Quick poll...
by Grant on Mar 15, 2010 1:55 PM PDT
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Ultimate comment starter:
If you were some sort of omnipotent deity, and you were bored with starting and/or stopping wars and junk, who would you smite first?
Person AYeah. It was a totally weird dream. Yeah, like, Mr. Jegflaps, my high school principal, called me in the office because I had an alligator at school, right? But then it wasn’t really an alligator, I knew it was just a hummingbird and it wasn’t even mine, but I couldn’t talk. Like, my mouth was sewn shut, and I wanted to say the words, but I couldn’t, and then my teeth started falling out, and I was like…
Person BDid the Reds win today? You don’t know? Yeah, I have Bronson Arroyo on my fantasy team, so I was just curious. Yeah, Arroyo sucks, but he was there in the late rounds, and I thought he was a better bet than Kyle Loshe, but I probably could have gotten under my league’s innings requirement if I went with a middle reliever, and I was going to get Sergio Romo to keep my WHIP down, but….
It’s not that I’m against fantasy baseball – in fact, I endorse it heartily. It’s fun. And for a limited time, you can get 50% your fantasy league from CBSSports.com’s Fantasy Commissioner League by clicking this link.! And…wait, where was I….
Vote in the poll. Crucial stuff, this is. This is what a March looks like on a blog that’s covering a team without any position battles. Well, there’s Wellemeyer v. Bumgarner, but that’s only good for a weekly post.
If you dare, you can read the depressing reason why I thought of this after the jump.
The reason: I noticed that in fantasy baseball rankings, every non-Pablo hitter on the Giants is dead last, or close to it. Well, Bengie Molina is usually pretty high up there, because on-base percentage usually doesn’t make a difference, and he’s a good RBI-guy as far as catchers go. Other than that, the hitters are all total bottom-feeders.
That’s not a big deal by itself – there’s a reason it’s called fantasy baseball. It’s not like it reflects reality. Fantasy baseball is concerned with batting average, home runs, RBI, runs scored, and stolen bases. Those aren’t great ways to evaluate individual players. So the worst players on a fantasy ranking aren’t necessarily going to be the worst players in baseball.
What depresses me, though, is that I’m pretty sure that the Giants evaluate players by using fantasy baseball metrics. The Giants are concerned with batting average, home runs, RBI, runs scored, and stolen bases…and they still screw that up. It’s not like the Giants have a bad offense because they’re focusing on the wrong stats and acquiring the players who are the best at accumulating those wrong stats – they’re focusing on the wrong stats, and acquiring the wrong players for those stats.
Then I got sad. And then I thought about writing this, but then I though it would fall under the category of Grant’s Law, which posits:
No one wants to hear about your fantasy team.
Science. Open Avoid Talking About the Offense Thread.
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I had a dream last night that I was playing baseball semi-competitively, but I was wearing a button-up shirt and no shoes. I got a single, and then advanced to second on the next hit. I was nervous, but confident. And as I slid headfirst into second, I couldn’t help thinking about how dirty my shirt and socks were going to be. But I also didn’t care.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
That was actually a few nights ago. I just copy and pasted that from my Google Buzz.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate people who talk about their fantasy teams.
Except mine. I’m positive everyone wants to know all about it.
by microwave donut on Mar 15, 2010 2:01 PM PDT reply actions
I know I do!
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by giantsfansince1981 on Mar 15, 2010 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I have those glasses on right now.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 15, 2010 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
My dreams are incredibly depressing, so I don’t mind sharing them with everyone.
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Natto is Strong Sad.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I think that makes Lars Strong Bad.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
He already has the mask.
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At least the time he spent wrestling in Mexico is finally paying off for him.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
A few nights ago I dreamed a co-worker was having a birthday party in the company cafeteria and she’d somehow gotten The The (the band) to perform live. For her birthday. In our company cafeteria.
"Those that drink the Kool-Aid, please leave the room."
Man, The The. I haven’t thought about them in like fifteen years. I used to have their Hank Williams cover album. Not sure what happened to it. Might’ve lost it, might’ve sold it.
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OK, they’re only depressing lately.
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Yea, i can’t stand people talking about their pokemonz… it gets pretty damn annoying after a while, it’s just way too much, and it doesn’t really inspire a good conversation, i mean, when someone talks about their dreams or aspirations it’s at least somewhat better since everyone has a dream in life. Rather, not everyone really has a fantasy team, so i go with talking about one’s fantasy team being more annoying.
I have a ‘room’. It’s also called ‘the garage’. The rest of the house belongs to the wife.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 15, 2010 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Regarding newer stats, I thought it was interesting what Baggs wrote on his blog late last month
If you’re frustrated that more of the mainstream media hasn’t embraced newer stats, you should try talking to the players sometime. I’d say 95 percent of them will tell you all this Sabermetric stuff is a load of bunk.
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
That’s because they aren’t very flatterting to a lot of players who keep jobs because of “old-timey gritterness” and “what they did 3 seasons ago”.
by AndOnTheDrums... on Mar 15, 2010 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, baseball players are part and parcel of the “tradition” of baseball. Even more so than most fans, I think they grew up with one understanding of baseball and are reluctant to change it.
Also, some baseball players are just dumb.
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by giantsfansince1981 on Mar 15, 2010 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I also think that to some degree there is a part of the player’s psyche that just isn’t interested. A player who is having trouble making contact isn’t going to look to sabermetrics to fix the problem. I mean, a player should be interested in what helps him do things better. And on individual levels, that probably comes down to mechanics, repetition, and conditioning.
Sabermetrics probably just don’t mean much to individual players. They’re too concerned with other things.
Now, if you asked the GMs around the league, I bet you’d only find two to three who consider it to be any kind of bunk.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
And one’s name starts with S…
/sadness
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by giantsfansince1981 on Mar 15, 2010 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not surprised that is the case.
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Well, baseball players are known for believing crazy things. Like that they have to eat chicken before every game in order to succeed, or that they have a lucky thong.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
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There’s nothing crazy about having a lucky thong.
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There is something crazy about sharing it with your teammates, 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
Brian Giles agrees.
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I’ve never had chicken made that way.
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http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3401029
"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
As soon as arbitration panels start making salary award decisions based on advanced metrics, you’ll see a whole bunch of extremely intelligent discussions from baseball players about the stats that arbitration panels use to make their salary award decisions.
Hector Sanchez: Underrated. Fighting body bias since the 2009 off season. I still love you, son, even if you're fat.
I read that as “salad award decisions” and I was really confused.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Joey Martinez talks about standard deviations
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considering a lot of them didn’t go to college and haven’t taken math past algebra 2, that makes pefect sense to me.
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by UnleashTheGore on Mar 15, 2010 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
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Boy, did you have that cocked and ready?
These pretzels are making me thirsty
by NuschlerFace on Mar 15, 2010 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I almost did a preemtive one!
These pretzels are making me thirsty
by NuschlerFace on Mar 15, 2010 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I was actually going to post a picture of Smythe from Spider-Man, but this works better.
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Maybe I’m weird, but I kind of like hearing about dreams. It’s such an interesting phenomenon, how there’s perception and at least some kind of reasoning going on, but there’s no continuity or real-world logic. They say interesting things about how the mind works, and can also say interesting things about someone’s personality, or hopes, or fears, or whatever.
Fantasy teams, on the other hand, are never interesting to hear about. Ever.
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I agree. What I do find annoying are people who discuss dreams like they’re really significant and carry deep symolic significance. I think dreams (much like astrological signs) are random mental vomit and I do not like hearing about how someone’s dream revealed a deep meaning about themselves or life.
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by giantsfansince1981 on Mar 15, 2010 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I mostly agree. In general, dreams are so random and convoluted that you can probably get just about any interpretation you want out of them. Sort of like how psychics work, say vague stuff and some people will go “OMG how did you know!”. However, I think recurring dreams can be indicative of something, though interpretation is difficult at best.
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Double ditto
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by giantsfansince1981 on Mar 15, 2010 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Ditto’s kind of boring, but I guess it’s kind of useful if you like to breed.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
A quick GIS for “ditto” makes that a pretty disgusting statement.
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I hate you so much right now.
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GIS is great for inspiring hatred
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No, definitely. I didn’t mean to say dreams are always meaningless. I dream about things I think about a lot, and the flavor of the dream can reflect my feelings on the subject. But I don’t like people who interpret dreams beyond that. Just like I don’t like astrology much (no offense to those who do like it) because I find it kind of silly and meaningless.
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by giantsfansince1981 on Mar 15, 2010 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Ha. I stopped talking about my dreams after I was laughing with someone about how I never have significant/important dreams – as opposed to just ridiculous/random – while in line at Starbucks when the guy behind me suddenly started analyzing the dream I was joking about. Creepy.
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by Prussian Creole on Mar 15, 2010 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think I’m most closely aligned with this school of thought
For instance, it blew my mind to learn (1) that not everyone dreams in color and (2) you can actually train yourself to dream in color if you don’t
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by Prussian Creole on Mar 15, 2010 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
You can train yourself?
Can I train myself to have more sex dreams? Those are awesome.
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by giantsfansince1981 on Mar 15, 2010 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
You probably can. You can train yourself to have lucid dreams, and at that point, you’re only limited by your imagination!
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Yep. If you take about 10 seconds to stare a very bright/vivid colors a couple times during the day there is a high probability that your dreams will start to be filled with more color.
I have no idea about how to have more sex dreams. Try more sex?
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by Prussian Creole on Mar 15, 2010 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I find that with more sex I have fewer sex dreams usually. Anyway, this is soon going to be too much information.
That’s interesting on the staring at bright colors thing. Does it help if I do it closer to falling asleep?
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by giantsfansince1981 on Mar 15, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not sure whether the timing of when you look at colors (e.g. further from vs. closer to bed) is determinative.
I think it has more to do with the theories behind why we dream. A lot of times dreams during our REM cycle contain fragments of content we experienced during the day or last several days – fleeting thoughts, images, etc., that are saved somewhere in our short-term memory. When we sleep, our mind then goes through that information and for reasons none of really understand, selects certain pieces of it for our dreams. Like when you momentarily see an image of a horse during the day and then dream that you’re a cowboy in the old west.
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by Prussian Creole on Mar 15, 2010 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Sleep is important in consolidating memories, and there’s direct evidence of the brain “replaying” awake experiences during sleep. It’s likely that the replaying of your experiences happens to reinforce those memories and is consciously represented as dreams. The replaying can be fragmented, not necessarily sequential, and in weird combinations; it just needs to activate the right brain circuitry at some point to reinforce things. Hence dreams become a weird sort of memory collage. That’s the current theory as I understand it, at least from a physiologist’s perspective.
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This is pretty much in line with what I was saying
My point in saying that we no one really knows why we dream the way we do is that while we have different theories as to why we dream, none of them can be conclusively proven. Some argue that dreams act as a giant “information dump” while others posture that it is really the brain restructuring information it wants to use in the future. There are also large groups who believe that dreams are simply the result of the brain transfering short-term memory into long-term memory or that dreams serve higher-level cognitive functions such as critical problem solving or even that dreams are just the result of neural oscillation and actually serve no real purpose.
There’s clearly a link between perception, memory, our subconscious mind, and dreams, but the why of it continues to baffle us.
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by Prussian Creole on Mar 15, 2010 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
True, and I expect it will for some time to come. From an evolutionary perspective, I think there’s merit to the theory that evolving organisms began to sleep merely to conserve energy, but as brains (in particular) increased in size and complexity, that functional roles of sleep evolved. These biological functions likely include memory consolidation and the other things you (and DrStankus below) mentioned, which may manifest as the conscious phenomenon of “dreaming”. The neurobiological processes that occur during sleep and dreaming are being continually fleshed out, but the purpose of dreams themselves probably won’t be addressed until we start to bridge the mind/brain divide, which won’t be happening anytime soon, if it ever does.
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I read about a study where rats were deprived of REM sleep, and thus didn’t experience dreaming. The rats were then placed in a simulated threatening environment. Those that did not have REM sleep were less able to defend themselves.
The theory is that REM sleep helps rehearse you for stressful life events, which makes it important for survival. Also, this might give insight into some of the strange dreams that we have about say, ending up giving a speech and realizing that you forgot your pants, or ending up back in HS and being told that you didn’t actually graduate.
With directly physical stressors, dreams probably help, but perhaps this is less helpful in our modern world.
Interesting ideas.
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That’s interesting. Do you know where to find that study (or information about it)? I’m curious how they quantified the rats “being able to defend themselves”, since it may depend on any number of things.
Hopefully I’m not going on too much about all this sleep and dreaming stuff. I gave a couple lectures on the neurobiology of sleep for an undergrad class last semester, and probably will again next fall, so I’d like to gather as much interesting info as I can. Plus, I find it really fascinating.
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I used to try to train myself to become self-aware in my dreams. It actually worked, but I stopped because it woke me up every fucking time, and I got sick of losing sleep.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
How did you train yourself? I’ve only once been entirely self aware in a dream, and it was pretty neat.
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I think I just obsessed about it so much during the day and before I went to sleep that the thought process bled into my dreams. I’d have a tic where I’d take a minute every now and then to think, “would this be happening in real life” and if my answer to that was “yes” I let it go. If the answer to that was “no” I’d start trying to control things and go nuts. But within a few seconds of realizing I was in dream land (per dream time, at least), I’d just wake up. It sucked.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I do know you can train yourself to dream lucidly. I’ve also heard some method of turning sleep paralysis into lucid dreaming but sleep paralysis terrifies me too much to even try it.
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That’s interesting, where did you hear of that? I think of lucid dreams as having your self-awareness “wake up” without the rest of your mind, and sleep paralysis as having your perception “wake up” without the rest. It would be interesting if there was some link between the two.
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here’s an article about it: http://www.dreaminglucid.com/articlessleepparalysis.html
it has to do with trying to go deeper into sleep when confronted with SP rather than trying to break out of it ASAP
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Is that what that’s called? Sleep paralysis? I HATE THAT. Sheer terror.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
It needn’t be – see jporny’s link.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 15, 2010 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Even if you know what it is, though, it’s still terrifying. I mean, there’s knowing logically that it’s just a quasi-hallucination and there’s dealing with the unbearable feeling that something is in your room and coming towards you while you can’t move.
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I sleepwalk all the time, I talk in my sleep, I go look around for stuff in the closet while asleep, I go lock the front door in my sleep but I’ve never experienced the paralysis thing. That would be freaky.
We're all basically Pedro Feliz.
Sometimes my brother talks in his sleep. It’s kind of fun because he doesn’t say anything intelligible, but if you ask him to repeat himself he tries to and gets louder and more agitated every time. But he never gets more intelligible.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m also a sleep-talker. I have apparently carried on conversations with people while asleep. Kinda freaked out my college room-mates.
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That's a definite annoyance.
Not along the lines of dream discussion – but the thought that I think and speak entirely apart from my conscious, controlled (or uncontrolled) self.
I have secrets, dammit! The world must never know!
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by victor frankenstein on Mar 16, 2010 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Exactly. I’ve had this happen to me a couple times and it was always in the middle of a nightmare. The nightmare would be so terrifying I’d try to wake up but because I was stuck in sleep paralysis, I wouldn’t be able to move. It was absolutely terrifying.
I even remember trying to call out to my roommate one time when it happened but all I could do was make kind of a moaning noise. At some point I blacked out again (probably because I slipped back into REM) and then (finally!) became fully awake.
I was too terrified to sleep after that. In fact I didn’t sleep again until I basically passed out from exhaustion because I was so scared it would happen again
jponry – thanks for giving me a name for it, I’ve always wondered what that was
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by Prussian Creole on Mar 15, 2010 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, it used to happen to me a LOT and you never get used to it.
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It happened to me once, and it was really frightening. I also remember it feeling like I was breathing way too slowly, but I couldn’t breathe any faster even as I got more scared, which made things worse. Fortunately, it didn’t last very long, only a five or ten seconds probably.
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True, I started doing this in childhood, I think I started doing this over a bad recurring dream. After that it was just experimenting on how much of the dream that can be controlled.
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This happens to me too
When I’m self-aware in my dreams (which happens rarely) I’m always like “Hey, am I dreaming? I should test that! Can I feel my bed under me? I can! Now I’ll try opening my eyes…”
I really piss me off sometimes.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
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I’ve always dreamt in color. It was quite a surprise that almost everyone know didn’t.
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(than Fred Lewis)
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I agree, dreams are the mind dumping all thoughts for the day or some item that’s been taking most of your time. I recognize the parts of the dream that deal with the daily grind of work or life but when that dragon comes to visit ….well that’s just fun.
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HEY GUYS MY FANTASY TEAM NAME THIS YEAR IS KIMONY CON CARNE!!!! I ALSO CONSIDERED THE NAME KIMOTHY KLUX KLAN!!!
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THOSE ARE AWESOME!!! I ALMOST WENT WITH BALLS TO THE WALLS BUT IT WAS TOO LONG!!!!!!!
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by giantsfansince1981 on Mar 15, 2010 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I’M POOPIN’!
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I don’t mind hearing about dreams. I mean, if it’s a friend of mine or one of my siblings or something, I am interested to hear it. Random people I don’t care about.
I NEVER care about your Fantasy team.
I do care about actual Pokemon teams though.
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"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Random people who talk about their dreams are usually pretty odd. Of course, that can be it’s own kind of awesome.
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by giantsfansince1981 on Mar 15, 2010 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of which
I’m not sure if I want to go Chikorita, Cyndaquil or Totodile, guys.
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Totodile
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That was who I used in my original game. Cyndaquil’s updated move set looks really nice though.
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I never thought about new move sets. Intriguing.
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I like the Chikorita’s evolved forms look the best. And that’s usually what seals the deal for me. You can’t really go wrong with a starter from a stats perspective, anyway, so you might as well base it on looks.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, if we set it up correctly so that one of us does Chikorita, one does Totodile and one does Cyndaquil, we could help each other get the ones we didn’t pick! :D? :D?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
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I already got Chikorita (male) and traded it to SS for my Jirachi. I suppose the plan could still work, though. Only a minor hiccup.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow way to go Howie. You’ve ruined everything!!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
We should have coordinated things earlier!
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
:’(
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Forget howie. We’ll just do this ourselves.
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 leaning Cyndaquil at the moment, I think.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Warning: Users of Cyndaquil may feel shame, embarrassment, and lingering feelings of nerdiness. Do not use Cyndaquil if you are planning to become pregnant, as no one will help you out with that. Cyndanquil may not be for everyone. Talk to your doctor if you plan on using Cyndanquil, as it may interfere with sleeping, eating, or making friends.
by Grant on Mar 15, 2010 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
In that case, definitely go with Totodile.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Wrecked.
/auto-defenestrates
Dear Internet,
Please fire Brian Sabean.
Signed,
Me
FREE KEVIN FRANDSEN!!! Member of the Frandsen 5% Club.
by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Mar 15, 2010 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
DAMN!
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
The correct answer is to transfer your Jirachi over as soon as possible, and forget about the weak-ass second gen starters.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t have any event pokemon :(
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
But I was facebooking and livejournaling and tweeting the heck out of it! All you had to do was go to Gamestop!
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
aw
but I care about your OOTP sim
"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
I voted fantasy team because I find it more annoying (Iike hearing about dreams usually) but I don’t really mind that much. Can get into some interesting stats arguments.
Eagerly anticipating adding to my Giants family.
by giantsfansince1981 on Mar 15, 2010 2:10 PM PDT reply actions
Dreams can be interesting. Fantasy baseball smacktalk can be interesting, but only to the people directly involved.
"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 Onion's Facebook fan profile just made me seriously LOL
They posted this headline:
The Onion [TV LISTINGS] General Hospice: Yet another smoldering illicit affair is cut short by the ever-present specter of renal failure. (ABC. 3pm)
"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 had a dream one time that I was Neil Peart. But then I could only play the drums with fishsticks, because drumsticks were illegal. The End.
Proud parent of the new dominant pitching sensation out of San Diego State University.
since it is March, you should add "the people who talk non-stop about their brackets"
“dude, my bracket is a mess, If only Texas A&M could have made it to the sweet sixteen…” or “if Villanova loses this game my bracket is ruined.” I love the tournament and tournament pools as much as anybody, but nobody gives a rat’s ass about the status of your bracket.
by FluLikeSymptoms on Mar 15, 2010 2:19 PM PDT reply actions
"dude, my bracket is a mess, If only Texas A&M could have made it to the sweet sixteen…" or "if Villanova loses this game my bracket is ruined." I love the tournament and tournament pools as much as anybody, butnobody gives a rat’s assabout the status of your bracket.
Fixed.
"Those that drink the Kool-Aid, please leave the room."
…or duct tape
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD! Allow Goofus to show you
by greatgiantfan on Mar 15, 2010 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
What’s really sad is that you called your bookie in Vegas and bet $1000 on Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the play-in game.
"Those that drink the Kool-Aid, please leave the room."
that is sad
everybody knows Winthrop is going to cover the 4
by FluLikeSymptoms on Mar 15, 2010 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
What, you mean you don’t want to hear all about how I won my fantasy football league for the second time in three years. Oh wait, that was just a dream. Let me tell you all about it…
by crazedcrustacean on Mar 15, 2010 2:23 PM PDT reply actions
This was my last FaceBook update:
Garrett Croker is investigating ghostly activity at Sprout Temple before taking a stroll in the Refreshing Field.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
And before that...
Damn you Scott! Why did you steal Professor Elm’s Cyndaquil?
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
The one before that may have also been about Pokemon.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m planning on naming my rival RussellMartin
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Oh wait, doesn’t he become nicer in this game as it progresses? MAYBE NOT.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I don’t remember. But Blue/Red, my brother and I named ourselves/our rivals after each other. So in every game I’ve had, my rival has been named either Scott or ScottC.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Nat Lee is lazy in his room.
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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Walking down the street thinking ‘bluetooth headset or batshit insane?’…
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 15, 2010 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
hey, where's my day game?
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD! Allow Goofus to show you
Did you remember to look in the tunk?
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
is that a tolkein thing?
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD! Allow Goofus to show you
by greatgiantfan on Mar 15, 2010 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
a nerb thing?
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD! Allow Goofus to show you
by greatgiantfan on Mar 15, 2010 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
what the funk is a tunk?
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD! Allow Goofus to show you
by greatgiantfan on Mar 15, 2010 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
The Lost Stories
Dr. Seuss
"Man, you just can't beat a good bowl of gumbo." ~ William Nuschler Clark
Yes. It’s from The Hobbit.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Simpsons did it!
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 15, 2010 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Which reminds me, there’s that car commercial that’s been airing recently where these two kids are doing a scavenger hunt through whatever car it is their parents have. One of the notes they have to follow says “Look in the trunk” and it really bothers me that it doesn’t say “tunk.”
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
NERB!
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD! Allow Goofus to show you
by greatgiantfan on Mar 15, 2010 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
The most vile POKEMONZ talk happens after a Giants loss
“Yeah, it sucks that the Giants lost tonight, but (SOME GUY IN THE SAME DIVISION AS THE GIANTS AND EVEN SOMETIMES ON THE TEAM THAT JUST BEAT THE GIANTS) got 15 strikeouts and was great for my pokemonz.
Fuck you. I don’t want to hear that crap.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 15, 2010 2:39 PM PDT reply actions
That reminds me, do you still have your wrestling mask? We’re working on this thing…
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Which one?
The mask with the flames painted on it or the one with the horns?
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 15, 2010 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Neither can hold a candle to people that talk about reality shows, especially American Idol.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
Ugh...I hate that too
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 15, 2010 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
“So did you catch last night’s episode pf popular reality show? Yeah? No? Well you missed a good one, you missed a good one. They were kicking people off left and right, they were kicking people on, I mean, you shoulda watched it. They’ll be talking about this one for a while, I mean, I’ll be talking about this one for a while.”
Fuck reality TV. I said it.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
AGREED!!!
Reality tv is for clueless losers, and I’m not even talking about the people actually watching the shows. And you know what’s even worse – celebrity reality shows who use former reality show contestants as celebrities. Your fifteen minutes are over – do us a favor and go away…
by crazedcrustacean on Mar 15, 2010 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I know right
No I don’t watch American Idol, you fucking sheep get a life and watch something worthwhile like anime or Pawn Stars or American Pickers or White Collar.
….I haven’t watched Idol since Daughtry got voted off.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
I watch some anime
But not the rest of those shows
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 15, 2010 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
What's your favorite?
Right now I’m into the only good show on Cartoon Network, Fullmetal Alchemist. It’s a re-do of the original anime series, except this one follows the manga instead of telling its own retarded story that makes no sense.
I’m also watching Naruto Shippuden on Disney XD, I’ve seen all the eps in Japanese and it seems pretty faithful, minus all the blood.
Recent favorites include Cowboy Bebop, Toradora, and Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
I am also watching the new Fullmetal. Cowboy Bebop is an old classic and one of my faves of all time.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 15, 2010 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Cowboy Bebop is great. Have the whole series on archaic VHS
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
I actually got the remastered DVDs. I recently rewatched the series all the way through, I had forgotten how awesome it was. Plus, the series reminds you to never leave leftovers in the fridge too long.
Adopted father of Eric Surkamp, the next great big-eared soft tossing lefty in SF Giants History!
by Speedforthewin on Mar 15, 2010 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Eventually I’ll watch Kenshin.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
ONE PIECE, SUCKAS
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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Also I love K-On!, although that might not be for everyone.
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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Have you watched Genshiken?
I liked the concept about a group of people talking about an anime that was also included as a separate anime on the same DVD.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 15, 2010 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
No, but I’ve heard about it! I don’t watch as much anime as I used to these days, but I’ve wanted to check that out.
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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The manga was better, IMO. Genshiken the anime was cool, but the production values went so low so fast, it kind of sucked. It’s like you’re watching a completely different show in the space of one episode. And one that’s cheaply animated and kind of weak. The Genshiken manga is pretty great. It really seemed to nail the “graduating college” experience to me.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I recommend hitting up the Youtube shows vault. They have some great classic shows on there. I would recommend the Slayers series. They don’t have all of Season 1 up yet though and you need to watch them in sequential order (duh).
I don’t watch much new anime, but that was a show I loved in high school and YouTube has allowed me to check out some different stuff.
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
I watched Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya this way
The episodes are non-sequential, but I was able to watch in sequentially with Youtube. That series owned so hard.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Have you watched any of the new series?
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
new series?
/quickly goes to investigate
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
I’ve only seen the first three or so episodes. It messes with time like the first one but in a different way.
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 was a terrific series
The way it was narrated was fantastic.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 15, 2010 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I have heard a lot of Haruhi. Good things, but no one ever tells me what the hell it is?
Anyone have an overview of me so I can see if its worth dling off youtube?
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
It’s kind of a high school comedy/sci-fi (hard to explain that out of context) series that satirizes at anime tropes.
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
Also, apparently dancing?
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
Dancing is a very important aspect.
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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And a spaceship battle against the computer club
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 15, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
There’s this girl who is kind of strange, and she wants things to happen. And things seem to happen the way she wants them to. And there’s an alien.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
FLCL is so much fun. I also love the brevity of it.
Adopted father of Eric Surkamp, the next great big-eared soft tossing lefty in SF Giants History!
by Speedforthewin on Mar 15, 2010 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve been watching the new fullmetal online with english subtitles. I’m up to episode 47 and while I loved the first series, this series eclipses it in every way. Plus it actually follows the Manga.
Adopted father of Eric Surkamp, the next great big-eared soft tossing lefty in SF Giants History!
by Speedforthewin on Mar 15, 2010 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Hentai doesn’t count.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't watch it
I live it.
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
Natto = Tentacles?
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually I’m a teenaged school girl with purple hair.
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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Either way, you probably know a thing or two about tentacles.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but that’s for work.
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 don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Man, totally! It’s like people only want to talk about how Crystal Bowersox is likely the winner by default, because the rest of the contestants totally suck, and how four judges is just TOO damn many. I mean seriously, do the contestants all need to be told four times, “Nope, that was crap alright,” but in a 3 minute rant instead? And what happened to the audition episodes? They just aren’t as entertaining anymore, possibly because the edit the daylights out of it! And GROUP week? what a contrived bullcrap part of the show!
Um… Not that I watch AI or anything, dawg… I MEAN!!! I don’t watch that show…
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
I hate the food talk.
/banned
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Mar 15, 2010 2:49 PM PDT reply actions
Lunch
A cup of pineapple slices and a bottled water.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 15, 2010 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Me too.
Adopted father of Eric Surkamp, the next great big-eared soft tossing lefty in SF Giants History!
by Speedforthewin on Mar 15, 2010 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
And what was the main course?
Me: Homemade chicken vegetable soup (mexican style) and a turkey & bacon sammich.
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."
Chicken Express chicken.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Grilled Sweet & Spicy Orange Chicken with Napa Cabbage
Chow Mein Noodles
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 had chicken meatballs with pineapple.
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Mar 15, 2010 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
trader joe's pesto pasta salad with spinach, tomatoes, and pine nuts
complemented by a string cheese, followed by an apple
If you don't like Brandon Medders you're not a true fan.
Roasted chicken over risotto with puree of roasted squash on the side.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 15, 2010 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
A Frappicino from Starbucks
that is all I’ve had today and I guess is lunch
Adopted Giant: Mike Krukow.
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
Two corn dogs.
One is not enough.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
It’s okay to talk about your fantasy team with someone who’s actually in your fantasy league. But don’t get too far into detail. Make sure the person on the other side is actually interested. Which is a good rule of thumb for any conversation. I can read people pretty well, and if they are not interested in what I’m talking about, I try to wrap it up and try to find another topic. That’s the beauty of the internet. I can’t tell if you guys are generally interested in what I have to say or not. But for those who kept reading, I’m about to draft Brandon Morrow in the 22nd round of my keeper league. He’s gonna put me over the top this year.
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 wait…the beauty of the internet is that, unlike in real life, you can’t tell whether you’re boring us to tears or not?
Adoptive parent of Kevin "The Stopgap" Frandsen.
Did you not read? Brandon Morrow!
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."
Didn't see that part.
Was that after “for those who kept reading”? That would explain it.
Adoptive parent of Kevin "The Stopgap" Frandsen.
That’s pretty much the only reason I still post here.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Just to let you know...
…the answer is yes, yes you are.
Except when you post all the pictures of yourself; then you creep us out instead.
Adoptive parent of Kevin "The Stopgap" Frandsen.
See, even now I’m just going to assume that you’re joking. Yay Internet!
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I voted fantasy teams
With dreams, there is a chance, however small, that you will hear something interesting and/or amusing. With fantasy teams, that chance is zero.
In addition, I don’t have the urge to punch people who say “It sucks that the Giants lost, but at least I had an awesome dream last night.”
Adoptive parent of Kevin "The Stopgap" Frandsen.
I voted dreams
With fantasy baseball, at least whenever the person talking to me is done it gives me the opportunity to talk about my own fantasy team.
BUT
I forgot about the tiny possibility that a girl or guy you are interested in might say they had a dream about you. In which case hearing about someone’s dream is a million times more interesting than talking about your own fantasy baseball team. So I’d like to change my vote.
We're all basically Pedro Feliz.
I never tell people when I have dreams with them in them. I always end up being vague about the identities. I don’t think anybody wants to know that I’m dreaming about them. Particularly when my dreams involve certain recurring themes.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Grant, I choose you!
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Penis
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 15, 2010 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Recurring
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."
No, he's right.
Penis comes in and out of my dreams pretty regularly.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Sure… “dreams”.
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
Pants, too.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I really should zip up.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Hold on.. I’m not done yet.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Mar 15, 2010 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Just, hurry up will you? My supervisors can’t ignore this forever.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, I thought they were watching? Why else would I being doing this?
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Mar 15, 2010 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Good point. If someone (and anyone, doesn’t have to be someone you’re ‘interested in’) says “I had a dream about you”, your ears pop up & can’t wait to hear about the dream.
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."
Of course
sometimes I talk about my OOTP team, which is one step further away from fantasy baseball.
Oh, BTW, Timmeh just retired in my solo league at age 40. I doubt that he would have quit in real life, as he went 17-4 with a sub 3 ERA his last year. 307 Winz. IIRC, 6 rings.
"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
I think OOTP sims are slightly more interesting because they go beyond what’s happening IRL, versus Fantasy Baseball which is just basically saying exactly what happened in the box scores the day before.
I admit that they probably still are not as interesting to other people as they are to me though.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
you can talk to me about OOTP sims anytime.
Based on my record, the Giants should just hire me as GM. I’ve yet to miss the playoffs, and have won the WS 6 times.
"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
I keep thinking I’ll do a rebuild soon, but I never need to. I’ve won 10 WS! WHOOO
Actually, in what I think is hilarious, the American League hasn’t won the World Series in my game since like 2010. (I’m in 2027). SUCK IT AL
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I remembered wrong
I just finished my 19th year, and I’ve won 8 championships.
And for extra difficulty, I started with the team for 2007. I did get the end of Bonds that way, so he got over 800 HR, but the rest of the team was kinda pooptastic.
"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
How do I do this OOTP thing? Is it a download? Is it free?
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
by GrahamCrakalaka on Mar 15, 2010 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions
http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/ootp8/
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
OOTP10 is better but it's not free (not legally free anyway)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Thanks
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
by GrahamCrakalaka on Mar 15, 2010 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I put down fantasy team talk. Because it upset me last year.
However I think I will be more lax this year because you will all want to hear about my very first fantasy team.
Its a league with McCoven, so that makes it better, right?
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
Ugh…those people? That’s even worse.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Mar 15, 2010 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, this morning I dreamt I lost my iPhone in a cafe and went up to my apartment that doesn’t actually exist and dove down the trash chute to look for it and noted how the ceiling arced away from me as I fell. Then I managed to avoid the stinking refuse and jaywalked out of the garage and onto the street. I didn’t find my iPhone.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
Occasional work conversations for JR Phillips:
Boss: “So who should I draft first? I have the fifth pick overall.”
Me: “I don’t know and I DON’T CARE!”
Boss: “Aren’t you Mr. Baseball? Why aren’t you playing fantasy baseball?”
Me: “Because I don’t want to!”
Boss: “So the guys that are probably going first are (rattles off list)…”
Me: “Seriously, I really honestly don’t care, I’m not into fantasy baseball! But skip 1st basemen in the first round, you can probably get better value later in the draft. BUT I STILL DON’T CARE!!!”
Boss: “So you’re saying if Albert Pujols is available, I shouldn’t draft him?”
Me: “Remember how I don’t play fantasy baseball and REALLY don’t care?”
I swear I’m going to have this conversation again this week.
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
Oh, and lest I forget...
Last season, he kept telling me all about how crazy good his team was offensively, because Kevin Youkilis is such a stud, but he still wasn’t winning every game. Then he’d ask me if I thought he should drop player X to get player Y, or show me some trade that was completely unfair that the commissioner didn’t block because…
IDON’TCAREIDON’TCAREIDON’TCAREIDON’TCAREIDON’TCAREIDON’TCARE!!!!!
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
Your boss is not like Grant’s boss.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I just drafted this alpaca, man! It’s way better than any silly llamas. It’s VORL is through the roof!
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Alpacas are a total scam.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 15, 2010 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
My boss just sent an email about a meeting he wants to have at 4pm today
He knows damn well that I have been in the office since 6am.
Even THAT kind of crap is not as annoying as POKEMONZ.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 15, 2010 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
One night I was in the office until 10:30, headed home and VPN’d in to wait for the resolution on an issue. The issue wasn’t resolved until 2AM. Knowing full well I’d hear all about how I should be in the office, I decided not to telecommute the next day.
When I showed up in the office, I was asked, “What are you doing here? I figured you’d work from home!”
Bastard!
But on the positive side, he didn’t ask me about his fantasy team that day, so I was okay with it.
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
The worst is when....
Someone (my wife) tells you about their experiences driving. All the traffic they faced and all the idiot people who pulled out in front of them and almost killed them and how everyone was in a shitty mood today and had no common courtesy and everyone except them is a drunken redneck and terrible driver and ought to have their license revoked.
Listen, the only common denominator between all those people today was YOU, so perhaps you ought to slow down and be more considerate and/or defensive when driving,
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Meh… people can be pretty shitty drivers.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
that's just like you to stick up for her
But really, her VORW is tremendous.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
All the traffic they faced and all the idiot people who pulled out in front of them and almost killed them
wait a second, you’re describing ME at the end of my commute…
and had no common courtesy
I agree 100% with your wife!
and terrible driver and ought to have their license revoked.
Preach oooooon, sista girl!!!
The real common denominator is that 99% of the people on the road can’t drive worth shit and SHOULD have their licenses revoked!
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
All the people on the road would drive beeter
if they put down their goddamned phones.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 15, 2010 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
better too
but I do like beeter.
BEETER!!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 15, 2010 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
All the people on the road would better
If there weren’t any fucking potholes to avoid. Oh, you don’t have that problem in the Bay Area? Well, you know what…I can’t stay angry about this. Want to help me fix a flat?
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
I have a pothole the size of a truck tire on my block in San Francisco…
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 15, 2010 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Pfft
Come to Omaha, friend. I will show you some potholes that will blow your mind. There’s one on my commute that wider than an entire lane of traffic.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
I will have to take your word for it as it is unlikely I will ever witness the magnificence of an Omaha style mega-pothole in person.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 15, 2010 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Man, there’s hella potholes shitting up 80 right now.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Everyone in the world has but one thing in common
They ALL believe themselves to be above average drivers. We stat nerds know that exactly 49% of them are wrong.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Driving slower thanme = idiot
Driving faster than me = asshole
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 15, 2010 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Driving the same speed as me = “Seriously, pass me or go slower than me! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU???”
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
This one is true if they’re alongside of me. WHAT IF I HAVE TO SUDDENLY CHANGE LANES? STAGGER YOURSELF WITH THE LANE NEXT TO YOU DUMBASS!
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, much better if they sit right off your rear bumper, shadowing you in the blind spot.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 15, 2010 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, the whole point of staggering is that you’re not in each other’s way when the shit gets real. So they better be nowhere near my adjacent side.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Absolutely!!!
When I’m on the freeway, I drive with cruise control on because I like to maintain one speed. So it bugs the ever-loving shit out of me when some craptastic driver can’t figure out how on earth to maintain one speed. So a guy one lane over is doing 60, I’m about to fly past him at 70, next thing you know, we’re going the same speed! So I’ll speed up to get around them, knowing the fucktard is going to be back at 60 in 15 seconds. As I suddenly have to do 90 to get past the asshole, I’ll drop back down to my original cruising speed, only to have that pile of shit catch up and start PASSING me again! WHAT THE FUCK??? You’re driving a 2005 or newer car, you assface! Learn how to use your fucking cruise control!!!
Wow, I’m working from home today, and STILL getting stressed about my commute!
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
My 2007 Ion does not have cruise control. :(
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
Still a good ProTip: If you see a car next to, try to make sure it doesn’t stay that way.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, I can’t stand that people don’t know that
by microwave donut on Mar 15, 2010 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
It was one of the first things that my driver’s training instructor taught me. And it really makes a difference. Not only because it keeps you safe in a very direct sense, but also because it helps you learn how to be aware of where other cars are on the road, which is in my opinion one of the hardest things to learn as a new driver.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I also believe that learning to drive in a minivan helps to make better drivers. When I was learning to drive, the stuff I could do in a compact without even thinking about it would have rolled a minivan over. Or, at least, it would have made it feel like the minivan was going to roll, which is hella scary for a young driver. Driving a minivan taught me how to turn, brake, and check my blind spots in a way that I never would have done if I’d only ever driven a compact car.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
ProTip II: When you see a sign that says, “Lane Ends Merge Right…” Just merge right! Don’t be that dick-nosed shitburger that has to jump ahead of as many cars as possible by merging at the last possible moment.
And don’t jump in-and-out of stop-and-go traffic! Seriously, why the HELL do people do that??? WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE!!!
And if you want to change lanes, use your damn turn signal! THIS ISN’T ROCKET SCIENCE!!! AND IF YOU SEE SOMEONE TRYING TO CHANGE LANES WHILE USING THEIR SIGNAL, JUST LET THEM IN!!! FUCK!!!
Oddly, I’m much calmer when I’m driving than I am when talking about other people’s driving.
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
ProTip II: When you see a sign that says, "Lane Ends Merge Right…" Just merge right! Don’t be that dick-nosed shitburger that has to jump ahead of as many cars as possible by merging at the last possible moment.
I call these people ‘LA drivers’.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 15, 2010 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmm
I disagree. You should use the entire lane available. This will result in the smoothest merging.
People who merge early are actually more likely to cause an accident as they are stopped where traffic is going around them. It also creates multiple merge points, instead of just one, where both lanes come together.
"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
Real stat nerds
know the difference between the mean and the median.
"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
sure but I know what the mode is too
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
I can’t tell from this if you don’t like people talking about their experiences driving generally, or your wife talking about her experiences driving generally.
But I’ll take this opportunity to be the annoying person who totally disregards what you just said (wrote) and say (write) that this morning I was cut off by a guy with a “TRUE BLUE DODGERS” bumper sticker. Look, you can be dodgers fan or you can be the type of person who cuts people off, but you sure as shit can’t be both and expect me not to get even.
in the best shape of my life
by Prussian Creole on Mar 15, 2010 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions
OT: Congrats to my Dad for getting engaged, almost feel good for him because finally he’s feeling good again and on the right track to gaining weight
That is pretty OT.
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
Tell us about his pokemonz
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 15, 2010 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s going to be using Ditto a lot.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
At first I thought you were happy you’re dad had gotten really, really angry, but yes, congrats to dad.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 15, 2010 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
At least you didn't read it as "engorged"
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 15, 2010 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks for that visual.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 15, 2010 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
right track to gaining weight
Is this some kind of wedding jab at your soon to be step mom?
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
So Grant really doesnt want to talk about his dreams, huh.....
Yeah. I wonder why that is. [snert]
Plotting the ultimate demise of Gore51 (never met him, I dunno he could be swell) so as to adopt Kyle Nicholson.
"I don’t know much about sabre-stats but there’s nothing better than white tea and poptarts first thing in the morning" - tk
by Whiteteaandpoptarts on Mar 15, 2010 3:31 PM PDT reply actions
Xanthan dreams of electric sheep
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
I really don’t get that. Do dogs dream of canine sheep? No! They fucking dream of regular sheep.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Who dreams of sheep anyway? Other than shepherds.
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
Well, they dream of herding sheep, so it’s a bad example….
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually I would assume that shepherds would dream of something else since that is all they see everyday. Maybe they dream of office buildings.
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
Yes, I know. And I disagree with the title.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
You don’t disagree so much as answer in the negative.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Mar 15, 2010 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, yes.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
to be honest
I thought Bladerunner sucked and I don’t think anyone dreams of electric sheep considering there aren’t any androids anyway. Bah.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
I actually have yet to see Bladerunner. It’s in my sci-fi Netflix block.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Awesome movie. Not so great book, unless you like written descriptions of drug-induced hallucinations. I mean, just give me the drugs already and stop telling me what they were like!
So… yeah…
Where are my drugs?
/auto-defenestrates
Dear Internet,
Please fire Brian Sabean.
Signed,
Me
FREE KEVIN FRANDSEN!!! Member of the Frandsen 5% Club.
by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Mar 15, 2010 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think Blade Runner sucked but I don’t get why it’s so highly thought of.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
LOL DICK
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 15, 2010 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Like the Whale!
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
THAR SHE BLOWS!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 15, 2010 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t remember seeing any sheep in Blade Runner.
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
You didn’t see the director’s cut.
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
I’m nervous about seeing that. He is Scottish.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
You think you're nervous...
…imagine how the sheep felt.
Adoptive parent of Kevin "The Stopgap" Frandsen.
The NY Times never calls anyone a prophet anymore. [pouts]
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
“But what if I want to be an angry prohpet denouncing the hypocrisy of our times?”
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 15, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
OT: Just had my first Fantasy draft last night. It was pretty good. I have a really good pitching staff but not a great offense. i am looking forward to the season!
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
by GrahamCrakalaka on Mar 15, 2010 3:35 PM PDT reply actions
That seems like it’s on-topic.
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
Well, I have fucking Russell fucking Martin. AWESOME.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Well your catcher can SUCK IT
Adopted Giant: Mike Krukow.
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
I was disappointed with the same fantasy draft. Probably because I ended up doing no prep and I disagreed towards the end with a lot of Yahoo’s rankings, so it was hard to find players that I was high on.
Adopted father of Eric Surkamp, the next great big-eared soft tossing lefty in SF Giants History!
by Speedforthewin on Mar 15, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
GrahamCrakalaka is going to get pwned
and Alex_Lewis, too.
Not by you and your 4 closers
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
by GrahamCrakalaka on Mar 15, 2010 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe I should rise the minimum IPs
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
by GrahamCrakalaka on Mar 15, 2010 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha no I wont do that. I dont really want to be a controlling commissioner. I dont really know what im doing but I wanted to be in on a McCoven league, so I made one. I just plan on doing whatever the majority of the league wants.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
by GrahamCrakalaka on Mar 15, 2010 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah i know
I’m jk btw. 90% of the fun of fantasy baseball is smack-talking
Yeah its all good. Right now I would say the league is pretty much up in the air.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
by GrahamCrakalaka on Mar 15, 2010 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I dont really want to be a controlling commissioner. I dont really know what im doing but I wanted to be in on aMcCovenleague, so I made one. I just plan on doing whatever the majority of the league wants.
Ah, a baseball commissioner after Selig’s own heart.
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
I’ve made peace with being pwned. Still, I’m doing my best to develop an intricate strategy to get rid of all of my players and replace them with guys who don’t suck.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
OT: Baseball
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD! Allow Goofus to show you
no place for such poppycock here
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
by RDreamer on Mar 15, 2010 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd for your use of poppycock
Adopted Giant: Mike Krukow.
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
sesame seed penis
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 15, 2010 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
If it's made of sesame seeds does it propeller wildly?
Adopted Giant: Mike Krukow.
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
alright, back on the right track
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD! Allow Goofus to show you
by greatgiantfan on Mar 15, 2010 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounds dangerous.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Science. Open Avoid Talking About the Offense Thread.
And just so this doesn’t get lost, I estimate the Giants offense to be about +/- 20 runs against last season’s total.
A .500 team if they are very lucky.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 15, 2010 3:59 PM PDT reply actions
Dreams are fine
Especially if they’re tragic. That’s halfway interesting.
Fantasy sports, I just tune out. “Uh-huh, uh-huh, right.”
Every single person in my office talking about Lost for the last five hours of my shift? STFU ALREADY. I know more about Lost than about Noah Lowry at this point, just by listening to these people dissect every character and every episode. I DO NOT CARE and OH BY THE WAY I AM DOING ALL YOUR WORK while you sit around talking about some idiot box show.
/banned.
Still backing Notgardo, wheresoever he may wander. (Don't forget to wriiiite!)
What if my fantasy sports are tragic?
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
“Uh-huh, hmm that’s sad! right uh-huh”
Still backing Notgardo, wheresoever he may wander. (Don't forget to wriiiite!)
by tk on Mar 15, 2010 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t like Lost either.
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Mar 15, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve never seen it and I never plan to. Discussing a show in that much detail is just EGH. I mean at least do it on a message board ;)
Still backing Notgardo, wheresoever he may wander. (Don't forget to wriiiite!)
by tk on Mar 15, 2010 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
You can at least look forward to the sweet sweet release of the end of the series this season. Seriously, the best possible thing the creators and ABC could have ever done was to create an end-point for the show.
Lost straight up RULES!!! But discussing it to no end would just get frustrating. Me, I’m along for the ride, and am really anxious to find out what the ultimate conclusion of the show is going to be. I already irritate my coworkers with discussions about the show, but I at least understand WHY it would be irritating to listen to.
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
That’s why I only ever discuss anything in-depth with like-minded people, and/or people who have agreed implicitly or explicitly to discuss things in-depth.
Team Jacob or Team Smokey?! DECIDE!!!
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
I'm Team Bandit
Well, more specifically, I’m Team Sally Field’s butt in 1977.
YMMV
"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
Jacob FTW, baby! There’s a real face to that, as opposed to Locke looking like a jerk!
BTW, I absolutely love how Locke did nothing but make crappy decision after crappy decision, and only now when he’s no longer Locke is he finally making decisions that don’t totally suck.
Sorry, everyone who didn’t want to read that!
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
SPOILER
Charlie is resurrected by Smokey, and uses the one ring of power to destroy everyone on the island. THE TIME OF HOBBITS HAS COME.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Mar 15, 2010 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I just started watching Lost. I missed getting into it before and now with Netflix I can watch it.
I’ll just have to ignore all conversation about it until I’m caught up.
"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
Sometimes if I don’t feel like talking to certain coworkers I’ll ask them about “Lost” and then I tune out and daydream. Want to know what I daydream about?
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 think this thread has established that nobody cares about your dreams
by microwave donut on Mar 16, 2010 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
But it was about you
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."
ahh, but was it about me AND MY FANTASY TEAM?
by microwave donut on Mar 16, 2010 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions
During medical school...
Myself and four of my fellow students decide to embark on a dangerous experiment to pierce the veil between life and death in an attempt to learn more about the afterlife. Under our temporary deaths we experience strange visions, and memories long since forgotten. However, what we hadn’t bargained for is that when we pierced the veil of life and death, we had each brought something back with us, something from our past that not only haunted us, but was also fully capable of hurting us as well.
/auto-defenestrates
Dear Internet,
Please fire Brian Sabean.
Signed,
Me
FREE KEVIN FRANDSEN!!! Member of the Frandsen 5% Club.
by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Mar 15, 2010 4:16 PM PDT reply actions
At first this sounded like the plot to Connie Willis’ book Passage. But then the plots diverged. Frankly, she should stick to time travel.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
It really happened.
There was this kid with a red coat. What was his name…
/auto-defenestrates
Dear Internet,
Please fire Brian Sabean.
Signed,
Me
FREE KEVIN FRANDSEN!!! Member of the Frandsen 5% Club.
by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Mar 15, 2010 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
GrahamCrakkalaka
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Mar 15, 2010 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I dont wear red. it clashes with my eyes.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
by GrahamCrakalaka on Mar 15, 2010 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
DEATH = TITANIC
I think she developed her premise while watching the Cameron film.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I was really disappointed by that book. Luckily, she has a new one about time travel. So hopefully it will be back to form.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
how about talking about your latest hand of hold-em?
So I’m sitting on a full house, but the guy after me raises me all in. I’m putting him on a straight, because he checked after the queen came out. So I call, wouldn’t you know it he’s got the nut flush. That assshole slow played me!
can’t decide if that’s worse than fantasy talk or not
If you don't like Brandon Medders you're not a true fan.
I think it's a lot worse
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
I don’t understand any of that.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
uh
full house beats a flush.
But you wouldn’t talk about poker with someone who doesn’t care — it’s asinine. Same with Pokemons or fantasy sports, or for that matter, sports in general.
But at least everyone dreams.
TEMPORARY SIG AWAITING FINAL SABEAN APOCALYPSE
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I meant to write nut full house
or flush in the beginning.
If you don't like Brandon Medders you're not a true fan.
Slowplaying is a valid strategy that in no way makes you an asshole.
Also, was it a straight flush? That would make more sense.
YOUR EXAMPLE MUST MAKE PERFECT LOGICAL SENSE
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
yeah I wasn't thinking
the example was bad.
If you don't like Brandon Medders you're not a true fan.
I GOT A ROYAL FLUSH IN HOLD-EM ONCE
on the turn
by microwave donut on Mar 16, 2010 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't go in-depth on fantasy sports unless the other person plays and enjoys such conversations
but as many here know I’m guilty of discussing POKEMONZ pretty often. AND DAMMIT IM NOT GONNA CHANGE
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
Even if I had the time, energy, or desire to have a fantasy team, I just can’t support a format that blindly propagates and endorses medieval stats like BA and RBI. It’s just backwards.
/auto-defenestrates
Dear Internet,
Please fire Brian Sabean.
Signed,
Me
FREE KEVIN FRANDSEN!!! Member of the Frandsen 5% Club.
by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Mar 15, 2010 4:41 PM PDT reply actions
For better or for worse, it helps you see things from Sabean’s perspective.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Mar 15, 2010 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Worse.
/auto-defenestrates
Dear Internet,
Please fire Brian Sabean.
Signed,
Me
FREE KEVIN FRANDSEN!!! Member of the Frandsen 5% Club.
by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Mar 15, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
How about crazy strangers starting pointless conversations?
I can bullshit through that other stuff. The crazy person requires polite people like myself to pretend interest for a few minutes. It’s like listening to that inane caller on Talk of the Nation.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
So, MUNI passengers?
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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MUNI is the worst. I mean, you have to get somewhere, so there’s no pretending to have something to do and walking in the other direction. And sometimes you come across the really creepy crazy people, like this one guy who had teeth that looked as though some termites had taken to them and fingernails the length of dinner spoons. Oh man, that was horrible.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Just don’t put Mewtwo on your team.
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
But Mewtwo is so strong!
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 15, 2010 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
The wife tells me about her dreams everyday, and it drives me insane! But hearing about Fantasy Baseball teams is still more annoying.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Mar 15, 2010 7:34 PM PDT reply actions
chicks, amirite?
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