Andres Torres: 2010's biggest surprise
by Grant Brisbee on Jun 17, 2010 12:29 AM PDT
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PrintYou might remember this post when the Giants signed Andres Torres to a minor league contract:
Finally, Sabean does something worth applauding this offseason. Torres is one of the best kept secrets in professional baseball. He has gap power, and he might be the fastest player on the team already. His defense in center is Gold Glove caliber. He’ll be used as a spare outfielder, but it won’t be long until he fights his way to a starting job. When he does eventually make it, he’ll be one of the best leadoff hitters in the league.
Yep, I really nailed that one. It was just so obvious to me.
What? I wouldn’t just go back and edit a year-old post to pretend like I’m some scouting genius. For that would be shameful. But for most of you amateur fans, this Torres character really came out of nowhere. If you believe the combined RAR rankings for offense and defense on FanGraphs, Torres has been more valuable this year than Albert Pujols, Hanley Ramirez, Chase Utley, Joey Votto, Adrian Gonzalez, and Juan Pierre. No joke, and those numbers don’t even adjust for Torres being a bench player for the beginning of the season.
Players come from out of nowhere all the time. One year you’re a busted first overall pick, and the next you’re a patient, middle-of-the-order slugger. Baseball’s funny like that. But Torres is different. Pick a memorable late bloomer -- Nevin, Eric Byrnes, Dante Bichette, etc... -- and you’ll probably find a player who was giving a team some sort of value in his late 20s. Maybe they weren’t hitting 30 home runs or batting .300, but they were on a major league roster, exhibiting some sort of average-or-better skill.
Torres had an OPS+ of 46 (.210/.258/.276) in 285 plate appearances prior to his first season with the Giants. He was a decent enough player in AAA -- a career AAA line of .276/.351/.410 is buoyed by the season he had for the Iowa Cubs right before the Giants acquired him, but it’s not a bad line for a great defender in center. But even the flashy .306/.391/.501 he had in Iowa only translated to a .245/.314/.384 MLE. Combined with his defense, that’s almost certainly a player who should be on a major league roster somewhere. But it isn’t the profile of someone who will turn into one of the best leadoff hitters in baseball, even if only for a couple of months.
I messed around with Baseball-Reference’s Play Index for hours, and I could only come up with two valid comparisons. Admittedly, I’m still a Play Index greenhorn, but I really did spend a while looking. The first player was actually the one I thought of off the top of my head: Dave Roberts. Don’t ask me what that means in a cosmic sense, but Roberts was kind of puttering around as a nice AAA insurance policy, and all of a sudden he was ripping off .350 OBPs in his 30s for various NL West teams. He didn’t have the defensive skill of Torres -- he wasn’t really a center fielder at all -- and he didn’t have the power of Torres, so it’s an imperfect comparison.
The second player that makes sense as a comparison to Torres only makes sense if you disregard position entirely. Melvin Mora was a positionless AAA utility man in the Mets’ system, kind of Matt Downsish, until he was Melvin Mora, middle-of-the-order force and All-Star for the Baltimore Orioles at the age of 31. He was even better the following year, and while those two years were his best years, he didn’t completely disappear into the fluke ether as one might have expected. He was a nondescript minor leaguer for his 20s, and he was an All-Star in his 30s.
What does that mean for Torres? Well, nothing. Torres has only two months of All-Star-caliber play behind him this year, so let’s not get too goofy. If he sustains his otherworldly pace, it will be one of the more unique development paths for a hitter in major league history. If he regresses to something akin to Dave Roberts’s peak with better defense, he’ll still be a complete rarity. Players who futz around the minors before busting out aren’t a rarity. The ones who do it after they turn 30 are.
Last year, I exchanged e-mails with someone who helped Torres retool his swing. He wrote this about Torres:
The bottom line is that Andres is obviously a very gifted athlete who has received a lot of really bad hitting advice over the years (due in part to his great foot speed). All he was taught up until the last year or so was to slap the ball and try to beat out the throw. Now that he's studying and copying Pujols and trying to hit the ball hard, he's really been unleashed.
The idea that Torres had to rebuild his approach combines with this...
For much of his life, it looked as if Torres would one day be impressing on the track rather than the diamond. He was a high school sprint star in Puerto Rico, excelling in the 100- and 200-meter dashes and the 400 relay. Baseball was an afterthought until a scout handed him a business card during his senior year."It wasn't like I was trying to be a pro," Torres said. "I was a track guy. I've been made into a baseball player."
...to make me think, why not? As unlikely of a career path as it would be, why is it so crazy to think that Torres would have a longer development path than almost any other productive hitter before him? He was a hitter who a) didn’t really focus on baseball until he was out of high school, and b) was taught how to hit by people employed by the wretched Detroit Tigers organization of the late-’90s/early-’00s. That, combined with an exceptional athlete, sounds like a perfect storm for developmental shenanigans.
Over a thousand words in, just to get to this: Andres Torres has been awesome for the Giants. He has surprised everyone. I have no idea if he can keep this up, or anything close to it, but I’m hoping he does. He’s been fun to watch. Andres Torres, you beautiful creature, keep doin' what you're doin'.
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Screw all y'all: I'm on vacation.
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by Grant Brisbee on Jun 17, 2010 12:31 AM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
You lie!
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Hmmm
Someone rec’d this after my comment. Something fishy is going on…
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Homer!
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by Cody_ransom on Jun 17, 2010 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
there are others who can’t wait to have your glory.
So bad I can taste it!
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by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 6:42 AM PDT up reply actions
/Walrusman joke
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
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I feel bad for the mods when Grant is cracking the whip.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jun 17, 2010 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions
I think Howie actually enjoys the whip cracking.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 17, 2010 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Ridiculous
No term limits for mods? The system is corrupt
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by Useful_Idiot on Jun 17, 2010 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Sure there is. Long-term.
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by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
TWSS
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by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s better for endurance.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Second?
One of the most amazing things about Torres is that he’s coupled his new swing with a real leadoff hitters plate approach, working counts and taking walks. I’m drinking the kool aid, especially if it keeps Rowand on the bench.
I still don’t understand how he generates his power, and how can emulating Pujols (a switch-hitting variant) really lead to this dramatic evolution?
well, I don't understand the actual mechanics of his new swing, as I don't know much about the baseball swing
But I think the power was always there, but he was never taught to try and drive the ball. He was taught the Ichiro esque approach of “slap at it and book it down the line to beat the throw”.
Also, I don’t know if it’s just me, but I don’t think he has that much balance in his swing to generate this much power. He always seems to me falling off the plate after swinging. Maybe he has balance through the swing, and only loses it after the motion is complete since he is always preparing to run.
Part of it is that he’s really fucking strong. I’m under the impression that a lot of coaches decided that because he was fast, he was also a slap hitter, and should model his style accordingly. By all accounts, Andres is just a tremendous athlete that was hindered by his athleticism because of myopic management. That’s the rumor, anyway. Guy uses the heaviest bat on the team!
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EXTREMELY unscientific (probably useless too) anecdote
last time I played baseball I decided to try to imitate Pujols’ swing, since I hardly ever hit the ball hard and usually just rely on straight speed. So I planted my feet far apart, squatted a little, and just focused on getting the bat to the ball with mostly hip rotation. I hit it to the wall, which I have never done ever.
IDK if swing mechanics can have THAT big of an effect in the majors, but I’d be willing to believe it.
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by bondslegend on Jun 17, 2010 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Mechanics
Well I’m sure mechanics matter, but I’ve gotta think they have diminishing returns the higher you go in the game.
"That sort of thing only happens to white people."
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by achiappanza on Jun 17, 2010 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Power is almost always generated through hip rotation. The “Ted Williams” theory of hitting. Charlie Lau (the weight transfer method) is more of an opposite field type of approach. Personal opinion, it’s hard to do the Lau thing unless you’re really gifted.
Torres had more of a Williams style swing now and that will make a big difference. What’s amazing is that he can change at this level and do it consistently. We’ll see if it keeps up, but mechanics can make a big difference in a baseball swing.
Just so.
Power is almost always generated through hip rotation.
Indeed so. A book that every baseball follower should own and read is Robert K. Adair’s The Physics of Baseball (now in, I believe, the 3rd edition). That and Baseball and Billions by Andrew Zimbalist.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Hips generate power. Power corrupts.
Therefore hips corrupt.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 18, 2010 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, the plate discipline is getting short shrift here. Like virtually every player on the team, Torres is drawing far more walks than his career to date would suggest. Hensley Meulens is the secret hero of the season.
Checking the numbers — of the ten semiregulars on the team, seven of them currently have a career-high walk rate.
BAM BAM BITCHES!
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by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 7:08 AM PDT up reply actions
THE OTHER… IS AARON ROWAND.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 17, 2010 8:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, I did say 7 of 10. Renteria & DeRosa are at around their career lines (though maybe they don’t count as regulars any more).
But yeah, Aaron Rowand missed a memo.
Who the hell is Mark DeRosa?
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It’s a wrist condition. I had a mad case of Mark DeRosa a few years ago. Luckily, it calmed down.
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by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
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by LeMasterBlaster on Jun 17, 2010 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
That was supposedly part of the problem.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
If only it was just a memo that he was missing
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LOL
This is terrific, yet oh so sad at the same time.
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this
talking pitches is not a sin, and apparently the Giants have realized it this off-season.
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
Well, some of the players at least. I’m waiting for the day the management realizes it’s not only not a sin, but actually a good thing.
I feel prickishly demanding!
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by giantsfansince1981 on Jun 17, 2010 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions
i was linked to this post by twitter
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by sadison bummedgarner on Jun 17, 2010 1:07 AM PDT reply actions
This better not start a slump
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SCIENCE
by CB30 on Jun 17, 2010 1:23 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Luckily he doesn’t play today, so hopefully he’ll just get the wrong order at dinner tonight, and the key to his hotel room won’t work or something.
[I hate that, the person at the counter JUST checked you in… you go to your room and the damn key card doesn’t work.]
That happened to me in Scottsdale last year
WHY IS BENGIE?!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 17, 2010 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I still don't think that he's THIS good
But I’m happy that he has been.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Well, as long as the word "revert" isn't mentioned - do any of you think they'll tender him an offer next year? And if so for how much/how long
Also – where exactly IS that bullpen?
He needs to find it. And fast.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
"...and is the reason 'why' really something we should be striving for?" - (guess who)
by victor frankenstein on Jun 17, 2010 1:34 AM PDT reply actions
You Said It!!
Its Been Said!!!
in soviet russia, run scores you!....and giants still have terrible offense
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by slackersphere17 on Jun 17, 2010 8:07 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm reminded of another Giant: Jim Thorpe.
Tremendous athlete, and an athletic philanderer for most of his life. Broke in with the New York Giants at the age of 25/26, mostly because he was incredibly famous and the world’s outstanding athlete. In his big league career, Thorpe was a mediocre journeyman, and out of the majors at 32. What’s interesting, and what makes Thorpe similar to Torres, is that at age 31 he became an okay hitter, and at year 32 he became quite acceptable indeed. He continued to hit even after being relegated to the minors, and at a level well beyond his previous standard. Great athletes can learn to do anything on the physical front, but even the greatest need a little time when it comes to baseball, particularly when they come to it so late, and in the wake of so many divergent interests.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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"Jim Thorpe still around? Sign his ass up for this team."
- Sabe’d
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
I guess Michael Jordan should have stuck it out.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jun 17, 2010 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions
He was doing really well
It sickens me how people complain about his play. I’m not going to look up the stats, but if you care to, do it. You’ll see that this guy who hadn’t played baseball in over ten years was doing pretty well. If you compare him to stars then he looks like shit. But if you compare him to just average players, he still doesn’t look great but he doesn’t look nearly as bad….that combined with his years away shows that he probably would have made it.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jun 17, 2010 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I see a guy who had a .266 SLG in AA ball.
Could he have been better if he played baseball when he was younger instead of basketball? Probably.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 17, 2010 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
The Sparkplug
‘09-’10 the Giants are 83-49 when he plays (.629) and 49-33 (.598) when he starts.
31 May 2007, 21:38 EST - the last time Matteh's career W-L wasn't below .500
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Just practicing for tomorrow
LOL Republic of (South) Korea
/doesn’t really care either way; might be the only person of Korean descent in the state who doesn’t
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
What's the situation contract wise?
Given we signed him as a free agent after what, 11 years of minor league play (and the odd majors stint), is he arbitration eligible?
I don’t think I’ve ever said this about a baseball player before, but it would actually be nice to see him earn some money sooner rather than later, given his speed won’t last forever.
by sarf_london_niner on Jun 17, 2010 1:57 AM PDT reply actions
It's all part of my rosterbatory fantasy
5000 quatloos (on/for) the newcomer!
Seriously, yep, time to lock him up for 2 years if that’s what it takes.
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by S.F. Giangst on Jun 17, 2010 2:05 AM PDT up reply actions
I think he's under team control for this year and next year
then he’s arb eligible. I could be wrong though.
Actually he would likely be arb eligible next year, since I’m pretty sure he’d qualify for Super 2 status
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Amazing
Definitely a player I’ll keep on loving & supporting. I love seeing his progress and he makes me absolutely proud when he does something spectacular out on the field. I don’t care if people talked shit about him back then (like my friends, but I didn’t really mind when they told me they did so, haha) ’cause he certainly has improved a lot as these games went by. Looking forward to see plenty more great plays from this guy.
I’ll just leave a picture of Panda and him that I really love.
Celebrating their win each day during the A’s series. Cute.
Yeah.
It’s my phone’s wallpaper haha.
by Chro on Jun 17, 2010 3:40 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
THE MOLE THE MERRIER!
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
"...and is the reason 'why' really something we should be striving for?" - (guess who)
by victor frankenstein on Jun 17, 2010 4:06 AM PDT up reply actions
/Mole's shoulder shatters
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Yes, Sir.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
"...and is the reason 'why' really something we should be striving for?" - (guess who)
by victor frankenstein on Jun 17, 2010 4:40 AM PDT up reply actions
That’s great.
Somewhere in the minor leagues, Joe Paterson is pitching.
by imovermyhead on Jun 17, 2010 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
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Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jun 17, 2010 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
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Great research
Thanks for the research and the link to the articles. It is nice to see that someone can actually improve their hitting while in a Giants’ uniform. The only thing I worry about is the Marvin Benard approach – sign him to a large contract after half a season of effective hitting and then see his effectiveness decline. Andres is definitely an improvement over Rowand these days and we need his gazelle like speed when he is playing the outfield with the two water buffaloes – Burrell and Huff. :) It would be nice if someone would post the Fangraphs numbers on the Panda’s locker and make him recite before each at bat – swing at strikes – don’t swing at balls outside the strike zone. Perhaps he should chant that when he is hitting himself in the helmet before each at bat.
I understand the fear, but Andres Torres is no Marvin Benard. Even overpaid he’s a great defender, and I don’t think paying him more money will cause him to break the wrong way on flyballs. Also, he’s a speed and on base guy in the leadoff spot, and can be an asset even when slumping. Let’s not forget Benard swinging at pitches over his head, not to mention stopping at Balco for some help with his power.
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by rxmeister on Jun 17, 2010 5:27 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Absolutely right. The guy makes two take-your-breath-away defensive plays every single day. Even if he comes back to earth a bit, he’s still worth keeping in the lineup.
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by Giantsfan4life on Jun 17, 2010 7:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Also,
Marvin Benard never duplicated his numbers from ’98 but he was decent from 1999-2002. OPS+ from those 4 seasons:
1999: 110
2000: 92
2001: 100
2002: 95
In ‘02 he hurt his knee and was never good again. I know he could be Eugenio like in the outfield but he really wasn’t as bad as everyone makes him out to be.
The Giants don’t fare well against pitchers.
He liked to steal lollipops from small children.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Jun 17, 2010 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions
My biggest concern with Torres is injuries. I don’t think it’s fair of me, but he just seems like a guy that’s going to blow out a hamstring and miss 2-3 months.
Ask me about my blog.
wa wa
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I tend to think of track guys as being less likely to have leg muscle injuries, because their mechanics cause them to put the least amount of stress on their musculature system. I may have pulled that out of my nether parts, but it seems logical to me.
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I agree, I think the athletic — ie: fast guys, not fat dudes — player-type ages better. Didn’t Torres miss time last season with a leg injury?
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I think he did. I think he’s had some hamstring issues before. I’m not too worried – he seems to keep himself in fantastic shape, so he should be able to avoid hamstring problems as long as he’s recovered from the past issues, which he seems to have done.
I feel prickishly demanding!
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by giantsfansince1981 on Jun 17, 2010 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions
I mentioned this in another thread — Rich Aurilia was mentioning on the post-game show a couple of nights ago that Toress’ career trajectory had been hampered by injuries. He injured a hamstring last year, and was on the DL for awhile. So, it’s a legitimate concern.
/Debbie Downer
Andres had new legs installed in the offseason
The procedure was done by the same doctor-bots that handled the Anakin Skywalker surgery.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 17, 2010 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Metal legs
Risky procedure, but totally worth it.
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I feel prickishly demanding!
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by giantsfansince1981 on Jun 17, 2010 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Firefly
WHY IS BENGIE?!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 17, 2010 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
OT: Movie
I finally watched the remake of the Wickerman. Outside of the overacting and the misogyny, I thought it was a pretty average movie—-not spectacularly awful.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
/bearsuit punch
Outside of the overacting and the misogyny,
Not a whole lot of movie left.
Just get the damn surgery, Mark DeRosa.
I hear ya. I just didn’t see it as an MST3K level of fail, and that’s the manner in which it is often hyped as.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I watched it, too, and the 5 minute Youtube video is probably the way to go. Still, I had to see it.
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That’s part of the point I am trying to make. The film’s awfulness is mostly distilled in those YouTube montages. Most of the rest of the film is unremarkable either way.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I agree with you (ON THE INTERNET THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE)
I do generally enjoy Nicholas Cage though. I have most of his crappy new movies on my Netflix que.
Ask me about my blog.
I hate Nicholas Cage, so we’re back to the normal internet.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
/cues up Wild At Heart
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
"...and is the reason 'why' really something we should be striving for?" - (guess who)
by victor frankenstein on Jun 17, 2010 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Mine eyes have seen the glory
of the gem Eraserhead.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
"...and is the reason 'why' really something we should be striving for?" - (guess who)
by victor frankenstein on Jun 17, 2010 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I did too, even if Cage is a bit much in it.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Jun 17, 2010 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Loved the Weatherman
Matchstick Men also awesome.
My Son, the best position player on the damn team.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
Current Pass Recipients: Posey, Whiteside, Huff, Sanchez, Torres, Uribe
THIS
LOVED MM
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
by bondslegend on Jun 17, 2010 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Is that the one where he is a con man and find out he has a daughter
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by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
well, kind of
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
by bondslegend on Jun 17, 2010 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Lord of War
is really good too
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Yeah, that is good.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Jun 17, 2010 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't think he's a bad actor
He just hasn’t made a movie I’d want to watch. Ever.
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
A Tempe, AZ plasma lab, circa 2004
And this tech who’s hooking me in is adamantly insisting that the reason Nicholas Cage is a terrible actor… is his voice. .
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
"...and is the reason 'why' really something we should be striving for?" - (guess who)
by victor frankenstein on Jun 18, 2010 1:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Knowing is terrible
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
by bondslegend on Jun 17, 2010 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
As in the The Village
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by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
whoops, I was thinking of The Happening, not the Knowing.
Both are bad.
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by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
I’d put Knowing as watchable and The Happening as “i wouldn’t wipe my ass with it.”
there are few movies i loathe. The Crappening is one of them
...Dr. Vader will see you now.
knowing is not watchable..
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
by bondslegend on Jun 17, 2010 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
I'd say somewhat watchable
Until the end lol
by Artimus Clyde on Jun 17, 2010 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
fair enough
all I remember is the end. It was horrible.
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
by bondslegend on Jun 17, 2010 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought it was half the battle.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
I’ve seen Knowning, and it was. I’ve got NEXT on my que which seems very similar. I’m also sad that it’s based off a PKD story. I’m sure it’s butchered.
Ask me about my blog.
Nic Cage is
The acting equivalent of a Three True Outcomes hitter. He really only has three types.
Home Run: Awesome movie, he’s fantastic, everything works (Matchstick Men, the Weatherman, Adaptation)
Walk: Summer blockbuster types, he knows they’re not a big deal, just gets his $ (National Treasure, Gone in 60 Seconds)
Strikeouts: Fucking awful, indefensible movies that are actually trying to be good (Knowing, Wicker Man)
My Son, the best position player on the damn team.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
Current Pass Recipients: Posey, Whiteside, Huff, Sanchez, Torres, Uribe
and
Vampires Kiss
TEMPORARY SIG AWAITING FINAL SABEAN APOCALYPSE
-------
PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game in development
I love Vampire's Kiss
His Cage-iest performance ever, it is a home run, a walk and a swinging strikeout all in one.
I cannot dispute this
TEMPORARY SIG AWAITING FINAL SABEAN APOCALYPSE
-------
PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game in development
i think ghost rider is somewhat like getting hit in the head by a pitch
in soviet russia, run scores you!....and giants still have terrible offense
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Jun 17, 2010 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
He was great in Ghost Rider.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jun 17, 2010 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I tell you what
Pirates of the Carribean being so good was a bad thing in a way. It inspired Disney to greenlight other bad ideas.
“This bad idea worked so well for us, let’s go for more bad ideas!”
And so Haunted Mansion and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice was made.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
I did not mind the Haunted Mansion so much.
But man the Sorcerer’s Apprentice looks like it is going to piss me off.
But I will excuse the bad movies. Tron Legacy was made during this time as well.
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.
You forgot PofC 2 and 3…
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jun 17, 2010 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought Pirates 2 was pretty awesome.
Pirates 3 was not so much, but I still enjoyed it. It was way better than Haunted Mansion.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
I enjoyed Bad Lieutenant even though in the end I’m not sure what had just happened. But it’s one of the movie roles that was pretty much written for Nic Cage. The man is legit crazy.
Bad Lieutenant was fucking amazing
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
Ah yes, this is correct. The movie goes something like boring, boring, boring, hey! the widow from Deadwood, boring OMG WTF BEARSUIT
Just get the damn surgery, Mark DeRosa.
I thought it was hilarious.
Fulfilling your Gus Benusa needs since 2009!
by Giantsfan4life on Jun 17, 2010 7:58 AM PDT up reply actions
THE BEES!
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by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 8:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Wait, I thought it was misandry, Wasn’t that island all women? I forget the plot now and I don’t know if I care enough to wiki it.
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by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 8:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes, but the moral of the film is that women are bad and need to be karate kicked.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
by rotorueter on Jun 17, 2010 8:18 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That is a very noble message to convey.
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by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 8:23 AM PDT up reply actions
really?
I thought it was nothing if not spectacularly awful!
Lars von Trier and Neil Labute should have a misogyny-off. That would be disturbing/hilarious.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
I have about 20 minutes left in Antichrist. If I finish it, am I going to feel even worse than I already do?
Much, much worse.
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.
Since we’re OT’ing disappointing movies. Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. What the hell? Could they have at least advertised it as a sequel. A really crappy sequel.
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
No Shit. Although I really enjoyed it the first time through, 3D CGI is teh shit when you’re drunk.
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by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 8:28 AM PDT up reply actions
The Mad Hatter did say the words “You’re back!” in the trailers.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
The thing about that movie
everything I liked about it was because of Lewis Carroll. I don’t think Tim Burton contributed anything that I enjoyed about it.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
I don’t think Tim Burton contributed anything that I enjoyed
You can just go back to Beetlejuice and this statement holds up over and over and over.
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Jun 17, 2010 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I finally read Alice in Wonderland recently. I have to say, I was disappointed. Maybe it was because the book had been hyped so much to me. I guess I just don’t get the fuss.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
My brother doesn’t like it because Alice is such a brat. I can completely understand that, but it doesn’t bother me. I love the book.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I remember just waiting for something to happen. Nothing happened.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
That wasn’t In Wonderland, though. Pretty sure that was Looking Glass.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Not enough / for fan fiction.
Actually, I didn’t see it. But I’m assuming there wasn’t much /.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
His hat was pretty huge.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 17, 2010 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know why, but I always think of Raul Ibanez as a comp to Torres.
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A different sort of player, but yeah, another late bloomer.
How about Davey Lopes? Made his major-league debut at 27, became a regular the next season, and then just kept getting better and better till he was 35.
Yeah, Davy Lopes may be a good comp b/c of the speed, but I think if Torres keeps up his current pace he will be better hitter and worse base runner. But still very similar.
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by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 7:27 AM PDT up reply actions
That was partly because of position issues, right? I think his minor league track record was actually pretty good, but they didn’t have any room for him in the OF and finally converted him (and Bill Russell) to a MI.
The Giants actually drafted Lopes after his senior year in college but couldn’t sign him and the Dodgers picked him up in the supplemental draft that winter.
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.
So the Phillies will sign him to a contract through age 40 or whatever?
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Jun 17, 2010 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Watch Torres go into a slump now which only means moar Rowand.
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
Places that teach the “slap” approach to all hitters (I’m looking at you Stanford) are fucking retarded
Only because the Cal Bears cry when you punch them with a closed fist.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 17, 2010 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions
I liked this post.
But now Torres is going to suck, Grant. Good job.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
LOL edit
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 17, 2010 8:08 AM PDT up reply actions
That’s the first thing I thought of as well. Torres is going to go 1-32 now and Rowand will be back as CF by July. THANKS GRANT
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jun 17, 2010 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions
I was thinking the same thing.
I BLAME GRANT
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
by can of corn on Jun 17, 2010 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Andres Torres is super neat. It is nifty that he is a Giant. It makes me happy.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
We like to complain about guys who have overstayed their welcome, but there’s a lot of guys to like and enjoy on the 2010 Giants. Andres Torres is certainly one of them. It’s been a fun year so far.
Buster Posey: "I'm a catcher." Brian Sabean: "I'm an idiot."
by rxmeister on Jun 17, 2010 8:34 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
needz moar
“you didn’t expect to have this much fun with this group” picture.
My Son, the best position player on the damn team.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
Current Pass Recipients: Posey, Whiteside, Huff, Sanchez, Torres, Uribe
Now here's MY Debbie Downer statement:
I worry that Torres’ Giants career will mirror that of Marvin Benard. (guy with low expectations turns out to be good, gets huge contract, sucks)
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Didn’t somebody say that already? Deja vu all over again!
Buster Posey: "I'm a catcher." Brian Sabean: "I'm an idiot."
by rxmeister on Jun 17, 2010 9:19 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Saying it twice cancels out the bad mojo from the first time someone said it. Trust me.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Jun 17, 2010 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh son of a bitch. Sorry. My bad.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Jun 17, 2010 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
We don’t have to give him very much money for a few years though, so we’re probably safe.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Is Torres even going to be arb-eligible after this season?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Well, I’m never reading your blog again.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
She’s just morally opposed to your constant spamming and self-promotion.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Cot’s thinks that he’s arb eligible after 2011.
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=t4r9nky1EouVJsFXQlv3FKQ&output=html
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Wait, or does that mean that he’s arb eligible at the end of the year?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
He’s spent over 12 months in the majors before this year, so unless he’s suddenly sent down, he’ll be eligible by the end of the year.
I was promised lasagna.
Thank you!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
This is what he looked like before the drugs
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Still worries a lot though.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jun 17, 2010 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
I guess it makes sense that he went from Man to Boy
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jun 17, 2010 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
I've gone from meh to being a fan
If Bowker never gets another at bat with the Giants, I will take solace from the unlikely emergence of Andres Torres as an impact player.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Good point. It sucks about Bowker, but at least part of the reason he isn’t being given much of a shot is that there are, like, other players playing well in front of him—-unlike last year.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
/Torres slumps
/Bochy still starts him the rest of the year
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
LOLROWAND
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
by bondslegend on Jun 17, 2010 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
This is the type of move Sabean & Co. do well at
Scrap heap guys. Torres, Uribe, Hammonds, Hermansen, Brower, Casilla, Felix Rodriguez, etc.
Now they just need to work on having the same success when they actually pay people
The Giants Way – Picking up scarp heap guys to power the offense since 2003
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Jun 17, 2010 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions
This is the type of move Sabean & Co. do well at
I don’t know if that’s true. It sure is awfully easy to agree with you when you only include the positives but look at other guys they have signed:
Ramon Ortiz
Velez (Rule 5)
McClain
Castilla
Sweeney
And that is only the ones (not Ortiz) who made it to the majors.
Sabes & Co didn’t plot that Torres and Uribe would be awesome, they thought they would be great bench players to take a flier on. Teams do this all the time! I credit Torres for his turn around b/c he obvioulsy wanted to be an everyday player and he work hard to change his approach and I highly doubt the Giants had any say in it, they probably signed him saying maybe his hits will start falling and hey he’s not bad.
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by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions
at least they do it
I keep saying, if someone took away Sabean’s credit card (i.e., no large FA signings, no good-prospect-package-for-star-veterans trades) he’d be a perfectly fine GM.
But every GM does this! It just happened to work out that Sabes got a guy in Torres who wanted to improve and changed his swing on his own.
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by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
I think Sabean should get credit for this. All GMs do it, but it’s worked out for him this year. That said, it’s more likely luck than Sabean knowing Torres would be great, Uribe would be great and Huff would be great. And, when you put yourself in a position where success depends on three guys who (let’s be honest) one would not predict to all do this well, you’re doing something very, very wrong along the way.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Jun 17, 2010 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Those guys you listed...
Outside of Velez, none of those guys really got any big league time at all. I don’t count Mark Sweeney considering he got a 2 year contract, he was hardly a scrap heap signing.
I don’t think you can find many teams that have gotten as much mileage out of two minor league contracts as the Giants have with Uribe and Torres
by NeifiChicken on Jun 17, 2010 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Good point
Essentially, even when Brian Sabean is right about players, it’s for the wrong reasons!
Giants Baseball: TORTURE
Stupid Twins
Sitting Mauer today with Ubaldo pitching.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 17, 2010 9:55 AM PDT reply actions
Rockie fans are going to break down when Ubaldo statrts putting up 3 or 4 er’s per game.
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by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
we aren't much better
look at yesterday’s postgame thread which “discusses” lincecum.
We have proper coping mechanisms.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jun 17, 2010 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Purple Row is going to pull a Touch Down Jesus and burn when Ubaldo gets rocked this season.
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by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
So many people are going to get banned from PR for swearing.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
FTFY
So many people are going to get banned from PR for almost or threatening to swearing.
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by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
/Puts in Star Wars DVDs
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.
I didn’t read it, what was the gist?
"By the time I turned twelve, the Dodgers made me vomit." - Joey Margolis, Last Days of Summer
by Prussian Creole on Jun 17, 2010 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
people, including yours truly, were angrily discussing the nature of Timmy’s recent control/velocity issues..
May I borrow that? Thank you.
people, including especially yours truly, were angrily discussing the nature of Timmy’s recent control/velocity issues..
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
"...and is the reason 'why' really something we should be striving for?" - (guess who)
by victor frankenstein on Jun 18, 2010 1:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Timmy is merely very good and not unbelievably good anymore.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jun 17, 2010 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
/scribbles furiously in notebook
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jun 17, 2010 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Your Biased Blindeness Blinds You
A Troof That The McCoven Couldn’t Give A Tin Shit About
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
"...and is the reason 'why' really something we should be striving for?" - (guess who)
by victor frankenstein on Jun 17, 2010 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
wtf
Why would they do that? If anything put mauer at DH and sit kubel… Mauer is to valuable of a hitter not to have his bat in the line up.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on Jun 17, 2010 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
GOD DAMMIT REDS
Stop sucking ass, you’re supposed to beat down the dodgers since you’re “good this year”.
"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."
To think...
Earlier this season, when Torres couldn’t get a hit for the life of him, I was calling for him to get sent down to the minors. Now, he’s turned into one of the most valuable players on the team hitting leadoff (it’s been a WHILE since the Giants have had a true spark at leadoff), and when someone has a long period of not being able to hit, I always think of it as (they’re pulling a Rowand). Of course, Rowand hasn’t been able to get out of his slump like Torres was. Plus Torres’ defense has been an improvement on Rowand’s (although Rowand was no slouch). I really, REALLY hope the offense can keep going like they have been. This is awesome. Burrell, Torres, Posey, Sanchez, Uribe… It’s awesome, and it’s SO DIFFERENT than I thought it was gonna be at the beginning of the year.
The only thing left is to put Posey in as the full-time catcher, put Huff back at first, and open up Right Field for Schierholtz. He hasn’t been great, but Molina is a drag to watch. His defense is decent, but he can’t hit a beach ball this year, and his lack of speed is bordering on ridiculous.
I would not say Molina’s defense has even been decent. Lincecum has several wild pitches in his last two starts, and I’d pin a few directly on Molina. It’s kind of ugly to watch him back there.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Jun 17, 2010 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions
"defense is decent"
someone didn’t see the three or four “wild pitches” that lincecum threw yesterday.
His defense is decent
It really hasn’t been.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 17, 2010 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions
FTFY
His defense is in decent, but he can’t hit a beach ball this year, and his lack of speed is bordering on ridiculous.
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by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
So, to summarize. Bengie’s defense isn’t decent.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jun 17, 2010 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
OT: Portland
So it’s looking like the Portland Beavers may move to San Marcos, CA.
I bet the folks at the Golden Baseball League are looking at that big empty Portland market and licking their chops.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Seconded!
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jun 17, 2010 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Dammit.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jun 17, 2010 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Hah!
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Why I oughtta...
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jun 17, 2010 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL DODGERS
3 run homer for bronson arroyo, matt cain we are still waiting for you to expose the lumber.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Wow, Helton is having a Craptastic year. 250/353/330 with 2 hr in 200 ab’s.
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by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 10:15 AM PDT reply actions
If Andres Torrising
happened all the time… it wouldn’t be a surprise.
That’s said… let’s give the guy a whole season before we build a statue.
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I want to put his statute besides the Dan Ortmeier is now a slugging first baseman one.
Ask me about my blog.
Andres Torres is the man! And that’s the LAW!
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jun 17, 2010 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
ON dres.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
"...and is the reason 'why' really something we should be striving for?" - (guess who)
by victor frankenstein on Jun 17, 2010 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but at least Torres is actually producing well and it’s not just based on one walkoff HR against the Dodgers.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I know, I was just being a little snarky. I love Torres, but I get amused sometimes when I think back on guys like Ortmeier who had a hot 200 AB’s or so.
Ask me about my blog.
lol Ort’s hot stretch was 167 PAs of .287/.317/.497
We had such low standards back then.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I remember arguing with OGC (I think) about why he wasn’t a good choice to be our 1B the next year.
Ask me about my blog.
Was your argument, “He sucks”?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Was OGC’s argument extremely long and reliant on micro-splits that prove absolutely nothing?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
What people don’t realize is that Ortmeier turned the corner in the third inning of the game on June 26, and since then he has been hitting .blah/.blah/.blah …
I love the . in front of blah
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
OGC Mission Statement on his site.
Wow, this was easy and amazingly free. I am a big Giants fan and I hope to use my experience in business (MBA) and analytics (nearly 25 years) to bring up interesting facts to other Giants fans so that they may better understand the team’s chances for success (or not) and hopefully share their insights with me. Please read my “OGC’s Business Plan” link to better understand what my philosophy is for building a successful MLB team.
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by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
http://obsessivegiantscompulsive.blogspot.com/2008/05/all-ive-been-saying-is-give-ort-chance.html
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by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Also, Ortmeier was credited with a fine fielding play today in support of Lincecum’s gem of a game, so it looks like his fielding is coming around as well.
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by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
the Giants should start playing Burriss at 3B and see how he does there
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
As was I
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by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
I wasn't
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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.
This is why he stopped coming here
Not because he would get routinely pwned… no no, it’s because you all were mean!
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Indeed, sometimes I do
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
True
Sometimes I don’t even use my nose!
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.
I also just realized that I'd rather read the Chron than OGC's blog
That’s pretty terrible
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Holy crap!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Burriss gotta go
To third base!
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jun 17, 2010 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
All bloggers have their bad moments. Remember when Grant defended the Renteria signing?
Granted I have no idea who OGC is
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
by Useful_Idiot on Jun 17, 2010 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I know, I just don’t know anything about his opinions
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
by Useful_Idiot on Jun 17, 2010 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions
i have his blog (among many others) on my google reader. i don’t have any real complaints about it. another point of view in giants land for me.
...Dr. Vader will see you now.
Dude does that thing where you twist numbers and facts to make your argument
Like, really twists them (e.g. using really small splits to make his point)
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
to be fair
Torres is nearing 400PAs of 138 wRC+ production as a Giant.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
And we’re really only questioning Torres’ bat. We believe in the wheels and the glove.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
SPEED NEVER SLUMPS
It does, however, get old and broken.
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the one tool...
that pretty much keeps getting worse the second you draft a player
by NeifiChicken on Jun 17, 2010 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Ichiro would like a word with you.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jun 17, 2010 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
I think he has lost a step or two
but he’s also clearly a once in a generation type player
by NeifiChicken on Jun 17, 2010 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Did we DFA Brandon Medders or is he on the DL still?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Activated from DL and outrighted to Fresno was the language I believe.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jun 17, 2010 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
In before OG…crap two long winded comments already.
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by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Rob’s a pretty good dude. I still worry about the team being carried on the backs of guys like Huff, Torres, and Uribe, but I’m enjoying the ride for now.
Ask me about my blog.
You’re only saying tha b/c he is your boss.
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by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
And he is one of my favorite ESPN contributors.
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
He just seems real and relaxed, unlike other ESPN guys
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by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
xanthan, deep down, still thinks he was WRONG about Uribe?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
hey cool!
He wrote that after I was chatting w/ him about those guys on the twitter yesterday.
Just get the damn surgery, Mark DeRosa.
So, by the transitive property
Oldjacket controls Xanthan? cool.
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
LOL EAST COAST BIAS B/C YOU DIDN’T PICK TEH GIANTS TO WIN TEH WEST!
well Rob if you had done a little more research, perhaps you would’ve known we didn’t have Freddy Sanchez in the lineup last year, we had a top-of-line prospect that was inevitably going to come up and we STILL have the best pitching in the league, your guess could’ve been a little more educated on the Giants. If you thought the D-backs were going to finish ahead, then you clearly didn’t poke your nose around any more than any other eastcoast Espn writer does. Shame. just more shame on ESPN
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by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Because we're awesome, that's why!
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
and afterward made exactly zero high-profile moves to bolster their attack.
This is the kind of thing that makes me stop reading an article.
It wasn’t that the Giants didn’t make moves, it is that the moves were not “high profile” enough. As if a team’s offseason aquisitions have to have the right amount of “interestingness” so that pontificating about them could be easier.
GODDAMMIT GIANTS!! HOW DARE YOU MAKE ME HAVE TO LOOK MORE THAN SUPERFICALLY AT YOUR BASEBALL TEAM!!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 17, 2010 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
how about
“exactly zero high-probability-of-panning-out moves”
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Now see? This is what he should have written!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 17, 2010 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
My point is: words have meaning
And I would ask someone who writes for a living to choose their words in a more precise manner. I would also ask that an analyst not mistake “high profile” with “high probability of panning out”. Name recognition is no guarantee of success.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 17, 2010 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
this
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
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by bondslegend on Jun 17, 2010 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
You can always ask…
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jun 17, 2010 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
GRANT YOU FOOL!
Now he is going to go into a horrific slump. You should have posted about how terrible he is!
Serously though, it is really awesome what Torres has been doing for this team. A true lead off man. It has been so long. I love it. I always love to see him at bat, either starting the game or coming up with men on base.
his defense is other worldly as well.
Also re: Today’s photo. It’s like a mirror that can show the best possible outcome or the worst possible outcome.
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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.
Question
Torres has only two months of All-Star-caliber play behind him this year, so let’s not get too goofy.
He also had 170 PAs of similar awesomeness last season, so he’s approaching 400 PAs as a Giant. At what point is it ok to get goofy?
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
400 PAs means
he’s gone from SSS to “fluke season”.
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One would think you would be the expert on this subject.
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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.
it’s always been okay to be goofy about his D.
Going into this season I was worried about his ability to keep his BA above .260 with all those Ks from last year, but he’s cut down on that this year.
I’ll need another solid couple of months before I’m all in on Torres’s offense. He’ll need to get through the part where the scouts start looking for his weaknesses because he’s now an important part of the Giants’ offense.
Just get the damn surgery, Mark DeRosa.
He’ll need to get through the part where the scouts start looking for his weaknesses because he’s now an important part of the Giants’ offense.
This is a really good point. They may start to figure him out. (See Sandoval, Pablo.)
Disagree.
On both Torres and Sandoval. If scouts were going to discover some dreaful hole in either guy, they ought to have done so long ago. And by “long ago”, I mean well before Panda’s current rough patch—it should have been found, noted, and distributed well before the end of last season, yet he even opened 2010 well. I daresay that
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in their scouts,
But in ourselves
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
putting aside Sandoval, Torres hasn’t been a regular player until now.
Just get the damn surgery, Mark DeRosa.
"Now"?
I still think if there were obvious, scout-findable holes, they’d have been found and pitched to by now. How long does it take?
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Well, it depends on the player. If the weakness is obvious (as it was with John Bowker’s first trip to the majors) it will take a couple of weeks. If it isn’t it could take a couple of months.
Just get the damn surgery, Mark DeRosa.
Strictly anecdotal, but it seems to me that it generally takes a lot longer. Pitchers seem weirdly slow to adjust to obvious weaknesses. Hell, Aaron Rowand and Pedro Feliz still get fastballs from time to time.
Sometimes it doesn’t take long: remember the case of Jason Ellison and the inside fastball?
Just get the damn surgery, Mark DeRosa.
Maybe it’s just that pitchers like throwing fastballs.
If there is a hole in Torres’s swing somewhere, I sure can’t see it.
Inside. Middle - low.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
"...and is the reason 'why' really something we should be striving for?" - (guess who)
by victor frankenstein on Jun 18, 2010 1:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Pablo
I’m not entirely sure, but does he look heftier this year?
"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.
Is that a joke?
Pablo is listed at 5’11 245 on the giants site… They also list molina at 6’1 225 so that shows you how “accurate” that site is. I played defensive end while I was in high school and was never in crazy good shape.. yet even when I was jamarcusing it in the off season I still looked anorexic to pablo while being over 270+ pounds. Granted I’m about 4-5 inches taller than pablo, but I am positive he’s at least 280 pounds. I thought he was 280 pounds near the end of last year, now I think he’s pushing 300.
"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 was wondering if others see that too.
Without pics that I know were taken at the various times, I can’t be sure. Didn’t trust just my eyes/memory.
Someone should talk to him about the risk of eating yourself out of baseball.
"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.
Watching him in ST this year and noticed a few small details.
Stretching drills.
Multiple stretches while walking
Conversation, but it’s low and low – key.
Most players leaning into the routine, going through all the motions.
Not ol’ Pounda.
He’s goofing with los Hispanicos verbally and walking through the routines but not doing half of them.
From this SSS one might come to the conclusion that he’s not too bent on following directions/instructions he feels aren’t important.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
"...and is the reason 'why' really something we should be striving for?" - (guess who)
by victor frankenstein on Jun 18, 2010 1:30 AM PDT up reply actions
brian wilson on yesterday's at-bat
"I never get to take BP because they’re always like ‘no, we don’t want you getting hurt.’ I don’t know what I’m doing up there and everyone’s getting nervous cause I’m trying to beat it out. You know what? I’m an athlete. I’m going to run it out, I’m not going to jog or dog anything. I’m going to try to beat it out. Next thing you know it’s first and third and we hit a homer and it’s a six-run ballgame. That’s what I’m thinking. It’s probably for the better that I wasn’t on first base. I was probably going to steal."
Added Lincecum: "on the first pitch too."
gotta love the guy’s attitude ;)
Tim Lincecum for Cy Young!
The question should have been
Why the fuck did you swing?
I would have liked to see him try to steal.
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he can do whatever he wants out there
if he can do what he did in the bottom of the 9th every time
Tim Lincecum for Cy Young!
It’s probably for the better that I wasn’t on first base. I was probably going to steal.
Douche or not, I love this guy.
As long as he’s not clubbing and blowing 3 run leads against the DB’s, I’m good to go!
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on Jun 17, 2010 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
This.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
"...and is the reason 'why' really something we should be striving for?" - (guess who)
by victor frankenstein on Jun 18, 2010 1:32 AM PDT up reply actions
That’s awesome.
I feel prickishly demanding!
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by giantsfansince1981 on Jun 17, 2010 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
I have yet to see a reliever steal a bag successfully
Boch, get Wilson more at bats!
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
by Scooter Ellis on Jun 17, 2010 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
If he has this attitude and Bochy knows it
then he should never be allowed to hit and should be given the take sign for every pitch and the don’t steal sign whenever he is on the basepaths.
He is too valuable to this team to be getting hurt at the plate or on the bases.
Wilson deserves more national attention
His last 2 saves have been down right heroic, two 5 out saves coming in with tons of traffic Clearly not impressive though, he’s not even a top 10 closer according to espn LOLOLOL.
"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."
Dude was on THE TODAY SHOW
Brian Wilson is the one other Giants player the East Coast media knows by name (and the only one they know not from off-season shenanigans).
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
wow
really? how long ago was he on the today show?
"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 THIS COMING
actually I didn’t. But it feels good to see it happening. I always loved torres for his defense, and I cannot believe what he’s done on offense. Awesome.
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
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His at bats are actually satisfying and fun to watch
Where as watching rowand lead off for a month and a half was… must change the channel tv.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on Jun 17, 2010 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
OT: I always hate waiting to here back after job interviews.
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by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 11:23 AM PDT reply actions
I’ve had it up to hear with waiting!
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jun 17, 2010 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
I have too! And I only been waiting one day!
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by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ve been weighting to long all ready.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
That should be one word
tolong
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
Favorite kind of tea.
Utter frustration and futility.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jun 17, 2010 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
http://www.spellingsociety.org/
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by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
It took a week for my current job to get back to me
just hang in there
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
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by bondslegend on Jun 17, 2010 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ll be interviewing for jobs again in like a month. Gotsta gotsta work part time during schoolz, yo.
I’m not looking forward to the process.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m doin the opposite, yo. Going to school part time while work in yo. But that’s b/c where I work I get two free course a semester (6 per year)
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by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
One job I got
They got back to me a month after my interview. And I didn’t start there until two months after the interview.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
That is annoying – I’d rather someone just tell me no then say nothing. I hate having to contact someone because I’ve been waiting. Makes me fell all needy.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Jun 17, 2010 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Been there! Thank god I have a job now. Just picked up a 400 dollar bit of contract work, as a matter of fact.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
DON’T BREAK THAT, NATTO!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Good man!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Whooo!
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jun 17, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Who was the interview for again? Konami?
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Jun 17, 2010 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Then show up to this one all hopped up on pills
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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.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2ZFA4me4iw
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jun 17, 2010 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Non-responses are the worst especially after the 2nd interview
It’s not like it’ll kill them to at least send me an email saying, “No, we don’t want you” in better words. I’ve learned to just calm down after interviews, whether I think I did well or not, and in the words of Jay-Z – move on to the next one.
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
by Scooter Ellis on Jun 17, 2010 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Some company sent me a letter asking to apply
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
I answered an ad once that had a displayed pay rate.
Application asks my desired pay rate, I list a figure within their advertised parameters.The interviewer tells me “You’re going to have to come in lower than that.”
I’m confident that with my training/experience I’m as qualified for the position as any applicant they’ll receive. Yet I reply that I would be happy with the lowest advertised parameter.
His maddeningly repetitive response is “You’re going to have to come in lower than that.”
Later that week I signed with a competitor for less money than the first company’s lowest “advertised” parameter.
This didn’t bother me at all because there hadn’t been any fucking bait – and – switch.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
"...and is the reason 'why' really something we should be striving for?" - (guess who)
by victor frankenstein on Jun 18, 2010 1:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Wow that is BS
Yeah, it was weird because this guy sent a letter for me at both my mom’s house and my dad’s house.
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
http://www.logomyway.com/contestView.php?contestId=1746
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 11:24 AM PDT reply actions
This just makes me sad.
:(
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.
France about to get spanked.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
Then after pay for the service, they will go have a soccer match.
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.
Wow. What a pathetic first minute for both teams.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
I am so looking forward to this series.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jun 17, 2010 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
/quick glance
Temper your erections
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.
It was more entertaining, but still fairly pathetic.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Ha! A guy just fell down
And, yeah, they are pretty sloppy so far.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Not a very exciting first half.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
I thought it was alright. Competitive. Mexico looks pretty good out there. France looks uninspired.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I think France is the most boring team I’ve seen in the tournament.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, Mexico is way more entertaining. They look like they have a plan out there.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Completely agreed. France-Uruguay was one of the worst WC games I’ve ever seen. This isn’t a terrible game. It is competitve and rather evenly played. Neither team has been able to do much in the opposing penalty box, though.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Yeah, I've been enjoying this game, actually
It’s been very even.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
I'm assuming they're dressed like the maids from their homeland
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
When thinking of an explosion like this later in life
The first thing that comes to mind is “roids”. Hate to say it, but it does. Melvin Mora is an interesting case. He became REALLY good at an advanced baseball age and then just as suddenly dropped off the face of the earth, he still plays, but is a shell of what he once was.
Also, Eric Gagne. I need say nothing more.
Roberts and Torres are quite different animals, as Roberts is as squeaky clean and classy as it gets and never had a game predicated on power anyway, and Torres didn’t start playing baseball until college and recently has changed his swing, so I understand his late bloom into the beautiful flower we have today.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Gagne LOL
Couldn’t even put up a below average mediocore year after getting clean.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on Jun 17, 2010 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
I think having no arm left on his body was more of a factor at that point in his career. It’s fun and easy to blame ROIDS for all kinds of peaks and valleys, but Gagne’s arm is probably still not attached to his body in any medical sense of the word.
Roids might have helped with a recovery, I guess, but I still think LOLROIDS is a bit too easy in that case.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
The ’roids may have actually hurt the arm… I remember hearing that they develop musculature out of proportion to the strength of the connective tissue (and hence a lot of joint related injuries).
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jun 17, 2010 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ve heard that too.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Jun 17, 2010 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I don’t mean to deny that they may have played a role in both his rise and his decay, but there do seem to be a limited number of cases where steroids have actively destroyed the entire infrastructure of a player’s limb. I’m inclined to believe that throwing 100 mph shredded his arm in much the same way that throwing hard has shredded so many arms. The steroids might not have helped, absolutely, but I tend to believe “pitching is bad for the arm” played a more significant role in his arm falling off than “LOLROIDZ”.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
of course not
Managers hurt Pitchers’ arms
TEMPORARY SIG AWAITING FINAL SABEAN APOCALYPSE
-------
PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game in development
If I was writing more clearly, I might have said ‘contributed to hurting the arm’.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jun 17, 2010 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s the theory.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Another very compelling reason to hate the Dodgers.
They raped this fellow in a number of ways.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
"...and is the reason 'why' really something we should be striving for?" - (guess who)
by victor frankenstein on Jun 18, 2010 2:14 AM PDT up reply actions
I dunno, it seems like a big part of Torres’s turnaround is because of 1. improved plate discipline and 2. changed swing mechanics.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
This is why I have upgraded to ‘cautiously optimitic’!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jun 17, 2010 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
….or optimistic. Whichever.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jun 17, 2010 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
OT: LOL scheduling. Just noticed our schedule and the Dodgers schedule
We get A’s, Orioles, Blue Jays, Red Sox
Dodgers get Tigers, Angels, Red Sox, Yankees
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
I am ok with this.
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 the doders
Those spoiled punk bitchs just finished a stretech where they have 20 of 26 games at home… LOL MUST BE NICE.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on Jun 17, 2010 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Begining with
Four @COL
Four @MIL
Three @WSH (with a projected Strasburg start)
Let’s hope the Gs have their 8th inning/setup situation straightened out by then.
They could be Giants...but not really.
Two four game series in a row?
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.
Ugh.
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.
More LOL scheduling
The Padres and Orioles have an off day today. The Orioles are flying to SD from SF and the Pads are in the middle of a homestand.
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
SD and Baltimore would play 4 games if they played on Thursday? No way they would have Sunday off. The game isn’t in Utah.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
It just seems stupid
I mean neither team is making a long trip, so why schedule a day off for today
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
It just happened that way. Since they are playing a 3 game series, Friday to Sunday makes sense unless you think that Giants-O’s and Jays-Padres should have been Tuesday-Thursday.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I just think day offs during homestands are pointless
especially when the opposing team has a 1 hr flight.
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
Kruk & Kuip could ease their jobs . . .
. . . if they just had a few very heavily used phrases on tape available at the push of a button:
“Torres goes from 0 – 2 to a walk.”
“The ball squirts away from Molina.”
“Rowand has a quick 0 – 2.”
&c &c
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
“ARM SLOTS”
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
“Can sink or cut his fastball”
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.
“Just like that Runzler has gone from 0-2 to 3-2”
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.
LOL MOLINA SQUIRTS
/kfc
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 17, 2010 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Just play the sound track from MVP 2004 for PS2
"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.
We can basically stop worrying about whether or not Torres is “real”.
His career line, including the truly awful first few years, is now .251/.325/.405. Below average, but not terrible (pretty Rowandy, actually). That line, with great CF defense and good baserunning, equals an above average player.
So even if we assume no breakthrough, just random fluctuation – even though it very clearly doesn’t seem to be the case – going forward, he’s a still good player. The question is just how good.
I’m still skeptic about him keeping a ~.290 AVG, since he’s really not particularly good at putting the bat on the ball, and his extreme flyball tendencies prevent him from using his speed to get on base. I don’t know if he can really sustain this crazy BB% either, though he’s clearly patient. But I think it’s safe to say he can put up a .265/.345/.440 line going forward, which would make him a very good player.
Plus he’s hot, apparently.
I was promised lasagna.
I think he’s a pretty attractive dude. Girls like speedy types.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Jun 17, 2010 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
And dudes like them too.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Jun 17, 2010 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Girls like speedy types.
The Girls you have been talking to have just been saying that to save your feelings.
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.
LIES!!!
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Jun 17, 2010 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
“Hey, can we hurry this up? The Giants game is about to start.”
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 17, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
His career line, including the truly awful first few years, is now .251/.325/.405. Below average, but not terrible (pretty Rowandy, actually). That line, with great CF defense and good baserunning, equals an above average player $60 million?
Seriously, though, you’re right. Andres is hot. (And, also absurdly, ridiculously nice.)
There’s too much on topic discussion in this thread.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jun 17, 2010 11:52 AM PDT reply actions
Are Minotaurs the new Vampires?
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.
I hope not, because if they are then I’m going to look like a hack when I finish this story that I’ve titled “The Minotaur”.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
You should hedge your bets and call it the Minopire.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
Half-man, half-bull, half-vampire, 100% badass.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
That is 3 halves!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 17, 2010 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Through in a half of a pedophile and you will have a hit!
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
And another mod to co-author the book!
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
Nope, Minotaurs are the new Werewolves
Werewolves are the new Zombies
Zombies are the new Vampires
Vampires are the new Lesbians
FICTION!!!
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Lesbian are the New Housewives!
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually that might been the case for awhile.
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
If most of Howie's DVDs are to be believed.
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.
his dvds are lesbians?
well, they do all have a hole as far as i can tell
...Dr. Vader will see you now.
The Real L Word coming to showtime
"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.
Time to eat lunch.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Jun 17, 2010 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
time to eat breakfast
in soviet russia, run scores you!....and giants still have terrible offense
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Jun 17, 2010 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Time to eat brunch.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Jun 17, 2010 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
I have a Krispy Kreme donut.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jun 17, 2010 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
jack in the box
it’s disgusting
"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.
LOLDGERS
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 17, 2010 12:08 PM PDT reply actions
Don't be a terrorist. Go Celtics.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Faneuil Hall Bitches!
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
They are the worst kind of bitches.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 17, 2010 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Have you gone to Bunker Hill? If you haven’t make sure you walk up to the top of it.
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
DAT IS ONE WICKED HAWT FLAG
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.
Stupid Boston teams and their stupid Boston fans.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Yeah, I lived in NH from 8-04 until 5-07 I really grew to hate NE fans in general. LOL BONS USED ROIDS, LOL NINERS SUCK, LOL WARIORS
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Similar to my experience in college in Boston.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
And oh, my father is from Boston and never liked baseball…until October 2004.
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
He didn’t like football until 2001
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes
Although, having to pick between two teams with obnoxious fan bases and with the highest number of NBA titles is never a fun thing to do.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
As a Kings fan, it is not hard for me to never pick the Lakers, regardless of what team they’re playing.
this.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
This
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jun 17, 2010 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
At the conclusion of the 7th game, I want the commisioner to declare a completely unreleated team in an totally different sport the champion.
“And the 2010 NBA champion is the Fresno Grizzlies!”
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 17, 2010 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
"And the 2010 NBA champion is the OLYMPIAKOS!"
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I wouldn’t mind an earthquake selectively hitting the staples center.
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Sadly this.
I would also take my eyes removed over them being gouged out with red hot pokers for 17 straight hours.
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.
Everybody hates Kobe so much I’m starting to like him.
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
Is it possible to be considered one of the best players (if not the best) in the league and still be underrated? So what if he’s kind of a jerk? Jordan had the same reputation, as did Barry. I enjoyed every moment they played.
Asking me to pick between the Lakers & the Celtics is like asking me to pick between the Red Sox & the Yankees. I don’t care. And I’d prefer not to watch at all. The only reason I’m watching is to see what Kobe will do.
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
Fuck Kobe.
Whiny bitch ass.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
“Whiny” You just described 90% of the NBA players.
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
Kobe
is way whinier than most.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
lol
you ever seen him play? If another player comes within 6 inches of him he’s throwing his arms up at the refs.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
YOUR ANTI KOBE BIAS IS BLINDING YOU!
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
seriously, just watch him
it’s absolutely ridiculous. I won’t even comment on the ludicrous calls he gets.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
And again, that’s every star player in the league. The NBA has one set of rules for the star players and another for the average players. It’s getting worse and worse, but don’t blame it on Kobe.
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
no, you're right
but Kobe gets more ticky tack calls than anyone in the league, except maybe LeBron. It is because he’s a superstar, and the entire Lakers team gets the same treatment at times because of Phil Jackson, but he’s so used to it now, that even if no one touches him, if he misses a contested shot, he shoots a pouty WTF face at the refs. Meanwhile, he’s allowed to straight up check his defender to the ground and not get called for it.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Seriously, a lot of players do that. He may do it more often because he handles the ball more than most.
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
He does it the most, though.
And he’s not very creative about it. He always flings his arms in the air as though he just stuck a tough jump in gymnastics. He makes the same, strangled yelp. If he gets the call and makes it, he’ll either turn away with an air of cold superiority or occasionally bust out the fist pump, depending on the situation. If he doesn’t get the call, he’ll whip around to the nearest ref, hold his hands out, palm forward, five or six inches out to either side of his waist, a look of sheer disbelief and border line horror smeared across his face.
I hate that guy.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
dude
get a life. Seriously. who gives a shit about some pouty basketball player and if he does or does not get more or less calls than anyone else.
The NBA is a fucking awful league anyways, and will be out of business in like a year.
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
Really?
why do we care about any of this shit? I like basketball. I wish the NBA was better officiated, but they’re taking steps, and hell, baseball needs to be better officiated as well (LOL Dodgers “strike” zone last night)
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
The NBA is on par with the NHL in the way it's run
that’s what I mean. It’s hard for me to care about such a shitty league.
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
This?
From you? Seriously?
If you’re not a Kings fan, you really don’t understand.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I equate Kobe to a child molesting priest.
He stole my youth from me, dammit.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
What killed it for me
was that after the Kings got robbed, they got boring. (Although that could just be due to the fact that I thought Mike Bibby was one of the most overrated players in the NBA).
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
/not a basketball fan
I love playing it, but I honestly could not care less about watching it. March madness is sorta fun, but other than that, fuck them all. That league is bullshit.
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
Yeah that's kinda where I am now
I can watch DWade and I occasionally a Kings game, but generally, IDC
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
c/o otis29
F#ck Kobe Bryant.
F#ck Shaquille O’Neal
F#ck Phil Jackson
F#ck Rick Fox (twice)
F#ck Sasha Vujacic
F#ck Robert Horry
F#ck Derek Fisher
F#ck Dick Bavetta, Bob Delaney and Ted Bernhardt – I’m still waiting for them to have their jerseys retired at Staples.
F#ck Every Laker fan who comes to Arco Arena, wears his hat sideways and stands up and cheers with his arms out and his back to the floor whenever Kobe scores a basket.
Oh, and F#ck Jack Nicholson, Dyan Cannon, and that silver haired douchebag wearing the snakeskin boots.
Who’d I miss?
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Rick Rubin and Anthony Kiedis
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
just sayin?
...Dr. Vader will see you now.
by lame-o on Jun 17, 2010 12:10 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
LOLDUMBASSYELLOWCARD
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
The French defense men on that side of the field have been an embarrassment.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Juarez?
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
/pushes French player in the back.
/argues with the ref about it.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice shot by Malouda.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
OT
Since I had the day off today, I decided to play an early nine holes this morning. Beat the heat and humidity and all. Somehow we completely missed two holes and only ended up playing seven.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
You really have that whole “doctor lifestyle” down.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 17, 2010 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Like forgetting key parts to the days activity?
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
‘I have no idea how that scalpel got sewn up in there like that’.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jun 17, 2010 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I might resent this line of commenting.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
But will you remember it?
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
But will you remember it?
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
EPIC TWSS
Since I had the day off today, I decided to play an early nine holes this morning. Beat the heat and humidity and all. Somehow we completely missed two holes and only ended up playing seven.
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.
That's what Tiger said!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 17, 2010 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
That's my tomorrow!
Finished my contract work for the summer and just got a set of new, used clubs in the mail this week.
Can’t wait to hit the munis here, if my stupid back can allow it.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
I get to represent my employer in a golf tournament next weekend in Anamosa, IA. I haven’t swung the clubs since the same tournament last year. Nice to have a day where I get paid to drink beer and golf.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Jun 17, 2010 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
LOLFREEKICKS
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
And it begins.
Suck it, France.
Game over.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
Really close to off-sides
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
like "actually" offsides
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
by bondslegend on Jun 17, 2010 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
YAY!!
LOL FRANCE!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 17, 2010 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
France sure deserved that. It’s like they’re half asleep out there. “We don’t have to try hard! It’s clearly offside!” Yeah, assumptions sure work in sport. Way to go, guys.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
My friend actually knows the guy that scored the first goal, his dad owns a restaurant around here.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Jun 17, 2010 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
waxing old?.
did you get your drill fixed? (not euphemism, actual question)
...Dr. Vader will see you now.
LoL yeah, this is an old time of the year, and I’m at the point now where kids come to visit me to say “I’m graduating from High School next week!” Kids that I’ve known since they were 2 or younger.
As for the drill I haven’t had time to look at it yet. Today was the last day with kids, tomorrow is paperwork, and then after that [aside from the 2 classes I’m taking over the summer] I should have some time to actually get stuff done.
Since we’re considering job hunting and / or moving over the summer, I have to bring home ALL my materials. I’ve been in that room for 15 years… that’s a lotta stuff.
My Mexican friend over in SA now
Just made a lot of Irish friends.
Proud of both my adopted son, Baggs, and my ward, Ryan LOLlis.
LOLFRENCHDEFENSE
Goddamn. Stupid Mexico.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
This should make the last 20 minutes or so very interesting.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 17, 2010 12:53 PM PDT reply actions
France might actually try!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
/Entrez Henry
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Although, apparently, there is no sign of him.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
why?!
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
by bondslegend on Jun 17, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
B/C the French are to busy eating bread and drinking wine!
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Mexico is going to try and hold on. I bet it costs them.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 17, 2010 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know. Uruguay let France dance around in the box for a full 15 minutes with a man advantage, and France couldn’t score on them.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Mexico's goalkeeper
looks like Randy Winn.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Is he wearing a monocle?
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 17, 2010 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Top hat and gloves.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jun 17, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
6 years, 200 million
My Son, the best position player on the damn team.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
Current Pass Recipients: Posey, Whiteside, Huff, Sanchez, Torres, Uribe
A co-worker of mine told me that they call the “El Conejo” or “The Rabbit”
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Jun 17, 2010 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions
SUCK IT, FRANCE
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
Gignac looks like he doesn’t deserve to be on the field.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
BTW, did anyone else think the Uruguayan goalkeeper yesterday looked like a giant traffic cone? Bright orange uniform is bright orange.
Giants Baseball: TORTURE
Orange Friday!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 17, 2010 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Is the French coach in a coma?
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Wine.
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha
Pathetic, France. You don’t deserve to be on the field.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
If France doesn't even this up by 90
Watch them add about 10 minutes of extra time.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 17, 2010 1:05 PM PDT reply actions
France is about to surrender the second goal of the match.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
LOL!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 17, 2010 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it is now over
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
If French soccer had a blogger as acerbic as Grant, he’d be posting a picture of a young cat and a cigarette lighter with the caption, “Score Some Goals or I’ll Set This Kitten on Fire.”
Giants Baseball: TORTURE
Domenech:
/sleepily opens one eye, tries to grunt, becomes exhausted, takes a sip of wine, goes back to sleep.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
So if Uruguay and Mexico play for a tie, they both advance.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
Doesn’t it come down to tiebreakers?
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Jun 17, 2010 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
They would still both be the top seeds
1 and 2 advance
by Artimus Clyde on Jun 17, 2010 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Forgot about that miniscule fact.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Jun 17, 2010 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
You know, that is kind of a big deal.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
You know, I'm kind of a big deal.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Jun 17, 2010 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
No, he is.
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.
I think the first tie-breaker is goal differential, which I believe has Uruguay +3 and Mexico +2 right now.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Jun 17, 2010 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
if only the giants had played one more game, won. we’d be in a threeway. tie with the D’s and P’s. lazy giants schedule
...Dr. Vader will see you now.
France is almost as good at soccer as it is at swimming.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
LOLOLOLOL FRANCE
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
Awards?
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
by Useful_Idiot on Jun 17, 2010 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
cabinet full of cy youngs by the time his career is over
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
if only there was an award for speediest speedster that ever sped. what would we call it?
...Dr. Vader will see you now.
Fly Young?
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
corrected: speeed or speeded. Either is correct
/hides dictionary from jponry
I like my beer cold ... my TV loud ... and my romosexuals flaming.--Homer Simpson
Is that where Lincecum is going to store them?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Mexico is officially my number two team.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
there’s got to be a “number two” poo joke in there somewhere. mccoven?
...Dr. Vader will see you now.
I don’t get it.
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
Mexico is also United States’ number two
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD!
mccoven diversity: Romosexuals, Velezbians, Nerb's--they're all here...
by greatgiantfan on Jun 17, 2010 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I want to root for Mexico, but some of their fans kinda umm… gross me out. I mean they should move to Philly or something. http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/news?slug=ro-usamexico081209
LOL!
Well, I’ll still root for ’em.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
You mean Chicago. They throw cups there.
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Also this guy is not amused with your suggestion
http://www.genosteaks.com/home1.html
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
my favorite part is
“Speak English.” what are the double quotes meant to convey? You need to speak English, but not really? Is it ironic?
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
It there so you know he means AMERICAN ENGLISH not “English, English”
Duh.
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions
ahhh!
In that case, he should’ve gone with Speak “English.”
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
Potential to save the world is verified. Let's get a representative out there, STAT!
Their clusterfuck of a message is perfectly understandable to them (us) and has no possible room for improvement, are you fucking nuts?
Were you to make that suggestion you’d get a two second assessment glare and an inquiry into your possible homosexuality or questionable immigration status. Possibility of being ordered to have sodomistic sex with yourself is also high.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
"...and is the reason 'why' really something we should be striving for?" - (guess who)
by victor frankenstein on Jun 18, 2010 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions
There is a lot of really great signage with stupid quote use. People use them to provide emphasis, because they apparently don’t realize that quotes don’t actually function that way. Apparently, the large font, all caps, and italics weren’t enough to make those words properly stand out.
But, dumbasses will be dumbasses.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
http://www.unnecessaryquotes.com/
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
lulz
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
hahahahaha
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Even assuming the reasoning behind this misapplication, why even do that? Doesn’t the warning stand on its own? “Oh, well, they didn’t emphasize that risk part, so I’m gonna give it a whirl.”
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I saw a lawyer ad on a bus in philly that said
“Injured?” makes it happen
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
And, conversely, smartasses will be smartasses.
What is this "conjunction + comma " crap?
NOT ON MY WATCH, SONNY!!
That comma joins two sentences or statements.
Which of those is represented by “But”?
That you consider us to be dumbasses doesn’t make us dumbasses.
Definitely not in our eyes.
Only when we realize that we are dumbasses can the healing begin.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
"...and is the reason 'why' really something we should be striving for?" - (guess who)
by victor frankenstein on Jun 18, 2010 12:12 AM PDT up reply actions
"Speak English"
I’m gonna rise up, I’m gonna kick a little ass, Gonna kick some ass in the USA, Gonna climb a mountain, Gonna sew a flag, Gonna fly on an Eagle, I’m gonna kick some butt, I’m gonna drive a big truck, I’m gonna rule this world, Gonna kick some ass, Gonna rise up, Kick a little ass, ROCK, FLAG AND EAGLE!
Ask me about my blog.
Toby Keith?
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
by Useful_Idiot on Jun 17, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Really starting to get into country
Zac Brown Band and Brad Paisley
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Zac Brown Band is probably one of the best country bands to come out in a while.
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.
I am reading this as THIS IS AMERICA WHEN ORDERING
When not ordering, it is not America.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
alternately
This is American when ordering Speak English
when ordering something other than Speak English, it is not America.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
The guy (Joey Vento) who made this sign fashion himself a hero and he has a radio ad online about illegal immigration. At the end of the ad he says in his stupid Rocky-ish south philly accent:
And if you don’t agree then you are part of the problem!
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
So...Fred Lewis doesn't agree?
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
People like this piss me off
HEY, YOU FUCKING INBRED PIECE OF SHIT, EVERYONE IN AMERICA CAME FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE TOO, YOU FUCKING MORON.
Except the natives.
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
Actually, they came from somewhere else, also
They just came from somewhere else before all of the others did.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
And after them, the Vikings found North America before any English speaking nation ever imagined that it existed.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
If I remember my third-grade history correctly, anyway.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Eric the Red, Bitches!
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.
/loses Superbowl
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 17, 2010 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Those Vikings teams should have had Big Ben as the quarterback.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
screw Heritage
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD!
mccoven diversity: Romosexuals, Velezbians, Nerb's--they're all here...
by greatgiantfan on Jun 17, 2010 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions
The thing about that view, bondslegend, is that everyone, everywhere came from somewhere else if you go back far enough. The only difference between you and that guy (at least, the way you just expressed it) is the cutoff point. So why is your cutoff of a few centuries more valid than his of a few decades?
(Btw, I mostly agree…I just think that’s a bit misleading as an argument)
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Whatever
people in america are the only ones who talk about this bullshit “IF U AINT SPEEKIN MUH LEENGEEUGE THEN GEET TEH FUCK OUTTA MUH CUUHNTRIE!”
You don’t see that other places. Maybe some people (ahem france ahem) would be a little stuck up about it, but they wouldn’t be total fucking meathead douchebags like these people are.
And at least french people are french and have a french accent and can trace their roots in their country back thousands of years. Americans as a people have no true identity. There is no “american” accent. There is no great vast American history. A bunch of white dudes came over on a boat, killed everyone who was here, and decided to build a government fueled by slavery for the first couple hundred years.
And then some fucking moron wants to act like America is some how “his” or “better” because of that, and because his skin is white and he speaks english that somehow gives him the right to enforce his made up rules on everyone who doesn’t meet that criteria. Bullshit.
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
Right. Because the English language didn’t come about by centuries of raping and pillaging, no.
Look, I’ve no problem with you wanting to hate on white dudes or whatever. That’s your prerogative. But if you think that made up rules like that are unique to America…seriously, get out more. Humanity likes made up rules about who gets to join their unique club. Take recent history or ancient history, I don’t care which. The unique thing in America is that we’re even HAVING this argument. In the past they didn’t even bother, it was just kill the other guys and take their stuff. Exceptions? Sure, but in the minority. The very idea that anybody could come in and set up shop in your (nation/state/province/empire/kingdom) is practically unique to America. The Roman empire, as generous as it was with citizenship, was even more stingy about it than we are.
This idea that America is somehow especially backwards in this way is so shockingly narrow, it boggles me.
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
In the past they didn’t even bother, it was just kill the other guys and take their stuff.
/sigh
I miss the old days. I had more stuff back then.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 17, 2010 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
So are you dead now?
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.
The very idea that anybody could come in and set up shop in your (nation/state/province/empire/kingdom) is practically unique to America.
I’m not really sure why you’re arguing with me. This is EXACTLY my point. You are misunderstanding me. The point is that America is supposed to be a place of many different cultures. So the people who are like “DERR SPEEK INGLISH UR GEET OUTT” are fucking moronic hypocrites.
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
Okay. Obviously I misunderstood you. I thought you were mad at the guy for being the exception – when you are really mad at the guy for being the exception in America. I get it now. The way you first phrased it, I thought you were treating it in a broader way than you were.
I'm as tall as Mel - why can't I hit 500 home runs?
On Tosh.0
There was a political ad for a senator from Alabama who basically said that…well, not the ordering part
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
Mexico always gets a nod from me because they’re our neighbor and I’ve got tons of Mexican friends. Brazil is always a team that’s fun to watch and cheer for as well.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Jun 17, 2010 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Die Mannschaft
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
by Useful_Idiot on Jun 17, 2010 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
BOOO!
I dated a German girl… to heck with that country!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Was it Schweinstagger’s girlfriend, by any chance?
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
by Useful_Idiot on Jun 17, 2010 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Or if you prefer
Two beers
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
by Useful_Idiot on Jun 17, 2010 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
HOTTER!
Not really. Baseball wives/gfs vs soccer wives/gfs? Gotta go soccer. The international flavor cannot be ignored.
Germany is a pleasing team to watch.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Subject line was nice, but that pic was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too big. Sorry joe.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, the flavor…
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jun 17, 2010 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
No problem. I was just explaining why I deleted the pic so you wouldn’t feel unduly insulted by it. At least this way you can feel duly insulted.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
The thing that puts her over the top is the fact she's drinking a few beers
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
She is German, after all.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
I thought she was from Cleveland?
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD!
mccoven diversity: Romosexuals, Velezbians, Nerb's--they're all here...
by greatgiantfan on Jun 17, 2010 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Ohiorish.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Cead mil faltje!
Or somethin’.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
"...and is the reason 'why' really something we should be striving for?" - (guess who)
by victor frankenstein on Jun 18, 2010 12:18 AM PDT up reply actions
I bet the sex was terrific.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 17, 2010 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Deutschland Deutschland ueber alles!
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Did anyone happen to look at who was dead last in RAR?
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
Molina?
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
LOL PETE HAPPY
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
LOL A'S
Bob geren pulling a bork and putting in bailey with the bases loaded and one out in the 8th against the middle of the order.
"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."
…isn’t that a good time to put in your best reliever?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I’d say so, I guess I’m just not used to 5 out saves of this capacity.
"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."
It’s a much better idea than saving him for the ninth inning, except, whoops, you left a worse guy in to blow the lead.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Well, Bochy is often complimented on his bullpen use, so pulling a bork with the bullpen would be good?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I wrote about this earlier on the other thread
Bochy has been awesome in his use of Wilson.
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
That seems like a good move to me.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Jun 17, 2010 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Didn’t pay off, but nothing bailey can do about a sac fly.
"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."
Bailey clearly doesn’t know how to win.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Jun 17, 2010 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Not a winner
If only he was a gritty gamer veteran that knew how to play the game the right 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."
Bailey clearly doesn’t know how to win. hold
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
I am holding right now
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 17, 2010 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
NOOO MY POKEMONZ!
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.
LOLpinella bringing in marmol with 1 out in the 8th and a runner on 3rd
Clearly bork has started a new trend.
"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."
Oh for fuck’s sake!!! The cat just caught that stupid skink again, and brought it into the living room for me.
Interesting stuff.
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.
I’m just wondering how that skink can be so daft. This is like the 5th or 6th time she’s caught it (during the course of the 5 years we’ve lived here) I’ve even put pvc pipe scraps out under the plants for the damn thing to hide in and the cat still finds and catches it. And our cat is a few french fries short of a happy meal.
you mean it has caught the very same skink numerous times? and not played it to death?
...Dr. Vader will see you now.
She’s only allowed outside when one of us is home to watch her, as I said she’s a little dumb (for example, if she jumps the fence and gets out of the patio, she can’t figure out how to get back in, she routinely runs into walls, or falls off of furniture) so she catches it, brings it in to show us after we let it go she’ll catch it again. The first time she caught it she broke the poor things tail completely off, right down to the nub, so we kept it in a tank over the winter, fed it, and let it go the next spring. She has caught it several times since. I here her out there now chasing it. The picture of her under the spider plant in my avatar is her skink hunting hangout. We had a Pacific Treefrog back there too at one time, but we haven’t heard from him lately. Scroll down to landcall.
They only come out at night. The shadows breathe with a venom like no other.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
WRONG
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh God, I’m so confused….
I was quoting a song that wasn’t the song that I thought it was. Who the fuck is Lordi anyway?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
What the hell is this song that I have stuck in my head, then?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I got where you were going with acid blood. I’m still bothered that I don’t know what song it is I’ve been singing all day.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
You stay away from her quotes, you bitch.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
you cat is a riot.
our cats are inside cats too, but with 5 minute supervised conjugal visits with nature – usually not more than once a week. our new home has hardwood floors, so we get to watch them spin out of control somewhat frequently.
...Dr. Vader will see you now.
Yeah the front “hall” to our apartment is linoleum, she’ll chase a toy down the hallway, not be able to stop and go crashing into the front door. She’ll return to the living room with an “I meant to do that” expression on her face – or maybe it’s a concussion?
When my cat is embarrassed, he furiously cleans himself.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Embarrassment makes him furious.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jun 17, 2010 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s pretty entertaining to intentionally embarrass him to get him to do it. He used to be a stress-eater, which was also fun to take advantage of, but he got over it.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha, that’s pretty cute, i mean when i had a cat we’d usually just have him scurry around the floor all over the place with that damn LED light. But my cat would also do the same thing with eating all the time
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
two out of three cats agree: green laser > red laser. third cat abstains
...Dr. Vader will see you now.
Hidey will not play with a laser pointer, shadows, flashlight beams on the wall, or mirror reflections
My cat loves the laser pointer, but then he gets tired. He still wants to chase it, but he’s embarrassed that he’s so fucking out of breath. So he starts cleaning the crap out of himself.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually wish that he would clean the literal crap out of himself more often. He much prefers to ride his bicycle as a means of butt-cleaning.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL while mine just goes to the food bowl and eats EVERYTHING
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I wish I could own a cat. My girlfriend is allergic.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Hypoallergenic cat.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I believe they aren’t actually hypoallergenic, though. They still have a very light coat and still produce dander (if I’m not mistaken).
And I guess many cat allergies have to do with the saliva, not the fur. So that sucks, too.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions
my cat
when he was little, once “caught” a piece of toast and stuck it in our bed.
TEMPORARY SIG AWAITING FINAL SABEAN APOCALYPSE
-------
PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game in development
I see that as a sign of intelligence.
“A typical cat would bring you some foul dead animal, but i’ve done some research, and have decided to bring you something that you actually consume and enjoy regularly.”
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Back in the day gas stations gave out “prizes.” My sister had a plastic ark and then everyweek free with fillup the parents would bring home 2 more animals for her plastic menagerie. She would play with the animals for hours at a time until the day the cat came trotting in with a baby rabbit and deposited the thing in the middle of the plastic animals. I was impressed that a cat could show such advanced classification skills.
Flashback
I remember those arks and animals!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 17, 2010 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL OLD
MODEL T JOKE
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
We once owned a Siamese cat that would chase a dog.
And not just any ol’ dog but the son of my mother’s faithful 13 year companion French poodle.
The cat would attack from above by springing onto the dog’s back from the top of the couch riser.
Or – and this was hilarious – would chase him in a figure eight pattern on the front lawn for several minutes.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
"...and is the reason 'why' really something we should be striving for?" - (guess who)
by victor frankenstein on Jun 18, 2010 12:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Needz Moar Dog!
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD!
mccoven diversity: Romosexuals, Velezbians, Nerb's--they're all here...
by greatgiantfan on Jun 17, 2010 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
From National Lampoon
“This episode of Nick Danger is brought to you today by the United States Post Office Cheese Club of Skink, Wisconsin. Each year the residents of Skink are milked by the government – the milk put into parcels – and mailed to you. And by the time it reaches you, it’s cheese!”
THIS WEEK’S PRESIDENT FORD COMMEMORATIVE CHEESE FLAG – HONDURAS.
LOOK FOR DETAILS IN THE LOCAL FOOD STAMP LINE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD POST OFFICE.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
"...and is the reason 'why' really something we should be striving for?" - (guess who)
by victor frankenstein on Jun 18, 2010 12:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Just scooped Kuo up for my Pokemonz
He was unclaimed. I’ve got a powerful relief staff already. He could conceivably be better than one of my guys (Rauch or Dotel). Worth relying on Kuo to allow for making some trade magic? He’s always injured, but the guy can flat out throw.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I'll admit
the name Kuo caused me some momentary confusion if this was in reference to fantasy baseball or real pokemon
"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.
Heh.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
This
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.
YOUR POKEMONZ!
SHOW THEM TO ME!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 17, 2010 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
my relief pitchers aren't too bad
Valverde and Papelbon? meh
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
No one is more valuable the Juan Pierre
He is pure grit and speed and heart and will.
Rudimentary creatures of flesh and blood, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
The Juan Maclean > The Juan Pierre
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
OT:
South African Vuvuzela Philharmonic Angered By Soccer Games Breaking Out During Concerts
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.
I knew what it was before clicking the link
I love them
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
MarmLOL
with the vulture win
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
/shift-A
Go Mexico.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jun 17, 2010 3:21 PM PDT reply actions
LOL FRANCE
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
OT: well, that’s a big buzzkill, was about to walk out the door to play some golf, and OF COURSE, i totally forgot my dad has my putter, and since everythings moved out of the house, i have no putter
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
LOL elitist
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
Use your lowest iron
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
pig iron?
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
"...and is the reason 'why' really something we should be striving for?" - (guess who)
by victor frankenstein on Jun 18, 2010 12:37 AM PDT up reply actions
You have feet, right?
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.
Go steal one from mini-golf.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
ahh, life of the idle rich
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD!
mccoven diversity: Romosexuals, Velezbians, Nerb's--they're all here...
by greatgiantfan on Jun 17, 2010 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions
France has the most bizarre WC record ever.
1990: Failed to qualify.
1994: Failed to qualify.
1998: Champions (!) after beating the clear favorite – Brazil – in the final.
2002: Enter as favorites after kicking more ass in the 2000 Euro than any team ever had. Shamefully eliminated in group stage without scoring a single goal.
2006: Made it to finale, only lost in penalty kicks.
2010: Shamefully eliminated in group stage, possibly without scoring a single goal.
I was promised lasagna.
LOL
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
Sounds like some baseball team I know….
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jun 17, 2010 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
But they also had cockle-warming victories. Few people expected them to win in 1998, and even fewer expected them to make the finals in 2006.
2002 was weird, though. On paper, that was one of the absolute best teams EVER, possibly up there with 1970 Brazil. That team had Zidane – one of 5-10 best players in history, and Henry, probably the best striker of the past 15 years or so after Ronaldo, both in their absolute primes, along with quite a few other fantastic player in their prime (Vieira, Makelele, Trezeguet, Thuram…)
I mean, they had the top goal scoreres of both the English Premier League and the Italian Seria A (Henry and Trezeguet), and couldn’t score one freaking goal!
I was promised lasagna.
They didn't just "beat" brazil, they fucking destroyed them
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
OT: underrated movies
metacritic does an article on 15 critically panned movies.
Speed Racer was one. I like this film alot. Saw it in a mediocre theater in Roswell, NM during a work assignment. Bought it later on dvd.
...Dr. Vader will see you now.
omg I can’t believe Clue got such bad reviews, I love that movie.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
also yes, Twin Peaks: FWWM is extremely underrated.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Lee Ving!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jun 17, 2010 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
We had a “friend” loan us Avatar – horrible
We watched Kung Fu Panda – that was fun
Actually LoL the last movies I watched were Star Wars trilogy – during the live blog “event” about a month ago.
Scrooged! is a Frankenstein Christmastime tradition.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
"...and is the reason 'why' really something we should be striving for?" - (guess who)
by victor frankenstein on Jun 18, 2010 12:42 AM PDT up reply actions
My cousin might be Matt Dillon's girlfriend
or she was 2-3 years ago when she was working as Michael Fottrell’s assistant on YOU, ME & DUPREE
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
These pipes are clean!
Cabin Boy FTW!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jun 17, 2010 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
i have 7 of the listed movies on DVD. Criminally, I don’t have Predator. I’m sure that’ll change before long.
...Dr. Vader will see you now.
/hasn’t seen Predator.
Suck it, Cookyman.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I have not seen Alien or Alien 3, but I have seen Aliens.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I haven’t seen it either.
I also haven’t seen any of the Terminator movies.
I believe I win this round.
I was promised lasagna.
I’ve seen Terminator 2.
I have not seen any Rambo movies.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I have seen Rocky Balboa, and parts of Rocky.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
So far, yes.
What’s the score right now?
I have not seen Bladerunner or Brazil.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Never seen either one of those.
I’ve never seen 2001: A Space Odyssey, or The Shawshank Redemption.
I was promised lasagna.
I saw 2001 for class. Damn you, education!
I have also seen Shawshank, but I’m not ashamed of that.
I have not seen any Indiana Jones movies.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh!
I have not seen ET.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I saw Temple of Doom. And ET. But I’m still winning.
I haven’t seen any of the Jurassic Park movies, or Forrest Gum.
I was promised lasagna.
I’ve seen the first two Jurassic Park movies. I have seen fragments of Forrest Gump.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I have not seen Apocalypse Now, Saving Private Ryan, or Full Metal Jacket.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions
For the record, I’ve resigned myself to the fact that you’re going to beat me. This is just a fun game.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve never seen any of those three.
I also haven’t seen any of the Mission Impossibles, Independence Day, or Pearl Harbor.
I was promised lasagna.
I got extra credit in my high school US History class for watching Pearl Harbor. It wasn’t worth it.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
By far.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions
In any case…
The Silence of the Lambs
Se7en
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I have seen American History X. I have not seen The Graduate or Annie Hall.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Crap!
I’ve seen Annie Hall (you should, too).
Haven’t seen One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, EZ Rider, or Goodfellas.
I was promised lasagna.
I have seen One Flew, but not the other two. You can add Chinatown to my list, if we’re doing Nicholson.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions
And Raging Bull, Heat, Casino, The Fan, and The Deer Hunter if we’re doing De Niro.
I also haven’t seen Bang The Drum Slowly, but I plan on remedying that soon.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I haven’t seen Taxi Driver either. I just didn’t want to make the list tooooooo long.
Go ahead and add Carrie, Fargo, and Caddyshack.
I was trying to stay themed before, but now I’ve given up.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions
If two people ever needed a bunch of pirated Chinese DVDs, it’s you two.
Just get the damn surgery, Mark DeRosa.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is the only western you ever have to see. I hate westerns as a rule, and that’s one of my favorite movies of all time.
I have not seen Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, or IB.
I have seen Vertigo and Rear Window (not that good a movie, but James Stewart is always worth watching), but nothing else by Hitchcock.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions
This is a fun subthread, but this:
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is the only western you ever have to see.
is dangerously wrong.
I’m sure that it is dangerously wrong. I just love that movie that much.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I started reading The Passage. I haven’t had much time to get into it yet but so far I’m enjoying it.
The Giants don’t fare well against pitchers.
He's talking to himself.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
"...and is the reason 'why' really something we should be striving for?" - (guess who)
by victor frankenstein on Jun 18, 2010 12:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Seen it.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Bang the Drum ...
there’s another one, I’ve read the book for sure, don’t remember if I’ve seen the movie.
25th Hour might be his best.
He never makes a movie you can like start to finish.
Just get the damn surgery, Mark DeRosa.
Bamboozled will make you want to slit your own throat.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I really hate that movie.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe watch it when you’re in a throat slittin’ mood.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s good, but it’s an ordeal to sit through. It’s like eating spicy food.
Just get the damn surgery, Mark DeRosa.
No. Spicy food is delicious and highly enjoyable. Requiem for a Dream is a big pile of bleak, horrific hopelessness.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Inside Man?
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
I read that as “I have seen ligaments of Forrest Gump.”
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
"...and is the reason 'why' really something we should be striving for?" - (guess who)
by victor frankenstein on Jun 18, 2010 12:44 AM PDT up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeNxVaPVAlU
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, that appears to be misplaced.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve seen parts of 2001, that’s one of those movies that I probably have seen the whole thing, but not in one sitting and not in the correct order. War Games and Breakfast Club are 2 others that kind of spring to mind as always being on tv somewhere, so I’ve seen all of the movie, but never in order.
yeah another John Hughes flick. Others:
Breakfast Club
Pretty In Pink
Weird Science
The Giants don’t fare well against pitchers.
- Flubber (1997) (screenplay)
- 101 Dalmatians (1996) (screenplay)
- Miracle on 34th Street (1994) (screenplay)
- Baby’s Day Out (1994) (written by)
- Beethoven’s 2nd (1993) (characters) (as Edmond Dantès)
- Dennis the Menace (1993) (written by)
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) (characters) (written by)
… aka “Home Alone II” – USA (short title) - Beethoven (1992) (written by) (as Edmond Dantès)
- Curly Sue (1991) (written by)
- Dutch (1991) (written by)
- Career Opportunities (1991) (written by)
- Home Alone (1990) (written by)
- Christmas Vacation (1989) (written by)
… aka “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” – UK (complete title), USA (complete title) - Uncle Buck (1989) (written by)
- The Great Outdoors (1988) (written by)
- She’s Having a Baby (1988) (written by)
- Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) (written by)
… aka “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” – USA (video box title) - Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) (written by)
- Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) (written by)
- Pretty in Pink (1986) (written by)
- Weird Science (1985) (written by)
- European Vacation (1985) (screenplay) (story)
- The Breakfast Club (1985) (written by)
… aka “Breakfast Club” – Japan (English title) - Sixteen Candles (1984) (written by)
- Nate and Hayes (1983) (written by)
- Vacation (1983) (screenplay) (short story “Vacation ’58”)
… aka “National Lampoon’s Vacation” – UK, USA (complete title)
… aka “American Vacation” – Europe (English title) (video title) - Mr. Mom (1983) (written by)
The Giants don’t fare well against pitchers.
I’m thinking the 80’s list is pretty strong. Which ones do you think are crap?
The Giants don’t fare well against pitchers.
/lists all of Robin Williams movies.
Now there’s a move I haven’t thought of in a while.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
He made movies? Bleh, never cared for him so I’m guessing there’s another group of movies I’ve never seen.
Wet Dreams May Come
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
The Fisher King
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
"...and is the reason 'why' really something we should be striving for?" - (guess who)
by victor frankenstein on Jun 18, 2010 12:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Only saw parts of TBClub, none of the others. To me, Weird Science is just some song by The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo.
I have seen the first 2 whatchacallit… Back to the Future movies. First one was cute, second one meh.
It’s probably not a good sign that every time I read that comment I think you’re talking about The Babysitters Club.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Kristy Thomas 4ever!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions
The Mystic Knights!
I can now count on one finger the number of times I’ve seen then referred to online by their full title.
The Arizona State Fair booked them once in their early 80s heyday. Saw them for THREE DOLLARS!!!
The next year? The Police. Same price.
/reminisces of a day when his state sometimes got it right
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
"...and is the reason 'why' really something we should be striving for?" - (guess who)
by victor frankenstein on Jun 18, 2010 12:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Never saw it!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I saw Brazilrunner 2: Run Harder
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I can’t let you do that, Mr. Wayne.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I still have The Power Rangers Movie and Star Trek: Insurrection on VHS.
I wish I still had Donald Duck in Mathemagic land, but I don’t.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Somewhere in a storage locker in Tempe, AZ...
…I have this on VHS.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
"...and is the reason 'why' really something we should be striving for?" - (guess who)
by victor frankenstein on Jun 18, 2010 1:05 AM PDT up reply actions
I love love love Predator as a guilty pleasure. It’s like three guy movies in one: commandos vs terrorist drug cartel action movie, horror movie in which each commando is stalked and killed, and then one-on-one action movie.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Predator’s fine. I had it spoiled for me through repeated forced viewings in my dormroom. But these two haven’t seen Chinatown.Predator is waaaay down the list.
Just get the damn surgery, Mark DeRosa.
Okay, I’m moving this thread off the rail.
I have not seen The Usual Suspects (weird to think that I’ve seen Fred Clause, but not TUS….) and I have not seen The Crying Game.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I haven’t seen the Crying Game. Have you guys seen O Brother Where Are’t Thou?
The Giants don’t fare well against pitchers.
I saw the beginning O Brother, didn’t like it, stopped watching, and never looked back.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions
really?
That’s probably my favorite movie.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Well, I don’t really have an opinion on it because I only saw the beginning. I do know that George Clooney bothers me, and so I’ll probably just spend the whole movie feeling so bothered that I can’t even enjoy it.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Personal Coen Bros Rankings
1. Miller’s Crossing
2. The Big Lebowski
3. Raising Arizona
4. Blood Simple
4. No Country For Old Men
5. Fargo
6. O Brother Where Art Thou
7. Barton Fink
8. Intolerable Cruelty
9. The Hudsucker Proxy
10. The Man Who Wasn’t There
11. Burn After Reading
12. The Ladykillers
Blood Simple is one of my favorite films, and it’s still my #4 Coen brothers film, which is remarkable. In fact I like every one of these films up until #10, which I thought was meh, and the last two, which were bad.
Just get the damn surgery, Mark DeRosa.
oops didn’t realize that I dupped 4. Blood Simple>No Country but not by a ton.
Just get the damn surgery, Mark DeRosa.
You’d be surprised what I don’t remember. For example whole chunks of 2002… are just gone from my memory!
You'd probably remember Fargo.
Do thoughts of Steve Buscemi bring images of calm, smooth sophistication? No?
Isn’t he an annoying, whiny ratlike fellow? Don’t you just want to shoot him in the face, or stuff him into a woodchipper?
Oh, ya.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
"...and is the reason 'why' really something we should be striving for?" - (guess who)
by victor frankenstein on Jun 18, 2010 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Why do people insist on hating Burn After Reading?
As far as dumb comedies go, it was a very good movie.
I was promised lasagna.
it wasn’t very funny, for one thing. That makes it a tough sell, as a comedy.
Just get the damn surgery, Mark DeRosa.
I actually think Intolerable Cruelty is the one that gets unfairly dumped on. It’s one of the better romantic comedies around.
Just get the damn surgery, Mark DeRosa.
I remember liking The Man Who Wasn’t There, but now I can’t remember a thing about it, except that it was in black & white. And had a Kaurismaki thing going on.
I really liked that movie. But then again, I’m a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuge Clooney fan.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
I liked it, it was just a dark comedy
HATERS GONNA HATE
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Haven’t seen that, yet. That might be the only CB movie I haven’t seen.
Weird. Until just now, I didn’t realize I was such a big fan of them.
Just get the damn surgery, Mark DeRosa.
I almost completely agree with this ranking. 2-8 are pretty hard to rank though. I could actually flip 2-8 and it would be a little closer to my ranking.
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game in development
I saw it again recently and it wasn’t as terrible as I remembered it being. But Clooney really is appalling in that part.
wha?
buh?
huh?
quoi?
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
I haven’t seen the Crying Game. Have you guys seen O Brother Where Are’t Thou?
The Giants don’t fare well against pitchers.
I saw the beginning O Brother, didn’t like it, stopped watching, and never looked back.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions
In fact, Coen-wise, I’ve only seen Hudsucker (didn’t care for it), Lebowski (fine, but overrated), and No Country (it gets my seal of approval).
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought no country sucked out loud
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
I was perfectly happy with it.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, I have also never seen any Fellini or Bergman films.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Correct.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I have seen it. I’m also ashamed to say that I actually read the terrible book that inspired it.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh
Braveheart, Mad Max, or any other Mell Gibson movie except for What Women Want.
I was promised lasagna.
I have seen Braveheart, What Women Want, Signs, Conspiracy Theory (LOPATRICKSTEWART), Chicken Run, and some movie where he has to do something with jugs of water in a park…
But no other Gibson movies. I will also actively not watch any more Gibson movies because I think he’s a fucknut.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve seen Memento of those three.
Planet of the Apes
The Omega Man!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Already covered.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I was extremely surprised when I ended up loving Speed Racer. I reeeeaaaally thought I was going to hate it. That “racing is corrupt” speech is still about 35 minutes too long, though.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
the melting tires, whether or not an original idea, was a nice moment at the end. overall i thought they did a great job essentially creating a live-action cartoon, though 95% of the movie was CG.
...Dr. Vader will see you now.
Speed literally racing the ghost of his brother at the beginning hooked me. After that, I just enjoyed the ride.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jun 17, 2010 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions
wrong list is wrong
I have it on good authority that Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me was in fact, the worst movie ever made.
I do have a couple friends who liked Hudson Hawk, and a couple other films in there were pretty entertaining.
I haven’t seen the outsiders since it came out… but it can’t have aged well… did I miss some irony/?
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game in development
it may be a little late
so let’s not get too goofy
on second thought, it’s definitely too late
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...
It’s the leaning tower of cheese-ah!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 17, 2010 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions
some other late bloomers
Paul Loduca maybe Eli Whiteside, Roy Hobbs. Andres Torres is a human highlight reel on defense.
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