Giants/Marlins Series Preview
by Grant Brisbee on May 4, 2010 12:18 PM PDT
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PrintIt’s hard to hate the Marlins as much as they should be hated. Again, the Florida Marlins have won two championships. Remember Will Clark’s last season with the Giants? Like it was yesterday for some of you, I’m sure. That was the first season that the Marlins existed. And they have two championships. Oh, and they ran over the Giants during both of their championship runs, metaphorically book-ending the playoff runs the Giants had during the Barry Bonds era.
The Marlins were responsible for some serious Giants-related trauma. Most of you came to this site because you knew of my off-Broadway plays. The Marlins inspired my most critically acclaimed work, "Dante and the Mound", which was a two-man play filled with existential dialogue and crises of being, with Forest Whitaker as Dante Powell and Matthew Broderick in an Obie-nominated performance as The Mound.
And even though my musical "Chuggin’" – a journey through the mind of J.T. Snow as he tried to score from second base in game four of the 2003 NLDS – wasn’t a huge hit, the soundtrack still sells well to this day:
1. Neifi Started the Fire
2. Hammond Eggs (Crack of the Bat)
3. Chuggin’
4. Wheezin’
5. I Could Have Stayed a Yankee
6. How Was My Dad a Wide Receiver (If I’m So Slow)?
7. Wherever I Jerome
8. Glynn, Oh Glynn, Is Waving Me In
9. Chuggin’ (Reprise)
10. The Ghost of Eric Young
11. Seriously, Why Wasn’t Eric Young on the Roster Instead of Two Left-Handed Specialists When the Only Left-Handed Hitter the Marlins Had in the Lineup Was Juan Pierre? What in the Absolute Hell Was That About?
12. Oh, Fudge! (It’s Pudge!)
13. Game Over
You can buy that here. It’s good road-trip music.
But when I think of the Marlins now, I don’t think pain. I don’t think Kevin Brown’s sinker of doom, and I don’t think of Josh Beckett. I think of a young team that’s a good argument against the salary cap – you can build a good team for pennies if your player development is good enough?
So nuts to that. I’m going to start ratcheting up the hate for this series. Grrrrrr. The Marlins are our rivals because they’ve humiliated us in the playoffs! Grrrrrrrr! I’m so angry! I’m so…
Yeah. Not really. Why is that?
Hitter to watch:
Ronny Paulino is in a time-sharing arrangement with John Baker. Paulino, like Yorvit Torrealba, is part of the grand Giants tradition of alternate universe catchers. Would the Giants still have Joe Nathan and Francisco Liriano if they had liked Yorvit more? Would Buster Posey be starting today if the Giants had kept Ronny Paulino? As a member of the GAUC club, Paulino is bound by the laws of nature to whomp on Giants pitching.
Pitcher to watch:
That young, tall guy with the good stuff and low salary. You know, that guy who always wears the hat? Him.
Also, Nate Robertson is a lefty who relies on control and command rather than stuff. Those guys scare me. Well, he scares me for other reasons, too, but I can’t shake the feeling that the Giants are forever paying back some sort of Rueter-based karma around the league.
Prediction:
No matter how many times I think about past playoff losses, I’ll suffer more when I remember that the Giants could have drafted super-prospect Mike Stanton with the compensation pick received from lefty-reliever Mike Stanton. Was there no sense of humor in that front office? No sense of destiny?
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I liked J.T. before he sold out and got all commercial.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
The next Ford C. Frick Award winner.....
Jack T Snow……
Pedro Sandoval!
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
6. How Was My Dad a Wide Receiver (If I’m So Slow)?
the parenthetical, it killed me.
ded.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
I haven’t heard it, but the title makes me think it’s a country song. Real country, not that crap they call country nowadays.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 4, 2010 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll tell you why you can't keep hating them
Cause the Marlins are never the same year to year, and they’re always bringing up young and exciting talent.
The Marlins we should hate don’t exist anymore. Hell, they didn’t really exist the season after they played us.
It’s like there’s a Frankenstein monster who killed your family, right? And then that Frankenstein monster falls apart, all of his body parts separate and some are lost to free agency…
And then a few years later, there’s a NEW Frankenstein monster, made up of completely different parts with a completely different disposition. How can you hold the second Frankenstein accountable for the crimes of the first?
My Son.
2010 Giants: "The thing is, it happened."
this is why I dread the Marlins series
There’s always a Maybin or Ramirez or Cabrera or whoever.
"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 4, 2010 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Also they gave us Ron Nenn
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by say hey nation on May 4, 2010 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, that’s right – you were in the Kevin Michelle trade.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Kevin Michelle?
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 4, 2010 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
See above.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
der.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 4, 2010 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I made the same mistake with Pat Rapp!
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Papp Rat
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 4, 2010 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
SORRY FOR THE TYPO!
But what a trade, Joe Fontenot, Mike Pageler and Mike Villano for Nen
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by say hey nation on May 4, 2010 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Pete Rap anyone?
at the end of the day it's all about kicking the tires
by duke_diligence on May 4, 2010 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I think you’re thinking of Pat Rapp.
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Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
oh wait
I didn’t see what you were replying too. I’m a dumbass.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
I’m not a dumbass. I was quoting Shaun of the Dead.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 4, 2010 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Pete?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 4, 2010 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Grant?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 4, 2010 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
The 1997 Marlins Diaspora: A History of Fail
11/97, Jeff Conine for Blaine Mull
11/97, Moises Alou for Oscar Henriquez, Mark Johnson and Manuel Barrios (sent to LA in the Sheffield trade)
11/97, Devon White for Jesus Martinez
11/97, Rob Nenn for Joe Fontenot, Mike Pageler and Mike Villano
12/97, Kevin Brown for Steve Hoff, Derek Lee, and Rafael Medina
2/98, Al Leiter for Robert Stratton, AJ Burnett, and Jesus Sanchez
5/98, Charles Johnson, Bobby Bonilla, Jim Eisenreich and Gary Sheffield for Preston Wilson, Ed Yarnall, Geoff Goetz, Daniel DeYoung, Jose Santo (thru Piazza and Zeile)
7/98, Felix Heridia for Todd Noel, Kevin Orie and Justin Speier (later traded to the Braves for Matthew Targac)
6/99 Craig Counsel for PTBNL
7/99, Livan Hernandez for Jason Grilli and Nate Bump
And that’s how you turn the greatest team that money can buy into Derek Lee and AJ Burnett. i submit to you — they just weren’t trying very hard.
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
I ain't PAYIN' you no damned RESTITUTION.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on May 4, 2010 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
404: Page Not Found, Songs Not Found, T-Shirts Not Found.
In awe of his adopted dad: equipment manager Mike Murphy, who has been with the club since their move to San Francisco in 1958!
'The longer I do this the smarter I get' --Brian Sabean
I’ll admit, I’d probably buy a T-Shirt that said “Neifi started the fire”
Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
by WilliamVanLandingham on May 4, 2010 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
John Baker, Bay Area kid, De La Salle graduate.
Also, Neifi didn’t light it, but he tried to fight it.
Moneyball draftee
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
The Kids: Lewis, Posey, Sandoval, Bowker, Schierholtz, Frandsen, Ishikawa, Amezaga... CHONE WAR projection= 12.7
Current Team: Rowand, Sanchez, DeRosa, Sandoval, Huff, Molina, Renteria, Schierholtz... CHONE WAR projection= 12.6
and
GO BEARS! There’s a big picture of him in LF at Evans Diamond.
"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 4, 2010 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I would hate the Marlins if I didn’t feel kind of bad for them.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 4, 2010 12:27 PM PDT reply actions
PATRICK WILLIS!
it would be fun if we won another series.
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 feel like I should hate the Marlins
but I feel a weird combo of sympathy and jealousy toward them.
Adopted Giant: Mike Krukow.
Grab Some Pine, Meat
K.F.I.S.T.F.
Hoping for BowkerMania to get consistent playing time at AT&T Park
by Gobroks on May 4, 2010 12:34 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I don't hate the Marlins.
I hate Jose Cruz, Jr.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Because when they aren’t dashing our dreams, they tend to totally suck.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 4, 2010 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Sometimes I like to think about the alternate universe in which the Giants traded Jason Schmidt for Hanley Ramirez.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I'm a little crazy in my love for HanRam
I probably wouldn’t freak out if they traded Posey for him, provided it came with some salary considerations.
My Son.
2010 Giants: "The thing is, it happened."
I don’t think anyone in their right mind would mind if the Giants did that.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Mind
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Time won’t change you
Money won’t change you
I haven’t got the faintest idea
Everything seems to be up in the air at this time
I need something to change your mind
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
How dare you!
Dear McCovey Chronicles,
Edgar Renteria is a proven veteran veteran while Hanley Ramirez has DONE NOTHING.
Best,
Brian Sabean
Sent from a lemon party.
by Every6thDay on May 4, 2010 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Scent of a lemon party?
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 4, 2010 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
DUMB COMMENT IS REALLY REALLY DUMB
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by say hey nation on May 4, 2010 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I probably wouldn’t freak out if they traded Posey prospect for him, best/second best player in the majors provided it came with some salary considerations.
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by say hey nation on May 4, 2010 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
oic
dumb THAT way. Ok. I can buy that
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
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I think because you basically said, “I wouldn’t mind trading a prospect for the best shortstop in baseball who is under contract at a reasonable price for the next four years or so.”
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
AND GET SALARY RELIEF!
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by say hey nation on May 4, 2010 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn’t realize Hanley was only making like ~$46 million in his first three years of FA. That’s ridiculous.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
HOW WILL HE SURVIVE
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
hey this is a down economy
you’re just not going to see teams willing to shell out $25m/yr $26m/yr contracts anymore.
lolwhat
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
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Think the Red Sox would have won the WS in 2007 if they had not made that trade?
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
you mean like they did?
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Yes. I mean, that trade looks good for the Marlins right now, but the Sox won the WS so it is hard to argue with the fact that they made it. Would they have won it without Beckett and Lowell (and with Ramirez)? If so, I think it was a dumb trade (in retrospect).
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
It depends on who would have replaced Beckett in the rotation, I would think. I don’t remember who was available that offseason (other than LOL ZITO)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
ahh ok
sorry I misread what you meant… yeah that’s interesting to think about, because beckett basically carried them that whole postseason, right?
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Yes… it is kind of like the current season of Lost
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
lol
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I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Oh, oh, he was a gold glover
But he never won another
Oh, oh, He dropped that fly ball
The Giants didn’t win it all
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 4, 2010 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m all out of glove…
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 4, 2010 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
So lost in the outfield….
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 4, 2010 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I would hate the Marlins if I were a fan of the...
1. Padres
2. Astros
3. Mariners
4. Rangers
5. Brewers
6. Rockies
7. Nationals
8. Rays
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
I would hate the Marlins if they had any real fans that rubbed it in our faces.
But at this point, it’s just a mixture of jealousy and pity, no real ill will. Yet.
Status: Feels so broke up. Wants to go home. || Still boycotting Johnsonville and Giants souvenirs or ballpark foods for repossessing my K Wall in right field.
I would hate the Marlins if they had any real fans that rubbed it in our faces.
MY MIND IS BLOWN
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I dont like the Marlins very much
So they will beat the Giants
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
SCIENCE
Does that mean
that you like the Astros, Pirates, Cardinals, Phillies, and Rockies?
Adoptive parent of Kevin Frandsen, now stopping gaps in...Anaheim?
Maybe you can’t hate them because nobody actually likes them and it’s only possible to hate a team if you can also hate their fanbase, which the Marlins don’t have because nobody cares.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
dammit
I just remembered that I’m blacked out of this series even though I’m like an 8-hour drive from the Marlins’ ballpark and people here are mostly either Yankees or Braves fans. :(
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
one other thing about the Marlins
May 14, 1998: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Todd Zeile to the Florida Marlins for Manuel Barrios, Bobby Bonilla, Jim Eisenreich, Charles Johnson and Gary Sheffield.
May 22, 1998: Traded by the Florida Marlins to the New York Mets for Geoff Goetz (minors), Preston Wilson and Ed Yarnall.
They gave up half their lineup for Mike Piazza, then flipped him for…pretty much nothing but Preston Wilson.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
More specifically, gave up half their lineup to the Dodgers.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
bingo
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 do I always forget that Sheff was a Dodger?
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by say hey nation on May 4, 2010 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
How could you forget this?? He's like the one that started....
WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH NUMBER TEN?!?!
by yankeessuck8991 on May 4, 2010 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
The Marlins were in the midst of the biggest firesale in history after winning the World Series in 1997, and in the middle of it they traded for Mike Piazza for a week.
It didn’t make much sense at the time, either.
We got Robb Nen out of the firesale, though!
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Too bad his arm did not stay attached to his body for just a few more weeks
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
Biggest fire sale ever, and yet they built that team up from scratch and won the world series again 6 years later.
LOL Giants player development. 50 plus fucking years. If it wasn’t for the Cubs I might truly be suicidal.
The San Francisco Giants must win at least one World Series before I die.
by vinScullySucks on May 4, 2010 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
But that trade was more like Mike Piazza for Sheff. The other 4 Marlins the Dodgers got where not very good or at teh end of their careers.
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by say hey nation on May 4, 2010 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s still pretty spectacular to trade literally half your lineup, though.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
LOL PlayerDevelopment
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD!
mccoven diversity: Romosexuals, Velezbians, Nerb's--they're all here...
Jose Cruz Jr should return his gold glove
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 4, 2010 12:51 PM PDT reply actions
just realized
the reason I don’t hate the Marlins so much for those series losses is because I hate/blame the then-Giants so much more for what happened…
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 4, 2010 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
1997 was such an anticlimax
They hadn’t been to the postseason since 1989, the earthquake, the team nearly moved to Florida, the shitty mid-90s years, the team of Dustiny, such a great season….and then swept in the NLDS. Argh.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
and the home field situation was a total joke…
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 4, 2010 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Home field disadvantage?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 4, 2010 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
when you're the higher seed and....
you get 2 road games and 1 home game = yes
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 4, 2010 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
This angered me.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 4, 2010 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I believe that series (or complaints about it) is the reason MLB changed the set up…if only they’d given it some thought PRIOR to those playoffs….
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 4, 2010 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Sort of like post-1993 when MLB changed the division setup right after the Giants got screwed by it.
Osiris, Lord of the Dead, and relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants.
But … But, last real pennant race!!!
/Smacks Bob Costas.
The San Francisco Giants must win at least one World Series before I die.
by vinScullySucks on May 4, 2010 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Only time in the whole series the Giants even had the lead after the 4th inning: 1-0 lead after 6 1/2 innings in Game One. They gave up the lead in the bottom of the seventh. :(
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
blech
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
Did we ever have a lead in the 89 WS? It sure didn’t feel like it.
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
I haven’t checked, but I’m pretty certain we never did.
The best thing that happened that whole series was a home run by freaking Greg Litton.
/sobs
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
yeah, b-r confirms
Game One: Lost 5-0
Game Two: tied the game 1-1 in the third, but didn’t go ahead – Oakland won 5-1
Game Three: Went down 2-0 in the top of the first; tied the score at 3-3 in fourth, but then Oakland pulled away
Game Four: Quickly fell behind 4-0, never recovered
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
All hail Bill Bathe.
Anagram of "Edgar Renteria" = IRATE NERD RAGE
by Stuttering John Tamargo on May 4, 2010 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Because of that HR, I remembered Bathe for years as being a good hitter.
Looking back at his stats, uh, he really wasn’t.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
And the Giants also had a lead after the top of the third in Game 2.
And the Giants scored first in Game 3.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
I do not hate the Marlins
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 4, 2010 1:02 PM PDT reply actions
I hate YOU
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Thanks to roger
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That is likely.
I just can’t work up a level of hate for them as I do the rest of the teams in the NL West.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 4, 2010 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
i agree actually
I’ve never hated them, and I’m pretty sure its because of what’s been mentioned: a lot of my hate for teams is driven by me wanting to see their fans unhappy. And yeah, the marlins have none.
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
The Marlins never seem to go away
But at least they are in the NL East. Every damn year they find some budget players that will have an all star season only to be traded away before they get a raise.
I take solace in that the Cabrera trade didn’t really yield them anything great as Maybin and Miller are still mediocre at best right now. However, they did get rid of the D-train as he was D-railing before D-raise.
We’re gonna need more of that fine pitching to win this series!
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
'i hate the marlins' GIS results
I’m noticing a common theme here
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Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
wow
wow
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
If a tree falls down in Sun life / Pro Player / Dolphins Stadium
Does it make a sound?
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
You forgot Joe Robbie Stadium and Land Shark Stadium.
Also, apparently it’s been called both Dolphin Stadium (singular) and Dolphins Stadium (plural).
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Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
yes
that’s why they had to close the stadium to the public during the pregame rituals…oh, wait…
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 4, 2010 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Unless they’re playing the Dodgers, I pretty much hate all teams that aren’t the Giants. Maybe the Rangers.
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
I do not hate the Marlins
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by jctGamer on May 4, 2010 1:07 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
cheerleaders in baseball are wrong
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
This.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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Is it really? I am not sure why.
This is how I grew up watching baseball. High school. College. Pro.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZakGT1VCU-A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGpqcglBfqY
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
Well, some people grew up with baseball like this:
…but it would still seem wrong to me.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
/Almost clicks subject line.
/Decides not to.
Proud father of Mark Gardner(29 years my senior): mastermind of our airtight relief corps, local boy, and owner of an unofficial no-no against the Dodgers.
Yes
Also, there’s these guys:
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Thanks for the subject line, bro.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 4, 2010 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
So that's what happened to the Marlins fans.
They’re Goddamn cannibals!
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
As much as I love to see women pretending to care about baseball while dressed in skimpy outfits, I agree with you.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 4, 2010 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
You wouldn’t bee saying that if Fred Lewis wore that outfit.
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by say hey nation on May 4, 2010 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I would choo-choo choose him if he were.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 4, 2010 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 4, 2010 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Frankly
1/3 of them doesn’t even know there’s a baseball team in Miami
1/3 of them doesn’t even know baseball’s rules
1/3 of them doesn’t even know baseball is an actual sport instead of a game that men invented to fondle a woman in different stages.
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
by Scooter Ellis on May 4, 2010 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
You are correct
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
NEEDZ MOAR ESPINELLI
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by say hey nation on May 4, 2010 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
and if they all showed up, attendance would double...
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 4, 2010 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Many Bothans died to give us this lineup.
Rowand cf
DeRosa lf
Sandoval 3b
Mollina c
Huff 1b
Uribe ss
Schierholtz rf
Downs 2b
Lincecum p
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 4, 2010 1:09 PM PDT reply actions
Since he can not hit a lefty to prove that he passed.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 4, 2010 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
NOOOOOOOOOLINA
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by say hey nation on May 4, 2010 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
+1
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
He will be the cleanup hitter for the rest of the season.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 4, 2010 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
“He did a great job there last year.”
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
BIG BODY= BIG MUSCLE= BIG HOMERUNS!
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by say hey nation on May 4, 2010 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Clean up hitters deserve to get paid.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 4, 2010 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Now he will be less relaxed and therefore swing at a very specifically higher percentage of first pitches,
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 4, 2010 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait
Didn’t Bochy just say he didn’t want to move Nate from 8th for fear of messing him up?
Insanity is just a state of mind.
by KTJ on May 4, 2010 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s not hitting 8th. He’s hitting 7th.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 4, 2010 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I know
I was referring to this.
Insanity is just a state of mind.
by KTJ on May 4, 2010 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn’t see that.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 4, 2010 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions
He says a lot of things. None of them mean anything
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 4, 2010 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
He also said he wouldn’t platoon Bowker, that Huff was the cleanup hitter and the Bengie would be 6th where he is more comfortable
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by say hey nation on May 4, 2010 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
And that Velez and Torres would be platooning in LF and hitting leadoff.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
And Nate Schierholtz was the RF. Until he wasn’t. And then he was again.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 4, 2010 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Yay Bothans
“With the Marlin fanbase spread throughout the town in a vain effort to engage anything other than baseball, it is relatively unprotected.”
Anagram of "Edgar Renteria" = IRATE NERD RAGE
by Stuttering John Tamargo on May 4, 2010 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
LOLTERIA
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
dead bothan bounce
"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 4, 2010 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
HAWT BOTHAN BONING ACTION!
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, currently above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart.
OH MY GOD I FUCKING HATE THIS TEAMS MANAGER. OH MY GOD
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
anyone care to wager...
that the top of the lineup performs better than the bottom? I don’t think it will be close and I would consider giving odds.
Fuck this noise
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
I almost forgot
HAPPY TIMMY DAY
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 4, 2010 1:17 PM PDT reply actions
…always makes me happy to see.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 4, 2010 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
OT: Purple Rom has Ubaldo Day! WTF is that shit.
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by say hey nation on May 4, 2010 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
It would be more clever to say Ubal-Day
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Yes, but that would be clever.
READ AND LEARN
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
What is it with my typing today?
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by say hey nation on May 4, 2010 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
You forgot how in the night
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 4, 2010 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Yer kidding…
Please be kidding.
It doesn’t sound right and is a blatant rip-off. Where is mah royalties!
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 4, 2010 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
http://www.purplerow.com/2010/5/4/1457315/tuesday-rockpile-ubaldo-the#36702145
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by say hey nation on May 4, 2010 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Ugh. :(
Well, I guess it’s not that bad. The meme is spreading…lol. I’ve created a meme!
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 4, 2010 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
That whole main post about Ubaldo was rage inducing
Proud father of Mark Gardner(29 years my senior): mastermind of our airtight relief corps, local boy, and owner of an unofficial no-no against the Dodgers.
Purple Rom
Anagram of "Edgar Renteria" = IRATE NERD RAGE
by Stuttering John Tamargo on May 4, 2010 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Nova and the New Champions is an excellent band name.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 4, 2010 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
doesn't translate well in Mexico
No Va y los Champignones
"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 4, 2010 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
wow
I think I had that comic. When I was a kid I bought a bunch of ROM and other Marvel crap from that era from the 5&dime store for basically nothing. I did end up with a Power Man that was worth something for some weird reason.
(spend 20 min. looking it up… it was #57, special appearance X-men).
TEMPORARY SIG AWAITING FINAL SABEAN APOCALYPSE
-------
PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game in development
All twelve of them?
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
We make fun of TrueBlueLA for having no members (though that’s not as true as it used to be). PR are the choirboys who blush at nasty words like “suck” and “damn.”
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
I am aware. I was more referring to their recent ghost town PGTs.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
It’s the sincerest form of flattery. They love us.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 4, 2010 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
'Purple Row loves McCovey Chronicles' GIS result: perfect
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
This is perfect. Let’s not mention the other one.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 4, 2010 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
shit
I want to mock them but have to wait 24 hours. Fuck that.
LOL they think he’s getting the cy over tim. Morons.
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Why do you have to wait?
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by say hey nation on May 4, 2010 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Because when you join a site you can't post for 24 hours
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Depends on the site. Some have no wait. At least one makes you wait 48 hours.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Oh, let them have their fun.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
They allow their posters to have fun?
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 4, 2010 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Purple Row FUNFUNFUN
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Weeeeeeeee!!! having a blast!!
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on May 4, 2010 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I automatically searched for Zito when I saw this.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Same.
"The thing is, it happened."
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 4, 2010 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
PoseidonsFist is definitely back row second from the right and RoxGirl is wearing teh green dress.
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by say hey nation on May 5, 2010 6:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah…just wait till he starts giving up home runs and gets hit by Coors Field.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 4, 2010 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I like searching for McCovey Chronicle comments on that site.
“bloodthirsty, cheering for heads to roll”
Sounds like McCovey Chronicles.
Ask me about my blog.
TBLA has a lot of comments where they hate us, too. And front page posts!
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
I’m just amazed the Rockies beat a team that was directly in front of the Giants in the standings. I didn’t think they were allowed to do that.
The San Francisco Giants must win at least one World Series before I die.
by vinScullySucks on May 4, 2010 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, HAPPY FRUSTRATION, AGGRAVATION AND CONFUSION DAY
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 4, 2010 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s every day.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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That’s every day. life, without drugs.
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by say hey nation on May 4, 2010 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Tuesday breaks my heart.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 4, 2010 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Tuesday Wednesday, heart attack.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
And a Happy Timmy Day to you, too!
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Jon Miller said it was hot and humid
Hopefully Timmy has found a way to overcome his issue with this situation.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on May 4, 2010 1:18 PM PDT reply actions
This post has so much epic win.
Concept albums and Obie nominations FTW.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
How can anyone hate the Marlins after this picture?
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
Besides the Wookies, of course.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
The wookie in the blue shirt is okay, I guess.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Those two guys at the very back of the picture are really wide.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 4, 2010 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
The one on the left appears to be resting on the arms of his seat.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on May 4, 2010 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
There’s only two? Looks like at least four and a blue taxi
by slackersphere17 on May 4, 2010 10:14 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
wookie in the blue shirt
I think Mitch Ryder did a song about this.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 4, 2010 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
any giants fans in NYC? (not sure if this is cool...)
i have an extra ticket to the game friday. would rather not sit next to some smelly mets fan. free to the first caller – captainjc at gmail…
What to watch?
Sharks game or Giants game. The Sharks start an half hour after the start of the Giants game. I think I’m going to watch the Sharks game with the mute on and listen to Jon and Dave on the radio.
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
Such Failure
From my friend’s facebook update
Kurt Suzuki…so I saw some ppl taking a pic with this guy and I was like who is he. Turned out to be Kurt, Ace’s catcher. I actually called him Ken, that’s how much I know baseball!
The Oakland Ace’s!!!!
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
Kurt Suzuki … he can see you like my photos. The cart turned out to be an ace catcher. Ken Basebal, he really knows me, called me.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 4, 2010 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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I can't find any evidence of it via Google
But, back in the mid-90s, didn’t the Marlins have uniforms that were [a] very, very teal, [b] sleeveless, and © pinstriped? Maybe I’m wrong on some details, but I remember them being pretty absurd.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 4, 2010 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
ah, there we are
I also found these, though they weren’t sleeveless:
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
by delorean on May 4, 2010 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
what say ye
Fred McGriff: Hall of Famer or no?
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Do I need a Hall of Fame Fureddomagurifu?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 4, 2010 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I think you do.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 4, 2010 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m curious: How exactly does that tool spout out these alternate names? Is it character based somehow?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 4, 2010 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Tool?
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
No, Grant.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 4, 2010 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
It probably translates the proper names to katakana and then back to romanized English.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Presuming that it can properly assess pronunciation, this would be my guess.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Yep
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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Yeah, me too.
But he’d probably make it if he had seven more DINGERZ.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
I always felt bad for him in that regard. So close! Andres Galarraga finished with 399 career home runs. Things like that bug me.
Ask me about my blog.
Roberto Clemente came close to being the ultimate example of that sort of thing.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Of course, he would’ve made the HOF regardless.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
incidentally
In Willie Mays’s first year in the Negro Leagues, his contract was offered to the Pirates for $1,000. The Pirates’ scout said he wasn’t interested, and even if they wanted him, they’d just make him a pitcher.
The Pirates could’ve had Willie Mays and Roberto Clemente in the same outfield. LOL Pirates.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
But Jason Heyward has a swing just like his, and Jason Heyward is already a Hall of Famer!
Jason Heyward!
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
yes.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 4, 2010 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
That commercial and get-up
is a Crime, dog.
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
by Scooter Ellis on May 4, 2010 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Remember '93 !!!!!
Burn in Hell Fred McGriff!!!
The San Francisco Giants must win at least one World Series before I die.
by vinScullySucks on May 4, 2010 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Baseball needs more silly uniforms such as these
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
COPYRIGHTED PINSTRIPED
By the Yankees, of course.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Happy Timmy Day
Bengie Molina: Cleanup Hitter for Life.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, who has been resurrected and has returned to..(reads)...Fresno? And is also an outfielder now.
#2 in Fanshots
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
I really dont like Bengie
Especially in the middle of the damn lineup, with a manager who was also a useless catcher type.
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
Bengie Molina: Future Giants’ manager.
The San Francisco Giants must win at least one World Series before I die.
by vinScullySucks on May 4, 2010 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
you guys are getting complacent in your hating
First visualize the Marlins beating Timmy 1-0 today, then try to hate again.
Proud adopted parent of the ball dudes, who have grounded into 109 fewer double plays than the Giants.
Instead of the 1-back Timmy Marinzubito 0, First please try visualization.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 4, 2010 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I found this one when I clicked “crash other parties.” I knew it was from McC.
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, currently above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart.
The Hoff?
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, who has been resurrected and has returned to..(reads)...Fresno? And is also an outfielder now.
#2 in Fanshots
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
He went to the Dodgers later. I can hate him.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 4, 2010 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
This seems to happen a lot with former Giants who go to the Dodgers.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Still, he wore the clown siut. Therefore, clown.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 4, 2010 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
read that as clown slut
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
one of the few SFW GIS results for that
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Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Clown Porn
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
I could never bring myself to hate Bill Mueller, though.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Hatred can lead to the path of hatred and anger.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 4, 2010 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I would prefer not to suck it, thank you.
Adoptive parent of Kevin Frandsen, now stopping gaps in...Anaheim?
TWSS =/
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 4, 2010 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I just looked at our probables… This is going to be a long week for the Giants hitters!
Sanchez, Robertson, Nolasco, Pelfrey, Santana. One or all of them could melt down, but I’m not getting my hopes up for that just yet.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I think Pelfrey is injured and not telling the team. His next start it may show it after his bullpen session today.
“I don’t want to make a big deal out if it, because it’s not,” Pelfrey said. “I’ll be able to make my next start and my next 25 starts after that. It’s not a big deal at all.”
Though Pelfrey said the shoulder tightness did not bother him during Saturday’s outing in Philadelphia, he felt uncomfortable both before and after that start.
Uh huh. So before your strenuous activity and after it was uncomfortable, but no during? I don’t buy it.
Pelfrey detoured to New York for a precautionary MRI on Monday on his right shoulder, which revealed “general shoulder tightness,” according to a Mets spokesman. Hours later, he rejoined the team in Cincinnati expecting to make his next start.
Uh huh.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, who has been resurrected and has returned to..(reads)...Fresno? And is also an outfielder now.
#2 in Fanshots
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
An MRI cannot reveal “general shoulder tightness”. You either have damage in your shoulder or you do not.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 4, 2010 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, at least that explains why the MRI I took to confirm my general ass tightness came back negative.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 4, 2010 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
MRI results show no damage to Howie’s ass. He may resume baseball and other ass activities.
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
other ass activities.
YAY HOWIE’S SOCIAL LIFE!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 4, 2010 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I’M GETTING BACK IN THE GAME!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 4, 2010 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I probably shouldn’t do a GIS for ’howie’s ass activities.’
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Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
I think they should do exploratory surgery on it, then! You know, just cut it open and poke around for a while…
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
This would have been funnier as a reply to my comment.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 4, 2010 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly. I call bullshit
and if he lies to his team about being injured, he deserves to be roughed up by the Giants.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, who has been resurrected and has returned to..(reads)...Fresno? And is also an outfielder now.
#2 in Fanshots
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
he deserves to be roughed up by the Giants Edgar Renteria.
KARMA, BITCH
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Smokin' Aces [updated]
1) Oswalt Boom, roasted.
2) Wainwright Wrighted the wrong.
3) Halladay Owned by Eli
4) Santana – TBD: To Be Dominated
5) Jimenez – Next CY: Crushing you (next)
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
by Scooter Ellis on May 4, 2010 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I never worry about opposing pitching
The way I see it, any runs the Giants score are probably just going to be flukes anyway.
And as far as I can tell, you’re just as likely to fluke out on a great pitcher as an awful one.
My Son.
2010 Giants: "The thing is, it happened."
To be fair
If he’d played in Yankee stadium all last year, he probably would have hit more.
My Son.
2010 Giants: "The thing is, it happened."
Travis Ishikawa
14 ABs in 19 games. Double oof.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
nah. sell him to the Blue Jays and let them do it.
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 4, 2010 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Or the Red Sox.
Pitching and defense!
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I know we're always mystified
by Brain, but I don’t know why there’s a need for a lefthanded pinch hitter on this roster, especially one that is a glove guy.
"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 4, 2010 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I was offended that ESPN made it out like it was Robinson Cano’s idea.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
LOL wut?
Cano: Hey, Randy, you should hit the ball over the wall.
Winn: What a terrific idea, old bean! (cause he’s so classy)
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#2 in Fanshots
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Not even joking. They show him hitting the home run, then Cano gesturing in the dugout – namely, pointing to his head. Then, they cut to Cano in BP, hitting a ball way deep into the CF seats (probably 350 feet in that ridiculous bandbox they call a stadium). General gist of the anchors is that Winn was following Cano’s example.
BECAUSE CANO WILL BE THE AL MVP
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
No.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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LOL YOUNG
What’s going on in this picture. Can’t seem to make sense of the angles.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 4, 2010 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
double up on a fly ball?
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 4, 2010 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
jack off hand gesture
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on May 4, 2010 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
okay, who can see what's wrong with this?
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Besides no Norwegian Heritage Night?
Rachel doesn’t know any spanish.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 4, 2010 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
More like can't comprehend numbers
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
by Scooter Ellis on May 4, 2010 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
oddly enough, this is a GIS result for 'Norwegian Heritage Night'
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Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
WHEN IS CINCO DE MAYO?
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
it varies
depending on the lunar calendar
"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 4, 2010 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Cinco de mayo? DAMNIT, got an exam Thursday, so i can't
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
8 AM exam, lol, if it was later than that, i'd say yes, but it's finals week
Plus that’s my LAST FINAL!
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
TWO Pikagiants!?
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
see... i'm not sure you know what pro is
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Black out
comment on the McC, get noticed, have a reputation (which i’m not proud of)
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Greater bandwidth!
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on May 4, 2010 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually, our council just attended the Fresno Univision Cinco De Mayo event, on Sunday.
It was also open on Saturday.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, who has been resurrected and has returned to..(reads)...Fresno? And is also an outfielder now.
#2 in Fanshots
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
TODAY
is actually “Star Wars Day”
May the 4th be With you!
TEMPORARY SIG AWAITING FINAL SABEAN APOCALYPSE
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game in development
I laughed at this when I saw the first person post it on Facebook, but now I’m already sick of it.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 4, 2010 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I got texted it this morning
I figured by now you would all be sick of it.
TEMPORARY SIG AWAITING FINAL SABEAN APOCALYPSE
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game in development
Are they us?
Not a part of the lunatic fringe
LOL CINCO DE MAYO
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, who has been resurrected and has returned to..(reads)...Fresno? And is also an outfielder now.
#2 in Fanshots
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
wow, i just read all the comments
real fuckin brain trust there
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Rachel is a smart one.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
All I have to say about the Marlins is:
What is “the doctrine that a monarch derives his or her power directly from God”?
TEMPORARY SIG AWAITING FINAL SABEAN APOCALYPSE
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game in development
divine right of kings?
(i assume there’s a joke I’m not getting here)
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
now say it with a lisp
and think of the last play off game in Candlestick park (baseball)
TEMPORARY SIG AWAITING FINAL SABEAN APOCALYPSE
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well not a lisp... but a "monty python like speech impediment"
TEMPORARY SIG AWAITING FINAL SABEAN APOCALYPSE
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game in development
I think this is the point where you cut your losses.
Adoptive parent of Kevin Frandsen, now stopping gaps in...Anaheim?
DEVON WHITE
TEMPORARY SIG AWAITING FINAL SABEAN APOCALYPSE
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game in development
God’s sovereignty, “the principle of traction in his or her moment.”
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
The Kids: Lewis, Posey, Sandoval, Bowker, Schierholtz, Frandsen, Ishikawa, Amezaga... CHONE WAR projection= 12.7
Current Team: Rowand, Sanchez, DeRosa, Sandoval, Huff, Molina, Renteria, Schierholtz... CHONE WAR projection= 12.6
Listen, strange women lyin’ in ponds distributin’ swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on May 4, 2010 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Nobody crosses the Monarch!
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
How does it feel to be a liar, and have your pants constantly on fire?!
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
SHIFT-AYYYYY
what’s cracking? LOLMOLINA
In awe of his adopted dad: equipment manager Mike Murphy, who has been with the club since their move to San Francisco in 1958!
'The longer I do this the smarter I get' --Brian Sabean
Tim is gonna melt
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
that's not so bad
but 88 and thunderstorms tomorrow= blecccccccch
"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 4, 2010 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
We just have torrential rain in North Florida earlier today. If they have that kind of a storm down in Miami, they’ll never get the game in.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
It’s like 65 degrees here.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 4, 2010 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
SF
SFGate says 66
weather.com says 57
WTF
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on May 4, 2010 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Microclimates.
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Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
OMG MICROCLIMATES
it could be 90 in Concord, and 50 in SF
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
It could be 90 in the Mission and 50 at Candlestick.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
that’s the best part about microclimates, i think it’s absolutely awesome
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
The best part about it is okay, I think it is really great.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 4, 2010 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
hey man, sorry for lovin meteorology
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Most of the bad weather, the show judge.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 4, 2010 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I am happiest when it’s cloudy and rainy. It reminds me of something I like being reminded of.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 4, 2010 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Howie’s only happy when it rains…
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on May 4, 2010 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m only happy when it’s complicated.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 4, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
/grumbles about These Kids Today who never even saw the Giants play at Candlestick
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Don't reply to this young McCoven.
You’ll be blackballed.
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
Believe it or not, you can still go to Candlestick.
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on May 4, 2010 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I SAW IT ONCE!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 4, 2010 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I SAW IT TWICE!
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
GIVE ME THE DAGGER!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 4, 2010 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
If anyone wants to relive the experience
They could always go to a niners night game.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on May 4, 2010 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I wish I could have.
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 4, 2010 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Regardless, the point is LOL JCB9
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 4, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
81 and perfect in DFW. And I’m stuck inside.
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
it's 75 and sunny here in Ohio... gotta love it
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Spring in Ohio is so much better than spring in San Francisco. You really feel like you’ve earned it out there.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Agreed...
it’s actually awesome here right now, loving the thunderstorms
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
i loving this CA sun… you know what a normal spring day looks like, you know the kind
IN TIMMY WE TRUST
yea, back in the bay i know exactly what it is, it’s like that alot back home though
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
spring is overrated.
gimme 60 degrees year round.
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on May 4, 2010 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions
meh… i need the crazy weather at least a little bit
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Climatization
This week in Blankland we are transitioning from 71 to 95 degrees.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on May 4, 2010 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Okay, let me rephrase that. Spring in Ohio is so much better WHEN IT IS SUNNY. Snow and hail in April is a novelty that wore thin very quickly for me.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I don’t know about Ohio, but I kind of hated Spring in Chicago. I mean, it was better than winter, but it was also perverse psychological torture. One day, it would be gorgeous and spring-like – and the next it would be 30 degrees.
I once went to a Cubs game where it snowed during pre-game warmups. This was almost the end of April, too.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Believe me, it wasn’t awesome at all.
Plus, it was a Cubs-Pirates game.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
The only upside: Greg Maddux was pitching.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
But I don’t like the Cubs.
Also, they lost. LaTroy Hawkins blew the game and almost had his face ripped off by the boo-birds.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
I went to 6 games at Wrigley while living in Chicago, by the way
Three were Giants games. In those games, the Cubs were 3-0.
The other three weren’t Giants games – they were against the Pirates, Tigers, and….I don’t remember. In those games, the Cubs were 0-3.
LOL ME.
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
I think the Pirates and Nationals should foster a bitter rivalry.
THE RACE TO 100 LOSSES
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
The Nationals are above .500 for the moment!
Making calculations based upon statiscal histori-garbage rather than situation reality since 1980
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least extended spring training).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
They got some serious Pythag-hate last year, and apparently a (semi-)unfounded reputation to go with it.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
The Kids: Lewis, Posey, Sandoval, Bowker, Schierholtz, Frandsen, Ishikawa, Amezaga... CHONE WAR projection= 12.7
Current Team: Rowand, Sanchez, DeRosa, Sandoval, Huff, Molina, Renteria, Schierholtz... CHONE WAR projection= 12.6
Cloudy with a chance of ZITO.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
even my wife celebrates this now
I was out of town a couple of weeks ago and she was watching the game on TV BY HERSELF and telling me how enjoyable it was to watch Tim mow them down. So, among his many accolades, he makes my wife enjoy watching baseball, which (mysteriously enough) other Giants have not managed since you-know-who retired.
"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 4, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
since you-know-who retired.
JT Snow?
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
Voldemort.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on May 4, 2010 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
no
Banger Stud.
"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 4, 2010 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
ResDog already said JT Snow
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 4, 2010 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
CF Rowand
LF DeRosa
3B Sandoval
C Molina
1B Huff
SS Uribe
RF Schierholtz
2B Downs
P Lincecum
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on May 4, 2010 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks
Didn’t realize it had been posted on my first scan through.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on May 4, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
question
Why not put DeRosa at 2nd and Bowker/Torres in left?
Why is Molina batting clean-up?
Why is Schierholtz batting 7th?
Why is Rowand leading off?
Put DeRosa at 2nd, swap Downs for Torres, bat Torres lead-off. I would propose:
Torres
Schierholtz
Sandoval
Huff
Uribe
DeRosa
Molina
Rowand
Lincecum
It seems Rowand needs a few more games to get back to his normal swing-at-slider-in-the-dirt self, so move him down in the order. Quit it already with Molina batting clean-up. Reward Nate and Huff for hitting well.
Do it Sabes
F. the Lewis.
CF LOL
LF LOL
3B Sandoval
C LOL
1B LOL
SS LOL
RF LOL
2B LOL
P Lincecum
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on May 4, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
that makes it much easier to remember
"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 4, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I think that LOL in the 4th spot should be fatter than the rest.
Can’t believe Bork’s got Molina back at 4.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on May 4, 2010 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Bork & Bengie: This spring & summer’s #1 romantic comedy
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on May 4, 2010 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
ftfy
This spring & summer’s #1 romantic comedy lemon party
"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 4, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Translation!
Human Fund: Value for money for the people.
My adopted son is RHP Steve Edlefsen, currently above Gerald Posey on the catching depth chart.
Zito de Mayo
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on May 4, 2010 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
he’s having somewhat of a down year — john kruk
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
From what I read here, it was an attempt at a joke.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
The Kids: Lewis, Posey, Sandoval, Bowker, Schierholtz, Frandsen, Ishikawa, Amezaga... CHONE WAR projection= 12.7
Current Team: Rowand, Sanchez, DeRosa, Sandoval, Huff, Molina, Renteria, Schierholtz... CHONE WAR projection= 12.6
Kruk thinks he’s Chris Farley
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on May 4, 2010 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
No way he seriously said that about Timmy...
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on May 4, 2010 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
It wasn’t serious.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
CAN'T COMPLETE GAMES
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on May 4, 2010 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Not to mention best xFIP of all three.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
The Kids: Lewis, Posey, Sandoval, Bowker, Schierholtz, Frandsen, Ishikawa, Amezaga... CHONE WAR projection= 12.7
Current Team: Rowand, Sanchez, DeRosa, Sandoval, Huff, Molina, Renteria, Schierholtz... CHONE WAR projection= 12.6
It's obviously about the 2nd best pitcher in the NL
yeah, yeah that’s it.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on May 4, 2010 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey! Big Time Timmy Jim!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Sharks & Giants games at the same time
Choices, choices. Times like this I wish I had one of those TVs that let’s you split screens..
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
TWSS
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on May 4, 2010 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
oh
and new LOST ep too
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on May 4, 2010 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
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