Fun with PECOTA comparisons
by Grant Brisbee on Feb 24, 2010 7:32 AM PST
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PrintI eat more fiber in February just so I can spend more time reading baseball annuals. True story. Today's mail brought the Baseball America 2010 Prospect Handbook and Baseball Prospectus. The baseball books are the best part of this short, drab, and freakish month.
Here are ten players that PECOTA spit out for players who were with the Giants at the end of 2009, or who will be in camp with the Giants this season. Try to match them up with the Giants player of the present or recent past. Don't be a weenie and cheat. Put your answers in the comments section before reading anyone else's guess, then scroll back up and highlight the text for the correct answers.
1. Kirk Rueter
2. Wilson Alvarez
3. Mike Stanton
4. John Smoltz
5. Andre Ethier
6. Charlie Hayes and Russ Davis!
7. Jeffrey Hammonds
8. Shea Hillenbrand
9. Rikkert Faneyte
10. Dave Burba
1. Barry Zito. The PECOTA comp that was three years in the making! 2. Madison Bumgarner. I don't see why we need to wait six years to trade Bumgarner for Mike Caruso; let's just get it out of the way now. 3. Jeremy Affeldt. Without Mike Stanton (and the draft pick we got when he left), there wouldn't be Charlie Culberson. Never forget. Less than a round after Culberson was drafted, the Marlins selected Mike Stanton. Oh, if only the scouting department had a better sense of humor. 4. Matt Cain. The other comps were Carlos Zambrano, Andy Benes, and Scott Erickson. Good company, for the most part. 5. Nate Schierholtz. Ethier stuck out as being as one of the more randomly optimistic ones in the Giants chapter. Of course, the other comps were totally forgettable. 6. Juan Uribe. I would have liked to watch Russ Davis take a couple of starts at short, just for giggles. 7. Aaron Rowand. Remember when Hammonds's 3/$21M contract seemed shocking? Ugh. Three more years and $39M left for Rowand. 8. Ryan Garko. PECOTA has a little sense of humor coded into it, apparently. 9. Jesus Guzman. This one doesn't make sense, but it's definitely cool. Jesus and honkbal: in the same sentence at last! 10. Todd Wellemeyer. Did anyone remember that Burba was a Giant for six innings in 2004? Me neither.
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just a few wild guesses
Kirk Rueter = Barry Zito?
Hayes + Davis = Huff?
Or maybe Hillenbrand = Huff
Rikkert = Torres?
"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
Jeffrey Hammonds = Fred Lewis
Go one flap down Fred, go one flap down buddy.
Randy Hahn: "I’ve been referred to as a playa…"
…and oddly, I do remember those six innings Burba pitched for us in 2004. He looked like he was finished. And hey, look – he never pitched in the majors again!
"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
The More You Know
According to B-R, Burba is the nephew of Ray Hathaway, a pitcher who threw 9 inning for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1945.
Maybe that’s why Burba pitched the way he did in the last game of 1993 – getting revenge for ol’ Uncle Ray.
"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
Is Ray Hathaway related to Anne Hathaway?
by FluLikeSymptoms on Feb 24, 2010 11:32 PM PST up reply actions
Kirk Rueter
Wilson Alvarez
Mike Stanton- Posey
John Smoltz- Posey
Andre Ethier- Posey
Charlie Hayes and Russ Davis!- Posey
Jeffrey Hammonds- Posey
Shea Hillenbrand- Posey
Rikkert Faneyte- Posey
Dave Burba- Posey
Bonus-
Ugueth Urbina- Villalona
My career path, have you seen it?
Ugueth Urbina – the only player in MLB history whose first and last names both start with U.
So does his middle name, actually.
"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. Kirk Rueter – Barry Zito
2. Wilson Alvarez – Jonathan Sanchez
3. Mike Stanton – Dan Runzler
4. John Smoltz – Matt Cain
5. Andre Ethier – Wow, really? Um… Bowker?
6. Charlie Hayes and Russ Davis! – Juan Uribe
7. Jeffrey Hammonds – Aaron Rowand
8. Shea Hillenbrand – Aubrey Huff
9. Rikkert Faneyte – Eugenio Velez
10. Dave Burba – /burns 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."
1. Kirk Rueter – uhh, Zito?
2. Wilson Alvarez – Runzler
3. Mike Stanton – Affeldt
4. John Smoltz – Matt Cain
5. Andre Ethier- Thomas Neal
6. Charlie Hayes and Russ Davis! -
7. Jeffrey Hammonds – Fred Lewis
8. Shea Hillenbrand- Nate Schieholtz
9. Rikkert Faneyte – Jcb9
10. Dave Burba – Sergio Romo
FU, FO
random Rikkert Faneyte story
Back when I was living in New Jersey in the mid-90s, Faneyte had a walk-off hit against the Mets. All the stories about it were about how this completely unknown guy who nobody had ever heard of had “shocked” the Mets. I was aghast that people hadn’t heard of Rikkert Faneyte.
“He’s been up and down for years now! He just hit .330 in the minor leagues! If we didn’t have Darren Lewis he’d be a great center fielder and leadoff hitter!”
Uh, I may have overrated him slightly.
"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 the baseball coach at my HS for the last 3 years
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
by Gobroks on Feb 24, 2010 4:44 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Reuter – Madison Bumgarner
Alvarez – Jonathan Sanchez
Stanton – Jeremy Affeldt
Smoltz – Tim Lincecum
Ethier – Pablo Sandoval?
Hayes & Davis — Juan Uribe
Jeffrey Hammonds — Fred Lewis
Hillenbrand — Ryan Garko
Faneyte – Eli Whiteside
Dave Burba — Brandon Meddars
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 was a bit baffled by linking Rueter to Bumgarner, but if Bumgarner’s decrease in velocity is for real, I guess I can see it. Rueter did get a lot of strike outs in the minors, at least before he hit AAA.
"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 of course, if Bumgarner starts 2010 like Rueter started 1993…
"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
Ah, I was trying to outclever myself. But Zito to Reuter seemed off to me, as Zito has already had a longer and signficantly better career than Reuter did. So I was trying for some sort of stretch.
You know I really almost put Schierholtz for the Etheir comp but every time I tried I just started laughing too hard to type.
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.
and by longer I mean he’s pitched more career innings.
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.
Yeah, I didn’t get the Ethier comp. The lowest BB% for Ethier in the majors is 7.7%, highest for nasty nate in the minors is 5.6%. Doesn’t seem to be the same type of hitter.
The Alvarez one confused me a little too. His control, at least early in his career, seemed to be a lot worse then the one he’s being comped to.
Also known to haunt as theghostoftravisdenker and theaccidentalghostofsergioromo.
by theghostofjasonellison on Feb 24, 2010 9:02 AM PST up reply actions
wow
if we were in the same class, I’d get accused of copying your test paper (and still getting them all wrong)
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Hey now, I actually got three of these guys right! You obviously weren’t cheating hard enough.
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.
yeah, that's how you can tell I was cheating
I didn’t even copy the ones you got right! Also, I clearly thought you wrote Sandoval one space lower…
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This is just cruel.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 24, 2010 8:14 AM PST reply actions
1. Kirk Rueter – Zito
2. Wilson Alvarez – Runzler
3. Mike Stanton – Affeldt
4. John Smoltz – Cain
5. Andre Ethier – Nate
6. Charlie Hayes and Russ Davis! – Velez
7. Jeffrey Hammonds – Bowker
8. Shea Hillenbrand – Huff
9. Rikkert Faneyte – Nate
10. Dave Burba – Pucetas
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
1. Kirk Rueter-Zito
2. Wilson Alvarez-Bumgardner
3. Mike Stanton-Runzler
4. John Smoltz-Cain
5. Andre Ethier-Bowker
6. Charlie Hayes and Russ Davis!-Uribe
7. Jeffrey Hammonds-Fred Lewis
8. Shea Hillenbrand-Ishikawa
9. Rikkert Faneyte-Velez
10. Dave Burba-Joe Martinez
Not sure what to do about my screen name at this point...
by AngelWillSaveUs on Feb 24, 2010 8:20 AM PST reply actions
Not bad I guess. Ethier was Bowker or Nate, I guessed wrong. I excluded the new guess like Wellmeyer because I didn’t read it completely and ignored the “will be in camp” part.
Not sure what to do about my screen name at this point...
by AngelWillSaveUs on Feb 24, 2010 8:23 AM PST up reply actions
The thought and time that goes into this just wont work for me so i’ll just say Zito for Rueter, Stanton would have to be Affeldt.
Smoltz-Cain
Ethier-Bowker
CHarlie Hayes and Russ Davis… DONT KNOW WHO THEY ARE-Uribe
Jeffrey Hammonds-FLEW
Shea-Aubrey
Rikkert (again dont know who this is)-PABLOSEY
Burba (kinda know him)-Kevin Pucetas
Charlie Hayes came up for us as a rookie third baseman in 1989. He wasn’t much use to us as Matt Williams was blocking him, so he became part of the Steve Bedrosian trade. Later he played as part of the first Yankees team to win a WS in the 90s, and came back to us as Bill Mueller’s platoon partner.
Russ Davis was a former third base prospect for the Yankees. He went to the Mariners as part of the Tino Martinez trade. He was later another Bill Mueller platoon partner for us.
"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
Oh, and neither of them were very good.
"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
Charlie wasn’t very good at charging the mound either. Not as bad as Robin Ventura, but before Charlie rejoined the Giants, I recall him charging Kevin Rogers and getting immediately dropped. I can;t find the Googley evidence though.
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
The most ridiculous mound-charge I ever saw: Pedro Martinez had a perfect game into late in the game – 7th or 8th inning, I think – and hit Reggie Sanders. Sanders charged the mound. Yeah, he REALLY fucked up his no hitter just to plunk you, dumbass.
"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 took out Todd Stottlemyre, though, and every decent person in America wanted to see that.
by Grant Brisbee on Feb 24, 2010 1:24 PM PST up reply actions
I remember him being unlikable, but I can’t remember why.
"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
Heh: a section on his Wikipedia article:
Reputation of being emotional and temperamental
"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
Citation Needed
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
I always thought him as a slightly less disagreeable version of Jeff Juden.
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.
As did I. I don’t care for his old man either.
by E Ticket on Feb 24, 2010 8:47 PM PST up reply actions
He left out the Roos Davis part.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 24, 2010 2:10 PM PST up reply actions
Nope, Sabean got rid of Billy pending his free agency, and brought on Rooos as a stopgap for the third baseman of the future, Pedro Feliz. I remember this because I was sobbing for days after Mueller was traded.
JUST A CITY BOY
Ah, right. I’m getting my timeline mixed up.
It was David Bell who was Mueller’s other platoon partner.
"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 Short Summary of Third Base at PacBell
Charlie Hayes was Mueller’s sort-of-platoon partner thru 1999. In 2000 Billy was the main third baseman, though I’m not sure if Davis was already there to back him up, but it wasn’t a platoon. Mueller was traded winter of 2000, breaking my heart, and Davis became the third baseman while keeping the corner warm for Feliz. When a little boy destroyed Davis’s mind by mispronouncing his name, Bell came on as the veteran presence to help guide the young Feliz. By the time Pedro became the full starting third baseman he was damn old and I was sick of waiting for him.
Somewhere in this came Edgardo Alfonzo but I think I’ve blacked out the old-Mets period of the PacBell Giants.
JUST A CITY BOY
DAMMIT
I just confused David Bell with Mark Lewis. I suck.
To be fair, they’re both pretty bland looking white guys:
"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
But in their own minds they're the, they're the dopest trip
All the girlies say they’re pretty bland looking white guys.
Seasons will pass you by. I get up, I get down.
I always liked Lewis’ glove. The thing was small.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Feb 24, 2010 7:43 PM PST up reply actions
Mark Lewis reminds me of a story that Lewis told himself. He was playing for the Reds one year and two guys who were fighting fell into the Reds dugout. Lewis said the two guys who were fighting were high school friends of his. Lewis said he ran with a rough crowd in high school and I guess his old friends still were rough.
"meh"
1. Kirk Rueter – Zito
2. Wilson Alvarez – MadBum
3. Mike Stanton – elite lefty reliever —> Affeldt
4. John Smoltz – Cain (disclaimer: I already knew this)
5. Andre Ethier – lefty RF —> Nate?
6. Charlie Hayes and Russ Davis! – Uribe
7. Jeffrey Hammonds – Flew
8. Shea Hillenbrand – GARKO!!!
9. Rikkert Faneyte – light-hitting RH outfielder —> either Eugenio or Jesus
10. Dave Burba – Pucetas? no idea
I try not to break the rules, but merely to test their elasticity.
1. Kirk Rueter- gonna go with wellemeyer here?
2. Wilson Alvarez- dirty maybe?
3. Mike Stanton- gonna go with affeldt.
4. John Smoltz- cain maybe?
5. Andre Ethier- ummm… schierholtz?
6. Charlie Hayes and Russ Davis!- huff?
7. Jeffrey Hammonds- torn between torres and lewis. going for lewis for the obp.
8. Shea Hillenbrand- uribe?
9. Rikkert Faneyte- no idea who this is.
10. Dave Burba: see faneyte.
Petey and Fresh always dunking on Spartans,
Biscuits in baskets from Heatley and Thornton,
Bam-Bam and Gore on the way to some rings,
These are a few of my favorite things.
You don’t know who Dave Burba is!?
"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’m a young’un dude. also… ouch. 3 for 8.
Petey and Fresh always dunking on Spartans,
Biscuits in baskets from Heatley and Thornton,
Bam-Bam and Gore on the way to some rings,
These are a few of my favorite things.
from what i can tell from b-r, he’s a guy who spent the years between when i was in the womb and 4 years old taking the mound at the stick. and then came back for 6 games in ‘04, but i didn’t remember that.
Petey and Fresh always dunking on Spartans,
Biscuits in baskets from Heatley and Thornton,
Bam-Bam and Gore on the way to some rings,
These are a few of my favorite things.
ah
There are a few things you should know about Dave Burba. First, he was part of the trade that sent Kevin Mitchell to the Mariners – we got Burba, ace of the staff Billy Swift, and awesome reliever Mike Jackson.
Second, Burba imploded on the last day of the 1993 season, helping to make us the best baseball team to ever not make the postseason – with 103 wins.
Third, Burba was one of the guys who gave up to get Deion Sanders in a pointless trade. We also gave up Darren Lewis and Mark Portugal.
"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 a reliever with us, but the Reds converted him into a starter. He actually had a couple of decent years with them. But we hates him.
"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
Actually Burba started for us for a considerable part of the 1992 season, and made a few spot starts in 1993.
And I hate to say this, but just for absolute accuracy’s sake, the ‘93 Giants were NOT the best baseball team ever to not make the postseason — or at least they weren’t the winningest. Both the 1909 Cubs and the 1942 Dodgers won 104 games while finishing in 2nd place. The 1954 Yankees equalled us by winning 103 — while finishing a rather astonishing 8 games back of the Indians.
Other teams to win 100 games and then go home were the ’61 Tigers (101), 1980 Orioles (100) and the 1915 Tigers (100). Interestingly, most of these were fairly uncompetitive races. The ’54 Yanks and ’61 Tigers both finished 8 games back, the 1909 Cubs (in the midst of a stretch where they went to 4 out of 5 World Series) finished 6.5 games back. In fact, of the 6 teams, only the 1942 Dodgers went into the final weekend of play with a chance to win the pennant. And none, other than the Giants, were still alive when the taking the field for the final game.
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.
Actually Burba started for us for a considerable part of the 1992 season, and made a few spot starts in 1993.
Ah, I stand corrected. I was on the east coast for both of those seasons, so I didn’t get to see them play very often.
As far as the winningest team thing – what I’m probably thinking of is that they were the winningest team since divisional play starterd in 1969.
"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
We also got John Roper Ricky Pickett, and Dave McCarty in the Deion trade. LOL at me for even remembering 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
maybe the most ridiculous name ever. i’ve never heard of a baseball player who sounds more like a rancher. or 2nd amendment lobbyist.
Petey and Fresh always dunking on Spartans,
Biscuits in baskets from Heatley and Thornton,
Bam-Bam and Gore on the way to some rings,
These are a few of my favorite things.
Oh, shit, and Scott Service (not to be confused with Scott Servais, who we ALSO had in the mid-90s and whose name was pronounced the same). He actually probably ended up being the best part of that trade for us.
"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 just for the record, Rikkert Faneyte was an obscure fifth outfielder from the 90s. Light-hitting, fast, Dutch-born. Noteworthy mainly for his name. I would only expect the hardcore NERDZ to know about him. But Burba is an important part of Our Pain.
"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
Reuter – Zito
Alverez – Romo
Stanton – Affledt
Smoltz- Cain
Ethier – Nate
Hayes/Davis – Derosa
Hillenbrand – Huff
Faneyte – Vroom
Burba – Runzler
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
I got four right. Pretty good for an idiot like me.
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
Are you kidding? You’re batting over .400. That’s great!
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 24, 2010 9:14 AM PST up reply actions
I started out 4 for 5
That would have been enough for Bochy to hand me the starting job.
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
You ended 0 for 4
That would have been enough to get sent back to the minors for the rest of the season.
by paboperfecto on Feb 24, 2010 1:31 PM PST up reply actions
No, he was still hitting over .400
So he would have gotten another month in the starting lineup, no matter how terrible he was.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
1. Zito
2. Bumgarner
3. Affeldt
4. Cain
5. Bowker? (i dont believe this)
6. DeRosa
7. Rowand
8. Huff
9. Velez
10 5th starter (Martinez or Pucetas)
1. Kirk Rueter – Bumgarner
2. Wilson Alvarez – Romo
3. Mike Stanton – Affeldt
4. John Smoltz – Cain
5. Andre Ethier – Lewis
6. Charlie Hayes and Russ Davis! – Rohlinger or Frandsen is what I’m thinking
7. Jeffrey Hammonds – Schierholtz
8. Shea Hillenbrand – Pablo
9. Rikkert Faneyte – Speedy
10. Dave Burba – Medders
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
Two. Meh.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
This comment is not likely to end well.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 24, 2010 9:14 AM PST up reply actions
LOL Walrusman
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
1. Kirk Rueter – Zito
2. Wilson Alvarez- Sanchez
3. Mike Stanton – Affeldt
4. John Smoltz- Cain?
5. Andre Ethier- Bowker
6. Charlie Hayes and Russ Davis! – Umm… Huff?
7. Jeffrey Hammonds – Fred?
8. Shea Hillenbrand – Garko
9. Rikkert Faneyte – Velez?
10. Dave Burba – Cain? (I know I doubled up on Cain)
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Fail
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
ZiPS comps
Decidedly more obscure players!
1 – BohanonBrian AlvarezWilson HamptonMike
2 – MulderMark DukeZach TroutSteve
3 – ChristiansenJason LaRocheDave OroscoJesse
4 – SeleAaron LeaCharlie MillerWade
5 – GloadRoss BassKevin CarterSteve
6 – TrubyChris FelizPedro SeabolScott
7 – AllenEthan BrandtJackie WilliamsDick
8 – SheetsLarry MorelandKeith JohnsonLama
9 – BelkTim JacksonRyan TolentinoJose
10 – SturtzeTanyon LewisJim FernandezJared
I try not to break the rules, but merely to test their elasticity.
Mark Mulder coming up reminds me
Recently, while watching the 2005 WS on the MLB Network, and they listed which pitchers had the most Wins over the last x number of years. #1 and #2? Bartolo Colon and Mark Mulder.
Hey, maybe Wins aren’t the best way to evaluate pitchers!
"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
Well, they must be the best way to evaluate something.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 24, 2010 9:16 AM PST up reply actions
1 Horacio Ramirez
2 Bumgarner
3 Affeldt
4 Cain
5 Neal
6 Uribe
7 DeRosa
8 Huff
9 Burriss
10 Wellemeyer
Lincecum has moved on to hallucinations!
In Scottsdale, the San Francisco Giants returned from winter in the foggy Bay Area to start workouts under blue skies Thursday for about 40 pitchers and catchers. Among them was two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who emerged blinking from the dugout.
“I’m glowing, the sun is so bright,” said the right-hander, who looks more like a snowboarder than a dominant pitcher.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 24, 2010 9:17 AM PST reply actions
I hear Lincecum’s working on a new pitch that involves him performing a Double McTwist before throwing the ball.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 24, 2010 9:23 AM PST up reply actions
McTwist? Is that something that is included in a happy meal?
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 24, 2010 9:28 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, but it’s too small to actually make you any less hungry. Even the Double McTwist will barely make a difference.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 24, 2010 9:37 AM PST up reply actions
TWSS?
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."
That’s what everyone said about McDonald’s Happy Meals.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 24, 2010 9:54 AM PST up reply actions
But the toys always make me happy.
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by say hey nation on Feb 24, 2010 9:56 AM PST up reply actions
twist one for me, man
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 24, 2010 12:11 PM PST up reply actions
I have a sneaking suspicion that Timmy and Shaun would get along well with each other
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by Prussian Creole on Feb 24, 2010 9:37 AM PST up reply actions
That's absolutely incredible
And here I thought I couldn’t be any more impressed with Shaun. I was wrong.
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by Prussian Creole on Feb 24, 2010 10:43 AM PST up reply actions
Holy crap! That is pretty damn cool. The things they do with neonates these days is just ridiculous. I saw a kid getting ECMO in the NICU a couple weeks ago. Crazy crazy stuff.
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1. Kirk Rueter = Zito
2. Wilson Alvarez = Cain
3. Mike Stanton = Martinez
4. John Smoltz = Sanchez
5. Andre Ethier = Mole
6. Charlie Hayes and Russ Davis! = Pablo
7. Jeffrey Hammonds = Torres
8. Shea Hillenbrand = Huff
9. Rikkert Faneyte = Ishi
10. Dave Burba = No idea
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
You apologize to Pablo right this minute, sir.
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lol, agreed. I assume you were comparing the Panda to Charlie Hayes’ ‘93 season but still, that’s pretty offensive to Pablo’s long-term offensive abilities.
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by Prussian Creole on Feb 24, 2010 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
Sorry Panda, rushed it
Despite what I put, from a talent standpoint, I was actually thinking Charlie+Russ<Panda.
I’d extend that to Charlie+Russ+Shea<Panda.
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
I don't think I have a single one right...
1. Zito
2. Sanchez
3. Affelt
4. Cain
5. Lewis
6. Garko
7. Schierholtz
8. Huff
9. Frandsen
10. MadBum
Wisconsin: Famous for dairy, Ryan Rohlinger and not much else.
Garko?
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 24, 2010 9:43 AM PST up reply actions
I also read Baseball America while on the crapper.
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Yeah, but there are pages ripped out after you are finished.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 24, 2010 10:18 AM PST up reply actions
It’s thoroughly absorbent!
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The chapters on the Dodgers must be especially satisfying.
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Actually they immediately burst into flames whenever you touch them. Strangest thing.
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Here Here!
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Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Feb 24, 2010 12:38 PM PST up reply actions
1. Zito
2. Jonathan Sanchez
3. Jeremy Affeldt
4. Matt Cain
5. Eugenio Velez (joking… maybe)
6. Fred Lewis
7. Randy Winn
8. Ryan Garko
9. Nate Schierholtz
10. Brandon Medders
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1. Kirk Rueter= Joe Martinez
2. Wilson Alvarez= Jonathon Sanchez
3. Mike Stanton= Jeremy Affelt
4. John Smoltz= Tim Lincecum
5. Andre Ethier= Randy Winn
6. Charlie Hayes and Russ Davis!= Fred Lewis
7. Jeffrey Hammonds= Nate Shierholtz
8. Shea Hillenbrand= Travis Ishikawa
9. Rikkert Faneyte= Brian Bocock
10. Dave Burba= Sergio Romo
by DubsFanByTheZoo on Feb 24, 2010 10:26 AM PST reply actions
With a couple of exceptions, that looks like a shopping list for a blind man with no sense of smell who had his tongue cut out. I’ll pass because except for Smoltz and maybe eventually Ethier, this is like matching up road apples with pasture pastries
by E Ticket on Feb 24, 2010 10:34 AM PST reply actions
I would have to assume he’s throwing faster than BP speed. Seems like the title is worded wrong.
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Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Feb 24, 2010 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
Well. Then again, It is Zito, So everything is pretty much BP speed. So I don’t know.
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Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Feb 24, 2010 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
shot in the dark
1. Kirk Rueter – Madison Bumgarner
2. Wilson Alvarez – Jonathan Sanchez
3. Mike Stanton – Jeremy Affeldt
4. John Smoltz – Matt Cain
5. Andre Ethier – Thomas Neal
6. Charlie Hayes and Russ Davis! – John Bowker
7. Jeffrey Hammonds – Mark DeRosa
8. Shea Hillenbrand – Travis Ishikawa
9. Rikkert Faneyte – Brett Pill
10. Dave Burba – Kevin Pucetas
by microwave donut on Feb 24, 2010 10:43 AM PST reply actions
reading comprehension fail
I though it was people in camp this year, not at the end of last year.
Oh well, I would have failed miserably anyway.
by microwave donut on Feb 24, 2010 10:45 AM PST up reply actions
Lincecum allowed just 5 of his 30 pitches to be hit into play
I try not to break the rules, but merely to test their elasticity.
From Schulman's Twitter
Huff just swung over a Lincecum offspeed pitch and used a word that I’m sure is outlawed on Twitter.
Lol, just be glad you don’t have to face him, Huff
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by Prussian Creole on Feb 24, 2010 11:01 AM PST up reply actions
In order to not look bad against Timmy
The Giants’ hitters should just take all his pitches at batting practice; Molina couldn’t hold it in so he threw his bat from the dugout.
Win the inning.
by Scooter Ellis on Feb 24, 2010 11:25 AM PST up reply actions
Huff just swung over a Lincecum offspeed pitch and used a word that I’m sure is outlawed on Twitter. was signed to a 3 year extension with a no trade clause because according to Sabean, it was obvious Huff had regained all his batspeed and was in really good shape for a good soldier.
by E Ticket on Feb 24, 2010 4:40 PM PST up reply actions
OT
wtf is Mike Piazza doing on the “Most Metal Athlete” list? http://www.goldengodsawards.com/vote.html
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No clue . . .
. . . but I just voted for him cause I thought it was funny
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by Prussian Creole on Feb 24, 2010 10:54 AM PST up reply actions
I think he just found the green switch stage is all, and now he’s going around everywhere breaking green question boxes for his own amusement.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 24, 2010 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
Duh
http://photos1.blogger.com/img/187/2143/640/Mike%20Piazza%20plays%20some%20air%20guitar.jpg
GROUGTHINK ALERT
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Slappa Da Bass
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Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Feb 24, 2010 12:43 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t see anything odd… long hair, prison ‘stache… I’m gonna go vote for him.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 24, 2010 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
For the first time in my life
I actually did this honestly:
Rueter – Madison Bumgarner
Alvarez – Jonathan Sanchez
Stanley – Brian Wilson
Smoltz – Tim Lincecum
Ethier – Thomas Neal
Hayes/Davis – Pablo Sandoval
Hammonds – Fred Lewis
Hillenbrand – Aubrey Huff
Faneyte – Eugenio Velez
Burba Henry Sosa
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and that's why...
wow, bagel. I only got ONE GUY ON THE LIST – (Bumgarner) in the wrong place.
Mine were funnier though.
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You just reminded me of Scott Livingstone, a player I hadn’t thought of in about a decade. I used to really like him for some reason.
"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
maybe that's why I suck at these
I got Mike Stanton and Mike Stanley confused.
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OT: From the Giant's Twitter
Former Giant F.P. Santangelo signed on to host @KNBR Sportsphone 680, which is the go to place for Giants’ season post-game fan commentary
Not anymore its not
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by Prussian Creole on Feb 24, 2010 11:11 AM PST reply actions
Didn’t Phlegm host Sportsphone after Giants games? Is FP replacing Bruce and Phlegm?
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 24, 2010 11:15 AM PST up reply actions
I can’t find a corresponding press release but I believe you’re right
So either they’re (1) replacing just Bruce with someone equally terrible, (2) replacing Flem and Bruce altogether for reasons I can’t begin to understand, or (3) forcing Flem to work with FP which leads me to the question, what the HELL did Flem do to deserve that punishment??
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by Prussian Creole on Feb 24, 2010 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t know this for sure, but I would guess that with all the kids he has and his already absurd travel schedule, that Flem was unwilling to do it again. Dbruce knows nothing about baseball and hates the giants, so they went to the next available baseball option and sent Damon to the Siberia of sports radio …
doesn’t matter to me as long as I don’t have to hear Damon bloviate… He can have fun with his 16 listeners on 1050
So, your saying if BCB and 1050 shared users/listeners they could have 30!
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by say hey nation on Feb 24, 2010 11:25 AM PST up reply actions
Only for home games.
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I thought MCC was the go-to place?
I try not to break the rules, but merely to test their elasticity.
Dancing GIFs >>> FP Santangelo
JUST A CITY BOY
by shanghaijim on Feb 24, 2010 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
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Is this British? I’m pretty sure this is British. The British are so silly.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
I wish I knew.
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1. Kirk Rueter – Barry Zito
2. Wilson Alvarez – Madison Bumgarner
3. Mike Stanton – Dan Runzler
4. John Smoltz – Matt Cain
5. Andre Ethier – Nate Schierholtz
6. Charlie Hayes and Russ Davis! – John Bowker
7. Jeffrey Hammonds – Mark DeRosa
8. Shea Hillenbrand – Aubrey Huff
9. Rikkert Faneyte – Juan Uribe
10. Dave Burba – Joey Martinez
Proud adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Thanks for sharing a year of your great career with the Giants and their fans.
by Speedforthewin on Feb 24, 2010 11:30 AM PST reply actions
got 4
Zito, MadBum, Cain, Schierholtz
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by Speedforthewin on Feb 24, 2010 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
Hoping for a 0 out of 10!
1. Kirk Rueter (Barry Zito)
2. Wilson Alvarez (Noah Lowry)
3. Mike Stanton (Jeremy Affeldt)
4. John Smoltz (Matt Cain)
5. Andre Ethier (Fred Lewis)
6. Charlie Hayes and Russ Davis! (Juan Uribe)
7. Jeffrey Hammonds (Nate Schierholtz)
8. Shea Hillenbrand (Ryan Garko)
9. Rikkert Faneyte (Lou Seal)
10. Dave Burba (Sergio Romo)
GROUGTHINK ALERT
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OT - SI top 40 fantasy SPs
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/fantasy/02/20/preview.starting.pitchers/
Projections:
- Lincecum – 17 wins, 243 strikeouts, 3.02 ERA, 1.11 WHIP
- Cain – 14 wins, 181 strikeouts, 2.95 ERA, 1.22 WHIP (that ERA’s got to be a typo)
- Sanchez
I try not to break the rules, but merely to test their elasticity.
Damn auto-formatting
Actual rankings:
Lincecum – 2
Cain – 24
Sanchez – 64
I try not to break the rules, but merely to test their elasticity.
ACK skyrocketing ERA! Trade him 4 Rios!
JUST A CITY BOY
by shanghaijim on Feb 24, 2010 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
Maybe Waino will get his CYA!!!!!!
Also I dont see how he can justify this comment:
This year, I’m taking it up a notch with the best pitcher in the NL Central — and maybe, just maybe the entire Senior Circuit.
With these projections:
Waino:
20 wins, 189 strikeouts, 2.84 ERA, 1.14 WHIP.
Tim:
Projections: 17 wins, 243 strikeouts, 3.02 ERA, 1.11 WHIP.
Projections: 20 wins, 189 strikeouts, 2.84 ERA, 1.14 WHIP.
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by say hey nation on Feb 24, 2010 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
Other Giants, rank by position:
C – Bengie #10
1B – Pablo #16, Huff #33
2B – Velez #24 (you’re losing me, SI)
3B – Pablo #7
RP – Wilson #30, Romo #31
Wow, these are pretty crap.
I try not to break the rules, but merely to test their elasticity.
LOL… Our starting 1B is 32 out of 32 (not including Pablo) first basemen!
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by say hey nation on Feb 24, 2010 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
Did they bring back the St. Louis Browns and the Seattle Pilots and not tell me?
"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
MONTREL EXPOS!
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by say hey nation on Feb 24, 2010 12:05 PM PST up reply actions
There are six 3B ranked above Pablo? That’s, um, wrong. Youkilis and Rodriguez are the only 3B who out-hit Sandoval last year.
Of course maybe RBI are a big factor, in which case Sandoval’s at a disadvantage since he plays with a bunch of scrubs.
Yep, he's in a penalty box
Just imagine what kind of damage Sandoval could do if he was in a better lineup. And then imagine how many runs and steals a slimmed-down Sandoval could register in only his second full season. Well, there are reports that Sandoval lost significant weight during the offseason, which should boost his runs and steals past 85 and 12, respectively. As for the lineup-protection part, he still must overcompensate for the power-deficient travails of Eugenio Velez, Freddy Sanchez, Edgar Renteria, Aaron Rowand and maybe Mark DeRosa and Aubrey Huff. Conclusion: Don’t expect a noticeable uptick from 25 HRs/90 RBIs in 2010.
Top 6:
A-Rod
Evan Longoria
David Wright
Mark Reynolds (bah!)
Michael Young
Aramis Ramirez
I try not to break the rules, but merely to test their elasticity.
Wainwright isn’t even the best pitcher on the Cardinals.
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He seems to be something of a fantasy favorite right now, though. I’ve been surprised at how often Waino comes up in the 2nd tier of SPs, i.e. just after Lincecum, Greinke, Halladay, Sabathia and Felix.
I try not to break the rules, but merely to test their elasticity.
Yeah, I want to get in a fantasy league with Cards fans. That would make drafting easier, b/c you know the draft order would go like:
- Pujols
- Holliday
- Carp/Waino
- Waino/Carp
- Ludwick
- Rasmus
- Schumaker
- Yadier
- Freese
- Ryan
#LaRussa - Franklin
- McGuire
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by say hey nation on Feb 24, 2010 12:12 PM PST up reply actions
My cousin who’s a Cardinals fan who told me the Giants were one Ryan Ludwick-type player away from the playoffs.
"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 your cousin know that we hung onto Freddy Sanchez?
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But he gets the wins.
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1. Rueter – (Zito)
2. Alvarez – (Dirty)
3. Stanton – (Affeldt)
4. Smoltz – (Cain)
5. Ethier – (if by position then Bowker i guess, if not, then Sandoval)
6. Hayes and Davis – (DeRosa?)
7. Jeffrey Hammonds – (Nate?)
8. Shea Hillenbrand – (Huff)
9. Rikkert Faneyte – (Fred?)
10. Dave Burba – (Bumgarner?)
Its funny because fuck the dodgers
Jon Mayer=Giacomo Casanova
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by say hey nation on Feb 24, 2010 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
Heck no. Casanova was cool.
JUST A CITY BOY
by shanghaijim on Feb 24, 2010 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
Casanova was a baseball fan too:
Man is a free agent…
Quit making the theiving Wall Street Fat-Cat Bankers even richer.
moveyourmoney.info
by cybermaldonado on Feb 24, 2010 12:38 PM PST up reply actions
And how do you feel about Owl City?
I try not to break the rules, but merely to test their elasticity.
I think it is great that birds are starting to get their own cities.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 24, 2010 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
orly?
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Yep
This game hasn’t really started out the same way.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 24, 2010 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
It’s sad, but amusing, that the only completely obvious comparison is #1.
Quit making the theiving Wall Street Fat-Cat Bankers even richer.
moveyourmoney.info
by cybermaldonado on Feb 24, 2010 12:22 PM PST reply actions
Woody has bigger ears than Zito. And less hair. And more win, if not wins.
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by shanghaijim on Feb 24, 2010 12:28 PM PST up reply actions
I thought 3 and 4 were pretty obvious.
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Well, I mean for the rest of us who are mere mortals.
Quit making the theiving Wall Street Fat-Cat Bankers even richer.
moveyourmoney.info
by cybermaldonado on Feb 24, 2010 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
this is going to be embarrasing...
1. Kirk Rueter = Barry Zito
2. Wilson Alvarez = no idea… Dan Runzler?
3. Mike Stanton = Brian Wilson
4. John Smoltz = Matt Cain
5. Andre Ethier = Bowker
6. Charlie Hayes and Russ Davis! = Fred Lewis
7. Jeffrey Hammonds = Aaron Rowand?
8. Shea Hillenbrand = Mark DeRosa
9. Rikkert Faneyte = Had to look up who this was… I’m going with Velez.
10. Dave Burba = Errr… JSanchez?
Nobody likes money
fwoty oz is a .300 hitter!
/trades Thomas Neal for him
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Free Willy 2
Willie’s Revenge! – This time it’s personal"
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 24, 2010 12:37 PM PST reply actions
HOLY SHIT
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
#2 in Fanshots
HOLY SHIT
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Sold to SeaWorld as a stud in 1992, the whale was involved in a second incident when authorities discovered the body of a naked man lying across his back in July 1999.
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
#2 in Fanshots
blow holes
don’t do the job.
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Breaking news!
Brian Sabean signs stud orca!
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http://www.metrolyrics.com/people-got-a-lotta-nerve-lyrics-neko-case.html
"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
Entrepreneurs take note:
The Domain “Tillikum.com” is for sale. Only $25,000.
What a strange coincidence.
Quit making the theiving Wall Street Fat-Cat Bankers even richer.
moveyourmoney.info
by cybermaldonado on Feb 24, 2010 2:18 PM PST up reply actions
1. Kirk Rueter = Zeets
2. Wilson Alvarez = Sanchez
3. Mike Stanton = Affeldr
4. John Smoltz = Matt Cain
5. Andre Ethier = John Bowker
6. Charlie Hayes and Russ Davis! – Juan Uribe
7. Jeffrey Hammonds – Aaron Rowand
8. Shea Hillenbrand – Huff
9. Rikkert Faneyte – Torres?
10. Dave Burba – Wellemeyer
If God had intended us not to rosterbate, he would've made our arms shorter.
y'know, it just occurred to me
Nate Schierholtz looks kinda like me.
The hairline helps, certainly!
"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
Who shi baigwai.
"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
DAMMIT
Wo shi baigwai.
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Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
I assume
that this translates to “Reggie Cleveland All-Stars”
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Either that or “I am a white devil.”
"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, so can you translate ‘say bok gwai’?
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 24, 2010 3:32 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t know how to type those!
"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
meanwhile, I should stop reading Facebook comments
"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 was about to link to that
So I’ll link to this instead. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&ref=mf&gid=327278469013
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Schalk has a great name.
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It’s desperately lacking Von Zitenhausen
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Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Feb 24, 2010 7:49 PM PST up reply actions
and it keeps going...
"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
You let me down, Schalk.
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What I really enjoy about this is how public these comments are and how these people have no fear of anything
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
It appears they took that story down and reposted it without the comments. BUT WE KNOW THE TRUTH!!!
"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 was linking to the wrong thing anyway.
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Guesses
Rueter=Zito
Alvarez=Runzler
Stanton=Affeldt
Smoltz=Cain
Ethier=DeRosa
Hayes/Davis=Uribe
Hammonds=Lewis
Hillenbrand=Huff
Faneyte=Torres
Burba=Wellemeyere
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
random baseball question
What’s the punishment for being caught with a “recreational” drug during the offseason?
Like if Timmy were caught speeding while driving from SF to Oakland across the Bay Bridge and got into a minor accident and then the cops found a small amount of weed in his car.
Fine? Mandatory suspension?
JUST A CITY BOY
A slap on the wrist prob. Oh and maybe a fine that wouldn’t be too big.
by Skunkburner on Feb 24, 2010 4:44 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Comparisons
1. Wellemeyer
2. Alvarez Who dat?
3. No clue
4. Cain
5. Nate
6. Uribe
7. Lewis
8. Huff
9. Velez
10. Runzler
Radical Racing
OT:
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
#2 in Fanshots
Funny. Unlike TBS
I had a show. Then I had a different show. Now I have a Twitter account.
by E Ticket on Feb 24, 2010 6:49 PM PST up reply actions
OT
MLB Network has Baseball Seasons – 1987. A lot of Giants on it and thankfully they didn’t show the Candy Maldonado slide in St. Louis.
"meh"
Did it show "THE BEST BASEBALL FANS IN THE WORLD"
full of honest, good, midwestern politeness dowsing Jeffrey Leonard with beer in the outfield?
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Kind of OT: Joe Morgan ESPN Chat Today
David (Florida)
Hey Joe!Who do you think is the best improved team this year?
Joe Morgan
(12:02 PM)
I guess you would have to say the Giants in the National League because they have made the most moves. If their moves work out or not, we’ll have to wait and see. In the American League I’ll say Seattle. On paper both teams did a good job of improving themselves.
What an idiot.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
I mean, if you’re going to say a team is the “most improved”, wouldn’t you believe that their moves will work out? I don’t really know if there is a good candidate for most improved in the NL. A healthy Webb will certainly help the D-Backs quite a bit and the Mets should see their offense improve with Bay. However, I don’t really see one team in the Senior Circuit whose off-season was stellar. The best candidate would have to be Philly and how much improvement can you expect from a team that was already the league champion the last two years?
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
He seemed to be saying the Giants made the most moves so they are the most improved. Huh?? So if the Padres added 10 Velez’ and 4 Tyler Walker’s, they made the most moves so they are the most improved. He is an idiot or maybe he borrowed Lincecum’s stash.
"meh"
Obviously the more players you add, the better your team will be. It’s logic, people!
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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That’s a whole lotta player.
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."
Morgan misunderstood the question to be which team added the most fat overpaid useless fuckers this season?
by E Ticket on Feb 24, 2010 6:47 PM PST up reply actions
I am starting to question whether or not Joe Morgan ever took a grammar and/or logic class. After re-reading this quote, I am more lost than before.
I think his rationale is the more players you add, the better you got. But there is absolutely no proof of any kind to support his arguments, especially Seattle. It’s like he just pulled a name out of a hat…I’ll say…Seattle. Damnit
If any player added is basically a crapshoot, then the more you add the likelier of getting a good result.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 25, 2010 7:35 PM PST up reply actions
Damn. My public league didnt get enough people. I wanted to try the auction draft too
GrahamCrakalaka
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 24, 2010 8:23 PM PST reply actions
Im doing a mock draft. Pretty fun actually.
GrahamCrakalaka
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 24, 2010 9:05 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah. Auction drafts are fun
GrahamCrakalaka
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 24, 2010 10:08 PM PST up reply actions
BTW
Showed this picture to my wife with a WTF comment
She said that she’s pretty sure that she’d done that with a cup like that before and that it is “comfortable”.
Fortunately, we have some of those red cups around, so I put one on my hand.
She’s right. Have to hand it to Sabes, he’s on to something here.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
my dad is 75
and he doesn’t even do that.
Had Botchy been born in Dixie instead of France, he’d know how to properly use his belt loops.
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Bengie Molina: "I don't understand why they didn't want to commit to another year, with my numbers and my experience and things like that." Brain Sabean: "He's certainly welcomed back with open arms".
Mychael Urban: Wow. Probably Dye at this point. Good outfielder, could adapt to RF at AT&T, good RBI guy.
by natteringnabob on Feb 25, 2010 8:19 AM PST up reply actions
It's either
a) Comfortable.
b) Stuck.
c) An optical illusion.
d) Sabean the Green coating the inside of his disposable cup with oils from his fingers to make the cup last longer.
e) Sending a message that he’d like to put a hand in Bochy’s cup.
f) Sending a message to whoever bought his pants that he usually likes them with more than one pocket.
g) A really bad misunderstanding by his orthopaedist.
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
He is hiding his hoof.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 25, 2010 5:50 AM PST up reply actions
I feel like DeadSpin could just replace Ed Wade’s name with Brian Sabean and change the player names and essentially write the same article
Don't think this is worth a fanshot
but Baggs is posting spring training videos and linking to them on his twitter. Here’s a video he took of Lincecum pitching to Panda and Huff:
http://img11.yfrog.com/i/4ii.mp4/
It’s not much, but I’ll take any baseball at this point.
Burba
I remember Burba getting drilled in the ass by a line drive and my entire family calling him Big Butt Burba for the rest of this tenure with the Giants.
Bring me the head of Barry Zito! HOLD THAT ORDER two week reprieve to prove himself.
Kirk Reuter: Kevin Pucetas
Wilson Alvarez: Madison Bumgarner
Mike Stanton: Runzler
John Smoltz: Cain
Andre Ethier: Bowker
Charlie Hayes and Russ Davis: Frandsen
Jeffrey Hammonds: Schierholtz
Shea Hillenbrand: Huff
Rikkert Faneyte: Posey
Dave Burba: Wilson
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
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