley!
Croix De Candlestick: You'll be a better person for reading | My adopted Giant: the next Buster Posey, Johnny Monell
Tony Torcato will be in our lineup for years!
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I didn't choose to be a Giants fan, I was born into it. November 1, 2010 World Champions.
Jacob Cruz is the Left handed bat we are looking for
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Dec 15, 2010 3:44 PM PST up reply actions
OT: What a bunch of pansies...
Russia’s sharp new military uniforms, created by a top fashion designer, have landed hundreds in the hospital after proving too thin to withstand ferocious winter cold, a state daily said Wednesday.
Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported that between 60 and 250 servicemen have been laid up with everything from flu to pneumonia as Arctic chills sweep through the country’s northern reache
this comment would’ve made quite a bit more sense if it was made in 1983.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 15, 2010 3:18 PM PST up reply actions
There is just so much fail about that entire situation…
"Today, it's as if McCovey's line drive finally went through. And the earthquake didn't happen. And Spiezio struck out. And Snow was safe."
In the army's defense
The government daily said defence officials have admitted not receiving complaints about the uniforms in time to do anything ahead of the winter season.
“It seems that all this happened because of slovenliness on our part,” Joint Staff General Nikolai Makarov told the daily.
I mean who can anticipate cold winters in Russia…I mean Hitler and Napoleon didn’t see them coming…
This Just In:
Russia’s fuckin’ cold.
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Dec 15, 2010 3:19 PM PST up reply actions
In b4
IN SOVIET RUSSIA, FASHION DESIGNS YOU
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
by scout6 on Dec 15, 2010 3:22 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Finally the Germans have their chance
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Dec 15, 2010 3:40 PM PST up reply actions
OMG THIS VIDEO
http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?tcid=mm_sf_vid&c_id=sf
Cody yelling “WE DID IT!”
Timmy and Cody hug and Tim says “I couldn’t be happier”
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
by GiantPain on Dec 15, 2010 3:18 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
THE LEGEND OF ROSS
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
Liked the ignored Ratto.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
“Dong Hats: The Story of the 2010 Giants’ Clubhouse Celebration”
by Grant Brisbee on Dec 15, 2010 3:32 PM PST up reply actions
Oh my goodness.....
"Dong Hats: The Story of the 2010 Giants’ Clubhouse Celebration"
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 15, 2010 3:41 PM PST up reply actions
is that so?
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
= (
Which led me to google “bear baiting”…and now I have the sad.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 15, 2010 3:51 PM PST up reply actions
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Something in my eye…damnit…
"Today, it's as if McCovey's line drive finally went through. And the earthquake didn't happen. And Spiezio struck out. And Snow was safe."
Making this more cute
check out 1:30 of this video: http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=7831477
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Lol, Cody.
Its also just fun to watch Lincecum dominate.
"Today, it's as if McCovey's line drive finally went through. And the earthquake didn't happen. And Spiezio struck out. And Snow was safe."
Doing my part to end world hunger right now
Eating a snicker’s bar.
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 ate like 3 mini Snickers an hour ago. That counts.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Dec 15, 2010 4:03 PM PST up reply actions
So apparently Eric Karros is replacing Rex Hudler in MLB 11.
For those of you who were anticipating the game because the Giants would be the default home team, is that a “meh” or a “fuck”?
Or somewhere in between?
by DodgerFanInPackerLand on Dec 15, 2010 3:41 PM PST reply actions
The DVDs are here! The DVDs are here! The DVDs are...wait a minute...
by Grant Brisbee on Dec 15, 2010 3:44 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
it all makes sense now
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 Dec 15, 2010 4:01 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Collector’s item!
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It’s says Fuck Face on the flip side
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Dec 15, 2010 5:38 PM PST up reply actions
It's like te SupaBoel
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Dec 15, 2010 4:15 PM PST up reply actions
I thought it was because he only got game 5
:(…clower
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Dec 15, 2010 4:19 PM PST up reply actions
SAL MAGLIE HAS THE LAST LAUGH
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Dec 15, 2010 4:52 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Is that the 8 DVD set thingy? Mine came in today from Amazon. They are a Christmas gift for my dad but I’m really struggling to not open and watch them.
Ask me about my blog.
I believe mine came yesterday.
Right size/weight box from Amazon that my wife quickly snatched from my fingers and hid in the present hiding spot.
I did everything short of plastering a 4×3 poster on the bedroom wall saying exactly what I wanted for Christmas.
Finally a signature worth having:
Fan of the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
Wow.
There were also misspellings in the World Series Film DVD.
Eugenio Velez asks "what's the problem?"
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 Dec 15, 2010 6:22 PM PST up reply actions
Amazon hasn’t even processed my order yet.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
OT: Community
I’m perusing Amazon since somebody in my family just went out and bought for themselves the same damn boxset we were giving them for the Holidays…. and I saw that Amazon has Community Season 1 on sale for the next 15 MINUTES for ~$19
Wow, you guys weren’t lying. I didn’t hate S1 of P&R but the first two episodes of S2 have been fantastic.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
The scene where Ron f-ing Swanson stares at the janitor made me laugh hysterically.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
It gets better.
"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!"
it's pure gold so far
oh my god.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
It’s on PSP too
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 Dec 15, 2010 6:16 PM PST up reply actions
uhh
two things
Why does it say San Diego behind all their faces
and mark derosa is in the lineup lol
by panda revival on Dec 15, 2010 5:31 PM PST up reply actions
Must be the Beta version…or the same QA team that did the World Series DVR was on the job.
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
It's a bug, and they're still working on it.
WIP = work in progress
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Yes, that means the Splash Cam
…and the killer Mehserle boat?
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
that's creepy
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
That’s simultaneously awesome and really unsettling.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
uncanny valley?
that’s getting close, IMO…
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Dec 15, 2010 6:41 PM PST up reply actions
Wilson's beard is the uncanny valley of beards
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Dec 15, 2010 7:54 PM PST up reply actions
no tats?
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 Dec 15, 2010 6:15 PM PST up reply actions
4-5-6 in the lineup? I think not.
Your 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Dec 15, 2010 6:46 PM PST up reply actions
Where can I get a Giants jersey?
Odd place for a Rangers logo
Your 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Dec 15, 2010 6:53 PM PST up reply actions
LOL WUT
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 Dec 15, 2010 6:54 PM PST up reply actions
“Off the top of the car!”
Your 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Dec 15, 2010 7:15 PM PST up reply actions
Tear down that wall !!!
L’s and exclams, like, look.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Dec 15, 2010 11:28 PM PST up reply actions
Giants basketball jersey, a great holiday gift.
Your 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Dec 15, 2010 7:15 PM PST up reply actions
BAOWSS
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
The yacht in that looks exactly like the one in the pixelly graphics for the yard in Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001. Recycled images are recycled.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Dec 15, 2010 10:01 PM PST up reply actions
Anyone watching MLB network right now?
Game 7 of the 1960 World Series on.
Great video quality and what a walk down Memory Lane.
Watching Vern Law get Tony Kubek to pop up to Dick Groat, Maris’ swing being described as “perfect picture” (sic), Yogi swinging the bats to loosen up, seeing a young Bill Virdon chase down a flyball. Amazing.
by mrs. owlcroft on Dec 15, 2010 8:34 PM PST up reply actions
Gah, you ruined it for me!
Your 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Dec 15, 2010 6:53 PM PST up reply actions
You’re breaking my heart.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Dec 15, 2010 11:44 PM PST up reply actions
lol dodgers
d_a_cameron David Cameron
List of relievers who have signed 3+ year deals since 2006 and been worth the money: Rivera. That’s it. That’s the list.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
This is kind of cool. Too bad I don’t get this channel.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Dec 15, 2010 6:19 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
rec'd
That IS very cool!
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 16, 2010 10:20 AM PST up reply actions
Sweet, and wrecked.
I don’t get the channel either, but I wish!
"Today, it's as if McCovey's line drive finally went through. And the earthquake didn't happen. And Spiezio struck out. And Snow was safe."
Does anyone else think Grant should stretch this out more?
There’s a lot of offseason left to go.
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
OT: Pat Burrell rises in my estimation
Just read on Fangraphs that his walkup music used to be “Holy Diver.” Potential awful puns aside (because I can’t come up with any funny ones), I wish more ballplayers brought the metal.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Dec 15, 2010 6:36 PM PST reply actions
He often rises my ‘estimation’ too.
We’re not talking about the same thing, are we?
The South shall rise again! And it will have a tender, flaky crust!
Don't bother me, I'm estimatin'.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 16, 2010 8:13 AM PST up reply actions
OT
If anybody has free time, check out this game: http://www.kongregate.com/games/Tauntr/goddamn-snack-time-with-rex-ryan
Object is to have Rex Ryan eat snacks, avoid healthy stuff and Ines Sainz’s ass.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
This is fucking amazing
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’ve been playing this game for an hour. That said, I still don’t get if Tony Dungy is the final boss. You have to eat all four of the horse’s legs, right?
Marquis: "So where the hell's Barry gonna be?"
Superfan: "He's over there, conserving power."
by General Burnside on Dec 15, 2010 9:06 PM PST up reply actions
NLCS game 6 on CSN right now
I know it’s only the bottom of the first, but Sanchez looks good. I predict a CG SO.
Your 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
:)
I remember predicting that same thing!
/throws fist full of glitter in the air!
♥ 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants ♥
♥ McCoven ♥
Watching the 1960 World Series game, I wish they did today like they did back then: use the home announcers for TV. Mel Allen was the voice of the Yankees and he did half the game. Would be better to hear half of this year’s World Series be any combo of the Giants and any combo of the Rangers over Buck (who wasn’t offensive)/McCarver.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Total agreement… I’d think even with bad local announcers one could at least learn about the other team. I think the TX announcers would have been better than Joe Buck Yourself and Tim MyOpinionCarver.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Dec 15, 2010 10:03 PM PST up reply actions
The Rangers would be Josh Lewin (radio voice of the Chargers), Tom Grieve on TV, Eric Nadel, Dave Barnett on radio.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
The Phillies broadcasters and the Giants broadcasters
all know each other and would have been soooo much better than the dreadful Fox/TBS bunch. I want broadcasters who know what they’re talking about.
"It's too LATE to stop now!" - John Lee Hooker
False
I’d take Joe Buck over Hawk Harrelson or the awful Yankee guy or Rob Dibble (I know he’s gone) or the Marlins guys.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
They need to get sanchez out of there
he has nothing right now, and these Philly fans are the worst.
Mota warming now
This probably won’t turn out well. At least Cain’s going in Game 7.
"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!"
If this goes to Game 7, the Giants lose. All hands on deck. Heck, have Lincecum warming up just in case.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
I just don't feel confident
If we can’t scrape a couple runs across soon we are done. No way we win game 7. This ballpark is a house of horrors. oh well. it was a good season. I’m so sick and tired of the heartbreak.
DAMMIT Jonny get a grip
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
It feels like he could totally blow his cool at any moment.
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
Just realizing how much i hated the start of this game
I almost puked so many times during this game. Plus, I can’t stand the incessant phillie fans warble in the background.
aw
nice try, Rent
/throws fist full of glitter in the air!
♥ 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants ♥
♥ McCoven ♥
Bob Feller passes
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
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2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 15, 2010 11:21 PM PST up reply actions
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He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Dec 15, 2010 11:30 PM PST up reply actions
I love Huff's face everytime he runs home.
He doesn’t move any faster, but the look on his face shows me how bad he wants it.
Your 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
Giants showed a lof of poise in coming back there
Now it’s about to be Adios Pelota time in a bit…not before the brawl, affeldt/bumgarner heroics, etc.
Affeldt of all people? He’s been bad this year!
Your 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Dec 15, 2010 8:02 PM PST up reply actions
Thank God
Ramon Ramirez didn’t come in. I know it’s hindsight but i feel as if he would have allowed an immediate, soul-crushing gapper.
This is interesting because I stopped watching and went into my bedroom and turned KNBR and hid under the covers at this point.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
I still have a scar on my knuckle
From where I punch the roof of the dive bar I was watching the game at. I think it was when Affeldt got out of that inning where there were 2 on and none out.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Jeremy Affeldt: servant of the Secret Fire
“YOU SHALL NOT PASS!”
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Dec 15, 2010 8:15 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Sigh... oh well Brock Bond, you're still pretty awesome in my book!
Hopefully gets a shit someday
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
That would be most foul
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
POOPIN
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
Sorry Brock, still love you
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Brock Bond had the 8th highest OBP in AAA this year
A guy who takes that many walks can be useful, even sans power.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Oh, and
The highest OBP of any regular player in Fresno not named Posey.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
OT: I am finally done as an undergrad at Miami University.
Just a great time here, made tons of friends, gonna miss it. But i’m done with school, it’s a surreal moment
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Thanks to both of you!
appreciate it, it’s been a short 4 1/2 years really… freshman year feels like yesterday, damnit how depressing
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
for some reason the older you get the faster time seems to pass. Maybe cuz’ you have more to get done, more responsibilities …something…
That’s something i’ve realized so far the past few years. Maybe that is the reasoning, who knows, i mean, to me it always seems like nighttime now… it’s weird, like i have no time during the day
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Bravo!!!
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Dec 15, 2010 11:32 PM PST up reply actions
A year when you’re 5 is a significant amount of your total life experience. A year when you’re 45 just isn’t as much.
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by howtheyscored on Dec 15, 2010 11:46 PM PST up reply actions
Congrats. Stay sane as you celebrate.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Dec 15, 2010 10:04 PM PST up reply actions
Yay for you!
All good wishes as you start the next phase of your life!
by mrs. owlcroft on Dec 16, 2010 12:18 AM PST up reply actions
Congrats to you, PiKA
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.
Stay in Ohio! Beat the Brain Drain!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
hahaha, dude, i'm applying to places in Columbus and Cleveland and Cincy
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
From smart ass to smart right before our eyes…congrats!
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
Hey it’s Mike Fontenot!
He’s so wee
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
Grant!
Your 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Dec 15, 2010 8:31 PM PST up reply actions
as an aspiring sports columnist
i will strive really, really hard to not be anything like jeff passan. Good god is he a terrible writer.
Also, why is he a senior editor? he seriously looks like hes 20
Shift A
So I am watching baseball in HD on my new TV for the first time. This is amazing.
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
it really is the best
I can barely watch the non-HD broadcasts any more when I know how much nicer it can be.
I do miss stereopsis.
Yep.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 15, 2010 11:26 PM PST up reply actions
Cubs to sign Kerry Wood.
Too bad Prior went to the Yankees.
The Cubs, who have a major need for a veteran right handed reliever are moving towards finalizing a deal with free agent Kerry Wood. Wood, who spent the first 10 years of his major league career with the Cubs spent 2010 with the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees and compiled impressive numbers down the stretch for New York as the Yankees qualified for the post season.
Link
Wilber Bucardo: Missing?
Prior doesn't count
it’s a minor leauge deal. And obviously they were going to re-sign who they already had. I’m talking team transfer signings.
THEY GOT DAN TURPEN
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
I remember being so pissed about Renteria throwing the bat at the ball repeatedly.
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
LOL Rent. Wannabe Jeter.
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
Let's talk about finals
Only one left. Unfortunately, it’s the hardest one. For English, I have to write an essay in an hour on one of two topics (meaning that I have to write an outline for both), on a book that I haven’t read in its entirety. There’s also a multiple choice test which will have absurdly difficult questions, but I’m not worried about that so much because everybody is going to fail it.
In 13 hours this will all be over.
"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!"
you high schoolers should do your reading.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
It’s not my fault the second half of the book is unreadably bad.
"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!"
… yeah, fail.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Dec 15, 2010 10:33 PM PST up reply actions
You can’t seriously say that the Tom Sawyer minstrel act in the end is good writing.
"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!"
That’s not “the second half of the book”, is it? It’s the end. Because if you’re talking about “the second half of the book”, you’re talking about the entire Duke/King and Wilkes sisters con and the climactic crisis of Huck’s character, all of which take place after the Grangerford massacre and the lynch mob. Many people have disliked the Tom Sawyer ending, and yes, I find it also meh; but that’s not the dominant quality of the second half of the book, is it?
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Dec 15, 2010 11:05 PM PST up reply actions
El Person is correct. The end of Huck is a disaster, not a Lemaster. Twain felt the guilt of abandoning his intent for Huck all his life. He feared the backlash.
/see new autobio
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Dec 15, 2010 11:35 PM PST up reply actions
Well, I wasn’t really a fan of the duke and king, either. I feel like their escapades are rather inferior in quality to the parts of the story where Huck and Jim are interacting.
"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 always felt it was two separate books patched together.
Hopefully his autobio explains that, but it seems like he just backed off the first half and tried to go in a completely other direction, one where he took potshots at all kinds of things like excessive piety and true criminality, but Jim was a side character for far too long in the second half, even though he’s the “by definition” hero.
by mrs. owlcroft on Dec 16, 2010 12:22 AM PST up reply actions
Tomorrow I’ll be writing about Huck’s moral development in relation to slavery, so it’ll naturally focus heavily on the first half, which is the part I’m familiar with.
"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!"
Huckleberry Finn
"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!"
Come on dude, thats a great book
I had to read the fricken Joy Luck Club last year.
Wilber Bucardo: Missing?
My sympathy, gianator . . . if that is your name.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Dec 15, 2010 11:36 PM PST up reply actions
Apparently its the first book they read in freshman year in high school now
according to my brother. At least that is the case at Cupertino High.
Wilber Bucardo: Missing?
Interesting
Nobody I know at Lynbrook has ever had to read it for school.
"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 would actually like to read a book by Amy Tan someday. Not The Joy Luck Club, but still….
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by howtheyscored on Dec 15, 2010 11:49 PM PST up reply actions
Just got done with my Senior Thesis on hurricanes in the North Atlantic
Only had one exam this week but 4 papers all 10+ pages, my thesis is about 24 pages
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Im in South India right now
Whats the deal with the cyclones that are supposed to hit, but never do?
Wilber Bucardo: Missing?
Mostly due to the a subtropical high most likely, just like what happened this year on the East Coast. This was one of the most active years on record, however the placement of the Bermuda High caused the hurricanes not to hit the coastline at all…
But i’d assume this was the reasoning for India, there had to have been a high pressure or some upper air pressure that caused the tropical storms not to travel into India at all
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
whoa. O_O
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
Reasoning for a lack of hurricanes on the east coast, such as in 2006? Even though there is an increase in sea surface temperature? Hurricanes only can develop with precipitation in the Western Sahara, since that’s where most of the hurricanes develop!
Oh, and hurricanes aren’t increasing in frequency, they’re increasing in intensity
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Riveting, though imprecise.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Dec 15, 2010 11:37 PM PST up reply actions
:D thanks dude, that's why i haven't been here much over the past 4 months
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
/wipes away single tear
That was beautiful, is what it was.
The South shall rise again! And it will have a tender, flaky crust!
Seriously, we have to get together for beer and meteorology talk at some point. I’ll even learn to like drinking for it.
The South shall rise again! And it will have a tender, flaky crust!
haha, i’m cool with that, i mean, hence why i wasn’t here at all this semester, kinda learned a ton about climate change and it’s effect on the North Atlantic including hurricanes.
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Tropical meteorology has always been one of my favorite topics on the subject. When I was a kid, I worshiped the Weather Channel’s hurricane expert, John Hope. I lived for updates from the NHC. It’s fascinating stuff.
The South shall rise again! And it will have a tender, flaky crust!
Oh tight, yea, likewise for me, i was always interested in the weather channel and everything they had to say concerning hurricanes, and my question for my thesis was if they were becoming stronger due to climate change? Or were they becoming more frequent? Plus is it affecting the change in the paths of hurricanes?
SO it was a pretty sweet presentation i had lined up, not too sure what i got on it, but we’ll see sooner or later
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Two papers
So f’ed… but hopefully not
Aaron King, please pitch better.
McC Wiki - for all you newcomers out there.
OT
Anyone here read Dune?
I had to for sociology (dont ask me why) and i found it incredibly terrible
one of my many beefs with the book was that everyone in the story had crazy alien names, yet the 2 main characters are named paul and jessica.
This isn't so OT.
Tim Lincecum is clearly Muad’Dib.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
But I didn’t read the book, I just watched the SciFi channel movie.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
You are correct,
ir1s, in this regard.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Dec 15, 2010 11:39 PM PST up reply actions
Yes, I’ve read the book. I thought the book was pretty awesome, but my God, the sequels were terrible.
It make me think that Frank Herbert ~ George Lucas. Awesome debut, and with each successive work, you realize ever more clearly that the first one was a fluke.
This is all good information. I thought the first book was interesting, but not brilliant or anything. Knowing the rest don’t measure up will save me some time I can spend on something more rewarding.
Maybe Robert Harris will come out with that third Cicero novel. I enjoyed the first two.
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
This makes me want to ask about the Ender’s books. I read Game, and I own Shadow, but I’ve been reluctant to dive into the whole series because I suspect that a lot of it is really awful.
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by howtheyscored on Dec 15, 2010 11:53 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve only read Game, Speaker, and Children. Ender’s Game is of course very good, Speaker for the Dead is good but in a different way, and Children of the Mind is unspeakably terrible.
I’ve heard good things about the Shadow series, though.
"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 have read Game, Speaker, as well as the entire Shadow series. Xenocide bored me to death
Shadow is a solid read, Bean was one of my favorite characters in the original. After that, the series becomes mostly about politics, and what becomes of earth after the War.
"I dont always hit home runs, but when I do, I prefer World Series winning home runs"
Tierwise
Game
Shadow
rest of shadow series
Speaker
other crap
"I dont always hit home runs, but when I do, I prefer World Series winning home runs"
Ah, that’s kind of how I envisioned it tiering up in my head.
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by howtheyscored on Dec 16, 2010 10:14 AM PST up reply actions
I know his “estate” wrote a bunch of the sequels, but the first few were definitely him.
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by howtheyscored on Dec 15, 2010 11:51 PM PST up reply actions
I read it around the time I was 14-15 and I thought it was incredible.
I’ve wanted to re-read it since then, but I’ve been afraid that I’ll think it’s terrible. My tastes have changed so much since then.
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by howtheyscored on Dec 15, 2010 11:50 PM PST up reply actions
Excellent point.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Dec 15, 2010 11:40 PM PST up reply actions
Just a heads up
It’s currently the top of the 8th and Cody Ross is up on CSN Bay Areas replay of NLCS game 6.
Ross just flied out.
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
LOL Kruk
“He was putting on a show in batting practice!”
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
Start the car
I know a whoopee spot
Where the gin is cold
but the piano’s hot
It’s just a noisy hall
Where there’s a nightly brawl
And All
That
Jazz!
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
/grinds on chair
I may be thinking of the wrong musical.
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
URIBE!
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
It still looks like it should have been a routine fly out.
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
Still jazzy.
Werth is all “FUCK THIS SHIT I”M GOING TO THE NATIONALS"
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
There's a First for Everything:
Edgar Renteria, The First World Series MVP in Giants History.
Man I cannot wait until Christmas so I get my DVDs
then I can watch NLCS game 4 again.
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
Is this a really veiled burn or am I reading more into it?
hankschulman Henry Schulman
Interesting. I can hear KNBR in Hawaii yet I can’t always hear the A’s in Contra Costa.
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
It’s probably true. We’ve gotten KNBR up in Oregon and down in Yosemite… can’t listen to the A’s at all.
When I drove out to Illinois last year, I periodically turned on KNBR to see when I finally couldn’t hear it anymore. Amazingly, you can still hear it to almost Lovelock, NV, which is 90 miles beyond Reno. They have an unbelievably powerful signal.
it's the truth.
KNBR 680 is a 50,000 watt torch that can be heard throughout the west coast on a clear night.,
KTRB 860 or whatever channel Oakland is on, not so much,
Yep. I can get it reliably in the evening here in northern Idaho.
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Isn't Intertubes radio awesome?
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
I can catch it at night in Seattle most of the time.
"Today, it's as if McCovey's line drive finally went through. And the earthquake didn't happen. And Spiezio struck out. And Snow was safe."
I can get it in Omaha
Just kidding, I get it on the interblag.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
.216/.314/.321/.635
The Phillies line against the Giants in the NLCS.
What a terrible time for a slump.
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
Inexplicable how the Braves and the Phillies and the Rangers went so cold in successive weeks in October!
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
Witchcraft!
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 16, 2010 10:42 AM PST up reply actions
Also,
They just had their best hitter in that series leave via free agency to a division “rival” LOL NATINALS
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
Giants give fans a WS trophy for holidays
Diamondbacks counter with Lip Dub video.
Fun. Gotta love the NL West.
Ha. Timmy got a Hold for this game.
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
I know it's sad and all, but this headline makes me chuckle
Hall of Famer Feller dies at 92 (AP)
You have to imagine a southern yokel saying it though.
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
Holy Shit!
HOW DID I FORGET ABOUT THAT DOUBLE PLAY?
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
Dunno about you, but I think I was having a panic attack at that moment, so I blocked it out.
oh damn here comes a flashback.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Dec 15, 2010 10:00 PM PST up reply actions
i collapsed on the ground after that double play
by kezargiants on Dec 15, 2010 10:05 PM PST up reply actions
i collapsed after uribe’s homer
There's a First for Everything:
Edgar Renteria, The First World Series MVP in Giants History.
my favorite reaction was after Renteria's HR
I flew out of my dorm room screaming OH MY FUCKING GOD at the top of my lungs. One of the most surreal moments of my life.
by kezargiants on Dec 15, 2010 10:21 PM PST up reply actions
yes, me too. one of the happiest moments of my life. that renteria home run. the uribe home run in game 6, i just collapsed tho.
There's a First for Everything:
Edgar Renteria, The First World Series MVP in Giants History.
yeah
Uribe’s was more of a relief than actual happiness. Shock, even.
by kezargiants on Dec 15, 2010 10:29 PM PST up reply actions
The porch is so short I didn’t have any time to comprehend it was happening. Much like Jayson Werth.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Dec 15, 2010 10:30 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah
I kept on thinking it was going to get caught. It was one of those drives that you don’t realize it until it’s over the fence. Kind of like Posey’s in Texas.
by kezargiants on Dec 15, 2010 10:31 PM PST up reply actions
I screamed YES and ran towards my wife
My wife ran towards me simultaneously. We bear hugged in the middle of the room.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
What if Ruiz's liner went through?
There's a First for Everything:
Edgar Renteria, The First World Series MVP in Giants History.
The Phillies win the World Series, they keep Jayson Werth, Lee signs with the Yankees, a thousand years of darkness fall upon all the lands of the West.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Dec 15, 2010 10:02 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Ice Age with Lava Flows.
inconceivable now, but it would’ve happened for 24 straight years.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 16, 2010 10:44 AM PST up reply actions
Mole was really awesome throughout the postseason.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
And the regular season.
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
But in retrospect I think he might almost be worth a Tim Alderson.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Dec 15, 2010 10:09 PM PST up reply actions
His defense throughout the playoffs was poetry in motion.
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by howtheyscored on Dec 15, 2010 11:54 PM PST up reply actions
So, epic...
I could watch his defensive highlights aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall day.
"Today, it's as if McCovey's line drive finally went through. And the earthquake didn't happen. And Spiezio struck out. And Snow was safe."
It was one of those things that just made it all worth it. It’s like, there’s really no counterargument my brain can make against it. “Overpriced?” Shut up, brain. You just got to watch that beautiful defense in the postseason. “Touché… always hurt?” Shut up, brain. You just got to watch that beautiful defense in the postseason. “Touché… uh… gigantic mole?” Shut up, brain. You just got to watch that beautiful defense in the postseason. “Touché… wanna get hammered and reminisce about that beautiful defense in the postseason?” Yes.
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by howtheyscored on Dec 16, 2010 10:17 AM PST up reply actions
Haha, nicely put!
But yeah…it made anything that could possibly have been wrong about signing Sanchez suddenly not wrong. It was beautiful, beautiful baseball.
"Today, it's as if McCovey's line drive finally went through. And the earthquake didn't happen. And Spiezio struck out. And Snow was safe."
The right fielder, Werth, is fairly shallow
I dunno Jon, he seems like a pretty nice guy.
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I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
Stays on topic, but . . .
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Dec 15, 2010 11:43 PM PST up reply actions
Dang that's how you run out a grounder!
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
This was the most excruciating 9th inning save I ever experienced. I was catatonic on my bed just quivering, every muscle knotted and re-knotted again in anxiety.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
OT: The price of a world championship
My Travis Ishikawa sponsorship on BR went up from 10 to 30 bucks.
Oh
Let me tell you something Giants fans. Just wait until 2011, when your arrogant bunch of world champs gets a little cockier and probably a little less hungry. THEN, you’ll see how tough it is to repeat. Tiny Tim, Jonathan “Hot Head” Sanchez, Matt Cain, and “Mad Baum” have ther work cut out for them next year.
The Phour Tops of Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt, Cole Hamels, and Lee are really pissed off at you guys.
Phour Tops?
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"arrogant bunch of world champs"
Really? I think we are probably the humblest world champs in recent memory. We are all just soaking in the awesomeness.s
And: Fuck the Phillies and Philly Fans.
by kezargiants on Dec 15, 2010 10:25 PM PST up reply actions
In elementary psychology this is commonly termed ‘projection’. Wherein the subject projects his own neuroses onto another person, so that he may safely detest it rather than accept that he is the source of it.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Dec 15, 2010 10:29 PM PST up reply actions
I hate you for making me detest myself rather than others.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Dec 16, 2010 8:15 AM PST up reply actions
And did I catch a whiff of antisemitism with “Mad Baum”?
That Philly fan is all reich.
by Every6thDay on Dec 15, 2010 10:26 PM PST up reply actions
I think a lot of people just think his name is Baumgardner instead of Bumgarner.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Yes, we’ll know there’s a problem when people start referring to him as ‘RedSeaPedestriBum’.
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by Johnny Disaster on Dec 16, 2010 8:17 AM PST up reply actions
Matt Cain has no nickname? :c poor perennial nonentity
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Dec 15, 2010 10:27 PM PST up reply actions
Doesn't need one.
He’s Matt Fucking Cain.
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by Johnny Disaster on Dec 15, 2010 11:32 PM PST up reply actions
Lol at the two comments
You call that writing? Lol. Hit up a community college English 101 class before you write again.
Fuck The Phillies
Wilber Bucardo: Missing?
BONDSLEGEND?
BONDSLEGEND!
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Dec 15, 2010 10:36 PM PST up reply actions
Let me tell you something, brother!
My adopted Giant got shipped off to Pittsburgh, and it was worth it.
by rightcenterfielder on Dec 15, 2010 10:57 PM PST up reply actions
Buster Posey laughs at this.
“Let’s do it again!”
"Today, it's as if McCovey's line drive finally went through. And the earthquake didn't happen. And Spiezio struck out. And Snow was safe."
Personaly,
I stop taking Phillie fans serious once they start talking eggball:
Our quarterback choked in the Super Bowl. He didn’t see John Candy at Joe Robbie Stadium. The 49ers have five Super Bowl rings. End of discussion.
I had a facebook friend who hails from Philly who was completely obnoxious throughout the NLCS talking about how the Umps were screwing the Phillies and how the Phillies were certainly going to the Series…yada…yada….
The EVENING after the Giants won the Pennant he changed his FB profile picture to something Eagles related and had a status update to “Bring on the Eagles and the only sport that really matters….” Uh, ok dude. You swiftly invalidated all the baseball smack you tried to lay in one fell swoop.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 16, 2010 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
I love that the best they can come up with for Timmy is "Tiny Tim".
I mean…they’re still reaching for the size argument? Really? Weak.
"Today, it's as if McCovey's line drive finally went through. And the earthquake didn't happen. And Spiezio struck out. And Snow was safe."
OT: End of year reports
I just finished my quarterly and end of the year report to the state association. Since my presidency is ending in January I thought I’d leave them all with a final thought.
Submitted are the reports from the San Francisco Bay Section, Home of the World Series Champions San Francisco Giants.
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.
by timmeh on Dec 15, 2010 10:24 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
Anybody watch cricket here?
Good to see Australia get their asses handed to them again.
Wilber Bucardo: Missing?
This would be good, except that I would hate myself if I ever rooted for England in anything. Instead I watch Bangladesh get beaten by (lol) Zimbabwe.
"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 see it as a lesser of two evils.
Bangladesh destroyed New Zealand awhile back. I want USA to become a powerhouse, but thats atleast 10-15 years away.
Wilber Bucardo: Missing?
Oh, Bangladesh can beat anybody. It’s just that more often than not they lose to everybody. It’s infuriating to watch.
The cricket authorities here are bad to the extent that the United States can never be even a mid-level side as long as they’re in charge.
"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!"
What's with the hatred of the Aussies?
They seem like perfectly cool people…I know they have some great players on the Aussie team…and something about an improper glove…but other than that they seem fine…
LOL RR
"You think someone that big would be more well endowed" Aubrey Huff's mother on Pat Burrell
I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
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i am so mad
After starting and stopping a few games, I finally decided on a Nationals OOTP game that I thought I was happy with… but then for some reason after the first year, all the fielding ratings got totally fucked and everyone is a terrible fielder and I can’t figure out how to fix it.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Maybe if they practiced really diligently….
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by Johnny Disaster on Dec 16, 2010 8:33 AM PST up reply actions
Did you re-import rosters or something?
11 is less buggy than others, but it’s still buggy. I set up one game and forgot to re-schedule minors and ended up with AZL and PioL having no games for a year.
Are you going to play out any games? At least once your team gets good?
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Dec 16, 2010 9:23 AM PST up reply actions
Okay… so which OOTP version is free? Because I wanna DL it.
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by howtheyscored on Dec 16, 2010 10:23 AM PST up reply actions
8 is free
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Misleading Headline
“Heavy Action” On Bobby Jenks
WEDNESDAY, 9:07pm: It’s a good time to be a free agent reliever, and one of the biggest on the market (both literally and figuratively) is former White Sox closer Bobby Jenks. Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports tweets that there is “heavy action” on the right-hander, with both the Rays and Yankees showing interest. Jenks is not close to a decision, however.
Jenks, 30 in March, was non-tendered a few weeks ago after earning $7.5MM in 2010. Although his 4.44 ERA this season was the worst of his career, he struck out 10.4 batters per nine innings while walking just 2.9 unintentionally. Jenks also had a 58.3% ground ball rate, tenth best among relievers with at 50 IP, and his trademark velocity even crept up late in the season.
Also
I’d like to have Jenks, but at this point, he will probably get at least Matt Guerrier money, which would be insane.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Thanks but no thanks...
THURSDAY, 10:34am: Jenks is looking for “closer money,” according to Jon Heyman of SI.com (Twitter link). Heyman suggests that means Jenks is looking for at least $8MM.
I'm with the troll on this one
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by Johnny Disaster on Dec 16, 2010 9:26 AM PST up reply actions
I'm sorry to those of you who I know have already posted a lot of info on this:
but can someone help me out with choosing DVD sets?
Is there a set which includes KNBR broadcasts synced to the TV broadcasts of the entire postseason? Or do you have to buy each season individually to get that?
TIA
"buy each *series"
oops. I meant series, like NLDS, NLCS, WS
Just the WS collection has KNBR option
It’s just the WS collection with KNBR option that has 2 games of the NLCS ( 4 & 6) and no NLDS games. But it does have all the world series games with post games interviews etc. Its also not blu-ray.
Hope that clears things up for you.
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.
somebody tell RentaWreck he owe us
the 18 million he stole from us the last two years
his play is disrespectful, get lost Wreck
Trade Sabean...
Your ability to post in the appropriate thread is commensurate with your analysis and writing.
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by Johnny Disaster on Dec 17, 2010 1:48 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
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