Post-game thread: Wellemeyer shines, Giants hit
by Grant Brisbee on Apr 27, 2010 10:02 PM PDT
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It has to be hard to be Todd Wellemeyer. The Madison Avenue take on the Giants’ rotation:
Dazzling changeups! Biting curveballs! Sizzling fastballs! Darting sliders! And Todd Wellemeyer.
Night after night he’d have to watch his peers go out and befuddle the opposition, and when it was finally his turn to shine..Todd Wellemeyer was Todd Wellemeyer was Todd Wellemeyer. I wanted to defer to Dave Duncan’s expertise on this; there had to be something to Wellemeyer that I’d missed. What we saw in the previous three Wellemeyer starts was a pitcher with unimpressive stuff and unimpressive command -- where Tim Lincecum mixes the two like peanut butter and jelly, Wellemeyer was often working on his very own licorice and weevil sandwich.
Tonight was much, much better. It’s not time to push the throttle forward to full optimism -- there were a few hittable pitches that, for whatever reason, weren’t hit -- but it was a fine, workmanlike performance that hinted at more fine, workmanlike performances in the future. That’s all a team should expect from a fifth started plucked from the free bin.
Fine work, Todd. Of course, it’s not a problem if Wellemeyer slips up again and leaves the Giants looking for a fifth starter. There’s always Nate Schierholtz
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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.
big time timmy jim tomorrow WHOOO!
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Timmy, Zito, Cain, Sanchez... yeah those 4 are better than your 4
i dunno
im kind of a big fan of the freaky franchise
Brian Wilson said they call him “Baby Dracula” in the dugout.
by Benjamin14:18 on Apr 28, 2010 12:44 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL
WHY???
in the best shape of my life
by Prussian Creole on Apr 28, 2010 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Pale, dark EMO hair, small stature….
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Apr 28, 2010 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
He has a taste for baby blood.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 28, 2010 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Especially Dodger baby blood.
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by The Neuschler on Apr 28, 2010 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Who doesn't?
In high school I was dating a girl who was in the French Club and by association, dating the French Club. So when they did their fund raising I helped and enlisted my buddy to do it with me. The result of the fund raising led to us going to a high end authentic French restaurant where the club was encouraged to order in French and all that jazz.
When it came to me and my friend’s turn to order I asked in very plain English, for a baby, broiled in its own blood, to which my friend responded, “Shut up dude, they may actually do it”. The Waiter was not amused. I thought it was funny as hell.
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by satyricrash on Apr 28, 2010 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL
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This.
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by Johnny Disaster on Apr 28, 2010 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
I really dislike this nickname.
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I think it’s hilarious, and therefore an awesome nickname.
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by ringleader3 on Apr 28, 2010 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
And yet because it’s from ESPN it’s tainted.
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by Johnny Disaster on Apr 28, 2010 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
I always think it’s weird to see the word taint used that way.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 28, 2010 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Taint.
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by Johnny Disaster on Apr 28, 2010 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Take my tears and that’s not nearly all
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
Yeah, I haven’t listened to that song the same way since college.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 28, 2010 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
So… last year then?
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by Johnny Disaster on Apr 28, 2010 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ll have been out of college for three years next month.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 28, 2010 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Wow, three years at the end of the year for me.
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Just when you think you're out, they keep pulling you back in.
Apparently, I was confused by the whole Mills?SJSU thing…
Wait – isn’t it you that’s never seen Godfather 3? Nevermind.
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by Johnny Disaster on Apr 28, 2010 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ll be starting at Mills in the fall.
And I’ve never seen Godfathers 2 or 3.
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by howtheyscored on Apr 28, 2010 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
I know it was you howie. You broke my heart. You broke my heart!
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
Hell, I’ve barely seen Godfather 1.
But I have.
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by howtheyscored on Apr 28, 2010 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
I think
it’s one of those things where it’s so bad it’s good.
I never would have dreamed of calling Timmy that, but /in the context of the commercial/ it’s pretty funny.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 27, 2010 10:04 PM PDT reply actions
yeah, if Wellemeyer pitches like this
I am perfectly fine with him as the no. 5 starter. Bendable, but not breakable.
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Sometimes...
SOMETIMES, more like all the time.
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by The Neuschler on Apr 28, 2010 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
huh huh huh.. todd’s cool… huh huh huh.
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Liriano: 8 IP 10 Ks
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0 ER
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by Giant among Angels on Apr 27, 2010 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
lol people who think the trade wasn’t that bad
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Nathan’s hurt and Liriano sucks! Great trade!
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by sadison bummedgarner on Apr 27, 2010 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Just imagine
Francisco Liriano as our fifth starter
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
/sob
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by satyricrash on Apr 27, 2010 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
fuck
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by bondslegend on Apr 27, 2010 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
To do that you have to also take last year’s 5.80 ERA and basically 1 good year of production over the 5 years previous… no thanks.
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by Johnny Disaster on Apr 28, 2010 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Over the awesome production from AJ McAsshole we’ve had over that time?
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I’m not saying it was a good trade, I’m saying Liriano hasn’t been very productive… I’ve always been more bitter about giving up Nathan.
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by Johnny Disaster on Apr 28, 2010 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Misrep
I think the most anyone said (including me) was that if Liriano was hurt after his rookie year and never came back, the trade went from “historically bad” to “just plain bad.”
Not quite the same as “not that bad.”
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by achiappanza on Apr 27, 2010 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
It would have continued to be historically bad if the Twins had never gotten another inning out of Liriano or Nathan.
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I can name three worse ones off the top of my head just by the Giants in my lifetime
Orlando Cepeda for Frank Duffy.
Gaylord Perry for Sam McDowell.
Jack Clark for David Green and Jose Uribe.
And if we assume the Twins never got another inning out of Liriano or Nathan I can probably add another half dozen.
To me, “historically bad” has to really really stand out.
"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
Well, they traded Orlando Cepeda for Ray Sadecki, first off.
It does really stand out, in my opinion.
AJ was worth 1.4 WAR his one year as a Giant. Liriano, even with his bad years, has been worth 8.4 WAR for the Twins. Even Boof was worth 4.2 WAR as a Twin! Just with those two players, the Twins got 9 times as much value out of the trade as we did.
Add Joe Nathan (15.1 WAR) and the Twins got almost twenty times as much value out of the trade as the Giants did.
That’s historically bad.
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Duffy, Sadecki, it’s still worse.
I’ll bet if you take your WAR analysis to the trades I mentioned, those are all worse.
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by achiappanza on Apr 28, 2010 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Also
If you’re going to count Nathan’s WAR for his entire post-trade career, you should to do the same for A.J. It’s still his value, whether or not he did it for the Giants.
"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."
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by achiappanza on Apr 28, 2010 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
But Nathan hasn’t played for anybody except the Twins. That’s a dishonest suggestion you’re making.
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by howtheyscored on Apr 28, 2010 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Probably should count WAR for all the arbitration years the players were eligible for at the time of the trade.
/too lazy to do it myself
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Either that or compare the ratios of WAR per dollar, since SF spent far less for one year of AJ than Minnesota spent for all years of Nathan/Liriano/Boof. Otherwise it’s not really a fair comparison.
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Those are both good
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by achiappanza on Apr 28, 2010 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
I imagine the Twins still come out way ahead – Bonser and Liriano have yet to make a ton of money and Nathan didn’t get big bucks until he signed his last contract.
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Remember the premise of downgrading the badness was contingent on Liriano never making it back after his rookie season.
"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
You have to correct somehow
Maybe the better way is to stop counting Nathan’s value at the end of the contract period he had signed with the Giants.
There also has to be a correction for swaps with uneven number of players, since everyone would rather have one 5 WAR guy over three 2 WAR guys.
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by achiappanza on Apr 28, 2010 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Okay? Even if you only take it through his pre-FA years, the Twins still get like 15 times as much value out of the trade.
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An ant can lift 10 times its own weight. 10x doesn’t mean much when you’re an ant.
Again, I suspect t the WAR value of SP’s (Gaylord Perry) and middle-of-the-order hitters (Jack Clark and Orlando Cepeda) is a higher surrender than a closer, regardless of how good.
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no
that’s stupid
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by bondslegend on Apr 28, 2010 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't think that word means what you think it means.
"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 28, 2010 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
The value he had after the giants dumped him has NOTHING to do with the trade
it just goes to prove how fucking stupid they were. They traded 2 really good players for a guy they had for basically half a season. If he had any value after they let him go, it just proves the trade was THAT much worse.
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by bondslegend on Apr 28, 2010 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
It has to do with what valuing the players’ actual contributions. Everything else plays out based on unforseeable circumstances.
"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
Jose was the man!
While you could say it was a lopsided trade and have some merit to the argument, if Ozzie Smith wasn’t in the league at the same time Jose Uribe would be a household name. He was that good defensively, even if his bat was suspect at best. The Giants of the late 80’s had plenty of offense and getting rid of Jack Clark paved the way for William Nuschler Clark. The importance of defense is often underrated, but the Giants won a lot of games because of their defense up the middle with Uribe, Thompson and Butler. In fact, the case could certainly be made that the Jack Clark deal wasn’t bad at all, but a good deal for the Giants because it met a need. There’s no way in hell that it was worse than Pier-douchski for Nathan trade. According to Bill James the best season of the ’80’s was Will Clark’s ‘89 season, which couldn’t happen with Jack Clark still there.
Plus Jack Clark was—and is—an asshole.
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by The Neuschler on Apr 28, 2010 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
In retrospect. Not at the time. I’ll never stop defending the context of that trade.
by Grant Brisbee on Apr 27, 2010 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree
A 1.5-2 WAR catcher is more valuable than theretofore struggling reliever who didn’t really show any indication that he was going to turn into one of the most dominant closers in baseball.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
A reliever who had two 5.00 ERA+ seasons in AAA after his shoulder disintegrated has a good year in middle relief in the majors? A low-A pitching prospect who couldn’t stay healthy enough to crack the 80 IP barrier in the pros? A formerly touted prospect who lost zip on his fastball and had a serious drop in his strikeout rate?
That’s the perfect sell-high package, and it went for a 20-something catcher still in his arbitration years. It turned to be a tsunami of suck, but I understand the motivation.
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Word
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Double word.
"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
That's a bit too nice IMO
Nathan opened that season with something like 23 scoreless innnings and finished it with a 1.06 WHIP and a 9.5 K/9. What about that says anything but, “I am your future closer who will not only save you from the wrath of Armando Benitex but also AJ Pierzynski?”
And I have no link, but I heard an interview of Tidrow on KNBR where he said Liriano is the last guy he would trade amongst all the Giant prospects, this was when they had Foppert, Williams and Ainsworth all in the top 100.
Bonser is the only guy that made sense to trade IMO and you could make a case that Bonser for AJ would have been a fair deal.
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
Relievers come and go so quickly, that when one emerges from serious injury problems to pitch better than he ever has before, you shouldn’t be afraid to trade him. Now Nathan is probably just going to miss the Hall of Fame, and the Giants would have won the World Series if he were the closer in 2004, and they would have traded Brian Wilson for Jason Heyward last year, but that’s just nitpicking.
by Grant Brisbee on Apr 28, 2010 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Point well taken
regarding relievers and their inconsistencies. Exactly why I would have traded Wilson before last season, and the team at this moment in time might have been worse for it.
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
Selling high on three prospects to upgrade offense at the catcher position was not my idea of a good idea, contextually or otherwise.
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by Johnny Disaster on Apr 28, 2010 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
WHAT? I thought both his arms fell off!
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Nate is the one person
That I really want to see pitch in some crazy 20 inning game. I bet his fastball is at least mid-80s.
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.
Would have to assume it’s higher than that. Bet he could top 90 MPH
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yeah.
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Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
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This stadium is fucking bullshit.
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LOL
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lol Phillies fans
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It's surprisingly inexpensive.
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by satyricrash on Apr 27, 2010 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
HA!
Sorry it makes their sluggers look not as good
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by Giant among Angels on Apr 27, 2010 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
LoL phils (again)
wtf is this Schierholz ass?
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I fucking hate this Schierholtz guy.
by PhillyFriar on Apr 27, 2010 9:45 PM PDT
I think I’m a pretty informed baseball fan, and I’ll be honest here… I have no idea who the fuck Andres Torres and Matt Downs are. Yet somehow, they’re killing us right now.
by PhillyFriar on Apr 27, 2010 8:40 PM PDT
And something we can all agree on:
Speaking of hatred of humanity, fuckin’ Dodgers.
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I actually
Kinda like that this team has a bunch of dudes no one has ever heard of.
Kind’ve a “major league” vibe.
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.
Somebody took ‘Wild Thing’ Wellemeyer to the optometrist this week, didn’t they?
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by TexasRanger on Apr 27, 2010 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Every day I get a little more optimistic about the Giants chances in the NL West, all we gotta do is hold off the madres
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
If the Padres get first and we win the wild card, that is better than any other NL West team being ahead of us… they are the least evil.
LIES!
they swept us! they are not LESS evil! ……then again they’re not the douche-y Rockies and the Ducking Fodgers…. yeah I guess you’re right
Thank GOD, now i can comment, fuckin gifs
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
ARRRGH 6 MB GIFS!!!
Jaymee Sire is my adopted wife.
by positiveuphemism on Apr 27, 2010 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
hehe
Jaymee Sire is my adopted wife.
by positiveuphemism on Apr 27, 2010 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL. ARRRGH GIFS!!!
Jaymee Sire is my adopted wife.
by positiveuphemism on Apr 27, 2010 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Man, this series has been REALLY fun, so far
And, oh yeah, Timmy pitches tomorrow!
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
Dodgers also lose TWICE!
Lincecum day tomorrow for a sweep. Does it get any better?
yea, me wearing my timmy jersey to my 8 AM and having there be 2 philly fans there
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Rockies coulda lost. Damn Dbacks.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
thats big time timmy jim to you..
IN TIMMY WE TRUST/ STFD & GTFO For The Love Of The Strikeout
Timmy, Zito, Cain, Sanchez... yeah those 4 are better than your 4
Wow Wellemeyer is a boring guy
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
He seems like a Moody's Debbie Downer
I bet the other players think he is a douche
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 27, 2010 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Good game. Good pitching. Timely hitting. RENT! A baserunning blunder. 2 DP’s. ready for TIMMY DAY!
/Doesn’t mention Molina’s 2 hits
//Waits for 22gigantes
///forgets he is banned
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Apr 27, 2010 10:08 PM PDT reply actions
Also, Panda’s AVG keeps climbing
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Apr 27, 2010 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Furthermore, Philadelphia now hates Nate Schierholz and his arm/cannon
slowly dying, one giants game at a time
by SirPsycoSexy on Apr 28, 2010 12:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Eats, hits and leaves
Mark DeRosa knows that it's hard to sound intelligent with a Jersey accent.
by oldjacket on Apr 28, 2010 6:29 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
should i go to the game tomorrow?
i am 3-0 this year going to games
McCovey Chronicles - The repetition is awesome. Proud Adoptive Parent of BRETT PILL.
READ MY BLOG!!!!
by sadison bummedgarner on Apr 27, 2010 10:10 PM PDT reply actions
Go.
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 27, 2010 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
You should
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’m thinking about going, too.
Giants also 3-0 in my presence. 4-0 if you count exhibitions. Although, I’d have to skip Mex-American History and English.
by Uncle Russel on Apr 27, 2010 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I want to go, but I question my ability to pay for tickets. I’m not a fan of bleacher seats, so.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I am 0-1 :(
I had the unfortunate event of being at Welmyers first outing, what a crappy game. I do live near DC however, so at some point am looking forward to ending the year 3-1!
Remember, ESPN Sez
We didn’t win, the Phillies lost. Gotta tow the company line until the bitter end.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Solution:
MLB Network
You should hear Plesac fawning over Pablo. And the other night when Affeldt got that K…wild thing was going nuts over his reaction.
Lots of genuine Giants love over there :P
by short_shifter on Apr 27, 2010 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Reynolds is usually willing to pull for us.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I personally can’t stand Harold Reynolds, but Plesac and Mitch Williams have had nice things to say about the Giants and I like them. I think my favorite thing Mitch Williams said was when Reynolds was talking about how amazing Bengie was and how the Giants were so smart to bring him back, Mitch was talking about how Bengie was a huge base clogger and stuff it was awesome.
01.19.2010
r.i.p. buster posey
Wave them home Tim Flannery, wave them home.
He should get a montage of his own. Diving catch, running catch, two putouts, and Ryan Howard thinking twice.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
only in baseball
can every measurable statistic point to Roy Halladay dominating the Giants and Todd Wellenmeyer getting destroyed by the Phillies, yet both times exact opposites happened.
I wonder how that compares with Eckstein’s 31 of 10,000 probability in the Affeldt walk off homer.
Well, now it’s too late to eat goddamn ice cream.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
It’s never too late or early to eat ice cream. My mom made us chocolate sundaes for breakfast. She also left us nothing but a snickers bar for dinner too, but you take the good with the bad.
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
lol
slowly dying, one giants game at a time
by SirPsycoSexy on Apr 28, 2010 12:17 AM PDT up reply actions
screw espn and their propaganda
IN TIMMY WE TRUST/ STFD & GTFO For The Love Of The Strikeout
Timmy, Zito, Cain, Sanchez... yeah those 4 are better than your 4
One of the best defensive games in memory from Schierholtz
Was like watching some reverse-negative highlight clips of Bonds back in the day.
by Stoned Slacker on Apr 27, 2010 10:14 PM PDT reply actions
If he keeps his average over .300, he might be in line for a Gold Glove!
by Grant Brisbee on Apr 27, 2010 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
This pisses me off because I know it’s true.
Though you should know that the only people who win Gold Gloves are center fielders and Ichiro.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Not nice.
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
I feel like my irrational love for Nate is being justified with games like tonight.
01.19.2010
r.i.p. buster posey
Wave them home Tim Flannery, wave them home.
IAWTC
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 27, 2010 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
There are many shirts like it, but this one is mine.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Ever since that walkoff bloob single in 2007
Extras against the Yankees.
Wasnt that Ortmeier?
Or however you spell it
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 27, 2010 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Im guessing this link is proving me wrong.
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 27, 2010 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I remember the hit, but I always remembered it being Ortmeier for some reason.
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 27, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Ortmeier had a walkoff hit at some point
don’t remember when
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
by bondslegend on Apr 28, 2010 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
UPSIDEEEEEE
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
What is this ESPN people keep talking about?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Apr 27, 2010 10:14 PM PDT reply actions
Covert arm of NESN.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Is it a Russain disco?
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
by satyricrash on Apr 27, 2010 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Some station on the East Coast.
Not sure why their call letters don’t start with “W” like the rest of them.
DFA Jonathan Sanchez
Wow, the Good Phight write up looks like it could have been plagerized from one of Grants during the southern cali road trip
In one of the most godawful Phillies games in recent memory, the Philadelphia Phillies could only scratch out three hits and one run against consensus Cy Young Award favorite Todd Wellemeyer. Although they added a run in the eighth, the overall offensive output of the team remains tepid and frankly, boring as hell.
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.
NOW THEY KNOW HOW WE FEEL!!!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Now they know how we feel.
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
Modthink.
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 27, 2010 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
It sure is tedious being National League champions. YAWN.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
by satyricrash on Apr 27, 2010 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
lulz
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
So this is what it’s like on the other side.
Proud to be the official MCC sponsor of The New Problem
by rightcenterfielder on Apr 27, 2010 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Having Utley Howard and Werth in the middle of their lineup (along with Rollins when healthy) must make being a Phillies fan so frustrating!
Croix De Candlestick: You'll be a better person for reading
Nate
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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Tomorrow the Phillies are going to slide into first on balls hit to the RF wall.
by non sequitur on Apr 27, 2010 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
http://www.theonion.com/articles/albert-pujols-sliding-into-everything-after-learni,17273/
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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Roger K being called up?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Apr 27, 2010 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Cannon arm?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Apr 28, 2010 6:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Whatever, Mr. Anime.
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
Tonight Nate is going to use the Leaf Shield arm cannon.
Unfortunately, that thing is fucking useless.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 28, 2010 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
No way
That thing ruled for enemies sitting on a ledge above you.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 28, 2010 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Dammit, Kruk, I wanted to see you wearing something ridiculous again.
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 27, 2010 10:16 PM PDT reply actions
Anyone see the Classy throw by Randy Winn tonight?
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Apr 27, 2010 10:20 PM PDT reply actions
LOL
Here’s another number to digest: at one point, Wellemeyer retired 11 straight Phillies.
Off to bed for me, then — I just pray I don’t have nightmares about the Wellemeyer/Schierholtz/Downs Cerberus that massacres all MLB teams in its path.
by PhillyFriar on Apr 27, 2010 9:59 PM PDT
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 they're aware
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
yeah there isnt one
IN TIMMY WE TRUST/ STFD & GTFO For The Love Of The Strikeout
Timmy, Zito, Cain, Sanchez... yeah those 4 are better than your 4
by LincecumFTK on Apr 27, 2010 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Bowker should start over both Freddy Sanchez or Edgar Renteria, though.
Rowand
Schierholtz
Panda
Huff
DeRosa
Uribe
Molina
Bowker
Please?
by Grant Brisbee on Apr 27, 2010 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Rent I can get in to
I don’t think Bowker provides more value than a healthy freddy, between his hitting and the difference in defense between DeRosa and Sanchez, which is fairly significant by UZR.
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.
I don’t think we can assume that Freddy Sanchez is still going to be a plus defender at this point.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
This
especially coming off the injury and time off he has had.
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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.
I’d wager it comes close, though, especially with Sanchez coming off a gimp knee. And I’d rather watch Bowker develop.
by Grant Brisbee on Apr 27, 2010 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I have a feeling Bowker is just Todd Linden or Lance Niekro (in 2005) with patience.
Lance Niekro with patience would be our cleanup hitter, though.
If Bowker is Todd Linden or Lance Niekro with patience, what does that make Nate Schierholtz?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Even if you are right,
we may never have the opportunity to find out.
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.
But Sanchez’s defense is at least as much of a question mark as Bowker’s ability to produce at the major league level, which he’s never been able to do, even when he was given consistent at-bats over the course of a season.
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.
Those at-bats were before he changed his approach and hit like George Brett in Fresno. I’d rather give that 300 at-bats and fail rather than watch Renteria/Sanchez have 300 at-bats of slowly declining Renteria/Sanchez goodness.
by Grant Brisbee on Apr 27, 2010 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
But Renteria was only declining before they removed the bone chips!
See, I can use that kind of logic too.
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.
Specious kinds
Yes, John Bowker had a good season in AAA last year.
Aubrey Huff had a great year in 2008!
They are equally likely to be flukes.
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.
Bowker’s year wasn’t just good — it was otherworldly. But it wasn’t like he was a .260/.290/.400 hitter who suddenly raised his average to become a .360/.390/.500 powerhouse. He actively tried to work on his plate discipline, and he did. Correlation isn’t causation, but at the same time he crushed his personal high in walks, he dominated in every other offensive category.
And the Giants can’t do better than to bury him after 40 at-bats at the start of the season? It’s a joke.
by Grant Brisbee on Apr 27, 2010 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I know personal experience is not much, but at a spring training game against the A’s I saw him get a walk starting on an 0-2 count, and i think he fouled off a lot of pitches.
He looks awful right now. I don’t know if he’s pressing or if he’s just not that good, but he looks terrible. But that’s the whole point of using stats as a tool. Every player in a slump looks terrible except in extremely fluky cases where line drives are finding mitts. Prince Fielder looks like a slap hitter right now. Yunel Escobar looks like Brian Bocock. I’ll take the over on their futures.
by Grant Brisbee on Apr 27, 2010 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I think he’s trying too hard to get hits because he thinks he needs to get the big hits for playing time.
I wonder why he would think that.
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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.
I'm fine with working Bowker into the lineup
But I don’t think that Bowker out-hits Freddy Sanchez by enough to compensate for the defensive differential between DeRosa and Sanchez (which a cursory glance at Fangraphs tells me is roughly 8 runs).
I could get behind something like…
DeRosa 2B
Sanchez SS
Huff 1B
Sandoval 3B
Rowand CF
Molina C
Bowker LF
Schierholtz RF
Long and short of the story: Bowker can and should replace Renteria in the lineup. Probably not Freddy Sanchez though.
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.
What happens to Uribe’s playing time?
I would prefer him over Sanchez, though I know that won’t happen.
There's so many moving pieces
Uribe will get starts.
STEP ONE IS GETTING VELEZ THE FUCK OUT OF DODGE. Option or DFA his ass.
And get rid of Ishikawa, too. Let Downs stay up.
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.
I’m not disagreeing with your larger point that the defensive hit makes it almost a wash. I guess you have to believe that Sanchez still has some .300 seasons left in him to think he has the potential upside of Bowker, which isn’t unreasonable.
by Grant Brisbee on Apr 27, 2010 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't have to think that Freddy Sanchez will hit .300
Because I don’t think Bowker will hit all that well. Bowker’s updated ZIPS projection really isn’t all that inspiring. (.257/.322/.415). Freddy Sanchez’s ZIPS is (.296/.331/.413)
Bowker is barely a lock to outhit Sanchez, period. When you combine that with the defensive liabilities, there’s no way he should replace Sanchez in a 1-for-1 scenario.
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.
Fair enough, but I’d take the over on Bowker and the under on Sanchez.
by Grant Brisbee on Apr 27, 2010 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
The Huff analogy also doesn’t work because we have his 2009 season between then and now, which which much closer to his career projections than 2008. We don’t have an adequate sample size with Bowker to know if last year was a fluke, or if his new approach just hasn’t clicked yet.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I don’t think the new approach can directly work in the major leagues.
AAA pitching is a lot different than MLB pitching.
But even if Bowker hit exactly like he did in 2007, it would not be a huge loss over renteria, at least
Oh, I don’t think he’ll be an All-Star. But I can definitely see him having a nice little run for a few years, leaving the Giants free to spend money on other positions of need.
by Grant Brisbee on Apr 27, 2010 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Orlando Hudson?
Ray Durham?
Jeff Kent?
Luis Castillo?
co-dad w/AfDC of
Ishikawa, the Topps Rookie All Star Team's First baseman. Does he get a chance in 2010?
They should both start
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
this
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
by bondslegend on Apr 27, 2010 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Velez needs to start, he’ one of our best hitters. /Bochy
by Into the Void on Apr 27, 2010 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
IAWTC
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 27, 2010 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I posted something similar but it still says “posting…”.
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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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.
it’s more fun to type BOWKERMANIA than it is to type JUGGERNATE
by TimLaser and MattyC on Apr 27, 2010 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
bourgeoisie
"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
OBP + more power
Jaymee Sire is my adopted wife.
by positiveuphemism on Apr 27, 2010 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Dear Bochy
This time, when we’re going for a sweep with one of our best pitchers on the mound, don’t trot out the B-team.
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.
panda is gonna need a day off soon
just not tomorrow
i wonder if bengie will sit
hope bowker gets to play in left
Thanks, MLB.com
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.
Fuck MLB.com
Also, nice theme.
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 27, 2010 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
WHAT THE FUCK???
It doesn’t even say that they lost. They can suck it. Bunch of asshats.
FREE BUSTER POSEY
the first base ump got hypnotized by the play itself
i believe that first base is cursed this season
look how many wacky things have happened there
panda needs to sacrifice a chicken
I think it was a plain case of body bias. “Fat dude can’t beat the ball to first!!!”
And once, just once I’d like to see Botchy get out of that damn dugout and get his ass tossed from a game. [Okay maybe more than once] Show some fire you pile of wetted grass clippings!
But...but...
Who would replace Bochy’s supreme management skills if he was tossed from a game?
Without him, we might gulp WIN!
/ducks
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Eh, when you’re winning isn’t the time to get crazy… let sleeping dogs lie and so forth.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 28, 2010 8:12 AM PDT up reply actions
It was a freakishly good play… terrible call, yes, but amazing turn.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 27, 2010 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
East Coast bias
ur doin it rite.
Where's Perry?
by Bballpitcher2 on Apr 27, 2010 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I sure love the whining about MLB.com and ESPN
when nobody should give a shit.
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
Why shouldn't we?
Sometimes it wouldn’t shock me all that much if we somehow swept the World Series this year and MLB.com/ESPN said something like “[AL Team] falls apart and hands wins to San Francisco!”
One game of a superior team losing to an inferior team is a fluke; but when we beat Moyer just as decisively as Halladay, and our attempting-a-Cy-Young-threepeat ace is on the mound today going for the sweep of the defending NL champions, and all they can say as a headline/main photo feature is “nice double play!” by the losing team, that’s just shoddy journalism. If you’re going to feature defense from last night’s game, Schierholtz is the place to start.
Yes, it’s only April, but we’ve been spanking every team we come up with, particularly the ones who were supposed to give us the most trouble; the ironic exception being San Diego. The irony is further layered because everyone expected SD in last, and they’re in first, and for the most part playing like they deserve it. We share first for the same reasons. We’ve had some lucky wins so far, and we’ve had some rather decisive ones that we can chalk up to good baseball (and even lost a one-hitter on the way!)
Last night every first place team in the NL was playing another first place team, and the fact that the underdogs in SF have taken the series against the favored team has barely shown up on the reporting radar. That is something I would be annoyed by, even if I wasn’t a Giants fan.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Howard and Utley somehow out at second.
co-dad w/AfDC of
Ishikawa, the Topps Rookie All Star Team's First baseman. Does he get a chance in 2010?
Pretty much.
I especially liked how Howard was out because he got cocky, thought he had the double in the bag, and got tagged while trotting. Of course, ESPN would never let their bazillion dollar player for their darling Philly team be caught getting complacent.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Actually, just for the record, the Giants and Phillies were the only first place teams playing. The Cardinals are playing a slumping Braves team, San Diego is playing the Marlins, the Phillies are now in second, and the now division leading Mets are playing the last place Dodgers.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
last place Dodgers
That phrase has a certain ring to it.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 28, 2010 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
My mistake
However, San Diego and Florida were in first last night. 6 out of 7. My bad.
The Mets are leading because SD beat the Marlins, btw.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
I WUZ RONG
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
LOL Jon
I see sunshine on a cloudy day
Jaymee Sire is my adopted wife.
by positiveuphemism on Apr 27, 2010 10:26 PM PDT reply actions
They should have let Kruk sing the whole song
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
YES
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 27, 2010 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Please, no. I beg of you.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 27, 2010 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
asshats? LOL
IN TIMMY WE TRUST/ STFD & GTFO For The Love Of The Strikeout
Timmy, Zito, Cain, Sanchez... yeah those 4 are better than your 4
So looking forward to "High Noon" tomorrow...
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Apr 27, 2010 10:35 PM PDT reply actions
Do not forsake me
Jaymee Sire is my adopted wife.
by positiveuphemism on Apr 27, 2010 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Were in this thing!
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 27, 2010 10:37 PM PDT reply actions
Do you feel like there’s magic inside?
by Into the Void on Apr 27, 2010 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Theres magic inside this thing!
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 27, 2010 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m pretty sure that the marketing department starts with TWSS and then works backwards to find slogans.
next slogan?
It black and orange all over!
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 27, 2010 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
No, we are.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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You know what I meant!
We were in this thing last year!
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 27, 2010 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
"The guy who wrote the Willie Mays book"?
Wow…what “Information Age”?
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Apr 27, 2010 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Giants pitching have allowed 56 runs to score.
Pirates pitching have allowed 150 runs to score.
Jesus Christ!
by Sabean_Is_Iago on Apr 27, 2010 10:46 PM PDT reply actions
wow
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 27, 2010 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
They just snapped at 22 GAME losing streak in Milwaukee
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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.
Holy moherfucking godamn shit!
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 27, 2010 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I have a feeling that the Pirates are kinda bad.
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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o rly?
slowly dying, one giants game at a time
by SirPsycoSexy on Apr 28, 2010 12:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Somewhat disturbing realization:
Giants pitching have allowed 56 runs to score.
Pirates pitching have allowed 56 runs to score… in their previous five games leading prior to tonight’s game.
Of all the plays that MLB Network Quick Pitch plays, they don’t show any of Nate’s plays, but they showed that crazy double play which wasn’t a double play considering Pablo was actually safe…
01.19.2010
r.i.p. buster posey
Wave them home Tim Flannery, wave them home.
He was called out. It was a double play. A damn nice one too.
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 27, 2010 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
It was a double play because it was called one but Pablo was actually safe. It was a nice play but I’m just angry they’re not showing any of Nate’s amazing plays/throws.
01.19.2010
r.i.p. buster posey
Wave them home Tim Flannery, wave them home.
Yeah I understand that, but that play was a little nicer. I bet they would show the same highlight if the teams were flip flopped
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 27, 2010 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
But the plays wouldn’t get nearly as much hype if they had gotten the call right. The flip was high, just a little too late, etc. It was a great play, but it sucks that we got hosed over style points.
To summarize: Fuck you, Dana Demuth.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
True nuf’.
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 27, 2010 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I saw both of Schierholtz's plays
and commentary on his arm and Rent’s deke.
co-dad w/AfDC of
Ishikawa, the Topps Rookie All Star Team's First baseman. Does he get a chance in 2010?
Okay, slightly off-topic, but still wondering.
I missed the game tonight because I have night labs on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7-10p.
I know that we burned through a lot of “Matt Cain has a sad” remarks after last night’s performance… but how many were made after Wellemeyer’s performance tonight?
Is this really the kind of thing you think about?
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 27, 2010 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Not really, but today was slightly depressing, and I know Cain has to feel something after discovering that the Giants have not given him a whole lot of run support in his starts this season.
Haha. Yeah I dont know, I didnt see too many.
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 27, 2010 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
You must be new here.
Trust me, he’s felt it before.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Apr 27, 2010 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I trust you, Vic.
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 27, 2010 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Hold this for me.
If anyone asks, it’s yours.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Apr 27, 2010 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Grown-ups know best.
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 27, 2010 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
felt what?
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 28, 2010 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Again
Giants have no business winning a series, win it anyway.
POOR FORM, GIANTS.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
MLB Network just showed off Nate's arm
nice deke by Edgar!
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
FUCKING REALLY?
YOU WILL NEVER GUESS WHAT PLAY WAS NUMBER ONE ON SPORTSCENTER?
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.
The Double play?
Am I right?
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 27, 2010 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Well?
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 27, 2010 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Am I?
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 27, 2010 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Huh?
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 27, 2010 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
Yes.
And Nate was no where to be found in the top 10
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.
Fuck?
Not in the top 10?
with 2 of them?
Fuck that
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 27, 2010 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
He's wearing the wrong hat.
Of course he gets no recognition. Damn it, ESPN.
Hell, this DP might turn me away from watching SportsNation tomorrow, and besides actual sporting events, it’s one of, like, three two shows I enjoy watching (primarily because I think Michelle’s kinda cute; makes up for nearly all of the suck that is Colin) on the network.
knew he wasnt gonna get in the web gems
east coast bias
without a doubt, one of the best of arms in the majors today
ENOUGH
THE GIANTS WON AND YOU CARE ABOUT THIS SHIT?
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
No one here should give a shit about what an east coast “sports” network says when they only care about 3 baseball teams; Yankees, Red Sox and Phillies. Enjoy the win, enjoy Nate’s plays but don’t care about ESPN.
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
i kind of care b/c publicity = club revenue = cash to sign players who can hit a damn baseball. but your point is taken.
Choppin' broccoli
by SimpleJaquez on Apr 28, 2010 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Uh, wow.
I care because I want the Giants to be showcased. I want them to get some credit for the amazing baseball they are playing right now.
And I care because the state of journalism for the biggest sports network in the country. I will continue to complain because its my God given right.
Just as you are complaining about us complaining.
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.
this
"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.
N8 THE GR8
Just got back from the game. Woohoo! Giants won, Wellemeyer pitches well, Nate Schierholtz cuts down both Ryan Howard and Chase Utley (Howard WTF lol), AND cousin and I scored awesome Filipino Night swag. Nice night all around and we also howled at the moon. Good first game of the season for me!
Ryan Rohlinger lives in my basement. I let him out to play baseball.
Nice.
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.
Where'd you get that Cadillac?
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Apr 27, 2010 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
HAD DREADS SO SHAKE EM
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 27, 2010 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
WHERE?
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.
They did
Not to worry – though the low sexy factor pushed it to the end of the show. They even pointe dout Howard stopping at first on the next hit and the out by Utley
by OnBasePanda on Apr 27, 2010 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
It’ll probably be up as a montage on the Giants’ website in a few hours, under some cheesy name like “Schierholtz’s big day with the glove.”
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Question
Is there a way to edit the viewed/not viewed settings to change the color of new posts? On some computers I can see the difference really easily, on others (like my laptop) not so much.
Jaymee Sire is my adopted wife.
by positiveuphemism on Apr 27, 2010 11:00 PM PDT reply actions
alas
Jaymee Sire is my adopted wife.
by positiveuphemism on Apr 27, 2010 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Change the color profile on your laptop.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
by satyricrash on Apr 27, 2010 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I probably should have spent time on doing real work but...
you can just insert the following css code into *.mccoverychronicles.com pages
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.comment_master_list .citem .cfocus{background:#e0f0f0 url(http://cdn2.sbnation.com/images/blogs/comments/bg-newfocus.v11508.png) repeat-x;}
They were originally at http://cdn2.sbnation.com/stylesheets/community_new_all.v57a44f0ff5a2b69c.css . I only changed the color in the 2 places following “background: #” (in hexadecimal). You can use whatever color you want. These are not the greatest color right now.
To replace the default css with the customized one, you can use GlimmerBlocker If you are using Safari on Mac, or GreaseMonkey with Firefox or Chrome. If you are not familiar with these try googling something like “greasemonkey change css” (without quotes). Or you can pm me…
Proud adopted parent of the ball dudes, who have grounded into 109 fewer double plays than the Giants.
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Proud adopted parent of the ball dudes, who have grounded into 109 fewer double plays than the Giants.
.comment_master_list .citem .new{background:#e0f0f0;border-top:solid 1px #E9CC5A;}
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Proud adopted parent of the ball dudes, who have grounded into 109 fewer double plays than the Giants.
OK, the last one looks right. Shouldn't have used blockquotes.
Proud adopted parent of the ball dudes, who have grounded into 109 fewer double plays than the Giants.
Cool, thanks. I’ll give this a shot when I get home later this afternoon. My desktop at work the colors are not great but at least I can see the difference. Some sites I work it is very apparent, though so when I get home it’s not so much fun.
It’s a good laptop screen, too. Shrug.
Jaymee Sire is my adopted wife.
by positiveuphemism on Apr 28, 2010 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL
Zaun not being able to throw balls back to the pitcher. I have never seen anything like that
Muscle spasms in his shoulder.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Apr 27, 2010 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions
You must be young or haven’t followed baseball long. There was a catcher by the name of Mackey Sasser who had major problems throwing the ball back to the pitcher. That bordered on uncomfortable.
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
Yeah, 1993 seems like it was just yesterday…
Wait, what?
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
OT: Dammit Pokemonz
Injury bug hitting my starting rotation bad. grumble grumble
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.
Just remember this is the same team that took the RF starting job away from Nate because he had a poor spring training. A POOR SPRING TRAINING.
This has been a weird series which makes me worried about tomorrow.
Yeah
You don’t sweep the Phillies when you have Halladay one day and Wellemeyer the next. That’s just not right.
DFA Jonathan Sanchez
TOO EARLY
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.
On the other hand
Timmy is not at all superstitious. And I’m not even a little stitious. Timmy day is a glorious day, always.
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.
nate is proving why st dont mean shite
and why, even if he goes 0 for 20, he must stay in right
his arm and speed in the of saved a ton of runs tonite
Way Way OT- I interviewed for a job two fridays ago. Last Monday I got an e-mail asking for me to complete an app form and sign a background consent form. I completed both. I sent the interviewers thank you cards. Then yesterday I got another e-mail that said that the forms didn’t go through for some reason and they need me to resend them. So I just filled it out by hand and scanned it. They said that was perfect. Is this a good sign that I should be offered the job? I felt the interview went really well
usually a good sign...
i as well have had a few interviews in the last 2 weeks.
job A)interview went well, i was told i would get a call for a second interview, as they wanted to move quickly. emailed a thank you, received a ‘pleasure speaking with you, will call later in the week to set up second interview.’ that was two weeks ago, never happened.
job B)interview went very well also. she called today to set up my second interview, but low and behold it will be a PHONE interview. i am now thrown for a little bit of a loop as I have never had a phone interview… kind of nervous, because i KNOW i interview well in person.
i digress, your situation sounds positive. those are usually last steps that are precursors to getting hired. good luck!
by projectmayhem713 on Apr 27, 2010 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you graduating undergrad? I am in two weeks.
Hmm, phone interviews are interesting. I’ve had two in the past couple of weeks. One went well and is the reason I got the interview with this company. The other… well we must not have been compatible. Just stay relaxed and have a notepad in front of you and ask some questions. Sort of like a typical interview, I suppose.
Anyway, hopefully things work out for you as well!
Today I was reminded of why I love our broadcasters.
In the 5th inning, Miller brings up the topic of the name Philadelphia. Soon, they’re talking about William Penn and Phil Rizzuto and Romulus and Remus and I start thinking of ancient Philadelphia in Asia Minor and before I know it, the Giants haveplated two runs and it’s 4-1.
DFA Jonathan Sanchez
OT
The author of the Willie Mays biography will be at a book signing this Friday at Borders near the ball park at 5:30 PM in case anyone wants to get the book signed.
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
Krukow said…
“Have a night with your arm Nat Schierholtz”
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
Nate not Nat
and he actually said Mr. Schierholtz.
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
Buster Posey is Good.
But not good enough
2/4 2 steaks, and another cheat.
Never caught a no-hitter.
Never hit a grand slam.
Never hit HR off of Roy Halladay.
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
new talking point, plz
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
you can’t complain about talking points at 3 in the damn morning.
"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.
Why the Giants need Nate Schierholtz
So that other slow players can join Bengie in stretching doubles into singles.
Adopted father of Eric Surkamp, the next great big-eared soft tossing lefty in SF Giants History!
Matt Fuckin' Downs
Party at nvsfg’s house!
Mark DeRosa knows that it's hard to sound intelligent with a Jersey accent.
I was at the game last night. The Giants are now 2-0 when I attend games this season. SOMEONE GET ME A TICKET FOR THIS AFTERNOON!
Also, MCC moment after the game: I was at Montgomery BART with Mrs. Kitspool and the Future Kitspool Jr. and we ran into groug. He said he thought he saw Heimy at the game (or maybe saw him on the jumbotron between innings. We exchanged pleasantries and shared the obligatory Eugenio Velez joke.
This is not a signature.
/secret nerd handhshake
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 28, 2010 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions
/secret nerd awkward standing around
by DogDaysofSummer on Apr 28, 2010 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions
You don’t have a secret nerd handshake with groug. You have a secret nerd staring contest. And you never win.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 28, 2010 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions
/shows you my pokemonz
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 28, 2010 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, on the jumbotron I saw the back of an orange jersey that said “Heimy”
Of course, at the time I was like “PUT THE CUTE GIRLS BACK ON THE SCREEN, DAMMIT”
But still. It was there.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
Heimy works for the Orange Patrol or something, the people who throw tshirts at people.
Also: I am 5-0 at games I attend, and I’m going to the ballpark to eat lunch for an hour and see Timmy.
In awe of his adopted dad: equipment manager Mike Murphy, who has been with the club since their move to San Francisco in 1958!
'The longer I do this the smarter I get' --Brian Sabean
by ringleader3 on Apr 28, 2010 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Orange and Black Attack! Just remembered.
In awe of his adopted dad: equipment manager Mike Murphy, who has been with the club since their move to San Francisco in 1958!
'The longer I do this the smarter I get' --Brian Sabean
by ringleader3 on Apr 28, 2010 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
I wonder if Tim is going to get the "Series Is Already Won" lineup today
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 28, 2010 9:49 AM PDT reply actions
You mean this one?
CF Torres
SS Renteria
3B Sandoval
1B Huff
LF DeRosa
C Molina
RF Schierholtz
2B Downs
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 28, 2010 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
But that’s the regular lineup…Oh, I see what you’re saying.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Apr 28, 2010 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
I expect to see Zorak starting today.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 28, 2010 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Murph and Mac were discussing how Timmy’s ERA during day games is nearly a full run higher than night games.
/inauspicious signs
This is not a signature.
Matt Cain is anxiously waiting for the lineup to be posted.
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.
Happy Timmy Day!
Adopted father of Eric Surkamp, the next great big-eared soft tossing lefty in SF Giants History!
by Speedforthewin on Apr 28, 2010 10:01 AM PDT reply actions
Over Cy Young contender Kevin Correia!?
I refuse to believe it.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 28, 2010 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
I hate that guy
"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.
That commercial is pretty funny.
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by Speedforthewin on Apr 28, 2010 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I just hadn’t seen it yet on real life actual TV before…just on the interweb
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
I think the commercial is so great because it fits for tim. They didn’t try to put him in a situation that didn’t feel natural.
Adopted father of Eric Surkamp, the next great big-eared soft tossing lefty in SF Giants History!
by Speedforthewin on Apr 28, 2010 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
LOLineup
Torres CF
Renteria SS
Sandoval 3B
Huff 1B
DeRosa LF
Molina C
Downs 2B
Schierholtz RF
Lincecum P
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 28, 2010 10:48 AM PDT reply actions
I WAS SO FUCKING CLOSE!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 28, 2010 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
YOU DOWN WITH DOWNS?
In awe of his adopted dad: equipment manager Mike Murphy, who has been with the club since their move to San Francisco in 1958!
'The longer I do this the smarter I get' --Brian Sabean
by ringleader3 on Apr 28, 2010 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Day game after a night game for Molina? Interesting.
Adopted father of Eric Surkamp, the next great big-eared soft tossing lefty in SF Giants History!
by Speedforthewin on Apr 28, 2010 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
He just had monday off, and there is an off day tomorrow.
In awe of his adopted dad: equipment manager Mike Murphy, who has been with the club since their move to San Francisco in 1958!
'The longer I do this the smarter I get' --Brian Sabean
by ringleader3 on Apr 28, 2010 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Molina gets his days off when Sanchez pitches now. And that’s it. No more, no less.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 28, 2010 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
No hitters!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 28, 2010 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
To help the Phillies feel better about getting thrown out at second twice by our right fielder, Bochy decided to maximize our chances of having one of our players thrown out at first by theirs.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 28, 2010 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
And Matt Cain weeps quietly in the clubhouse...
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 28, 2010 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Matt Cain Lineup
CF Torres
SS Renteria
3B Sandoval
C Molina
2B Downs
RF Velez
1B Ishikawa
LF Bowker
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 28, 2010 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Zorak!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 28, 2010 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Bruce Bochy's ideal Matt Cain lineup
CF Candy Maldonado
SS Renteria
3B Freddy Sanchez (before he’s released from the DL)
C the dude from Major League II
2B What’s on second
RF Velez
1B Garko
LF De Rosa
This way Matt has a lineup of prominent hitters who are confident in their fielding positions. Therefore, it’s Matt’s fault if he loses.
BORK!
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Trouble loading a file
turns out there was a bad date on a record. The offending record was for someone that lives on “Bork Ave”.
"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.
We all live on Bork Ave =(
In awe of his adopted dad: equipment manager Mike Murphy, who has been with the club since their move to San Francisco in 1958!
'The longer I do this the smarter I get' --Brian Sabean
by ringleader3 on Apr 28, 2010 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
does anybody know
if brandon belt is old for high A ball? i know its only about 50 at bats but he his hitting .411
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by sadison bummedgarner on Apr 28, 2010 11:26 AM PDT reply actions
It is just pouring down right now.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 28, 2010 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
It poured here for like 5 minutes and then stopped.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
The radar is looking like it will pass… might be a delay though.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 28, 2010 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Where is the GDT
The rain is no so cool. I was in the sunset at Hoover, looking out over the ocean and it was blue and clear. This was around 10AM. At 11AM I was in Bernal Heights and it was still blue. 30 mins later I am on Potrero Hill and it is pouring. WTF.
Jaymee Sire is my adopted wife.
by positiveuphemism on Apr 28, 2010 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Grant is trying to work off his hangover.
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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He’s missing a tooth, and he doesn’t know why.
It sounds funnier than it is, 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 28, 2010 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
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