Giants/Padres Series Preview
by Grant Brisbee on May 11, 2010 2:05 PM PDT
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Oh, come on. Again? Look, I’m not a complete traditionalist. I don’t like the DH, but I can live with it in the other, lesser league. And I’m actually okay with interleague play for the most part. But here’s my rock-solid, airtight argument against the unbalanced schedule:
The San Diego Padres
Argue against that one, Socrates. And this is only the second series against the Padres. Imagine how we’re all going to feel in August and September, when the Padres are in town for the 52nd and 53rd series of the season. Chase Headley! Will Venable! Luke Gregerson! Greg Lukerson! Max Venable anecdotzzzzzzzzzzz….
Nothing against the Padres, and, hey, they’re the first place team. But I’ve seen one Padres game too many. I’m sure there are White Sox fans who can say the same about the Royals, and Royals fans who can say the same about the Indians. Also pretty sure there are plenty of Giants fans who can say the same thing about the Padres because I’M FREAKING TIRED OF WATCHING THE GIANTS PLAY THE PADRES.
Ahem.
The Dodgers are the Dodgers are the Dodgers, the Rockies are purple-swathed subhumans, and you can even loathe the Diamondbacks for winning a championship in the two or three years they had been in existence. But the Padres? Meh. Pure, unadulterated, brown and navy blue meh. The park? Meh. The roster? Meh. And I’m not talking about quality, either. It’s just hard to form an opinion on a bland, functional masterpiece of bland functionality like Petco Park. It’s not hideous, it’s not magnificent, it’s just zdzzzzzzz.
Good god. It’s only the second Padres series of the year. Collect all sixty-two! Do you know how many nose hairs David Eckstein has in his left nostril? Because you will. After his 42,012nd at-bat against a Giants pitcher, your mind will drift, and you’ll stare blankly at the screen, eyes glazed, lips spittle-flecked, and the HD broadcast will zoom in on his nose. You’ll start to count the hairs: one…two…three…sixteen…did you pause the DVR? Time will stand still, but no, it’s not on pause, you’re just caught in some sort of relativity-bending wormhole that happens when the Giants play the Padres over and over and over and over and over and over and over again.
Hitter to watch:
Look, I don’t care. Didn’t you read all of that? I mean, who just skips to the "hitter to watch" section? It’s clearly the worst part of the post, if not the site. Okay, fine: Kyle Blanks. He’s the hitter to watch. He’s the size of a vending machine, and he’s slumping, but the slump only means that he’ll get healthy against the late-inning reliever of his choosing this series if you subscribe to the tongue-somewhat-in-cheek-but-not-really cynicism of this site.
Pitcher to watch:
Oh, man, just stop. All of them. None of them. A few of them. The Padres have pitchers, and they like to throw baseballs in the general vicinity of home plate, and the Giants may or may not be successful doing the things that hitters are supposed to do with pitches thrown by pitchers. Do you really want me to single out one of them? They’re all throwing well, for the most part. Extremely well, actually. So if you insist, let’s all watch, uh, Wade LeBlanc tonight. LeBlanc is a lefty with an ERA under 2.00, which is completely unsustainable. He’ll be facing Barry Zito, whose ERA under 2.00 is completely expected and sustainable. It should be a great matchup.
Prediction:
Oh, I’ll watch. But only because "Antique Roadshow" reruns aren’t out on DVD yet with director’s commentary.
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I am calling ... 6-2 Giants!
Proud adopted parent of the ball dudes, who have grounded into 109 fewer double plays than the Giants.
Baggs called something interesting through 6.
The Giants open their brief homestand today and Carl Steward will be out there to cover Barry Zito taking on the Padres. I’m off, unless Zito takes a perfect game past the sixth inning. Then I’ll be the guy hurtling through the Bay Bridge S turn at 75 mph.
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by troymccluresf on May 11, 2010 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Zito… perfect game
I wouldn’t worry.
by The Double Deuce on May 11, 2010 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn, Grant. You’re behind. I have the entire “Antique Roadshow” series on DVD with director’s commentary and an “Appraise It Yourself!” feature.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 11, 2010 2:09 PM PDT reply actions
I long for the days when the Giants could count on victories against San Diego
It would please me greatly if they would go back to their accustomed place as the Giants footstool.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 2:09 PM PDT reply actions
Them and the Braves.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 11, 2010 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I know, it hasn’t been that way since Qualcom. Bring back Qualcom!
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by Prussian Creole on May 11, 2010 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
that grand slam he hit there was epic
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on May 11, 2010 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
BEAT THE OTHER GUYS!!!!!!
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
The run amok.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 11, 2010 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
This guy is pitching for the Padres tonight?
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
The Padres really are a boring team
The only fun thing about them is watching no-hitters thrown against them.
Its funny because fuck the dodgers
OH MY GOD ITS ACTUALLY HAPPENING
MUrbanCSN #sfgiants pregame live from Willie Mays Plaza tonight at 6:30 p.m., with Uncle Gary hosting and Eric Byrnes and myself as analysts. Join us
My Son.
2010 Giants: "The thing is, it happened."
Siiiiiiick
He’s still kinda douchey though…just a little bit
Wait a second…that's it. That's the melody to funky town. Won't you take me down to funky town.
LOL CSN
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 11, 2010 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
analysts/therapists
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 11, 2010 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
for a second there
I thought you wrote “the rapists”
Wait a second…that's it. That's the melody to funky town. Won't you take me down to funky town.
You have a rapist's wit
Wait a second…that's it. That's the melody to funky town. Won't you take me down to funky town.
haha
Of course I do. Mine was from Dumb & Dumber
Wait a second…that's it. That's the melody to funky town. Won't you take me down to funky town.
I got worms!
Wait a second…that's it. That's the melody to funky town. Won't you take me down to funky town.
I didn't know you could get that much stupid into one place at one time
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
/facepalm
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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.
wait
i thought “Byrnsie” signed that deal with the Cyclones or whatever.
CAN WE NOT BE SPARED???
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
really; FP, now Byrnes? Why are they piling on us?
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by greatgiantfan on May 11, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
FP—this is an important series, absolutely.
Byrnes—Absolutely! this is important.
FP—The Giants don’t want to let the Padres leave town without an absolute whooping.
Byrnes—I couldn’t have said it better, FP, absolutely.
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 May 11, 2010 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
/Byrnes slides headfirst into microphone
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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.
by scout6 on May 11, 2010 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I Lol'ed
Who needs smoking? Being a Giant's fan will take 10-15 Years off of my life easy!
by prnkmonkie77 on May 11, 2010 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I also really hate Eric Byrnes.
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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 called it!
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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+1
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on May 11, 2010 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
agreeeed
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by Andy from DC on May 11, 2010 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
singer from the Talking Heads
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on May 11, 2010 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
That dude everyone on campus hated.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 11, 2010 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I HATE THE IMPROPER USE OF THE REFLEXIVE PRONOUN!!!!!!
“myself as analysts”.
You are paid in part for your skills with the English language, you moran.
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LOL, this is probably the angriest reply and it’s not even about Byrnes. Love it.
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by Prussian Creole on May 11, 2010 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Myself as a reader agree with you 125%
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by Sabean's_Folly on May 11, 2010 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Whew
Now he can’t play for the Giants.
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
First player/broadcaster?
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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
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on May 11, 2010 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Enjoy your last few hours in first place, Padres.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
this post is inspiring and uplifting
zodiac_chiller approved
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on May 11, 2010 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Huge series if we can take some games and gain some ground
But I do agree with Grant’s view of the Padres.
Jeaaaggaahh
Yeah, I hope we take two of three or sweep.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I foresee avoiding the sweep again. We’re quite good at it.
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The bad thing is if we only take 2 we only move up a game. The upside is we play Houston next, then have 2 chances against SD after that.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on May 11, 2010 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
UGH WE HAVE ANOTHER SERIES WITH THE PADRES NEXT WEEK? ARE YOU SHITTING ME?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
As one of my favorite turds you may rest easy that I personally, speaking as myself, would never shit you.
"Kenny Lofton, the man they love to hate in St. Louis has driven a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are DEAD!" Jon Miller
by Sabean's_Folly on May 11, 2010 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
unbalanced schedule says hi
"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 May 11, 2010 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
i will read more
argument against the unbalanced schedule
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...
18 in-division games is just way too many.
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 May 11, 2010 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
you are complaining only because the Pirates are not in your division.
Proud adopted parent of the ball dudes, who have grounded into 109 fewer double plays than the Giants.
i’d swap three against the iPads for three against the Primates
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 May 11, 2010 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
That's how it was in the 1980's.
East vs. West had 12 games, since there were 2 divisions with 6 teams in each.
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
And it was better
"Kenny Lofton, the man they love to hate in St. Louis has driven a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are DEAD!" Jon Miller
by Sabean's_Folly on May 11, 2010 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
rec'd
but heavens to betsy, what about interleague play? How will we ever see the Indians once every six years?
"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 May 11, 2010 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I recall it being 19 games in the division and 13 East vs. West, which is still 2 games short of 162. (19 X 5) + (13 X 5) = 160, so I’m off somewhere.
"What I miss the most is playing with the guys down the stretch to win the division". Mike Krukow
Appraiser: How much did you pay for this item?
Sabean: 2 years $18.5 Mill
Appraiser: LOL GIANTS BRASS!
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by jhiat00 on May 11, 2010 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
LOL
"Kenny Lofton, the man they love to hate in St. Louis has driven a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are DEAD!" Jon Miller
by Sabean's_Folly on May 11, 2010 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
APATHY
FUCK YEAH
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I remember when Barry day was every day…
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on May 11, 2010 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I like the rotation this series.
Especially because the Padres strike out a lot.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
East coast day game, then off day, then home night game...
Does anybody else feel like the Giants haven’t played in weeks?
Proud member of the Adopt-a-Giant program (Aaron Rowand)
It’s unhealthy how infuriated I get when the Giants have an off-day.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on May 11, 2010 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually appreciated the break
They were starting to piss me off.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Citi Park is what pissed me off
eff that place
Wait a second…that's it. That's the melody to funky town. Won't you take me down to funky town.
Candlestick flashbacks
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I was getting nostalgic.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on May 11, 2010 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
i don't like that line of thinking
I’m actually offended by the comparisons to Candlestick. I watched a lot of games back then and I still preferred our park over that piece of crap in Queens. The trash looked more sophisticated, in keeping with the SF rep.
Might have been because of Robby Thompson, Will Clark, Kevin Mitchell, and Matt Williams.
Not because of Mike Lacoss, though. I hated that guy.
by sweetjuxtapose on May 11, 2010 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
!!!???!!!
Not because of Mike Lacoss, though. I hated that guy.
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
That’s how I felt, too
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on May 11, 2010 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions
+1
Though I did go out for a nice dinner last night without checking the phone and getting mad at the pitch count of the opposing pitcher.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
That’s pretty much why I’m going today. There’s a pretty cool show at Bottom of the Hill I was invited to, but I knew if I went, my phone and I would be on Zito Watch Aught-Ten the whole time.
Sitting 9th row, 129. Go Stubhub.
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by troymccluresf on May 11, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Haven’t seen them, but the singer is a FOAFOAF. I have seen the Minks (which has a different FOAFOAF of mine) and they were pretty awesome. And I fell a little in love with the bassist, IIRC.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on May 11, 2010 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, Go Giants.
I am sure we will have no problem with an unknown LHP that throws junk.
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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.
jinx
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 May 11, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I am so with you
I completely concur with Grant. The naysayers about Interleague often bring up the games against the Royals and (used to be) the Devil Rays. I always say the comparison isn’t against another Dodger series, it’s against the Padres. I grew up with so many NL West games that I’m sick of the Padres, Braves, and Astros no matter how many years it’s been.
And as a baseball fan, I am much happier seeing the young talent on some of those lesser AL teams every fourth year than I am with more Padres games.
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how ’bout some more games against other NL division teams? fuck the junior circuit and their clownish rules.
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 May 11, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d be in this camp. Fewer intradivision games, more interdivision games. Interleague I’m pretty ambivalent about, apart from those moments where I go, "We play the Blue Jays this year? What the fuck? Maybe I’ll work out the numbers later if I’m not feeling lazy.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
getting rid of the DH is the one way that Selig can redeem himself
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 May 11, 2010 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Absolutely. I’m already in the process of bracing for it. I’ll go with 2015.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on May 11, 2010 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I only thank God that Selig’s tenure will be over by then.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I thought that Selig doesn’t like the dh?
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 May 11, 2010 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
and, if I’m not mistaken, it’s the players union that wants to keep the DH because it’s a high-pay “position”
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 May 11, 2010 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Things are shifting away from DH being a high-pay position. The union defends it because it creates jobs for veterans.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I loathe it as one of the stupidest, most ridiculous, and downright insulting things ever perpetrated on the American people. 100% of the time.
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, currently above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart.
Maybe I shouldn’t have said “one of” because I didn’t have a list in mind. Maybe the list is:
- DH
- DH
- DH
- DH
- The Dodgers
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, currently above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart.
Yeah I realized that after I posted it.
- Dodgers
- DH
- DH
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, currently above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart.
yeah, those interleague games come off like exhibitions
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 May 11, 2010 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
+1000000000000
I just cannot pay attention in the middle of the season to all these stupid games. Of course, Padres fans would have to forego their ancient rivalry against the Mariners. I’m sure attendance would suffer terribly.
"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 May 11, 2010 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I shudder at the thought of the Sox Nation taking over our goddamn ballpark.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
you complete me!
"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 May 11, 2010 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
You know which super villain is stupid
Brainiac
I thought the whole idea behind that guy was idiotic.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 2:32 PM PDT reply actions
Meh
DC villains are generally kinda hokey.
I mean Dr. Doom is wearing armor made from the skin of his true love.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
The Joker is highly amused by your opinion of DC villains
and has just strapped a bomb to an infant and pushed it into a crowded mall to prove his point!
Oops, Joker notwithstanding
Grave error on my part there. Dude is batshit awesome.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
Lex Luthor is pretty cool.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I never really found his character that threatening though. Somehow Norman Osbourne scares the crap out of me though…
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
http://www.seanbaby.com/superfriends/luthor.htm
If Lex Luthor can be a super villain, anybody can. He put together a team made out of a clown, an eskimo, a zombie, a monkey, and a chick in cat pajamas.
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 call this "Friday Evening"
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Seems like an excuse to dust this one off
I don’t really remember why I made it.
Adoptive parent of Kevin Frandsen, now stopping gaps in...Anaheim?
by EliminateMe on May 11, 2010 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
LOL
I remember this!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn’t know Black Manta was a pedophile.
by Grant Brisbee on May 11, 2010 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Come on, look at those eyes.
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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Oh god, all of them sitting around a conference table arguing!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Oh, poo. I didn’t even see the amendments. BOOOOOO WHY AM I NOT EVIL ENOUGH????
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
You're plenty evil now
You just weren’t evil enough back then.
Adoptive parent of Kevin Frandsen, now stopping gaps in...Anaheim?
He doesn’t post as much as he used to. He used to be GRM’s nemesis.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
He’s a favorite of mine. Wish he showed up more often these days.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
He copies technology and then destroys it. Makes perfect sense.
Gorilla Grodd, on the other hand… They do a pretty excellent, and amusingly ironic, episode on him in Justice League Unlimited.
"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 topic of Gorilla villains
I thoroughly enjoyed Ultra-Humanite in the most recent Power Girl series…
Still though, brain transplants….
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Hey, they actually made the Calculator into a decent villain
Wonder if Paste Pot Pete and Stilt Man have just been waiting for a good writer…
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
http://www.seanbaby.com/superfriends/brainiac.htm
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.
A
I have literally no good reason to post this strip. I just love xkcd.
I was just thinking about this earlier today.
I remembered that the Giants were playing the Padres and had a weird tired/apathetic feeling all of a sudden. Thanks for putting it into words, Grant.
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, currently above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart.
Man, the Mariners are an absolute mess this year.
lol.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
LOL MR. Z!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
what now?
Wait a second…that's it. That's the melody to funky town. Won't you take me down to funky town.
Mike Sweeney wants to fight the guys who ratted out Griffey for being asleep
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Also
They’re 7 games under .500
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
FTFY
Also
They’re 7games under .500
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
VETRIN WITH POP!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Vetrin sounds like one of these newfangled medications.
Side effects may include: exhaustion, soreness, narclepsy, dementia, and anal leakage. Those in need of surgery should consult their doctor before using Vetrin. Just not Giant doctors.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
VETRIN WITH POOP!
Wait a second…that's it. That's the melody to funky town. Won't you take me down to funky town.
What’s the deal with them? I thought they made all these good moves in the off-season.
We're all basically Pedro Feliz.
I still think they had a good offseason, but just how good it was got overblown – any time a team goes into the season with a DH combo of Mike Sweeney and Ken Griffey, you didn’t have a good offseason. Plus, the Mariners weren’t as good as their record to begin with last year.
I liked their offseason but overeager M’s fans (coughdavidcameroncough) kind of turned me off so now I’m enjoying the mess.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
SEATTLOL
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
LOL PEOPLE IN THE PACIFIC NW
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
HEY!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
go beaver state
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 May 11, 2010 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Have the Giants played the Diamondbacks yet? I don’t remember a series with them.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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I heard there taking Velez with them so he can make burger runs for the team while in AZ with nothing but cash in his pocket.
by Giant_in_la_area on May 11, 2010 2:54 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I went to school with Greg Lukerson
Kinda bipolar.
Anagram of "Edgar Renteria" = IRATE NERD RAGE
by Stuttering John Tamargo on May 11, 2010 2:37 PM PDT reply actions
maybe it's the dual first name thing (kinda)
Wait a second…that's it. That's the melody to funky town. Won't you take me down to funky town.
Series Prediction
doan worry, poplo loe he team, he wan get berry good for body to play the beisbol
Proud Aussie father of Roberto Kelly
lol wow
"There he goes. One of god's own prototypes. Some kind of high powered mutant never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die."
Knee to the groin
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll be there tomorrow
to wish I was watching us play any other team.
Also – post your bets: How many games in this series will the Padres wear their official standard away uniform set?
If you don't like Brandon Medders you're not a true fan.
I'll make my guess
1 game. They go “alternate” for at least 2/3. And on another note – the dressed to the nines uniform database is all kinds of awesome, but I think they’re really missing all the alternate uniforms that have become such the rage recently.
If you don't like Brandon Medders you're not a true fan.
Our coach wants to change our jerseys to camo. I’m not sure how I feel about that.
It’s conjoined fail, attached at the fiasco. - Grant
this pic doesn't capture the majesty
of their pee-colored away unis.
"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 May 11, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate the Padres
Pretty much for 98.
But my hate is a much more muted hate than for any other NL West team.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Ed Walsh approves of Barry Zito's ERA
Begrudgingly.
"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.
Ahahahahaha, thank you PTI.
Happy anniversary, Aaron Rowand! On this day 4 years ago, you broke your face.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
When you remarry, you don’t celebrate the anniversary of your first marriage.
Same should hold with face breakings
"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.
So this is where everybody went.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
He found us!
/leaves
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."
OK, who told him?
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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Shhhhhh, he’s here.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 11, 2010 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
lolineup
Rowand,
Torres,
Sandoval,
Molina,
Huff,
Uribe,
Downs,
Schierholtz,
Zito
My Son.
2010 Giants: "The thing is, it happened."
LOL BOWKER!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
It's seriously getting stupid
Bowker can’t face any lefty, apparently. Not even Wade Freakin’ LeBlanc.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
ehhh
It might not be so much that Bowker can’t hit lefties, but that Andres can hit them really well and plays better D than Bowker.
My Son.
2010 Giants: "The thing is, it happened."
to be fair
LeBlanc has a 1.16 ERA this year
He actually has a reverse platoon split though
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Who wants to be fair?
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
is that some kind of sex position?
Wait a second…that's it. That's the melody to funky town. Won't you take me down to funky town.
Oddly, The Reverse Platoon Split sex position
was devised by Matthew Modine of Full Metal Jacket. Not many sex practitioners know that.
Also
Higher WHIP than he had last year, when he had a 3.69 ERA.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Who?
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
he's doing so well as a late inning pinch hitter
can’t take him out of that role
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 11, 2010 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously. wtf? I am not really a fan of Torres, and I don’t dislike him, but Bowker needs to be in there. It has gotten to the point where it is just silly that he isn’t playing. This infuriates me.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on May 11, 2010 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL DEROSA
Money well spent!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Our Manager:
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I only find this funny if the person is in some sort of makeup.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
It’s Peter Saarsgard.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
In makeup.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
/Explains more.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Gosh darnit.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
naaah, I think it’s some “Lost” thing.
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
I was kinda hoping this was Peter Saarsgard in his natural state.
Every other time we see him he’s made up
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
If I could turn back time
I wouldn’t watch that movie.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Is this some sort of “Lost” thing?
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
It is not.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s from the set of the Green Lantern movie.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Green Lantern harrier than I recall
"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.
Indeed…?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Aaron Rowand, leadoff hitter is one of the strangest things a manager has ever done for an extended period of time
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
I see your Rowand and raise you
Bengie Molina, cleanup hitter
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on May 11, 2010 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
At least there's some sort of baseball tradition and precedent there
Dingerz and RBIZ
There’s nothing for Aaron Rowand, leadoff hitter
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
INNOVATION!
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
It’s not any weirder than David Bell-leadoff hitter in 2002 (after Shinjo, but before Lofton).
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
That's why I said "one of" the strangest things
There’s definitely been things as strange or stranger.
Still…
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
I see your Bengie Molina and raise you Eli Whiteside, #5 hitter.
It’s conjoined fail, attached at the fiasco. - Grant
That only happened once (so far).
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
and since it prevents Molina at cleanup
I approve heartily!
"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 May 11, 2010 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Raise you Velez as a defensive replacement.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on May 11, 2010 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Hopefully
Molina actually has the career numbers vs lefties to fit at cleanup.
.295/.332/.485
My Son.
2010 Giants: "The thing is, it happened."
Did you miss the last week? Molina is the new cleanup hitter.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I just thought it was implicit...
So I was actually being hopeful. Did I miss the explicit statement of this permanent (for Baseball) switch?
He is there forever
I have reached acceptance
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I recall the words “for the forseeable future” being used at the time of the switch
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Then it was denial.
I was in denial, whether deliberately or as a result of age combined with drink. The court will have to determine.
Yes
Bochy said something to the effect of “I’ve been thinking about doing it all season BORK.”
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on May 11, 2010 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
can’t find the quote, but on Bengie’s first game back at cleanup, Bork explicitly mentioned “I’d been contemplating this for a month.”*
*this was said the first week of May.
correct
"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 May 11, 2010 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions
And for another
The guy who’s been the Giants best hitter all season is batting 8th.
Adoptive parent of Kevin Frandsen, now stopping gaps in...Anaheim?
I dunno. He’s a known quantity, and it’s not like there is an obvious replacement for him. I still want him getting more at-bats than Torres.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I'm not even really against it
I would bat Torres leadoff, it I were manager. But, like you said, there really isn’t an obvious lead off hitter.
It’s just strange.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
For a second I thought I saw Ishikawa in there and nearly flipped a shit.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Also
LOL JUGGERNATE THE PERPETUAL 8TH HITTER!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
but that's where he succeeds, you see...
at the major league level. it’s proven. because he has produced there.
/science
re: Pablo
Off day ≠ Day off
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, currently above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart.
So the best part of our order is the 7-8 hitters. Got it.
Molina: Clean Up Hitter For Life!
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.
Key to this series is having Sanchez get a win (actually, go six or seven and get a win). Gets us rolling again. And having Cain not give up a run in the first and thus have a chance to win also.
RE: Junior Naps
from Baggs:
Griffey napping through a PH opportunity? Hey at least Junior still had his uniform on. Barry Bonds got away with much, much worse.
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
He used to poop in everyone's lockers
After he was done eating babies
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
POOPIN!
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
I loves me some Bonds
But if Griffey had never gotten hurt, a lot of their career numbers would probably look more similar.
My Son.
2010 Giants: "The thing is, it happened."
So don’t get hurt. Bonds shouldn’t get dinged for doing a better job of staying on the field.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
HOOORAY FLAX SEED OIL =)
(i love barry, btw, i just like being snarky too)
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
I just don’t think your point is relevant. For example: If Bobby Bonds were stronger and more patient, his numbers would have compared better against Barry Bonds’ numbers. It just doesn’t mean a lot.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I measure a player’s ability as a ballplayer on talent. that’s why Koufax is the best left-handed pitcher of all time.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
I understand the first sentence. I definitely disagree with the second sentence—-Pedro Martinez all the way!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Pedro #2, RJ #3, Lefty #4.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
My main argument for Pedro is that he did it against MUCH harder competition and in smaller parks.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Uh, y’all realize Pedro is right handed right
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
LOL
This is why you are a mod.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I once said that Noah Lowry was like a left-handed Kirk Reuter.
I think it’s pretty clear that I used to be dumbass.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
well
that is a true statement.
Also like a left-handed Kirk Reuter: Kirk Reuter
"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.
Sadly, I just misquoted myself. Corrected below!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
"used to be"?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
YES USED TO BE
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
how he’s just a failbeard!
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
LET ME TELL YOU HOW!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, I was wrong about what I said, right down to the spelling of Rueter’s name:
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2006/8/11/134154/519#1069978
I can’t help but think that people are offering up Lowry as a possible trade because they don’t think he’s anything more than a right handed Rueter
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Pitching in the National League at the time Koufax did was pretty difficult. The NL then was the AL now because they were so far ahead in integrating their rosters.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
What
The National League during Koufax’s time was one of the most pitcher friendly leagues in the history of baseball
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
AND
he was pitching in one of the most pitcher friendly ballpark environments of all time as well.
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On a non-standard mound for his home games
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by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
not to say he wasn’t good, because he was really good (for his peak anyway) but he pitched in a ridiculously favorable environment.
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And Pedro is so good that he’d still be better from the left side!
/face saved
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If he had gotten his shit together earlier in his career, his numbers would have been ridiculous.
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by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
so you measure
a player’s ability as a ballplaying on the part that is hard to measure?
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I understand the first sentence, but I don’t necessarily agree.
It may be semantics, but you can’t say you value it based on “talent.” What do you do for a five-tool prospect where it was unanimous that he had all the talent in the world to succeed, but didn’t. What about a Delmon Young who just doesn’t live up to the potential, but has it in there [somewhere]. On the injury side of the spectrum, you could use Mark Prior, who was undoubtably talented, but got hurt a lot (whether you base it on luck or flawed mechanics, etc)?
Ah, come on
It wasn’t Griffey’s fault he got injured. You’re making a specious comparison there.
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It also isn’t David Eckstein’s fault that he can’t hit 30 home runs. Health and power are both skills.
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Health is luck.
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Not entirely.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Barry Bonds wouldn't have been able to hit all those home runs
If he didn’t work out like a monster almost every single day.
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C’mon. You know that’s oversimplistic.
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So are you
Sure, to a certain extent, everything is genetics.
But getting injured is much less of a choice than the ability to hit for power.
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On the other hand, Griffey wasn’t even as good as Bonds in the 90s when they were both healthy. So, there ya go!
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Yeah, this is enough to stop this argument
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I don’t know that better is the argument. This is more about skills vs circumstance.
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He did say “a lot of his career numbers” would look closer to Barry’s. Perhaps in terms of counting stats, but Barry would still outclass him otherwise.
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Even with the positional adjustment? I know that his defense in CF was a bit overrated, but still.
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in the 90s, Bonds had a 179 OPS+ versus 152 for Griffey. The positional adjustment probably doesn’t make as much of a difference because Bonds would still get quite a lot of positive defensive value for being a good defensive left fielder.
The best we have for defensive stats in the 90s is probably Sean Smith’s total zone and WAR which can be found here: http://www.baseballprojection.com/war/top500.htm
In the end, he has Griffey as worth 65.9 WAR in the 90s and a total of +27 total zone defensive runs. He gets +1-2 runs per year on the positional adjustment.
Bonds is at 85.2 WAR in the 90s (HOLY SHIT) and a total of +79 total zone defensive runs. That’s with a fairly substantial positional adjustment for Barry by the way – something like -7 to 8 runs per year.
Bonds is and was way way way better than Griffey.
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I forget what the source was
But I remember reading somewhere (here, I believe, but it was from an outside source) that Bonds was one of the most under-rated defensive players of all-time.
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I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a left fielder play better defense than when Barry came to San Francisco.
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by Johnny Disaster on May 11, 2010 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
BUT HE WAS A STATUE
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INDIFFERENT
DIDNT DIVE
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But Bonds didn’t have that smile!
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Or wear his cap backwards
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There was that one time...
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That was mandatory
It doesn’t count.
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cool look, bro
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Or the sweet swing, to be honest
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Griffey and Bonds are the owners of my two favorite swings ever.
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by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
What about The Thrill?
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+1
My favorite
Wait a second…that's it. That's the melody to funky town. Won't you take me down to funky town.
I only saw Clark for a very short period of my baseball watching life. The replays just don’t give me that same feeling.
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by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
But we were comparing Bonds and Griffey
But, yes, Clark had a sweet swing too
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Howie was talking about favorite swings, a different topic.
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Oh, I see
It’s the thread’s fault. It’s hard to tell who is replying to whom over here.
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My favorite swing of the modern era is Prince Fielder’s. It’s just so amusing to see him club it like that.
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Wheeeeee!
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I know this is heresy, but I’ve always admired Manny’s swing.
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NEXT YOU’LL BE TELLING US THAT YOU RESPECT HITLER’S ENTHUSIASM.
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AND RECTUMFACE’S ABILITY TO CATCH
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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Needed to be a dictator:
AND STALIN’S SENSE OF STYLE
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by Johnny Disaster on May 11, 2010 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Almost did that.
But I assumed he was referring to Tulo.
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And your point is?
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by Johnny Disaster on May 11, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Don’t ask him about his point.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Or do, and be mystified.
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^ these three things are worth at least 25 WAR
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and that doesn’t even include Bonds OMFG seasons when Griffey was leaking oil in Cincy.
Bonds was better all the time.
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Barry Bonds was the best player to ever play the game
That’s not what we were arguing about.
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I’d say second behind Ted.
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second behind Ruth.
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What’s the argument against Ted?
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speed and defense, basically
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Fair enough.
Definitely best hitter.
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How is he a better hitter than Ruth?
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They had a difference of 1 OPS+ for their careers. Add n the war years, and I think Williams would have caught that.
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what numbers are you looking at?
Ted OPS+: 190
Ruth OPS+: 207
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But yeah, Williams had season of 235 and 217 OPS+ before the war and a 215 after the war. If he has 220s during those years (reasonable presumption, we would have at least been much much closer to Ruth. If anybody wants to do the math…
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He would have been closer to Ruth, but still short.
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Plus, how many wins did Ted throw?
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by Johnny Disaster on May 11, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Really interesting to see how low he finishes by Smith’s WAR. It’s not a be all end all but I was shocked to see him at 11th. I imagine park effects could have something to do with it.
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Although
duh, that’s without war credit, obviously. Assume 3 more 9+ WAR seasons from 43-45 and he’s 5th. My bad.
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you are all wrong
because none of these names are Willie Mays.
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by natteringnabob on May 11, 2010 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
About time
Can’t believe it took that long on this site. Willie Mays by a long shot.
by Cixelsyd on May 11, 2010 5:56 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Tim Kurkjian was giving Mays some love on Sportscenter today. “Greatest center fielder of all time, making the greatest defensive play of all time.”
Fuckin’ right!
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Mays had a lot more defensive value than Bonds and Ruth, but not enough to make up the gap in hitting.
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Willie Mays
notorious banjo-wielding slap hitter.
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by natteringnabob on May 11, 2010 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
El Kabong?
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So if Griffey didn’t get hurt he would have been one of the best ever too?
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If he didn't get hurt
He’d be much more in the conversation than he is. He might’ve been top 10.
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I don’t know what a normal aging curve would look like for a guy like Griffey. He was already sort of declining into a good but not great 5-6 WAR player even before the trade and injuries. I don’t think he would have ended up as one of the best EVER if you’re defining ever as, like, top 10 of all time. But top 25, probably
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i mean that's actually great
just not otherworldly
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I was responding to rotorueter asking if positional adjustments didn’t make a difference
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Did he?
I don’t remember his doing anything worse than sleeping during a game.
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Maybe he left early?
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Meh
Baggs won’t get any more specific than that. It is way more fun to make shit up without being able to be called on it.
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by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
It doesn’t get reported because that stuff isn’t supposed to leave the clubhouse. But Baggs would know.
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well, he cheated on his wife, that’s worse.
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Baseball-wise
Regarding the team. We aren’t talking about personal life.
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they don’t report on that stuff either
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by nostocksjustbonds on May 11, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
It got out somehow
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I think it came out due to the testimony, but I could be wrong.
they certainly don’t report that Player X is currently sleeping around on his wife as part of game notes, though that would be kinda funny.
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by nostocksjustbonds on May 11, 2010 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
IN THE CLUBHOUSE?!
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with ken griffey jr
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HOT
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“Will you guys stop fucking!? One of you has to pinch hit this inning!”
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by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
but Ken is already playing catcher!
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no love for this joke? COME ON!
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fine!
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catcher…. sex… get it?
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No.
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damnit!
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I prolly shouldn’t explain it
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could have called in someone to pinch hit
for the fucking part
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by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
In the clubhouse?!
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Debatable whether that is worse
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Not really though.
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Yes, really
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I think I’ll take a napper over a steroid user.
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I’ll take the better player over the worse player.
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I’m just talking ethically.
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Hell, you could argue
that by napping and not being able to take the pinch hit appearance, Whiffey was actually helping the team!!
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lol Whiffey!
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by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
+1
LOL
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by nostocksjustbonds on May 11, 2010 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
BAH!
These monkeys dance for my amusement! If they want to take steroids in order to be more entertaining, then please, by all means do so.
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Is it certain that Griffey was totally clean?
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That’s not the point.
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How so? If you’re talking about roiders, and he roided, it seems to be exactly the point.
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by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
The statement was that it’s debatable whether taking steroids would be worse than napping. There’s no players involved int hat statement.
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Well, to be fair, it is right in the middle of a conversation that directly compares Bonds and Griffey, and that in fact does name both of their names.
So, yes, you’re right. But it’s not a stretch to see why I made the connection.
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by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, howie's right here
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Actually I’m over there.
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by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
howie's wrong here
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thehavenot’s right here
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Not yet
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Yeah, and it wouldn’t surprise me if Griffey used. It also wouldn’t surprise me if Griffey felt guilty about it and stopped, which led to his body falling apart.
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projection
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/has been watching Lost, which has led to rapid theory-making
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THIS WAS A BIG STORY UNTIL NOBODY CARED ABOUT THE NUMBERS ANYMORE AND NOW EVERYONE’S APPRENTLY FORGOTTEN
GROUGTHINK ALERT
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That is the worst part of that show. I still remember all of the crap that is now being ignored.
Why does weird crap happen when Walt is around? Why does Claire have to raise Aaron? What was the giant bird? Why were there polar bears?
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I don’t remember the giant bird.
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It also made an appearance in the movie Up.
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by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
http://lost.wikia.com/wiki/The_Giant_Bird
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Hmm, I don’t think I remember most of season one.
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I remember
of course I watched it like 4 weeks ago
"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.
It is the show’s own fault to raise that many mysteries, but at this point, there is no possible way to answer them all. I’m guessing they’re assuming that it will all be covered when (if) they reveal what the island is.
It’s all a dream.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, that is where all the unbaptized Polar Bears go.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Shit. No. That’s Limbo.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
naw
I’m pretty sure it’s not
"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.
It's gotta be Limbo!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
They couldn’t leave the island then.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
Is this some sort of Green Lantern thing?
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
I just assumed they used polar bears for testing like other animals.
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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yeah
they were in cages. So, the Dharmies brought them along. Same as the shark.
"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.
When Sawyer and Kate were in the cages and Sawyer figured out how to get food, I remember Mr. Friendly mocking him saying that the bears figured it out faster than he did.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
exactly
Plus, aren’t they marked with the Dharma logo? The shark was.
IIRC, the polar bear remains found in the desert had a Dharma harness thing on it
"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, I mean, all that is pretty clear. I dunno, I guess I want to know what was being tested on the polar bears——-and why polar bears?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
cognitive dissonance
polar bearz on a desert island?
"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.
being injured seems to be a big excuse for guys to take up using some sort of product…
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 11, 2010 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, cheno's right here
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
I've always been suspicious
But, for me, it really doesn’t matter. I’ve never cared about steroids in baseball.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
*
he drank regular Pepsi instead of diet!
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 11, 2010 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Go ahead
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
I mean, it’s fine to defend Bonds (I do all the time). But to say that it’s perfectly fine and harmless is just ridiculous.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
Debatable
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
the thing is
it happened.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
“It’s a long season, there’s nothing wrong with a nap in the dugout every now and then”
-Felipe Alou
We're all basically Pedro Feliz.
"It’s a long season, there’s nothing wrong with peeing on your hands every now and then"
-Felipe Alou
It’s conjoined fail, attached at the fiasco. - Grant
Moises, you mean?
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
Fixed.
“It’s a long season, there’s nothing wrong with I like peeing on your my hands every now and then”
- Felipe Moises Alou
FLIPPY!
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 11, 2010 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
at least Bonds told the manager ahead of time not to wake him up.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 11, 2010 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Quite OT
But this is hilarious.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
The eagle flys at dawn!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Dear SF Giants
don’t fuck up on offense and you will win
Love
Newcomb
and the home of the.... JETS!
BEAT LA
MV3!!!
Dubbs
by Newcomb29(EDGE) on May 11, 2010 3:50 PM PDT reply actions
Serious OT
I’ve been flipping through the xkcd’s over the last few months, a few frames at a time.
I just got to 738, which, apparently was the xkcd from yesterday. I have now viewed every xkcd there has been. I know there’ll be new ones, but it’s not the same, I want the endless potential of more xkcd’s directly at my fingertips.
I haven’t been this sad since I watched the last episode of the new battlestar and realized that I would never again be able to watch a new episode of that show.
I can still watch new episodes of that show!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
The cylons have lupus.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
My jealousy knows no bounds. I wish I could have selective memory removal so I could just erase the knowledge of having seen the episodes before, and watch the entire series as if I never had before. Note: I might be stealing this from Bill Simmons’ discussion of introducing his dad to “The Wire.”
Further OT: is that show as good as I’ve heard. I watched the first two episodes and didn’t see anything special, and the first season dvd set is languishing in my cabinet…should I go back and start it again?
Note
I also feel this way about Firefly, and Lost.
Meh. I am ready for Lost to be over. I just want to find out what happens at the end.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I totally understand the growing apathy over that show. I still love it, but have been disillusioned a bit over the final season. But, you must admit that the first few seasons had some phenomenal “oh, shit” moments that make watching a show like that worthwhile.
I’m glad I only decided to start watching it now (so I can marathon). No long breaks, no forgetting what happened… it’s great!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I started watching it in January of this year, and I am still ready for it to end.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I am glad it’s not dragging on and on, don’t get me wrong. Most shows should have a set number of seasons before they start to make sure the story arc doesn’t get too bloated and messed up.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Me too
At this point, I’m only still watching because I’ve sunk this much time into it already.
Adoptive parent of Kevin Frandsen, now stopping gaps in...Anaheim?
I’ve never seen The Wire.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Now THIS is a man with some life-changing TV in his future!
/followed by a reply by one of the people who doesn’t like The Wire
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
My standard line is that it was the best made show ever. It is not personally my favorite show ever (tho it is top 5), but I do think it’s the best structured/writen/executed shows ever.
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
This is a really good point. One of the most striking aspects of it is how deliberate it is. There are virtually no filler moments. No Hurley-fixes-a-car moments, let alone episodes.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
There is a learning curve with the first 3-4 episodes. Be patient, and watch with the subtitles on. After that, you’re in the clear.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
never thought about that.
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
Subtitles?
Really? That difficult to understand? Or just rapid fire? or?
It’s different with every character. Some are hard to understand. Some are just soft spoken.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
Snoop was, uh, a little… Hmm. Incomprehensible?
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
“Wait, did he say fuck fuck fuck motherfuck me fuck fuck, or fuck fuck fucking mortherfuck me fuck? If only I could also be reading the dialogue!”
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
That was Deadwood.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 11, 2010 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually, I’m referring to a McNulty Bunk murder investigation.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
/drinks Jameson
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
http://videosift.com/video/The-All-Fuck-Murder-Investigation-Scene-from-The-Wire
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
Ha! I had forgotten about that…
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 11, 2010 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I watched it on HBO as it came out… in 2002. There’s a lot of scenes between then and now.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 11, 2010 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I wonder how they dealt with Clay Davis’s favorite exclamation in the captions.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 11, 2010 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Lots of e’s?
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
My friend was resisting The Wire.
I went with him on a run to Le Video (Sunset denizens may know it) with the thought of picking up a Battlestar disc. I was going on about The Wire, and he continued to express his uncertainty. When we got to the counter, I asked the clerk if he’d seen The Wire. He had, of course. Then I asked if he thought it was any good. He said yes. I left it at that but, so prompted, the clerk began a monologue about his favorite seasons and why they were such and so on and so on.
Yes, it is that good.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I used to go to LeVideo
back when it was two adjoining stores
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
People who don’t like The Wire are broken. I’m in season four, and it’s probably the best show I’ve ever seen.
by Grant Brisbee on May 11, 2010 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I've never seen it
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
So maybe your broken?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 11, 2010 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Or maybe my typing is.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 11, 2010 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes on both counts
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I get the feeling
That I would really like it if I tried, but I could never make it through the first 5 episodes. Starts pretty slow.
My Son.
2010 Giants: "The thing is, it happened."
I liked season 2.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
me 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 May 11, 2010 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Let me guess: it’s just Ziggy Sobotka fucking everything up from start to finish, right?
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Sounds like Gilligan's Island
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
but with a ridiculous leather jacket and an alcoholic duck
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
I remember this guy. He was a douche. And apparently had a big weiner…or liked showing it off. That’s all I remmeber. Oh yeah, he died.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 11, 2010 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m picturing Mrs. Howell’s reaction to Ziggy dropping trow.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 11, 2010 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t watch much tv. CUZ I’M AN ELITIST HIPSTER.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
It's Not Tv, It's HBO!
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
I loved Season Two
but Season Four is probably the “best”.
"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 May 11, 2010 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
you should watch it…
oh indeed.
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
Me neither…or Lost, or Firefly, or, well… or much of anything made after 1995… Where do you people find the time?
My work’s intensity varies by season. Doesn’t yours do as well, at least somewhat?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Not really. I always seem to be in over my head on the paperwork, which means the housework, or some other work piles up. Even during the summer I’m taking classes and/or preparing stuff for the next school year, or spending 3-4 hours a day at the gym. When I’m online I’ve usually got a pile of forms or lesson plans I’m working on.
(While typing to you all this afternoon I’ve put the final pages into a resource/materials binder that is due tonight, and when I get home after class I’ll be writing up parent/teacher conferences.)
You need an unpaid intern.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I just got my evaluation
It still cracks me up that there are only two options at the bottom: satisfactory and unsatisfactory.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
3-4 hours at the gym?
roids
"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.
Try bad thyroid. The only time I’ve managed to lose weight since I turned “old” was the one summer when I spent a month going to the gym 3-4 hours a day 6 days a week and ate only 1200 calories a day. That’s sustainable… all for a grand total of 5 pounds of weight loss. Yippee!!!
thyroid, eh?
/bad Reyes HGH reference
"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.
Somewhere, Jose Reyes just clapped obnoxiously because he got brought up in conversation.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
the wire
It’s a good show. I don’t know if it’s the BEST series ever — a claim like that is sort of odd. But it has great characters and for the most part doesn’t have any melodrama whatsoever. If you like instant gratification (and I don’t know what’s so wrong with that) it can come off a little slow, but maybe you’d be hooked right away.
by non sequitur on May 11, 2010 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions
actually
I sort of dreaded getting a new disk from Netflix, because I knew I would watch all the episodes right away and not get any sleep.
"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 May 11, 2010 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I never really got into Bubbles. Not that I think there was anything wrong with the way he was written or performed. Just never got into him. Sorry, Andre Royo.
by non sequitur on May 11, 2010 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
But he was so haplessly tragicomic.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 11, 2010 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, he was. Also, for a show in which the drug trade played such a central role throughout, the only real sustained attention it paid to drug addiction was his character.
by non sequitur on May 11, 2010 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions
XKCD sucks
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
start reading Achewood.
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
Start reading my comics!
Give me an incentive to update again.
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
Having free time isn’t enough?
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
I have writer’s block too…
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
The last batch of updates has, sadly.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
can i point you in the direction of the reply button too?
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
heh =)
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
LOL KFRED
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 4:11 PM PDT reply actions
Hey Y'all!
Anybody else going to the game? My brother and I will be there.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
The Kids: Lewis, Posey, Sandoval, Bowker, Schierholtz, Frandsen, Ishikawa, Amezaga... CHONE WAR projection= 12.7
Current Team: Rowand, Sanchez, DeRosa, Sandoval, Huff, Molina, Renteria, Schierholtz... CHONE WAR projection= 12.6
I still haven’t been to a game yet this year :(
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
first game for me this year will be in Oakland
at least the Giants will be there
"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.
I’m going to try to go to one this weekend.
The trouble is that my usual game-going partner is in the UK until September :(
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
10 dollar tix on Saturday plus Timmy plus there are any number of people on this site with whom you could go.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 11, 2010 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
/tries not to bring attention to himself in too obvious of a manner
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 11, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
This is my first!
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
The Kids: Lewis, Posey, Sandoval, Bowker, Schierholtz, Frandsen, Ishikawa, Amezaga... CHONE WAR projection= 12.7
Current Team: Rowand, Sanchez, DeRosa, Sandoval, Huff, Molina, Renteria, Schierholtz... CHONE WAR projection= 12.6
Boo!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 11, 2010 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve only been to a Grizzlies game this year.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 11, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
My first game was the 4 hour rain delay against Atlanta. Yay Timmy!
Almost was going to the A’s Giants on the 22. but saving money instead
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.
My first game this year
Was Wellemeyer’s first start as a Giant.
LOL ME!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Are they skipping his next start?
I haven’t heard, but we did just have an off day, so Tim could pitch on regular rest…
My Son.
2010 Giants: "The thing is, it happened."
Bork won't skip
Too Borky
"Kenny Lofton, the man they love to hate in St. Louis has driven a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are DEAD!" Jon Miller
by Sabean's_Folly on May 11, 2010 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
doubt it
Tim would pitch on regular rest, but everyone else would be shorted by a day. Unless you put wellemeyer between tim and zito, but that’s just pointless.
My first game was also a Wellemeyer game
The one in LA. :/
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
Me too.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
my first game this year
Hasn’t happened yet. :(
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
I just swept the Mets in my Giants MLB The Show Franchise That Follows The Real Season
By scoring a total of 8 runs in the series.
Unfortunately I’m still in last place in the NL West at 15-15
Behind the Dodgers with their No. 2 ranked pitching, right?
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.
MLB 10 has a bit of a learning curve
I’ve logged so many hours on 09 that it’s been tough to switch over to 10. Are the Dodgers really rated that high? Wowza.
Yeah
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/2/19/1318295/initial-rankings-for-mlb10-the-show
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.
Freddy Sanchez is starting tonight in San Jose
My Son.
2010 Giants: "The thing is, it happened."
by GiantPain on May 11, 2010 4:23 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I immediately ended that sentence with “…Sharks”
by chakdephatte on May 11, 2010 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
OT
Blue Jays get screwed and the league awards the Phillies three extra “non home games” at home.
Insanity is just a state of mind.
OBAMAAAAAAAAAA!
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
Totally, Fred vs Anti Fred can get HEATED
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
that's really ridiculous
couldn’t they move it to a neutral site at the very least?
If you don't like Brandon Medders you're not a true fan.
actually
Detroit would probably be the best option and the Tigers are out of town during those dates and for several days before and after. Why not move the game there?
If you don't like Brandon Medders you're not a true fan.
Bud Selig proposes a neutral solution and moves the games to Milwaukee.
Wait…
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Okay, then he can form a committee to do nothing about it.
There, fixed.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Have them play on on barge in one of those “Great” Lakes. Have Gordon Lightfoot sing the dual anthems, and have Mike Meyers (the murderer) throw out the first puck (with the Queen’s face on one side, Jay-Z’s face on the other.)
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Mike Meyers murdered someone?
"Kenny Lofton, the man they love to hate in St. Louis has driven a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are DEAD!" Jon Miller
by Sabean's_Folly on May 11, 2010 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Halloween.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Because then nobody goes to that game.
Curious Tigers fans won’t be enough…
if they treat it as a home game, then Toronto gets 2/3 of Philadelphia’s gate… and Philly fans will pack their home stadium to see their team, even if it’s not the Phillies’ home for that series.
that's a good point
I guess they’re probably more worried about the financial implications than the competitive ones
If you don't like Brandon Medders you're not a true fan.
That would be weird wouldn’t it? Going to see your team, in your stadium, but having the other team bat last?
With a DH at Citizen’s Bandbox.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I really, really, really hope the Jays win just one on a walkoff.
by Grant Brisbee on May 11, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
pirates are also out of town that weekend
as are the Indians – AND the Blue Jays are playing IN CLEVELAND immediately following (june 28-30)
If you don't like Brandon Medders you're not a true fan.
OT: Open Office
Does anybody know if there is any way to turn OFF the damn “case” feature in Open Office?
The document I’m working on calls for some words to be all CAPS and others to be all lowercase, but OO keeps reformatting everything, I get lost inside the damn menus, and I’m getting tired of doing it by hand.
Here ya go
go to the tools menu > spelling , and the choose options.
And then uncheck “Check capitalization.” That should do it.
Wait a second…that's it. That's the melody to funky town. Won't you take me down to funky town.
he’s got the magic hands
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'The longer I do this the smarter I get' --Brian Sabean
Well, he is left-handed…
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
And Zito is right handed! No, really!
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 naturally left handed
but he learned to throw and hit right handed.
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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Sandoval is naturally left-handed, but learned to throw and catch right-handed so that he would be able to play more positions. Generally, the only place you see lefties on the infield is first base.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
That's why he is smiling
Because he knows something you do not know.
Adoptive parent of Kevin Frandsen, now stopping gaps in...Anaheim?
By god — I’ve known about Pablo’s ambidexterity for a while. Why did this obvious cultural reference never occur to me before???
by non sequitur on May 11, 2010 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Sandoval is left-handed naturally, but he learned himself some right hands too.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Varitek’s HR just went over the Green Monster and I think hit a nice looking car in the parking lot. That would be shitty to come back to.
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.
It’d be wicked shitty.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Outta da pahk.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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I shouldn’t be laughing this hard at roto and you. And yet.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
waaaa did we paahhhh the cahhh theyyy
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'The longer I do this the smarter I get' --Brian Sabean
i don’t think there’s a parking lot out there, is there? just, like, a street
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Unless you’re a BoSox fan, in which case you get him to sign it and then never fix and/or wash it again.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 11, 2010 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
keithlaw Brian Sabean says Triple A baseball “isn’t very good.” Also called MIT “a vocational school” and said Shakespeare “wrote some OK stories”
My Son.
2010 Giants: "The thing is, it happened."
Nice zing, but the last part reminds me of this:
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Eh. Shakespeare’s thing was dialogue, really.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Somebody point me to an ORIGINAL story by Shakespeare!
He was a fuckin’ overrated dialogue doctor.
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Ignorant assertion is ignorant.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
You're the one being ignorant
Show me something he wrote that hadn’t already been lying around. MERCHANT OF VENICE, for example, was a Medieval Jewish folktale in which Shylock was the VICTIM of the debt scam. Shakespeare turned it around so that the old coot became the victimizer.
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
FRYLOCK!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Show me an original story by anyone.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 11, 2010 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
This.
It’s not about making up stories, it’s about how good a storyteller you are. And speaking as someone who has a little bit of a background in Shakespeare and study of his works, I can tell you that he’s one of the greatest writers in English literature for a reason.
Ragging on Shakespeare, just like saying you don’t like the Beatles, doesn’t make you cool.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
The reason is that he was prolific and financially solvent.
Meaning a lower percentage of his work has been “lost”. My assertion is that Shakespeare could not come up with a fresh story to save his life, a point to which you have conceded.
My second point is that he is overrated, which is a matter of debated because so few of his contemporaries have completed works still in circulation. As a poet he ranked behind Spenser even in his own lifetime, and as a playwright he just had the most product.
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Uhhhhhhh. Marlowe and Bacon were also very good, but the fact that he was so good and so prolific is part of what built his legacy. He was a living treasure while he was alive, which is why so much of his text survived. That he lived a lot longer than Marlowe isn’t really his fault.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
LOL so wrong.
So what if he retold stories? What writer doesn’t? The Iliad and the Odyssey were passed down orally for ages before they were written down. And the claim that other writers would be recognized as Shakespeare’s betters if only we had their best plays is just silly. We just happened to get (nearly) all of his stuff, and only the dregs of anyone else?
LOL. Somebody’s cribbing his professor’s opinions.
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"I was jacked leaving that room. I didn't even want to visit another room. It was not enough time," Tebow said. "We were excited, we were enthusiastic. There was passion. It was just intense, and it was ball, and it was juice. The juice level in that room was high, and it was awesome."
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 11, 2010 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions
We don't really know that Homer was an actual person
or a fictional author (unlike, say, Aesop who was historically proven). Also, later Greek dramatists wrote stories which contradicted Homer, which leads some to question whether Homer was as widely recognized in pre-Hellenistic Greece as the supreme authority of Classical tradition.
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Criticizing Shakespeare for ‘retelling’ stories seems ridiculous. That’s just how it was done back then.
Marlowe’s plays, for example, were all based on older stories. Nearly everything Chaucer ever wrote was an adaptation.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I’m just saying that criticizing a 17th century author for using sources as the basis for his stories is unfair
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Shakespeare was the 3rd best 17th century author.
AT BEST
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I'm not criticizing Shakespeare for being unoriginal, so much
as I’m knocking his sycophants for worshipping somebody so blatantly unoriginal. He’s fucking dialogue doctor who happens to be overrated. His dialogue is not realistic. It’s not naturalistic. It’s manipulatively circular for purposes of foreshadowing. And there’s just wayyyyy too much of it — an unabridged performance of Hamlet will run 4 hours. In fact what most Shakespeare people see staged in the USA has 10-20% of the dialog cut by theater directors, so not even the people who need him to make a living are totally ensorceled by his genius.
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Do you do the same, then, for Chaucer fans? I’m just curious.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
and for the record
I’m certainly a fan of Shakespeare, although I wouldn’t call myself a fangirl. But I just think this particular criticism of him is not really taking the time the works were written in into account.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I'm not a Shakespeare nerd, really
But since when does all dialogue have to be realistic and naturalistic!?
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Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Fun Fact
“Realism” in dramatic literature wasn’t standard until the late 18th century.
Shakespeare’s writing reflects the world view of his time, and an audience that was trained to listen rather than watch. That’s why the opening of Henry V asks the audience to imagine the horses proudly printing their hooves in the receiving earth.
Shakespeare is long, but modern audiences are neither trained nor tolerant towards his prose and duration. Directors cut cultural references that modern audiences and won’t understand, and also trim out some of the fat because most modern audience don’t want to sit for four hours: that’s a product of our culture, not his inferiority. Hamlet might be four hours long, but it’s still a good fucking play.
People don’t praise his stories, they praise his storytelling and his prose. If you can’t discern the difference, that’s your own deficiency.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
and if you ever read 18th century realism
It’s so fucking boring and painfully over-detailed it makes you want to stab yourself in the face.
Also, most of it is terribly unrealistic. Robinson Crusoe is about as believable as honkytonkbbw/Edgar Renteria slash fiction.
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Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
I really dislike Robinson Crusoe.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions
So by your own admission:
Directors cut cultural references that modern audiences and won’t understand, and also trim out some of the fat because most modern audience don’t want to sit for four hours: that’s a product of our culture, not his inferiority
Shakespeare has not quite withstood the test of time.
BOO-YAAAH!!!!
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
There’s your answer about Chaucer, jponry.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Shakespeare, when unabridged, survives better as text. But all good theater depends on interpretation. And for plays without a living playwright (and sometimes those with them), a pair of scissors is as important a tool as anything else. Shakespeare, Strindberg, Ibsen, Chekhov, Wilde, Shaw, it doesn’t make a difference. The whole point of theater is that it interacts with the audience in the present.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Honestly, I can’t believe that you’re even this obstinate and contrary about Shakespeare. The lengths to which you’ll go to get a rise out of jcb9 really do amaze me.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions
This.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 11, 2010 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
EAST OF EDEN WUZ PLAGARIZM
/froth
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
So you’ll completely disregard the quality of the writing because he happened to be using a story that already existed?
Sorry, but that’s dumb.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
In fact, I’m not sorry. That’s dumb.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I think there’s also a subtextual accusation that he was antisemitic. In the 1600s.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Do I not bleed?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
This is going to turn into another Avatar argument, isn’t it?
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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blue bewbs
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Not again.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 11, 2010 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions
YES AVATAR MAY HAVE BEEN POCAHONTAS AND THE LAST SAMURAI BUT THAT DOESN"T MEAN THAT IT WASN’T GREAT STORYTELLING! THE SHITTINESS OF THE STORYTELLING MEANS THAT IT WASN’T GREAT STORYTELLING.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
But Avatar didn't have good storytelling either, just
DRAGONS, BLUE BOOBS, MECHS, EXPLOSIONS, UNOBTAINIUM!
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.
Are you going to get on Chaucer for this too?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
HOMER WAS JUST STEALING FROM A VERBAL STORYTELLING TRADITION!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 11, 2010 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
DUDE CAN’T EVEN SPEAK ENGLISH RIGHT
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
He wrote a billion plays in fucking poetry. In his spare time, he created incredible sonnets. The man was an English wildfire.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Facts:
when people say MIT, Sabean responds WHY ARE YOU SPELLING IT OUT?!? I KNOW WHAT A FUCKING CATCHER’S MITT IS!
Sabean has proof that Shakespeare’s for queers. He took a blind straw poll to confirm this.
LOL at sub-average IQ GM in charge of a $100 million payroll
"Kenny Lofton, the man they love to hate in St. Louis has driven a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are DEAD!" Jon Miller
by Sabean's_Folly on May 11, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I like this snark.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 11, 2010 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
yo-yo
I am back from New Orleans. Amazingly, I didn’t gain 50 pounds.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
/bombards jcb9 with new memes
Thing is, it happened.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Nah, I was here for that. I’ve just been gone a few days!
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Have you seen the new Brian Sabean/Triple-A controversy?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Just the Keith Law reference above.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
We finished the second season while we were in New Orleans, actually!
(It was either that or spend our evenings at Big Daddy’s World Famous Love Acts Men & Women on Bourbon Street. I stand by my decision.)
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
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Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
You make bad decisions
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
How famous??
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
famous enough to have a sign!
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Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
I would have gone in.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Me too.
That place is an anecdote waiting to happen.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Also, a residue on the bottom of your shoes.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 11, 2010 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Or hands...
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
lol
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Missing that is definitely a mistake/sound decision.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 11, 2010 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL EUPHEMISMS
LOVE ACTS!!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
LIVE FUCKING!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Washing Grandma's car?
"Kenny Lofton, the man they love to hate in St. Louis has driven a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are DEAD!" Jon Miller
by Sabean's_Folly on May 11, 2010 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I knew I was a man when I realized that ‘love’ and ‘adult’ were realyl just stand-ins for ‘fuck’.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
from Google, I have learned that that sign is only a few years old
Apparently, their old sign said:
BIG DADDY’S
TOPLESS
BOTTOMLESS
MODERATE PRICES
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Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
I would have gone in.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
http://www.mercurynews.com/sports-headlines/ci_15051637?nclick_check=1
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/5/9/1465249/sabean-posey-not-ready-for-the
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Did you know Grit is still being published?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 11, 2010 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Fred Lewis!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 11, 2010 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Where did that start?
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
Eugenio Velez had built up some goodwill with his much improved outfield play this spring. It only takes one bad error to throw it all away, though.
It’s not easy to ask a player about an embarrassing error like Velez’s clank on Shane Victorino’s routine fly ball. Sometimes we beat reporters will soften the question by providing a plausible excuse, thereby allowing the player several options: A) reject it and say there’s no excuse for a terrible play like that, B) offer an alternative reason that wasn’t apparent to us or C) take it and run with it.
Velez’s given excuse was the wind. He didn’t reject it.
"The ball was going away from me," he said. "In that situation, I have to be focused. I was focused. The thing is, it happened."
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Bad timing
From Baggs: Buster Posey and the Triple-A club is playing at New Orleans, so announcer Doug Greenwald passes along this message: “GEAUX FRESNEAUX.”
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
I missed getting to see the Fresno Grizzlies in New Orleans (actually a suburb thereof, but whatever) by seven hours. :(
Also, in New Orleans, the AAA baseball games are broadcast on an oldies FM station. That amused me for some reason.
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Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Baseball no one cares about in a city no one cares about.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 11, 2010 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL OT:
I’ve heard the phrase, “Due dilagence,” about 100 times in this conference call.
It’s conjoined fail, attached at the fiasco. - Grant
AmyGGiants #sfgiants mark derosa saw doc. Aggravated nerves in wrist and will not start for a few days, but is avail off bench.
My Son.
2010 Giants: "The thing is, it happened."
I will bet that he ends up on the DL very soon
LOL OLD AND BUSTED
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
They're going to miss his veteran presence in the middle of their lineup...
filling the offense with his savvy, bolstering confidence, leading to long, hard rallies…
can’t wait for Freddie Sanchez (he’s still on the team, right?)
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 May 11, 2010 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL GIANTS
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Aggravated Nerds
..the McCoven
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 11, 2010 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Interstingly, whenever Sabean signs a broken down gritty vet, my nerves become exceedingly aggravated. Actually they have been aggravated since the 2000 NLDS
"Kenny Lofton, the man they love to hate in St. Louis has driven a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are DEAD!" Jon Miller
by Sabean's_Folly on May 11, 2010 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL KFRED x2!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 4:58 PM PDT reply actions
Have you ever wanted to follow Ryan Sadowski on twitter?
My Son.
2010 Giants: "The thing is, it happened."
I was following him before word got out it was him. /hipster
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 11, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Incugator.
Dumb username.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
K Fucking LAW to the rescue!
Brian Sabean says Triple A baseball “isn’t very good.” Also called MIT “a vocational school” and said Shakespeare “wrote some OK stories”
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
BREAKING NEWS!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I Shift-A'd
Blow me
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
OK!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
LOVE ACTS!!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Thanks now I’m gonna have Love Cats stuck in my head.
It’s conjoined fail, attached at the fiasco. - Grant
“head”
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Let's get Lars to blow jctGamer!
"Kenny Lofton, the man they love to hate in St. Louis has driven a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are DEAD!" Jon Miller
by Sabean's_Folly on May 11, 2010 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
He'll blow anything!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 11, 2010 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
TRUE!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
You win this round. Mauer.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
I’m not even allowed in Mexico.
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
I am not even allowed in Big Daddy’s World Famous Love Acts Men & Women
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
WOOOOOOO
I’M DRUNK!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
/somersaults
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 mean this guy?
It’s kinda zen to watch.
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
"I was jacked leaving that room. I didn't even want to visit another room. It was not enough time," Tebow said. "We were excited, we were enthusiastic. There was passion. It was just intense, and it was ball, and it was juice. The juice level in that room was high, and it was awesome."
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 11, 2010 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I wouldn’t know.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 11, 2010 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
DONT YOU TALK ABOUT PIKA LIKE THAT!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 11, 2010 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Isn’t he from Moraga?
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 11, 2010 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I was overlooking that fact.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 11, 2010 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL CLANKFRED
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 5:30 PM PDT reply actions
OT
Thoughts on Marty Lurie?
I interned for his pre-game show when he was working for the A’s in the Summer of ‘07. Good guy, spurts of pretentiousness/toogoodforyouness, but overall a good guy to work for. I just haven’t heard much about what the McCoven think about him.
I haven’t listened to him enough to give a fair opinion.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 11, 2010 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't mind listening to him
and he does express actual opinions about the team, which is refreshing on KNBR. His callers are, sadly, terrible because his show is so far before (and/or after) the games.
Also his talking points don’t seem to be straight from the fax machine from Brain and Bowtie, LLP.
"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 May 11, 2010 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, I’ll watch. But only because “Antique Roadshow” reruns aren’t out on DVD yet with director’s commentary.
Snooty french artiste voice:
“Now, you zee zees woomahn’s face here as she lairns zat her yard sale find ees actually worth $60,000? I love zees. I love eet! I wahnted to capture zee momahnt, zo I chose zee cam-air-ah zat was pointed at her. Zee boodget eez… not zo high.”
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
"I was jacked leaving that room. I didn't even want to visit another room. It was not enough time," Tebow said. "We were excited, we were enthusiastic. There was passion. It was just intense, and it was ball, and it was juice. The juice level in that room was high, and it was awesome."
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 11, 2010 5:38 PM PDT reply actions
SHIFT-A
Hey everyone! This thread is eating my computer, so I’m going to wander over to Public House to heckle Byrnes.
Happy Zito Day!
Tell him to keep hitting pop-ups.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 11, 2010 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I approve. Be sure to make lots of squeeze bunt jokes.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Are you biking over?
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 leaving to play some Bocce ball. I’m a fucking beast at this game.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
Howie is changing into his old man uniform
shorts with black dress socks
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
and sandals.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 11, 2010 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Sure does!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Bocce ball is very fun.
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.
+109
"Kenny Lofton, the man they love to hate in St. Louis has driven a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are DEAD!" Jon Miller
by Sabean's_Folly on May 11, 2010 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Especially when you win!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 11, 2010 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
GameThread time!
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/5/11/1468249/open-gamethread-5-11#storyjump
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
LOL METS
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 11, 2010 5:59 PM PDT reply actions
I think this every night before gong to sleep.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
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