Giants/Blue Jays Series Preview
by Grant Brisbee on Jun 18, 2010 10:27 AM PDT
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PrintLet’s say you’re building a baseball team. The first thing you want is some good young starting pitching. Fine, the Blue Jays have some. Ricky Romero, Brett Cecil, and Shaun Marcum are a quality top three, and Brandon Morrow is fascinating in the Jonathan Sanchez "if he ever harnesses his stuff..." tradition.
The next thing you’d want is an offense. Fine, the Blue Jays can hit a little. The team OBP is low, but they lead the majors in home runs. Vernon Wells debadded in the offseason, giving the Blue Jays a hope that their sunk cost might actually give them value, just like Barry Zito. Jose Bautista is hitting like Adam Dunn, and this new left fielder the Blue Jays picked up off Craigslist for free is doing pretty well. If two of the Blue Jays’ best hitters from last year, Aaron Hill and Adam Lind, get going, the Blue Jays will be able to score a ton of runs.
So there you have it. Good starting pitching, and a powerful offense with room for improvement. Doesn’t sound too shabby, right?
Fourth place.
Oh, maybe they’ll catch a wave at the same time an AL East rival gets cold. They’ll fight and scrap and claw and scraw and dig in their heels, playing every game with a desperate urgency as they surge forward.
Third place. Maybe.
The Giants have been hosed by the baseball gods a couple of times -- 103 wins and no playoffs the year before the Wild Card, the cancellation of the 2002 World Series, etc... -- but every day I’m thankful they aren’t in the AL East. The Padres, Rockies, and Dodgers aren’t jokes, but it has to be especially discouraging to play the Yankees, Red Sox, and Rays a disproportionate amount of times. The Blue Jays have put together some interesting teams in the past decade. Fourth place. Look at this pitching staff! Only two pitchers on the 2008 Blue Jays had an ERA over 4.50, and they combined for only 18 innings. Fourth place. Before the Rays were good, the Blue Jays had a chance. At third place.
It’s hard to feel sorry for a team that’s enjoyed back-to-back championships, but it’s hard not to feel sorry for them. I would be thrilled if they lost the next three games, though. Let’s not throw a pity party here.
Hitter to watch:
Fred Lewis ALWAYS strikes out in clutch spots. He’s not clutch! He’s always hitting singles when his team is up by six runs, and he strikes out when you need him. So if the Giants are smart, they’ll just walk the bases loaded and pitch to K-Fred, and he’ll strike out every time.
Ahem.
Sorry about that. It’s a knee-jerk reaction. I’m actually hoping Lewis does well in a losing effort, hitting for a couple of cycles and taking a few walks.
Pitcher to watch:
If you remember one of the permutations of the Lincecum-for-Rios rumors, Brett Cecil was supposed to be the player to be named later. As horrific as that proposed deal was, it’s worth noting that the Cecil/Rios combination has been more valuable (by WAR) than Lincecum this year. I’m not saying, I’m just saying. As is, Cecil will always stick with me as a Lincecum-for-Rios related tidbit, even if that rumor probably came from the bowels of the internet.
Prediction:
At no point will there be a Rance Mulliniks reference on this site.
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Man, this post has multiple errors in it.
I’m actually hoping Lewis just well in a losing effort
Look at pitching staff!
It’s like the Fred Lewis of threads!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
LOOK AT PITCHING STAFF, MICHAEL!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
by jponry on Jun 18, 2010 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
HOW IS PITCHING STAFF FORMED!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
WAZ IT BOY?!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Ok, McCovey Haters.
I moved Godfather 1 and 2 to the top of my Netflix que last night.
Ask me about my blog.
Que is a “que”?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
OH!
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
read this as Beavis Macon
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
IO!!!
i hate the buckeyes with a passion
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
They’ll be sad to find that out. They were developing a minor crush on you.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I've been to ONE buckeye game
had the time of my life, against Penn State, but yea, love the city, always hated the school being a Michigan fan for a while :(, and don’t start with it because i hate the team now since they got Rich Rod
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Secret admission: That’s one more Buckeye Football game than I’ve been to.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
They're pretty fun, i mean, going
to one of the biggest stadiums in college football, the atmosphere was pretty amazing. One of my friends was on a tour of OSU and broke away from the tour and went right into Tressels office
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
This thread has a wonderful combination of Arrested Development, the Godfather and Yahoo! Answers.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT!!!
one of my favorite shows on FOX, possibly my favorite show on Fox
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
SHOW ME YOUR ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT POKEMONZ!
I HOPE YOU DRAFTED LINDSAY!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
GOB!!!!!!!!
and Lindsay is Ellen’s partner, correct?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
wife
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Yea, that's it,
forgot they got married
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I love AD
But I don’t like GOB. I mean, he’s OK, but one of my least favorite characters there. I was surprised to find out he’s so popular.
I was promised lasagna.
Really? He is low on my list, but only b/c the other characters are so awesome. Tobias and George Micheal are my favs
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by say hey nation on Jun 18, 2010 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Michael Cera plays the awkward kid ALLLLL the time
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
for sure
it realllly got old quick though, i’m a huge fan of Jason Bateman, him in Extract was great
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Extract was TERRIBLE.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
I thought it was pretty funny
Guess u no fan of Mike Judge
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
i generally like Mike Judge
but that movie was shitty and misogynistic
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
nah
Juno was just too clever by half. Whereas every female character in Extract was pure evil. Mike Judge channels Neil Labute!
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
HA, like Wiig
and Mila, the old woman that stopped working, which in turn got that guys nuts blown off
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I’ve had to stop watching Cera films because I don’t want to ruin George Michael.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
there's another movie with him
like about him having to defeat this chicks 6 or 7 ex’s
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
yeah not gonna see it
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Juno wasn't too bad
reason? he wasn’t a main character
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
also
TERRIBLE.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
NO U
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
it looks fucking terrible
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Looks aight
pretty interesting, it use to be a comic?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I believe it's a comic that is still putting out new issues...
But the last one in the series comes out around the time of the movie. I guess the movie encompasses the entire series and not just one of them (technically, it’s a graphic novel).
I’m really not sure what to think, but until Edgar Wright directs something that isn’t made of pure awesome, I will geek the fuck out 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 18, 2010 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, I’m a closet Brandon Routh fan.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 18, 2010 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve only seen him in AD and Juno. He was still funny in Juno, but I don’t plan to watch anything else with him.
I was promised lasagna.
never seen superbad?
in soviet russia, run scores you!....and giants still have terrible offense
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Jun 18, 2010 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
one of the most overrated comedies ever. i barely laughed. :\
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
This.
Someone bought it for me and I had never seen it before. Watched it once. Tried to watch it again, got bored a half hour in and turned it off. It has never left the DVD case since.
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.
No, just too unfunny.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Read great on the page.
One of the funniest scripts I’ve ever read, but this was right before the whole Apatow crew took over (right after 40 YO Virgin).
i LOL'd a few times
but yea, many of the times it was just like WTF is going on here
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
10x better than Juno
which means i laughed 2x
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
Completely directionless and barely funny, but occasionally oddly touching.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 18, 2010 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions
That movie was dumb
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Agree, but I also walked out of Anchorman the first time I saw it and now think it is one of the funnier ones out there….
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walked out?
wow. I can’t quite fathom that. you could at least have taken a nap or something.
Never done it before or since….. Epic mistake
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
my mother walked out of 'Blue Velvet'
but she’s more the walk-out-of-the-movie type
lol your mom is Roger Ebert
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
The first time I saw Anchorman I liked it okay and then when the big anchor brawl happened I dug it, and then was kinda disappointed by the ending. But now I love the whole damn movie.
I’m not really much of a fan of Anchorman.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 18, 2010 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions
1. Gob
2. Lucille
3. Tobias
4. Buster
5. George Michael
6. George
7. Meh the rest
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
1. Tobias
2. George Michael
3. Lucille
4. Buster
5. George
6. Gob
7. Meh the rest
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by say hey nation on Jun 18, 2010 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I never cared for GOB
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"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
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What about macaroni — let me finish — salad?
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jun 18, 2010 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Lucille is the best and any other opinions are wrong.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
George, Tobias, and George Michael are my top 3. Jeffrey Tambor is the best TV comedy actor I’ve ever seen.
I was promised lasagna.
Ranking The Bluths
1. Lucille
2. Tobias
3. Michael (underrated in my opinion, his facial expressions are amazing)
4. GOB
5. George
6. George Michael
7. Lindsay
8. Buster
9. Maeby
10. Oscar
I love everyone though.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I love Maeby, but I’ve always felt like they didn’t do quite enough with her.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Her most useful function is to roll her eyes at her dysfunctional parents.
by non sequitur on Jun 18, 2010 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
The movie exec storyline made for some pretty good laughs though.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
GM was funnier in 90% of those scenes.
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
Umm
1. GOB is no 1, and I will brook no dissent
2. Michael
3. Lindsay
4. Lucille
5. Maeby
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
this is about right
"he walked 18; new league record! Struck out 18, another new league record! He also hit the sportswriter, the PA announcer, the bull mascot twice..."
by i did my job on Jun 18, 2010 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions
omg omg omg
link?
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
I never really liked Tobias all that much. He definitely had some of the most memorable bits, but the note they played over and over again, combined with his performance in each instance being virtually the same, became grating very quickly. HOWEVUH, “There are dozens of us! Dozens!” is a classic line and is one I love to say for no reason at all.
And George Michael should get ranked over Buster because GM brought us Ann.
who?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
that scene had my favorite Michael reaction shot of the whole series
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
this
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
I’ve never seen any myself. Then again I can’t find myself to watch any movies older than I am.
You want to see a walk? Then go watch the mailman.
by SeeingStars on Jun 18, 2010 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
That’s a serious problem. You might want to get that checked out.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I will just wait for my remakes in 3-D!!
You want to see a walk? Then go watch the mailman.
by SeeingStars on Jun 18, 2010 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Michael Bay Presents Apocalypse Again: Return to the Jungle
"he walked 18; new league record! Struck out 18, another new league record! He also hit the sportswriter, the PA announcer, the bull mascot twice..."
by i did my job on Jun 18, 2010 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions
FOR THE SWARM FAMILY!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ve actually seen Godfather 1!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 18, 2010 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Best movie ever or just best movie you’ve seen?
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
I liked 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 18, 2010 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
doing it right
atmo
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
also
Sian.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Looks too authentic
There’s a baseball player who spells it like that?
They could be Giants...but not really.
SO YOU ARE NOT SAYING!
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Also
brett cecil has done wonders for my POKEMONZ
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
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sanchez
guys, remember sanchez’s no hitter last year and we all started to believe. well he is now for real. i dont have to panic when he pitches
by Gogiantsandcal on Jun 18, 2010 10:41 AM PDT reply actions
Awesome
I had no idea that zombie Chris Farley posts here!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
LIAR!
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by say hey nation on Jun 18, 2010 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
GO GIANT SAND!
Also known to haunt as theghostoftravisdenker and theaccidentalghostofsergioromo.
Adopted parent of good old Wendell, he tries so hard. You'll get a hit someday son!
by theghostofjasonellison on Jun 18, 2010 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
love that band
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
I believe that was the Lone Ranger's sidekick
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Nice.
Honorary parent of Duane Kuiper, beloved broadcaster and power hitting coach for the Giants.
by Giant Voodoo on Jun 18, 2010 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
A larger version of cult classic filmmaker
Quentin Torontino, or summat
I've got just three words for you: Duck The Fodgers
Actual LOL.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jun 18, 2010 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL’s actually exist outside of the interwebz!
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by say hey nation on Jun 18, 2010 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
LLOL
Literally Laughing Out Loud
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 18, 2010 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Astonished. Next thing your going to be telling me is the the Emerald;d City actually exists!
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by say hey nation on Jun 18, 2010 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
It does, but it’s not really Emerald. The whole city is white, but you have to wear emerald-shaded glasses as you go through 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 18, 2010 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Was it not? I haven’t read the book in a long time.
Also: Silver slippers.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 18, 2010 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
There is . . .
. . . an excellent “annotated” edition, annotated by the redoubtable polymath Martin Gardner. I believe he says there (too lazy to walk over to the shelves) that though the view of the original book as, at least in part, a spoof of DC politics re the rural states was at one time widely held, it was really one guy’s wet dream that others picked up, and no one ever got any confirmation, even indirectly, from Baum or elsewhere. In the end, it has faded back into the same ooze pool as al the psycho-sexual interpretations of “Alice” and the like.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
I’ve heard this before. It makes a lot of sense given the politics of the moment: Gold vs. Silver and whatnot.
I like the idea that the Wizard of Oz is all about monetary policy
Just get the damn surgery, Mark DeRosa.
Me 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 18, 2010 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I have a daughter that loves that story; we read it every couple of months. owlcroft is right – Baum never explicitly says the whole thing is a fraud but there are plenty of clues that lead to that conclusion.
They do have to wear the glasses and the clothes, right? And when they leave the city the clothes are white? Is that right?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 18, 2010 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
All of them
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
4
Proud father of Barry Zito. As long as he keeps throwing strikes, that is.
I wouldn’t be opposed to him starting a game or two with Uribe being the DH or even getting a day off.
Sometimes, there's a man...well, he's the man for his time and place.
he was pretty decent at the beginning of the season
and if he’s healthy then mayb he can keep that going
in soviet russia, run scores you!....and giants still have terrible offense
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Jun 18, 2010 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
then mayb he cankeepget that going
Scary fact #1: 45% of Rent’s RBIs came in the first 4 games.
Scary fact #2: 56% of Rent’s Rs came in the first 6 games.
Scary fact #3: 75% of Rent’s extra-base hits game in the first 4 games.
Scary fact: only one of those stats is relevant in any way
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
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RBI’s. Right?
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by say hey nation on Jun 18, 2010 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Hi jeff kent!
You’re a douche!
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Thanks to roger
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Sorry, its the PC superiority getting to me.
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by say hey nation on Jun 18, 2010 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
it's RsBI too
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
How many games will Buster Posey Start this weekend?
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
LOL
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
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by bondslegend on Jun 18, 2010 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Was Steve HolmBrett Pill injured?
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by say hey nation on Jun 18, 2010 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
1
At first base of course.
He will be used in a double switch though.
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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.
For Fresno?
HE HAD HIS CHANCE!
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
I want renteria to start
Because it MIGHT force bochy to sit Molina
I’d love to see
Torres CF
Sanchez 2b
Huff RF
Uribe 3B
Sandoval 1B
Posey C
Burrell LF
Renteria SS
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
Either you are saying or you are not saying.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 10:47 AM PDT reply actions
I could fix Grant’s errors (since I assume this was a timed post that he wrote a few days ago) but I’m not going to.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Do we know if he’s actually on vacation. The timing of these posts are suspicious.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jun 18, 2010 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I imagine he just posted the Torres thread yesterday morning before he left and had it set up to automatically post the “overflow” thread in the afternoon and then this one this morning.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Sneaky bastard. We’re onto you, Frisbee
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jun 18, 2010 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Grant is everywhere!
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 18, 2010 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I suspect he's fleeing from CYOA corporate mafia
If you think Grant is in Brazil turn to Page 71.
If you think Grant is in the trunk of a COYA corporate sedan turn to Page 29.
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Nice!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
To truly display mod power is to decide not to use it.
Well done.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
USA USA USA
Go USA representative team for the weekend. Beat the Canadians!!!
I was suppose to go to Niagara today and Toronto tomorrow but I had to sell my tix’s so I can stay home with my sick cat. :(
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jun 18, 2010 10:51 AM PDT reply actions
Easy Solution
Go to the game and then buy a new cat
this
how the fuck can a pet ruin an awesome road trip?!
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 18, 2010 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
I am pretty sad about both, but I also am going to be going to Cooperstown and Niagara when my boss takes two weeks off in August.
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jun 18, 2010 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Niagra's OK
but I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE Toronto, one my favorite city’s. But damn that really sucks you have to stay home, hope the kitty gets better
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
She is diabetic and she been doing really bad for a week or so now and the vet is going to change insulin brands b/c the stuff we are using now is being discontinued b/c of inaccurate levels of insulin in the bottle. So I got to give her new medicine and check her sugar levels every two hours for two days straight.
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jun 18, 2010 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Poor kitty. :(
I hope she’s okay.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jun 18, 2010 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
I hope so too, we are starting to see mice!
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jun 18, 2010 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Wow, how terrible, poor cat, hope things get ALOT better next week, and that just puts a ton of stress on the cat and yourself as well.
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Jun 18, 2010 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Fred I love you, but don’t do anything to hurt the San Francisco Giants. I can go from love to hate like THAT!
I ain't havin' it
Wait for it...
Fred I love you, but don’t do anything to hurt the San Francisco Giants.
You did plenty of that as a Giant.
bang! zoom!
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
Straight to the moon?
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.
Well, got Morrow going to start today for my pokmeonz, same with Bautista and Lind
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Set yourself on fire
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
When there's nothing left to burn, it's what you have to do
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
You deserve to be strangled in front of your loved ones.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I'll be good if Buster/Pablo hit homers as well
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Kevin Gregg is my pokemon.
I hope he Ks 70 people, but never picks up a win or save.
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.
Oh, the Blue Jays
I’m tired of inter-league. In this area, I’m a traditionalist.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
on the other hand, we could have more games against the Astros and Padres.
The Giants don’t fare well against pitchers.
Where the Giants would go 19-0 vs. the Astros and 0-19 vs. the Padres.
by Every6thDay on Jun 18, 2010 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Playing the NL is better
That’s all.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
LOL Hank Schulman’s tweet “Toronto looks like it’s preparing for war. Cops flooding downtown. Barricades Either Bonds is rejoining Gs or the G20 summit is coming.”
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Well that would solve the DH problem!
I ain't havin' it
by NuschlerFace on Jun 18, 2010 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
watched Johnson's 300th win last night to reFred my memory
as I remembered, K-Fred hit OK but looked like he was running the bases with shoes untied and threw the ball like it was wet or something — which it was.
Much was just the way it was at the start of June this year. Kruk and Kuip were even going, “We’ve got to get Bengie out of this major league slump!”
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Ground rules
Can we mention Garth or Dane Iorg?
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
I’m heading to toronto tonight and going to the games this weekend. My little bro is interning for the Blue Jays and is getting our family some awesome tickets. Look for the guy in a ’89 Williams jersey… that will be me. Hum. Baby.
Has the moron said who the DH will be this weekend? He made some comment about Burrell having the most experience there, but his DH experience consisted of him being so bad that the Rays are paying him to play for the Giants.
Buster Posey: "I'm a catcher." Brian Sabean: "I'm an idiot."
Better than Shinjo!
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jun 18, 2010 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
No one is better than Shinjo!
You want to see a walk? Then go watch the mailman.
by SeeingStars on Jun 18, 2010 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Rikkert Faneyte is better than Shinjo
I ain't havin' it
by NuschlerFace on Jun 18, 2010 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
The DH broke Burrell, so he’ll be missing balls in LF. They’ll DH someone like Schierholtz.
Ask me about my blog.
Whiteside
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.
Depends on whose pitching.
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jun 18, 2010 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
DH Whiteside
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Panda DH with Uribe at 3rd and Edgar at SS.
I ain't havin' it
by NuschlerFace on Jun 18, 2010 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
that’s what I expect
Honorary parent of Duane Kuiper, beloved broadcaster and power hitting coach for the Giants.
by Giant Voodoo on Jun 18, 2010 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
I would do this:
LF Rowand
CF Torres
RF Nate
3B Pablo
SS Uribe
2B Sanchez
1B Huff
C Posey
You can order them however you want.
Ask me about my blog.
IT MESSED WITH HIS HED IN TAMPA SO IT WOULD MESS WITH HIS HEAD IN TORONOT!!!!!
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
i tend to try to avoid rowand as much as possible
in soviet russia, run scores you!....and giants still have terrible offense
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Jun 18, 2010 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Better defense than Huff. Also, I hope he’s not this terrible. If Bowker was here, I’d start him in LF.
Ask me about my blog.
Rowand is that terrible
He isn’t going to get any better. They should just release him.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Then he could ride it all year while his $12 million checks roll in.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Do you have to DH for the pitcher or can it be any player in the lineup? I would DH for Rowand and let Zito bat.
Buster Posey: "I'm a catcher." Brian Sabean: "I'm an idiot."
by rxmeister on Jun 18, 2010 11:35 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
What's that before Posey's name?
“C”? That’s not “1B”. You don’t know what you’re talking about, obv
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 18, 2010 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
lolololololol
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
This is more like it
LF Huff
CF Rowand
RF Torres
3B Uribe
SS Renteria
2B Sanchez
1B Sandoval
C Molina
You want to see a walk? Then go watch the mailman.
by SeeingStars on Jun 18, 2010 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Also
I’m a little worried about Uribe or Sanchez on artificial turf.
They could be Giants...but not really.
Yikes
I hadn’t thought of that. That could get ugly
I've got just three words for you: Duck The Fodgers
You should really be worrying about all of the Giants infielders on artificial turf. Their lack of range is going to be exposed. Good thing Joey isn’t pitching.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Prepare to be unhappy.
Most likely in the Sanchez game.
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 you
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
Ugh, you guys, I’m moving out tomorrow but I just can’t bring myself to do any of the things that I need to do.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Moving is one of the 5 worst things in life.
The other 4 are howie’s beardpubes.
Ask me about my blog.
Howie’s beardpubes are nothing compared to his ass hair.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
They’re like a net.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 18, 2010 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
its like getting peanut butter out of a rug
when he wipes his ass.
by Nnamdi Asomugha on Jun 18, 2010 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
In reality
Moving does suck, this is the first time i’ve ever moved, been living here my whole life, 22 years. But yea, it’s kinda sad
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Moving is a great time to rid yourself of clutter
Rule of thumb: If you haven’t used it in the last 12 months, throw it away.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
/looks at penis
Ask me about my blog.
by xanthan on Jun 18, 2010 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
/goes through xanthan;s trash.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 18, 2010 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Good semicolon there.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 18, 2010 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL MARRIED
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
I think this comment in combination with my Huff avatar is amazing.
Ask me about my blog.
by xanthan on Jun 18, 2010 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
lol
It is!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jun 18, 2010 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL comp
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
It is a reaction that Xanthan is pretty familiar with.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Pro tip
If you wait ‘til the day you move out to pack your stuff, you’re going to spend like 6 more hours that day moving out than you planned. LOL me
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
So Posey's not playing tonight, right?
DH will be Molina and Whiteside will catch because “OMG PERSONAL CATCHER”
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
Molina and Whiteside>>>>>>>>>POsey
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Hope the Giants brought a giant envelope with them:
@SavvySabes I’m told the $75,000 the Blue Jays owe us for Fred Lewis will be delivered before the game tomorrow as a large novelty check. BS #SFGiants
Fine, no Mulliniks
But I’m gonna reference Rick Bosetti and you’re gonna LIKE IT!!
Anagram of "Giants pitcher Matt Cain" = TRAGIC MAN, ISN'T PATHETIC
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Jun 18, 2010 11:26 AM PDT reply actions
Garth Iorg
I posted this above, but my favorite Blue Jay of all time….
and I never knew the Iorg brothers were from Northern CA
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
And here I was just thinking, “isn’t Lewis a little like that guy who was traded to Toronto back in the 80’s?”
Or at least he appears that way to the rest of the baseball world. I know there are plenty of people on this site who aren’t at all surprised by Lewis’ performance this year.
"By the time I turned twelve, the Dodgers made me vomit." - Joey Margolis, Last Days of Summer
by Prussian Creole on Jun 18, 2010 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Note to howie:
If I did the apostrophe wrong in Lewis, don’t freak out. I promise it wasn’t on purpose. I just don’t have time right now to look up the proper way to use an apostrophe with a last name ending in S.
"By the time I turned twelve, the Dodgers made me vomit." - Joey Margolis, Last Days of Summer
by Prussian Creole on Jun 18, 2010 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
While practice varies . . .
. . . the modern consensus is to not use the apostrophe in things like “the 1980s”. (But it does go before “the ’80s” because it symbolizes something elided.) The exception is things that are difficult or impossible to read decently without an apostrophe: “mind your p’s and q’s”.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Yeah, the apostrophe at its best either replaces something or dissolves confusion. If nothing is being replaced and there is no confusion at stake, there’s no real need for 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 18, 2010 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
A better example...
Don’t count out those Oakland As!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 18, 2010 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I know this is taboo at MCC
But I was never a Lewis fan.
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
ENJOY YOUR BAN
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
fred's futile fielding was fantastically funny
sort of a combination of baseball and bumper pool.
I like my beer cold ... my TV loud ... and my romosexuals flaming.--Homer Simpson
except that, you know, we was actually a good fielder in left
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
Just as I suspected!
A monster wearing Toronto-like colors
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
He plays with his portal 2 all the time
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL U
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Neither was I.
I was his cousin.
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jun 18, 2010 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Should that be
“Nor was I” or is neither fine?
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jun 18, 2010 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Huey sucks. Jenny on the other hand. She’s okay.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jun 18, 2010 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Was she the Survivor chick who made the sex tape?
"Buster Posey" anagram = YET SO SUPERB
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Jun 18, 2010 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Could be a different Jenny Lewis. The one I’m thinking of is this one:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Lewis
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jun 18, 2010 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I love Jenny Lewis.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jun 18, 2010 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
That was Jenna
err, not that I would know
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
KNBR Morning Show:
Fred Lewis never really worked out in SF. Wasted potential. NOW HE IS TEARING IT UP IN TORONTO. Maybe he just needed a change in scenery.
Me: I hate radio.
by chilibean_3 on Jun 18, 2010 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Wasted talent by the giants, UGH
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
That guy sucked when he was here.
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
I was kinda meh on Lewis
I recognized he was a useful player, but I prefer Bowker to him. Though Fred is better than Nate IMO.
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
Arnt they always saying maybe we trade sanchez for a good hitter?
SANCHEZ FOR LEWIS
"Life is like a grapefruit. Well, it's sort of orangy-yellow and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, too. Oh, and some people have a half a one for breakfast."
by operation carrot on Jun 18, 2010 11:49 AM PDT reply actions
The whole series has X:07 starts, weird.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Jun 18, 2010 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
It is my belief
That French people saying “shit” is one of the absolute funniest things in the world.
"Buster Posey" anagram = YET SO SUPERB
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Jun 18, 2010 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
country name ends in "duh"
seems appropriate
I like my beer cold ... my TV loud ... and my romosexuals flaming.--Homer Simpson
They are on metric time.
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 already having nightmares about tonights line up
We all know the line up that should be on out, but knowing borks “hunches” and veteran love fest it will look like this.
Torres RF
Sanchez 2B
Huff LF
Uribe 3B
Molina DH
Renteria SS
Rowand CF
Sandoval 1B
Whiteside C
“Mmm I have to have the best line up on the field for the AL, and with bengie being our best DH option my only good option for a catcher was eli with his hot bat”
"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 think he would leave Uribe at DH and play Renteria at short.
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
I want uribe to DH, but you know how bork borky thinks.
Uribe should DH the entire series, his hammy and elbow needs rest from the field. The line up for tonight should be:
Torres CF
Sanchez 2B
Huff 1B
Uribe DH
Burrell LF
Sandoval 3B
posey C
Renteria SS
Schierholtz RF
That should be the entire line up for the series, that way uribe will get a ton of needed rest DHing and no molina or rowand to give the other team free first pitch outs. Unfortunately bruce bochy is a fucking retard and you know bengie will catch the first 2 games, God I hate this management.
"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 18, 2010 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
nate...
i think his elbow or shoulder or something is pretty janky right now…. id prefer maybe bowker or rownads in the field
in soviet russia, run scores you!....and giants still have terrible offense
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Jun 18, 2010 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Even if he's battling nagging injuries
His range, arm, and speed are still that much greater than what rowand possesses.. It’s not like rowand offers anything offensively nate doesn’t.. if anything nate takes a lot more pitches and might actually walk.
"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."
good point
and bork never takes advantage of the masterfulness that could be a nate and andres outfield
in soviet russia, run scores you!....and giants still have terrible offense
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Jun 18, 2010 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
For this to be a real nightmare...
Bengie is batting cleanup
Adopted Nut: Paraparaumu, New Zealand native, Andy Skeels
OT: Hmmmm lunch? not even sure what i’m gonna do, might go out to The Counter (although slightly overpriced) or some place around the east bay. Or make a chicken quesadilla
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Lunch
Chicken Carver Sandwich – Boston Market
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
Love it (with no mustard)
I ain't havin' it
by NuschlerFace on Jun 18, 2010 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I had a pretty late breakfast, so I might skip lunch.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 18, 2010 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Breakfast IS
the most important meal of the day, i have no problem with this…
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Man, I haven't breakfast in so long
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
OT: NBA finals
How does a team that shoots 32.5% from the field and 67% from foul line win game 7? (boston was 40.8% from the field, and 88% from the foul line). 30% of the lakers total score came from free throws. What a joke.
In some ways, i kinda feel sorry for laker fans, much like i feel sorry for little kids who watch wrestling and don’t realize it’s fake – you don’t want to break their heart by telling them they have so much invested in a sham.
How does a team that shoots 32.5% from the field and 67% from foul line win game 7?
Go back and check how many times they shot from the foul line. To make it easier, just narrow your search to the 4th quarter.
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.
No, you were directly asking me.
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.
Yeah, that answer actually directly follows the question in the above comment.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 18, 2010 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
/Kobe travels, loses ball, picks back up ball, throws ball at the hoop and flails arms and screams
/shoots two free throws, winks at joey crawford
"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 18, 2010 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Kobe Bryant: douchebag, or the complete douche apparatus?
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The most telling fact about the game, minus the phantom foul calls for cheap laker free throws
Ron Artest: 46 minutes played, 3 personal fouls. Really now zebra’s, only 3 PF’s? The best part is they waited until extremely late in the game to call artest for anything. When throughout the entire game he was holding whoever he was defending and constantly fouling them and hitting them, but clearly the zebra’s just “called it as they see it”.
And then you have lamar “Douche bag married a slut who had 10,000 dicks before me” odom. 35 minutes played, 0 personal fouls LOL david stern, you’re fucking pathetic. You let ron artest and lamar odom smother every player and constantly hold and hit and foul them.. yet you don’t call any of it. Yet when kevin garnett, rashweed wallace, or paul pierce lightly touches someone during its LOL WHISTLE. Funny how that works david stern, perkins is injured so you tell the zebra’s to watch the celtics bigs like a hawk and call them for anything. Then you proceed to tell them to go “easy” on the laker bigs because “bynum is hurt” The NBA is fucking pathetic, I feel bad for all the people who watched that thinking it was an intense and close contested game.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on Jun 18, 2010 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Haters gonna hate
If anything I actually thought the calls were more in favor of Boston throughout most of the game.
The Magic is inside all of us.
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Yeah definately
The lakers were clearly at an advantage all game, I can’t believe the refs direspected them like that!!!
Back to reality, LOL DAVID STERN.
"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 18, 2010 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
How does the NBA benefit from helping the Lakers win a Game 7 over Boston? I’ll agree with you on every single game up until last night’s game in order to get the Celtics vs. Lakers in a NBA Finals Game 7.
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Well here's how I see it
David stern is a insecure bitter old man that hates the current image of the NBA. The players on the celtics aren’t exactly chruch goers, and with the attitudes of KG, pierce, wallace, perkins, doc rivers, and others I know for a fact david stern hates them and does not want to see them representing his league. He also has a love fest with kobe bryant and the lakers. There is more lakers fans in the idaho than there is warrior fans in all of the bay area. You take that into consideration and account for all the lakers fans in every state, and you put the lakers in the finals winning in 6 or 7 games and you get TV ratings that would make bob costas jump off his stool on set and shit himself. While I’m a massive laker hater (Anyone who isn’t from LA should be) the officating last night couldn’t have been more telling, and it confirms david sterns intent.
"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 18, 2010 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Your 2010-2011 WWE season starts soon
Then you can listen to people talk about the laker s"3 peating" all season and all the sugar coating hype, and watch it happen again to appease the massive TV contracts and david sterns personal agenda.
"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 18, 2010 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Curry>>>>>Evans
but in reality, both are unbelievable
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Rookie of the Year >>>>>> Curry
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
False
Curry will definitely have a better career
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Keep telling yourself that. Just like how all Warriros fans keep telling themselves Ellison will be their savior.
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
Hahahahaha
Ellison=savior, i’m not that hopeful. Finally Wright’s healthy, Randolph, Curry, (TRADE MONTA)
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Who will want that gigantic contract of Ellis’? You’re stuck with him now.
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
Well, all i’m saying is, for the warriors to actually be successful, they got to start with breaking up Maggs and Ellis, neither know anything about the concept of defense. But we’ll see, this draft isn’t too good after the 3rd or 4th pick… I really hope Cousins gets passed the Kings, not putting faith into it though
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Monta ellis = 6'3 stephen jackson who's 25 going on 32
"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 18, 2010 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Two answers
1. Offensive rebounding
2. Ray Allen couldn’t hit shots
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2. That’s b/c teh NBA PAID him to!
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by say hey nation on Jun 18, 2010 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Have we covered this?
LOL USA
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Lars got it.
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by howtheyscored on Jun 18, 2010 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL Tiger Woods
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
didn't he change his name to Tigers Wood?
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Torres RF
Sanchez 2B
Huff LF
Uribe SS
Burrell DH
Sandoval 3B
Posey 1B
Molina C
Rowand CF
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jun 18, 2010 12:53 PM PDT reply actions
Meh. Could be worse.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Any lineup with Rowand and Molina "hitting" could be a lot better
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this
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I don’t understand why Torres has to go to right and not Rowand. Does he have a stronger arm?
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by say hey nation on Jun 18, 2010 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
ROWAND IS A CENTER FIELDER OKAY
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by howtheyscored on Jun 18, 2010 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Being more versatile than Rowand . . .
. . . is like being more versatile than a saw horse—sort of a left-handed compliment.
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Meh, not bad, i would've liked Nate in the outfield over Rowand
Ishi at 1st over posey, and Posey at Catcher over Molina
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Oh, this is the real lolineup. Meh.
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by howtheyscored on Jun 18, 2010 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Pathetic
Put uribe at DH… he’s our most important player and has been playing with nagging injuries. God you’re fucking stupid bochy, get molina and blowand out of my 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."
It must be clinically impossible for Bochy to sit, Rowand, Molina and Renteria on the same day.
So. How many times will Posey be left on base today?
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Why is?
Posey 1B
Molina C
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Is anyone else surprised that Renteria hasn’t started a game yet since coming off the DL?
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DOWNSY HAD TO GET MARRIED, WASN’T FOCUSED
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by say hey nation on Jun 18, 2010 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
/raises hand
I don’t think Bochy will be able to suppress his desires much longer though.
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I feel like I should be angry with this line up
but it’s not too bad
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I feel like I should be angry with this line up
and I am.
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It could be worse...
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fuck that
it SHOULD be better. I’m sick of being happy because our manager is only “slightly” retarded and not “all” retarded.
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Definitely it should be better
but the situation with this team is basically this
Not that bad=Perfect
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no thanks
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I mean I'm not happy about it
but it is what it is
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lolEngland
“Rooney has a crack!”
nil nil at 73 minutes
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hold onto that you algerian bastards!
in soviet russia, run scores you!....and giants still have terrible offense
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Jun 18, 2010 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
+1
They better or we bomb them!
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by Giant Voodoo on Jun 18, 2010 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
theres asurprising lack of
BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
in soviet russia, run scores you!....and giants still have terrible offense
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Jun 18, 2010 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
filters must be working
didnt even notice
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by Giant Voodoo on Jun 18, 2010 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Somewhat OT:
A while back I posted a FanPost thread that included a comparison of Giants players and total-team actual stats versus those projected from career-to-date stats, and several people seemed to find it interesting. I have now ginned up a daily page with that information, if anyone cares; it can be found at http://highboskage.com/daily-stats/projected/sfo-projected.shtml and since the effort was already made, I do it for all teams—the teams-select page is at http://highboskage.com/daily-stats/teams-projected.php Note that this is for batting only—I may get to pitching later in the season.
These aren’t an “official” part of the site yet, because I haven’t put much effort into prettifying them, nor is there any explanatory text. The “projected from career” stats are simply each man’s actual major-league career stats, including 2010-to-date, pro-rated by his actual number of 2010 plate appearances; likewise, the team “projected” line is just the sum of the men’s individual projected lines. (Occasionally a man’s “projected” and “actual” PA totals will differ by 1 or 2 owing to cumulative rounding errors in the pro-rating.)
I wanted to put the team-summary lines here, but I absolutely refuse to let this abominable board software screw me out of another hour of my life because it thinks it knows better than I do where I want spaces and where I want tabs. But if you look at the linked page and the summary lines, the one thing that jumps out is that the ensemble is already 50 walks over career-based expectations. That causes an apparent shortage of hits because for a given number of PAs, more walks means fewer ABs, but the team results seen as decimal stats show that it is pretty much only the walks that are different: actual vs expected BA is .266 vs .264, for SA it is .413 vs .414, for PF it is 1.55 vs 1.57. But the boost in OBA from those extra walks is substantial: .328 vs .313 expected, making an OPS of .741 vs .727 expected. And the bottom line is about an extra 10 runs scored so far almost solely attributable to walking more.
So, ensemble the Giants’ offense is by no means playing over its head right now, and it looks like a league-average or so offense is sustainable. Now the pitching, that’s another matter . . . .
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OT: Random question, but i’m driving down to Santa Cruz for my Dad’s wedding tonight, any good places other than Amici’s or Patxi’s to get a pizza in the South Bay? I know Pizza My Heart is alright
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south bay?
Pizza Chicago is good but not sure how far south they are.
Frankie Johnny Luigi’s is great as well
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by Giant Voodoo on Jun 18, 2010 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm talkin about a take out spot so i can heat it up when i get to Aptos
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they both have take out
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by Giant Voodoo on Jun 18, 2010 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Pizz’a Chicago – Seconded. Farthest south one I know of is Downtown San Jose.
Frankie Johhny & Luigi’s – Not bad, but I don’t find it all that amazing. The ones I’ve gotten, the toppings start about 2-3 inches in from the edge. That’s too much outer crust for me.
I've got just three words for you: Duck The Fodgers
interesting, aight, i'll have to give Pizz'a Chicago, i'm a huge fan of Patxi's and Zachary's tho
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WOW, Pizz'a Chicago looks DAMN good
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Pizza makes me fat.
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by howtheyscored on Jun 18, 2010 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I appreciate a little jiggle.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 18, 2010 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
BLOB!!
i’m already somewhat fat, so i said fuck it
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180 ell-bees and hopefully not climbing.
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by howtheyscored on Jun 18, 2010 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Nope.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Yep.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
What are some places, so next time i'm up there for a football game
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http://www.wherethelocalseat.com/Columbus-Restaurants/Bono-Pizza-Columbus-OH-WebID-62589.aspx
This is the single greatest pizza I’ve ever had. It’s located in a liquor store, but my god, the pizza is so so good. it’s like a secret amongst the underground food culture folks here.
Clever Crow (located within High-5, a club), and Rubinos are also amazing, but if you’re looking for something more conventional (I usually am not), you can’t beat Hound Dogs: close to OSU campus, and with amazing pies. Order the Smokin’ Joes crust.
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I like how it’s INSIDE a liquor store so it’s hiding almost. But thanks for the site, i’m gonna check that out, and i’m not into the conventional pizza, more into unique type things
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Let me know when/if you go and I can tag along!
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For sure, i mean, i'm pretty sure i'll be going out to Columbus
a few times this coming fall
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you're gonna be in santa cruz?
You should come over to my crib and smoke some dank and insult giants management with me for a few minutes.
"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."
HAHAHA
Dank and giants games don’t mix brah
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They do when you’re looking to CHALLENGE PURCEPTIONS
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Without dank, many wilson save situations and various relief appearances are that much worse.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
this.
Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get me.
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by atxgiantsfan on Jun 18, 2010 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Pizza My Heart is pretty good. I like Round Table a lot, although that might be too much of a chain for you. BJ’s deep dish is pretty good, although that’s not exactly a pizza joint. And you can’t really go wrong with CPK.
I like chains, if you can’t tell.
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BJ’s is AWESOME, i have a gift card, we just got one here in Concord. I’m not a HUGE fan of chains, BUT, i do like Round Table and chains like that, that aren’t TOO big, like In ‘N’ Out is a chain but not too big at all
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BJ’s is AWESOME, i have a gift card, we just got one here in Concord.
Oh my.
I was promised lasagna.
See, problem is, YOU
have a dirty mind
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LOL
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jun 18, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
In the Walnut Creek area I highly recommend Tullio’s on North Broadway across from the post office.
The Giants don’t fare well against pitchers.
Wow
i have no idea why ive never heard of this place and i usually spend a lot of time in Walnut creek, thanks dude
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by say hey nation on Jun 18, 2010 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
OT: of general interest..
mlbtraderumors Red Sox Designate Boof Bonser For Assignment http://bit.ly/9CjCqr #mlb
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still waiting....
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Wow, great minds
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3 mins of additional play!
Hold on to your butts.
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Lars had mine covered.
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by howtheyscored on Jun 18, 2010 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
This is a fact.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL BOB HOWRY
Cubs announcer: “The great cubs reliever bob howry is coming in to keep this scoreless, he’s been having a great year since he came over to the cubs”
/howry gives up 4 runs to the bottom of the angels order
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Thats just awesome
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LOL ENGLAND
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This is the appropriate response.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I LOVE YOU ALGERIA
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I read that as algebra.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jun 18, 2010 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, not so much
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So what happens if both games (Slovenia vs UK and US vs Algeria) tie?
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All 4 teams will PK all day
Ties are stupid
/Win the inning
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by Scooter Ellis on Jun 18, 2010 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
It goes to goals scored, which the US currently has the advantage in.
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by howtheyscored on Jun 18, 2010 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Dunno
Slovenia would have the only win (vs Algeria) so they advance.
Algeria eliminated because of loss.
so maybe a playoff game between U.S. and England? Maybe most goals scored advances? Penalty kicks?
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by Giant Voodoo on Jun 18, 2010 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Goal differential.
Total goals.
And then I guess they draw lots or something.
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by howtheyscored on Jun 18, 2010 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
flip coins
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Head I win, tails you lose.
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by say hey nation on Jun 18, 2010 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
/uses double headed coin to be sure.
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I don’t know if you can get any better odds than my method!
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by say hey nation on Jun 18, 2010 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Head, everyone wins.
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by howtheyscored on Jun 18, 2010 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
So the only way for UK to advance is either win by a goal or more than the US or the US to lose.
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by say hey nation on Jun 18, 2010 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
:D SUCK IT ENGLAND
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Wait-
UK advances if-
US Losses and UK Ties or Win
US Ties and UK Win
US Wins and UK Wins by one more goal.
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by say hey nation on Jun 18, 2010 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
so
JUST WIN, BABY
Also, if that fucking ref didn’t totally fuck us over we’d basically be through right now.
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I think UK also advances if US wins and England wins. The final points would be
England 5
US 5
Slov 4
Alg 1
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Jun 18, 2010 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
it depends on the goals scored by each team
england would have to win by one more goal than the US scores
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oh wait
never mind. Derrr, then UK/US move on together
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Yup
However the seeding would come down to goal differential, then goals scored, then “lots” or whatever.
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by Soulbrother16 on Jun 18, 2010 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL coin flip
wow. It is really hard to like a sport where THE MOST IMPORTANT FUCKING TOURNAMENT THEY HAVE can come down to a coin flip
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LOL NBA DRAFT LOTTERY
Fucking game show.
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I kind of get that though
because it’s the easiest to tank NBA games. It’s still pretty stupid, but it makes SOME sense to me. NFL players aren’t going to waste a season tanking games, but NBA players usually don’t give a shit as long as they get paid.
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I understand why they do it,
but the whole presentation of the actual event just reminds me of the California Lottery TV show.
It’s so cheesy and dumb. And the team that always has the highest percentage to get the top pick usually loses it.
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yup
but that DOES discourage tanking
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Indeed.
But then they have to look like the gracious loser when they get the number 5 pick
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Basically to prevent teams from saying
“oh hey lookie thurr, LeBron James is teh best plyr of teh past decaide, lets TAINK teh Seeeesuuuunn” But yea, it’s all about he ratings, same with the NFL draft, MLB draft? NOBODY CARES, NHL? NOBODY CARES
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I’m pretty sure that’s never happened in the history of the World Cup (there might have been a coin flip to decide games, but that was before they started using penalty shots).
It’s a bit like saying that it’s hard to take the US seriously because, if enough people die, the Secretary of Agriculture becomes president.
You need the same number of points, the same goal difference, the same number of goals scored, and a tie in the game played between the tied teams teams (otherwise the team that won the game between them advances). The odds of it happening are just ridiculously small.
What they should do, though, is reward teams for playing “clean”. If everything is tied, go with the team that has the fewest yellow and red cards (with red cards counting as 2). If that’s tied too, well, it’s pretty clear that both teams have pissed off Thor, and they should all be burned at the stake.
I was promised lasagna.
There's a good chance it could happen if the US and England have the same number of points
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The only way it could happen, as far as I can see, is if the US-Algeria game ends 0-0, and England/Slovenia ends 2-2.
I’d say the odds of the first one happening are, at best 15%, almost certainly lower: a 1-1 tie, a 1-0 US win, and 2-1 US win have to be more likely – which already puts it significantly below 25%. Plus there are some other, more surprising options.
The odds of the latter happening are even smaller: a 1-1 tie is again clearly way more likely, and there are a few other scores that are probably about as likely if not more (0-0, 2-1 England, 1-0 England, and maybe even a Slovenia win is more likely than a 4 goal tie).
Even if that again comes out to 15%, then the overall odds of it happening are 2.25%.
I was promised lasagna.
That’s really, really unlikely to happen.
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by howtheyscored on Jun 18, 2010 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe for you.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 18, 2010 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Cumulative penis size.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Good thing Algeria would already be eliminated b/c they are from…never mind.
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by say hey nation on Jun 18, 2010 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
That explains the recruitment call just got from Team USA
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Forfeiting, interesting strategy on Team USA’s part.
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by say hey nation on Jun 18, 2010 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
We probably advance
as it stands, we have more goals…so even though the differential is even, we would have that edge. Given that England didn’t score a 1-1 draw. Either way, we win, we’re in
by Artimus Clyde on Jun 18, 2010 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
*corrected, meant to type 2-2 draw (with us having say a 0-0 draw)
by Artimus Clyde on Jun 18, 2010 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
unless we win by like 1
and england wins by like 22.
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I was merely speakin in terms of draw for both games.
If we win we’re in…but if that was the case, it would go England 1 US 2
by Artimus Clyde on Jun 18, 2010 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm going to kill someone
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This should be printed on a 11x 14 board and mailed to FIFA
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With a huge circle around Bradley
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by say hey nation on Jun 18, 2010 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, did the US team recruit from a beauty pageant or what?
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by say hey nation on Jun 18, 2010 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
The rumor I’ve heard is that the ref called it on Bradley. That would be a special kind of fucked up.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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That ref should have his house....IDK
bombed or something. In a way that doesn’t destroy him or it or injure anyone.
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According to the FIFA report, it was called on Edu. But no one knows what the actual foul was.
Of course, that didn’t stop the Slovenian players from being all “Oh yeah, it was totally a foul, what are you talking about with this not a foul thing?”
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fuck them and their insignificant country
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T"he ref called a foul, what do you want us to do about it?"
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Jun 18, 2010 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Because it’s not stupid.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jun 18, 2010 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions
“That call was almost as stupid as our entire stupid country and here’s a million dollars or whatever currency we use for this guy named groug who posts on the internet sometimes. Sorry for being stupid.”
GROUGTHINK ALERT
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Alternatively, something less douchey than this
"They were pushing and holding all the time," Suler said. "You could see it was a foul and it was the correct decision. They did not deserve to win the game. It would not have been the correct result. We were the better team."
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OH MY GOD. I FUCKING HATE SLOVENIA NOW
FUCK THOSE FUCKERS
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"Slovenia"
Sounds like a disease: A neurological wasting disorder that renders the patient paralyzed. Affected individuals sit completely still with a blank stare and drool dribbling out of the corner of the mouth. Slovenia
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go Slovenia!
also, go Austria!
full disclosure: I am a wee bit partial.
/oh wow pic
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Is that serious? We played better in the second half then they did in the first, granted we played horrid in the first half. Their goals were more of a result of defensive miscues on our part, while ours were earned.
Last time I checked we tied, so they aren’t the “better team.”
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Jun 18, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Soccer teams always say they played better
Always. Hell, Domenech actually tried to convince us that France played beautifully in the game again Uruguay. And in this case, I actually agree that Slovenia were better overall.
The call was bullshit, but obviously they will never admit that.
I was promised lasagna.
this
except “groug” should be “bondslegend”
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/falls to ground clutching leg
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The one not committing a foul.
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by howtheyscored on Jun 18, 2010 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
FIFA: even NBA officials need summer jobs.
Somewhere in the minor leagues, Joe Paterson is pitching.
by imovermyhead on Jun 18, 2010 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
a) greatest number of points obtained in all group matches;
b) goal difference in all group matches;
c) greatest number of goals scored in all group matches.
If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings will be determined as follows:
d) greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
e) goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
f) greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;
g) drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.
I always thought they should keep track of corner kicks or something as, you know, like plan ZZ1f or something.
Most touches in the opposing box with your right foot while in mid-air.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Jun 18, 2010 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow,
so it could come down to a drawing of lots?
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FRED SAYS WE'RE DEAD!
THAT’S WHAT HE SAID
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
jponry, you’re dead to me.
/Fred Lewis
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Fred: “I hate your face, jporny! LOL GIANTS!”
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
OH SNAP
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jun 18, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
*thinking out loud*
I wonder if it’s possible to make it so Fanposts can’t be created unless you’ve posted a certain amount of comments.
Nah, the entertainment level of the fanpost would drop, and all we would have to read is the dry and informative one.
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by say hey nation on Jun 18, 2010 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Nobody wants dry and informative.
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I want wet and uninformed.
The Magic is inside all of us.
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GHB?
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Do I wanna know?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma-Hydroxybutyric_acid
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Reminds me.
Cover your drinks Bay Area ladies, Sebastian Janikowski signed for another 4 years.
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What inspires such a comment?
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
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And what the hell is up with Andy Petitte this year?
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hgh
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Same pitcher
not as good as his W-L record indicates.
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Well duh. But his baa is down like 60 points this year.
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by say hey nation on Jun 18, 2010 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Plays for the Yankees.
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England should STFU and go drink some tea
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Exchange rate
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Home field advantage
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by say hey nation on Jun 18, 2010 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
that is weird
it’s 6:07 for me. I think you need a new clock
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Metric System
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Fred Lewis
I’ve said it before, but I think he was destined to fail as a Giant. Fans (the SFGate crowd) would always compare him to BLB and obviously no one can reach that level of greatness. I hope he does well in a loss.
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*Err in 3 losses
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Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
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I hope he fucking kills us
I want our management to look like the non functioning retards they are.
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If he hit for the cycle again, that would be cool
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As long as Toronto loses 7-1
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THIS
i hope he goes 5-5 every day with 5 RBIS and makes spectacular diving catches on every ball hit to the outfield. something to make people say “why did we get rid of him?”
but the HE had to COMPLAIN about hitting lead off.
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by say hey nation on Jun 18, 2010 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
ANGELS LOLPEN
Nearly about to blow a 5 run lead against the scrubs in the 9th.
"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."
recap of baltimore series?
in soviet russia, run scores you!....and giants still have terrible offense
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Jun 18, 2010 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I cannot wait for Manny to be booed so mercilessly in Boston tonight.
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This
Is that game on national 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."
I dunno.
Probably.
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MLBN I think. Not sure.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jun 18, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I can't wait to not care about that
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I don't think he will be booed.
In fact, I bet he gets a standing ovation.
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I am sure this conversation would have turned out fine.
Wallace exited the Boston locker room before it opened to the media and navigated his way toward the team bus before diverting to the official’s locker room nearby. He managed to open the door and talk with an unidentified person behind the door, before arena and NBA security ushered him back out.
Wallace stuck his head into the locker room and appeared to say, “Danny, I just want to talk,” possibly to referee Danny Crawford, but quickly got removed from the room.
Wallace, wearing sunglasses and carrying his gear, waited about five minutes outside the official’s locker room guarded by arena security before departing for the team bus without talking to the officials or media nearby.
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Just out of curiostiy
how many superbowls have hinged on terrible officiating calls? I can’t think of many recently. I know all seahawks fans say 05 was terrible, but whatever.
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The NFL definitely has the best officiating I think.
Replay probably has something to do with that.
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The NFL definitely has the best league, period
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whatever
it’s by far the most popular, its games aren’t affected by the refs nearly as much, there’s a lot of unpredictability, and the level of talents on each team is extremely fluid from year to year. It isn’t like MLB where half the teams are eliminated from contention before the season even starts because of an inherent unfairness.
I love baseball and all, but seriously.
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and notice
I said nothing about the SPORTS, just the leagues that run them.
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Funny, because at least it used to be the case that NFL refs
were part-timers.
Most had full time jobs and did officiating on the side.
it's still that way, actually
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it was a terrible game, period
refs or no refs.
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I hate the seahawks even more
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Yea, i'm actually happy the steelers won that game
I’m not a fan of em, but even a few years ago when they won their 6th, i’m perfectly OK with it since they’re a class organization with Rooney
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better them than the cowboys
as first to 6
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Pretty much
i really don’t have a problem with the steelers, got respect for em
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I USED TO THINK YOU WERE COOL
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THAT'S BETTER
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LOL ALEX SMITH
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FUCK YOUUUU
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I POOP ON YOUR POKEMONZ AFTER I POOP ON ALEX SMITH!
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YO DAWG! I HEARD YOU LIKE TO POOP SO I PUT A POOPER IN YO POOPER SO YOU CAN POOP WHILE YOU POOP!
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I've always been a niner fan
but i dont know how the steelers make a niner fan pissed
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Niners were tied for most championships for a while.
Steelers took that away with 2 in the last 5 years.
Coupled with Niners records, it’s easy to get a little upset.
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don't worry
the niners will get 6 this year.
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I've never understood trash talking
Because the very act of me saying that would make it not true.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
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ugh whatever
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FUCK THE COWBOYS
There is a special section of hell reserved for the Dallas Cowboys and anyone involved in their management.
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I grew up in Baltimore and to us they are the football equivalent of the Dodgers
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Oh and Ray Lewis is a murderer
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;)
Ed Reed is however one of my favorite safety’s
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Dashon Goldson
the new ed reed. You heard it here first.
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One thing that worries me
after the year, he’s gonna want a bigger contract… But yea, the dude is gonna be sick this year, him and Mays?
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I hate thier quarterback and their smug damn fans who cheer for him
and talk about being the best franchise in football with their 6 rings.
Fuck them all with a garden rake.
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BEST RUN FRANCHISE IN THE NFL. Also dude, yea, i hate their fans as well, every year it’s “Oh we’ll be in the super bowl” but if they don’t, there’s some sort of excuse to why they didn’t get in. However, still like their D and how they play on D
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That’s how the Niners fans of the 80s and 90s acted, so, I can’t grouse about Steelers’ fans. Also, family’s from Pittsburgh so, Steelers don’t bother me at all. But Roethlisberger can eat a dick.
the niners of the 80s and 90s
didn’t have a QB who sexually assaulted drunk women.
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I don't see Steelers fans making excuses for him
And I don’t see how that has anything to do with how they act about their team not making the Super Bowl.
Disagreement and anger and blind dislike is fine, but being a petulant twat is really, really pointless.
My former boss is a steelers fan
Claims all of it never happened and that the women were lying because of who he is.
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See
At least Ravens fans admit that Ray Lewis murdered someone. We Baltimorons are just willing to overlook it…
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When he said that to me with no hint of irony or sarcasm in his face/voice
I was speechless.
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it's hypocritical
they say they’re so much holier and better than everyone else because of how their team’s run, and then it turns out that when it’s THEIR guy who’s the fuckup, they’re just like every other team. But they don’t admit that.
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BREAKING NEWS
People are hypocrites.
Also, making excuses for a team you expect to make the Super Bowl every year is, at best, tangentially related to the Roethlisberger mess.
And if all the Bay Area teams didn’t suck when it came to championships (of late, anyway), I doubt most of you would sound like bitter assholes.
oh sorry
I thought this was part of a different discussion. Carry on.
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I am pretty sure I sound like a bitter asshole already.
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Pretty much
they just don’t understand the concept of defeat
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Maybe not the right time to be proud of affiliation.
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JOHN ELY!!!! LOS ANGELES DODGER STARTING PITCHER, what now dude?
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HOW COULD YOU?
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LOL getting rocked lately
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YOU ARE DED DAWG
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jun 18, 2010 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I POOP ON YOUR HOCKEY TEAM AFTER EVERYONE ELSE FINISHES POOPING ON YOUR HOCKEY TEAM IN THE FROZEN FOUR!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Kind of a fan of Pittsburgh as well
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The Rooneys are great. The team, the players, the uniforms, the city… not so much
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Pretty much what the niners went back to
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I guess that was kind of gratuitous….but the “terrible towel” is abominable
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Abominable Towel?
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
agree
Any shit like that is just stupid.
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Except in hockey
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remember when the titans stomped on it?
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Ehhh i like the uniforms, they're pretty tight
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what's wrong with the uniforms?
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I like the defense, when they are not trying to kill people.
but I cannot stand them hearing how they have a terrific quarterback (league average at best) and they will win the super bowl every year.
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Their QB is ridiculously overrated
seeing as how the team has no noticeable drop off when CHARLIE FUCKING BATCH plays in his place
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Dennis Dixon
will be sick when he plays
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I like him a lot
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You just won yourself a fan in howtheyscored.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
I thought he was a CAL fan
because i’m also a big fan of Masoli, but damn… he aint going nowhere
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I prefer vegetable oil
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
He's a dumbass
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Watching him at Oregon was fun
but then his leg got fucked up, but he should be rated higher than Batch
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I felt so bad for him when he hurt his knee in college
The season it looked like he could have been a Heisman Contender.
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this
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wow
I like how I used two different spellings of “their” in the same sentence.
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That game was as poorly officiated as most NBA games.
There was nothing particularly odd or egregious about it.
Until about 6 minutes left in the game.
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You mean when Boston completely shat the bed?
When they had one-shot possessions and couldn’t get a rebound…?
I mean they kept stripping LA on the other end, but it was only a matter of time before shots started to fall. That game was there for the taking. Nobody had to give it to anybody. As has already been said, the NBA didn’t care about the outcome, they win either way because it’s BOSTON and LA. All that mattered was getting to a game 7.
I am not a basketball fan. By a lot.
But the reason they could not get a rebound, was if they even brushed against an LA player (most of the time it was Kobe under the basket with his 15 rebounds) a whistle was blown at them.
Now I will say the Celtics got away with some calls early in the game, but by the end of the game they could not get close enough to play actual defense without a whistle being blown.
Meanwhile Gasol could hit a player in the back as they were driving and it was called a blocked shot.
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Fixed.
But the reason they could not get a rebound, wasif they even brushed against an LA player (most of the time it was Kobe under the basket with his 15 rebounds) a whistle was blown at thembecause the Lakers had a distinct size and age advantage.
Now I will say the Celtics got away with some callsearly inmost of the game, but by the end of the game they could not get close enough to play actual defensewithout a whistle being blownbecause they were old and tired.
Hate the Lakers, but that was just a terrible game that they happened to win. The Celtics died on the court.
Ok, the Celtics are old but that still does not excuse all the bad calls. If it was just the Lakers were younger, faster and better, it would not have ended in a such a close point differential.
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The Lakers were obviously nervous,
Kobe was being double and triple-teamed, he clearly felt the pressure, the Celts were able to play good D even when they couldn’t hit a shot in the 4th, stripping the Lakers and forcing turnovers, but they couldn’t rebound and they couldn’t push the ball up the court and got stuck in a half-court game, letting the Lakers size dominate them.
The zebra's snuck various cheap fouls on wallace, garnett, and pierce leading up to the 4th
Then with about 6 minutes left in the game they saw kobe didn’t have it and the lakers were in danger.. and they went to work with the whistles.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
LOL alternative reality game
Garnett could’ve fouled out in the first half with all the shoving he was doing. And Kobe didn’t have it WELL BEFORE the six minute mark and it was VERY obvious.
KOBE IS INCREDIBLE
Well he’s definately got one on jordan there, because he never would have done that in a game 7 of a finals game LOL KOBE KRYANT BAILED OUT BY THE ZEBRA’S PER USUAL.
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Ref hating is getting old. I saw one noticeable bad call for the Lakers last night, and it wasn’t in the last 2 minutes. The Lakers out rebounded the C’s and hit a few 3’s in important possessions. The refs had little to do with the game last night, it seems like the NBA’s reputation has everyone assuming that must be the reason for the Laker win.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Jun 18, 2010 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions
It doesn't get old for me
because I only watch the playoff games that matter. And what I saw last night was a travesty. I was at least hoping for an evenly played game.
The refs were calling the game one way most of the game, then changed drastically in the 4th quarter. Plus some calls that were not even there.
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I was looking for it and didn’t see it. Every time a foul was called I saw the reasoning behind it.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Jun 18, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
You can actually file most of the early playoff rounds there.
I root for the lower seeded teams, but fully expect them to lose.
When the Celtics and Lakers were matched in the finals it was really sad.
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Well most NBA teams make the playoffs so,
the Magic, maybe?
and, oh hell, lets say the Bucks!
DID I WIN?
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it's just boring and predictable
like the NBA always is.
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Lakers/Celtics/Magic/Spurs
ALWAYS in the playoffs
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This.
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what's sad
is that in the past 15 years, almost half of those years the warriors could have made the playoffs easily with their record
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the NBA is a joke of a league
and until the recognize that, it will never change.
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Fun fact for NBA championships
More than 1 championship:
Celtics: 17
Lakers: 16
Bulls: 6
Spurs: 4
Pistons/Sixers/ WARRIORS: 3
Rockets/Knicks: 2
Not a wide variety of teams there
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Be safe Tulo, get the surgery!
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Jun 18, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
/Derosa texts tulo and says “Play through it man I did and produced for my team”
"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."
"Maybe it will calm down"
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Everytime I hear mark derosa with ralph and tom
I want to choke brian sabean for thinking he’s getting away with this signing.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Gosh darn it.
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jun 18, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
gall darn it.
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Aww, what a shame
WHY IS BENGIE?!
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
FUCK!
MY POKEMONZZZZ
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LOOOOOOOOOSSSSEEERRRRRRR
i had Bartlett, so deal with it
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Yeah,
losing a guy you drafted in the 10th fucking round is almost like losing Tulowitzki. Good point. .
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Oh give me a break
Every single guy on my team is having a slow start, typical, but dude, there’s gotta be some good/decent SS out there, can’t be THAT bad
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Teixeira, Pablo, Lind, Kinsler, Bartlett, Adam Jones,
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I’ll give you Teixiera and Pablo, Bartlett and Kinsler have been hurt and might bounce back to decent levels, but nothing spectacular… but Lind and Jones won’t come even close to what we all thought they’d do.
Yea, luckily i got Chris Young in center, and i’ll just have to MAYBE drop Lind for Huff
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you should have done that a long time ago
and not even thought about it.
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Yup.
I cut Aaron Hill only last week. I don’t care if he gets hot, he killed all the average categories for me. Fuck him.
I want to
but I have him in a 14 team league and there is NOTHING on the wire.
and Uggla went for the same price. Fuck.
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FWIW
hill’s BABIP is below .200. Goddamn.
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I think they're measuring his on base percentage
by the number of times he steps onto a military base, that’s how low it is.
/here all week
dont I know it
i have him in an obp/slg league. Has been brutal, but the rest of my offense is so good that I can afford to wait him out. first in OBP and second in SLG
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Huff is still available
think it’s worth it?
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you gotta get rid of Lind
if not for huff than for another OF depending on what you need. But yeah, Lind sucks.
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Gomes? or Huff ooo Or Boesch?
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of those 3 probably Gomes
unless your 1B suck at the moment.
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Teixeira has been....
well….. interesting
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If you have tex
I’d go with Gomes. Tex will come around.
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Because i also have Bautista from Toronto...
waiting for him to go back on his tear
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Juan Uribe is on the waiver wire
YES
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You have to be shitting me!
what the fuck kinda league u in??? i don’t think anyone in the league i’m in is just DUMB
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it's an 8 team mixed
lol. I’m in pretty much every kind of league this year except al only. Because fuck the AL, that’s why.
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This is why we are fucked as giants fans
Random idiot from baggs blog commenting
We are a .5 games out. Everyone stop pushing the panic button. So far we have played well with who we have. Bengie calls a geat game and he will have some motivation playing against his former team. Rowand is swinging the bat a little better.
Posey is playing a good 1st base. Why put him at the toughest defensive position © when we really need his bat more than anything.
Bengie is fine and I wouldn’t be shocked if he had a good game tonight after the day off.
Long live Bonds.
The problem is over 50% of giants fans think this way, FUCK THIS MANAGEMENT.
"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."
Bengie's only motivation is to make it to the buffet after the game.
Jeaaaggaahh
by Soulbrother16 on Jun 18, 2010 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Bengie: Yeah, fuck them Toledo Blue Jackets for not signing me this offseason! I’ll show them
/0-4 night with a few promising foul tips.
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Yeah that one just came in there must of bounced off a clod of dirt or something, that was wild!
"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."
Exactly
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by Sabean's_Folly on Jun 18, 2010 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
hankschulman
No definitive news on DeRosa, but trainer said it’s “conceivable” he’ll have two operations to fix wrist and nerve."
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jun 18, 2010 2:47 PM PDT reply actions
get the surgery
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
WHY DID THIS TAKE SO LONG?
THIS ORGINZATION IS A FUCKING JOKE.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
lol
/has surgery in September.
I swear they are dragging this out as long as they can. Had he got the surgery a month ago there was a chance he could have been useful at the end of the season or so. But now he’s done for the year.
MONEY WELL SPENT
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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.
it’s especially frustrating because the Giants have plenty of outfielders. There’s no reason NOT to get the surgery. We are not desperate for Mark DeRosa’s bat at the moment.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
yes there is
because it makes Sabean look bad if he gets it!!!
Even though it doesn’t. But you know that’s all he’s thinking about.
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
It doesn't make him look any dumber than we all know he really is, but in his tiny, arrogant mind, everyone thinks he's a genius.
"You can always recover from the player you didn't sign. You may never recover from the player you signed at the wrong price." --Billy Beane
"I am not an idiot."--Brian Sabean
by Sabean's_Folly on Jun 18, 2010 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
What's hilarious is
You know that sabean and baer met together and discussed how they’d make the mark derosa signing look good. They determined he could just play through the injury and delay surgery will next season and people would think he’s a genius. Except no one was fooled for a second, and brian sabean should be fired but apparently he’s a “Great GM” according to gary radnich. After all “IF HE’S BEEN DOING IT FOR SO LONG HE’S OBVIOUSLY DOING A GREAT JOB!!!”
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
You know, I wish you could easily turn on/off the auto update/commenting thing. I’m trying to read something people!!! Quit scrolling it off my G.D. screen!!!!
O HAI
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
HOW IS MR MEROPE?!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
GOOD LUCK WITH THE JOB HUNT!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL YOUR BACKYARD LIZARD!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I believe so. I have a work travel thing around that time, but hopefully there is no overlap on dates.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 18, 2010 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
you can
just uncheck “auto refresh” at the top
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
There’s a place to do it just above the first comment.
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god damn toronto?
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