Giants, Lincecum Agree to Two-Year, $23M Deal
by Grant Brisbee on Feb 12, 2010 10:12 AM PST
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PrintIts the end to the biggest non-story in recent Giants history. I’m sure most of you called in sick. In the docket this morning:
WILL TIM LINCECUM MAKE $8M OR $13M?omg
The answer: yes. Plus an extra $2M for his troubles.Two years, $23M. Quite fair for both parties.
Well, maybe "non-story" isn’t the right way to put it. That extra $5M if they had went to arbitration might have made a difference when the Giants traded for a broken and expensive player in July, or it might have changed drafting strategies in June. ‘Tis a lot of scratch, even by baseball standards. But I still can’t figure out why people were freaking out. It seemed like there were two popular scenarios:
a. It was totally going to bum Timmy out that the Giants didn’t respect him and low-balled him with the highest arbitration offer ever for a pitcher. If you’ve ever read I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings -- in which Maya Angelou has to deal with someone offering $8M for her poems instead of the $13M she thinks they’re worth -- you have to be amused at how parallel the situations were. The ending is what scares me. After begrudgingly accepting the $8M, Angelou started to tank her own poetry.
There’s a pain or something in my chest/ I think it’s gas/ That Steve Allen is a funny man Night everybody.
She never recovered, and she remains one of America’s lesser poets because of the financial insult she received early in her career. That could have been Tim Lincecum, except instead of slapping words together, he would have lazily tossed up fastballs that aren’t fast enough to break through the glass case of emotion that he was in. Think of the logic. Why does Barry Zito pitch like an ace? Because the Giants told him he was an ace by paying him like an ace. Science.
or...
b. Assuming that Lincecum continued his historic run of success for the next four years, the disrespect shown by the Giants in this initial arbitration hearing would have made Lincecum want to leave. Again, in four years, he was going to be so discouraged that the Giants offered him only $8M in a case with no precedent, that he wouldn’t stay with the Giants at any cost.
Four years. After the 2013 season. Like, four years from now. You know what worries me more? That Lincecum doesn’t get hurt like Dwight Gooden or Bret Saberhagen. I worry that Brian Sabean will continue to surround Lincecum with lesser offensive talents. I worry that the Giants will move Buster Posey to left field this year to fit him into the lineup, and keep him there because he never learns how catch. I worry that Madison Bumgarner’s velocity is never coming back, and that he’ll have to watch tapes of Kirk Rueter if he ever wants to be effective in the majors. Those are the kinds of things that worry me.
Worrying if Lincecum had a fragile, money-equals-self-worth kind of ego? That never made it too high on the list. So everybody can go about their business. Lincecum is still a Giant for the next four years. Both sides got something out of today’s deal: Lincecum gets more guaranteed money than he would have had by waiting for two arbitration awards, and the Giants probably save a few million by not going to arbitration.
Our long national nightmare is over.
Tim Lincecum will be a Giant next season! (And the one after that, and the one after that, and the one after that.)
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I can’t believe I gave his page a hit.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 10:20 AM PST up reply actions
It’s like some new kind of terrible rickroll. A rattoroll?
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 10:31 AM PST up reply actions
You can order a Rick Roll at some sushi restaurants.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 10:33 AM PST up reply actions
What’s in it?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Here:
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 10:35 AM PST up reply actions
that roll will never give you up
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
You know the rules and so do I: A full stomach’s what we’re thinking of. You wouldn’t get this from any other roll.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
I just want to tell you what I taste like,
gotta make you understand!
Status: Feels so broke up. Wants to go home. || Still boycotting Johnsonville and Giants souvenirs or ballpark foods for repossessing my K Wall in right field.
MAAAY – O!
MAY – YAY – YAYO!
Come Mr. Lincecum, tally up de strikeouts
Affeldt’s up and we want to go home.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Feb 12, 2010 4:15 PM PST up reply actions
Or let you down.
Gary Darling, go DIAFF.
by The Enchanter on Feb 12, 2010 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
GROSS it’s full of fish stuff.
Brian says a lot of things. Brian only does one thing, though. Get low OBP hacking suckholes who’s best years are in the past. - Missing Barry
/tries to avoid not being chasm’d
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
Wait… shit. My negatives are all screwed up.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
WHAT THE HELL?!
FISH IN SUSHI?!?!?!
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California rolls are the only REAL sushi.
by Missing Barry on Feb 12, 2010 10:56 AM PST up reply actions
I haven’t eaten a California roll in… oh… five years.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 10:56 AM PST up reply actions
I thought I was allergic to fake crab. Turns out I’m not, but I still don’t eat California rolls. Once you’ve gone uni, there’s no turning back.
JUST A CITY BOY
by shanghaijim on Feb 12, 2010 11:08 AM PST up reply actions
A true connoisseur. Uni seems to be the true sushi threshold.
by positiveuphemism on Feb 12, 2010 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
It’s….challenging. A lot of people hate it.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
What’s so challenging about it? Are we talking in a roll, or more like sashimi or however else it might come?
by Missing Barry on Feb 12, 2010 12:30 PM PST up reply actions
It has a very unusual texture. It’s pretty slimy.
I’ve only had uni once – I liked it, but I hear it can get really rank if it’s not super-fresh.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
Does it usually come as part of a roll or what? I may have had it at some point, I ate some pretty out there stuff in Japan when I went, and I definitely didn’t know what all of it was….but yeah, I’ve never really heard anything about this “uni” stuff. Heck, maybe I’ve even eaten here without knowing. ;)
by Missing Barry on Feb 12, 2010 12:33 PM PST up reply actions
It comes in a sort of roll. I can’t remember what you call that kind of roll – it’s the kind that’s wrapped in seaweed, has rice at the bottom, and the sea urchin is on top. The same sort of roll you’d have for Tobiko (flying fish roe).
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
It also comes in a bowl as sashimi. I also have seen, but not tried, it as a topping on hot rice. Wonder what that does to the texture.
JUST A CITY BOY
by shanghaijim on Feb 12, 2010 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
nigiri
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I’m big on texture. While talking with the sushi chef that decided to torture me, I made a man of many tastes, and he’d been flirting with my girl friend for a while, so I guess I thought he’d be doing me this big favor by serving up some Uni. I felt bad when I almost vomitted.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
talking to, talking with, who cares
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I think it would be a texture thing; the taste I think is awesome. Like salty peanut butter meringue.
JUST A CITY BOY
by shanghaijim on Feb 12, 2010 12:33 PM PST up reply actions
Well, like I said, I think it’s divine. YMMV.
JUST A CITY BOY
by shanghaijim on Feb 12, 2010 12:35 PM PST up reply actions
Well, you’re the one that’s tried it, not me, so….yeah.
by Missing Barry on Feb 12, 2010 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
I think “challenging” is an appropriate word for a number of situations. Trying to eat something really, really spicy can be challenging, for sure. New textures seem to be challenging for a lot of people, as well….
by Missing Barry on Feb 15, 2010 12:24 PM PST up reply actions
Trying to eat something really, really spicy can be challenging, for sure.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 15, 2010 12:35 PM PST up reply actions
Not as confusing as multi?
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 12, 2010 12:28 PM PST up reply actions
The funny thing is that it isn’t.
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Isn't what?
STOP MAKING ME WAIT, NATTO!!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 12, 2010 11:07 AM PST up reply actions
implied subjects are still valid subjects, Lars!
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 11:09 AM PST up reply actions
Sarchasm? Did you fall in? Am I doing this right?
by Missing Barry on Feb 12, 2010 11:11 AM PST up reply actions
He didn’t try to avoid not being chasm’d.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
I’m confused, I guess I can’t do double negatives.
by Missing Barry on Feb 12, 2010 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/2/12/1307814/giants-lincecum-agree-to-two-year#30706856
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 11:17 AM PST up reply actions
Oh, I didn’t read any of the actual conversation, just that one comment I responded to. I don’t really care about a conversation about sushi. :)
by Missing Barry on Feb 12, 2010 11:35 AM PST up reply actions
My sister’s dog is named sushi.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 11:37 AM PST up reply actions
“Roll over, Sushi”
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 12, 2010 11:39 AM PST up reply actions
So you’re not bi-curious.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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(I’m reaching on this joke.)
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I prefer a fried guacamole, sour cream, jalepeno crab roll thing (they exist)
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Feb 12, 2010 6:53 PM PST up reply actions
Is marcello admitting to having fantasies about Mr. Tumnus?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
if he looks kinda like James McAvoy.
JUST A CITY BOY
by shanghaijim on Feb 12, 2010 10:43 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
James McAvoy merchant ivory, or James McAvoy modern day?
Gary Darling, go DIAFF.
by The Enchanter on Feb 12, 2010 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
THE LAST WHITE PHYSICIAN FOR THE LAST KING OF… wait… Scotland…?
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
Who doesn’t?!
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I would eat that
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
TWRRS!
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 10:38 AM PST up reply actions
I would think a "Rick Roll" would be far cheesier than that
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
Well it would definately be fried.
Brian says a lot of things. Brian only does one thing, though. Get low OBP hacking suckholes who’s best years are in the past. - Missing Barry
Why is everybody talking about sushi??
Sushi is nasty anyways
by SanPabloGiantsFan on Feb 12, 2010 9:30 PM PST up reply actions
We have a lot of wrong newbies lately.
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1) We like food.
2) no
GrahamCrakalaka
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2010 7:08 PM PST up reply actions
There’s a possessive in there somewhere.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 10:20 AM PST up reply actions
Hey its the punctuation police. Here ya go toolbag.
Timmy’s agent failed him.
by DFAAurillia on Feb 12, 2010 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
Pretty sure it should be, “Hey it’s the punctuation police,” since you are saying, “it is.” IIRC ‘its’ indicates ownership.
Brian says a lot of things. Brian only does one thing, though. Get low OBP hacking suckholes who’s best years are in the past. - Missing Barry
lol.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Wow. Hook line and sinker. Could not wait for some douche to comment on that too.
by DFAAurillia on Feb 12, 2010 10:36 AM PST up reply actions
Hook, line, and sinker.
Brian says a lot of things. Brian only does one thing, though. Get low OBP hacking suckholes who’s best years are in the past. - Missing Barry
Hook, line and sinker is also acceptable.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
SERIAL COMMA FTW
(mmmm cereal)
Brian says a lot of things. Brian only does one thing, though. Get low OBP hacking suckholes who’s best years are in the past. - Missing Barry
Boo serial comma.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 12, 2010 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
What was the hookline?
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Feb 12, 2010 4:17 PM PST up reply actions
Comma Drama!
Yo momma
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
Ink?
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 4:01 PM PST up reply actions
A dink a dink
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Feb 12, 2010 4:17 PM PST up reply actions
Mr. Dink?
Eli Whiteside : Catching no-no's and hitting grand slams
by BleedBlackNOrange on Feb 13, 2010 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
HEY DOUGLATH HUH HUH HUH HUH!
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Bad Jimmy Durante ref.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Feb 14, 2010 7:38 AM PST up reply actions
Who gives a fuck about an oxford comma?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
The new album is pretty solid.
F. the Lewis.
by calpolynate on Feb 12, 2010 10:40 AM PST up reply actions
Oh, it’s a song.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 10:40 AM PST up reply actions
I’m definitely a fan, although I like them upbeat more
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
by TexasRanger on Feb 12, 2010 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t really get Vampire Weekend. I mean, I don’t get why some people love them OR why some people hate them so much, either. I’m wholly indifferent.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
I don’t know what Vampire Weekend is.
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I know it’s a band, and that’s about it.
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doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
by Tim LinCyYoung on Feb 12, 2010 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
Wouldn’t that be Vampire Month?
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People in Alaska are weird
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
by Tim LinCyYoung on Feb 12, 2010 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
The suck.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
That’s what vampires do.
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Vampire Weekend pales in comparison to other bands.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 1:00 PM PST up reply actions
They never see the light of day.
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When you make comments like that, you put their career at stake.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 1:07 PM PST up reply actions
That’s a real pain in the neck
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
by Tim LinCyYoung on Feb 12, 2010 1:10 PM PST up reply actions
Oh…
Huh.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 1:10 PM PST up reply actions
I want to make a vampire themed band now called “The Suck”.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Isn’t that My Chemical Romance’s other name?
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most ridiculous album cover ever?
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
I’ve seen ridiculouser.
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Oh don't get me started on bad album art
http://badalbumart.blogspot.com/
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I’d request that any day of the week
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
by Tim LinCyYoung on Feb 12, 2010 1:12 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, that blog is pretty awesome.
One recent terrible cover:
Pretty lousy album too, unfortunately.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
Really?
Would you mind elaborating?
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Feb 12, 2010 4:19 PM PST up reply actions
Elaborating on what? Why the album’s lousy?
I love Joni Mitchell, but it’s probably the worst of her albums I’ve heard. The music is unexceptional and the lyrics are, at times, embarrassing. Also there’s a version of Big Yellow Taxi on there that’s just awful.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
Pretty cut and dried.
I wonder what album this guy listened to.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Feb 12, 2010 11:10 PM PST up reply actions
Well, to each their own
Like I said, I love Joni MItchell, and think she was making fine music as recently as Turbulent Indigo. I found that album painful to listen to, though.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
Move over, John Mayer!
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I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 1:24 PM PST up reply actions
My GF becomes pretty annoyed when I make fun of this song.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Well, I wouldn’t really call it a song. I’d call it more a line line repeated over and over again.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 14, 2010 1:22 PM PST up reply actions
Move over comb over, John Mayer!
Les Plack = more chicks
Yahoo FFL champ 2009
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Chose the Saints and the under to win my bet with my gf...i'm on a roll.
by Headhunter Rollins on Feb 12, 2010 2:14 PM PST up reply actions
nice ball gag
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
by Tim LinCyYoung on Feb 12, 2010 1:24 PM PST up reply actions
NEEDS MOAR METAL
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Isnt GRM about the right age for a Leisure Suit?
by E Ticket on Feb 12, 2010 1:13 PM PST up reply actions
I won't post it
But Blind Faith‘s cover is an atrocity. I don’t know how it’s even legal.
I was promised lasagna.
Hmm
Wikipedia is telling me the US version had a different cover. So I don’t know if you people know what I’m talking about.
I was promised lasagna.
The redhead with the hood ornament...s?
I’m a sucker for a sickly redhead with freckles.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Feb 12, 2010 4:20 PM PST up reply actions
/Walrusman's ears perk up
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
There’s a Scorpions album cover that’s worse than that. Naked ten year old girl with a shattered glass effect obscuring her genitalia.
The name of the album? Virgin Killer.
Yeah. Classy.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
Aren’t there any laws against this?
And what could possibly persuade parents to let their kid do something like that?
I was promised lasagna.
Or they think all our hangups about nudity are silly and weird.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 12, 2010 10:11 PM PST up reply actions
That's two.
Don’t forget totallyforeigntome.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Feb 14, 2010 7:44 AM PST up reply actions
I do!
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 10:40 AM PST up reply actions
Serial commas can burn in hell, right along with “whom.”
/journalist
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
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I don’t support whom specifically, but I’ll cut you over the serial comma thing.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 11:37 AM PST up reply actions
Actually most journalistic style books recommend the use of the serial comma where it is needed to resolve ambiguity, ie:
My favourite types of sandwiches are pastrami, ham, cream cheese and peanut butter and jelly.Without a comma after cream cheese, this sentence is ambiguous. Or I should say it’s even more ambiguous than with the comma included.
Oh, I know there are exceptions. Another exception is when the list contains a bunch of complete sentences.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
that’s a good time for semicolons, too.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 1:08 PM PST up reply actions
It’s always a good time for semicolons; they rule.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
this seems like a good place to link this
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/semicolon
and also
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
The “removed the pause between the two sentence” explanation is sorely lacking. You should still pause with respect to the punctuation.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 4:04 PM PST up reply actions
RESPECT TO THE PUNCTUATION!
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
That semicolon comic reminds me of a certain saying:
“All articles written about the correct use of grammar will inevitably contain a grammatical error.”
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Semicolons are hella fucking awesome.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
TK is an authority on semicolons.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Feb 12, 2010 4:22 PM PST up reply actions
That's hot
No really. I appreciate that in a woman.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
She appreciates it in her as well.
Well, she appreciates what’s left as well.
I’ll just stop…
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Feb 14, 2010 7:47 AM PST up reply actions
The original long form of my handle is
Dr Stankus and the Semicolons
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
Mmmmm cream cheese and peanut butter an jelly sandwich
Status: Feels so broke up. Wants to go home. || Still boycotting Johnsonville and Giants souvenirs or ballpark foods for repossessing my K Wall in right field.
are you drinking horchata?
JUST A CITY BOY
by shanghaijim on Feb 12, 2010 10:44 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
no its not december anymore
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
by TexasRanger on Feb 12, 2010 12:43 PM PST up reply actions
That song doesn’t make any sense. He just liked the way horchata sounds.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Grammar threads are the best threads.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
I read that as “breast threads” three times.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 3:53 PM PST up reply actions
No joke
I had an hour-long lecture today on breast-feeding. It was intense.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
You must be chapped.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 4:04 PM PST up reply actions
Try not chewing on the nipple next time.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Feb 12, 2010 4:23 PM PST up reply actions
You’re no fun.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 4:24 PM PST up reply actions
Actually, I’ve had a run of comments where I forgot the possessive, and I responded to each one the same way. I was picking on myself more than you.
So you can keep it this time, toolbag.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
How do you figure?
Verlander’s first two years of his contract pay him $6.75 million in 2010, $12.75 million in 2011
Hernandez: $6.5 million this year, $10 million in 2011
Timmy’s making much more than that.
Seems like a pretty fair deal to me.
If I was Timmy’s agent, I probably would have shot for 2 for 30 mil and accepted 2 for 26. Eleven mill this year to beat Howard and then 15 mil next year.
Timmy was going to win that arbitration hearing.
by DFAAurillia on Feb 12, 2010 10:39 AM PST up reply actions
Timmy was going to win that arbitration hearing.
STOP. Yes, Timmy had a chance to win, no, it was not guaranteed. Why do people keep saying this? Both sides had a case, and based on the contract they agreed to, it looks like Timmy’s side thought the Giants had a stronger case than they did.
by Missing Barry on Feb 12, 2010 10:42 AM PST up reply actions
Timmy’s agent played it safe. That’s fine, but playing it safe doesn’t get the best deal for your clients. Ask Scott Boras. True, sometimes you get burned (Damon this year) but it seems to me he usually takes risks and often gets players the best deals.
by DFAAurillia on Feb 12, 2010 10:48 AM PST up reply actions
it seems to me he usually takes risks and often gets players the best deals.
And that’s exactly what Scott Boras wants you to think, and every time one of his contracts comes up with an absurd number you take notice of it, but do you note every time he loses or even makes a fair deal? Anyways, getting on to this subject, the whole point is the negotation is based on the submitted numbers and estimated chances of victory for each side. Based on the midpoint of the numbers (where we assume each side has an equal chance of winning), Timmy should have been in line for about $26.5M, but given he signed for 2 years, there has to be some discount involved, I’m assuming it to be about $1.5M-2M. So Timmy left anywhere from $1.5-$2M on the table over 2 years, suggesting that the parties involved thought the Giants actually had a better shot of winning, or potentially suggesting some risk aversion on Timmy’s side (because if he lost and only got $8M, it seems that would probably have an even larger negative effect on his salary next season). Either way, it appears to me the negotiation was done of the premise the Giants had a very real shot at winning, probably around 50% or so. Which is why it’s starting to bug me that people say Lincecum was basically guaranteed to win – the Giants had legitimate arguments on their side, and the people familiar with the process obviously thought they had a good shot at winning, based on the outcome.
by Missing Barry on Feb 12, 2010 10:54 AM PST up reply actions
Just guessing, there has to be some discount for the Giants guaranteeing the second year, seems like a reasonable amount to me, do you have a different range you’d like to assume?
by Missing Barry on Feb 12, 2010 10:57 AM PST up reply actions
No idea, but I assume someone has studied the issue. If your math is right (and it seems like a good guess to me), then Timmy’s paying $3.5 million for insurance that his arm doesn’t fall off. The question is how much similar pitchers have paid in the past for that sort of insurance (and was it a wise move for them).
Yeah, I dunno, seems like it would be a hard subjec tto search for if you didn’t already have a specific article in mind. And that $3.5M is assuming a 50/50 chance of winning arbitration, the higher we assume Lincecum’s chances are, the bigger that number grows to, conversely, the lower his chances of winning arb were, the lower that insurance number would be. I also rethought my risk aversion mention at the end – I don’t think that would be a big factor, because while $8M makes your second year salary lower meaning he’s losing more than $2.5M (from the midpoint of the two offers), conversely, if he wins that should increase his money by an equal amount, though there’s probably some diminishing returns/risk aversion there, so it’s maybe a small factor but not a big adjustment.
by Missing Barry on Feb 12, 2010 11:10 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, if the standard raise for another great year would be 50% (and that’s just a guess), then he’d be looking at making either $20 million or $32.5 million over the next two years, depending on whether he wins or loses the case today. In that light, he’s paying $9.5 million for insurance against either losing the case or getting hurt.
This entire sub-topic is making jcb9's ass ache.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 12, 2010 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
Yep, and the 50% guess is better than that – it conforms to both Howard’s raise and the general 40-60-80 principle in arbitration.
by Missing Barry on Feb 12, 2010 11:36 AM PST up reply actions
And that’s exactly what Scott Boras wants you to think, and every time one of his contracts comes up with an absurd number you take notice of it, but do you note every time he loses or even makes a fair deal?
Here’s a list of Scott Boras’ clients. Tell me which one of his ELITE clients (and I think we can agree Timmy is elite) has taken at team friendly contract. And there’s a lot of mediocre to below average people (Zito and Oliver Perez jump out) who have gotten extremely good deals for them. Check the facts before just saying things.
by DFAAurillia on Feb 12, 2010 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
We’re also not talking free agency here.
by Missing Barry on Feb 12, 2010 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
Where does the $26.5M come from?
The midpoint of the two offers is $10.5M, so even if you assume a 20% raise in the second year, that would be $23.1M. What am I missing?
Basically, the 20% is 20% of 100 (his market value), but from 40% to 60% is a 50% raise of the 40%.
by Missing Barry on Feb 12, 2010 11:37 AM PST up reply actions
Yep, but usually it’s more like going from $3M to $4.5M, you know? Only seems big when you get to Howard’s going $10M to $15M or Lincecum’s going ~$9M to $14M.
by Missing Barry on Feb 12, 2010 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
What argument could the Giants possibly make that he was not worth the 13 mil? That he missed one start? That he wilts in the sun? This was about as much of a lock as an arbitration case can be.
ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL!!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 12, 2010 1:51 PM PST up reply actions
What argument could the Giants possibly make that he was not worth the 13 mil?
This misses the point. This is an arbitration hearing. He’s not supposed to be paid what he’s worth, nobody ever is. On average, first year eligible players are paid around 40% of what they’re actually worth.
by Missing Barry on Feb 15, 2010 12:29 PM PST up reply actions
If that's "playing it safe", count me in
If they went to arb:
- The worst case scenario would have been Tim loses arb, gets $8mil, blows out his arm and it all ends there.
- The best case scenario would be he wins arb and gets $13mil and then gets something like $20mil the the next year.
Given those two options as the bottom and top of the possible outcomes, taking a sure 2/$23mil seems very fair and a sound choice for Tim.
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
True, sometimes you get burned (Damon this year) but it seems to me he usually takes risks and often gets players the best deals
Which is great for the agent. He has ten players – 9 of them manage to get $2M more than they would have gotten with another agent, and one gets a minor league deel instead of $3M. The net profit is $15M. Woohoo.
But it’s not necessarily good for the players. Yes, on average, they make more than they would have had, but that doesn’t mean it’s worth the risk. The difference between $3M and nothing is much more important than the difference between $7M and $3M.
Think about it this way: if a group of 100 people is offered the following: a guaranteed $3M for each person of the group, or a coin flip for each one that results in either $30M or nothing – which would they take (assuming they split the profits)? The probable answer is the second – it would take a bizarre coincidence for them to not make significantly more money that way.
But if only one person is offered that deal? Only an idiot would take the second option.
People assume that the agent and the player have the same interests, but it’s really not true. The interests of the individual are not always the same as that of the group.
I was promised lasagna.
I was just thinking this.
Funny stuff, Cooky.
Adding on the other related stuff that was going on in my mind when I was having a similar thought:
- it’s a lot easier for Boras to take risks each offseason because he represents so many players; a newb agent with only one client would be much less inclined to shoot for the moon with his guy
- oh. nothing else to add, I guess
The Kids: Lewis, Posey, Sandoval, Bowker, Schierholtz, Frandsen, Ishikawa, Amezaga
Current Team: Rowand, Sanchez, DeRosa, Sandoval, Huff, Molina, Renteria, Schierholtz
The Kids' CHONE WAR projection= 12.7
Current Team's CHONE WAR projection= 12.6
Your premise would be correct except for the fact that Boras is famous for doing this even before he had a large stable of clients.
Huh. Did he strike it rich with one of his early clients and get a good reputation (among the players, obviously)?
The Kids: Lewis, Posey, Sandoval, Bowker, Schierholtz, Frandsen, Ishikawa, Amezaga
Current Team: Rowand, Sanchez, DeRosa, Sandoval, Huff, Molina, Renteria, Schierholtz
The Kids' CHONE WAR projection= 12.7
Current Team's CHONE WAR projection= 12.6
This was his 2nd client ever.
Boras’s first major contract showdown was between Bill Caudill and the Toronto Blue Jays in February 1985. Caudill was eligible for salary arbitration, and Boras negotiated a $7.5 million contract that made Caudill the second-highest paid reliever in the game.9
Wow. I had no idea how long he’s been doing this.
The Kids: Lewis, Posey, Sandoval, Bowker, Schierholtz, Frandsen, Ishikawa, Amezaga
Current Team: Rowand, Sanchez, DeRosa, Sandoval, Huff, Molina, Renteria, Schierholtz
The Kids' CHONE WAR projection= 12.7
Current Team's CHONE WAR projection= 12.6
Boras...
…was the fellow who represented the apple in negotiations with Adam and Eve.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Feb 14, 2010 7:49 AM PST up reply actions
I think Timmy should have gotten a little more, but I’m only thinking like $25M, so yeah, it’s close enough that I’d call it pretty fair, too.
by Missing Barry on Feb 12, 2010 10:48 AM PST up reply actions
Harold Reynold says:
“if we can afford to pay Zito big bucks, we can afford to pay Tim bigger bucks!”
My career path, have you seen it?
by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 10:15 AM PST reply actions
That’s one of the dumbest things i’ve ever heard.
by Uncle Russel on Feb 12, 2010 10:16 AM PST up reply actions
Listen, if I can afford to spend 90% of my paychecks on bills, food and rent, then I can afford to spend that same amount on personal entertainment. It’s just math.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 10:21 AM PST up reply actions
(P.S. All this while spending an additional 90% on gas and bridge toll.)
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 10:21 AM PST up reply actions
It's simple
Give 110% at work and you’ll have 180% of your money to spend
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
I have to agree with Uncle Russel
That’s one of the dumbest things i’ve ever heard.
Chick's dig the long ball.
by The Montana Giant on Feb 12, 2010 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
Not too shabby.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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I disagree
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
I disagree.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 10:54 AM PST up reply actions
So you agree.
Brian says a lot of things. Brian only does one thing, though. Get low OBP hacking suckholes who’s best years are in the past. - Missing Barry
I don’t not completely agree.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
I disagree that he agrees.
Matt Downs MLB , Now with More STATZ goodness !Matt Downs Fangraphs The Juan Uribe of 2011 !
I disagree
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
So you disagree that he disagrees with somebody who agrees
Chick's dig the long ball.
by The Montana Giant on Feb 12, 2010 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
No, I disagree that he disagrees with jhiats statement that howie disagrees with my disagreement.
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
I agree with only one of you. I think it’s obvious who I agree with.
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Feb 12, 2010 7:00 PM PST up reply actions
Look, I came in here for an argument…
Timmy thats not a bong....
by Heffe22 on Feb 12, 2010 11:58 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
No you didn't
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
by Gobroks on Feb 12, 2010 8:44 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
No, that's down the hall.
It’s “Getting Hit On The Head” lessons in here.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Feb 12, 2010 4:27 PM PST up reply actions
Interesting structure. $8 mil base plus $2 mil bonus for the first year. Matches Howard’s arb figure without technically matching it. MLB must be happy about that.
Not sure what to do about my screen name at this point...
by AngelWillSaveUs on Feb 12, 2010 10:20 AM PST reply actions
Is the bonus over one or two years?
My career path, have you seen it?
by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 10:22 AM PST up reply actions
Article says “this year”, so probably a signing bonus or something similiar.
Not sure what to do about my screen name at this point...
by AngelWillSaveUs on Feb 12, 2010 10:23 AM PST up reply actions
MLBTR says over two.
My career path, have you seen it?
by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
/asks to Tim to save his rain making for when Zito is pitching
My career path, have you seen it?
by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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Choco Taco Rain
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Feb 12, 2010 11:43 AM PST up reply actions
He moves away from the mound to breathe in?
I am thoroughly ashamed of myself.
Status: Feels so broke up. Wants to go home. || Still boycotting Johnsonville and Giants souvenirs or ballpark foods for repossessing my K Wall in right field.
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
by Tim LinCyYoung on Feb 12, 2010 11:30 AM PST up reply actions 9 recs
1. make it rain
Urban Word of the Day
When you’re in da club with a stack, and you throw the money up in the air at the strippers. The effect is that it seems to be raining money.
“After Timmy finished trapping for the night, he went to the strip club, got 10 stacks, and made it rain inside the club the whole night.”
+109
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Feb 12, 2010 4:38 PM PST up reply actions
This is my favorite gif ever!
Chick's dig the long ball.
by The Montana Giant on Feb 12, 2010 6:29 PM PST up reply actions
I love rec’d every time pics. The ones I can think of are this, the altered Lasorda weight-loss ad, and anything related to Win Now. There’s probably more that I’m forgetting.
Probably this one
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
by heimy25 on Feb 13, 2010 11:40 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Great deal by Sabean
Wait, did I just say that?
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
Yeah, be careful with the Sabean complaments.
Chick's dig the long ball.
by The Montana Giant on Feb 12, 2010 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
It’s comploments, actually.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
Complimints
Sort of like valentine’s day hearts, they are mints with phrases such as, “I like that shirt”.
Juan Carlos Perez, please start hitting.
“I got a you a tire.”
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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“Those pants don’t make your ass look big”
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 12, 2010 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
“There’s a penny on the ground.”
Gary Darling, go DIAFF.
by The Enchanter on Feb 12, 2010 12:50 PM PST up reply actions
He Really Nailed Exactly How This Was Going To Turn Out, Didn't He?
"Those that drink the Kool-Aid, please leave the room."
Well, except for the weeks-long TIM WILL GET 23 MIL AND BE TRADED fiasco
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
He Told Us All!
And, in the end, Matt Morris WAS traded for a speedy, black centerfielder, so it’s just like we traded him for Adam Jones.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Mulligan!
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
I’m glad they took care of this before the Winter Olympics got under way. I watched a half-hour of the US Olympic Curling Trials last night on Universal Sports, and found it oddly compelling.
"Those that drink the Kool-Aid, please leave the room."
Was Vernon Davis there?
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Curling is awesome/crazy, I've always wanted to try the sweeping.
Chick's dig the long ball.
by The Montana Giant on Feb 12, 2010 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
Curling is my favorite winter olympic sport.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
Somewhere on the internet there is a picture of me holding up a Rookie Silver Medal on Curling ice, wearing my 2002 SF Giants World Series hoodie. Why can’t I find it?!?!
Because it didn’t happen.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 12:05 PM PST up reply actions
I prefer edible crevidence.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 12:07 PM PST up reply actions
She's got a secret.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Feb 12, 2010 4:29 PM PST up reply actions
You’re the one in the middle, right?
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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I hope you bought that sweater before Game 6/7
Win the inning.
by Scooter Ellis on Feb 12, 2010 12:08 PM PST up reply actions
A: Curling site
Q: What’s the only sports-related site nerdier than McCovey Chronicles?
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
At least McC isn’t written by a bunch of ex-band members recalling their glory days of Cal band (californiagoldenblogs!)…..
by Missing Barry on Feb 12, 2010 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
Is this like what happened in Back to the Future?
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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It’s like what didn’t happen in Back to the Future.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 12:08 PM PST up reply actions
The trophy disappeared since he didn’t actually win anything.
Brian says a lot of things. Brian only does one thing, though. Get low OBP hacking suckholes who’s best years are in the past. - Missing Barry
the one in the middle?
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
by Tim LinCyYoung on Feb 12, 2010 12:10 PM PST up reply actions
/goofus joke about your mom
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 12, 2010 12:11 PM PST up reply actions
But COMFORTABLE sexual encounters with your mother, on the other hand…
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
He had ’em.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
SEXUAL ENCOUNTERS WITHYOUR MOTHER!
LET ME SHOW YOU THEM!!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 12, 2010 12:15 PM PST up reply actions
How I Had Sexual Encounter With Your Mother
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Is that on FX?
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 12:37 PM PST up reply actions
It is on PitchFX
They have graphs and everything!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 12, 2010 12:38 PM PST up reply actions
You’re holding an award? It looks like a piece of chocolate. How come shuffleboard goes well with drinking but curling doesn’t?
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Feb 12, 2010 7:05 PM PST up reply actions
I wish curling was a major American professional sport.
Just because.
Status: Feels so broke up. Wants to go home. || Still boycotting Johnsonville and Giants souvenirs or ballpark foods for repossessing my K Wall in right field.
Next to women’s bobsled.
Ted Robinson did the announcing and commentary for it 4 years ago. Is he still doing it
by E Ticket on Feb 12, 2010 1:16 PM PST up reply actions
Curling is the balls.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
He will lead to salvation!
My career path, have you seen it?
by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
And he convinced LIncecum to sign!
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
by EliminateMe on Feb 12, 2010 10:32 AM PST up reply actions
The All Powerful Grant !
Matt Downs MLB , Now with More STATZ goodness !Matt Downs Fangraphs The Juan Uribe of 2011 !
I still think it’s pretty funny how so many people took the articles saying, “Tim could ask for $23 million! He would almost certainly lose but he could do it to make a point” as meaning, “TIM LINCECUM IS GOING TO MAKE 23 MILLION DOLLARS NEXT YEAR.”
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
TRADE HIM BEFORE THE TEAM SUFFERS FROM HIS SELFISHNESS
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Feb 12, 2010 10:34 AM PST up reply actions
Yay!
We don’t have to go through this shit next year!
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
+23,000,000
Yes, really, I have not updated my blog in a long long time: http://skaldheim.livejournal.com/tag/baseball
That is the best part
Besides this being a pretty great deal.
Juan Carlos Perez, please start hitting.
BROCK BOND: CLUBHOUSE CANCER
He really likes to read his horroscope!
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Next year will be if we pick up Matt’s option or sign him to a long term contract!
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Feb 12, 2010 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
Plus, there’ll be the whole question of whether to lock Bengie and Aubrey into long-term deals, or go year-to-year with bigger money deals.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
Scott Boras is calling Timmy as we write
No Edgar, it's not your fault, it's the fault of the idiot that plays you
So, hold on
This means that we have two more years of Timmy control right? Because his arb years just get pushed back?
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
No, just buys out 2 years of his arb years.
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Feb 12, 2010 10:47 AM PST up reply actions
no
we bought out 2 of his arb years
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
No
Arb years are arb years. It just means no arbitration hearings this year or next.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
by EliminateMe on Feb 12, 2010 10:47 AM PST up reply actions
No.
He’s guaranteed this money for two of his arb years. The other two arb years will continue as scheduled when the contract runs out.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 10:48 AM PST up reply actions
I like how four people felt the need to answer the question. I think he got it after the first 3 answers guys!
by Missing Barry on Feb 12, 2010 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah
That’s the whole reason I answered.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 10:56 AM PST up reply actions
Note his reply to the first one, meaning he got it the 1st time, so it didn’t even take 3, or 2 responses!
by Missing Barry on Feb 12, 2010 11:12 AM PST up reply actions
Note the time stamps
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
by EliminateMe on Feb 12, 2010 12:01 PM PST up reply actions
Also, you should note the time stamps.
Osiris, Lord of the Dead, and relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants.
Are you noting the time stamps yet? I would suggest duly noting them.
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Feb 12, 2010 7:08 PM PST up reply actions
The time stamps might answer your question
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
THE TIME STAMPS ARE THE KEY
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Note the time, stamps.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 12, 2010 1:06 PM PST up reply actions
Not the time stamps!
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
What then?
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
Foiled!
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
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Yeah
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this…..lol
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
by greatgiantfan on Feb 12, 2010 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
So when Timmy wins the CYA again in one of the next two years what kind of arbitration figures are likely to be submitted?
Brian says a lot of things. Brian only does one thing, though. Get low OBP hacking suckholes who’s best years are in the past. - Missing Barry
Hmmm….going into 3rd year arb eligible with 4 Cy Youngs?! Record breaking contract, submit $46M Timmy!
by Missing Barry on Feb 12, 2010 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
Lol ESPN fail - Torry holt picture
"A foghorn blowing out wild and cold." -Dire Straits
by FriscoJoe on Feb 12, 2010 10:47 AM PST reply actions 2 recs
Timmy"s The WOLFMAN?
These pretzels are making me thirsty
by NuschlerFace on Feb 12, 2010 10:54 AM PST up reply actions
Sounds like that movie sucks pretty hard. Too bad.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
That’s disappointing. I like Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins so I’ll probably go. Hopefully it doesn’t suck.
Brian says a lot of things. Brian only does one thing, though. Get low OBP hacking suckholes who’s best years are in the past. - Missing Barry
Hopefully. The critics have been wrong on many occasions in the past.
For instance, I just watched the Spanish movie Unconscious, which has an 83% tomatometer. And outside of being very pretty, that movie totally sucked.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
I have the Hangover coming on Monday, though. So hopefully that movie doesn’t disappoint..
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 11:06 AM PST up reply actions
As long as it makes me smile at all, It’ll probably be good to watch it because I have 4 Little Girls coming in right after it… and I’m pretty sure that’s going to be a downer.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
I have 4 Little Girls coming in right after it… and I’m pretty sure that’s going to be a downer.
Only if you get caught.
Juan Carlos Perez, please start hitting.
WalrusMan can give him some tips.
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I’d rather not have anything to do with WalrusMan’s tip, thank you.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
It’s in title case for a good reason, man! Because it’s a title!
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
But it’s foreign, so it’s gotta be good, right?
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“The lead actress is so pretty and speaks so much Spanish that I didn’t care that there wasn’t a single characters whose personal attributes, convictions and sexual appetites couldn’t completely change on a whim, or that the plot was flimsy and worthless. Also, the costumes were pretty.”
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 11:13 AM PST up reply actions
Ah damn, number disagreement.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
The lead actress is pretty, though.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
/GIS
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However, it’s a movie that was originally scheduled for a summer release that was pulled back and eventually released in February. Traditionally that only means one thing — the test audiences destroyed it and the studio’s dumping it on the February trash pile and taking whatever opening weekend they can drum up before quietly making it go away.
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
Absolutely. Be very wary of movies released during this time of the year. Especially if they were rescheduled from a more lucrative release period.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
So… Valentine’s Day isn’t going to be good?
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Are you kidding? Ashton Kutcher is in it. Of course it’s going to be good.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
I mean, it’s like you never watched That ’70s Show or The Butterfly Effect.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
DUDE, WHERE’S MY CAR?
Gary Darling, go DIAFF.
by The Enchanter on Feb 12, 2010 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
JUST MARRIED?
My career path, have you seen it?
by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
TWITTER?
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/09: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
by Useful_Idiot on Feb 14, 2010 5:54 PM PST up reply actions
I already saw it last year
when it was titled “He’s Just Not That Into You”.
Win the inning.
by Scooter Ellis on Feb 12, 2010 12:09 PM PST up reply actions
I saw it when it was originally called “Love, Actually”.
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Love Actually was a great film, I thought.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
I thought so as well.
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Matt Cain, too.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 12:38 PM PST up reply actions
He’s so dreamy isn’t he howie.
JUST A CITY BOY
by shanghaijim on Feb 12, 2010 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
No, he is not Howie!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 12, 2010 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
I would take him behind the school and let me have his babies.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
I got that DVD as a gift and I’m still pissed I watched it.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 12, 2010 1:09 PM PST up reply actions
Matt Cain’s A Helluva Drug
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
by Tim LinCyYoung on Feb 12, 2010 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
That’s a weird sentence.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
the #1 google result for 'Matt Cain is so dreamy' is from Purple Row
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
/makes remark about Colorado evangelicals being closeted gays
JUST A CITY BOY
by shanghaijim on Feb 12, 2010 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
GOSH GOLLY GEE WHIZ
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
RAINBOW COLORED BALLOON ACCIDENT!!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 12, 2010 12:43 PM PST up reply actions 5 recs
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
Up
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/09: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
by Useful_Idiot on Feb 12, 2010 8:54 PM PST up reply actions
LOL
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Feb 12, 2010 4:42 PM PST up reply actions
Ted Haggard is offended
My career path, have you seen it?
by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 12:43 PM PST up reply actions
I wouldn’t say great, but as far as girlie awful chick flicks are concerned, it was definitely one of the better ones, and actaully a decent movie overall.
by Missing Barry on Feb 12, 2010 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
My wife wanted to see it...
until I sent her a link to the Rotten Tomatoes review showing a 12% rating overall and a 0% rating among the top critics. Saved me two hours of pain.
talked my girl from this to 500 days of summer
/wins arbitration
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Feb 12, 2010 7:14 PM PST up reply actions
/isn’t sure it will fit
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 12, 2010 9:51 PM PST up reply actions
It’s really an easy mistake to make.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
From the right side of the webpaeg, it would appear that Pablo’s workouts are really paying dividends.
by biff pocoroba on Feb 12, 2010 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
Monday Tim can fall apart
Tuesday Wednesday break my heart
Thursday doesn’t even start
It’s Friday I’m in love
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 12, 2010 10:49 AM PST reply actions
Saturdaaay Matt Cain
Sunday never rosterbate
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Feb 12, 2010 7:15 PM PST up reply actions
Giants payroll is currently in the 96-97 million range.
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
Don't make me slice you open for warmth!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 12, 2010 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
And I thought he smelled bad on the outside.....
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
I didn’t realize that ResDog was a Hothan.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
You must go to the Dejavu system.
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
When I was there
I had the feeling I had been there previously!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 12, 2010 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
Not me. But I always fail to get that feeling when I go there.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 11:34 AM PST up reply actions
You must be constantly surprised by your surroundings! Always feeling like this is the first time you have been somewhere must be exciting.
Also, your sex live must be awesome as you are always getting the strange!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 12, 2010 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
Yes, my sex live is pretty awesome.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 11:39 AM PST up reply actions
Much better than your sex dead.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 12, 2010 11:40 AM PST up reply actions
It’s just not the same pre-recorded. You need better editors.
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Howie prefers it pre-recorded. He sex-syncs to tape to enhance his performance.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 12, 2010 11:44 AM PST up reply actions
More like better producers.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 11:45 AM PST up reply actions
More like special effects.
Gary Darling, go DIAFF.
by The Enchanter on Feb 12, 2010 1:00 PM PST up reply actions
it’s probably over $100M including payments to the entire 40-man roster.
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Feb 12, 2010 11:37 AM PST up reply actions
Urban’s exclusive sources tell him that Lincecum is furious that the deal he agreed to will be upheld. “He thought that contract was just a practice one—to help get ready for the real thing,” sources say.
by Seasick fish on Feb 12, 2010 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
sources = Magic 8-Ball
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Incentives!
In addition to his salary, he would earn $200,000 for pitching 225 innings, a figure he reached in each of his two full seasons. He would get $500,000 for each Cy Young Award, $250,000 for second, $100,000 for third, $75,000 for fourth and $50,000 for fifth. He also would get $100,000 each time he’s an All-Star, $100,000 for NL MVP, $75,000 for World Series MVP and $50,000 for league championship series MVP.In addition to his salary, he would earn $200,000 for pitching 225 innings, a figure he reached in each of his two full seasons. He would get $500,000 for each Cy Young Award, $250,000 for second, $100,000 for third, $75,000 for fourth and $50,000 for fifth. He also would get $100,000 each time he’s an All-Star, $100,000 for NL MVP, $75,000 for World Series MVP and $50,000 for league championship series MVP.
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
Really? Wow those are actually some serious incentives, not the $50,000 insignificant ones usually included. That could seriously alter the value of his contract and put him more in line with my midpoint calculations.
by Missing Barry on Feb 12, 2010 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
The Cy Young incentives
I don’t understand McAuley … well, in general, but what does she mean by
He would get $500,000 for each Cy Young Award, $250,000 for second
He gets half a million for the two he has now? Then a quarter mil for the second? What?
JUST A CITY BOY
by shanghaijim on Feb 12, 2010 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
If he wins this year he gets 500,000. If he finishes in 2nd he gets 250,000
Same for next year
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
I read it that way at first, also. the wording is confusing.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Feb 12, 2010 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
Seems kinda weird that he gets less for an MVP.
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Wow. Serious incentives
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Feb 12, 2010 12:37 PM PST up reply actions
They should give ridiculous incentives to players for World Series MVP
I don’t care if that means he just had a week long hot steak, if a player on your team wins the WS MVP, that sort of implies something…
Status: Feels so broke up. Wants to go home. || Still boycotting Johnsonville and Giants souvenirs or ballpark foods for repossessing my K Wall in right field.
It’s such a large amount of steak that it is measured in the time it takes to eat it. In this case a week. You need that much protein if you wanna win the title.
Status: Feels so broke up. Wants to go home. || Still boycotting Johnsonville and Giants souvenirs or ballpark foods for repossessing my K Wall in right field.
Aren't steaks performance enhancing substances?
Status: Feels so broke up. Wants to go home. || Still boycotting Johnsonville and Giants souvenirs or ballpark foods for repossessing my K Wall in right field.
/won’t get rolled again.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 11:15 AM PST up reply actions
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
MEET THE NEW GRANT
SAME AS THE OLD GRANT
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I do not carry on conversations with myself.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t like words, so I guess that means there aren’t more up there. I never knew I had that kind of power.
Osiris, Lord of the Dead, and relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants.
/looks at the top of the page
YOU LIED TO ME!
Osiris, Lord of the Dead, and relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants.
It was supposed to be an addendum. But since the conversation’s started, I might as well keep it going.
Osiris, Lord of the Dead, and relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants.
Or as the man said
Words are very unnecessary
they can only do harm
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
PRECIOUS AND FRAGILE THINGS… SOMETHING SOMETHING SOMETHING EMOTIVE
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 12:15 PM PST up reply actions
You and I should get along so awfully
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Feb 12, 2010 7:21 PM PST up reply actions
I give in to Tim
Because I like to watch a three pitch K.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Feb 12, 2010 11:14 PM PST up reply actions
Whew! Now onto the next issue...
I fear for 2014. Timmy in pinstripes. Giants brass makes up for it by exercising Zito’s $18mil option. The horror!!!
2014! Yikes, I’ll be turning the big 3-0
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Feb 12, 2010 11:30 AM PST up reply actions
Yanks/Sox bidding war over Lincecum would be televised 36 hours a day on ESPN 1,2,3,4,CL,+,.com, ect. Olney would love it so much.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Feb 12, 2010 12:21 PM PST up reply actions
“Yankees and Sox Would Welcome ’Cum”
"It appears that Sabean is playing a game of chicken with Neukom wherein he elucidates the most outrageous things he could do as ML GM without getting fired." - cornball
#2 in Fanshots
Welcum Lince
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 12:24 PM PST up reply actions
There’s an invitation somewhere in there.
Brian says a lot of things. Brian only does one thing, though. Get low OBP hacking suckholes who’s best years are in the past. - Missing Barry
It’s about tim we welcum lince
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Feb 12, 2010 7:22 PM PST up reply actions
LOLZ.
Cause its true.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Feb 12, 2010 12:24 PM PST up reply actions
NY Post headline:
Lincecame!
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/09: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
by Useful_Idiot on Feb 14, 2010 5:58 PM PST up reply actions
“By moving to the AL East, Lincecum may finally attain the potential everyone once saw in him.”
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He just said “pinstripes”. He could be referring to the Marlins, Rockies, Astros, Twins, Magic or Bobcats.
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/09: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
by Useful_Idiot on Feb 14, 2010 5:59 PM PST up reply actions
What is AK? Ass Kicking? Alaska?
Gary Darling, go DIAFF.
by The Enchanter on Feb 12, 2010 6:41 PM PST up reply actions
AK-47?
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
by Gobroks on Feb 12, 2010 9:05 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
A highway in Alaska?
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 12, 2010 10:11 PM PST up reply actions
I was thinking of the gun
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
Gotta be more specific. Alaska has a lot of guns.
My career path, have you seen it?
by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 10:37 PM PST up reply actions
Never Been. I'll take your word for it.
But Sarah Palin uses a gun a lot so IDK. I wonder if she’s ever used an AK-47
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
Maybe when she drove from Juneau to Nome.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 12, 2010 10:59 PM PST up reply actions
Well played
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
That’s a scary picture you used of Tim.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Forced smile is forced.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 12, 2010 11:45 AM PST up reply actions
His grandma wouldn’t give him a brownie if he didn’t.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
LINCECUM'S GRANDMOTHER LINKED TO POT-LACED BROWNIES!!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 12, 2010 11:47 AM PST up reply actions
I LEARNED BY WATCHING YOU!
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LOLA ASIS' ESPESYAL ENSAIMADA
JUST A CITY BOY
by shanghaijim on Feb 12, 2010 12:13 PM PST up reply actions
HE DOESN’T REALLY WANT TO BE HERE
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
No, he’s just an Urban myth.
Brian says a lot of things. Brian only does one thing, though. Get low OBP hacking suckholes who’s best years are in the past. - Missing Barry
and how did i not know about this website sooner?
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
by Tim LinCyYoung on Feb 12, 2010 12:02 PM PST up reply actions
a little help here please...
there has to be a way how i can avoid having to sign in to SBNation everytime i go to Mcc, right ? what am i missing ?
Click the “Remember Me” checkbox when you login.
Brian says a lot of things. Brian only does one thing, though. Get low OBP hacking suckholes who’s best years are in the past. - Missing Barry
thanks
you would think that would be the obvious answer, but it doesn’t work after i shut the computer down.
by giantdonkey on Feb 12, 2010 12:02 PM PST up reply actions
USE THE FIREFOX WITH NOTSIGNEDINBLOCK ENABLED
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 12:03 PM PST up reply actions
ooh
that sounds like a winner. where would a computer saavy individual, such as myself, find this firefox ? seriously…. i don’t know.
by giantdonkey on Feb 12, 2010 12:06 PM PST up reply actions
Well, you can download firefox online. It’s a Mozilla product. Just search for it in your preferred search engine.
The notsignedinblock thing is crap, though. It doesn’t work at all.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 12:13 PM PST up reply actions
gotcha
lol… so my answer really is to NEVER sign out from mcc !
by giantdonkey on Feb 12, 2010 12:16 PM PST up reply actions
/SFGuy AdBlocker Plus comment
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by Giant among Angels on Feb 12, 2010 12:38 PM PST up reply actions
That is absolutely beautiful.
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I like this signing
but if he agreed to this deal why would he have turned down the 3/37 deal?
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
because he’s likely get more than $14 xtra million in his 3rd year
by giantdonkey on Feb 12, 2010 12:12 PM PST up reply actions
Where can I get these Tim Stamps?
Going to the P.O. soon
Win the inning.
by Scooter Ellis on Feb 12, 2010 12:13 PM PST up reply actions
I disagree
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
The 80% rule applies here, right? In the 2012 arbitration case, the Giants can’t offer less than 80% of they paid him in 2011. That’s $11M (80% of $13.5M). So, assuming no career threatening injuries, he’s guaranteed to make at least $38M over the next 3 years. The only way it doesn’t happen is if we non-tender him.
I was promised lasagna.
Your Math Is Off
His 2012 Compensation Will Be $14M ($13M salary plus $1M signing bonus) of which 80% is $11.2M. Adding this $11.2M to $23M and you get $34.2M (not at least $38M) and thus $2.8M less then the Giants three year offer of $37M.
by giantsrainman on Feb 12, 2010 9:52 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, you’re right, I was just going to correct this.
I wonder, though – has the rule ever come into effect? It’s hard to see a team actually offering a 80% pay cut.
I was promised lasagna.
The simple answer is probably not—if they did that poorly, you can nontender them and then resign them for less than 80% of what you would have to offer in arbitration. The A’s did that to Jack Cust this offseason.
Yeah, that’s what I was thinking. Though Cust got more than 80% of his 2009 salary.
I was promised lasagna.
if I recall
When we brought Neifi, we first claimed him on waivers, then non-tendered him, then signed him to a two-year deal. That was weird.
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Because he probably feels like he could make more than 14 million per season after this contract is over.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 12, 2010 12:12 PM PST up reply actions
THEY DONT WANT TO BE HERE
JUST A CITY BOY
by shanghaijim on Feb 12, 2010 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
optimism
hoping the Giants have more money for a huge multi year deal after 2 years
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
I stopped reading at the word huge. I’m pretty sure I know where the rest of that sentence was going.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 12:16 PM PST up reply actions
angry dog to maul his enemies.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
Angry dog to maul his enemies penii.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 12, 2010 12:19 PM PST up reply actions
PENES!
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 12:21 PM PST up reply actions
Chaco Taco
Brian says a lot of things. Brian only does one thing, though. Get low OBP hacking suckholes who’s best years are in the past. - Missing Barry
Chacolate is overroted.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 12:18 PM PST up reply actions
I was gonna fill it with cash, but he’s obviously not someone who guzzles money just because he can.
by The GD Batman on Feb 12, 2010 9:38 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Maybe he wanted a 2 year deal – gives him a lot guaranteed, and then two more years of arbitration to go after big money or maybe sign an extension he thinks makes sense there, and they think the timing of having two years left is good for that. I dunno, lots of possibilities, depends on Tim’s personal preferences, plus $14M for that third year is not a good offer.
by Missing Barry on Feb 12, 2010 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
Is that Tims impersonation of a Porcelain Clown?
My career path, have you seen it?
by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 12:19 PM PST reply actions
There’s a possessive in there somewhere.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 12:21 PM PST up reply actions
/Snarls at Howie while clutching my “right”
My career path, have you seen it?
by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 12:23 PM PST up reply actions
/backs away and assumes a subordinate posture
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 12:24 PM PST up reply actions
Shift A
Yay Timmy.
Suck it, Mycheal Urban.
"It appears that Sabean is playing a game of chicken with Neukom wherein he elucidates the most outrageous things he could do as ML GM without getting fired." - cornball
#2 in Fanshots
I just google Mychael Urban and saw his twitter feed. In the photo, he looks a lot like an Oompa Loompa.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
Just read his CSN article. Dude cannot write at all.
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/2/12/1307814/giants-lincecum-agree-to-two-year#comments
My career path, have you seen it?
by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 12:24 PM PST up reply actions
Also, Yahoo uses five-year-olds to edit their articles.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 12:25 PM PST up reply actions
What. They edit?
My career path, have you seen it?
by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
looking on Facebook
It’s amusing how many commenters don’t understand how this works.
WHAT? ONLY TWO YEARS??? NOW IN TWO YEARS HES GOIN TO DODGERS OR YANKEES WHAT R U DOIN GIANTS BRASS!!!!!!!
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
Has anyone said, “GODDAMMIT, THE GIANTS CONTROL HIM FOR 4 MORE YEARS NO MATTER WHAT” yet?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
okay, someone did
But people still didn’t get it. And someone compared him to A.J. Pierzynski.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
A.J. was pissed.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Feb 12, 2010 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
And he couldn’t hear.
Matt Downs MLB , Now with More STATZ goodness !Matt Downs Fangraphs The Juan Uribe of 2011 !
I don’t like people who use the nickname “The Freak”.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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You’re just mad because that was your nickname first, and now nobody calls you that anymore.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
FIRST!
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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Why? Seems like a fitting nickname to me.
by Missing Barry on Feb 12, 2010 1:01 PM PST up reply actions
HIS AGENT DID HIM WRONG! HOW DARE HIS AGENT SECURE HIM RECORD SETTING AMOUNTS!!!!!!!
My career path, have you seen it?
by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 12:30 PM PST up reply actions
and here's some more
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
1) Tim Lincecum = Dontrelle Willis
2) “Once Zito goes away.” LOL. We’re paying him through 2014. As in we’re still playing after Tim’s FA eligible.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
Fact: Dontrelle’s BIG CONTRACT is what made him suck. Not the fact that he could never throw strikes.
Fun fact: The Tigers are paying him $12M in 2010. Worst contract extension, ever.
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LOL Tigers
I have to say, I never understood why people got more excited about him as a rookie than they did about Webb. I mean, Dontrelle’s an East Bay native, and thus a great man, but still.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
What? Your gonna judge him just b/c he saw a lady in the stands that he REALLY likes!
My career path, have you seen it?
by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 12:35 PM PST up reply actions
he should have gotten her attention by pitching good.
not by throwing balls at her
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
by Tim LinCyYoung on Feb 12, 2010 12:37 PM PST up reply actions
i can't stop laughing
WHEEEE!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Clearly he was a cheater. Cheater cheater steroid eater.
by Missing Barry on Feb 12, 2010 1:01 PM PST up reply actions
I lol’d
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on Feb 12, 2010 9:45 PM PST up reply actions
HEY MAN I UNDERSTAND BUSINESS
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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Jack Johnson should just go back to banana pancakes.
Gary Darling, go DIAFF.
by The Enchanter on Feb 12, 2010 1:09 PM PST up reply actions
One of these comments...
may or may not have been posted by me.
I don't get people
everyone is either angry that an athlete makes too much money (“especially in this economy”) or mad because he’s getting lowballed
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/09: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
by Useful_Idiot on Feb 12, 2010 8:59 PM PST up reply actions
To be perfectly fair, it is a little confusing. The concept of company control beyond a contracted period is probably foreign to a good lot of people.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 12:22 PM PST up reply actions
A bad lot as well.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 12, 2010 12:23 PM PST up reply actions
First, I’m forced to see an ad of Drew Brees showering on Yahoo! sports, now I also have to watch Apollo Ohno strip(si.com)?
My career path, have you seen it?
by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 12:27 PM PST reply actions
I did, but my ad block I have to actively ad new ads!
My career path, have you seen it?
by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 12:29 PM PST up reply actions
Has anyone mentioned this is a good deal for both the Giants and Timmy yet?
"It appears that Sabean is playing a game of chicken with Neukom wherein he elucidates the most outrageous things he could do as ML GM without getting fired." - cornball
#2 in Fanshots
Has anyone figured out whether his arb years get pushed back so we get two extra years of team control yet?
by Missing Barry on Feb 12, 2010 12:34 PM PST up reply actions
I’m still wondering whether or not I should note the time stamps.
Osiris, Lord of the Dead, and relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants.
I think if you add them up and then divide the sum by multiples of pi, you get the Masonic Ratio.
JUST A CITY BOY
by shanghaijim on Feb 12, 2010 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
Masonic Ratto?
Ray’s brother?
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 12, 2010 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
Sweaters made from bricks!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 12, 2010 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
Sweaters? Colored with Dye?
Gary Darling, go DIAFF.
by The Enchanter on Feb 12, 2010 1:10 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t see how that’s germane.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
It doesn’t go with white socks. Just sayin’.
Gary Darling, go DIAFF.
by The Enchanter on Feb 12, 2010 6:45 PM PST up reply actions
Italian lawfirm
rattto gerbilo moleo and lizardo
by E Ticket on Feb 12, 2010 1:28 PM PST up reply actions
Marijuana
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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Watching Baseball Tonight: they’re talking about Frank Thomas and used a chart comparing career OPS+ of similar players. Progress.
I’m shocked. How did they explain OPS+? Did Karl Ravich start shooting blood out of his eyes?
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I can just imagine John Kruk trying to explain adjustments for league and ballpark!
#1 FanShot Champion
/Bites into a ham sandwich. Begins explanation
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Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Feb 12, 2010 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
Are they pronouncing it “Oh-Pee-Ess” or “Awps”?
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I’ve heard Jon Miller say it that way.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 12, 2010 1:14 PM PST up reply actions
That’s why I bring it up!
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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If his stats were good enough to get him into the Hall of Fame...
would it be a special OPS?
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I like Matt Vasergabnhjasghjgdabnm doing mlb by the numbers on MLBNetwork. Its comical.
My career path, have you seen it?
by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 12:45 PM PST up reply actions
I really like how Reynolds start frothing at the mouth whenever Vasgersian talks about advanced stats on the MLB Network.
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by Giant among Angels on Feb 12, 2010 12:46 PM PST up reply actions
Is Billy Ripken still on there?
Also, what was that he misquoted that was ridiculous? He called Boston a toaster oven or something?
My career path, have you seen it?
by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 12:50 PM PST up reply actions
http://mlbnetwork.mlblogs.com/archives/2009/11/1112-hot-stove—-billy-ripkens-take.html
I just found it as you posted it. WTF is that fuckface.
My career path, have you seen it?
by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
Apparently they fixed it.
My career path, have you seen it?
by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
I also froth at the mouth whenever Vasgersian talks.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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Yes!
My career path, have you seen it?
by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
no doubt first ballot HoF
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Probably the second best hitter of the 1990s after Bonds
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Griffey hates you.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
Just in terms of hitting, not overall game.
Thomas hit .320/.440/.573 169 OPS+ for the decade (with 301 HR)
Griffey hit .302/.384/.581 152 OPS+ (with 382 HR)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I once had an argument WITH A GIANTS FAN who said that Ken Griffey was “without question” much better than Bonds in the 90s.
Ugh.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
That isn’t that dumb of an argument. Griffey had been considered a gold-glove CFer, and that was before Bonds went crazy in the 2000’s.
Bonds was a gold-glove LF during the 90s though.
And Bonds’s OPS+ for the 90s was still a ridiculous 179
ONE-SEVEN-NINE!
He had two seasons the whole decade that was worse than Griffey’s overall OPS+ for the 90s and they were 155 and 160.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
But left field is less valuable than center, defensively and otherwise!
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
(P.S. Bonds was better. Positional scarcity likely makes no difference there.)
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
also
Barry’s total zone numbers for the 90s are (if I’m looking at the right column on bb-ref), just for the record, crazy good!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I’ve heard a lot of people argue that Barry at his peak was the best defensive left fielder ever.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
I wonder if, in another time line, he could have played CF for longer than he did (is it his arm that kept him from being a CF long-term?)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I don’t know why he switched. The Pirates had Andy Van Slyke in CF then. I don’t know much about his defense.
Side note: it’s easy to forget now how good those Pirates teams were before Barry left.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
CURSE OF BARRY
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Van Slyke has a little bit of a grudge against Bonds.
Q: There’s an urban legend in Pittsburgh that, from center field, you tried to wave Barry in to play more shallow in left before Francisco Cabrera’s famous game-winning hit in the 1992 NLCS.
AVS: That’s not a legend, that is not a rumor, that is an absolute, 100-percent, truth that I did.
Q: Was he just ignoring you?
AVS: I always felt that I got a sixth sense on the field that, as an outfielder, I had these premonitions that seemed to come true about half the time. I just felt, given when I saw, that Cabrera was going to hit the ball to left field and nowhere else. Based on scouting reports, based on the count, and that he had just ripped the ball down the left-field line foul when it was 2-0. I was trying to make Barry move in to not let the winning run score from second. He chose to ignore me. Now, if he had moved in two steps, I don’t know if it would have made a difference. I’ll never know that. It might have been a harder play for him because the ball was hit to his left a little.
Q: Maybe he could have trusted you?
AVS: Barry was a great player. It’s sort of like, dealing with Barry made me a greater player in center. But also, it was sort of like being a catcher with a pitcher. He made the last decision. He chose not to move. The unfortunate thing was, if the ball had been hit 10 more feet to his right, I have no question he would have thrown out Sid Bream.
He does say Barry is top 2/5 all time though.
My career path, have you seen it?
by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 1:16 PM PST up reply actions
Man, people really like to find reasons to dislike Barry.
WE LOST BECAUSE HE DIDN’T FOLLOW MY VAGUE PREMONITION I ALLEGEDLY HAD!!!!
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
Fans outside the Bay Area find it really hard to believe that Bonds is a nice guy. All the fans are on this high horse that as a sports star that they would treat every the same way that they do now. And when I say you BLB was a really nice guy, my friend writes for the chronicle and he says BLB is nice and respectful as long as you respect him, all they say is he doesn’t TRY OUTH THERE, HE HAS HIS OWN LOCKER ROOM AND SOFA!!!!!!!!
My career path, have you seen it?
by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 1:21 PM PST up reply actions
HE DOESN’T SIGN AUTOGRAPHS
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HE DOESN"T THROW BALLS TO ME!!!! HE GIVES THEM TO TEH CHILDREN!!!!!!!!!!
My career path, have you seen it?
by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 1:24 PM PST up reply actions
My impression of him, which was formed long before he played professional ball, is that while he can be nice, he’s basically a selfish jerk. I just don’t care. He was an unbelievable talent, I enjoyed watching him play and I’m glad he was a Giant.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 12, 2010 1:39 PM PST up reply actions
I've heard it said
That Barry probably wouldn’t be so vilified for being a jerk if not for the fact that he can be very personable and charming if he wants to.
I mean, I’ve never met him or anything, but I thought that was an interesting take.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
A lot of it stems from being like any kid who comes from an alcoholic family. The pathology is complex.
by E Ticket on Feb 12, 2010 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
The thing is if Bonds played in LA from 1993-2007, Giants fans would be acting like people who hate him.
"meh"
Well, yes, but that’s only because Dodgers eat babies.
FWIW, I find the hysteria over guys like Mark McGwire and Alex Rodriguez and Roger Clemens pretty ridiculous, too.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
Eric Gagne is a no good, cheatin’ son of a bitch. So….yeah, pretty much.
by Missing Barry on Feb 15, 2010 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
Then when he came to SF Lewis was manning CF. The Bernard?Hamilton/Murray
My career path, have you seen it?
by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 1:09 PM PST up reply actions
Barry had one season in CF before Van Slyke. From what I could find I think the brass, as a concecsus, thought Van Slyke was better.
I guess once you move off center there is no going back?
My career path, have you seen it?
by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 1:05 PM PST up reply actions
I agree with that sentiment – he took bases away all the time. I was completely amazed the first year he was in SF.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 12, 2010 1:16 PM PST up reply actions
His numbers were off the charts with the Pirates. He was posting like +20-30 run seasons in LF.
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AND he was a +45 career baserunner by his career numbers on Sean Smith’s WAR database. Bonds might be the most complete player to ever play baseball. Hitting, fielding, and baserunning, he could do it all.
#1 FanShot Champion
He was a ridiculously good player, even before the 2000s
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
What year is Bonds to have started roids?
My career path, have you seen it?
by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 1:10 PM PST up reply actions
1999? I dunno
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Remember all those slide shows that was evidence of him taking roids? Bonds in 98 then 99 then 00 and each pic was a different angle? You couldn’t get a good idea of his actually size but he actually looked bigger, but he was that much bigger?
My career path, have you seen it?
by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 1:14 PM PST up reply actions
Yes I well remember all the BS I was subjected to for being a Giants fan and rooting for Bonds….
by Missing Barry on Feb 15, 2010 12:37 PM PST up reply actions
It’s an argument you can make, though I think it’s wrong.
It’s more the WITHOUT QUESTION that made be crazy. Especially from a Giants fan.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
I don’t think you realize how much better of a hitter Bonds was than Griffey.
by Missing Barry on Feb 12, 2010 1:04 PM PST up reply actions
No, I hear you. I am not defending the argument, I am merely saying that it is not a totally knuckledragging thing to argue.
I mean, Griffey’s a great player in his own right, but he was always overrated as a hitter. He’s a Ryan Howard type guy – high power relative to his OBP, and people overvalue that now, and really overvalued that before. And his swing looked nice from a visual standpoint (but really wasn’t that special practically), so that contributed a bit, too, in my opinion….
by Missing Barry on Feb 15, 2010 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
His swing is (was) very, very pretty.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 15, 2010 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
HE WAS CLEAN
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I just looked it up, and apparently McGwire has a higher career OPS+. I suppose that could be offset by Thomas’ OBP-heavy stats.
Doesn’t OPS over value SLG and undervalue OBP?
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by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
Back in the early 90s, I had a really rare Frank Thomas card – Fleer Ultra Rookie Sensations. It was the most valuable card I had – like $60. Which was a lot to a 12 year old.
Then I lost it.
/sobs
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I believe his most valuable card was the 90 Leaf one. I have no idea what it’s worth now.
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I think you could make the argument that Bagwell was better. Similar hitting stats, but Bagwell rates much better with the glove. He also played in a tougher hitting enviroment.
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True, Bagwell was closer than I thought.
Bagwell 1991-1999: 159 OPS+
Thomas 1990-1999: 169 OPS+
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What about hour?
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Little known fact: Bags and Thomas actually are twin brothers.
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by Natto on Feb 12, 2010 1:03 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
3D
Status: Feels so broke up. Wants to go home. || Still boycotting Johnsonville and Giants souvenirs or ballpark foods for repossessing my K Wall in right field.
You know who else were born on the exact same day?
Roger Kieschnick and Branon Crawford.
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Me and Beyonce also
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by NuschlerFace on Feb 12, 2010 2:11 PM PST up reply actions
Me and Larry the Cable Guy, Me and Micheal Jordan, Me and Paris Hilton
...Tater Salad
by nick217Giantsfan on Feb 14, 2010 3:46 PM PST up reply actions
Just in terms of hitting, not overall game.
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But yeah, Bagwell is up there with Bonds, Griffey, Thomas, etc. for sure, even though a lot of people seem to have forgotten that!
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Bagwell is not up there with Bonds (though I guess it depends on how much room is up there). Bonds was a better hitter and a way better fielder in every single year of the 1990’s, except for 1994 and 1999 – the shortened season and the injured season.
Bagwell is a HOFer, but he’s not quite in Bonds’ class.
I was promised lasagna.
That’s a real pain in the neck
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
by Tim LinCyYoung on Feb 12, 2010 1:09 PM PST up reply actions
Shouldn’t this be up with the Vampire Weekend comments?
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 1:10 PM PST up reply actions
Career wRC+:
Bonds: 177
Thomas: 158
Bagwell: 152
Griffey: 138
Yeah, Griffey was always overrated as a hitter.
by Missing Barry on Feb 12, 2010 1:11 PM PST up reply actions
They haven’t, either.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 1:16 PM PST up reply actions
I mean, that’s true for all of them except Bonds, and Bonds was older than all of them in his last years….
by Missing Barry on Feb 15, 2010 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
He was mainly a 1B in his best years (1991-1997). After that he was almost exclusively a DH, but voters are usually more interested in a player’s peak.
I guess his peak might not seem as impressive to some voters, since he never led the league in home runs or RBI, and they might not care as much that he lead the league in OBP 4 times during that 7 year stretch. But he also won back to back MVP’s, and finished in the top-5 four other times. That’s more than what most HOFers can say.
I was promised lasagna.
Is Frank Thomas a hall of famer?
I hate the DH, and I would not vote Edgar into the HoF. That said, Thomas is unquestionably a HoF player. First ballot. Easy. He was that good of a hitter, he performed for that long….yeah, not even a queestion.
by Missing Barry on Feb 12, 2010 1:06 PM PST up reply actions
I was just trying to give a strong answer so he’d never have to ask that question again. :)
by Missing Barry on Feb 12, 2010 1:12 PM PST up reply actions
haha check out this update on Dye
According to Chuck Garifen of Chicago’s Comcast SportsNet, free agent outifelder Jermaine Dye told Frank Thomas he’s considering retirement.
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
So we get a two-year reprieve from arb-induced hysteria until the end of the 2011 season, amirite?
Cain (if he’s still around) – free agent
Lincecum (if his arm hasn’t fallen off) – arb 3
Sandoval (if he hasn’t put on a gazillion pounds) – arb 1
I try not to break the rules, but merely to test their elasticity.
OT: Has anyone actually clicked the "Post comment to your Facebook wall" button?
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
I don’t see why I would ever want to share a comment on FB.
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Correct Answer!
Gary Darling, go DIAFF.
by The Enchanter on Feb 12, 2010 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
/checks facebook to see if you shared that comment
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 1:38 PM PST up reply actions
:(
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 1:38 PM PST up reply actions
another facebook genius
Albert Qian 20 years, $500 million dollar contract with incentives for win #100, 200, 250, 275, 300, Cy Young, World Series, MVP, 20 wins, 25 wins+…
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this one is awesome
Chris Elmenhurst WTF are these douchebags thinking? Sign him to a longer freekin contract!!!!! I used to have alot of respect for Giants upper management but I am realizing that their bottom line matters more than their fans. They want to rape us with the ticket/food/beer prices but not bring in some power hitters.
These jackals are sleeping at the wheel……
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YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
How can he think they are sleeping at the wheel? Sabean has repeatably told him that he has kicked the tires!
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by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 1:40 PM PST up reply actions
GIVE ME THE DAGGER!
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 1:42 PM PST up reply actions
Um, wow - where to start with this one
Yann Holdship @Kelley – isn’t Zito’s contract done in two years? Sounds like cap room to me by then! ;)
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SIGN AND TRADE!
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by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 1:43 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe we can trade for Chavez, he has 11 M expiring this year!
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by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 1:44 PM PST up reply actions
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
by Tim LinCyYoung on Feb 12, 2010 1:46 PM PST up reply actions
by the way, the Kelley he was responding to
Kelley Fortney Laird guess we can say goodbye to Timmy in two years :(
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one thing I will say for these people
The article linked doesn’t appear to actually explain how this works – that he’s not eligible for free agency when the contract is up, etc. LOL Chris Haft.
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I doubt the people have the patience to even read the article.
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The texting and twitter generation doesn’t read anything longer than 2 sentences.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 12, 2010 1:53 PM PST up reply actions
this one was weird enough to make me laugh
Flax Glor Awesome. I think he’ll pass the physical too. If Rick Reuschel did then the Giants can’t be that strict :)
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Speaking of cap room. The NFL going to be a mess soon.
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by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 1:49 PM PST up reply actions
Soon?
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Is there a cap this upcoming season?
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by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 1:51 PM PST up reply actions
the NBA will most likely be locked out in 2011 aswell
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
by Tim LinCyYoung on Feb 12, 2010 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
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Breakup songs.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 1:39 PM PST up reply actions
Oh?
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 1:42 PM PST up reply actions
MAKE UP YOUR MIND!!!!!!!!!
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by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 1:42 PM PST up reply actions
I think we should have a “not breaking up song” thread so that I can find some songs that I can relate to.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 1:46 PM PST up reply actions
You might relate to “Kaw-Liga” by Hank Williams Sr.
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by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 1:48 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, nice try. I’ve set up decoys for just such an attempt. If I’m not mistaken, you actually just stole a bag full of hollowed-out cucumbers.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
Even better!
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Just try to avoid the used ones.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 1:58 PM PST up reply actions
How to avoid howie’s used hollowed-out cucumbers: stay out of Grant’s bushes.
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It’s not my fault that he keeps a cucumber garden back there.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 1:59 PM PST up reply actions
Pro Tip: The unhallowed-out cucumbers are howie’s future dates.
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That’s ridiculous. Dates and cucumbers are completely different kinds of foods. The un-hollowed-out cucumbers are my future pickles.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 2:03 PM PST up reply actions
Also: Hallowed?
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 2:04 PM PST up reply actions
I’m taking this thread to get out all my spelling / punctuation / etc. comments.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 2:05 PM PST up reply actions
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
by Tim LinCyYoung on Feb 12, 2010 2:06 PM PST up reply actions
Demon Vegetable Porn
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
Listen, I don’t watch hentai.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 3:17 PM PST up reply actions
I only read it.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 3:27 PM PST up reply actions
“Read”
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I LIKE THE DIALOGUE!
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 3:47 PM PST up reply actions
shut up and put out songs
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 12, 2010 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
Nah
I’m old. They didn’t have sex back in the olden days.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 12, 2010 1:52 PM PST up reply actions
All time fav- Conway Twitty- I wanna Lay you down
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by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 1:53 PM PST up reply actions
I’d put the songs out faster if I didn’t have to shut up.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 1:57 PM PST up reply actions
I Wish I Were An Oscar Meyer Weiner
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I Wish I Were An Oscar Meyer Todd Wellemeyer’s Weiner
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Keep your fetishes to yourself.
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Tony Schiavone’s mustache sighting!
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Naycha Boy at his best right there.
These pretzels are making me thirsty
by NuschlerFace on Feb 12, 2010 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
I was more of a Randy Savage mark, I have to say.
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I liked the Macho Man to, especially his match at Wrestlemania III against Ricky Steamboat.
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Savage vs. Flair at Wrestlemania VIII was awesome too. Totally underrated classic.
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Agreed
And Savage actually had some good matches with the Ultimate Warrior.
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His feud with DDP in WCW was entertaining too, although his best in-ring days were long behind him by then.
Have you seen what he looks like now, though!?
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He got so big at the end of his WCW run, that it looked like he went to a gas station and inflated himself with air.
Randy Hahn: "I’ve been referred to as a playa…"
Team Madness was pretty bad. Although it involved the future Molly Holly, and she’s awesome.
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but still, I mean, just look at them...
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At first glance, I though the Macho Man was grabbing a hand full.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Feb 12, 2010 3:08 PM PST up reply actions
AHHH!!! He has no leggs!
Chick's dig the long ball.
by The Montana Giant on Feb 12, 2010 6:31 PM PST up reply actions
At least he can focus on his blossoming rap career now!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG7jTAGliyY
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USED TO BE HARD HULK, NOW YOU DONE TURNED SOFT
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I also love how the background vocalist rhymes “scarred” with “heard.” Scurred!
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on the other hand, some vintage Macho Man awesomeness
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlPd5d80kyo&feature=related
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Simply Perfect
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I love how they put Curt Hennig, who’d been announced as being from Minnesota for years, in the West Texas Rednecks. Ah, latter-day WCW.
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Have you read the book “The Death of WCW”? It’s actually a good read.
Randy Hahn: "I’ve been referred to as a playa…"
I have, yeah.
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GLORIFIED STUNT MAN
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Yep
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Ben Savage?
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 2:32 PM PST up reply actions
Michael Savage?
These pretzels are making me thirsty
by NuschlerFace on Feb 12, 2010 2:34 PM PST up reply actions
Michael Weiner?
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wienerschnitzel
Matt Downs MLB , Now with More STATZ goodness !Matt Downs Fangraphs The Juan Uribe of 2011 !
BAH GAWD SWEET CHIN MUSIC SWEET CHIN MUSIC
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at first I thought you were talking about
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What does "Its Magic Inside" actually mean?
Sounds to me like they are just talking about being awesome at AT&T, and then on the road we’ll be horrible again like last year?
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
I don’t know, but I couldn’t help but burst into laughter when I saw Cain say it on the commercial. I love that guy.
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by Tim LinCyYoung on Feb 12, 2010 2:02 PM PST up reply actions
It means that the Giants are ungodly pagans who cast Satanic spells and hate our lord Jesus Christ.
/Purple Row
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Christy Canyon
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by NuschlerFace on Feb 12, 2010 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
On the subject of awesome pitchers
Kyle Farnsworth is attempting to convert to being a starting pitcher.
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Good news, everyone!
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 2:43 PM PST up reply actions
prediction time
Which team will have the worst record in baseball in 2010?
I have to go with the Royals.
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and damn
I just noticed the Nationals won 7 in a row and the end of last season, and they still lost 103 games. whoo.
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Hmm, so hard not to take the Royals or Nats but I’ll put my money on the Pirates.
I try not to break the rules, but merely to test their elasticity.
I think they could be better. Andrew McCutchen looks like he’ll be pretty badass.
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I feel like the Bucs are in perpetual “we’ll be better next year” mode. I’ve gotten really skeptical that they’ll ever improve under current ownership.
I try not to break the rules, but merely to test their elasticity.
I didn’t say they’ll be good. Just that I think they’ll lose fewer than 97 this time.
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I gotta say though, Lastings Milledge, Andrew McCutchen, and Garrett Jones make a great young OF. Do want something similar for the Gigantes.
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YOU AT YOUR DAMN AARON ROWAND, MARK DEROSA AND NATEGENIO VELOLTZ!
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 3:23 PM PST up reply actions
Aaron Rownads is now a destination!!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 12, 2010 3:26 PM PST up reply actions
Dammit.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 3:26 PM PST up reply actions
/reads howie’s post
/gets confused
/wonders if “at” means @
/looks up www.aaronrowand.com
/lolwut
/cocks eyebrow at howie
/has a private chuckle at “cocks eyebrow”
/decides has wasted too much time on howie’s post
/wonders what he really meant
/logs off
I try not to break the rules, but merely to test their elasticity.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 14, 2010 1:26 PM PST up reply actions
I feel like the Bucs are in perpetual "we’ll be better next year" mode. I’ve gotten really skeptical that they’ll ever improve under current ownership.
I think you should read up about the Pirates a bit more. Their new management is well respected and knows what they’re doing, they just haven’t been there long enough for you to see it yet. It’s not the same organization it was for most of the decade, though. For the first time in a long time, they’re actually moving in the right direction, and their ownership is willing to give them the resources to actually invest in their long term talent (in other words, sign guys like Pedro Alvarez instead of passing up talent to save money). I have to say, I love that they still haven’t made the playoffs since Bonds left.
by Missing Barry on Feb 15, 2010 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
I say Yankees.
Probably not gonna happen, but if it does I look like a freaking genius.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
still better than
/walk
/balk
/sac bunt
/ground out
/balk
/walk off home run
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incidentally
From what I just read, that game was only the second time in history that a pitcher committed two balks in one inning in the 9th inning or later. whee!
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
He only has one pitch (fastball), and that one’s good but not really good enough for him to be a great reliever… so he should start?
But the guy on fangraphs says he’s added a cutter and that’s why this will work, so what do I know?
Well, his cutter was worth two runs last year, the first year he started throwing it, and he used it 27.6% of the time according to Fangraphs classifications….so who knows? It’s not like the Royals have the depth (or are currently in contention) and can’t give it a try…
by Missing Barry on Feb 15, 2010 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
ICE CREAM AND CAKE DO THE ICE CREAM AND CAKE!!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 12, 2010 3:22 PM PST reply actions
YOU ARE NOT THE BOSS OF ME!
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
shift A
boy, am i late…
"There he goes. One of god's own prototypes. Some kind of high powered mutant never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die."
OT: So I searched and couldn't find any mention of it so far...
So forgive me if this has been covered already on MCC, but did anybody catch what Peter Pascarelli said on Thursday’s Baseball Today podcast to warrant the apology today? It was something in regard to the statue they are building Selig in Milwaukee…
Yeah. He said it was a good idea to build that statue. After thinking about it, he had to apologize to everyone for even thinking it.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 3:47 PM PST up reply actions
Well, I mean, I was only guessing. But it sounds right.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 3:54 PM PST up reply actions
He said that it’d be a good target for the pigeons.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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I think they made a bigger deal of it than it actually was.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
I was just about to say…That was a pretty serious apology considering how innocuous that statement was…
I don’t think Selig even knows what podcasts are.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
OT: Anyone know how to rec a podcast?
Brian says a lot of things. Brian only does one thing, though. Get low OBP hacking suckholes who’s best years are in the past. - Missing Barry
Like this:
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 12, 2010 3:54 PM PST up reply actions
Well........
I don’t see anything wrong with this statement.
Randy Hahn: "I’ve been referred to as a playa…"
Why in the hell would i want to post my comment to my facebook wall?
GrahamCrakalaka
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 12, 2010 3:49 PM PST reply actions
You have found a lonely relief pitcher on your farm
Would you like to help him?
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 12, 2010 5:51 PM PST up reply actions
Stalk girls
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
Sometimes they need an ear to bend.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 12, 2010 5:58 PM PST up reply actions
btw
Merope. what does the Mr. think of the Bengals signing of the punk Matt Jones and the tryout of PacMan Jones (and thinking of signing #81)??
"meh"
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 14, 2010 1:27 PM PST up reply actions
/shift-A
WOO TIMMEH.
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Feb 12, 2010 4:43 PM PST reply actions
That Maya Angelou stuff was great. It reminded of the time before Grant started mailing it in. Man, those were some good times.
"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f**kin' amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK
by Josh from Hollywood on Feb 12, 2010 5:12 PM PST reply actions
Joke’s on you. I mailed that part in too, but you have crap taste, so you were fooled.
by Grant Brisbee on Feb 13, 2010 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
Just making sure you still read these things.
"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f**kin' amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK
by Josh from Hollywood on Feb 13, 2010 5:28 PM PST up reply actions
Joke’s on you. The CSN Bay Area bot reads and responds for me as part of the deal we’ve worked out. “Grant” hasn’t read a comment in years. They’re all about food.
by Grant Brisbee on Feb 14, 2010 9:36 AM PST up reply actions
OT: Dinner!
Swordfish cooked/steamed in white wine and herbs, served with pesto, accompanied by pesot-pasta and halfed cherry tomatoes drizzled with vinegrette.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
wow
sounds outstanding. what shall i bring ?
Going to Lakeside Cafe LOL OLD
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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Yogurt and ice water.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 12, 2010 5:35 PM PST up reply actions
We had the carpets cleaned today and the place is a mess [well, the carpets are clean] so we are going out for dinner somewhere. Maybe Jack’s Urban Eats
To drink: a pinot from Coldstream Hills
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Went to Chops Steakhouse for my dads BDay
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
by Gobroks on Feb 12, 2010 9:41 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Inviting rampant unfounded speculation
“It’s a win-win for both sides,” Giants vice president of baseball operations Bobby Evans said. “I was not expecting a settlement, at all. I don’t know what changed. It’s always ideal to have something both agree to as opposed to a third party figuring it out. We can focus on baseball from here forward.”
JUST A CITY BOY
TIM SETTLED BECAUSE HE WAS AFRAID THAT HIS RAGE AT THE GIANTS WOULD OVERTAKE HIM AND HE WOULD KILL THE ARBITER!! /mychael urban
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 12, 2010 5:39 PM PST up reply actions
Lars: “Grant”
Checker: “Huh?”
Lars: “Grant from McCovey Chronicles”
Checker: “What about him?”
Lars: “So do I get a discount?”
Checker: “Maybe later. I am busy with my Checker job right now.”
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 12, 2010 6:37 PM PST up reply actions
Felipe Lopez fires Boars
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4910475
Maybe Damon should’ve done the same.
FREE BUSTER POSEY
FELIPE LOPEZ FIRES WILD BOARS FROM HIS ANUS!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 12, 2010 7:30 PM PST up reply actions
Boars unhappy to be released into, found anal warmth "comforting".
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Good.
About the Lincecum signing, that is.
But NBC says you want to watch the Olympics on tape delay (they are even delaying the afternoon showings).
"meh"
This is so annoying.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
NBC’s reasoning is that they think people are watching the event and not a sport. They want to watch it in prime time after they eat dinner.
Tim Goodman on sf gate.com quoted Dick Ebersol from 2008:
It’s live on the East Coast and in the Central time zone, which is roughly 81 to 82 percent of all the households in the United States. Historically, we have always shown the Olympics on tape on the West Coast. We have repeatedly done significant testing or polling, if you want to call it that, on the West Coast. And they have told us – the viewers have repeatedly told us that the vast majority of them, well in excess of 80 percent, want to see the Olympics when they’re available to see the Olympics. They don’t want to see the key events of the day happening at 4 or 5 o’clock their time. They want to get home and watch them, and that’s why there’s a delay on the West Coast. And you know what? Strangely enough, in every Olympics that I have done, going back to 1992, every Olympics, the audience on the West Coast over-indexes against all the other regions in the United States. They love sports so much, and they know when they want to watch it, and that’s in primetime.
"meh"
I have always hated Dick Ebersol even though I always forget his name. He’s the man behind the soft-focus “packages” that emphasize “human interest”. In 1996 they told the entire story of the women’s cycling race as an edited feature after the fact. I hate this man’s philosophy of sport coverage so much I may punch him in the face if I ever meet him. Or spit.
JUST A CITY BOY
jim, I don’t know if you’re interested in him but there is a PPV of the photo shoot of Sarah Palin’s granddaughter’s father, Levi.
"meh"
AM TOO ANGRY TO CARE BRING ME THE HEAD OF DICK EBERSOL. THATS RIGHT I WANT DICK HEAD.
JUST A CITY BOY
I think he played guitar for Puke, Spit & Guts.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 12, 2010 10:09 PM PST up reply actions
Forget Lincecum
What are all your thoughts on sushi, vampires, pro wrestling, and grammar?
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/09: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Slusser writes:
“It did come down to the wire,” said Lincecum’s father, Chris, who was in St. Petersburg with his son. “As I told Timmy all those times before, when he was trying to decide about going to college and after he got drafted, it always comes down to Timmy, and he made the last choice.”
“This benefits everyone for the time being,” said Chris Lincecum, who praised the Giants’ professionalism as well as the job Lincecum’s agents had done. “It gives Timmy some security, and in two years, (the sides) will decide what they want to do next.”
I try not to break the rules, but merely to test their elasticity.
Oh, good. I was really worried he was going to leave.
The Kids: Lewis, Posey, Sandoval, Bowker, Schierholtz, Frandsen, Ishikawa, Amezaga
Current Team: Rowand, Sanchez, DeRosa, Sandoval, Huff, Molina, Renteria, Schierholtz
The Kids' CHONE WAR projection= 12.7
Current Team's CHONE WAR projection= 12.6
He could have demanded to be traded to teh World Chumps!
I try not to break the rules, but merely to test their elasticity.
YEAH ITALY 109 ATHLETES!
GrahamCrakalaka
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 12, 2010 9:52 PM PST reply actions
PSA
A replay of Inside the Clubhouse – The Hitters (i.e. Nate and Pablo) will be on CSN-BA in 3 minutes.
I try not to break the rules, but merely to test their elasticity.
Two option FTFY:
YEAH ITALY 109 ATHLETES! CHEATS!
YEAH ITALY 109 ATHLETES! MERCENARIES!
My career path, have you seen it?
by say hey nation on Feb 12, 2010 10:29 PM PST up reply actions
Okay.
I guess the Giants decided not to risk a longer contract. I personally would have gone for a couple more years, unless they really think his body and mechanics will cause him to break down.
ahahaha!
http://www.forums.mlb.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=1&nav=messages&webtag=ml-giants&tid=118226
Bengie Molina should lead off
It sounds like a horrible idea, and perhaps it is, but consider the following:
1. It will be very difficult for him to hit into a double-play in the first inning (The team would have to bat around)
2. Given that he’d probably be coming to bat after Edgar Renteria and the pitcher in subsequent innings, he wouldn’t be leaving very many runners stranded.
3. You wouldn’t have to worry about your lead-off hitter getting caught stealing. Caught napping maybe, but not stealing.
4. The Giants would finally get those eastern-biased jerks at ESPN to notice them. Seriously, a Yankee picks his nose, and their analysts discuss it for 2 hours. With Bengie Molina at leadoff, it’s just so absurd they couldn’t resist.
I try not to break the rules, but merely to test their elasticity.
Actually that describes just about any drunk the Giants could roll out of the bleachers on a daily basis.
Which was my whole gripe about El Man Tits in the first place
by E Ticket on Feb 13, 2010 4:06 PM PST up reply actions
The Giants would finally get those eastern-biased jerks at ESPN to notice them. Seriously, a Yankee picks his nose, and their analysts discuss it for 2 hours. With Bengie Molina at leadoff, it’s just so absurd they couldn’t resist.
They would like that wouldn’t they?
Randy Hahn: "I’ve been referred to as a playa…"
I’m disappointed.
1,000 comments and not one mention of DANICA PATRICK ZOMG!
Gary Darling, go DIAFF.
wainwright was screwed out of cya , due to nerds and cybermetrics
gcerulo February 12, 2010 10:48PM CST
Well, Waino doesn’t have a video game alter ego, so the nerd factor that managed to get the opportunity to vote for Cy Young and then proudly display their nerdiness with cybermetrics babble justifying votes for Lincicum ahead of Carp/Waino couldn’t possibly have been expected to appreciate Wins, IP, and other top flight stats. I see Lincecum leveraged the nerd support into an 8 figure annual salary after two years as a top flight pitcher, though 15 wins doesn’t put him into elite category. Oh wait, he won the Cy Young anyway, I forgot for a minute. God save baseball awards from the old saying, “There are lies, there are damn lies and then there are statistics.”
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Darth Invader February 13, 2010 10:26AM CST
Waino, apparently numbers and leading your team to the playoffs doesn’t mean anything. Don’t worry about it. I’m not really sure why they bother with stat keeping anymore.
I’m sure it was more about Tim Lincicum’s face being a little prettier to market. Oh, and he’s got longer hair too, he a trendy rebel.
Hmm, so they’re mad that awards voters rely too much on stats…Oh wait, they’re mad that they ignore stats to the extent that there’s no point keeping them anymore. Hmm.
Also, I think we found a new caption for Timmy’s giant poster/ad thing they put up by the ballpark, newspaper, etc: He a trendy rebel!
Adopted Giant: Henry Sosa
by raisingcain on Feb 14, 2010 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
it's funny he mentions IP
Since Lincecum had significantly more than Carpenter and less than 9 fewer than Wainwright.
It’s also convenient that he doesn’t consider ERA a “top flight stat,” since by ERA Wainwright wasn’t close to Lincecum OR Carpenter.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
From Craig Calcaterra's (aka Shysterball) facebook page
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
by baetown415 on Feb 13, 2010 1:51 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
damn nerds are ruining baseball
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/09: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
by Useful_Idiot on Feb 13, 2010 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
I feel sad that some people think like this.
Adopted Giant: Henry Sosa
by raisingcain on Feb 14, 2010 11:55 AM PST up reply actions
Good job.
You signed the savior of your team, and made him happy to play in cols SF. Be careful or he might end up in sunny socal were he really wants to go. This signing will keep the giants in the hunt and make the season interesting. I can’t wait to come to SF and watch a Kershaw/ Lincecum battle. Either with a splash landing. Manny with a bomb deep. Panda and Martin going at it again. What a great series it’s gonna be. Good luck to you SF.
by Skunkburner on Feb 13, 2010 10:27 AM PST via mobile reply actions
he really wants to go to socal?
banned.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I’m pretty sure wilriv is the only person in the world who actually likes Southern California.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
I like southern California when I’m not around the people
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/09: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
by Useful_Idiot on Feb 13, 2010 2:38 PM PST up reply actions
Or when I have people from home down here
Yee-ah
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
I do too!
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Feb 13, 2010 3:18 PM PST up reply actions
:(
Actually, I really like it.
Adopted Giant: Henry Sosa
by raisingcain on Feb 14, 2010 12:00 PM PST up reply actions
I also enjoy how he also doesn’t understand the arbitration process.
This signing will keep the giants in the hunt and make the season interesting.
WHY CANT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT HE WAS GOING TO BE ON THE TEAM WHETHER THIS DEAL WAS SIGNED OR NOT
dude doesn’t even deserve to eat a damn eggroll
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
FACT: Dodger fans are easily confused.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
I just wish so many Giants fans weren’t so confused too (as documented by the comments on here from facebook)
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
FACT: people who comment on places like SFGate, MLB.com, and Facebook fan pages are easily confused.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
Ding!
Also, to be fair, the Giants don’t have as much of a history with arbitration as other teams. The FO neglected our farm system for a long, long time, and the only arb hearing I can remember the Giants having was with that stupid ex-Twins catcher whose name I will not sully people’s ears with. So, this process is probably new to a lot of new or casual fans.
I try not to break the rules, but merely to test their elasticity.
The Giants have also tried really hard to avoid going to arbitration – they’ve given multi-year deals to guys like Cain and Lowry to buy out the arbitration years whenever possible.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
It’s one of the few smart things the front office does!
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
Yep. Although the Lowry contract didn’t work out as well as Cain’s. :(
I should add that at least that was the old Giants’ approach with Magowan in charge. Obviously, that doesn’t seem to be the case now, with JSanch and Wilson not getting the same longer-term deals. Also, Cain (and I think Noah too) was signed to a 4-yr deal after their first full year in the bigs. That’s not the approach the Giants have taken (at least so far) with Pandoval.
I try not to break the rules, but merely to test their elasticity.
They still got some pretty good value out of that contract, though. Can’t complain.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
Lowry :(
Did he get a spring invite to somewhere yet? I remember hearing a ruckus, but a quick googling doesn’t turn anything up.
Last I heard, he had scheduled a pitching session for teams to evaluate him, but then it was delayed. Bit of a redflag there.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
:(
I saw a Red Sox blog saying that he did have a throwing session (that’s the only mention of it I saw after the initial one was canceled) and that their scouts were there but ultimately decided that they weren’t interested.
Dude, if the Red Sox pass on a rehabbing pitcher, that’s really not a good sign.
I try not to break the rules, but merely to test their elasticity.
Why would those people be Dodgers fans and root for the dark side in the first place? There are some questions that can never be answered Merope!
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
You locked him in for four years not just two.
by Skunkburner on Feb 13, 2010 1:41 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
This statement doesn't make sense
I guess you could say that Sabean locked up the price for 2 years, but Lincecum will still be under control for two years after his deal was up.
I think someone needs to study up a little more before he/she speaks.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
I’m so confused by this subthread. None of the points make sense. :(
by Missing Barry on Feb 15, 2010 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
I was locked up for two years once. Well, that’s not true, but the point stands.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 15, 2010 1:00 PM PST up reply actions
How did you get the liquor into the holding cell?
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 15, 2010 4:30 PM PST up reply actions
LOL you
I’m pretty sure where he really wants to go is the place he calls home and goes every off-season (in case you couldn’t figure it out, Seattle).
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
sunny socal were he really wants to go
Because we never get sun up in northern california. Also, he doesn’t like heat.
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/09: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
by Useful_Idiot on Feb 13, 2010 2:32 PM PST up reply actions
Things he Internet can teach you
According to B-R, Rocco Baldelli’s nickname is “Woonsocket Rocket.”
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
Hey Now!
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 13, 2010 12:32 PM PST up reply actions
Obviously.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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OT: Model Rockets
We’ve got one… where the hell can we shoot the thing off? I know there’s a place near Alameda, but I always thought that was just remote control planes.
Anybody know?
Just open a window.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Feb 14, 2010 7:53 AM PST up reply actions
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
The MLB Network is showing four-home run games this afternoon. They’re just starting Mike Cameron’s with the Mariners. The color commentator is a name long-time Giants fans will remember: RON FUCKING FAIRLY.
His pearl of wisdom just now:
They’re not scoring any runs. They need to change that.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
Can’t they win on aggregate if it’s a nil-nil tie?
JUST A CITY BOY
by shanghaijim on Feb 13, 2010 12:34 PM PST up reply actions
Depends on away runs
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/09: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
by Useful_Idiot on Feb 13, 2010 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
LOL White Sox
Pitch one of the game: Ichiro HBP
Pitch two of the game: Bret Boone opposite field home run
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
Pitch six of the game: Mike Cameron home run to dead center.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
And now John Olerud hit a double
Ugly for the White Sox. Geez.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
It's now 4-0
With bases loaded – and nobody out. Wow. This is one of the ugliest first innings I’ve ever seen.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
In the end, both Mike Cameron and Bret Boone hit two home runs in the first inning. Ridiculous. Ten runs in the first inning.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
Checking the final score: 15-4. Cameron still has two home runs to go, so apparently the rest of the Mariners won’t have much more offense the rest of the game.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
That still leaves 3 other runs for the rest of the team in the last 8 innings. That’s not actually bad, but it seems like it after a 10-run first.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
Ruben Sierra is the Mariners' lineup
I forget how long his career was. 20 seasons. Not bad for a guy who wasn’t known for his defense and who wasn’t all that good of a hitter either.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
He was also an all-star in a year where he had a sub-.300 OBP. As a corner outfielder, too.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
and he was once involved in one of the most mutually useless trades ever
He was traded to the Yankees from the A’s for Danny Tartabull in 1995. Tartabull played only 25 games for the A’s with a .261 / .337 / .375 line as a DH. Sierra stuck with the Yankees for longer, but posted OPS+s of 95 and 83.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
No – not today, at least. It’s the more recent ones – Delgado in 2003, Cameron in 2002, Whiten in 1992.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
Hard Hittin’ Mark Whiten!
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 13, 2010 1:03 PM PST up reply actions
4 home run game are cool. The only problem is that they usually happen in really ugly games.
I was promised lasagna.
The Delgado game was pretty good
Well, I only saw the end, but the end was exciting. 10-8 Blue Jays. Rays rallied back from a 5-0 deficit to tie it, Blue Jays went back ahead, tied again, Blue Jays ahead, tie again, and then the Blue Jays took the lead for the final time on Delgado’s fourth home run, which was off of Lance Carter, the Rays’ closer at the time.
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Didn’t Ryne Sandberg have one too? I think they’ve shown it in the past on MLB Net., or maybe it was a 3 HR game…?
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by Giant among Angels on Feb 13, 2010 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
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Sorry. I was thinking of this game where he hit 2 HRs off of Sutter.
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by Giant among Angels on Feb 13, 2010 3:34 PM PST up reply actions
Continuing with the stupid headlines
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The crawl on the bottom of the MLB Network...
…says, “Multiple Reports Indicate” that he’s re-signed. Uh, dudes, I think it’s pretty official now.
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Well, he will be traded
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2010 3:30 PM PST up reply actions
WTF
I just read that Johnny Damon has been offered a one-year or a two-year deal from the Tigers. That’s not the WTF, though – it also said that another team in the bidding is the White Sox. They already have a combined $81.2 million committed to Pierre, Rios, and Teahen! AND they have Carlos Quentin, too.
Oh, huh – Teahen mostly played third base last year. I didn’t know that. Huh.
Still, that’s a nice set of bad contracts right there.
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I was thinking that Kenny Williams is collecting outfielders like Sabean collected center fielders a few years back.
If Damon did sign with the White Sox, I guess Quentin would be the one who’s SOL. I can’t imagine them sitting Rios with his contract, and Pierre is the only center fielder in the lot.
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So now that that's done...
can we have baseball please?
Also, thanks to this thread, my z key is now making an annoying clicking sound.
yea. I’m a big fan of octopus in general, inside and outside of the sushi world.
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Calamari!
Is there octopus in calamari?
If so then yea!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 13, 2010 7:25 PM PST up reply actions
Calamari is squid, so no, there’s no octopus in squid.
They’re both great, though.
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Eel (unagi?)
Probably my favorite non-roll and non-amaebi sushi.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Yeah, eel is unagi.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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Unagi is amazing.
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What if you deep fried octopus?
What would you call it?
GrahamCrakalaka
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 14, 2010 1:16 AM PST up reply actions
Deep fried calamari with marinara sauce is awesome. But that can be said about a lot of things.
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
Exactly what else can you say “Deep fried calamari with marinara sauce is awesome” about?
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 15, 2010 7:42 AM PST up reply actions
OT:Carl Crawford
They’re doing a whole special on his offseason training on Baseball Tonight right now. He’s awesome and I want the Giants to sign him.
Which means I’ll get Brad Hawpe.
I would love to have Crawford. Especially since, despite being around since 2002, he’s only 28.
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Hes one of my favorite non-Giants
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 14, 2010 12:32 PM PST up reply actions
Bah, MLB Home Plate is talking about baseball events that broke your heart.
First two callers – “The 2002 World Series”.
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if anyone wants to vomit
MLB Network is showing a game from 2006 where the Dodgers hi t 4 consecutive home runs in the 9th.
As if that weren’t bad enough, it’s against the Padres, which means you also get to see Khalil Greene and Bruce Bochy. Plus Joe Beimel just pitched for the Dodgers.
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And it was Suck It Russell Martin’s rookie year. And, shit, Mike Piazza was on the Padres that year, although Josh Bard was catching this game. What a clusterfuck of horrible.
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Now Dave Roberts is up. This is possibly the greatest collection of Pure Evil since the all of the Khmer Rouge.
(Okay, Dave Roberts isn’t evil. The contract we gave him was, though.)
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I still think it is pretty cool, even if it is the Dodgers. 4 HR in a row is pretty amazing. Then a walkoff the next inning, to top it off.
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by Giant among Angels on Feb 14, 2010 12:38 PM PST up reply actions
Sort of like Armando’s last game. If you can forget the horrible, awful pain of it all and look at it from the Mets’ perspective, that was a pretty amazing end to a game.
Of course, it still makes me want to weep.
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The Giants were 74-75 (4.5 GB of LA) at this point and proceeded to go 2-10 to finish the year (11.5 GB). Now I will weep, too
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by Giant among Angels on Feb 14, 2010 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
Ah, crap. That 1-8 road trip through St. Louis, Colorado and Milwaukee, which included a four-game sweep at Miller Park? The final series against the Dodgers at home when the Giants got swept 3-4, 2-4 and 3-4? Schmidt going 1-2 with a 6.10 ERA in his last six starts?
All of which led to us signing Zito in that off-season? Sweet, sweet memories!
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Hahahahahahahaha. Best fan letter ever.
GrahamCrakalaka
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 14, 2010 1:53 PM PST reply actions
Clearly ripped from the Yahoo Sports page
...Tater Salad
by nick217Giantsfan on Feb 14, 2010 3:53 PM PST up reply actions
Yay. We made another offseason losers list.
http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/yankees/hardball_winners_and_rnFGh8dNxhFTgum5iQZtcM/3
NYP;DR
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 14, 2010 8:32 PM PST up reply actions
Salary crunch on ESPN. http://espn.go.com/espn/thelife/salary/index?athleteId=4906246
This is how long it would take Tim Lincecum to earn your wage.
"meh"
Inb4 the CSN spambot, Urban’s Top 20 questions going into ST:
http://www.csnbayarea.com/pages/landing/?blockID=180381&feedID=2497
He basically goes through the starting lineup and rotation and asks either:
(1) This player was bad last year; will he be better this year?
(2) This player was good last year; will he be as good or better this year?
It made me think about some of my own questions about the Giants this season. In no particular order:
(1) More bunts, stolen bases, sending the runners and above all, more walks – really, Boch???
(2) Why is no speed?
(3) After Rowand, what’s Plan B at leadoff?
(4) After Huff, what’s Plan B at cleanup?
(5) How many games will Franchez miss?
(6) How many games will Bengie start?
(7) Are the Giants effing serious about playing Posey in the infield?
(8) If Rent continues to be ineffective, how long will he stay in the lineup?
(9) Can Uribe again be Super(Utility)man?
(10) Is Bumgarner’s velocity back? And if not, how’s his non-FB pitch repertoire?
(11) Can the Giants improve their road record?
(12) With the weaker defense, what will the Giants’ record be in 1-run games?
(13) How much will Cain and Affeldt regress?
(14) Is Neal real enough for a call up late in the season?
(15) What’s next on the farm after the Big Four (MadBum, Posey, Alderson, AnVil)?
(16) Do the Giants trade Cain or Sanchez? And when?
(17) Will we again lead the majors in strikeouts, fewest pitches per at bat and lowest OPS/wOBA?
(18) Can we not suck against the Dodgers (30-43 in the last 4 seasons) or Rockies (33-39)?
(19) WTF is “It’s Magic Inside”?
(20) Will the garlic fries be as crispy during the season as they were at FanFest?
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