Post-game thread: Sanchez chokes, allows single
by Grant Brisbee on Apr 20, 2010 9:42 PM PDT
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PrintDid you know that last year in Fresno, Eli Whiteside struck out 40 times in 116 at-bats? In the majors, he struck out 30 times against four walks in 127 at-bats. Yeah, he’s not much of a contact guy. Or a bat control guy. Or an anything to do with hitting guy. He’s a backup catcher. He catches no-hitters and calls a good game. At no point should he be in a position to get the tying run home if you can help it.
So the only reason you leave Whiteside in for a runner-on-third, no-out situation in the eighth inning is if you’re playing for the 13th inning, Dusty-style. You want to make sure that in case the ground opens up and swallows Whiteside in the 12th, you still have a catcher to put in the game. That’s a silly way to play the game, of course, but you can almost see the logic if you squint.
That’s not what Bochy wanted to do, though. He wanted Whiteside to hit. Then Bochy wanted to burn Molina in the very next at-bat. Perfect. It’s conjoined fail, attached at the fiasco. Bruce Bochy did everything possible to ensure that the worst hitter on the team -- on a team filled with bad hitters, there’s still a no-doubt, bottom of the heap, worst on the team, mind you -- got the crucial at-bat. I don’t blame Whiteside. I blame Bruce Bochy. And maybe Whiteside a little bit, but mostly Bochy.
And that’s how you lose a game in which you allow one single. That, and the Giants couldn’t get a single fly ball when they needed to. If you want to know why the Manny Ramirez game wasn’t worth your rage, it’s because you were saving it for this game. Worst game of the year, and it had better hold that title for a long, long time if there is to be no arson.
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Jonathan Sanchez doesn’t know how to win.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Cain Curse.
Smart people learn from their mistakes. Smarter people learn from the mistakes of others. - Raymond Stone
by RaymondStone.com on Apr 20, 2010 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
That was worse than a Caining. Caining is when you give up two or three runs over seven innings and lose by one. Sanchez gave up one fucking single and one barely-earned run (I still think Huff shouldn’t have caught that ball if he was going to tumble) and the Giants had multiple opportunities to at least tie the game with a goddamned fly ball, not even needing a base hit, and they couldn’t do it. There are no words to express that kind of frustration.
Goodbye, Steven Johnson, we hardly knew ye. Seriously, that was short.
You said it all buddy!
I really hate Bochy, always have and I don’t care if they miraculously win the WS I’ll stand by it. He is a terrible game manager.
It’s incredible that the SF media don’t write about how ridiculously bad his moves are. They need to shout it from the rooftops. Maybe Neukom might wake up.
Dumped Edgar Renteria and adopted Buster Posey. Biggest upgrade since George Jefferson moved up to a deluxe apartment on the east side!
by rxmeister on Apr 21, 2010 4:54 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Buy me dinner and we'll talk
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I am going to have nightmares now.
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by RaymondStone.com on Apr 20, 2010 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Odd. that baby looks strangely like ‘Survivorman’.
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by cybermaldonado on Apr 20, 2010 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
lololol
omg, great call.
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I really expect Jermaine Dye to be a Giant by tomorrow
by 49erEmpire on Apr 20, 2010 9:44 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
At this point, I’m okay with that.
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And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
At least we would lose by 5 runs instead of one
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I would have rather had him come off the bench to hit in the last two innings than 2/3 of the guys who were swinging the bats.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
If it results in a DFA of Velez or Torres
And if he’s used as a pinch-hitter.
I would be fine.
My Son was the third most valuable Giant position player by WAR in 2009. A little sad, a little happy.
I predict that history will look kindly on the 09 offseason, even if we were pissed at the time.
Not. bloody. likely.
And if he’s used as a pinch-hitter
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Therein lies the rub.
I don’t trust them to use Dye in a way that would be useful.
My Son was the third most valuable Giant position player by WAR in 2009. A little sad, a little happy.
I predict that history will look kindly on the 09 offseason, even if we were pissed at the time.
Velez went 1-3 with a BB and clean defense
No respect for the OBP?
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Bone Chips
WHY IS BENGIE?!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 21, 2010 6:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Were you watching yesterday’s game? His defense is a joke. I get nervous everytime I see a fly ball out there.
01.19.2010
r.i.p. buster posey
Wave them home Tim.
observational prejudices = irrelevance
it’s the facts that count and the facts were as I stated above
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
None. He still sucks at baseball.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 21, 2010 8:09 AM PDT up reply actions
The 1 hit was a weak grounder that found a hole. Whoo.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
I'll settle
Weak grounder with Schierholtz on 3rd = 1 more run than we got
by BooRadley2785 on Apr 21, 2010 8:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Uh… you do know that the other team isn’t just obligated to spot us Nate Schierholtz at third every time Velez feels like hitting a weak grounder, right?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 21, 2010 8:54 AM PDT up reply actions
What are trying to say?
The Giants aren’t handicapped a free runner every inning? I guess I don’t understand the game at all.
by BooRadley2785 on Apr 21, 2010 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m trying to say that weak ground balls suck, and we shouldn’t be looking for flukish hypothetical situations to make them more palatable, which includes implanting them into at bats where the result was even worse. Sure, I’d take lots of things over a pop up to the first baseman. Many of those things still suck, though.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 21, 2010 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Right now I’d go for anything that sucks less. It’s only April… why are we talking like this?
by BooRadley2785 on Apr 21, 2010 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Being potentially satisfied with weak ground balls is probably as defeated as you can get as a baseball fan.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 21, 2010 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions
I suppose you think Pete Rose hit 3,000 sharp liners for singles?
Charlie Hustle, nerd.
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Actually, that’s entirely possible.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 21, 2010 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, not necessarily the “for singles” part.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 21, 2010 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions
You know, I was going to add up how many more hits Pete Rose had at Eugenio’s age, but it’s such a flatly absurd comparison that it’s not even worth the arithmetic.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Hardly the point
Also — On April 23, 1964, in the top of the ninth inning of a scoreless game in Colt Stadium, Rose reached first base on an error and scored on another error to make Houston Astros rookie Ken Johnson the first pitcher to lose a complete game no-hitter.
I just grabbed that off of wikipedia, since last night’s game reminded me of it.
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
What is the point, exactly?
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
There is none. He’s just fucking with you at this point.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 21, 2010 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions
The point is that a hit is a HIT
and the 30-foot single and the 130-foot single and 330-foot single all count the same (when there’s nobody on base).
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
That’s not the point, though. Certain kinds of contact results in hits more often. And the guys who can do those things are empirically better players. Yes, I’ll take a seeing eye ground ball. But being satisfied with it is exactly how you end up with an offense that scores three runs every three days.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 21, 2010 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Ugh, what am I doing… I went from acknowledging that you’re just fucking with jcb9 to responding to another one of your comments in earnest in the span of 21 minutes. Baited and hooked, I guess. Maybe I’d better take my own advice on this one from here on out.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 21, 2010 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Cool story, dude.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 21, 2010 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
So Ichiro = Zorak then?
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Apr 21, 2010 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve seen Ichiro bat and I’ve seen Velez bat… it’s not really equal.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 21, 2010 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Don’t get tangled in the tarp.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 21, 2010 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
But I mean, their approach is completely different… when Ichiro gets infield hits they aren’t accidental.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Apr 22, 2010 8:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes, it was a particularly ridiculous comment from hokysmksbw. But he’s specializing in those lately.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 22, 2010 8:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Bochy's continued employment continues to amaze me
And they did the runner on 3rd thing not once but like 6 times. I just have no faith in BORK or Sabean to actually learn anything.
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
by Aadik on Apr 20, 2010 9:45 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I never liked Bochy, I really thought he was not so good, but I always felt like maybe folks were a bit over the top. Now, I grimly and joylessly join your ranks, offering nothing but what remains; my black, seething heart. Bochy is literally an idiot. He’s fucking simple and that’s about the worst thing you can say about someone in my mind.
by Rorsavelt on Apr 20, 2010 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
The Giants should have known something was up when the Padres let him out of his contract to manage within his own division. Who would allow that if they had a good manager? Not only does that not ring a bell with them, they give him a fucking extension.
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by rxmeister on Apr 21, 2010 4:57 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Because Velez is still on the team!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 20, 2010 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Why hate on Valez? He is one of the few that come through when you need it in my opinion, and he is far from the worst on the team.
*dusts off*
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by Natto on Apr 21, 2010 12:20 AM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
WOOOOOOOOOOOO!
I rec’d this, then unrec’d it so I could rec it again.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
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By “need it”, you mean he hits 2 run HRs when the Giants are down 3?
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by Speedforthewin on Apr 21, 2010 8:04 AM PDT up reply actions
I have never in my life hated on Valez. That guy is cool.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 21, 2010 8:10 AM PDT up reply actions
I hear he has a Power Glove!
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 his mom gets him ALL the latest Nintendo games.
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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how far?
if Mark DeRosa and Aubrey Huff are the answer, I guess I just didn't understand the question.
Because Bochy is an incompetent Jackass
Adopted Giant: Mike Krukow.
Grab Some Pine, Meat
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by Gobroks on Apr 20, 2010 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Couldn't agree more
I was screaming pinch hit before Whiteside even walked to the plate. Personally I don’t want to see him anymore. Ever. I want Posey. Play him at catcher, first, third, left, right, short. I don’t fucking care. i want to see a guy that maybe has a clue at the plate. NOW
amen
how can we continue this? didnt work last season, or is this whole team oblivious to the past?
by westcoastoffense on Apr 20, 2010 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Please be patient
if we can wait a couple more weeks then we can still have Geraldo under team control thru 2016 rather than 2015
Will we have this pitching in 2016?
That’s when I graduate from college, damn it. I can’t wait that long!
DFA Jonathan Sanchez
We’ll have these same hitters, too. Eli Whiteside will be a seasoned vet by then, ready to grit out some close losses with his gamerness.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 20, 2010 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Grizzly, grizzler and a catcher to boot, Bork’s salivating already.
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Don't give him the game ball Dusty, you'll jinx it...
by The Neuschler on Apr 21, 2010 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
sign him to a long term deal
problem solved
Same here
I said the Giants should PH Molina for Whiteside & DeRosa for Dirty. Then I yelled at my TV and woke up my father.
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Grab Some Pine, Meat
Kevin Frandsen: Better than any SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
LOL-well he only went to bed 5 minutes earlier so it wasn't a big deal
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Grab Some Pine, Meat
Kevin Frandsen: Better than any SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
DFA Torres and Greyside
Call up Posey and sign Dye.
Season slightly better!
if we added Dye to Whiteside
wouldn’t that make him look younger?
if Mark DeRosa and Aubrey Huff are the answer, I guess I just didn't understand the question.
C'mon dad!
Please, we need a new mommy
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ive said this a lot tonight
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by sadison bummedgarner on Apr 20, 2010 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
For Jonathan
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by i wish we were good on Apr 20, 2010 9:46 PM PDT reply actions
This this this this this.
That’s not what Bochy wanted to do, though. He wanted Whiteside to hit. Then Bochy wanted to burn Molina in the very next at-bat. Perfect. It’s conjoined fail, attached at the fiasco. Bruce Bochy did everything possible to ensure that the worst hitter on the team — a team filled with bad hitters, there’s still a no-doubt, bottom of the heap, worst on the team, mind you — got the crucial at-bat. I don’t blame Whiteside. I blame Bruce Bochy. And maybe Whiteside a little bit, but mostly Bochy.
Plus the 5 or 6 games last season where Bochy’s dumb moves may have directly lead to losing. Why does this guy still have his job?
Angry Scout is angry.
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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.
Yeah Bochy is a fucking jackass
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hmm....
Mr. Gray only needed a fly or a slow grounder to the right, that’s not asking too much. In fact it’s asking for Little League effort. Molina’s sorry at bat just made it look that much worse.
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
POSEY POSEY POSEY
POSEY POSEY POSEY POSEY POSEY POSEY
by Rook Takes Pawn on Apr 20, 2010 9:46 PM PDT reply actions
and have him sit on the bench 4 games a week?
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Maybe Huff got injured in his little camera well escapade and will have to go on the DL then Posey comes up to play 1st!!!
/hides behind Mr. Merope
Don't be silly
Posey would be Ishikawas back up
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LOL JAX
WHY IS BENGIE?!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 21, 2010 6:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Free AnVil
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by i wish we were good on Apr 20, 2010 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
he's paid already
let him out
It's tragic high tide
by TheBigLeBowker on Apr 20, 2010 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
You’ll get the doorknob of a prison library and like it.
by Grant Brisbee on Apr 20, 2010 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
great name for a band
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by natteringnabob on Apr 21, 2010 6:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Don't do it
Wellemeyer starts tomorrow!
by Into the Void on Apr 20, 2010 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
kick the fucking chair please
It's tragic high tide
by TheBigLeBowker on Apr 20, 2010 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
" If you want to know why the Manny Ramirez game wasn’t worth your rage, it’s because you were saving it for this game."
This. I didn’t mind that one so much- was a tough loss, but they happen. You just knew that after that nice streak of actually scoring runs, something like this was right around the corner.
GITP:: Rowand The Renteria Game Logs!
Eh, I was punching my couch and biting my remote after both loses.
Oh, and if those weren’t bad enough, the little shit Eckstein homer probably pissed me off the most. God I hate that guy.
I sense plenty of arson forthcoming.
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by rightcenterfielder on Apr 20, 2010 9:48 PM PDT reply actions
Meanwhile in Colorado
The Sharks are in OT about to lose again. On their way to becoming the only team in sprots history to lose a 1-8 series two years in a row. Gawd its great to be a Bay Area (non-Oakland) sports fan.
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subject, champ.
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Must be Marines.
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by cybermaldonado on Apr 20, 2010 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
You just like making me cry laughing, don't you?
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by victor frankenstein on Apr 20, 2010 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
First ones in, last ones out
mainly because we got lost.
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by Giant Voodoo on Apr 21, 2010 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions
sl, champ
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by greatgiantfan on Apr 20, 2010 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
when you take me away
just let me watch this over and over please
It's tragic high tide
by TheBigLeBowker on Apr 20, 2010 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
For those who don't know...
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by The Neuschler on Apr 21, 2010 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah who would have thought
that a swiss man could look so girly
by westcoastoffense on Apr 20, 2010 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
And Rowand, oddly enough
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
yeah as infuriating as rowand can be, maybe he legitimizes this lineup just enough to change the mental approach of the pitcher. derosa has to have that effect.
No one here gets out alive.
I can't believe I miss Aaron Rowand
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
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IKR
At least with Rowand we’ve accepted him as a sunk cost and see him as a league average player. Velez, Torres, Whiteside and maybe TI don’t belong on a Major league roster, especially for a team that has a semi legitimate shot at the playoffs.
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Grab Some Pine, Meat
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I wonder what would happen if you applied the term sunk cost to Scott Barnes
and tried to explain it to Sabean. Actually I do know what would happen.
Sabean: So what’s a sunk cost?
Me: Well, Scott Barnes would be an example.
Sabean: Who?
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Grab Some Pine, Meat
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Wow
That is a phrase that has never been uttered before in DeRosa’s career. When your offense relies on a solid journeyman you are in big fucking trouble.
by lexluth7 on Apr 20, 2010 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
rec'd
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by natteringnabob on Apr 21, 2010 6:35 AM PDT up reply actions
At least he takes a walk every once and a while. We had like…2 walks today?
01.19.2010
r.i.p. buster posey
Wave them home Tim.
It’s like they noticed the “wait and take pitches” approach didn’t work so well against Kershaw because he’s actually really good and then decided the previous two weeks of it working great were total flukes and have resorted to their hacking. And until someone screams at them (like Bam-Bam), they’ll continue to lose games they should have won.
Goodbye, Steven Johnson, we hardly knew ye. Seriously, that was short.
Yeah, the Shawon pic has been gathering cobwebs lately – 1 last night, 2 tonight.
I might switch to counting double plays we hit into instead.
"We're the kind of team people can identify with," Flannery said. "Our best pitcher weighs 150 pounds. Our shortstop is old. Our best hitter is ... big and our catcher is old and big."
AAUGH
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 20, 2010 9:49 PM PDT reply actions
Calm down
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
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LOL perfect response.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 20, 2010 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I love Calvin and Hobbes so I had to put that up.
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
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This actually calmed me down a bit
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by Speedforthewin on Apr 20, 2010 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll calm down when they score a run that doesn’t come on a Juan Uribe home run.
"People are getting the message, the right people are getting it, but the people we want to further attract, or make sure we hold onto, are being affected by what we consider the lunatic fringe. That's my frustration, that they don't have a bigger view of the world." - Brian Sabean
I could see a game like this one happening to the Giants at some point this year.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
by jponry on Apr 20, 2010 9:49 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
wow. i’m gonna have to bookmark that for when i feel sad.
GITP:: Rowand The Renteria Game Logs!
by coolandtough on Apr 20, 2010 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
double fail version of that
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN200105290.shtml
But probably with less Shawn Estes this time.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Double fail in terms of them both getting lots of baserunners, that is.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Yeah, I think that’s less fail from the losing team’s perspective. At least the other team was getting opportunities to score and couldn’t cash in as well; it’s not like tonight or jponry’s game where you give up one hit and get a bunch of hits and lose 1-0.
Goodbye, Steven Johnson, we hardly knew ye. Seriously, that was short.
which?
0 runs on 12 hits or 1 run on 1 hit?
by Into the Void on Apr 20, 2010 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Email that to the Giants pitching staff.
"People are getting the message, the right people are getting it, but the people we want to further attract, or make sure we hold onto, are being affected by what we consider the lunatic fringe. That's my frustration, that they don't have a bigger view of the world." - Brian Sabean
Oh wow.
I should google to see if there was any mass suicides in Pittsburgh around that day.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, who has been resurrected and has returned to..(reads)...Fresno? And is also an outfielder now.
#2 in Fanshots
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.
Did I read that right?
The perfect game was broken in the 13th on an intentional walk to Hank Aaron?
The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Apr 20, 2010 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Nope
it was broken in the 13th on an error. Ouch
The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Apr 20, 2010 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Or maybe one of these
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
LOL Hank Aaron
Hank Aaron went 0-4 but was still at .442 — on MAY 29!
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
HAI GUYZ, ITS NOT SO BAD
THE ANGELS LOSE NO HITTERS!
Also
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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Excellent write-up
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Apr 20, 2010 9:50 PM PDT reply actions
Worse losses than this....
JT Snow/Mets, Bonds 72nd homer game, Snow v Pudge game, 2002 Game 6, Finely, that 62 v Yankees game…
Anyone have more?
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
So it’ll feel so much better when they finally win.
And they will.
Goddammit, they will.
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 20, 2010 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
subject line
RIP | anVil | 9-19-2009 | dude had potential.
by i wish we were good on Apr 20, 2010 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm in a banning mood right now.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
GOODBYE ELIMINATEME
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NOOOOOOOOOO
Wait…why me?
Adoptive parent of Kevin Frandsen, now stopping gaps in Boston...I mean Pawtucket.
by EliminateMe on Apr 20, 2010 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
You aren't making friends.
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#2 in Fanshots
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.
FUCK YOU
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 20, 2010 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Klesko did a better homerun pose.
"People are getting the message, the right people are getting it, but the people we want to further attract, or make sure we hold onto, are being affected by what we consider the lunatic fringe. That's my frustration, that they don't have a bigger view of the world." - Brian Sabean
sweet release
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#2 in Fanshots
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.
/floating bat
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by rightcenterfielder on Apr 20, 2010 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
And Klesko retires to pursue his real passion...
MUSICAL THEATER!!!!!
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http://mlb.mlb.com/media/player/mp_tpl_3_1.jsp?mid=200706042004948&vid=7758&gid=2007/06/04/sfnmlb-phimlb-1&v=2&id=575905&w=2007/open/tp/archive06/060407_sfnphi_klesko_hr_tp_350.wmv
"People are getting the message, the right people are getting it, but the people we want to further attract, or make sure we hold onto, are being affected by what we consider the lunatic fringe. That's my frustration, that they don't have a bigger view of the world." - Brian Sabean
there is a sweet spot
in hell waiting for you
by westcoastoffense on Apr 20, 2010 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions
And Rob Neyer is already there, waiting for you.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Game 6 of the 1987 NLCS.
Spillborghs walk-off grand slam last year.
Last game of 1993.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Yup, there’s some pain.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Fuck
Why must we have so many to choose from? :(
"We're the kind of team people can identify with," Flannery said. "Our best pitcher weighs 150 pounds. Our shortstop is old. Our best hitter is ... big and our catcher is old and big."
and a different kind of loss
The loss of Will Clark to free agency. :(
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
"People are getting the message, the right people are getting it, but the people we want to further attract, or make sure we hold onto, are being affected by what we consider the lunatic fringe. That's my frustration, that they don't have a bigger view of the world." - Brian Sabean
Dave Burba really deserved more of the blame than Torres.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Yep
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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Large image is large.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, who has been resurrected and has returned to..(reads)...Fresno? And is also an outfielder now.
#2 in Fanshots
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.
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 20, 2010 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Subject Line
Solomon Fuckin Torres
Proud adopted parent of Jackson Williams, performing a public service by forcing Buster Posey's move to 1B in 2012.
Don't give him the game ball Dusty, you'll jinx it...
by The Neuschler on Apr 21, 2010 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
That really was gold Grant. Absolute gold.
Someone get Damon Minor's agent on the phone stat!
by fanofvanlandingham on Apr 20, 2010 9:51 PM PDT reply actions
Badluck Jonathan
RIP | anVil | 9-19-2009 | dude had potential.
by i wish we were good on Apr 20, 2010 9:51 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
GOAL SHARKS
"I tell him straight, 'If you're going to lead, you have to be the first to practice. You have to come in, get your work down and be prepared for practice,' " assistant coach Keith Smart said. "He needs to figure out why he is having stomach problems and he's got to watch how LeBron (James), Kobe (Bryant) and D-Wade (Dwyane Wade) work. He needs to mimic that if he wants his teammates to speak volumes about him." -Keith Smart on Motna Ellis
Not quite.
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should have been
kind of like how the Giants should have got a runner home.
wow
the sharks blew a chance to score right there
by 49erEmpire on Apr 20, 2010 9:53 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
this game is to baseball as this is to chicken
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
THANK GOD FOR SUBJECT LINES
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
This
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, who has been resurrected and has returned to..(reads)...Fresno? And is also an outfielder now.
#2 in Fanshots
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.
Oh God
Horrifying
It's tragic high tide
by TheBigLeBowker on Apr 20, 2010 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
its like spam chicken!
RIP | anVil | 9-19-2009 | dude had potential.
by i wish we were good on Apr 20, 2010 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
lol homestyle goodness
That can is giving birth.
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by rightcenterfielder on Apr 20, 2010 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
WTF
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 20, 2010 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
who wants carcass?
It's tragic high tide
by TheBigLeBowker on Apr 20, 2010 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
"home style cooking"
just like mama used to can it!
"I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."- Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Apr 21, 2010 6:38 AM PDT up reply actions
I am not a big hockey fan but damned if Heatley is not a beast for playing so hard all night
Someone get Damon Minor's agent on the phone stat!
by fanofvanlandingham on Apr 20, 2010 9:53 PM PDT reply actions
I am not liking Bowker’s Nate impression. But Nate didn’t look too bad tonight.
God this team is pathetic beyond anything I’ve ever known.
01.19.2010
r.i.p. buster posey
Wave them home Tim.
Actually
I believe Nate was quite good at bringing runners home with less than two out last year. If I’m wrong, I know I’ll hear about it. (Yes I know Bowker was with two outs)
He had almost half of his RBI last year in two out situations, not that it really matters.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 20, 2010 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh wait… I’m looking at his career stats…
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 20, 2010 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
5 losses (ignoring legit first loss to ATL)
BY 6 MUTHAFUCKING RUNS. Yes the 10-8 dodger disaster was not as close but still, how can this be the same team that put up 70 runs in their first 13 games?!
by Viva Jon Miller on Apr 20, 2010 9:56 PM PDT reply actions
holy shit I thought Colorado had scored
by 49erEmpire on Apr 20, 2010 9:56 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
I am waiting for the inevitable failure
by Rook Takes Pawn on Apr 20, 2010 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
JESUS, you have got to be kidding me with the sharks
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
BEST TEAM IN THE WESTERN CONFERENCE!
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, who has been resurrected and has returned to..(reads)...Fresno? And is also an outfielder now.
#2 in Fanshots
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.
what, did they play again?
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD!
mccoven diversity: Romosexuals, Velezbians, Nerb's--they're all here...
by greatgiantfan on Apr 20, 2010 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Bay Area sports my friend
Free stress
"I tell him straight, 'If you're going to lead, you have to be the first to practice. You have to come in, get your work down and be prepared for practice,' " assistant coach Keith Smart said. "He needs to figure out why he is having stomach problems and he's got to watch how LeBron (James), Kobe (Bryant) and D-Wade (Dwyane Wade) work. He needs to mimic that if he wants his teammates to speak volumes about him." -Keith Smart on Motna Ellis
puh-thet-ick
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD!
mccoven diversity: Romosexuals, Velezbians, Nerb's--they're all here...
This is a terrible thing for the Giants
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, who has been resurrected and has returned to..(reads)...Fresno? And is also an outfielder now.
#2 in Fanshots
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.
/sigh
I just realized that we’re now tied with SD in the standings.
"We're the kind of team people can identify with," Flannery said. "Our best pitcher weighs 150 pounds. Our shortstop is old. Our best hitter is ... big and our catcher is old and big."
Padres to World Series, IMO
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
it’s okay. we’ll be 1 GB after tomorrow
by Rook Takes Pawn on Apr 20, 2010 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't even want to look.
/knows he will eventually
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Apr 20, 2010 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks for giving Tim that useless extra day off.
Now Wellemeyer is bookending the LOSING road trip against the West.
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Huff #2 web gem on Baseball Tonight.
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
Might have been better off not catching that one, as it turns out
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
Hindsight 20/20
My Son was the third most valuable Giant position player by WAR in 2009. A little sad, a little happy.
I predict that history will look kindly on the 09 offseason, even if we were pissed at the time.
No, if he wasn’t thinking “I don’t know if I can catch this without tumbling into the stands, and if I can’t I should let it go” then he needs more defensive counseling. Two strikes, and allowing that runner to advance is just bad. Either make the guy get a hit, or he gets a sacrifice anyway, or he makes an unproductive out. I’d rather take those chances than the guaranteed out and advanced runner.
Goodbye, Steven Johnson, we hardly knew ye. Seriously, that was short.
This
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
No way. He’s running over, not sure where the wall is, exactly how high the wall is, how far back the ball is going, and this is all going through his head in the same few seconds that he has to track the ball and make sure it doesn’t bounce on the freaking warning track. Catch the ball. Don’t worry if it’s going to go the extra foot that turns a leaning catch into a circus act.
by Grant Brisbee on Apr 20, 2010 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
also
if the team needs to give away outs because they can never score a run, and will never score a run no matter how many innings get played, he should probably just go ahead and catch it.
Also, a nice run and catch for a guy who’s a known iron glove.
"I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."- Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Apr 21, 2010 6:42 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s not stopping people from doing it!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 21, 2010 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions
The Giants totally would have won if their fielder hadn't made a great defensive play
That’s just crazy talk.
Of course, I’m still not seeing how this gets the Giants any runs.
We’re cursed.
"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
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Jon Miller makes a very good point about the dangers of that specific spot, though. He actually said the Padres should be sued.
A two-foot-high wall around the camera well with bolts sticking out of the ground? Who designed this stadium? The Viet Cong?
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 20, 2010 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Murphy
was an irishmen, he wanted misery for all around him
It's tragic high tide
by TheBigLeBowker on Apr 20, 2010 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I don't think Huff thought he was going to tumble.
Which means that your essential assertion is that Aubrey Huff is to blame for allowing a run because he should have known exactly how he would fall in a stadium he’s almost never played in.
You sir, have high standards.
My Son was the third most valuable Giant position player by WAR in 2009. A little sad, a little happy.
I predict that history will look kindly on the 09 offseason, even if we were pissed at the time.
Giants offense driving players insane: don’t try so that you don’t fail.
by Every6thDay on Apr 20, 2010 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Edinson Volquez
Didn’t someone here say it was going to be Pujols?
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Apr 20, 2010 10:00 PM PDT reply actions
ok, i’m shuttin’ it down; see all of you pathetic losers later.
signed,
pathetic loser
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD!
mccoven diversity: Romosexuals, Velezbians, Nerb's--they're all here...
Of course, Scott Hairston was the one who got the only RBI of the game.
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he didn’t want to disappoint ya
It's tragic high tide
by TheBigLeBowker on Apr 20, 2010 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I bet you’re glad you didn’t go to San Diego, Natto.
"We're the kind of team people can identify with," Flannery said. "Our best pitcher weighs 150 pounds. Our shortstop is old. Our best hitter is ... big and our catcher is old and big."
I almost did.
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I honestly didn’t think I could hate Hairston and Eckstein anymore than I already did!
You want to see a walk? Then go watch the mailman.
by SeeingStars on Apr 21, 2010 12:14 AM PDT up reply actions
I miss Bonds, Snow, and Kent. I’m living in the past? Fuck you
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
“In this whole segment, we haven’t even talked about the Giants’ offense.”
“Well, there’s nothing to say, Dave!”
“I don’t really want to talk about it, Dave!”
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
LOL!
Who said the last line?
"We're the kind of team people can identify with," Flannery said. "Our best pitcher weighs 150 pounds. Our shortstop is old. Our best hitter is ... big and our catcher is old and big."
I think it went Flemming-Krukow-Kuiper.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
I love them both, but Kuip > Kruk
"We're the kind of team people can identify with," Flannery said. "Our best pitcher weighs 150 pounds. Our shortstop is old. Our best hitter is ... big and our catcher is old and big."
Angry parent is angry
Adopted Giant: Mike Krukow.
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Kevin Frandsen: Better than any SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
SHARKS WIN!
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, who has been resurrected and has returned to..(reads)...Fresno? And is also an outfielder now.
#2 in Fanshots
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.
All is not lost
Someone get Damon Minor's agent on the phone stat!
by fanofvanlandingham on Apr 20, 2010 10:02 PM PDT reply actions
If there is, he’s just saving the two replays of a couple days ago to make it hurt that much more.
Goodbye, Steven Johnson, we hardly knew ye. Seriously, that was short.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL
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Between attempting to drown myself in a fish tank
and ramming my head into anything that looked like it wouldn’t give out,
I found out that after leaving the states, then retiring from baseball completely, Tsuyoshi Shinjo won the Japanese version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire.
Why is shitty players having so much monies?
Where's Perry?
Dude is a big fan favorite in Japan.
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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subject line
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Horrifying image is horrifying.
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 20, 2010 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
is that half TO
It's tragic high tide
by TheBigLeBowker on Apr 20, 2010 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
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Impostor!!
"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
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
He’s orange, Doc, not black.
"We're the kind of team people can identify with," Flannery said. "Our best pitcher weighs 150 pounds. Our shortstop is old. Our best hitter is ... big and our catcher is old and big."
Yamamba.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Ganguro?
"We're the kind of team people can identify with," Flannery said. "Our best pitcher weighs 150 pounds. Our shortstop is old. Our best hitter is ... big and our catcher is old and big."
That too. Also, I can’t spell.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
that chick
on the treadmill could have pinch hitted for whiteside….
by westcoastoffense on Apr 20, 2010 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
nightmare fuel
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, who has been resurrected and has returned to..(reads)...Fresno? And is also an outfielder now.
#2 in Fanshots
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.
1 million yen?
"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
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
SHARKS OUTSCORE THE GIANTS
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by rightcenterfielder on Apr 20, 2010 10:02 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
LOLGIANTS
If my head is full of white hairs by the end of this season.. I blame Brian Wilson. (I'm only 22, dammit!)
LOL
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 20, 2010 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Deservedly so, Giants are fucking pathetic offensively now
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
That works, reminds me of the San Francisco 49ers' offense
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
PAVELSKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
"I tell him straight, 'If you're going to lead, you have to be the first to practice. You have to come in, get your work down and be prepared for practice,' " assistant coach Keith Smart said. "He needs to figure out why he is having stomach problems and he's got to watch how LeBron (James), Kobe (Bryant) and D-Wade (Dwyane Wade) work. He needs to mimic that if he wants his teammates to speak volumes about him." -Keith Smart on Motna Ellis
PAVELSKI!
If my head is full of white hairs by the end of this season.. I blame Brian Wilson. (I'm only 22, dammit!)
What was the definition insanity, again?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Apr 20, 2010 10:03 PM PDT reply actions
See: Giants Baseball, Giants Baseball Fandom.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, who has been resurrected and has returned to..(reads)...Fresno? And is also an outfielder now.
#2 in Fanshots
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.
Wow.
What a goal!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
YEAH SHARKS
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 20, 2010 10:03 PM PDT reply actions
You’re not that Alex Smith-hating dick, Useful_Idiot, so you always had a good shot.
by Grant Brisbee on Apr 20, 2010 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll consider myself a winner
When I get a tweet from Grant on the mccoveychronicles account. I made so very many Dan Uggla jokes over the offseason, all unrequited.
My Son was the third most valuable Giant position player by WAR in 2009. A little sad, a little happy.
I predict that history will look kindly on the 09 offseason, even if we were pissed at the time.
Pfft. Twitter. It’s like a magic website that wants to give a wedgie to my free time. No thanks.
by Grant Brisbee on Apr 20, 2010 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Dan Uggla trade talks heating up
Like the fetid remains of roadkill on a desert highway.
My Son was the third most valuable Giant position player by WAR in 2009. A little sad, a little happy.
I predict that history will look kindly on the 09 offseason, even if we were pissed at the time.
Me and Cheeeese! are really ridin’ high right now with all the attention Grant has been giving us
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
by Useful_Idiot on Apr 20, 2010 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Grant has called me an asshole
So I guess you got off good.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Stupid Todd Helton and his team-friendly deals and 19-pitch at-bats.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Seppuku.
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 20, 2010 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Great game. El Guapo
Pro Tip: You get paid to pitch AND bunt.
To my other fellow Boricua – BMoney they pay you to lead the pitchers AND knock in runs
pro tip
you dont knock a guy who throws 10 k’s and a one hitter
Yeah well
somebody needed to tell Whiteside that a ball bunted hard back to the pitcher is not a bunt to break on.
Sanchez so far
3 G, 1.86 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 27 K, 8 BB in 19 IP
1-1 record.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
i’d say that’s pretty damn good… record wise? how the fuck does that happen
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Giants offense sucks.
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 just applied math.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 20, 2010 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
suckage = ideal gas law
physics is pure mathematics
applied physics is impure mathematics
if Mark DeRosa and Aubrey Huff are the answer, I guess I just didn't understand the question.
Something like that
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 21, 2010 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
need that wellemeyer guy to shape up so he can get cained
If my head is full of white hairs by the end of this season.. I blame Brian Wilson. (I'm only 22, dammit!)
Derek Lowe so far
3 G, 4.67 ERA, 1.62 WHIP, 11 K, 12 BB in 17.1 IP
3-0 record
"We're the kind of team people can identify with," Flannery said. "Our best pitcher weighs 150 pounds. Our shortstop is old. Our best hitter is ... big and our catcher is old and big."
he knows how to win
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
He sure does
he’s great at picking good offensive teams in free agency.
the sharks really just saved my life
by 49erEmpire on Apr 20, 2010 10:06 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
was bout to kick the bucket?
If my head is full of white hairs by the end of this season.. I blame Brian Wilson. (I'm only 22, dammit!)
Postgame chat:
“This pitching staff, there are four guys who go out there that make you think, we’re going to win tonight.”
/sad lulz
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 20, 2010 10:07 PM PDT reply actions
Actually, all four make me think, “I wonder how we’re going to screw up [name of pitcher’s] performance this time.”
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Apr 21, 2010 1:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Guys offense sucks…bochy sucks.
But who else is really happy with this new Sanchez? It’s like he’s gonna throw a no hitter every time. 1 unearned, 4 hits last 2 starts, plus 21 K’s. This is good shit.
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Apr 20, 2010 10:07 PM PDT reply actions
He’s a really good pitcher.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Take that, De la fucking Rosa
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Apr 20, 2010 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
so painful
I wish he gave up 6 so it wouldn’t hurt down there so much
It's tragic high tide
by TheBigLeBowker on Apr 20, 2010 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Lets hope the lack of support
doesn’t cause him to press.
Trade him and Buster 4 Uggla.
"People are getting the message, the right people are getting it, but the people we want to further attract, or make sure we hold onto, are being affected by what we consider the lunatic fringe. That's my frustration, that they don't have a bigger view of the world." - Brian Sabean
Sanchy has been a beast
although I don’t want to sound like a grouch but his last two awesome outings were against the Pirates and Padres but hopefully he keeps dominating against the Phillies
I predict he challenges Timmy for strikeout leader this year
by 49erEmpire on Apr 20, 2010 10:11 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
thank you pavelski
maybe now I can stop the tears long enough to fall asleep. i will dream of clutch hits…and wake up to the cruel, looming shadow of a potential sweep.
Choppin' broccoli
so poetic ;)
If my head is full of white hairs by the end of this season.. I blame Brian Wilson. (I'm only 22, dammit!)
they just mentioned the last time the Giants lost a 1-hitter
I was only half paying attention, but it was in the 1920s sometime.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Christy Matthewson lost
to Mordecai Three Fingers Brown.
Sanchez is a Giants history making machine.
"People are getting the message, the right people are getting it, but the people we want to further attract, or make sure we hold onto, are being affected by what we consider the lunatic fringe. That's my frustration, that they don't have a bigger view of the world." - Brian Sabean
BLAST YOU MODECAI BROWN
Where's Perry?
by Bballpitcher2 on Apr 20, 2010 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
AND YOUR THREE DAMNED FINGERS!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 20, 2010 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL Cain
This game was a 2 hitter…but almost as painful
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN200704090.shtml
Adopted Giant: Mike Krukow.
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Kevin Frandsen: Better than any SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
Oh, Dave. Don’t take Whiteside.
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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Bochy's all
“Oh, Flemming picked Whiteside? We better keep him around!”
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I woulda picked the Padres
Where's Perry?
by Bballpitcher2 on Apr 20, 2010 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
God Whiteside sucks.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
an A for effort.
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
by Useful_Idiot on Apr 20, 2010 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
How do you win a series in 3 runs or less?
Go
It's tragic high tide
by TheBigLeBowker on Apr 20, 2010 10:09 PM PDT reply actions
See: last year, Philadelphia.
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 20, 2010 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
You play the Giants
Adopted Giant: Mike Krukow.
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Kevin Frandsen: Better than any SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
I hate having to cheer for those fuckhole rapists after what they did to Seattle.
But damn, Durant is fun to watch. And the lakers are just not an option.
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 20, 2010 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Well I guess the G-men didn’t win.
Conversation on the elevator:
Me: You don’t look happy.
Steve: Damn Giants, man on third and no outs…guess what happen next?
Me: Bad situational hitting.
Steve: Right in one.
Crazy Crab despised in the 20th century and beloved in the 21st century. Hey it only took over 20 years, so don't give up hope.
Clearly you’ve watched the Giants at some point.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Fixed
Badsituationalhitting.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
That’s what I say when I take my “medicine”.
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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Your "4/20" medicine?
Adopted Giant: Mike Krukow.
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Kevin Frandsen: Better than any SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
Everyday use, dude!
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
It's a good way to tolerate the Giants
Adopted Giant: Mike Krukow.
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Kevin Frandsen: Better than any SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
Only until the end of 2010
Adopted Giant: Mike Krukow.
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Kevin Frandsen: Better than any SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
/throws self down stairs
Where's Perry?
by Bballpitcher2 on Apr 20, 2010 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
where's that
doorknob you promised dammit
It's tragic high tide
by TheBigLeBowker on Apr 20, 2010 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
There goes a lot of livers.
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 20, 2010 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I might actually be in the GDT for that game
woohoo abusing School internet
Adopted Giant: Mike Krukow.
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Kevin Frandsen: Better than any SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
Thank God the Sharkies won…
Whiteside always seems to be up in key situations (and is oh-fer)
Daniel Turpen is a Giant Beaver
Dude hits grand slams.
And catches no-hitters.
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 20, 2010 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I wish I cared about hockey.
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
probably because they deliberately walk the guys who can actually hit because there’s two pitchers batting after them.
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
Proud Aussie father of Roberto Kelly
by Tim LinCyYoung on Apr 21, 2010 12:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I had to explain to my wife why I was so pissed about losing a pitchers' duel
It’s not losing the pitchers’ duel when we have one of the best pitching staffs. That’s sad, but a different kind of sad.
But giving up ONE HIT and losing a game while playing for the team that got six hits is hard to take. If they no-hit us or perfect gamed us, that would be one thing. But this…erg.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
did she understand? or just nod along.
If my head is full of white hairs by the end of this season.. I blame Brian Wilson. (I'm only 22, dammit!)
It’s Sanchez’s fault he should have thrown a no-hitter.
"People are getting the message, the right people are getting it, but the people we want to further attract, or make sure we hold onto, are being affected by what we consider the lunatic fringe. That's my frustration, that they don't have a bigger view of the world." - Brian Sabean
he still would have lost
walk, stolen base (what a novel idea that is) ground out, sac fly.
Well tell him not to be afraid to hit a homerun. :O
"People are getting the message, the right people are getting it, but the people we want to further attract, or make sure we hold onto, are being affected by what we consider the lunatic fringe. That's my frustration, that they don't have a bigger view of the world." - Brian Sabean
That's not what happened tonight though
Their hit led to their run.
Chase Headley: Headley singled to center.
Kyle Blanks: Ball, Pickoff attempt, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Headley stole second, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Blanks fouled out to first, Headley to third.
Scott Hairston: Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Hairston hit sacrifice fly to right, Headley scored.
"The questions are so stupid. I don't believe in rivalries. I don't believe in curses. Wake up the damn Bambino, maybe I'll drill him in the ass."
- Pedro Martinez, asked about the Curse of the Bambino
by achiappanza on Apr 21, 2010 12:51 AM PDT up reply actions
My girlfriend has just spent the last twenty minutes
wearing a face that says, “I can tell you’re upset and I’m being sympathetic, but I really neither know nor truly care about what you’re saying and would you PLEASE for the love of God shut up.”
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 20, 2010 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
my wife has worn that face
for 25 years. She still doesn’t get it.
Nope
Im still pissed.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 20, 2010 10:14 PM PDT reply actions
mmmmhhmmmmm.... not as much now
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
lol
I just noticed the Padres are now tied for first place.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Prediction tomorrow- Todd gives up 6, Giants score 5
It's tragic high tide
by TheBigLeBowker on Apr 20, 2010 10:16 PM PDT reply actions
Giants' offense makes Ned cry hurt! Heart hurt :,,-(
by Viva Jon Miller on Apr 20, 2010 10:16 PM PDT reply actions
+1 for VB
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
If my head is full of white hairs by the end of this season.. I blame Brian Wilson. (I'm only 22, dammit!)
Stark box score is stark.
"We're the kind of team people can identify with," Flannery said. "Our best pitcher weighs 150 pounds. Our shortstop is old. Our best hitter is ... big and our catcher is old and big."
Robb Stark?
Proud adoptee of Dick Tidrow the mastermind behind Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Buster Posey and many more. Also known as "The Reason".
Rob Zombie?
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
Rob Roy
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, who has been resurrected and has returned to..(reads)...Fresno? And is also an outfielder now.
#2 in Fanshots
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.
Rob Schneider
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Apr 20, 2010 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Roy Scheider?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 20, 2010 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Patrick Roy
Proud parent of the new dominant pitching sensation out of San Diego State University.
Temporarily refocused on hockey-related exercises... growing a beard, wearing teal, punching random people as I walk to class...
so thats what a clusterfuck looks like
McCovey Chronicles - The repetition is awesome. Proud Adoptive Parent of BRETT PILL.
READ MY BLOG!!!!
by sadison bummedgarner on Apr 20, 2010 10:17 PM PDT reply actions
you should have seen
the one with me and your mom
by westcoastoffense on Apr 20, 2010 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Okay, I’m finally going to bed.
Fuck this team.
Um…see y’all in the next gameday thread o’ fail!
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
The sharks game didn't though
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
it's stupid how close these games are =/
If my head is full of white hairs by the end of this season.. I blame Brian Wilson. (I'm only 22, dammit!)
i mean, they came ready to play, they’re hot
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
You’re talking about Colorado right?? The Sharks are playing like little girls, they should have this series wrapped up by now.
I think i'd have actually felt better if this game did get rained out.
If my head is full of white hairs by the end of this season.. I blame Brian Wilson. (I'm only 22, dammit!)
Baseball sucks again
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
Good thing the next game is in 24 hours…
Oh wait, Wellemeyer…
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
It’ll be in the afternoon, so you can get the misery out of the way earlier.
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
Lets go back to first inning
Velez walks. REnteria is probably the best bat handler on the roster right now. How bout something REALLY WILD like a hit and run. I mean, isn’t Velez supposed to be very fast. NAH. That would be too crazy. Oops. DP. Again.
Probably worsened the hammy injury reaching in the PH appearance last night. :\
"People are getting the message, the right people are getting it, but the people we want to further attract, or make sure we hold onto, are being affected by what we consider the lunatic fringe. That's my frustration, that they don't have a bigger view of the world." - Brian Sabean
Not soon enough
Adopted Giant: Mike Krukow.
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Kevin Frandsen: Better than any SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
I’m considering taking tomorrow night off. Letting my blood pressure drop, doing my homework, etc.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 20, 2010 10:21 PM PDT reply actions
Looking at the schedule you might want to take a week off.
"People are getting the message, the right people are getting it, but the people we want to further attract, or make sure we hold onto, are being affected by what we consider the lunatic fringe. That's my frustration, that they don't have a bigger view of the world." - Brian Sabean
Looking at thescheduleoffense you might want to takea weekthe next few years off.
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 20, 2010 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Wellemeyer will give up 7 runs tomorrow and we’ll win 8-7. What a messed up world we live in
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
You know, I would not care. I want a win dammit.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, who has been resurrected and has returned to..(reads)...Fresno? And is also an outfielder now.
#2 in Fanshots
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.
I don’t know if I can adequately express myself when it comes to this game. The multiple failures with RISP? The general offensive failure? I suppose that Bochy must be to blame for this one. I don’t get Whiteside. I don’t get him at all. Why is Whiteside? Who explains that? What has he done to deserve continued employment? This is a question that needs answering. Furthermore, what is being taught during Giants BP? Isn’t the purpose of practice to promote awareness during routine situations? Someone shit the bed. Molina shit the bed. Various shit the bed. An entire flotilla of beds were shat. I don’t fucking get it. Why does this happen. Who did this? Who made these decisions? Ugh.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
My boyfriend, just spent the whole afternoon laughing at me about Sunday and yesterday’s game (he’s a Dodger fan). Fuck tomorrow.
01.19.2010
r.i.p. buster posey
Wave them home Tim.
Why did you do that to yourself?
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Really, this is just another reason not to live in the Lower Regions. I dated a girl from down there and it really didn’t work.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
On the other hand
I went down there to live with mine, married her, and brought her back North.
"The questions are so stupid. I don't believe in rivalries. I don't believe in curses. Wake up the damn Bambino, maybe I'll drill him in the ass."
- Pedro Martinez, asked about the Curse of the Bambino
There are ways to get back at him.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, who has been resurrected and has returned to..(reads)...Fresno? And is also an outfielder now.
#2 in Fanshots
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.
you need a sensitive boyfriend. There are many here and they are Giants fans. Talk amongst yourselves
/dims lights
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, who has been resurrected and has returned to..(reads)...Fresno? And is also an outfielder now.
#2 in Fanshots
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.
/pets cat
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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/double entendre
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, who has been resurrected and has returned to..(reads)...Fresno? And is also an outfielder now.
#2 in Fanshots
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.
/slyly removes wedding band
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 20, 2010 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
So… you come here often?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 20, 2010 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Dibs
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 20, 2010 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 20, 2010 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Dump him?
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 20, 2010 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
at least in your relationship you WATCH sports, my girlfriend says she likes the Indians, yet never watches a game… And when i ask her if she wants to go to a baseball game, like a random game, such as Reds vs. Cards, she doesnt want to go because she doesnt care for em at all… Hence, she ONLY watches Indians games. It’s screwed up
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
my wife does not like watching games on tv, but she does like going to the park. I think cause it is a trip out.
Helps that she’s only been to AT&T and the Rivercats, who play in the very nice for a AAA park Raley Field.
"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
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I don’t usually go to non-giants games, but once he dragged me to a Dodger/Cubs game.
01.19.2010
r.i.p. buster posey
Wave them home Tim.
yea… i guess the point is, baseball’s baseball, i think it’s just fun to go out to the park regardless of the team
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I’ve seen many games in Oakland years ago (I don’t go there anymore). I’ve seen Rockies-Reds in Denver. Red Sox-Rangers (Will Clark was a Ranger) in Boston. Orioles-Royals in Baltimore.
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
That’s seriously a dream of mine, to go to all 30 ballparks and watch a game at every one.
01.19.2010
r.i.p. buster posey
Wave them home Tim.
my dream is to write software that optimizes visiting all 30 parks to watch games.
"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
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It's do-able.
We did all five of the pro CA teams last summer; didn’t cost too much, and was a lot of fun.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Jonathan Sanchez was awesome tonight.
I can’t remember him putting together back to back starts that good.
This is what I’m going to focus on or I might put a bullet in my brain.
The San Francisco Giants must win at least one World Series before I die.
by vinScullySucks on Apr 20, 2010 10:25 PM PDT reply actions
Fuck this team. Fuck ‘em. I have zero sympathy for anyone on the offense tonight besides Schierholtz (TRIPLE BITCHES!) or Pablo. I hope Bochy sits ’em all down and screams at ’em. I hope they have to perform some sort of humiliating ritual, like an exhibition game where little girls can throw 5 MPH balls that bounce in the dirt and they have to swing and miss at every one and we all get to come and watch and laugh. I hope they all feel the desire to crawl in a hole and never come out (and please, Whiteside, act on that desire). I hate this team so much it’s becoming a hazard to my health.
But goddamn if I won’t watch them tomorrow and think right up to the final out that they’ll have a chance to win as they lose 3-2. I hate my life.
Goodbye, Steven Johnson, we hardly knew ye. Seriously, that was short.
Bork: Well guys, we’ll get em tomorrow, keep your heads up, you played your hearts out
It's tragic high tide
by TheBigLeBowker on Apr 20, 2010 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope Bochy sits ’em all down and screams at ’em.
Yeah, that will happen. Maybe to Nate and Bowker.
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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.
He’ll shoot Bowker in the face and accuse Nate of killing rallies with his selfish triples.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Why does Bochy get to scream at anyone? He batted Whiteside and Molina back-to-back. His application for a high horse to speak from has been denied.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 20, 2010 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Currently listening to: Hopeless by The Wrens
Hopeless that this will turn out better
This isnt what i wanted
I should’ve listened to them
Go thank yourself for nothing
It’s really all youre good for
And every year you wasted
And every half-assed offer
IS IT ABOUT THE GIANTS OFFENSE? MAYBE!
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
Suddenly, I’m glad that I won’t be watching baseball for 11 weeks this summer.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
goin' to jail?
If my head is full of white hairs by the end of this season.. I blame Brian Wilson. (I'm only 22, dammit!)
did you suitcase it?
It's tragic high tide
by TheBigLeBowker on Apr 20, 2010 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
After running over Bochy with his car.
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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Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be.
Where will you be?
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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.
Summer camp, in the Sierras.
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Which camp?
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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.
http://www.grizzlylodge.com/index.php
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GOOD LORD TUITION PRICES!
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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.
Most of our kids come from Marin, Woodside, Orinda, Palo Alto, Menlo-Atherton, Hillsborough… You get the idea.
The downside is that you get a few pretty effing spoiled kids. The upside is that I make close to a living wage, plus free room and board for 2.5 months. For making lanyards and throwing frisbees.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
NO MORAGA???????????
and i resent that! i’m not spoiled
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I've been throwing a Frisbee for 41 years.
No one told me you could make a living from it…
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Apr 20, 2010 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Only during the summer.
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I would guess
I had some scouts from Orinda come to one of my camps for a few years. Some of them were spoiled but some of them were really cool.
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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.
Like I said, there are a few, but it’s not the rule.
But seriously, if any of you folks happen to have camp age kids and the dough to shell out for it, it’s a fantastic place. Some of the best memories of my life are from this place, both as a camper and a staff member. So don’t think I’m dissing on it.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I did not say you were. I was just shocked by the price. Scout camps, the pricer ones even (Catalina Island and such) even top out at $700.
The web site is real nice, place looks really cool. Where in the Sierras is it? I have never heard of it (not that I am the encyclopedia of camps in the Sierras).
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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.
I didn’t mean to suggest that you were, I just wanted to be clear in case anybody thought I was ragging. I love my job.
The camp is off of Highway 70 in Plumas county. Nearest points of interest are Quincy 30 minutes away, and Reno and Truckee about 45 minutes away. Right near Lake Davis.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I admit the prices boggle me, too, as it was half as expensive when I was a kid. But for the price, the location, facilities, and quality of staff are all fantastic.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Cool
Sounds like fun. I loved being on camp staff, did it for 9 years. Met some of my best friends and some of the greatest people.
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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.
pro tip
don’t eat the fish in Lake Davis!
"I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."- Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Apr 21, 2010 6:50 AM PDT up reply actions
I spent like 7 weeks at Wofleboro. Never made it to Marin Sierra.
Wait, that’s not completely true. Spent a truly miserable Memorial Day weekend in 1990 doing a training hike around that area. Snow, frozen rain.
That year my brothers went there. The week they were there, two counselors decided to hitch the train to town. Realized they were going the wrong way and jumped off going 50. Lucky that they just ended up in crutches.
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"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
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Never been to Wolfsboro
Heard a lot about it. Know/knew a few of their staff people. Heard of Marin Sierra and it’s terrible weather.
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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.
I Love love love Wolfeboro. Went there like 4 or 5 times. Great camp.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 21, 2010 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Summer camp?? Are you a kid or are you going to be working?
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
For 11 weeks, has to be working.
unless his parents are uber rich or he sold a shit load of popcorn.
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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.
does scout6 mean Boy Scout?
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"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
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WINNER
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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.
i thought
you were the one who told us where Charlie was hiding
It's tragic high tide
by TheBigLeBowker on Apr 20, 2010 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
CHARLIE IS ALL OVER THIS HILL
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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.
Pretty sure I have mentioned this before
but I work for the Boy Scouts of America.
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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.
I could insert a WalrusMan joke about him wanting a job with the scouts but I won’t.
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
Well, you still basically did. So there’s that.
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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.
LOL insert.
Kid-touchers-in-the-scouts jokes are so 90s. Now it’s kid-touchers-in-the-church jokes that are all the rage. Get with the times.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 20, 2010 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't blame the church
with the average age increasing certain priests are taking an active role in keeping in touch with the youth. The youth can make it hard sometimes and these priests try to beat out all of those obstacles.
Honorary parent of Duane Kuiper, beloved broadcaster and power hitting coach for the Giants.
by Giant Voodoo on Apr 21, 2010 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions
touchers?
brings a whole new meaning to “touch.”
if Mark DeRosa and Aubrey Huff are the answer, I guess I just didn't understand the question.
Me too. Kind of.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 20, 2010 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Summer camp staff or enslaving service hours?
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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.
Life Scout. I actually pay, instead of getting paid.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 20, 2010 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
weren't you working on Eagle?
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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.
Yeah………..
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 20, 2010 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
How's that working out?
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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.
Dude
get it done.
You never know when it will pay off. When I was in college I got my first “real job” on the strength of my Eagle.
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"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
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One of my 2 life regrets:
Not achieving Eagle.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
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I did. I’m not sure it will pay off for me, but I sure did enjoy it.
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by Speedforthewin on Apr 20, 2010 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions
this
didn’t mean to make it just a thing that “pays off”
it has value in itself.
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"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
I’m not disagreeing with you. I think the Eagle used to mean more in society than it does today. I just enjoyed the experience. If it happens to pay off for me someday, that will be great.
Adopted father of Eric Surkamp, the next great big-eared soft tossing lefty in SF Giants History!
by Speedforthewin on Apr 20, 2010 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Put it on resumes, college apps, scholorships
HR people look for those kinds of things and they give you an instant leg up on someone. And if it comes down to someone else and you each with identical skill sets, the Eagle may push you over.
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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.
I put it on all of those things, and I didn’t even have to do the work!
by Grant Brisbee on Apr 20, 2010 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
See?
It works for everyone!
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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.
the Eagle may push you over.
It’s times like this I wish I was good at photoshop.
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/swoop paint image
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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.
Will do, as I will be applying to Grad School and am looking for a job in the mean time. Double the uses.
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by Speedforthewin on Apr 20, 2010 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Also use your local scouting contacts for references. People from your Eagle board, your local DE/Scout Exec, Scoutmaster, Clergy.
They all know you pretty well from that already and will almost always look good on there.
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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.
I put it in my resume right out of school. Don’t know if it ever made a difference, but it has made for a nice conversation starter during interviews.
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by rightcenterfielder on Apr 20, 2010 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I remember being a Life Scout at 17 and feeling pretty burnt out on the whole scouting thing (had been in it since Tiger Cubs), but after plenty of arm-twisting, I was finally dragged into finishing my Eagle project. One thing everyone kept saying to me and a few others in my situation was, “You’ve come all this way. You’ll regret it later if you quit now”.
It didn’t seem like a big deal then, but looking back 10 years now, I probably would regret it.
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by rightcenterfielder on Apr 20, 2010 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
/pours salt in my wound.
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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.
Hmm, it does seem that way, doesn’t it. Sorry ’bout that.
/contributes to therapy
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by rightcenterfielder on Apr 20, 2010 11:59 PM PDT up reply actions
/rinses out salt with lemon juice
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 21, 2010 7:35 AM PDT up reply actions
/rant
I’m glad that y’all have such nice things to say, but I personally had a pretty negative experience with Scouting. I enjoyed my time in Cubs/Webelos (back-to-back-to-back district championships in pinewood derby!)
But when I moved up to Boy Scouts, I joined Troop 1 in Sacramento, and they were just total, epic douches. I’d come directly to meetings from soccer games and get my balls busted for having the wrong socks on. I’d get shot down upon expressing interest in merit badges that didn’t lead to Eagle. I’d go to summer camp and get hazed by shithead sadist teenage counsellors with Nazi fixations.
This was all right around the time that the “small issues” (i.e. institutional discrimination against a segment of the population) was blowing up in the media. So I said, “you know what? Fuck this paramilitary bullshit.”
They tried to bribe me back in with an unearned promotion and I laughed in their faces.
And I haven’t regretted that decision even once since.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 20, 2010 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I could see that
I met my fair share of douches and ultra-competitive assholes who took things way too seriously, part of the reason I was getting tired of the whole thing. Thankfully, my own troop was pretty laid back (and often a disorganized mess), so we went on the outings, but weren’t out to win awards, just have fun.
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by rightcenterfielder on Apr 20, 2010 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions
mine too
it was the best way to be
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"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
I've known some pretty pathetic Eagle Scouts.
One of my good friends (who also happens to be gay) cannot construct a tent, build a fire or do anything else that could be construed as outdoorsy. I really don’t know how he managed it. It’s one of history’s great capers. I can only conclude that in this one area, he was a master of deception. It has certainly helped his career because, again, near as I can tell, he has a job that requires him to do zero work. This is a guy who comes in at noon and leaves at three. And then complains about it. He’s a maestro.
The other Eagle in my acquaintance is a pothead that goes out of his way to introduce scouts to weed. Now he can definitely make a fire.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
didn't know
or at least didn’t remember.
I’m an Eagle
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"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
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Cool
Congrats. Do you donate to scouting?
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
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Not currently.
Unfortunately, my financial situation hasn’t been able to support a lot of donations.
Hopefully, I can in the future. For all the small issues that I have with part of the organization, they are on the whole quite positive.
The parents of my 10 yr old nephew won’t let him join over this sort of small stuff, which makes me sad. It would do him a lot of good.
"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
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Yeah, everyone always wants to point out the negative. I wish they would look at all the positive the Scouts have done in their history.
I think one the the scouts organization will move past some of those small things people have problems with. There are a lot of people I know in the profession that don’t agree with some of our policies and some of them are in high power positions.
Meh, that is really disappointing though. It really is a terrific program.
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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.
it really is. And he loves camping, but his parents aren’t really into it.
On the plus side, his other uncle and I love it and can take him. But it isn’t the same
"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
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Bummer
Hopefully they will come around.
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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.
also working against my nephew
his father’s sister married a guy who is an eagle scout…who is also a total slimy prick. and really proud of his scouting association. And he was around many years before I became part of the family, so it is guilt by association.
meh
"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
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
There are some people that I meet and talk to that I come away wondering how the hell they got to be Eagle.
(present company excluded. Maybe. I’m watching our Words with Friends games)
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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.
currently listening to: Devoured by Vermin by Cannibal Corpse
Vermin = Pads
It's tragic high tide
by TheBigLeBowker on Apr 20, 2010 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Et tu with the facepalm, Baggs?
While Sanchez can bring no-hit stuff to the mound on any given night, the rest of his game still needs polishing. As a left-hander, he should have an automatic advantage holding runners. But it continues to be a problem area — and his negligence led to the game’s only run.
The running game wasn’t Sanchez’s only shortcoming. He also failed to advance Whiteside after the catcher led off the third inning with a ground-rule double. Given Whiteside’s lack of speed, Sanchez had little margin for error on his sacrifice attempt. The bunt was too hard and Latos had no trouble making the play at third.
"We're the kind of team people can identify with," Flannery said. "Our best pitcher weighs 150 pounds. Our shortstop is old. Our best hitter is ... big and our catcher is old and big."
Sanchez is obviously
the reason the Giants lost tonight.
"People are getting the message, the right people are getting it, but the people we want to further attract, or make sure we hold onto, are being affected by what we consider the lunatic fringe. That's my frustration, that they don't have a bigger view of the world." - Brian Sabean
seriously
a sac fly, come on dirteh
It's tragic high tide
by TheBigLeBowker on Apr 20, 2010 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
If it weren't for that run we'd still be playing.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Apr 20, 2010 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
learnz to winz
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"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
And Huff should’ve seen that his tumbling over the wall would lead to a frustrating 1-0 loss!
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 20, 2010 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey Baggs, FTFY
The absurd decision to keep Eugenio Velez on the roster over Fred Lewis wasn’t Bochy’s only shortcoming. He also failed to pinch hit for Whiteside after Nate Schierholtz led off the eighth inning with a triple. Given Whiteside’s lack of hitting ability, Bochy had little margin for error on his lineup moves. The pinch hitter was a batter too late and Mike Adams had no trouble getting out of the inning.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
he's not even an MLB coach
how does he know that
It's tragic high tide
by TheBigLeBowker on Apr 20, 2010 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
i read it… don’t remember that part
http://www.mercurynews.com/giants/ci_14925627?source=rss
No one here gets out alive.
how could he say something like that without talking to Bochy first?
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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.
I do not often agree with Baggs but when I do I write it here
Sanchez needed to get that bunt down. It is a facet of El Guapo’s game that needs improvement.
It’s just that Baggs is making it sound like Sanchez’s bunt failure was the reason why the Giants lost.
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by imovermyhead on Apr 20, 2010 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
El Guapo pitched great
Poppy is pointing out some facets of the game that El Guapo needs to improve. I agree. He neither bunts well or holds runners on. Facts. They hurt tonight.
Lincecum sucks at holding runners too
but those are all moot points if the offense can score a fucking run
I don't disagree
that Sanchez has a lot of room to improve regarding holding runners on and bunting, but there are at least 5 other players not named Sanchez who are actually responsible for not scoring a single run.
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by imovermyhead on Apr 20, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
HE FORCED RENT TO GROUND INTO THOSE DOUBLE PLAYS!
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Apr 20, 2010 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
HOW DARE HE NOT HAVE KNOWN THAT THE ONLY RUN HE GAVE UP WOULD BE DECISIVE
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by imovermyhead on Apr 20, 2010 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I kid, but it is true about the bunting.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Apr 20, 2010 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha, I know, hence the all-caps.
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by imovermyhead on Apr 20, 2010 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
And also, Whiteside is slow, so why did he take the chance of running. He didn’t have to run and could’ve stayed at 2nd.
01.19.2010
r.i.p. buster posey
Wave them home Tim.
Listening to all here Whiteside should not have ran to third;. Fine. OK. I can agree with that. My point is that Sanchez is not a good bunter. He needs to improve. His bunt was not a good bunt.
Also agree SF had plenty of chances even with a productive out to score runs tonight.
He was going with contact. He had to, because he is not very fast. It was all but a hit-and-run. So, I don’t really pin that one on Whiteside.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
There is plenty else to pin on him. What a catastrophe.
I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt on pitch calling.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Yes in all seriousness he does need to work on bunting. But I think it was really chickenshit to blame the loss on Sanchez and his inability to bunt.
01.19.2010
r.i.p. buster posey
Wave them home Tim.
He pitched a 1 hitter
he did his job.
Hitters didn’t do theirs.
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"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
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if he waits, and its a good bunt, he doesn't make it
FP Santangelo was stretching the truth there. Whiteside has to make sure it isn’t a popup but after that he has to go.
if Mark DeRosa and Aubrey Huff are the answer, I guess I just didn't understand the question.
And Bochy needed to not make such a terrible decision. It’s a facet of his game that needs improvement.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
Bochy hasn't had a talk with himself about the facets of the game that need improvement
Thinks he can figure it out on his own.
"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
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Blaming Sanchez for any part of this loss is fucking insane.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 20, 2010 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s my new thing!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 20, 2010 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, everybody! That creepy maid at the Radisson is putting out for bottles of Thunderbird again! She’s even fucking Howie! It’s his new thing!
by Grant Brisbee on Apr 20, 2010 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Grant is being very active in the discussion tonight.
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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.
I have a deadline at midnight. I’m procrastinating.
by Grant Brisbee on Apr 20, 2010 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s like all of us at our jobs. ONE OF US. ONE OF US.
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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.
Taking good situtational at bats
Is a facet this team needs to work on. Particularly Whiteside, Molina, Uribe.
Insanity is just a state of mind.
LOL
Yeah, Uribe hasn’t been our only offense in multiple games already this season or anything.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 20, 2010 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Baggs is a pretty reasonable beat writer and understands us “lunatic fringers” better than do other local media, but I’m disappointed that some of the stuff he writes just sounds like he’s parroting Bochy/Sabean.
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by imovermyhead on Apr 20, 2010 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn dude
Great way to instill confidence in him. Maybe we should recheck his line and the team’s batting and see what needs polishing around here?
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Aaaaaaaand the Lakers win, too.
What a motherfucking peach of a day.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 20, 2010 10:33 PM PDT reply actions
The car flags must be out in full force by now.
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by rightcenterfielder on Apr 20, 2010 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
oh they are
I’ve been seeing them everywhere down here.
01.19.2010
r.i.p. buster posey
Wave them home Tim.
Lincecum should have been used as a Pinch Hitter
With Nate Beardholes at 3rd, Timmy would’ve laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt or maybe poked one into left/center field. Let the thought sink in for a moment and it’s really not as bizarre as it sounds.
"It kind of gives everybody else out there who is not a big person the motivation and the inspiration that they know they can do it, too."--Tim Lincecum
by Timlincecum.com on Apr 20, 2010 10:34 PM PDT reply actions
he was so perfect on that swing
looked like will clark
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"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
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I thought he looked like Will on that swing too
by Section B, Row 1 on Apr 21, 2010 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
this is not funny
because it’s absolutely right. Cain would have been a good choice too.
"I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."- Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Apr 21, 2010 6:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Hoooooooooooooolllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy fucking hell.
I left in the middle of the 5th to do homework and I come back to this shit? 1 fucking hit = 1 run but 6 hits = 0 runs???? Jesus H. Christ I am ashamed of this shit. We are going to be the laughingstock of the fucking league now. We might get our sorry asses on ESPN now just so they can roll on the floor in laughter.
FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKK YOU TOOOOO HAIRSTON YOU UGLY FUCK!
Proud father of Mark Gardner(29 years my senior): mastermind of our airtight relief corps, local boy, and owner of an unofficial no-no against the Dodgers.
Tooooo Hairston is the third brother. He’s at Pepperdine now, and he’ll be drafted by the Dodgers. The four horsemen will ride across the horizon when he takes the field on Opening Day, 2012. Beware. Repent.
by Grant Brisbee on Apr 20, 2010 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Ziggy Hairston?
It's tragic high tide
by TheBigLeBowker on Apr 20, 2010 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Pepperdine you say?
I hope his ends up like Noah Lowry’s then!
Proud father of Mark Gardner(29 years my senior): mastermind of our airtight relief corps, local boy, and owner of an unofficial no-no against the Dodgers.
*his career
Proud father of Mark Gardner(29 years my senior): mastermind of our airtight relief corps, local boy, and owner of an unofficial no-no against the Dodgers.
dude could hit
It's tragic high tide
by TheBigLeBowker on Apr 20, 2010 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
named after Choo Freeman
"I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."- Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Apr 21, 2010 6:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Choo Freeman=a laugh a minute
sort of a cross between Fred Lewis’ clankers and Geno Velez’ general dopiness.
if Mark DeRosa and Aubrey Huff are the answer, I guess I just didn't understand the question.
Also? It frustrates me that these players that really have no right to be on a major league roster keep getting just enough extra base hits to let them cling to their jobs, despite the fact that they’re not really contributing in key situations.
2010 Velez: Clutch -0.24
And that’s AFTER two 9th inning home runs.
And for those of you playing the home game, Eugenio Velez and Eli Whiteside were good for a whopping 0.2 WAR in 2009. Zero-point-two and zero-point-zero, respectively.
This shit is killing me.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I don’t care about clutch. I care that Velez is a fucking terrible baseball player.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 20, 2010 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, yes, but his point is that Velez is fucking terrible by any conceivable measure, even ones that might not mean anything. That’s fair.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 20, 2010 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
That is fair. Velez is even shitty at meaningless shit.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 20, 2010 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
according to Kruk, he is good at batting practice
very impressive, even.
if Mark DeRosa and Aubrey Huff are the answer, I guess I just didn't understand the question.
Velez should be in Fresno.
or out of the Giants organization. I don’t care.
Adopted Giant: Mike Krukow.
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Kevin Frandsen: Better than any SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
I just don't want to see him in a Giants uniform at all.
Adopted Giant: Mike Krukow.
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Kevin Frandsen: Better than any SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
He should play with Linden!
Adopted Giant: Mike Krukow.
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Kevin Frandsen: Better than any SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
I knew he was playing somewhere in Japan...
do you know whatever happened to Ortmeier? Is he overseas or AAA filler?
Adopted Giant: Mike Krukow.
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Kevin Frandsen: Better than any SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
Probably true
I’m feeling sentimental for former, mediocre Giants. I think I like those guys more than the current mediocre Giants.
Adopted Giant: Mike Krukow.
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Kevin Frandsen: Better than any SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
Niekro could teach them to throw a knuckleball!
Adopted Giant: Mike Krukow.
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Kevin Frandsen: Better than any SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
Lance Niekro is just Damon Minor lite.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 21, 2010 8:14 AM PDT up reply actions
And the taller of the two.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 21, 2010 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Velez is awful, but he was pretty low on the blame meter for last night’s loss. I suppose I blame Whiteside the most, but he could called a nice game. So, Rent. The blame is on you.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
LOL 3 runs in the last 3 games, that’s almost 1 run per game!!
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Some of you will deal with the travesty of three great back-to-back
wasted pitching performances with wit, some with anger, and some with blind loyalty. And most of you will keep coming back, like abused spouses, and let Bochy and Sabean keep getting away with it. Not me. It only took less than a month this season, but unlike last year, I’m done already.
I’m not going to waste another season suffering this frustration, tolerating Bochy’s mistakes in judgement and Sabean’s pathetic dreck of an offense once again, capped off with apologists like Baggarly and his drivel about Sanchez. Life is too short to waste my passion for baseball on Bill Neukom’s joke of a baseball team, when everyone around these parts is so willing to waste this pitching, media included, without any apparent consequences.
See you next year.
Responsible for the last great homegrown Giants team.
Really?
You’ll pass on watching one of the strongest pitching staffs in recent memory come into their own, just because the offense is that sucky?
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 20, 2010 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I don’t think anyone watches this team because Eugenio Velez might hit a bomb. Sanchez no-hitters and Lincecum 15 K games are everyone’s reason.
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The Giants’ offensive half-innings are like comedy breaks between powerful dramas.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Apr 20, 2010 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s what kills me about this game. Sanchez had another fantastic performance. He completely neutralized Gonzales, who went 0-3 with 2 strikeouts. 10Ks. It would have been another gem, but the Giants completely and utterly wasted it.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Yeah, they should at least be able to put a run or two up on the board to give the pitchers some room to work with when they are tearing it up like this.
Proud father of Mark Gardner(29 years my senior): mastermind of our airtight relief corps, local boy, and owner of an unofficial no-no against the Dodgers.
If only he could fucking bunt the god damned baseball.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 20, 2010 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions
TOTALLY HIS FAULT
"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
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
You know? Given how good the bunting has been all season, it’s almost a luxury that people can complain about a bunt. As opposed to last season, where we could complain about EVERY bunt.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I’m sorry that you took my comment seriously.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 21, 2010 8:14 AM PDT up reply actions
You’re not sorry.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 21, 2010 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m not. :(
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 21, 2010 8:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Jonathan Sanchez is the Problem.
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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Adopted Giant: Mike Krukow.
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Kevin Frandsen: Better than any SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
We’ll see who’s strong enough to be the whipping boy now!
Adoptive parent of Kevin Frandsen, now stopping gaps in Boston...I mean Pawtucket.
by EliminateMe on Apr 21, 2010 12:05 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ll never say I’m leaving this team. Cause I’d be lying to myself if I said I gave up on them. I have this irrational hope that they’ll turn it around and be good, and yeah sometimes my heart gets crushed but other times it makes me so proud that I follow this team.
01.19.2010
r.i.p. buster posey
Wave them home Tim.
You’ll be back.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 20, 2010 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Depends how old he is.
"People are getting the message, the right people are getting it, but the people we want to further attract, or make sure we hold onto, are being affected by what we consider the lunatic fringe. That's my frustration, that they don't have a bigger view of the world." - Brian Sabean
So... the sharks won.
That was cool. I’m going to pretend that was the only game by teams I care about tonight.
Proud parent of the new dominant pitching sensation out of San Diego State University.
Temporarily refocused on hockey-related exercises... growing a beard, wearing teal, punching random people as I walk to class...
I'm ignoring the Sharks, too.
Their demise will come sooner and more swiftly than that of the Giants.
DFA Jonathan Sanchez
In the last four games Giants starters have given up four runs
and the team is 1-3 in those games. I’m going to go cry myself to sleep.
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis.
at least you’ll get sleep
It's tragic high tide
by TheBigLeBowker on Apr 20, 2010 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Tonight's midnight post: Bochy Needs to put...
a bullet in his head
It's tragic high tide
by TheBigLeBowker on Apr 20, 2010 10:50 PM PDT reply actions
what does Bochy get paid to do?
nobody knows…
by TimLaser and MattyC on Apr 20, 2010 10:58 PM PDT reply actions
Torment me.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 20, 2010 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
adding y’s to players names.
"People are getting the message, the right people are getting it, but the people we want to further attract, or make sure we hold onto, are being affected by what we consider the lunatic fringe. That's my frustration, that they don't have a bigger view of the world." - Brian Sabean
prepare a chocolate moose
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by rightcenterfielder on Apr 20, 2010 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
spout platitudes to the press
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 20, 2010 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
He gets paid to help the Padres win baseball games
Adopted Giant: Mike Krukow.
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Kevin Frandsen: Better than any SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
seriously from the roll to the first puff I’m impressed, very talented
It's tragic high tide
by TheBigLeBowker on Apr 20, 2010 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Umm, alright then.
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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.
this is amazing, just completely amazing
it made me cry man tears….
ps mayor mccheese called and he wants your balls back….
by westcoastoffense on Apr 20, 2010 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions
And the day's first guffaw checks in at 6:17 AM
Many thanks!
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by victor frankenstein on Apr 21, 2010 6:16 AM PDT up reply actions
AdBlocked that image
but your user name is by far the best Japanese food used as such.
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"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
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by natteringnabob on Apr 21, 2010 6:59 AM PDT up reply actions
LARS!!!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
lol
I want to know how you fuckers snuck a camera into my living room.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 21, 2010 7:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Amazing.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Before I read any other comments
WHAT THE FUCK??!!!
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Data has dream circuits.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 20, 2010 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
You know that offense you saw the first 11 games?
All the hitters were actually Buster Posey in disguise. He’s been found out now, so we see the real Giants offense.
DFA Jonathan Sanchez
Since Wellemeyer's last start
The Starters’ Line: 26.1 IP, 4 ER, 7 BB, 24 K’s, 1.37 ERA, (1-1)
Team Record: 1-3
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by Speedforthewin on Apr 20, 2010 11:05 PM PDT reply actions
oh, and all 4 GS were QS
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by Speedforthewin on Apr 20, 2010 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
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So the only reason you leave Whiteside in for a runner-on-third, no-out situation in the eighth inning is if you’re playing for 13th inning, Dusty-style. You want to make sure that in case the ground opens up and swallows Whiteside in the 12th, you still have a catcher to put in the game. That’s a silly way to play the game, of course, but you can almost see the logic if you squint.
That’s not what Bochy wanted to do, though. He wanted Whiteside to hit. Then Bochy wanted to burn Molina in the very next at-bat. Perfect. It’s conjoined fail, attached at the fiasco. Bruce Bochy did everything possible to ensure that the worst hitter on the team — a team filled with bad hitters, there’s still a no-doubt, bottom of the heap, worst on the team, mind you — got the crucial at-bat. I don’t blame Whiteside. I blame Bruce Bochy. And maybe Whiteside a little bit, but mostly Bochy.
WHAT? I missed the game but saw the 1 hit box score. THIS FUCKING HAPPENED?
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
Yes. Nate hit a leadoff Triple. Whiteside hit, then Molina, then Velez, all failing to bring in Nate.
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by Speedforthewin on Apr 20, 2010 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
We stranded runners on third in… 3 separate innings. And almost did in a fourth, but for the Sanchez bunt fail.
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Worf’s father is dead.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 20, 2010 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 20, 2010 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
More specifically
Whiteside grounded to third, Molina hit a shallow fly to right, and Velez K’d
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by Speedforthewin on Apr 20, 2010 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Not deep enough (TWSS). Shallow to medium RF, with enough air that Hairston had plenty of time to set for the gun home.
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Shallow. Hairston would have gunned him down. The relay was a little high, but Torrealba had a perfect Catch and set.
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by Speedforthewin on Apr 20, 2010 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I send him anyway.
Velez’ chance of driving him in about .2
Nate has at least that much of a chance of scoring with a bad throw, evading the tag or knocking the ball loose.
As it turns out he probably would have been out. But he had better than a one in 5 chance at the moment of decision.
if Mark DeRosa and Aubrey Huff are the answer, I guess I just didn't understand the question.
I hate this fuckin' team
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
by SoFa King Mike on Apr 20, 2010 11:11 PM PDT reply actions
I'm pretty sure there's a Tea Party joke in there somewhere...
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
by SoFa King Mike on Apr 20, 2010 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I would <3 this team, though
SS Crawford
2B F. Sanchez =/
C Posey
1B Carlos Pena
3B Pandaval
LF Neal
CF Rowand
RF Nate
P Lincecum
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 20, 2010 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Switch Nate and Crawford and we have a deal!
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by Speedforthewin on Apr 20, 2010 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I want this team.
RF Ichiro
SS Ramirez
3B Sandoval
1B Gonzales
LF Crawford
2B Utley
C Posey
CF Gutierrez
P Lincecum
Reasonable, right?
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No, this is reasonable
RF Pedro Feliz
SS Pedro Feliz
3B Pedro Feliz
1B Pedro Feliz
LF Pedro Feliz
2B Pedro Feliz
C Pedro Feliz
CF Pedro Feliz
P Pedro Feliz
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 20, 2010 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Pitching and defense!
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I don’t see any difference between that and the previous one.
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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fucking hipsters
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"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Pedro Feliz was cool until he sold out and went to the Phillies.
It’s all about Yuniesky Betancourt now.
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If Rent gets hurt...
I could see him trading for Yuni. I just threw up in my mouth.
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Grab Some Pine, Meat
Kevin Frandsen: Better than any SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
I don't want Yuni
My faith in Sabes=0
Adopted Giant: Mike Krukow.
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Kevin Frandsen: Better than any SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
FFFFFFFFFFFFFF that
Paging Brandon Crawford….
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 21, 2010 12:16 AM PDT up reply actions
I was giving him the Bocock fast track
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 21, 2010 12:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Again, DNW Yuni
but expect Yuni.
Sabes did say he is looking for Middle infield depth…
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Grab Some Pine, Meat
Kevin Frandsen: Better than any SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
Uribe will play every day
I’d even put him at first against lefties.
if Mark DeRosa and Aubrey Huff are the answer, I guess I just didn't understand the question.
Also, here's a really funny recap of the Royals fans reaction to the Yuni trade
http://www.royalsreview.com/2009/7/12/945430/the-betancourt-trade-recapped
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I was going with minimum moves.
Any of the Upton brothers on the Giants will make me =DDDDDDDD
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 21, 2010 12:18 AM PDT up reply actions
What the f?
How could we get 6 hits and score nothing? How can we have freaking Eli Whitecanthitthesideofabarn to potentially tie/win the game? 6 hits….
Monkeys could throw their crap onto a board and build a better lineup….
by westcoastoffense on Apr 20, 2010 11:14 PM PDT reply actions
For the record
6 hits ain’t shit. 2 every 3 innings…
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
still, completely terrible
its the padres!
by westcoastoffense on Apr 20, 2010 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 20, 2010 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions
30 mins left Grant.
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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.
Finishing touches. I also have the MacGyver Wiki page up, so it’s not a done deal yet…
by Grant Brisbee on Apr 20, 2010 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Macgyver?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 20, 2010 11:52 PM PDT up reply actions
So...
Now that we’ve had 4 days to think it over, are we all fine with Wellemeyer as the 5th starter…and the stopper?
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by Speedforthewin on Apr 20, 2010 11:30 PM PDT reply actions
no
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 20, 2010 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
(SSS)
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 20, 2010 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
No. I want Pedro Martinez.
I want him on this team yesterday.
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I’m perfectly fine with him as the fifth starter.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 20, 2010 11:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Night all
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
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hey, giants offense
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by sadison bummedgarner on Apr 20, 2010 11:43 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
Rec'd
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by Speedforthewin on Apr 20, 2010 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions
FUCK AQUEDUCTS LETS THINK!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 20, 2010 11:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually, I kind of think that the best part of this picture if the reactions from Work and Riker.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 20, 2010 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions
WORK WORK WORK WORK
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 20, 2010 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions
DO WORK SON
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 21, 2010 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions
I bet that Todd Wellemeyer will be inspired by the great pitching performances of Lincecum, Zito, Cain and Sanchez and will really step up his game tomorrow! Only four runs in five innings! Yeah!!
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"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
But how will he do if the Padres don't bench Adrian Gonzalez?
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Paging Joey...
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by Speedforthewin on Apr 21, 2010 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Also
Last.fm has been down for hours. HOURS.
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Pandora
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 21, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I can't believe I watched that game tonight
And I even missed the 8th inning live when Nate was stranded at 3rd with 0 outs as I found out later through the box score. I am trying really hard to find a silver lining so here it goes:
Giants went 0-6 in their first SoCal road trip last season and ended up 2-7 before going 86-67 the rest of the way. The worst they will come home to Friday is a 1-5 roadtrip, 8-7 overall.
[P.S. I am totally expecting a Giants’ win tomorrow with a ridiculous score of 12-10 as Wellemeyer allows 8 runs in 5 innings…and pick up a WIN]
Win the inning.
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After the game today
I really don’t give a fuck if we get Dye. Infact I fucking encourage it right now.
Speechless.
That’s 3 fucking games in a row which all the guys in the rotation should have W’s next to their names.
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
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by Tim LinCyYoung on Apr 21, 2010 12:47 AM PDT reply actions
May 8, 1985 Krukow's magnificent fail
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN198505080.shtml
Check the Giants’ batting stats. Scary bad.
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HE HAD HIS CHANCE!!!!!!!
From Baggs comments:
I hope the obsession with Bowker is over. An OPS barely over 0.500 is not starting major league player material.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Baggs is really stupid
WHY IS BENGIE?!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 21, 2010 6:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m so glad this latest stretch of games has been taking place when I’m safely in bed for the night. Just reading about them over coffee in the morning is excruciating; I can’t imagine experiencing them in real time.
On the other hand, Jonathan Sanchez! Yes, he’s faced three bad lineups, but his current numbers would be impressive against anyone.
Sanchez looks fantastic
have we seen three starts like that from him in a row before?
Also, the Padres’ SS is pretty impressive. It must be nice to have a SS on the team.
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by natteringnabob on Apr 21, 2010 7:03 AM PDT up reply actions
I have been noticing how much difference a shortstop with range can make
/sigh
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Apr 21, 2010 7:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Hey, the Padres took a risk and it paid off. I guess the rule 5 draft does still work
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by Speedforthewin on Apr 21, 2010 8:03 AM PDT up reply actions
I think this may be as bad as I can ever remember
Having followed the team since the late 70s and gradually understanding the game more and more as the 80s progressed I have invested a lot of time and feel pretty rational in saying this. I believe this is the most frustrating period in Giants baseball I have ever witnessed. We have had many good teams over the years. We have been in two World Series, and in one of those had a very good shot at winning based on the talent level of the the two ballclubs. The other WS we were clearly outmatched.
There have been years where we had very good teams that came up short. There have been years where we had extremely good offenses. But a great offense does not win a championship. This year is different. I really do believe we have championship caliber pitching…the best in the league. Our 1-4 is very very strong. Our top 4 in the bullpen is extremely strong, too.
As we all know, the problem lies in management, and that is where the frustration comes in. It is painfully obvious that Bochy is not a good manager. He is not even an average manager. One could argue that what he does behind the scenes could be very strong, but that doesn’t matter. It is pretty well established that chemistry is a science and baseball is a game played on a, hopefully, grass field.
Stepping back a bit we can look at Brian Sabean and he is not as bad as Bochy. After all, he somehow assembled this pitching staff, so we have to give him that. Unfortunately he had Bonds covering his mistakes for years and is behind the times in non-pitcher evaluation. To make matters worse, we are stuck with these two clowns for two more years.
Beyond this, the media is complicit by supporting these cretins. Why can’t someone with a brain actually report on what is happening. Can’t someone at the Chronicle do a study on Sabeans moves and tear him apart so that everyone can see? Educate your public. That’s your job you fucktards.
Neukom doesn’t seem to be helping matters any. It seems he likes the Dodgers idea of a “dodgers way” and is trying to implement it in the Giants system. I suspect he doesn’t really understand what that entails, though.
Ugh…this diatribe is falling apart.
Anyway, my point is this does not appear to be getting better at any time in the near future. We will likely make the playoffs this year or one of the next. We may even get lucky and win it all. We shouldn’t, though. Not with this management team. I am totally convinced that with modern day management this is an easy 100 win ballclub just with the talent we currently have on the roster and in Fresno. With a do over on this last offseason with some competence and we are the favorites to win it all.
I used to really love the Swedish Chef, too. Now I am just nauseated.
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by positiveuphemism on Apr 21, 2010 9:14 AM PDT reply actions 5 recs
+1
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 21, 2010 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions
In this line
Except for the easy 100 win ballclub part
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Posey
… and I guess we can now talk about the need to have Buster Posey on the team instead of Whiteside now …
Though we haven’t sat Huff at all, and he’s been quite good against LHP so far, so I don’t think we can really say that Posey would get enough AB’s on the team to justify staying on the roster. These are the games that make a difference in that case.
Maybe we should see if Huff, or Posey, can play left field …
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