Jayson Werth and the Giants
by Grant Brisbee on Dec 6, 2010 2:55 PM PST
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PrintThe best comparison for Jayson Werth -- a tools-laden disappointment in his early career, and a good middle-of-the-order hitter right around age 30 -- is Henry Rodriguez. Baseball Reference gives a few other names as comps...
...but they’re not quite as accurate as the Rodriguez comp. Brad Hawpe just woke up in a closet in Laos, chewing on his own glove, not sure how he got there, only remembering that it all started with a pop-up to shallow right; on the other hand, Werth is a good fielder. A minor difference between the two. Kal Daniels was a preternatural talent who chewed up major league pitching from an early age, but his knees failed him before he turned 30. Werth’s career path is almost the compete inverse.
But Rodriguez is one of the better comps out there. And he was done by the time he was 32. Werth is 31, and he just got a Barry Zito contract. Werth is a danged good player, but he isn't great, and he's already on the wrong side of 30. It probably would have been more practical to buy Finland, set up a baseball academy there, and make a law forbidding any other team from signing Finns, but now we're just splitting hairs.
The Giants could have used Werth. Really, really could have used him. He's a right-handed hitter who plays a position that the Giants needed to fill at the beginning of the offseason. The Giants didn't even try to make eye contact with his agent, and that was before anyone knew he was going to get a truly absurd contract. The Giants were out on Werth from the last pitch of the World Series*.
Now, there are a couple of reasons that the Giants can't really outbid anyone these days.
Yes, but if you can think of an easier way to get a fifth starter and a fifth outfielder, I'd like to hear it.
But even after the Zito and Rowand deals end (2034), I don't think the Giants are going to give out a long-term contract to a player outside of the organization for a long, long time. Because while those are the obvious misses, the front office also remembers that at one time or another, the Giants offered about $200M in contracts to Alfonso Soriano, Carlos Lee, Gary Matthews, Jr., and Juan Pierre. And as the Giants were busy getting out of their own way, they won a World Series with a combination of short-term deals and pre-arbitration youngsters.
For the next, oh, decade, you can just ignore the top five or ten names on the list of pending free agents. It's not that the Giants can't afford them, per se, it's just not a practical way of building a team. It never really was, but the Giants are now as allergic to long-term free-agent deals as any team in the game. Good.
Comment starter: Guess the year that a non-homegrown player gets a deal from the Giants worth more than $50M. I'll go with 2019. Gerrit Cole is just that good.
*11/1/10 -- Brian Wilson struck out Nelson Cruz to win the championship
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What about Burriss?!
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I think he was the dust mop reference.
Hector Sanchez: Underrated. Fighting body bias since the 2009 off season. I still love you, son, even if you're fat.
I thought that was Tejada.
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my boy
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
The Swiffer picks up everything.
Not sure if Tejada does that. Wouldn’t Crawford be the Swiffer? Picks up everything but has a very thin stick.
Roy Halladay just woke up in a cold sweat. He had a dream about this rodeo clown with a stick...
Not sure he appreciates comments about his stick. He’s probably self-conscious about it.
I feel prickishly demanding!
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by giantsfansince1981 on Dec 7, 2010 11:47 AM PST up reply actions
I’d go with 2012: Jimmy Rollins
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Yep. Though I could see him getting a 3/$45M deal. I don’t think you’ll need to go for a long-term deal with him next time.
by Grant Brisbee on Dec 6, 2010 3:02 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I thought the same thing about Werth. I thought he would be a little undervalued and then NATIONALS happened.
Ask me about my blog.
Well, on the bright side, we know that it wasn’t bidding that shot Werth’s price through the roof. It was the Nationals being morons. With any luck, Rollins won’t get a similar deal.
"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."
Nationals sign Rollins to 7 year/$140 million deal.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Dec 7, 2010 11:48 AM PST up reply actions
You’ll get 2012: Jason Bartlett and 2013: Miguel Tejada, and you’ll like 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 6, 2010 3:04 PM PST up reply actions
As long as it’s a one year contract, that’s perfect!
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 6, 2010 3:11 PM PST up reply actions
Whoa. I just had an insight for the annual MLB winter play. We’ll cast Zack Grienke as Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird.
I’m seeing Chipper Jones as Atticus Finch, for some reason.
The South shall rise again! And it will have a tender, flaky crust!
Speaking of Grienke
The Royals appear to be tiring of the Rangers’ offers, according to Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star. Discussions with Toronto appear to hinge on the Blue Jays’ willingness to include Kyle Drabek and Travis Snider in a potential deal. Royals officials say a deal could come together in a hurry if the Blue Jays decide they’re willing to part with those two players.
Kyle Drabek…breaking records as a piece in acquiring Cy Young Award winners
The Royals have done a decent job of stock-piling young talent. Will they ever use any of it?
I feel prickishly demanding!
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by giantsfansince1981 on Dec 7, 2010 11:48 AM PST up reply actions
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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 7, 2010 6:48 AM PST up reply actions
nice lol
I never noticed your avitar before… i approve !
What about an intradivision trade with the Dbacks......
Something that would include Stephen Drew. He is arbitration eligible, made $3.4mm last year, plays a very average SS but covers more ground than Tejada, hits pretty well. On the downside, has Boras as his agent. The D’backs and Towers may listen to offers especially if we could package Sandoval, maybe Burriss or Ro, but definitely would need to kick in a reliever in order to to get Towers’ interest as he is intent on building a bullpen in Phoenix. Thoughts?
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by Penitentiary Face on Dec 7, 2010 9:26 AM PST up reply actions
In connection to this move, obviously Tejada would be our everyday 3Bman
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by Penitentiary Face on Dec 7, 2010 9:28 AM PST up reply actions
Well, Towers has said he’d only trade Drew if he was “blown away” by the offer. At this point I don’t think a package built around Sandoval is blowing anyone away.
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
But Ro!
I feel prickishly demanding!
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by giantsfansince1981 on Dec 7, 2010 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
What are Zito and Rowand looking at?
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The newsreel that just described two bandits who held up the baseball franchise in San Francisco and stole millions of dollars in broad day light. They were thinking "holy shit, that picture looks like me!"
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by Penitentiary Face on Dec 7, 2010 9:33 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
If we manage to not sign a top 10 talent for the next 5 years
and have a shot at keeping Lincecum, Cain, Bumgarner, Posey around for at least 5 more years, I’ll be a happy panda.
by djfivenine on Dec 6, 2010 3:02 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I don't know
It isn’t practical to BUILD a team via free agency (unless you’re the Yankees), but it’s the best way to fix holes on a team that is close to being a contender, or is already there but has an opening and some cash. I don’t think the Giants will be giving out big contracts to free agents anytime soon if only because they’ll be too busy extending homegrown players, but it’s not that bad an idea if a good player his free agency when we have an opening and some payroll space. Long-term, big money contracts are given out by teams pretty much knowing that the last few years are going to be bad, but hoping that the first few years will provide enough value for a few postseason appearances.
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)
Even the Yankees don’t built their team via free agency. Cano, Jeter, Rivera are among those who were home grown.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
On the other hand
Sabathia, Burnett, Teixeira, Rodriguez, Swisher, and more were FA imports. Before Cano’s emergence this year, the Yankees hadn’t grown a star since Jeter/Rivera in the mid-90’s.
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)
Joba!!
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Giambi!
It's better to be lucky than good.
by Myemail21479 on Dec 7, 2010 10:16 AM PST up reply actions
And the emergence of those players corresponds exactly with their return to competitiveness in the mid-90s. And if they can’t replace players like that, especially at the critical positions they happened to fill with the “core four”, they’re not going to be able to continue winning for the long term.
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 6, 2010 5:27 PM PST up reply actions
If you draft right and build from within, then you can deploy the "stay away from the high priced free agent market"
however, if you don’t draft right, if you can’t build a farm system, if you have seasons where your top prospect is spending the entire season recovering from Tommy John surgery ala Stephen Strasburg, then we are going to be desperate ala Washington Nationals and get aggressive with the pursuit of high priced free agents like JW.
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by Penitentiary Face on Dec 7, 2010 9:36 AM PST up reply actions
2013
No idea who, but that Zito/Rowand money is going to be burning a hole in the Giants pocket.
The thing you’ve forgotten about the Giants, Grant, is that they never learn.
/eagerly awaits WS DVD narrated by Rob Schneider
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Dec 6, 2010 3:03 PM PST reply actions
Post-Giant players are littered about the pages of baseball history
with MVP’s,ROY’s,Cy Young Award winners and World Championships.
Hornsby,Perry,Cepeda,Caldwell,Stone,Maddox,Matthews,Metzger,Gladden,Evans,Herndon,Madlock,Chili and almost Joe Morgan and Al Holland!
My brain started to go Joe STRAIN!
I stopped in the early eighties off the top of my head. I know there’s more.
Bless this 2010 World Series Championship team
"There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare." - Actress Tallulah Bankhead (1962)
by iloveddickdietz on Dec 6, 2010 4:21 PM PST up reply actions
Fuck
George Foster!
"There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare." - Actress Tallulah Bankhead (1962)
by iloveddickdietz on Dec 6, 2010 4:23 PM PST up reply actions
A.J.
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by iloveddickdietz on Dec 6, 2010 4:28 PM PST up reply actions
In 2013...
…$20M of that Zito/Rowand money is still going to be burning holes in Barry Zito’s pocket. And another $7M in 2014, assuming the team buys out the $18M option.
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
It’s funny, but if we don’t have someone waiting in the wings, it’ll almost make sense to exercise the option. For $11 MM, we might not upgrade the rotation that considerably.
TINSTAAPP and all, but Wheeler should almost certainly be ready by 2014. Whether or not he’s an upgrade, it might be a good idea to at least approach the situation similarly to how they went about it this past year with Bumgarner.
But yeah, if the Wheelers fall off between now and 2014, and no other pitchers show they might be ready for the 5th spot, one last year of Zito might not be the worst thing in the world.
Giants may not have a choice if the option vests – i.e. if Zito averages 200 innings in his last 3, 2, or final year(s).
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
Mike Hampton? Kevin Brown? Darren Dreifort? Carlos Beltran? Vernon Wells? Alfonso Soriano? Which contract are you referring to, exactly? Because Zito’s isn’t worse than any of theirs.
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And it's the best game EVER
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
by Ott on Dec 6, 2010 8:14 PM PST up reply actions
Jason Schmidt (results based) gets my vote
Something like:
$3.2M per Start
$10.7M per Win (I know, I know … but still)
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
didn’t Pavano’s Yankee contract break down worse than that?
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
Not even close
$40M contract w/ the NYY
9 Wins
26 Starts
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
Beltran was an OK contract. He had one OK year, 3 fantastic years (arguably the MVP in 2006), another great half year, and another good half year.
Over the duration of the contract, including the past two years, he’s averaged 537 PA’s with a .279/.366/.499 line (126 OPS+), Gold Glove fielding in CF, and good baserunning. He basically did what Torres did this year, for 6 years.
Zito, on the other, for the same money, has yet to have a single season that was better than mediocre, and is only likely to get worse. Seriously, even just comparing the two feels silly.
OK. I’ll give you Beltran. Bad example, and I was wrong.
But just to clarify — if by “mediocre” you mean league average, which is pretty darn valuable (almost $10M per season valuable, by this offseason’s market; closer to $8M per season when we signed him), then I agree.
Hector Sanchez: Underrated. Fighting body bias since the 2009 off season. I still love you, son, even if you're fat.
Without Zito, the Giants wouldn't have gotten to the postseason.
Without getting to the postseason, they wouldn’t have won the World Series. Therefore Zito’s contract is not the worst ever.
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
"assuming the team buys out the $18mm option" - the team has already drafted the paperwork to exercise its option 3 years early.
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by Penitentiary Face on Dec 7, 2010 9:39 AM PST up reply actions
Semi-OT
Gerrit Cole really is that good. I go to UCLA and I watched him pitch 3 or 4 times last year, and he’s got some freakin STUFF. Control is a bit of an issue, but control is easier to find later in his career.
I also think the Giants should consider Trevor Bauer, the other UCLA ace, in the lower end of the 1st round if he gets to them. Control and off-speed stuff (curveball and changeup) and nearly ML-ready.
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Buster Posey: 100% ballplayer, 0% bullshit
I haven't seen him pitch
But I’ll always think he’s pretty cool for turning down the Yankees money to play ball in the Pac-10.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Dec 6, 2010 3:06 PM PST up reply actions
Haha, this.
As good as our pitching drafts have been recently, I have no problem with grabbing more.
"Today, it's as if McCovey's line drive finally went through. And the earthquake didn't happen. And Spiezio struck out. And Snow was safe."
I read the
Rany on the Royals blog every now and then, and he has constantly mentioned that "the Royals seem to be actually testing the long-held mantra ‘you can never have too much pitching’ "
that is some farm system they have over there in KC
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by free f.p. #14 on Dec 6, 2010 3:10 PM PST up reply actions
After all...
…who needs hitters when you pitch shut-outs? =P
"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."
Yes, but too bad KC's farm system doesn't belong to KC....I think it is under contract to the Yankees.
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by Penitentiary Face on Dec 7, 2010 9:42 AM PST up reply actions
but control is easier to find later in his career.
Jonathan Sanchez says “hi.”
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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.
Jonathan Sanchez has gotten better. Significantly.
"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."
Eh.
I think “significantly better” is a stretch.
He’s kinda the same guy he’s always been. The only major change he has on a year to year basis is BABIP, otherwise he’s high-strikeout, high-walk.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I think he did get slightly better at a certain point, but only slightly. I’d have to overhaul my argument, and anyhow, it’s not agitation for anything significant. He’s a good arm for a lot of teams, very frustrating here.
by wcw on Dec 6, 2010 4:05 PM PST up reply actions
By FIP
2008: 3.85
2009: 4.17
2010: 4.00
I just don’t see this “improvement” that everyone always talks about with Jonathan. He strikes out more people now than he did 2 years ago, but he walks more people too.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I’ll dig up my old post on this. The change iirc happens mid ’08. And as I said — it was a slight improvement, not a great one. I think he is what he is, which is valuable enough, but not as valuable as the zomg-he-threw-a-no-no brigade thinks. Maybe one-third as valuable.
by wcw on Dec 6, 2010 4:11 PM PST up reply actions
His improvement is found in his IP/G and variance.
2008 29 starts, 5.3 innings per start, 4.6 variance. 6 starts more than 4 ER, all less than 5 innings. KABOOM!
2009 29 starts, 5.3 innings per start, 3.2 variance. 6 starts more than 4 ER, all less than 5 innings. (what ever sound meltdowns make)
2010 33 starts, 5.7 innings per start, 2.5 variance. Only 3 starts more than 4 ER, 2 were less than 5 innings.
He pitched more games, more innings, and was far more consistent with results. The melt down games are gone. The rate stats are only slightly better, but the results are better I would say due to maturation, not luck. Yes he walks the highwire between Ks and BB, but he has learned to keep cool and finish off batters.
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I guess
But Ceora up there said Jonathan has gotten “significantly better” – I don’t think adding .4 IP/G while the rest of your stats remain mediocre makes you significantly better.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I would agree.
And the FIP stats and strand rate says luck. But in actually watching the games, he is a different pitcher now with 2 runners on. Bad Sanchez melted down into a puddle of goo. I think the COL 8/4 game was a perfect example of it. walk walk walk walk runners every where. He found a K every time to get out of it. Ends the game 6 IP, no ER, 9K 4BB. Early Sanchez would have given up 7ER and never made it past the 2nd.
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This.
And my initial statement was based on what I remember seeing with my eyes rather than stats.
Apparently the stats ran my comment into the ground…oops!
Anyhow, I’m still on the Sanchez bandwagon. Next year should be interesting.
"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."
Maybe
But that’s a lot of speculation about the differences between “old Jonathan” and “new jonathan”, when in reality there’s a lot of evidence that “new jonathan” is just “lucky jonathan”.
Personally, I would trade Jonathan, right now, for a good, shortstop with a couple years of control left and then either sign a FA starter like Pavano or pull off another trade for a warm body to wait for Wheeler. His trade value will never be higher than it is right now.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
ok playing around more with JSanchez numbers-
Correlation between ER and BB:
2008 .0897
2009 -.086
2010 – .286
He gives up less ER the more he walks. That suprised me. Luck or picking his battles?
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Luck
Those numbers have to be just a matter of luck
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by free f.p. #14 on Dec 6, 2010 9:46 PM PST up reply actions
I'm not a stat head...
So feel free to tell me to just get out of this debate…
But he’s also giving up less hits. His BAA has gone down yearly as well. Maybe that’s just been enough to compensate for the added walks?
"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."
But when you're relying on BAA to compensate for walking too many guys
It’s a bad sign when your BABIP is .260
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
True
His WHIP has decreased every year of his career, as has his BABIP. Which isn’t a great sign for the “Sanchez has figured it out” camp
However, FWIW, Bill James predicts his BABIP to regress to .297, but his walk rate and K rate to hold steady. Here’s his projected line…
204 IP 9.5 K/9 4.5 BB/9 0.93 HR/9 3.73 ERA 3.96 FIP, ~2.5 WAR
Not bad for a 4th starter
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by free f.p. #14 on Dec 6, 2010 9:55 PM PST up reply actions
ld% says it's not just luck
I do not know at what TBF level LD% is supposed to stabilize, but 2009-10 show slightly and mostly consistently better LD% results.
Now, there has been some luck. These LOB% numbers are not sustainable. But they sure are purty.
Whatever happened
To the heat Sanchez would put on his fastball in 08 tho. Am I rlly wrong or wasn’t Sanchez routinely in the mid 90’s and topping out around 96 a couple years back?
Brandon!
Belts one out of here!!
by Vaccaro on Dec 7, 2010 12:39 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Fangraphs lists his avg FB speeds as follows:
2006: 90.8
2007: 91.2
2008: 90.8
2009: 91.7
2010: 90.6
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by Giant among Angels on Dec 7, 2010 5:14 AM PST up reply actions
If only Sanchez can address his control issues, he’d probably be the next Randy Johnson.
/Dreams on.
Warning, angry Giants fan on the loose.
I think Dirty has potential. The next "Randy Johnson" is a monumental stretch.
I just want to see Dirty get control of his composure. Granted, the dude has shown brilliance at times. But he completely melted down in the playoffs. His peak value could be right now and could make him a trade prospect if he doesn’t get the mental thing addressed.
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by Penitentiary Face on Dec 7, 2010 9:46 AM PST up reply actions
He didn't necessarily melt down in the play-offs...
Mentally, Dirty has matured a lot. And I think he’s handling the pressure a heck of a lot better. He put the nail in San Diego’s coffin and pitched well against the Braves. Yes, he melted down in Phillie, but I think that had less to do with his state of mind than with him just being burned out. To come off of that nightmare and to pitch as well as he did in the World Series, when still burned out, is kinda impressive. Yes, I know the WS outing wasn’t great, but it wasn’t terrible either. No worse than Timmy’s first game.
There’s arguments either way, this is just how I’m seeing it.
"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."
Yeah, it was a shame to see Sanchez completely fall apart in Phillie. It was too bad that he made a couple of costly mistakes in game 3. He’s definitely showed signs of maturing. Here’s to hoping that his control steadily improves for many years to come. Cheers.
/Sips Chardonnay.
Warning, angry Giants fan on the loose.
Its not the ratio of K/BB that is important
It is the difference between them. Also, home runs are a factor as well.
I know
I posted his FIP a couple comments above this one, which takes all that into account, but paints the same picture – he’s same as he ever was.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I think next year we will see if Sanchez is for real or not.
His FIP could just be random variation of his true talent level though, which might have improved, but there isn’t any solid evidence he was better I guess.
It's always "next year" with Sanchez
I think there’s a lot more evidence he’ll be worse next year than that he’ll be better.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
even if he is about the same...
I would take a 3.90 FIP for a #4 starter any day.
He won't be the same
He had a .260 BABIP last year, and an absurd strand rate. He’ll have an ERA in the mid 4’s again.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
well, I mean same FIP wise
but I still think he will improve his true talent level just due to experience, and he is in his prime athletic age.
neither of those things factor into FIP
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Or something.
That metaphor got away from me.
True, true
What I mean is, Sanchez will be the same. The results we see on the field, in terms of ERA and BAA, will be worse.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Cliff Lee
says hi back. 3.1 BB/9 from 02-07, 1.3 since.
San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
Buster Posey: 100% ballplayer, 0% bullshit
by free f.p. #14 on Dec 6, 2010 3:09 PM PST up reply actions
Cliff Lee
was a guy with impressive stuff and no control early in his career, and has since developed control later in his career.
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by free f.p. #14 on Dec 6, 2010 3:11 PM PST up reply actions
What?
Am I not allowed to ruthlessly cherry pick just to prove my point? haha
San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
Buster Posey: 100% ballplayer, 0% bullshit
by free f.p. #14 on Dec 6, 2010 3:13 PM PST up reply actions
I’m not looking at stats…
But Felix Hernandez?
Not to the same extent as Lee, but its not exactly a stretch to say that pitchers improve.
"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."
Randy Johnson is probably the all-time best case scenario for pitchers with bad control getting better.
Ask me about my blog.
It’s pretty frequent that an SP’s control improves over the career. There are three reasons why I think this happens, in order of importance:
1) As you age, your stuff mellows — slows down, less movement. While this makes you more hittable, it also makes your stuff more controlable, and leads to more strikes.
2) As you gain a reputation in the league, umpires start calling more strikes for you than they did earlier in their career.
3) As your experience grows, you understand your stuff better, and know what stuff is best to rely upon for strikes, and what stuff is best to rely upon for movement when you are ahead in the count.
Nolan Ryan says hi.
Actually, on second thought, was he better than Randy? That is a debate there. Probably go with the express.
Roy Halladay just woke up in a cold sweat. He had a dream about this rodeo clown with a stick...
Once you adjust for context, I think you have to say Randy Johnson was better.
Johnson struck out way more hitters (rate wise), and walked far fewer, and in a hitter’s era.
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
by Ott on Dec 6, 2010 7:18 PM PST up reply actions
I'd go with Johnson over Ryan. Both great pitchers, but Johnson proved to be able to come up big in big games.
"I always knew I was going to be thrown at. I was old-school, so I didn't care, as long as they hit me from the neck down.'' Hac-Man One Flap down Jeffrey Leonard
by Penitentiary Face on Dec 7, 2010 9:48 AM PST up reply actions
To cherry pick even more...
both Sandy Koufax and Randy Johnson had BB/9 of over 5 in the first 800 IP or so of their careers, then dropped to about 2.5 BB/9 for the remainder.
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by free f.p. #14 on Dec 6, 2010 3:18 PM PST up reply actions
I would just say...
…That in order to be really good. Koufax/Johnson/Lee/Hernandez good, you need the “stuff” first. Control can be found. Granted, it might not be and a draft pick could end up a bust, but if you’re trying to find stars you’ve gotta take the risk.
"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."
Interesting essay. Looks amazingly like a web address.
by sb on Dec 6, 2010 5:50 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Sandy Koufax is the classic case, but it can’t be forgotten that he managed to “improve” his control in the same offseason that baseball raised the strike zone (calling his curve ball to finally be called a strike). Because of the rules change it’s really difficult if not impossible to get a grip from this distance on what extent he is responsible for his improved control and what extent context is responsible for it. Clearly some combination of the two happened, but I don’t see that we’ll ever be able to know what the mix was.
MY DAD WAS WRONG!
Lols at 2007 Cliff Lee.
"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."
LOLS@ 2010 WS Cliff Lee.
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
LOLS at 6.94 ERA…and at turning the Giants into a .292 team…!
"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."
Think we should write him letters?
"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."
this would be most fun!
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 8, 2010 9:15 AM PST up reply actions
LOL PICKING THE BEST POSSIBLE EXAMPLE
The exception is not the rule.
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I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
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No, but his point is correct. Control never stops improving, stuff peaks when you’re young and then declines pretty quickly.
Reminds me of golf advice
An acquaintance of mine is a scratch golfer, and I once asked him what advice he had for someone starting out. He said, “Teach ‘em to swing as hard as they can. It’s easier to slow down later for control than it is to develop power.”
So counter-intuitive, since overswinging is a very common golf problem. But it makes sense.
"The two worst things in football are: 1) They think that a 30-year old professional athlete has to be locked up in a hotel room, with a curfew, the night before a qame; and 2) They're right."
- Cowboy safety Cliff Harris
Now that I look at it
Cole’s control really isn’t as bad as I thought. I don’t know how much weight you put into college stats, but his BB/9 last season was only 3.8. I thought it was at least a full walk higher than that.
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by free f.p. #14 on Dec 6, 2010 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
What do his other stats look like?
"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."
11.9 K/9, 1.26 WHIP, 6.7 H/9, 0.29 HR/9 (!!), 3.37 ERA
Trevor Bauer:
11.3 K/9, 2.8 BB/9, 1.27 WHIP, 0.63 HR/9, 3.02 ERA,
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by free f.p. #14 on Dec 6, 2010 3:30 PM PST up reply actions
Shiny!
"Today, it's as if McCovey's line drive finally went through. And the earthquake didn't happen. And Spiezio struck out. And Snow was safe."
I can't
for the life of me figure out why Bauer is a less-heralded prospect than Cole. National leader is Ks last year, better control, and he throws 94-96.
It might be blasphemous to say, but i think he’s suffering from Tim Lincecum disease. He has a funky delivery that looks painful, but he’s so damn athletic and flexible that he makes it work
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by free f.p. #14 on Dec 6, 2010 3:35 PM PST up reply actions
In that case...
Every other team will pass up on him, including the Dodgers since he’s in their back yard, the Giants will take the risk and pick him up, and he’ll win Cy Young’s in his first two full seasons. Science!
"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."
Also, he thwarts terrorists.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Dec 7, 2010 12:11 PM PST up reply actions
I really should go to those games
They’re free and it’s not like I do much, and UCLA has a great team and seems to produce a quite a few prospects.
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)
They're really fun
I went to 3 last year and I had a great time. Bauer and Cole are worth watching
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by free f.p. #14 on Dec 6, 2010 7:02 PM PST up reply actions
A lot of us here watched them here during the Super Regionals. Mostly to see Gary Brown for the first time.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Dec 6, 2010 8:21 PM PST up reply actions
I would totally go if I were you.
Aaron King, please pitch better.
McC Wiki - for all you newcomers out there.
Bill Neukom is allegic to those big deals
There’s some quiet organizational history behind it and certain past big deals. That’s why Bill is now the CEO. That’s why Bill wrote the new organizational manual on such things and the growth of the Giants’ farm system.
"It's too LATE to stop now!" - John Lee Hooker
3/20 isn't a big deal
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.
/looks at Xanthan’s many leather-bound books
//nods in agreement
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
so i smell a hint of rich mahogany?
by busterbarelyevenknowher on Dec 6, 2010 3:23 PM PST up reply actions
RIGHT HERE!
/grabs crotch.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Dec 6, 2010 10:14 PM PST up reply actions
I’ll show you taking things too far… RIGHT HERE!
/grabs crotch.
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by howtheyscored on Dec 6, 2010 10:50 PM PST up reply actions
I think the group called The Giants Investors
learned from past failures, and it wasn’t all Sabean.
"It's too LATE to stop now!" - John Lee Hooker
You’d think $12-$17M annually is enough to make anyone with an interest in the team to notice.
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 6, 2010 3:12 PM PST up reply actions
The Good: We’ll miss out on the next Barry Zito
The Bad: We’ll miss out on the next Barry Bonds.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
by GiantPain on Dec 6, 2010 3:37 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Given the frequency with which “Barry Zito contracts” and “Barry Bonds contracts” occur, I’m perfectly fine with missing out on both.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
I'm not as scared of long-term deals as people seem to be
Matt Holliday, FWIW, looks like he’s well on his way to being worth his contract.
He got 7 years and 120 million. Using a valuation of 5 million per win, as seems to be roughly the case, that means he needs to put up 24 wins over the course of the contract. This season he put up 6.9, which means he has to put up 17.1 WAR for the next six years, which means he only needs to average 2.9 WAR or so per season for the next six years, which should be easily achievable.
Good players get big contracts. They get them because a lot of the time they’re worth it. If you want the best players on your team, you’ll have to pay for some of them at some point. I wouldn’t take such a dogmatic stance against them if I were running a team, and I certainly don’t take one as a fan.
Obvious caveat: Werth is overpaid. Holliday, however, was not.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
My problem is that I am not separating in my mind the situation of the team from the general case.
I automatically tend away from the long-term deal because I unconsciously assume that the Zito and Rowand contracts are present.
I would avoid almost all long-term deals (the only exception being a player who will unexpectedly accept being underpaid) unless the team involved has at least 5 cost-controlled, really good players. I suppose that “5 players” qualification can equally apply to a team with 3 cost-controlled All-Stars or 8 cost-controlled solid everyday players. The Giants have that, so I would not be averse to such signings were Zito and Rowand not on the payroll.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
The future big deals are coming
Tim Lincecum
Matt Cain
pitching
"It's too LATE to stop now!" - John Lee Hooker
OT: Benefitz!
I had to go to employee orientation today, and in the bureaucratic morss dumped upon our wretched souls, this nugget stood out: a discount option called the Tennessee Dental Plan. Nothing too special about that, until you get to the paragraph about it being funded in part by Todd Helton.
Todd Helton is paying for my teeth. What the hell.
The South shall rise again! And it will have a tender, flaky crust!
/makes toothbrush/teethbrush joke
Aaron King, please pitch better.
McC Wiki - for all you newcomers out there.
Makes sense.
Trying to figure out if I have to co-pay or what my deductible is, etc… is like tying to predict Helton’s stats.
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
semi related, I just received an email announcing my company’s “cancer protection plan.” I find it odd that they are now offering specific plans focused on certain diseases.
Kruk: "and the Giants, the San Francisco Giants…"
Kuip: "They got one…"
Kruk: "World Champs."
- November 1, 2010
by j14 on Dec 6, 2010 3:16 PM PST up reply actions
Jokes on you
it’s actually just a small shield they send you in the mail.
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
0_o
/grabs grant check (not Grant’s check, although he might check his check as well)
/searches fine print etched into engraving ornament
/“fully funded by Barry Zito”
MY GOD
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
/removes glasses
Do you realize what we’ve uncovered?
The South shall rise again! And it will have a tender, flaky crust!
I had an ethical crisis when I found out. How can one hate a man who went out of his way to establish a discount program for people who need vision and dental care?
I still have no solid answers.
The South shall rise again! And it will have a tender, flaky crust!
Maybe it’s a different Todd Helton.
…or maybe not… Todd Helton is from Knoxville and played his college ball for U of Ten.
I had the same reaction.
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 6, 2010 4:55 PM PST up reply actions
Lisa needs braces.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
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Good for Todd
Becoming the richest and most famous athlete from that batch
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
There has been rumors since college that #16 pitches for your team.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Speaking of benefits
I’ve been at my new job for 5+ months now and was told at hiring that full benefits will be included once I make it past the 3-month probationary period. I’ve had my positive review after 2 months and none since but still have yet to hear anything about my benefits. Luckily, I don’t have to see a dentist or doctor anytime soon (crossing fingers) but this is still very wrong of my employer, no?
I am not even sure how to bring it up to my boss…
Hey, how was the weekend? Whatever, give me my benefits NOW!
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
by Scooter Ellis on Dec 6, 2010 9:50 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe he/she forgot….
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Dec 6, 2010 9:51 PM PST up reply actions
Bingo. Do you have an HR manager?
An easy way to approach it is to ask “When is Open Enrollement for our insurance company?”
The San Francisco Giants - YOUR 2010 WORLD CHAMPIONS
Also, you should ask for a Summary Plan Description for each of the benefit Plans (including retirement, medical, vision, dental, life insurance, long-term disability, etc.). They are required by law to provide those immediately to newly eligible participants. You can then go on to ask about your eligibility date and enrollment forms. Maybe even mention it’s time for your annual physical exam and you would like to know if your doctor is in the company’s insurance network.
All that should get the conversation started. Good Luck.
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
I sure hope that's the case
But I work closely with my manager who hired me and I was the only new hire this year, plus we only have 20 total employees. LOL @ me!
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
by Scooter Ellis on Dec 6, 2010 10:16 PM PST up reply actions
Seriously ...
I started with a smaller (14) company when I first moved to CA, and had no problem asking my boss about company benefits. If your manager’s primary job is something other than benefits related, it’s very possible that they forgot about you because they have other important things to worry about than who gets benefits when. He/she will probably thank you for bringing it up, since there can be serious Federal law implications under ERISA if they discriminate against you and fail to get you enrolled for benefits on time.
Especially if you get sick or have an accident. That’s what the benefits are for.
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
Not to mention if they are deducting for benefits but not paying premiums for them to the insurer (but I suspect the other employees would have noticed their claims getting rejected).
And Scooter, don’t be shy about this at all. You’re not asking for a handout, you’re asking for a benefit (presumably at the expense of more salary) you were promised. It’s no different than if your next paycheck was missing $500. You’d ask what happened because there seems to have been a mistake, and that’s what you’re doing here.
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 7, 2010 6:55 AM PST up reply actions
If the Giants trade for a player
and then sign him to a 6 year 120M dollar extension, does that count of “within the organization?”
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
(Say, David Wright)
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
I think it was oldjacket that said ‘I like tradin’ Sabes better than signin’ Sabes’ and I think that’s a pretty true statement. Sabean just seems to whiff a lot on FA guys. I wonder if the BRAIN TRUST has tried to reel him in a little when it comes to FA players?
Ask me about my blog.
So U mean Brain DOESN'T Trust
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
Or if "Signin' Sabes" was really Magowan
The “let’s do something so the fans can see our efforts” seems a lot more Pete than Brian.
The thong is, it happened.
I figured, but do we also think he’s the one who signed/tried to sign Rowand, Soriano, Lee, or Pierre?
The theory is that Magowan liked to sign a guy with strong name recognition to a longer term contract in the off-season as a marketing strategy. So season ticket holders would have someone to identify with when they were making their decision to re-up.
So it’s a maybe…
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Dec 6, 2010 5:42 PM PST up reply actions
Derek Jeter.
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"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Dec 6, 2010 5:43 PM PST up reply actions
Were Magowan still calling the shots his free agency would terrify me.
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by Johnny Disaster on Dec 6, 2010 5:45 PM PST up reply actions
Oh, I never went that far, ascribing ulterior motives regarding marketing and STHs. I just thought Magowan said YAY ZITO so hot such a good person inside here has my checkbook.
You’d think this wouldn’t happen, but it just happened again!
I think it might be Boras…
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
Well, maybe, but surely he’d let Sabean choose which strong name to sign. I mean, there at least 3-4 big names hitting the FA market every year, there’s a lot to choose from.
That would be the wiser course. Since clearly the Zito negotiation and contract were nothing of the sort, I think it’s equally likely, if not more, that Magowan said, “I’ve always coveted Barry Zto and now that we can have him do whatever it takes to sign him, the way we did whateverr it took to sign Barry Bonds.”
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
Whoa, you mean it’s not commonly known?
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
As far as I can tell, the only evidence people point to is the fact the Magowan stepped down as managing partner a couple of years later. But there could be plenty of reasons for that, including one which I think – he was named in the Mitchell Report; part of the team’s effort to distance itself from Bonds and the steroids scandal).
OH HENRY
I wish I could capture the entire 2010 season in a bottle. It will never feel THIS good.
by housethatbondsbuilt on Dec 6, 2010 3:11 PM PST reply actions
Have you seen the Norwegian "Let It Be" video?
I just saw it yesterday, and…OMG. Just OMG.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Dec 6, 2010 3:18 PM PST up reply actions
"It probably would have been more practical to buy Finland"
…if I’d just taken the time to finish reading the &*()ing sentence, I wouldn’t have racked my brain trying to think of who this Finland guy was, what his first name was, and why I didn’t know a thing about him.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
/googles "Steve Finland"
/shrugs, smiles awkwardly, inserts some random comment about an obscure stat while hoping to fit in
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
/waits for counter stat of even more dubios obscurity
What are we, baseball hipsters?!
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
GRRRR
Can’t go crackin’ jokes if I can’t spell the big words.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Don't fret.
The San Francisco Giants won the 2010 World Series. That is officially my answer to everything.
I hate Tom of Finland.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
Dustin Ackley was busted?
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
2013
I don’t think it’s an issue having one long term high salary contract on the roster.
Having two of them is an issue..
/shakes fist at Rowand and Zito
/hugs Rowand and Zito because we won the World Series
Ah, the Zito years ... (fondly remembers)
Championships!
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
Didn’t expect it during the season. He was definitely on his way out though.
Insanity is just a state of mind.
by KTJ on Dec 6, 2010 3:42 PM PST up reply actions
HEY i just saw him at the Patriots game
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Impossible, he’s busy firing people.
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"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Dec 6, 2010 7:17 PM PST up reply actions
Speaking of bad contracts
I did not know this about Bud Black:
I was covering the San Francisco Giants in 1990 when their GM, Al Rosen, sent the baseball world in a tizzy by giving Bud Black, essentially a .500 pitcher, a four-year, $10-million contract during the winter meetings. That was big-time money back then, and baseball executives came to refer to the day that deal came down as "Black Friday.‘’ Carl Barger, the Pirates’ president, said he felt physically ill when he heard the terms of the signing, and Rosen was excoriated by his peers.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
AJ Burnett and Carl Pavano laugh at you Bud Black
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Dec 6, 2010 3:33 PM PST up reply actions
Bud finally repaid the Giants this year!
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
\Giants sign Carl Crawford to 8 year, $150M deal
"I don't know how the six-pack got in my hands." -P.T.F. Bat
Fair thee well, Jayson
You remain my favorite non-Giant, and I’m glad you’re playing for my 2nd favorite NL team. I wish you and the Nats success, except against the Giants, but especially against the Phillies, who never appreciated you.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
BSG content for Howie
I urge you to watch the “webisodes” with Gaeta and Sharon called “Face of the Enemy.” They are nonessential to the main plot, like Razor, but they’re much better, and provide some character motivation for what will happen with Gaeta. Also, the timeline of them is in between Season 4.0 and 4.5, so you can watch them without being spoiled.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
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Ooooh, I forgot the webisodes existed.
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by howtheyscored on Dec 6, 2010 3:36 PM PST up reply actions
Selig went to every World Series game this year...
…wondering why we booed replay when they haven’t even decided whether to greenlight it or not.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
I am really liking the OOOOOO-BEACHBALL! idea.
Are there enough McCoven at a game to make it actually happen?
Finally a signature worth having:
Fan of the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
I still think "BOOOO!" "REPLAY!" is better.
But I’m biased like that.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
I’m going to try to start a “Juan I’m pretty disappointed that you signed with the Dodgers, but I understand your decision and I will always appreciate what you did for this team so I will not boo you; that being said I hope you find little to no success during your time with the Dodgers” chant. I think it has a nice ring to it.
Werth is a danged good player, but he isn’t great
We may have different definitions of “great”, but if he isn’t, who is? As far as I can tell he’s as good as any OF in the majors not named Holliday.
Yeah
He’s average 5 WAR a season over the past 3 years. What more do you people want?
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Does that have any effect on whether or not he's a great player NOW?
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Hamilton? And he hasn’t been better than 10th among OF in WAR in the last 3 years according to fangraphs. I think it’s fair to say he’s “really good” and reserve great for players like Pujols, Lincecum, etc.
by kingofthacove on Dec 6, 2010 3:42 PM PST up reply actions
Hamilton and Werth are the same with the bat, and are similar defensively too (both are on the border between CF and corner OF).
yes but Hamilton is 2 years younger and has more of a track record at that age. Werth didn’t put it all together until he was 29
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by say hey nation on Dec 6, 2010 3:47 PM PST up reply actions
I guess it depends on what you consider Hamilton’s actual ability. 2010 and 2009 were completely different stories for him.
by kingofthacove on Dec 6, 2010 3:49 PM PST up reply actions
Last year? Sure. When he’s putting up 120 OPS+ seasons? He’s very, very good.
by Grant Brisbee on Dec 6, 2010 3:43 PM PST up reply actions
I would define a great player as one who would be the best player on the majority of teams in baseball. So basically a top 15 player in baseball. Werth is good, but clearly not at that level.
by kingofthacove on Dec 6, 2010 3:46 PM PST up reply actions
I’m not completely sure I could name 15 players who I consider better than Werth. It’s not that he’s better than all but 14 players in the majors, it’s just that there are 10 or so who are clearly the best, and then it gets pretty hard to tell. Looking at the numbers, I think I’d say that the only ones who are clearly better are Pujols, Mauer, Utley, Hanley, Longoria, Holliday, Tulowitzky, Youkilis, Pedroia, Votto, and McCan. Maybe Adrian Gonzalez. That’s 12.
After that, it’s a mess – there at least 10-15 players who might be the 13th best, as far as I can tell. I’m willing to call them all great, but that’s just semantics.
Cargo, Hamilton, Crawford, Texeria, Heyward, etc…
I would not put Werth in the top tier of players…high end of tier 2…
Gonzalez had one terrible half year, one pretty good half year, and one great full year. I really don’t see how he’s clearly better than Werth – he might be, but he’s far from sure bet.
Hamilton is, like I said above, kind of identical both offensively and defensively.
Crawford and Werth both play good defense in corner OF, and Werth is obviously the better hitter. I think it’s a stretch to even say that Crwaford’s speed makes him as good as Werth, let alone better.
Teixeira is a very close one. Over the past three years he had a .285/.386/.533 line, which is better than Werth’s .279/.376/.513, but not by a ton, and Werth is more valuable defensively. Neither one is clearly better, which is my point.
Heyward will be better, probably pretty soon, but so far he hasn’t proven that he is.
Again, it’s not that Werth is clearly better than any of these (except Crawford), it’s just that the opposite isn’t clear either.
Zimmerman?
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by Gobroks on Dec 6, 2010 5:03 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I meant pitchers as well. My definition of great is basically superstar, or near superstar.
by kingofthacove on Dec 6, 2010 5:25 PM PST up reply actions
His ADP is between 40-60, so I would say the populist consensus is there are about 50 better.
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I don’t know if we disagree about Werth or about “great”. Would you have a problem calling Hamilton, Choo, Ichiro, or Braun great? I would call them all great, but I don’t think any of them is better (or at least clearly better) than Werth (Braun, actually, is pretty clearly worse, and Ichiro probably is too).
I would rank them
Hamilton, Werth, Choo, Ichiro, Braun
but that was harder than I expected it to be.
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by free f.p. #14 on Dec 6, 2010 4:38 PM PST up reply actions
lol Cliff Lee's agent
“To me, that is what Jason Werth should have gotten,” Braunecker said. “He is a better player than Matt Holliday.”
no and no.
and ESPN should learn how to spell Werth’s name
He’s totally Werth it. GEDDIT?
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HE went on to say
“coincidentally, my client is better than both Matt Holliday and Jason Werth, so he should get both their contracts combined.”
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And the way you calculate that is Years-Year, Money+Money
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well....
…in a ‘between the chalk lines’ purely baseball type of world..
looking at Game 5 of the World Series: it’s clearly better to be Tim Lincecum.
Or even: Edgar Renteria.
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by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 6, 2010 4:37 PM PST up reply actions
No qualification needed.
It’s better to be Tim Lincecum.
There, I said it.
Or do we need another round of Grant’s “Tim Lincecum is better than you” posts?
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by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 6, 2010 6:55 PM PST up reply actions
Sure, he could have been a Giant.
And immediately retired the ‘JAY-SON WERTHLESS’ chant.
Selfish bastards.
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So, wait
The Brewers really got Shaun Marcum for Brett Lawrie, straight up?
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they overpaid for Shaun Marcum if that’s what you mean. Brett Lawrie is their B. Belt. (I’m not saying he is Belt, but he is their best prospect).
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by natteringnabob on Dec 7, 2010 6:56 AM PST up reply actions
It’s bold of you to just toss that out there.
I feel prickishly demanding!
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by giantsfansince1981 on Dec 7, 2010 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
Actually 2012
Rowand’s last $12M will be off the books in Oct. 2012, and Sabes will only owe Zito no more than $23M by that time too. Sabes just won’t be able to resist. Isn’t Carlos Beltran a FA after the 2012 season?
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That should be $27M
Zito’s owed $20M in 2013 and $7M to buy out the 2014 option.
Also, Cain and Wilson will both be free agents after 2012, and Posey will be arb eligible. (I’ll assume that we already extended LIncecum prior to the season.)
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by kbsofaraway08 on Dec 6, 2010 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
It'll be Jason Heyward.
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Ooof
He’ll be, what, a 26 year old free agent? 27? Assuming current FA rules stay the same in the next CBA.
Urf. He’ll get at least 10 years. And I’ll want the Giants to get him.
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by Gobroks on Dec 6, 2010 5:25 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
The kid’s like, 12.
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by Soulbrother16 on Dec 6, 2010 5:44 PM PST up reply actions
Got drafted at 17
Signed a ML Contract. 6 years of team control.
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Service time starts accruing when you are in the majors. They can option him to the minors four (?) times, I believe. So he’ll probably be up at 20 or 21 and then be under team control for 6 years. The years he’s in the minors he’ll get the major league minimum and qualify for ML benefits.
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Ah
My bad then. I imagine he’ll get a Sept call up in 2012. Get called up full time in mid 2013. He’d still be an extremely young FA though
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An ideal FA — one who is just coming into their prime years as a player (27-31, approximately). That’s the kind of guy you give an 8 year contract to.
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I think Heyward will be a FA at 26
I wonder what the Yankees/Red Sox will pay for that.
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Oh wow, I hadn’t thought about how young he’ll still be when he hits free agency. The Braves are going to work hard to ingratiate themselves and hope for a Chipper Jones style relationship, but Heyward could get paid. Possibly largest free agency contract ever?
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by giantsfansince1981 on Dec 7, 2010 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
yeah i was wondering that too. i’ve read the discussions but is there a concusses
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by operation carrot on Dec 6, 2010 4:23 PM PST up reply actions
/NFL says don’t worry about it.
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by giantsfansince1981 on Dec 7, 2010 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
Depends what you’re looking for I guess. If you just want the games, there’s the collector’s set. If you want a recap, there’s the one disc WS DVD.
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I really liked the 1-disc World Series DVD. Some people who were at the private screening of it and the “The Magic Inside” said it was more polished (better footage, more insightful, etc.).
I’m not going to post any spoilers, but I will just say that I thought it did a great job overall of preserving the joy and chaos of the WS.
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What about the sequence where she turns into a swan?
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So
Is anyone else enjoying the sluggers leaving our Division rivals as much as I am?
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Like Gonzalez? i'd say YES
the season can’t start soon enough, were the prospects even that decent in the trade?
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I might miss Reynolds.
If he hit below the Mendoza Line in the NL West, what’s he gonna put up in the AL East? A buck fifty?
Life is not about this Dirty Sanchez
He had some bad luck this year.
He also had an injury which he intelligently told the press about, prompting every pitcher to work him up and in for most of the season. He could easily hit 50 HRs in the AL East, and post some insanely unbalanced slash line.
i like that people are saying sabez stole miggy now cuz of the riciculous contracts
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by operation carrot on Dec 6, 2010 4:20 PM PST reply actions
also i `know comic sans is evil
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by operation carrot on Dec 6, 2010 4:21 PM PST up reply actions
Actually I think it works in this case.
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Hmmm
JohnSheaHey John Shea
Brian Sabean said the #SFGiants payroll could reach $120 million next year. Barely over 100 this year.
Where’s the extra 20 coming from? Must be arb raises.
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JohnSheaHey John Shea
120 mil is a product of built-in raises, Huff/Tejada contracts. Still, no room for Crawford.
Not sure that completely adds up, but OK.
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interesting
Unless they are planning an extension for Sanchez?
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Take you pick which one.
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BBR projects $119M, and that includes Wellemeyer and Ray. So sounds about right, if we sign someone like Renteria.
In 2011 guaranteed contracts
We’ve got:
Zito: $18.5M.
Lincecum: $13M.
Rowand: $12M.
Huff: $10M.
Cain: $7M.
Tejada: $6.5M.
Wilson: $6.5M.
Sanchez: $6M.
DeRosa: $6M.
Affeldt: $4.5M.
Burrell: $1M (plus incentives).
That’s $91M guaranteed.
In arbitration, Sanchez will get $5M ($2.1M last year), and Torres I guess…$3M? Lopez and Ramirez will make another ~$3M between them. That’s another $11M.
Then you’ve got the rest of the roster, which is another 10 players making $400K each, so that’s another $4M. Overall, that’s $106M, plus a few extra in incentives. Let’s call it $110.
Ross
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That’s not even counting Casilla and Ross, who are also arb eligible. Casilla I would figure maybe around $1M. Ross made $4.5 last year so he’s gotta be due for a bump to at least 5.5-6 million, I would think.
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where will that rank in the league
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by operation carrot on Dec 6, 2010 5:20 PM PST up reply actions
Timmy 2x Cain?
Well, 1.8. That’s not how I think of them.
# 24
by tinkerstoeverstochance on Dec 6, 2010 10:23 PM PST up reply actions
SWOOP!!!!!!! MIAMI OHIO MASCOT!!!
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by operation carrot on Dec 6, 2010 4:28 PM PST up reply actions
Another WS title
CASH money in the bank.
Roy Halladay just woke up in a cold sweat. He had a dream about this rodeo clown with a stick...
Mark Reynolds for two seemingly pedestrian relief picthers!?
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA?
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So... the NL West is just giving out free players?
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on the one hand, the Arizona bullpen REALLY sucks.
OTOH, LOL REYNOLDS NOT IN THE NL WEST ANYMORE.
Sad our pitchers will lose the 20 K’s he provided them.
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/secretly relieved he didn’t call him “Shane Reynolds” like he usually does.
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SD and AZ waving the white flags
/not entirely joking
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And the Dodgers are just a disaster
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Not so fast...
Dodgers have found some dollars between the seat cushions. They’ll still be in the market for a LF (possibly willingham), and they have the potential to be quite formidable, especially if guys like Kemp and Broxton play closer to their means.
I swear i thought last season
people wanted the giants to make a run at Willingham, that seemed to have died down pretty fast. Loney, Kemp, Ethier, still afraid of those guys, without a doubt, who knows how they’ll come back for 2011
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sounds like the Red Sox are in on Willingham, and having “lost out” (read: dodged bullet) on the Werth deal, and likely priced out by the Angels or NYY on the upcoming Crawford fiasco…..I hope they’ll outspend the Bums and go get him..
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by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 6, 2010 4:47 PM PST up reply actions
Rumor has the Nationals want too much. I see Ned biting on that (and I’m okay with it if they give up too much yet again) before Epstein.
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by giantsfansince1981 on Dec 7, 2010 2:11 PM PST up reply actions
why, oh why, would the Nats trade Willingham? he’s under team control for3 more years IIRC, and is a very good hitting 3B.
why the hell would you do that after saying how “serious” you are about winning?
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Pretty sure he only has one more year of arbitration eligibility left after next season.
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eh, 2 years, 3 years… still enough time to get an extension done, not to mention that he’ll still be cheaper in arb than a FA 3B would be
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I think you’re thinking of Zimmerman, who the Nationals are not trying to trade. Willingham has been on the block for a while. With Harper expected to arrive after another year or so and the Werth signing, there isn’t much room for Willingham.
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by giantsfansince1981 on Dec 7, 2010 4:05 PM PST up reply actions
I've heard Hernandez is supposed to be pretty good
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by Gobroks on Dec 6, 2010 5:26 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I'm getting to dislike the term
“wrong side of” as much as “no-brainer”. I thought the the “wrong side of thirty” was 36!
And as for “no-brainer” I think you would at least have a functioning stem to at least get voted into office.Or you could be an extra in AMC’s “The Walking dead”.
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exhibit a. Danny Bonaduce
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exhibits c & d. THOSE JERSEYS. seriously, my eyes are bleeding.
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by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 6, 2010 4:41 PM PST up reply actions
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That was fun and awesome.
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is this work related?
or did you just decide to give out free electronics
by panda revival on Dec 6, 2010 4:45 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah work related.
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Rowand 4 Ellsbury!
Felix Doubront, Jed Lowrie, and Jacoby Ellsbury’s names were all discussed in the Boston/San Diego trade talks, says John Tomase of the Boston Herald. Ellsbury was the only one that drew much interest from the Padres, but they decided against him since Ellsbury’s forthcoming arbitration raise would make him too expensive and a trade candidate himself in the near future.
Rowand 4 a Culture Club album
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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 6, 2010 9:11 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Therein lies the fair trade.
A lateral move, perhaps? Do you really want to hurt me?
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
If we trade Rowand, you’re gonna have to change your handle for the third straight year.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
I would enjoy that
Changing me handle is like a fresh start every spring training
Best Shape of my Life!
If that were true I would be SO excited about Aaron this season.
It’s bound to work any minute, right?
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
OT (light-hearted compared to SFGuy's)
So I’ve lived in the Bay Area, a two-team market, for 18 years, and only now had my first off-field encounter with a ballplayer — and he’s retired (maybe). The greatest leadoff hitter ever, looking for a checkout line at the Safeway on Broadway and Pleasant Valley in Oakland.
omg you met marvin benard?!?
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Dec 6, 2010 4:53 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
He played baseball?!
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He might have laced them up... whatever
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Rickey says
Rickey says Rickey needs to stock up on Rickey’s groceries.
San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
Buster Posey: 100% ballplayer, 0% bullshit
by free f.p. #14 on Dec 6, 2010 4:54 PM PST up reply actions
LOL Alex Smith.. Seriously go fuck yourself 49ers
Quarterback Alex Smith is back in the 49ers’ picture.
Smith, who sustained a separated non-throwing shoulder on Oct. 24 against the Carolina Panthers, might return to the starting lineup Sunday when the 49ers hope to keep their faint playoff hopes alive against the Seattle Seahawks.
Coach Mike Singletary announced Monday that he has yet to decide whom to start at quarterback. Troy Smith has started the past five games for the 49ers, who are 3-2 over that span. Singletary has said he considers the quarterback position as a spot to be evaluated on a week-to-week basis.
Nope… but i’d be fine with Colin Kaepernick… projecting to be a 3rd rounder or so… i mean, let’s be honest, Luck is gone with the 1st pick
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
As a Wolf Pack fan I hope Kap has better fortune than to be drafted by that orginization.
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
really?
Niners aren’t the most dominating franchise right now, but I think they at least try to win.
Yeah
GFY is kind of strong. They didn’t just rob an old lady or steal candy from a kid. They deserve our pity not our vitriol.
# 24
by tinkerstoeverstochance on Dec 6, 2010 10:32 PM PST up reply actions
which is easy to dominate, the WAC aint shit
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Im sure he would have been a great QB in any conference outside of the SEC
Fresno State, the 4th place WAC team, beat the 4th place Big 10 team, Illinois. The bottom half of the WAC is atrocious though.
Nate Davis, WHERE ARE YOU!?!?!?!?!
to be honest, they just need to draft a freakin QB and start over, they need to get Harbaugh
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
whatever... they deserved it
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
There’s pretty much no reason to go back to Alex Smith at this point.
by kingofthacove on Dec 6, 2010 5:38 PM PST up reply actions
i'm done with the season, so who cares
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I’m as big of an Alex Smith apologist as you’ll ever find…but, come on. There’s no reason. He is not the starting quarterback next year, so why switch now?
by Grant Brisbee on Dec 6, 2010 6:04 PM PST up reply actions
I like my reality, where I don’t pay attention to football anymore, and some young upstart named Steve Young is waiting the in wings to take over for Joe Montana when he decides to retire. And Jerry Rice will play forever.
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
by Ott on Dec 6, 2010 6:48 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve got a new chant to say to my TV every Sunday,
“Lose for Luck! (and Gruden)”
Repeat.
Your 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Dec 6, 2010 5:42 PM PST up reply actions
although:
After just three NFL starts and being pulled in week 5, Clausen was benched after completing 47 percent of his passes with one touchdown and three interceptions. Clausen also fumbled seven times, losing two, and had a 52.2 passer rating.
also: rookie
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
But Fitzpatrick and Palmer!
Your 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Dec 6, 2010 7:14 PM PST up reply actions
If the Panthers can get Luck, they will.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Dec 6, 2010 8:37 PM PST up reply actions
I mean, if they were so happy with Clausen to begin with, they never would have drafted Pike. It was a “for lack of a better option” pick, and Luck represents a significantly better option.
The only team I think is a sure thing NOT to draft Luck with the first pick should it fall to them is Detroit. I can easily see every other team in striking distance taking him. Even the ’Boys.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Dec 6, 2010 8:40 PM PST up reply actions
Yea, there's no way in hell the niners get LUCK
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Heck no…it’s may be my anti-Stanfurd bias but I need to see Harbaugh without Luck to judge his coaching abilities…
Jim Harbaugh’s coaching career at Stanford
2007: 4-8
2008: 5-7
2009: 8-5 (Luck’s first year)
2010: 11-1
He was also the QB coach for the Raiders in 2003…not so fantastic
Stanford is 11-1 and playing in a BCS bowl. Harbaugh was a QB in the NFL for a long time. His dad was a coach. His brother is a successful NFL coach.
I’m not saying he’s a no brainer but he’s at least an intriguing option and a “heck no” response is obvious bias.
WWRWD?
Yes…11-1 is awesome but again in college…you can go very far with a great QB like Luck…I want to see him coach a few more years to see it was him or Luck that helped Stanford go 11-1…
Cal went 10-2 with Rodgers and have been inconsistent ever since then because of the erratic play of their QB…Tedford is still same coach…
It was the “heck no” I was responding to. I think it’s reasonable to want him to do more but it wouldn’t be a stretch to hire him now. I would have been fine with the niners hiring Tedford but really I want Harbaugh and Tedford to stay where they are.
WWRWD?
he also coached 1 AA USD to atleast an undefeated season or a few close to it when i was there
by posey yaknowsy on Dec 6, 2010 11:38 PM PST up reply actions
This is assuming he'll go to the NFL Draft
The uncertainty of the 2011 season may keep him at Stanford.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
There you go
Alex Smith is again 49ers starting QB. Coach Mike Singletary met with his staff in San Fran when the decision was made. Troy Smith backs up
http://twitter.com/JasonLaCanfora/status/11961833770455040
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Dec 6, 2010 6:37 PM PST up reply actions
lol
"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 can’t bring myself to care about the NFL at all.
"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've already given up, whatever... 49er faithful... it's tough to stay faithful
when the organization doesnt give two shits about the fans
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Boy, when Denise won the franchise from her bro …
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
this franchise was SCREWED...
and Jed’s nephew is one of my good friends… whatever
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
winning more games this season does nothing for the franchise, while playing troy smith at least gives us a better idea if he can be a starting caliber player.
why the fuck does this argument sound so familiar?
by kingofthacove on Dec 6, 2010 9:10 PM PST up reply actions
You’re suggesting that the 49ers will win the World Series?
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Dec 6, 2010 9:15 PM PST up reply actions
Hooray for NFL Sunday Ticket so I could avoid dreck like the 49ers and Raiders.
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’s not hard to avoid the raiders if you live in the blackout zone.
Your 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Dec 6, 2010 7:15 PM PST up reply actions
i'm gonna go be a lions fan
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Good lord.
Well, at least I don’t have to watch the game Sunday. I had other things to do, anyway.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Dec 6, 2010 8:41 PM PST up reply actions
like cue up that World Series DVD?
Or do I need to give you B5 spoilers here?
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
YES!
glad to see we’re fully committing to the Andrew Luck sweepstakes. I only hope its not too late.
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
Altered Beast FTW!
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
why is the brian wilson fitted womens tee only sold in xxl online?
"Life is like a grapefruit. It's orange and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, and some people have a half a one for breakfast."
Ted Williams: .406 1941
Gary Brown: .438 2010
by operation carrot on Dec 6, 2010 5:12 PM PST reply actions
I think they're just out of the other sizes temporarily.
Noticed the same problem with some of the other shirts.
by mrs. owlcroft on Dec 6, 2010 5:14 PM PST up reply actions
Cust is a FA
"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 6, 2010 5:28 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
and a poop.
"There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare." - Actress Tallulah Bankhead (1962)
by iloveddickdietz on Dec 6, 2010 7:14 PM PST up reply actions
O/T
I am reading a case called Uribe v. Howie.
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
"Things I never thought I'd see #47783: Schwarzenegger applauding Ryan Rohlinger" -- Your mother, Nov. 3, 2010.
That’s Saturday night.
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by Natto on Dec 6, 2010 5:18 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
i'll plan for it, thanks for the reminder
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I wouldn't worry about missing it
I’m sure it will be well documented.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
not as hot as you’d think
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
I like to think of it as one full beard.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Dec 6, 2010 8:46 PM PST up reply actions
In that case you'd neeed at least four of you,
a la “Multiplicity” with Michael Keaton.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
“You know how when you make a copy of a copy…?”
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Dec 6, 2010 10:51 PM PST up reply actions
I don't see what's wrong.
Kdl is a fan, and she posted.
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Wait. Am I missing a joke?
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Dec 6, 2010 5:35 PM PST up reply actions
So that’s why he won’t be on campus tomorrow…
I'm still in the old thread.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
"I come up with something when I’ve got nothing, and it’s always brilliant. Always. So I reject your logic." - Grant
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 6, 2010 6:53 PM PST up reply actions
Actually, I’ll be at Laurel Books on McCarthur from 7:00 – 9:00 for a class reading. Anybody who wants can come see me read for four-ish minutes in between a bunch of other people.
All English students should have gotten an e-mail.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Dec 6, 2010 8:45 PM PST up reply actions
I don't really need to see proof
I believe that you can read.
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
At least for a little while. After the four minute mark, it gets dicey.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Dec 6, 2010 10:52 PM PST up reply actions
The People vs. Howie
Prosecutor: We’re going to prove Howie did it
Defense: You can’t prove how he did it, let alone Howie did it
The thong is, it happened.
Looking back
The Twins offered Tsuyoshi Nishioka a multiyear deal, according to Ed Price of AOL FanHouse. One source tells Price that the Twins are working to sign the infielder to a two or three-year deal worth $3-4MM per season and a second source says the Twins have offered a three-year deal worth $9-10MM in total. Jon Heyman of SI.com reported earlier today that Nishioka was looking for a three-year deal.
Personally, I kinda of wish the Giants got in on Nishioka..with a $5.3 million posting fee and a 3 years at 9-10 million…it’s still cheaper than either Tejada or Uribe…
I know it's revisionist history, but if that's the cost then I'd be down
Try him at SS this year and if he can’t make it he’s a utility infielder
"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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It sounds good now...
But I would wait to see him in the field. I would guess our scouts took a look at him and figured he wouldn’t really be a good shortstop in the MLB. Unless he turns into a defensive wiz I’ll go ahead and trust ’em.
"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."
CSN will be showing game one of the ATL/SF series on Thursday WITHOUT the Buck&McCarver audio...
…in its place will be KRUK AND KUIP!!!!
How awesome is that?
Speaking of long contracts
Wow.
I continue to hear buzz Rockies offered 7-to-10-year deal to Carlos Gonzalez, even if it was informal. But Boras factor hangs over any deal
http://twitter.com/TroyRenck/status/11803267461808128
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Dec 6, 2010 6:17 PM PST reply actions
7-10 years???? OH MY… how long was Tulo’s contract?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
So I was looking up Tulow on Baseball Reference
I was thinking that maybe that contract wasn’t THAT bad. After all, 10 years from now, he will be 35, which is younger than our current starting SS. Plus, they could move him to 3B by that time. Then I looked up similar players on BBR. Of the top 10, I was very familiar with Derek Jeter and Nomar Garciaparra, Ernie Banks, Joe Torre, Yogi Berra, and Gary Carter were also in there. Not bad company. Just looking at the shortstops in that group, except for Cap’n Jeets (notably), they all really plummeted in WAR around age 30. These were all perennial MVP candidates and Hall of Famers, but by age 35, they had <1 and even negative WAR.
Just for kicks, I looked up our Miggy, and he exhibited the same trend, exacerbated I’m sure by the ‘roid withdrawal. It’s a bit odd that Jeter has defied the trend, but he’s also been inconsistent.
"Campeones." - Andres Torres
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Dec 6, 2010 8:32 PM PST up reply actions
/tears groin muscle
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Dec 6, 2010 8:43 PM PST up reply actions
Aha! But what about the productivity over 40? VIZQUEL’D!
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 7, 2010 6:59 AM PST up reply actions
OT: have you lol'd about this yet?
Just watched the trailer yesterday
"For all you first-basemen who played first your whole life, that's where Buster plays on his OFF days" - Kuiper
A movie with Mel Gibson... really?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Is that Jodie Foster as the beaver?
Kinda has a striking resembalance…
by iSometimesDisagreeWithBochy on Dec 7, 2010 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
Sadly...
I would pay money to watch Mel Gibson put his hand up Jodie Foster…
by iSometimesDisagreeWithBochy on Dec 7, 2010 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
From the Wiki:
“The Beaver follows a depressed CEO of a toy company (Gibson) who dons a beaver handpuppet to better communicate with his wife (Foster) and his two sons…”
Oh, dear.
5 GOLDEN GLOBES
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
Read this as GOLDEN GLOVES
/Jeter’d
"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!"
LOL
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 6, 2010 7:06 PM PST up reply actions
(I do not actually endorse this)
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Dec 6, 2010 10:52 PM PST up reply actions
It must be really frustrating
to be a biologist whose specialty is the genus Castor.
“What do you do?”
“I study beavers…no, not like that!”
"Guys, here's 20 wins right here" - Aubrey Huff on his red thong
True story:
There is a sporting goods store here on the east coast called “DIck’s Sporting Goods”. One day I decided while at work I will see if they have the camping gear I needed the following weekend. Guess what I typed into the address bar.
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 7, 2010 8:47 AM PST up reply actions
“Dick’s” AND “Pitching a tent”
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
I went to www.dicks.com, the page was blocked and then I got an email alert warning me.
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 7, 2010 9:06 AM PST up reply actions
I didn’t hyperlink that!
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 7, 2010 9:06 AM PST up reply actions
Oh I was thinking you googled it.
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
It was one of those absent minded things, where you live in your on little bubble and think things know what you are talking about.
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 7, 2010 9:10 AM PST up reply actions
You know, both with that store and the brand of work-clothing, I’d think they’d have found new names by now. Partially because of the exact problem you mention.
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 7, 2010 9:12 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t see what’s weird about it. I love wearing Dicks.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Dec 7, 2010 2:17 PM PST up reply actions
OT - MLB Network Winter Meetings coverage
I appreciate it and all, but if they insist on broadcasting in HD and these guys are going to run around the hotel from dawn til dusk chasing rumors…..they need to institute a 2pm shaving policy.
If not, I’ll just continue imagining that they are all on Hunter S. Thompson-esque benders.
pass the coke and the ether!
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 6, 2010 6:53 PM PST reply actions
LOL!
/throws fist full of glitter in the air!
♥ 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants ♥
♥ McCoven ♥
OT
Any opinions on Pat Gillick being selected to the Hall of Fame?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
He's a fine choice
but unfortunately, it’s more about who didn’t make it than who did
"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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The 2010 San Francisco Giants won the World Series.
"There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare." - Actress Tallulah Bankhead (1962)
LOL
I’ll believe it when I see it!
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 6, 2010 7:19 PM PST up reply actions
Post that again
It’ll look just as good the 100th time, too.
# 24
by tinkerstoeverstochance on Dec 6, 2010 10:36 PM PST up reply actions
California's legal battle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DakcxsncHfs
"There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare." - Actress Tallulah Bankhead (1962)
Steinbrenner didn't make the HOF
Thoughts?
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
Proud Aussie father of Roberto Kelly
Thank god.
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 7:26 PM PST up reply actions
Proof that the rest of the world doesn't think it revolves around the Yankees
The thong is, it happened.
Disappointing?
Disappointing that they neglected to elect an owner who was suspended not once but twice by MLB?
And let’s not forget that he was a convicted felon – until Ronny Reagan pardoned him in 1989.
Is he a HOFamer? Maybe.
First ballot? HELL no.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 6, 2010 7:53 PM PST up reply actions
I don't really understand what the criteria for the hall of fame are
but a federal conviction and a temporary ban for trying to ruin a player are probably good enough to keep you out.
Short memories are short. Anyway given the kowtowing when he passed I’m sure he’ll get in 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 6, 2010 9:15 PM PST up reply actions
Having lived in NY for 11 years
It’s funny how they never mention that stuff. Not even Francesa and Russo.
# 24
by tinkerstoeverstochance on Dec 6, 2010 10:38 PM PST up reply actions
no kidding!
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 6, 2010 7:53 PM PST up reply actions
geez
no need to rub it in.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 6, 2010 7:53 PM PST up reply actions
Rumor: Prince for Loney and Broxton
Whoa. As Reynolds says, that actually makes sense
The thong is, it happened.
Cunning Ned
Seeking the man whose antics still enrage many Giants. /conspiracy theory
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
The Brewers are idiots
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 6, 2010 7:52 PM PST up reply actions
And now he will!
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
He’ll be disappointed to find that Mota isn’t there anymore.
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I don’t get why the Brewers would do that. I feel like two picks would be a better investment for them.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Agreed.
Not sure why Ned is asking for so much for Loney
"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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Dodgers couldn’t afford to re-sign him though, right? Still not a bad deal for them though if they can’t. Two draft picks at least.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Dec 7, 2010 2:23 PM PST up reply actions
So I got my Torture to Rapture book from the Chronicle today.
Its pretty awesome, but not as great as the 2002 book the Chronicle published.
So did I
I saw a picture of opening day in there and thought “Man, none of us in that ball park realizes what will happen in 7 months.”
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
OT
mmm pizza
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
So it that what kids are calling that these days.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I just came from the future.
It was January of this year, what is the picture of?
Did somebody get a no hitter?
Giants Won the NL West in 162nd Game.
Or was there more than that?
# 24
by tinkerstoeverstochance on Dec 6, 2010 10:39 PM PST up reply actions
This is the pennant, not the World Series, no? I thought Audrey threw his cap at Wilson after the final out of the World Series.
HES BAACK
Wilson video channel.
He’s so weird.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
Sound won't work for me!
/pouts
"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."
Yeah, it’s just a video loop though.
Either that or he’s very very quick
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 6, 2010 8:04 PM PST up reply actions
no sound for me either
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 6, 2010 8:07 PM PST up reply actions
Click the video names on the side
Q: Favourite Place in SF not named AT&T
A: “That’s simple, it’s Alcatraz, and next year I’ll be renting a room and swimming to the park daily.”
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 6, 2010 8:08 PM PST up reply actions
thanks
dude is a trip!
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 6, 2010 8:13 PM PST up reply actions
Sweet, thanks!
Heh, this could be fun. Think of questions everyone!
"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."
holy shit
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 6, 2010 8:03 PM PST up reply actions
Mark Sanchez, what in the fuck are you doing
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I only realized this week how much the Jets have been FEASTING on terrible competition. They’ve beaten nothing but terrible teams since week 2.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Dec 6, 2010 8:48 PM PST up reply actions
And barely beating them.
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
anyone think this will be worth getting?
http://www.triumphbooks.com/products/giant_surprise/1572436237.php?page_id=8
OT - Mark Reynolds question on twitter
fivethirtyeight
Over-under on Mark Reynolds strikeouts against AL East pitching? 244?
I say that Reynolds AND the NL West pitchers will see their K totals regress, maybe.
Sure the dude is a K-machine, but you have to tip the cap to the kids striking him out, no??
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 6, 2010 8:28 PM PST reply actions
do you realize we're discussing Mark Reynolds?
;-)
yeah, no change at all for the pitchers – but I don’t see him falling off a cliff just because he’s facing the vaunted AL East pitching staff…
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 6, 2010 8:38 PM PST up reply actions
I would guess a 8-10 K dropoff for Timmy
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2011 Opening Day starting SS!
SI_JonHeyman Jon Heyman
#rangers waiting on cliff lee before moving on other big free agents. lee market heating up tonite.
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
Gah, someone just sign Lee and get it over with please. The posturing is getting boring.
"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."
Ugliest Starting Pitcher currently in the majors?
SI_JonHeyman Jon Heyman
#dodgers in talks to return revitalized padilla back to rotation
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
MLBTR:
The Pirates agreed to sign Kevin Correia to a two-year, $8MM deal, according to ESPN.com’s Jerry Crasnick (on Twitter).
"I don't know how the six-pack got in my hands." -P.T.F. Bat
Yay!
I can root for Correia again!
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
almost impossible not to after reading this:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=crasnick_jerry&id=5860838
by kingofthacove on Dec 6, 2010 9:35 PM PST up reply actions
8 MILLION!!!! WAY TO GO CORREIA!!!!!
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Disappointing
I expected Toronto.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Came across something interesting about Andres in this years THT Annual: Of players who performed the best when LI was above 4.0, Andres ranks 5th with a WPA of 1.25 in 12 plate appearances,
Who’s 1st you ask? None other than our buddy, Brooks. Brooks Conrad. in 8 plays, he had 1.62 WPA in those situations. BROOKS CONRAD IS CLUTCH!!!
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Dec 6, 2010 9:32 PM PST reply actions
Walk off grand slams probably help WPA a little
"I dont always hit home runs, but when I do, I prefer World Series winning home runs"
Yeah. He had 3 HR’s in these 8 plays. Three!
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces strained obliques
by Giant among Angels on Dec 6, 2010 9:48 PM PST up reply actions
I was trying to find the Conrad .gif and I came across this smug philly article
According to team sources, NL Division Series MVP Brooks Conrad will not be available for the Giants in their NL Championship Series matchup against the Phillies.
Conrad, who helped the Giants advance to their first NLCS since 2002 with four key errors in three NLDS starts, will likely also miss the World Series, should the Giants advance.
"We’re trying to stay upbeat, but this sucks," said one unnamed Giants source. "You have to bring your ‘A’ game against the Phillies and Brooks was a key guy for us. It’s going to force us to hit our way on base and we’re not really built for that."
The Giants pitching staff also took a hit on Tuesday with the announcement that they will be unable to pitch to the weak-hitting Braves lineup for the remainder of the postseason
http://www.phillygameday.com/2010/10/sources-giants-will-be-without-brooks-conrad-for-nlcs/
And the comment thread is priceless!
"It'll break your heart. It's designed to break your heart."
- A. Bartlett Giamatti
hahaha
so classic
San Francisco Giants: 2010 World Series Champions
Buster Posey: 100% ballplayer, 0% bullshit
by free f.p. #14 on Dec 6, 2010 10:22 PM PST up reply actions
Turns out he was right, just for the wrong reason.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Dec 7, 2010 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
i read a few other things that guy had written… talk about a BITTER Phillies fan.
holy crap.
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.
Sounds like a perfectly standard Phillies fan to me.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
the people at The Good Phight were good to us, i actually really like that blog next to Lookout Landing.
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.
Memories
Pat Burrell’s first Giant HR: http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=8915991
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Oh, and
Pat’s only 15 away from 300 career HRs, which would be cool to see.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
yep, he’s probably going to get his 300th HR and his 1900th RBI this year
by kingofthacove on Dec 6, 2010 10:20 PM PST up reply actions
1000th homerun!?! That’d be some kind of record, wouldn’t it?
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Dec 7, 2010 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
/rec’d
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
by shanghaijim on Dec 6, 2010 10:31 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
/detailed fangraph chart disputing comment
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 7, 2010 7:02 AM PST up reply actions
STEALING MY SCHTICK ARE YOU
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
/joke in questionable taste about jct’s ‘schtick’
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 7, 2010 9:36 AM PST up reply actions
IS THIS AN AZN JOKE
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
IVE BEEN FOOLING AROUND ALL WEEKEND AND BOY IS MY SHTICK TIRED
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
Ostensibly bland comment
about tired schtick being that way at beginning of weekend too.
"It's too LATE to stop now!" - John Lee Hooker
Giants win the 2010 World Series
bq.p(.Proving they are the best team in baseball by beating Roy Halladay, Cole Hamels, and Roy Oswalt. Did you hear, Cody Ross hit two home runs in Game 1 off Doc? That was sweet. Now the Giants and Phillies have won an equal number of World Series in the past three years. Philadelphia must be so proud to be spoken of in the same breath as the Giants. Sure hope you all enjoyed your time off to reorganize your garage during the World Series, certainly no need to watch the drubbing we put on the Texas Strangers.bq.p).
This is my post on Philadelphia Craiglist Sports Forum. Just making sure that they are in touch with their feelings this winter. I hope they respond. If you feel like taking a two second break from McC, please chime in!
# 24
by tinkerstoeverstochance on Dec 6, 2010 10:56 PM PST reply actions
OT:
Does anyone work or have ever worked at Best Buy?
"I dont always hit home runs, but when I do, I prefer World Series winning home runs"
I used to work there.
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How is it?
Would you recommend working there? Im thinking about applying to an open position there
"I dont always hit home runs, but when I do, I prefer World Series winning home runs"
It's alright.
I worked in the media department, which covers DVDs, CDs, and video games. I restocked shelves and helped out customers. It generally consists of periods of nothing with the occasional stupid customer. I worked on Black Friday the year the Wii came out. That sucked.
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Grant's going soft
the last thread would have been more effective if he hadn’t given it away that it wasn’t really Matt Cain in the freaking blurb.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
It's moments like those
where you wonder what would happen if the Hatchery decided to spawn more Overlords.
/SC2’d
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
Still got bitched out by a bunch of people, too.
by Grant Brisbee on Dec 7, 2010 11:01 AM PST up reply actions
ARE YOU CALLING ME A BITCH?!??!
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 7, 2010 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
Happens to all
Go home, ‘ponine, go home, you’re in the way
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
Oh wow
Jim Tracy collapsed at the winter meetings.
Hope everything is ok with him.
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
Proud Aussie father of Roberto Kelly
resting comfortably at a local hospital, I think he’ll be ok.
by all accounts a good guy in the business.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 7, 2010 9:38 AM PST up reply actions
Tracy would phrase it
Am I a good guy? Probably. Am I in the business? Yes, I am. Will I be ok? I think so.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
by jctGamer on Dec 7, 2010 9:41 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
LOL & wrecked
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 7, 2010 9:41 AM PST up reply actions
OT - Hyperbole Much?!?
@SI_JonHeyman:
While nats are said NOT to be in on cliff lee now, can’t rule out 7 years from someone else. best post season pitcher since gibson.
Really, best since Gibson?!
What the fuck?!
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 7, 2010 9:40 AM PST reply actions
everyone seems to have forgotten the world series happened…
by haroldansivakumar on Dec 7, 2010 9:42 AM PST up reply actions
Two starts, one of which was pretty damn good, don’t really change anything about how good Cliff Lee is.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
true.
but he ain’t Bob freaking Gibson.
I’m not even sure he can claim to be Curt Schilling (11-2 2.23 postseason)
It’s just such a ridiculous statement coming from Heyman who while cashing checks from Sports Illustrated for journalism, is obviously spending this week shilling for agents.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 7, 2010 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
Uncritically serving as a mouthpiece for someone with an agenda?
Clearly, Heyman aspires to be a political journalist.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
This baseball thing is pretty cool
Well, I am sure SI is fine with it if it means that Heyman gets the scoop on one of them.
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 7, 2010 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
LOL at random 5 game stretches
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 7, 2010 9:43 AM PST up reply actions
But JETER!
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Dec 7, 2010 3:19 PM PST up reply actions
If I'm Bob Gibson right now....
I am visualizing a 94 mph heater right in the ribs of JonHeyman..
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 7, 2010 9:46 AM PST up reply actions
Cliff Lee is rapidly becoming the most overrated pitcher in baseball, if he wasn’t already. Dear god…
"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."
meh. I don’t know about that. He’s pretty damn good. Not exactly overrated.
There's a First for Everything:
Edgar Renteria, The First World Series MVP in Giants History.
meh. i’m just getting sick of hearing about him really…
"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."
Overexposed then.
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Whoa! Who did he text pics to?
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Dec 7, 2010 3:19 PM PST up reply actions
At the sound of the tone, Matt Cain’s Post Season ERA will still be 0.00.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 7, 2010 10:06 AM PST up reply actions
Yes, but every team he faced was mired in a horrible offensive slump.
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 7, 2010 10:08 AM PST up reply actions
I guess
Jon Heyman is just a stenographer for Cliff Lee’s agent, not an actual reporter…
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 7, 2010 10:14 AM PST up reply actions
Did Debbie Gibson throw overhanded or underhanded?
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 7, 2010 11:39 AM PST up reply actions
Cain > Lee. 0.00 ERA.
LOL @ Lee beaten twice by the Giants lineup. Oh wait, we aren’t the Yankees or Phillies so nobody noticed. OMGZ LEE IS TEH BEST!
Mel Gibson wasn't very good. He kept showing up drunk to pitch
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.
Man, so painful to see this.
I still have yet to see Cliff Lee’s WS ring.
Everyone goes nuts because he shuts down the Yanks. What they fail to realize is that NY plays right into his hands. They are the most patient team in the game. Normally that is a really good thing, but against a control phenom like Lee, it isn’t. Once he has them 0-2 they are done. Nobody was getting Lee with 2 strikes in the post season. The Giants are notoriously unpatient, although much better now. I think it actually helped them against Lee. They didn’t wait to get two strikes on them.
I guess Timmy and the Giants never happened.
Roy Halladay just woke up in a cold sweat. He had a dream about this rodeo clown with a stick...
OT - Jamie McCourt owns half the Dodgers
Frank’s attorney’s didn’t write up a very good marital property agreement.
So, another year or three of complete dysfunction in Smog Town??
Well, ok…only if they insist
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 7, 2010 9:45 AM PST reply actions
LOL Dodgers
"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."
by Ceora on Dec 7, 2010 9:54 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I hope Jaime doesn’t bring me in to close the deal.
Posted by: Jonathon Broxton | 12/07/2010 at 09:26 AM
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
by scout6 on Dec 7, 2010 10:13 AM PST up reply actions 4 recs
B/c you have a black and white screen
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 7, 2010 10:22 AM PST up reply actions
What are the contract implications if McCourt is forced to file bankruptcy? I know that the Rangers did it, but I’m not familiar with the facts of the case.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
They go to the World Series and lose to the Royals.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
I’m hoping it resolves in a ‘Dodgers become more laughable than the Clippers’ sort of way. Now if only the Lakers would play along….
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Sell the team I think. Tie them up for a couple years. As long as they keep Agent Ned we’re good.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Dec 7, 2010 3:35 PM PST up reply actions
Oh man shit got real
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZQdydWtGis
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
Dude should have told her to GTFO about 10 seconds into it.
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
This reminds me of high school. So embarrassing to have women fight over you like that.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 7, 2010 10:12 AM PST up reply actions
I know, right?
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
woman fighting is a turnoff...
even if its organized and sanctioned. Mud wrestling doesn’t even do it for me. Scripted Diva matches in professional wrestling on the other hand….
I love this so much.
/throws fist full of glitter in the air!
♥ 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants ♥
♥ McCoven ♥
OT:
LOL ALBERT HAYNESWORTH, LOL REDSKINS
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
OT: Sylvester Stallone was enshrined int he Boxing Hall of Fame
Along side Mike Tyson.
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
The Greatest Moment in American Sports history is not the miracle on ice
It is when Rocky Balboa knocked out Ivan Drago in the 15th round.
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
HEARTS ON FIRE!
STRONG DESIRE!
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
/climbs 45,000-foot mountain without climbing gear
DRAGOOOOOOOO!!!
DRAGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
DDDDRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
by non sequitur on Dec 7, 2010 10:48 AM PST up reply actions
/invites David Hasselhoff to sing on the Berlin Wall
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
You know the offseason's been going on too long
I woke up this morning convinced that the Giants had signed Jeff Francouer. I was mad.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Hmmmm.. Any guesses?
Lee has at least one seven-year offer for $20-25MM – not from the Nationals – tweets Heyman.
My guess is Houston..
So much for accurate reporting. That’s a 35 million dollar range he just quoted. Seeing that Heyman is a puppet for some agents I going to assume that this tweet while true is an exaggeration. I am guessing the offer is really 21-23 million. At that range I can see the Yankees, Rangers and Cubs making that offer.
I am tempted to say Phillies, but one good thing about RAJ is that he is reluctant to give more than 3 or 4 years to pitchers.
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 7, 2010 11:30 AM PST up reply actions
I can verify from my sources that Cliff Lee has at least one team considering a 1 to 7 year offer ranging from $400,000 to $25M annually.
by kingofthacove on Dec 7, 2010 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
I was reading reports that they didnt want to go more than 5 years
If that offer was from the Rangers I think the deal would be done.
if they couldn’t afford Werth, they can’t afford Lee.
and Werth was more valuable to the Phils than Lee would be
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.
Huh?
Maybe they didn’t want Werth. Dominic Brown is waiting in the wings. By most accounts Werth wasn’t the best clubhouse guy and certainly not worth that contract.
The Phillies blocked Ryan Howard unnecessarily with Thome for a couple of years. No reason to repeat that by overpaying for Werth.
It really sounded as if Philly never really made a strong effort to get Werth and reports coming out midseason were that he was even on the even on the block. It was pretty clear Werth wasn’t coming back to Philly by most accounts. Not sure it was all financial either. That is just a good thing to say.
If all things were equal, I honestly think Philly would take Lee.
Roy Halladay just woke up in a cold sweat. He had a dream about this rodeo clown with a stick...
Werth was not blocking Brown
Ibanez was.
Aaron King, please pitch better.
McC Wiki - for all you newcomers out there.
OT: Further bluster from Jamie McCourt
Putting together a potential buyer group for Frank’s half of the Dodgers.
Later in the article, there’s a statement issued from Frank’s lawyer saying that ownership of the team ‘remains firmly in his hands’. Which is kind of vague. All that the lawyers is saying is that actual operations remain with Frank.
Hopefully things get ugly.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Randy Johnson is going to buy the Dodgers?!
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Look, I hate the Dodgers, but nothing deserves that much ugliness.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
But they will take what they can get
/signs Padilla
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
Ugly off!
Padilla v Johnson…. Go!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
And again...
LOL Dodgers
"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."
didnt they take out a bunch of bonds against the team just to pay this years payroll? then the multi-year deals are all backloaded too?
looks like they are putting all their eggs in one basket going for a World Series hail mary to save the franchise
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 be pissed if they owned the Giants, this happened and people laughed at us
But LOL Dodgers!!!
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Buster Olney tweets Tuesday morning there is a growing speculation among rival agents and executives that the Washington Nationals are going to throw a HUGE number at Cliff Lee.
Hopefully before they sign the contract.
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 7, 2010 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
The Red Sox have expressed interest in trading for Josh Willingham, according to the Washington Post’s Adam Kilgore.
My friend from Boston says the deal is nearly finished.
People from Boston say a lot. Very little is true.
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 7, 2010 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
I like the Hammer
Between Adrian and Willingham, they’d have a pretty good middle order to go with good pitching.
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
rocky is there going to be a rematch
ADRIANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
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
why do they hate Jacoby Ellsbury?
Thing A
"Correlation between inability to use the reply button and general crappiness of analysis: pretty high." -Sleepy Freud
I think it stems from the injury last year/ he's known to be a bit of a diva
Red Sox: He’s not rehabing enough, not around the team enough, bad attitude
vs.
Ellsbury: They pressured me to rush back and I got hurt again, they moved me to left field, no contract extension talks
Between Burrell and Belt’s expected ascension moving Huff to left, it seems silly for them to be in on it. Also, I heard Washington is asking for too much.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Dec 7, 2010 3:41 PM PST up reply actions
So ‘yes’ then?
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/10/billionaires-2009-richest-people_Theodore-Lerner_16MR.html
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
2009, Forbes had Lerner listed as the richest owner in the MLB
http://tartans.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5820150/14653195
My Son
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
HA!
/lights cigar with $100 bill
//offers valet some Cake
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 7, 2010 1:14 PM PST up reply actions
LOL WUT
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 7, 2010 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
So… did they make it?
It’s the opposite of a defensive alignment I remember from a college game, where they lined up 11 men on the line of scrimmage. Insta-sack, but of course they only used it once.
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 7, 2010 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
that is just dumb, youre gonna give rodgers 15 yards without a defender to throw a short post route on 2nd and 16? you usually only put that kind of defense on the field if it’s 4th down
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.
LOL me
had it been any other team, i might have thought that…
but somehow running a play like that seems just like the 2010 Niners
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.
love it
the opposite of “that’s SO Raven”
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 works fine if you have three really, really good men.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Dec 7, 2010 2:18 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t know if anybody mentioned this, nor do I know when this happened, but apparently Chuck Lofgren (formerly of the Indians and Brewers and once a legitimate prospect) signed with the Fresno Grizzlies. He’s a local boy, having gone to Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo.
"I don't know how the six-pack got in my hands." -P.T.F. Bat
Really..so shocking
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Three weeks ago, he was the most talked about trade chip at the annual general managers’ meetings. But by Tuesday, it was all but official: Justin Upton isn’t going anywhere.
Trade talks involving the Diamondbacks’ 23-year-old right fielder have “just about died,” a source familiar with the discussions told ESPN.com. While Arizona will still listen, the source said, the club is no longer motivated to trade him because it has begun filling some of the holes it would have plugged by dealing Upton.
Rosterbation at its finest
i thought someone would overpay, really thought he might be moved
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.
what up nerbs
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, Jeff Sullivan you rule
http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2010/12/7/1862138/baltimore-orioles-free-agency-planner
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
by scout6 on Dec 7, 2010 1:39 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Miguel Batista's website
http://miguelbatista.net/english/index.html
Just, wow.
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A new challenger appears
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I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
WHAT THE HELL IS THIS CRAP.
I love the picture of him in his Seattle uniform playing the clarinet.
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
wait,
what the hell? it’s not a clarinet, its a bat, or some kind of claribat.
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
LOL WUT?
He has been one of the greatest players in world baseball ever since.
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
Rickey does not approve
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.
Born on February 19, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in 1992 he made his major-league debut.
A poet whose book were on sale in baseball stadiums
I hope he didn’t write this.
I can't fight this feeling anymore!
I think it was originally written in spanish
then got a babelfish translation or something.
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
Well his Dominican birth day probably is 1992
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 7, 2010 2:00 PM PST up reply actions
There is a photshopped pic (looks like a mirror type) that is classic
Overplayed memes:
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2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Dec 7, 2010 2:06 PM PST up reply actions
He looks like a magician.
Your 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Dec 7, 2010 2:17 PM PST up reply actions
Someone on the Giants needs a cool website like this. I’m thinking Zito or Weezy? Maybe even PTB.
/throws fist full of glitter in the air!
♥ 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants ♥
♥ McCoven ♥
used to exist. not sure if it still does. It was official.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
Apparently its down...
“You do not have permission to access this server.”
"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."
oh well
at least we have Brian’s video channel. Btw, I must mention that he still has not answered my question.
/throws fist full of glitter in the air!
♥ 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants ♥
♥ McCoven ♥
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 7, 2010 2:52 PM PST up reply actions
So what's the deal with the Dodgers Divorce?
apparently the judge just ruled in favor of Jamie (might be yesterday news, i just got off shift).
What would that mean to the Dodgers, that she’d sell 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.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
My understanding:
Jamie now owns half of the Dodgers…which means:
Nothing…they co-own the Dodgers together (not likely)
Frank can buy Jamie’s share (which he does not have the money for)
Jamie can buy Jamie out (which she does not have the money for)
The two can sell the team and split the proceeds (probable)
It’s like any other property in a divorce (think of the Dodger as a really messed up house)
because Frank was trying to get the whole team, I thought because the judge ruled in her favor that she would get the whole team. so they were basically fighting for either all Frank, or half hers. got it.
yeah now this is gonna get messy, because the team has taken on a ton of debt and Frank can’t pay her off for 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.
In my humble opinion: It’s a horrible decision…
Jamie was/is a family law attorney in Boston and claimed that she did not know what she was signing.
Well yeah, but the lawyer also went back chnaged things after she signed.
Overplayed memes:
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2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Dec 7, 2010 2:11 PM PST up reply actions
IMO both McCourts lied on the stand, the lawyers lied about documents, everyone is lying.
A whole lot of parts of the team have been exposed during this, like how they were paying themselves rent (ie taking cash) from the team.
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 presumption is that it’s joint marital property, so if something made deviation from that unclear (like shady Frank lawyer actions) then my guess is the court said, “Fuck it, it’s joint property, now sell it and get the hell out.” But in fancier legal terms.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Dec 7, 2010 3:45 PM PST up reply actions
Is there any indication that Jamie wants to sell the team?
Frank does not, and I thought Jamie wanted a job back with them.
I am not sure this is going to lead to selling the team since both would have to sign off on it now.
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
Not necessarily…depending on how the sale is set up, one can force a co-owner to sale or to be bought out…
and therein lies the problem. I don’t think Frank finds anyone who wants half the team (even IF jamie signs off on her half being bought out), not in the financial shape it’s in right now.
and if Jamie refuses to sign off on her half being bought out, then you’ve got a major problem on your hands
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.
Wow
Andrew Martin just accused someone of being too easily offended.
Also LOL
I’m not “offended” but I think it causes unnecessary
impugning of one’s reputation as being so drunk that one collapses.
NO ONE EVER DRINKS SO MUCH AS TO COLLAPSE!
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
Stupid format
I’m not “offended” but I think it causes unnecessary
impugning of one’s reputation as being so drunk that one collapses.
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
This was my favorite
Do you think that in the Rockies organization where behavior and character are huge
and as a leader in the organization this would be taken lightly?
by kingofthacove on Dec 7, 2010 2:04 PM PST up reply actions
I just got to that and was about to bring it over.
Wow, it must really be lonely and cold on top of that mountain range.
Its the damn winter meetings, isn’t there always stories about how they are up most of the night drinking and talking, with deals being broken at like 2 am?
Proud Adoptive Parent of no one, cause my son left me.
I still think Obi-wan wanted them to hook up & raise some genetic freaks with midichlorians firing out of their ass. - ResDog
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES
with deals being broken at like 2 am?
i hope nobody Roofies Sabes for Buster.
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 heard that it wasn't him getting drunk....
But rather long nights of wild, consensual sex with the other managers and GMs coupled with a steady array of opiates and uppers taken while drinking. The rumor is that he hadn’t eaten in four or five days leading up to the collapse. So, really, impugning The Tracinator with the assumption that a single night of drinking could lay him low…. Well. If that’s not offensive, I don’t know what is.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
by Alex_Lewis on Dec 7, 2010 3:00 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
oh, look who’s offended… our good old friend SDCat, who is like the victor frankenstein but a Rockies fan. Always find her on opposing teams boards saying how much she hates the Giants and blah blah 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.
People read that site?
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
apparently they are a very angry bunch who wish that career-ending injuries befall our players next year. someone from here copied some text that Andrew Martin typed himself hoping that half our team went down.
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.
Only after a 3-4 day binge of cocaine, ether, and tequila can I ever understand the Purple Row.
Yes, yes, irony.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 7, 2010 3:18 PM PST up reply actions
Man, so much commotion over a joke.
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Grant really needs to send his mod’s to a sensitivity class.
Overplayed memes:
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Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Dec 7, 2010 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
sl
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Not even a particularly good joke.
Sabean, Kruk and Kuip are called drunks on, what…. A daily basis? And we like Kruk and Kuip!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Because calling someone possibly drunk is defamation of character. Yep
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Dec 7, 2010 3:44 PM PST up reply actions
Did you just call me a drunk, Sir? I declare, we shall settle this like gentlemen. What is your weapon of choice for our duel?
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Dec 7, 2010 3:49 PM PST up reply actions
I believe this calls for a Four-Loko duel to the death!
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 7, 2010 4:12 PM PST up reply actions
Whoa. Gary Sheffield?
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
Rays DH, I would imagine. no NL team will let him field
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.
Still. Weird to think He might come back. I counted him out a while ago.
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 7, 2010 2:33 PM PST up reply actions
how old is he now? 42, 43, 44?
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.
42
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 7, 2010 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
Dude still hit in 2009
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2002 WS CANCELED
Blue Jays want all our player that we don't utilize correctly
by say hey nation on Dec 7, 2010 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
So did Chuck Lidell
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
last i heard he was offered a fulltime job in 2010 but the team wasn’t a contender or something like that so he turned it down
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 just remembered I got Jeffrey Hammonds’ autograph one time.
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
I got Tim Brown and Charles Woodson’s autograph one year.
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 7, 2010 2:40 PM PST up reply actions
OT: Inception came out today
and I’m kinda afraid that I’m gonna watch it tonight and find that the whole last 3 months of the season/playoffs/World Series championship was a dream, and we really finished in 4th place like we were when I first saw the movie
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’m afraid I’m going to watch it eventually and go, “oh, that was nice” and then never think about it again. It really seems like the kind of movie that is going to give me that reaction.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Dec 7, 2010 5:32 PM PST up reply actions
Thread out of respect for people with crappy computers. Don't expect any real content.
More so than usual, even.
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/12/7/1862464/live-blogging-the-winter-meetings-day-two
Pffft
I was posting in that thread before it was cool.
Pull your kids from school and get them Twitter accounts. Let them learn from the people!
It’s not cool.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 7, 2010 3:21 PM PST up reply actions
Ease up on Barry
Sure, he’s our fifth starter, but look around the league, a lot of teams would have Zito as high as a #2 or #3 in some cases. Hell, Zito would have easily cracked the Yankees post season rotation. Their 2011 rotation is no better.
The problem, yes, is the contract. He’s making too much money. But he’s not making so much money that the Giants can’t afford to sign other players.
Rowand on the other hand, he should take a cue from Eric Byrnes. Just hang ‘em up. You got your money, you’re not going to be seeing a whole lot of playing time. Just go home.
By the way, for 2011, Arron Rowand will now be referred to as Dorn.
Lou Brown: I thought you said we didn’t have any high priced talent.
Charlie Donovan: Forget about Dorn (Rowand), he’s just high priced.
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