Post-game thread, Lincecum continues to struggle, Ubaldo continues to dominate
by Grant Brisbee on May 31, 2010 3:53 PM PDT
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PrintThis is certainly the ugliest stretch of Tim Lincecum's career, as he's walked five batters and given up four or more runs for the third straight start. At least, it's the ugliest stretch since his rookie season, and that's a pretty good comp for the 2010 Lincecum: rookie Lincecum.
He's had these kind of hiccup games before, but they've never been strung together like this. Is it panic time? Of course not. Great pitchers have bad stretches -- we're just spoiled. It'd be a lot less stressful, though, if he'd return to the strike-throwing demigod from April.
And you can complain about unsustainable BABIP shenanigans if you want, but Ubaldo Jimenez is in the middle of one of the greatest stretches of pitching in the past couple of decades. The Giants weren't going to touch him. I think it will be a while until we see a pitcher going this well (Jimenez) against a hitter going this poorly (Rowand) -- it was epic abuse. It was like watching the Lincoln/Douglass debates with Pedro Guerrero replacing Stephen Douglass.
At least Pablo raised his average today. Take that, Rockies!
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by Lars The Wanderer on May 31, 2010 3:56 PM PDT reply actions
jiminez = voodoo magic infused demon
"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 finished watching the archived game.
I’d be interested in knowing what Gameday’s pitch fx (?) reading was for Jimenez’ fastball’s break.
Because that was stunning. To have that sort of movement with that velocity…where is he getting that rotation?
If he were to throw it ten feet off the ground – how far from the original axis of delivery would the ball land?
And w-w-wtf, Tim?
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by victor frankenstein on May 31, 2010 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree
That movement on Jimenez’s fastball was crazy
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There really isn’t much of a debate about who the best pitcher in the game is right now. Like Grienke last year, the start alone puts him in elite company and will register with a lot of voters come awards season.
by FireBrianSabean on Jun 1, 2010 7:45 AM PDT up reply actions
not if he becomes a gas can
it’s easy to say that now, as june is starting. But you never know what will happen for the rest of the season. Maybe he implodes or his arm falls off, then the start will be nice, but won’t mean much when september rolls around.
Or maybe he chokes in september and they miss the playoffs. Then his start won’t mean shit
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Next time we face Ubaldo, I suggest we promote Matt Kinney to oppose him. Why waste your ace?
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by rxmeister on May 31, 2010 3:57 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Give Alex Hinshaw a start
He’s like Wellemeyer, only left handed
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#sfgiants Bochy on Timmy, “better outing, I think he’s close…overall improved outing for him….he should feel better about his outing”
They could be Giants...but not really.
Bochy should work on his diction. It sucks, just like his managing style.
by TimLaser and MattyC on May 31, 2010 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
His outing was a better outing, but it wasn’t an outing that lived up to the standards established by his previous outings
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by Useful_Idiot on May 31, 2010 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions
his velocity along with his command of the 4 pitches he uses consistently is devastating. Not to mention he appears to have more confidence than humanly possible.
"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've never seen a pitch with the velo and movement his fastball has
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LOL Bochy
Costing the Giants two runs by not walking Barmes to pitch to the pitcher. He must think all number eight hitters in baseball are as futile as his number eight hitter.
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by rxmeister on May 31, 2010 3:59 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
I’m panicking
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I gotta admit, I’m panicking a little bit.
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That Dontrelle Willis comparison was downright horrifying.
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jesus, who said that?
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Jeff Fletcher
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by walkoff baltimore chop on May 31, 2010 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Jeff Fletcher
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Terrible comparison by Fletcher
Seriously, Willis and Lincecum aren’t similar pitchers. Willis was due to have these struggles because he never was a high strikeout guy. Even during these recent struggles, Lincecum has a solid K rate. Willis never had a K rate over seven after his rookie year.
Here are the comparisons.
I like Fletcher, but the Lincecum-Willis correlation is asinine.
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He was not stating Timmy is going to become DTrain.
Here is what was said:
JeffFletcherAOL Last starter anywhere to have 4 consec 5+BB games was Dontrelle Willis in 2008 #sfgiants
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lol national media
They are just writing conspiracy theorist columns trying to rack up hits. I could care less what any of those idiots have to say, its just unfortunate for timmy to have nasally douche bags chasing him with mics all day.
"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."
Fletcher isn't really "national media"
AFAIK, he covers A’s and Giants semi-exclusively. I like him a lot, moreso than some of the other writers around the beat.
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My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I too am panicking.
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I don’t know. Three games from anyone, pitcher or hitter, isn’t enough to freak me out.
by Grant Brisbee on May 31, 2010 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
But even in his wins he was looking pretty shaky.
It was nice that he was shaky he was still only giving up 1 ER or 2. But his control has not been too great all season.
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this
It’s weird to see him all over the place with his control.
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by natteringnabob on May 31, 2010 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions
You know what's crazy
His line: 5.2 IP 3 ER
That’s basically a quality start. I think it’s a little bit of us (Giants fans) being spoiled by him being OMG Amazing. Now he is better than this, but all in all, that line isn’t god-awful.
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it's not the R/IP
it’s the BBs and lack of command/control you see just watching the games
I feel like he’s been at like 20% first pitch strikes the last few games
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That's true
Walks will kill a pitcher, and he really needs to get his command back. But I’m just saying the end result wasn’t completely horrible. Hell, I’d be satisfied with that line from most Wellemeyer starts
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Yeah, but Wellemeyer is the fifth starter…
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I know
Again-Tim is better than this.
But in most scenarios, allowing only 3 ER should be enough to at least keep your team in the game
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4.2 IP 6 R
5 IP 5 R
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Yeah...but at least it's a modest improvement?
IDK, maybe he needs some “medical” marijuana
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LOL GIANTS
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+1
tim is starting to firt with 1 ball to 1 strike ratio and that is not him. Maybe I am over stating and it is more .75 balls to 1 strike for large stretches of his last 3 games. That is just not like him.
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I'm panicking
b/c Bochy’s probably gonna bench Posey tomorrow and put Schierholtz in RF (with Aaron Rowand in CF…ughhh)
It was nice knowing you Timmy
I miss you :(
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by walkoff baltimore chop on May 31, 2010 4:01 PM PDT reply actions
question
how long do we wait until rowand becomes a bench player? i mean, all joking aside about bochy always sticking with rowand, theres no way he keeps trotting out a guy whos average and obp are plummeting. Do we wait until hes hitting .215? .200? .187? As far as Im concerned the outfield should be huff torres nate.
I was thinking about this today
I don’t really think he’s going to hit .230 for the season, but I have no idea what they would do. They’re not going to pay him for four years to sit on the bench, I wouldn’t think. But I can’t imagine another team taking that contract without significant money attached.
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by natteringnabob on May 31, 2010 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions
When ever the next time Rowand runs into a wall hard enough to force the issue.
HIEEEAAADD would have been a good manager onthe last few years of the BLB circus. Even temper and he lets veterans be veterans. All would have been good traits on those teams. He is compleately out of his elemant in a mixxed lot team like this. No back bone to make the unpopular in the dugout choice.
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Now on Scott
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#sfgiants Bochy on Rowand, “we all go thru our tuff times…Ro will come out of this…it’s not like there’s somebody else hot right now”
They could be Giants...but not really.
LOL
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by walkoff baltimore chop on May 31, 2010 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL MONEY
LOL ROWYS A GAME HE’LL BE FINE!
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Oh, Jesus Fucking Christ you stupid stupid man.
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From where Bochy's head is (up his own ass) there are no hot hitters. They all are 98.6 deg. F.
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by Sabean's_Folly on May 31, 2010 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Bochy's head wouldn't go up anybody's ass
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extrabaggs
Bochy plans to stay with Rowand, saying he’s “one of our guys.” Also points out no other OFs are exactly hot right now.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on May 31, 2010 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL Bowker
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WHAT THE FUCK
HOW LONG DO WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS BULLSHIT? SIT ROWAND, STOP WASTING A OUT, STOP PUTTING BLIND FAITH IN IDIOTS WHO SPEND THEIR OFFSEASON BIKING IN VEGAS.
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Biking in Vegas - not as effortless as you may think.
Half the town is tilted so east/west you’re guaranteed to be doing some hillwork, the roads suck (except for the Summerlin/Red Rock Canyon areas) and the traffic is oppressive as hell. Most of the main surface streets are like freeways.
Add the daily wind and it’s one big bowl of cycling suck.
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by victor frankenstein on May 31, 2010 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
but does it help one’s baseballing ability?
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Well, depending on the quantitative or qualitative aspect of your cycling (how far or how hard you ride) you’d have the possibilities of weight loss, cardiovascular conditioning and lower body muscle toning. This would be beneficial to someone doing a lot of running , i.e. a busy outfielder or a constant baserunner.
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by victor frankenstein on May 31, 2010 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I've done a fair bit of cycling
and I still can’t lay off that damn slider… ;-)
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LOL Torres.
Also Nate is probably hurt and Bowker has not had the chance, cause he KEEP RUNNING OUT ROWAND
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yeah Torres sux
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by howtheyscored on Jun 1, 2010 12:38 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m rooting for the catastrophic failure at this point.
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"one of our guys."
What does that mean? That he’s on the team? That his contract won’t allow him to sit?
Stupid double standard for vets and kids. Bowker(and Nate, recently) got benched for sucking in a shorter period of time, and Rowand gets the whole season to “break out” of his “slump”.
Insanity is just a state of mind.
Well yeah
He’s one of our guys.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on May 31, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Torres and Huff are the two outfielders that must start everyday now. I like Nate but he hasn’t exactly been stellar lately, and I can understand wanting Bowker to get more at-bats but the ones he does get have mostly looked pretty poor. I don’t need Bowker to get a hit every time he steps up to the plate, but it would be nice if he could at least look like he knows what he is doing. He could start by simply taking pitches until he gets a strike (which Posey seems to do) and working on recognizing breaking pitches.
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by Useful_Idiot on May 31, 2010 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Nate > Molina. Sit tubby and move Huff back to 1B
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by Viliphied on May 31, 2010 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
thank you
Making Buster a 1B while Molina is the C is just nuts. Even for this outfit.
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by natteringnabob on May 31, 2010 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions
So EEFFing this
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Maybe Bowker’s at bats look poor because he isn’t getting them consistently and he is probably pressing because his AB’s are so few. I think he’s the kind of guy that needs to play everyday, get regular AB’s and get himself in a rhythm.
01.19.2010
r.i.p. buster posey
Wave them home Tim Flannery, wave them home.
How about Ishi
and his 22 AB? Both seem to be nothing more than lefty pinch hitters this season, so it would be nice to consolidate them and free up a roster spot.
I agree he’d do better with regular playing time, and it would be nice if it came at Rowand’s expense.
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by natteringnabob on May 31, 2010 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
It could be a multitude of things, Travis has been surprisingly good in the PH role but maybe it was because he realized he completely lost his job and realized that he would only be a defensive replacement/PH.But I think a lot of Bowker’s trouble at the plate seem to be because of the way he’s been jerked around. He didn’t have the job, then he got the job then he lost the job, it had to have just destroyed his confidence which makes me believe he’s pressing at the plate and really needs consistent AB’s which he hasn’t had at least Travis got consistent playing time last season.
01.19.2010
r.i.p. buster posey
Wave them home Tim Flannery, wave them home.
Why can’t this guy just have a brain aneurysm already?
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by Tim LinCyYoung on May 31, 2010 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
It wouldn't make a difference in Bork's intellectual prowess.
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by Sabean's_Folly on May 31, 2010 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
It would to his existence
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by Tim LinCyYoung on May 31, 2010 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
OH MY GOD BORK
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Rhoda.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Useless garbage
"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."
Yes there is
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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I’d personally rather have Lewis than either of Rowand, Schierholtz and Bowker
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by Useful_Idiot on May 31, 2010 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
At least we almost scored in the ninth.
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Giants Baseball
It’s Narcotizing Inside!
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by natteringnabob on May 31, 2010 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions
That redeemed the whole game.
Uribe gets a fraction of an inch more of that and it’s 4 – 3.
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by victor frankenstein on May 31, 2010 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m more concerned with the fact that our manager has as much intellectual capacity as most yankee’s fans.
"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."
You owe an apology to all Yankee fans everywhere.
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by Sabean's_Folly on May 31, 2010 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Ok I’ll make an apology to yankee’s fans
LOL 2004
"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."
LOL
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by Sabean's_Folly on May 31, 2010 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I think they change clothes between the game and the post game wrap.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on May 31, 2010 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
giants marketing 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."
Clearly I should have included more players LOLing the balloon fire.
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ITS ALL YOU’RE FAULT
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on May 31, 2010 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions
How long until the giants face padilla again?
Looks like the only way we’ll get rowand out of the line up is by making other teams do it for us.
"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."
You figure after other teams get rowand out with ease on a pitch or two that would be a sign for bork. Instead bork thinks to himself “errmm that swing looks great, rowybowy is just having bad luck”.
"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."
Bork is old school. Stats and performance mean nothing. Only "grit" and "gamerism" and "good looking swings" mean something to this fucking infant.
It seems that both Bochy and Sabean share a juvenile world view where wishing for something to happen makes it real. The only thing real where the Giants are concerned is that their management is REAL shitty.
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by Sabean's_Folly on May 31, 2010 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Man, I was thinking “Hey maybe I’ll try going to a Yankees or Mets game” but fuck that shit’s expensive
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GOTTA PAY OFF THOSE PUBLICLY FUNDED STADIUMS
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WELL HOW ELSE ARE YOU GONNA FINANCE A STADIUM
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IT'S NOT LIKE THE HAVE THEIR OWN TV NETWORK OR SOMETHING
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by Useful_Idiot on May 31, 2010 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I mean, I could get super bad seats at either place for like $30 total but… why would I want to?
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SeatGeek.com is a great way to go.
You can find perfectly fine seats at Citi for cheap if you don’t care about the opponent. The Mets have seen a huge dropoff in their attendance figures; the largest in baseball by percentage. I like the first few rows of the upper deck infield. Anything between sections 508 and 521 or so is going to give you a good view of the pitches. Failing that, standing (or sneaking down to sit) on the Pepsi Porch in right field is wonderful. I’ve watched four full games from that perspective this year.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 31, 2010 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions
try the "standing seats"
or whatever they are… I know they have them at Yankee III, and I think they have them at Citi Field. Then just walk around, which is sort of what you want to do anyway.
If you need a bite before the game, try this: http://www.yelp.com/biz/feeding-tree-bronx
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by natteringnabob on May 31, 2010 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL Flappy
0 for 3 in A ball. Is he going to be there when they salute the San Jose Giants?
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by rxmeister on May 31, 2010 4:13 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Maybe he will do so horrible there they will skip calling him up and he can get the surgery earlier.
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Maybe he will do so horrible on purpose so they will skip calling him up and he can have the surgery like he wants to do anyway.
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More like he should still be recovering from his initial surgery
BUT INSTEAD BRIAN SABEAN AND BRUCE BOCHY ARE A BUNCH OF FUCKING IDIOTS THAT RUSHED HIM BACK FOR MARKETING REASONS.
"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."
Why are you yelling this to me, dude?
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
My apologies, the mark derosa situation makes me want to get a fire sabean tatoo on my neck.
"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."
Would it be considered mutiny if DeRosa just gets a surgery without Sabean’s/Bork’s consent? Is that something they can void his contract for?
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by imovermyhead on May 31, 2010 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously, does anyone know?
Can a player independently receive major medical treatment, or does he contractually require consent?
Considering that everyone (I believe) agrees that soon or late he must have another surgery, and that recovery time will be quite a few months, if he puts it off much longer it will impact his 2011. For all the jibes, a healthy DeRosa playing regularly is a useful addition, but that’s improbable for 2010, and unless he moves soon, right out for 2011, too.
Is this rocket surgery, or what?
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Found something
Michael McCann from SI wrote about the legal stuff surrounding Beltran’s surgery:
Interestingly, and understandably, the collective bargaining agreement does not expressly resolve how teams and players should reconcile differences in opinions over the appropriate course of a player’s treatment and who should perform a particular surgery. Instead, the agreement essentially encourages players and teams to work out their differences in good faith and with an appreciation for reasonableness, taking into consideration the desires of both parties.
One recommendation, as provided in an attachment to the agreement, is that players and teams in disagreement turn to a third physician expert. The attachment also states, clearly, that teams should not force a player to have surgery performed by a team doctor, but should instead designate another physician to perform the surgery.
Also:
The Mets would need a contractual justification for not paying Beltran. They could claim that Beltran failed to report to work, or that, pursuant to the “loyalty” clause of the standard player contract, Beltran failed to “perform his services hereunder diligently and faithfully… [and] conform to high standards of personal conduct, fair play and good sportsmanship.” The Mets could also assert that Beltran failed to satisfy general expectations for working with the team on determining his best course of medical treatment.
In response, Beltran, along with the MLBA, would surely file a grievance…Beltran would argue that that Mets lack the grounds to suspend his payments and that he satisfied expectations for working with the Mets on developing the best treatment for his knee.
The Mets could refer to Section 7(b)(1) of the standard player contract, which empowers a team to terminate a contract if the player “fails, refuses or neglects to conform his personal conduct to the standards of good citizenship and good sportsmanship or to keep himself in first-class physical condition or to obey the club’s training rules.” While vague, the language has not been used by teams to void contracts of players who have surgery without clear approval from their teams.
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by imovermyhead on May 31, 2010 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions
does it hurt less to hit and catch the ball
in San Jose than it does in SF? CALM DOWN NERVES YOU’RE IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY!
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by natteringnabob on May 31, 2010 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Its time
I will say my panic is just for this season not for Timmys career.
I got my panic button out after the 1-5 LA trip, after the sweep from the padres at AT&T I smashed it down non stop. After that day the brain and nerve damage I suffered made it unable for me to freak out anymore.
"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 got my panic button out….after coming to the realization of being a Giants fan when I was 9
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
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by greatgiantfan on May 31, 2010 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
the giants were awesome, then aaron rowand was signed trying to be the new bonds and face palm city commenced.
"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 was on board with the velocity drop thinking it was for control reasons.
But this Lincecum is frighteningly far removed from what initially showed up. If there was an injury to pin this consistent loss of command on I’d feel a lot better. But since there doesn’t seem to be – I’m hella worried.
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by victor frankenstein on May 31, 2010 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
blister
haven’t we heard rumor of blister?
It’s an innocuous sounding injury that can devastate a season
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Jeez, I had seen that. Guess it leaked out of the many holes in my head.
He has what, four days between starts? More if they bump him?
Christ, pop the damned thing. We’re DYING out here!
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 1, 2010 12:21 AM PDT up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG8fugqFn9Q
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A loss to a guy who’s 9-1 with a sub-1 ERA doesn’t make me panic whatsoever.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on May 31, 2010 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I actually penciled this in as a loss the moment I saw it on the schedule. Jiminez is on a tear, and the giants hitters do not stop hot pitchers, let alone jiminez of society.
"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."
Giants offense was like crap in May but the record was still 14-14.
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
not to mention
A horrific bullpen loaded with random DR fastballers. When mota is your best setup man.. there is an issue. The giants didn’t hit jack shit, and the pitching was decent sure is suprising they were 14-14.
"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."
No bullpen is perfect.
Just look at the number of times opposition teams blew saves against the Giants:
04/09 Braves
04/19 Padres
04/28 Phillies
05/04 Marlins
05/07 Mets
05/08 Mets
05/09 Mets
05/18 Padres
05/20 Diamondbacks
05/27 Nationals
05/30 Diamondbacks
The money lies in the RBIs
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LOL METS
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They did a good job holding a team that can’t hit under three touchdowns last night. Thanks for the help.
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by rxmeister on Jun 1, 2010 3:45 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
considering the blister that may or may not be there
i was thinking…didnt he just start throwing a slider this year? Couldnt throwing the slider be aggravating his blister or something?
He started throwing a slider two seasons ago.
2008: 1.7%
2009: 5.3%
2010: 9.3%
I think another poster here said that the curveball is the pitch that would aggravate a blister the most, though?
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by imovermyhead on May 31, 2010 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes – a curveball aggravates blisters more than the slider. The typical curve grip is likely responsible for blisters on some pitchers – some guys can’t help but get them if they throw that pitch.
IIRC
it is a blister on his middle finger. I would think that a curve ball further hurts a blister there since you are pulling down against the seam with the middle finger.
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curve doesn't give a blister at all
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Huh?
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The thing that’s confusing to me is how Timmy’s control wasn’t great in spring training, then he was awesome through his first 6-7 starts, and now he’s…well, back to pretty mediocre. I guess that’s what makes me think that the dropoff is due to wonky mechanics and not anything more serious and progressive like an injury or a dead arm.
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Yes.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on May 31, 2010 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
He was on with Urban yesterday. I think he said he couldn’t make this game, but he was going to try and visit sometime this week.
They could be Giants...but not really.
What does Chris Lincecum have to do besides watch Timmy pitch in person?
I mean come on, your son is loaded and pretty much set for life
Maybe he likes working and it gives him something to do instead of sitting at home all day?
01.19.2010
r.i.p. buster posey
Wave them home Tim Flannery, wave them home.
Mooching off the kids is not conducive to robust self esteem.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on May 31, 2010 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah, he posted something just the other day. On the other hand, it was something short and nonsharksrogian, so maybe it was an imposter.
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by rxmeister on May 31, 2010 6:20 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I haven’t even looked at that message board in months after the high number of racist posts.
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
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Neither have I. Shoot all illegal aliens! Rxmeister check your wife’s papers, then shoot her!
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by rxmeister on Jun 1, 2010 3:51 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Let's keep our composure on Timmy though
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT2ae1WkuC0
Just switch “Phillies” with “Giants.”
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fastball changeup
2007 66.9% (94.2) 13.4% (84.4)
2008 66.1% (94.1) 18.5% (83.7)
2009 55.8% (92.4) 21.4% (83.2)
2010 53.1% (91.3) 24.5% (84.2)
by TimLaser and MattyC on May 31, 2010 4:26 PM PDT reply actions
John Kruk actually pointed out something (stay with me here):
Timmy’s changeup velocity is up. And his fastball velocity has been declining since his first year, so the differencial between the two pitches is smaller than ever: by the numbers above, it’s shrunk from 10 MPH to 7 MPH, which makes a big difference when you’re trying to strike someone out with it. Kruk suggested that he try to take a bit off his changeup to open up that differential again.
Of, course, that’s all moot if he can’t locate his curveball.
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I am not so sure that is the thing
It’s the dropoff of his change that gets the hitters to chase. It seem she has been leaving a lot of changes up this year.
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Maybe because they're travelling faster, they don't break as much?
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Tim Lincecum was very glum. Says he’s just out of sync. Trying to stay upbeat but “there’s a lot of negative.”
They could be Giants...but not really.
Aww.
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at least timmy is a man instead of making excuses and putting his teamates under the bus. Unfortunately playing behind the worst offense in the majors doesn’t help you mentally. He basicially goes out there every start and says “I’m tossin a shutout or I lose my team the game”.
"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 really is. That was a dominant performance, as much as I hate to say.
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by theghostofjasonellison on May 31, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Huh. All these years, I thought Ubaldo was a young pup, but he’s actually older than Timmy. DOB: 1/22/84
He’s older than me!
They could be Giants...but not really.
/bork pencils him in as starting LF for next 10 games
"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."
WELL HE JUST GOT UNLUCKY ON THE BALL IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RUN SCORING DOUBLE
"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."
“Rosy’s swinging the bat much better. Hitting the ball hard, unfortunately right at people. But the only way for him to get better is to take important at-bats at the big league level…maybe one day this Buster kid will realize that.”
LOL BORK
Errmm rowy has a great swing going he just needs more major league at bats errmm we cant live without his defense either
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Jorge Bucardo
Tossing another splendid game for A Augusta tonight.
Believe the brother will have success toeing the rubber in the City for many years
any chance for a midseason promotion to A+?
by TimLaser and MattyC on May 31, 2010 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Rox fan here. Timmy is my favorite non-rockie player
I hope in a way he turns it around…but not turn it around to far :) or in time for the playoffs.
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won’t matter, the giants won’t even sniff the playoffs playing aaron blowand and bengie mehlina everyday.
"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 dunno...You guys still scurr me
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In a playful pathetic way?
"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."
No...I think you can turn it around at any time....
Although the Padres are scary too
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We can still “turn it around?”. We’re ahead of you in the standings even after this loss.
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by rxmeister on May 31, 2010 5:00 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
you may be leading now
but you’ve got the Dodgers to deal with…and well the Padres own you….
and you are ahead in the standings, but aren’t playing as well as you could be. I wasn’t saying it as an insult…
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OXYMORON ALERT
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
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by greatgiantfan on May 31, 2010 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
As well you should be!!!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
A+ to your front office
didn’t realize you guys have Ubaldo locked up through 2014 bought out all his arb years
by TimLaser and MattyC on May 31, 2010 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
And they are going to lock up del la rosa for a long time as well. Combine that with chacin and thats 3 great starters right there.
"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."
His first outing was great last week,
and so/so against the Dodgers…..Wednesday will tell us alot….
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yes...3 games
1-1, 1 ND
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I don't know if we can afford DLR, depending on how he recovers....
Chacin has some nasty stuff for sure…he needs to work on his control though
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Yep...and we better give him a raise to. I think his contract is like $10 million total...
with 22.75 options later…crazy. Can you imagine what you guys or the Yanks would pay him?
/shudders
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thanks to douche bags like the red sox, mets, yankee’s, abd cubs pitchers contracts are ridiculous now. When I saw lackeys 5 year 82.5 million dollar deal it made me extremely angry, because thats the new standard for a good #3.
"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."
Can you imagine what you guys or the Yanks would pay him?
Psssh. Sabean wouldn’t waste his money on Jimenez. O’Dowd better lock up Melvin Mora though, cuz Sabes and working on that 5 yr deal right now.
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LOL now that's funny re Mora
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He’s already waiting to sign olivo to a 7 year 90 million dollar deal. Sabes is really impressed by the power and “game calling presence”. Not only that but he’s just like bengie and sabean feels he’s the franchise catcher since posey is now a 1b 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."
I don't get what you are doing with Posey....
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do you think any of us giants fans do?
"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."
We're screwing up his development
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we cant have posey catch
we need bengies bat, veteran game calling ability, excellent defense, and strong control of the running game.
"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."
Iknorite?
/Flies out on first pitch
//Calls for 0-2 fastball down the middle
///wildly stabs at ball that bounces 2 inches to his right
////Calvin Pickering steals 2nd and 3rd
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/throws to 2nd but the ball bounces before it crosses the mound
/lets wild pitch pass him so he can play it off the wall
/flys out to shallow right on fastball right down the middle on 2-0 count
/blogs about dislike of posey situation, wants to play everyday
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Well, good talking to you all!
See you tomorrow!!!
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he still throws a 96 heater
might take 3-4 years, but he has what it takes to be a middle relief guy
by TimLaser and MattyC on May 31, 2010 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Giants are starting to pile up the bodies...
in terms of sunk costs. Lincecum’s not even tradable at this point!
And, oh yeah, I’m a-panicking. Then again, I never thought the Giants had much of a shot at making the playoffs/winning a World Series anyway.
And Ubaldo Jimenez is everything a modern demigod should be. Tall, long, strong with command. He could tell the Giants’ hitters what he was going to throw today and there’d be little they could’ve done. He hasn’t replaced Seth Smith, Ryan Spilborghs, Todd Helton and Carlos Gonzalez in my Rockies nightmares, but he’s on deck.
You seriously don't think Timmy is tradeable?
Houston is on the phone
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I'm guessing Nolan Ryan would think Tim Lincecum's a pussy.
To be fair, I’m venturing he thinks a lot of people are pussies.
I love Nollie. I really like what he is experimenting with the Texas pitching staff both mentally and physically. I hope the old school way works out.
It'll work out.
It better, or he’s gonna punch it in the mouth.
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by victor frankenstein on May 31, 2010 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Timmy could suck the rest of the year and I’d live with it, if anything it just exposes how awful of a manager bruce bochy is when it comes to managing hitters.
"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."
Silly Stat Alert!
Fred Lewis with more extra base hits than any other lead-off hitter in baseball.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
3rd place.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 31, 2010 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL FRED LEWIS
I’m listening to the blue jays radio broadcast and just heard that as well. I had a moment of silence and then a solid /facepalm THANK YOU BRIAN SABEAN FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO VELEZ.
"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."
No.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
No, he did not.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
is you sure, girlfriend? thought the brother didn’t like leadoff and hitting in the middle of the order. Thought he preferred hitting the two hole
That story is ridiculously overblown.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 31, 2010 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Here's to Ubaldo Jimenez's shoulder...
From PR:
So like
Is this the beginning of Lincecum’s arm falling off? (Searches for gif of MJ eating popcorn)
…
Don’t get me wrong, I love watching the guy pitch, and hope I can watch more
but for as long as he’s been pitching, people have been speculating as to when his arm would fall off of his shoulder, and I just want to be sure I don’t miss that moment.
I enjoy trash-talking. And, like people on PR, my schadenfreude knows no bounds.
I hope huston street never pitches again
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
we can also pray that jiminez arm explodes, but we wouldn’t be that lucky.
"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."
awww.....I really don't think this person's comments were
meant as schadenfreude. It was more of a moment of history thing…..
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
Brad Hawpe - Yep, proving y'all wrong
Todd Helton - Time for his ring to come true
Daley has been freed!
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Moment of history my ass
I also hope De La Rosa tear a few ligaments. Dude is on my fantasy team too.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Well, just saying IMO it wasn't meant as a wish to see him hurt
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
Brad Hawpe - Yep, proving y'all wrong
Todd Helton - Time for his ring to come true
Daley has been freed!
Quitter's People United Member #4
The last line indicates that it quite obviously was
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 31, 2010 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I think the implication with schadenfreude
Is that you take joy in their pain but it’s not something that you’ve hoped for. Maybe I should ask my brother in law
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Baggs has a transcript of both the Timmy and Bork interviews on his blog:
http://www.fanfeedr.com/mlb/2010/06/01/a-downbeat-lincecum-after-losing-to-colorado-theres-too-much-neg
They could be Giants...but not really.
That’s Kawakami.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 31, 2010 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
if that’s the case and their rotation stays intact, the Giants will see him in Was. on July 11 at the end of a roadtrip (4 vs COL, 4 vs. MIL, 3 vs. Was).
and if the Giants rotation holds up, it’ll be a Sanchez vs. Strasburg matchup.
there’s a good chance strasburg could pitch a 80 pitch CG against 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."
/rowand runs in on fly ball and lets it go over his head to the wall
"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 Giants have a video they show that is a “Tips from the Pros” kind of thing and Rowand is one of them (basically how to get a good read on a fly ball).
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
Everytime Rowand came up and the count got to 2 strikes, we’d chant “slider in the dirt! slider in the dirt!”
LOL
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 31, 2010 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Did he get booed today?
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
Oh yeah. He got booed horribly when he struck out, then when he ran out to center field.
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 31, 2010 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
The problem with Rowand is, he has never learned. I saw a replay of Mike Cameron’s 4 home run game from 2002 (or so). Seattle was at Chicago. Rowand came in to pinch hit in the 7th inning or so. The M’s pitcher threw a two strike slider. Everyone can guess what happens next. 8 years ago he did that and is still doing it.
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
Well, at least he's consistent.
What a fucking waste of money.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on May 31, 2010 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions
is the elder Bucardo going to start the season at SK again?
3.02 ERA last season, but is it because he doesn’t have swing-through stuff?
by TimLaser and MattyC on May 31, 2010 5:53 PM PDT reply actions
Question:
So with the #24 pick in Monday June 7th draft the Giants?
A) Draft a high average hitter
B) Draft a power hitter
C) Draft a pitcher
A
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on May 31, 2010 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm at the acceptance level now
I accept that Rowand will stay in CF every day. I accept Posey will be gone once Renteria and DeRosa return. I accept this team favors the veterans over the young players. None of this will change.
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
You also accept that bowkers development will be raped and he will receive 0 playing time due to rowand being a much better hitter.
"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."
Any chance Mets take Rowand for Oliver Perez
I think both have 20 million+ left on their respective deals. Oliver Perez has come under scrutiny recently and perhaps a change of scenery might help. Too bad Mets have Beltran coming back soon and Pagan playing well filling in. Sigh…
we'd be better off just releasing Rowand...
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
whatever happened to dignity?
also known as the “i suck DL”…I think it’s calling Rowand and Bengie’s names.
They make the same money per year, but Rowand has an extra year on his deal. I agree about releasing Rowand though. Perez is throwing 85 mph and can’t even throw it over the plate. I expect him to be released very soon.
Buster Posey: "still not ready." - idiot of a GM
by rxmeister on May 31, 2010 7:04 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I disagree
If I’m the Giants I take that deal in a heartbeat. Perez is only under contract for 2 more years (versus 3 for Scott) plus, if anyone can find a way to harness Perez’s potential it’s Dick Tidrow (ok, maybe Dave Duncan too). Anyway yeah, if that deal is offered I jump on it.
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
K.F.I.S.T.F.
Hoping for BowkerMania to get consistent playing time at AT&T Park
the question is
is perez better then wellemeyer?
if so, then the deal makes sense
if not, i wouldnt do it
No.
Ollie Perez is Armando Benitez Dos.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 31, 2010 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Why not turn Perez into a power reliever?
He has the arm for it-the question I would ask is
“Is Perez better than Jairo Garica/Denny Bautista?”
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
K.F.I.S.T.F.
Hoping for BowkerMania to get consistent playing time at AT&T Park
...Jairo Garcia and Denny Bautista aren't exactly Greg Maddux
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
K.F.I.S.T.F.
Hoping for BowkerMania to get consistent playing time at AT&T Park
He IS a reliever. And he’s so bad that Jerry Manuel said today that the only time he would consider using him is extra innings.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 31, 2010 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions
He doesn’t have the arm for it, that’s my point. They were hoping a move to the bullpen would help his velocity because he’d be pitching one inning at a time, but it hasn’t. He’s refusing to go to the minor leagues, and I’m sure the Mets would rather release him than acquire a player they have no need for.
Buster Posey: "still not ready." - idiot of a GM
by rxmeister on Jun 1, 2010 4:17 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
The question is not so much Prez> Wellemeyer and is more along the line can your franchise better handle a bad Prez than a bed Rowan. I would Yes is can and I say that fully expecting at least 3 weeks of Rowan tearing the cover off teh ball at some point this season.
Threat level that the 2010 Pads finish with more wins than the 2010 Giants is currently at: 39%
Spoiler: Grumpy older Giants fan is Grumpy.
Oh my God
I can’t believe we have to put up with Rowand for 3 more years
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
Shift+A
Back from the game. Man, that was a depressing afternoon. I think the only real highlights were Danny Bautista continuing to pitch nicely in relief, and Bruce Bochy actually making a double switch where Rowand came OUT of the game. Of course, he shouldn’t have started in the first place, but whatever.
Watching a mortal Timmy pitch is a sad thing. It’s weird, he just doesn’t look comfortable or confident out there. He looked like he was throwing more than pitching (what Kruk always said about his rookie season, before he figured it out.) He had a couple stretches where he was getting the Rockies to chase pitches, but most of the time they just let his pitches bounce in the dirt. I don’t think he threw a first-pitch strike on more than a couple batters the whole game. Lot of 2-0 and 3-1 counts is what killed him.
As for Jiminez: obviously his ERA is scary right now, and a 127-pitch CG shutout is impressive, but he didn’t look really overpowering/unhittable to me, at least in a Pedro-Martinez-circa-1999 way. He’s a very good pitcher facing a very bad offensive team, and even then the Giants made contact much more than I expected. He just didn’t leave any mistake pitches for them to hit. The Giants also hit it right at a fielder about 10 times today. Ultimate game of one team failing to hit em where they ain’t.
Lastly, not that it mattered, but where any of the three Rockies hitters who were called safe at first on close plays actually out? Because it looked like at least one of the them was.
Giants Baseball: TORTURE
2 were out and 1 was safe (the last one).
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
Thanks
That’s what I figured. The crowd was pretty livid about that last call. Fucking umps.
Giants Baseball: TORTURE
Actually 2 were safe and 1 was out (the last one0
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
We were sitting right behind 1st. The last one was the only one that was blown. The other two were close but they were safe.
Do you guys really think Posey is going down soon?
Remember, this is the team that gave Eugenio Velez 500 PAs thanks to a two week hot stretch. If he keeps giving good at-bats I think Bowker’s gotta be on the chopping block (which, given how his development has gone, getting some time back in AAA for confidence and, you know, ACTUALLY PLAYING BASEBALL wouldn’t be a bad thing).
Kevin Pucetas: well, he's not Todd Wellemeyer!
I am positive posey will go back down when renteria and derosa come back. They’ll bring up burrel for poseys spot 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."
Yep.
Even if they keep him around, where will he play when Derosa and Renteria back? They’ll send him back down citing he needs more consistent at-bats or something.
not at you but a convenient point to say
HOW ABOUT HE PLAYS CATCHER!
"I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."- Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on May 31, 2010 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I want all the veterans to come back. They would suck. Fans would be pissed. Giants would suffer this year, and Sabean/Bork would be fired…Who am I kidding? They would a 2 year extension.
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
Dunno
BOTH the Angels and Rangers are looking for a some help at 1b. Can a deal be made to send Huffy back to the AL?
/trades for Vlad Guerrero
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
He’d be better than rowand in center, and that’s not a hyperbole.
"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."
Trading a productive Huff to make room for Posey while keeping a washed up Molina, who actually plays the position Posey should be playing would be a mistake of biblical proportions. Not even Sabean is that stupid.
Buster Posey: "still not ready." - idiot of a GM
by rxmeister on May 31, 2010 7:10 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
this.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Say what?
Ever hear of a guy named Whiteside? And, oh, yeah, this guy named Pandoval, something like that?
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
/high five!
My Son, fourth outfielder extraordinaire.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
Sandoval is not putting on the tools of ignorance. Ask Sabes. Do you really want to rely on Whiteside? Really?
What the fuck does putting on the tools of ignorance mean?
And Whiteside does everything that you purport Molina does (handle the staff, call a good game) while playing better defense and, at the moment, hitting better.
Fuck, I’d rather have Eli starting over Bengie NOW. I’d have no problems relying on him to be Buster’s backup.
My Son, fourth outfielder extraordinaire.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
Fair enough
My points about Whiteside stand.
My Son, fourth outfielder extraordinaire.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
Whiteside... Sandoval...
My Son, fourth outfielder extraordinaire.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I agree with you that Whiteside is a better option for a starter than Molina right now, but I really don’t think they’re going to start Sandoval behind the dish ever again.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
You had me right up tell the last sentence there.
Never underestimate the power of Stupid, and Sabean stupidity is particularly virulent.
Threat level that the 2010 Pads finish with more wins than the 2010 Giants is currently at: 39%
Spoiler: Grumpy older Giants fan is Grumpy.
If Posey goes back to AAA, I’m gonna be really fucking pissed off
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 31, 2010 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions
It really is up to Geraldo. He can knock the door down with an impressive showing earning his way to remain in the City
How about instead of Posey having to prove he belongs, that fat washed up tub of shit Bengie Molina prove why Posey shouldn’t be given his job? Why is it always that the kids have to hit .400 to win a job, yet the veterans merely have to show up to “win” theirs?
Buster Posey: "still not ready." - idiot of a GM
by rxmeister on May 31, 2010 7:15 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
It would require . . .
. . . that answer be anonymous.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
by owlcroft on May 31, 2010 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
So this
Threat level that the 2010 Pads finish with more wins than the 2010 Giants is currently at: 39%
Spoiler: Grumpy older Giants fan is Grumpy.
If you can't defend your argument with any hard numbers
Then it’s not worth arguing with you.
My Son, fourth outfielder extraordinaire.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
apparently you do not believe in intangibles. The pitching staff has said they enjoy pitching to BMoney. They have confidence in him.
Sure I believe in intangibles
But I don’t believe they should override the significant TANGIBLE evidence that says Molina sucks.
My Son, fourth outfielder extraordinaire.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
BMoney is struggling. He should revert to form and be aggressive with the bat. He should not try to pull pitches but rather go back thru the box of the other way. He does not need to walk unless the pitcher does not throw a pitch in his zone
you do know
that he sucked when he was doing that too, right?
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
then you might want to
employ some other stat for your argument that isnt completely reliant on what other players do. rbi’s are for hitters like wins and losses are for pitchers
and im happy for your love
but that has absolutely no relevance to the conversation at hand…why make that statement? Im not sure I follow your thought process
no worries
i am well aware that i am almost certainly dealing with a troll
Down, boy.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on May 31, 2010 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Simple
the more rbis a team has the more runs they score they better chance they have to win. RBIs are good. Wins are better.
Wanting the Giants players to have more rbis is good
thank you for your in depth analysis
so far you have made the argument that more runs= good
bravo
well right
but RBIs are a terrible stat to use to judge individuals. I want Giants players to have lots and lots of RBIs. I don’t want Giants management making decisions on which players are better based off RBI numbers.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
You know your MCC odometer is just about to click over 30,000 comments?
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 31, 2010 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions
bout 29,000 too many?
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 31, 2010 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I do not recall you being a troll. I thought you were a member of the grougthink collective. Was this incorrect?
Just because someone disagrees with your philosophy doesn’t mean he is a troll.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
He’s not a troll, he’s just in his own world that exists outside the grougthink and bochbean think. As such, he stands out.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 31, 2010 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions
He IS, however, a resident of the Los Angeles Repository Of Evil .
And is therefore a suspect on general principle.
/winks at L.A.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on May 31, 2010 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
YAY WE GET TO HAVE THE RBI DEBATE AGAIN
My Son, fourth outfielder extraordinaire.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
/joe morgan steps into the conversation
"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."
Probably had absolutely nothing to do with one of the best hitters in baseball hitting directly in front of him all last season, right?
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
please don't tell me
you’re proposing he hits cleanup again
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
you do realize
he’s not gonna knock in nearly as many runs hitting 6th or 7th, right?
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
and that a better hitter
such as Gerald Posey would knock in more, even hitting in those slots
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
because
he’s not matching those RBI numbers if he’s not hitting 4th or maybe 5th. And I can think of 4 players (who aren’t hitting 1st, 2nd or 3rd) that I’d put at 4 or 5 over fatty.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Even when he was hitting .300, Molina had less RBI than Torres and Uribe, who were part time players at the time.
Fact
He is struggling. He is more valuable when he is getting ribbies.
by wilriv21 on May 31, 2010 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
FACT
Joe morgan would love to have a conversation about baseball with you.
"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."
well he hates walks
and loves people who dont try to protect their batting average and try to make things happen.
is this something you might be interested in?
things that interest me about baseball"
call the correct strike zone
speed up the game
hitter look for their pitch and hack away
score more runz than your opponent
pitching
pitching
pitching
defense
speed
and a ring
i just dont know how to reply to this
i feel like your not following the flow of the conversation
Willfully ignorant
I wouldn’t worry about it. Pretty soon he will reach the stage where he posts nonsensical stuff unrelated to the conversation at hand.
It is a standard formula.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 31, 2010 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
As I said above, he should click over 30,000 comments tonight or tomorrow.
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 31, 2010 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
AHA!
HATES THE PUSSY
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on May 31, 2010 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions
There is too much LOL in this thread…Thanks to this guy
by Artimus Clyde on Jun 1, 2010 12:11 AM PDT up reply actions
rec'd
"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 31, 2010 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I was sorta at this gakme today
It sucked
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 31, 2010 6:13 PM PDT reply actions
Just curious, how did Jimenez look in person?
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
Brad Hawpe - Yep, proving y'all wrong
Todd Helton - Time for his ring to come true
Daley has been freed!
Quitter's People United Member #4
I was in the third deck. I’m sure you had a better view from your couch. He looked good, I guess.
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 31, 2010 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions
+1
We sat in 302 and mostly saw yahoos standing around on the landing looking for their seats. My brother in law almost fell asleep in the 6th inning or so, and no he wasn’t drinking $9 beers.
"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 31, 2010 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions
It was fucking boring.
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 31, 2010 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
The crowd fucking sucked. I was in my usual bleacher seat, and couldn’t get an OOOOOOO-REEBAY chant going to save my soul. I finally told the crowd that they sucked, and they started coming around in like the 7th inning. Ubaldo looked compact and fluid. He was throwing everything hard, and it popped in the catcher’s mitt with that perfect pop sound. He wasn’t “unhittable” but they sure didn’t seem to faze him one bit.
Like a horse.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 31, 2010 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
A horse with astonishing stuff.
And liver lips.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on May 31, 2010 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions
You’ve been paying attention.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jun 1, 2010 7:46 AM PDT up reply actions
We had some really nice Field Club 108 seats, yay for Mr. Merope’s bonus from work; pity the game sucked. Jimenez looked good, but he didn’t look unhittable, the Giants did hit him, but they always managed to hit it to a defender.
Yeah I noticed that they had a lot of line outs. Whatever. I was there on Saturday night too when they scored 12 runs, so I can;t complain.
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 31, 2010 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Im 1 for 3.
They have been shutout in two of the games I have gone too.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on May 31, 2010 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Every game for the rest of the season
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 31, 2010 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Bastard.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 31, 2010 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m 2 for 3 as well.
Win: Barry Zito shuts out the Cardinals and has 10 Ks.
Win: Todd Wellemeyer three-hits the Phillies for 7 innings.
Loss: Tim Lincecum needs 120+ pitches to go 5 2/3 innings.
Go figure.
Giants Baseball: TORTURE
I’m 2 for 2 this season, I went to opening day (brutal) and the super rain delay sunday game of the opening home stand. I’m not sure what other games i’ll go to this season, gotta avoid wellemeyer and sanchez at all costs.
"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 am 1 for 1
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, who has been resurrected and has returned to..(reads)...Fresno? And is also an outfielder now.
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
This may be very relevant right now:
God grant me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot change;
Courage to change the things I can;
And wisdom to know the difference.
fixed
God Buster Posey grant me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot change;
Courage to change the things I can;
And wisdom to know the difference.
Rowand:
The more I look, the less I like. He had two outstanding seasons: 2004 and 2007. Now every man will have one or two outstanding seasons, and one or two depressingly tank seasons, so we have to allow that. But generally, there is a norm of play most years to which the highs and lows are exceptions. But even cutting him the slack of disregarding his early seasons because he wasn’t being given full-time play, it’s not pretty:
2004 1054 2005 706 2006 703 2007 1038 2008 718 2009 685
(For brevity, just take the number as a relative rating of his total offense.)
So what was different in the two peak seasons? His 2004 BABIP was .340 and his 2007 BABIP was .345, while his career BABIP (including those two years) is .319. In short, he is a mediocre player who twice in his career got lucky.
In 2010? It’s the opposite: he is unlucky, BABIP of .259. With a league-normal BABIP of .302, he’d be hitting .270 right now; using his career BABIP, he’d be at .283. And that’s without any regard to his SO or BB rates (which are off career, but not stunningly.
In short, there’s a good chance he’ll “come around”, but what will he come around to? Being a not very good hitter. That is bad news, indeed, unless you are one of those still experiencing Bowkermania. Or Burrell-mania, whatever that will be called . . .
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
The bad news is aaron rowand is terrible and AT&T park makes him that much worse. The giants need to release rowand and get on with it. Sure that’ll be a waste of the 36 million he’s owed, but to be honest I think it’d save the giants more money to just get rid of him. Rowand clogging up center for the next 3 years will not only cost our team tons of runs, but it will block darren ford.
"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."
Some one talk me down here
I’ll just state for the record I am probably a founding member of "Not Rowan at that price" club. My bitter hatred for Bochy’s Veterans get playing time even in a wheel chair is fairly well established as well.
My problem with DFA Rowan is then Sabean is lose on the free agent market again looking for veteran Center Fielders. Let us be totally honest here do you really thing Big Head & Sabean would hold some sort of open completion were a player under 30 could let his number speak for themselves? I have lost all faith in that ever happening with these two clowns so instead we would get another 2year/$24 MM – 3 years/$36MM contract for another piece of Gritty gamer that can’t lose his job. If some one here could present the case were this would not be teh resault of acutting loses with Rowan I am more than willing to listen.
Threat level that the 2010 Pads finish with more wins than the 2010 Giants is currently at: 39%
Spoiler: Grumpy older Giants fan is Grumpy.
the record so far
for paying someone to go away is Dave Roberts, which IIRC was $7M for one year. If they did pay Rowand to go away I think you’re looking at a Ben Copeland/Joe Borchard type because they won’t throw $36M more at whatever hole is left by dumping Rowand.
Besides he wouldn’t be totally useless if he weren’t starting every day.
"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 Jun 1, 2010 8:22 AM PDT up reply actions
I am not trying to play dence here or cuase trouble but how does that improve the chanced a Posited Rowan Removal does not = Sabean shopping for Free Agent CFers?
Threat level that the 2010 Pads finish with more wins than the 2010 Giants is currently at: 39%
Spoiler: Grumpy older Giants fan is Grumpy.
sorry I misread
I thought you were saying Rowand should be cut loose.
"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 Jun 1, 2010 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions
It was probably my fault.
I was quickly trying to type that up between other tasks. My ussally poor spelling & gramar tends to suffer more in those cases.
Threat level that the 2010 Pads finish with more wins than the 2010 Giants is currently at: 39%
Spoiler: Grumpy older Giants fan is Grumpy.
LOL BARBARA
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 31, 2010 6:32 PM PDT reply actions
Chad Billingsley struck out the side in each of the first 2 innings
He also gave up 4 homeruns.
BILLINGSLOL
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 31, 2010 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah
3 HRs and a double
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 31, 2010 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
3 HR I think
Jupton had a 2 run shot
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Fred Lewis update - 2 for 4, 2 2B and 1 K
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
lets do it
Team up timmy with brandon morrow so they can hug and be friends.
"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."
But none of our outfielders are hot right now -- Bork
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Posey went 0 for 3. He isn’t ready yet. He needs to be sent down thus delaying his Super-2 because he won’t be back until 2011.
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
-2 for 4? Glad I traded him for laundry money!
- Brian Sabean
Honorary parent of Duane Kuiper, beloved broadcaster and power hitting coach for the Giants.
by Giant Voodoo on Jun 1, 2010 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
This never really felt like a game we would win
And yes, their #1 is better than our #1 right now.
But our 2 and 3 starters are much much better than theirs. Lets win this series.
My Son, fourth outfielder extraordinaire.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I spent the last two years watching Tim Lincecum and wondering
“what would it be like for my team to have a pitcher dominate like that?”
Now I know.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on May 31, 2010 6:44 PM PDT reply actions
Fascinating observation. You’re a dildo.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Despite not trying to sound like a dick...
you still managed to do so.
Congratulations, sir. Mission accomplished.
You know what’s better than having one great starter? Having four of them. See you tomorrow (and the next day)
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 31, 2010 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Lincecum currently has the fourth-best ERA among Giants starters. That’s just crazy.
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
Proud member of the "Re-Sign Marleau" Club
Fools and Sages
LOL Wellemeyer
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
K.F.I.S.T.F.
Hoping for BowkerMania to get consistent playing time at AT&T Park
I believe Wellemeyer has been fine for a 5th starter. I believe Bochy uses him a bit longer than I would in a couple of games. I also would skip his starts more often than Bochy has. Though the last couple of starts by Lincecum gives me pause.
Is Lincecum out of rhythm due to over work? Or because he has not been in a 5 day routine for most of the season?
IDK what's up with Timmy
Maybe Dick Tidrow needs to meet with him…anyway Wellemeyer has been fine at home, but awful on the road, which I’d expect less from a veteran guy like him.
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
K.F.I.S.T.F.
Hoping for BowkerMania to get consistent playing time at AT&T Park
Well, when DLR gets healthy
Cookie gets it together,
we’ll have
Ubaldo, Francis, DLR, Hammel/Cook,Chacin….that’s nothing to sneeze at
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
Brad Hawpe - Yep, proving y'all wrong
Todd Helton - Time for his ring to come true
Daley has been freed!
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we don't care! :)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
by jponry on May 31, 2010 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
Point being we have more than Ubaldo
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
Brad Hawpe - Yep, proving y'all wrong
Todd Helton - Time for his ring to come true
Daley has been freed!
Quitter's People United Member #4
That’s not a great rotation behind Jimenez. It isn’t bad, but it’s very far from great
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 31, 2010 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions
When things happen, things will be different!
Thanks for the update!
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
LOL
How long has Cook been trying to get it together?
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, who has been resurrected and has returned to..(reads)...Fresno? And is also an outfielder now.
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
De la rosa is never coming back
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
My fantasy team is starting to agree with you
:(
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, who has been resurrected and has returned to..(reads)...Fresno? And is also an outfielder now.
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
anybody keep strasburg when they drafted him?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I think jponry did.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, who has been resurrected and has returned to..(reads)...Fresno? And is also an outfielder now.
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
fuck yes I did
have him and aroldis on one team (14 team league). got stras for like 3 bucks. Why not?
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Why Aroldis? sure he’ll be coming up anytime soon?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
He’s in AAA right now, and allegedly has been clocked at 103 MPH My understanding is that he’s getting close, even if he hasn’t been as dominating as Strassberg.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Wouldn’t one have to believe he’ll fuck up his arm at some point due to the fact he’s throwing so hard?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
LOL DUSTY BAKER
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, who has been resurrected and has returned to..(reads)...Fresno? And is also an outfielder now.
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
If you can get into the Columbus-area in 40 minutes, you can see him yourself!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
That’s where AAA is? damn… well, i’m only here for another week dude, and by the way, Columbus? By far the best city i’ve been to in Ohio, it’s Columbus, Cincy, then Cleveland top 3, Youngstown just SUCKS
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Thinnest kid at fat camp?
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Columbus is Triple-A for the Indians, but we are hosting Louisville tonight, with Chapman starting.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I wonder what team has the AAA franchise furthest from the Major league home city… San Diego, maybe?
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
That is a good question. I bet New Orleans/Miami is way up there.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Whoa
How could it not bes Las Vegas/Toronto?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
The Jays’ AAA team is in VEGAS? Crimeny, that’s inconvenient. Maybe their AA team (New Hampshire) really does have their best players…
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
NOLA isn't THAT far from miami...
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
k/9 league
figured he was worth the gamble
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
me too
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
*mine too
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
"I'm sorry, what was that?"
“I couldn’t hear you because I still have two Cy Young Awards plugging up my ears.”
-TL
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
I'm glad the special caps were only worn today and not the entire weekend.
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
They are spectacularly ugly
"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.
by DrStankus on May 31, 2010 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
It’s like they hired the same marketing team as came up with the Padres’ camo unis; since when did Supporting The Troops© come to mean Hideous Fucking Clothing©?
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
Proud parent of William Nuschler M.F. Clark.
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 31, 2010 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
We decided they looked like painters
but they bear a striking resemblance to a dead-ball era team all in white, so maybe someone actually had a sense of humor.
Anyway, Let’s Go Cardinals!
"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 31, 2010 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
the fact that they were such a stark white in contrast to the off white unis was a bit distracting.
"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 took the moment of silence before the top of the 7th inning to imagine what Paul Lukas was going to say tomorrow in his blog about the hats .
Giants Baseball: TORTURE
Oh, yeah.
Renel asks for everyone to remove their caps and observe, etc.
The next camera shot shows two ladies who apparently didn’t get the message.
Why wouldn’t someone near them deliver it?
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on May 31, 2010 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd have to check Ms. Manners, but . . .
. . . I suspect the protocol for women and hats is different. A few brief glances suggest that, somewhat over-simplified, the rule is that women wearning man-style hats (such as baseball caps) follow men’s hat etiquette, while those wearing traditional women’s hats are exempt from some removing (because they are often, at least in principle or potentially, difficult to remove—hat pins, &c &c).
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Then by the rules of men's etiquette they should have doffed them.
Eh, it’s a losing battle championing dated standards and practices.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Jun 1, 2010 1:19 AM PDT up reply actions
so much fail on so many levels
Does one soldier active or retired look and think, “Hey, the Giants are wearing red hats and look like painters, that getting shot at thing is really worth it after all!”
I think it would be a hell of a lot more inspiring if they just gave the money that they paid for all the damned red hats to a foundation for prosthetics research or community PTSD treatment or whatever.
"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 31, 2010 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
man, I completely agree
Of course, I’m also of a mind that these celebrations are much less about about remembering the sacrifices of soldiers, and one more exercise in jingoism.
"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.
They just make every pitcher look like Ash Ketchum, if you ask me.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
We shouldn't DFA Rowand
My Son, fourth outfielder extraordinaire.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I’d rather they trade him.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 31, 2010 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions
We should put "Bro Ro" in an environment better suited to that swing he won't give up.
The PGA Tour.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on May 31, 2010 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Listen I down for a Gary Matthew Jr type deal if we can do it but we just can’t have that awful player clogging up a position for 3 more years.
One of the big arguments is who would take his spot. Well we have our answer. Torres. And if he’s a flash in the pan this year then fine we move on from there
actually
yeah, he was.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
well, close
his last couple games pushed him up a bit.
But anyways, last year wRC+ 133 (.379 wOBA), this year wRC+ 149 (.400 wOBA). Both numbers are VERY good.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
especially with +D in CF
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
If the giants don’t do that, they’ll just have 1500 PA’s wasted over the next 3 seasons and hundreds of runs allow that wouldn’t be with a good defender in center.
"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."
that's $36 million to flush down the toilet
and keep in mind this is a team that keeps a defensive replacement 1B on the roster. There’s apparently no reason to free up space on the 25 man for, you know, baseball players.
"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 31, 2010 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I think timmy needs to smoke a big phat bowl.
He seems stressed out.
You know I spit technique to the freshest freak
Gimme a call you will see results in just a week
With the soul of a LOST HAWK
Is there a heaven for a Rap Cat, let's talk
Aaron Rowand fun facts before todays game
• has just 1 hit in his last 18 at-bats (.056) w/RISP as he is just 3-for-31 (.097) with 2B and 2 RBI over his last 7 games…
• has just 3 RBI in his last 18 games after collecting 16 RBI in his previous 17 contests..
• 3 of his 5 home runs this season have either tied or given Giants lead…
• is 0-for-his-last-19 (.000) vs. left-handed pitchers (dating back to his single vs. NYM’s Johan Santana May 8)…is hitting lefties at .162
clip (6-for-37) this season, compared to lifetime .280 mark (319-1,138)…
• hit leadoff in 29 of his 35 games this year and owns lifetime .284 (167-for-588) avg. with 26 HRs and 86 RBI in leadoff spot…is hitting .130 (3-
for-23) in 6-8 spots in batting order…
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
Told ya nerds, shoulda swapped for Milton Bradley
Not even Bochy would play a dude in a straightjacket (except at catcher)
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
I just looked at my community projection in Feb
And Rowand has exceeded my worst expectations (actual stats are in parentheses):
AVG: 254 (227)
OBP: 299 (259)
SLG: 396 (396)
HR: 12 (5)
SB: 2 (0)
They could be Giants...but not really.
In fairness, Rowand is on pace to meet your SLG expectations and possibly exceed your HR expectations.
/life’s little victories
Giants Baseball: TORTURE
Aaron Rowand hitting 7th or 8th exceeds my expectations…of Bruce Bochy.
Giants Baseball: TORTURE
by Kitspool on May 31, 2010 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Green the frog up for that one!
Threat level that the 2010 Pads finish with more wins than the 2010 Giants is currently at: 39%
Spoiler: Grumpy older Giants fan is Grumpy.
The deed is done
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
K.F.I.S.T.F.
Hoping for BowkerMania to get consistent playing time at AT&T Park
3rd at best
Al-Qaida’s number three — a co-founder of the terror network and Osama bin Laden’s brother-in-law — has been killed in Pakistan’s border area with Afghanistan, according to a statement attributed to the group that was posted on Islamist websites Monday.
I think we've killed like 20 of their #3s so far.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
that's #3 with a bullet!
"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 31, 2010 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions
This sounds suspiciously like Stratego to me.
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We should have traded Bengie for that guy while we had the chance.
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
You mean Bucket on a Stick?
He was a free agent last year when Brain declined his option only to re-sign him at essentially the same salary he got last year. Your SF Giants: the first baseball team to implement the academic tenure system.
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by natteringnabob on May 31, 2010 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Pat Burrell
after striking out in his first AB Burrell then walks in his second AB making McCoven faithful smile
I've said it before and I'll say it now
I want Burrell on the team in a pinch hit/off the bench role.
I do not want him playing defense, but, then again, I probably would have said that about Huff in LF too.
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My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
We don’t have the manager who will do this. He’ll begin his Giants stay like this but starting him in LF will be way too tempting for Bork.
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
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Not with Huffy there
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My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
He goes back to first because Buster is back at Fresno
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he would have had two walks but in his first at bat on a 3-1 pitch that was chest high got called strike 2 but HAI GREAT AB!!!
"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 saw Robin Hood today because Shrek 4 was sold out
I give the movie a C, and the ending credits an A
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
Yeah. I loved the first two
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by Useful_Idiot on May 31, 2010 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions
But what about the third one? Because that one sucked. It just seems like they’ve run out of stuff to do with those characters.
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The third one was awful, but I still think there is a chance that the 4th will be okay
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by Useful_Idiot on May 31, 2010 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions
“Wait, guys, I’ve got it! What if we riff on how Shrek is a family man now, but he just wants to get his ogre on? I got the idea from King of Queens and The Honeymooners and the Simpsons and the Flintstones and Family Guy and Everybody Loves Raymond and all those other shows where the fat schlub has a hot wife and just wants to be a MAN.”
/writer meeting before Shreks 2, 3, and 4
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 31, 2010 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions
“Oh, and like every advertisement ever.”
Giants Baseball: The Thing Is, It Keeps Happening.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 31, 2010 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Cinderella 3
Same story. but Disney had the sense to realize it should be a direct to DVD release.
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And, to be fair, that was during the Eisner era when they made cheap, direct to video/DVD sequels to absolutely everything. It was never meant to be a good movie, or even a tolerable one – just a cash grab. Toy Story 2 started out that way, but thank goodness Pixar had the sense to tighten it up and make it into a theatrical release.
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Toy Story 2 was originally going to be made by Disney, not Pixar. I think we’re all glad that didn’t happen.
Yeah, you are. Toy Story 2 was always going to be made by Pixar, just originally at a cheaper cost and lesser quality than the first. Before Pixar was bought by Disney, they were having problems with Eisner and threatened to walk away from Disney as their distribution company. Eisner, the egotist that he is, told them that if they walk away, Disney will go ahead and make sequels to all the Pixar movies released by Disney, since Disney had the rights to the characters.
When Pixar was finally bought by Disney and John Lassater became head of animation, they found that Disney had already done some storyboarding for Toy Story 3, which would have focused on Buzz Lightyear and him traveling back to Taiwan because he had been recalled by a factory there. Yeah.
Thank goodness for Bob Iger, I guess.
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I can’t even remember what happened in the third one, to be honest
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by Useful_Idiot on May 31, 2010 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I bet Mychael Urban liked it, then.
(sorry Urban. Cheap shot)
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by Useful_Idiot on May 31, 2010 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Justin Timberlake was Arthur and didn’t want to be king, and Fiona had a bridal/baby shower with all the Dreamworks-fied Disney princesses, who apparently all knew kung fu.
Oh, and there was a play they were in, although I have no idea what that had to do with anything.
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reminds me of Ninja Assassin
I give the movie a C, and the ending credits an A
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Yeah, I agree.
For a movie about a master archer, I think he only took 3 shots the entire movie. I guess Ridley Scott was just trying to set up for a sequel here becaase this was an “origins” movie more than anything.
yeah this was like batman begins
the sequel will somehow have heath ledger in it
LOL JOSE
http://www.rotoinfo.com/jose.php
ROTOINFO: Who was your least favorite teammate to play with during the prime of your career?
JOSE CANSECO: When I was with the A’s it was probably Carney Lansford. The guy was really bland. He had no humor what so ever and was very critical of the other players on the team.
Also…
ROTOINFO: When you were on top of your game who was the most popular female celebrity that you were ever involved with?
JOSE CANSECO: People think that I had sex with Madonna, but I didn’t. We were friends, she wanted to hook up with me and she proposed marriage to me. At the time I was still in love with my first wife and I decided not to pursue Madonna any longer. I could imagine if I would’ve married Madonna and had some kids with her how my life would have been completely different.
They could be Giants...but not really.
What an attention whore
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by Useful_Idiot on May 31, 2010 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Too many options (2) there. You need to be specific.
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by victor frankenstein on May 31, 2010 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions
True that
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Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
there wouldn’t be any romance because lady gaga is a hermaphrodite.
"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've been staring at this the past hour wondering what else to add
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Pablo was the best hitter in that game
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by Useful_Idiot on May 31, 2010 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions
+109 on the Rush hate.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on May 31, 2010 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Lou Brock on Line Two.
And boy, is he pissed.
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by victor frankenstein on May 31, 2010 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions
To be fair, that was what was originally written – I only changed the description a bit. I could change Brock to Bengie Molina for a more comical description if you want.
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Anybody read Baggs latest blog post and comment #137?
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post the comment
"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."
Nuschler says:
May 31st, 2010 at 6:47 pm
The stupidity on this board is astounding.
Aaron Rowand is one of the hardest working players in a baseball and was absolute MONEY until mid-May. Meanwhile, Bengie Molina has been one of the Giants’ most consistently clutch players until this recent extended jag.
Yet you fools act like none of this ever happened. Like it’s really an option for a real-life Major League manager to just yank guys in/out of the lineup based on slumps.
THOSE HAPPEN IN 162 GAMES.
Furthermore, these guys have pride and have earned a longer look through years of service as compared to rookies/youngsters. What happens if you lose Rowand/Molina for good and the youngsters never pan out?
No big deal for a cyberjockey, but these are the little details you have to consider when you manage a REAL-LIFE team that plays a game relying so much on mental state.
And where is all the griping about Freddy Sanchez? How odd that you Monday AM QBs just move on to the next whipping boy w/out even acknowledging that the guy you’ve been dumping on for months is suddenly one of the keys to SF’s recent success.
Jesus, it’s like nobody on this page has ever watched a full season of baseball.
P-A-T-H-E-T-I-C
by TimLaser and MattyC on May 31, 2010 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL BORK BLOGGING
Fans like that are the same people who thinks panda looks cute when he FPOM’s and clunks his bat against his head.
"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."
Some validity on the Sanchez point, but Molina’s slump has lasted two years, and Rowand’s been a bum since the day he put on a Giants’ uniform.
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by rxmeister on Jun 1, 2010 3:37 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Yet you fools act like none of this ever happened. Like it’s really an option for a real-life Major League manager to just yank guys in/out of the lineup based on slumps.
OH YOU MEAN LIKE BRUCE BOCHY HAS PUBLICLY SAID HE HAS DONE?
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One more thing did I say we leading all baseball in homeruns. Thank God I’m apart of this
CLEARLY A CHEAP SHOT AT THE GIANTS!
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Lewis should be happy playing every day, but as long as he’s in Toronto he’ll never see a playoff game.
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by rxmeister on Jun 1, 2010 3:39 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Fred Lewis SMH!!! Thank You tho… What do yall think?
He wrote that comment after linking to the 75k story.
fred knows the internet acronym for 'shaking my head'??
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Good news guy
Giants stand behind slumping Aaron Rowand
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My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
LOL
“Giants stand behind slumping [insert over-paid awful position player]”.
REALLY GOOD TO SEE THE GIANTS FINALLY DOING THIS
"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."
bochy says you go with the hot hand, and thats a fair enough point. But does that mean since theres nobody thats “hot”, he has to stay with the coldest one on the team? why not go with with the person who is luke-warm instead of a guy who is ice cold? i just dont understand
But Winn still, arguably (maybe not now that we have seen what Nate can do), had more defensive value then his replacements.
Rowand is not better at offense or defense then who would replace him.
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that and
you could easily make a case that Huff, Panda, Torres and Posey are “hot” (by Giants standards) right now
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Just thought I’d take this opportunity to condemn your vicious and unsolicited rickrolling.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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no doubt
but bochy is saying that there are no outfielders who are hot that would replace rowand…which is just asinine
Why does this remind me of the scene from the The Office (U.S.) when Dwight shows how to kill 3 evil people with one bullet?
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FIXED
Good newsguygays
Giants stand behind slumping Aaron Rowand
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My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
by GiantPain on May 31, 2010 7:27 PM PDT
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Bochy on Rowand:
“You stay with your guys and he is one of our guys.”
LOL BORK
/says same thing about molina after going 0 for 5 in tomorows game, notes his improved batting stance and good swings
"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."
*
As long as you, yourself, stay way from anywhere near teh front lines that is.
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he really did say something very similar to that a few weeks ago
something like “we have to play the guys that are on the team”.
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by natteringnabob on Jun 1, 2010 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions
*
As long as they started out with other teams first and are not pitchers.
Threat level that the 2010 Pads finish with more wins than the 2010 Giants is currently at: 39%
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LOL Bowker
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Grab Some Pine, Meat
K.F.I.S.T.F.
Hoping for BowkerMania to get consistent playing time at AT&T Park
It’s times like this that I remind myself that in two years, Steve Decker will be our manager.
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sweet
we’ll have another old catcher to bitch about…
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Steve Decker is full of fire, and hates the Dodgers with every fiber of his being. If nothing else, he’ll be a lot more entertaining than the soggy schmuck we’re trotting out right now.
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Did you ever notice . . .
. . . how rarely Bork ever comes out to dispute even outrageous calls? Not never, but not as often as the average bear.
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Surprisingly Bork is one of the most-ejected managers in the last few years
I wouldn’t have ever guess it though.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Jun 1, 2010 1:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Zito has been awesome vs the Rockies for a while now
I have high hopes.
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My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
Botchy… outside of a corpse has there ever been a less animated, more low key manager?
Why will he never argue a damn call? WTF is up with that?
I don’t know if it has anything to do with the umpiring or not, but I know no MLB umpire is doing a Giants game and thinking “I better make sure I really do a great job and get these calls right, I don’t want to have to deal with Bulldog Bochy arguing my calls.”
no he almost did but not in the A's series
He got ejected in the 9th inning of timmys first debacle. The strike zone was bullshit all day and wegner was squeezing the giants pitchers for strikes. Bork decided finally in the 9th he’d had enough and let out a grunt and was immediately ejected for the strong showing of emotions.
"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."
that was pretty weak
wasn’t that already with one or two outs? He must have woken from his nap just in time to notice.
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by natteringnabob on May 31, 2010 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions
He got thrown out of one of the Arizona games arguing a strike call.
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I don’t think he even was arguing. He gave the home plate ump (Wegner?) a dirty look and he was ejected.
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Actually, yeah. He said, “Fuck me,” and the diminutive ump thought it was an attack on his manhood or something and ejected him, which was what finally prompted Bochy to go out of the dugout.
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that was pretty failtastic
I don’t recall having seen someone get tossed and THEN decide to argue!
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"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 31, 2010 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Really?
It’s quite common. You’re not going to get tossed twice, so you have a free shot.
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by victor frankenstein on May 31, 2010 11:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly, get your money’s worth.
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I too was looking for him on that blown call
but nah, he was busy. I don’t think arguing is effective, but it’s part of what he’s supposed to be doing.
"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 31, 2010 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Bochy got thrown out during the 10-inning game against the Dodgers, right? Arguing the bullshit Furcal infield single?
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I think that was Wotus.
I think they both got tossed from that game. Or one of the others in that serise
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At least Pablo made some solid contact today
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by Useful_Idiot on May 31, 2010 7:47 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I liked this game
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on May 31, 2010 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions
This is going to be awesome for the Wii.
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I'm officially kinda sorta worried about lincecum
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I’m not worried unless he gets shelled in Pittsburgh on Sunday. Then I’ll panic.
Giants Baseball: TORTURE
The thing that concerns me
is before tonight he was at least getting strikeouts. Tonight he didn’t even do that. :0. Not in panic mode yet, but 3 straight starts is getting a little too close to a trend
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He needs to make the adjustments, hopefully he does.
People are getting on base, he’s not used to that. The base runners are running on him, something else he’s not used to. Adapt or die.
I remembering him struggling when he first came up, but he got it together, hopefully he can do it again.
yea, but the avg velocity on his fastball has gone down 3+ mph the past 3 seasons to 91. he’s throwing his change (24.5%) more often than last season (21.4%) and way more often than his first season (13.4%). do pitchers usually lose velocity on their FB when developing a change? seems kind of funny for someone to lose 3 mph off their fastball when he doesn’t even have to ice his arm after a game.
Give Dick Tidrow a call!!!
by TimLaser and MattyC on May 31, 2010 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions
IBB: T Lincecum 2
with that in mind, his start was almost passable. He only needed one more out in the sixth for that to have been a quality start.
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Yes
and that would be fine, but Lincecum isn’t a “quality start” pitcher. This is 3 straight pretty awful starts by his standards. If this were just one start in a string of dominance, then fine. But what worries me is that it hasn’t gotten better for 3 weeks
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or 2
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
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Buster_ESPN
Jimenez’s fastball averaged nine inches of horizontal movement on Monday, six inches of vertical movement. And he’s throwing 97-100 mph
/buster onley turns on DVR of todays game and starts masturbating
"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."
LOL THIS
/jayson stark makes joke to onley that sabean would still have jiminez in the minors working on fielding drills.
"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."
Nah, Jayson Stark isn’t as snarky as KLAW. He just loves his quirky bullshit.
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oh my god
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Six inches of vertical movement?
/Waits for Goofus joke
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by Useful_Idiot on May 31, 2010 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s worth noting that six of the Giants’ 14 wins in May came against two teams (Astros and D-Backs) who are a combined 37-65 this year.
Giants Baseball: TORTURE
What’s unfortunate is if the giants don’t pitch great, they lose. What’s worse is if they don’t hit great and pitch great, there’s a strong chance they’ll still lose. I wonder what the giants record is this year when the starter makes a quality start. Probably a lot closer to .500 than a lot of us would think.
"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."
That's BASEBALL, Bitches!
What’s unfortunate is if the giants don’t pitch great, they lose. What’s worse is if they don’t hit great and pitch great, there’s a strong chance they’ll still lose.
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
I can’t find the article now, but I read somewhere that Zito, Cain and Sanchez are on a list of SPs who have faced the weakest lineups in baseball. I think Cain was ranked 4th.
They could be Giants...but not really.
i feel like
there are always articles that try to discredit anything the giants do
To be fair, I don’t think the point was to discredit the Giants’ pitching staff. The article just provided a broader context for what those three guys have accomplished.
They could be Giants...but not really.
without reading the article i cant really agree or disagree with you…but even if your right, would you see the same article written if it was the red sox or yankees staff who had the same numbers? probably not.
The 6th should have been 1-2-3 right?
Listening on the radio it sounded like the first guy in the inning was out. Plus, without the steal only one run would have scored earlier in the game. I’m just saying – it could easily have been 6 innings with 2 runs. (Of course he got out of that bases loaded jam with no damage, but I’m ignoring that). I also think the fielding has been poor – seems like lots of infield hits to Uribe and Sandoval. Maybe that’s normal.
waldis LOLquin
blowing the game for fresno, what a 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."
starting LF and clean up hitter
"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."
If you squint at this
It looks like CarGo is taking a nap in CF.
They could be Giants...but not really.
Or like he’s frozen in carbonite.
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Well, he should be well protected. If he survived the freezing process, that is.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
It's a superior alloy
to the one used on Velez’ glove.
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by natteringnabob on Jun 1, 2010 7:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes, I am very worried
I can’t believe Posey’s slump! He didn’t get a hit at all! Send him back to Fresno to rest at 1B.
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"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
Still impressed with his ABs/approach
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Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on May 31, 2010 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
We were being sarcastic, which also means thinking in B&S terms.
"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."
OK, but I am
Still impressed with his ABs/approachin his ofer
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Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on May 31, 2010 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Have you heard about a player named Albert Pujols? He plays for the Cardinals. Believe he is a 1b. In his first season manager LaRussa wanted to get the kid into the lineup. He had him play some RF. Then some LF. Then some 3b. The next day a little 1b. Anything to get the guy’s bat into the lineup.
Now he is kinda good player. Lots of ribbies. Even a GG I think.
LaRussa was thinking out of the box, team first and this Pujols developed into a decent player. He may have made an ASG. Not really sure. Think he now plays everyday for the Cardinals
At the time, Pujols was kind of a butcher with the glove, IIRC, but his bat demanded entry into the lineup. There are no bats blocking Posey at catcher.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 31, 2010 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you saying Posey has a better bat than BMoney? OK. But that is not end of story for the Giants. The Giants also place a high value on BMoney’s receiving. This is also good for the team
You mean the Giants put a premium on a guy who doesn’t move his body to block balls in the dirt, settling instead for kinda sticking his glove out? The guy who calls such a great game that it was Eli Whiteside that called a (shoulda-been… Uribe) perfect game? That receiving? Yeah, man, good thing we’re holding on to that.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 31, 2010 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
why are you so caught up with rbi’s? thats the only stat you ever mention when talking about players
But RBIs are a team stat that is used to measure individuals.
That is bad science.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 31, 2010 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Knocking runs in is good for the team. I would expect my middle of the order batters to have a high number of rbis.
LOL
Non sequitur answer fails
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 31, 2010 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
This guy went from annoyingly funny, to just pissing me off already
by Artimus Clyde on Jun 1, 2010 12:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Pretty sure this wasn’t supposed to be a reply to me?
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by Giant among Angels on May 31, 2010 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
How much catching did he do?
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jun 1, 2010 7:30 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL DIAMONDBACKS
2 run throwing error with 2 outs on a easy ground ball. incredible.
"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."
Kelly Johnson with the skillet for a glove
Dodgers score two unearned runs bottom of 8th to tie Dbacks
2 errors on johnson LOL, thank god for the mole.
"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."
LOL Diamondbacks!
Fuck you, Dodgers!
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 31, 2010 8:27 PM PDT reply actions
IAWTC
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
Brad Hawpe - Yep, proving y'all wrong
Todd Helton - Time for his ring to come true
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 31, 2010 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I am way too cool.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jun 1, 2010 7:31 AM PDT up reply actions
he’s got some pretty good looking stats no lie
"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."
molinas home runs and rbis make him one of th emost valuable catchers in baseball - joe morgan
"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 Giants wound up with Molina, and the Mets wound up with Rod Barajas; everybody’s happy.”
-Joe Morgan
“LOL wrong.”
-Jon Miller, about 0.00013 seconds later
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 31, 2010 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah I remember during that mets yankee’s game joe morgan saying that. I remember that moment joe morgan said “everybodys happy”. John miller immediately said “Well actually molina is in one of the worst slumps of his career and was only hitting for average before that and not hitting for power or driving in runs!”. It’s funny that even someone who’s been working for the giants forever on national TV would say that. It also shows how stupid the giants are if john miller himself says it on national tv 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."
This is awesome
Bakersfield high A game vs Visalia. Dude hits walk off home run, throws bat 30 feet in air and pimp the whole way. Catcher and Pitcher goes WTF and waited for him at 3rd base. Dude never made it to home and got his fucking ass kicked.
Dude better hope he sits tomorrow cause it won’t end well for him if he plays.
Engel Beltre hits walkoff home run, starts all-out bench clearing brawl with major pimp job. Watched whole way then threw bat 30 feet in air
There were some definite haymakers being thrown. Escalated quickly. Pitcher and 3B surrounded him at third and then it was on.
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me likey baseball players. guys who know how to play the game. It ain’t about them it is all about team. Would not be surprised if his own team takes him to task at the hotel tonight.
I’m guessing they weren’t in too big a hurry to run out and defend him. Unless there was nastiness earlier in the game.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 31, 2010 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Awesome. Please, lord, let there be solid video of this. I don’t ask for much.
But if you’re actually inclined to answer my prayers, I would prefer a Giants World Series Championship over my previous request.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 31, 2010 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Except only one of your requests requires a miracle
by Artimus Clyde on Jun 1, 2010 12:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Solid video can be hard to come by.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Jun 1, 2010 1:26 AM PDT up reply actions
I wish I could see video of this
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by Useful_Idiot on May 31, 2010 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
mets lol
just walked in 2 consecutive runs after walking the bases full, padres are winners.
"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."
walking in a run in my opinion, is the greatest torture of all.
"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."
Si, pero...
Division opponents ahead of the Giants in the standings winning es muy muy malo.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 31, 2010 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
+1
serve it up already. Those bases loaded walks drive me nuts.
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"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
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by natteringnabob on May 31, 2010 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL WALK OFF BALK
must be nice having those umpires behind you as the dodgers
"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."
Dodgers win on a walk-off balk
LOL DBACKS PEN
wow and I thought the giants were 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."
The Pit must be awash in controlled regret.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 1, 2010 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Definitely noticed that.
But I think I saw the second base ump jumping up and down claiming a balk
Why does the name Tim Timmons stirring angry thoughts in me? Was he the ump at first in the horribly called Dodger game last year or something?
by Mister Merope on May 31, 2010 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey!! The rare Mister Merope appearance!! Wow!!
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 31, 2010 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions
wow
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on May 31, 2010 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Say hello to James for me, wouldja?
And tell him that they still don’t like me and I’m still shaking my head at that sad attempt to make me feel bad.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 1, 2010 12:03 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL DBACKS SUCK
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on May 31, 2010 8:54 PM PDT reply actions
Why the fuck are the Dodgers jumping around like they did something worth celebrating?
All they did was fail at failing as bad as the Dbacks failed.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 31, 2010 8:56 PM PDT reply actions
I hate the Dodgers so much...gah...
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"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on May 31, 2010 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
the umpires were just sitting back trying to search for ways to make the d-backs lose as fast as possible.
"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."
fucken dodgers
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
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by greatgiantfan on May 31, 2010 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
The Rockies and Dodgers both have the same disoder where they mistakenly believe that their shit doesn’t stink.
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Teh good:
One return not imminent is Edgar Renteria’s. Bochy said the shortstop probably will be out beyond June 10, when he is eligible to return from his hamstring strain.
…and teh Bork:
Manager Bruce Bochy said he has a plan for when left fielder Mark DeRosa is activated, as soon as Friday in Pittsburgh. If part of that plan is Buster Posey returning to Fresno, Bochy might have to make the announcement from an armored car.
Still, Posey will need to catch sometime. He wants to catch and the organization wants him to catch, but there are no immediate plans to continue his development behind the plate in San Francisco.
“Right now, we’re not concerned with development,” Bochy said. “He’s here to help us. As this thing gets deeper, we might start thinking about him catching.”
They could be Giants...but not really.
So, to sum up:
-He wants to catch.
-They want him to catch.
-“We’re not concerned about his development.”
Because, like, why would we be concerned about the development of a first-round draft pick? “I’m not an idiot, you know.”
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 31, 2010 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I can totally see Bowker getting dicked out of this whole deal, by the way.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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it's really all worth it
to keep Bengie’s holey glove and flaccid bat in the lineup long enough to draw his bonus.
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by natteringnabob on May 31, 2010 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I could too
Even though Ishikawa and Whiteside would be better DFA candidates IMO
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LOL GIANTS
Manager Bruce Bochy said he has a plan for when left fielder Mark DeRosa is activated
Can we stop it with the mark derosa shit giants, seriously? So we’re going to have a left fielder swinging with one arm going 0 for 4 every night now? Do they think that shoving derosa back in the outfield and him playing makes people think this was a good signing?
"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."
we have a center fielder with two arms going 0 for 4 every night, so why not a left fielder too?
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by zodiac_chiller on May 31, 2010 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Not to give Bochy more credit than he deserves, but I would think “I have a plan for him” would mean something other than playing LF every day. If that was the case, he would have simply said that.
Buster Posey: "still not ready." - idiot of a GM
by rxmeister on Jun 1, 2010 4:45 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
lol we’re not concerned with development.
you’re preaching to the choir, bork. we know you’re not concerned.
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by zodiac_chiller on May 31, 2010 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
BORK BORK BORK
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on May 31, 2010 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
THATS NOT GOOD
BLARKFDSIOJ
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What the fuck is wrong with our organization?
"Right now, we’re not concerned with development," Bochy said. "He’s here to help us.
“Yeah fuck him, what’s he done for us? He wants to catch? He better earn it with some stellar 1B playing. To hell with developing one of the best prospects in baseball”
This is so infuriating.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
We don't want posey to catch he doesn't need development
LOL GIANTS FRONT OFFICE
"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."
Hey, wouldn’t it be awesome if Ethier won the hitting triple crown and Jimenez won the pitching triple crown?
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 31, 2010 9:12 PM PDT reply actions
ASG leading vote-getters so far:
C- Molina (not Bengie)(!)
1B- Pujols
2B- Phillie
3B- Phillie
SS- Phillie
LF- Braun
CF- Phillie
RF- Phillie
Hey, at least this way the home-field advantage thing makes some sense.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on May 31, 2010 9:17 PM PDT reply actions
I wish!!!!
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
Brad Hawpe - Yep, proving y'all wrong
Todd Helton - Time for his ring to come true
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