Post-game thread: Giants take series, head into the All-Star break with momentum
by Grant Brisbee on Jul 11, 2010 1:55 PM PDT
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That game was a little easier to enjoy than, say, this game with a battery of Todd Wellemeyer/Bengie Molina. You can see why the Giants called Madison Bumgarner up -- his fastball is as crisp as it has been in a year, and his secondary pitches are improving. I’m not sure why that didn’t translate to AAA dominance, but the assortment is playing well right now in the majors. And Buster Posey has yet to swallow his shin guard or call for six knuckleballs in a row, much to Bruce Bochy’s surprise.
Also, I got a good idea while watching another sporting event today. On every inside pitch, the Giant hitters should pretend they got hit. And when the umpire tells the hitter to get up because he doesn’t believe the Giants’ hitter was really hit by the pitch, the hitter should writhe in pain even more as if he was hit by the ball from Phantasm, with spikes and auger drills jutting out of it. This should happen after every inside pitch. I think it could give the Giants two or three extra base runners each game.
Just a thought.
After the Colorado series, I wasn’t quite ready to give up on the season, but I half-expected the season to give up on me. Heading into the break with a good deal of momentum? I’ll take it. Oh, how I’ll take it.
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that was a FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFun game
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
from baggs' postgame notes from sabean
"You know the answer to that?" he said. "The pitching staff needs to take it upon itself. They’ve been around the block. They’re the ones throwing the baseball. They’re the ones that can shake a pitch or throw what they want. They know the advance reports.
"And we’ve failed in that area to some extent. MAYBE THAT’S BECAUSE BENGIE WAS SO GOOD and they trusted him so much and they didn’t take it upon themselves. Now they are more and more responsible and they should be.
They'll win tomorrow...
Tomorrow: They'll win tomorrow...
by howtheydidntscore on Jul 11, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Something is slightly amiss here...
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
The prudence of Sabean’s comments aside, this does make me think about the “intellectual” division of labor between pitcher and catcher — I’ve always wondered about this. At one extreme you have guys like Maddux who call their own game and at the other extreme catchers who do all the work of deciding pitch sequences, with the average in-between — but perhaps skewed more toward the catcher doing the strategic prep work?
Perhaps Sabean is referring not to Bengie’s superior strategic mind so much as the fact that the starters had simply become a bit lazy. They kept themselves physically fit and mentally prepared in a general sense but had begun to lean on Bengie to do the dirty work of figuring out how to attack batters.
by non sequitur on Jul 12, 2010 12:14 AM PDT up reply actions
yes yes, but the part saying bengie was so good i just needed to post
They'll win tomorrow...
Tomorrow: They'll win tomorrow...
by howtheydidntscore on Jul 12, 2010 1:22 AM PDT up reply actions
And we’ve failed in that area to some extent.
Like Sabey, I too hate it when our rotation leads the league in ERA+.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
We need an Old Spice ad parody starring Madbum.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Yes.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 11, 2010 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
needs sad Keano on the rear burro
When this .sig was awaiting the Final Sabean Apocalypse, I never once in a million years suspected it would be a "good" Apocalypse. Bengie... Don't let the door hit you IN YOUR GIANT ASS on the way out!
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game totally stalled and basically dead at this point
he's a georgia fan? GO BULLDOGS!!!
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
FFFFFFFFFFFFinish the FFFFFFFFirst Halfffffffffff Strong
That’s how to do it
I came, I saw, I told bad jokes and left.
nice push towards the break, Giants
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD!
mccoven diversity: Romosexuals, Velezbians, Nerb's, fanGirlies--they're all here...
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
FFFFFFFFFFFFFF
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Rawr!
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Sheesh. Here you go.
There’s a great one from the Brewers series but Morrie Gash of the AP has it locked down.
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Huh. I had no idea I'd grabbed this.
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
mewbs
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's on timeout due to his poor first half.
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Whoa.
No self respecting Scottsdale plastic surgeon did THAT.
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Is the "FFFFFFF" the sound of his inflating breasts?
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Man, he’s really mastered that uniform balloon effect.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Anyone hear anything about what they’re doing with the rotation after the ASB?
Are they keeping it the same or shuffling it?
I don’t know if there have been any announcements about that yet.
I came, I saw, I told bad jokes and left.
My guess would be normal..
Since we are ending with our 5th starter
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2011 Opening Day starting SS!
If Tim pitches in the ASG, it’s going to be Cain, Zito, Lincecum, Sanchez, Bumgarner.
If Tim doesn’t pitch, it’s going to be Lincecum, Zito, Cain, Sanchez, Bumgarner
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
According to Baggs.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I was about to ask if that was a guess or based on something from mismanagement
I came, I saw, I told bad jokes and left.
proof
http://twitter.com/extrabaggs/status/18278553579
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
They announced the rotation would start over again with Lincecum on Thursday . However Bochy later added that it could change depending on how much he pitches on Tuesday.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Jul 11, 2010 2:02 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
It's pretty obvious he isn't, though
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's on timeout due to his poor first half.
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
I enjoyed this game
The LOLpen opened the door to give the nats to herculean comeback, but romo came in the 7th and was incredible. I love you gerald, thank you for shipping out king animal style double double.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
LOL Nattonals!
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD!
mccoven diversity: Romosexuals, Velezbians, Nerb's, fanGirlies--they're all here...
Good way to bounce back after a rough stretch
Now if only they could beat an NL west team.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
That should definitely be one of Kruk's "Keys to the Game"
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
The Truth Is
He IS Ironman
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by jctGamer on Jul 11, 2010 2:04 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
I wonder what was going on here
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
“You’ve got some cold hands there, kid!”
by Natto on Jul 11, 2010 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
D:
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
D:
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 11, 2010 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Huff: “OK, Mr. 3rd-grade teacher, whatever you say.”
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
"But It hit the top of the wall!"
“Yeah kid, but if you didn’t get it out of this park…”
6/30/10- The Beginning of a New Era
by Bballpitcher2 on Jul 11, 2010 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
If Pablo could just get untracked, they'd blow right past the rest of the NL West
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
It would seem his season has been derailed
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I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
My friend was telling me he’s going through a divorce, that explains the ridiculous weight gain and sad panda :(. That’s odd for a brutal divorce at the age of 23, hopefully pablo gets that over with and goes nuts on conditioning and improving his game.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
He actually doesn’t look like he’s gained weight since last season, though. Check out some clips.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
He might have gained some weight since last year, but people talk about him as though he’s gained 20+ lbs and I really don’t see it.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I'm guessing it lost some pounds during "camp panda" but is back to where he was last season
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
Pablo is pissing me off
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 11, 2010 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
For whatever it’s worth, this fangraphs article says it’s likely things will start looking up in the second half:
The chances of Sandoval faring so poorly on balls put in play and hitting for such little power in the second half are remote. The Panda’s rest-of-season ZiPS calls for a .305/.357/.484 line, with his wOBA climbing to .366 and his ISO increasing to .179. CHONE projects a more potent performance — .318/.363/.511 (.193 ISO).
by Seasick fish on Jul 11, 2010 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I definitely expect him to bounce back somewhat in the second half.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
/jiggle
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 12, 2010 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions
The problem with those . . .
. . . is that they assume that his decline is from random factors. If there is a real and definite cause—from vision problems to psychological problems—the bets are off till the root problem (again, if there is one) is solved.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
I thought this road trip would end our season, but instead we went from 7.5 back to 4, with a chance to make it three later today. Who woulda thought it? If Bengie was still the catcher, and Buster was at Fresno, this season would be over.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Jul 11, 2010 2:07 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
If mehlina was still here and buster was still rotting in triple A, the season would have been over after getting swept by the A’s in cokeland.
"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."
Sabez is pretty good when feeling desperate in the midseason
it’s the offseason where he gets stupid
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Whats scary is
If not for texas aggressively pursuing molina, sabean would have never bothered to move him. Thank you nolan ryan, but kudos to brian sabean for fooling the rangers into thinking molina was valuable to the giants and offering up good pieces for him.
"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."
Sabes wasn't foolin'
He really felt Bengie was valuable.
I am the adopted son of Willie...Willie McCovey.
sfgiants420 has tapped the front office's phones
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
Also, the team scale.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 12, 2010 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Where does this come from?
If not for texas aggressively pursuing molina, sabean would have never bothered to move him.
Is this your opinion or based on some knowledge of the situation?
For all I know, Sabean was shopping Molina all over the place and had an ad on craigslist. I don’t think we know whether Molina’s playing time was because of Bochy’s stubborness or they were showcasing him.
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
Aside from the "Sheananigans" trade
I generally agree. Oh yeah, Ricky Ledee didn’t work out either.
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
I noticed that too. Was he shaking off a lot of Buster’s signs in the 9th?
by Casual Baseball Fan on Jul 11, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe he was saying
“I FUCKING LOVE YOU BUSTER, KEEP HITTING LIKE THIS AND GUNNING KIDS DOWN!!!”
"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."
5-3 rockies
:D
"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."
+1
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD!
mccoven diversity: Romosexuals, Velezbians, Nerb's, fanGirlies--they're all here...
by greatgiantfan on Jul 11, 2010 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
This
It’s almost scary to think that if we’re 3 games back at the end of the day that sabean thinks the giants are going to the WS and gets jose guillen.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
FTFY
im much more afraid of the roxthan the padscheating use of dry balls to get themselves a walkoff win
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
by SoFa King Mike on Jul 11, 2010 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
screw the wild card; only losers play for that.
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD!
mccoven diversity: Romosexuals, Velezbians, Nerb's, fanGirlies--they're all here...
by greatgiantfan on Jul 11, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
there's a Jon Miller special on CSN right now
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD!
mccoven diversity: Romosexuals, Velezbians, Nerb's, fanGirlies--they're all here...
he had hair once
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD!
mccoven diversity: Romosexuals, Velezbians, Nerb's, fanGirlies--they're all here...
by greatgiantfan on Jul 11, 2010 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
she kind of reminds me of:
but im sure she’s a super lady
in soviet russia, run scores you!....and giants still have terrible offense
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Jul 11, 2010 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
“THE CARDINALS ARE DEAD.”
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 11, 2010 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Today's Update
Buster Posey: .350/.389/.569, 7 HR, 25 RBI in 38 G
Bengie Molina: .257/.307/.318, 3 HR, 17 RBI in 67 G
This has been your update for the day.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I love that you're including RsBI
there really is no basis for anyone to have been arguing against buster. Too bad they’re too stupid to realize how stupid they were.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's on timeout due to his poor first half.
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
I’m only including them because the argument for Bengie for so long was OMG RBIS!!!
He still has yet to drive in a run as a Ranger.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Yeah I know, that's what I meant
it was really stupid for anyone to try and argue Buster was in any way inferior
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's on timeout due to his poor first half.
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Who was arguing that?
The only arguments I remember around here in favor of holding Buster back were related to his arb clock
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
I argued it was reasonable for the Giants to want to observe his fundamentals behind the plate for half a year while the arb clock danger passed, since he had played so few professional games. In fact, I think he isn’t exactly flawless with his blocking technique. His other strengths seem to overshadow that…
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 12, 2010 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh I didn't mean here
but most of the defense of bengie was either “ARBY EYE MAN!” or “HANDLES THE STAFF!” in the mainstream. Remember everyone on TV thinking the Giants made a huge mistake?
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's on timeout due to his poor first half.
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
by bondslegend on Jul 12, 2010 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I was driving home from Tahoe during the game, but I just watched the post game. Aubrey’s slide in the first inning: LOLOLOL.
the corkscrew slide, that’s a new one
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD!
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by greatgiantfan on Jul 11, 2010 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
7-4
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 11, 2010 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
7-4
Should have been 9-2, but I’ll take 7-4 without a doubt!
"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."
Not to throw any cold water on it but….Milwaukee and Washington
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Nobody plays the best teams in the league every series.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Washington has a winning record at home. We lost to Strasberg and smacked around the other two guys. That’s what good teams do.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Jul 11, 2010 5:57 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
My point is, don’t get too excited about this road trip. They beat horrible teams. If they do this at LA and at SD, then it’s different.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
2010 Giants are also 31-14 vs sub 500 teams. Don’t get me wrong I enjoy that fact this squad doesn’t play down to is competion. I also hat e that fact is yet to show it can play up to any one that does not spend considerrible ammounts of energy maiming themselves.
Threat level that the 2010 Pads finish with more wins than the 2010 Giants is currently at: 61%
Spoiler: Grumpy older Giants fan is Grumpy.
“Hey Rays fans, your team just beat the Indians 3 out of 4 times. But don’t get too excited 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 Jul 11, 2010 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m a fan who likes to stay on the same emotional level. If you want to get excited, fine with me.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
"Not to throw cold water on it, but here's a towel"
If your wife gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, I think your reaction would probably be, “Not to throw cold water on it, but a boy would probably grow up to earn more money.”
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
The truth hurts, don’t it?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 12, 2010 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
109
/Win the inning
//Renteria - Still not a VD but I crush a lot
///Willism is Realism
by Scooter Ellis on Jul 11, 2010 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
After that 7 game losing streak, the way the road trip ended seemd like a miracle.
I slept through the first 6 innings of the game, I was fucking shocked to wake up and see the score.
"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."
Nice
WASHINGTON — The Elias Sports Bureau confirmed Sunday that Giants catcher Buster Posey’s recent 10-game hot streak set a record for National League rookies.
Posey went 4-for-5 Saturday with three RBIs in a 10-5 victory over Washington. That means he’s banged out 19 hits — with six homers — and knocked in 13 runs during the last 10 games entering Sunday. Elias said that no other National League rookie has ever had that many hits, homers and RBIs during a 10-game stretch.
It’s happened a bunch of times in the American League, but Posey now has set the standard for NL rookies. He was batting .351 with seven homers and 23 RBIs since his May 29 callup.
by Natto on Jul 11, 2010 2:19 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
but he can’t handle a pitching staff like Fat Money can, says Borky
by HoosierGiant on Jul 11, 2010 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Wreck'd
I love you gerald.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
He's gonna give heyward and strasburg a run for their money
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's on timeout due to his poor first half.
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
don't forget Jaime Garcia
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I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
meh
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's on timeout due to his poor first half.
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Dude's been insane
1 game with more than 4 ER, right?
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
Recd
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
PK Fire!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Flame
Was the short-range attack. Yoga fire was the projectile.
Is there where people put witty comments and quotes?
by kasutori_Jack on Jul 12, 2010 1:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Yoga Inferno
feels like it does more damage than Yoga Catastrophe.
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
Um. Did you just make an Earthbound reference? Because if you did, you might just be my hero.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Hey, I’ve played Earthbound.
I got stuck halfway through, but I’ve played it.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I love that game so, so much. Mother 3, too.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Earthbound? I love how they included a walkthrough with the game. It’s all, “Americans are too stupid to play an RPG on their own!!!”
Although, Jponry said she got stuck, so maybe they were right.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
:(
I got lost in stupid Moonside and then I didn’t play it for awhile and when I came back to it, I had no clue where I was.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I don’t think that qualifies as getting stuck.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
All time game for getting stuck?
I’m gonna say King’s Quest, but I’m sure there’s a much better answer.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
For me it was always Maniac Mansion on the NES.
I haven’t played it in yeeeeeaaaaaars, though. So for all I know, it’s the easiest game ever.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh man, I was closer to finishing than I realized.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiBx1ndz3GY
I think I did just about everything there except figure out the code for the secret lab door. :(
And I probably shouldn’t have kept blowing up the Edsel….
Also, WTF ending?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I love Day of the Tentacle.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
What the… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvMkdzCB7PE&feature=related
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Uh?
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
lol
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
that game is fucking impossible
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's on timeout due to his poor first half.
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
by bondslegend on Jul 11, 2010 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s where I know it from.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I never played earth bound so in super smash bros i always thought he was saying pika fire. Like he hated pikachu or something.
"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 Jul 11, 2010 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Hoboken
I came, I saw, I told bad jokes and left.
by IanRogue on Jul 11, 2010 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
Actual LOLs are happening here.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I want to know who did that.
So I can give them a high-five
I came, I saw, I told bad jokes and left.
re: hoboken
/Janet Lupo, hubba-hubba
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD!
mccoven diversity: Romosexuals, Velezbians, Nerb's, fanGirlies--they're all here...
by greatgiantfan on Jul 11, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
/sad trombone for Ricky Ortiz
/has a sad (Ortiz, IIRC, is from Sunnyvale)
/sadder trombone for Justin Wong
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
wow
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's on timeout due to his poor first half.
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
I was going to make Bernadina explode once he was tagged, but I couldn’t figure out a good way to do it. I did make the third base coach fall over though.
Those three frames with the third base coach are awesome.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 12, 2010 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
HA!
I left the MLB – TV player on…and the archived game just started up.
And, since I missed the action half, I will bid you all a fond farewell.
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 2:22 PM PDT reply actions
Just back from watching WC at a bar
Yay, we won! At least one team in orange didn’t embarrass themselves today.
by Murray, Present on Jul 11, 2010 2:25 PM PDT reply actions
Fuck
he probably made some sliding catch on a routine fly ball as well, we’re screwed.
"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."
Could that game have been any better? I’ll give props to scott for that epic dinger, but that’s more so on tyler clippard. The 2009 giants would have lost that agme yesterday 5-3 simply because they’d just hack away when down instead of working walks.
"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 was just fun. A close game until the end. Lots of runs. i was there with some Nationals fans and they didnt know much about Buster. But at the end they just shook their head and were like “Wow I will always know who Buster Posey is”
Should be LOL to see all the bryce harper harper hype in a year or two, I bet the nats are loving all the over-rated attention they’ve been getting this year.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
The attention they’re getting is overrated? They’re getting attention for being overrated? Strasburg is overrated?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Ya i was just going to say
The organization is actually run really well. If i had to place a bet. I would bet they win a World Series before the Giants
I was talking about tyler clippard and matt capps mostly, but I do think strasburg has recieved a bit to much hype. He’s a great pitcher and he’s incredible to watch it just gets old fast the national drones saying he’s gonna be one of the greatest of all time.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
He’s unprecedented. I don’t see the problem.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
I don't think "unprecedented" . . .
I remember Kerry Wood when he first came up. Similar stuff, maybe not quite the curve, but better movement on the fastball.
Struck out 20.
Just sayin’ . . .
Herb Score, etc.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jul 11, 2010 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
it’s the combo of command and stuff
when Kerry Wood first got called up, he was walking 4.6 per 9. Strasburg has the same K numbers but he cuts the walks in half.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Man, Strasburg has a legit shot at 200 K’s this year.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Even with the innings limit?
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Rookie Stephen Strasburg will start the Washington Nationals’ first game after the All-Star break, on July 16 at the Florida Marlins, then stick to a regular turn in the rotation until exhausting his 160-innings limit for the season.
After going six innings and earning the win in Washington’s 8-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night, Strasburg had pitched 98 innings in 2010 — 42 2-3 in seven starts in the majors and 55 1-3 at two levels in the minors.
That leaves 62 innings to reach the ceiling the Nationals set for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2009 amateur draft as he adjusts from college to professional baseball.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
check out Dwight Gooden's first year at age of 19
look, it's CashMonay , bitches! you down with da O.P.P... Cash does, give it up !
Interesting that Gooden’s best years were basically behind him before he even turned 24.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions
In saying unprecendented, I was primarily talking about the stuff and command, so…
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Oh, well… no, not with that innings limit. I didn’t realize they had him on that leash.
If they let him off it, though, he has a legit shot.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
He has 61 Ks so far so he will probably end up with around 150.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
102+ mph fastball, slider and change in the low nineties, that nasty curve, AND a rating of 80 on the 20-80 command/control scale?
C’mon, that’s unprecedented.
The results on the field are the cherry on top that keeps the story going.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
He's pretty much the most amazing pitcher I've ever seen
and he hasn’t started even 15 games yet. I’m pretty much sure a player like Strasburg actually deserves the hype. The problem is they hype so many players that when one comes along who deserves it, you’re conditioned to resist the hype. He totally deserves it.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's on timeout due to his poor first half.
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
If we talking about pure stuffs
yeah, i have never seen anyone has the combo of stuff and command that he has. as far as performances go… i can think a few rookies who prolly equal or exceed whatever strasburg is going to achieve. for one Dwight Good as an example.
look, it's CashMonay , bitches! you down with da O.P.P... Cash does, give it up !
Closest to Strasburg
This goes a while back, but the closest thing I’ve seen to Strasburg was J.R. Richard from 1978-1980. I was in love with the Reds in that era, but Richard was my favorite player. The Astros should be ashamed of themselves for both misdiagnosing the condition that led to his stroke and for refusing to retire his number. The first time I saw Strasburg pitch, I felt like I was in a time warp back to the Astrodome. Steve Garvey said he faced him in Winter Ball, and he threw a ball over his head; he said he basically soiled himself.
There’s not a lot of video left of him out there, but if you can find it, you’ll see what I’m talking about.
Eliminate that pesky Dominatrix in one easy step. Step 1: Tell her you're a Cubs fan!
I’ve seen dumber hype than Strasburg hype. For one, he really is that good. And this could be 40 year old Roger Clemens hype that fooled cy young voters into handing him the award over a more deserving Jason Schmidt. That hype was bad times.
And who could forget Jeff Francoeur mania? Really? The Natural? Really? Oh, if only they knew.
Fuck Armageddon, this is hell.
Oh Frenchy
He always reminds me of these guys:
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
If he weren’t pitching like the best pitcher in the NL right now, maybe I’d agree with you.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I thought he actually didn't look as crisp as he did in his debut.
(Must have been spooked by the fearsome Rowand – led opposition)
As always, time will tell.
/thinks back to a freaky debut and its cracklin’ velocity and dominance
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
That was really fun
Where were you? I was in section 313 that night, right above home plate. Was awesome, plus I yelled at Henry Schulman in the press box and he waved back.
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
I was there too, it was amazing. I talked for a while with a Red Sox fan sitting behind me, and he was so impressed with Posey that he was rooting for the Giants by the end of the game. I wish Sanchez had pitched better, but other than that it was a great game. The bullpen pitched very well; any questions I had about my Romosexuality were put to rest.
Osiris, Lord of the Dead, and relief pitcher for the Fresno Grizzlies.
Oh, HELL
Somebody needs to make a gif of Huff’s 1st inning slide SPRAWL across the plate!
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 2:33 PM PDT reply actions
BEST ATHLETE ON THE TEAM!
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
The slide actually was kind of athletic.
by non sequitur on Jul 11, 2010 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
It wasn't graceful.
Except for that swing (and, well, sometimes that as well) nothing he does could be described as a “fluid movement”.
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
It's raw all right.
Take his running style. Especially when he slows it down, like for walks or those wonderful jacks , it isn’t your normal runner’s pounding stride. It’s…stilted. Like a horse prancing.
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
OT: If billy wagner is not named an all star, it just shows how clueless and brain dead the MLB is
the guy is 39 years old and is having a career year and he’s retiring after the year. Shouldn’t the guy deserve a spot? The guy is an all time great and people like kuo and matt capps have no place on the all star roster, what a fucking disgrace.
"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."
Man, doesn’t being angry about everything all the time ever get exhausting?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
by jponry on Jul 11, 2010 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I’ve toned down the furious nerd rage lately, but it really aggrivates me to see billy wagner get snubbed. I didn’t know he declined the spot from heyward, so that completely takes away my gripe from the whole situation. A lot of people got screwed out of the all star game, see nick swisher going instead of kevin youkillis who is 5x the player swisher is.
"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 happens. There have been worse snubs in the history of the game.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Yeah, he has a 1.03 ERA, that’s ridiculous.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
It is very difficult for me to root aginst Kuo
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Oh Jesus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AdceikFpUk
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
He plays for LA. It’s very easy to root against Kuo.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
yeah but fellow countrymen, etc.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
I’d boo my own brother/son/nephew if they played for the Dodgers. Nothing personal but it’s LA.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
this.
Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get me.
McCoven: We're all happy to be wrong.
by atxgiantsfan on Jul 11, 2010 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Lefties are 0 for 30 with 16 strike outs (and 3 walks) vs. Kuo.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
/bondslegend
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD!
mccoven diversity: Romosexuals, Velezbians, Nerb's, fanGirlies--they're all here...
by greatgiantfan on Jul 11, 2010 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
no, not even I'm like that
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's on timeout due to his poor first half.
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
in soviet russia, run scores you!....and giants still have terrible offense
Buster Posey: "I Ain't Havin' It"
by slackersphere17 on Jul 11, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
He's having a better year than agon
LOL SNUB
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
I was being sarcastic, but after comparing their numbers its a lot closer than a lot of you would think.
Sir Adrian gonzo: 85 games, 315 AB’s, 48 runs, 94 hits, 20 doubles, 0 triples, 18 HR’s, 56 RBI’s, 50 BB’s (16 intentional), 61 K’s, 0 SB’s, .298/.394/.533/.927
Sir Aubrey huffard: 84 games, 302 AB’s, 53 runs, 89 hits, 19 doubles, 3 triples, 17 HR’s, 54 RBI’s, 42 BB’s (2 intentional), 40 K’s, 3/3 on SB’s, .296/.383/.546/.929
I think huff is having a better year, especially considering the right field he has to deal with when he’s at home. Granted gonzalez has to hit at petco but right field there is a dream compared to AT&T. Not to mention huff constantly moves around positions, where as gonzalez gets to know he’s playing 1B every single day. I’m not trying to say he’s a better player, it’s just incredible the year huff is having and how he’s anchoring the line up.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Nothing in Petco is a dream compared to AT&T. It’s by far the most extreme pitchers’ park in the majors. Gonzales has a 161 OPS+, Huff 142.
I was promised lasagna.
.wRC+
Adrian Gonzalez: 152
Aubrey Huff: 150
wOBA
.366 vs .391, with Huff ahead.
That said, AG is way better, and given Petco is probably having a better year. Still impressive.
wOBA isn't park adjusted
Gonzalez would probably come out slightly ahead of him if it were. wRC+ is pretty similar to wOBA but its park and league adjusted.
Gonzalez has a much longer track record, though.
by Dan from NM on Jul 11, 2010 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
He also is in a picture with a porn star
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
So Bumgarner dropped the chops.
Gonna go all Matt Clement on us.
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 2:40 PM PDT reply actions
Needs a pavano stache imo.
"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."
subject line for your protection
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
He's FULL OF HOT AIR!
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
And the padres go ahead on a 2 run throwing error on what should have been a inning ending double play
LOL luck
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Futures game starting on espn2
Zack Wheeler will be pitching at some point in the game.
Any other giants minor leaguers playing in the game?
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
If there’s anybody watching with their laptop, can they give a heads-up for those of us (like me) who have tvs in a different room from their desktop when Peguero or Wheeler are involved in the game?
Thanks.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/7/11/1564562/futures-game-gameday-thread-bitches
I was promised lasagna.
Huff
I was at the game along the left field wall and watching Huff mock the Nats fans was hilarious. After a strikeout, he turned around, stuck his tongue out, and made either a sign for “hang loose” or “drink”.
He's the new jeff kent
I love his firey attitude and would love to have a beer with that man.
"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."
Huff is
Way funnier than Kent. His quotations are quite excellent.
Is there where people put witty comments and quotes?
by kasutori_Jack on Jul 12, 2010 2:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Other than production on the field
I don’t think Huff is anything like Kent.
Kent was a read ass who, though he went to Cal, fseemed to fancy himself as some sort of Marlboro Man. Huff just busts his butt and has fun doing it.
Kent mockingly told people to “enjoy the game”. Huff actually does.
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
Kent was a what?
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 12, 2010 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Wow.
Panda with the perfect Bill Buckner impersonation.
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 2:57 PM PDT reply actions
WASN’T READY!
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
Bob Howry's #1 (and only) fan!!!
The Merkin Valdez of McCovey Chronicles!!!!!!
by cheno on Jul 11, 2010 3:00 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Mike adams just hurt himself
Had to be taken out of the game mid inning while facing a hitter with one out in the 8th.
"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."
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/7/11/1564562/futures-game-gameday-thread-bitches
I was promised lasagna.
Awesome
I love you.
Thanks.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Always and forever.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Gary Thorne is PBP and I think Rick Sutcliffe is his usual CC
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Rainbow.
You can't solve your problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems - Albert Einstein to Brian Sabean
Brown
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 12, 2010 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
WHERE'S THE BEEFHEART
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 12, 2010 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m watching.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 11, 2010 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
lol rockies announcers
“you’ve gotta be kidding me, that ball just kept sailing out of there”
uh.. must have got the balls confused with the dehumidified ones
Everth cabrera with a 2 run homer
1st dinger of the year, the padres got luck like the pirates got losing seasons. What a fucking joke, I guess the rockies let a dry ball get into the padres hands.
"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."
A couple of random thoughts
at the end of the first half:
Why do Posey and Bumgarner come up from the Giants’ minor league system with better focus and discipline than the guys who’ve been on the major league roster? Watching Posey work the count and then handle the pitching after so short a period in the majors is amazing, and yet Pablo and Schierholtz look lost out there. Similarly, Bumgarner doesn’t hurt himself with walks, whereas Cain and Sanchez are drowning in them. Is it simply that Posey and MadBum are special talents, or is their relative lack of exposure to the major league coaching staff playing a part in this?
Second, with the team now so close to the top after some bad series over the last two months, isn’t it more likely that Sabes will be a buyer than a seller? I had thought the team would tank and barely be .500 heading into the ASB. But they focused after Denver and the kids (Posey and MadBum) are largely responsible for that. So what does Sabes do now, and when do we hide under the barstools?
Responsible for the last great homegrown Giants team.
You can't teach plate discipline
There’s a whole chapter in Moneyball about it, IIRC. Plate discipline is a talent, it really can’t be taught. Posey has it. Many others do not.
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
+Posey
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Fair enough;
So who else in their system, at either AA (since Sabes thinks so highly of that level) or AAA has it, because we could use more of it.
I also agree that Decker is a positive influence on the guys coming up this year; I remember that even Downs looked good in his time up here this year.
Responsible for the last great homegrown Giants team.
Bowker, heh.
I’m sure there are others.
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
What about Pill and Bond?
Responsible for the last great homegrown Giants team.
Pill does not.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
hasn’t proven it in the MLB level yet.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Hasn’t gotten enough PAs at the MLB level since the dramatic improvement in AAA to prove anything yet.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Brock Bond has it, but he has nothing else.
Thomas Neal has it to a lesser degree, but part of it is he gets hit by pitches so damn much.
There’s essentially nobody else.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Belt does
not to repeat myself or anything, but his bb% in the Cal League was 18%
I don’t know much about recent draftees, I just said what I knew from players here last year.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
I’m really feeling optimistic about Belt. It helps that he’s started off so strongly in the EL.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I have been very pleasantly surprised
I did not expect this from him, and those Cal League numbers were quite something.
His EL #s are great, but not quite sustainable. His EL ISO is .323, and that’s Pujols territory. Given his Cal League ISO was .247 (still very nice) and the Cal League inflates hitting stats, I’d peg him as a likely .180 ISO hitter in the EL. You have to love the ld% numbers at both levels, though.
Oh yeah, he’s definitely not going to keep this up, but considering the way most Giants prospects have hit in their first go-rounds at the EL, it’s really nice to see Belt hardly missing a beat.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I'm asking this because
I have a bad feeling that Sabes is about to send away some of this talent between now and the deadline.
Responsible for the last great homegrown Giants team.
Pray that they hold on to Neal and Belt, then, I guess.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Huff has been pretty good at the plate though
and Torres
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's on timeout due to his poor first half.
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Burrell's not afrain to take pitches
He, to my eye, controls the zone well. Don’t know what the numebrs say.
Proudly adopted Aubrey Huff. You can't beat that!
He stopped catching up to 94 mph fastballs though :(
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Posey and MadBum are special talents, or is their relative lack of exposure to the major league coaching staff playing a part in this?
Part may just be SSS, neither has been in the majors very long.
Osiris, Lord of the Dead, and relief pitcher for the Fresno Grizzlies.
Did he sprint into center field and break mike camerons ribs in the same motion?
"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."
Padres are 7-1 against the Giants...ahem...the Posey-less Giants.
That’s the difference in the Nat West…how the Giants shit the bed against the Pads.
Molina's 2010 stats against the padres
7 games started, 24 AB’s, 3 singles, 0 for 10 with RISP, 3 double plays, 0 RBI’s, 0 extra base hits. That combines to post a incredible line of .211/.318/.211/.529 wow bengie bork was right starting you in 7 out of the 8 games against the padres this year! good thing the only game the giants won against the padres this year was the one bengie didn’t start.
"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 stats?
6/30/10- The Beginning of a New Era
by Bballpitcher2 on Jul 11, 2010 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
He hit 300+ with "patience" in April..
I’m still pretty sure Bengie was given the take sign in his first AB’s of games because he took 4 pitch walks 5 times in his first ab of games.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2011 Opening Day starting SS!
He managed to hit for average the first month of the season to keep the gary radniches of the world fooled. “I know bengies slow, but damn that son of a gun can hit!” clearly bork was in the same frame of mind until the trade as well, thank god for the rangers.
"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're being polite.
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Someone should have a list of
“Things you could have told me last year that I never would have believed”
Add this: Travis Ishikawa will bat higher in the lineup than Pablo Sandoval. And it will be entirely reasonable.
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
Really glad Ishikawa's doing well.
Really sorry I suggested moving him earlier.
It’s interesting how the absence of offense from Rowand and Sandoval is being counterbalanced with the resurgence of Posey and Ishikawa.
Crazy good.
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I was really happy to see Ishi ahead of Uribe in the lineup today. It really paid off in the first inning. Unfortunately Borkenstein said he only did it because of Uribe’s struggles against Livan.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Jul 11, 2010 7:26 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
thanks guys for aiding livan's regression
other met fans around me are all whining about how awesome livan is now etc boo hoo
I would have loved to have im on the giants instead of wellemeyer, the giants would probably have 3 or 4 more wins at this point considering how dominant livan was the first 2 months of the season.
"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."
Grats padres
May your never ending luck continue, lol 2 run throwing error LOL everth cabrera 2 run dinger. I guess the rockies got some dry balls given to their pitchers, LOL CHEATERS.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
The molina effect
The orioles just completed sweeping the rangers in brutal fashion, including two multi run comebacks in the the 9th LOL ron washington.
"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."
man I need to stop listening to KNBR when I’m driving around
Some guy calls in saying that the book is out on Pablo, blah blah blah, etc etc but his proof that this happens is “Emilio Bonifacio started out so hot last year and now look at him!!” Dude had ONE good game last year that happened to come in the first game of the year. What the hell does he have to do with anything?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I was listening to KNBR earlier and I heard someone call in praising brian sabean and saying “when it’s all said and done people will view him the same way as they do bill walsh”. He then proceeded to say sabean belonged in the baseball hall of fame for being one of the greatest scouts of all time. I proceeded to /headpalm and turned off my radio with great haste.
"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."
what
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I mean, shouldn’t a dude win at least one world series before you even start thinking of the HoF?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Speaking of KNBR
Just turned it back on for a minute to hear someone call in and claim to be a ex player and a follower of baseball for over 50 years. He then proceeds to say the young guys won’t carry the load in the second half and rowand needs to hit 3rd because he’s been a lot better lately. I don’t understand how marty is so tolerant, he must have been an incredible lawyer.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Hey, Bill Walsh never won a World Series either, okay?
Facts is facts
Fulfilling your Gus Benusa needs since 2009!
by Giantsfan4life on Jul 11, 2010 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
It was probably one of Sabes' crank calls . . .
Responsible for the last great homegrown Giants team.
Oh man, I haven’t listened to KNBR since I stopped commuting to work. Or… uh… going to work.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I cannot listen to sports radio. Too much rage.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
stupid rage
the kind of person that’s so used to having their head up their ass, that they attack everything that’s not in the ass with them
Mark DeRosa just got the damn surgery.
z
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/7/11/1564562/futures-game-gameday-thread-bitches
I was promised lasagna.
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/7/11/1564562/futures-game-gameday-thread-bitches
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
I knew that wasn't what you said it was
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's on timeout due to his poor first half.
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
Zach Wheeler will dominate!
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
AGAIN?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Oppo Choco Taco!
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 11, 2010 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Bumgarner
mm hmm.
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
Adopting Denny Bautista until someone tells me he's already spoken for.
Now can we pls trade for David DeJesus
Package of prospects please, Sanchez if you absolutely must.
Torres CF
DeJesus RF
Huff 1B
Posey C
Sanchez 2B
Burrell LF
Sandoval 3B
Uribe SS
Can you dig it?
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
If it takes Sanchez, pass.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
/rehash entire Sanchez argument from last night
Agree to disagree, I suppose. DeJesus is really good though.
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
a) I would not trade Sanchez, as it will come back to bite us.
b) Ishikawa at first is worth an extended look, and Huff has been very good in the outfield.
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD!
mccoven diversity: Romosexuals, Velezbians, Nerb's, fanGirlies--they're all here...
by greatgiantfan on Jul 11, 2010 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
He's been good in LF..
I wouldn’t say the same about RF
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2011 Opening Day starting SS!
Thank you.
Isn’t this the place where everyone rags on guys over 29? So why trade a package—whatever it might be—of value for a guy who’ll be 31 next year? Is that not a disconnect in the reasoning? Should not the organization be looking for quality players just on the threshold of the majors?
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
I've never complained about guys over 29
Every organization should, actually. But Sabean fears those type of players more than anything in the world.
I was promised lasagna.
They might go together, though. As people have mentioned, avoiding risks and going for proven mediocrity is not a good way to run a team, but it is a good way to keep your job.
I was promised lasagna.
To some extent.
But there is also the question of expectations: ownership seems to have been promised, implicitly or possibly explicitly, that the team would improve on last year’s record. Proven mediocrity rarely goes total dumpster, but even more rarely does it offer improvement.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Were they promised that? I mean, they guy has a top-10 payroll, and got an extension for producing one winning season (which still wasn’t that good) in his last 5 years. It seems that ownership is content with mediocrity.
I was promised lasagna.
Sad to say, it does.
But I suppose we should give them this winter as a last opportunity to make meaningful changes before we sigh and write them off as yet more dolts.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
I would probably trade Neal for DeJesus. When it gets to be much more than that, I begin to lose interest.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I agree with this
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
ESPN showing cain love
http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/tmi-mlb/post?id=4389
Reading that article made me sick, cain’d since 2006.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
oh I'll post it then muh bad
Cain is Able
July, 10, 2010
Jul 10
1:19
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* Comments
By Tom McKean, ESPN Stats & Info
Is Matt Cain the starter with the hardest luck in baseball?
The Giants hurler has a career 3.51 ERA, but is a paltry 50-59 overall. Cain has made the All-Star roster just once in his 6 seasons, and was a snub from this year’s voting when you consider that he has the same number of quality starts this season as Tim Lincecum (13).
So much of the reason why Cain is 6-8 this year despite a 3.34 is because he gets little in the way of run support.
Among starters with at least 100 innings pitched this year, Cain ranks 4th in regards to lowest run support average, receiving just 4.52 runs of support per start (per 9.0 IP). In 2007 and 2008, he was dead last in run support among starters with 140 innings.
Matt Cain, Run Support Avg Last 4 seasons
MLB Rank Among Starters
2010 4.52 4th fewest
2009 5.71 15th fewest
2008 4.47 Fewest
2007 4.55 Fewest
Cain has been a workhorse since his first full season in 2006. In that span, he is tied with Mark Buehrle for the 7th-most innings pitched in the majors, and ranks 13th in strikeouts. Among starters to log at least 750 innings since Cain’s arrival in 2005, his 3.51 ERA ranks 10th in the MLB, ahead of names like Cliff Lee, Dan Haren and John Lackey. Yet Cain is the only pitcher in the top 17 of that list with a sub-.500 record. A look at some comparable career ERAs among active pitchers:
Comparable Career ERA to Cain, Active players
Career ERA Win Pct
Ubaldo Jimenez 3.48 .613
Jon Lester 3.50 .736
Matt Cain 3.51 .459
Rich Harden 3.57 .624
CC Sabathia 3.59 .636
When you look at some of the comparable career ERAs, it is astounding that Matt Cain’s winning percentage is that low.
This season, he’s tied for the lead with Roy Halladay and Adam Wainwright for the most starts with 8 innings pitched and no earned runs allowed. With men on base this season, hitters have tallied only a .587 OPS, and batters are hitting just .196 against him at home.
The only question that remains is, what more does Matt Cain possibly have to do to win? He may just have to improve on his career .113 batting average.
"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 will take Cain over Lincy at this point
i think Lincy is injury waiting to happen because his max effort delievery and as well as his noticable velocity dip last couple year could be indicator of that.
look, it's CashMonay , bitches! you down with da O.P.P... Cash does, give it up !
Timmy has been an injury waiting to happen his whole career..
And yet, no injury. I’d still take Timmy, any day.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2011 Opening Day starting SS!
only time will tell i suppose, just the personal preference as far as Cain goes.
look, it's CashMonay , bitches! you down with da O.P.P... Cash does, give it up !
Yeah, even I would take Lincecum over Cain in a heartbeat.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Lincecum’s velocity has been better in his last two starts. I don’t know why everyone constantly has to compare Cain and Lincecum, because they’re both ours. I’d definitely take Timmy though.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Jul 11, 2010 7:33 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Every pitcher is an injury waiting to happen.
by Dan from NM on Jul 11, 2010 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
this is so wrong that I can't even describe how wrong it is
holy shit. It is so wrong.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's on timeout due to his poor first half.
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
by bondslegend on Jul 11, 2010 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions
ZoomWrong.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 12, 2010 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
MATT CAIN IS NOT A WINNER!!!109!!
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Jul 11, 2010 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, me too.
Damn subscription places…Let me read one or two things a month for free… maybe if I read it and like it… maybe I’ll sign up.
Brandon Belt
Just hit another HR a few minutes ago :)
THIS...is cool.
(Sorry if this was covered, but I wasn’t in the GDT until later)
Bumgarner comes to bat in the top of the seventh.
As he steps into the box, Pudge Rodriguez – who is conversing with the home plate ump – reaches out and taps him with his mitt as if to say “Nice game.”
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 4:29 PM PDT reply actions
Yeah.
Noticed that. Not sure exactly what it signified, but something positive.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Well, it was either that or "Hey, stay the hell out of the box until we're ready for you."
I know which one I like.
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Two Tweets from KLaw
keithlaw Trout’s run time to first matched the fastest I’ve ever gotten from a right handed hitter.
kiethlaw Downtown Gary Brown. RT @bigmike05: @keithlaw who’s time from a RHB did trout match?
Prospect VROOOOOOOOOOOM
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
I need to understand how to read twitter.
Brandon Crawford: Your SF Giants 2011 Opening Day starting SS!
KLaw was watching the Futures game
And said that a player named Trout matched the fastest ever time to first on a hit from a right handed hitter.
Someone asked back to him who the other guy was, that is, whose time Trout had matched.
KLaw replied that it was Gary Brown, the Giants #1 draft pick this year.
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
We should trade them.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Trade Brown for a young Rowand!
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
So I’m definitely getting way ahead of myself, but the more I look at Bumgarner the more I see Cliff Lee. That would be nice.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I can see it
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Nah. He’ll start throwing harder, and will end up better.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
yeah when i read about him last year, the scout said he sits around 93-94, but meh, location and command is definite more important than velo
look, it's CashMonay , bitches! you down with da O.P.P... Cash does, give it up !
guys
how legit of a prospect of Brandon Belt, what’s his ceiling?
look, it's CashMonay , bitches! you down with da O.P.P... Cash does, give it up !
I think Joey Votto with a little less power would be the best realistic ceiling
by 49erEmpire on Jul 11, 2010 6:17 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
i will sign up for that right now!
look, it's CashMonay , bitches! you down with da O.P.P... Cash does, give it up !
Is he an excellent defensive 1B?
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's on timeout due to his poor first half.
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
by bondslegend on Jul 11, 2010 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions
so far he’s been great on defense
by 49erEmpire on Jul 12, 2010 12:41 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I think the main similarity is how Bumgarner is able to pound the strike zone like Lee can. Unlike Sanchez, his stuff stays in the zone and he doesn’t get himself into as many situations where BB’s hurt him. The other problem is that he pounds the zone so much, he’s bound to give up hits and homers as he has in his starts so far.
If his secondary pitches develop into something he can command, he can become an excellent pitcher pitcher.
Well, it seems I was wrong with my previous Washington assessment.
They know all about our boy.
The red circle by the plate indicates where the ball is, microseconds before it bounces off the plate and past Rodriguez.
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 5:06 PM PDT reply actions
Oh Scott. How do you like the look of Bumgarner?
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
He fucking ROCKS.
Composure up the wazoo for a 20 year old. And his command!
How old is Jamie Moyer? How long has he been pitching?
Any reason why the Hobo won’t be angry for at LEAST fifteen years?
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Also...I think he has a pet catcher.
And that’s just fine.
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
I wish he would just retire or something.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 11, 2010 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Presenting...
…“something.”
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Slider canyon
"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."
From where he is standing...
Someone could throw a slider at the bottom of that canyon and Nads would still swing at it.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 11, 2010 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Jul 11, 2010 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
OT - RIP Bob Sheppard
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Veteran Braves third baseman Chipper Jones, who first heard his name from Sheppard’s mouth during the 1996 World Series, echoed that characterization of the legend.
“When you combine that voice with playing in Yankee Stadium, it was almost eerie,” Jones said. “You’re playing on such hallowed ground and you got that voice coming out of the darkness, and it almost seems like it’s God talking to you. It’s one you hear in your dreams.”
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I dearly wish . . .
. . . more stadium announcers would take a cue there. The magic word, which it seems few or none of the modern generation of such folk could pronounce, much less spell, is “dignity”.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Renel loves to scream. For the starting lineups she screams “Batting 6th and catching, number 28 BUUUUUUUSSSSSSST EEEEEER POOOOO SSSSSSEEEEYYYYYY!!!!!!”
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Renel is wonderful.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Her voice is perfect for the WWE.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
And Giants baseball.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I HATE loud announcers and she is one.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Yeah, but hasn’t it been long established that you hate fun?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
She's fun?
HA!! And I am getting sick and tired of this. If you don’t like my opinion, BAN ME or ignore me. SERIOUSLY
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
by SFGuy on Jul 11, 2010 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Sorry. I said three things to you today. I’ll avoid it in the future.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess you don’t like anything I say. So I’ll just back away.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I feel like this is going less well than it needs to, and I’m sure my responses have had plenty to do with that. Even if I don’t personally agree with your opinions on Renel or the last road trip or whatever, it makes no difference to me whatsoever that you have them, much less that you voice them. And I certainly don’t need to hassle you about them (even if my “Internetz gland” tells me to), so if it bothers you I’ll make my best effort not to.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
And excuse me for reacting like that. I know a lot of that was sarcasm and the usual stuff on McC. It’s just that I react poorly when it comes to her because I’m at the ball park most games and she gives me a headache. I’d rather have a Roy Steele or Bob Sheppard style that does yell in my ear.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I don't have anything against Renel
But her voice can be shrill at times.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Really?
That’s weird.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
I met her at on field photo day, and she totally charmed me. She’s the bomb, and I like her announcing, too.
She’s pretty awesome, i remember her from Candlestick too, just will always remember her saying “Now Batting number 25… BARRRYYYYYYY BONDS” but she definitely can be loud, but i like her
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
not sure of any other park that has one
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I think she’s the only one currently employed, and one of the few African American ones to boot.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s not a very well constructed sentence, but you get my gist.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I think that’s right.
I used to listen to her on KMEL back in the day. Renel and me go waaaayyy back. ;-)
KMEL
hip hop station? and R&B?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
had no idea, that's sweet
way before my time to start listening to some good hip hop, i was like, 4 or 5 years old
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Cool as DJ but she is not my cup of tea as an ball yard annoncer. To loud and shrill to often. But I will say was huge step up of Sherry Davis. (Her announcing was like nails on a chalk board to me.) and Rennell has gotten better.
/ shrugs
let the shunning begin.
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Spoiler: Grumpy older Giants fan is Grumpy.
Some more coolness:
Renel’s work in the booth has been recognized by the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame as the first female announcer of a championship game in any professional sport. Her scorecard from Game 3 of the 2002 World Series can be viewed in the Hall at Cooperstown!
Renel also serves on the board of the San Francisco Giants Community Fund, which assists organizations and provides services for at-risk youth and underserved families.
March 18th, 2005, was proclaimed “Renel Brooks-Moon Day” in San Francisco by Mayor Gavin Newsom , who honored Renel for her 20 years as a Bay Area media personality and her community activism.
All that and more available in the bio sections here.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Was there something with the giants going with Renel? Especially after Sherry Davis?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Brooks-Moon actually replaced another woman, Sherry Davis, who was the PA announcer in the Giants’ final seven seasons at Candlestick Park and the first female PA announcer in the majors. The Giants made a switch, they said at the time, because they wanted someone with a richer voice quality and more dynamic presence.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?id=2431184
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah, well, then they really accomplished that quite well
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I don’t remember anything about Sherry Davis, myself.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
and you've been around longer than i have
i mean, what i’m saying is, Renel in my opinion is pretty energetic compared to other parks i’ve been to
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Her voice was OK but she made a TON of mistakes.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Do you think that's how they broke it to Sherry?
“Well, your vocals aren’t rich or dynamic enough. They were once, but not since we’ve heard Renel’s.”
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
you mean a louder voice with more shrilly quality?
look, it's CashMonay , bitches! you down with da O.P.P... Cash does, give it up !
Sorry, but I just reached my monthly limit for number of promises made not to hassle people about this. So, with that in mind:
BANNED
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait'll they get a listen to Yoko Ono.
“Renel, would you gather your belongings and hit the bricks step in here. please?”
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Pretty sure you don’t remember her from Candlestick. Word on the street is that Sherry Davis was the PA for the Giants from 1993 through 1999.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
No shit!!!
well, then there ya go! :) thanks Howie!
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Damn, see all i really remember from Candlestick
is the fact i got Robb Nen’s autograph and Mueller’s, seeing the giants win/lose games, and being freaking cold, but yea i also remember a woman doing the PA, just wasn’t sure who it was. Oh and i definitely remember dad not having a good time driving all the way out to Candlestick and the parking situation
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Actually she didn’t do Candlestick, she joined in 2000 for the new ball park. Sherry Davis was the PA from 1993-1999
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I met her when I went up to the scoreboard operating booth and she was amazing. It was the day that they had the OF reunion, and even though it was hush hush she couldn’t hide her excitement that Barry was coming back
Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?
I’m more talking about what Lilian Garcia does (or did. I don’t know if she is still there).
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Funny story
She left and was replaced by Justin Roberts. WWE then fired Bryan Danielson for “choking” Roberts in an angle
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
lol WWE trying to maintain their "PG" image
Though I’ve grown tired of him, Cena tweeted his disapproval of Danielson’s dismissal, and I regained a little respect for him for that.
I don’t get why the WWE insists that their TV shows remain PG when their games always get a T, which would roughly equal a TV-14 on TV. Absolutely baffling.
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
Yeah that's stupid
I really wish TNA would take advantage of that and make exciting programming. Instead they tried to re-hash the NWO for the 80000007584543573466th time
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
Issues with TNA:
-Bad management.
-Bad creative staff. Their stuff makes WWE Creative material look like Shakespeare.
-Meh roster. Half of the worthwhile roster is WWEers that broke abuse policies and were kicked out.
-Bad house audience:
—I had a friend who thought that TNA’s house audience was pulled in off the street with the promise of being on TV and maybe some free food.
—They suck at making hype. The audience simply doesn’t know how to cheer/jeer half the time. They make the Grand Finals of Melty Blood this morning feel like a WC game (complete with vuvuzelas, though those were banned from Evo, IIRC!).
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
I think their roster is pretty good
I mean AJ Styles, Samoa Joe, Desmond Wolfe (Nigel McGuiness), Kurt Angle etc… can tear down the house, but if they want to compete they need to get rid of Vince Russo
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
Russo HAS been problematic. And a roster’s just a bunch of people who will never really achieve their potential if Creative mismanages it.
And to be quite frank, TNA Creative doesn’t do a great job with that.
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
Yeah, they do a terrible job
I mean ever since Hulk Hogan took over they really messed up the direction of the company 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
Whooo fellow Cyclone.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 11, 2010 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Holy shit! She’s even cooler now!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
she's ok
I don’t really like her voice or style, but she is better than Sherry Davis who was there before and I really couldn’t stand. Sure, I’ve gotten used to it and don’t dislike it as much as I used to, but I wouldn’t mind seeing a change there.
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 11, 2010 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
During the latest slump some clown in a comments section (SFGate?) brought Renel up, and suggested the Giants fire her. Said something to the effect that no other park had an announcer that sounded like that. I believe he was somehow connecting the misfortunes of the club to their announcer…you just can’t argue with logic like that..
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Yea, i’m pretty sure that might be the worst argument ever made by someone, i’d like to see what kind of points he brought up
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Believe it or not, bro, that's pretty much the gist right there. Solid, huh?
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions
it’s nearly as bad as…
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 11, 2010 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate Renel but this is a stupid opinion.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
you can hate someone , it's an emotion. it's neither stupid nor intelligent. it is how you feel, feel free.
look, it's CashMonay , bitches! you down with da O.P.P... Cash does, give it up !
The person who implied that it’s Renel’s fault that the Giants stink was a stupid opinion.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
my bad, yeah, that is dumb.
look, it's CashMonay , bitches! you down with da O.P.P... Cash does, give it up !
her voice is aight. she might be a cool and interesting person, but I would not describe her voice as sonorous by any means.
look, it's CashMonay , bitches! you down with da O.P.P... Cash does, give it up !
Renel
I’m meh on her, but whenever Posey comes to the plate her voice gets a lot higher-like she has a crush on him or something
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Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
Renel can be shrill
I don’t hate her. I just wish she would tone her act down a bit.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 12, 2010 8:36 AM PDT up reply actions
RIP , may he be in a better world
look, it's CashMonay , bitches! you down with da O.P.P... Cash does, give it up !
wtf trying again
Hopefully we don’t have a Timmy Hospital Watch Part II. He’s actually flying home to San Francisco with the team, then catching an early-morning flight to Orange County tomorrow.
“I’ve got to go home,” he told me. “It’s my dmghmhmm’s birthday.”
“Oh, it’s your dad’s birthday? Well, that’s a valid excuse.”
“No, it’s my dog’s birthday.”
Well then. Happy birthday, Cy.
lol
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
(i'm going to delete the mispost, if you don't mind)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Cleaning up the Chronicles?
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
looks like layne staley before the heroin lulz.
"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."
3000 times the talent
I ain't havin' it
by NuschlerFace on Jul 11, 2010 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
PREVIEW is your friend.
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Just friendly advice in case you didn't know.
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Woah Woah! You really need to calm down
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond, Brian Anderson.
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Jul 11, 2010 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Calm down
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
HE’S K’ING HIS WAY ONTO THE DL, CAN’T YOU SEE THAT???
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Worst team in baseball.
I said it.
"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."
Injudiciously.
Chicago 39 49 .443
Arizona 34 55 .382
Pittsburgh 30 58 .341
Baltimore 29 59 .330
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Want to avoid Cubs-Dodgers
MLB Network is showing the 1965 All Star game.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
That wasn’t even a game, the cubs forfeited from the start. They really are one of the top 5 worst teams in baseball, 148 million dollars of payroll and 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."
ugh
The Pads won? unacceptable rox!
look, it's CashMonay , bitches! you down with da O.P.P... Cash does, give it up !
They had the bases loaded with 1 out and flores got a easy come backer hit to him and he had the runner out at home by 15 feet. He instead turns around to think bout going to second, then turns around and throws home and throws it WAY wide. The padres get 2 runs on that throwing error, then in the 8th they get a pop up home run to right field from everth cabrera.. LOL LUCK.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
lame
i was looking forward for them to be out of 1st places… lucky posers!
look, it's CashMonay , bitches! you down with da O.P.P... Cash does, give it up !
I am baffled every single day by their ridiculous luck and flawless bullpen performances they get every night. If it’s not the other team committing a ton of errors, they get a rally of bloop singles or a no name person with 0 power slugging .200 for the season who hits a 3 run homer.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
well
my money is on the dodgers or the Rox… i would love to include the Giants, but i think we are a bat short. if Sabez don’t do anything i don’t see us winning the division.
look, it's CashMonay , bitches! you down with da O.P.P... Cash does, give it up !
Just got back from 3 days in Yosemite this afternoon
Looks like I missed a hell of a series. Go Giants!
I’ll take a 7-4 roadtrip, don’t care who the opponents are.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Did you get to hear about the results of the games every night or just find out today?
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Just got ’em today. I was totally out of touch with the outside world. It was kinda nice. Except for missing baseball, of course.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Missing busters domination of baseball is more like it
And still being slept on by the national media, sounds good to me :D.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
would u do
sanchez , Belt + prospects for fielder?
look, it's CashMonay , bitches! you down with da O.P.P... Cash does, give it up !
I wouldn’t accept another fat lazy piece of shit who’s a horrible defender and a over-rated player and a scott boras client for free. Fielder is a mess waiting to happen, whatever team goes after him gets him and has to sign him to a teixeira deal and commit franchise suicide.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
i don't know how lazy he is, but he definite kinda of fat. He has been mashing the min he came to big league. if it doesn't work out we can also take the picks next year.
look, it's CashMonay , bitches! you down with da O.P.P... Cash does, give it up !
Even if you got him for a fred lewis fire sale price of 75k, whoever he gets traded to will be required to sign him to an extension. Scott boras is his agent, he’s a money grubbing shady fuck and prince fielder is not worth it.
"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 wouldn’t take three months of Prince Fielder for free?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it’s a year and three months anyway.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
He’s under contract for the rest of the year, then eligible for arbitration in 2011. I don’t know what team is going to swing and miss with fielder, but knowing scott boras mind games he’s looking at a teixeira deal that’s gonna be franchise suicide IE rangers and arod.
"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 underestimate scott boras the demon.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Scott Boras will force the Giants to re-sign Fielder? WTF?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Exactly!
Like he forced them to sign Beltre this offseason! and like he forced them to sign Gary Brown
…o wait
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Grab Some Pine, Meat
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John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
I get your point here but Beltre is a bad example. there are plenty in the Interrwebs that would point to to his M’s contract and waste a lot o of your time with it.
Threat level that the 2010 Pads finish with more wins than the 2010 Giants is currently at: 61%
Spoiler: Grumpy older Giants fan is Grumpy.
Meaning the M’s could have said , “No” all the easier.
It is not an aurguent I believe in but I sure a Devils Advocate could use a lot of ink on it.
Threat level that the 2010 Pads finish with more wins than the 2010 Giants is currently at: 61%
Spoiler: Grumpy older Giants fan is Grumpy.
But…they wanted to sign him. It was their choice. If the Giants don’t want to re-sign Fielder, how is Boras relevant?
I was promised lasagna.
Being an arbitration player you still have to negotiate which but Boras (and is maneuvers) at the table. And all feeling about Boras aside is a damn brilliant man at that and even if he can’t win today he usually sets himself for tomorrow.
I am sorry I am just not fired up enough to be good Devil Advocate right now in this and you do deserve that much.
/tips cap
Threat level that the 2010 Pads finish with more wins than the 2010 Giants is currently at: 61%
Spoiler: Grumpy older Giants fan is Grumpy.
Why would they be required to sign an extension? Fielder doesn’t have a no-trade clause.
I was promised lasagna.
if we get fielder , we get for 1 year and three months at a market price
after that, we can sign him or let him go for draft picks.
I would love to have a shiny slugger in our lineup!
look, it's CashMonay , bitches! you down with da O.P.P... Cash does, give it up !
Me too. Who the fuck cares if he’s fat? This is what everybody said about Miguel Cabrera and look at the year he’s having. The fact that he’s under his career numbers just tells me he’s going to be on fire the rest of the year. A trade to a contender would really get him going. I’d trade Sanchez and prospects for him in a heartbeat.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Jul 11, 2010 7:44 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
yeah I don’t get the Fielder love either. How bout the guys we have stop swinging at pitches on their back feet… and oh stop grounding into double plays.
Anybody looked at that lately? GIDP’s during and after Bengie?
I am a sucker for sluggers... there are intangible a guy like fielder brings that can't be measure through statistical analysis
i am comparing him to Bond by any means, But a intimidating slugger would change the entire dynamics of your lineup and how pitcher will pitch to us.
look, it's CashMonay , bitches! you down with da O.P.P... Cash does, give it up !
i am not comparing
look, it's CashMonay , bitches! you down with da O.P.P... Cash does, give it up !
We don’t need a damn slugger, we need gap hitters to take advantage of the dimensions of the home park. Big deal we get fielder… wth you think opposing pitchers are going to do? IBB that’s what.
A damn slugger wouldn’t hurt, though.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Might hurt his hand.
/overlooks random consonants
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Let him bat in front of Posey and they can walk him all they want.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees.
by rxmeister on Jul 11, 2010 7:46 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Behind Buster. someone like Fielder, or Dunn, the best protection this type of club can give him is 1-2 baserunners already on so teh walk moves one of them 90 feet closer to scoring.
Threat level that the 2010 Pads finish with more wins than the 2010 Giants is currently at: 61%
Spoiler: Grumpy older Giants fan is Grumpy.
just saying it
if take the last ten WS winners , all of them has one or two imtidating sluggers in their lineup. correalation doesn’t equal causation , but i am saying it can’t hurt. I longed for days when we had bonds, kent, burks, Clarke, Williams etc etc.
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Kawasaki? Honda? Ducati?
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions
two things are not mutually exclusive, nat
look, it's CashMonay , bitches! you down with da O.P.P... Cash does, give it up !
Grr
We need GOOD hitters. Prince Fielder is one of the best in the game. And IBBs are free baserunners, and those are kinda valuable!
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
Seriously
I’d do Sanchez + (non Wheeler prospect) for Fielder in a heartbeat
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
I think people are worried about just giving up on Sanchez… who’d cover that 5th spot or 4th spot in the rotation? Joey?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Probably Joey
Or maybe Sabes could trade for a Jeremy Guthrie type
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
OR ZAMBRANO!!!
but that’s not gonna happen… I mean, the thing is, it’s a 5th starter, are they supposed to be awesome?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
They just need to be better than Wellemeyer
LOLow expectations
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
He was fine at home
Just on the road he couldn’t find the strike zone, and when he did the ball went a loooooooooong way.
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
No, I meant Welly
Joey should be about the same wherever he pitches
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
yea yea, i got ya
i was just saying, Joey on the road, Welly at home… AND THIS WILL NEVER HAPPEN, we’re coming up with the most dumb rotation ever, haha, but i agree they could just bring up a pitcher or just trade for one if they traded away sanchez
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
OHHHHH IC
But yeah, I think we have enough depth to move a Sanchez to get a Fielder…that depth looks a lot worse if all we get is Corey Hart, though
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
Oh yea, i mean, i look in the minors, and it doesnt look toooooo bad, some of the pitchers in the minors include Hacker? and Pucetas?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Yeah Hacker & Pucetas could probably be serviceable for about a month
*and by serviceable I mean better than Sadowski.
Or we could sign Pedro Martinez
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
Ummm, your opinion on Martinez?
i’d say that’d be a last resort type thing… but Pucetas i think might have a little better stuff than Sadowski
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I dunno Pucetas has been struggling for a while
I think Martinez should be a fine #5 starter, but probably a future MR
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
Yea, i can definitely see Martinez as a future MR, but for now a #5 works for him aight, like that game yesterday? he looked pretty good
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Yeah, he definitely deserves a spot on the ML roster
especially considering BBautista and Jairo [walk pun] Garcia are on the team
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
BBautista's done
i mean, you can tell he’s going to be sent back down to AAA, wouldn’t mind him in september, but yea
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Yeah, I guess I wouldn't mind if he was like the RH Hinshaw
getting the annual Sept. call up
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
Yea, i mean, basically what it looked like was that he needs to really get his game back, because he wasn’t terrible but wasn’t great… he was only kinda the last guy in the bullpen i’d use….
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Yeah, he's a garbage time pitcher
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
two separate issues, our hacktastic needs to stop , either through coaching or trade or DFA.
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Your constant negativity wears on me heavily
Prince Fielder was one of the 10 most valuable players in baseball last year. If you don’t want him on your team, you don’t want your team to be good.
Christ, say ONE NICE THING ABOUT SOMETHING EVER. For all of us.
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
Well, at least he's consistent.
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I love buster.
"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."
SAVED!!!!
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Not in California
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I’m not a big Fielder fan. Maybe some lesser prospects would be okay to trade away, but I wouldn’t give up too much for him.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
I’ll take a 7-4 roadtrip, don’t care who the opponents are.
I’m with CoC on this one.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d take a 3-day sojourn to Yosemite.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
We're going in October!
For our tenth anniversary. We’re not camping, though. I decided to spring for the Yosemite Lodge.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
It was pretty awesome. After years of trying, I think we’ve finally convinced kids that tent camping is pretty fun. Of course, the fact that we had a campsite right where two rivers intersected didn’t hurt any, either.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Wait, WTF Sabean?
"That’s not to say Buster isn’t fully committed or all-in. He is. He’s smart and he’s got the advance reports. Anybody who said he’s not ready to catch in the big leagues is crazy because he’s a pretty good catcher, especially throwing."
Wasn’t Sabean the one that said he’s not ready? What the flying fuck?
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
ugh, from what i read from Baggs Sabez said posey was brought up with perfect timing, he consider he is ready now.
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So funny how sabean trys to look like a genius and act smug when he's a huge hypocrite
When we all know he was in bed with bork refusing to play buster and trying to avoid the super 2 deadline for money reasons LOL GIANTS.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
This is an odd comment.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Then why did he call Buster up at a time that will make him super two eligible?
by Dan from NM on Jul 11, 2010 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Sure wish the giants spent 148 million a year :’(.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
cubs has a 148 mil payroll, wtf?
look, it's CashMonay , bitches! you down with da O.P.P... Cash does, give it up !
And you thought the giants were ridden with awful contracts..
http://mlbcontracts.blogspot.com/2005/01/chicago-cubs_112114177768677294.html
"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 knew they had a few bad contract, but yeah, more than i expected.
look, it's CashMonay , bitches! you down with da O.P.P... Cash does, give it up !
LOLfonso soriano
Someone must have been drunk as fuck upon signing him, wow what a bad contract.
"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."
agree, see Vernon Wells, not much better, but Soriano is the worst.
look, it's CashMonay , bitches! you down with da O.P.P... Cash does, give it up !
Andres Iniesta has a very punchable face.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
who?
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
/falls down.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry, I was going to tell you who he was, but then I…
/falls down.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
God damn it, ref. Don’t you see me falling down here while I’m trying to explain things to SF—
/falls down.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Geez… it’s like I’ll never finish this damned explanat—
/scores
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions
/looks like a smug bastard for the rest of the day.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m guessing soccer
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
If you’ll just let me finish here, you’ll know for s—
/falls down.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Pau gasol was impressed with your flop.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
No he wasn’t. He didn’t sell it with the wookie roar, the key to any successful Gasol flop.
Fuck Armageddon, this is hell.
An emmy winning performance in game 7 of the finals, the zebra’s all stood up and gave a huge applause for the masterful acting.
"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."
or Vlade Divac (Clippers analyst Mike Smith calls him Floppy Divac).
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I’ve got your Floppy Divac right here!
/grabs crotch
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
/nose bleeds.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions
/explains ultimate move in detail while performing ultimate move.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions
/does his best.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I ACCEPT YOUR CHALLENGE!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 11, 2010 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions
/culture festival
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 11, 2010 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Haunted house or maid cafe?
(No pulling any silly AzuDai shenanigans!)
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
/sweat drop, head throb
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
/pound sign head throb
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
/mutates into a cat-human hybrid
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
/sweat drop
/sweat drop
/vertical lines of varying length
/dark aura overhead
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
/superdeforms
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT up reply actions
My 8 year old daughter
Looking over my shoulder asking me what this place is.
I tell her it’s a blog about baseball with lots of people participating.
Oh, she says. They cuss a lot.
Yes. Yes they do.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Reforms are in the mail.
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions
POOPYKNICKERS!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 11, 2010 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I ASKED YOU TO PLEASE STOP DESCRIBING MY KNICKERS IN PUBLIC
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions
One day, MCC needs to run a simple script
All the “shit” gets replaced by “hamburger”, all the “fuck” gets replaced by something like “sing” or “cook”
Game day threads would be amazing.
“Pablo, stop swing at that hamburger outside the zone!”
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Singing hamburger FTW!
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 12, 2010 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL. I scroll real fast past the cuss words when my 8 year old daughter is looking over my shoulder. She mostly likes the win animated gifs.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
She probably knows more than you think.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Oh, definitely. But I don’t need her to know that I know.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Fuck and yes we do
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's on timeout due to his poor first half.
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
by bondslegend on Jul 12, 2010 12:25 AM PDT up reply actions
3 starters had no hitters into the 6th Saturday.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
The worst part about that situation is he was perfect through 8 on the road. So after he saw his team not score in the top of the 9th he knew at best he’d get a perfect game ND. Knowing dusty he would have kept him in the game until he gave up a hit, he really deserved better but man halladay was extremely sharp with all his pitches going.
"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."
luv the Dusty
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD!
mccoven diversity: Romosexuals, Velezbians, Nerb's, fanGirlies--they're all here...
by greatgiantfan on Jul 11, 2010 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Strange comments from Sabean
"What I’m more surprised is that I don’t think our pitching has been as advertised. It hasn’t been close. Too many deep counts, we leave the defense on the field too long, too many pitches per inning…
"We don’t like to talk about bases on balls but we know the stat there. (They lead the majors in walks.) We’ve got to throw more strikes. We’ve got to pitch more to contact. One of the things you can do for your offense is get them off the field and we haven’t been able to do that.
"And if your pitching is as advertised or as you expect it to be, when you’re going through a spot when you aren’t swinging the bat, you’ve go to have some people putting up zeroes or have one- or two-run games and we haven’t had that. It’s been disappointing.
Expecting the starting rotation to repeat last year’s performance is unrealistic and unfair, and it isn’t as if the staff this year has completely imploded either. I’m also willing to bet that the starting pitchers have put up more one- and two-run games and lost than there have been games where the offense have bailed them out after getting shellacked.
Somewhere in the minor leagues, Joe Paterson is pitching.
The Giants pitching staff hasn’t even regressed as much as I expected.
123 team ERA+ this year after… 123 last year.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Like the General Manager’s.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions
WHO SABEAN?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude doesn't use a computer
I thought that was established.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Wouldn't it be better to look at FIP or tRA?
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
2009 FIP: 3.85
2010 FIP: 3.89
Somewhere in the minor leagues, Joe Paterson is pitching.
by imovermyhead on Jul 11, 2010 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Since you were not lazy, I'll be not lazy
2009 rotation: 4.02 tRA
2009 bullpen: 4.27 tRA
2010 rotation: 4.32 tRA
2010 bullpen: 3.75 (!) tRA
Whoa.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Wow, I didn’t expect the 2010 bullpen to be better than the 2009 bullpen. Is it because the 2010 bullpen is giving up fewer line drives?
Somewhere in the minor leagues, Joe Paterson is pitching.
by imovermyhead on Jul 12, 2010 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm not sure
That said, there’s a lot of the season left to be played, so the dudes in the bullpen who are way over their heads will likely regress (but I hope not!)
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Wow, I thought sabean had made his stupidest statement of the year until this gem. What a tool, perhaps he should show his staff some respect instead of tearing up over stats.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
He’s always saying stupid shit. It’s like he writes notes so he can vent about an issue, and then he confuses his PR guy with his shredder and we end up reading all this crap that should never even see the light of day.
how about some good fucking hitters to take off some pressure of pitching
or great defenders if you gonna go the run prevention routes…. dumb ass statement.
look, it's CashMonay , bitches! you down with da O.P.P... Cash does, give it up !
Hey, at least he understands that the walks are an issue
Pitching to contact, however, is ugh.
But, yeah, as jponry pointed out, the pitching has been just as good as last year.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
What the fuck
We don’t like to talk about bases on balls but we know the stat there
This is fucking retarded
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's on timeout due to his poor first half.
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
by bondslegend on Jul 12, 2010 12:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Fail.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
he also had rep as a headhunter, was pretty despised in the AL.
look, it's CashMonay , bitches! you down with da O.P.P... Cash does, give it up !
He always tried to headhunt Teixiera right?
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
The Toad Faced Man
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 12, 2010 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Pork Face
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 12, 2010 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s a shame that game was for the most part extremely one sided and not really watchable.
"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."
admitted when you look at Vinnie you have
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oKUTOLSeMM
look, it's CashMonay , bitches! you down with da O.P.P... Cash does, give it up !
Of course he did
I have been raising him well.
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Anybody going to watch that home run derby thing tomorrow? I can’t seem to get excited about the whole All-Star thing anymore.
What an exciting list of participants, you can’t even imagine how excited I am to see the superstar slugger nick swisher go for it!~
"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."
meh, no more roid rage guys swatting 500 plus dingerz
look, it's CashMonay , bitches! you down with da O.P.P... Cash does, give it up !
I can’t remember the last time I watched it. I’ve never really been that interested.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
I have stoopit school tomorrow night, so I won’t be watching the derby, I doubt I watch the game either.
You should go to smart school
that’s much better
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Home run derby is waaaaaaaaaaaaay too long.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Complete with endless yankee and red sox discussion.
"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."
haha, Padilla just plunked Byrd, byrd looks like he want to smack vinnie around.
look, it's CashMonay , bitches! you down with da O.P.P... Cash does, give it up !
He’s good at doing those intentional beanings when his teams up huge and there is no way he could lose. I seem to recall him plunking someone in the face in a lop sided game and breaking a few bones in his face. The MLB proceeded to do nothing since it was clearly an “accident” and he accidentally threw that 95 mph fastball into the guys face with a 10-2 lead.
"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."
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100417&content_id=9371968¬ebook_id=9372816&vkey=notebook_la&fext=.jsp&c_id=la&partnerId=rss_mlb
look, it's CashMonay , bitches! you down with da O.P.P... Cash does, give it up !
Don’t forget Phillies and Mets.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
/15 minute rant about who the mets leader is and how their such an incredible 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."
i personally can't take Peter Gammon Romanticizing the red sux!
look, it's CashMonay , bitches! you down with da O.P.P... Cash does, give it up !
hey we are playing the Mets for 4 right now ASG
look, it's CashMonay , bitches! you down with da O.P.P... Cash does, give it up !
The HR derby
Reasons why I can’t watch very much of it
1. It’s way too long
2. There are a lot of uninteresting hitters in it
3. ESPN commentators finding uninteresting things to chatter about because it is way too long
4. The uninteresting chatter getting interrupted by completely false exclamations of awe for homeruns
The baseball Satanist
I promise that my adopted Giant, one Zach Wheeler, will not shoot anybody.
"I told the family lovingly slide"
Any giants in it? No?
then no i wont
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
They invited Duane Kuiper but he said no.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
i think he'd lose his voice
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
NEEDZ MOAR WHITESIDE
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
actually
i’d watch it for Prince Fielder… or someone like that, even if i saw a Detroit Tiger in it
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Cabrera's not doing it?
/hasn’t been paying attention
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
HE IZ!!!! i'll watch it now
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Yeah, I thought I had heard his name mentioned
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
i’ve been a fan of his for a while, he’s fantastic
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I remember when BA compared Villalona to Cabrera
/has a sad
Also, how sick does that trade look for Detroit now? I mean Willis sucks, but the most useful player Florida got back was…Burke Badenhop, maybe?
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
Haha, poor kid… Yea, i dont know anyone florida got back that was equal to the production of Cabrera, wasn’t Maybin part of the trade?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Maybin and Andrew Miller were the center pieces of the deal
Both are at AAA (still)
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
Ha, i mean, Maybin i thought was supposed to be something special
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Yeah, they both were
Miller was supposed to be the best pitcher in the 06 draft (which included #1 pick Luke Hochevar, Daniel Bard, and some guy named Lincecum) and Maybin was supposed to be a great 5 tool CF
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
They were both supposed to be, but they’ve both been pretty bad since going to Florida. Miller in particular has been terrible – he was supposed to be a better prospect than Tim in that draft.
Maybin is still very very young.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
So what both of you said are pretty similar
Basically it’s a wait and see for Maybin? because i know he’s been up and down in the majors and AAA, and i agree with gobrooks, a downright steal for the tigers, and even though they didn’t get much of anything out of Willis, Cabrera was enough
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Maybin is still only 23 years old, but he strikes out way too much and doesn’t walk very much. He’s put up decent numbers in the minors the last three years, though.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Weird… i mean, question for ya jponry, so the dude is 23, Pablo’s 23, the difference between the two is that pablo really doesn’t strike out a ton, but this road trip is starting to show that he’s beginning to strike out a little more. Differences between Maybin and Pablo? Pablo>Maybin in power i’d assume?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Well, Pablo has infinitely more major league success than Maybin. Maybin’s best year in the majors is about as good as Pablo has been this year.
They’re completely different players – Maybin is supposed to be a speedy centerfielder with a little pop, whereas Pablo is a slugging corner infielder.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Ok, got ya, i think i might be overcompensating for Pablo’s struggles lately, but yea, i’m kinda waiting for this kid Maybin to bust out, because i was dumb enough last year to draft him on my pokemonz, only to have him be sent to AAA
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Yeah, Pablo has struggled, but at least we know he’s done it in the majors before. Maybin’s never shown much proof of his talent in the major leagues.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Great point
yea, basically we’ve seen the highs and lows of Pablo, but haven’t seen the “highs” of Maybin yet. I think it’s actually a good thing for Pablo to learn, especially this early in his career?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I wonder if they’ll have the glow pucks, er balls, this year.
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
Hey, did you see that report about
“the best seat in the house”? it’s at HP pavilion
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Oh yeah. I was all over that ESPN report. Still want to know the specifics of how the Sharks are the 12th best franchise.
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
Just roll with it, it’s ESPN, i bet Boston was up there? Rangers? Detroit? Chicago? Pittsburgh (who deserves it)?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Here are the top and bottom ten teams:
1. New Orleans Saints
2. Orlando Magic
3. Los Angeles Angels
4. Indianapolis Colts
5. Pittsburgh Penguins
6. Tampa Bay Rays
7. San Antonio Spurs
8. Detroit Red Wings
9. Green Bay Packers
10. Cleveland Cavaliers
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113. Toronto Raptors
114. St. Louis Rams
115. Oakland Raiders
116. Minnesota Timberwolves
117. Philadelphia 76ers
118. New Jersey Nets
119. New York Knicks
120. Washington Wizards
121. Toronto Maple Leafs
122. Los Angeles Clippers
Full rankings here (warning: PDF)
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
Wow… you meant ALLLLL franchises, and i can’t disagree with Pittsburgh… but wait, where are the steelers, they should be MUCH higher, 49ers seem low, warriors sounds bout right, giants sounds bout right… is this historical or currently?
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It’s for just this past season. I believe the Sharks were #32 back in 2009, so quite a jump. But the Sharks are fourth in NHL franchises, after the Penguins, Red Wings, and Capitals. Steelers are 28th. And while the Niners seem low, they haven’t been to the playoffs in ages, play in a horrible stadium, and have that whole quarterback thing.
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
Ok, that makes a little more sense kinda
That kinda does make sense with the sharks in NHL franchises. And true that on the niners, i thought it was overall, but they might have a significant jump for this next year, and i can’t wait until they have their new stadium built in Santa Clara, hopefully i’ll be living in the south bay
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Seriously. My dad wants to get season tickets since the drive to Santa Clara is so much easier, haha.
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
LUCKY YOU, isn’t there VTA? or some sort of transit?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Yup
Light rail goes pretty much right outside the stadium site. Granted, I have to take a bus to get to the light rail, but it’s easier than going up to San Francisco. And the drive there is pretty easy, as well. Great freeway access.
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
Damn you! life sounds so much simpler, haha, but yea, my dad grew up in Los Gatos and was saying, oh yea just take the bus to the VTA and oh you’re in downtown San jose in no time
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I live deep in a suburb, though. I have to walk a mile just to get to the closest bus stop, so I don’t even bother with public transit. Just find a friend with a car, make them drive, haha.
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
Yikes...
yea, kinda like where i am here in Moraga, there’s no way to get to bart from walking, you have to drive like 20 minutes, pathetic, so you can cross off the chance to drink and go to a game
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Same here – I’d have to take the lightrail just to get to CalTrain to get to San Francisco. I’d love to have the A’s move to San Jose, just so that I don’t have to deal with going up to San Francisco to see an MLB game.
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
basically, you're a giants fan
but would very much so welcome the a’s to san jose just for the sure want of going to see an MLB game and not traveling far at all
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Exactly
I go to maybe one Giants game a year because it’s so expensive and becomes an all-day event. A’s games would just be so much easier.
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
haha, hell even for me, i haven’t gone to a giants game yet, and it’s really easy for me, just jump on bart, and then off to the game, takes about an hour total to get into the seat from my house. But yea, haven’t been to a game this season. But if it were a little closer, then i’d agree
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because it really is a day event, you can’t really go around and have fun then go to the game, it’s just “game time” and that’s it
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We drove in on a sunny Saturday last year for the end – of – August COL games. I wanted to take pix of the Golden Gate bridge but wasn’t sure I could get there and back and still make the game (Not a local, yo) so we didn’t.
The next day we got out early and I found out how close the bridge is. But it was decidedly not sunny that day…
…which turned out fine.
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 12, 2010 2:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, yeah… summer in San Francisco.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 12, 2010 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Summer in SF is awesome
in my opinion, and that’s the uniqueness about the city of San Francisco
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I'd still wear shorts
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 12, 2010 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions
funny though
i’ve been to that stadium where the Islanders play, holy shit, that place was bad, next to all these nuclear power plants
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No.
Never have, never will.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
I love watching the old ones…
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 12, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
The one at Tiger stadium was sweet
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I mean the old black and white TV show. It’s just two sluggers and the announcer in an empty ballyard.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 12, 2010 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Neither was I, young feller.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 12, 2010 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
What language is Mantle speaking?
“Mickey, you hit a long one there”
“Yeah, I heder bedemf jer, but ilk bersder goo erf”
I was promised lasagna.
‘Whiskese’, if I’m not mistaken.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 12, 2010 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it’s ‘I hit that one good, but it didn’t go out’.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 12, 2010 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL Griffey
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
I'll probably have it on as background noise.
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 12, 2010 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Sweeeeeet, giants finish with a pretty acceptable road trip and a good end to the first half, 4 games back of the division? 2.5 games back of the wild card? i’d call that a success, and just a week ago we were a little worried
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Too bad the Giants cannot play Milwaukee and Washington every day.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
They're playing the mets tho! :) that might be good?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Good thing we don’t have the bengie molina presence anymore that makes met catchers hit home runs in bunches.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
i am thinking it will be a tough series, our schedule in general after ASG is tough
look, it's CashMonay , bitches! you down with da O.P.P... Cash does, give it up !
The Giants do face R.A. Dickey to start the 2nd half and the Giants are 2-0 vs. knuckleballers this season!!!
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
POKEMONZ!!!! but yea, the other 2 was a dodger and wakefield??
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charlie Haeger, i think
look, it's CashMonay , bitches! you down with da O.P.P... Cash does, give it up !
PLAY, BALL!
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm going to the July 18 game with my niece and nephew-in-sin
Anybody else? We’ll be sitting in the club level.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
I should probably go to A game this year while i’m in town, but nah, i’ll probably wait until August, goin to the San Diego series on the 13th? i think 2 of those games with my step brother whos a padre fan
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The 14th is Bork bobblehead day
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
WOOHOO, then my step bro will be happy about that
since he coached the pads as well
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
18th is T-shirt day
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
looks pretty cool, i'd want one
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
is there like a McC get together game or something?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
oh ok, just wondering, if there is one, i'd be down to go
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Hey, I just discovered that we have a mutual friend on facebook! Small world.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
You guessed that she went to Cafe Bakery today… We went to college together. I’d actually be a little surprised if she remembered me.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
did we? anyway, onto the EURO
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
when's the next game you're goin to?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
shit dude
how many games you go to? I’ve still yet to go to a game, i’ve been home for a little over a month
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I haven’t been to a game in what seems like forever. Last one was Ubaldo v. Tim. But seeing as my dad is a Mets fan (born in Brooklyn), we’re going to every game of the series.
"I AIN'T HAVIN IT." - Buster Posey
NICE!!!!! that’ll be very fun, have your tickets yet? and what’s the story behind your dad being a mets fan from Brooklyn?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Born and raised there. Didn’t want to root for the Yankees, so he started rooting for the Mets. And as they say, the rest is history.
Got the tickets. Luckily he has nice friends so we only had to pay for one game :)
"I AIN'T HAVIN IT." - Buster Posey
Yea, that’s sick, pretty much what happened with my friend out in Garden City, he’s a big Mets fan, and Jets fan, refused to be a yankee or giants fan.
That’s sweet, it’ll be a ton of fun, you usually go to mets games with him?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Yeah, we usually go. Couldn’t go last year because I was graduating. For some reason he was okay with that :P
"I AIN'T HAVIN IT." - Buster Posey
HAHA, fantastic, i mean, i wonder what that reason was… My dad always takes me to dodger games, since i was a kid, and man, it’s a different atmosphere. But it’s usually those games, just going with your dad is so much fun
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I don’t know what to think about the fact that I look forward to the comment thread between you two.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 11, 2010 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Pretty much, yeah.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 11, 2010 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not sure if LOL ITALY is still relevant, though.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 11, 2010 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
i told him i'd give it up when the world cup
is over, so yea, after today it’s not relevant
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
There’s gotta be a new one, then.
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 11, 2010 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
see, it would be funnier though
if it were to something now, you know? like i just gotta think of something new
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
soon, very soon, just be patient
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Beer makes you smarter.
Although Bud is still an idiot.
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Huh? you're a confused person, sir
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I'M confused.
Which one of us said “Huh”?
j/k
I intentionally butchered the joke for commissionarial reasons, Mr. P.
The punchline normally reads “It made Budweiser.”
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
K, so i think i might have one, but
it will definitely get to Howie since i was a dick to him all last year… and it sucks since we’re fans of the same teams, i’ll have to wait until August to use this tho
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
/Frysquint
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 11, 2010 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
What about PikA and Graham Crakalalaalalaa
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
No comment?
"IT'S POSEY, YOU IDIOT." - Jon Miller
Clayton Tanner, the Flying Squirrel!
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 11, 2010 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
he's been absent lately
and ever since someone here bitched us out for having long convos, we just kinda haven’t talked anymore really
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Maybe Graham is this guy
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/cb_bahamas_teen_fugitive
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
who knows, it would fit the timeline
hasn’t been on here for a while
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Not since the sixth.
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
But not a feminine wile.
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
July 18th pitching matchups
Likely to be Johan Santana vs. Jonathan Sanchez.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
wearing a LOL knee brace that severely limits his range and speed, should be fun hitting him balls in center.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Yeah I’m not sure what the mets are thinking rushing him back this year. I guess they figure since 2011 is the last year of his deal that they need to get the most out of him this season and next season. If they were smart they’d have had him sit out this season, instead they are just going to re-injure him derosa style and that might be it for him.
"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 dont know what to think about that signing really... just not looking good now
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
7 years/$119M (2005-11)
That deal is looking really bad now, especially if beltran can’t do anything for the mets this year or next. He’s owed 18.5 million this year and 18.5 million next year so that contract is pretty awful unless he drives the mets to the playoffs this year and has a ridiculous 2011.
"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."
Brian Sabean is a crazy person
"You know the answer to that?" he said. "The pitching staff needs to take it upon itself. They’ve been around the block. They’re the ones throwing the baseball. They’re the ones that can shake a pitch or throw what they want. They know the advance reports.
"And we’ve failed in that area to some extent. Maybe that’s because Bengie (Molina) was so good and they trusted him so much and they didn’t take it upon themselves. Now they are more and more responsible and they should be.
"That’s not to say Buster isn’t fully committed or all-in. He is. He’s smart and he’s got the advance reports. Anybody who said he’s not ready to catch in the big leagues is crazy because he’s a pretty good catcher, especially throwing."
The moronic comments continue by the legion.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
The only people saying Buster Posey wasn’t ready to catch were Brian Sabean, Bruce Bochy, and the morons who weren’t paying attention.
Even the ESPN drones who don’t even watch the giants had been saying he was ready since mid way through last season.
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Yes, the conventional wisdom was that it’s a good idea to send a catcher directly from single A to the majors.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 12, 2010 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
HEY YOU FUCKING DOLT- THAT WAS YOU SAYING THAT! YOU STUPID FUCK
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's on timeout due to his poor first half.
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
“Our overall conclusion from a baseball standpoint is [that] nobody thinks he’s ready to catch 100-plus games in the big leagues,” Sabean told the San Jose Mercury News.
- Dec. 14, 2009.
NEW YORK — Hot-hitting prospect Buster Posey remains at Triple-A Fresno because Giants officials are not convinced he is ready to catch in the major leagues yet, general manager Brian Sabean said.
The longtime GM also stressed that the decision to promote Posey has nothing to do with service-time concerns, nor will it.
“Let me dispel all that, all right?” Sabean said. “When we think Posey’s ready, just like when we thought (Tim) Lincecum was ready, and this starts from ownership, he’ll be in the big leagues.”
- May 9, 2010
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 11, 2010 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions
As a non-regular Giants park visitor
does anyone know where/when you can get autographs on a non-Sunday.
There are occasional signing events at the Giants’ Dugout stores and other sporting goods stores. My friend sent me a link to a Sandoval signing at the Oakridge mall on July 31.
Somewhere in the minor leagues, Joe Paterson is pitching.
by imovermyhead on Jul 11, 2010 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
For those who don’t know where Oakridge is, it’s in San Jose where 87 and 85 intersect – you get off on Santa Theresa Blvd from 87. The mall is literally right there, you can’t miss it.
As for the store itself, it’s near the movie theater/restaurants/food court area, on a corner. There’s a parking lot right outside the food court/restaurants, but I don’t recommend it since it’s almost impossible to find a spot. I’d suggest going into the parking structure by Sears (not by Target, because that one is extremely small) or park in the back of the mall in the large parking lot near Sears and Macy’s.
I go to Oakridge way too often, if you can’t tell. I was actually just there an hour ago, haha.
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
I’m hopped up on caffeine, and have spent far too much time trying to find parking there. Just wanted to help people out, since I’ve been there so much, haha.
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
Yea, i can tell
i’m not one for shopping much, but seriously, the only malls i go to are sun valley, and the one down in Pleasanton, Stoneridge. Obviously the one thing i absolutely hate doing is spending money on clothes i don’t need, but i sometimes go out and spend money anyway. The only stores i go to are really Nordstrum, Macy’s, target, Ralph Lauren isn’t possible, and neither is Lacoste, so fuckin expensive
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Oakridge is a 5 minute drive from my house, and it has a movie theater and most of the chain restaurants in my neighborhood. It’s sort of the place to go, barring driving 20 minutes or so to get to Valley Fair or Santana Row (or Downtown San Jose, but there’s nothing there).
And I love shopping, but I barely buy anything – my parents have driven into me that feeling that they’re disappointed in me if I buy something expensive/I never use. So I end up buying pretty cheap stuff, well, cheap compared to a lot of my friends. I mostly shop at American Eagle, Forever 21 (don’t judge – they have fancy-looking stuff for like, $10), Target, and Kohl’s. I used to be really into the “show the store name on all your clothes” trend, but I’m trying to dress more classically. Or, at least, I’m trying not to be a walking billboard.
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
I dont want to get into this toooooooo much, since i feel i’m already on thin ice here for OT, but that’s sweet, especially since i’ll be moving from my house here in moraga in like about a week and movin to Aptos for like another few weeks until i go back. But one place i realllllly want to check out is Santana Row for the hell of it, but Oakridge sounds awesome!
Haha, that’s the thing, you go to check out shit, you never really buy anything as much as you do just checking things out and going like “oh damn that looks sweet” /checks price tag, “i could dream, right?”. Haha, thing is, American Eagle, one my friends was talking about it, “yea, it was cool to wear that stuff, in high school maybe” but i mean, i usually shop at places like target and even quicksilver, or places like that. That’s the thing though with college, alot of people, girls and guys walk around with name brand stuff and it’s just like, holy shit how much did you pay for that
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Oakridge is kind of a dump, to be honest. Santana Row is much prettier, and more upscale. Oakridge is just the only place in the neighborhood that has a lot of clothing stores in a concentrated area. The movie theater is pretty nice, though.
Yeah, I totally know the whole price tag thing. I always look for the stuff that looks high-end, but doesn’t have the name brand. Saves sooo much money. I still have to go with American Eagle for their jeans/shorts. I just love the fit of them. All the other stuff there is too expensive compared to elsewhere, or looks pretty juvenile. But compared to Hollister, it’s at least classy juvenile. My god, Hollister’s stuff is trashy.
And I agree with the college thing. My suitemate had like, three Dooney & Bourke wristlets and a Coach purse, and I was just like, WTF how can you afford all that? Oh, and she had like 10 pairs of nice heels, which are NOT cheap. So much designer stuff here, I can’t believe it.
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
Well, i’ll have to head out to Santana Row either way, if i buy anything or not… but yea, i’ll still probably check stuff out around the south bay, thinking about living there after my semester at school.
And haha, going into Hollister or even Abercrombie drives me away, the music, the smell, just the whole vibe and atmosphere, that sort of thing definitely tells me THATS NOT ME.
Haha, i mean, here’s the thing, did you immediately judge your suitemate when you saw her? because i know i would, and i mean, if i didn’t talk to her at all, or just judged her based on her outfit and the accessories i’d get the point. But yea, that’s pretty flashy right there with all those pieces. SOOOO much different than my roommate, like him and i are alike, don’t spend money really at all, wear just clothes we got from target or sears. Suits us well
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Santana Row is just pretty to walk around. It’s pretty close to Valley Fair, so if you can’t afford stuff there, you have a generic mall just a bit aways where you can get stuff for cheaper.
I can’t stand Abercrombie, the stuff there is so expensive and poorly made. I had a giftcard for $30 there once, and all I could afford was a tshirt. Ugh. I admit, I have quite a bit of Hollister stuff left over from a phase I had, but I’ve gotten to the point where I don’t even go in anymore. The music is too loud, it’s hard to see the merch, and everything seems like it was shrunk.
As for my suitemate, well, she didn’t bring out the designer stuff until she started rushing. But after she pledged and all that, it was designer all the time. But that’s just the Greek culture at my school. Well, especially for sororities.
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
Never been to valley fair, would kinda like to do that too…
HA, are you serious? the only thing you could afford was a tshirt? doesnt surprise me at all. We all kinda go through our phases, i was reallllly into polo when i was a kid, which was weird, very weird actually. And i had a friend that worked at abercrombie and they are forced to put the radio up that loud to attract the customers, and i think it does something mentally? i’m not sure bout that though. And there’s no way me, being 6’3, is gonna find a good pair of jeans there.
Yea, i can definitely see that, what sorority? For us at frats, we really don’t even get into that, i think it might be a sorority thing, because i definitely saw that with my friends’ ex. She always wore the nicest shit, and i was like, get over yourself, seriously. It’s like that uptown at the bars, and i just roll in with a polo and jeans, or just a long sleeved shirt, screw it.
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Oh yeah, it was a pink tshirt that said, “I had a nightmare I was a brunette…” Didn’t wear it all that much, but it was the only shirt that didn’t have a double entendre on it, and since I was 13, it wouldn’t be appropriate if I had something sexual.
She’s in ADPi. That’s one of the more laid-back sororities, though. I’ve heard stories about the DGs and Tri-Delts.
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
YIKES, that’s very wrong, not something i’d be wearing around school at 13…
Ah, yea we don’t have ADpi at our school, yes on tri delts, and DG’s… and our frat, Pi Kappa Alpha, we’re the same thing, very laid back and just chill
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Omg
Ingrid Michaelson is about the best live act I’ve ever seen. I implore you all to go see her if you have the chance. IMPLORE!
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's on timeout due to his poor first half.
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
She's got some pretty chill stuff, you went to see her? AND WTF DUDE, USE THE OT THREAD :)
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
ADMONISHED!
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 11, 2010 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm still adjusting to the fact that that exists
yeah, she played here tonight. She is hilarious AND talented. Also cute. I think I’m in love.
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's on timeout due to his poor first half.
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
by bondslegend on Jul 11, 2010 11:55 PM PDT up reply actions
how'd you find out about her?
she had a song about 2 or 3 years ago, “the way i am” and how bout this dude, i was over at 49erswebzone.com and one of the guys that modded it or something dated her
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
A friend of mine told me about the way I am, and I liked the other stuff I heard too
I’m jealous of anyone that’s dated her
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's on timeout due to his poor first half.
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
by bondslegend on Jul 12, 2010 12:33 AM PDT up reply actions
SIGH
Now you force me to google her.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
She's not what a lot of people would call "hot"
but she’s very attractive to me. And her talent/personality just add to it. Any girl who can play music is instantly attractive to me
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's on timeout due to his poor first half.
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
by bondslegend on Jul 12, 2010 12:40 AM PDT up reply actions
She’s librarian hot. Which is a good thing.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jul 12, 2010 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
/Googles her
Yeah, I can say she’s pretty cute. Hot. Whatever.
Official adoptive parent of... well, no one. Too much paperwork, I guess.
ISNT THAT WEIRD THO DUDE, it’s freaking nuts, and then the guy went into some other stuff that i wont say and that was that… but yea, she’s pretty attractive. Plus, her music is really good, the acoustic type, laid back music?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
yeah
she played a uke for pretty much the whole show. totally my kinda music
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's on timeout due to his poor first half.
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
by bondslegend on Jul 12, 2010 12:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't know what Baseball Tonight did
But on MLB Network’s Quick Pitch, they started with Reds-Phillies, followed by………Giants-Nationals.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
This will shock you
On quick pitch last night it was phillies reds, SD Col, and then… The buster posey show!
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
by sfgiants420 on Jul 11, 2010 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Last season
Yankees-Red Sox, ESPN spent their first 5 minutes talking about that game. MLB Net waited about 20 minutes in (and it was on their network). They started with Milwaukee-Houston that night. I won’t forget that.
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
That is incredible
Bud selig probably fined them for such a preposterous act.of non bias.
"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 Jul 11, 2010 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I just noticed something -- Is E Ticket gone?
His user profile is not accessible anymore.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
woaaa, that's weird
that’s very weird
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Bizarre
his name is greyed out if I search for comments he’s made.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Can you actually just delete the username and not have it show up at all if you search for it?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
HIs comments did show up when I searched for “E Ticket”, but it looks like the account is closed? I don’t know how one does that, though.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Weird...
doubt it’s from just not using their account for a while
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Yeah, that’s from when the user deletes their account. I’ve seen it happen other places at SBN. The comments aren’t deleted, but the profile is gone and I don’t believe you can log onto the account again.
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
:(
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
RIP E Ticket
You were a good poster
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
That’s a shame. He was liked…. Hope he wasn’t having personal problems… or health problems, god forbid.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Yea, i hope there were no problems there
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I’ve joked about the internet/real life line that should never be crossed… but this is something I think about. The relationships that build on the net are real, though different. What if a person disappears? How do we know what happened? How should we feel? I’ve lost an internet friend and it was really difficult to approach. New to the human experience. Maybe the key is to ignore that reticence to ‘cross the streams’ and just go ahead and embrace internet friends as you would anyone else.
I don’t know. It’s complicated. I hope he’s okay.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
oh yea, dude, i mean for real, that’s kind of a scary thought, i mean, i never actually had a discussion with E ticket, but i definitely have convos with djp, graham, bondslegend, sfguy, those people and i’d kinda get worried after a while to be honest… i know i was gone for a week and i got an email from greatgiantsfan asking what the hell was going on
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Howie, on the other hand....
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
hahaha, don't bring him into this
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
i’m a real person
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD!
mccoven diversity: Romosexuals, Velezbians, Nerb's, fanGirlies--they're all here...
by greatgiantfan on Jul 12, 2010 1:22 AM PDT up reply actions
You rang?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 12, 2010 12:22 AM PDT up reply actions
E said something perceived as inflammatory.
Much judgment and discussion ensued.
E softened his stance.
But people who hadn’t seen the post kept coming at him with fresh righteousness…and he just wrapped his cloak around him and escaped it all.
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 12, 2010 2:13 AM PDT up reply actions
dammit - "hadn't seen the post before"
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 12, 2010 2:15 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't think E left because of the "c" word incident.
At least I hope not. If so, E come back!!
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
I'm not sure there was ever anything else in his history here with any amount of backlash toward him.
I know the difference between wrong and right
Don't make no difference in the middle of the night.
- Robert Cray, "Consequences"
by Snakepitbanitsagasbabycanyoudigit on Jul 13, 2010 12:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Pretty much what i'm saying there
damn, wonder what happened, just didn’t want to do this anymore?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Drama queen.
good writer though
When this .sig was awaiting the Final Sabean Apocalypse, I never once in a million years suspected it would be a "good" Apocalypse. Bengie... Don't let the door hit you IN YOUR GIANT ASS on the way out!
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LOL awesome Rangers Fans.
Maybe we should trade Lee
for the Yankee package.
by bdavison94 on Jul 11, 2010 6:17 PM PDT reply actions
I love lonestarball. They hate Molina as much we do now.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
LSB has always reminded me a lot of MCC
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Do you usually go to other forums and talk there? or just lurk?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I read them when things that are relevant to my interests go down.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
like trades?
not so much a game
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Yeah, trades or trade rumors or something like that.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
just getting info from their teams fans on their
impression of the players
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I sometimes like going to other SBN sites after one of my teams beats their team. I never post, though. Well, unless it’s a field trip game.*
*Some hockey SBN sites set up games where all the posters from both teams go to one team’s site for the first period, the other team’s site for the second period, and then resume former posting habits for the third period. It’s pretty fun learning other sites’ memes (like the St. Louis Blues’ site calls Brad Boyes “NAMBLA”) and meeting new people, provided both fanbases are civil.
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
THAT IS SWEET!!!!!
i wonder how that’d work out for baseball games. And they really never get hostile on a hockey forum?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I’d assume it’d be something like the first 3 innings at the home team’s blog, the second 3 innings at the visiting team’s blog, and the final 3 innings (and extras) at your regular blog.
And yeah, it actually works pretty well. People know about it beforehand, and since people aren’t going in solely to troll and it’s reciprocated, posters tend to be a bit more well-behaved and neutral. Still celebrations/disappointment when a goal is scored, but there’s also a lot of recognition of another team’s players. You really learn a lot about the other team.
And then it’s always fun when people who were from a field trip decide to comment on your team’s blog when their team isn’t even playing. Eventually, you have this big group of fans from random teams. Like, there was this one time when Fear the Fin had Blues, Leafs, Coyotes, Canucks, Avalanche, and Capitals fans all posting for a game against the Blackhawks.
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
Hahaha, i bet you learn alot about the other team and their fans, gain/lose respect, and it’d probably also be interesting when a fight occurs. But it almost feels like you’re at the game with other fans and with fans from other teams, BUT NOT REALLY
Haha, so basically Blackhawk fans were getting RIPPED on? I love it, and plus i’d think that’d be a fantastic idea to try out here for McC, but as far as i know, this seems to be one of the most commented or active forum among the league?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
When fights happen, fans generally just root for a good fight. People are generally pretty good at declaring the winners of fights without bias.
Oh, and the Blackhawks game was during the playoffs, after the Sharks eliminated the Red Wings. Since everyone hates the Wings, they decided to root for the team playing the Wings, and then the team that beat them. It’d be like if the A’s or someone played and eliminated the Yankees in the playoffs, everyone would be rooting for the A’s.
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
Here’s a questioning, on fighting, i have a friend back at Miami Ohio, and he was mentioning he read a book about “the art of fighting” for the NHL and was saying there’s a whole “respect” type thing or hidden rules by the players themselves when they fight?
Yea, that is pretty sweet, but i guess it didn’t work out huh? Probably still had fun either way i bet
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Oh yeah, the Code. I just saw that book at a Borders a few days ago. And there definitely is one – like, if an opponent is down on the ice, you stop punching him. You don’t pull hair or bite or go for the groin. If you wear a visor, you take it off before the fight. If you’re fighting to settle some score over a cheap shot, the fight ends it, period. Some guys pat each other on the back after a good fight. That’s just what I know, I’m sure there’s more.
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
THATS IT, yea, i had no idea about this until my friend told me, that just makes me respect the sport even more, i mean, yea, it’s a fight, but both players know why they’re doing it, to get their team pumped up, but i bet there are times they really get pissed with eachother, but the fight just resolves it.
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Exactly. There are some times when a fight doesn’t solve it (see the Red Wings/Avalanche rivalry for the 90s and early 00s), but most of the time it does. It’s like when ZIto hit Fielder with a pitch in spring training in retaliation for the walk-off celebration – it resolved the perceived slight, so everyone can get on with it.
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
holy cow those fights between the wings and alavanche
those were crazy… And yea i definitely get it now when you put it into a baseball perspective, makes perfect sense… just get it over with so we don’t have deal with it no more
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
/hits Buster Posey in the knee.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Jul 12, 2010 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Haha, probably not. Most of the field trips are with either the Blues or an Eastern Conference team. Fewer rivalries there.
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
nambla
omg. That is the best nickname I’ve ever heard
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's on timeout due to his poor first half.
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
by bondslegend on Jul 12, 2010 12:37 AM PDT up reply actions
I read this as
“Nambia” and didn’t get it at all although it reminded me of …
“It’s OK to run out of butter in Nambia
Just smear squashed caterpillars on your toast”
When this .sig was awaiting the Final Sabean Apocalypse, I never once in a million years suspected it would be a "good" Apocalypse. Bengie... Don't let the door hit you IN YOUR GIANT ASS on the way out!
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game totally stalled and basically dead at this point
I go to other blogs just to see what other perspective on a deal that might exist.
by Carlosologist on Jul 12, 2010 12:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Me too
like lately I’ve posting a little at Royals Review (in regards to a DeJesus deal)
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
Favorite non-McC SBN baseball blog?
LSB is up there with Lookout Landing, Amazin’ Avenue, and Royals Review (and DRaysBay, though I haven’t enjoyed it as much without R.J. Anderson).
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
I enjoyed winning more games on this road trip than losing!
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jul 11, 2010 11:59 PM PDT reply actions
A very sucky road trip that started in Colorado got awesome with the sweep in Milwaukee and taking two from the Nats. Now, my wish for the second half is for them to start making up for lost ground. San Diego is bound to drop off and LA is very streaky. I can boldly say that the Giants will be in the thick of the Wild Card race.
Bruce Bochy:
Does it seem to anyone besides me that Bochy is now managing like a guy very much afraid for his job? I don’t keep scorecards these days, so I can’t quote particulars, but time and again over the last week or two my lady or I will exclaim “Lookit—clearly managing for his job.” (Or something to that effect.)
And besides the apparent fear, there may be some anger: playing Posey is good, but not only no more personal caddy for JSanchez, also day game after night game. It’s almost as if he were saying “You want him played? Watch this.”
But maybe it’s just my intense dislike of his overall managing.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
I dunno, I still see Santiago Casilla and Denny Bautista out there in key 7th inning situations.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
/bochy puts in bautista in one run game with bases loaded and 1 out in the 8th
"The criticism was so brutal that Sabean was forced to declare, at a press conference, "I am not an idiot." Thus, the pattern of Sabean's relationship to his critics was established."
Well, there's a difference . . .
. . . between desperation and folly. Bochy probably believes (almost mistakenly typed “thinks”) that Bautista and Casilla can actually pitch well. More to the case was, as one small example, his pulling Romo and having Wilson pitch for four outs; it’s not as if even if Romo gave up a bomb the game would be lost, and Romo is not Casilla or Bautista. My feeling—and that’s all it is—is that two or three weeks ago, Romo sees at least one more batter in that situation.
Professional baseball analyst since 1980.
Never Forget
mlbtraderumors 4 years ago today: Rays trade Aubrey Huff and cash to Astros for Ben Zobrist and Mitch Talbot.
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
What’s insane about that trade, is that even with Huff’s awesome year, I’d STILL trade him for Ben Zobrist right now.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Has any player two players ever been traded for each other twice?
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
I don’t know about in baseball, but Joffrey Lupul and Chris Pronger have.
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
Proud member of the "Doug Wilson for Governor" Club
Fools and Sages
Uhhh
Of course you would. Zobrist is one of the most valuable players in the game, and he’s on a very nice contract. I think the Rays laugh you off the phone if you make that offer.
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
So you’re simultaneous deriding me and agreeing with me?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
It was kind of an odd comment.
I’d trade Huff for a package of players with 1/3 the trade value Zobrist has.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
Yes!
Agreeing with your substance, deriding your tone. You acted like it was some great revelation that you would STILL trade Aubrey for Zobrist. I was justsay that that is not at all surprising.
My Son. Dude hits inside the parkers and takes walks.
My rule for the 2010 Giants: Everyone with an OPS over .800 gets a pass.
I am a Bochy hater and a Sabean apologist.
I think it's insane that Zobrist revamped his swing while in Tampa Bay to produce a lot more power
And the Rays got Kelly Shoppach for Mitch Talbot. LOL Astros
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
He’s not hitting for any power at all this year. It’s looking like it was more fluke than anything else.
I was promised lasagna.
I thought last year was a fluke, but that he'd maintain at least a .175 or so ISO
I really like his swing and I would wager that he starts hitting for more power the rest of the season (but don’t curse me for trusting MAI EYEZ).
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Grant and I see things differently....
….I was watching the same other sport and the idea I came out with was that we should drop-kick our divisional rivals in the chest.
"I don’t know much about sabre-stats but there’s nothing better than white tea and poptarts first thing in the morning" - tk
Adopted parent of Nader Sherafat - Senior Accountant for the SF Giants; because without him, all hell breaks lose.
by Whiteteaandpoptarts on Jul 12, 2010 8:31 AM PDT reply actions
NOT THE BEEEZZZ
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
CBS sports power rankings
I hadn’t checked out this site till today and its actually got some great power rankings. They haven’t updated for this week but it’s got a great paragraph write up on each team and strays away from the ESPN mediocrity. You can check it out at http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/powerrankings, I especially enjoyed last weeks giants entry LOL.
And so the Bengie Molina era ends uneventfully. The Giants did well in the deal, getting two half-OK prospects for a guy whose primary skill was clogging paths — the basepaths in the rare instances he got on, Buster Posey’s path to stardom, etc. … Add “retaliating” to the long list of things the Giants do poorly. They couldn’t even properly plunk Vicente Padilla after the notorious headhunter broke Aaron Rowand’s face earlier this season … And in your weekly Giant-morons update, Bruce Bochy pinch-ran for Buster Posey toward the end of regulation in Sunday’s extra-inning loss, despite having only one other catcher around — a bad one — and despite a roster brimming with 13 pitchers … even though the Giants have strong enough starting pitching to get by with an 11-man staff. Need I mention that the Giants came up short of position players and lost the game? I need not. Once again: If this stupidly managed, stupidly administered team wins anything this year, I’ll give up this column and return to selling knick-knacks on the side of the interstate.
"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."
ASG starting lineups
LOL Manuel
NATIONAL LEAGUE
SS Hanley
2B Prado
1B Pujols
DH Howard
3B Wright
LF Braun
CF Ethier
RF Hart
C Y. Molina
RHP Jimenez
AMERICAN LEAGUE
RF Ichiro
SS Jeter
1B Cabrera
CF Hamilton
DH Vlad
3B Longoria
C Mauer
2B Cano
LF Crawford
LHP Price
They could be Giants...but not really.
LOL ryan howard starting…
"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 Jul 12, 2010 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
and hitting cleanup...
against a lefty…
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 12, 2010 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL 0 range outfield
"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 Jul 12, 2010 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Votto>Howard, and it's not even close
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Gonzalez > Howard and it’s not even close.
"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."
Votto>Gonzalez and that's a fact
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Votto: Avg: .314, HR: 22, RBI: 60, OPS: 1.011
Gonzalez: Avg: .301 HR: 18, RBI: 56 OPS: 930
So basically i agree, it’s pretty close, i guess i’ve got my mancrush on Votto still, but i’d definitely rather have him than Adrian, but damn, i’d have either plz
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
LOL ZIMMERMAN
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
Corey Hart more than likely going to the Rays if traded
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
BIG 3: SF GIANTS, NY JETS, MIAMI HEAT
HATED 3: LA Dodgers, NE Patriots, MIAMI DOLPHINS
BIG 3 Players: Dwyane Wade, Brian Wilson, and Shaun Ellis
by Newcomb29(EDGE) on Jul 12, 2010 11:23 AM PDT reply actions
good
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, who's on timeout due to his poor first half.
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
/mentions fantasy baseball team
by bondslegend on Jul 12, 2010 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL JEFF FLETCHER
His ranking of the giants on the AOL fan house MLB power rankings from a week ago.
24. Giants | Record: 41-40 | Previous Week: 12
With their fifth consecutive series loss, the Giants have lost 12 of their past 16 games. During that span they’ve scored just 3.5 runs per game, which is probably a little better than you thought. The pitching has been worse, though, with a 4.52 ERA. Don’t expect the loss of Bengie Molina to help the latter. – Jeff Fletcher
Keep pretending the trade of bengia molina hurt the giants you clueless moron, you’re an embarrasment to the bay area and should not be employed.
"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."
Bengia Molina?
That’s a new one.
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
He never answered me. =(
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 12, 2010 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Time to ratchet up the hate!
LarsTheWanderer @JeffFletcherAOL What will the poor Giants do without Bengie Molina?! How will they ever score runs without their RBI guy?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 12, 2010 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I predict he's going to be McC media enemy #1 by the end of the season.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Schulmans worse
He follows the team everyday and still has no idea whats going on
Travis….Ishikawa
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD!
mccoven diversity: Romosexuals, Velezbians, Nerb's, fanGirlies--they're all here...
by greatgiantfan on Jul 12, 2010 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
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