Calling up Buster Posey
by Grant Brisbee on May 26, 2010 2:12 PM PDT
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Buster Posey, Buster Posey, Buster Posey. Buster Posey? Posey, Buster. I could keep this up for another four paragraphs and get more "recs" on this post than I have ever had in the past. Everyone’s agog over Buster Posey, praise be unto he. When will Posey be in the majors? When will he single-handedly save this offense? When will he clear up this rash? When? Now? Soon?
Here’s a handy guide to Buster Posey and the Giants:
Why the Giants Shouldn’t Call Up Buster Posey Right Now
The Giants would completely mismanage the whole situation.
There. I’ll give you some time to reread it, if needed. Right now the Giants have a catcher. It’s Bengie Molina, and while he’s slumping, he’s had a solid overall season. It’s a little odd that he traded most of his slugging for on-base skills, and I’m not expecting a .355 on-base percentage going forward, but he’s had a solid year overall. It would be hard to justify a demotion, at least to the other players in the clubhouse. Add in how comfortable the pitching is throwing to him, and Buster Posey will not start at catcher more than one game per week if he’s up, if that.
What about Posey at first? Well, it would be silly if the only reason the Giants re-signed Molina because Posey needed more experience behind the plate, yet brought Posey up two months later in an effort to make sure he gets as little experience behind the plate as possible. But, okay, let’s say the temporary need for offense is more important than the immediate development of Posey’s catching skills. Posey, unproven commodity that he is, can’t start over Aubrey Huff. Fine, so you move Huff to left and sit John Bowker and Nate Schierholtz. But wait, now you’re sitting one of Juan Uribe, Freddy Sanchez, or Edgar Renteria. Can you imagine trying to build a productive offense without all three of those guys? Well, sure, you can, but I’m trying to write this from Bruce Bochy’s perspective.
If Renteria’s hamstring is going to keep him out of the lineup, that last point wouldn’t be much of a concern. But what if Mark DeRosa comes back? Well, DeRosa has to play through his injury to strengthen it. If Huff is in the outfield, well, there’s no place for DeRosa. Now, if DeRosa and Renteria are on the roster at the same time? Well, that just opens up a whole different can of worms. The point is that Posey wouldn’t start more than a game or two per week.
Now imagine if Posey starts off 0-for-11, which great players just don’t do. Maybe Posey hits .150/.250/.250 over his first 50 at-bats. Not only would that put him at the back end of the bench for the foreseeable future, but it would jeopardize his chances to win the 2011 job, too. It would prove his inability to hit major league pitching. I mean, 50 at-bats? That’s a perfectly fine sample with which to work if you’re the Giants.
The only way Buster Posey should be on the Giants roster is if a) Bengie Molina is not on the roster at the same time, and b) the Giants have absolutely no fallback option at catcher, so they can't bench Posey in case of an early slump. Hopefully, this will apply for 2011. If Posey comes up any sooner, Bruce Bochy’s distrust of young catchers will combine with his distrust of young hitters, which will all combine with his trust of small sample sizes, and this will all join together and form a Predaking of bad decisions that will consume Buster Posey and everything he believes in.
Just leave him alone right now – not because he wouldn’t be one of the best hitters on the team, but because the Giants would have no idea what to do with him. He needs at-bats, and he needs innings behind the plate. He won’t get those on the major league roster.
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And while we’re at it, leave Bumgarner where he is too.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
For entirely different reasons:
1 – trade value is greatly diminished and not likely to increase in the majors
2 – a slow pitching lefty who only throws strikes with no breaking pitches is going to get absolutely destroyed in the majors.
I’ve come to the conclusion that the MadBums greatest value to us is as trade bait but only if he starts to look really great again.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 26, 2010 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
20-year-olds with one and a half pitches need minor league development time. Do not ask him to learn to throw two pitches at the ML level.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
BUT HE ONLY NEEDS TO LEARN 1/2 A PITCH!
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
MAYBE YOU’RE RIGHT
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
The Giants would completely mismanage the whole situation.
There.
You could have ended the post right there.
Also, I fully expect Posey to struggle for a little bit once he does get called up. It has happened in every one of his promotions to date.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 26, 2010 2:15 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Yep. That’s the part that everyone seems to forget: He (likely) won’t be instant offense.
by KrazyKrabMeat on May 26, 2010 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Mix him with hot water and we’ll see.
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 26, 2010 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
This is one of the few times where something is simultaneously “a nice problem to have” and “a problem with no solution.”
"a problem with no solution."
Fire Bochy. Trade Molina.
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
Fire Bochy? Not gonna happen.
I agree, but it’s still a solution.
Trade Molina? Where?He’s not terrible, he’s just expendable. There could be a market for him before the deadline.
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
But they’re in this thing. Let’s keep Jason Schmidt, we’re in this thing! Sigh, Hanley would have been nice.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 26, 2010 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, my solution isn’t going to happen. But a guy can dream, right?
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
not gonna happen
Every other MLB team passed last season, and surely the other teams who didn’t like him then don’t like him any more after watching pitches hit him in the chest or bounce to the backstop. Maybe an AL team that needs a righthanded DH would consider him?
"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 26, 2010 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
A Molina trade is like my Women Of Ninja Warrior champions threesome fantasy… unlikely to say the least, but man do I want it to happen.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 26, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
It is also likely to end up the same way in the end:
-Threesome fantasy ends with you in bed with two Ninja Warrier Shemales
-Bengie trade ends with deal sending Bengie and Timmy to the Nats for Adam Dunn
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
Have you ever seen Rie Komiya? I might be persuaded to overlook a bit of extra plumbing….
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 26, 2010 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
For all your plumbing needs...
I highly recommend our good friend Victor Frankestein. Rush jobs no problem!
Matt Downs: the next in a long line of decent hitters the Giants will discard for no good reason.
The Lunatic Fringe was right!
The Giants would completely mismanage the whole situation.
You could have just wrote than one line and then posted pictures of Llamas.
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
That would’ve broken the previous rec record.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 26, 2010 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate the Giants roster
It’s so stupid.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
The llamas would never let this post get more recs than the llamas post.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Seriously, just leave him alone for now. Bengie’s OBP has dropped like 50 points in the last week. It’ll be obvious the Giants should bench him for Posey within a month and a half, imo.
(And if he continues to not drive in runs, they might actually do it.)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
THIS
The beauty of lowered expectations is that you can really take the “wait and see” approach.
/series finale’d
It was kind of obvious last year to give Posey a few more starts when Bengie was “hurt”, but that didn’t change anything.
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
Still, even then, Bengie had like 17 HR and high RBI numbers to point to
This year, his power is completely gone and I think he’s become even slower than he used to be, because last year he was still able to leg out a double once in awhile.
This year, he’s got six extra base hits total in 138 PA and only 10 RBI. His SLG is .366! If the RBI totals stay low, I imagine that they won’t care as much about benching him post-Super 2 deadline.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I can’t imagine Bochy keeping a vocal Molina on the bench while he’s trying to earn performance clauses. Didn’t he make sure Vinnie Castilla earned a bonus one year in San Diego when it was obvious he was done?
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
That’s a good point.
An unhappy Bengie Molina sitting on the bench could create a poisonous clubhouse atmosphere. An unhappy Bengie Molina sitting at home, collecting his salary for nothing, would not.
Giants Baseball: TORTURE
by Kitspool on May 26, 2010 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Giants would never, ever release or DFA Bengie.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 26, 2010 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly. Which is the conundrum here. As long as Molina is on the roster, he’s the starting catcher.
Giants Baseball: TORTURE
Force him to live with Pablo’s mother.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 26, 2010 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Bochy: Where’s Pablo? Bengie, have you seen Pablo?
Molina: /burps
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Now, should Eli get hurt, that’s when things become interesting. And, of course, by interesting, I mean, perfectly crapulent.
Needz moar Steve Holm
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
K.F.I.S.T.F.
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by Gobroks on May 26, 2010 4:07 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
rec'd
depressingly
"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 26, 2010 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m trying to tell myself that (as long as Molina’s numbers that Sabes poops himself over ie RBI stay bad) things will be DIFFERENT
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Belief. It can't be faked.
I try to tell myself that Posey will be up on June 1st (or whenever the Super 2 date should be) and that he’ll be starting everyday at catcher and that was Sabean’s plan all along. I tell myself lots of things I don’t really believe.
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
Nope. BECAUSE HE HANDLES THE STAFF!
I’d guess that Molina could hit .192 and average one RBI a week, and he’d still be the starting catcher. Why? BECAUSE HE HANDLES THE STAFF!
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
I think we had a string a few weeks ago regarding the diminutive nature of Bengie’s staff….
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
Bengie himself couldn’t even tell you about it’s size. He hasn’t seen it in 25 years.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 26, 2010 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Reminds me of Pedro Feliz.
I should quote myself in my signature too. -Natto
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It reminds you of yourself?
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
by Gobroks on May 26, 2010 4:09 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
And of you, too, as a matter of fact.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
The Kids: Lewis, Posey, Sandoval, Bowker, Schierholtz, Frandsen, Ishikawa, Amezaga... CHONE WAR projection= 12.7
Current Team: Rowand, Sanchez, DeRosa, Sandoval, Huff, Molina, Renteria, Schierholtz... CHONE WAR projection= 12.6
no way
He is far too good a pitcherhandler and dependable gritty gamer backstop and is far too important to be in there letting pitches hit him in the chest protector.
"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 26, 2010 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Trade Posey and Sanchez for Fielder and combine Prince, Pablo and Bengie to have a holy triumvirate of fatness.
Yes, FATNESS is a valid Scrabble word
Anagram: FASTENS
Anagram of "Giants pitcher Matt Cain" = TRAGIC MAN, ISN'T PATHETIC
by Stuttering John Tamargo on May 26, 2010 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Way to completely ruin my buzz.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
That makes my mental image so much less socially acceptable.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 26, 2010 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
There is no fruit more forbidden than capn’s mom.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 26, 2010 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
In other news.
I’m a little excited to see Bengie and Rowand crater in spectacular fashion. That sounds like a hater comment… Well, it is a hater comment, but anything that forces Sabean and Bochy to answer awkward questions is fine by me.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Fine, so you move Huff to left and sit John Bowker and Nate Schierholtz. But wait, now you’re sitting one of Juan Uribe, Freddy Sanchez, or Edgar Renteria. Can you imagine trying to build a productive offense without all three of those guys?
Pretty much explains everything that’s wrong with Sabean/Bochy.
If they do leave him in AAA all year
September should be really interesting. I can’t wait until they bring him up when rosters expand and sit him on the bench for another month.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 26, 2010 2:21 PM PDT reply actions
BULLPEN CATCHER AT BEST
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
by Gobroks on May 26, 2010 4:11 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
In other news
Edgar Renteria continues to play everyday.
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
I agree. Kriminey, the way the Giants jerk around young players? The last thing Posey needs to do is join the team in the role of “Savior”. We’ve seen enough young player crucifictions. I’m tired of getting all thrilled about some dudes potential only to watch him be crushed like a bug.
by Merope on May 26, 2010 2:24 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
And the important thing here is that if he is not completely amazing right out of the gate, he will get crucified.
Even if he hits considerably better than veterans. It has to be better ENOUGH to overcome their gaminess.
Ceterum censeo fire Brian Sabean.
by J. Frank Parnell on May 26, 2010 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Crucifiction?
When you make-believe kill somebody?
Matt Downs: the next in a long line of decent hitters the Giants will discard for no good reason.
The Lunatic Fringe was right!
more green please
I want them to do what is best for Posey. I don’t know what that is, but it isn’t calling him up in September to catch bullpen. It also isn’t sitting on the bench to watch Molina get hit in the facemask with pitches waiting for his games-started incentive to kick in.
"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 26, 2010 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Brian Sabean obviously wrote this post.
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
The only thing is, Buster’s getting all this PT against inferior pitching. They ought to demote him to AA to really keep him sharp…
They should just lend him to the opponent to sub for their pitchers. Then he can bat against us and really learn to hit.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 26, 2010 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Anyone else afraid that Posey will be tainted by the Giants stench of positional prospect failures and be a big league bust?
This team is cursed when it comes to hitters for like two decades now.
They're "cursed" just like the Cubs are "cursed"
Bad management = bad results
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on May 26, 2010 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
no
I’m entirely certain some team will pick him up off waivers and he’ll have a nice career.
"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 26, 2010 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
we need a time machine
so we can go back 2 years and let Nate, Bowker, etc actually play full time for two seasons so that we could actually evaluate properly what we have and avoid all this nonsense.
If you don't like Brandon Medders you're not a true fan.
We can avoid certain roster moves while we're at it.
In fact, I’d go back to the end of 2003 and just have a do over.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
can we have a do over in game 6 ’02 WS as well?
An instant buzz is on the rise, the whiskey's for a big surprise.
wont stop
This team is a tease. 2010 Giants baseball playing Just the Tip with the best of them.
Let the fluky roster/year of 2003 stand. Even Alfonzo was defensible. Not for 4 years, obviously, but whatever.
End of 2003
I was thinking about stopping the chain of roster moves beginning with the Pierzynski trade
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Oh I read your previous comment wrong. I saw ‘DeLorean’ and ‘Hated that movie.’
I just checked and this is, in fact, the first time I have ever been wrong.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
I’ll join you guys, but I’m going to come in a different delorean.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
howie's gross sometimes
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
sometimes?
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 26, 2010 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
It's alright; I thought everyone was talking about the person on this site who uses that (delorean) name.
Made for some interesting interpretations.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Man, you just heimy’d all over this website. It’s everywhere.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
You're not going to go back and edit this one, too?
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
YOU HAVE NO PROOF!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah, so you did.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
/printscreen
/pastes
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
I didn't do that, though
I’m lazy, you see.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
I think you wanted to waste 2 of my minutes
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
That’s not proof. That’s all circumstantial.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I am shocked and appalled sir
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
…
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
See
It was a play on words with circumstantial and…oh never mind.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
I keep trying to mark this as read.
I should quote myself in my signature too. -Natto
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Me too
Adopted father of Eric Surkamp, the next great big-eared soft tossing lefty in SF Giants History!
by Speedforthewin on May 26, 2010 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
SOMEBODY MARK THAT AS READ DAMMIT!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 26, 2010 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Looks shopped.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I’d go back to the end of 2002 and I’d try harder to re-sign Jeff Kent.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 26, 2010 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m sure Sabean would still mess it all up somehow. He’d go back in time and actually trade Lincecum for Rios or something.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 26, 2010 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Really? That's what you would do with a time machine?
I would go back to 1998 and compete in the Wanna Be a VJ contest.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
Double shit!
I am really off my game today…
/backs away slowly
/sprints in other direction
/runs into pole
/TWSS
Bochy would have sent you down to the minors by this point
An instant buzz is on the rise, the whiskey's for a big surprise.
Good. Less competition for me.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 26, 2010 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Best actual reason:
Go see a 1920s baseball game.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I would travel back to my high school/college days
And study harder while thinking about my future!
(this is my public service announcement of the day)
Stay in school, kiddies!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 26, 2010 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I would go back and use my knowledge of the stock market
as a starting point for learning more about the stock market of the past.
Stay in school and stay away from Walrusman , kiddies
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 26, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I would travel back to my high school/college days Andstudy harder while thinking about my futureenjoy what I missed by going to college in the peak of the AIDS era!
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
lol
Truth. =/
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 26, 2010 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Glorious, glorious unprotected butt sex! Without it, life isn’t worth living.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
by Alex_Lewis on May 26, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Rec'd
The knowledge of this does make dating a bit more challenging, though.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 26, 2010 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Why 2 years?
Let’s go back 52 years.
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
WE don't need a time machine to properly evaluate and avoid nonsense
Sadly, Sabean is the one who does the evaluatin’, and he needs a lot more than a time machine.
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?
I feel like Posey’s expectations might be worrisome for Sabean and the Giants. People are clamoring for him but I doubt he is a lock to hit well, he will struggle and probably have a Matt Wieters rookie year and progress from there
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
I feel like Posey’s expectations might be worrisome for Sabean and the Giants. People are clamoring for him but I doubt he is a lock to hit well, he will struggle and probably have a Matt Wieters rookie year andprogressregress from there
I make this mistake all the time.
thanks for the correction, but in all seriousness he should be up and playing, but expecting him to instantly be one of our best hitters in unfair
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
For me, the joy would be watching a player IMPROVE, knowing it wasn't just a hot streak.
Because that’s what young players with high upside do, right? They develop, GET BETTER? Right? RIIIIGHT?
Expectations
I don’t think anyone expects him to do anything other than get on base. His current MLE for OBP is .369. Why is it too much to ask to just have another (2) player who gets on base consistently?
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
Keep waiting.............
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
In other news..
Water is wet.
Posey is not going to be up here until the super two deadline passes. They won’t say it because that’s not how you play the management game.
And of course Bochy would mis-manage him.
This team is completely fucked until Sabean is gone. Our only hope is he doesn’t piss off our young pitchers before he is ousted, otherwise they are gone and who knows what happens. As it is now, Timmy/Cain/Dirty are gone as soon as they hit free agency. It’s going to happen if Sabean is still in charge. Just accept it.
I’ve come to believe that free agents don’t want to come here. For hitters they see a park that the management actively promotes as a pitchers park. That plus the fact there aren’t any other hitters doing jack shit here and why would they come? We haven’t really needed to venture in the waters for pitchers, but they won’t come because they don’t want to be Cain’d. You think the agents don’t know what a joke this place is? If we are smart enough to be able to see what is going on, you better believe the guys who get paid based on what their clients do have a clue, as well.
Sabean has killed SF Giants baseball. The only hope of rebirth is when he is gone.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 26, 2010 2:36 PM PDT reply actions
Yes, the Giants would completely mismanage the situation if they called Posey up right now.
However, they would still mismanage the situation if they called him up next year, or the year after, or, well…
If Bochy and Sabean are in power in San Francisco, they are going to mismanage Posey. He’s going to get screwed next season if he doesn’t get screwed this season. I just have literally zero confidence in their ability to successfully bring a player into the big leagues. They’re going to ruin Posey, one way or another, and then point to the fact that they ruined him as further proof of why you need canny veterans who know how to play the game.
by J. Frank Parnell on May 26, 2010 2:48 PM PDT reply actions
As the saying goes,
“Friends don’t let friends use Windows.”
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
So true...
Matt Downs: the next in a long line of decent hitters the Giants will discard for no good reason.
The Lunatic Fringe was right!
About to watch the Lost series finale! Im so excited!
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 26, 2010 2:50 PM PDT reply actions
Spoiler: It’s pretty awesome.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 26, 2010 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I enjoyed it quite a bit.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 26, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
To think, it was the island that was keeping Hurley fat this whole time.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Spoiler Alert:
The milk in my fridge is about to be out of date.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
I suppose I should watch the show just so I can finally understand what people are talking about.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Meh
I watched the first 4 seasons or so but got tired of it.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
Also, watching the show will not lead to any understanding of anything.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
I’m intrigued by the Smoke Monster because it sounds so spectacularly silly.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
No matter what you think of the show I can (99%) guarantee you won’t feel like you wasted your time on the episodes.
Until you get to season 4
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 26, 2010 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Isn’t all science fiction silly (unless you are eating mushrooms)?
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
NO
Space battles are never silly.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
In fact, I demand you name one silly space battle!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
The Transformers: The Movie (the original animated movie) had a couple
But they were epic nonetheless
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Any Star Wars prequel
It’s hard to care when nothing onscreen actually exists.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
I’m watching BSG right now, and I think it’s really quite good in a not-silly way!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Just you wait.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
At the end of the series, it turns out that the Battlestar was earth the whole time?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Adama was, in fact, fatally wounded in the final engagement of the first Cylon War, and this is all a random series of synapse engagements as he lies dying on the operating table.
I never made it to the end of BSG.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I’d say, but I don’t want to spoil anything for howie.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
interesting
I haven’t seen BSG yet, but I think this is the first time I’ve heard anything negative about it.c
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
BSG is one kind of show for its first two seasons and something else altogether its final two, with the second half of the final season, in particular, being a source of a lot of consternation and ire.
Huge let down for me.
I almost exploded with joy after Adama’s ’I’m getting my men!’ bit. I was calling it one of the best shows ever. And then…
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
interesting
I haven’t followed it, obviously – I’m just used to hearing everyone spooge all over it.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
It rhymes with pielon macebar.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Quite possibly.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Having read and watched a lot of science fiction, it’s certainly capable of being silly, but I don’t it’s any more or less silly than any other literary genre.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
I don’t think capn was trying to say it was silly and therefore not worth anyone’s time, just that it IS silly in its own way, so of course something like a “Smoke Monster” had the potential, particularly on its face, to be a ridiculously silly thing.
I didn't interpret it that way either
And I like a lot of silly science fiction!
But most of everything is silly; I don’t think the silliness ratio of science fiction is substantially different from anything else.
Like Sturgeon’s Law, sorta!
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Grown adults with families and careers spending time discussing BSG, Lost, and Bengie Molina’s tiny penis on an internet comment board in the middle of the day is kind of silly
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
it isn't that it is tiny per se
it’s just that he can’t see it under his pannus
"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.
Especially the spaghetti western. Really, it doesn’t make any sense that cowboys would have such a limited diet.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Especially.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
random information
It’s illegal to eat horsemeat in California if you’re a human, but not if you’re a dog.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Silly =/= bad!
But, if you watch a sci-fi show on mute — come on. It looks ridiculous. And I LOVE sci-fi.
Sometimes I have the same feeling about sports. I’m watching grown men running around trying to hit some sort of projectile with some sort of stick, around, over or through some arbitrarily drawn lines, while other grown people yell, cheer, and spend money for the privilege of watching?
I feel this way, too.
Modern day NFL highlights (I’m thinking SportsCenter, not NFL Films) on mute are amusing.
Lots of money
Lots and lots of money
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Hey, you're a lady.
You can at least claim the joy of watching the opposite sex. It’s the rest of us with the other chromosome set that have a bit more explaining to do…
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Fuck
My mom is vacuuming so I can’t watch 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 26, 2010 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Fuck
My mom is vacuuming so I can’t watch 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 26, 2010 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you going to edit this one too?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
/looks around for ResDog
Yeah
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on May 26, 2010 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Soiler:
He’s Luke’s father
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on May 26, 2010 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I just peed my pants a little bit.
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 26, 2010 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, it was a soiler!
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Typo's in all the right places.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on May 26, 2010 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Your punctuation errors are not as convenient, however.
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 26, 2010 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm just full of mistakes today.
/checks ten times before posting.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on May 26, 2010 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess I should just dream about next season's roster then
C Posey
2B Sanchez
3B Sandoval
1B Dunn
LF DeRosa
RF Schierholtz
CF Rowand
SS Crawford
Bench:
UTIL Rohlinger
LF/RF Bowker
C Whiteside
LF/CF Torres
UTIL Downs
Rotation:
Lincecum
Zito
Cain
Sanchez
Martinez
Adopted father of Eric Surkamp, the next great big-eared soft tossing lefty in SF Giants History!
Granted, I’d feel better if the Giants could void DeRosa’s contract and put Neal in LF
Adopted father of Eric Surkamp, the next great big-eared soft tossing lefty in SF Giants History!
by Speedforthewin on May 26, 2010 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I would as well. I guess that could work, but you’d have to have Panda or Derosa at 1B
LF Crawford
2B Sanchez
C Posey
3B Sandoval
1B DeRosa
RF Schierholtz
CF Rowand
SS Crawford
Adopted father of Eric Surkamp, the next great big-eared soft tossing lefty in SF Giants History!
by Speedforthewin on May 26, 2010 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
You could also have Uribe at 3B or Sanchez… I don’t figure in DeRosa since he has a wrist injury that might never improve.
Uribe is a FA after this season I thought.
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by Speedforthewin on May 26, 2010 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s not that hard when you overpay.
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 26, 2010 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
They're paying $3.25 for a starting middle infielder who is greatly outperforming the dude they're paying $10 million.
I don’t call that an overpay (this year, anyway).
exactly
which mean Uribe will have to have starting SS money (10 million)
Adopted father of Eric Surkamp, the next great big-eared soft tossing lefty in SF Giants History!
by Speedforthewin on May 26, 2010 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
(shrug)
We’ll see. He’s not worth $10 million, obviously, and neither was Renteria, but I’m not going to get depressed about an offseason when the regular season has my full attention, dread-wise.
I’ll concede that point. Let’s put it this way, I’d be happy if the Giants retained Uribe for 4 mil, and that would probably be an overpay
Adopted father of Eric Surkamp, the next great big-eared soft tossing lefty in SF Giants History!
by Speedforthewin on May 26, 2010 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
(Rent has actually outperformed Uribe so far this season)
/fact check’d
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
I call SSS and an extremely hot, unduplicatable start.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
and you might be right
however, this
They’re paying $3.25 for a starting middle infielder who is greatly outperforming the dude they’re paying $10 million.
Is simply factually incorrect, at this time.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
I can agree with that. Uribe is not “greatly” outperforming Rent.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
well my point is
he’s not outperforming him at all right now, and according to ZIPS, he’s unlikely to through the rest of the season. Now, I’d much rather we didn’t have Rent, and were paying $7M less for the same production, but we have Rent, so we might as well use him (if/when he’s healthy) and keep Uribe as a utility guy, where his production would be very good.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Point of Order:
Getting your butt on the field is a prerequisite for performing, and Edgar Renteria has only be healthy for half of our games this year.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I thought this as well. He could be the SS next season.
Adopted father of Eric Surkamp, the next great big-eared soft tossing lefty in SF Giants History!
by Speedforthewin on May 26, 2010 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Hope that I'm wrong
but chances are real slim we’ll see any player named Crawford in SF next April.
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
by Scooter Ellis on May 26, 2010 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I donno man..
I’ve had this sig for like 2 years now. Are you saying my sig is wrong?
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2011 Opening Day starting SS!
Ew. Adam Dunn? Ew.
Hook me up with some Carlos Pena, yo.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
The Kids: Lewis, Posey, Sandoval, Bowker, Schierholtz, Frandsen, Ishikawa, Amezaga... CHONE WAR projection= 12.7
Current Team: Rowand, Sanchez, DeRosa, Sandoval, Huff, Molina, Renteria, Schierholtz... CHONE WAR projection= 12.6
Pena's gonna be a FA
How many years would you be willing to guarantee him? I’d be a little skeptical to go more than 2 years
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
But Bengie says "Don't light a fire under me!
I like to fart."
Meanwhile, Eli is auditioning for Just For Men commercials – knowing this is the twilight of his baseball career.
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
no play for Mr Gray!
"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 26, 2010 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
"Buster Posey" anagram:
YET SO SUPERB
Anagram of "Giants pitcher Matt Cain" = TRAGIC MAN, ISN'T PATHETIC
by Stuttering John Tamargo on May 26, 2010 3:15 PM PDT reply actions
I'm amazed at how many of those are on the money
These pretzels are making me thirsty
by NuschlerFace on May 26, 2010 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait, we have over 200 comments and not one praising of Grant's masterful appropriation of the opening of Gravity's Rainbow?
PHILISTINES
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
depressing post is despressing
Adopted father of Eric Surkamp, the next great big-eared soft tossing lefty in SF Giants History!
by Speedforthewin on May 26, 2010 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmm
Now where’d I put my ass jawbone?
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Easy there, Samson.
And get a haircut.
Hippie.
:D
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Psh… Gravity’s Rainbow.
If he’d appropriated the opening to V, now that would have been worth mentioning.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
i failed to rekkanize
i’ve tried to read that book 3 times now. I even got a companion reader and that made me fail even more miserably.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
I think Grant has mentioned starting and stopping the book many times.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
That's Ulysses for me
I spent a horrid month reading GR with the 500 page companion. God that book is dense.
Also, I say to people that my favorite Pynchon is V, but in reality I love Vineland. Mostly because of the ninjas.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
I’ve read Ulysses three times, roughly!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Have you ever considered doing it gently?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 26, 2010 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I know that it can be done, but I’ve never considered it as a legitimate option.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 27, 2010 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions
And the unintentional humor of the post is that the board has some sort of conditioned Pavlovian arousal to the presence of Buster…
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
This made me laugh
Ceterum censeo fire Brian Sabean.
by J. Frank Parnell on May 26, 2010 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I am all alone, but you don’t have to be so blunt about it.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
YOU LEAVE URL ALONE!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Torres lf, Sanchez 2b, Sandoval 3b, Huff 1b, Uribe ss, Molina c, Rowand cf, Schierholtz rf, Lincecum p
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 26, 2010 3:21 PM PDT reply actions
That's a rosterbation gone bad...
oh shit nevermind – that’s the LOLineup.
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
by Scooter Ellis on May 26, 2010 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
What’s the term you use? Toad fuck or something like that?
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
Toad fuckery.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 26, 2010 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
That could suck more. Approved.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Only change I’d make is Torres CF, Rowand (crossed out..dunno how to do that) Bowker LF
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 26, 2010 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
THEY HAD THEIR CHANCE
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 26, 2010 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
LOLINEUP
Torres lf, Sanchez 2b, Sandoval 3b, Huff 1b, Uribe ss, Molina c, Rowand cf, Schierholtz rf, Lincecum p
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
I don’t hate it.
"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 got a nice beat, you can dance to it.
I’d give at a 76.
Ceterum censeo fire Brian Sabean.
by J. Frank Parnell on May 26, 2010 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Only because you’ve been conditioned to have low expectations.
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 26, 2010 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Natto from 5 years ago just got sad.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Neightt?
I should quote myself in my signature too. -Natto
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Even when injuries force Bochy to put Schierholtz in, he still puts Rowand in there. As an aside, how bad would Scott have to get before he got benched for a while?
PA Announcer: Now batting, centerfielder, Aaron Rowand.
/Walkup music causes Rowand’s dead body to begin walking up to the plate Weekend at Bernie’s style
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
THAT explains the current batting stance...
Scott’s a zombie!
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Why'd they even draft him?
I am actually starting to wonder why they drafted this guy they don’t seem excited about getting started at the MLB level.
Everyone said they should
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 26, 2010 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of Catchers
@hankschulman @extrabaggs Bengie Molina is the 6th worst defensive catcher in all of MLB. #74/79 http://tinyurl.com/39hwtb3 #sfgiants
@hankschulman @extrabaggs Molinas not named Bengie are ranked #1 and #4, though. #sfgiants
hankschulman
By what measure? RT @davidtiao: @hankschulman @extrabaggs Molinas not named Bengie are ranked #1 and #4, though. #sfgiants
So he didn’t read the link. I gave it back to him again. I wonder if he’s going to ignore it. Maybe he’ll actually read that article on BTBS :O
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
by jctGamer on May 26, 2010 3:27 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
WOW
not sixth-worst starting C, which is what i initally assumed.
he’s 74th out of 79.
fuck.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
he might move up to 73
Gregg Zaun has a torn labrum in his throwing shoulder, and may retire if the injury persists, according to MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy. Zaun says there’s a 50-50 chance he plays this season. We’ll know more in two to four weeks, when doctors re-evaluate Zaun’s shoulder.
The Brewers currently have catchers Jonathan Lucroy and George Kottaras on their active roster. Lucroy has appeared in two big league games and Kottaras has appeared in 67, so it would not be a surprise to see the Brewers pursue a veteran catcher.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Not when your backup 1B is your starting 3B.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Oh. Ouch.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
This does not surprise me in the slightest
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Eli, on the other hand
#28. Upper half!
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
/stabs glove wildly at fastball and prays.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
He actually kind of went to his knees yesterday. I was almost impressed.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
He thought he saw a cracker on the ground.
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 26, 2010 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
/throws your surprise on 10 hops to 2B
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 26, 2010 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I applaud the effort. Even though, this is probably the equivalent of explaining quantum mechanics to a brick wall.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 26, 2010 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, Mr Brickwall: To answer your question about the Uncertainty Principle, the more you know the position of a particle, the less you know about its velocity, and the more you know about the velocity of a particle, the less you know about its instantaneous position.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 26, 2010 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I applaud the effort. Even though, this is probably the equivalent of explaining quantum mechanics to a brick wall.
Brick walls probably at least understand boundary conditions.
The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on May 26, 2010 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
rec'd by god
Every time I see posts speculating about Posey’s ability to outhit Molina, I just wonder and wonder why no one notices Bengie’s terrible defense.
He’s a one-tool player, IF he ever hits his 15-20 HR. Otherwise he’s a no-tool player, at one of the most important positions on the field, paid in one year what most of his colleagues signed last summer make in two years.
Rather than mindlessly speculating about Posey’s ability to put one or two fingers down, it would be nice if one columnist noticed baserunners romping hither and yon, third strikes getting dropped, and pitches bouncing to the backstop.
"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 26, 2010 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
all the pitchers fault.
Every single one of those pitchers is terrible at controlling the running game.
"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.
Alright!
Im watching Lost again!
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 26, 2010 3:34 PM PDT reply actions
Say hello to your Mom for me
Hi, Graham’s Mom!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 26, 2010 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
She told me to stop talking to creepy men online.
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 26, 2010 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Luckily, you’ll only find cooky ones over here.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
cookies?
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 26, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
No
Cooky. As in cookyman, who ironically enough, isn’t a man, I believe. Not legally, at least.
I could be wrong, though. He might be over 18.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Don’t get Cooky, kid.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Not all of him.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
OT
I hate my new toaster oven.
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 26, 2010 3:37 PM PDT reply actions
How is this a Lost thing.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 26, 2010 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Well I made a sandwich to eat while watching Lost, but my bread got burned.
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 26, 2010 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
But you can use it to make toast and turkey!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you taking over for PiKA?
I should quote myself in my signature too. -Natto
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
Did PiKA leave?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I dunno
Haven’t seen him around much lately.
I should quote myself in my signature too. -Natto
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
I miss that boy.
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 26, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Something something, Cleveland, something something, girlfriend, something something, no internet access.
something something = drinking?
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 26, 2010 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
That would make for far more interesting times than anything in Cleveland.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Toaster ovens suck. They don’t make toast particularly well and are useless as ovens for anything even marginally ambitious.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 26, 2010 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
disagree
i have a Delonghi toaster oven that makes fucking amazing toast.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Lars and the Amazing Toast!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 26, 2010 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve never had a toaster oven that toasts both sides… how does it do with baking bread?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 26, 2010 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
That movie creeped me out pretty badly.
Also known to haunt as theghostoftravisdenker and theaccidentalghostofsergioromo.
Adopted parent of good old Wendell, he tries so hard. You'll get a hit someday son!
by theghostofjasonellison on May 26, 2010 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Strangely enough
There were actually some pretty good songs on it.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
I've done some reading on Lost...
How in the hell did you all keep up with that show?
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
How do we keep up with this team?
I should quote myself in my signature too. -Natto
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
Sabean is Ben?
Bochy is the smoke monster?
Bonds was Jacob?
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 26, 2010 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Fred Lewis is Walt. Left earlier than a lot of us wanted him to, but the plot was able to go on without him.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
And a lot of people still clamor and whine for him to come back?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
FREDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 26, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
does that make me Michael?
D:
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Ana Lucia and Libby = Sabean and Bochy?
You have permission to shoot them both.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 26, 2010 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Aw, but Libby was sweet, albeit underdeveloped.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
It started going down hill when Shannon died.
/hot
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
D:
But, Kate got to live…
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 26, 2010 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I hella don’t remember Shannon.
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 26, 2010 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Didn’t she bang her brother or something? I’m about to start season 3 after not watching for a few years.
The Giants don’t fare well against pitchers.
I’m not sure. I missed a lot of episodes in the early seasons. I dont even think I have seen the first episode.
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 26, 2010 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes. But to be fair, they’re step-siblings.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
That’s legal in some states right?
Ask Xanthan.
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 26, 2010 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
She’s hot too, but they probably had to make her look less hot than the main characters.
I should quote myself in my signature too. -Natto
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
They had to make her “crazy” and all.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 26, 2010 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Perfect.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
But the island can move.
I should quote myself in my signature too. -Natto
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
by Natto on May 26, 2010 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Catcher tectonics
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 26, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL. Worst character.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 26, 2010 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Reading is not the same as viewing.
Lost was about the characters and about mysteries that tantalize the viewer into watching next week. This leads to a lot of water cooler conjecture but little payoff.
There is no way in hell I would have watched for six years. I started in January and was caught up and watching new eps within a month. I think rode the wave out. I’m glad I did because it gives me access to a major part of popular culture. I feel bad about it though because it was a huge waste of time because ultimately, for me, the show was sub par and very poorly written from a plot standpoint.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 26, 2010 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, Lindsay Lohan is lost.
Matt Downs: the next in a long line of decent hitters the Giants will discard for no good reason.
The Lunatic Fringe was right!
Speaking of which, is anyone else really looking forward to Machete?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I’m pretty sure there’s booze and cocaine inside that box. Also: magic.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions
On the other hand, I started a month and a half ago and I feel very good about it because, for me, the show ruled and I had a good time watching it. :)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
(although
I won’t deny it was pretty flawed.)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Journey>Destination
Not to say that Lost’s destination shouldn’t have been better (it should have), but it’s not like we have to give back the fun we already had.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Don’t stop believin’.
I should quote myself in my signature too. -Natto
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
oh god Glee
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
I feel sorry for you that you associate Glee with that song.
I should quote myself in my signature too. -Natto
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
I associate it with Captured By Robots!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 26, 2010 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I associate it with The Sopranos.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 26, 2010 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
THIS IS EXACTLY HOW I FEEL ABOUT SNOZBERRIES
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait, I misread that. Nevermind. It would have been true if you’d said that you feel sorry for everyone who knows that song from Glee.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I prefer igneous.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Metamorphic
It’s like the butterfly of rocks!
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Pretty sure. Most know it as Harry Potter and the Order of the Mockingbird.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
I don’t understand why she didn’t use the Expelliarmus spell on Bob Ewell.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
Because only n00bs use that ass spell.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you referring to the ass spell in the second book Harry Potter and the Chamber of Booty?
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
Prisoner of the Ass Cabaña.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 26, 2010 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
OT
THIS IS FUCKING CRAZY
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 26, 2010 4:00 PM PDT reply actions
GRAHAM'S MOM!!
You want me, Graham;s mom. We both know it.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 26, 2010 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Just get a new toaster oven!
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 26, 2010 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
No, it’s not. The spacesuit is designed to withstand 0g pressure differences. You can totally plug a hole in a spaceship with one.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
That was a poorly written sentence.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
What can I plug the hole in that sentence with?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 26, 2010 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Your mom.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Man, you walked right into that one.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
You’re going to have to swim to get her – I dumped her ashes at sea about 15 years ago.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 26, 2010 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Man, this just keeps happening….
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
No worries, playing the dead mother card is actually pretty unfair. Also, it’s much better in person so you can see the facial expression.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 26, 2010 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I was actually trying to find the last dead mother card that I saw get played out here, but I can’t find it.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah…
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 26, 2010 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Luckily Johnny Disaster knows how to take my shit in stride.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Another problem is,
how often does Posey catch down in AAA? I swear I keep seeing his name under 1B, at least half of the games. What is the point of him being in AAA if he is not getting the catching experience Sabes sez he desperately needs?
Proud supporter of the Fightin' Hydrants.
by Little Napoleon on May 26, 2010 4:04 PM PDT reply actions
according to BR
it’s 31 games @ C, 10 @ 1B
i’m pretty OK with that ratio.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
DH: learning how to sit on the bench.
rimshot
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 26, 2010 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
all right!
It’s up to 30%! He’ll be a pitcherhandler yet!
"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 26, 2010 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Bring him up, I say
Trade Molina, Release Molina, I don’t care. I’m done with Molina. I got no use for the guy. Seriously, I see no point in keeping him around anymore. Right now is as good as he’s ever going to be, and you know what? It ain’t that good, and it’s only going downhill from here.
I’ve been OK with letting Posey languish in Fresno up to now, but upon further reflection, I’d much rather see Posey in the lineup every day (or most days). Let the guy play and figure it out as he goes. This team, as currently constructed, is going nowhere anyway. What makes the most sense to me is to let Posey come up, take his hacks, take his lumps, and begin the process of developing into what we hope will be a mainstay of an eventually revamped and revitalized Giants offense. The sooner Posey comes up, the sooner that process begins in earnest.
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?
This is a logical and coherent thing to do and therefore the Giants will never do it. IMO, yes, calling him up and putting him at catcher every day is probably the best move both for him and the Giants, but it’s kind of literally outside the realm of possibility.
If they do call him, as Grant points out, the first time he runs into a slump they will send him to fucking Siberia because Rookies Cannot Be Trusted.
Ceterum censeo fire Brian Sabean.
by J. Frank Parnell on May 26, 2010 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I’m in this line. Of course we would have to admit that the playoffs are out of the question but I would be happy with bringing him up, batting him low in the order and just giving him playing time.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
Call me crazy...
But I actually think Posey would hit pretty well, and be a net gain in the lineup over Bengie.
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?
Is there actual text in my response here? My browser keeps hanging so I hit cancel and then all I see is my username.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
why does Bengie never get hurt?
is it because he just doesn’t try very hard? sure would make things easier if he went on the DL.
if Freddie Sanchez, Mark DeRosa and Aubrey Huff are the answer, I guess I just didn't understand the question.
well
if you have a 0 tool player, what can happen? It’s like asking how much lower the Fed can drop interest rates. There’s no number below 0.
"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 26, 2010 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Padding.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Fe’s fortified the durability of his body by making it easier to hurt his feelings.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Hello again, folks.
Even the Nats realize that we don’t want to see Buster Posey. By all rights we should have plunked Molina after throwing behind the injured Bernadina last night.
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
there's always tonight.....
if Freddie Sanchez, Mark DeRosa and Aubrey Huff are the answer, I guess I just didn't understand the question.
Maybe we could start some kind of war where Lincecum is involved and the benches are emptied...
…and everybody get’s warned and one of his curve balls slips away because he’s afraid of hitting somebody and it accidentally hits Adam Dunn’s bat and he hits a home run because he’s the only one who can get it out of this damn ballpark and then our bullpen comes in and plays out of their minds after Atilano goes like 5 innings of lucky scoreless ball and we win 1-0.
Basically, all that has to happen for the Nats to win.
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
Or Lincecum makes a single mistake and walks someone who steals second. This is followed by a grounder to the right side that moves the runner over and finally a sac fly. Then the Giants scatter two hits over 9 innings and lose 1-0.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
That’s still an earned run. Doesn’t sound right. The batter has to reach on an error.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 26, 2010 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
To Juan Uribe. Because it always happens to Juan.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
We’ll certainly take an unearned run if we can get it. I can’t believe our offense was so futile yesterday. With guys like Guzman, Nieves, and Desmond in the lineup we simply don’t work counts and will embarass ourselves against guys who are “effectively wild”. Wellenmeyer made us look silly as did the mighty David Hernandez, who was winless until he no-hit us for like 5 or 6 innings with a few walks.
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
There we a few loud outs at least. When our offense looks futile it is literally lazy flyballs and two hoppers to SS.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
And the opposing pitcher has 50 pitches through 6 or 7th inning…
Dodger fans...your hypocrisy makes me sick...cheering Manny c'mon
I was so frustrated they took Livo out when they did.
He’s almost as good a hitter as Alberto “The General” Gonzalez (who promptly struck out on 3 pitches). Livo had some bad luck before the hard hit balls. Livo’s value is to eat innings and if you’re not going to let him eat innings you risk burning out a bullpen.
Unless you’re going to work Livo, the Nats don’t have a pitcher that they can consistently rely on to go 7 innings.
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
Oh gosh. The fact that I don’t recognize any of these hitters doesn’t really bode well for your team…
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
The Kids: Lewis, Posey, Sandoval, Bowker, Schierholtz, Frandsen, Ishikawa, Amezaga... CHONE WAR projection= 12.7
Current Team: Rowand, Sanchez, DeRosa, Sandoval, Huff, Molina, Renteria, Schierholtz... CHONE WAR projection= 12.6
Probably a more likely scenario if our waterbugs were really waterbugs.
Nyjer Morgan is in a deep, deep fog right now though. Bloop and a blast is maybe about the only way our team can score tonight, methinks.
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
As Rod Beck says, you can’t pull fat.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
OT: Translation please
hankschulman Renteria says hamstring feels the same as yesterday. Still awaiting doctor’s interpretation of the MRI.
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
translation:
Sabes and Zardoz won’t let Rent go on the DL.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Crack Giant's medical staff interpretation: not pregnant
if Freddie Sanchez, Mark DeRosa and Aubrey Huff are the answer, I guess I just didn't understand the question.
by nogooddeed on May 26, 2010 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Root beer just shot up out of my nose, thanks.
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
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Fools and Sages
many posters en fuego this evening
"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 26, 2010 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
"calm it down"
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Never Mind
@extrabaggs Looks like Edgar Renteria could be placed on the DL before the game. MRI on hamstring showed a strain. No extra player in sight … Yet.
/cue the image of Vroom putting on his fast shoes
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
Zorak and Boston
Flying to AT&T in their spaceship
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 26, 2010 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Renteria: “So, doctor, what’s your translation?”
Doctor: “Well, do you see here where it looks like the hamstring is attached to nothing? That’s where the problem is. You see, the hamstring isn’t attached to anything. This pretty much explains everything.”
Renteria: “Oh, I guess I’m going to the DL then.”
Sabean: “WAIT! THAT’S HIS TRANSLATION BUT NOW WE NEED MINE!”
/everybody waits while Sabean works on his translation.
Sabean: “HERE WE GO! MY TRANSLATION!”
/Sabean holds out a piece of paper for everyone to read.Well, now, Google will check, I would like to connect please please consider it. Thigh. It is wrong? Please pull your leg. Not included. It explains almost everything.
Renteria: “So… then….”
Sabean: “YOU’RE FINE! SUIT UP TOMORROW!”
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 26, 2010 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions
OT
I know you nerbs never played the game but I’m having a problem at the plate so maybe someone can give me advice. It seems that 10 years of softball has corrupted my baseball swing and I keep swinging from my heel with my front foot. When hitting in the cage I am able to not do this but when I’m actually hitting I am not thinking about it so then I swing from my heel again!
Any ideas?
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
Pretend you’re about to drop a deuce in the box.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 26, 2010 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
swinging from the heel of your front foot? I’m not familiar with this issue, explain more please.
The Giants don’t fare well against pitchers.
When I step forward I seem to land on the heel of my foot. This is causing me to (what I believe) come off of the ball and hit more grounders.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
I see. So basically it’s an issue with your stride and pulling off the ball. You could try widening your stance and not striding at all but instead just kinda rocking like Jim Edmonds. Or you could try a little toe tap like Sammy Sosa used to do where you step back with your front foot before bringing it forward again. As far as pulling off the ball I would say try focusing on hitting the ball straight back at the pitcher for awhile and over emphasize keeping your head on the ball by trying to look at the point of contact after you’ve swung. Hope that makes some sense.
The Giants don’t fare well against pitchers.
Makes a lot of sense thanks. I’m actually gonna go to the cages tonight so I’ll try these out.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
I'd think your swing plane and stride direction would be more important
lots of softball players develop pretty fucked up swings.
if Freddie Sanchez, Mark DeRosa and Aubrey Huff are the answer, I guess I just didn't understand the question.
I was striding off towards 3B (I’m right handed) so I closed my stance and it helped. My actual swing feels great and FWIW I’ve been told it looks good too it’s just that I’m not hitting the ball on a line. I keep hitting grounders.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
I had this problem and solved it by leaning much farther back and lower in my stance. I’m not sure if this will work for everybody though.
Just get the damn surgery, Mark DeRosa.
This has to be somewhat awkward and painful.
Try to practice landing the front foot toe first, that way your foot is forced flat in a more natural position, rather than have all that energy spin around on your heel.
Way overthinking this
The Giants aren’t calling up Buster Posey because Posey’s not one of the guys they called up.
Adoptive parent of Kevin Frandsen, now stopping gaps in...Anaheim?
he can't put a finger down
how would he answer the phone anyway?
"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 26, 2010 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
OT
Jack was all like “THIS IS SPARTA!!!!”
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 26, 2010 4:38 PM PDT reply actions
can't wait until it's safe enough to use gifs of that scene
for FINISH HIM!!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
OT: Fonts
Anybody a font guru?
I’d like to know the name of the font being used for the 2010 World Cup. If you go to FIFA.com, specifically the font used for “2010” and “South Africa.”
FIFA does a failerrific job of putting out Cup related educational materials so I’m trying to design my own and would like to use the same font in some of the written materials.
try using http://new.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/
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 26, 2010 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
thanks, mrs.—I thought that I fixed that after last nights game…
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 26, 2010 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I missed bits and pieces of last nights game, I thought maybe they lost the midnight replay or something.
naw, just the residue of a losing streak
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 26, 2010 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Merope
It’s definitely NOT wingdings. It’s nothing on my new iMac, I can safely say. I don’t think I’ve ever seen it before. Good eye!
Matt Downs: the next in a long line of decent hitters the Giants will discard for no good reason.
The Lunatic Fringe was right!
Yea he's a bit off
It’s wingdings 2
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on May 26, 2010 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Because I design a lot of my own teaching materials I do a lot of work with fonts. At the beginning of the school year I’m trying to pick the most simplistic ones: paying careful attention to the formation of the “a” and “g.” By this time in the school year I can start introducing the more bizarre fonts to try and “trick” the older kids. And yeah, I’d never seen that particular font before.
I’m pretty sure it’s Verdana, a very common web font. I screen captured several of the words, but only Strasse (from the Contact Us page) returned a match.
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 26, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
here's a very cool book on fonts, selection, and use of
Digital Type Design Guide by Sean Cavanaugh
it’s teh awesome!
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 26, 2010 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
From the website
The typeface is an original creation. It reflects our personality and reinforces the idea that in South Africa we do things uniquely. It is playful, naïve and free-spirited. It is also bold, welcoming and friendly.
Somewhere in the minor leagues, Joe Paterson is pitching.
by imovermyhead on May 26, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Here's a similar font,
Othello: http://www.identifont.com/similar?14Z
That page links other similar fonts as well. You might have to purchase it though.
Somewhere in the minor leagues, Joe Paterson is pitching.
by imovermyhead on May 26, 2010 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
This one is free
It’s not the exact font, but the creator says it was “inspired” by the logo’s typeface. Plus, it’s a free download!
http://www.dafont.com/south-afirkas-2100.font
Somewhere in the minor leagues, Joe Paterson is pitching.
by imovermyhead on May 26, 2010 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
No problem!
Somewhere in the minor leagues, Joe Paterson is pitching.
by imovermyhead on May 26, 2010 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
It's Verdana, you idiots!
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 26, 2010 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
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 26, 2010 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
the clue is at the end of each character, it sort of flares out
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 26, 2010 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
She was talking about the font for "2010" and "South Africa"
In the actual logo.
Somewhere in the minor leagues, Joe Paterson is pitching.
by imovermyhead on May 26, 2010 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions
ahh, that changes everything
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 26, 2010 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
maybe this will do...
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 26, 2010 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
also, it kind of reminds me of a Flintstones font, so maybe a search on that will turn up something of use….
/time to walk Ernie Banks
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 26, 2010 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Three comments
First, Molina is not having a solid season. For Molina to be effective as a hitter he MUST hit for power and drive in runs. I can’t think of a player for whom the OBP is less impt than Molina. Because once he gets on base he’s useless.
Second, the rest of Grant’s analysis is essentially: we know Bochy and Sabean will screw it up. True. But here’s the problem boys and girls – they will be back next year. So why will anything change.
Third, I think the FANS will be very patient with Posey. The brass will not be. How pathetic is that. We are the ones that are supposed to be impatient. They are the ones that are supposed to know better.
Adam Dunn is an equally slow man who is become a master of the wall-banging single. I believe he personally kept Willy Taveras on our roster for the late inning pinch runner role to complement his high OBP.
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
hi
we have the opposite, a 1B on the bench as a late inning replacement. Also, our illustrious team has used the backup catcher, Eli Whiteside, as a pinchrunner. No, he isn’t particularly fast for a catcher.
"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 26, 2010 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
All I want to know is
Have you created your Zwinky?
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so old and tired, this posey rosterbation
or should I say, LOLOLD and LOLTIRED
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...
Roster?
I didn’t see this posted already, sorry if it has been…
LF Torres
2B Sanchez
3B Sandoval
1B Huff
SS Uribe
C Molina
CF Rowand
RF Schierholtz
P Lincecum
Dodger fans...your hypocrisy makes me sick...cheering Manny c'mon
do a search for lolineup ;p
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been reading for a couple months, just decided to post, how do i search?
Dodger fans...your hypocrisy makes me sick...cheering Manny c'mon
Even better the third time around.
I should quote myself in my signature too. -Natto
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Renteria DL looking likely.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 26, 2010 4:47 PM PDT reply actions
DL DOWN THE STRETCH
NERDS
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hahahahahaha
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
BBQ RANCH BONE CHIPS
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Hamstring chips!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 26, 2010 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
There's more:
SF_Giants
Giants Rumors: Renteria will go on the DL again after an MRI revealed a hamstring strain. This DL trip may be much longer than his first
The Giants don’t fare well against pitchers.
well
at least this saves Nate.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
We are going to run out of old guys
Sabes will have to go to the old guy emporium and pick up another case.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 26, 2010 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
=AUSTIN KEARNS
Dodger fans...your hypocrisy makes me sick...cheering Manny c'mon
+ERIC BYRNES
"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 26, 2010 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Preemptive DL trip before he aggravates all the rest of his body parts
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by rightcenterfielder on May 26, 2010 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
BIZARRO MAKE ROSTER GOOD
STARTERS ON DISABLED LIST MEANS BENCH PLAYERS GO LINEUP HIT BALL NOW
"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 26, 2010 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Not a loss at all, helps get younger guys playing time in my opinion
Dodger fans...your hypocrisy makes me sick...cheering Manny c'mon
Except at Shortstop
Cause they don’t have a younger guy remotely ready.
What about giving Crawford a shot???
Dodger fans...your hypocrisy makes me sick...cheering Manny c'mon
OT - My goodness
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What am I supposed to be looking for?
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 26, 2010 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I think that it says south africa over a pic of south america
The Giants don’t fare well against pitchers.
LOL
That’s one of the things I’m going to try and get the kids to recognize, the outlines of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
Good luck with that
Many of my seventh graders still don’t know that. Or what the difference between a continent and a country is.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Well hey, they’re just like Drew Carey.
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
Proud member of the "Re-Sign Marleau" Club
Fools and Sages
This popped in my mind as well.
I should quote myself in my signature too. -Natto
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I don't even have to click on that link to know what it is
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Well, I’m not going to ask them to find the places on a map, or a globe. Just recognize the outlines, I figure if they can learn triangle, circle and square, they can eventually tell Africa from South America.
I'm not sure that they could do that, even
Likewise, they have a hard time figuring out that Catholics are Christians. They keep thinking that they are different religions.
I use an analogy. Catholics are Christians like Fords are cars. Then I draw a picture. Some of them still have a hard time.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
FWIW I just became Catholic and I was surprised to find that many Catholics actually do make the distinction between themselves and Christians.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
Given some of the more vocal "Christians" out there,
I can’t say I blame them.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
To be fair there are crazies of all religions. Why is it they are always the most vocal though?
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
They have most bought into the idea that THEIR perspective is being repressed.
What drives me crazy about fundamentalist American Christians is they have the balls to call OTHER CHRISTIANS heathens, let alone Buddhists, Muslims, etc.
Yet they don’t understand that fundie Muslims are doing the exact same thing in the Middle East (Sunni vs. Shiite vs. Sufi, etc.)
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
This also surprises me.
As it is an attitude I encounter, oh, all the time. Sadly, the particle gate flows both ways. Crossing the streams might be the only option.
Yes. ‘Right’ and ‘mistaken’ is the distinction if I remember my school days properly…
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 26, 2010 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Many Protestants return the favor. If I recall my Vatican II history, though, the official stance has lightened since the original “every non-Catholic will go to hell” fro the Council of Trent days.
When it comes to things like this, though, the big bold statement is just so much easier than nuance, you know?
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
I’ve always found it funny that people dwell on the differences in thier religions when many (if not most) aspects are the same.
CANT WE ALL JUST GET ALONG!
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
Yes and no.
Christians/Muslims/Jews say there is one God.
Buddhists/New Age/atheists/agnostics say there is not.
Hindus/Wiccans/Mormons say there are millions of them.
Kind of a big difference in a central aspect.
But if you’re talking about the more general “golden rule” sense, yes, most religions have more in common in morality than they do in theology.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Hindus/Wiccans/Mormons say there are millions of them
Mormons say there is one god.
But, yes, religions typically have a decent amount in common.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
News to me.
It’s my understanding that Mormons maintain that Elohim was once a man who became a god, had a bunch of spirit children, including Jesus and Satan, who fought over control of Earth, etc.
A key component of their emphasis on family is that we are all evolving toward godhood, so more kids = more worlds to rule in the afterlife.
Is that incorrect? If it is, and you happen to be Mormon, I’m sorry if I offended with misinformation….
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Eh no need to apologize
can of corn isn’t a member any more and I don’t care.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
No offense
Just correcting a misconception. Yes, mormons strive to be like God. That doesn’t mean that we will ever surpass Him. That term gets thrown around too much, I think. We know very little about how this will work, so any mention of it is pretty much useless, in my opinion. I know many members of the church that would disagree with me about that.
who fought over control of Earth
The “war” was in heaven. It wasn’t a physical war but a war of influence. It had nothing to do with earth. Well, it had very little to do with earth, physically.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
No offense taken.
Thanks for clearing things up.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Whoops, I wasn't very clear
I meant that I took no offense. Glad you took no offense, either. I guess we’re just like the Giants, then.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
by thehavenot on May 26, 2010 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That's fine
As long as you take it to the Giants, too.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
rec'd
for good-natured explanation of LDS faith and a ripping good turn at the end.
"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 26, 2010 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s all Christianity people! The little stupid differences are nothing next to the big stupid similarities!
Easy there, voice of logic.
People might start thinkin’ too hard.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
As a member of a religion that gets told we aren't Christian
I can get behind this.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
And here I thought we were teaching at different schools...
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
I draw a picture featuring the analogy
Catholics → Christians
Fords → cars
I use an umbrella and everything
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Cool
Now draw Muhammad!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 26, 2010 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I shall
And I shall post it on the internet with my name and contact address.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
IF 1,000,000 LIKE THIS, I WILL POST MY PICTURE OF MUHAMMAD
I should quote myself in my signature too. -Natto
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/like
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 26, 2010 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
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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 26, 2010 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions
looking forward
to a facepalm Muhammad in time for the next game! Choose a nice Koran verse for the monitor too.
"I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."- Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on May 26, 2010 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions
My fundamentalist neighbor’s kids were taught that Catholics were in fact not Christians, but rather some sort of Papal personality cult.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 26, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s a lot easier now that I have my instant label machine.
I should quote myself in my signature too. -Natto
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I disagree.
Ever heard of the postmodern church (sometimes called the emerging church)? A pretty key tenet for them is the lack of labels. Rather refreshing, really.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
That is crazy talk. How are you supposed to know who to burn in the public square?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 26, 2010 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
See: Rob Bell or Brian McLaren.
I won’t bore the rest of our readers with a discussion about it here.
(and they’re not the ones to burn, they’re two prominent author/speakers in this movement. A little google searching will clear some of your question up. And yes, I know you were kidding.)
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
my wife was taught this as a child, and still occasionally lapses on the terminology.
Just get the damn surgery, Mark DeRosa.
LOL
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 26, 2010 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
What's interesting here
It also says South Africa way up there, nowhere near where South Africa would be on an actual map of Africa, and the font is so huge it covers multiple countries.
Which means that they didn’t just use the wrong map, but rather actually thought that the entire continent of South America is somehow hosting the next World Cup.
I was promised lasagna.
GOT IT
Wrong continent
Dodger fans...your hypocrisy makes me sick...cheering Manny c'mon
lol
Took me awhile as well
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 26, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I still don’t recognize their split – I think they might be able to reconcile their differences and get back together.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 26, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
You need to let the past go, JD
I pine for Pangea just like you. But those days are behind us!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 26, 2010 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
DONT CRY FOR ME, PANGEA
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 26, 2010 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
TRADE DEADLINE
Way early, I know, but if Rent is out for an extended period, what about a trade for J. Reyes at deadline?
Dodger fans...your hypocrisy makes me sick...cheering Manny c'mon
What about a trade for Cristian Guzman today?
He’s hitting .338!
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
URIBE CLONE
Dodger fans...your hypocrisy makes me sick...cheering Manny c'mon
That's why you need him!
He could get hurt like Renteria! Redundancy is the key to any effective organization. You always need a contingency plan!
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
Just how bad is Rowand’s deal? Just curious.
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
This is the 3rd Season
So we’re not even half way through yet.
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That is one awful deal.
Molina and Guzman have equally bad contracts. Rowand, though, is a cautionary tale for everyone who is soiling themselves over Werth.
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
Alfonso Soriano
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Alfonso Soriano is the gift that keeps on giving. He gave us the only offensive reason to come to the ballpark for one season. He signed a deal subsequently that made the Cubs look like a bunch of dummies. And with the compensatory pick we got our best prospect before Strasburg, Jordan Zimmermann.
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
huh
I wonder what that’s like, since every player leaving the Giants seems to retire within a couple of years. No draft picks for that, apparently.
"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 26, 2010 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Scott would be a + acquisition for a small park team
He hits at least one warning track shot in every series on every homestand.
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
more than one game, so too much
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 26, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s tough to project how these guys are going to do when they go from a bandbox like Citizens Bank to tougher hitters park like Citi Field, Safeco, or AT&T. Giants, Mariners, and Mets have been bitten by the “welcome to the big ballpark syndrome” as well.
Nats Park seems fair, but slightly big. It may be playing as a slight hitters park due to our pitching. I like the dimensions much.
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
AT&T has been a neutral park for a couple of years now.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 26, 2010 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I hear this said, and I know that it’s true because more pitching friendly parks have come along since it was built and weather changes things, and so on and so forth.
I still think Triples Alley gets in left-handed hitters heads, though. There’s just something disconcerting about crushing one to the power alley only to end up empty.
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
I know not what gets into the heads of players
I can only look at the data in comparison to the other parks in the league. AT&T was the 10th most offense friendly park in the majors last season. PF of 1.052
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 26, 2010 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
PF focuses on runs.
Which goes into a whole range of factors. Every year it’s been a sub 1.000 park for HR, though. That seems to be a relatively simple stat, though. They go for HR at home vs. HR on the road probably just for the home team. So there’s going to be variation. It seems to me that were the Giants to field a lineup with more power, there would be a larger sample size that would reflect the HR differential greater.
Likewise, on different nights the ball will carry very differently.
A speed team could have a plus factor at AT&T because they won’t hit HR every where but they’ll take advantage of the alleys.
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
From what I understand, AT&T hurts lefty power hitters but is pretty fair for righties.
The Giants don’t fare well against pitchers.
It really hurt that Bonds guy.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on May 26, 2010 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly
People look at the RF wall and think, “Lefties will rake!” They don’t consider that the wind blows from that direction for most of the year. In fact, the HR contest at the All Star game, no lefty hit one into the water. And they were probably using juiced balls and corked bats.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 26, 2010 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Do corked bats really enhance power?
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
The Kids: Lewis, Posey, Sandoval, Bowker, Schierholtz, Frandsen, Ishikawa, Amezaga... CHONE WAR projection= 12.7
Current Team: Rowand, Sanchez, DeRosa, Sandoval, Huff, Molina, Renteria, Schierholtz... CHONE WAR projection= 12.6
Bat speed = power
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 26, 2010 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
F=MA
if you don’t gain enough bat speed to overcome the loss in mass from corking, it actually hurts you.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
The analysis I’ve seen concluded that corking does not help.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
I had heard
that corking helped out slap hitters a lot because they were able to control the bat more easily, but it didn’t add any power
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
So you can pull to left. Right is tough. What about center? Supposedly that ball Desmond hit was a bomb that died in center last night.
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
Straightaway CF plays pretty fair
In fact, balls get a little carry to CF when the weather warms up.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 26, 2010 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Rain and wind were probably tough last night.
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
The weather here has been crazy
We are setting rainfall records for this late in May.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 26, 2010 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
SF is going to be very weather dependent
and there’s going to be some variation. last night it certainly felt like a pitcher’s park to me.
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
What people keep on forgetting is the foul territory. It’s tiny. Whenever a hitter flies out to Triples’ Alley, it’s a big deal, but when the same hitter hits what would be a pop out in 29 parks and the ball lands in the crowd, you forget about it by the time the AB is over.
That’s natural, of course, but it’s one of the reasons the park is viewed as a much more of a pitchers’ park than it really is.
I was promised lasagna.
Yep.
Hitter’s parks are based on a lot of things besides HR. I think that it’s a minus HR park with variance due to weather but a hitter’s park in many other ways.
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
Whereas the Oakland Colliseum is just a yawning maw of suck.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
The Giants were one of the worst offensive teams in baseball last season. Conversely, they had one of the better pitching staffs. They weren’t exactly an offensive juggernaut at home.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 26, 2010 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Except for TI and Pablo. They both killed the ball at home last year.
Ishikawa – .349/.400/.535
Sandoval – .361/.412/.600
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
ftfy
The Giants were one of the worst offensive teams in baseball the last five seasons.
"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 26, 2010 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, it’s not a ballpark thing. False notion (even if the GM doesn’t understand that).
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Where’s a good place to look up ballpark info?
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
One of the nerbs here should know – it’s come up before.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
ESPN has park factor info
2010 has it as a pitchers park. But it is early. Check 2009:
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 26, 2010 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
SABEAN'S MASTER PLAN
insanity= repeating the same mistake over and over and expecting a different result
Dodger fans...your hypocrisy makes me sick...cheering Manny c'mon
I’ve gone back and forth on the Posey situation, wanting to bring him up, wanting him to get catching experience. However at this point I could go either way so I’ve focused my energies on praying to the baseball gods that regardless of what the Giants do, he’s a good player for the next 15 years.
My guess is that the Giants will bring him up at the end of June with the miraculous revelation that he can now catch behind the plate.
Jeaaaggaahh
What will have changed in June? Molina will still be there, Huff will still be playing 1st…I fear we’re going to have to wait until 2011
Dodger fans...your hypocrisy makes me sick...cheering Manny c'mon
Isn’t that when the super two arbitration shindig that I don’t understand happens?
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on May 26, 2010 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
YES
Assuming that is the real reason they are holding him in the minors and not what Sabean and Boch say about “learning to catch” in AAA
Dodger fans...your hypocrisy makes me sick...cheering Manny c'mon
That’s what I meant by miraculous revelation. Sabes decides Posey can now catch at a coincidental time.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on May 26, 2010 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m missing the game tonight to see The National!
It’s too bad it’s a Timmy-day.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Which National? Zimmerman?
I should quote myself in my signature too. -Natto
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wow how fitting
seeing The National while the Giants are playing the Nationals
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
JEALOUS.
About The National concert, not missing Timmy Day.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 26, 2010 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Your priorities are all fucked up
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 26, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Would you say that
MY MIND’S NOT RIGHT MY MIND’S NOT RIGHT MY MIND’S NOT RIGHT
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Probably
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 26, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Must be another hammy
@billybyler Very limited, only 3 starts at 1st so far. He left tonight’s game with an injury. RT @SFG1ants: does joseph ever get any time at first base?
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
The Best Thing for Posey
and Lincecum, Bumgarner, Cain, Bowker, Nate, Wilson, Sanchez (J) and Sandoval and anybody and everybody under the age of 30 or with fewer than 6 years of mlb service is for Sabean to just fucking go away and take his collection of shitbags with him starting with and including Bochy, Fred Stanley, Joe LeFevre, Felipe Alou and all the rest of the chumpy chums who have been stinking up City Hall for the last several years.
Catching on this team is like being a greeter in the men rooms at the World Trade Center on 9/11
by E Ticket on May 26, 2010 5:09 PM PDT reply actions
Wow E Ticket
Tell us how you really feel.
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Heh
Thats not even close. This is a family venue I am told.
by E Ticket on May 26, 2010 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I saved this from the last Posey callup
Probably appropriate here.
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I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
is there a hamstring store? or maybe a junkyard?
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...
Where did you get that hamstring? At the toilet... store?
These pretzels are making me thirsty
by NuschlerFace on May 26, 2010 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Stupid Cubs
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 26, 2010 5:19 PM PDT reply actions
God when will these AAA guys realize that if a GM is gonna call, he will call. Sorry Buster but maybe Sabes…he’s just not that into you.
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
Angry Hank!
hankschulman
You people can rag on Renteria till you turn blue, but fact remains he is the best SS the G’s have and they are better with him than without
He probably is, though.
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I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
LEAVE RENTERIA ALONE!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 26, 2010 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
TWSS!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 26, 2010 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
you can really hit them softballs!
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/tripod
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 26, 2010 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I always thought this was a girl
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
The fact that he’s the “best SS the G’s have” is the problem. Not convinced the team is better with him, though.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
well
if he is the best SS the G’s have, then I think pretty much by definition they’re better with him.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
idk
is he really better than Uribe?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Hank says so!
You people can call me a shill all you want, but the team is STILL better with Renteria. Uribe not an everyday SS.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Apparently, Neither is Renteria!
2nd trip to the DL this year!
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I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Yeah, whether or not Uribe is an everyday shortstop is debatable
Whether or not Renteria is, is not.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
very slightly
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
This is the smartest snail we have!
I should quote myself in my signature too. -Natto
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EXCLUSIVE SCOOP!!!
MUrbanCSN
#sfgiants fans: Lincecum has either a developing blister or a blister that’s already formed. affected his last start. still going 2nite tho
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I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Who on our team doesn’t have some form of injury? Shit it’s even catching up to Freddy Lew now.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on May 26, 2010 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL BUNION
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That sucks for the Nats.
We were kind of praying that the recent walks were some kind of trend. Not that the Nats would walk against anyone, though.
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
I doubt there's a rule against it.
I
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on May 26, 2010 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
SCOOP THIS BIOTCH!
I’m glad Urbane is reading my erudite postings.
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/5/21/1482929/post-game-thread-giants-lose-third#38118995
"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 26, 2010 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Phillies are really slumping...
…I believe they are taking over the Giants scoreless streak having been mystified by RA Dickey last night and now Takahashi. Mets are up 2-0 through 5.
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
LOL ESPN2
Continuing to rant about how good Robinson Cano’s defense has gotten.
His UZR/150 so far this season is -1.3.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
It is never too early to campaign for a gold glove
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 26, 2010 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
He doesn’t need to campaign. He’s the best hitting 2B in the AL. Therefore, he will win the Gold Glove.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Science?
"Kenny Lofton, the man they love to hate in St. Louis has driven a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are DEAD!" Jon Miller
by Sabean's_Folly on May 26, 2010 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions
His arm is so strong!!!!
How can he be bad!!!
I can’t watch ESPN games much anymore. They are always showing the same damn teams I don’t care about. I’m listening to a game of the Nats AA affiliate over the internet instead of watching those bozos.
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
ESPN is to Sports TV as Sabean is to MENSA
"Kenny Lofton, the man they love to hate in St. Louis has driven a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are DEAD!" Jon Miller
by Sabean's_Folly on May 26, 2010 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
+1
Are you into the MLB tonight stuff? Certainly better than BB tonight IMHO, but I’m curious about your thoughts.
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
Was the story about Sean Rodriguez posted yet?
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 26, 2010 5:57 PM PDT reply actions
Lets go D backs!
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 26, 2010 5:59 PM PDT reply actions
Rajai Davis with 3 SBs tonight.
I love that guy. If Sabean hadn’t fallen over himself trying to get Rowand, an outfield of Fred Lewis, Rajai Davis and Nate Schierholtz could have come to pass. Anyone remember why Sabean got rid of him?
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Because he’s racist.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
That's ridiculous
Rajai is totally non discriminatory.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 26, 2010 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Sabean is all about the civil rights.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on May 26, 2010 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions
BORK!
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 26, 2010 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions
absolutely, positively
no reason at all. Cf Lewis, Fred; Frandsen, Kevin; Correia, Kevin.
Also, for absolutely no return. ENTROPY DOWN THE STRETCH NERBS!
"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 26, 2010 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Great post
Points all well-worth saying. And that’s not even going near the financial implications and the near-record call-up time for a catcher.
"The questions are so stupid. I don't believe in rivalries. I don't believe in curses. Wake up the damn Bambino, maybe I'll drill him in the ass."
- Pedro Martinez, asked about the Curse of the Bambino
Predaking
Is that anything like a rat king?
If not, which is worse?
"he walked 18; new league record! Struck out 18, another new league record! He also hit the sportswriter, the PA announcer, the bull mascot twice..."
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![From SFist: Buster Posey's Summer Vacation
Note the pile of dead Marlins.
At the Q Restaurant in the Richmond:
George [the artist] tells SFist: "I am currently at work with the fine folks at Q Restaurant and Wine Bar, who have allowed me over the past few months to make use of their largest wall for themed murals. This month, with our beloved Buster Posey sent. . .to the DL. . .I felt it appropriate to send him some well wishes from all his fans at the eatery."](http://cdn1.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/202096/busterart_2_small.jpg)
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