Post-Game thread: Giants take the series
by Grant Brisbee on May 27, 2010 3:43 PM PDT
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PrintAnd so, the Battle to Stay Just Above .500 was won by the good guys. Well, not good, per se. Kind of average. Which you could probably tell from the name of the battle. But ‘twas a fine game nonetheless.
There was a point in this game, right around the sixth inning, where I started to tally up my options. Just how could I effectively protest a Giants offense that couldn’t score more than a run against the back end of the Nationals’ rotation? Throwing a Molotov cocktail at a Greyhound bus? Too obvious. Not watching any games for the rest of the year? No, I’m too much of an idiot for that. Writing ineffective screeds on the internet? Pffft. I don’t have that kind of time.
Eventually, I settled on "pouting silently for the rest of the day" as my form of protest, and I would have done it too. So huzzah for Freddy Sanchez for his well-timed hit, huzzah for Nate Schierholtz for putting a good swing on an 0-2 pitch, and huzzah for Adam Dunn’s lumbering gait and marshmallow mitt, which started the rally in the first place.
And, lastly, huzzah to whoever decided that the white part of the right field wall was still in play. That’s probably the only time in the next 20 years that we’ll need to know that.
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Tricks are what Brian Sabean does for money!
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
"I was jacked leaving that room. I didn't even want to visit another room. It was not enough time," Tebow said. "We were excited, we were enthusiastic. There was passion. It was just intense, and it was ball, and it was juice. The juice level in that room was high, and it was awesome."
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Remember what turned this game around
The Gays.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Those gays and their turning around.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on May 27, 2010 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/5/27/1490515/gamethread-ii-attack-of-the-lolnes#38473418
Giants Baseball: TORTURE
The Llamas won't be happy.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on May 27, 2010 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
They'll just buy into sterotypes.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on May 27, 2010 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
as a member of that demographic, who also happens to work for a MLB team, bring on the trash talk, tap water bottle packers from colorado
Give us any chance we’ll take it
Leave us any rule we’ll break it
We’re gonna make our dreams come true
The Giants don’t fare well against pitchers.
Makin’ our dreams come true
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 27, 2010 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Shlemiel
Cards announcers remarking that San Diego’s pitchers have never thrown a no hitter.
I waited for what we all think immediately after hearing that but no, they didn’t.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on May 27, 2010 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
“‘Cause every Purple Rowican’s a lousy CHICK-en!”
/West Division Story
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
"I was jacked leaving that room. I didn't even want to visit another room. It was not enough time," Tebow said. "We were excited, we were enthusiastic. There was passion. It was just intense, and it was ball, and it was juice. The juice level in that room was high, and it was awesome."
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha
Fantastic. I can’t see how this won’t end well.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
What white part?
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 27, 2010 3:46 PM PDT reply actions
Z
Near the left of the pic.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on May 27, 2010 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t see it.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
/squints
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by sadison bummedgarner on May 27, 2010 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Top lip of the wall.
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
"I was jacked leaving that room. I didn't even want to visit another room. It was not enough time," Tebow said. "We were excited, we were enthusiastic. There was passion. It was just intense, and it was ball, and it was juice. The juice level in that room was high, and it was awesome."
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
OH ok
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 27, 2010 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
/looks at it a long time.
Oh it’s a sailboat!
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
SCHOONER
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on May 27, 2010 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Where the wall shoots inward, I believe.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on May 27, 2010 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m pointing right at it. Are you blind?!
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
by Useful_Idiot on May 27, 2010 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn't see us winning this series
I’m pleasantly surprised, now lets explode for some runs against AZ and Colorado.
Jeaaaggaahh
Can we just score runs? Do people really have to explode? This is supposed to be a family-friendly game, after all.
Goodbye, Steven Johnson, we hardly knew ye. Seriously, that was short.
It is, what it is. He’s just not going to play good defense. You take the HR and the double and hold your nose in the field. Riggles may be kicking himself. We had a lead and he often will sub Adam Kennedy to 1B to help out defensively in late innings with the lead. He was like 6th or 7th up in the order and that may have been the one move he’d like to take back.
I was most disappointed in Maldonado’s passed ball. That guy is a minor league catcher who’s sole right to exist is defense. And he gives away a passed ball that puts in a man in scoring pitching and takes away the double play with a ground ball pitcher on the mound. That ground ball doesn’t happen and we don’t see Double Agent Walker or Crooked Cap Burnett and you guys have to face Clippard and Capps.
Fun part of baseball is knowing games turn on such small details.
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
Oh man, I was just going off of Grant's "marshmallow mitt" comment in his write-up.
Dunn is more plus than fuss, so I don’t hold plays like that against him. It wasn’t exactly routine any way.
MLB 1st basemen needs to make it, though.
I don’t really expect Dunn to but a defensive substitute probably does.
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
Dunn isn’t a MLB first baseman, though. He’s a great MLB hitter who has the misfortune of being a DH in the wrong league. 1st is just where his defense costs his team the least runs.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Huzzah for Zito?
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
W's
Most important stat for pitchers.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on May 27, 2010 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Some clutch hitting, and a solid job by the bullpen? Who are these guys?
Buster Posey: "still not ready." - idiot of a GM
by rxmeister on May 27, 2010 3:48 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
i would like to thank double agent tyler walker
good job son.
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by sadison bummedgarner on May 27, 2010 3:48 PM PDT reply actions
Grant, I’m going to need to have a behind-closed-door meeting with you tomorrow.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
I’ll have to demand that we keep the windows open, though.
"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 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Looking at the box score: the good. the bad, the ugly.
2-out RBI:Uribe.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rowand; Sandoval, P; Molina, B.
GIDP: Sandoval, P; Rowand.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on May 27, 2010 3:49 PM PDT reply actions
I like Andres Torres and I don’t care how many spanking I’m gonna get from Howie for saying that.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
Congratulations, Giants Fans.
I salute you guys for what must be a satisfying series win. Apparently, you guys do have just enough hitting to expose our defensive and pitching frailities. Our bullpen guys not named Clippard, Storen, and Capps and sometimes Slaten are truly a roller coaster ride.
Hope to pop in from time to time later on in the year.
But for now we our friends!!!
Here’s something we can all agree on: GO NATS AGAINST THE HATED PADRES!!!!!
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
Do the names Slaten, Stammen and Storen all jumble together in your brain like they do mine?
Also, the Nats are probably 3 pitchers (of any kind) away from being a very, very competitive team in the NL East. The Marlins with payroll flexibility and fanbase. And, enjoy not quite old man Dunn until The Change. Love that guy. Zimmerman too, of course.
I would like to resign Dunn.
I wish we had other options. Our team would greatly, greatly benefit from a right handed semipowerful bat that could play defense at 1B to complement Dunn and not embarass himself. Mike Morse is the putrid attempt on our roster to address that need.
The Nats believe that they may have some of those pitchers by next year. Strasburg, Jordan Zimmermann, Ross Detwiler, Jason Marquis, and Chien-Ming Wang are all rotation options not present on today’s roster who could make guys like Livo, Atilano, and Stammen irrelevant as rotation options.
The problem for us against the Padres by the way is that Scott Olsen is hurt and we don’t have the stones to bring up Strasburg for the 29th (or probably even 6/4). Consequently, JD Martin, journey control pitcher will pitch Saturday. Outside of that Lannan and Livo are competitive options against The Fathers.
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
Kelly Johnson will be cheaper.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on May 27, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
We'll join the entire baseball world in watching Strasburg's debut.
That ought to be fun.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on May 27, 2010 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
+109
You are by far the best opposing team poster I’ve encountered here. Good luck against the Padres.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
IAWTC
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 27, 2010 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I am way too bloody cool.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 27, 2010 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I believe I have been snookered.
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
I agree with this Baltimore Chop.
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
"I was jacked leaving that room. I didn't even want to visit another room. It was not enough time," Tebow said. "We were excited, we were enthusiastic. There was passion. It was just intense, and it was ball, and it was juice. The juice level in that room was high, and it was awesome."
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
By the way...
I will never call myself WhereThere’sAWillieThere’saHarris(or a Taveras).
Trading Willie Harris is an idea whose time has come. He’s really hurting us now.
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
No?
But HarrisTaveras has such a nice cadence to it!
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
"I was jacked leaving that room. I didn't even want to visit another room. It was not enough time," Tebow said. "We were excited, we were enthusiastic. There was passion. It was just intense, and it was ball, and it was juice. The juice level in that room was high, and it was awesome."
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Thank God Taveras is gone.
Hopefully we can figure out a way to trade Willie Harris to the Mets.
His defensive highlights always do in the Mets and they may be fooled into believing that he has value to them. At the very least, he is certainly an upgrade over mighty Gary Matthews, Jr.
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
LOL Mess!
I live in New York, and while I cheer for the Mess more than the Yanquis, I take perverse delight in their suffering. Probably because I was at this game
Schadenfreude!
Also, while he was a Cub, I heckled GMJ worse than I’ve ever heckled anyone. You can see why.
Batting second (LOL Dusty!), he went 0-4, 3K, 1E, dropping him to a .493 OPS on the year. .493!
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
"I was jacked leaving that room. I didn't even want to visit another room. It was not enough time," Tebow said. "We were excited, we were enthusiastic. There was passion. It was just intense, and it was ball, and it was juice. The juice level in that room was high, and it was awesome."
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
God Bless you Souldrummer!
You kept us out of war!!
Proud father of Alex and Fred Lewis.
I ain't denyin' there wasn't no bottle.
Truth.
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
"I was jacked leaving that room. I didn't even want to visit another room. It was not enough time," Tebow said. "We were excited, we were enthusiastic. There was passion. It was just intense, and it was ball, and it was juice. The juice level in that room was high, and it was awesome."
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
+1
Please sweep them. Please?
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on May 27, 2010 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
You’re a cool dude. You can come around here whenever you like.
AND BEAT THE PADRES!
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 27, 2010 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep that's the goal.
Really, 1-2 against the Giants ain’t but so bad for us. It’s harder to swallow because we may be in last place by ourselves with a .500 record in the NL East. But when you looked at the pitching matchups, you thought we’d beat Wellenmeyer and lose the other two. To beat Lincecum was rather good for the self-esteem of our club and may help them to start trusting each other enough to take more pitches. We have a lot of young guys who don’t think of themselves as part of a lineup and want to hit with power to justify being major leaguers.
We don’t give Adam Kennedy, a really, really professional hitter enough at bats.
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
We have LOTS of luck with "professional hitters"
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Certainly does.
But it especially punishes teams that play bad defense in closer games. We played bad defense at a key time with nonstrikeout pitchers. The only guys who can really strike people our are the A-team in our bullpen. When you play bad defense they aren’t good at saving the unearned run as a result.
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
FTFY
I salute youguysgays for what must be a satisfying series win. Apparently, you guys do have just enough hitting to expose our defensive and pitching frailities. Our bullpen guys not named Clippard, Storen, and Capps and sometimes Slaten are truly a roller coaster ride.
Hope to pop in from time to time later on in the year.
But for now we our friends!!!
Here’s something we can all agree on: GO NATS AGAINST THE HATED PADRES!!!!!
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, currently above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart.
LOL
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 27, 2010 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I am offended by this editorial.
That is all.
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
/checks Federal Baseball and sees post about how crazy and offensive McC is.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
NEXT THING YOU KNOW THEY WILL BE MARRYING FIRE HYDRANTS!!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 27, 2010 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
That's even worse
Hydrants living together in sin!
Adoptive parent of Kevin Frandsen, now stopping gaps in...Anaheim?
but, how do hydrants do it?
it bet it’s really wet.
“like a boot stuck in mud, only wetter”
...Dr. Vader will see you now.
It’s so wet they can barely get it in.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 27, 2010 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions
There's only one fire hydrant
Think about it: Have you ever seen two fire hydrants together?
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
LOL “satisfying series win.”
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
"I was jacked leaving that room. I didn't even want to visit another room. It was not enough time," Tebow said. "We were excited, we were enthusiastic. There was passion. It was just intense, and it was ball, and it was juice. The juice level in that room was high, and it was awesome."
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 3:52 PM PDT reply actions
Reply fail.
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
"I was jacked leaving that room. I didn't even want to visit another room. It was not enough time," Tebow said. "We were excited, we were enthusiastic. There was passion. It was just intense, and it was ball, and it was juice. The juice level in that room was high, and it was awesome."
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
yesterday made this series feel like a sweep
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Achtung Bochy
The 7th inning rally starters:
John Bowker.
Nate Schierholtz
Andres Torres
Giants Baseball: TORTURE
only thing he remembers is the Sanchez hit
by NateEveryday on May 27, 2010 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Ribbies!
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Bochy replies
“I still haven’t found what I’m looking for.”
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
Dunn giveth and then he Dunn taketh away.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 27, 2010 3:52 PM PDT reply actions
Oh, and why can’t you international flag toothpicks in a variety pack, where the variety pack maybe includes someplace besides Europe?
did i miss something in the GDT?
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READ MY BLOG!!!!
by sadison bummedgarner on May 27, 2010 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
don't you have a roomful of free labor?
It’s time for an art project! Let’s all glue these 5,000 tiny flags to toothpicks. 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 27, 2010 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
They’re 4 & 5, and the way they’ve been behaving they’d just poke each others eyeballs out with the toothpicks, eat all the glue, and shove the papers up each others nostrils.
hey
do you want them entertained for an hour, or not? Maybe one of the kids will be papier-mached with flags and you could use him/her/it for a tablescape.
"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 27, 2010 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL. I went to observe my 4 year old’s preschool today (she wanted me to see what they do, before her preschool days end forever). And yes, based on what I saw, you are correct.
Preschool teachers are saints. Complete saints.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
In the international flag toothpick industry we here that comment a lot
Your point is well taken and our top people always assessing the situation, but there are complexities involved that aren’t apparent to the consumer.
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
oh god
the padres uniforms are….uh…..wow…..
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READ MY BLOG!!!!
by sadison bummedgarner on May 27, 2010 3:54 PM PDT reply actions
The Thursday throwbacks? I’ve heard about ‘em, haven’t seen ’em.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
I'm boycotting the video portion of the broadcast.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on May 27, 2010 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I like their so-bad-they’re-good throwbacks more than I do their normal piles of bland, and I like their normal piles of bland multiple orders of magnitude more than the camo hideousness.
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
"I was jacked leaving that room. I didn't even want to visit another room. It was not enough time," Tebow said. "We were excited, we were enthusiastic. There was passion. It was just intense, and it was ball, and it was juice. The juice level in that room was high, and it was awesome."
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Jim rigglemn: Time to put tyler walker in this big game situation bork bork
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
he didn't really have any other options at that point.
he had taken out Stammen. Burnett failed to get the lefty he was supposed to get out. He wants to save Clippard for the 8th (who sucks with men on base by the way) and Capps for the 9th. We are not going to ask Storen to pitch on back to back days very often. Miguel Batista is just a rubber arm of Suck.
Burnett and Walker have to do their jobs.
Riggles could be criticized for two moves. 1) Not setting up the DP for Kung Fu Panda who could strikeout or double play. (don’t like this move) 2) Not making a defensive substitution for Dunn late in the game. He did defensive substitute for Guzman in RF and he could have defensive substituted for Dunn as well.
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
You hope that one day a genius manager will get his relievers together and say...
“okay boys, we’re not gonna give a damn about saves. I realize that you all like saves, but I don’t give a damn! What we’re gonna do is save some runs and pitch our best guys in high leverage situations and have one of the best ERAs in the league and win some games. And if we do this, I won’t have to kill the careers of the middle guys and I’ll give you all raises since we can come back and do this next year!”
Noone’s done it yet, but you hope somebody will. Riggles (and every other manager in the league) isn’t smart enough to do that yet.
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
Just you watch
Sandoval will hit a ball off the white part of the wall tomorrow, getting a double instead of a homer, and be stranded at second base. Then we will lose the game in extra innings and curse whatever gods there may be for ripping our happiness out and eating it.
Goodbye, Steven Johnson, we hardly knew ye. Seriously, that was short.
And, of course, some commentator will say he didn't hit it off of the right side of the wall...
and we’ll all scream THAT’S RACIST.
Pablo needs a couple dozen multi-hit games over the next two weeks.
"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 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
unobtainiumable
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on May 27, 2010 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
So who else is ready for summer vaycay?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUU
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 27, 2010 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I’mma get my va-cay-cay on, ya’ll.
"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 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
In fact, forget that comma!
"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 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Well now it just sounds dirty.
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 27, 2010 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Ya’ll = you all. Not just the dudes.
"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 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
y’all: you all
ya’ll: nonsense
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
"I was jacked leaving that room. I didn't even want to visit another room. It was not enough time," Tebow said. "We were excited, we were enthusiastic. There was passion. It was just intense, and it was ball, and it was juice. The juice level in that room was high, and it was awesome."
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh shit, I knew that.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 27, 2010 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I just made jcb9 all mad.
"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 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
methinks
you missed the subtle gay transformation of your quote. oh well.
...Dr. Vader will see you now.
I don’t see how it’s possible for you to think that based on my response to your original comment.
"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 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
yes, but
if i had removed the comma, your response might have made more sense
...Dr. Vader will see you now.
Permaybehaps.
"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 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I first read it without a comma.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 27, 2010 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
This is just how the kids speak these days.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 27, 2010 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m just mad becuase I don’t get summer vacay. Although I will be spending 10 days in South Dakota pretty soon!
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
Fun!
"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 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Along with the obvious,
check out the Badlands, Wall Drug, and Crazy Horse.
Skip Deadwood. It’s a depressing little casino town.
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
"I was jacked leaving that room. I didn't even want to visit another room. It was not enough time," Tebow said. "We were excited, we were enthusiastic. There was passion. It was just intense, and it was ball, and it was juice. The juice level in that room was high, and it was awesome."
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks but I’m from there so I know all of those places. When I took my wife (who grew up in AZ) to Wall Drug she was all WTF???
I plan on hanging out on the Missouri and visiting friends and family. It’s gonna be fun!
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
Badlands
You gotta live it every day
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on May 27, 2010 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Three more freaking weeks. With all the budget cuts and posturing next year isn’t looking all too wunnerful, but damn, I need a break. If for no other reason than to be able to sleep in and get rid of this freaking cold.
Sleeping in is my number-one priority.
"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 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
“Fuck off, cat. Go eat a mouse or a lizard or a fly or something.”
"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 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
/comes back with lizard and lays it on your pillow.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
/lizard bleeds on my pillow while I sleep the fuck in.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 27, 2010 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
LoL knowing her she’d go catch one and drop it in bed with us!
When we first got her, she used to do that with the suction cup thingies you put in the bottom of the tub. That’s a nice cold, wet surprise at 2am.
“Not NOW, dear. I have to get up early tomorrow!”
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 27, 2010 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
This.
Every morning, like clockwork, the cat- knowing full well that food is not forthcoming for another hour- decides that no one has paid attention to her for far too long, and starts knocking small objects of my gf’s makeup table one at a time, and looking expectantly at us after each.
Then she gets locked in another room.
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
"I was jacked leaving that room. I didn't even want to visit another room. It was not enough time," Tebow said. "We were excited, we were enthusiastic. There was passion. It was just intense, and it was ball, and it was juice. The juice level in that room was high, and it was awesome."
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
My cat loves me.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 27, 2010 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Only when they’re not being fed or petted.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
My sister’s cat used to draw a claw slowly down the mirror. If that didn’t work, she’d open your eyelid very carefully with her sharp little teeth.
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And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
My dad’s cat used to put her paw on his chest and very slowly let her claws out until he woke up.
"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 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
She was actually quite gentle about it. And damned if it didn’t work every time.
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And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
cats
are natures bizarre little alarm clocks. one of ours does the sit-on-chest-and-purr-you-awake act. once the same cat batted me in the face to wake me up.
...Dr. Vader will see you now.
I grew up with one that looked like a powerful li’l mountain lion. He would shove a wet nose in my ear at 3am, literally lift my head off the pillow, and bellow with his outdoor voice.
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
"I was jacked leaving that room. I didn't even want to visit another room. It was not enough time," Tebow said. "We were excited, we were enthusiastic. There was passion. It was just intense, and it was ball, and it was juice. The juice level in that room was high, and it was awesome."
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
these are all hilarious
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
For me, that means the kids are home from school and in need of entertainment. Yay me.
But, Hawaii next month, so yay!
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And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
It’s better than South Dakota!
"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 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, we are going to Hawaii in September so there!
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
Because it’s better than South Dakota, amirite?
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And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Just Oahu this time. Turns out that we can find quite a bit to do for a week there with the kids.
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I recommend Hanauma Bay for snorkeling. My wife and I went there and it was fun. They have all of the equipment too!
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
I’m sure we’ll drop by there at one point. My kids are mostly excited about swimming with the dolphins. That should be good.
I haven’t been to Oahu since I was in high school. Last time I went to Hawaii we had just one kid and spent a few days on Maui listening to her beg to go home (she was also afraid of the sand and the ocean). So hopefully this trip goes better.
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And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
What kid wouldn’t be excited about swimming with dolphins? I’m sure they’ll love it. The only time we’ve been to Oahu we went to Hanauma Bay, Pearl Harbor, and took a drive to the north part of the island. I recommend any of those things.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
We’ll be doing all those things. Plus a plantation or something. Plus maybe the Polynesian Cultural Center. Plus lots of time at the beach and pool. I’m actually looking forward to it (not something I always say wrt a vacation with the kids).
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And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Pay your respects the the Arizona memorial
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 27, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I knew I liked you for a reason =)
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 27, 2010 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
It there still active lava flowing out there?
I always thought it would be sort of neat to see a planet reshaping itself.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on May 27, 2010 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
There’s definately lava flows on Hawaii. Not sure about Oahu.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
there has been active lava flow
out there for the last 20+ years. sometimes just below the surface, but always flowing. big island only, of course.
...Dr. Vader will see you now.
I would like to unrecommend PCC
it might be sort of entertaining for the kids, but it will be ungodly expensive. I didn’t think it was worth the time it took.
The north shore is really chill and the water’s fantastic in summer (assuming summer water conditions are happening).
"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 27, 2010 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve already resigned myself to everything being “ungodly expensive.” But I’ll take another look at the PCC. I was thinking mostly how much I’d like to see the shirtless men in skirts.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
/posts a new pic on FB
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 27, 2010 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m going to be disappointed if I go look at FB and don’t see it.
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And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
LOL
There!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 27, 2010 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
/adblock
"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 27, 2010 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
It is gone now. =p
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 27, 2010 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
there is that
but depending on how squeezed your time is you might try a luau or something. And for half-naked guys, well, there’s plenty of that for free.
It’s $45 per person for walk-around only; dinner adds $15 and the various luau things are $85-200. Not being a wet blanket but as I say I was disappointed, and I only paid for me. Maybe your hotel/travel agency will have some kind of hookup.
"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 27, 2010 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Most of the half naked guys I’d see for free aren’t worth seeing! But those Polynesian fellows, now. . . . Yum!
But yeah, I’ll take another look. $45 isn’t too horrible for looking around. We can luau at our hotel for much less.
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And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
oops – much less than the $85 to $200.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
definitely YMMV
but it’s pretty much a whole day unless you’re staying in Turtle Bay or something, and that to me was the biggest expense.
The luau is supposed to be good, but we didn’t do one on Oahu.
"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 27, 2010 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
You could check out Sandy Beach for free. It’s only a few minutes outside of Honolulu (on the way to Hanauma Bay). For some reason the waves are big there and crash right on shore. You’ll see surfers and the like just a few feet out. I think it’s more of a local place because we were obviously the only tourists but it was cool to see.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
/makes note
Slight change in topic: When is one too old to learn to surf? I’ve never done it, but would like to try.
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Dunno I’ve never tried it either. My wife wants to learn though.
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Definitely. I just don’t want to die in the attempt. You know, because I’m old and stuff.
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Don't just wing it on your own.
I hear some of the locals are rawthuh possessive about their beachfront water.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on May 27, 2010 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I think this is the best idea
Merope and Victor are both right.
"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 27, 2010 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Sign up for a class
It’ll be in a place where the waves are tiny/safe and they’ll guarantee you’re standing up before class is over or your money back.
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
You can take lessons at Waikiki
It’s super easy. If you can swim, you can surf at Waikiki.
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?
again
water conditions are your friend… summer Waikiki is pretty tame, I dunno if there’s enough to learn on. Conversely, if it’s still “winter” surf on the north shore it’s probably too much to learn on.
"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 27, 2010 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I've done it.
It’s not great surfing by any stretch, but it’s good beginner surfing, and super-easy. Pretty much anyone who can swim can catch a wave and stand up on a surfboard at Waikiki. There’s always at least a small break—enough to get up on a giant beginner surfboard, and just get a feel for surfing. I think if you’ve never surfed before and want to give it a try it’s a good place to go.
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?
One more thing
You’ll do much better in a really tiny bikini and if you take lots of pics and post them on FB
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
+1
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 28, 2010 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Don’t learn to surf at Sandy Beach (aka Broken Neck Beach).
The Giants don’t fare well against pitchers.
I can see why it’s called that. I was too scared to even get in the water. I just stood on the beach. I got close enough to where the waves would crash and the water would go from around my ankles to up to my waste.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
we saw a mom on Kauai
at Lumahai or someplace get totally destroyed by a wave, hitting her head on her boogie board, kind of ruining their family fun (I think her kids were about the same age as CoCs).
"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 27, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Kauai is the last of the main islands we have yet to see. I’ve heard it’s the best espcially if you are outdoorsy types like we are.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
if you are walking on the n. shore
yes. It’s very beautiful, very quiet, and very, very rainy.
"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 27, 2010 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Kauai is my favorite island. It’s become a lot busier over the past few years, but it’s still more or less to my liking in terms of being a bit more laid-back and chill than the other islands I’ve been to.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I admit
part of the reason I like Kauai so much is that I’ve been quite a few times and I’m really familiar with it. It’s not quite a home away from home, but it’s close.
I have been to the Big Island and I loved it though!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I love Kauai!!!
Definitely the best.
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, currently above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart.
i think you meant:
Kauai no ka oi! though, i am partial to the Big Island.
...Dr. Vader will see you now.
Yeah I got tossed around pretty hard there. It’s a cool beach but not a good place for a beginner to learn how to surf.
The best day I had in Hawaii was at Sherwoods. I guess it’s normally calm there compared to Sandy beach but that day had abnormally large waves. They were fun large as opposed to scary large though.
The Giants don’t fare well against pitchers.
I’ve never tried surfing but I sincerely believe that I would never get to a point where I’m good enough to try and surf at Sandy Beach. Hell I wouldn’t even get in the water to swim!
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
Word
Sandy’s really can break big in the summer time. Just fun to watch the locals body surf. I like body surfing, but I wanted no part of those waves. 10-foot faces and almost a straight close-out shore break. Just crazy. But locals seemed to have the thing wired. When I used to work in Hawaii during summer months, they’d say “At Sandy’s, locals separate shoulders, tourists break necks”.
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?
Oahu
I think Oahu is underrated as a Hawaiian destination—especially if you have kids. Plenty of good beaches and lots of fun things to do with your kids.
Hanauma Bay has limited access. They control how many people can be there at one time. It’s a good idea to get there early or you could get turned away (until enough people start to leave). Also, the water tends to be more calm and clear in the earlier parts of the morning.
Shark’s Cove is another place to snorkel and it’s much easier if you have small children. It’s maybe not as awe-inspiring as Hanauma can be, but still really fun. They’re both good, I think.
Waimea Bay is a fun beach in summer. There’s virtually no break at all, and usually like glass in the morning. Amazing, given what it’s like in the winter time. Anyone seen the latest issue of “Surfer” magazine with pictures from the Eddie Aikau big wave contest? Spectacular. Anyway, Waimea will be completely calm. Fun, if you have small kids. If your kids are older, they might like jumping off the rock on the left side of the bay.
A beach I really like is the one at the very end of the Farrington Hwy (93) out towards Kaena Point (driving through Makaha). I can’t remember the name of the beach, but it was almost empty. Fun to be able to stretch out and run around without bumping into people around you. Pretty beach too, I thought.
Here is a good link for other beaches around Oahu.
Am I droning? LET ME SHOW YOU PICTURES FROM MY LAST TRIP TO HAWAII!!
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?
Hanauma is, I suppose, a must-do
but BITD in the afternoon it would be chock full of tourists, complete with sunblock on the top of the water and people throwing peas everywhere.
Waimea Bay is really fun and beautiful in summer; really anything outside Honolulu is fun and beautiful. There’s not a a ton to see snorkeling, but there is some.
"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 27, 2010 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions
True about Hanauma
You definitely want to go first thing in the morning.
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?
I had forgotten about that. I remember now that we did go there way early in the morning. We used this travel book that was spot on in everything it described and it recommended going early.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
Oh...one more thing
Just whatever you do, if you happen to see any ancient tiki idols lying around, just leave them be.
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
chortles
/nerd reading baseball blog while in HI
"I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."- Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on May 28, 2010 7:15 AM PDT up reply actions
4:30am here. What else (besides my wife) am I gonna do?
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
It's just U and Ur Hand today!
"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 28, 2010 7:37 AM PDT up reply actions
be sure to check out some of the less touristy areas like the upcountry area, makawao area, and the dirt road to hana (runs south of Haleakela). they have a lot to offer too.
...Dr. Vader will see you now.
We got ‘stuck’ in Maui once. After missing our flight we had 8 hours to kill so we drove the road to Hana and it ended up being our favorite part of the trip!
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
used to work at an ice cream shop in lahaina
some favorite sayings from vacationers:
“back in the U.S.”
“macedonia nut ice cream”
“will you do me?”
...Dr. Vader will see you now.
And now I have the Beatles stuck in my head.
"back in the U.S."
…That Georgia’s always on my mi- mi- mi- mi- mi- mi- mi- miiiind!
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 28, 2010 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions
my parents overheard some people talking about trying to get to “pee-pay lee-nay” beach. Spelled: Pipeline
The Giants don’t fare well against pitchers.
I pride myself on not being the typical tourist when I visit places but I just had to laugh when trying to navigate the streets in Honolulu.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
I've gone home with worse games
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 27, 2010 4:02 PM PDT reply actions
Lars is classy
He made them buy him breakfast, then dropped them off downtown.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
I love Jon’s Hawk Harrelson impression.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 27, 2010 4:03 PM PDT reply actions
Wilson has had back to back 15 pitch 1-2-3 inning saves
whens the last time that happend? LOL
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
2 IP, 5 Ks, 2 saves
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 27, 2010 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
/needs to play moar
"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 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Join my league and I’ll throw in a free Dan Haren!
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
What moves?
"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 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
??
Actually it’s not my league I was just trash talking my Pokemon pitcher.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
Ive been meaning to get commisionership of my league back, but Mike Hawk seems to have disappeared.
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 27, 2010 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I was in the pool! I was in the pool!
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
"I was jacked leaving that room. I didn't even want to visit another room. It was not enough time," Tebow said. "We were excited, we were enthusiastic. There was passion. It was just intense, and it was ball, and it was juice. The juice level in that room was high, and it was awesome."
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Bobbitted!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 27, 2010 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Wilson was the Angel of Death to the Nats this week.
Struck out every member of the heart of our order. 1-2-3 with a K of Dunn today. That man was lethal. As long as you have starters who can go deep and a closer who is that lights out, you have a major league team that can contend. Hope you guys have the stones to get the 1 or two more bats (Buster Posey being 1 of the 2) to make noise in your division.
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
Our stones are Rolling Stones, as in, “as old as the” meaning the team is always looking to the past to save its future.
so let's all turn
to Mother’s Little Helper
"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 28, 2010 7:38 AM PDT up reply actions
It's a bitch.
All right!
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on May 28, 2010 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
"Giants Baseball: Torture" a meme Duane Kuiper made up describe Wilson's apps
If you give him a 1-run lead you get a 1-run save
If you give him a 2-run lead you get a 1-run save
If you give him a 3-run lead you get a 1-run save
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
As long as you get a save you get a save.
W is a W. Capps is the same way. He’s more aggressive when he’s got more runs and ismore likely to give up the solo HR or strung together hits when he’s up. Watching Julio Lugo break his save streak was truly a wretched moment thankfully saved by Willingham’s walkoff winner on Sunday.
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
It only started with that Florida series after this 9th Inning on May 25
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/FLO/FLO201005050.shtml
Wilson Pitching:
Single to LF
Single to RF
Strikeout Looking
Hit By Pitch; Uggla to 3B; Paulino to 2B
Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Uggla Scores; Paulino to 3B
Strikeout Swinging
Giants 3
Marlins 2
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Brian Wilson is “lights out” in the sense that I drink till blacking out after most of his appearances.
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
"I was jacked leaving that room. I didn't even want to visit another room. It was not enough time," Tebow said. "We were excited, we were enthusiastic. There was passion. It was just intense, and it was ball, and it was juice. The juice level in that room was high, and it was awesome."
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
So what you're saying is that...
…he needs to manage a way to get more appearances against the Nats. I’m sure the Mets would accept a trade for HR-BB-KRod.
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
They would snatch up Wilson in a second.
Wilson came in with runners on for a 5-out save in New York in a one run game, and got five strikeouts.
You can do the math, I’m sure.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
That was awesome.
It was the same game Perez walked everything, and Uribe got on base 5 times with no hits.
co-dad w/AfDC of
Ishikawa, the Topps Rookie All Star Team's First baseman. Does he get a chance in 2010?
"Because I don’t know what it means anymore, in the PCL. It’s almost like years ago."
And that was in the middle of Wrights’s 0-9 w/ 9 Ks streak.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I was at that game. It was freezing on the shady side of the stadium, so I (and quite a few others) moved around to a sunny spot in the upper deck behind home. As the Mess were down to their final strike, a Giants fan a few rows down from me stood (like ya do). A Mess fan behind him tapped his shoulder and snottily said, “excuse me, I can’t see; would you please sit down?”
He sat down for a second, thought about it, and stood up again, and replied, “Giants fans respect their team.”
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
How to put this...
Jonathan Sanchez has an ERA of 3.00 and is 2-4.
Matt Cain has an ERA of 2.88 and is 2-4.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Ah, the past...
Remember when Giants pitchers had 14-19 win seasons with ERAs in the 4s and 5s?
Smart people learn from their mistakes. Smarter people learn from the mistakes of others. - Raymond Stone
by RaymondStone.com on May 27, 2010 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Kaz Matsui looms in 4 days
Wilson will be ready for war now that Matsui is wearing purple stripes again…
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
by Scooter Ellis on May 27, 2010 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
What about the Torture?
For you MST-3000 fans, see “Teen Agers from Outer Space.”
Proud father of Alex and Fred Lewis.
I ain't denyin' there wasn't no bottle.
i live in SD so i actually don’t know, but have any of you guys ever met each other, watched games together, etc?
I know I haven’t.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 27, 2010 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
We have meetups a couple times a year, once at a restaurant, once at a game, and some people have their own meetings. Ive never met anyone.
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 27, 2010 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve met everyone who posts here. It may not be reciprocal, but that’s not the point.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 27, 2010 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I wonder if you’ll be able to spot me on campus this fall.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 27, 2010 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m pretty sure that if you see me you’ll just hide anyway, so that seriously reduces my chances.
"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 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, yeah, obviously.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 27, 2010 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
This is true for most people that see you.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 27, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Ryan homers. Cards 2 - 0.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on May 27, 2010 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh yeah! I forgot that you guys were going to the same school. /obligatory howie’s a girl joke
I think quincy goes to UCLA like I’m going to but I’m not 100% sure.
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, currently above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart.
LOL I don’t think I’ve ever heard a Howie’s a girl joke before.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 27, 2010 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Just because of the school, it’s obligatory.
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, currently above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart.
Ahaha, true.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 27, 2010 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Howie’s a MAN, baby.
"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 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
No, you’re not.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 27, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Dammit, my comment got cut off.
You’re a man baby.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 27, 2010 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
OKAY YOU CAN STOP GETTING RID OF MY COMMAS NOW
"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 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
BUT IT’S FUN
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 27, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
You haven’t met me! WE ONLY LIVE TEN MINUTES APART, YOU ASS.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
There’s usually a meet up at the park every year, it’s usually during the week, and we live in Sac so we’ve never been out to that.
There’ve been a couple of meet ups in San Jose and Stockton, for the baby Giants.
And the past 2 years a group of us has met up at McCovey’s in Walnut Creek to watch an away game together.
Oh yeah – we should totally do a San Jose Giants game soon.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Oh yeah – we should totally do a San Jose Giantsgameplayer soon.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 27, 2010 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Not really. Any of them will do.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 27, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Many Bothans
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 27, 2010 4:23 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 27, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Man, that is absolutely the most risky possible use of that line….
"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 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
/breaks down sobbing
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 27, 2010 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m pretty sure Natto’s mom is alive, though, so I think I’m okay.
"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 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
If not, I’m deleting this whole website.
"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 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Mod powers are cool.
"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 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
The BBQ pavillion thingy was great…
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 27, 2010 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
And I’m gonna miss it, goddammit. =(
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
BOO!!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 27, 2010 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Blame my fella. He’s going to France and leaving me alone with the spawn.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
BOO FELLA!!!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 27, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I would never expose my children to this crowd.
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 27, 2010 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
GRAHAM'S MOM!!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 27, 2010 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Spawn is badass.
"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 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
5 and 8 year old spawn? I’m not sure I’d want to inflict my spawn on this crowd. Nobody deserves that.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
My mom has been wanting them to have a sleep over. . . That might be a good time.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Wiffleball in the parking lot.
MLB just froze but I think some Card just jacked another because the Pads fielder is staring up into the crowd.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on May 27, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I have confirmation. 3 - 0.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on May 27, 2010 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Man, I wish I could go.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 27, 2010 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I may be there.
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 27, 2010 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
True Story:
6 or 7 years ago, i was on the field watching BP with Dusty during a Giants game down at the Q, and Barry walked by. I had never met him but I said ‘hey Barry, happy birthday" and Dusty looked at him quizically and said "it’s your birthday man?"
That told me a lot that his manager didn’t know that.
Do you know all your co-workers birthdays?
I don’t.
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
Another cool thing about unemployment.
/rationalizing a mile a minute
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on May 28, 2010 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
i fly up once a year to see padres-giants, and usually one other time for another random series.. wonder if i’ll ever run into someone on the MUNI wearing a McCoven tshirt
Not many people have them, I dont think. I have never seen one.
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 27, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I have one that was designed by Natto.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 27, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
The one with the pitchers?
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 27, 2010 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Nope, I have an older one. It’s the one with Barry Bonds swinging an American Flag, destroying Nazi camps.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 27, 2010 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I have a superwonderful one… suck it haters!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 27, 2010 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
They’re all super wonderful!
/puckers up
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 27, 2010 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh man, does this mean we have to coordinate for meetups?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 27, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
SUPERWONDERFUL
"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 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I wasn’t aware that there was a yellow one.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
I asked Natto for it and he made it available for like a week so I could buy 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 28, 2010 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions
What!
I want that!
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on May 27, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Thats sad!
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 27, 2010 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I have pictures of everyone that posts here. Although, I can’t tell who they are sometimes because I can only see the back of their heads
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 27, 2010 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
jihat00 and mlb22, sittin’ in Rapid City,
P-O-S-T-I-N-G
Proud parent of Will the Thrill, standard-bearer of The Giants Way.
"I was jacked leaving that room. I didn't even want to visit another room. It was not enough time," Tebow said. "We were excited, we were enthusiastic. There was passion. It was just intense, and it was ball, and it was juice. The juice level in that room was high, and it was awesome."
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Goofus is very tall
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 27, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Once
"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 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow.
You don’t see Johnny Dangerously photos appearing every day.
Ian Desmond...because the future starts now for the Washington Nationals.
we’re versatile here.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 27, 2010 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Bastages
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 27, 2010 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
that's too bad
"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 27, 2010 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL ZITO
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 27, 2010 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Best Zito Picture Ever!
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, currently above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart.
LOL Zito.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 27, 2010 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
ha ha Zito
that’s great
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 27, 2010 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL jcb9 in California!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 27, 2010 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
All of ’em.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 27, 2010 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
howie's mom's basement
looks a lot like Mays Plaza.
"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 27, 2010 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
/plays dead mom card.
"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 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
this is not my favorite meme
at all.
"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 27, 2010 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m pretty sure I got it out of my system in this thread. I’m pretty sick of it now.
"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 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I wish I remembered who everyone was from that post a really long time ago.
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, currently above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart.
Some things I like in this photo
Natto’s jacket.
Brian Sabean seems to have sneaked into this picture (between WalrusMan and Zito).
Mayor of 311 is apparently 8 feet tall.
LOL GRANT
I was promised lasagna.
LOL your profile pic
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Sticking this here . . .
. . . because it looks like the (temporary) bottom of this subthread.
Is there anyplace where people here could post photos of themselves, so that we get some idea of what everyone looks like? I know FanShots exists, but I was thinking more of a separate web page somewhere.
I tried setting such a thing up once, some years ago, for a science-fiction usenet group, and maybe 5 or 6 people posted shots, which was disappointing.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Fanpost or shot.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on May 27, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 27, 2010 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
There’s a facebook group or fan page with McCoven members. You can stalk us there.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 27, 2010 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
At a glance . . .
. . . it looks like one has to join up to see pages. That I will not do. Am I missing something? Or is there a direct-access URL someone could post?
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
I know you're not interested in a Fanpost, but here it is.
My MacBook detected malware when I clicked this, presumably from an ad.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
/jerks hand back from mouse
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on May 27, 2010 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
/thinks “But the cam’s unplugged…HOW DOES HE SEE????”
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on May 27, 2010 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Which is why I do it every day.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on May 27, 2010 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I like that Mrs. Goofus is standing by Zito instead of me
She’s smiling…he must be grabbing her ass
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
I don't think she realizes you're a night-groper
and that she’s a verb.
"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 28, 2010 7:39 AM PDT up reply actions
McC night at the yard
Is a lot of fun, if I do say so myself. I think last year was the 4th annual and we had probably 20 people. There’s pics of the previous events out there. The “Dancing Goofus” gif was from when I was on TV during one of our events. Grant tk and Mayorof311 are sitting there with me.
I still need to figure out a date for this year.
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
yeah
I think your wife should make you find someone else to take!
"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 28, 2010 7:39 AM PDT up reply actions
The fact that this lineup ended up scoring more runs then the “Huff in left. and all overpaid infielders in” lineup, must have blown Bochy’s mind
I doubt Bochy thinks anything
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 27, 2010 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
What does Bochy really have in his head? Certainly not a brain.
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
Little candies and toys. You know, like a pinata.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
I thought that said little candies and boys.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 27, 2010 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
judging by the size of his noggin
Probably a bowling ball
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Wow guys I was so sure that was gonna be te worst game I’d ever been to! But it turned out pretty well! My scorecard is incomplete though, because I had to keep putting it away when it started raining.
So, finally, my first game was a good one
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
by jponry on May 27, 2010 4:20 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Thanks again, gays . . .
. . . for the update on the game while I was hideously contained AT WORK (of all things) and could not watch. I’ll be done with this job thing in a week or so and start summer vacation. No money to travel. Might be time for an MLB package on the square old lo-def TV. I wonder if the MLB package from ComCast might include air conditioning?
This deserves a FanPost..
Proud father of Alex and Fred Lewis.
I ain't denyin' there wasn't no bottle.
a thought on brian wilson
I would just like to say that I love brian wilson and everything that he stands for. He is the fireballer who just looks wild and tough. Sure, things can get pretty hairy from time to time with him, but hes the badass closer that weve been without since the tail end of rob nen’s career. I for one am glad that hes our go to guy at the end of our pen.
oops
i guess that kinda reads that i like what he personally stands for…but its meant more as a, its the 9th inning, your gonna get our baddest nastiest relief pitcher, give it your best shot type of thing
Brian Wilson:
Stands for Truth, Justice, and the American way.
Also, mohawks.
Also, Also, badassery
Also^3, cheese.
...Dr. Vader will see you now.
did he grope a woman with a burrito in his pants?
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
That’s no lady!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 27, 2010 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Certainly not this shit.
"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 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Which is not meant as an insult. I just like the phrase “I’m not going to stand for this shit!”
"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 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Batting Stance Guy
Is sure extending his 15 minutes of fame.
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
Instructional Book.
"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 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Step 1: Look at hitter in picture.
Step 2: Stand like hitter in picture.
Step 3: Hire publicist.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
/Batting Stance Guy books time on Nancy Grace show
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
LOL Nancy Grace
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, currently above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart.
He’s buddies with someone on here, forget who exactly, possibly Tobias.
The Giants don’t fare well against pitchers.
Yes
Anyone hear him on Murph and Mac this morning?
What can I say? He’s a good guy. Really down-to-earth and genuinely funny. Every time I talk to him, it’s like he still can’t quite get his head wrapped around that he’s been able to make all these appearances, go on Letterman, get a book published, just from screwing around doing batting stances in his back yard.
Buy his book!!
(Read my blog!!)
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?
Oh, it’s a real book? Whoops. I guess I shouldn’t have joked 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 27, 2010 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, it's real
I don’t think those reviews were all written by Gar’s friends. OK, maybe a couple….
I was surprised when he told me he had a book coming out. I just figured it would just be a book of pictures of his stances. It’s actually a lot more than that—really well-written, with some good stories of growing up a baseball fan in the Bay Area. Gar’s really funny. He’s got great observations about the game.
ALSO, THE FACT THAT HIS NAME IS GAR SHOULD COUNT FOR SOMETHING AROUND HERE.
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?
You’re right, that does look cool. Good for him for making the most of his fifteen minutes.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought it was just going to be a book about his stances, but now that you’ve mentioned it’s more than that, I might check it out at the library one of these days.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 27, 2010 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s from the Bay? I thought he was from MN or some nonsense.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
is there an online feed perchance?
Proud adoptee of Dick Tidrow the mastermind behind Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Buster Posey and many more. Also known as "The Reason".
knbr.com?
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Too simple. Give me another.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 27, 2010 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks for the insight Sabes
“At some point Posey will be up here to contribute.”
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on May 27, 2010 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Who’s doing this interview? Joe Pesci?
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
This shit
is very intersting. Joe Pesci is asking some legit questions.
Proud adoptee of Dick Tidrow the mastermind behind Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Buster Posey and many more. Also known as "The Reason".
YES!
He just got mad as hell. Wow. He does not like getting questioned. He’s about to hang up soon.
Proud adoptee of Dick Tidrow the mastermind behind Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Buster Posey and many more. Also known as "The Reason".
Anybody have a summary?
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
"I'm a whipping boy"
“If you want my job , you’re more than welcome to it!”
Proud adoptee of Dick Tidrow the mastermind behind Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Buster Posey and many more. Also known as "The Reason".
LOL
“I’ve never had a problem taking my licks!” Sounds pretty defensive at the moment though.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
I keep vacilitating between
whether Sabean’s a self aware guy or delusional dick
Proud adoptee of Dick Tidrow the mastermind behind Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Buster Posey and many more. Also known as "The Reason".
Regarding Posey: “I’m not sure what to make of a .344 average in AAA.” How about MLE’s? He also mentioned bringing up Posey and sticking him at 1B.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
I want to punch someone.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 27, 2010 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
He did say Buster's improving
Proud adoptee of Dick Tidrow the mastermind behind Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Buster Posey and many more. Also known as "The Reason".
He also said that when Posey’s up, he’ll be playing at least five days a week.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Posey to play 5 days a week beginning in.......
2016
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
Ralph said Zito’s contract is detracting from the money the organization has to get hitters. Sabean got heated and said it has nothing to do with it, and if Ralph can do his job better the seat is open!
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on May 27, 2010 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I caught the tail end
Sabes doesn’t like Ralph’s second guessing and says he should call Neukom and apply for Sabes’ job.
Sabes also said Zito’s contract isn’t a hindrance to spending the money necessary on offensive talent, but the players are refusing to come. Ralph thinks that is nonsense.
Tom is vewwy, vewwy quiet.
Pacifist ass-kisser
Ralph being his usual self, Sabean getting irritated. I actually feel for Sabean on this one.
Why didn’t you get a hitter?
We got what we could, players didn’t want to come here.
Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy didn’t you get a hittttttttttttttter????
repeat ad nauseum
Not wanting to come here seems like a cop out to me.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
I dunno...
Seems like Dunn and Nick Johnson def. don’t wanna show up.
Proud adoptee of Dick Tidrow the mastermind behind Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Buster Posey and many more. Also known as "The Reason".
There were a lot of cops over at my former office today. It was weird. What were they there for?
"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 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
To think, I was right under their noses 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 27, 2010 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Merope= en fuego today
and/or punchy as June approaches…
"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 27, 2010 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions
This is the first I’ve ever heard Sabean speak. He sounds like a dickish whiney bitch.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
did he really say that?
Awesome. Ralph is annoying when he’s like this but I like hearing someone snipe at Brain. I hope they archive this.
"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 27, 2010 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
He said, “I don’t know what you’re making. You don’t know what I’m making. I’ll trade jobs with you right now. You obviously think you can do my job…” And he kept going for like a full 45 seconds.
"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 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
sweeeeeeeeet
I’m sure this will prod Ginats brasss into action!
"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 27, 2010 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I think this might be the only thing Ralph is good for
But if that’s all he’s good for, it makes me glad he’s around.
I can’t count the number of times we’ve wished that local sports media would ask Sabean some tough questions. Well, Ralph is pretty much the only one who ever seems to do that. Sure, a lot of his questions are inane, but at least he’s trying to not just lob softball pap at Sabean.
This I think is very a good thing because it gives more of the Bay Area a chance to see Sabean’s true colors.
“I’ll trade jobs with you…” “I’m a whipping boy…” Good gosh, what an arrogant, self-pitying putz.
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?
I’m surprised they let him do any interviews with anyone at this point.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 27, 2010 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe THEY are not paying attention?
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on May 27, 2010 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
That sounds like a distinct possibility.
"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 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions
He pretty much is.
"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 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
That was a pretty epic Sabean show.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 27, 2010 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
This is why they rotate FO types for this segment. When it first started didn’t it used to be Sabean only?
I believe that it was.
"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 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions
At first I thought the show was going to be lame as hell. Ralph started with a patented “give Sabean an out” question about Lincecum. And then it exploded. It would be more difficult to hurt the feelings of my four-year-old niece than it is to hurt Sabean’s.
"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 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Who is more sensitive and irritable?
Sabean or Bengie?
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?
Oh man, this needs to be tested.
"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 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions
With a cattle prod.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on May 27, 2010 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions
/tries to find the It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia frat house electrode scene, fails, gives up, references it instead
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Love that episode
“I can’t go, they poisoned me.”
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Trick question!
Both!
"You can always recover from the player you didn't sign. You may never recover from the player you signed at the wrong price." --Billy Beane
"I am not an idiot."--Brian Sabean
by Sabean's_Folly on May 27, 2010 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Agree! Must listen radio! Link here-
http://www.knbr.com/portals/3/podcasts/razormrt/0527sabean.mp3
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
Direct TV
Does anyone have Direct TV here? Twice in the past week (last night for sure and I think Sunday too) I haven’t gotten an HD feed on Comcast Sports Bay Area and I can’t figure out why. SD is working fine, but all I get on the HD channel is the DTV logo. Does anyone know why?
Waiting for Giants and Niners to contend once more.
you could say that again
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
I have direct TV in santa cruz, and sometimes the HD feed randomly doesn’t work to spite showing it has the game in HD. Usually the HD works fine for me, but sometimes during day games I have to watch lol non hd which is lame.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Direct TV
Does anyone have Direct TV here? Twice in the past week (last night for sure and I think Sunday too) I haven’t gotten an HD feed on Comcast Sports Bay Area and I can’t figure out why. SD is working fine, but all I get on the HD channel is the DTV logo. Does anyone know why?
Waiting for Giants and Niners to contend once more.
Direct TV
Does anyone have Direct TV here? Twice in the past week (last night for sure and I think Sunday too) I haven’t gotten an HD feed on Comcast Sports Bay Area and I can’t figure out why. SD is working fine, but all I get on the HD channel is the DTV logo. Does anyone know why?
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, currently above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart.
I don't think Sunday
Or on other days either
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on May 27, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
OT: Bay Area press.
I gather that quite a lot has changed, in many ways, since last I lived in SF (1984 or 1985, I forget). Just surfing some sites, it sort of looks like the Oakland Tribune is now just a re-labelled SJ Merc, for one. The Chronicle at least lists its columnists, and I see a few familiar names—Jenkins, Ratto, Dickey—but not much more.
Is it really so that there are now only two actual Giants beat writers? Who are the other (columnist) writers who regularly deal with Giants baseball in print?
Just trying to keep up . . . .
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
I pick up the Chronicle every day
and every day I curse the Fangs for killing the Examiner
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
There’s SF Chron and all the EastBay / South Bay papers seem to have merged into one conglomerate type thingy, Santa Rosa Press Democrat used to, but who knows these days.
Thanks. Now off to eat chile . . .
. . . and watch some other team, as opportunity may present itself on Directv.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Peru, you're dessert!
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions
win
"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 27, 2010 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually . . .
. . . I double-checked that before posting.
My lady said I ought to say I’m next going to have a Bolivia of Brazil nuts, but I thought that rather pathetic.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Look, we're cool with you spelling it that way here...
Just don’t go trying that kind of spelling in Arizona.
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?
Ah, but . . .
. . . I will never, if I can at all help it, ever go to Arizona.
My distaste for Arizona goes back to the first time I travelled west by car, on I-10 (this is maybe 1970 or so). In Texas, the Interstate rest stops had bathroom facilities nicer (and cleaner) than most in even well-maintained residences, light-sensing automatic illumination, and so on. The first one we came to in Arizona was a crumbling old adobe building with no lighting, cold water only at the one dreadfully filthy sink, and half-buried re-painted (flaking) 55-gallon oil drums with chemicals in the bottom for toilets. And the Arizona part of the trip went downhill from there. So nothing I read today much surprises me.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
I did my 5th-grade state report on Arizona lo these many years ago, and I feel I must stand and defend certain aspects of the state.
Now, obviously, the state is a miasma of retrograde thinking politically, and there is nothing there to justify. It is a place filled with snowbirds so grumpy about kids and lawns that they moved to a place without either. Also, Phoenix is one of the worst cities I’ve ever visited (but my favorite mythological animal), and Sheriff Joe Arpaio is evil incarnate.
But. My father and his parents are/were native Arizonans, and my childhood was filled with drives from Sacramento to central Arizona, so I have many positive associations as well. The natural beauty of the southwest is simply breathtaking, especially if you can get out into the wilderness.
My grandmother was a proud FDR Democrat; “the only one,” she’d laugh, “in the entire Verde Valley” (she was also a proud Catholic who started a senior center and meals on wheels program at age 65 and ran it for 20 years, and it is of her that I think when I am tempted to deride the church as valueless). She was born in Prescott when Arizona was still a territory, and as a girl met some of the last surviving gunfighters of the old west (at 16, she talked her way into getting a look at the driver in this story).
Where was I going with this? Y’all don’t care about my grandmother. Ah, yes; what’s worthwhile about Arizona. My father was born in Jerome, the “Billion-Dollar Copper Camp,” a town so steep that- the saying goes- Santa Claus would jump off the porch of one house down the chimney of the next. When Santa wasn’t around, my dad’s front porch offered a 200-mile view of lightning storms over the valley. He said moving to the flatlands of Sacramento as a teenager felt like moving “to the bottom of a well.”
Wow. TL;DR post is TL;DR. Sorry. Short version: Northern Arizona is ridiculously beautiful and should not be missed.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 28, 2010 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Also, Phoenix is one of the worst cities I’ve ever visited
Phoenix and the surrounding areas are the only part of Arizona I have ever visited. It is a depressing, featureless expanse of flat urban sprawl. It felt like Los Angeles. If the Giants were not there during the spring, I would never go back.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 28, 2010 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions
/tries to think of something worth defending in Phoenix
There’s good golfing! Plus it’s closer to northern Arizona than most other places in the world!
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
Southern Arizona, South Dakota… you don’t really pick the easiest places to defend, do you?
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 28, 2010 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Actually, I can defend SD all day but it’s probably because I grew up there.
Things I love:
- Summer storms
- Missouri River
- Low crime rate
- Nice people
- Black Hills
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
Ha there you go! This reminds me… When we were camping in Payson a month or so back we were checking out this creek and came across this giant rock that was filled with fossils of seashells. It was cool.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
InteLOLgent Design.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 28, 2010 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions
stupid back rub blue laws
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
I’m not against sunsets coming into this country. JUST DO IT THE RIGHT WAY!
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
Jub-jub thanks you.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 28, 2010 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
But they’re willing to do the horizon-related jobs that American noons won’t!
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 28, 2010 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I drove through last year. I really liked the Western half of the state; the plains half suffered a touch in comparison, but you might’ve guessed I’d think that, based on my above impassioned defense of Arizona’s natural beauty.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 28, 2010 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Did you happen to drive through the badlands? It reminds me of a cross between Sedona and Mars.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
Nice comparison.
We got there just too late in the day (darn foriegn sunsets!) to start the 40ish-mile drive. That and Yellowstone were the two biggest regrets that we (my parents, gf, and myself) missed on a road trip from SF to Chicago by way of Seattle and Minneapolis. But we’ll go this summer, as we’re going to Giants games in Colorado and Milwaukee. So, yay!
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 28, 2010 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
You better catch Yellowstone soon before it all explodes into a super-volcano and kills us all.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 28, 2010 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Better get down to the Gulf of Mexico before….oh nevermind.
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
lol mexico water
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on May 28, 2010 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Black sand beaches..
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 28, 2010 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Hawt women in bikinis covered in black sticky goo!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 28, 2010 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Spring training is in the Phoenix area. And the one time I got to be down there to check out Scottsdale Stadium for a few games, I quite liked the area in terms of restaurants, Very touristy to be sure, but, well, I was a tourist.
Also, Taliesin West, the western campus of Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural school, is pretty awesome.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Phoenix and the surrounding areas are the only part of Arizona I have ever visited.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 28, 2010 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions
That site was blocked by my employer's firewall.
Hopefully, it wasn’t porn. lol
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 28, 2010 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions
There are supposedly legends of blond-bearded, axe- and spear-wielding warriors in Arizona that vastly predate Columbus’ arrival in the New World.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 28, 2010 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL "featureless"
It’s a valley. You have to expect a little settling out topographically.
There’s the Superstitions. They’re on the east – east – east side of the metro Phx area.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on May 28, 2010 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
yes those papers all merged
The Examiner is run by a conservative outfit from Denver or somewhere and is mostly a conglomeration of wire reports and syndicated columns of Fox/WSJ talking heads. And the dessicated remains of Glenn Dickey.
"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 27, 2010 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Owlcroft:
I’m another dinosaur who get virtually all his sports news from the actual newspaper. I reckon I’ll do so until the tar pit claims me, but I don’t feel underinformed at any given moment.
I read the Chron and the Sac Bee every day, not just the Sports but them all. The Bee no longer sends a writer to every game since the great Nick Peters retired a few years ago. Schulman is the principal beat guy for the Chron, but the paper has taken a fairly nouveau approach to local team coverage of every sport: they might send Ostler or Jenkins or Ratto or Knapp to any given game for another angle.
Ostler wrote the lead A’s article today. It was on the front of Sports, under the score and a picture, and with primary info in the early paragraphs, just like a beat reporter. Maybe he has a relative in Baltimore, but the bi-line said “Baltimore” so we must assume he was there. Player quotes different from the AP quotes in the Bee trailed the opening summary on the third page, so I think that Mr. Ostler was indeed at the game acting as a beat reporter.
Dickey is no longer producing. (You might want to look at my post regarding his intercession in my quarrel with Al Rosen back in ‘88.) Tom Fitzgerald produces an occasional novelty piece, as does Ron Fimrite, and I’m always happy to see them.
Ratto is a hack. And I mean that in the best sense.
The pinheads around the Cove—and I mean that in the most affectionate way possible—don’t know what treasures they have available on the printed page. Real journalists with an edge and a personality have a leading—maybe the leading—role in American Sport 1900-1990. These blogger punks just comment. They don’t get dirty enough, imho. You earn your snide opinion about the players or the game by grubbing around before and after, hat askew, pad in hand, and pencil on ear. Over time, Sabean learns to hate you and to trust you.
I watch daily, so I deserve an opinion, sure. But I’m not there at BP, and I’m not at the Stage Door, and I can’t call the Assistant GM to confirm or deny. I pay my boys at the print shop to do that. Last month I renewed my daily Chron subscription. To have it show up each day on my porch in Sacramento costs $527/year.
I paid it.
But that’s me. I’m baby tuckoo. Good night and good luck.
Proud father of Alex and Fred Lewis.
I ain't denyin' there wasn't no bottle.
Thank you . . .
. . . for the nice capsule update (and natteringnabob, too). My personal experience would not, perhaps, put a “great” before Nick Peters’ name. Colorful, perhaps, but . . . .
I recall one time, 1983 I think, when hot new star Chili Davis was spluttering at the start of the season, and I suggested to Robby that maybe they ought to just send him down to Phoenix for a couple of weeks, provided they talk to him and make it clear it’s not a “demotion”, just a rest break to clear the fumes and get his head straight without pressure. They did just that, and as soon as it was announced, of course everyone wanted to know more. Peters is sitting in Robby’s office, as am I, and Peters asks Robby whose idea the option was. Robby, being Robby, nods at me and says “Walker’s idea.” Peters doesn’t even look at me and carries on, “No, really, whose idea was it?” To which Robby hands out one of the smooth lines of Bork he kept for when Bork answers were what was wanted and expected. After Peters duly transcribes all this BS and leaves, Robby nods at me and says “See? They just won’t believe you when you tell them the plain truth.”
(I hope Chili doesn’t somehow stumble on this post and come after me with a bat.)
$527? Yikes. We used to get the nearby “big town” paper (albeit by mail) for, like, $70 a year. (OK, it was Spokane, but still . . . .)
“Dickey is no longer producing.” As Will Rogers said when told that Calvin Coolidge had died, “How can they tell?”
Also, from something Bruce Jenkins wrote somewhere a while back, I gather that the gap between beat writers and players is now nearly a chasm; he cited some “beat” guy for a more or less major paper who literally never goes into the clubhouse. Yeah, I agree that you have to earn it by standing upright when some player has a hair up his ass about something you said or wrote. Jim Barr, who can get hot fast, pulled that on me one time over something I said on my daily radio module about how the Giants couldn’t count for sure on him for that season owing to where he was in his career, , and he was up for what the diplomats call a frank exchange of opinions. But I stood up and explained what I had meant and we parted (more or less) friends. But that’s why guys like Lowell Cohn never really cut it in a clubhouse: they won’t give as they are given, and mouse away from confrontation.
Ron Fimrite, bless his soul, a good writer and a classy gentleman. Ray Ratto: sarcasm on legs.—he is as he writes. I like his writing and him.
Ah, those were the days my friend, we thought they’d never end.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
by owlcroft on May 27, 2010 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
got it
words printed on dead trees: wonderful
words on a computer: garbage
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"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
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grumble grumble offa my lawn grumble
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Lights bag of shit on fire on your porch.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on May 28, 2010 2:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Actual interaction with the players and coaches: priceless.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 27, 2010 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Sure, I may not be able to think deeply on complicated subjects, but I can sure snark and laugh at cat pictures with the best of ’em!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Jairo
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 27, 2010 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Shit A
How most folks would describe the Giants’ offense… shitaaaaay!
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
SHIT YOUR MOUTH
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Uh-oh
Somebody shield Lars’ eyes, or delete his email.
From those wizards in the Giants marketing department:
The Giants are proud to present the first ever Bastille Day Celebration at AT&T Park!
Celebrate French Heritage blah, blah, blah…
GOD DAMMIT!!!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 27, 2010 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
pretty soon
they’re gonna have a different heritage night every night of the year.
...Dr. Vader will see you now.
Norwegian.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 27, 2010 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Not true.
"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 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE SURRENDER NIGHT BEFORE A NORWEGIAN HERITAGE NIGHT??
This is a slap in the nuts.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 27, 2010 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
They didn’t want to, but the French just wouldn’t back down 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 27, 2010 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 28, 2010 8:15 AM PDT up reply actions
pardon, garcon?
i’d like to have the harring, with side of watts. they will both be eaten, with gusto!
...Dr. Vader will see you now.
First, you would have to kill-o-watts.
A shocking concept, I know.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 28, 2010 8:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought of you the other day when I picked up a book called “The Norse Myths Introduced and Retold by Kevin Crossley-Holland” at the 2nd-hand store. For 50¢ how could I say no?
For 50¢ how could I say no?
I can’t count the number of times that very phrase has gotten me in trouble.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 28, 2010 7:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Something I've always wondered and now may be as good a time to ask...
On Monty Python’s “Norwegian Carpenter Songs”, is that songs by Norwegian carpenters, or songs by the Carpenters translated into Norwegian?
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?
Well, of course they will. After all, the Giants employ the
All-time French-born HR leader!
LOL Steve Jeltz!
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Wasn’t Bochy born in France?
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on May 27, 2010 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
You should probably click the link.
"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 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
DAMN YOU!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 27, 2010 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
After the malware scare above I'm BOYCOTTING all MCC links.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on May 27, 2010 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I suppose I should have clicked that link before asking that..
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 27, 2010 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I imagine the French authorities threw him out of the country when all he could say as a child was "Sacrebork!"
"You can always recover from the player you didn't sign. You may never recover from the player you signed at the wrong price." --Billy Beane
"I am not an idiot."--Brian Sabean
by Sabean's_Folly on May 27, 2010 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I imagine it was a while before his mom was up and walking around…
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on May 27, 2010 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I like the “died in France” and “buried in France” tabs.
"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 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Died In France
1) Alex Burr (10/12/1918)
2) Elmer Gedeon (4/20/1944)
3) Eddie Grant (10/5/1918)
4) Bun Troy (10/7/1918)
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
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Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
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Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 27, 2010 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions
“OH NOOOO!”
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on May 27, 2010 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions
OT: ESPN front page
I know there’s a lot of competition for this title, but that’s probably the most obnoxious picture of Kobe I’ve ever seen.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 6:03 PM PDT reply actions
Facebook fun.
Dan Sanchez
thats my wannabe son….
Diego Andres Carpio
NO LEAN ESTO PORFAVOR YO POR LEERLO TAMBI… See MoreÉNME SENTI OBLIGADA A PEGARLO
NO LO LEAN
NO LO LEAN
NO LO LEAN
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GRACIAS A LOS QUE NO LO LEYERON!!
hace una semana (2 de junio) una chica llamada alejandra
se suicido debido a problemas de divorcio y violacion
segun los registros a causa de un disparo de pistola
3 dias despues fue hallada sin dedos lengua organos ni piernas
se dice que el violdador que abuso de ella se los corto
ahora alejandra busca venganza si NO copias y pegas esto en
5 chismes alejandra aparecera junto a tu cama ensangrenHace 2 horas
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 27, 2010 6:04 PM PDT reply actions
...
Evan Bunnell
Just in time Freddy, when need his bat! We need a few more offensive weapons and with our pitching staff= World Series Champions!!!
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 27, 2010 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Hank making a funny to my tweet
Henry Schulman hankschulman
Then his choice of drugs = his choice of interns. RT @davidtiao: steve phillips says Washington should trade Strasburg for Oswalt.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
That one actually made me laugh.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 27, 2010 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
From Schulman.
Here’s the lowdown: Giants are discussing a minor-league contract with Pat Burrell, but it is NOT a done deal because he has other options.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 27, 2010 6:29 PM PDT reply actions
Your Posey is jealous!
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I lol’d.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 27, 2010 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions
orly?
Last I checked sabean was still feeding everyone lies thinking everyones an oblivious idiot (like him) and that he’s “Playing up the mark derosa signing perfectly”. The fact that he continues to state that derosa is fine and the surgery wasn’t a “failure” just shows how pathetic and incompitent he is. It also shows the lack of respect he has for the giants fan base, not to mention how clueless he really thinks we are. Keep saying that his wrist is just “excited” and that with a little rest he’ll be back and healthy. He’ll be the everyday impact bat we need desperately in our line up for the rest of the season, everyones buying that LOL sabean 2 years 12 million guaranteed.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on May 28, 2010 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
GOD DAMNIT!!!
Please Burell, please go somewhere else.
Proud adoptee of Dick Tidrow the mastermind behind Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Buster Posey and many more. Also known as "The Reason".
Fuck. Me. In. The. Goat. Ass.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
But that’s why you have one of those!
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions
you button hooked me. I didn’t know you were going to button hook me.
The Giants don’t fare well against pitchers.
YOUR PUCETAS IS JEALOUS, YOUR PUCETAS IS JEALOUS
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 27, 2010 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Double LOL
One for each of you.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions
(I’m still proud of this one.)
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Surely even the brasz realize how terrible he's been.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe Sabean wants to sign him so that we forget how bad Aaron Rowand is. Burrell is likely to hit .190 with the Giants so all the anger will go to Burrell and everyone will forget Rowand.
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
I left KNBR on long enought to hear....
….some dude named “Scott in Marin” on the radio.
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
LOLOL
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 27, 2010 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Not Good
In February, Coleman suffered a seizure on the set of “The Insider.”
Coleman has had a string of financial and legal problems, in addition to continuing ill health from the kidney disease he suffered as a child. Coleman has had at least two kidney transplants and has ongoing dialysis.
The Giants don’t fare well against pitchers.
KNBR
Apparently Brian doesn’t own a computer.
Good to know. I know someone was talking about Occam’s Razor and how Brian can’t be THAT stupid – but man…I don’t know.
Proud adoptee of Dick Tidrow the mastermind behind Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Buster Posey and many more. Also known as "The Reason".
nothing worse than F.P. and eric brynes defending brian sabean and him signing aaron rowand, saying it was a “great signing” at the time lolol.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
ftfy
nothing worse than F.P. and eric brynes defending brian sabean and him signing aaron rowand, saying it was a "great signing" at the time lolol.
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
Yikes
I was reading a different message board and someone posted a link (which I will NOT post here) to a blog where Evan Longoria allegedly sent a picture of his penis to the female blogger. She posted that picture of said penis.
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
Sounds like some shemale blogger trying to pull a greg oden.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
I’m not going to post the link (which is NSFW) because I doubt too many people here want to see Evan Longoria’s dick.
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
That’s something I never want to see.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 27, 2010 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions
The absence of blisters means . . .
. . . that this is not a working man.
Proud father of Alex and Fred Lewis.
I ain't denyin' there wasn't no bottle.
I’ll admit to being interested.
Don’t post the link, though. I’ve had enough links to images of penes this week.
"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 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
J'accuse!
You just wanted the opportunity to pluralize the word.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
i just tried to z scroll through facebook
i facepalmed myself
I only heard a small part of the sabean interview today, but I imagine it was insanely smug and lacking any substance.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Yeah, but in all honesty I think all of us mccoven know exactly what was contained in the interview. “Triple A pitching is bad so posey stats don’t mean anything”, “losing edgar is a huge impact on our team, we need his defensive and offensive juggernaut presence back asap”, “Mark derosa is healthy and is resting his wrist, he’ll be back ready to produce and take us to the promise land he’s a veteran gritty gamer”.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Just posted link above… It is pretty good. Have to say I think sabean was pretty good. I actually have more respect for him now which is not hard since in had none 2 hours ago.
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
Wait? You have more respect for him after hearing that interview?
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
I listened to it, and I the only thing I got more of was the farthest thing from “respect”.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on May 28, 2010 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
As I said above this was the first time i’ve heard him being interviewed and he came off as a total prick. When someone doesn’t have a good argument they resort to shit like, “You think you could do my job,” and, “I work very hard and don’t take vacations!”
Kyle Stratford : Brian Sabean :: Toby Flenderson : Michael Scott
He always acts smug, entitled, and arrogant in all his interviews like he’s phil jackson talking to the media. Except brian sabean has done nothing of greatness and is full of shit and thinks the team he’s constructed is a big upgrade over last year. Brian sabean should not be spared any criticism and needs to stop being defended by idiots who get payed money by the giants.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on May 28, 2010 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Confirmation bias is confirming.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
So...
JeffFletcherAOL Source confirms the #sfgiants are considering minor league deal with Pat Burrell “as we speak”
My Son, fourth outfielder extraordinaire.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
Old news, I know
But new tweet.
My Son, fourth outfielder extraordinaire.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
Baseball Tonight mentioned it too, and speculated that he would mostly be used in a PH role (a la Giambi/Stairs), but could play at first if the Giants got serious about moving Huff to LF.
I’d just as soon we not sign him at all (obviously), but if we are going to sign him I’d prefer it be ass a veteran, right-handed PH.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Sounds like an ideal PH to me, I’m still dissapointed the giants didn’t try to sign sheffield as a bench bat, but apparently he was upset about not getting a big contract offer.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
He and Jermaine Dye are having a pity party together; and Orlando Hudson’s trying to book Jesse Jackson for the keynote address.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
THIS HAHAHAHA
That was some good shit man, you made me spit sobe out my nose on my shirt :’(.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
He is an ideal PH but we all know what Bork will do with him.
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
winn of 2009 all over again, minus the excellent defense and something near gino level.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on May 27, 2010 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Hopefully this
Burrell (like Dye) is a defensive liability and an offensive asset (well, Burrell MIGHT be an offensive asset). Those qualities are perfect for a PH/Bench role.
My Son, fourth outfielder extraordinaire.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
Quit deluding yourself. Burrell will turn puppy dog eyes on Botchy and POW your new SF Giants starting left fielder is…..
If Randy Winn can start the entire 2009 season…
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
LOL sadly, you guys are probably correct and just gave me a sick feeling.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
The question is . . .
. . .why did Burrell tank so badly and so suddenly in 2009, and whatever the presumed explanation, it has to hold for 2010 to date as well. Walks down, Ks up, power down a lot (though that may just be the park effect)—just overall general collapse.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
PEDs, or the lack thereof is always my first thought.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
by can of corn on May 27, 2010 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I really hate that this has to be a reasonable suspicion for any decaying veteran. I won’t deny that it’s a distinct possibility, but it really sucks that we have to view the state of the game this way. It makes me sad.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I dunno. Guys his age, with his skill set tanked before PEDs.
They just called it getting older.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
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Like I said, I have no control over what they will do. I just hope that if he is signed, he will be restricted to DH duty.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Er, PH duty.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
well, he can DH too
"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.
OT: The phillies are about to get shut out for the 3rd game in a row by the mets. I’m not sure how thats possible, but clearly they are summoning their inner giants baseball.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Even the Giants aren't THAT bad
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
by Scooter Ellis on May 27, 2010 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
1 run FTW… er, L!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 27, 2010 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions
lol 3-0 mets and the phillies broadcasters are crying about the fans being to rowdy at the mets stadium LOLOL HYPOCRITE.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
hahahaha
that’s amusing
/get’s tazed
/boos santa claus
"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.
/pukes on March of Dimes girl
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
wait
that girl had polio?
"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.
/large groups of phillies fans jump the philly phanatic
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on May 27, 2010 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions
BREAKING: Giants and Phillies are in talks to complete a trade involving Shane Victorino
Then, and only then, will the Giants goal of acquiring the entire 2007 Phillies outfield be complete.
Monta Ellis's #1 Fan!!!
proven winners
world series champs
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
LOL suns
Proud adopted parent of the ball dudes, who have grounded into 109 fewer double plays than the Giants.
LOL RON ARTEST FUCK
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Like a regular fuck
but costs millions of dollars more
TEMPORARY SIG AWAITING FINAL SABEAN APOCALYPSE
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game in development
with more dog abuse
"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.
o he’s a friend of that gentleman mike vick
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on May 27, 2010 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
no
more that he just trusted some people to take care of his dogs when on the road. When he would have been better off finding a dog sitter on craigslist
"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.
God DAMN it!
“I’m not gonna watch,” I said.
“Kobe and the Lakers raise my blood pressure,” I said.
“If I watch, the fucking Lakers will find a way to piss me off and win,” I said.
0:03 4th
PHO 101
LAL 101
“OK, I should probably watch this,” I said.
click
/smirking rapist, smiling Kobettes
“Son of a FUCK,” I said.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 8:48 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Taste the happy, Michael!
My Son, fourth outfielder extraordinaire.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
Green . . .
. . . is good.
Proud father of Alex and Fred Lewis.
I ain't denyin' there wasn't no bottle.
by baby tuckoo on May 27, 2010 11:54 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL PHILLIES
mets complete the 3 game sweep and the phillies have scored 0 runs in 35 innings LOL.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
of course
once their slump is over, they Phillies will have one of the top three hitters in baseball…and a pretty good first baseman to boot.
"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.
And once the giants slump is over..
Oh wait, they aren’t slumping this is sabean offensive construction LOLOL
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on May 28, 2010 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Phillies going for the reversheiser!
“HE STRUCK HIM OUT! And the ballgame is over! And at seven minutes to midnight, the goose egg sweep is complete! A STUNNING three-game series, as the Mets sweep the Phillies, 27 innings, 27 zeroes!”
-Gary Cohen
Good job, Mess.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 8:57 PM PDT reply actions
So I guess Philly will just blow up the team then right? Utley, Howard, Werthless … all three of them for ooooh say… Velez and a pile of bats? They need bats right? GIANTZ BRASZ GET ON IT!!!!
Utley plz.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Eric Byrnes is a motherfucking idiot.
“Is it the GM’s fault if the people don’t produce?”
“Everyone love the Aaron Rowand signing.”
He sounds like a fratboy with a 95 IQ, that’s arguing just for the sake of arguing.
On another note, I need to stop listening to knbr.com
Proud adoptee of Dick Tidrow the mastermind behind Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Buster Posey and many more. Also known as "The Reason".
Also
Dear Byrnes,
The reason we’re so uptight about “Each Win and Loss” is because:
- We haven’t won a World Series since moving to SF
- One of the most important players in our history has been ‘tainted’
- We have been caused a significant amount of pain and suffering during the Mays Field era, the highlight of which was blowing the World Series with 8 outs left, and which was capped by 4 years of 70 wins during the “youth movement” and 7 years of no playoffs.
If Game 6 went the right way, I guarantee, I at least would be a lot more relaxed and so I’m sure would a lot of other Giants fans
Proud adoptee of Dick Tidrow the mastermind behind Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Buster Posey and many more. Also known as "The Reason".
1962, 1987, 1989, 1993, 2002
Smart people learn from their mistakes. Smarter people learn from the mistakes of others. - Raymond Stone
by RaymondStone.com on May 27, 2010 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
2000, 2001, 2003, 2004
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Those too. :( And...
1997, 1998
Smart people learn from their mistakes. Smarter people learn from the mistakes of others. - Raymond Stone
by RaymondStone.com on May 27, 2010 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Really, pretty much all of 1961-1971.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 27, 2010 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
5 year rule
we could complain.
But I want 1, just 1 Giants championship. The Niners can suck for 50 years. I watched them win 5.
Yeah, if that meteor hadn’t hit
"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.
Damon Bruce says hi
arguing just for the sake of arguing
OYYOYYOY!
"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 27, 2010 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I WENT TO INDIANA BLAHBLAHBLAHBALH
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
OMG DAMON WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BAR IN BLOOMINGTON
"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 27, 2010 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions
lulz
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
When I heard FP say “Eric Byrnes will join me”, I knew I had to turn off the radio before his show began.
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
yup, went to 860 immediately and listened to andrew bailey be the anti brian wilson.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on May 27, 2010 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Something tells me both FP and Byrnes enjoy what the numbers mean on your screen name.
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
guaranteed they are in the “Green room” before the shows getting prepared with their incredible material.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on May 27, 2010 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions
wow
FP and Eric Byrnes. So much football mentality
"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.
TY AT&t park
http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=8408549 LOL
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
wow zito
According to espn’s Ryan McCrystal, 3-4-5 hitters are batting .135 against Barry Zito, the lowest average in the majors.
unicorn power indeed
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
those hitters totals what? 80 at bats against Zito?
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
probably, but I still think it’s a pretty great stat.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on May 27, 2010 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Will the Giants be the first major league team with 25 man roster with all pitchers?
Seriously, why do they need 13 pitchers? Now there bench is short. They better have no injures.
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
/bork uses wellemeyer as PH in 1-0 game in the 9th with a runner on 3rd and 2 outs
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on May 27, 2010 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Oakland was rocking 9 man bullpen last week.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
with Sheets in the rotation...
this seems low
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
you never know when one of their pitchers will spontaneously combust.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on May 27, 2010 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions
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