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Who Should Replace SIRM as the Most Hated Dodger
by Giant Torture on Dec 3, 2010 9:35 AM PST
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While it looks like SIRM is heading to the Yankees, and therefore will still be easy to hate, but still I feel like there will be a void in McC next year, without all of the SIRM jokes, GIFS etc. So I thought it would be appropriate to set up a pole and select someone to replace SIRM as the most easily dislikable Dodger and alleged blower of goats.
The Candidates:
Juan Uribe - So did Juan spurn the Giants offer of 3 years and $20M or an identical 3 years and $21M, we'll probably never know, but either way it was close and it sure didn't seem like he was too interested in giving the Giants a chance to match. Still, he did help the Giants become WORLD CHAMPIONS, but in a way that kind of makes it worse.
Career vs. Giants: .159/.195/.278, 3 HR's.
Casey Blake - The guy just looks like douche-bag, but other than his mimicking of B-Weezy's post game tribute to his father, I'm not familiar with many other indiscretions on his part other than the fact that he has pretty unimaginative beard.
Career vs. Giants .254/.333/.445, 9 HR's
Rod Barajas - He's going to replace SIRM in the Dodgers lineup, so maybe there could be a transference of hate from Martin to Barajas, but other than having come up with the Diamondbacks I've found little else to inspire the same kind of contempt for him.
Career vs. Giants: .159/.228/.292, 4 HR's
Matt Kemp - Well known for not trying very hard, he's had some run-ins with Dodger's management over loafing it in the OF and generally seems like a prick, however, his lack of effort in the OF would seem to help the Giants.
Career vs. Giants: .291/.346/.433, 5 HR's
Clayton Kershaw - He's actually pretty damn good, so that alone makes him easy to dislike, but he also looks like he just stepped off the set of Deliverance II, which makes the joke a little easier. Still he hasn't been around long enough to do anything terribly unlikeable, besides playing for Satan's team.
Career vs. Giants: 1-1, 1.46 ERA, 38 K's, 1 CGSO
Andre Ethier - Besides being a goody two shoes and also being a fairly good player, not a ton to dislike aside from playing for the Fodgers.
Career vs. Giants: .296/.382/.466, 9 HR's
Rafael Furcal - This guy seems to kill the Giants, that is when he isn't hurt.
Career vs. Giants: .300/.383/.411, 36 RBI's
Once you get past Uribe and Blake, there's not too much there to inspire a whole lot of bondslegend caliber venom, but my vote is for Uribe, although we'll always have Tommy Lasorda to hate, fat fuck.
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I agree with all that you said.
Juan Uribe is the obvious choice. I mean, you can’t hate Casey Blake the most just because of his smugness. Like you said, Kemp has caused problems for his own team. Furcal may be a thorn in the Giants side but thats just good old fashion competition. I remember Barajas hitting those HRs off the Giants last season playing for the Mets but as a Dodger he hasnt done lick.. Kershaw seems like a young punk but he was suspended for something stupid he teammates made him do. And Either’s just a goody two shoes.
Benedict Uribe it is then.
Benedict Uribe
Nice.
"And as Edgar rounds the bases the ghosts run
with him, the great ones like Mays and McCovey and Cepeda, and the
almost forgotten ones like Bolin and LeMaster and Manwaring…" - J. Rant
by Giant Torture on Dec 3, 2010 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
too perfect, and sounds best when mimicking the priest from "The Princess Bride"
I wanted to adopt, but all the good looking babies were taken
by joeytothelimit on Dec 5, 2010 3:53 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Love it.
That’s how it’ll sound in my head from now on.
where is
Broxton?
Mischievously implosive purple pitching staff.
by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Dec 3, 2010 10:35 AM PST reply actions
IDK
An all-you-can-eat buffet?
"And as Edgar rounds the bases the ghosts run
with him, the great ones like Mays and McCovey and Cepeda, and the
almost forgotten ones like Bolin and LeMaster and Manwaring…" - J. Rant
by Giant Torture on Dec 3, 2010 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
I added him.
"And as Edgar rounds the bases the ghosts run
with him, the great ones like Mays and McCovey and Cepeda, and the
almost forgotten ones like Bolin and LeMaster and Manwaring…" - J. Rant
by Giant Torture on Dec 3, 2010 10:42 AM PST up reply actions
I voted Kemp
because he bothers me personally. But I think Kershaw is better because he will be around for a while. Blake would be a good one, but how much longer will he be around? besides, Kershaw will likely get better, and if the Fodger team improves, he will likely have some epic one-on-one battles with any of our aces. Most significantly, Timmy. I could see some epic showdowns over the next decade with these two if both teams are good during that time. So much so that maybe people fill take a day of from salivating over BoSox/Yanks and recognize what I think is the best rivalry in baseball if not sports.
For that reason, Kershaw is probably best
~me
I've hated Blake ever since he mocked Wilson
Not classy.
The thong is, it happened.
by Goofus on Dec 3, 2010 11:00 AM PST reply actions 5 recs
He's in the right city then!
"And as Edgar rounds the bases the ghosts run
with him, the great ones like Mays and McCovey and Cepeda, and the
almost forgotten ones like Bolin and LeMaster and Manwaring…" - J. Rant
by Giant Torture on Dec 3, 2010 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
He’s not on the poll but screw it, Suck it Chad Billingsley!
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Dec 3, 2010 1:32 PM PST up reply actions
And Chad is such a douche-y name.
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Dec 3, 2010 11:47 PM PST up reply actions
THIS!
"This is a street fight, and we win those." -- BRIAN SABEAN, 10/23/10
by Josh from Hollywood on Dec 3, 2010 10:27 PM PST up reply actions
This.
Your 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Dec 5, 2010 3:05 PM PST up reply actions
Thankfully, karma took care of it
Casey Blake – 0 WS rings
Brian Wilson – 1 WS ring
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, future CF for the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
You make a persuasive argument.
"This is a street fight, and we win those." -- BRIAN SABEAN, 10/23/10
by Josh from Hollywood on Dec 3, 2010 10:27 PM PST up reply actions
Obvious this is a very important decision...
the last man we chose to ridicule and hate sucked it up and was replaced by someone batting .225 for the season.
So this next guy will OBVIOUSLY suck it up as well.
Tough choice between Uribe and Blake
Great point
To be honest, I was really be selfish, but this could have a major impact on two franchises.
"And as Edgar rounds the bases the ghosts run
with him, the great ones like Mays and McCovey and Cepeda, and the
almost forgotten ones like Bolin and LeMaster and Manwaring…" - J. Rant
by Giant Torture on Dec 3, 2010 11:37 AM PST up reply actions
Blake for mocking Wilson probably
Although Broxton did get me to briefly put aside my irrational dislike of Matt Stairs. That’s impressive
"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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by Gobroks on Dec 3, 2010 12:08 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Blake. I mean look at him. Look at his face. Look at his Dodger cap. Really look at him.
You can only make one conclusion: douche.
11/01/10
My adopted son is Steve Edlefsen.
by goGSW24 on Dec 3, 2010 12:12 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
Not to mention Casey Blake is a super douche name.
by Murray, Present on Dec 3, 2010 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
This was a beautiful post. I actually got mad thinking of Casey Blake.
The only thing that calmed my anger was that 2010 Giants WS champs pennant hanging on the wall.
by Nnamdi Asomugha on Dec 5, 2010 9:34 PM PST up reply actions
I'll continue by defense of Uribe campaign
The Dodgers offered him more money over 3 years than he made his entire previous career.
After providing him far more value than he earned two years in a row, The Giants didn’t show him much love this off-season or last.
He’s two years removed from having only no offers except one minor-league deal. His career was in doubt.
I really don’t blame him for going to L.A.
Out of principle, I hate him because he’s a Dodger. But I certainly don’t hate him.
The thong is, it happened.
"The Dodgers offered him more money over 3 years than he made his entire previous career."
So did the Giants. You say the Giants didn’t show him much love, but obviously they showed him MORE love than anyone else did, because he signed here the last two seasons. You think he turned down better deals from other teams to sign with the Giants in 2009 and 2010? The Giants gave him a chance to rejuvenate his career and get him the big money that the Dodgers offered him. Then when the Giants offer to match it, he shows no appreciation and signs with their arch rivals. I’ll never hate him, because I waited my whole life for a world championship and he was a big part of it, but there is no defense for what he did.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees because he wants to win the World Series. Wait, what???
There seems to be a lot of contention around the whether the Giants actually offered to match it
As far as I’ve seen, it’s been a “sources” thing. To me, that means it might have been the agents running up the Dodgers offer.
I’ve yet to see a confirmation that they agreed to match the offer.
The 3/$20M offer story has more legs, but that’s not matching the offer.
The thong is, it happened.
assuming the latter is correct, after the Giants did what they did for him, should he really leave for a difference of one million? And again, what about us fans? Playing for the team his uncle played for, playing to a packed house with a crowd chanting his name, and never booing him when he futilely waved at a pitch ten feet off the plate, and he’s going to go to the Dodgers of all teams for that little of a difference. That extra million is going to pay his bills and buy him food that he couldn’t afford at 20 million?
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees because he wants to win the World Series. Wait, what???
I’ll say it again, it was over the money. No way. If you can’t make whatever you’re shooting for work on $20 Million, you’re not going to make it work for $21. When you’re counting that many marbles, the difference is almost nil.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 3, 2010 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
* Was Not*
was not over the money. My bad.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 3, 2010 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
As I've been saying, a million dollars is a lot of money
When you’ve made $19 million dollars your entire carreer, a million dollars is a lot of money. I don’t know the particulars of Uribe’s situation, but the typical player from the D.R. comes from very humble beginings and that could put a lot of food on tables and shoes on feet for a lot of family members back home.
after the Giants did what they did for him, should he really leave for a difference of one million?
Look at it from Uribe’s point of view. What does he owe them? They paid him $4 million over the last two years and he gave them (and the fans) far more than their money’s worth. Now, for the second year in a row he’s looking for long-term security and the Giants are less than enthusiastic while another club is treating him like a star and making him feel wanted. Over the last 2 years, the Giants got the better of that deal.
If a prospective employer is really excited about you and offers you $315,000 for three years and your previous employer offers you $300,000, does that really make you a punk for going with the new employer?
The thong is, it happened.
I’m with Goofus. I hold no ill will towards uribe for going to the Dodgers. I actually think he did us a favor.
WWRWD?
by SF Pete on Dec 3, 2010 1:39 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah
Somone said that Uribe gave the ginats great value and is now making the Dodgers pay for it. that’s awesome
The thong is, it happened.
by Goofus on Dec 3, 2010 2:33 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
This is the right answer.
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Where is Dan Burkhart going to play ?
This
Also, I’m glad we’ll be arguing about Juan Uribe’s departure for the rest of the winter. It gives us something to talk about, besides the World Series and Fred Lewis.
"I could hear the angry MCC cacophany in my head."--Oldjacket, 7/4/10
Fred who?
"This is a street fight, and we win those." -- BRIAN SABEAN, 10/23/10
by Josh from Hollywood on Dec 3, 2010 10:29 PM PST up reply actions
Rec'd.
"This is a street fight, and we win those." -- BRIAN SABEAN, 10/23/10
by Josh from Hollywood on Dec 3, 2010 10:29 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t think Juan is a punk, I just don’t think he left over the money.
And the difference between $315,000 and $300,000 is not even in the same universe as the difference between $21,000,000 and $20,000,000.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 3, 2010 2:00 PM PST up reply actions
Yes it is
And the difference between $315,000 and $300,000 is not even in the same universe as the difference between $21,000,000 and $20,000,000.
As I posted the other day, my career has had me deeply involved in the finances of the very wealthy, people far wealthier than Uribe. It doesn’t matter how much someone makes, a 5% diffrence in income is a big damn deal. People may have more money than they need, but I’ve yet to hear someone say “I have more money than I want.”
You also have to factor in three more things:
- In pro sports, money is how athletes measure their success and often get respect from other players
- Athletes earning careers are very short
- Taxes, the union and agents take up a lot more than you or I see taken out of our checks
- Uribe comes from a poor country where every dollar can help a family member
I think it was about feeling slighted by the Giants and wanted by the Dodgers, but that million dollars is still a lot of money to a guy who’d only earned $19 million in his whole career (I realize the irony of saying "only $19 million, but that’s the world he lives in.) in an industry where guys make more than that in a single season.
The thong is, it happened.
I don’t think he left over the million. Other reports had him asking the Giants for 25 million. I think he felt he was underpaid the last two years and wanted them to make up for it. The only problem with Uribe’s logic here is that instead of appreciating that they gave him a shot when nobody else did, and giving them a hometown discount, he had it ass backwards and wanted them to make up for the fact that he over performed. Somebody at mlbtraderumors said that Uribe was watching the Jeter negotiations and ot seemed silly to me, but he actually was. Just like Jeter expected the Yankees to offer more than anyone else because of past services rendered, Uribe expected the same.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees because he wants to win the World Series. Wait, what???
All players do that, their past performance earns them their next contract in their minds
Two more points:
1. Do you really think Uribe or any athlete in that position believe he “over performed”?
2. What’s with the “hometown discount” talk? Uribe’s from the D.R. and played here two years. Do you honestly think he considers S.F. his home town?
The thong is, it happened.
A problem with your logic
I work in consulting and deal with recruiters quite a bit and can honestly say that for most people, they won’t jump ship for 5%, usually it takes somewhere in the neighborhood of 10-20% pay raise to get someone to leave unless there are extenuating circumstances. Also, the more they make, the more it will take for them to leave.
"And as Edgar rounds the bases the ghosts run
with him, the great ones like Mays and McCovey and Cepeda, and the
almost forgotten ones like Bolin and LeMaster and Manwaring…" - J. Rant
by Giant Torture on Dec 3, 2010 4:34 PM PST up reply actions
Total reply fail
That’s not the SL I intended and responded to the wrong portion of the thread.
"And as Edgar rounds the bases the ghosts run
with him, the great ones like Mays and McCovey and Cepeda, and the
almost forgotten ones like Bolin and LeMaster and Manwaring…" - J. Rant
by Giant Torture on Dec 3, 2010 4:36 PM PST up reply actions
Here's what I think it's like (in more real world numbers)
In 2009, I can’t find a job, but Coke offers me a job for $30,000 if I can prove I belong in the company. I take the job and provide them many times that in value.
In 2010, I hope to find a multi-year deal, but can’t. Eventually, Coke offers me $100,000 for 1 year. I take it and again provide them far greater value to Coke.
I’m again hoping for longer-term security and Pepsi offers me $750,000 for three years and makes me feel wanted. Coke knows about the offer from Pepsi and offers me $712,500 for three years. Does it make me a “traitor” for not being overly impressed by Coke’s offer?
I totally get that it takes a 10-20% raise to get people to move, but would argue that the Dodgers offered him an raise of over 100% and that’s what won Uribe over. If the Giants offered to match only 95% of the offer, not being overly impressed by the gesture is natural, IMO
The thong is, it happened.
1) I don’t think anyone, including his peers would give a shit either way over $1 Million dollars in how they “view” Uribe
2) Who cares what the duration is, it’s the end result that matters
3) They take the same % outta $21 as $20
4) Again, $21 or $20 from any Country is still $21 or $20
And I don’t have any problem with Juan taking his Dodger deal, I don’t hold any ill will towards him.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 3, 2010 7:34 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t agree with that. There is something to be said for sticking with a situation that you’ve had your greatest success in, and one where you’re comfortable with all of your surroundings. Not to mention that over 3 years you’ve got to think aobut missed opportunities. Uribe’s likelihood of getting to the playoffs and making big $$$ in the postseason were much stronger if he stayed with the Giants. I believe he picked up over $300K just recently due to the fact that the Giants won the championship. Dodger stadium is a more difficult hitters park than AT&T for right-handers, and the Dodger fans are going to expect a lot more from the Giants fans would have (given all the good will he’s banked with his play over the past 2 seasons). I’ll go on record right now to predict that Uribe is going to be very unhappy with how things work out down there by the end of his 3 years, which will be very bad for his on-field performance since he feeds off of positive vibes and emotions more than most other players.
However, I still don’t believe we have the true story on what the Giants final offer was, or if it was actually relayed to Uribe before he signed with the Fodgers. I doubt that the Giants agreed to guarantee the 3rd year of his contract and suspect that the final offer was something like 2 years @ $14M, with a club option for a 3rd year @ $6M that included something like a $2M buyout. If the Giants did offer him $20M guaranteed over 3 years and he turned them down then I would call him a jerk. That extra $1M is not going to be worth it for him in the end. The only thing that would soften my stance would be if there’s some type of bad blood between Uribe and somebody in the FO, on the coaching staff, or one of our star players that we just don’t know about. If he just wasn’t happy in his work environment then I would have to cut him some slack.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
Well, let's see
I totally agree with this:
I’ll go on record right now to predict that Uribe is going to be very unhappy with how things work out down there by the end of his 3 years, which will be very bad for his on-field performance since he feeds off of positive vibes and emotions more than most other players.
But disagree with this:
If the Giants did offer him $20M guaranteed over 3 years and he turned them down then I would call him a jerk.
He may regret it, but I don’t think taking the Dodgers offer makes him a jerk. it’s still a million dollars.
The thong is, it happened.
I agree.
And since I wouldn’t have liked any deal lasting more than 2 years, I can’t really complain about him wanting the 3 years and extra million. Plus, he seemed to like being wooed by the Dodgers.
But I will boo enthusiastically when he comes to bat in the fubly blue.
I USED TO NOT BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Then I'll ask you the same question I asked in another thread
Would you prefer being paid $20M to be a Giants fan or $21M to be a Dodgers fan? Personally, I couldn’t switch allegiances for an extra million bucks, especially when $20M is plenty of money and I get to stay with the team I’ve loved for the last decade. And I don’t see how Uribe can make the same decision; he’s not tied as strongly as most fans are, but he’s already got a crapton more money than they do so each extra dollar means less anyway.
Ain't no Posey like a Buster Posey cause a Buster Posey don't stop...hitting.
Giants baseball: We're stupid enough to WIN that (TM)
The major flaw in your reasoning is assuming that Uribe is a fan. He’s a professional baseball player, who will play baseball for money. He’s not a fan. Maybe he enjoyed playing for the Giants, but that doesn’t make him a “fan” of the team. He wasn’t in love with the team before he was paid by the Giants to play for them. He’s not in love with the team now. If he feels that the extra million will make a difference to him financially, there’s nothing wrong with taking it.
I USED TO NOT BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
If my cousin/uncle played for a pro team when I was growing up, I’d be a fan of that team.
Of course he’s a pro ball player who plays for the highest bidder in most instances, but I do think he had something special in SF that is probably worth more than $1M over three seasons.
Here's to the Dodgers and their bucket of suck.
For pete’s sake, this is his job. Not a fantasy. To assume he’s a fan because a relative played for the team is a big stretch. Jose also played for part of a season for the Astros. Should we assume that Juan is an Astros fan too? What about the Yankees – Jose was drafted by the Yankees. So is Juan a Yankees fan? Jose played a few games his first season in St. Louis. So is Juan a Cardinals’ fan? Do you see the huge flaw in your assumption?
He decided that what he had in SF was not worth $1 million, so he took the money. I don’t blame him. I wouldn’t have wanted him for a 3 year contract, so I don’t really care that much. I’ll boo him because he’s a Dodger, but I can’t blame him for wanting some extra dough.
I USED TO NOT BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Come on, that’s silly. Jose was a Giant first and foremost. Let me put it this way: when Juan made a back-handed grab and fired a runner out at first, or got a hit, or scored a run, or picked up an RBI, Giants fans chanted “UUUUUUUUUU!!!”. You can’t assign a value to that, and I’m not saying that it’s worth a million bucks. But he won’t find that appreciation in LA or anywhere else. So — I’m not blaming him for taking the extra dough, but I can easily imagine a “fantasy” where a player’s loyalty and allegiance to a franchise is worth more than $1M over the course of three years, just ask Pat Burrell.
Here's to the Dodgers and their bucket of suck.
You can’t compare the two situations. Uribe has made a total of just over $19 million so far in his career; Burrell has made nearly $70 million. Burrell is actually a local boy; Uribe is definitely not. Burrell was sitting home this season, waiting for a job; Uribe had more interest this off-season than he has in a couple years. Completely different scenarios.
Obviously the fan appreciation is not a significant factor for Uribe. You are simply projecting an ideal on Uribe that is unrealistic.
I USED TO NOT BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Well said
The fan appreciation might mean something to Uribe, but the extra million can take care of a lot of family back home.
I continue to be amazed at people suggesting a million bucks is something to sneeze at, especially in an industry that’s so mercenary.
The thong is, it happened.
The utlimate dilema
If my cousin/uncle played for a pro team when I was growing up, I’d be a fan of that team
What if your cousin/uncle was a Dodger?.
The thong is, it happened.
What can of corn said
We’re fans because we choose to be. It’s his profession and livlihood.
We’ve been fans for years and years. He’s been a Giant for two years.
Apples and oranges.
The thong is, it happened.
His uncle played for the Giants, and he has said in the past that that was one of the reasons he wanted to play for the Giants. Is that no longer important? Still, I agree with both sides on some of the points. Maybe we don’t know of some bad blood somewhere, but you simply do not leave if you’re happy for such a relatively small increase. I’m happy with where I work, (although hardly overjoyed) but I wouldn’t leave unless I was offered a huge increase. You get comfortable when you’re there for awhile, and don’t want major change.
My final opinion is this. We were mad at Jason Schmidt for going to the Dodgers and the Dodgers made him a huge offer while the Giants didn’t even offer him a contract, so why wouldn’t we be even angrier when Uribe leaves us over a couple of bucks?
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees because he wants to win the World Series. Wait, what???
by rxmeister on Dec 3, 2010 7:55 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I was disappointed in him. He had similar offers from the Cubs and Orioles, but I understood that he wanted to stay on the west coast. I don’t hate Uribe, though. I’ll give him the Pat Burrell back to Philly treatment, which is a hand before his first at bat and boos because he’s a Dodger after that. i wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if Miguel Tejeda has a better year than him anyway.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees because he wants to win the World Series. Wait, what???
His uncle played for the Giants, and he has said in the past that that was one of the reasons he wanted to play for the Giants. Is that no longer important?
Well, he DID play for the Giants. Check mark in that box. Now he’s getting some more money to play for the Dodgers than he would have for playing for the Giants. That’s fair enough.
A million bucks is a million bucks.
And I wasn’t mad at Schmidt either. Still booed him, though. A Dodger is a Dodger is a Dodger.
I USED TO NOT BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
I really doubt the Dodgers gave the Giants a chance to match that last contract offer. If I had to guess the contract negotiations went like this:
Dodgers offer: 2 years/ 13 million
Giants offer: 2 years 14 million
Dodgers offer: 2/15
Giants offer: Match
Dodgers: 3/21 on time offer.
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 6, 2010 7:52 AM PST up reply actions
Casey Blake
I can’t vote for Barajas, because he pretty much just got there. I can’t vote for Uribe, because he helped the Giants win it all. I can’t vote for Kemp, because he’s good against everyone equally, and last year he was bad against everyone equally. Same for Kershaw, Ethier and Furcal, even though Furcal does seem to get extra hot when he plays the Giants. I can’t vote for Broxton, because he’s blown more than a few games against the Giants, which makes him one of my favorites! I vote for Casey Blake, because he sucks, yet he turns into Babe Ruth against the Giants. Those are the guys I truly hate, the ones who aren’t good but always seem to beat the Giants. Are you reading this, Scott Hairston?
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees because he wants to win the World Series. Wait, what???
I was really hoping they'd sign Pierzynski
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
That would be perfect.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
/Banned
"And as Edgar rounds the bases the ghosts run
with him, the great ones like Mays and McCovey and Cepeda, and the
almost forgotten ones like Bolin and LeMaster and Manwaring…" - J. Rant
by Giant Torture on Dec 3, 2010 4:30 PM PST up reply actions
Yea, I meant the Dodgers.
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
/Ban rescinded.
"And as Edgar rounds the bases the ghosts run
with him, the great ones like Mays and McCovey and Cepeda, and the
almost forgotten ones like Bolin and LeMaster and Manwaring…" - J. Rant
by Giant Torture on Dec 4, 2010 9:36 PM PST up reply actions
Casey Blake, because the next Evil Homegrown Asshole Dodger Catcher® has yet to make himself be known. THE SUSPENSE IS KILLIN ME.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Suck it, AJ Ellis
…doesn’t have the same feel
"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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Suck it, Carlos Santana
Oh, wait…
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
I really dislike Furcal. But for me it’s gotta be Juan, given the recent circumstances and all.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 3, 2010 12:45 PM PST reply actions
Blake but I hate the others almost as much
My gut instinct was to go with Either because I feel like he personifies L.A. as a city better than the rest of the group (glam gf, douche attitude, etc.). In the end though, I had to go with Blake because he’s the one routinely driving the nails into our coffin (Except that one time when the Giants won the World Series… except for then).
So suck it Casey Blake!!
Blake.
Can’t stand him.
All the negative feelings I have for Uribe are because I took his departure as an affront and an injury.
And the reason it hurt was that I liked him a lot.
It’d be dishonest of me to say I hate him now.
For me it’s Uribe, hands down.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Anyone buy Kuo
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
but*
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Suck It Casey Blake
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Dec 3, 2010 2:41 PM PST reply actions
I can't help it - I like Blake.
I wish he played for the Giants. And his beard is really awesome.
I voted Barajas, because I didn’t like him as a Met, so it’s easy not to like him as a Dodger.
I USED TO NOT BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
I can sympathize.
I think Ethier’s cute, but you won’t hear me saying it around here. Nope, won’t drag it out of me in a million years.
The South shall rise again! And it will have a tender, flaky crust!
Casy Blake
Hands down.
"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."
We may not need to choose, though
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Dec 3, 2010 4:12 PM PST reply actions
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Unless the Dodgers are able to trade another starter like Loney away, and change Martin’s position, he’s not going back there. They didn’t just pay Barajas 3.25 million to be a backup catcher.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees because he wants to win the World Series. Wait, what???
QUIT TALKIN LOGIC
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Ummm...WHA?
Colletti told him he wanted to re-sign Martin to play second base, third base and the outfield, in addition to catching.
by Sgt. Dingleberry on Dec 4, 2010 7:58 AM PST up reply actions
Toe the rubber!
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
SL
Fat fuck!
"And as Edgar rounds the bases the ghosts run
with him, the great ones like Mays and McCovey and Cepeda, and the
almost forgotten ones like Bolin and LeMaster and Manwaring…" - J. Rant
by Giant Torture on Dec 3, 2010 4:55 PM PST up reply actions
I hear some call Lasorda an ambassador to baseball
All I think is “homophobic asshole”.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
anyone see that documentary on Glenn Burke? As bad as Lasorda was, he was the epitome of tolerance compared to Billy Martin. I’m not defending Lasorda in any way, shape, or form, but Burke didn’t make it any easier on himself by dating Lasorda’s son.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees because he wants to win the World Series. Wait, what???
Ethier!!!
Brian Wilson: "Don't Quote Me"
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
Pat Burrell: "The Patural"
Gotta be Kemp for me
That incident when Timmy hit him and he started walking towards him like he was some bad ass will always be etched in my mind.
As Kuip would say, “Kemp is a clown”.
Casey Blake is an epic douche.
currently i’m feeling a good amount of ill will towards Juan Uribe and Ethier’s face. The Uribe hate will probably die by the time he’s at home next october.
Honorary parent of Duane Kuiper, beloved broadcaster and power hitting coach for the Giants.
Casey Blake with out a doubt
but i could see Bellasario or whatever his name is making a run at that posistion.
James Loney can suck it too
Paul Lo Duca
… is second. Casey Blake is the tops for me. I take no joy in seeing a man unemployed but I did giggle when Blake was put on waivers.
BTW, what the or who the hell is SIRM? Sorry, I’m new here.
"Sharp grounder hit to Uribe to Thompson, for one, to Clark- DOUBLE PLAY!"
SIRM Defined!
Awesome! More proof McCovery Chronicles is the best.
Thanks, Campanari.
"Sharp grounder hit to Uribe to Thompson, for one, to Clark- DOUBLE PLAY!"
by FanFavoriteNo36 on Dec 4, 2010 12:14 AM PST up reply actions
Blake being on waivers doesn't mean they were trying to trade him and no one wanted him
Dunn got put on waivers, and the Nats weren’t necessarily trying to dump him. Teams sometimes waive players so they can gauge the trade interest.
Ain't no Posey like a Buster Posey cause a Buster Posey don't stop...hitting.
Giants baseball: We're stupid enough to WIN that (TM)
Waivers...
True. I agree. For someone that threw himself into the whole SF/LA rivalry, the Dodgers didn’t love him enough to keep him off waiver wire. Hell, he could have been picked up by us (instead of Fonti) and turned around and saluted with BWeez at the end of every win.
"Sharp grounder hit to Uribe to Thompson, for one, to Clark- DOUBLE PLAY!"
by FanFavoriteNo36 on Dec 4, 2010 12:16 AM PST up reply actions
Agreed.
I still hate Paul Lo Duca more than any current Dodger player.
by JSing on Dec 4, 2010 12:00 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
What kills me is ...
Lo Duca keeps showing up on highlight reels for that sliding catch against the GMen!
It was an awesome catch, dagnamnit!
"Sharp grounder hit to Uribe to Thompson, for one, to Clark- DOUBLE PLAY!"
by FanFavoriteNo36 on Dec 4, 2010 12:18 AM PST up reply actions
Like!
"Sharp grounder hit to Uribe to Thompson, for one, to Clark- DOUBLE PLAY!"
by FanFavoriteNo36 on Dec 4, 2010 12:18 AM PST up reply actions
It's definitely not Carlos Santana or Josh Bell
Or James McDonald or …
Aaron King, please pitch better.
McC Wiki - for all you newcomers out there.
Andrew Lambo!
"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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How about SIVP?
I still think the Giants should enact some street justice on Vicente Padilla after he domed Rowand. Even if he’s on another team. Rowand was a Giant when a Dodger did that.
Ever notice that Padilla did not pitch again after that incident. We always just managed to just miss his start.
"Sharp grounder hit to Uribe to Thompson, for one, to Clark- DOUBLE PLAY!"
by FanFavoriteNo36 on Dec 4, 2010 12:35 AM PST reply actions
He did pitch against us after that incident.
It pissed me off that we didn’t fuck him up in the rematch.
No relation to Matt Cain...
by Caine Black Knife on Dec 4, 2010 7:07 AM PST up reply actions
Did he?
"Sharp grounder hit to Uribe to Thompson, for one, to Clark- DOUBLE PLAY!"
by FanFavoriteNo36 on Dec 4, 2010 10:14 AM PST up reply actions
Yes
He went 7 innings and got the win each time, the bastard.
No relation to Matt Cain...
by Caine Black Knife on Dec 5, 2010 11:00 PM PST up reply actions
Ewwwwww
"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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ALL OF THE ABOVE
FUCK THE DODGERS NOW AND FOREVER
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Matt Kemp would be easier to hate
If it weren’t so fun to watch him fail on the basepaths.
No relation to Matt Cain...
by Caine Black Knife on Dec 4, 2010 7:04 AM PST reply actions
Casey Blake is by far the worst
but in terms of Giants killers, it was incredibly painful to watch Giants-Dodgers games where Chad Billingsley pitched.
Last season vs. Giants:
2-1, 0.78 ERA, .818 WHIP
Oh, right, and the Giants only scored 3 runs off him the entire year.
While you sit here typing some witty response, Bruce Bochy, world champion, is smiling from above.
So incredibly shoppable. I doubt this is the last time these images make an appearance on this site.
Here's to the Dodgers and their bucket of suck.
Wasn’t the first time either.
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Oh it happened
http://deadspin.com/5602739/your-andre-ethier-photoshop-roundup/gallery/
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 5, 2010 7:56 AM PST up reply actions
Too Effin'f Funny
"Sharp grounder hit to Uribe to Thompson, for one, to Clark- DOUBLE PLAY!"
by FanFavoriteNo36 on Dec 5, 2010 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
Willy Wonka and the Douche Factory
"I dont always hit home runs, but when I do, I prefer World Series winning home runs"
Chad Billingsley
And His Child-Bearing Hips.
If that’s not a band/album name, I don’t know what is.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Without Uribe, we would still be wandering around in the desert.
Are we really that fickle that we are going to turn on him the minute he doesn’t play for us? He helped win us a World Series!? I sincerely don’t understand why anyone could ever hate him.
I understand Giants-Dodgers is huge, and has been the most important influence in a lot of our thinking the past 50 or so years…but we have this new thing now that should take precedence. It’s called winning the World Series. How any Giants fan can ever turn on any member of the 2010 Giants that didn’t personally disrespect them is beyond me.
Andre Etheir is a monumental asshole. I don’t root for injuries, but there’s a definite smirk possibility were he to go down. And boy would I taunt my Dodger friends.
The case against:
- His ugly douche face.
- His insipid food blog.
- How bweaking his po’ wittle pinkie finguh made him hurt so bad that he couldn’t pway wehl fo’ the rest of duh yeeuh.
- He’s a Dodger, and has taken on this role KNOWINGLY and IN EARNEST.
- I’m pretty sure he picks his nose.
- He is a carcinogen.
The case in favor:
- His comical fielding makes for some hilarious value discussions. Can a person be that bad of an RF? Yes. Yes indeed.
- It’s possible that he’s monumentally stupid, and it’s hard to really despise a stupid person. They don’t know any better.
- Wasn’t he one of the Alyssa Milano bang buddies? That probably cost him a few years. Wouldn’t wish that on anyone.
- I’m sure his position as one of LA’s premier mansluts will briefly validate some failed actresses existence. He probably does that a lot.
Yeah. That guy can go to hell.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
And he doesn't take photos
On Fan Photo Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3qkaDg6DeA
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for real
One of my friends (a dodger fan…ugh) attended a fan thing in LA before a game and Ethier was like “I don’t take pictures bc my people believe it steals part of your soul.” Then WTF was he doing there?! It was a weird moment.
by kornstar2004 on Dec 6, 2010 11:58 AM PST up reply actions
What a dildo.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I would say he isn't ugly
I’m never sure about these things, but objectively speaking, isn’t he a pretty god looking dude?
The thong is, it happened.
No.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
AJ was a stain on the Giants History.
I hate his face as much as I hate Roy Oswalt’s.
"Sharp grounder hit to Uribe to Thompson, for one, to Clark- DOUBLE PLAY!"
by FanFavoriteNo36 on Dec 5, 2010 9:35 PM PST up reply actions
And what is with all the Casey Blake hate? He is by far my favorite Dodger, specifically b/c of this:
Overplayed memes:
EASTCOAST BIAS
2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
HERP DE DERP DURR
Ain't no Posey like a Buster Posey cause a Buster Posey don't stop...hitting.
Giants baseball: We're stupid enough to WIN that (TM)
Ethier
Is my least favorite Dodger by far. Because they got him for Milton Bradley. MILTON BRADLEY! Thanks a lot, A’s.
"My father's name is art, and my name's pride, and while my destiny reads a recipe for confusion I'm looking for whoever writes, so empty inside." -Slug
Blake by a mile
Easy target? Sure. Casey Blake follows in the footsteps of Roidlocks Manram, Nacho Krap, P. Dookie, and other former most hateds with style and grace befitting Chavez Ravine. The big question now is, how do we greet Uribe at AT&T?
BOOOOO
And where we once would have RIBEEEEEE’ed, we’ll BOOOOO again.
No relation to Matt Cain...
by Caine Black Knife on Dec 8, 2010 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
UUUUUUUUU-BOOOOOO! UUUUUUUUU-BOOOOOO
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Dec 9, 2010 1:22 AM PST up reply actions
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