Eugenio Velez: back on the roster
by Grant Brisbee on May 18, 2010 3:24 PM PDT
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PrintLast year, I tried to reconcile our feelings for Bengie Molina. Why was the great stronghold of unwashed internet baseball nerds so anti-Molina? Because I’m really, really smart, I answered all of those questions in that post.
It’s time for another big picture post.
No, no. I mean "big picture" as in "wide, nuanced view." One of the easiest targets on the 40-man roster, if not the easiest, is Eugenio Velez. He seems like a nice enough fellow. But he kind of drives a lot of folks up the wall. And now he’s back. So I thought I’d try my hand at another one of these posts…
What Eugenio Velez represents:
The organization’s complete disregard for minor league statistics
Velez has one season in the minors that hints at anything more than a back-of-the-bench utility guy, and that season was as a 24-year-old in low-A. Twenty-four! The numbers were shiny, but they lacked context. The Giants, who just don’t care for minor league stats one way or the other, formed an opinion on how Velez looked. He probably looked great – he hit 20 triples and stole 64 bases against a bunch of teenagers and guys in their early 20s.
The organization’s complete disregard for sample sizes
When Velez was recalled from Fresno, he hit .429/.458/.661 in 56 at-bats. It was awesome to watch. Most front offices would think, wow, that was unexpected, and then continue to assume that Eugenio Velez was Eugenio Velez. But the Giants don’t think like that. No, those 56 at-bats were evidence that Velez has "turned the corner", "figured it out", or "is spinning on the ball better because of (new stance)/(new glasses)/(hard work in the cages)," so they promptly inserted Velez into the lineup for the rest of the year. After those 56 at-bats, Velez hit .233/.282/.358, which is about what one would expect.
I don’t even know how to title this section
Eugenio Velez is one of the worst hitters against left-handed pitching in the majors. For his career, he’s a .206/.275/.254 hitter against lefties. In 416 minor league at-bats, Velez has hit .240/.287/.351 against lefties. The Giants, specifically Bruce Bochy, don’t treat Velez as if he’s a hitter with platoon splits. It’s bizarre. Against lefties, Velez is barely a better option than Matt Cain, and that isn’t hyperbole.
Eugenio Velez is one of the worst hitters against left-handed pitching in the majors. Eugenio Velez is one of the worst hitters against left-handed pitching in the majors. Eugenio Velez is one of the worst hitters against left-handed pitching in the majors. Please react accordingly, Giants.
An odd organizational choice
The Giants had two players who took goofy routes in the outfield, made several baserunning blunders, and generally didn’t seem as if they were the headiest players on the field. One took walks and got on base throughout his minor league career, the other didn’t. The Giants preferred the player who didn’t get on base, giving the other one away for a bag of dandruff. Why? Probably because of those aforementioned 56 at-bats, and I wish I were kidding.
I’m probably in the minority around here: I still think Velez is a decent 25th-man. He’s fast, even if he doesn’t run the bases well, and he does okay against right-handed pitching. He can fill in at a couple of different positions, even if he’s an infielder like Pedro Feliz is a catcher. I don’t mind him on a team in the right situation.
But every time Velez gets a start, every time he’s put in as a pinch-hitter, he makes my brain release chemicals that make me think of all those things in gray up there. That’s not his fault at all. He tries hard. I’ve never seen him take anything for granted and loaf around the outfield. He’s just the perfect player for an imperfect organization. He's also the perfect scapegoat for a bunch of internet know-it-alls. Guilty as charged, but at least now I've explained why.
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“Against lefties, Velez is barely a better option than Matt Cain, and that isn’t hyperbole.”
I love when Giants management makes a move that’s so dumb you have to explain you’re not exaggerating the situation when pointing it out.
"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f**kin' amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK
by Josh from Hollywood on May 18, 2010 3:30 PM PDT reply actions
In other news, Velez sucks.
Wait, that’s not news at all. That’s olds.
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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 18, 2010 3:30 PM PDT reply actions
I had come to accept Velez, but now after reading all that, I’m totally annoyed by his presence once again. Also:
Ricky was a young boy, He had a heart of stone.
Lived 9 to 5 and worked his fingers to the bone!
We're all basically Pedro Feliz.
Tequila in his heartbeat, His veins burned gasoline.
It kept his motor running but it never kept him clean.
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by Josh from Hollywood on May 18, 2010 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Saw them open up for Guns n’ Roses at Shoreline in ‘91. Their set wasn’t memorable, but all the skeezy metal chicks with bad hair lusting for Sebastian Bach certainly were.
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by Josh from Hollywood on May 18, 2010 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually, ‘92 — drugs and recollection of dates don’t mix.
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by Josh from Hollywood on May 18, 2010 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s hard for me to hate Velez. I know that wasn’t exactly your point, but he always struck me as someone full of heart. Unfortunately he lacks the brain.
You want to see a walk? Then go watch the mailman.
He really is the Scarecrow. And given the fits that he sends everyone into any time he makes an appearance…
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And the Wizard of Odd (Decision-Making) lacks the ability to send him home.
Ay-you-HEN-ee-oh is The Dark Side of the Rainbow.
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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 18, 2010 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
RACIST
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It is not hard for me to hate Velez..
OK… hate is a strong word. Really,really,really dislike.
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That guy used to have a KISS tattoo on his back as well
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I’m probably in the minority around here: I still think Velez is a decent 25th-man. He’s fast, even if he doesn’t run the bases well, and he does okay against right-handed pitching
I’m with you Grant. I think he’s fine as a utility player who only takes at-bats against Right-Handed pitchers. But he is not an everyday player.
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I’m not in this camp. I think he’s a 28-year-old scrub with no developmental curve, awful defense, a bad bat, and awful baserunning skills. He doesn’t make sense as a defensive replacement. He doesn’t make sense as a pinch hitter. He doesn’t even make sense as a pinch runner. He’s a black hole if he’s in your starting lineup, and he’s worthless coming off the bench. He’s also not young enough for me to write any of that off.
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by howtheyscored on May 18, 2010 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
Are you pitching a tent?
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by Josh from Hollywood on May 18, 2010 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Bring the marshmallows.
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"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
Depends, what do you mean by that…?
I feel prickishly demanding!
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by giantsfansince1981 on May 18, 2010 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
+1
I don’t care how fast a player is, and I like fast players, if that player can’t run bases, or steal bases, or field. Then the speed just carries him back to the dugout faster after striking out.
If he ends up hitting .300 someday he’d kind of be a fast Jorge Orta. Until then he’s a pale imitation of Torres, perhaps the perfect 25th man.
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by natteringnabob on May 18, 2010 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m in agreement with howie.
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Another precinct reports in:
Add me to the list. Velez not only lacks skills and abilities, he—well, I was going to say “is dumb as a rock”, but maybe that’s harsh; he does, however, assuredly lack all baseball sense. I mean, Yogi Berra never attended a Mensa session, but he had baseball sense.
I do not think he’s even a useful 25th man, considering all the things he cannot do well, and the many that he does very badly.
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He Is A Career +13.9 UZR/150 Corner OFer And Thus Provides Positive WAR As A Backup Outfielder
This makes him better then most 25th men. Used in this role as Grant outlined there is nothing wrong with having him on your team. Used more frequently? We all agree that thas would be a big mistake.
On final note, his career MLB speed rating of 7.7 (5.0 is considered an average base runner) shows he is an above average base runner in spite of the stupid mistakes he makes from time to time. This comment by you about his base running (like your perceptions of his outfield defense) show you allowing your eyes to fool you just as similar negative views of Fred Lewis’ by many others show the same about them.
by giantsrainman on May 18, 2010 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
/faceplants into Chevron ad.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 18, 2010 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
are you sure that happened?
or did you allow your eyes to FOOL you into thinking that happened?
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
/collides with second baseman on a routine popup.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 18, 2010 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
/flies in from LF to cut off Torres on flyball to straight-away CF
//delays Torres’ throw home
///allows only run of game to score easily
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by Josh from Hollywood on May 18, 2010 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
There's an old saying on Who albums...
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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 18, 2010 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Like a scab.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 18, 2010 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
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.277/.399/.518 out of a shortstop?!
Keep on, keepin' on, Ryan Cavan
by ryanmiles on May 18, 2010 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
The thing is, it happened.
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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 18, 2010 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually think this is a pretty good point
I have a feeling there are SSS issues, but we can’t use UZR to defend Fred Lewis and still say that Eugenio is a terrible outfielder when UZR says he isn’t.
I have no idea what MLB speed rating is.
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by Mike Benjamin Hit King on May 18, 2010 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
well
how many outfield innings has fred logged? and how many for velez?
If you don't like Brandon Medders you're not a true fan.
Velez has 543 innings as an outfielder. Fred Lewis has nearly 2,200.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 18, 2010 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s all Velez has? That’s a bit small for a good UZR, isn’t it? I thought it was more.
I feel prickishly demanding!
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by giantsfansince1981 on May 18, 2010 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, for one, there is some serious SSS going on here.
But outside of that, I think I need a real beginner’s course on Zone Rating. Does it take fuck-ups into account, or is it mostly a range-qualifier? Because Velez’s fuck-up rating (FUR/150) is reeeeeeaaaaaally high. Fred Lewis’s actually isn’t. Even in remedial Fuck-Up Rating terms (fld%), Velez’s career .943 fielding percentage as a left fielder (.954 as an outfielder) is shockingly bad.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 18, 2010 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
HOLY SHIT
NINETY FOUR POINT FUCKING THREE PERCENT?!
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No, it’s point nine four fucking three percent. Duh!
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Wow, that’s really bad. I mean, really bad.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on May 18, 2010 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions
It's unbelievable!!!!!!!
And that’s a stat that even fucking idiots like Bochy would use! WHAT THE FUCK
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CORNERoutfielderwithhandsofSTONE
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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 18, 2010 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I think this is true. We’ve all seen Velez make some terrible plays in the outfield, but perhaps we shouldn’t knock his defense as easily as we do. That said, I want him nowhere near the roster. That’s partly the fault of Bochy and Sabean, who actually seem to think he’s good.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on May 18, 2010 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
No, we should
he is a fucking awful defender.
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He certainly looks awful. I’m just not sure we can so easily dismiss his UZR then complain when other people dismiss Fred Lewis’ UZR. Velez is a relatively small sample, so it’s not worth much, but it’s still there.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on May 18, 2010 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
No!
Velez is a relatively small sample, so it’s not worth much
THATS WHERE THE SENTENCE ENDS!!! AHHHHH.
Anyone with 2 eyes can clearly see that Velez is not even close to as good as Fred is. HE CANT CATCH A FUCKING ROUTINE FLY BALL FOR GODS SAKE.
I really hate Velez, and it’s completely rational hate for once.
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I get all of that. We shouldn’t take the UZR as gold, but at the same time, I am never comfortable with saying someone is bad defensively because he looks bad defensively when I watch him play. Velez may be an awful defender, and I see no reason to let him play anymore, but I will not rely on anyone’s eyes alone to make that judgment. Maybe in a collective FAN defense rating like fangraphs uses, but that’s it.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on May 18, 2010 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
That's fine
but anyone who thinks Velez is an above average defender is a moron. I’m sorry, but they are.
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and I've never even been a fan of UZR
I never used it to defend Fred’s defense. I stay away from defensive stats for this very reason- they just aren’t good enough
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Also true. I like defensive stats, even if they are clearly a work in progress. Just something else to consider.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on May 18, 2010 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I definitely agree with that. The UZR is inconclusive, and the eyewitness evidence makes me think it’s SSS and he is a bad defender. I would not say Velez is above average in left, only that it’s unclear what he is at best.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on May 18, 2010 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Consider . . .
. . . suppose he were a great defensive outfielder? He still can’t hit, or walk, or run the bases intelligently.
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His Speed Rating Says He Is Statistically An Above Average Base Runner
Again what you have personally whitnessed with your eyes is a much smaller sample size then what is included in his career speed rating.
by giantsrainman on May 18, 2010 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions
The Thing Is, It Happened.
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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 18, 2010 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Being fast and running intelligently are not synonymous.
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Speed Rating Is Not A Stop Watch
It is a statistical measure of extras bases achieved vs extra outs cost. It measures base running not raw speed.
by giantsrainman on May 18, 2010 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually The Smallest SSS Is What You Have Personally Witnessed
by giantsrainman on May 18, 2010 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
The Thing Is, It Happened.
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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 18, 2010 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions
The smallest sample size is 0.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 18, 2010 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions
If UZR is inconclusive because of SSS
then eyewitness is inconclusive because of SSS.
The people who are against UZR for SSS issues should also be against eyewitness for the same reasons.
by AmorVincitOmnia on May 18, 2010 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Yay!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 19, 2010 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't particularly buy that 100%.
But a scouts opinion on the issue is still interesting.. Just not conclusive IMO.
by AmorVincitOmnia on May 19, 2010 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
That Is Exactly Waht All The Fred Lewis Haters Say.
by giantsrainman on May 18, 2010 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions
The Thing Is, It Happened.
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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 18, 2010 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Did you really just post this three times?
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And I meant it all three, too. GRM can go on and on about his UZR and our eyes and yadda yadda yadda. Fact is, Velez showboated in the field, fucked up, and had the fucking gall to get testy about it when questioned later. And he showboats more than a player of his profoundly limited skill set has any right to.
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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 18, 2010 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
(I was hoping you’d reply to the comment with a fourth. C’est la vie!)
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That would have been funnier, it’s true.
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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 18, 2010 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions
And GRM just called you close-minded. Pot, meet kettle!
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Open Your Mind
You can find bad play examples for every player in baseball. These examples mean nothing without the context of how often they happen compared to good plays that also occur. These stats measure this context and you personal observations fail to do so.
by giantsrainman on May 18, 2010 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Context Has Nothing To Do With It
It wasn’t a ‘bad play’ in the sense that that he got a bad read on the ball and dropped it. He was showboating and tried to do a little cutesy look-ma-one-hand catch. And as I mentioned somewhere up there, he showboats every fucking time he hits the ball in the air, too.
And, ok, it’s a game and maybe he was having a little fun. Then his quote after the game should have been along the lines of a sheepish apology. Instead, he was a dick about it.
This is not about UZR. This is about him not having earned the right to take plays off.
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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 18, 2010 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Results Are What Matters Not Attitute
The stats measure the results and you opinion of the attitude just does not matter.
by giantsrainman on May 18, 2010 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Didn’t that dropped fly ball allow runs to score? Are those not results?
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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 18, 2010 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Just A Single Result Out Of Context From Overall Results
by giantsrainman on May 18, 2010 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Open Your Eyes
he showboats every fucking time he hits the ball in the air, too.
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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 18, 2010 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Really? You really think not running hard out of the box is not a problem?
Sure, dude.
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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 18, 2010 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I Don't Buy That This Happens Much
No way no how to I think he runs any less hard then any other Giant in these circumstances or for that matter most other players on any other team.
by giantsrainman on May 18, 2010 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Results Are What Matters Not Attitute
…What was your argument for Fred Lewis not playing again? Wasn’t it because he was showing a bad attitude by complaining?
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Grab Some Pine, Meat
K.F.I.S.T.F.
Hoping for BowkerMania to get consistent playing time at AT&T Park
Different Contexts
Percieved by WTAWTAM as Showboating is not really an attitude problem it is just having a flashy style of play. On the other hand making excuses and complaining are a real true attitude problem that can not be accepted.
by giantsrainman on May 18, 2010 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
That still doesn't explain this
Results Are What Matters
Lewis produced, Velez hasn’t and they both had some level of an attitude problem.
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
K.F.I.S.T.F.
Hoping for BowkerMania to get consistent playing time at AT&T Park
What about making excuses for bad plays?
Is that a bad attitude?
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.
And now we’re right back where we started.
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 18, 2010 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions
There's the GRM mission statement:
you opinionof the attitudejust does not matter.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I knew you'd be in here spouting off retarded shit
Thanks for not letting me down.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
by marcello on May 18, 2010 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I agree with this.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
This is correct
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 18, 2010 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
what howie said
I think his upside is a 25th man who can play 4 positions badly, but he’s mediocre with the bat as upside (and that against RHB), and his base running / speed is awful.
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
YES YES FUCK YES
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
/votes for Howie
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 18, 2010 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't forget that the starting RF for the Giants in 2009 had this line against LHP (in 125 PA)
.158/.184/.200
The Giants don’t do splits. They just do righty-lefty matchups
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
This really is true
If Bowker just pretended to know how to swing right handed, he would have actually got to be the starting right fielder this year like they said he would be.
by NateEveryday on May 18, 2010 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
His britches are too big and his bat is too small, so to speak.
by GiantMalcontent on May 18, 2010 3:35 PM PDT reply actions
but he has so many nicknames!
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 18, 2010 3:35 PM PDT reply actions
When Velez was recalled from Fresno, he hit .429/.458/.661 in 56 at-bats. It was awesome to watch. Most front offices would think, wow, that was unexpected, and then continue to assume that Eugenio Velez was Eugenio Velez
I’m not so sure about that. I that line in 46 at bats is enough for most front offices to give him some extra time in the majors hoping that he finally found his swing, made adjustments, etc. The reason some of the better clubs wouldn’t bother is that they have better in-house options.
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
Most front offices wouldn’t have assembled an offense so terrible that a player with Velez’s track record would ever be considered for the starting lineup.
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on May 18, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Perhaps, but honestly it’s such a small sample size in comparison to his very underwhelming minor league stats that I think a good front office would have been really skeptical that he had done anything but get hot for a bit.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on May 18, 2010 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
The Giants preferred the player who didn’t get on base, giving the other one away for a bag of dandruff.
I’m no expert, but Velez was head & shoulders above the other option.
He’s only an inch taller than Kevin Frandsen. Stop exaggerating.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 18, 2010 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Whoops. Somehow I read Grant’s post as “infielders”. Not that Frandsen never played a little LF, but still.
Fred Lewis is better than Velez. It’s not even a fucking question.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 18, 2010 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
You make a Pert-inent point.
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 18, 2010 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Boooooooooooo
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on May 18, 2010 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm sure Fred Lewis is taller than Eugenio Velez
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
ISWYDT.
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 18, 2010 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh darn, I didn’t see it until just now. Slow day is sloooow…
…
yawn….
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 18, 2010 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, someone called your name
and mine!
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
K.F.I.S.T.F.
Hoping for BowkerMania to get consistent playing time at AT&T Park
The Giants preferred the player who didn’t get on base, giving the other one away for a bag of dandruff./blockquote>
Fred Lewis had another good day for Toronto. I liked him and glad he is doing well, but I wish he was doing well on the Giants.
I’m coming around to the idea that jponry should post a daily “Fred Lewis Gameday Thread” Fanpost where we could all follow his at-bats. I’m confident it would regularly get over 300 comments.
Giants Baseball: TORTURE
Fixed
“I’m confident it would regularly get over 3000 comments.”
"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f**kin' amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK
by Josh from Hollywood on May 18, 2010 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
What's everyone having for lunch?
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
I’m having some serious meat.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
TWSS!
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
TWSS
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Lunch?
It’s dinner time! I’m on my own tonight so it’s probably cereal, fruit and beer. Repeat until I’m full.
It’s conjoined fail, attached at the fiasco. - Grant
Do you pour the beer over the cereal?
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
In N Out
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 18, 2010 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
It takes a lot of beer for that to happen to me.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Too much beer, though, and it won’t, amirite?
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Dinner
Chicken stir fry with asparagus and scallions. My per now smells funny.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
by cornball on May 18, 2010 5:09 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Nothing worse than a smelly per
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 18, 2010 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Dang it
I just microwaved up some chimichangas. Unfortunately, I just discovered that I am out of tapatio hot sauce.
I am suddenly less enticed by those chimichangas.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Es salsa muy salsa!
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I don’t see a DIO tat on that guy, but I have to believe he’s in some serious mourning right now.
"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f**kin' amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK
by Josh from Hollywood on May 18, 2010 3:40 PM PDT reply actions
Velez is the scapegoat
it’s the front office who brought in the creaky vets and refuse to bring up Posey. Velez is an odd looking fellow who is an easy target for ridicule. But he doesn’t deserve it. He does his best.
if Freddie Sanchez, Mark DeRosa and Aubrey Huff are the answer, I guess I just didn't understand the question.
by nogooddeed on May 18, 2010 3:41 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Velez isn’t a scapegoat. He’s a bad player. We do plenty of blaming of the people who deserve it for even having him on the team.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 18, 2010 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't hate the playa
hate the game.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
But I love baseball!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 18, 2010 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Sure
When I call Alex Smith a bad player over at Niners Nation I’m cursed out.
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
You shouldn’t be. That’s not allowed over there. If people are swearing at you, e-mail Fooch.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 18, 2010 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Not actually cursed at
But I do get a lot of eye rolls and anger.
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
Well, that’s what happens when you say things like that.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 18, 2010 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, stop saying stupid things like that.
by Grant Brisbee on May 18, 2010 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
/rolls eyes
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 18, 2010 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
/rolls eyes
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
Can you hear the eye rolls over the interwebz?
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
I filled my eyes with gravel
so you can hear ’em when they roll.
Adoptive parent of Kevin Frandsen, now stopping gaps in...Anaheim?
It IS a pretty stupid thing to say
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
His best is trying to stretch a double to three with two out. His best is missing the cut off man. He may be the nicest player in the world but he doesn’t know how to play baseball. Shame no one has bothered to teach him.
by GiantMalcontent on May 18, 2010 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
This, this, a thousand times this.
I don’t think anybody here believes that Eugenio Velez is doing anything other than trying his best. He plays earnestly, tries his hardest, and is probably very good to his mother. However, there is no “A for effort” in professional sports. You are either good or you are not. Sadly, the fact that great players can get away with lousy personalities does not mean that good people can get by when they are lousy ballplayers.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Mostly true.
The way he does a li’l Barry pose every time he puts the ball in the air drives me up the wall.
Your asset is your speed, asshole. Get to runnin’!
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 18, 2010 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Eugenio Velez, like Fred Lewis before him and John Bowker soon after him,
is the Epitome of failure, wrapped up and encapsulated for all of eternity to be observed, of the San Francisco Giants Front Office.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
if anything his goofy appearance is his only saving grace. at best the guy is a pinch-runner and he’s not even that good a baserunner. in fact, he’s pretty bad at it.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 18, 2010 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
1-1 tie in 8th vs. colorado, leads off, doubles, tries for third and he is out. Not over it. Not over Estes limping off second either. Not over Sedecki for the Baby Bull for that matter.
by GiantMalcontent on May 18, 2010 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
his one and only tool is his speed, which is completely negated by his inability to get on base.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Or successfully navigate them upon reaching.
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 18, 2010 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
His looks mean nothing to me. He’s not a good ballplayer, no matter if “he does his best.” What does that matter?
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Yeah
This isn’t little league.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Come on!
Nothing Nothing? He’s FBAL! That’s gotta count for something! Think of all the terrible-but-hilariously-funny-looking baseball players whose cards you’ve giggled at over the years.
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 18, 2010 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually drafted my last Pokemon based on which of the remaining available players had the goofiest picture.
But for a REAL baseball team, not so much.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Velez sucks at baseball. I don’t see why I should support him being on the 25-man roster if he sucks at baseball.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
I think it’s more about not blaming him personally, but instead blaming the front office for using him on the 25-man, or even 40-man, roster. I’d play as much as I could if I were Velez. If I were the front office, I’d maybe keep him as AAA filler, if that.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on May 18, 2010 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Goddammit. I have to go into the hospital for a night shift and now all I’ll be able to think about is how I hate Eugenio Velez and how much I hate Brain Sabean for thinking he’s actually a major league player. Goddammit. Eugenio Velez, you just ruined my day.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Don’t forget to blame Grant.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 18, 2010 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I blame YOU, Grant.
And bondslegend. I blame Grant and bondslegend.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Try not to take it out on the patients. That would sound really bad in a deposition: “Well, I was hating Velez and not paying attention to the fellow in full cardiac arrest in front of me. I mean, really – Eugenio Velez? He’s crap!”
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
“Ma’am, I dropped your baby because, well, Eugenio Velez!” That’s a pretty good excuse, actually.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
“The thing is,” you would irritably say to the distraught parents, “it happened.”
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 18, 2010 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
“I just couldn’t help but imagine that his failing heart was Eugenio Velez trying to field a ball cleanly. Can you really blame me for walking away?”
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 18, 2010 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
‘I had to put him out of his misery. He resembled Eugenio Velez.’
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 18, 2010 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
“And what else can I say? We had a one run lead over the Padres, and Velez starts trotting to the dugout after catching a fly ball for the second out. In the meantime, two runs score and we lost the game! That’s why this man had the heart attack in the first place: he’s a Giants fan!”
Stranger than truth? Hardly…
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
“We had a one run lead over the Padres”
Pics or it didn’t happen.
"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f**kin' amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK
by Josh from Hollywood on May 18, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Attempt at bittersweet humor bymaking Velez the scapegoat for an unrelated problem fail?
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
The Giants having a lead challenges the listeners’ suspension of disbelief.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 18, 2010 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Careful there...
you are only correct if you’re referring to having a lead over the PADRES.
I’m just making myself more and more sad as I type this.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Well sure, if it’s not the Padres a lead is believable.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 18, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
"The thing is, it happened."
case closed!
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 18, 2010 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
On the other hand,
we should probably admit the brasz were right about Ryan Garko.
(Should that read “was right?” Is brasz a plural noun or singular?)
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 18, 2010 3:53 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
the process however
was terribly wrong.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Which time? When they traded a good prospect for him? Or when they kept him on the bench? Or when they had to finally admit their stupidity and dump him?
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Not so much the obviously inane A, but (in light of his subsequent performance) apparently B. And I don’t remember too many people around here saying that the brasz was right to get rid of him. We kinda crucified them for letting him walk.
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 18, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I think a large contingent crucified them for letting him walk b/c the team traded a prospect for a short-time rental of a player that rarely saw the field (i.e., why bother picking him up if he was so useless to begin with).
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Honestly, at the time, I thought letting him walk was a bad decision when an Ishikawa/Garko platoon seemed to make sense. Perhaps it turned out to be right though. If we give the FO credit for that, good for them. 1 out of 3 ain’t bad.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on May 18, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, 1 out of 3 gets you into hall of fame
by iamwhatiam on May 19, 2010 5:22 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Sure. Like I said, the trade for him in the first place was pretty much indefensible. But can you picture the frothing rage around here right now if he was still on the 25 or 40? If he was Bocock 2010? For once, the FO made a correct application of the concept of Sunk Cost.
(I’m sure it was accidental. They probably had a 5/$25m contract all drawn up for him but didn’t mail it in time, or something.)
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 18, 2010 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Serious Question!
Who was the PTBNL we got for Lewis?
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
Dan Druff
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 18, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Sort of OT
We were waiting to be seated at a restaurant the other night and the Hostess called for Mike Hunt. It took me a second to realize it, but it was pretty fucking funny. I had actually not heard that in about 20 years…
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
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 18, 2010 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
The transaction will be complete in mid-June, when the Blue Jays will be sending the Giants a box of Tim Horton donuts and the DVD box set of SCTV.
Giants Baseball: TORTURE
Hell yeah. Tim Horton baby!
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on May 18, 2010 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Sabes: Holding out for signed Doug Gilmour Maple Leafs jersey.
"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f**kin' amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK
by Josh from Hollywood on May 18, 2010 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
IIRC it was cash OR a PTBNL...
Flew has subsidized the cost of your garlic fries in today’s shaky economy.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Serious Answer
I really can’t find the answer. All the transaction listings I’ve found still have the compensation as PTBNL. I haven’t seen that filled in.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Yeah but...
…they were wrong about Garko before they were right about him.
Adoptive parent of Kevin Frandsen, now stopping gaps in...Anaheim?
Which, honestly, sums up the Giants front office right there and virtually every given flub they've made.
Not a defense, just an observation.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
At least they did not throw good money after bad...
and they deserve credit for not resigning Howry too while were in the being generous department
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
I was really surprised by Howry’s performance this year. He wasn’t that bad last year. Just a few ill-timed homeruns sank him in the eyes of many fans and apparently the front office.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on May 18, 2010 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
CF Rowand
LF Torres
3B Sandoval
1B Huff
SS Uribe
RF Schierholtz
C Whiteside
2B Downs
P Sanchez
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 18, 2010 3:53 PM PDT reply actions
For a split second, I thought Freddy Sanchez was playing.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 18, 2010 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
He is, his shoulder is so good he can pitch.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on May 18, 2010 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
He is – for Fresno – where the strain on his shoulder is much less intense (probably has to do with the dry air).
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
Don't forget that AAA sucks
and he won’t have to exert himself either.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
True. I had heard they get to nap between the 3rd and 4th innings
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
Who, to be fair,
are playing like a AAA team right now. Sorry, Junior. It’s time to go quietly into that good night.
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 18, 2010 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not your Police Athletic League, amigo!
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 18, 2010 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not your American Made Idiotic Giants Office, dude!
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
I'm not your incompetent cowboy, brother!
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 18, 2010 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Fun Fact
The San Francisco Giants are 15-16 against teams not named the Houston Astros.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
BUT THE PADRES DON’T COUNT
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 18, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
15-9
Against the not-Padres-and-also-not-Astros.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
21-0
in the games they’ve won.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
They’re doing better in those games than I thought.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 18, 2010 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
in 244 PA against the Padres this season, the team is:
.197/ .254 /.287
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
SUSTAINABLE!
"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f**kin' amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK
by Josh from Hollywood on May 18, 2010 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
If you look at the splits against all the other teams, it is so much of an outlier that it would make a statistician think it was made up
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
Am I allowed to think that's comforting?
Put another way, if the only team we can’t beat is the Padres, do we still have a chance if they lose to other teams (see last weekend’s sweep by the Bums?)
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Nah, because then the Padres will hurt the Giants while helping the Dodgers. And fuck the Dodgers.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on May 18, 2010 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, sort of.
We have far more games left against the Dodgers than against the Padres in this season. Seeing as how we’ve actually beaten the Bums (it was immensely satisfying to see Lincecum go 3 for 3 with 3RBI, BTW), I would be more okay with that in the short run if it meant we stood a chance in October.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
they have a pretty good record when outscoring their opponents.
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on May 18, 2010 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I hear they’ve only lost a couple of those games.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 18, 2010 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
because Matt Cain was pitching
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 18, 2010 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
If Schierholtz was still hitting 8th in this lineup I might have had to stab someone.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
He doesn’t drive in enough runs to deserve the 8th spot.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on May 18, 2010 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Dammit, I always get so excited when I don’t see Molina’s name in the 4th slot, only to realize it’s because he’s not playing.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Me too. :/
I should quote myself in my signature too. -Natto
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I’m surprised Whiteside is batting so low
by NateEveryday on May 18, 2010 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
play Velez for Downs, who cares? and maybe something good happens. And play Bowker for Schierholz, he sucked last night.
by oldgiantsguy on May 18, 2010 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah! Make arbitrary daily changes based upon the obviously-reliable data of a single game! That’s the Giants Way right there!
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 18, 2010 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I have been running around all over the place explaining why Rowand has no business being a leadoff hitter and that Torres, while not exactly Rickey Henderson, is a much, much, much better option. I even explain why! So far, the only person who has agreed with me is Gary Radnich.
WTF?
at least
with the way torres has been playing recently
If you don't like Brandon Medders you're not a true fan.
Torres would be better at top. Rowand would be better down a ways.
And I’m sorry that Radnich agreed with you. If he agreed with me on something, I would begin to doubt everything I ever thought.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Is this a porno?
Torres would be better at top. Rowand would be better down a ways.
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
I shall also agree. I am not Gary Radnich.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on May 18, 2010 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Answer this question: Do you think Torres is for real?
The answer that a person gives to that question will determine their stance on the leadoff question.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Within the context of this conversation, Torres is more for real than Velez.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
This specific conversation dealt with Rowand vs Torres.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
More real than Rowand as a leadoff hitter, yes.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on May 18, 2010 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
What do you mean “as a leadoff hitter”? I want whichever player who is the better hitter to soak up the largest number of at-bats.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Oh, I was limiting it to leadoff hitters because that’s what the conversation was about. As a hitter, I’m not sure I believe Torres is better. Rowand has more power, but Torres is better at getting on base.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on May 18, 2010 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Based on current numbers, I definitely want Torres getting more ABs than Rowand—-I’m just not totally sure that this isn’t SSS chicanery on Torres’ part.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
That’s the problem. I’m still not sold on Torres over the whole year.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on May 18, 2010 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions
True. But, for now, perhaps he’s the better option.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
I’d like some Torres in center right now. Bowker in left, Nate in right.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on May 18, 2010 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions
But . . .
. . .you can’t know till that year is up. His last year’s performance was excellent (and much more productive than Rowand’s for 2009 or career). His this year’s performance is, too, and is not out of line with last year’s. The point is that he’s producing at a high rate and there’s no particular reason to believe that he cannot sustain that rate if he continues to get playing time.
I have long been right near the head of the line in saying that hitters rarely change much in ability much once they hit AA ball; but “rarely” is not never. A heady player—and I think it clear that Torres is one—can, over time, make changes.
Or sometimes it’s just approach: our own Duane Kuiper is an example. Till he came to the Giants, he was awful on offense (OK, not “awful”, but pretty poor), largely because his OBP was low owing to his taking almost no walks. He arrives in San Francisco and promptly proceeds to walk at a high rate. Why? Because, as he himself said, playing every day he felt his job was to hit the ball; playing part-time and pinch hitting, he felt his job was to get on base. Oy. But you see what I mean about approach.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Dude apparently revamped his swing
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Man, applying for things is such a hassle. They should just give me the work and save us all a lot of time. This would also solve the problem of me possibly not getting the work.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
I agree with this
except instead of you, I should get the work.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
I disagree with this. They should just us money. Why should I even have to work at all?
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 18, 2010 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
For almost every job I’ve ever had (and all the ones I actually liked) the application was just a formality.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 18, 2010 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
This is actually an application for a work program that gives me school money. I’m sure the application is still less important than the interview, but it’s going to be pretty competitive and these people don’t know me from Nancy. So… I figure I should put the effort in.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 18, 2010 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
What work program is it?
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 18, 2010 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s the same program that awards out the TA positions. Except as a first year, I can’t TA. They have other stuff, though. Tutoring is one of them. Being part of a team that organizes departmental events is another. Stuff like that.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 18, 2010 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Nancy
she’s Susan’s sister, right?
"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.
half-sister.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 18, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh god.
So true.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
exactly
in fact, there should be a government office that is in charge of what jobs we can get and how much we get paid. EVERYONE would have to go there for their assignments. Then each could receive an amount of $ to cover their necessities and you’d only have to work a job that contributes to the community based on their own skills.
Too bad that’s never been tried. That would totally work! I’m a genius.
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by nostocksjustbonds on May 18, 2010 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
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 18, 2010 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, you’re really hitting this hard today.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 18, 2010 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions
i am geno's father
and i approve of this post
use my son correctly, ignats brass.
Turns out you can spell Ugnio Vlz without 4 E's
by The Gene Hackman on May 18, 2010 3:56 PM PDT reply actions
After publicly dissing the Fresno Grizzlies, Brian Sabean quietly made up for it by recalling Velez and improving their title chances exponentially.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 18, 2010 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Your sig
I liked it better as, “You can’t spell Eugenio Velez without E-4.” But he stopped getting playing time at second, so that isn’t as funny anymore.
Carry on.
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 18, 2010 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I basically think of Eugenio like chemical X
In the time he’s been in the majors I’ve seen him do some crazy shit. He got back to back walkoffs against the D-Bags two years ago (the second was a pinch hit triple in an 0-2 count with two outs against Brandon Lyon), which played a large part in ending their playoff run that year. I think he had 4 or 5 walkoffs that year, plus he had at least one or two last year. He’s also made two of the best catches I’ve ever seen live, here and here.
However, we’ve all seen him make comedically terrible routes and baserunning mistakes and overall his glory moments are far outweighed by his utter fuck-ups. There is no way in hell he should get regular ab’s on any major league club, but there’s something about his play style that still appeals to me.
I personally believe he relies solely on his athletic ability, which is clearly apparent from the VROOM factor, the crazy catches and the occasional 450 foot bombs he hits every once in a while. However, he probably has the lowest actual baseball know-how of anybody in the league, hence the CLANK and whatnot.
Overall though I think that makes for a decent 25th man on the roster; (very) occasional starts (especially if he ends up on a crazy hot streak again), pinch hitting/running and the ability to “play” infield and outfield. As per usual, the issue is not necessarily the player, but the way the coaching staff utilizes what that player brings to the table.
Adopted father of the prettiest player in the organization, Nestor Rojas.
This move makes me laugh.
It shows that the organization doesn’t even listen to their own logic. If they did they would have thrown out his minor stats and focused on his major league production which is not good. Lets go get another over the hill vet for the outfield. At least then we can say it’s because he is old.
by Giant_in_la_area on May 18, 2010 4:16 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Bochy relied on Whiteside’s AAA “improvement” last year as a reason to think he could hit. The Giants do rely on minor league stats, just only when they feel like it.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on May 18, 2010 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
he hit .241/.290/.474 last year in AAA. BORK.
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by nostocksjustbonds on May 18, 2010 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
But he’s looked really balanced at the plate (or some shit like that)!
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on May 18, 2010 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Bochy cited his slugging as evidence that Whiteside had figured it out. I didn’t say Bochy was right, just that he cited AAA numbers. Very, very selectively.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on May 18, 2010 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, Bork would be the first person to tell you, that a line like that against the tough pitching you see in AAA is pretty darn impressive.
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 18, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
extra comma fail
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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 18, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
To be fair...
…I don’t think Bochy ever mentioned stats, minor league or otherwise. What he said was:
Some guys figure it out later and improve and make adjustments. Whitey started making adjustments in Fresno last year and he really started swinging the bat with authority and driving the ball. … He looks very comfortable at the plate, he uses the whole field and he’s got nice balance up there.
Adoptive parent of Kevin Frandsen, now stopping gaps in...Anaheim?
he uses the whole field
when taking a rout to a flyball
It’s conjoined fail, attached at the fiasco. - Grant
With Velez it’s the fly ball that causes the rout.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 18, 2010 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Typo fail = joke win?
The picture in my head of Velez viciously defeating a fly ball (routing) was almost as funny as the picture of him running willy-nilly all over the place (in a circuitous ROUTE) to catch it.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Willy-nilly is fun to say
WILLY-NILLY!!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 18, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Somehow I KNEW that someone would say that.
Ah sure loves me some McCoven.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
I think you’re right. I remembered the “driving the ball” comment as being about slugging. So Bochy did not refer to any AAA stats. Just how Whiteside did in AAA, which I think would be hard for Bochy to even see anyway.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on May 18, 2010 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope that when Freddy comes back, they sent Eugenio down, but I doubt it.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Amy G. indicated today that this is likely. I know a lot of people hate her, but she has come up with surprisingly good and accurate info since she started her Twitter account.
Yes she has. Maybe those hugs are paying off.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
I misread ‘hugs’ at first.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 18, 2010 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
The hugs make her less self-conscious about her ridiculously long neck.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
by cornball on May 18, 2010 5:19 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
OT image help
who knows where to find the Michael Scott screaming NO NO NOOOOOOOOOOOO gif?
Actually, that image would be the perfect reaction to velez being recalled
If you don't like Brandon Medders you're not a true fan.
it’s in the mccimages photobucket somewhere
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
http://s763.photobucket.com/albums/xx276/mccimages/
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
password is beatla, as i recall
if it asks you for it
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
If there is a bear.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 18, 2010 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
You are awesome
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
Unlike all those other jerks you hang out with.
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 18, 2010 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions
But every time Velez gets a start, every time he’s put in as a pinch-hitter, he makes my brain release chemicals that make me think of all those things in gray up there. That’s not his fault at all. He tries hard. I’ve never seen him take anything for granted and loaf around the outfield. He’s just the perfect player for an imperfect organization. He’s also the perfect scapegoat for a bunch of internet know-it-alls. Guilty as charged, but at least now I’ve explained why.
This is eerily similar to the way I view George Steinbrenner. I hate the guy and every time I see him I get mad. But when I actually think about it, I hate Major League Baseball economic structure that lets the Yankees exist. And, truth be told, old George is exactly how I wish all baseball owners were, minus the attitude.
Hector Sanchez: Underrated. Fighting body bias since the 2009 off season. I still love you, son, even if you're fat.
He seems like a nice enough fellow.
He is a really, really nice guy, so I hate saying this, but he sucks at baseball and needs to stay in Fresno where he’s far less dangerous. Bowker (who is only sort of nice, for the record) needs to stay and get some freaking AB’s. Crikey.
Bowker’s only sort of nice? Bummer. I wanted him to be really nice.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on May 18, 2010 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm friends with one of Bowker's high school teachers.
He says that Bowker was a nice guy, but a terrible student.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
/swings at physics test in the dirt
by Grant Brisbee on May 18, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
wait every Giants hitter probably did that
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
Nate swung at one that hit him.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 18, 2010 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Judy?
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 18, 2010 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
/makes joke about Rio Americano HS
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
K.F.I.S.T.F.
Hoping for BowkerMania to get consistent playing time at AT&T Park
Mira Loma FTW!
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 18, 2010 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I know someone who goes to Mira Loma
Alas I am an elitist who goes to private school
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
K.F.I.S.T.F.
Hoping for BowkerMania to get consistent playing time at AT&T Park
18 (HS SR)
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
K.F.I.S.T.F.
Hoping for BowkerMania to get consistent playing time at AT&T Park
Oh, and TWSS :(
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
K.F.I.S.T.F.
Hoping for BowkerMania to get consistent playing time at AT&T Park
Just how small is his sample size?
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 18, 2010 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
T-rex baby arm
"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.
LOL HANGING!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 18, 2010 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes!
Would you like to see my HUGE physics grade?
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 18, 2010 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, certainly not in the dirt
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 18, 2010 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
WE NEED AN EFFING CLEANUP HITTER.
WHY THE HELL IS BUSTER STILL IN THE MONORS?!?!
It's just a plant, it grows in the earth, and if you happen to set it on fire there are some effects...
MONORS!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
PROMOTION!
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 18, 2010 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
This makes me think of the minotaur. Is Posey stuck in a maze somewhere?
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on May 18, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Buster isn't a "cleanup hitter".
Monors or not.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 18, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
dude is just, like, making some statements, man. don’t try and get all “causal” on him. his statement and his question each stand on their own.
man.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Dave isn't here, man
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 18, 2010 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah!
Get a brain, morans!
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 18, 2010 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Look in Sacramento.
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 18, 2010 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Not seeing delorean’s comment above, I thought you were going to make a push for Jack Cust as our cleanup hitter. And I was going to be very angry.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Hey
Eff-YOU!!!
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on May 18, 2010 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
There is this chap . . .
. . . named Aubrey Huff. His career TB/PA is higher than that of anyone on the team except Panda. (TB/PA is a good indicator of runner-advance capabilities, and better than SA, which shares the BA problem of ignoring walks.)
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
LOL GIANTS
I will only watch (and laugh at) the top half of each inning.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 18, 2010 4:44 PM PDT reply actions
I don't feel too bad about Velez coming back up...
…because, frankly, there’s nobody much on the 40-man that makes more sense to call up. Posey’s not getting called just to sit on the bench; Ford, Peguero, Gillaspie are not ready; the bullpen is hardly overworked, so we don’t need another pitcher. That leaves Brett Pill, who’s hitting just okay at Fresno, and whose only position is one that at least 3 other guys on the roster can play (four if you count Bowker; five if you count Downs).
So, eh, whatever. I don’t even care if they send down Rohlinger instead of Velez when they activate Renteria or Sanchez (whichever comes first). I will be pretty irked if they keep Velez up instead of Downs or Bowker when the second activation happens.
Adoptive parent of Kevin Frandsen, now stopping gaps in...Anaheim?
Life finds a way.
I should quote myself in my signature too. -Natto
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
EARNEST RAGGING
detected… will it break the Padres curse?
Survey says… YES!
As long as it breaks it in such a way as to maximize the Torture of Giants fans (probably by permanently installing Velez in LF)
TEMPORARY SIG AWAITING FINAL SABEAN APOCALYPSE
-------
PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game in development
SITTING ON UR HANDZ!
LOL Lowell!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 18, 2010 4:58 PM PDT reply actions
There's more than a few Giants coughSabeancough who I wish would have this conversation with themselves.
“I think it’s a little unfortunate, but I think somewhat it’s painfully evident I don’t really have a role on the team,” Lowell said in the clubhouse this afternoon. "David’s swinging the bat a lot better, which I’m actually happy for. I actually think he’s still a big presence in our lineup. I don’t really care what the numbers say. He’s that guy that you still fear that he doesn’t have to make really good contact and he can still hit the ball out of the park. As a friend and as a teammate, you don’t like to see those guys struggle. You just don’t. Obviously I think there’s a catch how it affects me.
“When Jacoby [Ellsbury] and [Mike Cameron] come back I just don’t really know what my role is. With those two in the lineup I don’t know who would I hit for. When I hit I get pinch-run for. I don’t play defense. I think sometimes you feel like the team might be better off if you’re not it. I just eat up a roster spot, I really do. I don’t know. If anything it’s a good feeling that I’ve had so many teammates come up to me and they say they sympathize with my situation. I think I’ve truly agonized over it. But it’s not good or bad, it’s just reality. It’s just reality. I don’t know what else to do.”
Lowell was asked if he might formally request his release from the Sox.
“Have I given it thought? Sure,” Lowell said. “I think that’s a normal train of thought to go through. Is that something that would happen? I don’t know. I haven’t looked that deep into it. I think that’s more upper management’s decision. They’ve been willing to eat a lot of my contract so maybe that’s not holding them back. But I don’t know. Sometimes you think, yeah, if that happens would that be better? I don’t know. But I don’t have a crystal ball. I don’t think the flip side is always better or always worse. I know the situation here is just … I just don’t see it being very good.”
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 18, 2010 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s brutal, man. I feel bad for Lowell, especially after the Texas trade fell through.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
You know I wouldn't mind him for the league minimum
as a RH PH/Back up 1B
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
K.F.I.S.T.F.
Hoping for BowkerMania to get consistent playing time at AT&T Park
Scoring more runs than the Padres would make me very happy.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 18, 2010 5:03 PM PDT reply actions
Not me
I won’t settle for anything less than a win!
Adoptive parent of Kevin Frandsen, now stopping gaps in...Anaheim?
Yeah, well I want them to win every inning!
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Sadly, the Warriors are the only Bay Area team to score more points than the Padres lately.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
and that steph curry kid is adorable
in soviet russia, run scores you!....and giants still have terrible offense
by slackersphere17 on May 18, 2010 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Sharks Goals vs. Giants Runs
Who has more?
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 18, 2010 5:09 PM PDT reply actions
they both get none
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I don
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.
Oops, I don't know if I got the quote right.
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.
The latest product from Apple!
Digital gangsters!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 18, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
OT
Just had to send a note to my kid’s preschool director to bitch about a girl that hits my daughter every day. Too bad I can’t just tell my kid to slug her back. That might put a stop to it.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Too bad I can’t just tell my kid to slug her back.
Some of my students have parents who are actually like that. Except it includes more than just hitting back. It includes if they get insulted, too.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
My kid definitely knows better. She’s been remarkably patient. That’s why I had to say something. It would be decidedly uncool to hit her back.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
That was happening to us earlier this year. Apparently it is quite common (the hitting). My wife wanted to pull the kid aside one say after school and tell her that we were going to kill her mommy and daddy is she ever hit our kid again
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
Not if you know what’s good for you…
I talked her out of it, but not becuase it would not have worked
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
I know a couple that is going to home-school their kids starting next year because of crap like that.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Ugh. I wouldn’t want my kids home that much.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Because my wife wanted to tell some kid we will kill her mom and dad or because of the hiting?
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
The hitting
I thought it would be obvious which one. Sorry.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Homeschooling’s not that bad. /was homeschooled for ten years.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 18, 2010 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions
As a teacher, the obvious seems true:
homeschooling works as well as the parent(s) involved.
I’ve had some formerly homeschooled kids who fit all of the stereotypes: socially awkward, gaps in their education, etc. However, most of those kids had parents who had no business trying to teach them beyond, say, the kindergarten level.
But I have also had students (and a few of my own friends who are now in their adulthood) whose parents homeschooled them and did a fantastic job, because the parents were natural (or actual) teachers themselves.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
homeschooling is like running Linux, if you have any doubt about whether you have the know-how, don’t do it.
Just get the damn surgery, Mark DeRosa.
Agreed.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 18, 2010 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
The new Ubuntu looks cool.
I should quote myself in my signature too. -Natto
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
Fuck the Celtics.
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 18, 2010 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
That confused me for a second.
I should quote myself in my signature too. -Natto
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
that's racis
"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 18, 2010 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I would fall into the latter, I guess. My parents aren’t actual teachers, but they were naturals at it. I was involved with local theater, so that was my “social life.” I had a job through most of my high school years and I’m going to attend college with a scholarship this fall.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 18, 2010 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s a good way to do it. My cousins were homeschooled under the former circumstances, and it’s cursed them for life.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Sadly, folks like them are half my class.
As a private school teacher, I was really surprised to see how few of my kids fit the “ridiculously spoiled rich kid” stereotype.
It’s far more common for us to function as a transition point from homeschooling to public school.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
My best friend's wife could tell a similar story.
She was consistently at the top of her class in college, and is a generally well-rounded gal.
I’ve met her parents, and they care very much about the education of their children; I was very impressed.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Weird. Thats like exactly what my friend did. He was really involved in the theater. He came to public school in 3rd grade though.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on May 18, 2010 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Hah, yeah. I was thinking of going back to public school once I finished 8th grade, but the school system in town is so horrible, I decided to stay homeschooled.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 18, 2010 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmm. I guess whatever worked for you is great, but I could never spend all day with my parents. I would literally kill myself.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on May 18, 2010 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Literally?
That would make your parents very sad.
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 18, 2010 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 18, 2010 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeahh, that part is eh. I mean, I love my family, don’t get me wrong, but spending every day with them does suck sometimes.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 18, 2010 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Are ALL the Giants your adopted children?
Because it seems like when the Padres hit, the Giants don’t like to hit back…
:D
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
by breadfan7 on May 18, 2010 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
“Just had to send a note to my kid’s preschool director to bitch about a girl that hits my daughter every day.”
“U DED DAWG”
"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f**kin' amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK
by Josh from Hollywood on May 18, 2010 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
lol
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 18, 2010 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
/attaches crayon drawing of a gun
I should quote myself in my signature too. -Natto
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
My parents always taught me to hit back. Well, my mom did, anyway. Sometimes I won, sometimes I got my ass kicked, but it always stopped the bullies.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Maybe I’ve missed the time scale somewhat. I remember nothing of when I was three. Probably got in a fight or two, though.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
My mom is a big proponent of “they hit you, you hit them”, so I’m gonna guess that was the case.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
That’s awesome (and very old school). Would not fly in San Francisco in 2010
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
If you hit someone and you hit back, you’re the one in trouble.
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
But I thought you were supposed to turn your back into the pitch?
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Not as funny as I hoped it would be.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
It's not just the front office, though, right
For some reason, FBAL doesn’t get nearly the flack that FLew got from KNBR/SFgate types, either.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Well, K-Fred had obvious talent and wasn't properly applying it
Zorak has little obvious talent, but uses every bit of its littlenes.
GAMER!
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Just wondering
I haven’t found ANY link that Velooser is back with the Giants.
I have checked both rotoworld and mlbtraderumors
Ya would at least think I guy like me, Giants broadcaster, would know the news first, eh?
Uh
did you watch the game last night? Velez was in the dugout.
Also: link
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
had a headache and missed the game
sorry
-krukow
I'd stopped watching at that point!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
BTW, jponry
You know that infamous poster, sign posey? AKA, Matt Rox?
That’s me. I have returned.
I gave you a nice complement over on minorleagueball, and you came back with an insult.
BYE!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 18, 2010 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I know, dude, I can see your entire posting history.
I was going to see how this turned out (I’ve had you on ‘watch’ since you created this account), but you seem so excited that you FOOLED ME LOL! that you played your hand, like, two seconds after your first comment on this account!
So… banned!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
YAY!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 18, 2010 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
jponry- can you take care of the kid at my daughter’s preschool (and can of corn’s)?
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
Premature expostulation.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 18, 2010 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions
His compliment of me, by the way, insulted Natto and every other poster on MCC.
As though, they’re not all, you know, people I enjoy talking to.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Like one of those “You’re not a tool, unlikely all those tools you like to spend your time with”?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
*unlike
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Yeah, exactly.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Well, to be fair
some of us are tools.
Adoptive parent of Kevin Frandsen, now stopping gaps in...Anaheim?
I am a socket wrench
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 18, 2010 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
In his defense, he has a point about Howie.
"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f**kin' amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK
by Josh from Hollywood on May 18, 2010 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I wanna see!
I should quote myself in my signature too. -Natto
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
Are you in seventh grade?
Because this sounds like something one of my students would post. Just sayin’.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Hey, a fellow 7th grade teacher?
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
I wish I taught at a private school
/jealous
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
It's not all it's cracked up to be.
At least, not this one. There are definite advantages, but I’m not sue they’re worth it yet, and I’ve put in my app for public schools this fall.
When you’re looking forward to the pay raise that a public teaching job gets you, something has gone terribly awry.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Well, actually, I just wish I taught in a district that wasn't a joke
As for the pay, there aren’t many schools out there here in California that pay less than what I get. So, yeah, that isn’t an advantage for me.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
CA as a whole needs some serious overhauling,
but I wouldn’t be able to tell you where or how to begin. But I’m still young and eager enough to jump into my local district and give it a shot…
Haven’t been able to convince my wife to move anywhere else since both of our families are either in San Diego or the Bay Area, so it looks like we’ll be here awhile.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
What a mysterious strategy you’ve employed.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
You have disrespected my son's honorable name
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
K.F.I.S.T.F.
Hoping for BowkerMania to get consistent playing time at AT&T Park
Grab some pine, meat.
I should quote myself in my signature too. -Natto
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
Thank you in taking over in my fatherly duties
hehehehe duty
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
K.F.I.S.T.F.
Hoping for BowkerMania to get consistent playing time at AT&T Park
OT
LOL Warriors. 4th worst record. Picks 6th.
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
love the fact they got fucked again
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Forget Evan Turner
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
John Wall, enjoy Washington, DC.
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
Meh
don’t care much for him
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Ted Leonsis is going to turn that francise around...
And hopefully rename them the Bullets while he is at it
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
East coast bias strikes again!
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
LOL WARRIORS, got fucked again
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
LOL lottery system
Joe Paterson: pitching in a AAA game near you!
by imovermyhead on May 18, 2010 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Just because I haven't posted this one lately
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 18, 2010 5:24 PM PDT reply actions
Heading to the Tank for the Sharks game. Will be checking the score frequently. I hope we can pull off a win tonight.
by TheSoundOfHockey on May 18, 2010 5:28 PM PDT reply actions
A quick search of the words "Fred Lewis" reveals
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Take is as you will.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on May 18, 2010 5:37 PM PDT reply actions
Looks like Freddy Sanchez will be activated after the game.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 18, 2010 5:39 PM PDT reply actions
Thank you jesus!
extrabaggs Bochy seemed to hint that Sanchez could hit third behind Rowand and Torres. That would make Sandoval the cleanup man.
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
Goodbye John? Goodbye Downs? Goodbye Travis?
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
Much as I’d like to see Velez go back down, Ishi has had about .00045 at bats in the past month. How can they justify keeping him?
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
Out of options
They can’t send him down without putting him on waivers.
Adoptive parent of Kevin Frandsen, now stopping gaps in...Anaheim?
4. Huff, Sandoval, Ishikawa, Bowker.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
To be frank, I’d rather only have Huff or Ishikawa there, but that’s my best guess at how the depth chart looks right now. With DeRosa on the DL, it’s our deepest infield position.
FFFFFFFUUU
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Can Bowker really play 1B? I know he used to be an option, but that has to be a Feliz at C or Noah Lowry in the OF type of option.
Not really. He was pretty brutal at first, hadn’t played it since high school.
Just get the damn surgery, Mark DeRosa.
Thus why he’s at the bottom of the depth chart. If we had a 15-inning game, he might end up there, but otherwise I wouldn’t count on it.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
yeah that's about right
John Bowker 1B, Pedro Feliz – C and Eugenio Velez – 2B
Just get the damn surgery, Mark DeRosa.
Mark DeRosa – SS, Aubrey Huff – LF, Nate Schierholtz – 3B, Pablo Sandoval – LHP
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Usually when people count downs, they only get to four. Three, if they’re Canadian.
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 18, 2010 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
My money's on Rohlinger
but I’m hoping Velez makes the U-turn.
Adoptive parent of Kevin Frandsen, now stopping gaps in...Anaheim?
He will next time someone hits him a fly ball.
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 18, 2010 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL GIANTS FANS
extrabaggs No thought of moving Aaron Rowand out of leadoff spot, Bruce Bochy says.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 18, 2010 5:45 PM PDT reply actions
Bork bork borkum!
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 18, 2010 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions
The key part of that sentence: “No thought”
"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f**kin' amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK
by Josh from Hollywood on May 18, 2010 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
He could have stopped after “No thought.”
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
hey corn, i’ve got the ticket info for you:
Tues 5/25 Natls
Mon 8/9 Cubs
Tues 8/10 Cubs
Tues 8/31 Rockies
Wed 9/1 Rockies
Fri 9/17 Brewers
Sun 9/19 Brewers
Tues 9/28 Diamdbk
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 18, 2010 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions
2 seats per
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 18, 2010 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah! Thanks! I’ll take a look at those dates. I’ll still need something for July 18, but I’ll keep poking around for that.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Here are my thoughts on Eugenio Velez on the Giants’ roster: perhaps he has value as a 25th man, but for us he is redundant. He brings a nearly identical skillset as Andres Torres. This is how they differ:
Torres is better at hitting for average, hitting for power, getting on base, bunting, pinch hitting, baserunning, throwing, range, spelling, and eye candy factor.
Velez is an emergency second baseman and has better nicknames.
In 2009, Torres was worth 2 WAR. Despite about twice as much playing time, Velez was worth 0.1 WAR.
There is no place for Eugenio Velez on this team unless they move Bengie back down in the order and they start pinch running for him in late innings. And we all know that’s not going to happen.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Velez has better nicknames.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on May 18, 2010 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Velez may have better nicknames
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 18, 2010 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I dont get it.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on May 18, 2010 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, you are still young. There is plenty of time for that. Don’t just give it away early.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 18, 2010 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh dammit. I read too quickly.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on May 18, 2010 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Right back at you, my dear
Although no one could love you as much as Bam Bam.
(I may have to challenge him to pistols at dawn)
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 18, 2010 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions
GC sez tl;dr.
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 18, 2010 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry, big image
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
SHIFT-AYYYY
HI GUYS!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
RALLY FORMER PADRE LULZ!
keithlaw Trevor Hoffman has now given up 7 HR in just 13 IP this season; his career high is 10, which he’ll reach … sometime next week, I guess.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 18, 2010 6:10 PM PDT reply actions
And Ethier was moved to the 15-day DL. Wheeee!
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Yay!
IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wheeler 6.0 2 0 0 1 7 0 5.06
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
That's my boy
Still hasn’t shot anybody, yet, too!
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Beats me
I disowned him.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
His trial is still pending, I believe. June, maybe?
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Hooray for a resurgent Wheeler and MadBum!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Nice to see!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Yes!
Also regarding Wheeler, from The Augusta Chronicle:
Wheeler hit 98 miles per hour with his fastball last week on the way to his first pro winhttp://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/baseball/2010-05-11/top-pick-wheeler-shows-lively-fastball-first-win?v=1273536571
Daaaaaaaaaamn.
.277/.399/.518 out of a shortstop?!
Keep on, keepin' on, Ryan Cavan
/89 by the time he reaches the majors
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
New MCC goal:
Don’t let Zach Wheeler get married!
.277/.399/.518 out of a shortstop?!
Keep on, keepin' on, Ryan Cavan
Should we start rumors about how he always leaves the seat up?
Adoptive parent of Kevin Frandsen, now stopping gaps in...Anaheim?
Zach Wheeler is a selfish lover
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 18, 2010 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Likes to clip his toenails in bed.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
by cornball on May 18, 2010 6:59 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Meaning that's how old he'll be in his first Giants appearance, or how fast he'll be pitching?
Either could be true…
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Do you mean years or MPH?
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 18, 2010 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions
both
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Wow. His b-r Comparable Players will be fairly barren: Hough, Minoso, Moyer, Franco…
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 18, 2010 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Your 2080 Giants
/knows at least 3 of those guys will be on the 2011 Giants
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
K.F.I.S.T.F.
Hoping for BowkerMania to get consistent playing time at AT&T Park
In the course of our pregame session, Bochy was asked about the lineup — specifically, whether it was time to move Aaron Rowand out of the leadoff spot. Bochy didn’t completely dismiss the idea, but it’s fair to say he was resistant to it. He said, "that’s where he’s at and he’s done a really nice job. there." He also said moving him down "is an option if we think we need help down the order."
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 18, 2010 6:15 PM PDT reply actions
Is that code for, “I don’t know what the fuck I am talking about?”
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
Bork!
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 18, 2010 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions
He is in the leadoff spot because that is where he is at.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 18, 2010 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions
The first rule is the first rule.
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 18, 2010 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, Bruce, we need help down in the order
Everywhere in the order, actually.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
.304 OBP = really nice job
what the hell does help down the order mean?
Eugenio Velez: Really fast... at getting picked off. SICK BURN!!
Grant, I FTFY
Eugenio Velez is one of the worst hittersagainst left-handed pitchingin the majors
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
K.F.I.S.T.F.
Hoping for BowkerMania to get consistent playing time at AT&T Park
.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 18, 2010 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Do yoiu have a stopwatch in your hand when you write these?
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
That’s no moon stopwatch… That’s a space station penis!
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Matt 'Watership' Downs
I recommend the nickname Rabbit.
And it’s not from the late John Updike
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watership_Down
Rooting for the Yankees is like cheering the tanks at Tianamen Square.
Ironic??
A post about Velez and he ends up getting the game winning hit –
Grant really knows how to pick a time to write a player hating complementing article about somebody
zenbitz called it upthread aways. Earnest ragging = talking negatively about a player, usually leading to said player immediately doing well and making you look dumb in the short term.
"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f**kin' amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK
by Josh from Hollywood on May 18, 2010 11:57 PM PDT up reply actions
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