With Burrell back...now what?
by Grant Brisbee on Dec 2, 2010 1:17 PM PST
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PrintIf the offseason ended today:
CF – Torres
2B – Sanchez
1B – Huff
C – Posey
LF – Burrell
RF – Ross
SS – Tejada
3B – SandovalC – Whiteside
OF – Rowand
OF – Schierholtz
IF – Rohlinger/Other
IF/OF – DeRosaSP – Lincecum
SP – Cain
SP – Sanchez
SP – Bumgarner
SP – ZitoRP – Wilson
RP – Romo
RP – Lopez
RP – Affeldt
RP – Casilla
The rest of the offseason will be devoted to the last two spots in the bullpen. Are the Giants going to offer contracts to Chris Ray and/or Ramon Ramirez? Will Dan Runzler start the season in AAA as a staring pitcher, or will he break camp as a third lefty reliever? Will the Giants look forzzzznzzzkxzzzzzzz…zzxzzzz.
So that’s it. The offseason is essentially over. The Giants will need to figure out who their backup shortstop is, and they’ll need to settle the very back of the bullpen. That’s what’s left. They joy has been sucked from the offseason.
The $100M question and comment starter, then: Are you okay with the team as is? If these are your 2011 Giants, are you optimistic about the team? Before you answer, I’ll just leave this here:
That’s how the 2008 season started, courtesy of Baseball Reference. There are so, so many things wrong with that boxscore. Thirty months later, there was a parade down Market Street. That Opening Day lineup was the underwear, and the World Series was the profit. I’m not going to dig too deep for an explanation.
So, yeah, I’m pretty okay with this roster. If Pablo can split the difference between his two seasons, the lineup would be pretty danged balanced.
Now what?
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Better than we started last year
That’s good enough
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
by GiantPain on Dec 2, 2010 1:20 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
And with some room for opportunity
if it shows up, and any surprises during spring training.
"It's too LATE to stop now!" - John Lee Hooker
I'm in this line
A full season of Posey, Burrell, Ross, and Bumgarner…Huff back…I had to go with “thrilled”. I wouldn’t say no to some tweaks, but still…the Giants are World Series champions, y’know.
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
I'm okay with the offseason
But then I would have been okay with this offseason regardless, unless Sabean pulled a Marlins and sold off the entire lineup and starting rotation for scrap.
I’d like to see one or two young(er) utility infielders, because between DeRosa, Sanchez and Tejada, I can’t help but think someone’s going to inevitably come down with an injury that will keep that out for a couple of months.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
I want one more roster tweak
add a backup short stop (Renteria would be totally fine at this point)
Other than that, yes, I am happy with this team going into next season. Not as ecstatic as I would’ve been if the team had found a way to sign Crawford, but pretty ok.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Dec 2, 2010 1:21 PM PST reply actions
Mike Fontenot
Career +7.4 UZR at 2B. Career .270/.337/.411 hitter. That’s good enough for my backup SS.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
by GiantPain on Dec 2, 2010 1:23 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
when your starting SS is 37 years old
I don’t think that is good enough, frankly. I don’t need a superstar, all I’m saying is having someone who’s played the position enough that we don’t have to rely on arguments like “well, he’s pretty good at other positions so he could probably handle shortstop” to justify it to ourselves.
If Tejada misses a significant chunk of the season, I just want someone who could play a reasonably ok shortstop and not be a complete embarrassment there. I like Fontenot as a utility infielder, but I’ve never heard much talk of him handling short.
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by Smoke on the Water on Dec 2, 2010 1:29 PM PST up reply actions
He’s been short all of his life so he can probably handle it ok.
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
What he likes to handle, I hear is not at all short. woof woof.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
Miggy has never missed a significant chunk of any season.
/sees the ghost of Ray Durham
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by iloveddickdietz on Dec 2, 2010 1:46 PM PST up reply actions
Fontenot will not be good at SS
Then again, neither will Tejada, so maybe that makes the little fella the perfect backup.
Liar
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 1:23 PM PST up reply actions
Do you have to take something for that?
and do you take something to get it or to get rid of it?
"Do you smell that Kenny? That's hard news. Notice the lack of fornicating horses."
I was torn between 'It's fine' and 'I'd like a couple more tweaks'
I think there are things that need improving, but I have absolutely no idea how to improve them.
But seriously, is in March yet?
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No, I mean I keep flucuating between “Wait, this isn’t good enough – do more things!” and “OMG, it’s not great but don’t touch it or the whole thing may fall apart.”
That’s about how I felt last off-season, coincidentally, and look how that turned out. Not sayin’, just sayin’.
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
I’ll say again, we need a backup catcher more than we need a backup shortstop.
And I’ll say again, 83 wins. But we’re in pretty good shape for 2012, or for adjusting on the fly in 2011 if good things happen, so I’m reasonably content.
Also, we won the World Series.
What about Steve Holt?
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Steve Holt
is a bastard
you ever been on a real shrimpin' boat?
no, but i've been on a real big boat
George Michael Bluth is a cool guy. The girls like him just fine. Young and old, it doesn’t matter… in the dark.
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Minor league free agent.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
It that doesn’t work out there is money in the banana stand.
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I burned down the banana stand
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s ---
Bochy: WHO GIVES A SHIT? IT'S WHATEVER I SAY IT IS BECAUSE I WON A WORLD SERIES.
NO TOUCHING
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Probably left the organization to try to connect with his biological father.
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by Stuttering John Tamargo on Dec 2, 2010 1:36 PM PST up reply actions
Eh, I still see SS as a bigger problem than C. Do I want Eli Whiteside to be a better hitter? Yes. But he’s solid defensively and calls a good enough game that I think whatever bat trade-off you get wouldn’t be worth the money. Whereas the defense we’re looking at right now at SS is scaring me. Of course, that’s a just a feeling, not something I can actually quantify.
I guess what I’m saying is Eli Whiteside worries me less than Miguel Tejada.
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 1:28 PM PST up reply actions
Lemme go find what I wrote on that other thread …
Suppose Tejada has a particularly lazy year and only plays in 142 games. And suppose Fontenot is the worst shortstop in the history of they game — say, 30 runs below average over a 150-game schedule. That means that in the 20 games he plays, he’ll be costing us a grand total of 4 runs. And making up some of those by hitting better than your average replacement-level shortstop.
If you’re not sold on Tejada being able to play the position, okay, but then he needs to be the backup and we need to keep hunting for a starter.
Fair enough
But then if we’re going hunting for another starter, how is that less of a priority than a backup catcher. All I’m saying is that as far as backup catchers go, Whiteside fits our particular needs just fine. Sure, we should upgrade him if we have the money and nothing better to do, but I think tweaking shortstop would still be a more important priority if you’re gonna change anything.
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 1:46 PM PST up reply actions
Plus, dude hits grand slams, catches no hitters, beats Cy Young winners, etc.
this man has done more in his life then I ever will.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, he's like Aubrey Huff, but can't hit as well or field his position.
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s ---
Bochy: WHO GIVES A SHIT? IT'S WHATEVER I SAY IT IS BECAUSE I WON A WORLD SERIES.
But most of us here can say that about most baseball players.
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 1:52 PM PST up reply actions
shh
but this is also a guy who’s career will probably only be remembered by people like us. But he still has done some really amazing things in the baseball world.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s ---
Bochy: WHO GIVES A SHIT? IT'S WHATEVER I SAY IT IS BECAUSE I WON A WORLD SERIES.
but this is also a guy who’s career will probably only be remembered by people like us
I can see how that might be a bad thing, but I’d bet that would kinda warm his heart. At this pint in Whiteside’s career, I think he realizes his mark (or lack there of) in baseball history. That 15, 20 years from now some of us might actually remember him, remember that he caught a no-no, hit a grand slam, took Halladay deep, well I’d bet he’d feel a little honored by it.
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 2:33 PM PST up reply actions
Never forget
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=7680733
Eli Whiteside off of Roy Halladay.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I see you that, and raise you this:
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=8000975
Fuck you, Mat Latos.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
I have a serious question: who doesn’t call a good enough game? Buster is apparently an amazing game-caller for his age, Bengie deserved half of Lincecum’s Cy Youngs (according to Lincecum), everybody agrees that Whiteside calls a good game (NO HITTER), Matheny was famous for his game-calling skills, and I don’t even remember any complaints about Alfonzo or Pierzynski…
I mean, it’s not just that it’s unquantifiable (at least for now) – defense used to be unquantifiable too, but it’s not like we were lost: it always seemed clear that Vizquel, Rolen, and Andruw Jones are great, and that Dunn, Manny Ramirez, and Piazza aren’t. We couldn’t quantify it, but it sure as hell looked like it. We can’t quantify the routes an outfielder takes to the ball, but anyone can tell you that Rowand takes better ones than Velez or Lewis. But game-calling? At least at the major league level, apparently everybody looks good – which means that either we have absolutely no idea what “good” is, that everybody really is good (or that there’s no such thing as good). Either way, it’s meaningless.
Pleeeze!
Eli did just fine in the backup role (and where would you find a better, less expensive one?) You wouldn’t. On the other hand, we need a long-term answer at shortstop (JJ Hardy) but for now let’s have a backup who has both a bat and a glove, because Miggy could easily go down for a month with a hammie. (Rohlinger does not fill the bill. Nor Buriss. I’m not even sure about Fontenot.) Not sure of the answer but I KNOW SS is more important than C.
Don't believe everything you think.
OK, leaving aside the rest of this … Yes, Miggie could go easily go down for a month with a hammie. So could Buster. So could anyone on the roster.
But if there’s one thing we know about Tejada, it’s that he’s incredibly durable. People are fixating on his age, but age is just one of many risk factors when it comes to getting hurt, and everything else is pointing to him being able to play every damn day, whether we want him to or not.
players are incredibly durable until they aren't
at some point in a player’s career, they usually start to become injury prone. that’s just the way it works. Now I don’t know if that’s going to happen to Tejada at age 37, 38, 39 or never. All I’m saying is I’d like it if the Giants could spend a couple million to be prepared in the case of that eventuality.
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by Smoke on the Water on Dec 2, 2010 3:12 PM PST up reply actions
Plus a lot of it is just luck. Obviously conditioning and age and whatnot are important, but some of it is just luck. One year Brian Leetch slipped on ice getting out of a taxi and broke his ankle. Jeff Kent hurt his wrist washing his truck. Torres’ appendix.
And here’s to another year of incredible luck in that vein from Timmy/Cain/Guapo/Bumgarner/Wilson/Posey/pretty much everyone.
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"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 2, 2010 3:31 PM PST up reply actions
Jeff Kent hurt his wrist washing his truck.
Don’t tell me you actually believed that.
Warning, angry Giants fan on the loose.
Of course, anyone with that stache is obviously above grooming reproach.
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 3, 2010 6:56 AM PST up reply actions
Posey isn’t going to be taking many days off, so any upgrade over Whiteside would be pretty marginal.
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by stealth snail on Dec 2, 2010 1:53 PM PST up reply actions
See that’s the thing… if they had someone better, Buster might not have to catch 6.5 games per week.
I don’t think they’re going to do anything though.
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"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 2, 2010 1:59 PM PST up reply actions
Seems like Sabean
really has faith in whiteside.
I think he’s a good dude and a passable player but it would be nice to have someone that could catch once a week and also not strike out on 4 pitches every at bat. Posey could still play very occasionally at 1B if we didn’t want his bat out of the lineup.
Posey will get at least 25-30 days off, probably more (a day off = not playing catcher, regardless of whether or not he’s playing somewhere else). Last year Yadier led the majors with 130 games started at catcher, the year before he led it with 136.
Tejada has, in his entire, 12-year career, taken a total of 62 days off, for an average of 5 per year. In 11 of his 12 seasons in the majors, he started 154 games or more – the only exception is 2007 (131 GS), when he had a completely fluky freak injury, and broke his wrist on a HBP.
I want a back-up catcher.
I feel prickishly demanding!
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by giantsfansince1981 on Dec 2, 2010 4:23 PM PST up reply actions
I just want fun games to watch.
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It will be interesting to see how we (okay, me) will deal with the typical ebb and flow of the regular season with a championship in our back pocket. Will the win be as sweet? Will the losses as devastating? Will shall find out.
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ALREADY YOU WANT ME DEAD
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TWSS
Huh?
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I think I overthink your posts.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
I don’t think anyone has ever accused me of overthinking anything on here.
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Well done, lad!
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by Natto on Dec 2, 2010 3:04 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I’m wondering if the Giants win the division again if we can become insufferable asshats as fans. I want to feel entitled. I think it would work for me.
I can't fight this feeling anymore!
I hate myself.
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I cannot believe Werth and Crawford would not come to the Giants for like a 3 year $15 million deal! The Giants just won the WS!!!!
Someone here needs to have the sarchasm pic ready
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Our egos are out of control
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 1:47 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve heard some pretty epic complaints about Giants fans this year.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Vapors!
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While they eat cheese!
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 2:00 PM PST up reply actions
And talk on their cell phones!
I feel prickishly demanding!
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by giantsfansince1981 on Dec 2, 2010 4:27 PM PST up reply actions
While using free wi-fi
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Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Dec 2, 2010 6:56 PM PST up reply actions
Well why even HAVE a pet then??
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Then this graphic must turn green.
Rec’d.
(GLB is the biggest collection of homophobes and louts I can recall reading on SB Nation… ‘couse I haven’t tried checking out the SEC College Football boards…)
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I can't speak for the others
but Roll Bama Roll is surprisingly tolerant
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Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Most Tide fans I’ve met have been fairly genial.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Most Tide fans I’ve met have been fairly genital.
Fixed.
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Didn’t know that could be an adjective.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
its good to learn something new everyday. today, i learned Pat Burrell is officially a true Giant. 1million. That’s it.
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hey! watch it mister.
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Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
I got your back. I used to work at UA.
But I disliked most Tide fans. Maybe I’m not your strongest ally.
The South shall rise again! And it will have a tender, flaky crust!
haha
well, I’ve never been to Alabama, I like them because I like Saban, so I haven’t exactly met a ton of Tide fans, y’all could be right.
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Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
The ones at RBR seem like good folk tho
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Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Saban detests the media. So I’m not a huge fan of him.
I guess the biggest reason I disliked Tide fans was that once a week, they’d hold my city hostage so they could attend their damn football game. Tuscaloosa was a madhouse for about three days — game day and two days before, and to get anywhere was an exercise in futility. I hated the city by the time I left.
The South shall rise again! And it will have a tender, flaky crust!
wow
that sounds amazing, for a visiting fan at least, it definitely would suck if you lived there though.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
That was the problem. The city and university bent over backwards for the fans, but fucked over the PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY LIVE AND WORK IN THE DAMNED CITY.
Sorry. I apologize. I let my anger get the better of me there.
The South shall rise again! And it will have a tender, flaky crust!
I have only met one person from UA, and that was Matt Downs. That individual colored my perception of folks from Alabama in a good way.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Where is Dan Burkhart going to play ?
Joking?
Gas lamp ball
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 2:34 PM PST up reply actions
I love that ‘like’ was included in the troll category.
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
The guy who wrote the GLB post said we [the teenagers] “like troll,” which I presume was an awful attempt to say “like to troll.” Of course, he could have been insinuating we all like the movie Troll II, which is nowhere near true.
The South shall rise again! And it will have a tender, flaky crust!
Didn’t they also think that Giants fans molest opposing teams’ fans?
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I'm sure they meant that...
…in a “good way.”
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It’s ‘cause we’re all gay, right? And gay people are all promiscuous sexual deviants.
Check, got it.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
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by PocketfullofPoseys on Dec 2, 2010 2:54 PM PST up reply actions
Don’t forget! Posey is inbred hick because he’s from the South! Get it?!
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Dec 2, 2010 2:55 PM PST up reply actions
Only the stationary ones.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Like Troll doesn’t even make sense.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Dec 3, 2010 10:21 AM PST up reply actions
Now that I’ve tasted championship gold (or whatever makes up that trophy), I’m hungry for MOAR.
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I liked Yabu.
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That triple play was bitchin'.
Kouz hit it if I’m not mistaken
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by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 2, 2010 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
i did too…wonder what happened to ol’ Glenallen…
by repeat_in_2011 on Dec 2, 2010 3:04 PM PST up reply actions
He’s living in Santa Cruz again.
Buddy of mine ran into him at the dump about 4-5 years ago.
They were both just dumping their trash when my buddy exclaimed “WOW!” – so all the other dudes at the dump were like…huh? what did you find?
my buddy: boxes and boxes of baseball cards!
GAH (the only one showing any interest) – oh…really? any good ones?
my buddy: there are some Giants ones…..hey! it’s Glenallen Hill!!
GAH : really? are you sure?
my buddy: Yeah! Do you want any of these cards? [looks up at GAH] hey! wait a minute…
GAH: =smiles=
my buddy: Well, I’m going to grab all these cards and keep ’em…
GAH: You should.
my buddy: Thanks & if you ever want to come by and burn one & watch a game you are welcome [hands GAH his card]
GAH: sounds good man…
=FIN=
(GAH never stopped by for the doobie & the game….not yet anyways)
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 2, 2010 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
He's a 1B coach IIRC
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i can’t be certain it was glenallen hill i heard phoning in on someone’s sportstalk show – it was definitely a former giant who said that they had been doing a lot of surfing recently, and hill seems to fit the bill…
but the interesting thing (and the reason they phoned in) was to alert people that a band he knew (who i think he said now live overseas) had redone a former song to make it fit lincecum… i don’t have dsl, so i can’t play it myself, but i think this is what he was referring to:
wishyouweredead
by wishyouweredead on Dec 2, 2010 5:04 PM PST up reply actions
I liked Bill Muller, but that’s a whole different post.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Where is Dan Burkhart going to play ?
I like turtles
at the end of the day it's all about kicking the tires
by duke_diligence on Dec 2, 2010 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
NEVER FORGET
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Yeah! Boo!
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 2, 2010 3:17 PM PST up reply actions
Thrilled
cause we won the world series.
I would like to see us get a new backup catcher and another Wellemeyer type long reliever that is actually good though.
ZEETS!
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
I think that is ultimately what ends up happening to him. It’s not that different from those games where he throws 100 pitches in 4 innings, he just would do it in the last 4 innings instead.
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 2, 2010 3:32 PM PST up reply actions
he needs to get his control back or he’s not gonna last long. dude was ineffectively wild, the opposite of sanchez
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Just doesn’t fit. ‘Tis a shame, but with DeRosa being a utility knife, there’s no room.
by Grant Brisbee on Dec 2, 2010 1:27 PM PST up reply actions
He ends up being the ‘11 version of the ’10 Frandsen/Lewis, doesn’t he?
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 1:30 PM PST up reply actions
not sure if that would get it done
but I read today that the Cardinals might be interested in moving Brendan Ryan now that they have Theriot. If that’s the case, he’d be a perfect fit, IMO.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Dec 2, 2010 3:15 PM PST up reply actions
stop stop for the love of god stop.
an all glove no bat shortstop is exactly the opposite of what this team needs, given the pitching staff.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
as a backup?
I think Ryan would be pretty good in that role… especially given Tejada’s defensive issues.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Dec 2, 2010 3:21 PM PST up reply actions
I think Tejada's "defensive issues" have been way overblown
and if the Giants see Ryan as a backup, why wouldn’t the Cards just use him as a backup until they come across someone who sees him as a starter
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
isn’t that pretty much what Hardy is? all glove, no bat?
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
no
he’s got a career 98 wRC+, which is pretty good for a SS.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
oh. you’re right. the gist i got of him was slick fielder, and hits on occasion.
BA HR RBI OBP SLG
.268 6 38 .320 .394
that’s his 2010 line
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
If that’s the case, he’d be a perfect fit, IMO.
Because the Cardinals really need someone to play first base in the late innings, maybe platoon once in a while. Yep.
Disfrute Los Gigantes every day at www.leftymalo.com
I hear they have a guy with decent pop at first...
Albert P-something or another….
Hitler was a Dodgers fan.
by The Nick on Dec 2, 2010 10:27 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
except, not a bad soldier
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
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by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 2, 2010 1:32 PM PST up reply actions
:(
I have long since resigned myself to the fact that he doesn’t have a future in this organization, but I will miss him all the same.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
Too bad. I think he’s an ideal pinch-hitter based on plate discipline, salary, and defense at first
by www.westcoastbias.com on Dec 2, 2010 1:54 PM PST up reply actions
...and finally...
Basking in the afterglow of my World Series Champion San Francisco Giants, while awaiting the Stanley Cup hoisting by my beloved San Jose Sharks.
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by ZenPop on Dec 2, 2010 1:26 PM PST reply actions 8 recs
Is that George Noory?
"There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare." - Actress Tallulah Bankhead (1962)
by iloveddickdietz on Dec 2, 2010 1:49 PM PST up reply actions
The series of these haven't been your best work
You normally could make them move.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
It certainly helps
if you shake your head from side to side.
Basking in the afterglow of my World Series Champion San Francisco Giants, while awaiting the Stanley Cup hoisting by my beloved San Jose Sharks.
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agreed. we could really use someone live-blogging Pablo’s winter.
GITP:: Rowand The Renteria Game Logs!
I rooted for that?!
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
by bgunn on Dec 2, 2010 1:28 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I did! I was there!
I was also very, very drunk.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 2, 2010 2:55 PM PST up reply actions
Barry wasn’t good enough to crack that lineup.
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
No shit. Dude was blackballed.
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
Amazingly enough
“Bengie Molina, cleanup hitter” is only about the 4th worst thing about that lineup.
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
2008 was fun. I could basically “swoop to better seats”. Won’t be able to do that in 2011.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
i used to do that at A’s games all the time.
i think they liked having as many people in the lower deck so on TV it would look fuller
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
They used to do that in 1979. People would have upper deck seats and the ushers wouldn’t allow people to sit up there. They didn’t even draw for the Yankees.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
i wasnt alive in ’79, lol. 83 was my first year, hence the 83 in my username.
btw, theres a new thread
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
by giant4life83 on Dec 2, 2010 10:07 PM PST up reply actions
I think you’ll still be OK for weekday games- the bandwagon is mighty cold on Monday nights at 8 PM.
Unless you mean new ticket prices will bring more ticket checkers.
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 3, 2010 7:01 AM PST up reply actions
Ready
I just want to see that beautiful World Series flag flying over Mays Field.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
He’s got the touch!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I blacked out before reading to the end of that lineup.
"Bengie Molina - the quintessential double play possibility." - Jon MIller
dude hit doubles
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
they’re still gonna find a way to move Rowand.
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
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by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 2, 2010 1:33 PM PST reply actions
I sure hope so. Bet he kinda does, too.
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
That Ibanez and Philly idea strikes me as something to pursue
if only Ibanez becomes a PH for the year.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, he's like Aubrey Huff, but can't hit as well or field his position.
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s ---
Bochy: WHO GIVES A SHIT? IT'S WHATEVER I SAY IT IS BECAUSE I WON A WORLD SERIES.
I think that’s the role they’re envisioning for Burrell, though. Baggs made it sound like the Giants see him on the bench a lot. Course that’s what they thought they were gonna do with him last year, so who knows.
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
Nah
We need the roster spot. Rowand needs to be traded for a minor leaguer.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
This.
Rowand for Ibanez is probably better than no Rowand trade at all. But it doesn’t really do anyone any good.
"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 roster spot for who?
and who becomes the backup CF?
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
HE PLAYED THERE ONE INNING IN COLLEGE!
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Schierholtz. It would be nice if they got forced into doing what they should have done some time ago.
Rowand is a better player than Schierholtz tho
by a pretty big margin.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
so then
there’d have to be pretty significant savings from moving Rowand. Moving him “to clear a roster spot” would be fucking stupid.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
He is?
Schierholtz’s career line is .270/.314/.399; Rowand over the last three years is .257/.318/.405. Last year they were both horrible, but Nate was less horrible. Rowand had some good years in the distant past, but Schierholtz has youth on his side. Defensively they’re pretty close at this point.
Bill James has Rowand pegged for a 95 wRC+ and Schierholtz at 107.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Your 2010 NLCS MVP
But Rowand is going exactly nowhere.
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 2, 2010 3:33 PM PST up reply actions
Or an overpaid pitcher
Who we can make either the LR or a MR
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Saving $13 million is better than saving a roster spot.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
I'd jump on that one . . .
but of course we’d be trading for another player like Burrell. I never expected Rowand to hit like in Phillie, but never did I expect his poop stance to be this bad. He can still play the field, though, and Ibanez and Burrell are almost equals with a glove.
Don't believe everything you think.
Having both Ibanez and Burrell probably means not a lot of time for Huff in LF, which then means either playing Huff almost exclusively in RF when Belt comes up or not bringing Belt up. Unless the Phillies want to pay for Rowand next year, and they won’t, I’ll pass.
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
Burrell and Ibanez would be a very nice platoon if Philly would do that deal.
Giants pay $12mil, and take on $12 mil in Ibanez. Philly basically gets half off Rowand for 2 years.
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
agree with that but only thing is the value of Burrell is then kind of limited to what 25% of starts and some PH appearances? lose Rowand’s defense but get more left-handed balance to the lineup…
by repeat_in_2011 on Dec 2, 2010 3:17 PM PST up reply actions
i just remembered, for some reason Burrell has a reverse platoon split against LHP.
He hit almost all of his HRs last year off RH pitching. Nate has a reverse platoon split too, though I’m not sure if extreme reverse platoon splits like that vary from year to year.
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Seattle!
"You think someone that big would be more well endowed" Aubrey Huff's mother on Pat Burrell
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I bet I can make him cry.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Please
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Dec 2, 2010 7:04 PM PST up reply actions
Bobby Jenks didn’t get a contract, he would be a nice addition to the bullpen.
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
Ugh, DNW. There’s a reason he got non-tendered.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
Dude had a 10.4 K/9 last year…
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
his bb/9 and hits/9 also went up for the 4th straight year and he was injury prone the last few seasons.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 2, 2010 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
OK, so we don’t install him as our closer immediately. He’s probably a hell of a lot better than the worst guy in our bullpen.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
didn’t mean to imply I’m necessarily in the DNW camp, but for the $ and years he’ll probably be offered by someone to still be a closer, I’ll pass.
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
2010 Giants: World Series Champs
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 2, 2010 2:04 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, it was his 7.5 M salary
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 2, 2010 1:39 PM PST up reply actions
MANZEER
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BODY BIAS!
Quietly hoping Brandon Belt develops into John Olerud, circa 1993.
by AndOnTheDrums... on Dec 2, 2010 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
?
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Dec 2, 2010 2:01 PM PST up reply actions
I was waiting for this.
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I’m going to have very few chances to get any mileage out of this anymore….
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 2, 2010 3:19 PM PST up reply actions
Nice
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Dec 2, 2010 7:06 PM PST up reply actions
He was pretty inconsistent in 2010, lost his job to Matt Thornton and had lingering back injuries. There were also reports that he refused to take his conditioning seriously.
AND HE KILLED ME AT POKEMONZ!!!
But since the first part is really the one that counts, I looked at his stats again. His ERA was 4.44 but:
- BABIP against was .368
- Strand rate was 64.4%
- Line drive rate against was a career high and slightly above the league average
And the White Sox had the fifth worst defensive rating according to UZR, which probably explains some of this.
So ok, carry on.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
He got seriously BABIP’d on, and his peripherals are ok.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
there were reports that he "refused to take his conditioning seriously"?
i’d say those reports were accurate…
by repeat_in_2011 on Dec 2, 2010 3:20 PM PST up reply actions
Runzler to Fresno, Spot Starter To Be Named Later That is Better than Wellemeyer but Not As Good As The Rest of the Bullpen, and Ramirez or Ray to the bullpen bench.
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
I’d like a spot starter/long reliever
Thing A
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Jeff Fassero is probably available.
Adopted father of the prettiest player in the organization, Nestor Rojas.
by stealth snail on Dec 2, 2010 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
Jamey Wright!
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 2, 2010 2:00 PM PST up reply actions
Wilbur Wright!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Brothers Grimm?
Oscar Wilde may have been a brilliant and talented man, but at the end of the day he was still a cocksucker, just like the Dodgers.
Speaking of grim..Jim Poole
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Where is Dan Burkhart going to play ?
Bocock sub-thread
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
Earmuffs.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
Merkins
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 2, 2010 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
Versatility!
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
He actually in the major leagues last year.
"You think someone that big would be more well endowed" Aubrey Huff's mother on Pat Burrell
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says he wants to come back and pitch next year at age 49
Thing A
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http://dugout.progressiveboink.com/archive/jon40.html
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Ha, 2008.
Well I guess I am fine with the roster as is.
Also, wow. remember Erick Threets?
I really want a bounce-back year from Pablo so we can hide Tejada at the 8th spot where anything useful he manages to do is gravy.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, he's like Aubrey Huff, but can't hit as well or field his position.
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s ---
Bochy: WHO GIVES A SHIT? IT'S WHATEVER I SAY IT IS BECAUSE I WON A WORLD SERIES.
I have an Eric Threets autograph, along with Tyler Walker and B Weez, on a t-shirt from Fan Fest 2008. That’s all I remember about him.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 2:07 PM PST up reply actions
I remember he had tattoos.
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
I took this picture of him. He’s pretty effing cute.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 2:33 PM PST up reply actions
Whoa, he totally is. Looks like one of my bf’s from college. This picture is making me question why I ever broke up with him . . .
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
Um, yeah.
What the hell is wrong with you, girl?
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 2:40 PM PST up reply actions
I remember now: I’ve always been a bad girlfriend in that I tend to be very non-committal. It’s a problem when i forget to, say, return a boyfriend’s call for a week because I’m doing other stuff. My bad :(
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 3:21 PM PST up reply actions
Cause he had a small
bank account.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Neither the reason stated nor the one implied would be reason enough to break up with someone if all other aspects of their life were in the plus category.
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 3:23 PM PST up reply actions
But if he's a small fella with a small
bank account, you can better believe that’d be enough!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Well maybe for you
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 3:39 PM PST up reply actions
Not at all like I remember. He has ever been a meat head in my memories.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I remember watching Erick Threets pitch at Modesto Junior College.
Kruk: "and the Giants, the San Francisco Giants…"
Kuip: "They got one…"
Kruk: "World Champs."
- November 1, 2010
by j14 on Dec 2, 2010 2:24 PM PST up reply actions
My school would play fall games against Modesto JC. He threw against us regularly. Gas.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Dec 2, 2010 7:08 PM PST up reply actions
White Sox May Be Closing In On Dunn Deal
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
2010 Giants: World Series Champs
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by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 2, 2010 1:35 PM PST reply actions
Hooray for the AL and good luck to him and Crawford and Werth.
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 2, 2010 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
I THOUGHT THIS WAS GRM
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ha ha
nah. I just cut and pasted from MLBTR
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by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 2, 2010 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
GRM LINKED TO BLOB
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
so i have a weird thing
Where every time someone mentions GRM, I read “GRRM,” as in fantasy author George RR Martin.
It makes for some interesting parsings.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Dec 2, 2010 6:19 PM PST up reply actions
I’m glad it was you.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 2, 2010 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
4/$56M
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by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 2, 2010 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
Overpay
"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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Threets got non-tendered today by the White Sox
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by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 2, 2010 1:36 PM PST reply actions
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on top of everything else, #chisox are all over adam dunn and hoping to keep paul konerko. lots of balls in air.
With Dunn, their’ll be lots of balls on the ground too.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
/golf claps
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 1:38 PM PST up reply actions
Tee Hee
lots of balls in air.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, he's like Aubrey Huff, but can't hit as well or field his position.
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s ---
Bochy: WHO GIVES A SHIT? IT'S WHATEVER I SAY IT IS BECAUSE I WON A WORLD SERIES.
I actually like Rob Neyer's take on the move
The Giants still haven’t really gotten better at any position, except catcher.
Bumgarner over Welly, Burrell and Ross over Rowand/Schierholtz/Velez/Bowker, and Lopez over Bautista, come on.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 1:38 PM PST up reply actions
I think he meant from their World Series roster, in an effort to repeat. Huff, Burrell, and Tejada are all a year older.
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Dec 2, 2010 1:40 PM PST up reply actions
Everyone’s a year older.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 1:40 PM PST up reply actions
including Rob Neyer
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2010 Giants: World Series Champs
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by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 2, 2010 1:42 PM PST up reply actions
I think that’s the point. The roster is basically the same, but all the vets are a year older and their projections thus become more uncertain.
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Dec 2, 2010 1:42 PM PST up reply actions
But for guys like Posey, Bumgarner, even Cainer and Timmy, that post-season run should only make them stronger as players.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 1:43 PM PST up reply actions
No offense, but I don’t think that kind of hyperbolic language really factors into Neyer’s thinking.
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Dec 2, 2010 1:46 PM PST up reply actions
I'll still go to war with these guys
Although I’d still like a few tweaks
The thong is, it happened.
But the World Series roster was a pretty damn good team.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, he's like Aubrey Huff, but can't hit as well or field his position.
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s ---
Bochy: WHO GIVES A SHIT? IT'S WHATEVER I SAY IT IS BECAUSE I WON A WORLD SERIES.
But the World Series roster was a pretty damn goodstreaky team.
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 2, 2010 1:44 PM PST up reply actions
STREAKY LIKE A FOX
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Actually the pitching was pretty consistent for 2 months straight.
The hitting could get streaky, but even they they were a league average offense.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, he's like Aubrey Huff, but can't hit as well or field his position.
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s ---
Bochy: WHO GIVES A SHIT? IT'S WHATEVER I SAY IT IS BECAUSE I WON A WORLD SERIES.
I know, I was just joking
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 2, 2010 1:49 PM PST up reply actions
oh.
in that case ponder this:
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, he's like Aubrey Huff, but can't hit as well or field his position.
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s ---
Bochy: WHO GIVES A SHIT? IT'S WHATEVER I SAY IT IS BECAUSE I WON A WORLD SERIES.
the pitching was unbelievable in April, too…even Zito…that’s almost half the year that they were just dominant…
by repeat_in_2011 on Dec 2, 2010 3:28 PM PST up reply actions
All teams are streaky, but the team from June 1 on (after Posey and Burrell joined the team, but before Posey was the regular catcher) was 65-47. That projects to 94-68 over a full season.
after Posey was the regular catcher, they went 51-30.
That projects to 102 wins
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
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No.
best in the galaxy.
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
The postseason is kind of a crap shoot but the team is still built about as well as anyone’s to succeed in the playoffs. This team is much better built to get to the postseason than the team we opened with last year. I don’t think we’re poised to completely run away with the division but I don’t see why we wouldn’t be the favorites right now.
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
Yeah, other than Colorado, I like the Giants to defend the N.L. West
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 1:48 PM PST up reply actions
Rockies have done nothing to make themselves better, except retain what they lost. Considering we are a 92 win team and they were a .500 team, I’m not worried about them
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
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He was fresh down the stretch when everyone else was gassed. His production in the second half was absurd, while his production in the first half was fine but not to his arrogant standard. If he’s there all season he probably hits a few more dingers but has much lower rate stats.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
Tulo being out for 2 months doesn’t give them an extra 10 wins next year.
and if you remember, him being there still didn’t keep them from losing 13 of their final 14.
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
er i mean Tulo being there for the extra 2 months doesnt give them 10 more wins
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
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The Rockies actually had a better record than the Giants in second-order wins. They were very unlucky with the timing of the hits against them.
The Giants’ “true talent” record was 88-74. The Rockies’ was 90-72.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
PARADE YOUR ARGUMENT IS INVALID BLAH BLAH BLAH
But yeah, they were in no way shape or form an 83-79 team.
They feel like a 86-76 team to me right now.
They need either Sandoval or Belt to make some noise to guarantee a playoff berth. There’s a good chance of that- I’d say there’s 40% probability that at least one of the two players puts up +30 runs above average offensively next year.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
You’re right, that would also do it.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
that’s called baseball. there’s a point where stats end and baseball being baseball beings.
oh yeah, and World Champions
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Sure.
But it gives us useful information about next season; namely, that the Rockies are as good a team as we are if not better.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
but why did they lose 13 of the last 14? super unlucky?
that team is sooo streaky its hard to believe where their true talent lies. their pitching outside of Ubaldo isn’t very good
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
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Chacin and Hammel are good.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
eh, i guess my definition of good has been spoiled by our SF pitching, lol.
Their calling card is offense, not pitching. and outside of Cargo and Tulo, they don’t have much offense.
i dont see them as as much of a threat as others do.
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
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Chacin has a lot of potential, but he hasn’t put it together yet. Speaking of Jonathan Sanchez, they also just locked up De La Rosa for 3 years, who generally owns our asses.
I’m meh on Hammel. And my understanding is that the Jeff Francis experiment is over, and they’re not interested in one or both of Brandon Webb or Chris Young? LOL
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
Giants: They’ll have a more stable lineup and their pitching will be solid 1-5.
Colorado: I could flip them with the Giants
Dodgers: I think the Dodger rotation will be in shambles by August, so I don’t count them in.
Padres: I think losing Adrian Gonzalez will hurt them big time.
Arizona: In rebuild mode.
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Dec 2, 2010 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
He had shoulder surgery after the season. He’s expected to be back by the start, but that’s a serious injury. They were looking to move him as well, so they probably won’t be able to until the trade deadline so that teams are convinced he’s healthy. And then their return won’t be very good.
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Dec 2, 2010 2:05 PM PST up reply actions
I did not know that.
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 2, 2010 2:07 PM PST up reply actions
I think the Padres are a young team without clear leadership, and their superstar has one foot out the door. They’re trying hard to compete, but they don’t have the payroll to get it done unless they have another ridiculously fluky season… even with the ridiculously good deal that is Gonzales’ option year.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
And, hey --
they just lost one of their key players to the Giants. How could any team contend without Tejada?
by mrs. owlcroft on Dec 2, 2010 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
Ryan Ludwick was their big bat to protect Adrian Gonzales. I mean come on. Ryan Ludwick.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
It was, actually.
Fortunately, it didn’t work out. That’s baseball, though. Sometimes you can do something smart and it doesn’t work, sometimes you have your best hitter bunt and you win the World Series.
I’m a bit nervous to see how Cameron Maybin pans out for them.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
Yeah this
I’m scared that he’ll go all Carlos Gonzalez for them
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Except in Petco, Carlos Gonzalez would
really be more like Cameron Maybin.
Maybin will be great defensively, but NL West pitching is going to really take advantage of that 30% K-rate.
Roy Halladay just woke up in a cold sweat. He had a dream about this rodeo clown with a stick...
Most importantly
Scott Hairston has been non-tendered.
Fuck that guy.
at the end of the day it's all about kicking the tires
by duke_diligence on Dec 2, 2010 2:53 PM PST up reply actions
Agreed.
Fuck all Hairstons.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
I know that part of the was 'chasm, but
They also lost Garland and that is going to hurt them as well.
Roy Halladay just woke up in a cold sweat. He had a dream about this rodeo clown with a stick...
YOU CAN'T GET BETTER THAN WORLD FUCKING CHAMPION!!!
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
I’d just be happy to get to the quarterfinals in the World Fucking Tournament.
I can't fight this feeling anymore!
Just watch out for the multiplier round.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, he's like Aubrey Huff, but can't hit as well or field his position.
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s ---
Bochy: WHO GIVES A SHIT? IT'S WHATEVER I SAY IT IS BECAUSE I WON A WORLD SERIES.
Hmm, I don’t know. Only if they have age brackets
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 2, 2010 1:45 PM PST up reply actions
TNWWMS
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YOU CAN ONLY WIN ONCE!!
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Universe Series Champions
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by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 2, 2010 1:57 PM PST up reply actions
This is not a free agent class to build with, sorry. It’s like all those people on MLBTR that are like, “They should just sign Jayson Werth!” It’s not that easy, kids. This FA class sucks hot nuts.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
by Solidarity on Dec 2, 2010 2:01 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
it seems that the last few years, there are some quality stars available, but they’re headed towards the big market/big money teams who will give them years + $ and the Giants, partly b/c of their past FA contract blunders, won’t be in the bidding for those guys. After that, there’s a huge drop off in quality. Plus, even w/ these moves, the Giants are still increasing their payroll quite a bit just through raises to the guys they control.
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Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 2, 2010 2:08 PM PST up reply actions
Giants are obviously saving money to sign their pitching…Sanchez this year, Timmy contract is up after next year, Cain year after that, Bumgarner in a couple of years (is he a super-2?)
Also Posey…
I love our rotation. So much. So much in fact that the other 4 make zeets alright.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 2:11 PM PST up reply actions
Zito is a quality 5th starter who can throw 190 innings/year, which is quite valuable.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 2, 2010 2:12 PM PST up reply actions
Considering the Giants won the NL by one game…a win is clearly worth at least 15 million…
Thus…Zito’s contract is clearly on par with his 1.3 WAR
didn’t mean it that way. He’s still grossly overpaid, but in terms of quality of that lineup spot (absent salary considerations), he’s good.
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Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 2, 2010 2:17 PM PST up reply actions
thanks.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 2, 2010 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
Nice Math...Your newsletter, please let me subscribe
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Where is Dan Burkhart going to play ?
IIRC
Wilson and Cain are up for FA at end of 2012 season.
Timmeh, Sanchy up for FA end of 2013 season.
Bumgarner, Posey up for FA end of 2015 season.
if im wrong, someone please correct me. im just going off what i think i remembered.
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
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mmm, I meant FA, not arb eligible.
The Giants bought out 2 of Timmehs arb years last offseason, but after 2011, he still has another arb year left (unless he’s a Super 2, I just thought of)
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
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that’s gotta be wrong. he came into the majors in late 2007, and is a super 2.
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. Five years, Super 2. Should be a FA at the end of 2012 season. I think B-R is wrong there.
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
His deal is up at the end of 2011, and will have two years of arbitration left. He will be a free agent after 2013.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
see below-
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
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It’s a common misconception, but Super 2 status merely gets you an extra year of arbitration; it does not get you to free agency sooner. The team still gets six seasons of control.
so instead of 4 years of arb, you get 5 if you’re a Super 2? yet the team doesn’t lose any years of control.
makes sense. I totally thought Super 2s were only under control for 5 years
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Instead of 3 years of arb, you get 4 if you are Super 2.
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Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
oops. my bad. good catch.
i need some sleep.
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Sorry, I've gotten 2 hours of sleep in the last 31 hours.
i read that wrong. nevermind.
his FIRST year of FA is 2014, meaning he is a FA at the end of the 2013 season.
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
This.
Sabes finally realized that the way to glory was to build a team to fit the ballpark.
Now, with a World Series trophy on the mantle, expect the Giants to spend whatever it takes to maintain / acquire top flight pitching. Even at the expense of merely above-average hitting.
I have no problem with this at all. /puts on sunglasses to reduce glare of trophy shimmering in sunlight.
I actually thought his take was maybe a little too harsh. Of course everyone knows that the Giants would be better off if they weren’t saddled with the Rowand and Zito deals. Given that they ARE though, what more could the team have done this offseason? Like everyone else, I wish payroll would expand and we could go after a big name like Crawford. But that was always pretty far fetched.
I’m happy Huff is back. I’m happy Burrell is back on the cheap. I’m happy the Giants didn’t overpay to keep Uribe and got a draft pick out of it. I’m satisfied with Tejada on a one year deal as the fallback option.
Oh, and I’m happy the Giants won the 2010 WS. So really, why do they have to get better again? (kidding… of course I want them to get better and dominate for the next decade… at least.)
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Dec 2, 2010 3:28 PM PST up reply actions
if we didnt have Rowand and Zito eating the payroll, then we’d be signing big contracts and wouldn’t have the flexibility in 2012/2013 to sign Cain, Wilson, Timmeh, Sanchez and more
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
i did… but i changed it before posting it
nom nom nom eggrolls
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
THEY NEED TO EAT THEIR DAMN EGGROLLS
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Isn’t DeRosa/Rohlinger the same guy? I kinda think Burriss gets the last bench spot if Fontinot is non-tendered.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 1:40 PM PST reply actions
or any level.
That operation worries me greatly. I see a long life with Dragon software in his future.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, he's like Aubrey Huff, but can't hit as well or field his position.
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s ---
Bochy: WHO GIVES A SHIT? IT'S WHATEVER I SAY IT IS BECAUSE I WON A WORLD SERIES.
I’m actually somewhat encouraged. At least he reported that his surgery this time around felt a lot better than the first, presumably because the first one was botched.
Of course I don’t necessarily think that means he will definitely bounce back to his career levels, but I’m encouraged that the chances might be a little better than we think.
"What’s that, Buster? You asked for a bicycle? Well, sorry. Santa brought butt floss instead."
Yes, and it’s something that’s overlooked too many times. Replacement level is, intentionally, ridiculously low. The actual replacement is almost always better. I think good players who don’t get 650 PA’s a year (catchers and the Nick Johnson’s of the world, basically) are underrated because of it.
In fact, I’ll get this off my chest now: I think Joe Mauer might be the best player in baseball. Yes, better than Pujols.
DeRosa is a better outfielder and has more veteran grit, whereas Rohlinger is better defensively across the entire infield.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 2, 2010 1:43 PM PST up reply actions
Rohlinger is better defensively
but can’t play the OF
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Or what NSJB said
"You think someone that big would be more well endowed" Aubrey Huff's mother on Pat Burrell
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Ishikawa will be at Spring Training. Since he is a decent guy he will not leave banana peels on the floor near deRosa’s locker. But various events could keep Ishi a Giant at least until Brandon starts Belting them into the Cove.
proud, yes I said proud, adoptive papa of "Geno" Eugenio Velez--
more game changing bunts than Buster Posey!
a World Champions San Francisco Giant of 2010!
once Belt comes up, Ishi is expendable since we won’t need a late inning defensive replacement at 1b
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by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 2, 2010 1:44 PM PST up reply actions
In defense of my son
I would argue the only reason we really needed a late inning defensive replacement is because our starting 1B often became the late inning defensive replacement in LF.
With a Ross/Torres/Nate late-inning outfield, we don’t need Huff in LF. Huff’s defense at 1B should not worry any of us. Ishi is expendable.
The thong is, it happened.
Me too.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 1:57 PM PST up reply actions
I'd say LF and 1B are a wash
I’m actually a little nervous with him in our RF
The thong is, it happened.
You and the Giants pitching staff.
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Though after having Guillen there, Huff would seem like Ichiro.
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I'd argue Ishi is expendable now
We don’t really need a back up 1B-and if we are in a position where we need one we can use Pablo, DeRosa, or even Posey
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The interesting bet is whether Bochy says he likes Pablo as backup catcher.
Bochy, himself a #3 catcher in the majors likes competent backups. And spare backups. So the press will bring up this option but I doubt Bochy says anything good about it. I kinda like it too, especially since Posey is the only backup 1B.
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more game changing bunts than Buster Posey!
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I don't believe we will ever hear or see Pablo being talked about or used a catcher anymore.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s ---
Bochy: WHO GIVES A SHIT? IT'S WHATEVER I SAY IT IS BECAUSE I WON A WORLD SERIES.
This
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
I am sorry, but I have to screen everyone who gets in my line.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s ---
Bochy: WHO GIVES A SHIT? IT'S WHATEVER I SAY IT IS BECAUSE I WON A WORLD SERIES.
Pat Down or Backscatter X-Ray Machines ?
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Where is Dan Burkhart going to play ?
Both,
mandatory.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, he's like Aubrey Huff, but can't hit as well or field his position.
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s ---
Bochy: WHO GIVES A SHIT? IT'S WHATEVER I SAY IT IS BECAUSE I WON A WORLD SERIES.
Can I trade the X-Ray for an extra pat down?
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
I like girls who get groped by Abercrombie and Fitch.
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
IRLLOL
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 2, 2010 3:19 PM PST up reply actions
R.I.P. Rich Cronin. :(
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by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 3:19 PM PST up reply actions
Confession
LFO was my guilty pleasure in high school.
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I saw them live once.
I win.
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by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 5:01 PM PST up reply actions
AND CHRISTINA AGUILERA?!
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With SmashMouth. It was 1999, after all.
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This made me look up what the popular songs were then, and it’s amazing that: a) I recognize nearly every song in this list and b) this was over ten years ago.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_1999
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by rightcenterfielder on Dec 2, 2010 6:02 PM PST up reply actions
I recognize 45 of those songs immediately. To use 2009 as a comparison, I recognize only 24 of the top 100.
The South shall rise again! And it will have a tender, flaky crust!
1999 was probably the last year I kept up with pop music. The following year, I went to college, where they had high speed Internet and Napster, so I no longer relied on the radio for music. As a result, my musical knowledge has for the most part remained stagnated in the ‘90s. I’m so out of touch now. LOL OLD
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by rightcenterfielder on Dec 2, 2010 6:23 PM PST up reply actions
The eve of the Willenium!
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"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Dec 2, 2010 7:33 PM PST up reply actions
SHE WAS THE HEADLINER.
Also, on December 19, 1999 I was 22 YEARS OLD.
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by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 5:11 PM PST up reply actions
I’m old. I know.
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by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 5:14 PM PST up reply actions
LOL YOUNG
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by Johnny Disaster on Dec 2, 2010 5:15 PM PST up reply actions
Naw, the implication was that I was really young at the time. I can scarcely believe I was ever 14.
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I brought it up only because what the hell was a 22 year old doing at a Christina Aguilera/LFO show?
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by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 5:17 PM PST up reply actions
My mom listens to Christina Aguilera, so I wouldn’t think it’s all that unusual.
The South shall rise again! And it will have a tender, flaky crust!
Thanks, I feel better. :)
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by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 5:20 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, nice compliment!
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"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Dec 2, 2010 6:48 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe this will make you feel better. On December 19,1999 I was 40 years old. Did that help ?
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Where is Dan Burkhart going to play ?
mrs oldjacket still listens to Christina Aguilera.
Of all the female pop-tarts, I’ve always liked her the best.
Mark DeRosa, still existing.
Well, she’s got the pipes, it’s always been undeniable that she has a great instrument.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
I think she’ll be singing for a very long time. Maybe not always in pop music, but she’ll find a place somewhere.
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 2, 2010 6:50 PM PST up reply actions
You're old?
How about rxmeister. He was 88 in 1999.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
sounds like I need to give this man a 198-High-5!
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by howtheyscored on Dec 2, 2010 5:30 PM PST up reply actions
But I was born in 1985 and I wanted to have some kind of cool celebration I could do with other people like me. :(
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Dec 2, 2010 5:35 PM PST up reply actions
Oh! Oh, I totally misread that. I’m sorry. Sure, I’ll give you a high-five.
The South shall rise again! And it will have a tender, flaky crust!
I probably should have spelled it out.
I have no idea what you thought I meant, though….
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Dec 2, 2010 5:40 PM PST up reply actions
Wait, did no one ever tell you the 1985 celebration?
I’d do it here, but, you know, there are outsiders present.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
Hey,
Me too.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s ---
Bochy: WHO GIVES A SHIT? IT'S WHATEVER I SAY IT IS BECAUSE I WON A WORLD SERIES.
Thank God we’ll never get old like these other folks.
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I already feel old
but you were right in that It’s so hard to believe I was ever 14. Seems like so long ago.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s ---
Bochy: WHO GIVES A SHIT? IT'S WHATEVER I SAY IT IS BECAUSE I WON A WORLD SERIES.
The road that you walk on is paved in gold? It’s always summer, you’ll never get cold?
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
Still do. Well, the two songs I know.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
all those things
Silicon Valley was utterly awash in crazy money, SF too. People had jobs at places like kozmo.com and webvan. All of those silly songs remind me of things before Bush v. Gore and 9/11 and Iraq and Afghanistan and furloughs and deaths in the family and all that other stuff that happened between then and May 29, 2010.
/obviously LOLD
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by natteringnabob on Dec 2, 2010 6:56 PM PST up reply actions
Love that song
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I was 8
"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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HAR! We’ve ruined your future! Enjoy it!
The South shall rise again! And it will have a tender, flaky crust!
I will!
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I was also 14
I’m surprised, I thought you were older for some reason.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
I had just turned 15
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 6:32 PM PST up reply actions
I was seven.
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Quiet you!
Are your finals over now? I haven’t been over there in a while so I have no idea.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
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by natteringnabob on Dec 2, 2010 7:44 PM PST up reply actions
My finals start in two weeks.
After tomorrow’s day of class, we have a free week to “study”.
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Good luck! What classes are you taking?
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 7:48 PM PST up reply actions
Thanks
I’m going to start doing my final paper (5-6 pages) in my Ancient Greek Philosophy class on Saturday.
I have a final in Chem (whoo! I love Chem) and in Calc (I like math too) and one in Stat.
My other class was a seminar on the Odyssey which I thought was pretty cool but most of the other people in the class found it boring. We watched ‘O Brother, where art Thou?’ for the last two classes.
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It’s a general course. So molecular orbital stuff, bonding theory, thermochemistry, equilibrium, and other things have been on the docket this year.
Quantum stuff was the coolest, but it will be the most difficult to review for the final.
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You do MO theory in a general course?! What level is this?
Quantum is good times. It’s really cool to see all the orbitals drop out of solving the Schrodinger equation.
I dunno.
If you know the Cal course system, it’s called Chem 4A. I’m undeclared but all the chem engineers and college of chemistry chem majors are in the class.
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I mean, it’s a freshman course, so only first-years in the class, but there’s also a Chem 1A that all the pre-meds and other people get slotted into that’s not as intense supposedly.
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Got it. I’m just surprised that MO theory is taught in a freshman class. Is the MO theory heavily group theory based?
Maybe I’m using the wrong word and making the class sound more complicated.
What exactly is group theory?
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That probably answers my question.
Molecular orbital theory involves group theory, which is a series of transformations that can be expressed as mathematical operations. So if you imagine that you had an unmarked coin, you could flip it over and it would look the same; you could rotate it any amount and it would look the same. But now if you had a marked coin, you could distinguish it when you flipped it over.
My limited understanding of group theory is more or less that. And from that, you can do some very powerful things with constructing orbital diagrams.
LOL
There we go.
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I’m glad you’re making good use of this time!
I don’t remember having that downtime but it’s a hell of a good idea.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
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by natteringnabob on Dec 2, 2010 7:48 PM PST up reply actions
I was 23.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
Were you at that concert, also? ;)
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by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 5:29 PM PST up reply actions
My first concert was at Arco Arena.
Depeche Mode, December 1998. The Singles Tour.
"Thank you, Coach (Theus). I'm about to kill y'all this half." --DeMarcus Cousins
oh what, he died? i remember he had cancer, did it come back?
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Yup, earlier this summer I think.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
that’s sad. dude was young
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If he drops serious weight, but loses the 3B job to Derosa, I could see it
He still has quick hands and a cannon for an arm.
If Panda loses the starting job but can back up 3B/1B/C, he’s be insanely valuable.
I REALLY REALLY REALLY hate the drop of in offense we’ll get when Eli catches every 5th game
The thong is, it happened.
Whiteside is absolutely no fun to watch. He needs to be gone.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 1:54 PM PST up reply actions
Or taken another way, he wasn’t as heavy when he used to catch semi-regularly. Exercise is good for a person.
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by natteringnabob on Dec 3, 2010 7:03 AM PST up reply actions
Ok, actually this makes a fair amount of sense. I retract my previous statement. Goofus is right, I was wrong.
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 1:54 PM PST up reply actions
Posey ain’t gonna be taking that many games off…
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by stealth snail on Dec 2, 2010 1:58 PM PST up reply actions
And he's going to be Russel Martin in 2 years..
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This is what I fear most about Bochy's usage of catchers..
Remember Bengie was playing 140/year
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2011 Opening Day starting SS!
Bullshit.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 2:12 PM PST up reply actions
Look at the numbers
Catchers need days off; Bench, Mauer, whoever. 130 games is a lot for a catcher.
Posey could probably play some games at 1B, but he’s not going to catch more than 130 and that’s still going to leave the big drop off at C if Whiteside is back there
The thong is, it happened.
But how much are you willing to invest for those other 32 games and PH appearances?
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
I don’t disagree at all that you don’t want to overuse Posey. My question is, what kind of monetary investment (or prospects) are you willing to give up to have an improvement over Whiteside as your backup catcher? $400,000? $2 million? Would you want, say, Rod Barajas back there?
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
I'd pay 2 mil for Rod Barajas to play 35-40 games.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2011 Opening Day starting SS!
And swing the bat a few times here and there…
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by natteringnabob on Dec 2, 2010 2:40 PM PST up reply actions
Hank White is available!
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 2, 2010 3:27 PM PST up reply actions
I’d rather him sit those 32 games (I want it to be closer to 40 actually), and see him being productive as a Giant into his 30’s.
Just sign a legit back up.
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He wouldn’t even need to lose the 3B job as far as I’m concerned. They have plenty of infielders to play 3B on the days Pablo was catching. What’s wrong with Pablo playing 100 games at 3B and 40 behind the plate?
The 40 where he’s behind the plate, that’s what’s wrong with it.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
That’s what’s right with it.
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I’m definitely all for it.
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Camp Panda adds a new course!
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
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by natteringnabob on Dec 3, 2010 7:04 AM PST up reply actions
What I see with Posey
Is him catching 7 out of 10 days. And 1B 2/10. With 1 day off.
That puts him at about 145 days played, with about 113 at C (I think, unless I really screwed up my math)
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DeRosa at 3B?
Personally I have more faith that Panda splits the difference between ’09 and ’10 stats than Huff sniffs his ’10 output or Franchez plays more than 120 games. Also, DeRosa is done.
Uhh... what just happened?
Ask me about my... Machine.
/auto-anti-defenestrates?
by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Dec 2, 2010 3:12 PM PST up reply actions
I think you're right
But I have no idea why they don’t want to let Pablo catch. Even if he’s not particularly good at it, if he hit only at his 2010 level he’d be one of the better catchers in baseball.
Posey is a genius at calling a game.
Sandoval hits himself on the head with the bat.
you’re a pitcher, take your pick who you want catching? also, after Posey got F/T job, pitchers were throwing balls in the dirt because they knew he’d block them.
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by giant4life83 on Dec 2, 2010 4:14 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Blocking balls in the dirt is the aspect of his game that needs the most work.
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by Johnny Disaster on Dec 2, 2010 4:58 PM PST up reply actions
i hope that’s chasm because he’s been great at it, from what I’ve seen.
maybe 1 or 2 PBs, MAYBE
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Past balls are the scorer’s decision… he has a habit of fielding low balls like a shortstop instead of sliding his ass over and using proper technique – he’s no Mike Matheny in that regard. He gets away with it most of the time because hes a very good athlete. I have definitely seen balls go through to the backstop that shouldn’t have.
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by Johnny Disaster on Dec 2, 2010 6:27 PM PST up reply actions
The only one that really comes to mind is Cain in Game 2, WS. the ball was in the dirt but i thought he should have fielded it differently.
and yeah, you can never be too good. but he’s already one of the leagues best catchers, behind maybe McCann and Molina (the Cards one, not Bengie)
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They should sign Bengie for more tutoring.
May 29, 2010: Steven Revetria becomes Giants General Manager. The rest is history.
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"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Dec 2, 2010 6:56 PM PST up reply actions
i got so sick of his complaining. i never want to see him in a giants uni again
remember, he was an Angel in 2002
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I agree with JD. He has some bad habits. Although on the other hand the Giants have some wild, hard throwing pitchers and sometimes you don’t have time to get down in front of the ball
WWRWD?
he has made some sweet SS-type picks on WPs (and throws home), that’s for sure.
I liked the block on Rowands throw in the NLCS to nail Ruiz
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
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most catchers just try to block that, shit, he makes a play on it
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
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Stop worrying so much about past balls and focus on the future!
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by howtheyscored on Dec 3, 2010 12:32 AM PST up reply actions
Damn Kenny Williams just gave Dunn a 4/56 deal.
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
The White Sox are a strange team.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 1:49 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe they will not be able to work out a long term Alexei Ramirez deal now...
Dreaming.
"Do you smell that Kenny? That's hard news. Notice the lack of fornicating horses."
I think that this is a nominee for biggest understatement of the year
I’m torn about the White Sox. On the one hand, it’s fun to watch a lineup that’s basically equivalent to a home run derby squad hitting in a bandbox. And Ozzie Guillen is riveting. And I’m convinced he’s secretly a motivational genius.
On the other hand, A.J. Pierzynski.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Dec 2, 2010 3:34 PM PST up reply actions
The moves this offseason feel pretty “uninspiring,” to use a mostly meaningless phrase, but when considering the seemingly limited options available and the strangeness of the unfamiliar high of victory, I think things went alright overall. The team wisely hasn’t given out any long-term deals yet, and they (may or may not have) resisted the temptation to give a guy like Urbie anything he wanted.
I think it’s unlikely the team as it is now sees similar success in 2011, but, as others have pointed out, things seems set up well to either adjust things mid-season or within a year or two.
I'm a little more optimistic...here's why
I think this team (with a few slight tweaks) should be favored to win the NL West.
As we’ve been saying for a couple years, “With our pitching, just imagine what we might be able to do if we could just make it to the post-season.”
The thong is, it happened.
Also depending who can take the field in April this team is not the team that started 2010. Posey and Bumgarner, especially, and I have greedy hopes that the 10/21/2010 Bumgarner will be making many appearances in 2011.
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 2, 2010 2:02 PM PST up reply actions
I agree but
The Giants in the first half (with the crappy lineup) scored 4.39 runs per game. The “improved” 2nd half team scored 3.64 runs per game.
Of course, Cody Ross should have been playing instead of Guillen, but it’s still weird.
The thong is, it happened.
/Molina watches fastball to backstop
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 2, 2010 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
I agree . . .
the Giants have shown restraint (Uribe) this off season when they needed to, and moved forward (Huff & Tejada) when it was wise. I hope they aren’t finished but I commend the moves.
Don't believe everything you think.
Good point
It’s also worth noting the World Series-winning teams rarely make off-season moves that are either dramatic or numerous. You dance with what brung you, and fans want the same guys they saw in October on the field in April. For the most part.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
I admire this approach
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by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 2:31 PM PST up reply actions
that’s where the majority of the championship money comes from- the year after in ticket sales.
who doesn’t want to shell out $50 for a couple tickets to see the same team that won it?
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Burrell is just glad he’s not on the Texas Rangers this time.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 2, 2010 3:29 PM PST up reply actions
the moves are “uninspiring” because nothing really needed to be done that was affordable. No, we didn’t really make the team better, yes there are always places to inprove, but think of it this way…
If we didnt have Rowand on the roster, we have $12 mil and probably get Crawford. But then when it comes time to reup the pitching and Posey, we don’t have the flexibility to keep the dominant pitching because we’ve already got $15mil in Crawford.
I like that they are avoiding contracts that won’t affect to re-signing of the pitchers, ie 1 year deals.
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
very well said
Now please tell that to the people who are screaming at Sabes, “WHY DIDN’T YOU OUTBID THE DODGERS FOR URIBE!?” Seriously people, get over it.
I didn’t want Uribe back for that price, i can tell ya that.
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Rowand was on pace to hit .667 for the year.
I can’t remember if he actually did, but if I had to guess, I would say no.
Boo
by LosGigantesTodoElTiempo on Dec 2, 2010 1:48 PM PST reply actions
Uh-oh...from Rosenthal:
I’m hearing that the Giants are close to a minor league deal with Jose Guillen, too. Not sure how he fits on the roster, but the org loves his power.
http://twitter.com/#!/Ken_Rosenthal/status/10449410211188739M
by Grant Brisbee on Dec 2, 2010 1:49 PM PST reply actions 4 recs
OH MY GOD WHY
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Sweet fancy moses.
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by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Do you smell that Kenny? That's hard news. Notice the lack of fornicating horses."
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Wait, did you really believe it?
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 1:52 PM PST up reply actions
Fair enough. I just knew it couldn’t be true because Grant was the one who posted it.
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
I still clicked on the link, though, cause I wanted to see what would happen. I’m very glad I did.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
Baseball Boogie'd
"Do you smell that Kenny? That's hard news. Notice the lack of fornicating horses."
So every dark-skinned member of the Dodgers looked like Tito Jackson?
also: is there really anything better than Ed Begley Jr. on a red carpet?
The thong is, it happened.
Ha. Ha.
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 1:51 PM PST up reply actions
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
What power?
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by Soulbrother16 on Dec 2, 2010 1:54 PM PST up reply actions
IF YOU ONLY KNEW
THE POWER
OF THE
DARKSIDE
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Ha ha ha
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Guillen effectively retired himself, didn’t he? Rather precipitous fall, that. From probable play offs starter to out of baseball in the space of two weeks.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Stop! Stop! Don't do that!
Guillen is a head case and a concrete glove. We don’t need him.
Don't believe everything you think.
WHY IS THIS
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 2, 2010 2:07 PM PST up reply actions
GRANT YOU BASTARD
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 2, 2010 2:08 PM PST up reply actions
what the FUCK?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
haha you bastard
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
DID YOU WATCH IT?!
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You got me.
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
/boogie’d
In awe of his adopted dad: equipment manager Mike Murphy, who has been with the club since their move to San Francisco in 1958!
'The longer I do this the smarter I get' --Brian Sabean
So the Burrell deal was to butter us up for that?
Dude is done. Was using HGH possibly as recent as last season? And you want to bring him back?
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, he's like Aubrey Huff, but can't hit as well or field his position.
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s ---
Bochy: WHO GIVES A SHIT? IT'S WHATEVER I SAY IT IS BECAUSE I WON A WORLD SERIES.
LOL ME
i usually check links too.
BLAST YOU, GRANT!
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, he's like Aubrey Huff, but can't hit as well or field his position.
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s ---
Bochy: WHO GIVES A SHIT? IT'S WHATEVER I SAY IT IS BECAUSE I WON A WORLD SERIES.
OK, that’s just mean.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Dec 2, 2010 2:16 PM PST up reply actions
I totally believed this.
That I did says a lot more about my feelings about the Giants FO (STILL!) than it does about my gullibility.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 2:18 PM PST up reply actions
this almost gave me a heart attack
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 2, 2010 2:25 PM PST up reply actions
FFFFFFFFFFFFFF
Your 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Dec 2, 2010 2:27 PM PST up reply actions
This had better be a lie
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Where is Dan Burkhart going to play ?
Dang it Grant.
Now I’m trying to find that demotivational poster about the baseball boogie that I think you made.
Look at my website. Look at it. || I had some other text here but then the San Francisco Giants won the World Series
Anyone feel like just killing Grant for saying that?
If so, meet me behind the school at 4pm and we’ll hatch a plan.
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Nice try.
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aw HELL no
I swear to God, if Ross hits a cold streak and Bochy borks this lineup up by playing Guillen everyday…
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Dec 2, 2010 3:36 PM PST up reply actions
You might want to check the link.
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upon further reflection
well played Grant
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Dec 2, 2010 3:37 PM PST up reply actions
Also...
WHAT IF I CAME HERE FOR NEWS???
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Dec 2, 2010 3:38 PM PST up reply actions
then you would have looked like a fool telling all your friends the Giants resigned Guillen when they didnt… wait a minute… didnt that just happen?
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
indeed it did. And then I would get to express fake indignation at having been fooled. The gall of that blogger!
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Dec 2, 2010 3:51 PM PST up reply actions
This would be good
The Giants quit Guillen
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
i wonder (while not investing my brain in the activity) what will happen to him.
he’s been caugh with PEDs a couple times now, right? isn’t it (and this is very ironic) 3 strikes and you’re banned from MLB?
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
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to click or not to click....that is the question
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
Wow, you got a lot of bites on that lure.
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
What the hell
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Dec 2, 2010 7:18 PM PST up reply actions
Disappointing
I expected to rickrolled.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Okay guys, I know this is a bit vain but…
I wasted too much time on this to let it get chopped.
Seth Everett and Eric Karabell on baseball:
SE: Yankees. The Yankees were Yankerific Yankeeday. They Yankeed the Red Sox, by Yankity Yank runs. Go Yankees. Listen to my Yankee radio show. Yankees.
EK: Red Sox. My fantasy team is Red Sox. Let’s read some email
SE: You know what, before you get to that email, what about the Yankees? Derek Jeter. Yankees. ARod. Yankees. Listen to my Yankee Radio Show! I can’t believe we get so many complaints about talking about the Yankees and Red Sox. We do not have an East Coast Bias.
EK: In other baseball news, you’re not going to believe this Seth, but the Yankees didn’t win the World Series. It was the Phillies…wait that was last year…wait that was two years ago.
SE: Yankees. Listen to my crappy radio show.
EK: How did the Giants beat the Phillies? Giants fans I am sorry, your team is just not torture. Not when you win 92 games. Red Sox. Phillies. Andres Torres is not a good hitter. Giants play bad defense. Phillies. Lucky. Giants. Phillies. Go Phillies. I am not a homer.
SE: Erik, have I ever. Yankees. Mentioned that I used to work for the commissioners office and I know Bud Selig. How could the fans in San Francisco cheer that non-human Barry Bonds? How awkward was it when he came out of that dugout skipping? I know Bud Selig personally. Yankees. Jeter. Ken Griffey Jr. is my friend too. He is the greatest ever. He is. Yankees. Not Barry Bonds.
EK: Selig is my fantasy team’s manager. Did I mention I drink Cliff Lee’s nipple secretions for breakfast? Phillies. The Giants are lucky and have the worst offense in the history of baseball. Phillies.
SE: Yankees. Listen to my crappy radio show. Yankees. The only person worse than Barry Bonds is Ozzie Guillen. He needs to die. Guillen needs to die. Griffey has class. And he’s classy. Bonds’ head is enormous. Red Sox. Guillen needs to die.
"Do you smell that Kenny? That's hard news. Notice the lack of fornicating horses."
Actual Quote:
“Juan Uribe didn’t have a good year, he’s a career backup!”
I thought 3.2 WAR was good?
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2011 Opening Day starting SS!
So true. I hate Karabell. I listened to that podcast every day the year the Phillies won it all.
He was unbearable then, I’m sure he’s not changed a bit.
I actually hate that man.
He said that he would rather have Haap than Lincecum. He thought Timmy was over rated.
I hate that man…
Why does everyone think that Runzler is good enough to be a starting pitcher??? I think he’s fine in the bullpen. I’d rather have Joe Martinez as our #5th starter or get Brad Penny.
I hope we get another super sub utility guy like Jerry Hairston Jr…He can play 2B/SS…Cuz you know what’s gonna happen with either guys who play at those mentioned positions.
NO to Jose Guillen pls!!!!! The Bonds era was over we don’t need HGH drama…
The record is not tainted. Period.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
1) Really Joe Martinez? Really?
2) We already have that guy…his name is Fontenot
3) You apparently didn’t click on the link
I’m sorry, but I still miss Joe :(
I mean, I’m not sorry to have Lopez and I wouldn’t take back the trade, but I miss him.
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 1:57 PM PST up reply actions
As someone once said to me long ago
Not a good start to your McCoven career.
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Dec 2, 2010 1:57 PM PST up reply actions
I like a six man starting staff. Maybe look into Brian Bannister or Runzler
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by iloveddickdietz on Dec 2, 2010 2:01 PM PST up reply actions
how about they go to a 4 man staff
didn’t the Braves do that with Glavine, Maddux, etc?
by repeat_in_2011 on Dec 2, 2010 3:45 PM PST up reply actions
Bannister could join Goldfarb (I think that's his name, the SABR guy)
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Yeshaya Goldfarb, the Jewiest Jew to every Jew it up, and my personal baseball hero.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Dec 2, 2010 6:23 PM PST up reply actions
We have two LH relievers ahread of Runzler
Affledt and Lopez
Rather than have him as a mom-up man in the back of the bullpen, seeing if he can stretch out and start makes a lot of sense to me. This would make him an emergncy call-up, not our 5th starter. He throws hard, has more than one pitch and gets guys out.
A good, hard-throwing lefty starter is worth his weight in gold. If he tears it up in Fresno, it gives them more options, like trading J Sanchez for a real shortstop after the season.
The thong is, it happened.
Mom up
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by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 2:13 PM PST up reply actions
It has to be a chasm. Right? RIGHT?
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by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
If you’ve read this guy’s posts before, you’d know that you’re safe.
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IT AINT CHASM, ITS STUPID!!
AND ILL JUST A HILLBILLY REDNECK MOONASHINEA MAKA
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
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Who's the dad-up?
"You think someone that big would be more well endowed" Aubrey Huff's mother on Pat Burrell
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You dare suggest a Hairston to play for the Giants?
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, he's like Aubrey Huff, but can't hit as well or field his position.
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s ---
Bochy: WHO GIVES A SHIT? IT'S WHATEVER I SAY IT IS BECAUSE I WON A WORLD SERIES.
Fuck no.
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by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 2:16 PM PST up reply actions
I'm pumped
Would the Cardinals be interested in Fontenot for Brendan Ryan?
Brenden Ryan? Forreals?
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 1:58 PM PST up reply actions
Sure
As the good-field backup SS what’s wrong there?
He sucks. Bad.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 2:03 PM PST up reply actions
As a starter, sure
As a backup SS he’d probably be well above average.
Defensively he’s pretty damn good, though. If Tejada becomes a real liability, he’d be more valuable at SS than Fontenot.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
Adrianza.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 2:16 PM PST up reply actions
Niekro.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 2:17 PM PST up reply actions
Wonder how that knuckleball is coming.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, he's like Aubrey Huff, but can't hit as well or field his position.
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s ---
Bochy: WHO GIVES A SHIT? IT'S WHATEVER I SAY IT IS BECAUSE I WON A WORLD SERIES.
Ryan is pretty bad at the plate, but nowhere near as putrid as either of these two would be if they started in 2011.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
in 2009 he was only slightly below average offensively… so there’s that!
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Dec 2, 2010 3:39 PM PST up reply actions
If we acquired a really strong defensive SS
We’d take our end of year strategy to the next level. Get ahead with starting pitching and the “boppers” then end games with the bullpen and run prevention defense crew. Almost like a bullpen for position players. Seems like a good way to maximize personnel and keep the whole roster engaged.
Jack Wilson without the 5 million dollar price tag, not the worst idea. I’d probably stick with Fontenot because of how fragile Freddy is and how little I trust DeRosa though.
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
that would be interesting…wonder what it would take to get Wilson and have the Mariners pay about half his salary…Freddie’s best friend in baseball…
by repeat_in_2011 on Dec 2, 2010 4:06 PM PST up reply actions
Well if we got Ryan
I would guess Tejada would play 2B.
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There's a 'Shot for that
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/12/2/1851362/brenden-ryan-is-available
Though I started it about an hour ago and there are only three comments (one by me), so you might as well keep talking about it here. Carry on.
Uhh... what just happened?
Ask me about my... Machine.
/auto-anti-defenestrates?
by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Dec 2, 2010 2:44 PM PST up reply actions
Oh, well good idea
Do you think the Cards would take Font?
It would be entertaining if they reunited the Cubs middle infield they probably hated just a short time ago. Sort of like if we got Pablo Sandoval insurance by trading for Casey Blake or Blake DeWitt or one of the other Los Angeles WASPy Blake-types.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Dec 2, 2010 3:41 PM PST up reply actions
The Riot burned his Chicago bridges a couple of days ago
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
didnt he say something to the tune of “im glad im on the right side of this rivalry” or something?
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Yes he did
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
look what the Cubs fans did to the Bartman.
I wouldn’t be pissing them off when I’ve got to stay in CHI 18 times next year.
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
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They need a 2B
We’d probably need to throw in a reliever or prospect.
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Barry Zito
5th starter at best.
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"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
This does bring up and interesting question: Where does Zito end up in the rotation now? Will Sabes and Boch really make him the 5th starter? I’d like to see it but I’m not sure if it’ll actually happen.
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 1:59 PM PST up reply actions
I’d bet he starts out the season with Bumgarner as the 5th starter. Not that it makes a world of difference.
I can't fight this feeling anymore!
Bumgarnery will be 5th.
Out of Boch’s Oldschoolness
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by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 2:03 PM PST up reply actions
This is what I’m thinking. But I agree with ResDog, I don’t think it makes much difference.
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 2:05 PM PST up reply actions
Eh, I know after the first couple of weeks it becomes a mess, but it sure matters in meaningful games. Realistically, I’d go with:
Tim
Madison
Cainer
Sanchy
Zeets
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by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 2:08 PM PST up reply actions
That’s probably the way he should do it, b/c Bochy probably wouldn’t want to throw 3 lefties in a row, plus the last 3 guys are the most apt to have shorter stints and tax the pen a bit more. By spacing them out a bit, the pen gets a little more rest.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 2, 2010 2:10 PM PST up reply actions
and by “last 3 guys” I meant the 3 lefties, not Cain + Sanchez and Zito.
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
2010 Giants: World Series Champs
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 2, 2010 2:11 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, Cainer don’t do short stints.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 2:14 PM PST up reply actions
right. he’s more likely to throw a CG than anyone here….b/c he’s so damn awesome.
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
2010 Giants: World Series Champs
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 2, 2010 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
Cain truly is all things awesome. And then some.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
The fangirl in me wants Cain to pitch a regular season home opener at least once. 2011 will be his sixth full year and he’s the only one (excluding Bum) who hasn’t drawn an opener.
If Bochy goes R – L – R – L – Zito, Sanchy will start the home opener again.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
I sometimes wish he pitched in the 60’s, 300+ innings a year.
But then I would’ve missed it all.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 2:35 PM PST up reply actions
I still can’t wrap my brain around pitchers throwing that many innings before.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
It went down.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 2:42 PM PST up reply actions
In 1884
Old Hoss Radbourn went 59-12 for the Providence Grays, notching a 1.38 ERA with 678 IP.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
How did Jamie Moyer do that year?
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Dec 2, 2010 5:00 PM PST up reply actions
He also has the best twitter account ever
"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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what we want is the pitching spread throughout the rotation. Cain and Timmeh can’t pitch back-to-back, because you don’t want to play Houston and use Timmeh, Cain, Sanchez on Houston, then go to COL and use Bum and Zito…
Timmeh, Sanchez, Cain, Bumgarner, Zito
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
In your example, it’s irrelevant if Cain is #2 or #3. The Giants would throw Bumgarner, Zito and Lincecum vs. the Rox in both scenarios.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
my example isn’t great, you are right. but that doesn’t diminish the point, that given the quality of the rotation, we can afford to break up the top starters so every team will get hit with either Timmeh or Cain, then Sanchy or Bum. The 1-4 have to be broken up R-L-R-L to ensure almost no team gets a lower quality pitching lineup (save Zito once every 5th game)
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
That ship sailed when they left him off the post-season roster
I don’t think it really matters now if they start him 5th, since his ego got gut-punched already. (Not that it wasn’t the right call.)
The thong is, it happened.
This.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 2:14 PM PST up reply actions
But $126 million with $18 million option for 2014!
(Nice option)
Your 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Dec 2, 2010 2:23 PM PST up reply actions
I thought he got up into the $20 MM/yr?
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 2:28 PM PST up reply actions
I think he is still slotted between Timmy and Cain
That way if he blows up, the bullpen should theoretically be rested from Timmy before and could be rested by Cain after.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, he's like Aubrey Huff, but can't hit as well or field his position.
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s ---
Bochy: WHO GIVES A SHIT? IT'S WHATEVER I SAY IT IS BECAUSE I WON A WORLD SERIES.
Plus I dont think you want him and Sanchez pitching back to back incase they both melt down on consecutive days.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, he's like Aubrey Huff, but can't hit as well or field his position.
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s ---
Bochy: WHO GIVES A SHIT? IT'S WHATEVER I SAY IT IS BECAUSE I WON A WORLD SERIES.
Soild reasoning.
/SF Giants appoint Scout6 as Assistant Bullpen Coach
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Where is Dan Burkhart going to play ?
My feeling about this offseason so far is one of relief. I’m meh on Tejada and bullish on Burrell at that incredibly low price. Nothing’s really improved, but nothing’s gotten significantly worse—and I don’t think we should have bid up Uribe at three years. Good riddance.
The main reason I’m relieved is that we haven’t done any stupid long-term contracts to vets. One-year deals I can live with, especially at these prices. I honestly don’t think we were really serious contenders for Werth and Crawford. We can still roll the dice on a few of the questionable pieces out there, but I’m really pleased (UP TO THIS POINT) that we haven’t yet made an eye-rolling mistake.
by Duelling Brandos on Dec 2, 2010 1:55 PM PST reply actions
apperently Beckett sports did a piece with Jeter photoshopped in every uniform..
I don’t know what to think about this.
"throwing out runners? I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey
Wait a minute, didn’t that start here?
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Big Head?
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 2:04 PM PST up reply actions
BREAKING NEWS
Picture of Derek Jeter in Giants uniform leaked on the web!
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
Ha
The fourth thing that comes up in a google search for Eli Whiteside is us freaking out when Bochy batted him fifth.
Adopted father of the prettiest player in the organization, Nestor Rojas.
These are funny
I read the original fanshot/post about these now-infamous comments and realized one thing: Sabean and Bochy really are diametrically opposed to everything most fans here believe in.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
by shanghaijim on May 10, 2010 3:32 PM PDT reply actions
This is why I have been mulling my allegiance over. I’ve been considering giving it to the end of the current contracts. World Series or they are gone and I stay. No World Series and more Bochbean and Yankees here I come. Whether I do it, doubtful probably maybe who knows but I am pretty fucking sick of this management team.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 10, 2010 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Thou spoketh too soon, me thinks.
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Dec 2, 2010 2:13 PM PST up reply actions
well, it worked out for positiveuphemism, huh!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Remember when people were saying that Sabean and Co. only cared about making money and not winning a championship? Yeah.
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That’s probably the dumbest baseball related CT ever.
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Huff and Burrell signings are perfect, even if Huff makes a little too much. Burrell is perfect since he would accept a limited role if Belt is ready.
I don’t like Tejada, but I can accept it.(he has the most homers other then Uribe for SS, and i think that"s all Sabean cares about.)
All I want now is Rowand to be traded or released. He’s not as bad of a player as he was last season, but I don’t think he’s the type who would thrive as a PH/Defensive replacement. I think it would be better for both the team and the player if they just part ways.
I see Howie reading this post now.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 2, 2010 2:11 PM PST reply actions
Let the Howie stalking begin
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 2:12 PM PST up reply actions
PICS
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Taking one and posting it to twitter right now!
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 2, 2010 2:13 PM PST up reply actions
Man, he’s wearing a lot of Warriors gear today.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 2, 2010 2:14 PM PST up reply actions
What better time to wear all my Warriors gear than when… the players on the team… are doing so… well… at playing basketball?
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Dec 2, 2010 5:50 PM PST up reply actions
He’s printing out his zine!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Twitter is not working for me right now. OF COURSE.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
For those who don't have twitter.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 2, 2010 2:39 PM PST up reply actions
What is “Worst Possible Advertisement for Twitter”?
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 2, 2010 2:48 PM PST up reply actions
Also, Britney Spears has been quite prolific in her tweeting today.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 2:51 PM PST up reply actions
I think she’s just trying to get as many birthday wishes as possible
(Note: I only know it’s her birthday because my twitter feed is littered with happy birthdays to her)
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 3:25 PM PST up reply actions
Oops, you did it again
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
ABUSING PRINTER PRIVILEGES?!
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The chick before me was printing things up for a solid ten minutes! I just wanted to get my 7 pages!
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Dec 2, 2010 5:19 PM PST up reply actions
If he types “LOL” can you verify that he actually laughed out loud? I don’t think he really means it.
I can't fight this feeling anymore!
Will do.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 2, 2010 2:13 PM PST up reply actions
That might be the thing I type the least often.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Dec 2, 2010 5:20 PM PST up reply actions
Well, he just left.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 2, 2010 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
He’s going to go pump some gas!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Unfortunately, I must leave for my next class right now. I am thinking about stalking him once again after class.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 2, 2010 2:18 PM PST up reply actions
Feels good
to be quibbling about back up catchers and such rather than cleanup and leadoff hitters… actually, I andres torres scares me like the ghost of Marvin Benard.
also it feels good to be Champions of the World.
If you can't sign a hitter to play in China Basin, trade a pitcher for a hitter and then sign another pitcher... why is that such a difficult concept to grasp?
If Torres stumbled
Ross would be a better leadoff hitter than anyone we had before Torres in a loooooong time
The thong is, it happened.
Man
That was a horrible two weeks when Torres went down for surgery.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, he's like Aubrey Huff, but can't hit as well or field his position.
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s ---
Bochy: WHO GIVES A SHIT? IT'S WHATEVER I SAY IT IS BECAUSE I WON A WORLD SERIES.
I really think Bumgarner has a huge season. After dominating in the playoffs, and World Series, he’s poised to go big.
15 wins
3.25 ERA
The rest are too hard to predict.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 2:24 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Huh, massive reply fail.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
wow.
that was rxmeister-esque
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, he's like Aubrey Huff, but can't hit as well or field his position.
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s ---
Bochy: WHO GIVES A SHIT? IT'S WHATEVER I SAY IT IS BECAUSE I WON A WORLD SERIES.
rec’d
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Man
That was a horrible two weeks when Torres went down for surgery Velez was a starter.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
It screwed over my POKEMONZ.
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whats up with all the pokemonz? i tried to google it, and found nothing about a baseball fantasy pokemonz league
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
The San Francisco Giants will be returning eight out of nine everyday position players from a team that won the World Series. I’m OK with that.
Kruk: "and the Giants, the San Francisco Giants…"
Kuip: "They got one…"
Kruk: "World Champs."
- November 1, 2010
err, uh, seven out of eight
Kruk: "and the Giants, the San Francisco Giants…"
Kuip: "They got one…"
Kruk: "World Champs."
- November 1, 2010
by j14 on Dec 2, 2010 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
WHAT ABOUT JOSE GUILLEN?
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, he's like Aubrey Huff, but can't hit as well or field his position.
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s ---
Bochy: WHO GIVES A SHIT? IT'S WHATEVER I SAY IT IS BECAUSE I WON A WORLD SERIES.
WERE YOU CALCULATING IN CANADIAN PLAYERS?
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 2, 2010 3:11 PM PST up reply actions
OT: I'm really excited about the community projections
for the pitching staff. It’s going to be interesting to see the lines for Lincecum and Bummy.
"Community" projection
Next week’s stop-motion animation Christmas special is gonna be awesome.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
I don’t particularly like this show, but I hear my favorite PAUL F TOMPKINS is on tonight.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Keitchi Yabu!
Or however it’s spelled.
Man that 2008 opening lineup was pathetic. Maybe Sabes lucked out a bit, but what a fast turnaround. Kudos.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 2:23 PM PST reply actions
YABUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!
I loved that guy. I wish the Giants would have had him a few years ago, but still love that guy.
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 2, 2010 2:27 PM PST up reply actions
He had an awesome blog
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No, I’m not dissing. It’s just a funny name I haven’t seen since.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 2:27 PM PST up reply actions
My mantra in 2008 was, “Yabu for President!”
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
Yabu was the shit
He drove a minivan to the ballpark.
Adopted father of the prettiest player in the organization, Nestor Rojas.
by stealth snail on Dec 2, 2010 3:03 PM PST up reply actions
Yabu Doobie Doo!
//puffs
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 2, 2010 3:38 PM PST up reply actions
Doesn't the world series ring give you some special powers or something?
Like Green Lantern style? Or like RPG video game style?
Equip: World Series Ring
+5 Speed
+10 Batting
+2 Fielding
Where is Ishikawa?
"Its not so much me as it is Roenick, hes good" - Vince Vaughn
"Its not so much Kontos as it is me, I'm good." - Angryjay93
Why is Velez?
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
burris gotta go
"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 think Sabean still need to improve the club wherever he can (except for cf, c, sp 1-4, 1b, closer and good relievers, i guess it’s better than i thought). Who knows what Derosa will be like now, if he is close to his previous happy tendon self. Still could use an everyday leftfielder, backup/starting shortstop, and figure out who the back of the pen relievers are. And then we still have to hope Huff from last year and not from 09 shows up, and that Sanchez stays healthy, who is Pablo Sandoval. etc… I want moarz runz
Oh Man...
First day I start my new FF job, and I miss out on the Burrell re-signing and babbling with all you about how utterly and completely awesome this is.
Go Giants!! We’re getting the gang back together for another run at it!
ps- 24 hours is a long shift.
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
A lot of calls? Cat stuck in a tree? Grow house fire?
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 2, 2010 2:32 PM PST up reply actions
3 small house fires (1 result of space heater, 2 were from fireplaces)
guy with broken leg (fell down stairs)
and 2 car crashes- had to use the Jaws of Life to cut this woman out of her little Honda
I’m really liking my new job. The probie hazing sucks though, lol.
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
and no we don’t respond to cats in trees, lol
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
And hey, at least they don’t make you carry meals to the table in a pink Tinkerbell backpack…. They don’t right?
no, its not like that. baseball rookie hazing is totally different- that’s all fun and games- there’s actually a lesson in these “pranks”
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
the fires were pretty minor, mostly smoke damage (which apparantly does $10,000 in damage to walls, carpet, furniture, etc)
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Do you have to pack the bullpen snacks? Icebucket over the head in the shower?
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 2, 2010 2:39 PM PST up reply actions
the hazing is more about testing the new FFs
they put my air (mask) on while i was sleeping to make sure i wouldn’t wake up panicking (which is supposed to teach you if you’re in a fire and you get knocked out not to panic when you come to).
It’s more about testing your limits in ways the academy doesn’t teach you because it’s not exactly fair play
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
easily, when you get 1-2 hours of sleep at night. we’re on call all 24 hours of shift, yknow? im gonna go to sleep in a bit, im wiped out
that, and to put someones air on while they sleep only requires lifting their head 3" to strap on the back of the mask
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
The cat wakes me up when she jumps up on the bed, I can’t imagine sleeping through somebody picking my head up!
some people are just really light sleepers
im pretty much out when I sleep.
and my sleep patterns are gonna be havoc for the next week until i find a routine. blah
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Another one-year contract…
Is this really the new Sabean?
The last Giant to get more than a two-year contract was Aaron Rowand. Here is a partial list of players that Sabes has signed in the meantime to contracts of two-years or less: Huff, Tejada, Timmy, Cain, DeRosa, Franchez, Renteria, Uribe, Molina, Randy Johnson, Aurillia, Affeldt, Brilson, and Dirty. Also all the arb-eligible guys that he has continued to go year-to-year with. We will see what he does with Torres and Ross, though I don’t see either of them getting more than two years, if that.
This could mean a few things. One, the Giants are not going after the really big-named free agents (though reports that they were willing to give Uribe three years are a little disturbing) who demand more than two years. Two, I think it is indicative of a philosophy to build around pitching (and now Buster) with veteran parts that can be had on short-term deals. The thing is, this has sort of always been the philosophy with the Giants. The difference now is that they have one of the best staffs in baseball (TWSS) and those veteran parts are actually complementing the staff now instead of being the heart of the team. Also, Sabean seems to be tempering his desire to give out long-term deals. In that line-up above, Roberts, Winn, and Molina all had three-year deals; Durham had been on a two-year extension.
I don’t want to give too much credit here. This could just be a case of there not being players available to sign for longer-term (once again, see: Uribe, Juan), but maybe the Giants have learned from Zito and Rowand that long-term deals are not worthwhile. They have shown no desire over this offseason or last to sign a big-name free agent to a long-term deal, and if this is the philosophy, I am happy to see it manifesting in this fashion.
Now can we just give Buster a 10-year extension?
Uhh... what just happened?
Ask me about my... Machine.
/auto-anti-defenestrates?
by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Dec 2, 2010 2:32 PM PST reply actions
i like the 1 years. if something doesn’t work, we’re not on the hook for long.
Give Buster a 7 year contract next offseason.
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
The Giants re-signed outfielder Pat Burrell to a one-year deal, according to Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle (via Twitter). The contract is worth $1MM plus incentives, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports, a concession on Burrell’s part for the chance to play close to home.
What a fucking G. I think this officially makes him one of my favorite Giants of all time. He is the anti-Uribe. Anyways, I’m not so confident we’ll take the division again. It’ll take a lot of things going our way again, among them being repeat seasons by Huff, Burrell, and Torres, a Panda redemption, Tejada not sucking too much, and maybe a breakout by Belt or Neal. I think we’ll definitely still be a winning team, but I don’t know if I see us making the playoffs again.
LOVE THIS
The Burrell being a G part, not the questioning our ability to repeat in the NL West.
by 24 Willie Mays Plaza on Dec 2, 2010 2:40 PM PST up reply actions
holy crap… $1 million
probably comes out to $4 with incentives though
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
If he gets those incentives, most of which probably won’t vest.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
do we know what the incentives are yet?
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Who cares? If he earns the incentives then he’d be worth $4 mil. If he doesn’t, we’re only losing 1. This is basically a no risk, high reward contract.
i love it too. i was just curious if we knew what the incentives are yet?
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Burrel being a lifelong Giants fan probably had a huge impact to such a cheap deal.
Not to mention winning the WS with his fave team.
Not to mention being teammates with his Miami Hurricane buddy Huff
i have no problem with Burrell getting $4-$6 mil if he earns it
something like .260 -25 hr 75 rbi in 550 AB’s would be great
should have signed Tejada to that kind of deal because i think its 50/50 he may be done and that $7 mil is mostly down a rathole…
by repeat_in_2011 on Dec 2, 2010 4:28 PM PST up reply actions
But...but....that's where the money lies!
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
yeah, but easy for me to understand though :)
takes a while to learn all the wOBA, xFIP, etc and not sure i want to…
by repeat_in_2011 on Dec 2, 2010 5:39 PM PST up reply actions
Boom!
$1M or $2M loaded with incentives to make it $5M or $6M would be my guess.
by deuce deuce on Dec 1, 2010 8:48 PM PST
"I don't know how the six-pack got in my hands." -P.T.F. Bat
looks to me like youre guessing
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
OT
BOCOCK CALLED UP BY PHILLIES
http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=501814
"Why is no one hugging me right now?!"
-Sergio Romo
LOL
"Why is no one hugging me right now?!"
-Sergio Romo
by DoubleDeuce22 on Dec 2, 2010 2:33 PM PST up reply actions
Sometimes you have to call up your Bocock for some action
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Dec 2, 2010 2:35 PM PST up reply actions
Looks like the NL East is going to face some stiff competition.
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
Don’t know if I can get it up for another of these pun-fests.
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
I can
The thing that sucks about Bocock, is that Phillis get him up, but then come April they will just release him, and he will just shrink into the dark, never to show his head again.
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Dec 2, 2010 2:39 PM PST up reply actions
winner
"Why is no one hugging me right now?!"
-Sergio Romo
by DoubleDeuce22 on Dec 2, 2010 2:43 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I’m all tuckered out now. Anybody have some baby wipes?
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Dec 2, 2010 2:45 PM PST up reply actions
Let's see if he can stay up
In the previous call ups, he hasn’t lasted long
The thong is, it happened.
Come again?
I didn’t hear this joke the first time.
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 2, 2010 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
If you must know
I deleted it and re-posted it because I made my worst spelling pet peeve (they’re/their), but thanks for caring
The thong is, it happened.
I must know, and I was trying to make a pun. Sharing is caring.
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 2, 2010 3:39 PM PST up reply actions
and caring is… damn, i cant think of a rhyme
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Well, his problem is that he always gets in there with so much vigor and wasted motion. He’s got to learn to slow it down some. It;s like he is thrust onto the scene and he doesn’t know how to control himself. It’s got to be steady, no flailing around. Nobody can keep up that kind of energy for long, or they will just explode.
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Dec 2, 2010 3:31 PM PST up reply actions
hee hee “erect”
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
hehehe… wait, im not in 4th grade anymore?
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
;)
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
It's hard to envision that happening
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 2, 2010 3:43 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve said that.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
Is anyone else concerned about the Philadelphia fans?
I think they’ll be hard on him
The thong is, it happened.
Cut him some slack, he's just excited.
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
Careful, or it might turn into some serious Bocock-ke.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
Now now, isn't this all a tad premature?
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
He's the cremaster of disaster.
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by Johnny Disaster on Dec 2, 2010 5:05 PM PST up reply actions
The Giants WON the World Series!!
So naturally when I went to answer the poll I saw the word THRILLED and immediately selected that.
In other news I just got an email from the Giants advertising a DVD retrospective that I ordered last week.
C’mon Giants, I’m obviously better than that. How about selling me that “Opening Day 10 Pack??”
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 2, 2010 2:34 PM PST reply actions
Never Forget
2002 – Edgardo Alfonzo – 4yr/26M
2003 – None (traded for Pierzynsky instead)
2004 – Armando Benitez – 3yr/21M
2005 – Matt Morris – 3yr/27M
2006 – Barry Zito – 7yr/126M
2006 – Dave Roberts – 3yr/18M
2007 – Aaron Rowand – 5yr/60M
2008 – Edgar Renteria – 2yr/18M
2009 – Mark DeRosa – 2yr/12M
Sabes and big contracts are not friends.
See my post above.
Has he changed?
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Dec 2, 2010 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
Ownership
I think he might be under an edict by Neukom to not give out a big long term deal until the Rowand and Zito deals are done.
Totally agree. The funny thing is that by the time those deals are up, the current pitching staff will be taking up a huge chunk of the budget and they will still be unable to sign a top flight free agent. Better off putting lots of cash into the farm system I think.
That and raise the goddamned payroll a bit.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 2:45 PM PST up reply actions
yes raise the payroll - and what about the ballpark?
isn’t it paid off in 2017? that should free up another $20 mil or so…they should backload some of these deals in 2013 and 2014 because the window will likely close before 2017…
by repeat_in_2011 on Dec 2, 2010 4:36 PM PST up reply actions
Geez, I would've hoped they'd refinanced that loan by now ...
with the low interest rates, they might be able to pay off that bad boy by 2014, or sooner. Maybe it’s already done!
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
they are notes that they owe themselves, or so i read
given the pitching we have under control and somewhat cheapish for the nest few years, they should be throwing those IOUs to themselves in a drawer for rainy, sucky years that will eventually come
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
As bad as the Zito contract is
the Roberts one was probably the biggest head scratcher upon being signed. A lot of those deals only seemed like slight overpayment when they were signed.
"Do you smell that Kenny? That's hard news. Notice the lack of fornicating horses."
Benitez made sense at the time to me
they rolled the dice one last time in 2005 before the rebuild….signed Moises Alou, Vizquel, Matheny, etc and they needed a reliever and Benitez was best available…i don’t blame Sabean too much for that one…
by repeat_in_2011 on Dec 2, 2010 4:40 PM PST up reply actions
You can say that again.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 2, 2010 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
I can’t believe they paid Armando Benitez $7 million a year to blow saves and drive the fanbase into apoplexy.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
how much of that was because of barbieri constantly whining about Benitez?
by repeat_in_2011 on Dec 2, 2010 4:42 PM PST up reply actions
Love it
Especially if we get our projected Derosa, even for 1 year.
I would be cool with Runzler trying to be a starter, resigning Ray and Martinez and having Fontenot as backup SS.
I liked the ’10 giants opening day lineup way better than the ’09 lineup ended, with Derosa and Huff being large upgrades. I loved the ’10 midseason Giants with Burrell and Posey being big upgrades again. And now I love how we have that same setup in tact for the price we should have paid.
Also, hope OPII works out better this year.
It's better to be lucky than good.
O/T
Peppermint Oreos: pretty good.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
/runs out to the store
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 2:39 PM PST up reply actions
get Jo-Jo’s from Trader Joes. They have real peppermint candy in them!
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Dec 2, 2010 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
Seriously? When I finish these (in the next hour, I’m thinking), I will try the Jo-Jo’s.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 2:42 PM PST up reply actions
Ok, I have to say that I have never tried the Oreo one’s, so they might be the same. But my guess is they aren’t.
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Dec 2, 2010 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
They don’t. It’s just red, peppermint flavored cream.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 2:48 PM PST up reply actions
I didn’t like the bits of candy in my cookie.
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
Communist
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Dec 2, 2010 2:45 PM PST up reply actions
I ams what I am.
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
Do you remember when we talked about Steve Balboni here a while back?
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2009/9/25/1054864/the-giants-and-minor-league#21773259
I have found out since the World Series ended (it happened one month ago yesterday!) that Balboni has been a scout for the Giants for a while! I wonder if he still sports the ’stache. He should, of course.
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Dec 2, 2010 3:00 PM PST up reply actions
LOL
Mustache. Grow one.
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Yeah,
That was your sig for a long time.
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Dec 2, 2010 3:04 PM PST up reply actions
Oh yeah it was.
Ha ha I should have read more of that thread. I remember plageraizing you now.
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SO YOU ADMIT IT!!!
To the Cove with you! You will be forced to feel Steve Balboni’s mustache on your face and then you will walk the plank into McCovey Cove where you will be forced to ride in a kayak with a very short net, missing out on Brandon Belt Splash Hits because I will be there on my solid gold yacht with my baseball-specific Flowbee always pilfering Splash Hits at the last moment. Enjoy.
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Dec 2, 2010 3:21 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
/jumps out of the window
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Damn, that’s a beautiful curse.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
If you are going to curse somebody, go big.
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Dec 2, 2010 3:27 PM PST up reply actions
So do you just eat mud straight off your lawn or something? It seems like you and food don’t really get along.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Or am I confusing you with someone?
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I dunno. I don't consider myself too picky.
But I don’t like seafood/shellfish or cilantro.
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Yeah, it's you.
It’s possible that you’re Satan.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Wait...
Are you making euphemisms while I’m not looking?
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Dec 2, 2010 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
What about those shortbread cookies with bits of toffee in them?
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I don't know how to lose weight very effectively
but I can tell you how to gain it: eat those white-chocolate covered oreos. I think each one clogs an artery.
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 2, 2010 2:52 PM PST up reply actions
That sounds pretty gross, especially since I just ate, like, 5 peppermint oreos.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 2:53 PM PST up reply actions
I dunno, they seemed very addicting to me once upon a time. I just stay away now.
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 2, 2010 2:54 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I’ve started doing that too. I might see something in the store that looks really nummy, but I’m at the point now of thinking “You really want to possibly add something else to the list of things you can’t calorically afford?” TJ’s pumpkin cheesecake is an example of this. I really wanted to try it, but what if it was really good? What then?!?!?!
I’m pretty bummed I discovered something new to nom on, and that I thought it was a good idea to stick in my cart, buy and leave in my pantry.
Also on that list: Boudin oatmeal cookies.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 3:02 PM PST up reply actions
No kidding. Makes me think of when I was little and whining that I was hungry, and my mom would always say, “you can have a piece of fruit.” I would always have a mini meltdown.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 3:06 PM PST up reply actions
You have obviously never tried a Murcott.
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by Johnny Disaster on Dec 2, 2010 3:15 PM PST up reply actions
there's two kinds of broccoli!
Broccoli AND broccoli rabe!
And don’t forget broccoflower!
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 2, 2010 3:23 PM PST up reply actions
They’re all mustards. I remember when I learned this. LIke, half of all our standard leafy vegetables. Mustards.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
cruciferous!
And the cabbage worms eat every one of them I’ve ever tried to grow.
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 2, 2010 3:40 PM PST up reply actions
Eat the cabbage worms!
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
That’s happened from time to time, when there was enough chard or collards or whatever to actually harvest.
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 2, 2010 3:49 PM PST up reply actions
Yes. All those white butterflies you see flitting about your garden looking all pastoral and lovely are adult cabbage worms.
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by Johnny Disaster on Dec 2, 2010 6:29 PM PST up reply actions
SF has got to be cabbage worm nirvana, I don’t know where the hell they all come from but it was crazy. Also, growing cabbage in SF is not exactly cost effective so I reconsidered this enterprise and decided to post rants about backup catchers instead.
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 2, 2010 7:00 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve had terrible luck with cabbage, but good results with chard and kale – when I lived in Pacifica kale volunteers ended up sprouting all over the yard
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by Johnny Disaster on Dec 2, 2010 7:11 PM PST up reply actions
I got chard to winter over once but never had much luck again. All that other stuff just got ravaged to skeletons. I have a couple 3 year old pepper plants that are still stumbling along but I think the house painters are not going to leave much of them.
I will say that potatoes do well, but we don’t eat that many spuds either so it’s kinda wasteful too.
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 2, 2010 7:38 PM PST up reply actions
i grew cabbage one year in the garden, maybe 10 savoy i think they were called and damn they tasted so much better than that bland store cabbage it was unbelievable…i always hear Europeans say how bland our produce is…
by repeat_in_2011 on Dec 2, 2010 8:30 PM PST up reply actions
i could have sworn i saw one of those white butterflies last week and they shredded my chinese mustard plants about a month ago…apparently not even a mild freeze gets rid them…
what’s interesting is had some lettuce a few years ago that bolted and had some similar green worms on it and then noticed that wasps were buzzing around…on closer look the wasps would cut the worms in half and carry them off….
by repeat_in_2011 on Dec 2, 2010 8:23 PM PST up reply actions
Oatmeal Raisin > other cookies
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I don’t really like raisins in my food (I like them plain, oddly), so I’m normally not a fan, but these are SO ADDICTIVE.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 3:05 PM PST up reply actions
I’m that way… oh dear… with ummm how to word this? Almonds, pecans, filberts and cashews: raw is fine but don’t put them in the baked goods!
I was like that when I was younger, but now I like… walnuts, pecans, etc. in everything.
Also, NUTS! There, I said it.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 3:10 PM PST up reply actions
/had to look Anthony McAuliffe up.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 3:13 PM PST up reply actions
I just went through a phase of reading WWI books. So the scene was fresh in my mind, though I had to look up how to spell his name.
WW2.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
WE’VE GOT PENETRATION!
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
TRY AN INFANTRY THRUST IN THAT GAP!
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 2, 2010 7:01 PM PST up reply actions
My motivation is P90x.
My only thought upon gazing at a morsel of junk food is exactly who could I get to clean up the vomit later in the evening when it’s exercise time.
Oh, by the way
DeRosa is done. If he comes back, I will eat PantsMan’s pants. Does that guys still post here?
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Dec 2, 2010 2:37 PM PST reply actions
Careful
i’d trade my left nut he won’t see free agency if he’s with tampa at the end of the year
by locutus on Nov 9, 2009 4:35 PM PST up actions
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
Thanks.
Did he move to France or something?
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Dec 2, 2010 3:14 PM PST up reply actions
Jewelry sucks.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 2:50 PM PST up reply actions
It could only be JARED!
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I think that is the worst name for a Jewelry store EVER.
All I think is enormous fat guys in Indiana sweatshirts and 6 inch subs without mayo and cheese.
"Do you smell that Kenny? That's hard news. Notice the lack of fornicating horses."
I hate the, “Guess what? He went to Jared!” commercials. Like anyone would know what the fuck that meant. “Wait, your boyfriend started seeing a guy named Jared?”
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 2:52 PM PST up reply actions
They bother me less that Kay’s advertising. “Your lady won’t love you unless you buy diamonds! Diamonds are the only way to make a special memory with the people you love! We’re lulling you with sentimental garbage! Spend! Spend!”
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
Shane Company. Now you have a friend in the diamond business.
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
Tom Shane
At least he makes me feel like he’s getting me a unique product at a competitive price, with his trips to Antwerp and all.
"Do you smell that Kenny? That's hard news. Notice the lack of fornicating horses."
Is anyone else wife like mine?
She’d be hella pissed if you brought her home a $1000 gift of any kind as a surprise?
"Do you smell that Kenny? That's hard news. Notice the lack of fornicating horses."
I’m not married, but my response would be, “you couldn’t have bought a new washer and dryer?”
That being said, I bought myself a pair of diamond earrings last year, and I wear them every day.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
I would totally not mind being the bread winner if I had a husband at home that was doing laundry and scrubbing the bathtub.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 3:02 PM PST up reply actions
I’d rather clean the toilet. It’s way less time consuming.
Is this the most boring conversation ever?
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 3:07 PM PST up reply actions
Mr. Merope does do most of the laundry. I have bad laundry luck. Usually the machines are all either broken, in use, or hungry for quarters when I try to do the laundry.
When I moved to Folsom, I got an apartment with a washer/dryer in the unit. It has changed my life.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 3:07 PM PST up reply actions
When we move in May that’s tops on the Mr’s list of requirements, that and DirecTV satellite accessibility!
I love not hoarding quarters, and not having to carry laundry down to the laundry room only to find I have to bring dirty laundry back into my house because all the washers are in use. Yuck.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 3:10 PM PST up reply actions
Or to find that bank of washing machines that have finished their cycle only to be abandoned by their users….
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I’m just concerned about the electricity and water bills. Or are the new green machines really stingy that way? I’d love to not have to go to the laundromat.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
The dryer is what will kill you; if you’re willing to live with a clothesline or to make all your neighbors mad the washer is not really a big deal. At least in SF, where Hetch Hetchy washes our clothes.
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 2, 2010 3:41 PM PST up reply actions
Damn you’re right. Don’t even know where to vent it. Although I suspect the lesbian hotties belowstairs have a dryer.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
As is the case with most lesbian hotties.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I pay about $50/month in electricity and gas bills. Not a problem.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 5:05 PM PST up reply actions
Just think about how the south felt after slavery was abolished.
“Fuck, I gotta do that shit now!?”
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 3:03 PM PST up reply actions
I surprised my wife with season tickets in 1987. She was happy (allthough—they’re ~10x more expensive now days).
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
My wife is way to practical.
"Do you smell that Kenny? That's hard news. Notice the lack of fornicating horses."
If I had a spouse that bought me season tickets, I would be extremely happy.
If I had a spouse with enough disposable income to afford season tickets, I would be even happier.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
If I had a spouse with enough disposable income to afford season tickets, I would be even happier.
I would like one of these, also.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 3:17 PM PST up reply actions
I want to buy season tickets for next year, but I can’t make like 20 of the 81 games because i work 24 hour shifts.
I could probably just move them on stubhub, huh?
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
There’s a season-ticket sharing matchup service on the Giants’ website, Goofus or someone must have used it before or know something about it.
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 2, 2010 3:42 PM PST up reply actions
My partners and I were already friends
But, yes I do believe they have such a service for people looking for ticket partners
The thong is, it happened.
i dont think a partner thing would work for me
my schedule changes if i have to cover someones shift then that that would throw off the dates i preselected.
if i just buy the season tickets myself, i can sell the ones i dont use on stubhub so long as its like 3-5 days notice right?
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
cool… im gonna look into that tonite, i assume the info is on the SF Giants site.
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Depending on which games you can’t go to, you might actually make a few bucks on StubHub. Downside is you might loose a few. Realistically, you’ll probably break even.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 3:43 PM PST up reply actions
that would be sweet to break even on tickets i cant use. i thought the upside to stubhub was that you cant sell tickets for more than face value?
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Sure you can.
I think the trick will be midweek night games. But in any case you might do OK and I seem to remember someone paying for their season tickets by selling some postseason tickets.
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 2, 2010 4:02 PM PST up reply actions
ahh… good deal. i had been under the impression that StubHub monitored the price of ticket sales so as not to become a “scalper” type site.
Probably just a safer form of craigslist then. I always get my tix from my dad or uncle, who between them have a full season worth of tix
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
No, quite the opposite the incentive for scalping is to buy early now and let the dynamic pricing crank the price up, up, up for you to use to set your Stubhub price.
My brother in law uses cl all the time but I prefer the boring official way. I have no idea what Stubhub charges you for the safety they provide.
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 2, 2010 4:34 PM PST up reply actions
ahh… ive never used StubHub so i figured it was a “face value” type site. good to know. StubHub is probably alot safer than CG is, that’s for sure
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
No, you absolutely can. VR tix for opening day were going for 100’s a month ago.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 4:09 PM PST up reply actions
taking advantage of folks who don’t know that Opening Day goes on sale Feb. 5th.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 2, 2010 4:16 PM PST up reply actions
i was trying to think what the rest of that was but didnt feel like googling it to make myself look smarter
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Is a bird in the hand really worth two in the bush?
/allstate commercial
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
Is a snowball fight with pitching great Randy Johnson a bad idea?
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
LOL, I love Randy in that commercial. He’s actually pretty good at deadpan, now that I think of it.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 6:33 PM PST up reply actions
lolz I loved him in the MLB 2k8 commercial with Timmy. That was classic
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
Riiiiight?? Before that I had no idea he could be funny.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 6:39 PM PST up reply actions
Geico not allstate
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
lolz right, Allstate is the one with the guy with the deep comforting voice….and mayhem?
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
Well…that’s basically the entire selling point for diamonds…I mean seriously…they’re just shining rocks (unless you need to cut something really really hard)
BTW: Mall jewelers…always fails…always…
Just Carbon, that kids kill each other for. It’s a perfectly sane business.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 2, 2010 2:59 PM PST up reply actions
what's the markup on diamonds, like 90%?
ripoff…
by repeat_in_2011 on Dec 2, 2010 4:48 PM PST up reply actions
BLOOD DIAMONDS!!
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Posey alone makes it better
but the upgrade from molina to posey is offset by the downgrade from Uribe to Tejada. Tejada is this year’s molina
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, WORLD CHAMPION SAN FRANCISCO GIANT
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
11/1/10
Yes Uribe is better then Tejada
but not by THAT much
Posey is a much better player then Molina, and I believe that Tejada is a better player then Molina
We didn’t downgrade by that much, i think a full season of bummy and posey will do us good
by panda revival on Dec 2, 2010 2:57 PM PST up reply actions
At first I was all…
Yes Uribe is better then Tejada
but not by THAT much
Posey is a much better player then Molina, and I believe that Tejada is a better player then Molina
Then I was like, “Man the downside on Tejada could be THAT low”
"Do you smell that Kenny? That's hard news. Notice the lack of fornicating horses."
he could explode, but so could Uribe, its difficult to see anything at this point.
by panda revival on Dec 2, 2010 2:59 PM PST up reply actions
what does Tejada being better than Molina have to do with anything?
by repeat_in_2011 on Dec 2, 2010 5:16 PM PST up reply actions
Differences
The difference between Molina and Posey is HUGE. The difference between Uribe and Tejada is not that much. We just fell in love with Jazzy Uribe over the past two years. Offset? In a one-year fantasy league, you would be so wrong not to deal Posey and Tejada for Uribe and Molina.
by D-T on Dec 2, 2010 2:59 PM PST up reply actions
The upgrade from Molina to Posey is to the tune of something like .70/.70/.190.
The downgrade from Uribe to Tejada is in the somewhere around -.10/.10/.60.
I won’t touch defensive stats, ‘cause that’s a whole different can of worms.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
If they are made from Brach's I do.
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
defensive difference
is on the order of 6-8 runs/year
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
and
they’re projected to be pretty much identical offensively next year (and Tejada has a better track record, I wouldn’t be surprised at all to see Tejada outperform Uribe offensively)
Sharlon Schoop - honkbalspeler extraordinaire.
Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
Burrell's Deal!
His deal is so darn cheap, that they could afford to add another outfielder and use Burrell in a back-up/platoon role… There should be some more options after tonights non-tender deadline, but a few names I was checking out on the FA list that could come cheaply and possibly help Burrell out. Brad Hawpe is one guy who may be worth a look see (coming off worst year of career. Just check his stats before 2010, and they aren’t Coors field inflated either (same number HR’s at home as on the road w/Rockies). I don’t think he’s washed up just yet at 31… Could be Cody Ross 2.0 if the price is right…
http://giantsbaseballblog.blogspot.com/
http://giantsbaseballblog.blogspot.com/
I'm planning on having beef stew for dinner tonight.
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
Am I supposed to rad your blog now?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Dec 2, 2010 8:45 PM PST up reply actions
I've got to be honest, I really don't like our roster
But that just makes me wonder how the hell we won the World Series. WITH THAT? Goodness.
I'm still waiting for John Johnstone to come off the DL.
voodoo
Uhh... what just happened?
Ask me about my... Machine.
/auto-anti-defenestrates?
by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Dec 2, 2010 3:06 PM PST up reply actions
Child?
Uhh... what just happened?
Ask me about my... Machine.
/auto-anti-defenestrates?
by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Dec 2, 2010 3:13 PM PST up reply actions
The lineup really wasn't that bad.
Buster, Huffer, Torres, Pat (even though he kind of sucked in the WS), that’s not bad. Sure it’s not your typical WS lineup, but we had the best rotation in baseball.
"Do you smell that Kenny? That's hard news. Notice the lack of fornicating horses."
It’s a lot better than the halcyon days of Michael Tucker and Deivi Cruz and Joe Castle and all those other names I can’t be bothered to remember were on which team any more.
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 2, 2010 3:27 PM PST up reply actions
hence, San Francisco Misfits
or what Matt Latos said… a bunch of mercenaries shoved into one team. Whatever, we won the title.
Baseball Offseason Over!
Drinkin’ Offseason BEGUN!
Brian Sabean: Sing His Praises To The Heavens!
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game that seems to have resurrected itself in my absence...
=(
http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=13053189&topic_id=8878826&c_id=la
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
This is like when someone says, “Oh God, this is the grossest thing I’ve ever tasted. Try some!”
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 3:15 PM PST up reply actions
oh god.
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 2, 2010 3:15 PM PST up reply actions
I’d rather watch Baseball Boogie.
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I’m crying now. :’(((
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Yeah, really it's an awesome highlight reel of Dodgers suckage.
That doesn’t mean it didn’t make me literally sick to my stomach to see it.
"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!"
My God...
I’m in a biostatistics class and the professor is using baseball statistics as an example of evidence-based medicine.
Specifically, she’s citing Cody Ross’ NLCS stats.
Did I just die and go to baseball/med school heaven?
actually, yes
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
biostats?
What do you learn in there?
by Murray, Present on Dec 2, 2010 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
I believe so.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 5:06 PM PST up reply actions
THIS GUY
mlbtraderumors MLB Trade Rumors
Astros non-tender Sammy Gervacio, say they’ll attempt to re-sign him at some point
Swoop Sabes. He’s so fucking funny.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I remember him from opening day
Guy looked fricking ridiculous.
Imagine how much fun we’d have with this guy and photoshop…
by Big Americans on Dec 2, 2010 3:28 PM PST up reply actions
ONLY TWO AND A HALF HOURS UNTIL THE DEADLINE TO TENDER ARBITRATION-ELIGIBLE PLAYERS CONTRACTS GUYS
Who’s pumped?
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I'm as optimistic about this team as I was about last year's team.
Which wasn’t really optimistic, and we all know how that turned out.
Gobroks sent this out on twitter
But it amused me:
Adam Dunn: 2010 wRC+ 139 — four years, $56M.
Jack Cust: 2010 wRC+ 138 — nontendered. (according to Susan Sussler on the twitter)
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
So maybe my news isn’t breaking?
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I’m not surprised that the numbers are that close as much as I’m surprised that Jack Cust’s numbers were that high.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
Cust hit like 16 HRs, Dunn hit probably 35…
how are they evenly ranked in offense?
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
i would have thought the ISO power difference alone would be enough to keep Dunn way over Cust in overall offense production. Then again, I don’t really know what wRC+ is. Sounds like a cherry-picked stat.
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
It's actually the LEAST cherry picked stat
Because it uses every single outcome from every at-bat.
It’s the same as wOBA, except it’s adjusted for park and league.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Ah, adjusting for park and league. That explains it.
It wouldn’t make me believe that if you put Jack Cust in Citizen’s Bank Park he wouldn’t suck. But then I looked at his line from 2010. Serious comeback year… but a .387 BABIP will do that.
I think that him being non-tendered is more symptomatic of the A’s problems than his particular shortcomings. Dunn is still a much more valuable player, though… and doubly so now that he’s not expected to play defense.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
but wouldn’t that outcome of each AB, esp run scored, depend on teammates driving you in?
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
No, it’s only the outcomes that result from your plate appearances.
Here, check out the links under “Offense”.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
oh, wow. Jeff Sullivan does WORK!!
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
I can never disagree with that statement :)
But it’s actually one of their commenters writing up a fanpost. Just a normal guy like you or me. Crazy, huh?
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
their blog gets more done than the team does.
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Yes indeed. They’ve got to be my favorite AL team that isn’t the Twins just because of that.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
so it’s saying the wRC+ is total runs created based off of wOBP.
so whether those runs are created by teammates driving them in is not the question, but more how many of their PAs develop into positive outcomes. got it.
i thought it was more dependent on outlying factors, and was gonna say this is just like an inverted RBI stat
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Heh, nah
Basically, the way you want to think about it is this:
Everything that a baseball player does at the plate makes it either more or less likely that his team will score a run.
Therefore, every outcome of an at-bat is “worth” some fraction of a run.
A walk is worth a certain amount. A single is worth more than that. A double, more than that. And so on. Making outs is worth negative run value.
All wOBA does is quantify how much each of those events is “worth”, and then figures out how many “runs” the player created relative to his number of at-bats.
wRC+ then takes THAT number, and, through ways I don’t fully understand but I do trust, adjusts it for ballpark and league.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
ohhhhhhh. i get it now.
it’s wOBA park and league adjusted. now, is there a formula so we could find out what Tejadas wRC+ would be in SF given his 2010 data? or is it like since he doesn’t have any SF data (other than visiting team SSS), we can’t park adjust his 2010 #s for the Giants. See what I’m saying? I’m really tired, so if it doesnt make sense let me know, lol. thanks
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
I think the point is that Tejada’s wRC+ would have been the same with the Giants at Mays Field.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Actually it was Jason Wojciechowski. I just RT’d it
"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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Cust will get re-signed by the A’s.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Rosterbation fantasy gone the way of the tissue.
Adam Dunn is gonna be a White Sox.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Rats.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
good. he’s out of our league.
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Whoa. I just flashed back to every school dance I avoided.
The South shall rise again! And it will have a tender, flaky crust!
lol. i meant out of the NL, but that works too.
i went to the HS dances, but then again, being a sports player (baseball) in HS apparently makes you cool.
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
OT: Basketball
So…. LeBron and stuff?
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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5:00. I’ll watch it. First compelling basketball game of the year.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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Worth it for the Cleveland angst, I think.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Will prepare me for Uribe’s first visit here in April.
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
You know, I'm not that bothered by Uribe
It’s not like he was the linchpin of our offense. More often than not, he was hacking his way into strikeouts. He had a flair for the clutch moments. But if he wants to leave a championship team to play for that trash down south, fine with me. More money for us.
by Murray, Present on Dec 2, 2010 4:12 PM PST up reply actions
Which is to say...
If Posey or Lincecum left for the Red Sox or Yankees (and had an ESPN special where they pretended to agonize over the Decision), and then proceeded to act like assholes for the rest of their career, that would be the equivalent of Lebron for me.
by Murray, Present on Dec 2, 2010 4:17 PM PST up reply actions
Oh I'm not bothered by Uribe either ...
especially since we don’t really know the timing of the so-called competing offers – and if the LA offer was a “take it or leave it” threat forcing his hand.
I’m just saying that observing the Lebron drama might make me better prepared for Uribe’s reception here in his first game playing for the enemy.
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
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/wince
J.T. O’Turnover…I still have no idea if he’s worse than Jamarcus Russel or not…
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Jim Druckenmiller must not be available?
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"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 2, 2010 4:46 PM PST up reply actions
LOL Jesuit HS
"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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/Stops crying about Dunn, dreams of Reynolds. Then, remembers Tejada quagmire.
It wouldn’t take much for him. His batting average was .198 and he had 211 K’s.
I think that might be the first time in the history of the game that has happened.
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by Tim LinCyYoung on Dec 2, 2010 4:03 PM PST up reply actions
what, more K’s than his AVG? they said something about it in the final AZ series of the year, dont remember what. I think it had happened before, but not as many K’s and a lower AVG
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His nickname was (is?) Special K
Because when ever he comes up to bat, it’s either special or a K
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dude has some of the most raw power in the game.
when he connects, the ball goes 450ft
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when he connects, the ball goes 450ft
Huff always loved that about Pat
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oh, the things you do for love. $1mil contract? sure, for Aubrey.
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I’m serious — it just writes itself.
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it sure does. speaking of which, where can i find the whole Home Runs and Western Suns writing?
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At my writing journal, along with other short pieces I’ve written. HRaWS isn’t done yet. We’ve got two chapters I need to finish.
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GET ON IT!!
I’ll read up on it tonite. im trying to stay awake until 10pm so i can get my sleep back on track. so it better keep me awake!!
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If it doesn’t, maybe some of the one-off Bumgarner/Posey pieces will keep you up.
I’m in such a habit of converting to Pacific Tim by subtracting two hours. So it’s…6:53 there? It’s nearly ten already here.
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Or “Pacific Time,” as the case may be.
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Dammit, I really wanted to know who Pacific Tim was.
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 6:56 PM PST up reply actions
There’s one pretty obvious candidate who calls San Francisco home, but hails from Seattle. That’s about as Pacific as a Tim can get in the contiguous United States.
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Ok, but then why are you converting him?? And what are you converting him into??
I WANT ANSWERS
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 7:31 PM PST up reply actions
Eastern Tim. He’ll play for the Tennessee Smokies, so I can watch him without having to travel all that way to California.
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YOU BASTARD
YOU LEAVE PACIFIC TIM ALONE!! HE’S DOING JUST FINE WHERE HIS IS. JUST FINE!!
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 7:37 PM PST up reply actions
there’s a joke about Timmeh being half Filipino, ie, heritage from the Pacific Rim joke in there but I can’t find it
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Aww. /pats/ You’re special.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
i gave it everything i had.
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
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everything i had left.
/cries softly
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Oh, my gosh. /makes you a nice hot cocoa
See this shoulder? You cry as much as you want.
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im actually crying because the Eagles are winning and I hate Mike Vick so, so much
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Oh. Um…I can still be a good listener, but I’m not sure how much I can help with that.
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im not gonna get into it, we did that last week and it caused a ruckus.
the cocoa was great!! the marshmellows on top really made my day!!
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
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Mike Vick is one of my pokemonz
30 points baby yee!
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
what is this pokemonzz thing? i tried to google it, and it came up with nothing about baseball or football fantasy leagues
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
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That’s what it is.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
wierd. all in seeing now (after intensive googling) is this:
Pokemon Baseball is a baseball simulation game that I created by using the Pocket Monsters trading card game cards, and two dice (normal 6 sided dice). The baseball skills, power, and speed of the players (monsters) are based on the various numbers (level, HP, AP, etc..) on the Pokemon cards. As far as I can tell, the Japanese Pokemon cards and the English Pokemon cards have identical numbers, so either or both (mixing) cards can be used.
so it’s cards and die, or broken down into leagues?
is there a MCC league for 2011? i’ve never played a fantasy sport before
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It’s a euphemism for fantasy baseball.
There will definitely be at least 3 leagues for MCC next year; there were 3 last year and MCC has been growing like crazy since you-know-what.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
at least you’re only converting two hours. I have to convert 12 hours every 3rd day now. no sleep at a FD
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I don’t know if it would help you, but World Time Zone is friggin’ amazing. This has been one of my favorite websites since high school.
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ill check it out, thanks.
im so tired, but if i go to sleep now, ill be up at 3am wide awake. im not someone who can “catch up” on sleep. if i dont get sleep, i cant make it up, yknow what i mean?
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Sure, I know what you mean. My sleep schedule was all screwed up when I was working an early-morning shift.
Plus, it may hearten you to know it’s not just you — sleep doesn’t work in a cumulative manner. That is, you can’t “make up” the amount you missed.
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i figured the whole “make up the sleep i missed” thing was something people made up to justify laziness, lol
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I don't know about laziness
but it helps me justify sleeping in till 1PM after a night of drinking.
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Trolls are like cockroach Nazis. Sure, you CAN try to reason with them, but they won't listen, and if you respond to them, they invade your Sudetenland.
Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that he is the most powerful hitter in the game. I don’t know about 2010, but in 2009 his average home run distance was the furthest of any player. I know it was over 400 feet, but it might have been a good deal more than that.
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
Seriously, how fucking awesome is Pat Burrell?
What a G. Deals like this are basically unheard of in modern day sports, and it is exactly what he wanted. He is the fucking definition of a team player. What a boss.
Adopted father of the prettiest player in the organization, Nestor Rojas.
/is surprised we haven't heard anything about Giants tenders yet.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Mmmm, now I’m hungry for chicken tenders.
by Murray, Present on Dec 2, 2010 4:19 PM PST up reply actions
OT
This is the cover for Freak Season? Makes it look like an unauthorized, tell-all biography IMO.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
HAWT
someone with more free time than sense.
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Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
CY!
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It’s called “Freak Season”?!
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Get it?
It’s because the season was unlikely. And he’s called ‘The Freak’.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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FAPFAPFAP
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 2, 2010 4:19 PM PST up reply actions
Scholastic’s Unautorized Biography of Tim Lincecum
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Can it only be ordered off a little form they hand out at school? I wonder if they even do that anymore.
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 2, 2010 4:36 PM PST up reply actions
/reminisces about childhood
wow….I’m old
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I ordered so many Garfield books off of there.
by Murray, Present on Dec 2, 2010 5:06 PM PST up reply actions
same here
I loved those things.
My adopted Giant got shipped off to Pittsburgh, and it was worth it.
by rightcenterfielder on Dec 2, 2010 5:22 PM PST up reply actions
Holy crap. I remember those! And book fairs — did anyone else have the book fairs that would come through every so often?
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Heck yes
I so looked forward to those.
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omg those were my favorite
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Same. I loved the book fair every year! I was always so disappointed that I only had a certain amount of money to spend!
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 6:14 PM PST up reply actions
This is still a problem every time I visit a thrift store with a great book selection. It’s like book fair for grownups.
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I like buying books now. Reading them is ok, too. But law school has kicked me out of the “read for pleasure” stage of my life. Hopefully I get that back after May.
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 6:27 PM PST up reply actions
Yup. After I got out of college, I got back into reading for pleasure and it’s been great.
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Good, because my room has books EVERYWHERE
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 6:34 PM PST up reply actions
Prussian Creole is secretly Hermione Granger?
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
Ok, I had to google that but in my defense, I didn’t know that’s how you spelled “Hermione.” If I’d have had to guess, I’d have gone with “Hermynie”
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 6:41 PM PST up reply actions
…… you…you don’t know…… /shakes head
You’re a Twilight fan aren’t you? _
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
Well now I’m completely insulted
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 6:50 PM PST up reply actions
I beg for your forgiveness, but usually when I come across females who have no idea what I’m talking about when I allude to Harry Potter I tend to find out that they happen to be….Twilight fans…
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
Ugh. Well you can put me in the “NOT a Twilight fan” category. I’ve just never gotten into Potter, but I’m not so big on fantasy stories in general, anyway. My favorite comics growing up were Batman, et. al., and Green Arrow, not Superman, or Wonder Woman, or Green Lantern. Too much “It wouldn’t happen in real life” stuff loses me.
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 6:58 PM PST up reply actions
Although I did like Chronicles of Narnia when I was really little and I know I read the flash, so I guess I’m more complicated than I thought.
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 6:59 PM PST up reply actions
oooh the classic comics. I read nearly all the Batman comics when I was a kid and it was only when I got to college that I understood how complex his character was. But I loved Archie comics and Peanuts the most when I was a kid….not sure why. Ooh Chronicles of Narnia? Aslan as awesome. Nuff said
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
Well, comics were a big part of my childhood – my uncle owned a comic book shop (and still does) so I read just about whatever I wanted when I was a kid.
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 8:05 PM PST up reply actions
Ok that is just not FAIR. You were the cool kid who got dibs on all the new comics. btw I wish I had the cash to go to Comic-Con next summer
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
Oh, he used to take me to Comic-Con. But I don’t have time now. I definitely think it’s worth doing, though.
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 8:12 PM PST up reply actions
Wow, you had an awesome childhood. I’m jealous.
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
Hey, there were downside to it, too, I just don’t feel like talking about them.
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 8:14 PM PST up reply actions
What’s funny is I had less time for personal reading after I got out of college. I hope that can change now.
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Just don’t spend too much of your free time alone with a book. Nashville is actually a pretty cool town.
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 6:42 PM PST up reply actions
Knoxville. But the same is true.
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Oh, hmm, never been to Knoxville, so I can’t help you there.
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 6:50 PM PST up reply actions
gee Prussian...
Even the Misadventures of Mrs. Palsgraf?
The Tale of Siegel v. Spear?
You’ll get better. Really.
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"118 elements, and still no stanfurdium"- carp, paraphrased
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by natteringnabob on Dec 2, 2010 7:07 PM PST up reply actions
Poor Mrs. Palgraf. Poor, poor, Mrs. Palsgraf.
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 7:32 PM PST up reply actions
Negligence was in the air!
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by natteringnabob on Dec 2, 2010 7:39 PM PST up reply actions
I buy books I A) don’t have much room for, and B) I don’t have time to read. I buy them because…they’re there, I guess. I don’t know. But I do like ’em.
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You’re right. I need to make some time to dive into a great collection of Twain’s short stories. I bought it at a thrift store back in the summer, and basically it’s been dressing up my living room bookshelf since. That’s a perfect example of buying a book simply to have it. And yet, I can’t resist.
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ESPECIALLY when it turns out that it’s never been opened much, and it’s new book smell!
Way too many times in my life I’ve come across some cool book and thought “meh, I’ll get it some other time” and then months or years later wanted to read about that very subject and become very irritated. I try to cull every once in a while but it’s tough to part with super-interesting stuff.
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 2, 2010 7:13 PM PST up reply actions
Well, I’m glad this odd racket still exists. It’s pretty quaint.
My big purchases were those “All-Pro Football Players of [year]” and “Greatest Pitchers in Baseball” and all those, like 2 or 3 pages of big type for each subject. I recall preview books too each season, tiny versions of Street & Smith’s, with no rosters or anything just a few paragraphs about each team.
I utterly love finding these kind of things in bookstores, once in a great while I find one I actually had. Usually in the “free” bin outside or in closeout shelves like at the back of Half Price in Berkeley.
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 2, 2010 7:11 PM PST up reply actions
I have some cousins still in grade school, and they do!
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Yes they still do that. You can go to Scholastic.com and may be able to order on your own now. I send bookorders home maybe 3x a year. I was going to get the kids books for the holidays but now, probably not.
/ORDERS EVERY MAGIC SCHOOL BUS BOOK
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I used to watch the cartoon. Mrs Frizzle was AWESOME!
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
That series helped spark my interest in science and illustration, two passions I still hold dear today.
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It sparked my interest in learning…maybe I should rewatch the series to motivate myself to study for Finals
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
I have 2 essays to write tonight…and I’m here. Why isn’t there a class or major in “Procrastination” ?
um….I think that’s called “Nursing Major” and…psssh who needs grades when you have fun on McC right? >.>
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
It sparked my interest in redheads.
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Well, that’s ONE thing that doesn’t need no education reform! Makes me happy to hear.
My mom worked for minimum wage and I don’t think she ever said no to one of those silly .50c books.
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"Oh no, he wanted me to do that. It was intentional." - Tim Lincecum
by natteringnabob on Dec 2, 2010 7:18 PM PST up reply actions
/orders every Animorphs book ever
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Dec 2, 2010 6:14 PM PST up reply actions
Next stop, Wimbledon.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
:(
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
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by Tim LinCyYoung on Dec 2, 2010 4:28 PM PST up reply actions
I’d stay away from there. They banned me last season for almost no reason at all. Well, I’m sure they had their reasons, but it wasn’t like I was breaking any rules.
More like banning by association of SF Giants
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I think one of their rules is “You cannot be affiliated with the SF Giants in any way shape or form. If even your 5th cousin thrice removed on your mother’s side’s roommate’s friend roots for them…you’ll be banned”
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something like that. also, they have this odd homophobic feardom
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Well that explains how Prop 8 was passed
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
like, Matt Cain’s face is so gay that he must by gay and his wife is a front for his gayness type of thing
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
so... you should stay away
because you might get banned. Which means you couldn’t go there?
Brian Sabean: Sing His Praises To The Heavens!
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game that seems to have resurrected itself in my absence...
Another think I like about this deal is that we can rework the math even more to make Huff’s deal look reasonable.
If we take Huff’s 2/22, add his 1/3 to make it a 3/25… and then take $2 million of that for each year of Burrell, and you have 2/6 for Burrell and 3/21 or Huff! What a deal!
The Giants won the 2010 World Series. Your argument is invalid.
Et tu, Ribe?
but what are the intangibles worth?
hahaha whatever helps you justify it.
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Tejada Press Conference
http://www.csnbayarea.com/pages/live
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
Sabes/Bochy are already referring to him as “Miggy.” They totally signed him because he already had a “y” nickname.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 5:16 PM PST up reply actions
It’s easier in the long run than hiring the marketing firm to come up with a nickname. Those focus groups can be expensive.
The South shall rise again! And it will have a tender, flaky crust!
It’s a cost saving measure, really.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 5:22 PM PST up reply actions
Not working for me. :(
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Try this:
http://bit.ly/3roR1X
It’s on TV, too on CSN bay area.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 5:21 PM PST up reply actions
I’m still at work, so no TV for me yet.
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That link works for me; don’t know what the prob is. :(
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 5:26 PM PST up reply actions
It sounded like he said he was going to do his teammates’ laundry.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 5:25 PM PST up reply actions
What a nice man.
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Seriously. The most I ever did was take my co-workers out for lunch.
The South shall rise again! And it will have a tender, flaky crust!
Great clubhouse presence!
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 5:29 PM PST up reply actions
I was pretty well-liked, I think. And I seem to have hit it off with my new colleagues.
The South shall rise again! And it will have a tender, flaky crust!
Hey, yeah, how’s it working out for you?
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Dec 2, 2010 6:31 PM PST up reply actions
They gave him a blurb on their website.
Love to Blanche and Virginia and Big Daddy, Letter2!
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
LISTEN TO MY SHOW
Starting Thursday, December 8, from 4-6:30 p.m. EST.
The South shall rise again! And it will have a tender, flaky crust!
Oh, whoa, you’re doing All Things Considered? Well someone just got super fancy.
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 6:37 PM PST up reply actions
Hey! Morning Edition had more listeners! I could have commanded a legion of my followers to do my bidding!
But I got tired of being sleepy all the time. So I gave up the world domination for a change of scenery.
The South shall rise again! And it will have a tender, flaky crust!
Yeah, but All Thing Considered is more hoity toity. Pretty soon you’ll be doing City Ahhts and Lectuhrs with what’s-her-face and sipping your wine and eating your cheese and looking down your nose at the rest of us.
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 6:46 PM PST up reply actions
Ah, I see what you mean. I’ve graduated to the classy show.
I kinda feel the same way, to be honest. I’ve always hosted ME. I anticipate ATC may feel different.
And structurally, of course, the shows are different. ME is geared toward hard news, five segments per hour and station breaks every ten minutes. ATC is analysis and context, with longer segments (only four per hour) with station breaks as far apart as 12 minutes (A seg) or even 22 minutes if we have a format-breaker that covers the C and D.
The South shall rise again! And it will have a tender, flaky crust!
Yeah, ATC is a lot more like some variation on “The News Hour with Jim Lehrer.” Not quite as hard-hitting at time but they’ll devote a ton of time to one story in an effort to get it from all angles.
I wish cable news did that more often.
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 6:54 PM PST up reply actions
Aha! You get it! That model is intentional, the result of a lot of research and serious consideration from the network. It’s been about a three-year process to clarify ATC’s mission.
I’ve been doing my homework on the show.
The South shall rise again! And it will have a tender, flaky crust!
Doing your homework during a radio program doesn’t sound like interesting programming, but I’m not in the industry.
Can’t wait to listen! Thanks for the link.
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 2, 2010 7:20 PM PST up reply actions
No, I meant I’ve done research on the show so that I may better understand its mission.
The South shall rise again! And it will have a tender, flaky crust!
Now I feel bad for teasing that response out of you. I wasn’t kidding about the listening, even if you are just doing homework.
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 2, 2010 7:39 PM PST up reply actions
I can’t say which program I like better. They’re tailored to two different audiences with different news needs.
But argyle and sweaters? Always a winning combination.
The South shall rise again! And it will have a tender, flaky crust!
You don’t want to be the champion of the ultimate showdown of the ultimate destiny?
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
Hey! I’ve always taken Mr. Rogers seriously.
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 8:10 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t think there’ll ever be another Mr. Rogers. Man I miss that show :(
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 8:07 PM PST up reply actions
LOL, I’m glad that was someone else’s first thought, too! God, I love southern names.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 6:35 PM PST up reply actions
But everyone I know with that name is Southern. And I think I like Southerners more than the British overall so I’m just going to say it’s that.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 6:47 PM PST up reply actions
Wonderfully, Johnny. I keep waiting for the other show to drop, like, “Oh, we didn’t tell you? We sold your car to make some scratch.” But that hasn’t happened. The staff has embraced me, I love the city and the surroundings. I’m really happy, something I could rarely say about my last gig.
The South shall rise again! And it will have a tender, flaky crust!
This is good! Congrats and here’s to the other shoe never dropping!
/raises glass
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Dec 2, 2010 6:35 PM PST up reply actions
for some reason the live videos on CSN don’t work for me. i can hear them but not see them.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
It’s barely working for me. It keeps pausing itself, but there’s no play button.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 5:28 PM PST up reply actions
Did I miss it? I just see random people doing things.
Your 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Dec 2, 2010 5:39 PM PST up reply actions
Personally, I think we’re really gonna like Miggy, unless he flat out sucks.
He’s got a great rep as a team leader, plays a ton of games, and gives it all he’s got.
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
I really liked him when he was on the A’s. Less exciting now I’m sure but I hope he does well. Obviously.
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 2, 2010 7:21 PM PST up reply actions
Do you think salary numbers for Ross, Torres, Sanchez etc are relevant?
To me the offseason isn’t finished till we know salary numbers, since this will impact our long-term plans (right? or not?)
Don’t we have a lot of arbitration eligible players? I think if we have to pay Ross Huff-like numbers it changes a lot of things. Correct me if I’m wrong about that.
When do we get Rowand and Zito off the books? When?! Are they off yet? When can we stop paying them? Are we still paying them? Can we get rid of them yet, can we Sabesy, please please please pleeeeeeezzzzzzzz
# 24
by tinkerstoeverstochance on Dec 2, 2010 5:18 PM PST reply actions
Zito comes off the books after the 2013 season, and Rowand is gone after 2012
Ross will not cost nearly as much as Huff, despite his excellent postseason.
I am a little concerned about our ability to retain our arbitration-level players. Sanchez will get a pretty good raise, Ross will probably get a little bit more, and I think Torres will come the cheapest simply because he was unknown before this season. I’m pretty sure it’s a given that we retain Sanchez and Torres, but I also hope we pursue Ross’s contract pretty aggressively, because he is lot better than his numbers this year indicated. We may be able to get him for a friendly price because of his down year.
by WasabiTorture on Dec 2, 2010 5:30 PM PST up reply actions
I’m pretty sure he has an $18 million option for 2014
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
Correct
The Giants have an $18M option on Zito for 2014, or a $7M buyout, so either way he’s not entirely off the books.
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
it sucks because that $7 mil buyout is the cost of a league-average SP when Zito moves on, and we’ll need someone to replace him. Unless Wheeler (?) comes up big
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
I would think they are going to settle up before arb in as many cases as they can. Did they even go to hearing last year with anyone?
I’d also think some or several will be signed for more than one year.
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 2, 2010 7:22 PM PST up reply actions
I like where we are now
but is it too much to ask Brandon Crawford to start hitting. If we just had one ok prospect who could possibly compete with Tejada a little bit and play the backup SS role, maybe around midseason, I would be almost completely satisfied with the offseason.
knock on wood.
no, seriously, knock on wood. otherwise i won’t know if its you im stalking or some random dude.
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Wait, how am I supposed to know the CO alarm is working?
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
stick a bottle around your tailpipe, start the car and grab the bottle. then put in under the sensor.
or you can buy CO from the store to use as a tester
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
You mean other than the test button? Or the indicator light?
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 2, 2010 7:23 PM PST up reply actions
Geez, Miguel Tejada is having a press conference but they haven’t photoshopped him into a Giants hat yet on sfgiants.com
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
They were busy with the Jeter one.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 5:31 PM PST up reply actions
hankschulman Tejada might hit fifth or sixth, Bochy said.
I WAS JOKING ABOUT THAT, BOCHY!
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
And you thought you liked double plays before!
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Dec 2, 2010 5:35 PM PST up reply actions
Giants are looking to once again break that record.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 5:38 PM PST up reply actions
Torres
Sanchez
Huff
Posey
TEJADA???!?!?
Burrell
Ross
Sandoval
NO. Tejada should be hitting 7th after Ross, or 8th if Sandoval comes back guns blazing.
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
You know, that doesn’t look so bad. If it’s not too clanky at SS I’ll be pretty happy.
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 2, 2010 7:24 PM PST up reply actions
OT: Dinner?
I’m having an enchilada casserole thingy.
Your 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
A little too early yet. I’m just about to leave to go get about 8" cut off my hair. I’ll think about dinner when I’m driving home freaking out about it.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 5:39 PM PST up reply actions
So it’ll be comfort food, then?
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 6:16 PM PST up reply actions
My teacher is cooking for the whole class. I’m pretty sure we get authentic Indian food!
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Dec 2, 2010 5:42 PM PST up reply actions
I had a whole order of chow mein for lunch. Pretty good, too. I’m good.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
Same!
With sczechuan chicken!
(I’m fat now)
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 6:18 PM PST up reply actions
It’s only temporary chinese food weight!
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
God, I hope so. I always need comfort food when studying for finals – but that ends up being a problem because I end up gaining 5-10 pounds and I’m already depressed about the finals as is.
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 6:28 PM PST up reply actions
I had a haggis and chicken tikka masala
by panda revival on Dec 2, 2010 5:42 PM PST up reply actions
Scottish + Indian = contemporary English food
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
But was it haggis, and also chicken tikka masala, or was it a combination haggis/chicken tikka masala?
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Dec 2, 2010 5:47 PM PST up reply actions
all i know is, i want one.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Dec 2, 2010 5:53 PM PST up reply actions
it was a haggis and a tikka masala, the people here in scotland are quite possibly more obsessed with curry then the Indians
It was national curry week this week.
by panda revival on Dec 2, 2010 6:01 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I would definitely try and eat that.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Dec 2, 2010 6:05 PM PST up reply actions
Leftover white-guy stir fry. (That being, ground beef and a bag of frozen mixed veggies, fried with hoisin sauce, ginger, and garlic, served over rice.)
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Dec 2, 2010 5:54 PM PST up reply actions
32 oz 100% grapefruit juice and 6-pk orangey ice cream bars from the dollar store…
by repeat_in_2011 on Dec 2, 2010 6:02 PM PST up reply actions
I dunno yet
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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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Sunflower! 16th and Valencia. Goi Cuon, Goi Cuon Chay, Tofu Salad.
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 2, 2010 7:25 PM PST up reply actions
HOLY SHIT
hankschulman Burrell’s deal, to be announced tomorrow and reportedly $1 million, has NO incentives.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Who needs incentives when you’ve got Huff?
by Murray, Present on Dec 2, 2010 5:53 PM PST up reply actions
AUBREY HUFF WAS ALL THE INCENTIVES I NEED
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
That’s all the incentive I need! C’mere, big guy, you deserve a treat.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
Can Pat Burrell be considered Classy by any reasonable stretch of the imagination?
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Dec 2, 2010 5:56 PM PST up reply actions
Let’s all pitch in and buy him something nice.
I’m kinda serious.
by Murray, Present on Dec 2, 2010 5:57 PM PST up reply actions
I'm buying him a beer if I ever see him in a bar.
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I would shake his hand
then try and get him free health care at the hospital I work at
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
Access to insurance for all of his dependent children!!
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
OMG, that could mean literally thousands.
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 8:54 PM PST up reply actions
Which actually stands a very good chance of occurring.
The South shall rise again! And it will have a tender, flaky crust!
Buy him a beer
And then go “Dude. Teach me.”
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Dec 2, 2010 6:04 PM PST up reply actions
I think I would ask him if the stories are true.
My favorite is still “Are you ready to f*ck Pat Burrell?”
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2011 Opening Day starting SS!
Is this a poll?
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
No, but someone who knows all the stories should make one.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2011 Opening Day starting SS!
I think it was MLBTR that pointed out
He has made around 70 million so far in his career. He’s probably well invested and could care less about money at this point.
Fucking A Pat. You make me love you. I wish I knew how to quit you.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Fuck you Uribe.
<3 Burrell.
Your 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Dec 2, 2010 6:18 PM PST up reply actions
They wouldn’t offer Uribe the extra million because it was Burrell’s.
Your 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Dec 2, 2010 6:19 PM PST up reply actions
Jesus, Pat Burrell, you're starting to be to good to be true
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 6:20 PM PST up reply actions
the last time i said that, she smiled :)
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
or TLTISTSS
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
I can guarantee all of you that he WOULD get more on the market.
Probably $5mil, too. This discount is nothing to sneeze at- dude is helping the team big-time. Dude’s a baller and I’ll always love him
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
I think all of us know that aha
"I tell him straight, 'If you're going to lead, you have to be the first to practice. You have to come in, get your work down and be prepared for practice,' " assistant coach Keith Smart said. "He needs to figure out why he is having stomach problems and he's got to watch how LeBron (James), Kobe (Bryant) and D-Wade (Dwyane Wade) work. He needs to mimic that if he wants his teammates to speak volumes about him." -Keith Smart on Motna Ellis
i, for one, will not say a single “damn you, pat” if he strikes out in a big spot.
because he’s doin it for free
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
well, about as free as a baseball player gets
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Holy shit
We should all chip in to buy his weights worth in beer.
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 2, 2010 6:49 PM PST up reply actions
should we? buy him a keg, and take it to the park for him, from MCC?
i doubt the team would let us actually give it to him. but maybe a place will deliever it to the park from us. I’ll throw in $50
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
He is amazing
"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 want to buy that man a beer.
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 2, 2010 8:06 PM PST up reply actions
1. You’re not old enough to buy beer
2. If you do try to buy him a beer, you may end up with your own Pat the Bat story
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 8:08 PM PST up reply actions
3. You’ll have another restraining order to your name
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
1. That would be a problem.
2. Oh dear.
3. HOWIE HASN’T GOTTEN A RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST ME YET!
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 2, 2010 8:19 PM PST up reply actions
YET!
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 8:20 PM PST up reply actions
You noticed that, too, huh?
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 8:21 PM PST up reply actions
LOL
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 2, 2010 8:23 PM PST up reply actions
I’m particularly focused on point #2, though. You really, really don’t want to be one of those girls.
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 8:22 PM PST up reply actions
I know that. I don’t want to be one of those girls, either. Can I just send Huff over to his place, then?
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 2, 2010 8:24 PM PST up reply actions
I believe this would be an acceptable compromise.
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 8:26 PM PST up reply actions
HOT DAMN
What is this I don’t even
<3 Pat
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Urbz
After #sfgiants presser 4 Tejada, Sabean told me don’t rule out Renteria return (as backup SS). He wants to. Tejada doesn’t change that.
THE ORDER OF THE WHITE LOTUS!!!
except not master-y
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
Are any of our Old Guys crazy enough to count as Bumi?
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Dec 2, 2010 5:58 PM PST up reply actions
Murph is Iroh!
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
/takes off glasses
my god.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
UNCLE I AM SO SORRY
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
We started out thinking he was Lincecum, but clearly Lincecum is the last airbender, so between the endless Zuko!Fail and the angst and tea-service, it’s probably Zito.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
How about Affeldt? He kinda…well…he wasn’t his usual self this year, but that outing in Philly in the NLCS….he redeemed himself there
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
Maybe Dirty
Metaphorical fireballer, kind of a headcase, prone to stupid statements, moments of absolute badassery.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Dec 2, 2010 6:13 PM PST up reply actions
PIANDAO!!!!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Gettin’ the band back together!
My adopted Giant got shipped off to Pittsburgh, and it was worth it.
by rightcenterfielder on Dec 2, 2010 5:58 PM PST up reply actions
this is far and beyond making me so stoked for spring to come
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
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HOLY CRAP
That doesn’t bother me at all. Although I do look forward to a bright future without “temporary stopgap” shortstops.
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"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 2, 2010 7:27 PM PST up reply actions
Yay!
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
jj hardy tendered a contract btw
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
probably 2B
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Dec 2, 2010 6:15 PM PST up reply actions
Hardy can still be traded.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
I’m still betting he starts at shortstop if he’s signed.
Thing A
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who cares, it doesn’t matter anymore!!!
im so happy
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z
One year more!
Another season made for destiny
This never-ending road to victory
This man whose contract’s near a crime
Will now be back a second time
One year more
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Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
I did not hit until today!
How could I slug if we were parted?
Spring training still is months away
And yet our own parade has started
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Dec 2, 2010 6:19 PM PST up reply actions
(sung by Huff & Pat, obv)
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Dec 2, 2010 6:20 PM PST up reply actions
(Yes, that was how was picturing it as well.)
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
One more day all on my own
One more day with no one caring
Will my name be ever known?
No one ever knows I’m there!
(Matt.)
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Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
Dammit, I’m gonna fanpost this.
Then I might vid it.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
awesome
I got D&D to play, but I nominate Freddy Sanchez as Enjolras. He never gets any showtime in these things.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Dec 2, 2010 6:26 PM PST up reply actions
I was thinking something inspiringly patriotic.
Like Buster.
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Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
Buster Posey is the Edward Norton of baseball players
He can do anything, so picking him is never wrong, but feels a little cheap.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Dec 2, 2010 6:30 PM PST up reply actions
Freddy, though, should be that guy who goes all high and intense in Red and Black:
AND IF I SHOULD DIE IN THE FIGHT TO BE FREE
WHERE THE FIGHTING IS HOTTEST, THERE WILL I BE
LET THEM COME IF THEY DARE
WE’ll BE THEEEEEEEERE
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
You’re the man, Jim.
/lightly pats shoulder so as not to frighten you
The South shall rise again! And it will have a tender, flaky crust!
hokay
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/12/2/1852284/one-year-more
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Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
OMG I WAS TOTALLY GONNA DO THAT
Maybe I’ll try to do the Thenardiers’ part, but with who?
by Murray, Present on Dec 2, 2010 6:34 PM PST up reply actions
Bochy & Sabes
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Dec 2, 2010 6:35 PM PST up reply actions
Miggy hitting fifth
Rowand crashing into walls
Signing gritty vet’rans like a free for all
Posey lifted for Eli
Double switch or two
On our way to winning ring number two
by Murray, Present on Dec 2, 2010 6:43 PM PST up reply actions
Tighten up the meter a little and you’ve got something beautiful. :D
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Dec 2, 2010 6:44 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, not my best effort. In my defense, I’m on my second glass of Crown Royal.
by Murray, Present on Dec 2, 2010 6:46 PM PST up reply actions
Watch ‘em run amok, catch ’em as they fall
Never know your luck when there’s a free for all
C’mon, gotta be Velez! Especially if he pops up via the stage trapdoor and makes crazy eyebrows!
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Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
Who is Javert???
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
that's the million-dollar question isn't it
A Giant, or a rival?
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Dec 2, 2010 6:47 PM PST up reply actions
Right now I’m going with Sabean, but open to suggestions. Agent Ned?
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Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
Uribe
I will join these little schoolboys, they will wet themselves with blood.
by Murray, Present on Dec 2, 2010 6:56 PM PST up reply actions
You guys (and gals, if there are truly wimmens in the interwebs) think Rowand might learn to play a corner OF spot if he wants to play at all in 2011?
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
He better if he stays with the Giants.
And yes there are wimmenz here. I are one.
by mrs. owlcroft on Dec 2, 2010 6:37 PM PST up reply actions
your username is suspiciously female… im not convinced
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Yeah
Although given his arm, he really only needs to learn LF
"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 mean, this shouldn’t be a huge endeavor, should it? He’s a decent OF anyway.
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 2, 2010 7:27 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, it shouldn't be too hard
"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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TNWSS
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 2, 2010 9:20 PM PST up reply actions
LOL Ottawa fans throwing Dany Heatley’s jerseys onto the ice.
Hey… we could do that with Uribe’s jerseys when he comes to town!
lolz I would….except it would be a waste of a hundred bucks. I always wondered why dubs fans never do that whenever Stephen Jackson comes to Oracle
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
or Baron
"I tell him straight, 'If you're going to lead, you have to be the first to practice. You have to come in, get your work down and be prepared for practice,' " assistant coach Keith Smart said. "He needs to figure out why he is having stomach problems and he's got to watch how LeBron (James), Kobe (Bryant) and D-Wade (Dwyane Wade) work. He needs to mimic that if he wants his teammates to speak volumes about him." -Keith Smart on Motna Ellis
/throws BaronVonCurrentEvents jersey on Coliseum field
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
Oh, I believe my friends are there doing that right now. They take their hockey very seriously.
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 6:30 PM PST up reply actions
Yep! And bonus, they actually say ‘eh’! It’s adorable.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 6:39 PM PST up reply actions
omg too funny, and way to make me laugh in the library XD
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
LOL sorry. This is exactly why I don’t read McC at school anymore.
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 6:48 PM PST up reply actions
rofl sorry? are you kidding me? the people around me just started laughing out loud at what they’re reading. You’ve started a phenomenon XD
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
Awesome. You’ll all get C’s on your finals and burn me at the stake.
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 6:55 PM PST up reply actions
I saw a guy with a Rowand jersey at the AZ/SF game in SF on the last week of the season…
poor bastard
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Maybe he’s Rowand’s cousin? or brother? or something?
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
i think he was just a lost soul. jersey looked pretty damn spankin new
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
OH I know, he may have found it on the clearance rack at Ross or Marshalls…I’ve found a bunch of Zito jerseys there….never bothered to buy one
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
yeah he must have gotten it as Ross… after all, Ross is Rowand for less
BOOM
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Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Hi everyone!
Kind of surprised I’m in the second-smallest minority for being thrilled.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
The Giants are not done....
They’re in a great position to take offers from other teams. They could tweak here or there, but they’re basically set going into spring training.
Sabes can go to the WInter Meetings knowing that he doesn’t have to order up from the veteran buffet.
iknow iknow iknow iknow iknow!!!!!!!!!!!!!
so fucking happy.
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Well, Huff and Tejada and Burrell and (if true) Rent should hopefully have filled even his hollow leg up before he even gets to the table there.
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 2, 2010 7:29 PM PST up reply actions
Pat PLEASE
Just don’t strike out 11 times in 13 AB’s when we’re playing a pivotal series.
"I tell him straight, 'If you're going to lead, you have to be the first to practice. You have to come in, get your work down and be prepared for practice,' " assistant coach Keith Smart said. "He needs to figure out why he is having stomach problems and he's got to watch how LeBron (James), Kobe (Bryant) and D-Wade (Dwyane Wade) work. He needs to mimic that if he wants his teammates to speak volumes about him." -Keith Smart on Motna Ellis
why not? Pat striking out=WS win
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
and considering that he took $1mil with no incentives, he can do whatever he damn well pleases
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
His leaping post-homer celebration is one of my favorite moments of the post-season.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Dec 2, 2010 6:48 PM PST up reply actions
So uh
Does anyone think we have actually gotten any better this postseason?
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"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
A little bit worse, I guess.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Well we already seem to have our starting 9 set, along with out 5 starting pitchers and all but 2 bullpen spots. I can’t see us making any big moves now.
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Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 2, 2010 6:47 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah well, you never know who will hurt themselves skiing, falling down the stairs, or washing their truck… There might be trades, or who knows what could other wacky thing could happen?
Well who was the last good players Sabes brought in via trade?
I can’t even think of anyone. Jeff Kent?
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Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 2, 2010 6:53 PM PST up reply actions
Mole?
Getting rid of Molina?
Javier Lopez?
Fonte…ok maybe not him
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
Getting rid of a player doesn’t count, and trading for a reliever, although Lopez turned out to be very valuable, isnt really what I was thinking about either. Mole, I guess. Late in the season though, and only because we needed a 2nd basemen.
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Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 2, 2010 6:57 PM PST up reply actions
Schmidt.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Ok. The point being that I would be utterly shocked if Sabean made an impact trade
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Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 2, 2010 7:25 PM PST up reply actions
Who would he send away? And what is the gaping hole to be filled (rhetorical, not a question for Letter)? After Tejada the SS trade is not going to happen, so that pretty much does it methinks.
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 2, 2010 7:31 PM PST up reply actions
Well, when you get rid of a player to free up space for your well-regarded prospect, I think it’s Addition by subtraction. Lopez shutdown Ryan Howard and various other Left-handed sluggers for us during the playoffs and World Series, that’s pretty damn good in my book. Mole, he has been a defensive monster for us and the way he turns double plays…it’s ART.
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
Yeah
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Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 2, 2010 6:46 PM PST up reply actions
Sure if Belt is opening day starter
"I tell him straight, 'If you're going to lead, you have to be the first to practice. You have to come in, get your work down and be prepared for practice,' " assistant coach Keith Smart said. "He needs to figure out why he is having stomach problems and he's got to watch how LeBron (James), Kobe (Bryant) and D-Wade (Dwyane Wade) work. He needs to mimic that if he wants his teammates to speak volumes about him." -Keith Smart on Motna Ellis
who cares? the most important thing for me is that we’ve got a 92 win team back together for the most part.
there are 80 win teams in our division that arent improving.
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I don't
I guess it me of little faith. I would just be surprised if either Huff, or Burrell matched their production from last year. And I think Tejada is a drop off from Uribe. If Panda rebound and Ross has a good year, I guess its a good lineup.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 2, 2010 6:50 PM PST up reply actions
have some faith brotha.
they’re not done yet. granted, we won’t get Crawford, but all these 1 and 2 year deals that won’t block the re-signing of our pitchers is very important.
they’ve done plenty well considering they can’t really give out 3-5 year deals
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Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Hahahaha
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
It’s just that I’m pretty sure I remember Frandsen being pissed at us when he left.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
There are 25 other teams from whom he could accept a NRI.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
But he was OMGZHAPPY at Publick House after Game 5!
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
Childhood fandom.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
And drunk.
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 7:49 PM PST up reply actions
I heard some funny stories about how he was acting that night. They made me like him.
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"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 8:24 PM PST up reply actions
Oh, you should share those with me one day. I’ve always had a special place in my heart for Frandsen. I really wanted him to succeed with the team :(
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 8:27 PM PST up reply actions
Me, too. He seemed like a good guy, and I always wondered what would have happened if he hadn’t had that achilles injury.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
by kdl on Dec 2, 2010 9:11 PM PST up reply actions
Ooh, SD non tendered Hairston! That’s nice. Perdomo, too.
LAA Non tenders Frandsen.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Dec 2, 2010 7:03 PM PST reply actions
This is my 10,500th comment on MCC
And I just wasted it talking about how this is my 10,500th comment on MCC.
The South shall rise again! And it will have a tender, flaky crust!
by TheLetter2 on Dec 2, 2010 7:17 PM PST reply actions 6 recs
As best I can tell, only ten were “STFD.” It’s not something I usually say. Only scattered uses of “finish him.” But I can tell you this: most of my anti-Martin vitriol was spewed over at Talking Chop, where I posted comments such as:
- “RUSSELL MARTIN IS A FAT FUCK”
- “Russell Martin is a fat fuck. I hate the Dodgers. Matt Kemp can burn in hell. L.A. is overpriced.”
- “I hope that little H.H. Gregg thing dies in a fire started by Russell Martin being fat.”
- “Russell Martin is a fat fuck. Fat. Fuck.”
The South shall rise again! And it will have a tender, flaky crust!
You work in public broadcasting
and are cribbing Python scripts!
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 2, 2010 7:32 PM PST up reply actions
What in God’s name could you possibly be talking about?
The South shall rise again! And it will have a tender, flaky crust!
a common gag
In a talk show skit, Terry Gilliam or one of those guys would go on camera and say “This is my only line” to great boos. Or another one was a panel discussion, and one guy’s lines were like this:
“I’d like to say this is the first time I’ve appeared on television”…“No, no time for that Ted”
leading to
“Can I say this is probably the last time I’ve been on television”…“No, Ted, that will have to wait for next week’s show!”
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 2, 2010 7:42 PM PST up reply actions
And now your 10,500 comment is green. Not such a waste, afterall :)
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 7:35 PM PST up reply actions
I just wasted my 332nd MCC comment by replying to your 10,500th MCC comment.
by In Bust we Trust on Dec 2, 2010 7:39 PM PST up reply actions
This is my 7,910th comment on MCC
And I just wasted it talking about how this is my 7,910th comment on MCC.
Your 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Dec 2, 2010 8:27 PM PST up reply actions
I'm a little embarassed
I’ve been on McC for 501 days total. I’ve left 13841 comments. That’s a 27 per day pace.
Yikes.
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I’ve been here around 260 days or so, that’s about 30 a day.
Your 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Dec 2, 2010 8:34 PM PST up reply actions
I mean, it makes sense
If I sit down during the season and watch a full game with GDT, that’s gotta be at least 100.
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this is either my 300th or 3000th comment on MCC, and I don’t know what to say. I’m honored
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I’m getting close to 80,000 comments on MCC. Jesus.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
convert that into minutes of your life, and your eulogy is set
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Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
MCC 80,000 comment Jesus?
Brian Sabean: Sing His Praises To The Heavens!
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Shop this and store it for 90,000
Your avitar in the middle even!!
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 3, 2010 3:44 PM PST up reply actions
we will found out soon, indeed....
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Dec 2, 2010 7:54 PM PST up reply actions
Yes!
"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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Hmmm
In the press conference, Sabean mentioned that they watched Tejada while he was with the Padres, and said “he was playing shortstop like he did ten years ago”.
I went and looked it up, and short-sample UZR agrees with that sentiment, for whatever it’s worth – pegging Tejada as a roughly average SS defensively in his time with SD. Here’s hoping Sabes knows something we don’t.
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Also, this was a very cool Huffian statement
The six-time All-Star related that once the Giants contacted his agent, he ceased to care about any other offer he might receive.
“With a team like San Francisco, you don’t say no,” said Tejada, who expressed excitement to play before AT&T Park’s consistently large crowds and to play for a contender.
“My last seven years, I’ve been out of the race before the All-Star break,” said Tejada, a career .297 hitter (33-for-111) at AT&T Park.
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perfectly generic
/swoons
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
by slackersphere17 on Dec 2, 2010 8:03 PM PST up reply actions
yeah, id want to play in front of 40k a night instead of more opposing teams’ fans than your own fans too (like SD)
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
ICYMI
http://www.csnbayarea.com/pages/giantsvideo
There’s a “Giants Prospect Workout” video featuring a little interview with Gary Brown, Brett Bochy makes a cameo.
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Oh and
A really cool interview with Aubrey Huff where he talks about the charity work he’s getting in to now that he knows he’ll be in the Bay Area
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Pat keeps him grounded
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Scott (SD)
So much for the Giants getting “younger and faster,” eh? Burrell, Huff, and Old Man Rivers (Tejada)? Still slightly optimistic in them because they made this type of roster work last year, but not overly enthused. You?
Klaw (1:19 PM)
Tejada at short should be some high comedy. They’re asking to regress to the mean, when they should be spending their coming revenue increase to add some impact guys to the offense. The 2010 lightning isn’t striking twice, but that pitching core is good enough to do it again if they upgrade the lineup.
LOLGIANTS
"I don't know how the six-pack got in my hands." -P.T.F. Bat
pretty badass 3 piece suit tbh
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Classy.
I hope that Miggy performs well, because I actually like him a lot.
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at first i was mad, but now I’m happy. i slept on it, and am ok with it
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
cant hate a one year deal, and he’s not blocking anyone
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
I see this a lot, but you can hate three consecutive one year deals that don’t block anyone because there’s no semblance of anyone to be blocked.
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 3, 2010 7:15 AM PST up reply actions
third shortest at best!!
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
OT:
the most awkward thing in the world is when you’re at your buddies house and he starts arguing with his gf and you’re standing there feeling really wierd. then you awkwardly walk outside and can still hear them yelling. this is the story of my past Saturday day night
i never really know what to do in those situations except try to get out, fast
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Ouch
I just sneakily walk by, mutter out “Hey I’ll talk to you later” then leave. It’s the simplest way to go about it without looking like a complete douchebag.
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
seriously. that's disrespectful of them too, yet we look like the douche
yeah its just super uncomfortable, and this happens to me alot. well, like once a month kinda alot
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Yeah seriously
It’s not just disrespectful, it’s also kinda stupid on their part. Do you REALLY want to air your dirty laundry in front of people…especially a friend? I mean seriously?
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
well, having been in that situation on the other end (im arguing with my now-ex wife in front of friends) i can def say that no one picks the time and place for arguments unless someone really provokes it.
ive heard some shit in fights that id never known about. what, my buddy has a drug addiction? this guy i’ve known for 3 years, a good friend? you got the dirty laundry part right
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Yeah, I just try to hold it all in until I can bring the person to a private area or room and then all gloves are off. Idk I just try my best to keep stuff in private…unless something really bad happens and the verbal thrashing needs to happen then and there. But yeah I know what you mean. It’s hard to even predict a fight will happen…unless you know you did something to set the other person off…but that’s a different story.
Yeah some crazy stuff comes up in fights. It can really bring out the worst in people and the “funny” thing about fights? People tend to forget about what the fight was really about and start bringing up shit from the past….
"It is not enough that we win; all others must lose" -Larry Ellison
that’s the point of a fight. to bring up shit that you are still mad about. its never about the present.
otherwise we’d all be hugging all the time
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
"otherwise we’d all be hugging all the time "
see: Burrell, Pat
also: Huff, Aubrey
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 2, 2010 9:36 PM PST up reply actions
they’re the exception, not the rule
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
warriors Golden St. Warriors
Miguel Tejada, the newest member of the @sfgiants is in the house for tonight’s @Warriors – @PhoenixSuns game. http://twitpic.com/3cdaga
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HEY!!! yeah, YOU!! STAY ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE BRIDGE!!
don’t make me come over there now
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
OT
Got the 2011 season ticket holder renewal invoice in my e-mail box tonight. They raised my ticket prices (for the first time in 7 years). Anyone else who has season tickets got their ticket prices raised (on average since they are doing the Dynamic pricing again).
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
how much are they/where do you sit (if you dont mind my asking)
im thinking of getting season tix in the 100s section for 2011, and selling off the tix when i have to work.
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
either that, or the first row of the VR i dont remember that actual name of it, but its below the walkway of the upper deck, theres like 3-4 rows there. great view
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
View Box
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 2, 2010 8:48 PM PST up reply actions
yes!! that’s the one. i’ve sat there once, every other time it’s section 109 or down by the bullpen (where my dads and uncles tickets are at).
i really enjoyed the view from the view box, if im gonna be at the park alot maybe the view is important, then again, if im gonna be there alot i want to be as close as i can get.
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
bought a 10 pack in 302 VB from a scalper ($10 over per tic) in 2000
I was pleased.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 2, 2010 8:57 PM PST up reply actions
hmm… cool deal. i dont know if you saw above when i was talking about season tix, but i cant split a pack because im a firefighter and my 24-hour shifts can change at any time, so going in on a pack with someone doesn’t work for me (end up with tix to games i cant go to at last minute), so I’d just have to buy ST and sell off the ones i can’t make.
I’m hoping to spend less than $6000 total on 81 games, 2 tickets (so i can take my gf, or friends, dad, or sell the xtra ticket) or sell both if i cant make it
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
I loved those seats so much that I got ST the next year in VR 302 (right behind) and kept them through 2007 though we did move to VR307 a couple years later.
I love the 1st base line VR/VB seats!
best of luck and here’s hoping the Giants catch on fire again….
/oops
//sorry
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 2, 2010 9:28 PM PST up reply actions
no worries, i dont care if shit burns. its just my job to put it out, lol. gotta love it a little, but gotta respect it
except for the Giants. when they catch fire, I ain’t putting them out. Chase Utleys gel-slicked head would combust as the white-hot Buster Posey trotts past him
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
I have VR infield. They average $20.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
cool, not bad pricing. im seriously gonna look into it tomorrow.
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Give the Giants season ticket dept. a call and tell them what you are looking for.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
will they let me come to the stadium and pick my seat?
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by giant4life83 on Dec 2, 2010 10:08 PM PST up reply actions
absolutely!
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 2, 2010 10:15 PM PST up reply actions
lol
SI_JonHeyman Jon Heyman
#redsox tried to steal rivera with 3-year offer, im hearing. 2 more teams also offered 3. but rivera is close to $30-mil deal with #yankees
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lol
Red Sox are really dumb. For real.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Epstein just has a sense of humor
And their bullpen really isn’t that good, they could actually use Mo.
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It’d be pretty cool if Epstein could show up and just drop the sarchasm jpg on me.
It can only be a joke, I guess, because would Mo ever sign that contract?
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
OT - Pirates non tender Lastings Milledge
but they agreed to a 1 year with club option with Ronny Cedeno
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by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 2, 2010 8:55 PM PST reply actions
Really? They got rid of Milledge? I’m actually a little surprised.
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 8:57 PM PST up reply actions
Pirates are the cheapest franchise
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 2, 2010 8:57 PM PST up reply actions
But still, he’s probably their second most talked about player
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
I'M A GIRL
by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 9:16 PM PST up reply actions
I think Milledge got into more trouble with the law in Pittsburgh.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Well there’s maybe something to that
The San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
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by Prussian Creole on Dec 2, 2010 9:16 PM PST up reply actions
a quick google turned up nothing recent
he is a certified goof though, though I thought he’d matured a bit….maybe not
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 2, 2010 9:18 PM PST up reply actions
Is it March yet?
Got me thinking that mid-Feb. will be enough to pull me out of the off-season funk. March is better but when you are drowning in lack of baseball, that little raft called “pitchers and catchers reporting” looks beautiful when it floats into reach. And here we are at midnight, that moment when, a few months ago, I routinely faced those decisions about whether to shut down the game streaming from the west coast or write off effective work the next day.
Fontenot is back
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by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 2, 2010 9:05 PM PST reply actions
per Hank:
Giants have signed Mike Fontenot to a 1-year deal. Ray and Velez nontendered. Other 7 arb guys tendered.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 2, 2010 9:05 PM PST up reply actions
Ramon Ramirez was tendered? fuck
I’d almost rather have Velez than him. wait, did i just say that? i take it back
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Ramon Ramirez: pretty good.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
eh… i dont know if the RamRam we saw in the playoffs was the real him, or the one we saw in the reg season was the real him
all i know is he seriously, BIG-TIME got BABIP luck with SF ’til the postseason
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Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
hankschulman Henry Schulman
Giants have signed Mike Fontenot to a 1-year deal. Ray and Velez nontendered. Other 7 arb guys tendered.
hankschulman Henry Schulman
Gs didn’t have to make decision on Velez. Not arb eligible. Guessing they needed his roster spot.
"What’s that, Buster? You asked for a bicycle? Well, sorry. Santa brought butt floss instead."
no reason to add him until ST is over though
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
you make a good argument
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
More to the point, need a least one spot if one wants to do a rule five draft next week.
Waiting for the promise land, when Steve Decker is our head coach and Bork is drinking Margaritas on someone else's time.
by pittsburghian on Dec 2, 2010 9:11 PM PST up reply actions
FBAL!
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Dec 2, 2010 9:07 PM PST up reply actions
I wish Velez the best.
He should go to pittsburgh and team up with bowker, they need an outfielder, now that milledge is gone
by panda revival on Dec 2, 2010 9:09 PM PST up reply actions
then it won’t work.
they need a guy who can catch balls, and last i saw of velez, he was getting hit in the head with them
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Don't get chopped
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/12/2/1852362/non-tender-is-the-night#comments
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Pablo
I wonder how long he sits in the 8th spot. If he plays really poorly (for what we might expect from him), should he be demoted to AAA. If he plays well, how long to you put him at the bottom of the order.
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
man 2008...
That’s got to be one of the worst opening day lineups of all-time
I wouldn’t be surprised if 2011 is twice as good at every position.
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Dec 3, 2010 6:49 PM PST up reply actions
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